85. ĐỀ THI THỬ TN THPT 2023 - MÔN TIẾNG ANH - Cụm trường chuyên Vĩnh Phúc, Yên Lạc, Trần Phú (Bản word có lời giải chi tiết)

Mark 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 from 1 to 2.

Mark 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 from 3 to 4.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 5 to 19.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 20 to 21.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 22 to 23.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges from 24 to 25.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN
It is certain that being able to stay in touch with friends around the world is a benefit. (26)_______, we now have the ability to make friends from around the world! This happens, without ever needing to share the same physical space. Of course, this also leaves the opportunity (27)_______ makes it possible for us to present ourselves.
Its strengths can also be its weaknesses. For instance, always being able to see your friend's updates. At first (28)________, this appears to be a good thing. It is. And it should be. The challenge comes when we become unhappy about everything our friends appear to be doing. We compare their online world with our offline (29)______ and we often feel we are not as good as them. Of course, we forget that they will only post the bright spots of their day, so we find ourselves (30)________ the best of our friend's lives to the worst of our own. Not surprisingly, this causes discouragement and depression.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 31 to 35.
Kids have always looked to their peers for recognition and self-worth, especially teens. That's nothing new. But in today's social media culture, it's easy for young people to become unable to stop thinking about their online popularity. Instead of determining their popularity by the number of friends they have in real life, adolescents are increasingly evaluating their social status and self-image by the number of people who follow them on Twitter or "like" their selfies on Instagram or Facebook.
The pressure to be popular can be hard enough on adolescents, but when the popularity contest moves from high school hallways to social media networks, it can be really overwhelming. Teens may become stressed, anxious, and even depressed as they spend more and more time creating their online identities in order to gain favor from other social media users. Social media peer pressure can cause young people to post risqué pictures including half-naked selfies or party pictures in an effort to be liked online. Unfortunately, this strategy often has damaging results.
Research suggests that teens are relying more on social media for emotional support than traditional sources of encouragement such as a face-to-face conversation or a phone call with a friend. The problem with this trend is doubled. First, social media has made it more challenging for parents to keep up with their kids' peer groups, and secondly, it appears that online friendships can be even more influential than their real-life relationships, making digital peer pressure a real concern.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 36 to 42.
Language has enabled our species to formulate ideas and exchange information. One characteristic of language is that it is ever-evolving, changing to meet the needs of the people speaking it. Countries tend to adopt a national language that makes it easy for their inhabitants to communicate with one another as well as with outside entities. While this encourages the spread of certain language, it can also lead to the death of others. Consider the spread of Latin in ancient world as it pertains to English usage today.
Latin was the language spoken in the Roman Empire, which included the Mediterranean and parts of Europe. Latin became so widespread that the languages of many modern European countries are based on the Latin language. However, despite its contribution to modern language, Latin in itself is no longer spoken as a primary language. The eventual demise of Latin occurred because, as it spread out over hundreds of years, it took on different dialects and pronunciations based on the different regions in which it was used. Rather than adopting Latin as a language, foreign people took the roots of Latin words and adapted them into their own languages. Hence, Latin’s popularity is one of the reasons why it ultimately fell out of use. As Latin did centuries ago, English is swiftly becoming the world's most widely used language, spoken by people on the majority of the seven continents and declared the national language in at least thirty-four countries. As with Latin, the accent and tone may differ from country to country, but the basics of the most of vernacular have their foundation in Standard English.
Linguistics predict that, like Latin, English will experience an immense spread and then subsequent break-up as the languages that got their start in English change into languages unique to them. They feel that this can already be seen in areas such as the islands of Caribbean. While English is recognized as the national language of these countries, it has quite a different sound than English spoken everywhere else in the world. In other countries, English words have taken on completely different meanings from what they were originally. In the African country of Uganda, for example, natives use the word "extend" to mean "move over" or "get out of the way" rather than the more universally understood meaning of "lengthen" or "stretch". People in the South American country of Guyana refer to "operation" when speaking of having an upset stomach or diarrhea. We can clearly see that English, like Latin, is being adapted to create other words or to take on new meanings.
(By Moraig Macgillivray and Patrick Yancey, Mastering skills for TOEFL iBT)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs How correction in each of the following questions from 43 to 45.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions from 46 to 48.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions from 49 to 50.