Đề thi thử Tiếng anh THPT 2026 – Sở GDĐ T Tuyên Quang

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.

Cultural Diversity in the Workplace

Cultural diversity in the workplace is becoming more important as businesses expand globally. People from different cultural backgrounds bring unique perspectives, ideas, and experiences, (1) ________. A diverse team offers a range of skills, which allows companies to solve problems more creatively. (2) ________, they can learn from each other’s experiences, bringing about more open-minded and adaptable individuals. This can create a more dynamic and productive work environment, improving overall team performance.

However, cultural diversity also brings challenges. (3) ________. Employees may struggle to work together effectively if they do not understand each other’s cultural backgrounds. To address these challenges, companies need to foster a supportive environment that encourages respect and inclusion. Training programs that teach cultural awareness can help employees better understand their colleagues’ perspectives and working methods. In addition, promoting open communication and organizing team-building activities (4) ________.

In conclusion, cultural diversity in the office provides many benefits, but it requires effort from both employers and employees to make it work effectively. By embracing cultural differences and fostering an inclusive workplace, companies can create an environment where all employees feel valued and respected. (5) ________. A diverse and inclusive office culture helps build a positive work environment and enhances overall performance, leading to long-term growth and success.

(Adapted from THINK)

Câu 1.

Read the following announcement and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 6 to 11.

Vietnam Heritage Fashion Showcase 2026 – Preserving Tradition in a Modern World

The Vietnam Heritage Fashion Showcase 2026 will be organised in London from September 19 to 21, introducing the iconic Ao Dai to a wider international audience. The programme features a series of cultural events (6) ________ aim to celebrate Vietnamese heritage while encouraging creative exchange with global designers.

(7) ________ by the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK, the showcase is expected to attract fashion professionals, cultural experts, and art enthusiasts from across Europe.

During the exhibition, visitors will have the opportunity to (8) ________ about traditional handicrafts and gain deeper insight into the craftsmanship behind silk weaving and ceramic production. The event also emphasises that the Ao Dai (9) ________ a vital role in representing national identity and artistic expression.

Organisers hope the showcase will (10) ________ into a sustainable cultural platform, enabling Vietnamese artisans to present their stories (11) ________ to the international community.

(Adapted from https://en.vietnamplus.vn)

Câu 6.

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions from 12 to 21.

Fast fashion’s appeal rests on speed and novelty, but the costs are dispersed across oceans and atmospheres. [I] Polyester-heavy garments leach microfibers during washing; dye effluents overwhelm rivers near manufacturing hubs; and overproduction ensures that surplus inventory becomes landfill fodder or is incinerated. Brands tout capsule “conscious” lines, yet throughput targets remain unaltered, meaning marginal efficiency gains are swamped by absolute volume, perpetuating systemic environmental degradation and deepening long-term ecological inequities worldwide. Such dynamics reveal a production model structurally predicated on acceleration and disposability, wherein ecological costs are externalized, regulatory asymmetries persist across borders, and vulnerable populations remain disproportionately exposed to the cumulative burdens of extraction, pollution, and climate volatility.

Supply chains, optimized for immediacy, rely on subcontracting lattices that outstrip public oversight. [II] When price points race downward, environmental externalities and labor protections are the first to be shaved off. Claims of circularity, absent durable design and infrastructure for large-scale recirculation, are marketing gloss rather than material transformation. Meanwhile, the logistics of reverse supply – collection, sorting, fiber-to-fiber recycling – struggle to keep pace with the torrent of low-grade blends that resist reprocessing, thereby perpetuating systemic waste, obscuring accountability, and delaying substantive structural reform across the industry. This persistent lag between extraction and recovery underscores how efficiency rhetoric masks structural imbalances, allowing production to expand unchecked while remediation systems remain chronically underfunded, technologically constrained, and institutionally fragmented across jurisdictions.

Consumer behavior complicates any remedy. [III] Social-media cycles fetishize perpetual newness, converting wardrobes into content pipelines; discount platforms train shoppers to treat clothes as near-disposable. Policy can counteract these incentives – extended producer responsibility, eco-modulated fees, and right-to-repair rules – but enforcement gaps and jurisdictional patchworks dilute impact. Retailers experiment with rental and resale, only to discover that additional channels often cannibalize quality while leaving aggregate volume largely intact, suggesting that without recalibrating demand itself, incremental reforms risk being absorbed by the very growth dynamics they seek to restrain and ultimately failing to curb the sector’s escalating material footprint.

What endures, then, beyond seasonal campaigns, is a structural arithmetic. [IV] Without binding caps on production and credible emissions accounting, sustainability talk risks net-greenwashing: relative improvements advertised as planetary salvation. The sector’s outsized water draw, chemical intensity, and fossil-fuel dependency cannot be reconciled with breakneck turnover unless growth becomes materially decoupled from throughput – a prospect that, so far, appears aspirational rather than achieved, and one that demands coordinated regulatory resolve, transparent metrics, and a fundamental reorientation of value away from volume-driven expansion toward genuine long-term ecological stability.

(Adapted from Earth.org, “Fast Fashion and Its Environmental Impact in 2025”)

Câu 12. The word “unaltered” in paragraph 1 is OPPOSITE in meaning to ________.

The word “torrent” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.

The word these in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

Where in the passage would the following sentence best fit?
This inflation of claims risks widening the gap between corporate messaging and biophysical limits, inviting regulatory and consumer backlash.

Which of the following best summarises paragraph 2?

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

Which of the following best summarises the entire passage?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best arrangement of utterances or sentences to make a cohesive and coherent exchange or text in each of the following questions from 22 to 26.

Câu 22.

a. Hoa: I completely agree. However, teachers should still guide students to use it responsibly.

b. Nam: That’s true. AI is automating many tasks, from data analysis to customer service, which may significantly reduce the need for certain jobs.

c. Hoa: Many experts believe that artificial intelligence will transform the job market in the near future. Do you share that opinion?

Dear Members of the School Board,
a. Tentatively titled “Unity Day,” this event is designed to provide students with opportunities to develop essential skills such as teamwork, communication, and leadership.
b. We look forward to receiving your support and guidance to make this meaningful initiative a reality.
c. To ensure feasibility, we have also planned to allocate a reasonable budget for materials and prizes from the Union’s fund.
d. I am writing to formally propose organising a school-wide event to foster community spirit and active involvement among students.
e. Given the clear objectives and preparation mentioned above, we respectfully seek your approval to proceed with this plan.
Yours sincerely,
Le Van Nam – President of the Students’ Union

a. Tom: I enjoy playing the guitar. It helps me unwind after a long day.
b. Jerry: I’ve recently taken up painting. It’s a great way to express creativity. How about you?
c. Jerry: That’s cool! Music is definitely good for mental health.
d. Tom: You seem very relaxed lately. Do you have any new hobbies?
e. Tom: Exactly. It keeps my mind sharp and stress-free.

a. Conversely, the lack of face-to-face interaction can lead to feelings of isolation and weaken team cohesion over time.
b. Remote work has become a dominant trend in the modern corporate world, presenting both clear advantages and significant challenges.
c. Furthermore, without a clear boundary between professional and personal life, many employees struggle with burnout and overworking.
d. Proponents argue that it offers unmatched flexibility, eliminating daily commutes and allowing for a better work-life balance.
e. Ultimately, companies need to adopt hybrid models that maximize the benefits while mitigating the downsides of working from home.

a. These limitations have led many educators to Câu whether examinations alone can accurately reflect a learner’s true abilities.
b. Examinations remain one of the most widely used methods of assessment worldwide, verifying whether students are ready to progress to the next stage of education.
c. In response to these concerns, some institutions have introduced alternative forms of evaluation, such as coursework and project-based assessment, to provide a more balanced measure of achievement.
d. Despite their practicality and perceived fairness, exams may encourage superficial learning, as some candidates focus mainly on tested content rather than deep understanding.
e. For this reason, while exams continue to play an important role, they should be carefully designed and supplemented with other assessment methods to ensure greater validity.

Read the following leaflet and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 27 to 32.

How to Improve the Quality of Education?

Improving the quality of education is the duty of not only teachers but also (27) ________ student in the school community. In today’s competitive and technology-driven world, education is of great importance in shaping future generations. Small positive habits can make a big (28) ________ in students’ academic performance and personal development. For example, learners should develop effective study routines and manage their time wisely.

Another important step is to encourage schools to create (29) ________ that boost creativity and critical thinking. In addition, students should actively participate (30) ________ classroom discussions and collaborative projects to enhance their communication skills.

Parents and teachers should also work together to organise extracurricular (31) ________ such as workshops, competitions, and career orientation programmes. (32) ________ these activities help students discover their strengths and prepare better for future challenges.

(Adapted from articles on quality education – UNESCO, https://www.unesco.org)

Câu 27.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions from 33 to 40.

The concept of obtaining fresh water from an iceberg that is towed to populated areas and arid regions of the world was once treated as a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered quite seriously by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will outgrow its fresh water supply faster than it runs out of food. Glaciers are a possible source of freshwater that has been overlooked until recently.

Three-quarters of the Earth’s freshwater supply is still tied up in glacial ice, a reservoir of untapped fresh water so immense that it could sustain all the rivers of the world for 1,000 years. Floating on the oceans every year are 7,659 trillion metric tons of ice encased in 10,000 icebergs that break away from the polar ice caps, more than ninety percent of them from Antarctica.

Huge glaciers that stretch over the shallow continental shelf give birth to icebergs throughout the year. Icebergs are not like sea ice, which is formed when the sea itself freezes; rather, they are formed entirely on land, breaking off when glaciers spread over the sea. As they drift away from the polar region, icebergs sometimes move mysteriously in a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by subsurface currents. Because they melt more slowly than smaller pieces of ice, icebergs have been known to drift as far north as 35 degrees south of the equator in the Atlantic Ocean.

The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer climates and the funneling of fresh water to shore in great volume. But even if the icebergs lost half of their volume in towing, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by desalination, or removing salt from water.

(Adapted from TOEFL reading)

Câu 33. Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 1?

The word “untapped” in paragraph 2 mostly means ________.

The word encased in paragraph 2 is OPPOSITE in meaning to ________.

The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 4 as a technical challenge in towing icebergs?


 In which paragraph does the writer mention the movement of icebergs?


 In which paragraph does the writer mention the cost comparison between iceberg water and desalination?