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Read the following advertisement and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your

answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered
blanks from 1 to 6. ⇱
FEELING STRESSED?
Have you ever felt tired and even stressed? Diao Chan therapy and
retreat helps you with ___(1)___. What you need is just 30
minutes ___(2)___ a day. You get ___(3)___ if you need 15 minutes of foot
massage. Our service is ___(4)___ is convenient for businessmen. Free hot
drinks are also ___(5)___. From now on you must remember this address: 123
Lu Bu Street, downtown area. You can ___(6)___ a call at 09838506xx in
advance.
Question 1.
A. relaxing
B. relaxation
C. relaxed
D. relax
Question 2.
A. body massage total
B. massage total body
C. total massage body
D. total body massage
Question 3.
A. feeling free
B. duty-free
C. freedom
D. free of charge
Question 4.
A. available 24/7, which
B. available 24/7 which
C. available 24/7 that
D. available 24/7
Question 5.
A. composing
B. composed
C. including
D. included
Question 6.
A. do
B. dial
C. make
D. change
Read the following leaflet and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from
7 to 12. ⇱
Our natural resources will be ___(7)___ unless we save the energy ___(8)___.
Follow these tips to avoid wasting energy:
● Use a timer on your air-conditioning system. Just set air conditioning to come
only ___(9)___.
● Close your curtains to stop heat escaping ___(10)___ the windows.
● Don’t leave the apps on your phones or laptops ___(11)___ unnecessarily.
● If you have a hot water tank, set the cylinder thermostat to 60ºC (140ºF).
● Don’t use your ___(12)___ every day. Hang out washing outside during nice
weather.
Question 7.
A. used for
B. used in
C. used all
D. used up
Question 8.
A. we are consumed
B. which is consuming
C. we are consuming
D. which are consumed
Question 9.
A. when required
B. when is requiring
C. when requiring
D. when is required
Question 10.
A. though
B. from
C. out
D. through
Question 11.
A. for standby
B. with standby
C. at standby
D. on standby
Question 12.
A. fixing machine
B. drying machine
C. washing machine
D. cutting machine
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best
arrangement of utterances or sentences to make a meaningful exchange or
text in each of the following questions from 13 to 17 ⇱
Question 13.
a. Tom: Good morning, Alice! Did you sleep well?
b. Alice: Yes, thank you. How about you?
c. Alice: Good morning, Tom!
A. a – b – c
B. b – c – a
C. c – b – a
D. c – a – b
Question 14.
a. Jack: Morning, Emily! It was good, thanks. I went hiking with some friends.
How about you?
b. Emily: Good morning, Jack! How was your weekend?
c. Emily: Sounds fun! I had a relaxing weekend at home. Hey, have you seen
the agenda?
d. Emily: Alright, thanks. Oh, and don’t forget, we have that client presentation
at 2 PM.
e. Jack: Not yet. Let me check my email.
A. a – b – c – d – e
B. c – a – b – d – e
C. c – b – a – e – d
D. b – a – c – e – d
Question 15.
DearGiang,
a. Distance may keep us apart, but my love for you only grows stronger.
b.I miss you more with each passing day.
c. I cherish the moments we shared, and I hold onto the hope of being together
soon.
d. Our love knows no bounds, transcending the miles that separate us.
e. Every day brings us closer to our reunion, and I eagerly wait for that day.
f. You are my guiding star, my source of strength, and my reason to smile.
With all my love,
Ho
A. f – e – d – c – b – a
B. b – a – d – c – f – e
C. a – b – c – d – e – f
D. e – f – c – d – a – b
Question 16.
a. Furthermore, highly educated women have opportunities to become leaders at
work.
b. Secondly, educated women can both take care of their children and fulfil their
job requirements.
c. In conclusion, there should be no sex discrimination in our society nowadays.
d. Their incomes are higher and higher. Why has the situation changed lately?
e. Firstly, girls who stay at school longer can build their good backgrounds.
f. The number of women who become highly educated labourers is increasing.
A. b – a – e – c – d – f
B. f – d – e – b – a – c
C. d – a – c – f – e – b
D. d – c – e – a – b – f
Question 17.
a. All in all, sharing child-rearing and housework helps make a full house.
b. That is why more and more fathers are loved by both their wives and their
children.
c. Additionally, housework helps men sympathise with their wives.
d. Firstly, they have a chance to bond with their children and improve their
relationships.
e. In my opinion, men sometimes should stay home, take care of their children
and do housework.
f. Secondly, children instructed by their fathers should become stronger and
stronger.
A. b – d – e – c – f – a
B. e – f – b – d – c – a
C. f – a – c – d – b – e
D. e – d – f – c – a – b
Read the following passage about gender equality and mark the letter A, B,
C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the
numbered blanks from 18 to 22 ⇱
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary
foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. It is estimated
that ___(18)___. Unfortunately, at the current time, 1 in 5 women and girls
between the ages of 15-49 have reported experiencing physical or sexual
violence by an intimate partner within a 12-month period and 49 countries
currently have no laws ___(19)___. This type of violence doesn’t just harm
individual women and girls, it also undermines ___(20)___ and hinders their
active involvement in society. Progress is occurring regarding harmful practices
such as child marriage and FGM (Female Genital Mutilation), ___(21)___, but
there is still much work to be done to complete eliminate such practices.
Providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent
work, and ___(22)___ will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and
humanity at large. Implementing new legal frameworks regarding female
equality in the workplace and the eradication of harmful practices targeted at
women is crucial to ending the gender-based discrimination prevalent in many
countries around the world.
Question 18.
A. Because women and girls represent half of the world’s population
B. Women and girls represent half of the world’s population
C. Which women and girls represent half of the world’s population
D. While women and girls represent half of the world’s population.
Question 19.
A. protecting women from domestic violence
B. that protecting women from domestic violence
C. having protected women from domestic violence
D. which protecting women from domestic violence
Question 20.
A. our overall quality of life
B. its overall quality of life
C. they overall quality of life
D. their overall quality of life
Question 21.
A. what has declined by 30% in the past decade
B. has declined by 30% in the past decade
C. which has declined by 30% in the past decade
D. that has declined by 30% in the past decade

Question 22.
A. to represent in political and economic decision-making processes
B. that represent in political and economic decision-making processes
C. who represent in political and economic decision-making processes
D. representation in political and economic decision-making processes
Read the following passage about human life expectancy and mark the
letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each
of the following questions from 23 to 30. ⇱
How long will a baby born today live? 100 years? 120 years? Scientists are
studying genes that could mean long life for us all.
There are already many, many people who have passed the landmark age of
100. In fact, there are now so many healthy, elderly people that there’s a name
for them: the wellderly. These are people over the age of eighty who have no
major illnesses, such as high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes.
There are many scientific studies of communities where healthy old age is
typical. These include places like Calabria in southern Italy and the island of
Okinawa in Japan. In Calabria, the small village of Molochio has about 2,000
inhabitants. And of these, there are at least eight people over a hundred years
old. When researchers ask people like this the secret of their long life, the
answer is almost always about food and is almost always the same: ‘I eat a lot
of fruit and vegetables.’ ‘I eat a little bit of everything.’ ‘I neither smoke nor
drink.’
In the past, scientists looked at things such as diet and lifestyle for an
explanation of long life, but these days they are also looking at
genetics. Researcher Eric Topol says that there must be genes that explain why
people are protected from the effects of aging process. The new research into
long life did scrutinize groups of people who have a genetic connection. One
interesting group lives in Ecuador. In one area of the country there are a number
of people with the same genetic condition. It’s called Laron syndrome. These
people don’t grow very tall – just over one metre. But Laron syndrome also give
them protection against cancer and diabetes. As a result, they live longer than
other people in their families. Meanwhile, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu,
there’s another group of long-lived men, Japanese-Americans. They have a
similar gene to the Laron syndrome group.
Back in Calabria, researchers constructed the family trees of the 100-year-old
people. They looked at family information from the 19th century to today. It is
concluded that there are genetic factors that give health benefits to the men.
This is a surprising result because generally in Europe, women live longer than
men. So what really makes people live longer? It seems likely that it is an
interaction of genes, the environment and probably a third factor – luck.
Question 23. Which of the following is NOT true about the Laron syndrome?
A. It is the result of a genetic condition.
B. This syndrome is a health problem for groups of people in Ecuador and
Hawaii.
C. People diagnosed with this syndrome are prone to diabetes.
D. Ecuadorians having Laron syndrome are approximately one metre tall.
Question 24. The word “elderly” in paragraph 2 is OPPOSITE in meaning to
______.
A. short-tempered
B. short-lived
C. short-sighted
D. short-list
Question 25. The word “they” in paragraph 4 refers to_______.
A. scientists
B. explanations
C. diet and lifestyle
D. things
Question 26. The word “scrutinize” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
_______.
A. peruse
B. inspect
C. weigh
D. discover
Question 27. Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence
in paragraph 4?
A. Researcher Eric Topol says that some genes can give us the reason for our
aging process.
B. Researcher Eric Topol says that some genes can slow down our aging
process.
C. Researcher Eric Topol says that some genes can cause effects on our aging
process.
D. Researcher Eric Topol says that some genes can make our aging process
shorter.
Question 28. Who is TRUE about the wellderly?
A. They are old people without health problems.
B. They are old people with health problems.
C. They are young people with health problems.
D. They are young people without health problems.
Question 29. In which paragraph does the writer mention that most people talk
about what to eat as the secret of their long life?
A. Paragraph 2
B. Paragraph 3
C. Paragraph 4
D. Paragraph 5
Question 30. In which paragraph does the writer mention that fortune may be
also a factor of their long life?
A. Paragraph 2
B. Paragraph 3
C. Paragraph 4
D. Paragraph 5
Read the following passage about education in Nepal and mark the letter A,
B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the
following questions from 31 to 40. ⇱
An education pioneer born into rural poverty in Nepal has opened 30 schools in
a bid to boost prospects for his country's children.
The World Bank ranks Nepal as the globe's 31st poorest country, with almost 10
million people living on daily incomes between £1.48 and £2.50. Many rural
villages remain unreached by government schooling and adult literacy stood at
just 60 per cent in 2011.
Surya Karki and his charity United World Schools Nepal (UWS)
are tackling high illiteracy and poverty rates by funding and improving
education.
The first school opened in 2015 – since then 92 per cent of children have
completed primary education, which finishes at age eight, and continued into
secondary education with UWS schools. In comparison to 39 per cent of
students continuing education who attended government schools.
Mr Karki was born into poverty in rural Nepal. Speaking to the Telegraph he
said: “School is the only solution to the poverty cycle that we live in. I was
raised by a single mother in a male-dominated society.
“The school that I went to was approximately two hours walk away. My house
was on top of a hill and my mother had to drag me across rivers. We used to
walk 10 miles a day. The schooling was really bad.”
Of the students who would go to school, he said: “They would end up in the
same place, as cheap migrant workers in Qatar, Saudi, or Dubai. There was no
value in education – no success stories.”
[A] Karki’s mother was a firm believer in education, and at age eight Karki
secured a scholarship to study in the capital, Kathmandu. [B] From there he
won scholarships and completed Masters degrees in China and the United
States. [C] Karki said. “Inequalities in a country can only be decreased if there
is access to knowledge.” [D]
The devastating earthquake in 2015 damaged 9,300
schools, displacing hundreds of thousands of families and pushing 700,000
people into poverty. As of January 2018, only 2,891 schools had been rebuilt.
Karki said: “We came at a crucial time, where we could redo or undo what had
been done badly. Education was really bad in terms of infrastructure, quality of
teachers, training. It was an opportunity for us to really make things better.”
UWS Nepal has so far built 30 schools and has seven more in construction. The
schools run between 10 am and 3:30 pm, and have an 86 per cent average
attendance rate, which Karki says is almost double the attendance rates for
government schools in the vicinity. Sexual health classes are taught to the
children in the later years.
Question 31. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Nepal successfully got rid of illiteracy thanks to the financial aid from World
Bank.
B. It was not easy to be born by a single mother in a male-dominated society.
C. The disastrous earthquake in 2015 deteriorated schooling system in Nepal.
D. A man born into poverty in Nepal inspired thousands of children to finish
school.
Question 32. The word “tackling” in the passage is closest in meaning to
_______.
A. addressing
B. suffering
C. planning
D. discussing
Question 33. The word “displacing” in the passage mostly means _______.
A. causing people to panic
B. making people homeless
C. making people lose directions
D. bringing people safety
Question 34. The word “undo” in the passage mostly means ______.
A. suffer the consequences of something
B. remove the bad effects of something
C. highlight the advantages of something
D. restore the old conditions of something
Question 35. Where does the following sentence best fit?
He returned to Nepal in 2015 and decided to stay and develop the education
system.
A. [A]
B. [B]
C. [C]
D. [D]
Question 36. Which of the following expresses the essential information in the
underlined sentence in paragraph 8?
A. Even if there were access to intellectual data, there would still remain
inequalities among the people.
B. The more inequalities in a country are decreased, the more knowledge there
is for people to access.
C. It is impossible to gain access to knowledge as there are such a lot of
difficulties in a country.
D. If people in a nation can gain access to knowledge, equalities among people
will be improved.
Question 37. Which of the following is true about Nepal?
A. It currently has the population of just under 10 million people.
B. It used to have higher literacy rates than 31 other countries in the world.
C. Governmental schooling could reach even the most remote rural villages.
D. In 2011, just more than 50% of its population were able to read and write.
Question 38. All of the following is true about Surya Karki EXCEPT ______.
A. He was one of a few Nepalese who could work closely with the World Bank.
B. He used to travel a long way in order to get to school.
C. He was not raised by his father, which was a disadvantage in a male-
dominated like that.
D. He was academically stronger most other students in his class.
Question 39. According to Karki, the education system in Nepal ______.
A. was effective in reducing illiteracy among adult learners
B. had been much better before many schools were destroyed in the storm
C. was undesirable in terms of teachers, facilities and teaching quality
D. was lacking in proper sex education classes
Question 40. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The obstacles faced by schools in Nepal were made more serious due to the
harsh weather and the disastrous earthquake in 2015.
B. Karki and his organisation have generally outperformed Nepal governmental
schools in inspiring children to continue their schooling.
C. School children in Nepal are bored with attending governmental schools and
opting for attending UWS schools for higher levels.
D. The schooling offered to Karki had been of higher quality to that offered to
current students in Nepal.