I.

 Listening (20 pts)

Part 1: You will hear people talking in eight different situations. Listen and choose the best
answer A, B or C. You will hear the recording ONCE.
1. You hear a sportsperson talking about her sporting career. What is she going to do in the future?
A. change her career B. become a sports writer C. train for the next event
2. You hear two friends talking about a laboratory experiment. How do they both feel now?
A. anxious about the procedures they used
B. annoyed about having to repeat it
C. disappointed with the results
3. You overhear a student calling his university department. Why is he phoning?
A. to make a complaint B. to find out about a course C. to book an appointment
4. You hear two friends talking about a website. The man thinks that the website is ______.
A. helpful B. interesting C. easy to use
5. You hear a man talking about his decision to become a singer. His mother was unhappy about it
because she didn’t ______.
A. like his kind of music B. want him to leave education C. think it would suit him
6. You overhear a man calling a TV shop. Why is he calling?
A. to cancel an order B. to arrange a delivery C. to make a purchase
7. You overhear two friends talking about a meal. What do they agree about it?
A. It was expensive for the amount of food they got.
B. Some of the foods they were served didn’t go well together.
C. The dishes they were given weren’t cooked properly.
8. You hear a college lecturer talking to a student. What is he doing?
A. giving encouragement B. offering to help C. suggesting improvements
Your answers:
1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______
5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. _______
Part 2: Listen to the recording and complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. You will hear the recording ONCE.
PACKHAM’S SHIPPING AGENCY – customer quotation form
Country of K..e..n..y...a…..
destination:
Name: Jacob (1) ……………..…..…….……
Address to be
collected from: Westall College, Downlands Rd
Town: Bristol
Postcode: (2) ……………..…..…….……

Width: (3) ……………..…..…….……

Height: (4) ……………..…..…….……
clothes
Contents: (5) ……………..…..…….……
(6) ……………..…..…….……
Total
estimated (7) £ ……………..…..…….……
value:
Part 3: Two people who live in the same house have a "chat" about some problems. Listen to the
conversation between Sasha and Jim, then decide whether the statements given are True (T) or
False (F). Put a tick (√) in the correct box. You will hear the recording TWICE.

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 Statements T F
1. Sasha is currently unemployed.
2. The problem with the television is that Sasha has sometimes forgotten to turn the TV off.
3. Sasha didn't know that Jim used the lights in the apartment as an anti-crime measure.
4. Jim doesn't want Sasha to use the other cleaner anymore.
5. Someone who lives close to Jim and Sasha has complained about the type of music
she listens to.
II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (7 pts)
1. The seat belt can be altered to ______ for differences in the size of the passenger.
A. permit B. adjust C. calculate D. allow
2. He suddenly saw Jane ______ the room. He pushed his way ______ the crowd of people to get to her.
A. across/ through B. over/ through C. over/ along D. across/ across
3. One of the leading schools of psychological thought in the 20th century was behaviourism, ______?
A. weren’t they B. was it C. did they D. wasn’t it
4. Her encouraging words gave me ______ to undertake the demanding task once again.
A. a resolution B. a point C. a target D. an incentive
5. We are considering ______ for the coming festival.
A. our flat to be redecorated C. having our flat redecorated
B. having redecorated our flat D. to redecorate our flat
6. ______ is called erosion.
A. The wearing away of land C. Land which wears away
B. When land wears away D. Wearing away land
7. The summit between two presidents, Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, happened to take place at the
same time as the 20th anniversary of Hanoi ___________ by the UNESCO as the City for Peace.
A. being recognized B. recognition C. recognizing D. recognized
8. The Hawaiian alphabet, introduced by missionaries in the 1820's, ______ and only seven consonants.
A. that consists of five vowels C. the five vowels of which consist of
B. consisting of five vowels D. consists of five vowels
9. ________ her fiction describes women in unhappy marriages.
A. Many of B. A large number of C. Much of D. A great variety of
10. - “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house” - “______.”
A. Nothing more to say C. You can say that again
B. Yes, I hope so D. No, dogs are very good, too
11. Don’t jump ________ conclusions; we don’t yet know all the relevant facts.
A. into B. up C. to D. for
12. In explaining the theory of relativity, the scientists states that mechanical laws that are true in one
place ______ equally valid in any other place.
A. being B. are C. they should be D. to be
13. My English is progressing ______.
A. bounds and leaps B. leaps and bounds C. odds and ends D. ends and odds
14. Well, I’m sorry, that’s all I can offer you. ______.
A. Take it or leave it B. Take it or forget it C. Get it or forget it D. Leave it or take it
Your answers:
1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________
8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______ 11. _______ 12. _______ 13. _______ 14. _______
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (6 pts)
1. (Lay) ______ the table, Mrs Ross called the family for dinner.
2. Frankly, I’d rather you (not do) ______anything about it for the time being.
3. Suppose he (catch) ______ you stealing, what would you do?
4. My mother warned me against staying late night after night (prepare) ______ for exams.
5. My supervisor is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work I (do) ______ last week.
6. There’s no point in telephoning him. He’s certain (leave) ________ by now.
Your answers:

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 1. _____________________________ 4. _____________________________
2. _____________________________ 5. _____________________________
3. _____________________________ 6. _____________________________
IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 pts)
Evolution isn’t supposed to run backwards- yet an (1. increase) _______ number of examples
show that it does and that it can sometimes represent the future of a species. The (2. describe)
_______ of any animal as an ‘evolutionary throwback’ is controversial. For the better part of a century,
most (3. biology) _______ have been reluctant to use those words, (4. mind) _______ of a principle of
evolution that says ‘evolution cannot run backwards’. But as more and more examples come to light
and modern (5. gene) _______ enters the scene, that principle is having to be (6. write) _______. Not
only are evolutionary throwbacks possible, they sometimes play an important role in the forward
march of evolution. The (7. technique) _______ term for an evolutionary throwback is an ‘atavism’,
from the Latin atavus, (8. mean) _______ forefather. The word has ugly connotations thanks (9. large)
_______ to Cesare Lombroso, a 19th-century Italian medic who argued that criminals were born not
made and could be (10. identify) _______ by certain physical features that were throwbacks to a
primitive, sub-human state.
Your answers:
1. _____________________________ 6. _____________________________
2. _____________________________ 7. _____________________________
3. _____________________________ 8. _____________________________
4. _____________________________ 9. _____________________________
5. _____________________________ 10. ____________________________
V. Put the sentences (A – K) in the correct order (1 – 10) to make a meaningful conversation.
One has been done for you as the beginning of the conversation. (5 pts)
A. Oh, okay … I guess we’ll just have to build another closet for your shoes.
B. No, not at all but it doesn’t matter. With shoes that look this good, a little pain isn’t a problem.
Please!
C. I know, but look! They’re my favourite colour – red. And not just red, but red with silver straps
….wow ….and I love the style.
D. Oh, look at these shoes! I love them.
E. Don’t you already have a pair of shoes in that style?
F. But are they comfortable?
G. No, I don’t. I love this style – really high heels and open toes.
H. Katy, you promised you wouldn’t buy another pair of shoes. You already have 40 pairs!
I. But Katy, look at the price tag – they’re almost $200.
J. Thank you so much, dad.
K. I can always put it on your credit card. Oh, come on, dad… they’re 8½, my size exactly.
Your answers: 0. ___D____
1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. ________
6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. ________
VI. Each of the following sentences contains ONE error. Underline the error and write the
correct answer in the space provided. (5 pts)
Correction
1. A cave containing over 200 paintings were discovered in the Wollemi
National Park, Australia, eight years ago. Some of the paintings are at least 1. _________________
3000 years old
2. What is more even surprising is that the cave was found by chance by
2. _________________
someone walking in this area.
3. However, the site of the cave was so difficult to reach that it had a long
3. _________________
time before researchers could visit it.
4. The exact location of the site has to be kept secret. This is to prevent the
cave from being visited by sightseers who do not realize how easy is it to 4. _________________
damage the paintings.

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5. The paintings show people and animals, including birds, lizards and
other Australian animals that can still be seen today. According to
5. _________________
researchers, until its recent discovery, nobody visited the cave for around
200 years.
VII. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (5 pts)
An accident between a car and a motorbike that (1) _________ one person dead in the northern
province of Lào Cai on March 1st has (2) _________ public attention in recent days. The collision was
blamed (3) _________ the teenage motorbike driver who was not old enough to legally drive, was
travelling over the speed limit and was not (4) _________ a helmet. However, relatives of the victim
and other locals gathered at the scene of incident, demanding the car driver to pay them VNĐ400
million (US$17,220) as compensation. Later, the driver had to (5) _________ over VNĐ200 million
($8,600) to pay for the victim’s funeral. The collision and ensuing controversy caused congestion on
highway 4D for six hours. The incident has sparked debate (6) _________ ‘netizens’, with most of
them opposing the actions of the victim’s relatives and local residents. In the past, most Vietnamese
people believed the owner of the more expensive vehicle (7) _________ in a collision should
compensate the owner of the less expensive one, (8) _________ of who was at fault. For many
Vietnamese people, it seems that motorbike drivers must be poorer than car owners. As a (9)
_________, whenever an accident occurred between a car and a motorbike, the car owner was
expected to pay compensation. However, that mindset does not (10) _________ up with the legal code.
Your answers:
1. _____________________________ 6. _____________________________
2. _____________________________ 7. _____________________________
3. _____________________________ 8. _____________________________
4. _____________________________ 9. _____________________________
5. _____________________________ 10. ____________________________
VIII. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks. (8 pts)
THE FASTEST DINOSAURS
According to computer models that were used to estimate the running speeds of dinosaurs, the
Tyrannosaurus Rex would have been able to (1) _______ a footballer. The study shows that the dinosaur
could reach a top (2) _______ of 8 metres a second, which is fractionally faster than the (3) _______
professional footballer. There has been a lot of controversy (4) _______ whether the Tyrannosaurus Rex
was a predator or a scavenger, some believe that its highly developed sense of smell indicates that it was
a scavenger, (5) _______ others say that its keen eyesight shows that it was a hunter. The (6) _______
group will appreciate the recent study, as a hunter is more likely to require such speed.
The University of Manchester study used a powerful supercomputer to calculate the running
speeds of five meat-eating dinosaurs and used data taken directly from dinosaur fossils, rather than
referring to previous work on modern animals. The Tyrannosaurus Rex, however, was not the fastest
dinosaur. A small dinosaur called Compsognathus, which was about the size of a chicken, could run at
18 metres a second, which is faster than the ostrich, the fastest (7) _______ animal today. It could run
100 metres in a little over six seconds, which would (8) _______ modern Olympic athletes more than a
third of the track behind.
1. A. outrunB. run C. run-out D. over -run
2. A. fast B. speed C. swift D. rate
3. A. whole B. top C. medium D. average
4. A. about B. as C. at D. to
5. A. since B. however C. while D. as
6. A. former B. latter C. later D. first
7. A. two-legged B. two-leg C. two-legs D. two- legging
8. A. leave B. chase C. run D. beat
Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______
5. ________ 6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______
IX. Read the text and choose the most suitable heading (A-I) for each paragraph (1-9). (9 pts)

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 Employment in Japan
A. How new employees are used in a company
B. Women and Japanese companies
C. Why men sometimes resign from Japanese companies
D. Permanency in employment in Japan
E. Recruiting season: who, when and where
F. The social aspect of work
G. The salary structure
H. The recruitment strategy of foreign firms
I. Japanese people after retirement
1. Every autumn, when recruitment of new graduates and school leavers begins, major cities in Japan
are flooded with students hunting for a job. Wearing suits for the first time, they run from one
interview to another. The season is crucial for many students, as their whole lives may be determined
during this period.
2. In Japan, lifetime employment is commonly practised by large companies. While people working in
small companies and those working for sub-contractors do not in general enjoy the advantages
conferred by the large companies, there is a general expectation that employees will in fact remain
more or less permanently in the same job.
3. Unlike in many Western countries where companies employ people whose skills can be effective
immediately, Japanese companies select applicants with potential who can be trained to become
suitable employees. For this reason, recruiting employees is an important exercise for companies, as
they invest a lot of time and money in training new staff. This is basically true both for factory workers
and for professionals. Professionals who have studied subjects which are of immediate use in the
workplace, such as industrial engineers, are very often placed in factories and transferred from one
section to another. By gaining experience in several different areas and by working in close contact
with workers, the engineers are believed, in the long run, to become more effective members of the
company. Workers too feel more involved by working with professionals and by being allowed to
voice their opinions. Loyalty is believed to be cultivated in this type of egalitarian working
environment.
4. Because of this system of training employees to be all-rounders, mobility between companies is
low. Wages are set according to educational background or initial field of employment, ordinary
graduates being employed in administration, engineers in engineering and design departments and so
on. Both promotions and wage increases tend to be tied to seniority, though some differences may arise
later on as a result of ability and business performance. Wages are paid monthly, and the net sum, after
the deduction of tax, is usually paid directly into a bank account. As well as salary, a bonus is usually
paid twice a year. This is a custom that dates back to the time when employers gave special allowances
so that employees could properly celebrate bon, a Buddhist festival held in mid-July in Tokyo, but on
other dates in other regions. The festival is held to appease the souls of ancestors. The second bonus is
distributed at New Year. Recently, bonuses have also been offered as a way of allowing workers a
share in the profits that their hard work has gained.
5. Many female graduates complain that they are not given equal training and equal opportunity in
comparison to male graduates. Japanese companies generally believe that female employees will
eventually leave to get married and have children. It is also true that, as well as the still-existing belief
among women themselves that nothing should stand in the way of child-rearing, the extended hours of
work often do not allow women to continue their careers after marriage.
6. Disappointed career-minded female graduates often opt to work for foreign firms. Since most male
graduates prefer to join Japanese firms with their guaranteed security, foreign firms are often keen to
employ female graduates as their potential tends to be greater than that of male applicants.
7. Some men, however, do leave their companies in spite of future prospects, one reason being to take
over the family business. The eldest sons in families that own family companies or businesses such as
stores are normally expected to take over the business when their parents retire. It is therefore quite
common to see a businessman, on succeeding to his parents' business, completely change his
professional direction by becoming, for example, a shopkeeper.
8. On the job, working relationships tend to be very close because of the long hours of work and years
of service in common. Social life in fact is frequently based on the workplace. Restaurants and nomi-
ya, "pubs", are always crowded at night with people enjoying an evening out with their colleagues.
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Many companies organise trips and sports days for their employees. Senior staff often play the role of
mentor. This may mean becoming involved in the lives of junior staff in such things as marriage and
the children's education.
9. The average age of retirement is between 55 and 60. For most Westerners, retirement may be an
eagerly awaited time to undertake such things as travel and hobbies. Many Japanese, however, simply
cannot get used to the freedom of retirement and they look for ways of constructively using their time.
Many look for new jobs, feeling that if they do not work they will be abandoned by society. This has
recently led to the development in some municipalities of municipal job centres which advertise casual
work such as cleaning and lawn mowing. Given that Japan is facing the problem of an increasingly
ageing society, such activities may be vital in the future.
Your answers:
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____
X. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for the following
questions. (5 pts)
ANNA GOMEZ
Anna Gomez is a successful TV sports presenter, but most people still think of her as the
famous women’s ice-skating champion who won several important competitions when she was
younger. ‘As a child, my dream was actually to become a ballet dancer. I didn’t own any skates until I
was nine, and wasn’t really keen on skating until I was fourteen,’ says Anna. She went on to university
where, despite ice-skating almost all the time, she left with an excellent degree. ‘I felt I owed it to my
parents. They supported me through university, and expected me to do well there. I didn’t feel I could
disappoint them’.
In a sport where most stars become famous as teenagers, Anna was unusual in being in her
twenties before she won any major titles. ‘When I was younger, I got very angry with competitions,
shouting at judges If I disagreed with them. That made me unpopular, especially with other skaters.
My technique was just as good as theirs and I had a very encouraging coach at the time. The problem
was in my head. I just didn’t think I had what it takes to be a champion. That changed as I won more
competitions, and I was performing at my best by the age of twenty-five.’
Anna retired from professional ice-skating five years later, having achieved great success
during that period. ‘It was a difficult decision. As you get near the end of your career, people always
ask when you are going to stop. At the time, I wasn’t sure that I was actually ready to give up. But,
looking back, I’m glad I stopped when I did. You shouldn’t think too much about the past- just move
on to the next thing’.
1. What is the writer doing in the text?
A. discussing the influence of Anna’s early life on her career
B. giving Anna’s reasons for choosing to become a TV presenter
C. describing the progress of Anna’s professional life in sports
D. explaining why Anna was such a successful ice-skater
2. What do we learn about Anna’s time at university?
A. Her parents expected her to do better in her studies.
B. She spent too much time ice-skating.
C. She managed to get good results.
D. Her parents wanted her to keep up her ice-skating.
3. Why does Anna believe she failed to win competitions as a teenager?
A. She annoyed too many people.
B. She was not confident enough in her ability.
C. She needed to improve her technique.
D. She did not have the right coach.
4. What does Anna say about her retirement from skating?
A. She has no regrets about giving up when she did.
B. She had wanted to stop for a long time.
C. She was persuaded by others that she should retire.
D. She missed some things about her life as an ice-skater.
5. Which of the following appeared on a website about Anna?
A. Anna Gomez, 20, achieves her life-long ambition of becoming the national women’s ice-skating champion.
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 B. TV presenter and former sportswoman Anna Gomez announces her return to professional ice-
skating after five years.
C. Teenage star Anna Gomez wins another top title, and thanks her many friends in the ice-skating world.
D. After five years at the top, ice-skating star Anna Gomez retires and takes up a new job in
television.
Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______
XI. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning
with the given words. (5 pts)
1. You should not lock this door for any reason when the building is open to the public.
→ Under no ______________________________________________________________________.
2. John’s inability to make decisions dates from his accident.
→ Ever __________________________________________________________________________ .
3. A bee sting is more likely to cause death than a snake bite.
→ Death _________________________________________________________________________.
4. It wasn’t necessary for them to call for help after all.
→ They needn’t ___________________________________________________________________ .
5. Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to proofread for me.
→ Busy __________________________________________________________________________ .
XII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between THREE AND FIVE words,
including the words given. (5 pts)
1. During the quiz, I could not think of the correct answer to the winning question. (come)
→ During the quiz, I was not_______________________ the correct answer to the winning question.
2. Providing that you make up the time later in the week you can take Monday off. (condition)
→ You can have the day off on Monday __________________________________ make up the time
later in the week.
3. Diseases such as smallpox have still to be eradicated. (stamped)
→ Diseases such as smallpox _________________________________ yet.
4. It is my opinion that there is no advantage in further discussion. (see)
→ I _________________________________________ in further discussion.
5. His last letter to me was written three years ago. (heard)
→ I___________________________________________ three years.

XIII. Paragraph writing (10 pts)

Many people say that all schools should have various suitable kinds of club for students to join in after
school.
Write a paragraph (about 150 to 180 words) to express your opinions about this statement
…………………

Tổng điểm: 100

I.  Listening (20 pts)

Part 1. (8 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm.
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. C

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 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. A

Part 2: (7 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm.

1. Mkere 2. BS8 9PU 3. 0.75m
4. 0.5m 5. (some) books 6. (some) toys 7. £1700

Part 3. (5 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm.

1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F

II. (7 pts): Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0.5 điểm.

1. D 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. A
8. D 9. C 10. C 11. C 12.B 13. B 14. A

III. (6 pts): Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm.

1. Having laid 4. to prepare
2. didn’t do 5. should have done
3. caught 6. to have left

IV. (10 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm.

1. increasing 6. rewritten
2. description 7. technical
3. biologists 8. meaning
4. mindful 9. largely
5. genetics 10. identified

V. (5 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,5 điểm.

1. H 2. C 3. E 4. G 5. I
6. K 7. F 8. B 9. A 10. J

VI. (5 pts) : Gạch chân lỗi sai được 0.5 điểm, sửa đúng được 0.5 điểm.
1. were -> was
2. more even -> even more
3. had -> took
4. is it -> it is
5. visited -> had visited

VII. (5 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,5 điểm.

1.left 6. among
2. drawn/caught/attracted 7. involved
3. on 8. regardless
4. wearing 9. result
5. hand 10. match
VIII. (8 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm.
1.A. outrun 2.B. speed 3.D. average 4.A. about
5.C. while 6.A. former 7.A. two-legged 8.A. leave

IX. (9 points) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm.

1. E 2. D 3. A 4. G 5. B 6. H 7. C 8. F 9. I

X. (5 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 1 điểm.

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D

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XI. (5 pts) Mỗi câu viết đúng được 1 điểm.
1. Under no circumstances should you lock this door/should this door be locked when the building is
open to the public.
2. Ever since his accident/he had an accident, John has been unable to make decisions.
3. Death is more likely to be caused by a bee sting than (by) a snake bite.
4. They needn’t have called for help after all.
5. Busy as/though she was, she managed to find the time to proofread for me.
XII. (5 pts) Mỗi câu viết đúng được 1 điểm
1. During the quiz, I was not able to come up with the correct answer to the winning question.
2. You can have the day off on Monday on condition (that) you make up the time later in the week.
3. Diseases such as smallpox have not been stamped out yet.
4. I (can) see no advantage in further discussion.
I can’t/ don’t see any advantage in further discussion.
5. I haven’t heard from him for three years.

XIII. Paragraph writing (10 pts)

Các tiêu chí chấm bài viết đoạn văn.

Tiêu chí Mô tả chi tiết các tiêu chí Điểm
Đúng cấu trúc của đoạn văn, phù hợp với chủ đề: Có câu chủ đề (Topic
Cấu trúc sentence); các ý minh họa (Supporting sentences/ ideas, từ 2 supporting 3
sentences/ ideas trở lên); và câu kết luận (Concluding sentence).
- Viết đúng chủ đề, các ý minh họa rõ ràng, có tính thuyết phục. 2
Nội dung
- Viết logic, hợp lí; mạch lạc, rõ ràng 2
- Viết đúng cấu trúc ngữ pháp; sử dụng các liên từ hợp lý để liên kết các ý
Ngôn ngữ trong đoạn 2
- Sử dụng từ vựng phù hợp, phong phú, hạn chế lặp lại từ vựng
Trình bày - Viết đủ số từ theo quy định, không xuống dòng 1
Tổng điểm 10/100
Cách tính lỗi (trừ điểm)
- Mỗi lỗi ngữ pháp, cấu trúc câu, … 0,2
- Mỗi lỗi từ vựng 0,2
- Số lượng từ (+ - 30% số từ theo quy định) 1

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