REVIEW HK1 (GRADE 12)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. ____ the time passes, ___ I feel! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just finished half of it.
A. The faster / the nervous
B. The more fast / the nervous
C. The fast / the more nervous
D. The faster / the more nervous
2. She sat there quietly, but during all that time she was getting ________. Finally, she exploded.
A. more and more angrily
B. the more angry
C. angrier and angrier
D. the most angry
3. You are ____ only person whose opinion is of any value to me in ___ present regrettable circumstances.
A. the/ X
B. the/the
C. the/a
D. X/the
4. ________non-verbal language is ________important aspect of interpersonal communication.
A. The - a
B. X - an
C. A - the
D. The - X
5. Mistletoe, ______ is believed to have magic powers, is traditionally hung over doorways during the
Christmas season.
A. that
B. whom
C. which
D. where
6. There wasn't a chair for the headmaster, ________is a big problem.
A. what
B. which
C. that
D. where
7. Simon Lake drew the inspiration ______a submarine of undersea travel and exploration from Twenty
Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
A. at
B. by
C. for
D. of
8. Scheduling a family meeting ______a regular basis is a good way to make sure this activity happens.
A. on
B. in
C. with
D. by
9. ________you've made your own lifestyle more environmentally conscious, you can also engage in
activism to help educate others on doing the same.
A. Although
B. Once
C. Because
D. Before
10. To my mind, housework is boring and ________it takes a lot of time with a hardly visible result.
A. besides
B. then
C. yet
D. so
Read the following advertisement/ announcement and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
option that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
🌟 VOLUNTEER AT YOUR LOCAL NURSING HOME! 🌟
Make a difference in the lives of senior residents:
 Lend a helping hand: Assist with organizing activities and supporting residents (11) ______ are in need
during events.
 Bring joy to their day: Spend time chatting, reading, or playing games to create (12) ______ moments.
 Flexible schedules: Join us (13) ______ weekends or weekdays and make a positive impact!
💖 Sign up now and change lives!
Visit https://nursinghomevolunteers.org.
11. A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. whose
12. A. memorable
B. memoir
C. memory
D. memorize
13. A. in
B. at
C. on
D. within
🌿 EMBRACE GREEN LIVING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE! 🌿
Why Go Green?
Living an eco-friendly lifestyle helps protect the environment, conserves natural resources, and ensures a
better future for the next generations. Small changes can make a big difference!
How to Start:
 Reduce Waste: Switch to reusable products, like water bottles and shopping bags, to (14) ______ the
amount of plastic in landfills.
 Save Energy: Unplug devices when not in use and consider switching to energy-efficient appliances to
lower your carbon footprint. These small steps (15) ______ a great difference these days.
 Choose Sustainable Transport: Walk, bike, (16) ______ use public transportation instead of driving to
reduce harmful emissions.
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Join the Green Revolution Today!
Visit www.greenlivingtips.org for more ideas on how to make eco-friendly choices every day. Together, we
can build a cleaner, greener world!
14. A. reduce
B. remove
C. recycle
D. replace
15. A. had made
B. make
C. made
D. have made
16. A. instead of
B. or
C. but
D. for
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct arrangement of the sentences to make a meaningful
paragraph/ letter/exchange in each of the following questions.
17.
a. Phong: We just start with traveling. We should cycle or walk instead of using motorbike and get some
exercise. It takes us some money to go to the gym, but cycling to school costs nothing.
b. Nick: Our group is going to present green activities at home and at school. We have to jot down the
details.
c. Nick: I agree with you. It can save us money too. How about ……?
A. b-a-c
B. a-b-c
C. c-a-b
D. b-c-a
18.
Dear Mr Brown,
a. I am currently researching the life and achievements of Bill Gates for an educational project and would
greatly appreciate your assistance.
b. Could you kindly provide me with any resources or references about his contributions to technology and
philanthropy?
c. Thank you for considering my request, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
d. I hope this email finds you well.
e. Specific materials on his role in founding Microsoft and his work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
would be especially helpful.
Best regards,
Hang Tran
A. d-b-a-e-c
B. a-b-e-d-c
C. b-a-e-d-c
D. d-a-b-e-c
19.
e. The rate of urbanization in Hanoi in 2024 continues to accelerate, reflecting the city's dynamic economic
growth and expanding infrastructure.
b. Rapid urban development has led to significant improvements in transportation, housing, and public
services, but it also poses challenges such as overcrowding and environmental degradation.
c. With a population exceeding 8 million, Hanoi is undergoing a transformation marked by the rise of high-rise
buildings and sprawling urban areas.
a. Despite these advancements, balancing modernization with the preservation of cultural heritage remains a
pressing concern.
d. The city's government is actively implementing policies to promote sustainable urbanization, aiming to
address both growth demands and quality of life for its residents.
A. b-e-a-c-d
B. e-b-c-a-d
C. c-b-a-e-d
D. a-e-c-d-b
Mark the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The oceans of the world are precious because of what they do for all life on the Earth. They help regulate the
temperature of the planet, and they are home to a myriad of sea creatures – (20) ____. However, due to our
consumption and improper disposal of plastic items, human beings have created a swirling mess of garbage.
The one located in the Pacific is now known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and it is not a pretty sight.
We all use little pieces of plastic on a daily basis, and most of the time we don't even notice that we are doing
it. Any time you walk into a convenience store and buy (21) ____, the clerk will offer you a straw to drink with
it. We happily sip drinks out of plastic bottles with our plastic straws, and then (22) ______ when we are
finished.
In an ideal world, all of the plastic would be recycled and there would be zero waste. This is not the case,
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however, and a huge amount of the plastic ends up making its way to our oceans due to carelessness.
Whether the plastic is part of rain runoff coming from a landfill or just a thoughtless discard of a piece of
plastic onto the ground, (23) _______, it will eventually become part of the disgusting patch of garbage.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch may be impossible (24) _______, but it is doing a lot of harm to sea life. If
anything, we can (25) _______ to avoid over-using plastic.
20. A. many of which we depend on as sources of food
B. many of whom depend on them as sources of food
C. many kinds of food's dependence is their sources
D. many sources of their food depend on
21. A. a bottle of canned drink
B. a bottled or canned drink
C. a can of bottled drink
D. some drinks to be canned
22. A. contain the straw not to be disposed of
B. disposes either the container or the straw
C. dispose of the container and the straw
D. the straw contains to be disposed of
23. A. if it ends up in the Pacific Ocean
B. unless it ends up in the Pacific Ocean
C. without ending up in the Pacific Ocean
D. as long as it doesn't end up in the Pacific Ocean
24. A. to clean up
B. away from cleaning C. to be cleaning out D. up to the cleaning
25. A. do our better B. do as best as we can
C. do better than
D. do our best
Read the following passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Preserving Vietnamese Culture and Language in Southern Louisiana
The Vietnamese (26) ________ a large portion of Louisiana's Asian population today, 44% in fact. The
reasons why Vietnamese people settle in Louisiana are that they can find jobs as fishermen and the weather is
(27) ________ to the hot and humid climate in Viet Nam.
The Vietnamese communities in southern Louisiana engage in many different cultural activities, and these
are performed in their native language. Language is (28) ________ as perhaps the most important facet of
Vietnamese culture in the United States. The Vietnamese in southern Louisiana live in communities where
Vietnamese is spoken; they attend religious ceremonies and activities (29) ________ it is spoken, all in order
to preserve their language and their culture. In order to preserve your culture, you have to learn the language.
That's the reason why they live in a community, to help out each other.
The most important aspect of the New Year, and other Vietnamese holidays, for community members is
that participating in these events provides another link to their heritage and works for the preservation of their
culture. Children learn about their Vietnamese customs by taking part in the celebration. The children in the
community grow up constantly being exposed to their Vietnamese culture (30) ________ they will be able to
do the same thing for their children in the future.
For the Vietnamese in southern Louisiana, the main way to maintain their culture is simply to live it. Their
communal life keeps their language and culture (31) ________. Other simpler ways of maintaining Vietnamese
culture include examples such as women wearing a simple jade bracelet on the left wrist for good luck. Women
believe that the jade keeps bad luck away from the wearer. Over time the jade can deepen in colour and, to
some, a darker green symbolizes inner strength and good luck.
26. A. make up
B. end up
C. use up
D. put up
27. A. comparative
B. comparable
C. comparison
D. comparatively
28. A. viewing
B. to be viewed
C. being viewed
D. viewed
29. A. when
B. which
C. where
D. that
30. A. so
B. yet
C. because
D. therefore
31. A. alive
B. active
C. energetic
D. sustainable
Read the following passage and mark the correct answer to each of the questions.
There is a natural balance to all things: life and death, good and bad, happiness and sadness, pleasure and
pain. The very idea that you should focus on positives and ignore negatives, likewise with strengths versus
weaknesses, is not only delusive; it's a recipe for disaster.
Let me tell you a couple of stories to show how dealing with reality as openly and genuinely as possible is
the path to success and happiness, while focusing only on the positives and strengths can destroy your career
and your company.
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It's no secret that Steve Jobs was forced out of Apple in 1984 because his management style had become
toxic to the company. Much later, Jobs would come to realize that getting fired from the company he
cofounded “was the best thing that could have ever happened” to him. He called it “awful-tasting medicine”
that “the patient needed.” He also likened it to life hitting him in the head with a brick.
That forced Jobs to look in the mirror and see the truth - that he wasn't as capable or as strong a leader as
he could be. And as he addressed the issues that stood in his way, the result was the founding of NeXT and
Pixar, his eventual return to Apple, and the greatest turnaround in corporate history that built the most
valuable company on Earth.
It's easy to miss the obvious connection staring us right in the face, that it wasn't just Apple that had hit a
wall, fallen on hard times, and found itself in need of a turnaround. The same was true of Jobs. And there was
an undeniable connection between the two.
It's also easy to miss the insightfulness of Jobs' realization that none of his later achievements would have
occurred if he hadn't faced reality. That sort of introspection only comes from someone who's had some sort
of intervention and gone through gut-wrenching change as a result.
Not to compare myself with Jobs, but the truth is I've gotten a couple of those bricks to the head myself.
I've been fired more than once and lost my wife early in our marriage. But in every case I looked in the
mirror, faced what I saw, made some changes, and bounced back stronger than ever.
If I'd just tried to stay positive, focused on my strengths, and searched for the silver lining in the clouds, I
never would have figured out what was wrong and become a better person, a better husband, and a better
leader. I never would have achieved so much in my career or won my wife back.
While life is full of ups and downs, one thing is certain: If you attempt to filter your consciousness and
disallow negative thoughts or make believe the weaknesses holding you back don't exist, you'll never get past
those hurdles and get to the next stage in your personal and professional development. And neither will your
business.
32. Which of the following best summarizes the second passage?
A. Focusing on strengths and ignoring weaknesses is essential for success.
B. Life's balance is maintained by accepting both positive and negative aspects.
C. Neglecting negative aspects of life leads to personal growth.
D. Positivity alone is sufficient to overcome life's challenges.
33. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Steve Jobs according to the passage?
A. He got fired from Apple because of his poor management style.
B. He founded NeXT and Pixar to be able to return to Apple.
C. He made Apple the most valuable company in the world.
D. He considered being fired from Apple the best lesson learnt.
34. What does the word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The management style of Steve Jobs
B. Steve Jobs' being forced out of Apple
C. The success of Apple after 1984
D. The cofounding of Apple by Steve Jobs
35. The word "likened" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. link
B. associate
C. compare
D. relate
36. Which of the following can best paraphrase the first sentence in the seventh paragraph?
A. Like Jobs, I have faced challenging moments in my life.
B. Unlike Jobs, I have avoided major setbacks in life.
C. I admire Jobs for overcoming his difficulties.
D. I have had similar experiences to Jobs but on a smaller scale.
37. In which paragraph does the writer emphasize the importance of addressing weaknesses to achieve
personal and professional growth?
A. Paragraph 5 B. Paragraph 6
C. Paragraph 7
D. Paragraph 9
38. What could be the best title for the passage?
A. Being Successful: Ignore the negatives
B. To Be Successful? Quit Being So Positive.
C. Being Successful: Facing with Disasters
D. To Be Successful? Stop Being So Negative.
39. The writer uses the phrase "a recipe for disaster" in paragraph 1 to stress that _______.
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A. focusing on positives can make the worse become the worst
B. ignoring negatives can be the key to dealing with any problem
C. focusing on positives and ignoring negatives destroy the reality
D. ignoring negatives goes against the natural balance to all things
40. The writer uses the "bricks" (as Steve Job did) in paragraph 6 to describe _______.
A. weaknesses he had at the times of being fired
B. hardships he faced with during his professional life
C. changes he led in order to make turnabouts
D. interventions he made in his own introspection
41. What is TRUE about the story teller when facing failures according to the passage?
A. He tried to stay positive to bounce back stronger.
B. He focused on his strengths as the motivation for turnabouts.
C. He looked into the way Steve Jobs did to find his own solution.
D. He examined the situation, making necessary changes to better.
42. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. Only when you admit the negative as part of your life, you can proceed.
B. Positives and negatives can never go along with each other in reality.
C. It's our weaknesses that save us in hardships and calamities.
D. To earn happiness, one has to experience the feeling of sadness.
43. The phrase "filter your consciousness" in the last paragraph mostly means _______.
A. release negative feelings from one's heart
B. clear one's mind from worries
C. push negative thoughts out of one's mind
D. stay away from possible dangers
44. The tone of the passage is _______.
A. informative
B. preventive
C. persuasive
D. argumentative
Read the following passage and mark the correct answer to each of the questions.
Theresa May, the second female Britain's prime minister following Margaret Thatcher, revealed in 2013
that she had been given a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes, a condition that requires daily insulin injections.
Asked later how she felt about the diagnosis, she said her approach to it was the same as toward everything
in her life: “Just get on and deal with it.” That kind of steeliness brought her to center stage in the aftermath
of Britain's vote to leave the European Union and the feuding that erupted in the Conservative Party over
who would succeed David Cameron.
Ms. May, 59 years old, is the country's longest-serving home secretary in half a century, with a reputation
for seriousness, hard work and above all, determination. She is one of a growing number of women in
traditionally male-dominated British politics rising to the upper position of leadership.
Born in 1956, Ms. May grew up mainly in Oxfordshire, an only child who was first drawn to the
Conservative Party at age 12. As a conscientious student, she never rebelled against her religious upbringing
and remains a regular churchgoer. Tellingly, her sports hero was Geoffrey Boycott, a solid, stubborn cricketer
who specialized in playing the long game.
Like many other Britain's prime minister including Tony Blair, Sir Robert Peel and Margaret Thatcher, she
won a place at Oxford. But while almost every other political leader got there by way of Eton College and
joined Oxford's hedonistic Bullingdon Club, she attended a state secondary school and had a more sedate
university career. After unsuccessful attempts to be elected to the House of Commons in 1992 and 1994, she
finally became an MP in 1997 general election.
[I] May is known for a love of fashion and in particular distinctive shoes. [II] However, she has been quite
critical of the media focusing on her fashion instead of her achievement as a politician. [III] May also
describes cooking and walking as primary hobbies, and if someone is raising questions about why walking can
be classified as a hobby, she elaborates in a column for Balance magazine, in which she wrote of her battle
with diabetes. [IV]
45. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Theresa May's journey to becoming Britain's second female prime minister and her determination to
overcome challenges.
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B. The history of female leadership in British politics and its impact on the Conservative Party.
C. Theresa May's criticism of media attention on her fashion choices and her love for walking.
D. The comparison between Theresa May and other British prime ministers who attended Oxford University.
46. Where in paragraph 5 does the following sentence best fit?
She even wore leopard-print shoes to her final Cabinet meeting as Home Secretary in early 2016.
A. [I]
B. [II]
C. [III]
D. [IV]
47. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. British political life is conventionally controlled mainly by men.
B. The number of women in politics is increasing.
C. Conservative Party didn't have to discuss about who would be the next prime minister.
D. Theresa May's toughness was one of the reasons for the Party to choose her for the prime minister
position.
48. What does the word "it" in the first passage refer to?
A. The diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes
B. Theresa May's daily insulin injection
C. Theresa May's life
D. Margaret Thatcher's diagnosis
49. Which option best paraphrases the first sentence in the third paragraph?
A. Theresa May, like Tony Blair, Sir Robert Peel, and Margaret Thatcher, was accepted to study at Oxford
University.
B. Many British prime ministers, including Tony Blair, Sir Robert Peel, and Margaret Thatcher, studied at
Oxford, and Theresa May followed the same path.
C. Theresa May shared a similarity with Tony Blair, Sir Robert Peel, and Margaret Thatcher by attending the
University of Oxford.
D. Tony Blair, Sir Robert Peel, Margaret Thatcher, and Theresa May all achieved academic success by
attending Oxford University.
50. Which option best summarizes the last paragraph?
A. Theresa May's distinctive fashion choices, including her leopard-print shoes, have drawn media attention,
but she criticizes this focus and highlights her hobbies of cooking and walking.
B. Theresa May's love for cooking and walking as hobbies is directly related to her management of Type 1
diabetes.
C. Theresa May is widely known for her fashion sense and her public explanation of why walking is a unique
hobby.
D. Theresa May uses her column in Balance magazine to defend her hobbies and criticize media attention on
her fashion choices.
51. According to the passage, who is the prime minister coming before Theresa May?
A. Tony Blair
B. Margaret Thatcher C. Sir Robert Peel
D. David Cameron
52. The most prominent characteristic of Theresa May is _______.
A. stubbornness
B. seriousness
C. determination
D. hard work
53. Which of the following facts is TRUE about Theresa May?
A. She graduated from Eton College.
B. As a child, she was quite rebellious.
C. She didn't work part time as a university student.
D. She used not to be a home secretary.
54. The word approach in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to _______.
A. means
B. advance
C. technique
D. trick
55. The word hedonistic in paragraph 4 is OPPOSITE in meaning to _______.
A. ordinary
B. luxurious
C. economical
D. exciting

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