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My experience at the mall was a bit frustrating yesterday. Here’s what happened. _________ a. When I tried to pay, the payment system was down, and I couldn’t complete my purchase. b. I went to buy a few items, but the store was very crowded and hard to navigate. c. I had to wait for a long time until the system was back online to finish buying what I needed. A. b-a-c B. a-b-c C. c-a-b D. b-c-a Question 18: Choose the sentence that you can end the text (in Question 17) most appropriately. A. The staff were very helpful and kept me updated about the situation. B. I decided to leave the mall and come back another day. C. After a while, I managed to pay and leave the store satisfied. D. The store offered a discount for the inconvenience caused. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate option that best fits each numbered blank from 19 to 24. Tet is the biggest festival in Vietnam. To (19) Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty (20) foods. The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made (21) sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; (3) , this cake needs a lot of preparation. This cake can be kept for a long time, even though the weather is often humid during Tet. Other significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Because sausages are difficult (4) , people often buy them from famous suppliers. However, sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare and must be (5) immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home. Question 19. A. celebrate B. join C. take part in D. participate Question 20. A. delicious B. traditional C. spicy D. tradition Question 21. A. up B. into C. on D. of Question 22. A. because B. while C. therefore D. however Question 23. A. to make B. making C. make D. makes Question 24. A. touched B. smelled C. looked D. served Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions. Question 25. You shouldn't point at others while talking because it is impolite. A. It's better for you to point at others while talking although it is impolite. B. It isn't better for you to point at others while talking because it is impolite. C. You had better not point at others while talking because it is impolite. D. You don't need to point at others while talking because it is impolite. Question 26. We must finish all the homework by Thursday to meet the deadline. A. We are obliged to finish all the homework on Thursday to meet the deadline. B. It is obligatory for us to finish all the homework before Thursday to meet the deadline. C. We have to complete almost all the homework by Thursday to meet the deadline. D. The deadline is Thursday so we need to finish almost all the homework then. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is made from the given cues in each of the following questions. Question 27: It / be / custom / Vietnamese / people / take off / shoes / before / enter / house. A. It is a custom for Vietnamese people to take off their shoes before entering a house. B. It is a custom of Vietnamese people to take off their shoes before entering house.
C. It is a custom of Vietnamese people taking off their shoes before entering a house. D. It is custom for Vietnamese people to take off their shoes before entering a house. Question 28: New / year / wishes / exchanged / during / Tet / holiday. A. New year wishes is exchanged during Tet holiday. B. New year wishes are exchanged during Tet holiday. Read the following sign or notice and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 29: Where might you see this notice? A. On a highway where there are no speed limits. B. In a school zone or in a residental area. C. In a commercial district where roads are high- speed. D. In a parking lot. Question 30: When will the new schedule be available? A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow morning. C. Next week. D. The notice doesn’t say. 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 31 to 36. In Viet Nam, a market is a trading place, but many markets are not only about buying and selling things. They reflect the life of the community. A traditional market is a social gathering point for people of all ages and it is a new and exciting experience for children, a trading place for local craftsmen, and a chance for young people to meet. People go to the traditional market not only to buy and sell things but also to eat, drink, play games, and socialize. For example, if you go to Sa Pa Market, which is in the highlands in the north of Viet Nam, you can see people wearing their nicest clothes and spending all day long at the market. They buy things, play the flute, dance, and sing. This is also a time to meet, make friends or look for lovers. That is why this kind of gathering is also called “Love Market”. Some other countryside markets in the Mekong Delta are held on boats. Most of the goods are sold at a floating market. The most exciting time is in the early morning when boats arrive loaded up with agricultural products. Question 31. In Viet Nam, all markets are . A. only trading places B. only about buying thing C. only about selling things D. not only about buying and selling things Question 32. A traditional market is a social gathering point for . A. young people B. people of all ages C. local craftsmen D. children Question 33. What can people do at the traditional market?
A. Sell and buy things only. B. Buy and sell things, eat, drink and play games. C. Buy things and eat. D. Buy and sell things, eat, drink, play games and socialize. Question 34. What do the ethnic people who go to Sa Pa Market do? A. They wear their nicest clothes, buy things, play the flute, dance and sing. B. They ride on a horse and sing. C. They drink a lot of wine and dance. D. They buy the nicest clothes at the market and look for lovers. Question 35. Some of the markets in the Mekong Delta are held are called floating markets. A. along the roads B. on the paddy fields C. on boats D. in the morning Question 36. The word “reflect” is CLOSEST in meaning to . A. hide B. show C. ignore D. change Four phrases/ sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question, mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 37 to 40. Among ethnic minorities in Vietnam, the largest ones are Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer, and Nung with a population of around 1 million each, (37) . The Cham people once boasted a flourishing culture early in the history. The Tay, Nung, and Khmer ethnic groups had reached high levels of development with the presence of various social classes. (38) . Many ethnic groups divided their population into social echelons, especially those who lived in mountainous areas. (39) . They grew rice plants in swamped paddy fields and carried out irrigation. Others went hunting, fishing, collecting and lived a semi-nomadic life. (40) . Beliefs and religions of the Vietnamese ethnic minority groups were also disparate from each other. A. The Muong, Mong, Dao, Thai ethnic groups gathered under the rule of local tribal heads. B. A number of ethnic minorities had mastered some fanning techniques C. Each group has its own culture, diverse and special D. while the smallest are Brau, Roman, Odu with several hundred people each (Source: Adapted from Chinh Phu) Question 37. Question 38. Question 39. Question 40.