SECTION A.

LISTENING
Part 1: Questions from 1 to 5.
Listen to the recording, about the role of man, and women in family. Answer True or False for each of the
following statement.
Statements T/F
1. Men’s and women’s roles in the family have become similar.
2. Both men and women now work to contribute to the family finances.
3. According to 'equally shared parenting', both men and women have equal chances for
recreation.
4. According to 'equally shared parenting', the husband’s career is less important than the
wife’s.
5. Families following 'equally shared parenting' are happier.

Part 2: Questions from 6 to 15. Listen to the recording twice. Fill in each blank with no more than two words.
Well, I guess sometimes you may feel (6) _____________by your bad grades and get tired of things like
books, blackboards, cassettes and CD players. No worries. I’ll show you how to learn English easily and (7)
______________ just with your fingertips. Have you heard of Triple ‘E’? It means Easy Effective English. How can
learning English be easy but effective? The (8) ________ is so simple: use electronic devices to access and (9)
_____________ of online English language materials. There are many good websites on the Internet. All you need to
do is type some key words and click on the search engine button. Instantly, you see hundreds of (10) ____________
on the screen and open the ones you like. Many sites (11) _____________ lessons, activities and quizzes for English
learners of all ages and levels. There are pictures, games and (12) ______________, which arc useful for learning
vocabulary and grammar. Do you want to improve your listening, speaking and (13) ______________? Practise
online with native speakers. Choose the sites where you can record your own voice and listen to yourself. Everything
is so fast and (14) __________. Just one click away. Obviously, technology has made learning English easy and
efficient and increased your chance of (15) ____________.
Part 3: Questions 16-20
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
16 Why does the student want to study Tourism?
A good future
B good pay
C parents’ will
17 What kind of skill will the student gain in the course?
A time-management
B financial planning
C note-taking
18 The student has the ability of
A independence.
B communication
C coping well with statistics.
19 The teacher believes that the industry of tourism is
A shrinking
B seeing a bright future.
C growing popular.
20 How does the student compare the university course with polytechnics?
A There are summer schools.
B The course is structured in modules.
C The price is reasonable.
Questions 21-25
What feature do the speakers identify for each of the following courses?
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letters, A-G, next to questions 21-25.

Features
A limited value Courses
B useful 21. Travel and Business
C relevant to career 22. Japanese
23. Medical Care
 21 22 23 24 25

Part 4  Listen to five people talking about surveillance. Match the speakers (1–5) with the statements (A–F).
There is one statement that you do not need.

26. Speaker 1____ A This person thinks that cameras are not the most effective way to stop crime.

27. Speaker 2____ B This person accepts that CCTV cameras are necessary in certain situations.

28. Speaker 3____ C This person believes that CCTV cameras are a threat to our personal freedom.
D This person doesn’t feel like he/she can escape from CCTV surveillance.
29. Speaker 4____
E This person thinks that public places don’t have enough CCTV cameras.
30. Speaker 5____
F This person is happy to give up some of his/her privacy for a feeling of security
SECTION B – VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Part 1: (10 points) Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D in
the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. __________apologized, I wouldn’t have been so upset at the time.
A. He had B. If he C. Had he D. Would he
2. There is ________in my bedroom.
A. an old wooden square table B. a square wooden old table
C. a wooden old square table D. an old square wooden table
3. ________in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.
A. Founding B. Founded C. Being founded D. It was founded
4. It is necessary that a life-guard ________ the swimming pool while the children are taking their swimming
lessons.
A. monitored B. monitors C. monitor D. monitoring
5. She’s just bought three new dresses, _______ her if she gains weight.
A. none of them will fit B. that won’t fit
C. which none of them fit D. none of which will fit
6. The disappearance of one or several species may result in the loss of ________.
A. biology B. biography C. biodiversity D. biochemistry
7. All of students in the country have been away from school for the last four weeks because of ________ of Covid-
19.
A. a break-out B. a breakthrough C. an outburst D. an outbreak
8. - “If only I hadn’t lent him all my money!” - “________.”
A. Well, you did, so it’s no use crying over spilt milk.
B. Sorry, I have no idea.
C. All right. You will be OK.
D. I’m afraid you will have to do it
9. "I think that the youth are high-flying but inexperienced." - "____________"
A. Are you kidding me? B. There's no doubt about it.
C. Certainly. D. It's nice of you to say so.
10. Let go to the cinema tonight, __________?
A. will you B. Do we C. shall we D. don’t we
11. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the words CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words
in the following question.
The opposition party dismissed the government's pro-posal out of hand.
A. without further consideration B. with some hesitation
C. without thinking D. with reluctance
12. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word
in the following question.
I cannot understand why she did that, it really doesn't add up.
A. doesn't calculate B. is easy to understand
C. doesn't make sense D. makes the wrong addition
Part 2. (8 points) Read the passage below which contains 8 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the
corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes.

line THE HOT ZONE - A TERRIFYING TRUE STORY

1 In the 1980s and 1990s, people in many parts of the world began to feel strange and horrible
2 illnesses. These new illnesses are resulted by tiny viruses. The illnesses are a big problem, because
3 no one knows how to kill them. Most people who catch these viruses die. This book tells the story
4 of why the killer viruses are moving around the world. Sometimes people carry them. Sometimes
5 monkeys carry them. The stories in this book are true, but they are hard to believe because they are
6 so terrible. The author writes vivid description of the illnesses. The reader can mostly see the sick
7 patients as they die horrible deaths, with blood coming out of their ears, nose, and mouth. Near
8 Washington, D. C., a special laboratory works in these dangerous viruses. In one of the best parts
9 of this book, Preston says how scientists at that lab work very carefully. They wear special clothes
10 that make them look as astronauts. A tiny hole in their clothes could let a killer virus inside! This
11 book is perfect for people who like excited stories and is not for people who are easily scared
12
Your answers:
Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction
1 5
2 6
3 7
4 8

SECTION C – READING
Part 1: (15 points) Read the following passage and decide which answer (from A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Write your answer in the space provided.

Interest (0) ________ undiscovered human like creatures continues to be widespread. Everyone has (1)
__________ of the Yeti, and its North American 'cousin' Bigfoot, but since the last century there have been (2)
_________ of the existence in Australia of another, less famous creature-the Yahoo. In 1912, a Sydney newspaper
(3)_________ an account by Charles Harper of a strange, large animal he observed (4)________ the light of his
campfire: "Its body, legs, and arms were covered with long, brownish-red hair, but what (5)________ me as most
extraordinary was its shape, which was human in some ways, (6)_________ at the same time very different. The
body was enormous, (7) __________ great strength. The arms were extremely long and very muscular. 'Harper
continued: 'All this observation (8) ________ a few minutes while the creature stood there, as if frightened by the
firelight. After a few growls, and beating his breast, he (9) _________, the first few meters upright, then on all four
limbs through the low bushes. Nothing (10) _________ persuade my companions (11) ________ the trip a fact at
which I must admit I was rather pleased. 'What could Harper and his companions (12) ________ have seen? Such a
creature was (13) _________ in south-eastern Australia in the 1980s, but no specimen was ever obtained for
scientific (14) _____, and all we are (15) ________ with today is an historical puzzle.
0. A. in B. of C. with D. for
1. A. understood B. known C. heard D. noticed
2. A. statements B. reports C. arguments D. proofs
3. A. delivered B. typed C. declared D. printed
 4. A. by B. at C. with D. under
5. A. marked B. stuck C. touched D. knocked
6. A. even B. just C. still D. yet
7. A. announcing B. pointing C. indicating D. describing
8. A. lasted B. covered C. involved D. engaged
9. A. set back B. set up C. set in D. set off
10. A. should B. must C. might D. would
11. A. continue B. to continue C. continuing D. having continued
12. A. probably B. likely C. possibly D. doubtless
13. A. referred B. mentioned C. related D. remarked
14. A. arrangements B. designs C. plans D. purposes
15. A. left B. found C. seen D. met

Part 2: Read the following passages carefully and then fill in the blanks with one correct or best answer.
Amazon River
The Amazon River basin is a vast expanse, covering parts of eight (16) __________ in South America. It is made up
of varied types of environments that are (17) ________ to thousands of species of animals and plants.
The Amazon basin has not only rainforests, but flooded forests as (18) ________. Every year, the Amazon River and
its tributaries (19) ________ their banks and flood nearly 116,000 square miles of forests. The region's streams and
rivers (20) ________ 20 per cent of the earth's fresh water.
The freshwater ecosystems host an extraordinary seasonal migration of aquatic and terrestrial animals in and (21)
________ of the flooded forests. These flooded forests and freshwater ecosystems of the Amazon contain several
species (22) ________ nowhere else on earth. Among them are two fishes that are highly prized for human
consumption: a fruit-eating fish called the tambaqui, and the pirarucz, the largest scaled freshwater fish in the (23)
_________.
In these flooded forests are giant kapok (24) ________, which have become the forests' symbols, and the virola, an
important timber species which, like mahogany, is threatened with (25) ________ from overexploitation.
The flooded forest areas have come under threat in (26) ________ years. For many years, these areas were relatively
sparsely (27) _________, compared to other parts of the Amazon. All that changed as migrants from the
overpopulated and resource-depleted highlands of Bolivia and Peru (28) ________ to the Amazon region. Forests
were (29) ________ into farmland. A network of roads constructed to allow access to timber, ore, oil an gas has also
made it (30) _________ for people to reach this remote area.

Part 3: Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
Most forms of property are concrete and tangible, such as houses, cars, furniture or anything else that is included
in one’s possessions. Other forms of property can be intangible, and copyright deals with intangible forms of
property. Copyright is a legal protection extended to authors of creative works, for example, books, magazine
articles, maps, films, plays, television shows, software, paintings, photographs, music, choreography in dance and all
other forms of intellectual or artistic property.
Although the purpose of artistic property is usually public use and enjoyment, copyright establishes the ownership
of the creator. When a person buys a copyrighted magazine, it belongs to this individual as a tangible object.
However, the authors of the magazine articles own the research and the writing that went into creating the articles.
The right to make and sell or give away copies of books or articles belongs to the authors, publishers, or other
individuals or organizations that hold the copyright. To copy an entire book or a part of it, permission must be
received from the copyright owner, who will most likely expect to be paid.
Copyright law distinguishes between different types of intellectual property. Music may be played by anyone
after it is published. However, if it is performed for profit, the performers need to pay a fee, called a royalty. A
similar principle applies to performances of songs and plays. On the other hand, names, ideas, and book titles are
excepted. Ideas do not become copyrighted property until they are published in a book, a painting or a musical work.
Almost all artistic work created before the 20 th century is not copyrighted because it was created before the copyright
law was passed.
The two common ways of infringing upon the copyright are plagiarism and piracy. Plagiarizing the work of
another person means passing it off as one’s own. The word plagiarism is derived from the Latin plagiarus, which
means “abductor”. Piracy may be an act of one person, but, in many cases, it is a joint effort of several people who
reproduce copyrighted material and sell it for profit without paying royalties to the creator. Technological
innovations have made piracy easy and anyone can duplicate a motion picture on videotape, a computer program, or
a book. Video cassette recorders can be used by practically anyone to copy movies and television programs, and
copying software has become almost as easy as copying a book. Large companies zealously monitor their copyrights
for slogans, advertisements, and brand names, protected by a trademark.
31. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Legal rights of property owners B. Legal ownership of creative work
C. Examples of copyright piracy D. Copying creating work for profit
32. The word “extended” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______
A. explicated B. exposed C. guaranteed D. granted
33. It can be inferred from the passage that copyright law is intended to protect
A. the user’s ability to enjoy an artistic work B. the creator’s ability to profit from the work
C. paintings and photographs from theft D. computer software and videos from being copied
34. The word “principle” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______
A. crucial point B. cardinal role
C. fundamental rule D. formidable force
35. Which of the following properties is NOT mentioned as protected by copyright?
A. music and plays B. paintings and maps
C. printed medium D. scientific discoveries
36. It can be inferred from the passage that it is legal if _______
A. two songs, written by two different composers, have the same melody
B. two books, written by two different authors, have the same titles
C. two drawings, created by two different artists, have the same images
D. two plays, created by two different playwrights, have the same plot and characters
37. With which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree?
A. Teachers are not allowed to make copies of published materials for use by their students
B. Plays written in the 16th century cannot be performed in theaters without permission
C. Singers can publicly sing only the songs for which they wrote the music and the lyrics
D. It is illegal to make photographs when sightseeing or traveling
38. The phrase “infringing upon” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______
A. impinging upon B. inducting for C. violating D. abhorring
39. The purpose of copyright law is most comparable with the purpose of which of the following?
A. A law against theft B. A law against smoking
C. A school policy D. A household rule
40. According to the passage, copyright law is _______
A. meticulously observed B. routinely ignored
C. frequently debated D. zealously enforced

Part 4: You are going to read a magazine article about students who travelled around Australia alone during
their long summer vacation. For questions 41-50, choose from the students (A-D). The students may be chosen
more than once.

Which student mentions …

41 a daily activity that was not enjoyable alone?
42 a good way of keeping travel plans flexible?
43 appreciating not having to waste time organising practical details?
44 becoming more tolerant of other people?
45 feeling better after keeping in touch with others?
46 having doubts at the beginning of a trip?
47 liking not having to agree an itinerary with others?
48 meeting people with a similar outlook on life?
49 missing having someone to help with decision-making?
50 the advisability of going for the best accommodation you can afford?
Solo travel in Australia
A Phil Morston
I remember sitting in the plane thinking to myself: ‘What have I let myself in for?’. The first few days were scary: I
was all on my own on the other side of the world with nothing planned. But I soon met up with people to travel with.
Of course, some you get on with, others you don’t. Some, for example, had every day planned out day in minute
detail, when in practice things can change and it’s great to have the freedom to go with the flow. And that’s easy
enough to do. You can take the Oz Experience bus down the west coast, jumping off whenever you want, then
catching the next bus when you’re ready to move on again. Being away for a year, you do occasionally get lonely.
To cheer myself up, I’d sit down and write a fortnightly email home about everything I’d been up to.
В Leila Stuart
Without doubt, you meet all sorts of people when travelling alone. I even made a friend on the plane out there. Some
people are keener to make friends than others, of course, but if someone’s chosen to do the same type of trip as you,
you’ve probably got lots of ideas in common. The advantages of a pre-planned tour are that you can get an agency to
take care of all the arrangements, which can be time-consuming to do yourself – but it does mean that you’re tied to
a predetermined itinerary, which wouldn’t suit everyone. There’s also the safety aspect in terms of the places you
visit often being very remote. If you go off trekking in the wilds of a foreign country alone, it could be difficult to
get help if things went wrong.
C Danny Holt
Travelling solo creates opportunities to meet people. There’s no substitute for sharing the experiences of the day
with a companion, and being alone forces you to seek someone out. I’d never have met so many people if I’d been
travelling with friends. There’s also the wonderful freedom to do what you like, when you like, without having to
convince anybody that it’s a good idea. However, there are downsides; meal times are something I’ve never really
got to grips with in all the years I’ve travelled alone. But my advice would be to give solo travel a go – it can be very
liberating. Maybe try a short trip to begin with, just in case it’s not for you. Another thing is stay in the nicest places
your budget permits. Miserable hostels can really spoil a trip. And if you really are happy being anti-social, a pair of
headphones can ensure the person in the next seat doesn’t bore you to death on the plane!
D Kerry Winterton
Fun as it is, travelling solo also has its low points, including occasional loneliness and the pressure that you’re under
to make your own mind up about everything. I chose to travel alone because I wanted to do something different, but
I did miss people from home, and sometimes fell out with other travellers I’d teamed up with along the way. But I
learnt to accept that some people have different attitudes to mine; that you have to put up with irritating people in
hostels and accept not having as much privacy as you’re used to at home. The best thing for me about travelling
alone was that it was a brilliant experience that enhanced my independence and helped me feel more self-assured. I
knew I was on my own, which made me make more effort to speak to people and by doing so I made lots of great
friends.
Part 4: You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 51-60 which are based on Reading Passage below.
RED IN RUSSIAN ART
A. In Old Slavonic, a language that precedes Russian, ‘red’ has a similar root to the words ‘good’ and ‘beautiful’.
Indeed, until the 20th century, Krasnaya Ploshchad, or Red Square, in central Moscow, was understood by locals as
‘Beautiful Square’. For Russians, red has great symbolic meaning, being associated with goodness, beauty, warmth,
vitality, jubilation, faith, love, salvation, and power.
B. Because red is a long-wave colour at the end of the spectrum, its effect on a viewer is striking: it appears closer
than colours with shorter waves, like green, and it also intensifies colours placed alongside it, which accounts for the
popularity of red and green combinations in Russian painting.
C. Russians love red. In the applied arts, it predominates bowls, boxes, trays, wooden spoons, and dista ffs for
spinning all feature red, as do children’s toys, decorative figurines, Easter eggs, embroidered cloths, and garments. In
the fine arts, red, white, and gold form the basis of much icon painting.
D. In pre-Christian times, red symbolised blood. Christianity adopted the same symbolism; red represented Christ or
saints in their purification or martyrdom. The colour green, meantime, signified wisdom, while white showed a
person reborn as a Christian. Thus, in a famous 15th-century icon from the city of Novgorod, Saint George and the
Dragon, red-dressed George sports a green cape, and rides a pure-white stallion. In many icons, Christ and the
angels appear in a blaze of red, and the mother of Christ can be identified by her long red veil. In an often-
reproduced icon from Yaroslavl, the Archangel Michael wears a brilliant red cloak. However, the fires of Hell that
burn sinners are also red, like those in an icon from Pskov.
E. A red background for major figures in icons became the norm in representations of mortal beings, partly to add
vibrancy to skin tones, and one fine example of this is a portrait of Nikolai Gogol, the writer, from the early 1840s.
When wealthy aristocrats wished to be remembered for posterity, they were often depicted in dashing red velvet
coats, emulating the cloaks of saints, as in the portraits of Jakob Turgenev in 1696, or of Admiral Ivan Talyzin in the
mid-1760s. Portraits of women in Russian art are rare, but the Princess Yekaterina Golitsyna, painted in the early
1800s, wears a fabulous red shawl.
Common people do not appear frequently in Russian fine art until the 19th century when their peasant costumes are
often white with red embroidery, and their elaborate headdresses and scarves are red. The women in the 1915
painting, Visiting, by Abram Arkhipov seem aflame with life: their dresses are red; their cheeks are red; and, a jug of
vermillion lingonberry cordial glows on the table beside them.
Russian avant-garde painters of the early 20th century are famous beyond Russia as some of the greatest abstract
artists. Principal among these are Nathan Altman, Natalia Goncharova, Wassily Kandinsky, and Kazimir Malevich,
who painted the ground-breaking White on white as well as Red Square, which is all the more compelling because it
isn’t quite square. Malevich used primary colours, with red prominent, in much of his mature work. Kuzma Petrov-
Vodkin is hailed as a genius at home, but less well-known abroad; his style is often surreal, and his palette is
restricted to the many hues of red, contrasting with green or blue. The head in his 1915 Head of a youth is entirely
red, while his 1925 painting, Fantasy, shows a man in blue, on a larger-than-life all-red horse, with a blue town in
blue mountains behind.
F. Part of the enthusiasm for red in the early 20th century was due to the rise of the political movement, communism.
Red had first been used as a symbol of revolution in France in the late 18th century. The Russian army from 1918-45
called itself the Red Army to continue this revolutionary tradition, and the flag of the Soviet Union was the Red Flag.
Soviet poster artists and book illustrators also used swathes of red. Some Social Realist painters have been
discredited for their political associations, but their art was potent, and a viewer cannot help but be moved by Nikolai
Rutkovsky’s 1934 Stalin at Kirov’s coffin. Likewise, Alexander Gerasimov’s 1942 Hymn to October or Dmitry
Zhilinsky’s 1965 Gymnasts of the USSR stand on their own as memorable paintings, both of which include plenty of
red.
G. In English, red has many negative connotations – red for debt, a red card for football fouls, or a red-light district –
but in Russian, red is beautiful, vivacious, spiritual, and revolutionary. And Russian art contains countless examples
of its power.
Questions 51-56
Reading Passage 1 on the following page has seven sections: A-G.
Choose the correct heading for sections B-G from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-x, in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet.

List of Headings

i The uses of red Example Answer

ii Russian and Section A iii
English views of red 51 Section B _______
iii Red and beauty 52 Section C _______
iv The optics of red 53 Section D _______
v Red and religion 54 Section E _______
vi The hazards of red 55 Section F _______
vii Red and politics 56 Section G _______
viii Portrait painters
who copied icons
ix Red and art
x Revolutionary
Questions 57-60
Complete the table below.
Choose ONE WORD OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 57-60 on your answer sheet.
Russian Applied Arts

Red wooden objects, toys, figurines, &

Household goods:
embroidered (57)_____________

Garments: Red coats, dresses, headdresses, shawls & scarves

Russian Fine Arts

• Red, white & gold = main colours

Painting: • (58) ___________century Novgorod icon of St George in red
Icon • Christ, saints, angels & mother of Christ in red
• Fires of Hell = red

• 1840s Gogol painted with red (59) ____________, like figures in icons
• 1696 Turgenev & mid-1760s Talyzin in red coats, like saints’ cloaks
Portrait
• 1800s Princess Golitsyna in a red shawl
• 1915 Visiting = peasant women & lots of red

• Painters famous worldwide: Altman, Goncharova & Kandinsky

Abstract
• Malevich’s White on white & Red Square = impressive

• Petrov-Vodkin famous in Russia

Surrealist • 1915 Head of a (60) ____________ = head all red
• 1925 Fantasy = blue man on a huge red horse
SECTION D. WRITING (60 points)
Part 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. Use the word given in
capital letters and the word mustn’t be altered in any way.
1. Despite knowing this place very well, I got lost. (though)
 I got lost ______________________________________________________ very well
2. I went to the office then remembered it was my day off. (have)
 I _____________________________________________________ the office as it was my day off.
3. You’d feel better if you had a quiet holiday. (do)
 A quiet holiday _______________________________________________________________
4. We feel uncomfortable in this weather. (fish)
 We feel _______________________________________ in this weather.
5. She is too busy with four kids in the house. (hands)
 She___________________________________________________ with four kids in the house
Part 2: Imagine a relative in America gave you an ‘experience gift’ for your birthday. Write an informal
thank you letter (80-100 words). Include this information:
 say thank you and describe the day
 say why it was so memorable
 say what other presents you received
Part 3: (30 points) Your English teacher has asked you to write a story (100-120 words) for your school story
writing competition. Your story must have the title: “A miss is as good as a mile” (Sai một li, đi một dặm)