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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2023-2024

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (dành cho thí sinh chuyên Anh)
ĐỀ THI THỬ LẦN 1 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi có 10 trang)
Họ và tên thí sinh: ...........................………...…............. Số báo danh: ...................……….………….......

PART A. LISTENING (20 POINTS)

I. You will hear an interview with a 15-year-old girl called Andrea, who plays ice hockey for her
National Under-16s Team. For each of the questions 1-5 choose the best answer A, B, or C, as in
the example. (5.0 pts)
0. Which sport does Andrea say she started playing first?
A. football. B. ice hockey. C. basketball
1. Andrea says that she first started playing ice hockey after __________.
A. watching a family member play.
B. seeing a game on television.
C. talking about it with her friends.
2. Why does Andrea think that playing against boys is important?
A. It improves her own playing skills.
B. It proves there are many girls playing the sport.
C. It increases respect for female players.
3. How did Andrea feel when she was chosen for the national under-16s team?
A. surprised to be asked. B. sorry to leave her club C. confident in her abilities
4. Andrea’s favourite games are those which are ____________.
A. easy to win. B. shown on TV. C. exciting to watch.
5. Andrea says that people who want to start playing ice hockey should __________.
A. find a club. B. buy good equipment. C. learn the rules.

II. Listen to part of a news report on United Nation’s determination to

control global warming. For each question, decide whether the
statements are True or False. Tick (✓) the correct boxes. You will listen
to the recording TWICE. (5.0 pts)
1. The UN report says that harmful effects of greenhouse gases can be eliminated.
2. Using energy-saving cars and household devices can keep the Earth safe.
3. Tackling climate change will cost 10% of world economic output.
4. Rising temperatures are not such a big problem now.
5. The report emphasizes the need for a wide range of clean technologies.

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III. You will hear a student giving a review of a new video game to his class. For each question,
write the correct answer in the gap. Write one or two words or a number or a date or a time. (10
pts)
Video game review

Action takes place in : a (1) __________________________________

Players answer questions about : (2) ____________________________________

Name of most difficult level of game : the (3) _________________________________

Maximum number of players : (4) ____________________________________

Website for more details : www. (5)___________________________.com

PART B. PHONETICS (5 POINTS)

I. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. (2.0 pts)
1. A. accredit B. salamander C. majesty D. saliva
2. A. archetype B. chromatic C. ricochet D. chronicle

II. Choose the letter A. B. C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions. (3.0 pts)
3. A. argumentative B. theoretical C. contributory D. hypersensitive
4. A. mausoleum B. testimony C. miniature D. meteorite
5. A. disadvantage B. interference C. anniversary D. fertilizer

PART C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (25 POINTS)

I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions (10.0 pts)
1. You’ll just have to _________ yourself to the fact that you can’t always have what you want.
A. acknowledge B. reconcile C. concede D. allow
2. The article was full of interesting information and ideas – it really gave me ________ for thought.
A. refreshment B. food C. nutrition D. diet
3. At first the children enjoyed the game but quite soon the novelty _____________.
A. went off B. died out C. wore off D. died down
4. In the hands of a reckless driver, a car becomes a __________ weapon.
A. lethal B. fatal C. mortal D. deadening
5. The sound quality was poor, so we couldn’t ___________ appreciate the music.

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A. greatly B. easily C. properly D. widely
6. It could have been a lot worse ___________ there.
A. when he was not B. whether or not he had been
C. for he had not been D. had he not been
7. I heard __________ that Peter has been dropped from the football team.
A. on the grapevine B. under your feet C. in the woods D. on the olive branch
8. I woke up late for my interview because I ___________ about it all night and didn’t get much
sleep.
A. had been worrying B. have been worrying
C. worried D. had worried
9. Some working parents __________ their being absent all day by giving their children money or
presents.
A. make out B. make out of C. make up D. make up for
10. The school committee decided to pay __________ to their famous Nobel-winner alumni by
naming the new gym after her.
A. esteem B. respect C. honour D. homage
11. William was made redundant _______ he hadn’t been reaching his sales targets.
A. in the hope that B. due to C. on the grounds that D. on account of
12. The advertising agency has decided to ________ its payroll services in an effort to cut costs.
A. prioritise B. outsource C. classify D. disclose
13. Politicians should never lose _______ of the needs of the people they represent.
A. view B. sight C. regard D. prospect
14. In the Eastern part of New Jersey _______________ a major shipping and manufacturing center.
A. lies the city of Eliaebeth B. the city of Elizabeth lies there
C. around the city of Elizabeth lies D. there lies the city of Elizabeth around
15. _____________ the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn.
A. With reference B. Akin C. Prior to D. In addition to
16. It is crucial that ________ at this time.
A. should not be publicized these figures B. not to be publicized these figures
C. these figures not to be publicized D. these figures not be publicized
17. Ian Mills won the election _______ all the odds.
A. despite B. against C. without D. below
18. Of the 600 questioned in the survey, _________ were in favor of the new law.
A. over half B. the half C. just half of D. this half
19. When several companies showed interest in buying the film rights to his novel, he knew he had
____________.
A. upped the ant B. scooped the bag C. caught the fat one D. hit the jackpot

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20. An artist _____________ will do his best to express innocence and inexperience in the child’s
face.
A. portraying a child B. who portray a child
C. he portrays a child D. portrayed a child

II. Give the correct tense/form of the verb in each bracket. (5.0 pts)
1. He (publish) ____________________ three of his novels up till now.
2. When the mother came home, the child (sleep) __________________ for more than two hours.
3. She (win) _________________ the prize, it will be because she has written very well.
4. His (take)__________________ ill was quite unexpected.
5. In 20 hours' time, I (relax)____________________ on my yacht.
6. It was a boring show. I would rather (not go)__________________. there.
7.It was a close call. We (kill)___________________ .
8. The government has decreed that traffic regulations (introduce) _________________to schools.
9. You must tell me the truth. I insist on (tell)__________________ the truth.
10. If you (tell) ___________________ me about that earlier, I wouldn’t be in trouble now.

III. Give the correct form of the word in each bracket. (5.0 pts)
It was not so long ago that we dealt with colleagues through face-to-face interaction and with
counterparts and customers by phone or letter. But the world of communication has (1. GO)
_______________ a dramatic transformation, not for all the good. Email, while (2. DOUBT)
_______________ a swift means of communication providing your server is fully (3. FUNCTION)
______________ and that the address you have contains no (4. ACCURATE) _______________ has
had a (5. SIGNIFY) _____________ effect on certain people’s behavior, both at home and business.
For those people, the use of email has become (6. RESIST) ______________ addictive to the extent
that it is (7. THREAT) _______________ their mental and physical health. Addicts spend their day
(8. COMPULSION) ______________ checking for email and have a (9. TEND) _______________
to panic if their server goes down. It is estimated that one in six people spend four hours a day sending
and receiving messages, the equivalent to more than two working days a week. The negative effect on
(10. PRODUCE) ______________ is something employers are well aware of.

IV. Each of the following sentences has one word/phrase that is not correct. Identify and correct
it (5.0 pts)
1. The play was so bored that all the audience had gone home before it ended.
2. Hardly he had got downstairs when the phone stopped ringing.
3. There are only a little seats left for the concert on Saturday.
4. Nile is the longest river in the world, stretching north for approximately 4000 miles from East

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Africa to the Mediterranean.
5. Based on this experiment, the scientists suggest that a new material is used instead of that.

PART D. READING (25 POINTS)

I. Read the text below and choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following
passage. (5.0 pts)
An American professor who studies the Mayas has come up with a new theory about the sudden
end of their empire. According to Professor Richard Hansen, an archaeologist at the University of
California, the (1) _______ of the Mayan civilization in central America was (2) _______ about by
the Mayans themselves.
Their object was to display their (3) _______ and power by making their buildings and
decorations as beautiful as possible. This involved using large quantities of lime, which they put on
the walls to make them smooth. (4) _______, the creation of lime is a process which requires intense
heat, and they therefore had to cut down huge numbers of trees. This (5) _______ the quality of the
soil, and it became almost impossible to farm. Professor Hansen, who has just returned from an (6)
_______ in the El Mirador region of northern Guatemala, said at a meeting of archaeologists in
Philadelphia that the Mayans, having made this mistake in the 3rd century, repeated it 600 years later,
at which time it proved fatal. Increasing food (7) _______ among the Mayas created a Central
American equivalent of the Peloponnesian War which ravaged (8) _______ Greece. However, (9)
_______ the Greek civil war, which only lasted for 27 years, the Mayas wars went on for many
centuries and left many of their great cities and temples (10) _______ .
1. A. stop B. crash C. collapse D. drop
2. A. made B. turn C. came D. brought
3. A. wealth B. cash C. fortune D. income
4. A. Suddenly B. Unfortunately C. Particularly D. Gradually
5. A. intensified B. poisoned C. affected D. effected
6. A. excavation B. evacuation C. elaboration D. evolution
7. A. failures B. droughts C. lack D. shortages
8. A. past B. ancient C. old D. antique
9. A. like B. dislike C. alike D. unlike
10.A. maltreated B. devastated C. injured D. harmed

II. Read the text below and fill each blank with ONE suitable word. (10.0 pts)
Mr Alex Fraser lived his entire life in a small town in the North of England. He never left the
house (1) __________he had been born, never married, never went on holiday and had no friends. He
worked in a local factory for (2) _________ forty years but even the people who had worked with him
for years (3) ___________ very little about him. He wore the same old clothes year in year out, and

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although he shopped (4) __________ at the local store he bought only the most basic foodstuffs, never
changing his purchases from one week to the next. So (5) __________ he died last month, neighbours
and local people were astonished to learn that Mr Fraser was not just a rich man, he was in fact (6)
__________ millionaire.
He had no bank account, no money invested anywhere but in the various drawers, cupboards
and boxes in his house. There were hundreds and thousands of bank (7) ___________ and coins. It
took police over two weeks to clear the house and the bank clerks took just as long to (8) __________
all the money. "We had absolutely no idea that he had been hiding his money over the years" one of
his neighbours (9) ____________ " In fact, we used to feel sorry for him, we thought he was a poor
old man unable to (10)____________ anything better for himself.

III. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions. (10.0 pts)
Often enough the craft worker’s place of employment in ancient Greece was set in rural
isolation. Potters, for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay,
regardless of its relation to the center of settlement, At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-
known potters’ quarters were situated on the cities’ outskirts, and potters and makers of terra-cotta
figurines were also established well within the city of Athens itself. The techniques of pottery
manufacture had evolved well before the Greek period, but marked stylistic developments occurred
in shape and in decoration, for example, in the interplay of black and other glazes with the red surface
of the fired pot. Athenian black-figure and red-figure decoration, which emphasized human figures
rather than animal images, was adopted between 630 and 530 B.C.; its distinctive color and luster
were the result of the skillful adjustments of the kiln’s temperature during an extended three-stage
period if firing the clayware. Whether it was the potters or the vase-painters who initiated changes in
firing is unclear; the functions of making and decorating were usually divided between them, but
neither group can have been so specialized that they did not share in the concerns of the other.
The broad utility of terra-cotta was such that workers in clay could generally afford to confine
themselves to either decorated housewares like cooking pots and jars or building materials like roof
tiles and drainpipes. Some sixth-and fifth-century B.C. Athenian pottery establishments are known to
have concentrated on a limited range of fine ware, but a rural pottery establishment on the island of
Tliasos produced many types of pottery and roof tiles too, presumably to meet local demand. Molds
were used to create particular effects for some products, such as relief-decorated vessels and figurines;
for other products such as roof tiles, which were needed in some quantity, they were used to facilitate
mass production. There were also a number of poor-quality figurines and painted pots produced in
quantity by easy, inexpensive means- as numerous featureless statuettes and unattractive cases testify.

1. The passage mainly discusses ancient Greek pottery and its ____________.

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A. production techniques. B. similarity to other crafts.
C. unusual materials. D. resemblance to earlier pottery.
2. The phrase “regardless of” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____________.
A. as a result of B. no matter what. C. proud of. D. according to.
3. It can be inferred from the passage that most pottery establishments in ancient Greece were situated
____________.
A. in city centers. B. on the outskirts of cities.
C. where clay could be found. D. near other potters’ workshops.
4. The word “marked” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. original. B. attractive. C. noticeable. D. patterned.
5. The word “confine” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. adapt B. train C. restrict D. organize
6. It can be inferred from the passage that terra-cotta had which of the following advantages:
A. It did not break during the firing process.
B. It was less expensive than other available materials.
C Its surface had a lasting shine.
D It could be used for many purposes.
7. The word “presumably” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. frequently. B. practically. C. preferably. D. probably.
8. The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ___________.
A. molds. B. particular effects. C. products. D. vessels and figurines.
9. According to the passage, all of the following are true of ancient Greek potters and vase painters
EXCEPT:
A. Their functions were so specialized that they lacked common concerns.
B. They sometimes produced inferior ware.
C. They produced pieces that had unusual color and shine.
D. They decorated many of their works with human images.
10. The purpose of this passage is ___________.
A. to advertise. B. to argue. C. to cast doubt. D. to inform.

PART E. WRITING (25 POINTS)

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (5.0 pts)
1. You may be disqualified if you don’t obey the regulations.
→ Failure ………………………………………………………………………………………
2. He was unable to take part in the competition because he was seriously ill.
→ Had it ………………………………………………………………………………………

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3. He is proud of his loyalty to his friends.
→ He prides …………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Even though Simon rarely has a lot of money, he always buys his mom a birthday present.
→ However ……………………………………………………………………………………
5. “I think the whole idea is ridiculous,” he said
→ He dismissed ……………………………………………………………………………….

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given. (5.0 pts)
1. The reason they did not give him the job was because he could not use a computer. (inability)
→ Had it not ..........................................................................................................................…..
2. If there is a fire, people should not use the lift. (event)
→ In .......................................................................................................................................….
3. Harry knows about the new regulations so let’s ask him. (brains)
→ Let’s ..................................................................................................................................….
4. I managed to persuade John not to resign. (talk)
→ I managed ............................................................................................................................…
5. Why did you have to cause so much trouble over something so unimportant? (dance)
→ Why did you have to ..............................................................................................................?

III. Essay Writing: (15.0 pts)

Writing an essay (about 250 words) to express your opinion on the following topic:
“The world grows more connected through social networks. Therefore, many people think that
school students should be allowed to use mobile phones in class.”
Do you agree with the above point of view?

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