SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BẮC NINH ĐỀ THAM KHẢO KÌ THI TNTHPT NĂM 2023

ĐỀ SỐ 4 BÀI THI :NGOẠI NGỮ MÔN : TIẾNG ANH

-------------------- Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; Không kể thời gian phát
(Đề thi gồm 6 trang) đề
( 50 câu trắc nghiệm)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. three B. throw C. thank D. then
Question 2: A. hike B. win C. tide D. child

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. agree B. borrow C. await D. prepare
Question 4: A. guarantee B. recommend C. represent D. illustrate

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: At present, any spacecraft _____ from the Earth would be far too slow to reach another
star system within one human lifetime.
A. launching B. were launched C. were launching D. launched
Question 6: Rolls Royce cars are _______ than Toyota ones.
A. expensive B. the most expensive C. more expensive D. most expensive
Question 7: I will come and see you ______.
A. before I leave for America. B. before I had left for America.
C. until I left for America. D. when I shall leave for America.
Question 8:Regrettably, the popularity of this lake with tourists has made us worried____ its
pollution.
A. with B. about C. of D. for
Question 9: They are building a new high way around the city, ______?
A. are they B. aren’t they C. do they D. don’t they
Question 10: Our planned visit to _____ United States fell through because we were unable to get
the visas.
A. а B. an C. the D. Ø
Question 11: It has been 2 days since the explosion and everyone is hoping that the death ____ will
stop increasing.
A. scope B. range C. scale D. toll
Question 12: Coach Park Hang-Seo’s contract ______ at the end of January 2023, but the team
couldn’t win the AFF Cup title as a parting gift for Park.
A. called off B. broke down C. run out D. gave back
Question 13: My parents decided ______ a taxi because it was late.
A. take B. taking C. to take D. took
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Question 14: For those living below the poverty ______, it is a choice between going to work and
risk being infected with COVID-19 or stay home and lose their already measly income.
A. outline B. edge C. border D. line
Question 15: When I came into the office, my boss ______ for me.
A. was waiting B. waited C. has been waiting D. is waiting
Question 16: Scientists at Cambridge University __________ some major contributions to
simplifying this theory.
A. caused B. led C. brought D. made
Question 17: A lot of young people without employment _______ at the job market tomorrow.
A. will be interviewed B. have interviewed C. interviewed D. were interviewed
Question 18: In 2023, artificial ______ experts expect to see a wave of new products, apps and
services powered by the tech behind ChatGPT.
A. intelligent B. intelligible C. intelligently D. intelligence
Question 19: Removing one's footwear before entering a home or a temple before worship
_______a sign of respect, humility, and submissiveness
A. infers B. refers C. denotes D. deduces

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Peter is talking to Mary on the phone.
- Peter: “Thank you very much for helping me with that project”.
- Mary: “______.”
A. It’s my pleasure. B. Of course, not. C. No, it hasn’t. D. It was out of this world.
Question 21: John is talking to Daisy about the benefits of COVID 19-vaccines.
- John: “COVID 19-vaccines are effective and can lower our risk of getting infected.”
- Daisy: “______. They also help prevent our serious illness if we do get COVID-19.”
A. Oh, that's a problem. B. I don't quite agree with you.
C. That's a good idea. D. I completely agree with you.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: As a referee, every decision you make must never be biased in order to ensure that a
match is fair.
A. disinterested B. cold-blooded C. passionless D. unfeeling
Question 23: The teacher scolded the young boy after she found the bag of chips that he was eating
on the sly under the table.
A. frankly B. sincerely C. openly D. noisily

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: Through the years they have made significant contributions to species conservation.
A. protest B. induction C. preservation D. production
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Question 25: Over-tourism is still an outstanding problem that needs to be addressed.
A. sensational B. unrivaled C. unresolved D. fantastic

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest
in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 26: Passengers are not allowed to walk on the line.
A. Passengers should walk on the line B. Passengers mustn't walk on the line.
C. Passengers may walk on the line D. Passengers needn't walk on the line.
Question 27: He last visited London three years ago.
A. He hasn’t visited London for three years. B. He has been in London for three years.
C. He was in London for three years. D. He didn’t visit London three years ago.
Question 28: "What is the name of your latest album?", Tom asked Helen.
A. Tom asked Helen what the name of her latest album is.
B. Tom asked Helen what was the name of her latest album.
C. Tom asked Helen what the name of her latest album would be.
D. Tom asked Helen what the name of her latest album was.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 29: They would show the enormous difference between flammable and inflammable
materials.
A B C D
Question 30: She borrows a lot of English books from the school library last week.
A B C D
Question 31: The plants that you planted two days ago will die if you don’t water it everyday.
A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 32: He really wants to help his parents with household chores. Yet, he doesn’t have
enough time.
A. Provided that he has enough time, he can’t help his parents with household chores.
B. If he had had enough time, he couldn’t have helped his parents with household chores.
C. If he had enough time, he could help his parents with household chores.
D. If only he had had enough time, he couldn’t have helped his parents with household chores.
Question 33: He washes his hands with soap. He also keeps safe distance from others to prevent
infectious diseases.
A. Had he washed his hands with soap, he would keep safe distance from others to prevent
infectious diseases
B. Only when he washes his hands with soap does he keep safe distance from others to prevent
infectious diseases.

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C. No sooner had he washed his hands with soap than he kept safe distance from others to prevent
infectious diseases.
D. Not only does he wash his hands with soap but he also keeps safe distance from others to prevent
infectious diseases.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
How to Apologize to a Child
“We tell children, ‘Go apologize to your brother,’ but they can learn more by experiencing
you apologizing to them,” says Jeremy Ruckstaetter, a professor of counseling at Covenant
Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. When Ruckstaetter started researching apologies in
graduate school, he found perplexingly (34) ____ studies focusing on apologies from parents to
children. For his doctoral dissertation, he surveyed 327 parents and found that those (35) ____
regularly apologized to their children reported stronger attachment bonds.
Apologizing is hard. “It can feel like death,” Ruckstaetter says. If you’ve hurt a child with
your words or actions, don’t (36) ___ the resulting distress. Embrace guilt, a feeling that contains
within it a (37) ____ of wrongdoing that can prompt prosocial behavior. “Move into your guilt and
say, “I was wrong”, Ruckstaetter says. Notice if your response feels more like shame, which often
results in withdrawal rather than apology. Shame might manifest as internal dialogue that says, “I’m
bad,” or “I’m unworthy,” (38) ____ guilt tends to arise with more specificity: “I feel bad for saying
those mean things.”
(Adapted from https://www.nytimes.com)

Question 34: A. few B. each C. little D. another

Question 35: A. who B. whom C. where D. which
Question 36: A. realize B. appreciate C. ignore D. urge
Question 37: A. recognition B. illness C. confusion D. embarrassment
Question 38: A. therefore B. whereas C. and D. so

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.
Smoking is one of the biggest causes of death and illness in the UK. Every year around
78,000 people in the UK die from smoking and many more live with smoking-related illnesses. It
increases your risk of developing more than 50 serious health conditions. Some may be fatal, and
others can cause irreversible long-term damage to your health. You can become ill if you smoke
yourself or if people around you smoke (passive smoking). Smoking causes around 7 out of every
10 cases of lung cancer (70%). It also causes cancer in many other parts of the body, including the
throat or voice box (larynx). Moreover, smoking damages your heart and your blood circulation,
increasing your risk of developing conditions such as coronary heart disease and heart attack.
Breathing in secondhand smoke, also known as passive smoking, increases your risk of getting the
same health conditions as smokers. For example, if you have never smoked but you have a spouse
who smokes, your risk of developing lung cancer increases by about a quarter. Babies and children
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are particularly vulnerable to the effects of secondhand smoke. A child who’s exposed to passive
smoke is at increased risk of developing chest infection, meningitis, persistent cough and, if they
have asthma, their symptoms will get worse.
(Adapted from www.nhs.uk)
Question 39: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Smoking is very harmful to health. B. Smoking is common in the UK.
C. Men smoke more than women. D. Secondhand smoke has bad effects on children.
Question 40: What of the following has the closest meaning to the word “irreversible”?
A. unrecoverable B. accessible C. dispensable D. understandable
Question 41: The word “they” in the passage refers to ______.
A. effects B. babies and children C. health conditions D. symptoms
Question 42: What health conditions does smoking cause?
A. cancer B. heart attack C. coronary heart disease D. All of them
Question 43: What following disease a child exposed to passive smoke is NOT at increased risk of?
A. meningitis B. persistent cough C. chest infection D. diarrhea

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.
Many stories about recovery from burnout - a type of chronic stress which leaves people
physically and emotionally exhausted - are very similar: the affected person realizes the problem
and starts to overhaul their lifestyle: in just a short period of time, they may quit their job, move to
another country, or end a relationship. Then, they successfully recover. However, according to Stela
Salminen, a doctoral candidate at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, this is not always the case.
Dramatic life changes might be beneficial for some people, but in her own research Salminen
has found one factor which truly unites those who recover: realising that they are in control. For a
small study in 2015, she interviewed 12 burnout sufferers. Researchers assessed participants to
determine the severity of their burnout at the time of the study and seven months later. Their scores
were then compared to what they said to look for patterns. The analysis revealed that those who
recovered successfully experienced a revelation that they are in charge of their own wellbeing.
Salminen explains that if burnout sufferers believe that they can influence their environment,
they usually take the necessary steps to reverse the factors which got them there in the first place.
This might include things like improving sleep habits, since this is one of the best ways to reset
when you're stressed, or drawing clear lines between work and non-work time. "People who have a
sense of agency take steps in the workplace, make changes in their families; they take care of
themselves, and they're more aware of their own limitations," she says.
One way to achieve this feeling of self-control is to attend slightly scary sounding "burnout
rehabilitation programmes". These can come in many different forms - such as luxury retreats and
basic online courses - but broadly they involve some kind of cognitive therapy to help people re-
frame their experiences in a more productive way. Another is to gain control of another aspect of
your life, such as by taking up a creative hobby or exercising more often. The late famous painting
instructor Bob Ross often emphasised this, advising viewers that "If you don’t like it, change it. It’s
your world."
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 Another important predictor of recovery from burnout is a healthy life. "Family relationships,
one's overall health - these tend to influence people who have gone through burnout and are on the
path to recovery," says Salminen. "Finding emotional support seems to be the first step towards
recovery," says Salminen. "It can come from many different places - occupational health care like a
psychologist, it can be support from family members, or support from colleagues." By validating
your experiences, these people can help to improve your motivation and how you see yourself, and
regardless of what happens in your journey to recovery, this can only be good.
(Adapted from bbc.com)

Question 44: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. How To Tell Whether You Are Getting Rid Of Burnout Or Not?
B. Studies That Prove Recovering From Burnout Is Not Always The Same
C. Does Burnout Recovery Always Require Radical Life Changes?
D. How The Feeling Of Having Control Helps People Deal With Burnout
Question 45: The word "overhaul" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. absolutely ruin B. completely change C. carefully reconsider D. slowly adjust
Question 46: The word "validating" in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by ____.
A. disregarding B. authorising C. acknowledging D. empowering
Question 47: The word "those" in paragraph 4 refers to ____.
A. researchers B. participants C. scores D. patterns
Question 48: What do we learn about "burnout rehabilitation programmes" in paragraph 4?
A. They most often come in the form of basic online courses that are inexpensive.
B. Expensive ones like those involving luxury retreats are the most effective.
C. Despite varying forms, they all include one common type of cognitive therapy.
D. They help people look at their experiences in a more productive manner.
Question 49: Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?
A. The true factor that all stories of burnout recovery involve is the sense of having control.
B. Many improve their sleeping habits to avoid burnout since this is the most effective way
to reset.
C. The frequency of exercising is one of the aspects of a person's life that can be controlled.
D. When people recover from burnout, paying attention to mental health seems to be the first
step.
Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The 12 burnout sufferers in Salminen’s 2015 study all successfully recovered.
B. Unclear lines between work and non-work time may be a factor contributing to burnout.
C. Many people have benefited from the advice of the popular painting instructor Bob Ross.
D. One's physical health has no effect on their journey to recovering from burnout.

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BẮC NINH ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THAM KHẢO KÌ THI TNTHPT
ĐỀ SỐ 4 NĂM 2023
-------------------- BÀI THI :NGOẠI NGỮ MÔN : TIẾNG ANH
(Đề thi gồm 6 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; Không kể thời gian
phát đề
( 50 câu trắc nghiệm)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. three B. throw C. thank D. then
Question 2: A. hike B. win C. tide D. child

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. agree B. borrow C. await D. prepare
Question 4: A. guarantee B. recommend C. represent D. illustrate

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: At present, any spacecraft _____ from the Earth would be far too slow to reach another
star system within one human lifetime.
A. launching B. were launched C. were launching D. launched
Question 6: Rolls Royce cars are _______ than Toyota ones.
A. expensive B. the most expensive C. more expensive D. most expensive
Question 7: I will come and see you ______.
A. before I leave for America. B. before I had left for America.
C. until I left for America. D. when I shall leave for America.
Question 8: Regrettably, the popularity of this lake with tourists has made us worried_____ its
pollution.
A. with B. about C. of D. for
Question 9: They are building a new high way around the city, ______?
A. are they B. aren’t they C. do they D. don’t they
Question 10: Our planned visit to ____ United States fell through because we were unable to get
the visas.
A. а B. an C. the D. Ø
Question 11: It has been 2 days since the explosion and everyone is hoping that the death ____ will
stop increasing.
A. scope B. range C. scale D. toll
Question 12: Coach Park Hang-Seo’s contract ______ at the end of January 2023, but the team
couldn’t win the AFF Cup title as a parting gift for Park.
A. called off B. broke down C. run out D. gave back
Question 13: My parents decided ______ a taxi because it was late.
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 A. take B. taking C. to take D. took
Question 14: For those living below the poverty ______, it is a choice between going to work and
risk being infected with COVID-19 or stay home and lose their already measly income.
A. outline B. edge C. border D. line
Question 15: When I came into the office, my boss ______ for me.
A. was waiting B. waited C. has been waiting D. is waiting
Question 16: Scientists at Cambridge University __________ some major contributions to
simplifying this theory.
A. caused B. led C. brought D. made
Question 17: A lot of young people without employment _______ at the job market tomorrow.
A. will be interviewed B. have interviewed C. interviewed D. were interviewed
Question 18: In 2023, artificial ______ experts expect to see a wave of new products, apps and
services powered by the tech behind ChatGPT.
A. intelligent B. intelligible C. intelligently D. intelligence
Question 19: Removing one's footwear before entering a home or a temple before worship
_______a sign of respect, humility, and submissiveness
A. infers B. refers C. denotes D. deduces

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Peter is talking to Mary on the phone.
- Peter: “Thank you very much for helping me with that project”.
- Mary: “______.”
A. It’s my pleasure. B. Of course, not. C. No, it hasn’t. D. It was out of this world.
Question 21: John is talking to Daisy about the benefits of COVID 19-vaccines.
- John: “COVID 19-vaccines are effective and can lower our risk of getting infected.”
- Daisy: “______. They also help prevent our serious illness if we do get COVID-19.”
A. Oh, that's a problem. B. I don't quite agree with you.
C. That's a good idea. D. I completely agree with you.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: As a referee, every decision you make must never be biased in order to ensure that a
match is fair.
A. disinterested B. cold-blooded C. passionless D. unfeeling
Question 23: The teacher scolded the young boy after she found the bag of chips that he was eating
on the sly under the table.
A. frankly B. sincerely C. openly D. noisily

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: Through the years they have made significant contributions to species conservation.
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 A. protest B. induction C. preservation D. production
Question 25: Over-tourism is still an outstanding problem that needs to be addressed.
A. sensational B. unrivaled C. unresolved D. fantastic

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest
in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 26: Passengers are not allowed to walk on the line.
A. Passengers should walk on the line B. Passengers mustn't walk on the line.
C. Passengers may walk on the line D. Passengers needn't walk on the line.
Question 27: He last visited London three years ago.
A. He hasn’t visited London for three years. B. He has been in London for three years.
C. He was in London for three years. D. He didn’t visit London three years ago.
Question 28: "What is the name of your latest album?", Tom asked Helen.
A. Tom asked Helen what the name of her latest album is.
B. Tom asked Helen what was the name of her latest album.
C. Tom asked Helen what the name of her latest album would be.
D. Tom asked Helen what the name of her latest album was.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 29: They would show the enormous difference between flammable and inflammable
materials.
A B C D
Question 30: She borrows a lot of English books from the school library last week.
A B C D
Question 31: The plants that you planted two days ago will die if you don’t water it everyday.
A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 32: He really wants to help his parents with household chores. Yet, he doesn’t have
enough time.
A. Provided that he has enough time, he can’t help his parents with household chores.
B. If he had had enough time, he couldn’t have helped his parents with household chores.
C. If he had enough time, he could help his parents with household chores.
D. If only he had had enough time, he couldn’t have helped his parents with household chores.
Question 33: He washes his hands with soap. He also keeps safe distance from others to prevent
infectious diseases.
A. Had he washed his hands with soap, he would keep safe distance from others to prevent
infectious diseases
B. Only when he washes his hands with soap does he keep safe distance from others to prevent
infectious diseases.
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C. No sooner had he washed his hands with soap than he kept safe distance from others to prevent
infectious diseases.
D. Not only does he wash his hands with soap but he also keeps safe distance from others to prevent
infectious diseases.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
How to Apologize to a Child
“We tell children, ‘Go apologize to your brother,’ but they can learn more by experiencing
you apologizing to them,” says Jeremy Ruckstaetter, a professor of counseling at Covenant
Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. When Ruckstaetter started researching apologies in
graduate school, he found perplexingly (34) ____ studies focusing on apologies from parents to
children. For his doctoral dissertation, he surveyed 327 parents and found that those (35) ____
regularly apologized to their children reported stronger attachment bonds.
Apologizing is hard. “It can feel like death,” Ruckstaetter says. If you’ve hurt a child with
your words or actions, don’t (36) ___ the resulting distress. Embrace guilt, a feeling that contains
within it a (37) ____ of wrongdoing that can prompt prosocial behavior. “Move into your guilt and
say, “I was wrong”, Ruckstaetter says. Notice if your response feels more like shame, which often
results in withdrawal rather than apology. Shame might manifest as internal dialogue that says, “I’m
bad,” or “I’m unworthy,” (38) ____ guilt tends to arise with more specificity: “I feel bad for saying
those mean things.”
(Adapted from https://www.nytimes.com)
Question 34: A. few B. each C. little D. another
Question 35: A. who B. whom C. where D. which
Question 36: A. realize B. appreciate C. ignore D. urge
Question 37: A. recognition B. illness C. confusion D. embarrassment
Question 38: A. therefore B. whereas C. and D. so

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.
Smoking is one of the biggest causes of death and illness in the UK. Every year around
78,000 people in the UK die from smoking and many more live with smoking-related illnesses. It
increases your risk of developing more than 50 serious health conditions. Some may be fatal, and
others can cause irreversible long-term damage to your health. You can become ill if you smoke
yourself or if people around you smoke (passive smoking). Smoking causes around 7 out of every
10 cases of lung cancer (70%). It also causes cancer in many other parts of the body, including the
throat or voice box (larynx). Moreover, smoking damages your heart and your blood circulation,
increasing your risk of developing conditions such as coronary heart disease and heart attack.
Breathing in secondhand smoke, also known as passive smoking, increases your risk of getting the
same health conditions as smokers. For example, if you have never smoked but you have a spouse
who smokes, your risk of developing lung cancer increases by about a quarter. Babies and children
are particularly vulnerable to the effects of secondhand smoke. A child who’s exposed to passive
smoke is at increased risk of developing chest infection, meningitis, persistent cough and, if they
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have asthma, their symptoms will get worse.
(Adapted from www.nhs.uk)
Question 39: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Smoking is very harmful to health. B. Smoking is common in the UK.
C. Men smoke more than women. D. Secondhand smoke has bad effects on children.
Question 40: What of the following has the closest meaning to the word “irreversible”?
A. unrecoverable B. accessible C. dispensable D. understandable
Question 41: The word “they” in the passage refers to ______.
A. effects B. babies and children C. health conditions D. symptoms
Question 42: What health conditions does smoking cause?
A. cancer B. heart attack C. coronary heart disease D. All of them
Question 43: What following disease a child exposed to passive smoke is NOT at increased risk of?
A. meningitis B. persistent cough C. chest infection D. diarrhea

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.
Many stories about recovery from burnout - a type of chronic stress which leaves people
physically and emotionally exhausted - are very similar: the affected person realizes the problem
and starts to overhaul their lifestyle: in just a short period of time, they may quit their job, move to
another country, or end a relationship. Then, they successfully recover. However, according to Stela
Salminen, a doctoral candidate at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, this is not always the case.
Dramatic life changes might be beneficial for some people, but in her own research Salminen
has found one factor which truly unites those who recover: realising that they are in control. For a
small study in 2015, she interviewed 12 burnout sufferers. Researchers assessed participants to
determine the severity of their burnout at the time of the study and seven months later. Their scores
were then compared to what they said to look for patterns. The analysis revealed that those who
recovered successfully experienced a revelation that they are in charge of their own wellbeing.
Salminen explains that if burnout sufferers believe that they can influence their environment,
they usually take the necessary steps to reverse the factors which got them there in the first place.
This might include things like improving sleep habits, since this is one of the best ways to reset
when you're stressed, or drawing clear lines between work and non-work time. "People who have a
sense of agency take steps in the workplace, make changes in their families; they take care of
themselves, and they're more aware of their own limitations," she says.
One way to achieve this feeling of self-control is to attend slightly scary sounding "burnout
rehabilitation programmes". These can come in many different forms - such as luxury retreats and
basic online courses - but broadly they involve some kind of cognitive therapy to help people re-
frame their experiences in a more productive way. Another is to gain control of another aspect of
your life, such as by taking up a creative hobby or exercising more often. The late famous painting
instructor Bob Ross often emphasised this, advising viewers that "If you don’t like it, change it. It’s
your world."
Another important predictor of recovery from burnout is a healthy life. "Family relationships,
one's overall health - these tend to influence people who have gone through burnout and are on the
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path to recovery," says Salminen. "Finding emotional support seems to be the first step towards
recovery," says Salminen. "It can come from many different places - occupational health care like a
psychologist, it can be support from family members, or support from colleagues." By validating
your experiences, these people can help to improve your motivation and how you see yourself, and
regardless of what happens in your journey to recovery, this can only be good.
(Adapted from bbc.com)
Question 44: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. How To Tell Whether You Are Getting Rid Of Burnout Or Not?
B. Studies That Prove Recovering From Burnout Is Not Always The Same
C. Does Burnout Recovery Always Require Radical Life Changes?
D. How The Feeling Of Having Control Helps People Deal With Burnout
Question 45: The word "overhaul" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. absolutely ruin B. completely change C. carefully reconsider D. slowly adjust
Question 46: The word "validating" in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by ____.
A. disregarding B. authorising C. acknowledging D. empowering
Question 47: The word "those" in paragraph 4 refers to ____.
A. researchers B. participants C. scores D. patterns
Question 48: What do we learn about "burnout rehabilitation programmes" in paragraph 4?
A. They most often come in the form of basic online courses that are inexpensive.
B. Expensive ones like those involving luxury retreats are the most effective.
C. Despite varying forms, they all include one common type of cognitive therapy.
D. They help people look at their experiences in a more productive manner.
Question 49: Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?
A. The true factor that all stories of burnout recovery involve is the sense of having control.
B. Many improve their sleeping habits to avoid burnout since this is the most effective way
to reset.
C. The frequency of exercising is one of the aspects of a person's life that can be controlled.
D. When people recover from burnout, paying attention to mental health seems to be the first
step.
Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The 12 burnout sufferers in Salminen’s 2015 study all successfully recovered.
B. Unclear lines between work and non-work time may be a factor contributing to burnout.
C. Many people have benefited from the advice of the popular painting instructor Bob Ross.
D. One's physical health has no effect on their journey to recovering from burnout.

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