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2025
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Họ và tên thí sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from that of the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. prime
B. line
C. side
D. bridge
Question 2: A. percent
B. economy
C. become
D. country
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. behave
B. follow
C. compare
D. depend
Question 4: A. domestic
B. dependent
C. technical
D. exhausted
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: You'd better get up and do something meaningful as you ______ since noon.
A. are sleeping
B. will sleep
C. slept
D. have slept
Question 6: You are feeling hungry after a long journey without eating anything, ______?
A. was you
B. aren't you
C. have you
D. don't you
Question 7: Taking a flight is ______ than travelling by train.
A. most expensive B. more expensive C. as expensive
D. the more expensive
Question 8: The overexploitation of many species, ______ to their extinction, must be limited.
A. led
B. leads
C. leading
D. to lead
Question 9: Because of an accident, my train was ______ for several hours.
A. lain down
B. given up
C. held up
D. turned down
Read the following advertisement/school announcement and 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 10 to 15.
Motel 6 & Tom Bodette
Motel 6 might not be a glamorous hotel chain, but that's exactly what made this ad
campaign so perfect (10) ______ the brand.
The agency behind the campaign - The Richards Group - did extensive user testing and
discovered that (11) ______ reason people stay at Motel 6 properties is because of how cheap
they are. And so they decided to lean into this promise.
The ads featuring spokesperson Tom Bodette talking about (12) ______ things (like lost
keys) were a huge hit and won the brand and its agency “Best of Show” at the 26th Annual
Radio Mercury Awards.”
(from: https://www.wix.com/blog/advertisement)
Question 10: A. from
B. for
C. in
D. with
Question 11: A. a
B. an
C. the
D. 0 (no article)
Question 12: A. mundane B. mundanely
C. mundanity
D. mundaness
Wendy's “Where's the beef?”
In Wendy's 1984 jab at fast food giants like McDonald's, three old ladies complain about
the giant bun and teeny-tiny beef patty.
The now-famous tagline (13) ______ by Creative Director Ben Colarossi in an attempt to
set Wendy's fresh meat patties apart from the competition. The TV ad (14) ______ it a whole new
meaning and became a household phrase.
(15) ______ it was originally made popular in the '80s, Wendy's has revived it twice since in 2011 and in 2020.
(from: https://www.wix.com/blog/advertisement)
Question 13: A. created
B. was creating
C. create
D. was created
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Question 14: A. made
Question 15: A. Because

B. took
B. Although

C. gave
C. Besides

D. offer
D. But

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.
Question 16: a. Welcome to Springfield! We hope you will find this neighborhood just as friendly
as we have.
b. We are happy to have you here with us on Main Street. We take great pride in our
town, and are always glad to see new businesses move in. It is a sign that the area is
growing and business is good.
c. Everyone in the neighborhood is excited about your arrival and eager to get
acquainted, so let me be among the first to say hello.
d. We are delighted to have you in the area.
e. Welcome to our neighborhood! This is a wonderful place to do business.
A. e-c-a-b-d
B. e-a-c-b-d
C. c-a-b-d-e
D. c-e-a-b-d
Question 17: a. First and foremost, congratulations on your recent purchase of a pair of glasses
from our store on May 5th.
b. I trust this message finds you well.
c. The ABC Glass Cleaner Spray is a revolutionary tool designed to elevate your daily
cleaning activities, providing superior results compared to using regular water or
fabric alone.
d. We sincerely hope that you are still enjoying the product.
e. I wanted to bring to your attention an exclusive offer on our latest product, the
ABC Glass Cleaner Spray, which I believe would enhance your eyewear care routine
significantly.
f. We have observed that many customers experienced diminished clarity when
cleaning their glasses with water or shirts.
A. b-c-a-e-d-f
B. b-d-e-a-c-f
C. b-a-d-e-c-f
D. b-e-d-a-c-f
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 18 to 23.
Today we hear more and more about the importance of getting enough sleep. (18) ______. It
can also affect our feelings, behavior and memory.
Studies have shown that people in some countries spend (19) ______ and more time
working. But our bodies cannot work well without enough sleep. (20) ______ of sleep a night, over a
long period of time, can badly affect our health. We cannot work for many hours; we can get angry
easily; and we can even lose our IQ points. (21) ______, without enough sleep, an intelligent person
may have difficulty doing daily tasks.
Studies have also shown that people the time of year seems to affect (20) ______ sleep we
need. People usually sleep longer in the winter, sometimes as much as 14 hours a night. However,
in the summer, they sometimes sleep as little as six hours, (20) ______.
(Adapted from: Strategies Reading by Richards and Eckstut Didier)
Question 18: A. Sleep can give energy to both our bodies and our brains
B. Sleep can take energy to both our bodies and our brains
C. Sleep can give energy to either our bodies nor our brains
D. Sleep can offer energy to twice our bodies and our brains
Question 19: A. less time for sleeping
B. little time to sleeping
C. fewer time sleeping
D. less time sleeping
Question 20: A. Being lost just one or two hours
B. Just one or two hours losing
C. Losing just one or two hours
D. Decrease just one or two hours
Question 21: A. That explains why
B. Which explains why
C. The all explains why
D. Why explains why
Question 22: A. whatever much B. how much
C. however long
D. whichever many
Question 23: A. for no having any problems
B. not just having any problems
C. without having any problems
D. within having any problems
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Read the following passage and 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 24 to 28.
I have never seen anyone successful who did not have a plan. I believe this is a key to
success. Knowing what you want to achieve in your future will give you a clear way to (24) ______
your final goals. If you cannot answer the question 'What do I want to do?', then you have (25)
______ chance of achieving anything significant.
For young people, it is very important to remember that you will be spending the rest of
your life working, (26) ______ means you will spend more time at work than with friends and
family. So, it is very important to know what you really want to aim for.
(27) ______, just because you really need to do what you want to, it does not mean you will
be any good at it. You need to recognise your strengths and accept your (28) ______. There are
certain skills you can learn, but it is not easy to learn talent because this is something that people
are born with.
(Adapted from Gold First by Bell and Thomas)
Question 24: A. come
Question 25: A. many
Question 26: A. which
Question 27: A. Therefore
Question 28: A. abilities

B. bring
B. few
B. who
B. For example
B. benefits

C. arrive
C. little
C. when
C. Although
C. consequences

D. reach
D. several
D. where
D. However
D. weaknesses

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 29 to 33.
The Plastiki looks similar to many other boats in Sydney harbour. It's eighteen metres long,
six metres wide and it weighs about twelve thousand kilogrammes. It carries a crew of six people
and has an average speed of five knots. However, once you get near to the Plastiki you realise
there's a big difference. It's made of twelve thousand five hundred re-used plastic bottles.
David de Rothschild is an environmentalist who has crossed Antarctica and explored the
Ecuadorian Amazon. One day he was reading some information about all the plastic in the seas
and oceans. He couldn't believe what he was reading. For example, humans throw away four out
of every five plastic bottles they use, and plastic rubbish causes about eighty per cent of the
pollution in the sea. In addition, scientists think that around one million seabirds die every year
from plastic pollution. De Rothschild decided he wanted to help fight pollution in the sea. To help
more people understand the problem, he started building a boat made of plastic bottles.
As well as building the boat with recycled plastic, it was important for him to make the
boat environmentally friendly and user-friendly. The boat uses renewable energy such as wind
power and solar energy. The crew can make meals with vegetables from the small garden at the
back of the boat. They can take a break from work and get some exercise by using the special
exercise bicycle. The energy from the bike provides power for the boat's computers. And if anyone
needs to take a shower, the boat's shower uses saltwater from the sea.
(Adapted from Life by John Hughes, Helen Stephenson and Paul Dummett)
Question 29: Which could be the best title for the passage?
A. An Extraordinary Man
B. Life at Sea
C. The Problem of Plastic Bottles
D. A Boat with a Difference
Question 30: The word they in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. scientists
B. humans
C. plastic bottles
D. seas and oceans
Question 31: According to paragraph 2, De Rothschild was shocked when he ______.
A. travelled between Antarctica and the Ecuadorian Amazon
B. read some information about plastic at seas and oceans
C. participated in an environmental campaign
D. built his first plastic boat
Question 32: The word fight in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. compete
B. divide
C. compare
D. tackle
Question 33: Which of the following is TRUE about the Plastiki, according to the passage?
A. It has a totally different appearance when compared to other boats.
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B. It was made of plastic and other materials which are hard to decompose.
C. Daily life activities aren't interrupted when living on the boat.
D. Clean water exists in abundance on the boat.
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 34 to 40.
Daniel Tammet can speak eleven languages, and can solve difficult maths problems in
seconds. Despite his wonderful abilities, Daniel has had difficulty learning to communicate and
understand others' feelings. Daniel's skills and problems result from a mental condition that
makes it hard for him to communicate with other people. Daniel is thirty-five now, and life is
easier for him. But when he was a baby, he used to cry a lot. At school, it was difficult for him to
read body language or make eye contact, so he could not understand how others felt and never
played with other children, or with toys. Numbers were his only toys.
To Daniel, numbers have colours, shapes and personalities. This allows him to experience
numbers rather than calculate them. For example, when he multiplies two numbers together, he
sees two shapes. They start to change until a third shape appears. That is the answer.
Because of his special skills, Daniel can do things that many other people cannot. He can
copy a picture accurately, and he can plan a book about his life without writing down anything.
However, he also realises that he cannot do many things. He knows that he is difficult to live with
because he cannot understand how others feel. He admits that most of the time, he has to behave
as if he shared their feelings. Despite these problems, he is slowly learning how to express more
emotions. He says that when his cat died, he understood sadness for the first time.
Now Daniel no longer wishes to have a normal life. He is using his talent for good purpose.
He usually gives lectures, has written three successful books, and taken part in many research
projects. Some people say that he is having the same effect on them as great scientists do.
(Adapted from Focus by Brayshaw Michalowski and Trapnell)
Question 34: Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. A Man with an Amazing Mind
B. New Education Methods for the Disabled
C. The Life of a Normal Man
D. Famous Disabled Scientists in History
Question 35: According to the passage, Daniel ______.
A. can solve maths problems very quickly B. could communicate with other people well
C. is able to read other people's minds
D. had no difficulty making friends at school
Question 36: The word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. shapes
B. colours
C. numbers
D. personalities
Question 37: The word “accurately” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. carefully
B. exactly
C. simply
D. seriously
Question 38: The word “talent” m paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. great ability
B. positive feeling C. bad impact
D. serious problem
Question 39: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Daniel now has a harder life than when he was little.
B. Daniel has been involved in a lot of scientific projects.
C. Images appear in Daniel's mind when he multiplies numbers.
D. Daniel has to act as if he understood others' feelings most of the time.
Question 40: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Daniels most favourite subject at school wasn't maths.
B. Daniel used to wish to be like other people.
C. Daniel's ambition was to become a great scientist.
D. Daniel's teacher taught him how to use body language properly.
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