I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

   Write your answer A, B, C or D in the spaces that follow. (5 pts)

It is often said that books are always a good friend and reading is an active mental process. Unlike TV, books make you use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter. Reading improves concentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you to focus on what you are reading for long periods. Unlike magazines, the Internet posts or e-emails might contain small pieces of information. Books tell the whole story.. Since you must concentrate in order to read, you will get better at concentration. Many studies show if you do not use your memory; you lose it. Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles. Reading requires remembering details, facts and figures and in literature, plot lines, themes and characters.

Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary. Do you remember that when you were at elementary school you learned how to infer the meaning of one word by reading the context of the other words in the sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find yourself exposed to many new words.

Reading is a fundamental skill builder. Every good course has a matching book to go with it. Why? Because books help clarify difficult subjects. Books provide information that goes deeper than just classroom discussions By reading more books you become better informed and more of an expert on the topics you read about. This expertise translates into higher self-esteem. Since you are so well-read, people look to you for answers. Your feelings about yourself can only get better.

Books give you knowledge of other cultures and places. The more information you have got, the richer your knowledge is. Books can expand your horizons by letting you see what other cities and countries have to offer before you visit them.

1.       Books have great influence on _____.

A. TV                      B. friendship         C. brain                   D. muscles

2.       When you are reading a book, “_____.”

A. you have to read small pieces of information             B. you use your brain in concentration and focus

C. you have to read during a very long time                    D. you lose your memory

3.       A challenging book “_____.”

A. helps you to improve your vocabulary                         B. is only for primary pupils

C. can translate all new words                                            D. contains a lot of difficult vocabulary

4.       Books “_____.”

A. are compulsory in every course                                    B. are not needed in most of course

C make a sick patient feel better                                        D. contain less information than class discussions

5.       Books cannot give you “_____.”

A. knowledge       B. information       C. self-esteem       D. muscles

II. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow.

    Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)

Choosing the right career is very important. Most of us spend a great part of our lives at our jobs. For that reason, we should try to find out what our talents are and how we can use them. We can do this through aptitude tests, interviews with specialists and study of books in our field of interest. There are many careers open to catch of us. Perhaps we like science, then we might prepare ourselves to be chemists, physicists or biologists. Maybe our interests take us into the business world and  such work as accounting, personnel management or public relations. Many people find their place in government service, teaching, newspaper work, medicine, engineering. These and many other fields offer fascinating careers to persons with talent and training.

1.       It is important to find the right career because _____                                                                                          

A. It’s very easy to lose the job.                B. Most of us  spend a great part of our lives at our jobs.

C. We need money.                                  D. It’s difficult to find a job.

2.       We can find the right career by _____                                                  

A. asking for some useful advice.             B. finding out what our talents are and how we can use them.

C. travelling wherever we can.                 D. learning some foreign languages.

3.       We can find out what our talents are and how we use through _____

A. interviews with specialists.                   B. all are correct.

C. aptitude tests.                                      D. study of books in our field of interest.

4.       Careers found in the scientific world are _____                                                  

A. Biologists, chemists, physicists.           B. Physicists, biologists, accountants.

C. Businessmen, teachers, doctors.         D. Chemists, mathematicians, c.

5.       The theme of the passage is _____                                                  

A. Jobs in the society nowadays.              B. good jobs.

C. unemployment.                                    D. How  to find a right job nowadays.

Q28-Q35: Read the passage carefully and choose A, D, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions that follow.
1. Many parents are concerned about how exposure to technology might affect young children’s
development. We know that our preschoolers are acquiring new social and cognitive skills at an
impressive rate, and we don’t want hours glued to an electronic device to impede this. But adolescence
is an equally important and rapidly developing period. Too few of us are paying attention to how our
teens’ technology use (far more intense and intimate than that of a 3-year-old playing with his dad’s
phone) affects them. Experts worry that social networking and texting, which have become essential
to teenage life, promote anxiety and lower self-esteem.
2. INDIRECT COMMUNICATION
Teens can keep busy hours after school and even long after bedtime. When they’re not doing their
homework (and when they are), they’re online and on their phones, texting, sharing, trolling, scrolling,
whatever.
3. Of course, before everyone had an Instagram account, teens were also busy, but they were more likely
to talk on the phone or in person when they were at the mall. While it may have seemed like a lot of
pointless meetings, they were experimenting, testing skills, succeeding, and failing in hundreds of
small, real-time interactions, which today’s kids need to catch up on. For their part, modern teenagers
are learning to communicate mainly while looking at a screen, not at another person.
4. CYBERBULLYING AND IMPOSTER SYNDROME
The other big danger of kids communicating more indirectly is that it has become easier to be cruel.
“Kids are sending all kinds of messages they wouldn’t dream of saying to anyone’s face,” says Donna
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Wick, EdD, a clinical and developmental psychologist. She notes that this seems especially true for
girls, who generally dislike disagreeing with their friends in “real life.”
5. Acceptance among their peers is essential to teens, and many of them care about their image as much
as a politician running for office, and for them, it can feel that serious. Add to that the fact that kids
today get real survey data about how much people like them or how they look, through things like
“likes.” It’s enough to turn anyone’s head – who wouldn’t want to look “better” if they can? So kids
can spend hours clipping their identities online, trying to project an idealized image. Teenage girls sort
through hundreds of photos, with tremendous angst over which ones to post online. Teenage boys
compete for attention, trying to outdo each other and pushing boundaries as much as possible in the
uninhibited online atmosphere. They gang up on each other.
6. Teens have always been doing this, but with the advent of social networking, they face more
opportunities and more pitfalls than ever before. When kids check social media posts and see how good
everyone looks, it only adds to the pressure. We’re used to worrying about the impractical ideals that
digitally retouched magazine models give our kids, but what happens when the kid next door is also
retouched? Even more confusing, what happens when our profile doesn’t represent the person we feel
we are inside?
(source: https://tribuneonlineng.com/how-the-use-of-social-networks-affects-teenagers/)
28: What should be the title of this passage?
A. How the Use of Social Networks Affects Teenagers
B. How Parents Deal with Children in Today Society
C. How the Internet Benefits Teenagers
D. How Teenagers Overcome Their Own Crisis
29: What is the main concern for parents regarding technology use in children?
A. The possibility of impeding their cognitive and social development.
B. The potential for them to become too attached to electronic devices.
C. The negative impact on their physical health.
D. The potential for them to become addicted to technology.
30: According to the passage, what worries experts when social networking has become an essential
part of teenagers’ life?
A. It may cause physical harm.
B. It may promote anxiety and lower self-esteem.
C. It may cause them to become addicted.
D. It may interfere with their academic performance.
31: Today, teenagers ___________________________________.
A. are more likely to communicate through text messaging than in person
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B. are more likely to communicate in person than through social media
C. have less access to technology than previous generations
D. are less likely to communicate with their peers at all
32: According to the passage, kids today get the idea of how much they are loved thanks to _____
A. the amount of money they are earning.
B. the number of friends they have.
C. the ‘likes’ they earn on every of their posts on their social accounts.
D. their academic performance.
33: The word “uninhibited” in paragraph 5 is most probably replaced with which of the
following?
A. reserved
B. uncontrolled
C. repressed
D. self-conscious
34: How have social networking sites affected the way that teenagers interact with each other?
A. Thanks to social networking sites, communication have become much easier among teenagers.
B. Teenagers have found it harder to communicate.
C. Social networking sites have no influence on teenagers’ communication.
D. Teenagers, especially girls, have found it easier for them to be cruel to each other.
35: According to the passage, what can be told about the digital image that teenagers project?
A. It may not be accurate.
B. It may be too perfect.
C. It may cause them to be bullied.
D. It may interfere with their academic performance.

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

According to the passage, all of the following arc true EXCEPT that ……….

A. the density of bicycles is still high

B. Viet Nam has one of the highest vehicle densities is the world

C. motorbikes are very popular among young people

D. bicycle was used as a means of transportation during the war

 Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions from 11 to 14

Advertisements are very important in the modem world. Often the T-shirt or jeans show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form of advertising. A special picture or symbol, called logo, is sometimes used.

You see logos on many different products. The idea of a logo is that whenever you see it, you think of that product or company.

Many people like to buy a product because it is made by a certain company. Some people only buy a product that is made by a famous company. People wear clothes and carry bags that have a famous label to show that they are fashionable and have good taste.

It is very common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are only a few seconds long but very attractive. Sometimes, the advertiser uses a slogan because it is easy to say and easy to remember.

  The idea of advertisements is to try to make you buy the product. They sometimes show rich and famous people using that product. The message is, if you want to feel rich and famous, then buy this product.       

15. A logo is a............... .    

    A. company's name          B. special company C. type of product               D. company symbol

16. A popular form of advertising is to............... .

          A. wear jeans              B. use logo                      C. watch TV            D. use different products

17. A good slogan is............... .

 A. easy to remember             B. useful to produce         C. simple to make                      D. easy to buy

18. The main purpose of an advertisement is to............... .

      A. sell you something you do not want          B. make you feel rich and famous

      C.   make you buy the product                         D. pay the TV station

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions from  

19.What a pity ! I can’t do this exercise.

         A. I wish I can do this exercise                                      B. I wish I could do this exercise

         C. I wish I can’t do this exercise                                    D. I wish I couldn’t do this exercise

 20."Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
        => The mother asked her daughter _____________.

    A. where had she been                               B. where she had been

    C. where has she been                                  D. where she has been

21.They spent a lot of money on food and clothes.

A. A lot of money on food were spent   A lot of money was spent on food and clothes

C. A lot of money were spent on food and clothes   Money was spent a lot on food and clothes

22.  He suggested that ……… .

A. we should go to the movies                             B. we go to the movies

C. we went to the movies                                     D. we went seeing the movies

Choose the sentence that is correctly built from the words given in each of the following questions

23.would / holiday / you / like / to the / summer / with / spend / us ?

A. Would you like to spend holiday summer with us?

B. Would you like to spend with us summer holiday ?

C. Would you like to spend summer holiday with us?

D. Would you like spend to summer holiday with us ?

24. now / studies / he / to / every / night / used / he / dance / but.

A. He used to dance every night, but now he studies.

B. Now he used to dance every night, but he studies.

C. He used to studies every night, but now he dance.

D. He studies, but now he used to dance every night.

II. Vocabulary and Grammar. (Choose the best answer)

5.I wish Susan...............harder for her examination.

A. will work                            B. worked                   C. has worked            D. works

6.. The ‘ao dai’ is the...............dress of Vietnamese women.

A. beautiful                             B. traditional               C. casual                     D. baggy

7. There are.............different ways to learn English well.

            A. much                      B. many                       C. more                       D. any

8. He thinks that ………….on the Internet is a waste of time

            A. chat                        B. chatter                    C. chatting                  D. to chat

9. His lecture was so.............that nobody wanted to hear.

            A. boring                     B. bore                        C. boringly                  D. bored

10. If you want to improve your English, we......................help you.

            A. should                    B. can be                     C. can’t                       D. can

11. Have you ........................gone skiing ?

            A. ever                        B. for                           C. just                          D. already

12. Ben writes very quickly . He’s ...........................finished his essay.

            A. already                   B. been                        C. for                           D. yet

13. Our friends ......................meet us  at the airport tonight.

            A. are                          B. are going to            C. will be to                D. go to

14. I was born in Scotland but I ..................in England.

            A. grew up                  B. raised                      C. brought up              D. rose

15. I wish I …………get goods grades in my exam .

            A. would                     B. will                         C. can                          D. would have

16. Exams are never enjoyable,........................?

            A. are there                 B. aren’t there             C. are they                   D. aren’t they

17. This student is very…………………..There are many mistakes in his test.

            A. care                        B. careless                    C. careful                    D. cared

18. He told me he …………………..leave the city the following day.

            A. will have to            B. has to                      C. have to                    D. would have to

19. Don’t worry about Tom and me. We can look after.......

            A. myself                    B. himself                    C. ourselves                 D. themselves

20. She hopes she can talk to people……………………the world.

            A. through                   B. on                          C. from all over            D. over all      

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.

We need calories or (56)       to do the things every day. For example, when we walk or (57)        a bike to school, we  (58)_____ a certain amount of energy and even when we sleep, we also use them. But how many calories should we need a day to stay in shape? It’s difficult (59) us to calculate. If people want to keep (60)           , they should remember that everyone should have between 1600 and 2500 calories a day.

56. A. energy               B. health                      C. advice                      D. helps

57. do                          B. ride              C. drive            D. play

58. spend                    B. reduce                   C. reuse                        D. borrow

59. in                           B. at                             C. on                            D. for

60. bored                      B. fit                            C. weak                        D. tired

Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.

 It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

It is implied in the last paragraph that when you learn later in life, you ______.

A. are not able to concentrate as well as when you were younger

B. find that you can recall a lot of things you learnt when younger

C. should expect to take longer to learn than when you were younger

D. can sometimes understand more than when you were younger

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

            Did you know that on average we forget about 80% of the medical information a doctor might give us? This fascinating information came to light as a result of a study carried out by Utrecht University. What is even more interesting is that almost half of what we think we remember is wrong.

            Why do you think this is? Well, it's not as complicated as you may think. You see, going to the doctor fills most people with anxiety and when we are really nervous and stressed we are more likely to focus on the diagnosis rather than the treatment. Therefore, we know what is wrong with as but have no idea what to do about it.

            Here are some good tips to keep in mind when seeing a doctor. Always write down any important information. What would be even better is, if your doctor agreed, to record your consultation. This way, you can replay the advice at home, where you are more likely to absorb it. If you believe the situation is serious or you're really worried, seek the help of a family member. Just ask them to accompany you to listen in. This way you can be absolutely sure about what the doctor has told you and avoid falling into the same trap that most people do.

(Source: Traveller 6)

28. According to the passage, the information doctors give us _________.

       A. is about 50% wrong                                    B. is only 80% correct

       C. is mostly forgotten                                      D. is usually not enough

29. The word "complicated" in the passage is opposite in meaning to _________ .

       A. good                                                              B. quick

       C. short                                                              D. simple

30. The author says that when people consult a doctor, _________.

       A. they always believe that their situation is serious

       B. they are interested in knowing what they should do

       C. they only want to know what is wrong with them

       D. they usually have a family member with them

31.       The word "absorb" in the passage is closest in meaning to _________.

       A. digest                                                            B. inhale

       C. swallow                                                        D. take in

32.       The author suggests recording the consultant in order to _________.

       A. play it to your family members to get their opinions

       B. refer to it later to better understand your condition

       C. replay it to write down any important information

       D. use it as evidence against your doctor if necessary.

Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.

 It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

What is the writer’s main purpose in the passage?

A. To encourage adult learning

B. To show how fast adult learning is

C. To explain reasons for learning

D. To describe adult learning methods

Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.

 It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

All of the following are true about adult learning EXCEPT ______.

A. young people usually feel less patient than adults

B. experience in doing other things can help one’s learning

C. adult learners have fewer advantages than young learners

D. adults think more independently and flexibly than young people