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 following questions from 41 to 45.
Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally named after the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great views of the lake from the classroom windows. In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong became the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many famous people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school's students.
Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult to be admitted to the school. Every year, there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are admitted. Those applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of Education and Training of Ha Noi.
The passage mainly discusses________.




A.Chu Van An School over time
B.Chu Van An, the teacher
C.Chu Van An School in the future
D.the difficulty of being admitted to Chu Van An School

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Will you be home to let them in, just in case I _____ late?




A.am
B.was
C.were
D.will be

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Sarah Siddons was ____in the 1780s.




A.of her career as an actress at the height
B.of her career at the height as an actress
C.at the height of her career as an actress
D.as an actress at the height of her career

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
The sculptor needs______.




A.a carving steel new knife
B.a carving new steel knife
C.a steel carving new knife
D.a new steel carving knife

Why does Greece attract many tourists?




A.Because it is very beautiful
B.Because there are hundreds of islands surround the mainland.
C.Because greek architecture, thinking, and art influenced other civilizations.
D.Because it has beautiful scenery, magnificent ancient buildings and excellent summer weather.

_______(6)




A.lot
B.many
C.lots
D.some

________(1)




A.play
B.do
C.make
D.work

................it was raining heavily, we postponed our camping.




A.Since
B.Because
C.As
D.All are correct

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 40 to 47.
Microplastics are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters in size. Some microplastics are manufactured, such as the microbeads added to health and beauty products, while others result from larger plastics gradually breaking down. These plastics are pervasive in marine environmets, and they are known to harbour toxic substances such as heavy metals and phthalates.
Since many animals are known to eat microplastics, scientists are concerned about the toxic substances contained within them, as well as their capacity to accumulate within the animals and stop them from absorbing nutients correctly.
Even the largest marine creatures are vulnerable to tiny fragments of plastic littering the world’s oceans. A new study has found whales and whale sharks – the largest fish in the world – are ingesting microplastics in alarming quantities. These creatures are filter feeders, meaning they consume large quantities of small prey by straining them out of the ocean water. In the process, they swallow hundreds to thousands of cubic meters of water daily, meaning there ti the potential for them to take in substanial amounts of microplastic floating in the water.
Recently, plastic pollution has received a lot of attention for its effects on marine animals. In the UK, mircobeads have been banned, and other plastic items such as water bottles and disposable coffee cups have also been in the firing line. However, while scientists argee that plastic pollution is a problem for marine animals, there is still a lot they do not know about magnitude of its impact.
Which of the follonging statements is TRUE according to the passage?




A.Only large marine creatures are affected by plastic pollution.
B.Microplastics have the capacity to help animals absorb nutrients.
C.The impacts of plastic pollution are not fully understood.
D.Heavy metals are one form of microplastics.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 35 to 39.
Cheaper rail tickets for Germany’s women (20th March, 2019)
Women in Germany will be able to enjoy cheaper rail travel on Monday. They will be given a 21 per cent reduction in fares as part of Germany's Equal Pay Day events. Equal Pay Day is dedicated (35) _____ raising awareness of the gender pay gap. It symbolizes the (36) _____ of additional days a woman must work in a year to earn (37) _____ men earn. The exact day differs in each country, depending on pay disparity. It is enthusiastically celebrated in Germany, (38) _____ women are paid 21 per cent less compared to men in terms of average gross hourly earnings. Berlin's public transport company is reducing the cost of (39) _____ day travel ticket by 21 per cent, charging €5.50 instead of the usual €7.00.
(36)




A.amount
B.sum
C.number
D.total