Question 36 – 40: Read the passage carefully.1. Bitcoins are a form of virtual currency. In other words, they are a type of money that does not exist in the actual world. However, they can be used to purchase actual products and services from real companies.2. The bitcoin system was created in 2009 by an enigmatic person named Satoshi Nakamoto. In fact, no one is sure if Satoshi Nakamoto is an actual person or a group of people. Bitcoins are designed to serve as an alternative to national currencies, such as dollars and euros. They can be used to pay for things online instead of cash or credit cards. When bitcoins are transferred from a buyer to a seller, the transaction is recorded in a public database.3. Governments are concerned that bitcoins can easily be stolen by hackers. It has dawned on them that they might be used for illegal purposes. For example, stolen goods could be purchased without the government’s knowledge. Although more and more companies are beginning to accept bitcoins, the percentage of purchases made using bitcoins is minuscule compared to other online payment methods, such as credit cards. Instead, many bitcoin owners simply keep them as an investment since they believe their bitcoins will be more valuable in the future.4. This may or may not be a wise approach. Currently, the value of bitcoins is fluctuating wildly, especially when compared to highly stable national currencies. Bitcoin investors are gambling on the hope that as this high-tech money becomes more widely accepted, its value will soar.(Adapted from: https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/)Choose an option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each question.
Câu 1: Why are bitcoins of great concern to governments?   


A. Because most of bitcoin owners are hackers.                           


B. Because bitcoins may be used in illegal transactions.


C. Because the value of bitcoins is fluctuating wildly.


D. Because bitcoins will eventually replace national currencies.
Câu 2: What is the passage mainly about?


A. The future of bitcoins in the real world 


B. A new kind of currency in the virtual world


C. A way of doing business in the virtual world      


D. An alternative to bitcoins created by Nakamoto
Câu 3: The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to________. 


A. euros                             


B. dollars                                


C. things                                 


D. bitcoins
Câu 4: Which of the following is defined in the passage? 


A. Transactions                  


B. Public Databases   


C. Credit cards         


D. Bitcoins
Câu 5: The word "minuscule" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _________. 


A. small                             


B. considerable                       


C. increasing                          


D. minimal

A.
B.
C.
D.

Question 26 – 30: Each of the following sentences has one error (A, B, C or D). Find it and blacken your choice on your answer sheet.
Câu 1: It is much easier for a foreigner to become an American citizen if he has a close relative whoever is already an American. 


A. much                                  


B. to become  


C. he has 


D. whoever  
Câu 2: New sources of energy have been looking for as the number of fossil fuels continues to decrease.


A. sources of energy


B. continues          


C. been looking 


D. number
Câu 3: The majority of countries are very concerned that if whaling does not stop or else nearly all the whales will disappear.


A. majority of  


B. whaling                   


C. or else     


D. nearly   
Câu 4: Half of all Americans aged 12 to 30, ‘if ever, rarely, read a newspaper’.


A. Half                                    


B. aged                        


C. rarely                      


D. a
Câu 5: It is in Hanoi, Vietnam, in the year 2021 where the 31st SEA Games is scheduled to take place.


A. It  


B. in the year    


C. where                    


D. to take place

A.
B.
C.
D.

1.2. TIẾNG ANHQuestion 21 – 25: Choose a suitable word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) to fill in each blank.
Câu 1: She ________ the piano when our guests _______ last night.


A. was playing/ arrived  


B. played/ arrived 


C. was playing/ were arriving   


D. had played/arrived
Câu 2: _______she was very hard working, she hardly earned enough to feed her family.


A. In spite of   


B. Because                             


C. Because of   


D. Although
Câu 3: _____ me that she would never speak to me again, she picked up her stuff and stormed out of the house.


A. To have told    


B. Telling                                


C. Having told       


D. Told
Câu 4: I can watch TV and play computer games on Sunday because I _____ go to school that day.


A. don’t have to


B. oughtn’t to 


C. mustn’t                              


D. shouldn’t
Câu 5: Privacy seems to have _________ meaning for today’s children and even adults.


A. significantly                  


B. significance                        


C. significant                          


D. signification

A.
B.
C.
D.

Question 36 – 40: Read the passage carefully.Improve Your Time-Managing Skills1. It is common for all of us to take more tasks than our desired potential. This can often result in stress and tiredness. Learn the art of sharing work with your partners based on their skills and abilities.2. Before the start of the day, make a list of tasks that need your immediate attention as unimportant tasks can consume much of your precious time. Some tasks need to be completed on that day only while other unimportant tasks could be carried forward to next day. In short, prioritize your tasks to focus on those that are more important.3. Carry a planner or notebook with you and list all the tasks that come to your mind. Make a simple “To Do” list before the start of the day, prioritize the tasks, and make sure that they are attainable. To better manage your time-management skills, you may think of making 3 lists: work, home, and personal.4. Stress often occurs when we accept more work than our ability. The result is that our body starts feeling tired which can affect our productivity. Instead, share tasks with your partners and make sure to leave some time for relaxation.5. Most of the successful men and women have one thing in common. They start their day early as it gives them time to sit, think, and plan their day. When you get up early, you are more calm, creative, and clear-headed. As the day progresses, your energy levels start going down, which affects your productivity and your performance as well.Choose an option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each question.
Câu 1: Making a list of important tasks can help us _______.


A. take more tasks than our potential   


B. share work with our partners


C. prioritize important tasks      


D. complete all the tasks on that day
Câu 2: In order to improve your time-management skills, you should ________.


A. carry a planer with you all the time   


B. have separate lists for different categories


C. make the “To Do” list simple to do             


D. prioritize the tasks of time management
Câu 3: All of the following are true about the effects of stress EXCEPT that ______.


A. our body starts feeling tired


B. it can affect our productivity


C. we don’t have enough time for relaxation


D. we accept more work than our ability
Câu 4: It can be inferred from the passage that starting the day early can help you _______.


A. complete the tasks much better   


B. slow down your energy levels


C. perform as well as before           


D. make the day progress
Câu 5: The word “attainable” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_______”.


A. being able to attend 


B. possible to achieve


C. impossible to achieve    


D. succeeding in managing something

A.
B.
C.
D.

Question 36 – 40: Read the passage carefully.CAN ANIMALS TALK?1. In 1977, a young Harvard graduate named Irene Pepperberg brought a one-year-old African gray parrot into her lab, and attempted something very unusual. At a time when her fellow scientists thought that animals could only communicate on a very basic level, Irene set out to discover what was on a creature's mind by talking to it. The bird, named Alex, proved to be a very good pupil.2. Scientists at the time believed that animals were incapable of any thought. They believed that animals only reacted to things because they were programmed by nature to react that way, not because they had the ability to think or feel. Any pet owner would probably disagree. Pepperberg disagreed, too, and started her work with Alex to prove them wrong.3. Pepperberg bought Alex in a pet store. She let the store's assistant pick him out because she didn't want other scientists saying later that she'd deliberately chosen an especially smart bird for her work. Most researchers thought that Pepperberg's attempt to communicate with Alex would end in failure.4. However, Pepperberg's experiment did not fail. In fact, over the next few years, Alex learned to imitate almost one hundred and fifty English words, and was even able to reason and use those words on a basic level to communicate. For example, when Alex was shown an object and was asked about its shape, color, or material, he could label it correctly. He could understand that a key was a key no matter what its size or color, and could figure out how the key was different from others.5. Pepperberg was careful not to exaggerate Alex's success and abilities. She did not claim that Alex could actually “use” language. Instead, she said that Alex had learned to use a two-way communication code. Alex seemed to understand the turn-taking pattern of communication.Choose an option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each question.
Câu 1: The reading passage is mainly about __________.  


A. how animals communicate with humans       


B. one woman's successful experiment to communicate with a bird


C. how parrots are smarter than other animals


D. how Irene Pepperberg proved her fellow scientists wrong
Câu 2: According to the reading, other scientists believed that animals ________.


A. could only communicate in nature  


B. had the ability to communicate with pet owners


C. could communicate if they were programmed to do so


D. didn't have the ability to think
Câu 3: In paragraph 3, "deliberately" is closest in meaning to _______.


A. naturally                        


B. intentionally                       


C. cleverly                              


D. honestly
Câu 4: The word "them" in paragraph 2 refers to ________.


A. animals                          


B. scientists                            


C. pet owners    


D. things
Câu 5: Which of the following is NOT true about Irene's parrot Alex? 


A. He learned to use almost 150 English words.


B. He could label a number of objects.


C. He was able to have complicated conversations.


D. He could understand how one object was different from others.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Question 26 – 30: Each of the following sentences has one error (A, B, C or D). Find it and blacken your choice on your answer sheet.
Câu 1: The most common form of treatment it is mass inoculation and chlorination of water sources. 


A. The most common


B. of


C. it


D. water sources
Câu 2: Onyx is a mineral that can be recognized its regular and straight parallel bands of white, black or brown.   


A. recognized its


B. straight parallel


C. of


D. or
Câu 3: Native to South America and cultivated there for thousands of years, peanuts is said to have been introduced to North America by early explorers.


A. Native 


B. and cultivated


C. is said


D. have been introduced
Câu 4: It came as a nice surprise that the script writer would get married with the movie star.      


A. as


B. that


C. would get


D. with the movie star
Câu 5: All of the students in this course will be assessed according to their attendance, performance, and they work hard.


A. All of the students


B. according 


C. performance


D. they work hard

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: My brother hopes to travel around the world ______ next summer.


A. a


B. an


C. the


D. (no article)
Câu 2: ______ not openly, I disagreed with him, as I didn't want to quarrel.


A. Since                      


B. Although                


C. In spite of   


D. Unless
Câu 3: Jane appears ______ some weight. Has she been ill?


A. having lost    


B. having been lost 


C. to have lost     


D. to have been lost
Câu 4: I decided to go to the library as soon as I ______.


A. would finish what I did     


B. finish what I did


C. finished what I did      


D. finished what I was doing
Câu 5: ______ in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge spans the channel at the entrance to San Francisco Bay.


A. Completing            


B. Completed              


C. Being completed


D. To be completed
Câu 6: These ______ suggest that there is not direct link between unemployment and crime.


A. readings                  


B. discoveries              


C. findings                  


D. outputs
Câu 7: The situation has become ______ worse, and it is now impossible to handle.


A. progressively          


B. continuously           


C. frequently               


D. constantly
Câu 8: The first week of classes at university was a little _______ because so many students get lost, change classes or go to the wrong place.


A. disarranged            


B. chaotic                    


C. uncontrolled           


D. famous
Câu 9: She has to go on a _______ course in cooking because next month she's getting married.


A. crash                       


B. speedy                    


C. quickly                   


D. fast
Câu 10: Learning English isn't so difficult once you _______.


A. get on it   


B. get off it    


C. get down to it   


D. get down with it
Câu 11: Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful _______  in computer software.


A. pioneer                   


B. navigator                


C. generator                


D. volunteer
Câu 12: IPhone 11 is the latest _______ in the field of smartphone design of Apple.


A. creator                    


B. create                      


C. creativity                


D. creation
Câu 13: When someone is down on their _______ , friends are not easy to find.


A. mood                      


B. luck                        


C. fortune                   


D. merit
Câu 14: I decided to have a long calm talk with her to _______.


A. have a go at her  


B. cross words with her


C. clear the air     


D. jump down my throat
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A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Câu 1: "Thanks for your help!" - "______________."


A. No, it's not new.


B. No, it's too late.  


C. No, it's too old. 


D. You're welcome.
Câu 2: "Oops! I'm sorry for stepping on your foot." “___________________."


A. Never mind   


B. You don't mind 


C. You're welcome


D. That's fine
A.
B.
C.
D.

1.2. TIẾNG ANHQuestion 21 – 25: Choose a suitable word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) to fill in each blank.
Câu 1: She ________ (play) the piano when our guests _______ (arrive) last night.


A. was playing/ arrived   


B. played/ arrived


C. was playing/ were arriving 


D. had played/arrived
Câu 2: The students don't know how to complete the assignments ______ by the teacher yesterday.


A. were given       


B. given                                  


C. giving                                


D. give
Câu 3: For breakfast, I had _____ sandwich and _____ apple. The sandwich wasn’t very nice.


A. the / an   


B. a / the       


C. a / an          


D. the / the       
Câu 4: She loves comedies, ________ her husband is interested in action films.


A. and                                


B. for                                      


C. or                                       


D. since
Câu 5: One of the _____ had finished singing and the usual shower of coins was falling on the hard floor.


A. entertains                      


B. entertainments                   


C. entertainer                         


D. entertainers

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Câu 1: Paintings of a religious, ceremonial, or history character tend to elevate their subjects above the level of ordinary existence.


A. history


B. tend


C.  their 


D. ordinary
Câu 2: Since the 1950s the city of Baltimore has financed several major programs of urban renew, including rebuilding theInnerHarbor.


A. Since


B. major programs


C. renew


D.  rebuilding 
Câu 3: The plan connected the Hudson River with Lake Erie by a canal was first proposed in the late eighteenth century.  


A. connected


B. with


C. first


D. the
Câu 4: Contemporary film directors, some of them write the scripts for, act in, and even produce their own motion pictures, are thereby assuming ever more control of their art.


A. them


B. even


C. motion


D. thereby assuming
Câu 5: For at least 4.000 years, Native American artist adorned rocks, cliff walls, and caves in the American Southwest with an amazing various of symbolic figures.


A. at least


B. caves


C. various


D. figures
A.
B.
C.
D.