SECTION A: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
PART I: (10 points). Choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the
following sentences. Write it in ‘Your answers’ part.
1. Many buildings which are currently in _______ in our city could be put to other purposes.
A. unemployment B. disuse C. unused D. condition
2. You should _______ our Viet Nam Dong to dollars before going to Singapore.
A. change B. convert C. exchange D. turn
3. She _______ at him and went on reading.
A. regarded B. viewed C. responded D. glanced
4. Prices continued to rise while wages remained low _________ the Government became increasingly unpopular.
A. on condition that B. with the result that
C. provided that D. in order that
* A. on condition that = only if: chỉ nếu, với điều kiện rằng => không phù hợp về nghĩa
B. with the result that: với kết quả rằng/như thế nào => hợp lý
C. provided that: miễn là => không phù hợp về nghĩa
D. in order that: để cho => không phù hợp về nghĩa
Dịch nghĩa: Giá cả tiếp tục tăng trong khi lương vẫn giữ nguyên với kết quả là Chính phủ
trở nên không được nhiều người ưa chuộng
5. I need a good explanation of all the costs…………. in buying a new car.
A. affected B. involved C. concerned D. implied.
* affected: ảnh hưởng Involved: có liên quan Concerned: lo lắng Implied: bao hàm
Dịch: Tôi cần được giải thích cặn kẽ về tất cả các chi phí liên quan đến việc mua một chiếc ô tô mới.
6. Conical hat making in the village has been ___________ from generation to generation
because everybody, young or old, can take part in the process.
A. passed down B. passed by C. passed away D. passed out
* passed down: truyền lại hay để lại ( thứ gì) cho sau này ( thế hệ sau).
passed by: đi qua mà không dừng lại
passed away: qua đời, chết
passed out: ngất, mất ý thức
Dịch: Nghề làm nón lá tại ngôi làng này được truyền lại từ thế hệ này sang thế hệ khác bởi
vì mọi người, dù trẻ hay già, đều có thể tham gia vào quá trình làm nón
7. Action films with big stars tend to __________ great public attention
A. achieve B. show C. attract D. Reach
* A. achieve (v): đạt được B. show (v): hiển thị
C. attract (v): thu hút => attract attention: thu hút sự chú ý D. reach (v): đạt
Tạm dịch: Phim hành động có các ngôi sao lớn thường thu hút sự chú ý từ đông đảo quần chúng
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the words CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
words of the following sentence.
8. The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on many countries' aviation industry due to
international travel restrictions.
A. considerably benefited B. negatively changed
C. severely damaged D. completely replaced
* considerably benefited: được hưởng lợi đáng kể >< taken a heavy toll on: thiệt hại nghiêm trọng
* taken a heavy toll on=severely damaged
Dịch: Đại dịch Covid-19 đã gây thiệt hại nặng nề cho ngành hàng không của nhiều quốc gia
do hạn chế đi lại quốc tế.
Mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
words of the following sentence.
9. With price increases on most necessities, many people have to tighten their belt for fear of
getting into financial difficulties
A. dress in loose clothes B. spend money freely
C. save on daily expenses D. put on tighter belts
* Tighten one’s belt (idm): sống chắt chiu, chi li; sống thắt lưng buộc bụng
A. mặc đồ nới lỏng hơn, rộng hơn
B. tiêu tiền một cách thoải mái
C. tiết kiệm những khoản chi tiêu hàng ngày
D. đeo thắt lưng chật hơn
=> Tighten one’s belt >< Spend money freely
Dịch: Với sự gia tăng giá cả về hầu hết mọi nhu cầu tiêu dùng, nhiều người đã phải sống
thắt lưng buộc bụng vì lo rằng sẽ lâm vào cảnh khó khăn túng thiếu nguồn tài chính.
* -For fear of/ that sth/doing sth: vì lo rằng điều gì đặc biệt sẽ xảy ra - Put on sth: mặc đồ
-Save on sth (phr.v): chi tiêu ít hơn cho cái gì
-Get into sth (phr.v): trở nên quan tâm đến một hoạt động hay chủ đề gì; bắt đầu có
liên quan, dính dáng, lâm vào tình huống nào đó
Mark the letter A. B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete the following xchange.
10. Linda is thanking Peter for his birthday present.
Linda: "Thanks for the book. I've been looking for it for months. Peter: “_____________”
A. You can say that again B. Thank you for looking for it
C. I like reading books D. I'm glad you like it
PART II: (10 points). There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Identify the mistakes
and write the corrections in ‘Your answers’ part. Line
1 In these days of high employment, it is often difficult for young people to find a job. If they
2 are lucky enough to ask to go for an interview they may think that there are at least 20
3 other applicants for the job. If a company is thinking of offering you a job, it will ask you
4 about at least one reference from either your previous employer or anyone who knows you well.
5 Before taking up your job, you may have to sign a contract. You will probably have to make
6 some training, which helps you to do the job more successfully. Once you have decided that this
7 is your chosing career, you will then have to work hard to try and get promotion, which
8 usually brings more responsibility and more money! If you are unlucky, you may be made
9 redundance, and not be able to find another job. It is also a good idea to pay some money into
10 a pension scheme, which will help you to look after yourself and your family if you are retired. 11 Finally, good luck! Your answers: Line Mistakes Corrections Line Mistake Corrections 1 employment unemployment 6 helps help 2 to ask to be asked 7 chosing chosen 3 it they 8 more ∅ 4 anyone someone 9 redundance redundant 5 make do 10 if when
Part III: (10 points). Use the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a
word that fits on the space in the same line. Write your answers in ‘Your answers’ part.
Gift exchange, which is also called ceremonial exchange, is the transfer of goods or services
that, although regarded as (1) voluntary (VOLUNTEER) by people involved, is part of the
expected social (2) behaviour (BEHAVE). Gift exchange may be distinguished from other
types of exchange in several respects. The first offering is made in a generous manner and there
is no haggling between donor and (3) recipient (RECEIVE). The exchange is an expression of
an existing social relationship or the establishment of a new one that differs from (4)
impersonal (PERSON) market relationships; and the profit in gift exchange may be in the
sphere of social relationship and prestige rather than in material advantage. The gift exchange
cycle entails (5) obligations (OBLIGE) to give, to receive, and to return. Sanctions may exist to
induce people to give. (6) Refusal (REFUSE) to accept a gift may be seen as rejection of social
relations and may lead to enmity. The reciprocity of the cycle rests in the (7) necessity
(NECESSARY) to return the gift. The prestige associated with the appearance of (8)
generosity (GENEROUS) dictates that the value of the return is (9) approximately
(APPROXIMATE) equal to or greater than the value of the original (10) significant
(SIGNIFY) expression of social relations. DỊCH
Trao đổi quà tặng, còn được gọi là trao đổi theo nghi thức, là việc chuyển giao hàng hóa
hoặc dịch vụ, mặc dù được những người liên quan coi là tự nguyện, là một phần của hành
vi xã hội mong đợi. Trao đổi quà tặng có thể được phân biệt với các hình thức trao đổi khác
ở một số khía cạnh. Lễ vật đầu tiên được thực hiện một cách hào phóng và không có sự mặc
cả giữa người cho và người nhận. Trao đổi là một biểu hiện của một mối quan hệ xã hội
hiện có hoặc thiết lập một mối quan hệ mới khác với các mối quan hệ thị trường phi cá thể,
và lợi nhuận trong trao đổi quà tặng có thể nằm trong phạm vi quan hệ xã hội và uy tín hơn
là lợi ích vật chất. Chu kỳ trao đổi quà tặng đòi hỏi các nghĩa vụ cho, nhận và trả lại. Các
biện pháp trừng phạt có thể tồn tại để khiến mọi người từ bỏ. Từ chối nhận một món quà có
thể được coi là từ chối các mối quan hệ xã hội và có thể dẫn đến thù hằn. Tính có đi có lại
của chu kỳ phụ thuộc vào sự cần thiết phải trả lại món quà. Uy tín gắn liền với vẻ ngoài hào
phóng quy định rằng giá trị thu về xấp xỉ bằng hoặc lớn hơn giá trị biểu hiện quan trọng
ban đầu của các mối quan hệ xã hội.
Part IV: (10 points). Read the passage below and decide which answer (from A, B, C or D)
best fits each gap. Write your answers in ‘Your answers’ part.
DUTCH CHILDREN ENJOY THEIR FREEDOM
‘Let them be free’ is the golden rule for child-rearing in the Netherlands. No wonder Dutch kids
have been (1) ____________ Europe’s most fortunate by a recent UNICEF survey. From a
tender age,, their opinions are (2) ____________. Their wishes respected, and there is no
homework until their last year in preparatory school. Some would (3)____________that the
tendency has (4)____________a whole generation into spoilt, undisciplined brats. Others say
family members are remarkably open with one another, feeling free to say anything and that the
way parents (5)__________ _ with their children's anxieties means that the children are well-
adjusted, which is (6) ___________up by the results of the survey.
Dr Gerrit Breeusma, head of development psychology at the University of Groningen says the
survey’s results came as no (7)__________ ‘Children have always played a very important role
in Holland but there were (8)____________ within families during the Sixties, usually over
matters of discipline and conformity. As a result, the generation growing up at that time have
made sure they (9)____________on better with their kids,’ he added.
However, in several Dutch police precincts, such liberalism is not viewed positively. In an
attempt to (10) ____________ underage heavy drinking, police have taken to bringing home
teenagers and threatening parents with obligatory attendance at courses on excessive alcohol
problems or hefty fines unless they keep their children under control. 1. A. rated B. put C. compared D. assessed 2. A. regarded B. recognized C. valued D. measured 3. A. criticize B. argue C. defend D. judge 4. A. resulted B. created C. brought D. turned 5. A. empathize B. understand C. analyse D. handle 6. A. shown B. held C. made D. backed 7. A. doubt B. difference C. surprise D. consequence 8. A. conflicts B. beliefs C. decisions D. traditions 9. A. follow B. get C. carry D. continue 10. A. extinguish B. supervise C. tackle D. dispose DỊCH
Trẻ em Hà Lan được hưởng tự do của chúng
'Hãy để chúng tự do' là nguyên tắc vàng trong việc nuôi dạy trẻ ở Hà Lan. Không có gì ngạc
nhiên khi trẻ em Hà Lan được đánh giá là may mắn nhất Châu Âu theo một cuộc khảo sát
gần đây của UNICEF. Từ khi còn nhỏ, ý kiến của họ được coi trọng. Mong muốn của họ
được tôn trọng, và không có bài tập về nhà cho đến năm cuối của họ ở trường dự bị. Một số
người cho rằng xu hướng này đã biến cả một thế hệ trở thành những đứa trẻ hư hỏng, vô kỷ
luật. Những người khác nói rằng các thành viên trong gia đình rất cởi mở với nhau, cảm
thấy thoải mái khi nói bất cứ điều gì và rằng cách cha mẹ đồng cảm với những lo lắng của
con cái họ có nghĩa là những đứa trẻ được điều chỉnh tốt, điều này được hỗ trợ bởi kết quả của cuộc khảo sát.
Tiến sĩ Gerrit Breeusma, trưởng khoa tâm lý học phát triển tại Đại học Groningen cho biết
kết quả cuộc khảo sát không có gì ngạc nhiên “Trẻ em luôn đóng một vai trò rất quan trọng
ở Hà Lan nhưng đã có những xung đột trong các gia đình trong những năm 60, thường là
về các vấn đề kỷ luật và tuân thủ. Do đó, thế hệ lớn lên vào thời điểm đó chắc chắn rằng họ
sẽ hòa nhập với con cái của mình tốt hơn, "ông nói thêm.
Tuy nhiên, tại một số khu vực cảnh sát Hà Lan, chủ nghĩa tự do như vậy không được nhìn
nhận một cách tích cực. Trong một nỗ lực để giải quyết tình trạng uống rượu quá nhiều ở
tuổi vị thành niên, cảnh sát đã bắt các thanh thiếu niên về nhà và đe dọa các bậc cha mẹ bắt
buộc phải tham gia các khóa học về vấn đề uống rượu quá mức hoặc phạt nặng nếu họ
không kiểm soát được con cái của họ.
SECTION B. READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1. (10 points). For gaps 1-10, read the following text and then choose from the list A-M
the best phrase given below it to fill each of the spaces. There is ONE phrase that you DO
NOT NEED to use. Write your answers in 'Your answers' part.
A. With 2,000 times the force of the Hiroshima bomb
B. And it takes four years to circle the sun
C. Of being devastated every 3,000 to 4,000 years D. exactly what asteroids are
E. that failed to refuse together millions of years ago
F. to be shunted into a safer orbit
G. travelling at speeds of around 45, 000miles per hour
H. and cause a global catastrophe I. since it was formed
J. and mistakenly identified as a possible nuclear missile
K. which may pose a threat to mankind. ASTEROID ATTACK
It was just very recently that astronomers warned that a large asteroid, known as 1997 XF11.
might hit Earth in the year 2028 (1) _______________. So, just how concerned should we be about this?
First of all, we need to understand (2) _______________ . The asteroid belt, which lies between
Mars and Jupiter, consists of lumps of rock and ice which scientists used to think came into
being after a planet exploded. Today most scientists believe that asteroids are fragments left
over from material (3) (E) _______________ when the other planets in the solar system were
being formed. NASA estimated that 1,000 to 4,000 asteroids larger than half a mile in diameter
cross the Earth's-orbit. Of these, scientists have identified 108 PHOs (Potential Hazardous Objects) (4) _______________.
The danger actually arises from the kninetic energy released when one of these asteroids, (5)
_______________ enters the Earth's atmosphere. In fact, it is believed that around 140 large
asteroids have hit the Earth (6) _______________.
For example, in 1908, a fragment of ice weighing around 100,000 tons exploded above the
sparsely inhabited Lake Tunguska region in Siberia, releasing a fireball (7) _______________.
This resulted in an area of 1, 00 square kilometers beign flattened. In 1994, a meteor skimming
through the Earth's atmosphere was spotted by US spy satellites (8) _______________.
According to NASA scientists, the chances of being killed directly or indirectly by an asteroid
are greater than the chances of being killed by wild animals, fireworks, terrorist bombs and
airline hijackings. In fact De Victor Clube, an astrophysicist at Oxford University, says that
civilizations have a good chance (9) _______________. In theory, however, a potentially
dangerous asteroid millions of miles away would only need a small nudge (10)
_______________. Scientists believe, for example. that a nuclear warhead donated just off the
surface of the asteroid could divert it into a different orbit.
PART II. (10 points): Fill ONE suitable word into each numbered blank. Write your
answers in ‘Your answers’ part. BEWARE OF VITAMINS
Vitamins are good for our health, (1) aren’t they? Perhaps not. New research suggests that (2)
rather than ward off(ngăn ngừa, xua đuổi) disease, high doses of certain vitamins may do
more harm than (3) good and could even put you in an early grave. A variety of recent studies
suggest that far from improving health, these vitamins, when (4) taken in very high doses, may
actually increase the (5) risk of cancer and a range of debilitating diseases, a discovery that has
sent medical world into a spin.
Scientists are unsure as to (6) why vitamins, so essential to health, can be toxic in high doses.
The most likely above is that the body is only equipped to (7) deal with the levels found
naturally in the environment. If the intake is (8) too far above the normal range, then the body’s
internal chemistry can be shunted out of alignment. (9) ______________this means is that the
commercially sold vitamins and (8) those provided by nature are not always compatible.
The commercial (10) forms may interfere with the body’s internal chemistry by ‘crowding out’
the more natural and beneficial forms of nutrients. DỊCH
Vitamin rất tốt cho sức khỏe của chúng ta, (1) phải không? Có lẽ không. Nghiên cứu mới
cho thấy rằng (2) thay vì xua đuổi (ngăn ngừa, xua đuổi) bệnh tật, một số vitamin liều cao
có thể gây hại nhiều hơn lợi (3) và thậm chí có thể đưa bạn vào mồ chôn sớm. Một loạt các
nghiên cứu gần đây cho thấy rằng ngoài việc cải thiện sức khỏe, những vitamin này, khi (4)
được sử dụng với liều lượng rất cao, thực sự có thể làm tăng (5) nguy cơ ung thư và một loạt
các bệnh suy nhược, một phát hiện đã khiến giới y học phải nghiên cứu. một vòng quay.
Các nhà khoa học không chắc (6) tại sao vitamin, rất cần thiết cho sức khỏe, lại có thể gây
độc ở liều lượng cao. Rất có thể ở trên là cơ thể chỉ được trang bị để (7) đối phó với các mức
độ được tìm thấy tự nhiên trong môi trường. Nếu lượng hấp thụ (8) quá xa so với mức bình
thường, thì chất hóa học bên trong cơ thể có thể bị mất liên kết. (9) ______________ điều
này có nghĩa là các vitamin được bán trên thị trường và (8) những vitamin được cung cấp
bởi thiên nhiên không phải lúc nào cũng tương thích với nhau.
Các dạng thương mại (10) có thể can thiệp vào hoạt động hóa học bên trong của cơ thể bằng
cách 'tập trung' các dạng chất dinh dưỡng có lợi và tự nhiên hơn.
PART III (10 points): Read the following text and choose the correct answer from A, B, C
or D for each question.
There is one kind of pain for which nobody has yet found a cure- the pain that comes from the
ending of a relationship. The relationship could be a marriage, a love affair or a deep friendship
in fact, any strong emotional tie between people. Such a relationship may come to an abrupt but
premeditated end: or it may simply fade away slowly as people and circumstances change. You
may be the one to "break it off", with a short note or a brief phone call. Or you may be on the
receiving end, like the soldier who dreads getting a "Dear John" letter from a girl friend who
has got tired of waiting. But however it ended and whoever decided to end it, the pain is equally
hard to bear. It is a sort of death, and it requires the same period of mourning, the same for grief.
Although there is no cure for grief, we cannot help looking for one, to ease the pain and to
make us forget our tears. We seek refuge in other relationships, we keep ourselves busy with
work, we try to immerse ourselves in our hobbies. Perhaps we start to drink more than we
should to drown our sorrows or we follow the conventional advice and join a club or society.
But these things only relieve the symptoms of the illness: they cannot cure it. Moreover, we are
always in a hurry to get rid of our grief. It is as if we were ashamed of it. We feel that we
should be able to "pull ourselves together." We try to convince ourselves, as we bite on the
pillow, that we are too much old to be crying. Some people bury their grief deep inside
themselves, so that nobody will guess what they are going through. Others seek relief by
pouring their heart to their friends, or to anyone else who can offer a sympathetic shoulder to
cry on. But after a while, even our friends start to show their impatience, and suggest with their
reproachful glances that it is about time we stopped crying. They too, are in a hurry for the thing to be over.
It is not easy to explain why we adopt this attitude to emotional pain, when we would never
expect anyone to overcome physical pain simply by an effort of will power. Part of that answer
must lie in the nature of grief itself. When the love affair dies, you cannot believe that you will
ever find another person to replace the one who has gone so completely out of your life. Even
after many many months, when you think that you have begun to learn to live without your lost
love, something - a familiar place, a snatch of music, a whiff of perfume - will suddenly bring
the bitter- sweet memories flooding back. You choke back the tears and the desperate, almost
angry, feeling that you are no better now than the day the affair ended.
And yet, grief is like an illness that must run its course. Memories do fade eventually, a healing
skin does start to grow over the wound, the intervals between sudden glimpses of love you have
lost do get longer. Hit by bit, life resumes its normal flow. Such is the complexity of human
nature that we can even start to feel guilty as these things start to happen, as if it were an insult
to our lost love that we can begin to forget at all.
The important thing to admit about grief, then, is that it will take its time. By trying to
convince ourselves that it ought to be over sooner, we create an additional tension which can
only make things worse. People who have gone through the agony of a broken relationship-and
there are few who have not- agree that time is the "greater healer". How much time is needed
will vary from person to person, but psychiatrists have a "rule of thumb grief will last as long as
the original relationship lasted. The sad thing is that, when the breakdown occurs, we can only
stumble toward over the stories beneath our feet. It is dark ahead, and we will feel painfully
many times before we see the light at the end of the tunnel.
1. Relationships often come to an end because __________
A. the feeling of the people were not very deep
B. people do not realize the pain they can cause
C. people do not always stay the same
D. very few people really know how to love
2. One way to get over a broken relationship is to ________
A. write a 'Dear John's letter’ B. form new relationships C. make a brief phone call
D. try to forget the other person.
3. If you seek advice on what to do about a broken relationship, you will probably be told to
A. pull yourself together (use your will power) B. keep busy at work C. find someone else D. join a club
4. Often we are ashamed when we cry because
A. we think it is childish thing to do
B. we do not expect our unhappiness to last so long
C. we are worried about what others will think of us
D. only children and babies cry.
5. You tell your friends about your unhappiness because
A. you hope it will make you feel better
B. you want them to hear the story from you
C. you feel unsure that they have had similar experiences
D. you want them to feel sorry for you
6. When our friends get tired of listening to you they will
A. tell you to pull yourself together. B. try to avoid your company
C. show by their expressions that they have had enough
D. help you to get over your grief
7. We are upset by reminders of our lost love because they come so A. unexpectedly B. rapidly C. frequently D. rarely
8. Memories continue to upset you, and this makes you feel that you
A. will never get over your grief B. have no will power C. are utterly alone
D. have made no progress at all
9. If we try to recover too quickly from grief, we shall make ourselves A. nervous B. tense C. ill D. unpopular
10. Psychiatrists tell you that grief will last as long as the original relationship. This calculation is __________
A. the result of scientific research
B. no more than a hopeful guess
C. generally true but with many exceptions
D. based on a deep understanding of human nature. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. SECTION C: WRITING
Part 1 (8 points). Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as
possible in meaning to the sentences printed before it.
*Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the sentences printed before it.
1. We will be able to relax soon if we get there as quickly as possible.
=> The quicker we get there, the sooner we will be able to relax
2. They used to have a very nice cat.
=> They no longer have a very nice cat
3. The house prices have increased in the past few years.
=> There has been an increase in the housse prices in the past few years
4. The party was so great that we would never forget.
=> It was such a great party that we would never forget
5. I’m sure that her success made her parents feel wonderful.
=> Her success must have made her parents feel wonderful
*Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the sentences printed before it, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
6. I am afraid that I cannot afford that car. (MEANS) That car is BEYOND MY MEANS
7. They decided not to go by boat because they thought they would be seasick. (FEAR)
=> For fear of being seasick, they decided not to go by boat.
8. “It’s not worth worrying about the past,” I told him. (POINT)
=> I told him that there was no point in worrying about the past
PART II (12 points): Imagine you are Peter. You have moved to live in an new house in the
suburb. Write an email to Jane, your friend, telling her about the new house, the neighborhood
and what you like most about your new place. You should write 90-100 words. Do not write
your REAL NAME or ADDRESS in your writing. Hi Jane,
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Part III (30 points): Your English teacher has asked you to write a story (110-120 words) for
your school story writing competition. Your story must begin with the following words:
I was really happy to see Jane.
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