THE TEST ON UNIT 1: LIFE STORIES WE ADMIRE

Time allowed: 60 minutes

Read the following passage 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.
ISAAC NEWTON
Physically, Sir Isaac Newton was not a large man. (1) _______, he had a large intellect, as (2) ________ by his discoveries (3)
______ gravity, light, motion, mathematics, and more.
Legend has it that Isaac Newton (4) _______ with gravitational theory in 1665, or 1666, after watching an apple fall. He asked
why the apple fell straight down, rather than sideways or even upward. "He showed that the force that makes the apple fall and
that holds us on the ground is the same as the force that keeps the moon and planets (5) ____ their orbits," Martin Rees says. He is
a former president of Britain's Royal Society, the United Kingdom's national academy of science, which was once headed by
Newton himself.
"His theory of gravity wouldn't have got us (6) _______ positioning satellites," said Jeremy Gray, a mathematical historian at
the Open University in Milton Keynes, U.K. "But it was enough to develop space travel."

Question 1: A. Therefore B. Nevertheless C. Despite D. However

Question 2: A. show B. showing C. showed D. Shown
Question 3: A. In B. On C. At D. From
Question 4: A. Came up B. Fallen out C. Accompanied D. Get on
Question 5: A. Out of B. On C. In D. Beneath
Question 6: A. Globe B. Global C. Globally D. Globalization

Lê Hữu Trác (1724-1791), alias Hải Thượng Lãn Ông, hailed from the northern province of Hưng Yên. He (1) _____ only a great
herbal doctor, but also an excellent poet and writer, and a progressive thinker with a (2) ___________. After (3) ______ away, he
was honoured as the “Patron Saint of Medicine in Việt Nam”. He left a large number of works, (4) __________ his deep
knowledge, progressive thought, and morality, and set a bright (5) ______ in medical ethics and practice for generations. For these
reasons, he is considered one of the fathers of Việt Nam’s (6) ________ medicine.

Question 7: A. was B. is C. was not D. are

Question 8: A. profound B. profound spirit
humanitarian spirit humanitarian

C. spirit profound D. humanitarian spirit

humanitarian profound
Question 9: A. Passed B. Passing C. Passes D. Pass
Question 10: A. Which is reflecting B. Which reflects C. Which reflect D. Reflected
Question 11: A. example B. cause C. character D. behaviour
Question 12: A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalist

Question 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct arrangement of the sentences to make a
meaningful paragraph/letter in each of the following questions
a. Secondly, her achievements are remarkable; she became the youngest Indian woman to receive a Nobel award for her efforts.
b. Dear Laura, I hope you are well.
c. I wanted to share with you someone I truly admire - Malala Yousafzai.
d. Additionally, Malala has volunteered in various communities, providing educational opportunities for underprivileged
children.
e. Firstly, Malala is an inspiring young woman who has dedicated her life to advocating for girls' education.
A. b - e - c - a - d B. b - e - a - c - d
C. b - d - e - a - c D. b - c - e - a - d

a. Lucy: Hey, have I ever told you about the person I admire?
b. Tom: No, who is it?
c. Lucy: He is David Baker who awarded The Nobel Peace Prize 2024 for computational protein design.

a. Han Kang was born in 1970 in the South Korean city of Gwangju before, at the age of nine, moving with her family to Seoul.
b. She comes from a literary background, her father being a reputed novelist.
c. Alongside her writing, she has also devoted herself to art and music, which is reflected throughout her entire literary production.
d. Han Kang began her career in 1993 with the publication of a number of poems in the magazine (Literature and Society).
e. Her prose debut came in 1995 with the short story collection, (Love of Yeosu) followed soon afterwards by several other prose
works, both novels and short stories.
a. Vo Nguyen Giap was born in a Confucian scholar family rich in the patriotic tradition, a rural area with abundant historial,
cultural and revolutionary tradition.
b. Right from his secondary school student’s life, he had absorbed the revolutionary ideas of leader Nguyen Ai Quoc.
c. In 1927, he had joined the revolutionary Tan Viet Party – a predecessor organization of the Indochinese Communist Party, now
the Communist Party of Vietnam.
d. He participated in the Party’s democratic movement in Hanoi and an editor of the Party’s papers such as: “Our Voice”,
“Advance Forward”, “Assemble”,… subsequent to his joining the Indochinese Communist Party.
e. In 1954, he launch attacks on the group of Dien Bien Phu stronghold fortresses, defeating the French colonialists’ professional
army, making a contribution to together with the entire Party, army and people winning the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

a. Porter (O. Henry) was born on a plantation in Greensboro, North Carolina on September 11, 1862.
b. In 1882, prompted by ill health, he moved to a ranch in West Texas.
c. Two years later, he moved to Austin where he resided until 1898.
d. During Porter's early years in the city, he held several jobs.
e. He was a pharmacist at the Morley Drug Store, a bookkeeper for Joe Harrell, and later, a clerk at Maddox Brothers and
Anderson, general land agents.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions from 31 to 35
President Ho Chi Minh was a great leader of Vietnam. He was born in 1890 in a small village in central Vietnam. As a young
man, he traveled to many countries to learn about the world, and to find ways to vanquish the French colonial empire and the
American Empire, who attacked his country.
In 1945, Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam's independence from France and became the country's first president. He worked
tirelessly to build a new Vietnam, one that was free from foreign domination and that would provide a better life for all
Vietnamese people. Moreover, under Ho Chi Minh's leadership, Vietnam made great progress in education. The literacy rate
increased from just 10% in 1945 to over 90% by the time of his death in 1969. This was a remarkable achievement, especially
given the difficult situation that the country faced.
On the other hand, Ho Chi Minh was also a great diplomat. He was able to build strong relationships with other countries,
including the Soviet Union and China, which helped Vietnam to defend itself against foreign attack.
Today, Ho Chi Minh is remembered as a national hero in Vietnam. His image appears on the Vietnamese currency, and many
streets and buildings are named in his honor. His spirit continues to inspire the Vietnamese people to work towards a better future
for their country.
(Adapted from https:// en.baochinhphu.vn)
Question 31. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Did Vietnam gain independence by itself?
B. President Ho Chi Minh and his family background.
C. President Ho Chi Minh’s image on the Vietnamese currency.
D. President Ho Chi Minh’s great contributions to Vietnam.
Question 32. According to the passage, what did the French colonial empire and American Empire do?
A. traveled to many countries B. learnt about the world
C. attacked Vietnam D. vanquished the country
Question 33. The word "vanquish" in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to_________.
A. resign B. bond C. rule D. defeat
Question 34. According to the second paragraph, which of the following is NOT true?
A. No one was the Vietnamese president before Ho Chi Minh.
B. Under Ho Chi Minh's leadership, Vietnam had a better education.
C. Vietnam was declared to be independent from France in 1945.
D. The illiteracy rate increased around 80% before Ho Chi Minh’s death.
Question 35. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______________.
A. Many streets are named Ho Chi Minh B. Vietnamese like their currency a lot.
C. President Ho Chi Minh is highly respected. D. There are many presidents in Vietnam.

Henry Ford was born on a Michigan farm in July 1863. He absorbed the farmer’s tireless work ethic, but hated agriculture. His
inclination was mechanical, and as a boy he would strip down and reassemble any machine he could find. (“Every clock in the
Ford house shudders when it sees Henry coming,” a friend once quipped.) At the age of 16, he left the farm and headed to Detroit,
where he found work first as a machinist, and later as an engineer.

Henry Ford ranks among the most important figures of the industrial era. He founded the Ford Motor Company, which pioneered
assembly-line production, driving down costs and making automobile ownership a staple feature of middle-class American life.
Through it all, he maintained a highly idiosyncratic style of charitable giving. He saw work as the purpose of human existence,
and he deeply disliked anything—especially something well-intentioned, like philanthropy—that seemed to undermine its
discipline. He distrusted organized charities, although he created a few himself. Despite his misgivings, Ford seems to have
dedicated about one-third of his income to philanthropy.