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TRƯỜNG PHỔ THÔNG NĂNG KHIẾU Năm học 2021-2022
HỘI ĐỒNG TUYỂN SINH
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Chuyên) Số phách:
(do Tổ làm phách ghi)
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 30/5/2021
Đề thi có 9 trang

Họ tên và chữ ký Giám khảo Họ tên và chữ ký Giám khảo Điểm kết luận của bài thi
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Ghi bằng số Ghi bằng chữ

Part 1. Reading
Passage 1
As part of a class at school you have to read this article from a local newspaper. Read it and answer the
questions which follow. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
The Development of the Courier Service
In ancient times, runners, pigeons and riders on horseback were used to deliver messages. Before
there were mechanized courier services, foot messengers physically ran miles to their destinations. To this
day, there are marathons directly related to actual historical messenger routes. In cities today, there are often
bicycle couriers or motorcycle couriers, but for products requiring delivery over greater distance networks,
this may often include trucks, railways and aircraft. §1.
The same-day courier market expanded with the help of taxi companies, but soon expanded into
dedicated motorcycle dispatch riders with the taxi companies setting up separate arms to their companies to
cover the courier work. During the late 1970s small provincial and regional companies were popping up
throughout the country. Today, there are many large companies offering next-day courier services, including
worldwide couriers such as APC Overnight, FedEx, DHL, UPS and TNT. There are many "specialist"
couriers usually for the transportation of items such as freight/palettes, sensitive documents and liquids. §2.
There are thousands upon thousands of independent couriers and localized companies, offering next-
day and same-day services. Since the turn of the millennium, there has been a noticeable increase in owner-
drivers, self-employed couriers, operating mainly from home with a sole vehicle. Advantages of this rather
than working for an established same-day courier firm are that they are able to offer far better rates to their
customers. Self-employed couriers come from varied employment backgrounds from non-skilled through to
highly qualified tradespeople. Motorbike couriers still exist, but mainly in and around cities, where there is
often congestion, as they are much cheaper to run in heavy traffic. §3.
Large couriers often require an account to be held (and this can include daily scheduled collections). Senders
are therefore primarily in the commercial/industrial sector (and not the general public); some couriers such
as DHL do, however, allow public sending (at higher cost than regular senders).
The courier industry has long held an important place in United States commerce and been involved
in important moments in the nation's history, such as westward migration and the gold rush. Wells Fargo
was founded in 1852 and rapidly became the preeminent package delivery company. The company
specialized in shipping gold, packages and newspapers throughout the West, making a Wells Fargo office in
every camp and settlement a necessity for commerce and connections to home. Shortly afterward, the Pony
Express was established to move packages more quickly than the traditional method, which was the
stagecoach routes. It also illustrated the demand for timely deliveries across the nation, a concept that
continued to evolve with the railroads, automobiles and interstate highways and which has emerged into
today's courier industry. §4.
 The courier industry in the United States is a $59 billion industry, with 86% of the business
shared by only four companies, including DHL, FedEx and UPS. The remaining 14% shared among almost
11,900 other small businesses ranging in size from 1 employee to over 600. These businesses comprise of
mostly same-day deliveries and are strong offline businesses and strong online businesses like Naparex and
USA Couriers.

1. How did the courier market expand?

A. by using bicycles B. with the help of cab companies
C. by using motorcycles D. with the use of trucks
2. What is the meaning of the word freight in paragraph 2?
A. valuables B. edibles C. wastes D. cargo
3. Who were the forerunners of our modern day courier services?
A. marathon racers B. foot messengers C. pigeons D. riders
4. What does the passage say about self-employed couriers?
A. One person does everything. B. They are highly qualified employees.
C. They are mostly skilled laborers. D. They are not as dependable.
5. At which of the numbered points in the passage would the following sentence best fit?
“And of course they are much faster than using cars.
A. §1 B. §2 C. §3 D. §4
6. What is true about the sole vehicle company?
A. Its service is slower. B. Its service is faster.
C. It is more expensive. D. It gives better prices.
7. According to the passage, DHL
A. only services the commercial sector. B. is not used by the general public.
C. services the industrial customers. D. has higher prices for non-commercial customers.
8. Which provided the first delivery services in the U.S.?
A. DHL B. the Pony Express C. Wells Fargo D. the stagecoaches
9. What is true about present day courier service?
A. They employ 600 people. B. It has become a giant industry.
C. There are only 4 companies left. D. Its forerunner was the Pony Express.
10. The author feels that
A. the courier industry is an important part of American commerce.
B. courier companies have helped build the highway system.
C. courier companies should do more online business.
D. there aren't enough “specialist" courier companies.
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Passage 2
Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C, or D in the corresponding numbered box provided
to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 10.
The UK Government has said it (1)________ to allow self-driving cars on public roads for the first
time later this year. Drivers of cars (2)________ with an automated lane-keeping system (ALKS) will be
allowed to take their hands (3)________ the steering wheel in certain situations.
ALKS uses cameras and sensors to monitor the speed of nearby vehicles and (4)________ a safe
distance. Under new plans, drivers will be able to use the system on motorways when (5)________ is
moving at less than 37 miles per hour. However, the driver must still be ready to take control when
requested or (6)________ the car will automatically slow down.
The Department for Transport says that self-driving cars could make the roads safer and reduce
accidents caused by human (7)________. According to Mike Hawes of the Society of Motor Manufacturers
and Traders, up to 47,000 accidents could be (8)________ over the next decade thanks to self-driving
systems. (9)________ Thatcham Research, which conducts car-safety tests, has (10)________ - people that
ALKS still requires a lot of human involvement.
1. A. targets B. aims C. designs D. goals
2. A. furnished B. supplied C. geared D. fitted
3. A. away B. on C. off D. out
4. A. keep B. control C. lay D. hold
5. A. car B. vehicle C. means D. traffic
6. A. other B. else C. so D. not
7. A. defect B. fault C. error D. flaw
8. A. caused B. occurred C. prevented D. restrained
9. A. Furthermore B. However C. Therefore D. Besides
10. A. warned B. alarmed C. alerted D. threatened
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Passage 3
Read the text and fill the gaps with the correct sentence (A-H). Write the letter of the missing sentence in
the corresponding numbered box provided. There are two extra sentences you will not need.
Early Football
Documented evidence of what is possibly the oldest activity resembling football can be found in a
Chinese military manual written during the Warring States Period in about the 476 BC-221 BC.
① During the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD), cuju games were standardized and rules were
established. Variations of this game later spread to Japan and Korea, known as kemari and chuk-guk
respectively. By the Chinese Tang Dynasty (618-907), the feather-stuffed ball was replaced by an air- filled
ball and cuju games had become professionalized, with many players making a living playing cuju. Also,
two different types of goal posts emerged.②
The Ancient Greeks and Romans are known to have played many ball games, some of which
involved the use of the feet. The Roman writer Cicero describes the case of a man who was killed whilst
having a shave when a ball was kicked into a barber's shop. The Roman game harpastum is believed to have
been adapted from a team game known as pheninda that is mentioned by Greek playwright, Antiphanes
(388-311BC) and later referred to by Clement of Alexandria. ③
There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, and/or prehistoric ball games, played by
indigenous peoples in many different parts of the world. ④ There are later accounts of an Inuit
game played on ice, called aqsaqtuk. ⑤ In 1610, William Strachey of the Jamestown settlement, Virginia
recorded a game played by Native Americans, called pahsaheman. In Victoria, Australia, indigenous people
played a game called Marn Grook ("ball game"). An 1878 book by Robert Brough-Smyth, The Aborigines
of Victoria, quotes a man called Richard Thomas as saying, in about 1841, that he had witnessed Aboriginal
people playing the game: "Mr Thomas describes how the foremost player will drop kick a ball made from
the skin of a possum and how other players leap into the air in order to catch it." ⑥
A One was made by setting up posts with a net between them and the other consisted of just one goal
post in the middle of the field.
B They often look much different in different places.
C This game appears to have resembled rugby.
D It is widely believed that Marn Grook had an influence on the development of Australian football.
E Each match began with two teams facing each other in parallel lines, before attempting to kick the
ball through each other team's line and then at a goal.
F Although this is true only in certain societies.
G For example, in 1586, men from a ship commanded by an English explorer named John Davis went
ashore to play a form of football with Inuit (Eskimo) people in Greenland.
H It describes a practice known as cuju (literally "kick ball"), which originally involved kicking a
leather ball through a hole in a piece of silk cloth strung between two 30-foot (9.1 m) poles.
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Passage 4
You are going to read an article about New York's mayoral race. Seven parts have been removed from the
extract. Choose from the paragraphs A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra paragraph
which you do not need to use. Write the letter of the missing paragraph in the corresponding numbered
box provided.
UNCERTAINTY AND THE CITY
Next month's primary is the first in a generation to be run while the city seems to be shrinking.
Times Square is the only neighbourhood in He compared gun violence to a virus. "If
New York City where regulations require a we do not inoculate against it now, it will spread
minimum amount of display lighting. Before the and spread and it will mean the death of countless
pandemic, tourists flocked there to gawk at the New Yorkers and the city we have built."
dazzling lights or to take selfies with someone Fearmongering, perhaps, but also a sign of how
dressed as Elmo or Spiderman, or maybe with the fearful many constituents are. When Mr Adams
guitar-strumming Naked Cowboy (who in fact recently strolled down Brooklyn's Metropolitan
wears Y-fronts). Avenue, which he once patrolled, many passersby
1 shared their concerns about violence with him.
On promises to make New York's lights "I'm afraid to walk to work,” said one Fed-Ex
shine brighter than ever, about a dozen Democrats worker.
are running for mayor, known as the second- 5
toughest job in America. They are elbowing one
Another New York specific problem is the
another for attention from the city's diminished
subway, beset before the pandemic by delays
media. New Yorkers are still struggling to keep
caused by an ageing signal system and now seeing
track of their names, much less the fine points of
a decline of two-thirds in daily riders, which was
policy that (sort of) distinguish them. The
5.6m before COVID-19 struck. New York's
candidate leading in the polls is the one with the
governor actually has more control over the
most name recognition, Andrew Yang, who
subway, which only makes the next mayor's task
competed for the 2020 Democratic nomination for
harder: the city will not rebound if the subway
president, and who is positioning himself as the
doesn't. Not only the virus but fear of crime is
field's tech- savvy moderate.
keeping New Yorkers from going down into the
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tunnels. The current mayor, Bill de Blasio, has felt
Typically mayoral candidates find it necessary to create a travel-buddy scheme for
themselves arguing about how to manage New city employees.
York's growth. This is the first election for a
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generation in which they are confronting the
hazards of shrinkage. Reliable numbers are hard Each candidate has a plan for the city's
to come by, but even before the epidemic the recovery. Ray McGuire, a former Citigroup
population was declining very slightly. executive, says through measures like salary
subsidies to small businesses he will bring back
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500,000 jobs. He ticks a lot of boxes. He had a
With so many commuters vanishing, modest upbringing by a single mother, but at Citi
thousands of small businesses have closed their he advised on transactions even bigger than the
doors, taking one out of every eight jobs with city's $99bn budget.
them. On once-busy commercial streets,
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storefronts are empty and dark. Though Broadway
is set to reopen in September, the hospitality Mr Yang has some intriguing ideas, and
industry has taken a beating during the pandemic: New York's mayors are supposed to do things that
more than seven in ten of those working in the other cities copy. But he stands apart mainly
sector lost work last year. Across the city, because the city likes a star: Ed Koch, Rudy
employment is not expected to recover its pre- Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg were all well-
pandemic levels before 2024. known before they became mayors. Mr Yang has
said he would hire Kathryn Garcia, an
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experienced problem- solver in city government, place. Like a true New Yorker, Ms Garcia,
to help him run the who is also a candidate, shot back that Mr
Yang could work for her.
A He was quick to condemn the shooting, saying "everything is contingent upon whether our streets and our
subways are safe”. The Democratic primary is on June 22nd, and it is likely to be decisive. There are two
Republican candidates running, but Democrats outnumber Republicans in the city seven to one.
B Crime is still much lower than it was at its height three decades ago, but New Yorkers list it among their
top three priorities for the next mayor, along with stopping the spread of COVID-19 and kick-starting the
economy. Eric Adams, Brooklyn's borough president and a former policeman, is second in most polls and
has made combating crime a focus.
C For the first time in a mayoral primary, city voters will be able to rank up to five candidates in order
of preference. When the Board of Elections begins tabulating the results, if no candidate receives more
than 50 percent of first-choice votes, all votes for the lowest-performing candidate will be eliminated, and
those voters' second-choice picks will be counted instead. The cycle continues until one winner remains.
D But for decades until the mid-1990s, New Yorkers and visitors alike avoided this “Crossroads of the
World" because of its reputation for crime and drugs. On May 8th, when a gunfight erupted in Times
Square and a toddler and two visitors were wounded, New Yorkers feared, not the first time, that their city
was sliding back into its old ways.
E Several progressive candidates, including Dianne Morales, a former non-profit executive, are calling
for new programmes and higher taxes on the wealthy. But the city cannot raise taxes without the state
government's approval, and New York City already faces the highest income-tax rate in the country.
F Last year it shrank by perhaps 300,000 people (an estimate from CBS, a broadcaster, based on postal
changes of address). Perhaps more worrying, the Partnership for New York City, an industry group,
surveyed the city's big employers and found that only 10% of Manhattan's office workers had returned to
their desks by March. Employers expect only 46% of their people back at their desks by September, and
they expect 56% will work remotely at least part of the time after that.
G New Yorkers have more reason than usual to master fine distinctions among all the candidates
because this is the first big-city election to be decided by ranked-choice voting. Voters will be able to
express their preference, in order, for up to five candidates. But whom to rank where?
H Crime is again confronting many American cities. But the next mayor will also face problems that
are peculiar to New York. One is how to raise taxes enough to finance more spending without prompting
more Wall Street firms to leave town. Several, including Blackstone, a private equity giant, have already
opened offices in Florida, where taxes are far lower.

Part 2. Grammar and Vocabulary

Write the letter A, B, C, or D in the corresponding numbered box provided to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions.
1. “Do you think Greg was at the gym on Sunday?” “He _______. It's closed on weekends."
A. shouldn't have been B. could be
C. can't have been D. didn't need to be
2. The mayor announced his plan _______a new library
A. that will construct B. for the construction of
C. to be constructed D. constructed
3. The state of the economy is poor. _______, the unemployment rate is rising.
A. Since B. Seeing that C. Thanks to D. Consequently
4. Do you know what time it is? You _______to be here an hour ago!
A. supposed B. were supposing C. had supposed D. were supposed
5. I've been buying all my clothes from second-hand stores _______.
A. today B. now C. lately D. all day
6. The fantastic view was _______me to buy this apartment.
A. that it convinced B. what convinced
C. how I was convinced D. which convinced
7. Dean has two sisters, both _______ work abroad.
A. of whose B. of whom C. of them D. of who
8. Magie didn't seem _______concerned when Jack told her about the snake in her bedroom.
A. at least B. in least C. leastways D. the least bit
9. I've made my decision. _______you say will change my mind!
A. Whatever B. Nothing C. No matter D. Anything
10. Bob _______ as a baggage handler at the airport until he can find something more suitable.
A. works B. is working C. worked D. has worked
11. Although not everyone is a fan of Justin Bieber, most people agree he is worthy of his _______ success.
A. influential B. aspiring C. phenomenal D. resourceful
12. My brother _______a total transformation during adolescence.
A. underwent B. undermined C. underlined D. underpinned
13. There is _______parking for both staff and customers.
A. single B. hard-pressed C. mere D. ample
14. A therapist is trying to help the couple _______with the strain of the situation.
A. appreciate B. fester C. condone D. cope
15. William _______to becoming a powerful politician and has already started to make his way in the world
of politics.
A. persists B. determines C. aspires D. perseveres
16. Will you _______ all these books and papers to my office, please?
A. fetch B. bring C. take D. set
17. "Is Leah OK?"
“Yes, we spent hours _______about her problem and she seems to feel better now."
A. talking B. speaking C. discussing D. listening
18. You will find the stockbrokers' offices in the city's central _______district.
A. business B. industrial C. rural D. provincial
19. I stayed up all night because I was completely_______ the book I was reading.
A. absorbed in B. acquainted with C. appealed to D. spontaneous about
20. You'll have to reverse out of this road - it's a _______ and we can't go any further.
A. next-door B. run-down C. built-up D. dead-end
21. Her _______success at the polls is the best indicator of her popularity.
A. unprecedented B. unabridged C. unrequited D. unrelenting
22. The little boy was _______by the storekeeper, who charged him twice the normal price for a soda.
A. set down B. ripped off C. torn up D. shaken out
23. Jackie lives on the fourth floor of a _______ in London's West End.
A. bungalow B. block of flats C. detached house D. terraced house
24. I'm sure your cat will soon get used to her new_______
A. surrounded B. surrounding C. surround D. surroundings
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Part 3. Word formation

Use the words on the right of the text, listed 1-10, to form ONE word that fits in the same numbered space in
the text. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. Spelling mistakes will be
penalised.
 THE 1,000-YEAR BENDER
Even if you are teetotal, you cannot deny that humans, as a species, like to drink. We
consume wine, beer, cider, spirits... in fact, the (0) fermented product of almost 0. FERMENT
anything we can turn into alcohol. Our (1)___for this toxic substance, the cause of so 1. FOND
much trouble, is something of a mystery. Maybe it is enough to say that we drink
because it makes us feel good. But to understand our love of alcohol we need a
bigger, more (2)_, explanation. 2. EVOLVE
The story of alcohol is one of an intimate relationship between humans and yeasts, an
affair that began millions of years ago and is still playing out today.
We like to cast ourselves as the star of this drama, but in fact yeasts are the (3) ____ 3. SING
lead character. Ours is a symbiotic connection - a mutually beneficial (4)______. It 4. PARTNER
is also one in which the balance of power is constantly shifting. If anything, the
yeasts seem to have had the (5)_______ hand, at least since our ancestors began 5. UP
brewing their own grog. We cultivate yeasts, ensuring they survive and thrive, and in
return we get, at best, a good night out and a (6)______ the next morning. Once 6. HANG
upon a time, however, yeast and alcohol may have offered us more (7)_____ 7. SIGNIFY
rewards.
Today the costs of our love of alcohol often (8)_______ any benefits. But, being a 8. WEIGH
story of evolution, it doesn't end there. Already some humans have acquired (9)
_______ changes that encourage them to drink less. If this trend continues, it is 9. GENE
possible that one day this long and (10)____ relationship will reach a kind of tenuous 10. TEMPEST
truce.
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10

Part 4. Open Cloze

Complete the texts. Use only ONE word for each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes provided.
Passage 1
COVID AND COMMUNITY
Graphic detail looked at the economic impact of COVID-19 (1) _____ suicide rates (April 24th). The
reported decrease in suicide, perhaps surprising (2) _____ many people's financial hardship, could be
explained by the work of Emile Durkheim. In “Suicide”, the late 19th-century French sociologist studied
people who (3) _____ their own life and how they interacted (4) _____ society. He described four types of
suicide, one of which is egoistic suicide, when an individual does not feel a (5) _____ of belonging It is
well known that in (6) _____ of war suicide rates drop. This is generally ascribed (7) _____ a "we're all in
it together” sentiment in a unified fight (8) a common foe. It is plausible that the (9) _____ on COVID has
united societies in this way and suicide rates have fallen as a (10) _____ .
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10

Passage 2
When was the last time you had a good night's sleep? By that I mean: you said goodbye to the
waking world an hour or two (11) _______ than usual, left your phone in another room and didn't set an
(12) ________ for the next morning. Sounds good, doesn't it? But in reality, it's something few of us
ever indulge (13) _______
You might even feel like our sleeping hours are (14) ________ threat. Celebs and self-proclaimed
lifestyle gurus often boast about how (15) ______ they sleep - productivity comes (16) _______ . And how
many of us are guilty of bringing our smartphones into bed, where a few TikToks or tweets quickly turn into
hours of lost sleep? And let's not get into how the pandemic has wreaked (17) ________ with our sleeping
patterns.
Unfortunately, while we all struggle to get a decent rest, scientists are discovering just (18)________
important sleep is. Of course, we all know the consequences of (19) _________ an all-nighter, but it seems
that even just an hour of lost sleep can have a profound effect (20) ________ . our overall health and
wellbeing.
Your answers:
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20

Part 5: Key Word Transformation

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do
not change the word given. You must use between THREE and EIGHT words, including the word given.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.

1. Simon would found a new company whenever he ran into difficulties. TO

Whenever Simon ran into difficulties, _______________________________________________ up
a new company
2. Larry sought to dissuade them from selling the ranch. TALK
Larry tried______________________ the ranch.
3. “I'll take you anywhere, no matter where it is,” Jim promised her. WHEREVER
Jim promised to______________________ wanted to go.
4. He is sure to figure out what happened eventually. MATTER
It's only__________________________ out what happened.
5. I was forced to confess to cheating in the exam. MADE
They______________________ up to cheating in the exam.
6. Mark didn't want to be discovered, so he carried out his plan in the middle of the night. FOR
Mark carried out his plan in the middle of the night_______________________ out.
7. Most people won't tolerate being lied to. UP
Very_________________________ being lied to.
8. He advised me so half-heartedly that I was left wondering what to do. ADVICE
He gave me such___________________________ a loss as to what I should do.
9. It's a pity they can't abolish military service. ONLY
If_________________________ with military service.
10. “Your new hairstyle looks great, Sylvia!" I said. COMPLIMENTED
I___________________________________ new hairstyle.
Part 6: Error Identification and Correction
Identify the five mistakes in the following passage and correct them.
Line
1 Alongside the growth in modern institutional distance learning have come Web-based or
2 facilitated personal educational services, including e-tutoring, e-mentoring, and research
3 assistance. In addition, they are many educational assistance companies that help parents choose
4 and contact local tutors for their children while the companies handle the contracts. The use of
5 distance learning programs and tutoring services have increased particularly among parents
6 whose homeschool their children. Many universities have some online tutoring services for
7 remedial help with reading, writing, and basic mathematics, and some even have online mentor
8 programs to help doctoral candidates through the dissertation process. Finally, many Web-based
9 personal-assistant companies offered a range of services to adults seeking continuing education
10 or professional development.
Your answers:
Line Mistake Correction

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 ĐÁP ÁN CHÍNH THỨC + PHÂN TÍCH THAM
KHẢO
ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HCM KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10
TRƯỜNG PHỔ THÔNG NĂNG KHIẾU Năm học 2021-2022
HỘI ĐỒNG TUYỂN SINH
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Chuyên) Số phách:
(do Tổ làm phách ghi)
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 30/5/2021
Đề thi có 9 trang

Họ tên và chữ ký Giám khảo Họ tên và chữ ký Giám khảo Điểm kết luận của bài thi
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Ghi bằng số Ghi bằng chữ

Part 1. Reading
Passage 1
As part of a class at school you have to read this article from a local newspaper. Read it and answer the
questions which follow. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
The Development of the Courier Service
In ancient times, runners, pigeons and riders on horseback were used to deliver messages. Before
there were mechanized courier services, foot messengers physically ran miles to their destinations. To this
day, there are marathons directly related to actual historical messenger routes. In cities today, there are often
bicycle couriers or motorcycle couriers, but for products requiring delivery over greater distance networks,
this may often include trucks, railways and aircraft. §1.
The same-day courier market expanded with the help of taxi companies, but soon expanded into
dedicated motorcycle dispatch riders with the taxi companies setting up separate arms to their companies to
cover the courier work. During the late 1970s small provincial and regional companies were popping up
throughout the country. Today, there are many large companies offering next-day courier services, including
worldwide couriers such as APC Overnight, FedEx, DHL, UPS and TNT. There are many "specialist"
couriers usually for the transportation of items such as freight/palettes, sensitive documents and liquids. §2.
There are thousands upon thousands of independent couriers and localized companies, offering next-
day and same-day services. Since the turn of the millennium, there has been a noticeable increase in owner-
drivers, self-employed couriers, operating mainly from home with a sole vehicle. Advantages of this rather
than working for an established same-day courier firm are that they are able to offer far better rates to their
customers. Self-employed couriers come from varied employment backgrounds from non-skilled through to
highly qualified tradespeople. Motorbike couriers still exist, but mainly in and around cities, where there is
often congestion, as they are much cheaper to run in heavy traffic. §3.
Large couriers often require an account to be held (and this can include daily scheduled collections). Senders
are therefore primarily in the commercial/industrial sector (and not the general public); some couriers such
as DHL do, however, allow public sending (at higher cost than regular senders).

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 The courier industry has long held an important place in United States commerce and been involved
in important moments in the nation's history, such as westward migration and the gold rush. Wells Fargo
was founded in 1852 and rapidly became the preeminent package delivery company. The company
specialized in shipping gold, packages and newspapers throughout the West, making a Wells Fargo office in
every camp and settlement a necessity for commerce and connections to home. Shortly afterward, the Pony
Express was established to move packages more quickly than the traditional method, which was the
stagecoach routes. It also illustrated the demand for timely deliveries across the nation, a concept that
continued to evolve with the railroads, automobiles and interstate highways and which has emerged into
today's courier industry. §4.
The courier industry in the United States is a $59 billion industry, with 86% of the business shared
by only four companies, including DHL, FedEx and UPS. The remaining 14% shared among almost 11,900
other small businesses ranging in size from 1 employee to over 600. These businesses comprise of mostly
same-day deliveries and are strong offline businesses and strong online businesses like Naparex and USA
Couriers.

1. How did the courier market expand?

A. by using bicycles B. with the help of cab companies
C. by using motorcycles D. with the use of trucks
=> The same-day courier market expanded with the help of taxi companies
2. What is the meaning of the word freight in paragraph 2?
A. valuables B. edibles C. wastes D. Cargo
=> freight: Hàng hoá chở trên tàu, máy bay hoặc xe lửa; hàng hoá chuyên chở, Tiền chuyên chở; cước phí
3. Who were the forerunners of our modern day courier services?
A. marathon racers B. foot messengers C. pigeons D. Riders
=> Before there were mechanized courier services, foot messengers physically ran miles to their
destinations.
4. What does the passage say about self-employed couriers?
A. One person does everything. B. They are highly qualified employees.
C. They are mostly skilled laborers. D. They are not as dependable.
=> Since the turn of the millennium, there has been a noticeable increase in owner-drivers, self-employed
couriers, operating mainly from home with a sole vehicle… The remaining 14% shared among almost
11,900 other small businesses ranging in size from 1 employee to over 600.
5. At which of the numbered points in the passage would the following sentence best fit?
“And of course they are much faster than using cars.”
A. §1 B. §2 C. §3 D. §4
=> Motorbike couriers still exist, but mainly in and around cities, where there is often congestion, as they
are much cheaper to run in heavy traffic.
6. What is true about the sole vehicle company?
A. Its service is slower. B. Its service is faster.
C. It is more expensive. D. It gives better prices.
=> Since the turn of the millennium, there has been a noticeable increase in owner-drivers, self-employed
couriers, operating mainly from home with a sole vehicle. Advantages of this rather than working for an
established same-day courier firm are that they are able to offer far better rates to their customers.
7. According to the passage, DHL
A. only services the commercial sector. B. is not used by the general public.
C. services the industrial customers. D. has higher prices for non-commercial customers.
=> some couriers such as DHL do, however, allow public sending (at higher cost than regular senders).
8. Which provided the first delivery services in the U.S.?
A. DHL B. the Pony Express C. Wells Fargo D. the stagecoaches
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=> Shortly afterward, the Pony Express was established to move packages more quickly than the
traditional method, which was the stagecoach routes.
9. What is true about present day courier service?
A. They employ 600 people. B. It has become a giant industry.
C. There are only 4 companies left. D. Its forerunner was the Pony Express.
=> The courier industry in the United States is a $59 billion industry
10. The author feels that
A. the courier industry is an important part of American commerce.
B. courier companies have helped build the highway system.
C. courier companies should do more online business.
D. there aren't enough “specialist" courier companies.
=> The courier industry has long held an important place in United States commerce.

Passage 2
Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C, or D in the corresponding numbered box provided
to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 10.
The UK Government has said it (1)________ to allow self-driving cars on public roads for the first
time later this year. Drivers of cars (2)________ with an automated lane-keeping system (ALKS) will be
allowed to take their hands (3)________ the steering wheel in certain situations.
ALKS uses cameras and sensors to monitor the speed of nearby vehicles and (4)________ a safe
distance. Under new plans, drivers will be able to use the system on motorways when (5)________ is
moving at less than 37 miles per hour. However, the driver must still be ready to take control when
requested or (6)________ the car will automatically slow down.
The Department for Transport says that self-driving cars could make the roads safer and reduce
accidents caused by human (7)________. According to Mike Hawes of the Society of Motor Manufacturers
and Traders, up to 47,000 accidents could be (8)________ over the next decade thanks to self-driving
systems. (9)________ Thatcham Research, which conducts car-safety tests, has (10)________ people that
ALKS still requires a lot of human involvement.

1. A. targets B. aims C. designs D. goals

● target sth at sb (V): chỉ đạo một hành động, quảng cáo hoặc một sản phẩm cho một người hoặc một
nhóm cụ thể, hướng sự công kích hoặc chỉ trích chống lại ai đó hoặc điều gì đó
● aim to (V): có ý định làm gì
● be designed to do sth (V): được thiết kế để làm gì (thường là bị động)
● goal (N)
2. A. furnished B. supplied C. geared D. fitted
● furnish sb with sth: cung cấp cho ai đó cái gì
● supply sb with sth: để cung cấp thứ gì đó được mong muốn hoặc cần thiết, thường với số lượng lớn
và trong một khoảng thời gian dài
● gear sth to sth: chuẩn bị một thứ gì đó sẵn sàng hoặc phù hợp cho một mục đích cụ thể
● be fitted with: được cung cấp một cái gì đó vào đúng vị trí, phù hợp (thường ở dạng bị động)
3. A. away B. on C. off D. out
● take one’s hands off sth: bỏ tay ai ra khỏi cái gì đó
4. A. keep B. control C. lay D. hold
● keep a distance: giữ khoảng cách
5. A. car B. vehicle C. means D. traffic
● traffic: số lượng phương tiện di chuyển dọc theo đường
6. A. other B. else C. so D. not

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 ● or else: nếu không thì, nếu không
7. A. defect B. fault C. error D. flaw
● error: sai sót => human error: các lỗi sai do con người gây ra
8. A. caused B. occurred C. prevented D. restrained
● prevent: ngăn điều gì đó xảy ra hoặc ai đó làm điều gì đó
● restrain: kiểm soát các hành động hoặc hành vi của ai đó bằng vũ lực, đặc biệt là để ngăn người đó
làm điều gì đó
9. A. Furthermore B. However C. Therefore D. Besides
● Furthermore: Thêm vào đó
● However: Tuy nhiên
● Therefore: Vì vậy
● Besides: Thêm vào đó
10. A. warned B. alarmed C. alerted D. threatened
● warn sb that + mệnh đề: cảnh báo về mối nguy hiểm hoặc vấn đề có thể xảy ra, đặc biệt là một vấn
đề trong tương lai
● alarm sbd: làm cho hoảng sợ; làm cho lo lắng
● alert to sth: cảnh giác
● threaten sb: đe dọa ai

Passage 3
Read the text and fill the gaps with the correct sentence (A-H). Write the letter of the missing sentence in
the corresponding numbered box provided. There are two extra sentences you will not need.
Early Football
Documented evidence of what is possibly the oldest activity resembling football can be found in a
Chinese military manual written during the Warring States Period in about the 476 BC-221 BC.
① During the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD), cuju games were standardized and rules were
established. Variations of this game later spread to Japan and Korea, known as kemari and chuk-guk
respectively. By the Chinese Tang Dynasty (618-907), the feather-stuffed ball was replaced by an air- filled
ball and cuju games had become professionalized, with many players making a living playing cuju. Also,
two different types of goal posts emerged.②
The Ancient Greeks and Romans are known to have played many ball games, some of which
involved the use of the feet. The Roman writer Cicero describes the case of a man who was killed whilst
having a shave when a ball was kicked into a barber's shop. The Roman game harpastum is believed to have
been adapted from a team game known as pheninda that is mentioned by Greek playwright, Antiphanes
(388-311BC) and later referred to by Clement of Alexandria. ③
There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, and/or prehistoric ball games, played by
indigenous peoples in many different parts of the world. ④ There are later accounts of an Inuit
game played on ice, called aqsaqtuk. ⑤ In 1610, William Strachey of the Jamestown settlement, Virginia
recorded a game played by Native Americans, called pahsaheman. In Victoria, Australia, indigenous people
played a game called Marn Grook ("ball game"). An 1878 book by Robert Brough-Smyth, The Aborigines
of Victoria, quotes a man called Richard Thomas as saying, in about 1841, that he had witnessed Aboriginal
people playing the game: "Mr Thomas describes how the foremost player will drop kick a ball made from
the skin of a possum and how other players leap into the air in order to catch it." ⑥

A One was made by setting up posts with a net between them and the other consisted of just one goal
post in the middle of the field. 2

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=> Câu trước đó là Also, two different types of goal posts emerged => Chọn A vì mô tả đúng 2 loại: one …
and the other ...
B They often look much different in different places.
C This game appears to have resembled rugby. 3
=> Câu trước: The Roman game harpastum is believed to have been adapted from a team game known as
pheninda that is mentioned by Greek playwright. => Chọn C vì rugby cũng là 1 trò chơi đồng đội
B. biến đổi theo các khu vực khác nhau => không có thông tin về biến đổi. Câu trước chỉ có 1 trò chơi được
cùng 2 chỗ đề cập đến
F. chỉ đúng ở 1 vài xã hội => không có thông tin gì về xã hội
D It is widely believed that Marn Grook had an influence on the development of Australian football.
6
=> Câu trước: In Victoria, Australia, indigenous people played a game called Marn Grook ("ball game").An
1878 book by Robert Brough-Smyth, The Aborigines of Victoria, quotes a man called Richard Thomas as
saying, in about 1841, that he had witnessed Aboriginal people playing the game: "Mr Thomas describes
how the foremost player will drop kick a ball made from the skin of a possum and how other players
leap into the air in order to catch it."
E Each match began with two teams facing each other in parallel lines, before attempting to kick the
ball through each other team's line and then at a goal. 5
=> Câu trước: Có nhiều tài liệu sau này về một trò chơi Inuit chơi trên băng, được gọi là aqsaqtuk => Chọn
E vì đưa ra thông tin về môn thể thao. Các đáp án khác có thông tin không liên quan, không có thông tin bổ
sung ở phía sau.
B. biến đổi theo các khu vực khác nhau => đây là môn thể thao của mình Inuit
C. giống rugby => rugby không chơi trên băng
D. phát triển nền bóng đá Australia => khác khu vực
F. chỉ đúng ở 1 vài xã hội => không có thông tin gì về xã hội, mà môn này chỉ của mình Inuit
F Although this is true only in certain societies.
G For example, in 1586, men from a ship commanded by an English explorer named John Davis went
ashore to play a form of football with Inuit (Eskimo) people in Greenland. 4
=> Câu trước: Có một số dẫn chứng về các trò chơi bóng truyền thống, cổ đại và/hoặc tiền sử, được chơi bởi
người dân bản địa ở nhiều nơi khác nhau trên thế giới. => Chọn G vì có chi tiết “an English explorer named
John Davis went ashore to play a form of football with Inuit (Eskimo) people in Greenland”
H It describes a practice known as cuju (literally "kick ball"), which originally involved kicking a
leather ball through a hole in a piece of silk cloth strung between two 30-foot (9.1 m) poles. 1
=> Đoạn 2 giới thiệu về cuju. Đây cũng là đoạn duy nhất có tới 3 từ cuju xuất hiện ở đoạn 2 này => Chọn H
để mở màn và giới thiệu về cuju

Passage 4
You are going to read an article about New York's mayoral race. Seven parts have been removed from the
extract. Choose from the paragraphs A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra paragraph
which you do not need to use. Write the letter of the missing paragraph in the corresponding numbered
box provided.

UNCERTAINTY AND THE CITY

Next month's primary is the first in a generation to be run while the city seems to be shrinking.

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 Times Square is the only neighbourhood in and spread and it will mean the death of countless
New York City where regulations require a New Yorkers and the city we have built."
minimum amount of display lighting. Before the Fearmongering, perhaps, but also a sign of how
pandemic, tourists flocked there to gawk at the fearful many constituents are. When Mr Adams
dazzling lights or to take selfies with someone recently strolled down Brooklyn's Metropolitan
dressed as Elmo or Spiderman, or maybe with the Avenue, which he once patrolled, many passersby
guitar-strumming Naked Cowboy (who in fact shared their concerns about violence with him.
wears Y-fronts). "I'm afraid to walk to work,” said one Fed-Ex
worker.
1 D
5 H
On promises to make New York's lights
shine brighter than ever, about a dozen Democrats Another New York specific problem is the
are running for mayor, known as the second- subway, beset before the pandemic by delays
toughest job in America. They are elbowing one caused by an ageing signal system and now seeing
another for attention from the city's diminished a decline of two-thirds in daily riders, which was
media. New Yorkers are still struggling to keep 5.6m before COVID-19 struck. New York's
track of their names, much less the fine points of governor actually has more control over the
policy that (sort of) distinguish them. The subway, which only makes the next mayor's task
candidate leading in the polls is the one with the harder: the city will not rebound if the subway
most name recognition, Andrew Yang, who doesn't. Not only the virus but fear of crime is
competed for the 2020 Democratic nomination for keeping New Yorkers from going down into the
president, and who is positioning himself as the tunnels. The current mayor, Bill de Blasio, has felt
field's tech- savvy moderate. it necessary to create a travel-buddy scheme for
city employees.
2 A
6 G
Typically mayoral candidates find
themselves arguing about how to manage New Each candidate has a plan for the city's
York's growth. This is the first election for a recovery. Ray McGuire, a former Citigroup
generation in which they are confronting the executive, says through measures like salary
hazards of shrinkage. Reliable numbers are hard subsidies to small businesses he will bring back
to come by, but even before the epidemic the 500,000 jobs. He ticks a lot of boxes. He had a
population was declining very slightly. modest upbringing by a single mother, but at Citi
he advised on transactions even bigger than the
3 F
city's $99bn budget.
With so many commuters vanishing,
7 E
thousands of small businesses have closed their
doors, taking one out of every eight jobs with Mr Yang has some intriguing ideas, and
them. On once-busy commercial streets, New York's mayors are supposed to do things that
storefronts are empty and dark. Though Broadway other cities copy. But he stands apart mainly
is set to reopen in September, the hospitality because the city likes a star: Ed Koch, Rudy
industry has taken a beating during the pandemic: Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg were all well-
more than seven in ten of those working in the known before they became mayors. Mr Yang has
sector lost work last year. Across the city, said he would hire Kathryn Garcia, an
employment is not expected to recover its pre- experienced problem- solver in city government,
pandemic levels before 2024. to help him run the
place. Like a true New Yorker, Ms Garcia, who is
4 B
also a candidate, shot back that Mr Yang could
He compared gun violence to a virus. "If work for her.
we do not inoculate against it now, it will spread

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A He was quick to condemn the shooting, saying "everything is contingent upon whether our streets and our
subways are safe”. The Democratic primary is on June 22nd, and it is likely to be decisive. There are two
Republican candidates running, but Democrats outnumber Republicans in the city seven to one. 2
=> Đoạn trước: Các ứng viên thị trưởng đang cố gắng truyền thông. Ứng viên dẫn đều là Andrew Yang,
từng là ứng viên Tổng thống Đảng Dân chủ 2020, tự định vị mình là 1 người ôn hòa
Đoạn sau: Các ứng viên sẽ có mâu thuẫn trong cách quản lý tăng trưởng NY. Đây là cuộc bầu cử đầu tiên
mà thành phố phải đối mặt với vấn đề co rút về dân số vốn đã giảm rất nhẹ trước đại dịch
=> Chọn A: “He” ý chỉ Andrew Yang, đã nhanh chóng lên tiếng về vụ xả súng. Tình hình cạnh tranh giữa 2
Đảng

B Crime is still much lower than it was at its height three decades ago, but New Yorkers list it among their
top three priorities for the next mayor, along with stopping the spread of COVID-19 and kick-starting the
economy. Eric Adams, Brooklyn's borough president and a former policeman, is second in most polls and
has made combating crime a focus. 4
=> Đoạn trước: Với việc nhiều người đi làm biến mất, nhiều doanh nghiệp đóng cửa, lại càng giảm số lượng
việc làm
Đoạn sau: “Ông” đã so sánh bạo lực súng với một loại vi rút. Khi ông Adams đi tuần, nhiều người nói về
mối lo ngại bạo lực với ông
=> Chọn B: Bạo lực, ngăn Covid-19 và khởi động nền kinh tế là 3 ưu tiên của người dân NY với thị trưởng
mới. Eric Adams đang đứng thứ 2 đặt trọng tâm vào chống tội phạm => trùng với “he” và “Mr. Adams” ở
đoạn sau.

C For the first time in a mayoral primary, city voters will be able to rank up to five candidates in order
of preference. When the Board of Elections begins tabulating the results, if no candidate receives more
than 50 percent of first-choice votes, all votes for the lowest-performing candidate will be eliminated, and
those voters' second-choice picks will be counted instead. The cycle continues until one winner remains.
D But for decades until the mid-1990s, New Yorkers and visitors alike avoided this “Crossroads of the
World" because of its reputation for crime and drugs. On May 8th, when a gunfight erupted in Times
Square and a toddler and two visitors were wounded, New Yorkers feared, not the first time, that their city
was sliding back into its old ways. 1
=> Đoạn trước: New York chói lọi,
Đoạn sau: Với những lời hứa hẹn sẽ làm cho ánh đèn của New York trở nên rực rỡ hơn bao giờ hết, khoảng
một chục thành viên Đảng Dân chủ đang tranh cử chức thị trưởng
=> Chọn D: Tuy nhiên, nếu quay trở lại xưa kia, New York từng bị lảng tránh bởi mọi người bởi tội phạm
và ma túy. Và vào ngày 8/5 vừa qua khi có 1 vụ nổ súng chết người, người dân New York sợ thành phố của
họ lại đang quay trở lại thời kì đen tối xưa

E Several progressive candidates, including Dianne Morales, a former non-profit executive, are calling
for new programmes and higher taxes on the wealthy. But the city cannot raise taxes without the state
government's approval, and New York City already faces the highest income-tax rate in the country. 7
=> Đoạn trước: Mỗi ứng cử viên có một kế hoạch cho sự phục hồi của thành phố. Nêu ra kế hoạch của Ray
McGuire.
Đoạn sau: Ông Yang (Andrew Yang) có 1 số ý tưởng hấp dẫn, và đơn giản là nổi tiếng, tuyên bố sẽ thuê
Garcia giúp ông điều hành thành phố. Ms. Garcia (cũng là 1 ứng viên) phản pháo lại ông Yang mới là người
nên làm việc cho bà.
=> Chọn E. Một số ứng cử viên tiến bộ như Dianne Morales kêu gọi các chương trình mới và đánh thuế cao
hơn đối với những người giàu có. => Phù hợp với mạch giới thiệu các ứng viên

F Last year it shrank by perhaps 300,000 people (an estimate from CBS, a broadcaster, based on postal
changes of address). Perhaps more worrying, the Partnership for New York City, an industry group,

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 surveyed the city's big employers and found that only 10% of Manhattan's office workers had returned to
their desks by March. Employers expect only 46% of their people back at their desks by September, and
they expect 56% will work remotely at least part of the time after that. 3
=> Đoạn trước: Các ứng viên sẽ có mâu thuẫn trong cách quản lý tăng trưởng NY. Đây là cuộc bầu cử đầu
tiên mà thành phố phải đối mặt với vấn đề co rút về dân số vốn đã giảm rất nhẹ trước đại dịch
=> Chọn F: có số liệu về giảm sút (300,000 người vào năm ngoái). 1 khảo sát cho thấy nhiều con số thấp.

G New Yorkers have more reason than usual to master fine distinctions among all the candidates
because this is the first big-city election to be decided by ranked-choice voting. Voters will be able to
express their preference, in order, for up to five candidates. But whom to rank where? 6
=> Đoạn trước: Nêu các vấn đề của New York
Đoạn sau: Mỗi ứng cử viên có một kế hoạch cho sự phục hồi của thành phố. Nêu ra kế hoạch của Ray
McGuire.
=> Chọn G. Người dân NY nên chú ý hơn về sự khác biệt của các ứng viên. Cử tri có thể bày tỏ ưu tiên cho
tối đa 5 ứng viên. Nhưng xếp hạng ai ở đâu? => Nhấn mạnh đến sự khác biệt, điều được nêu ra ở các đoạn
sau.

H Crime is again confronting many American cities. But the next mayor will also face problems that
are peculiar to New York. One is how to raise taxes enough to finance more spending without prompting
more Wall Street firms to leave town. Several, including Blackstone, a private equity giant, have already
opened offices in Florida, where taxes are far lower. 5
=> Đoạn trước: Ứng viên Adams (ứng viên đặt trọng tâm vào bạo lực) đã so sánh bạo lực súng với một loại
vi rút. Khi ông Adams đi tuần, nhiều người nói về mối lo ngại bạo lực với ông
Đoạn sau: Một vấn đề khác của NY là tàu điện ngầm
=> Chọn H. Tội phạm lại đang xuất hiện ở nhiều thành phố Mỹ. Nhưng thị trưởng tiếp theo cũng phải đối
mặt với những vấn đề đặc biệt của New York. Một là tăng thuế mà không làm công ty rời đi. => phù
hợp với đoạn trước đã nêu vấn đề là tội phạm, đoạn sau nói về “một vấn đề khác” là tàu điện ngầm

Part 2. Grammar and Vocabulary

Write the letter A, B, C, or D in the corresponding numbered box provided to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions.
1. “Do you think Greg was at the gym on Sunday?” “He _______. It's closed on weekends."
A. shouldn't have been B. could be
C. can't have been D. didn't need to be
 can't have + PII: diễn tả một điều chắc chắn không thể xảy ra trong quá khứ
2. The mayor announced his plan _______a new library
A. that will construct B. for the construction of
C. to be constructed D. constructed
 Loại đáp án A, C, D do “kế hoạch” không thể xây dựng/bị xây dựng được được “thư viện”.
for the construction of: để xây dựng một thư viện mới
3. The state of the economy is poor. _______, the unemployment rate is rising.
A. Since B. Seeing that C. Thanks to D. Consequently
 Since + mệnh đề,
 Seeing that + mệnh đề,
 Thanks to + N
 Consequently, mệnh đề: Do đó

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4. Do you know what time it is? You _______to be here an hour ago!
A. supposed B. were supposing C. had supposed D. were supposed
 be supposed to do sth: có nhiệm vụ, bổn phận phải làm gì
5. I've been buying all my clothes from second-hand stores _______.
A. today B. now C. lately D. all day
 lately: gần đây -> trạng từ chỉ thời gian thường đi cùng thì hiện tại hoàn thành “have been”
6. The fantastic view was _______me to buy this apartment.
A. that it convinced B. what convinced
C. how I was convinced D. which convinced
 what (N): cái mà, điều mà
7. Dean has two sisters, both _______ work abroad.
A. of whose B. of whom C. of them D. of who
 both of whom = both of his sisters work abroad, bổ ngữ cho “of”
8. Magie didn't seem _______concerned when Jack told her about the snake in her bedroom.
A. at least B. in least C. leastways D. the least bit
 be in the least/not the least bit: tuyệt đối không, hoàn toàn không
9. I've made my decision. _______you say will change my mind!
A. Whatever B. Nothing C. No matter D. Anything
 Whatever: bất cứ cái gì, Anything: bất kì cái gì
No matter + wh-+ S + V: dù cho ...
10. Bob _______ as a baggage handler at the airport until he can find something more suitable.
A. works B. is working C. worked D. has worked
 Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn diễn tả những hành động mang tính tạm thời “until he can find
something more suitable”
11. Although not everyone is a fan of Justin Bieber, most people agree he is worthy of his _______ success.
A. influential B. aspiring C. phenomenal D. resourceful
 phenomenal success: thành công phi thường
12. My brother _______a total transformation during adolescence.
A. underwent B. undermined C. underlined D. underpinned
 undergo: chịu đựng, trải qua (khó khăn, đau đớn)
 undermine: làm hao mòn
 underline: tăng cường (một thái độ, một tình huống..); nhấn mạnh
 underpin: củng cố, làm vững chắc thêm, làm cơ sở cho (một lý lẽ, một yêu sách..)
13. There is _______parking for both staff and customers.
A. single B. hard-pressed C. mere D. ample
 ample: rộng rãi (thường đi với parking)
14. A therapist is trying to help the couple _______with the strain of the situation.
A. appreciate B. fester C. condone D. cope
 appreciate + tính từ sở hữu + Ving: đánh giá cao
 fester (Nội động từ): day dứt (sự phiền muộn); trở nên cay độc
 condone sth: bỏ qua
 cope with sth: đối phó, đương đầu

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15. William _______to becoming a powerful politician and has already started to make his way in the world
of politics.
A. persists B. determines C. aspires D. perseveres
 persist in doing something: khăng khăng làm điều gì
 determine to do sth: quyết tâm làm gì
 aspire to something: khao khát cái gì / aspire to do sth: khao khát làm gì
 persevere in/ with: kiên nhẫn, kiên trì
16. Will you _______ all these books and papers to my office, please?
A. fetch B. bring C. take D. set
 fetch: tìm về
 bring: mang lại
 take: mang theo, chỉ cho ai đó cách đến một nơi nào đó bằng cách đi cùng đến đó với họ
 set: để
Như vậy, trong trường hợp này, 2 người đang ở cùng 1 chỗ với nhau, người này đề nghị người kia
xách hộ mình để cùng đi vào văn phòng của người này -> chọn take
17. "Is Leah OK?"
“Yes, we spent hours _______about her problem and she seems to feel better now."
A. talking B. speaking C. discussing D. listening
 spend sth doing sth
 talk about sth: nói chuyện, thảo luận về cái gì
 speak: nói, phát biểu, thường được dùng trong giao tiếp nghiêm túc hơn hoặc trong tình huống trang
trọng hơn
 discuss sth: thảo luận về cái gì
18. You will find the stockbrokers' offices in the city's central _______district.
A. business B. industrial C. rural D. provincial
 stockbroker: người môi giới chứng khoán
 business district (hay thường gặp hơn là central business district - CBD) - Khu phố thương mại
trung tâm
 industrial district: khu công nghiệp
 rural district: huyện, district-level town: thị xã, urban districts: quận
 provincial: thuộc về tỉnh -> không đi với district, chỉ có provincial city: thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh
19. I stayed up all night because I was completely_______ the book I was reading.
A. absorbed in B. acquainted with C. appealed to D. spontaneous about
 be absorbed in: bị cuốn vào, mải mê, chăm chú
 be acquainted with sth/sbd: quen thuộc với cái gì/ai
 appeal to sb for sth: yêu cầu khẩn khoản
 spontaneous: tự phát
20. You'll have to reverse out of this road - it's a _______ and we can't go any further.
A. next-door B. run-down C. built-up D. dead-end
 next-door: sát vách
 run-down: sự ngừng hoạt động dần dần (một ngành (công nghiệp), một công ty..)
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  dead-end: đường cùng, đường cụt
21. Her _______success at the polls is the best indicator of her popularity.
A. unprecedented B. unabridged C. unrequited D. unrelenting
 unprecedented: chưa từng thấy, chưa từng có tiền lệ
 unabridged: nguyên vẹn, đầy đủ
 unrequited: không được đáp lại, không được trả công
 unrelenting: không nguôi, không bớt, không giảm
22. The little boy was _______by the storekeeper, who charged him twice the normal price for a soda.
A. set down B. ripped off C. torn up D. shaken out
 set down: đặt xuống, để xuống
 rip sb off: lừa ai đó bằng cách bắt họ trả quá nhiều tiền cho một thứ gì đó
 tear sth up: xé rách
 shake out: lắc ra, rũ tung ra, trải ra
23. Jackie lives on the fourth floor of a _______ in London's West End.
A. bungalow B. block of flats C. detached house D. terraced house
 bungalow: nhà gỗ 1 tầng
 block of flats: tòa nhà được chia thành các căn hộ
 detached house: nhà biệt lập (thường chỉ có 2 tầng)
 terraced house: nhà liền kề (thường chỉ có 2-3 tầng)
24. I'm sure your cat will soon get used to her new_______
A. surrounded B. surrounding C. surround D. surroundings
 surroundings (N số nhiều): môi trường xung quanh
 surrounding (adj)
 surrounded (V-ed)
 surround (V)

Part 3. Word formation

Use the words on the right of the text, listed 1-10, to form ONE word that fits in the same numbered space in
the text. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. Spelling mistakes will be
penalised.

THE 1,000-YEAR BENDER

Even if you are teetotal, you cannot deny that humans, as a species, like to drink. We
consume wine, beer, cider, spirits... in fact, the (0) fermented product of almost 0. FERMENT
anything we can turn into alcohol. Our (1)_fondness__for this toxic substance, the 1. FOND
cause of so much trouble, is something of a mystery. Maybe it is enough to say that
we drink because it makes us feel good. But to understand our love of alcohol we
need a bigger, more (2)_evolutionary, explanation. 2. EVOLVE
The story of alcohol is one of an intimate relationship between humans and yeasts, an
affair that began millions of years ago and is still playing out today.
We like to cast ourselves as the star of this drama, but in fact yeasts are the (3)
_unsung ___ lead character. Ours is a symbiotic connection - a mutually beneficial 3. SING
(4)__partnership____. It is also one in which the balance of power is constantly 4. PARTNER
shifting. If anything, the yeasts seem to have had the (5)___upper____ hand, at least 5. UP

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 since our ancestors began brewing their own grog. We cultivate yeasts, ensuring they
survive and thrive, and in return we get, at best, a good night out and a
(6)__hangover____ the next morning. Once upon a time, however, yeast and alcohol 6. HANG
may have offered us more (7)__significant___ rewards. 7. SIGNIFY
Today the costs of our love of alcohol often (8)___outweigh____ any benefits. But, 8. WEIGH
being a story of evolution, it doesn't end there. Already some humans have acquired
(9) __genetic_____ changes that encourage them to drink less. If this trend continues, 9. GENE
it is possible that one day this long and (10)__tempestuous__ relationship will reach 10. TEMPEST
a kind of tenuous truce.

1. fond of sb/doing sth (a): thích làm gì => fondness for sbd/sth: sự yêu mến
2. evolve (V): tiến triển, tiến hóa => evolutionary (a): mang tính tiến hóa, cách mạng: more + adj
3. sing (V): hát => unsung (a): không được ca ngợi: the + adj + N
4. partner (N): cộng sự => partnership (N): sự cộng tác: a + adj + N
5. up (adv): trên -> have the upper hand: có ưu thế
6. hang (V): treo => hangover (N): dư vị khó chịu do dùng thức uống có nồng độ cồn cao: a + N
7. signify (V): có tầm quan trọng => significant (a): đáng chú ý: more + a + N
8. weigh (V): nặng => outweigh (V): quan trọng hơn, có sức nặng hơn
9. gene (N) gen => genetic (a): thuộc về gen: a + N
10. tempest (N): giông tố => tempestuous (a): giông tố, dữ dội, khó khăn: a + N

Part 4. Open Cloze

Complete the texts. Use only ONE word for each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes provided.
Passage 1
COVID AND COMMUNITY
Graphic detail looked at the economic impact of COVID-19 (1) __on___ suicide rates (April 24th).
The reported decrease in suicide, perhaps surprising (2) __given/considering___ many people's financial
hardship, could be explained by the work of Emile Durkheim. In “Suicide”, the late 19th-century French
sociologist studied people who (3) __look___ their own life and how they interacted (4) __with___ society.
He described four types of suicide, one of which is egoistic suicide, when an individual does not feel a (5)
__sense___ of belonging. It is well known that in (6) __time/times___ of war suicide rates drop. This is
generally ascribed (7) _to____ a "we're all in it together” sentiment in a unified fight (8)__ against __ a
common foe. It is plausible that the (9) ___war __ on COVID has united societies in this way and suicide
rates have fallen as a (10) __consequence/result___ .

1. look at sth on sth: nhìn vào, xem xét cái gì đối với cái gì
2. given/considering (prep, liên từ): xét về, tính đến
3. look their own life: nhìn vào cuộc sống của chính họ
4. interact with: tương tác với
5. the sense of doing sth: cảm giác được ý nghĩa muốn làm gì
6. in time/times: ở một thời kỳ trong lịch sử
7. ascribe sth to sth: đổ tại, đổ cho
8. a fight against: cuộc chiến chống lại

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9. (make/wage) war on sth/sbd: chiến đấu với ai, chống cái gì
10. as a consequence/result: như 1 hệ quả

Passage 2
When was the last time you had a good night's sleep? By that I mean: you said goodbye to the
waking world an hour or two (11) __earlier_____ than usual, left your phone in another room and didn't set
an (12) ___alarm_____ for the next morning. Sounds good, doesn't it? But in reality, it's something few of
us ever indulge (13) ___in____
You might even feel like our sleeping hours are (14) __under______ threat. Celebs and self-
proclaimed lifestyle gurus often boast about how (15) __little____ they sleep - productivity comes (16)
_first______ . And how many of us are guilty of bringing our smartphones into bed, where a few TikToks or
tweets quickly turn into hours of lost sleep? And let's not get into how the pandemic has wreaked (17)
___havoc_____ with our sleeping patterns.
Unfortunately, while we all struggle to get a decent rest, scientists are discovering just
(18)__how______ important sleep is. Of course, we all know the consequences of (19) __pulling_______
an all-nighter, but it seems that even just an hour of lost sleep can have a profound effect (20) ___on_____ .
our overall health and wellbeing.

11. earlier than usual: sớm hơn thường lệ

12. set an alarm: đặt báo thức
13. indulge in sth: tự cho phép mình hưởng thụ sự vui thích của cái gì; xả láng
14. be under threat: đang bị đe dọa
15. how little they sleep: họ ngủ ít như thế nào (how + adj + S + V => Wh- + S + V)
16. come first: quan trọng nhất
17. wreak/play (= cause) havoc with: tàn phá, gây ra sự ảnh hưởng
18. how important sleep is: giấc ngủ quan trọng như thế nào (how + adj + S + V=> Wh- + S + V)
19. pulling an all nighter (thành ngữ): học chăm như kéo cày suốt đêm, thức trắng đêm để học bài
20. effect on sbd/sth: tác động lên cái gì

Part 5: Key Word Transformation

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do
not change the word given. You must use between THREE and EIGHT words, including the word given.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.

1. Simon would found a new company whenever he ran into difficulties. TO

Whenever Simon ran into difficulties, _____he used to set________ up a new company
 used to: đã từng (thói quen trong quá khứ) => Trong quá khứ, anh ấy có thói quen lập công ty mới
cữ mỗi khi gặp khó khăn
2. Larry sought to dissuade them from selling the ranch. TALK
Larry tried____to talk them out of selling____ the ranch.
 talk someone out of a plan: ngăn ai đừng theo một kế hoạch
3. “I'll take you anywhere, no matter where it is,” Jim promised her. WHEREVER
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 Jim promised to______take her wherever she______ wanted to go.
 wherever: bất cứ đâu
4. He is sure to figure out what happened eventually. MATTER
It's only_____a matter of time before he figures____________ out what happened.
 eventually: cuối cùng => Anh ấy chắc chắn cuối cùng sẽ tìm ra điều gì đã xảy ra
It’s only a matter of time before + S + V: Chỉ là vấn đề thời gian trước khi ai đó làm gì
5. I was forced to confess to cheating in the exam. MADE
They______made me own_________ up to cheating in the exam.
 make sb do sth: bắt ai đó làm gì
own up to something: thú tội, thú nhận = confess
6. Mark didn't want to be discovered, so he carried out his plan in the middle of the night. FOR
Mark carried out his plan in the middle of the night_____for fear of being found________ out.
 for fear of doing sth: trong trường hợp; để đề phòng cái gì xảy ra; e rằng; sợ rằng
 bị động: being + PII
7. Most people won't tolerate being lied to. UP
Very____few people will put up with_______ being lied to.
 put up with: chịu đựng, chịu đựng được = tolerate
8. He advised me so half-heartedly that I was left wondering what to do. ADVICE
He gave me such______half-hearted advice that I was at________ a loss as to what I should do.
 S + V + so + adv + that + S + V: quá … đến nỗi
 S + V + such + (a/an) + adj + noun + that + S + V: thật là … đến nỗi
9. It's a pity they can't abolish military service. ONLY
If____only they could do away___ with military service.
 It’s a pity that: Điều đáng tiếc là
 If only = S + wish: Giá như
 do away with sth: loại bỏ hoặc phá hủy thứ gì đó = abolish
10. “Your new hairstyle looks great, Sylvia!" I said. COMPLIMENTED
I______complimented Sylvia on her_______ new hairstyle.
 compliment sb on sth: khen ai vì cái gì

Part 6: Error Identification and Correction

Identify the five mistakes in the following passage and correct them.
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 1 Alongside the growth in modern institutional distance learning have come Web-based or
2 facilitated personal educational services, including e-tutoring, e-mentoring, and research
3 assistance. In addition, they are many educational assistance companies that help parents choose
4 and contact local tutors for their children while the companies handle the contracts. The use of
5 distance learning programs and tutoring services have increased particularly among parents
6 whose homeschool their children. Many universities have some online tutoring services for
7 remedial help with reading, writing, and basic mathematics, and some even have online mentor
8 programs to help doctoral candidates through the dissertation process. Finally, many Web-based
9 personal-assistant companies offered a range of services to adults seeking continuing education
10 or professional development.
Line 1: they -> there
 there are: có
Line 5: have -> has
 Chủ ngữ là “The use of distance learning programs and tutoring services” => động từ chia số ít
Line 6: whose -> who
 Mệnh đề quan hệ:
whose + N + S + V: chỉ quan hệ sở hữu
who + V: chỉ người
Line 7: mentor -> mentoring
 mentoring program: chương trình cố vấn, còn mentor program là chương trình người cố vấn =>
vô lý
Line 9: offered -> offer
 Cả bài đều đang được viết ở thì hiện tại, câu cũng không có dấu hiệu gì cho thì quá khứ =>
chia động từ ở thì hiện tại
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