PAST PAPERS 2021 (JANUARY – DECEMBER)

Ngày thi 9.1.2021

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Task 2: Some people think that hosting a major international sporting
event brings many benefits for a country. Other people say that there are
more disadvantages. Discuss both views and give your opinion?
Ngày thi 16.01.2021
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Task 2: Some people think students should study the science of food and
how to prepare it. Others think that school time should be used in
learning important subjects. Discuss both views and give your opinion?
Đề ngày 21.01.2021
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Some countries allow old people have the opportunity to work until any
age if they wish to. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Đề ngày 23.01.2021
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Task 2: In some countries, more and more adults are living with their
parents after graduating from college, University, or even after finding a
job. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
Đề thi ngày 6.2.2021
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Task 2: Many people believe that it is easier to have a healthy lifestyle in

the countryside. Others believe that there are health benefits of living in
the cities. Discuss both views and give your own opinions?
Đề ngày 20.02.2021
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Task2: Some people believe that children should do organized activities

in their free time while others believe that children should be free to do
what they want to do in their free time. Discuss both views and give
your opinion.
Đề ngày 25.02.2021
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Task 2: Some people believe that the best way to encourage children that
have a healthy diet at school and some people believe that parents
should teach them to have a healthy diet. Discuss both views and give
your opinion?
Đề ngày 27.02.2021
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Task 2: Some people feel that young people should follow the traditions
of their society. Others, however, believe that young people should be
free to behave as individuals. Discuss both these views and give your
own opinion.
Đề ngày 04.03.2021
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Task 2: Some countries import a large amount of food from other parts
of the world. To what extent is this a positive or negative trend?
Đề ngày 13.03.2021
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Task 2: More people put their personal information online (address,
telephone number, etc.) for everyday activities such as banking,
shopping, socializing. Do you think it is a positive or negative
development?
Đề ngày 20.03.2021
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People these days work longer and longer hours. What are the causes?
How is it affecting individuals and society?
Đề ngày 27.03.2021
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Task 2: It is important for all cities and towns to have large outdoor
public spaces, such as parks or squares. Do you agree or disagree with
this opinion?
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Task 2: People believe that individuals who make a lot of money are the
most successful. Others say that who contribute to society like scientists,
the teacher is the most successful. Discuss both and give your opinion?
Đề ngày 10.04.2021
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Task 2: Some people believe that women should play an equal role as
men in a country’s police force or military force, while others think
women are not suitable for these kinds of jobs. Discuss both views and
give your opinion.
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Task 2: It is reported that an increasing number of students find it hard

to concentrate at schools. What are the causes of this problem? What
steps can be taken to solve it?
Đề ngày 17.04.2021
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Task 2: It is now possible for scientists and tourists to travel to remote

natural environments, such as the South pole.Do the advantages of this
development outweigh the disadvantages?
Đề ngày 24.04.2021
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Task 2: Some people think young people should be free to choose their
job, while others believe that they should be realistic and think about
their future. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Đề 2
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Task 2: Different types of robot are now being developed which can be
friend to human and can help them at work or at home. Is this positive or
negative?
Đề ngày 29.04.2021
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Task 2: Some parents think that childcare centers provide the best
services for children of pre-school age. Other working parents think that
family members such as grandparents will be better carers for their kids.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Ngày thi 8.5.2021
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Task 2: It is more important to spend public money on promoting a

healthy lifestyle in order to prevent illness than to spend it on the
treatment of people who are already ill. To what extent do you agree or
disagree?
Ngày thi 20.5.2021
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Task 2: People say that a country will benefit greatly if its students study
abroad. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Ngày thi 22.5.2021
Task 2: Governments in major cities throughout the world spend
enormous expenditure on the restoration of old buildings. This money
should be used for providing new housing and road development. To
what extent do you agree or disagree?
Ngày thi 05.06.2021
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Task 2: Some people think that governments should ban dangerous
sports, while others think people should have freedom to do any sports
or activity. Discuss both views and give your own opinion?
Ngày thi 12.06.2021
Task1: The diagram shows the makingof clothing from recycled bottles
Step 6: the small pieaces of plastic are loaded into an extrussion
machine/extruder to produce the resins.
Step 8: the pre-dried resins are again dried and mixed in a crystal drying
machine/ crystal dryer (sấy kết tinh)
Task 2: Some people think the newly built houses should be as same as
the old house style in local areas. Others argue that local authorities
should allow people to build houses in their own style. Discuss both
views and give your opinion?
Ngày thi 17.06.2021
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Task 2: In recent times, economic growth has helped many become

richer, both in developed and developing countries. However, those in
developed countries are not as happy as they were in the past.
Why is this?What can be learned from this?
Ngày thi 19.06.2021

Task 2: Some people think that sports play an important role in the
development of society. Others think they are nothing more than a
leisure activity. Discuss both views and give your opinion?
Ngày thi 01.07.2021
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Task 2: It’s a natural process for animals to become extinct (e.g

dinosaurs and dodos are no longer exist). There is no reason why people
should prevent this from happening. Do you agree or disagree?
Ngày thi 10.07.2021
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Task 2: In the past, people store knowledge in books. Nowadays, people

store knowledge on the internet. Do the advantages of this development
outweigh the disadvantages?
Ngày thi 17.07.2021
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Task 2: Large companies use sports events to promote their products.

Some people think it has a negative impact on sports. To what extent do
you agree or disagree?
Nghỉ thi do dịch covid
Ngày thi 25.09.2021 (HN + HP)

Task 2: The world should have only one government rather than a
national government for each country. Do you think the benefits of this
system outweigh its disadvantages?
Ngày thi 30.09.2021 (HN + HP)
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Task 2: Some people think that newspapers are the best way to learn the
news. However, others believe that they can learn news better through
other media. Discuss both views and give your opinion?
Ngày thi 02.10.2021
Task 1: The table details the international tourist arrivals in millions in 8
countries in 2009 and 2010 and the changes (in percentages).

Task 2: Some people think that men are naturally more competitive than
women. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Ngày thi 09.10.2021
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Task 2: People believe that not all school children have the natural
ability to learn new language schools should not force school children to
study a foreign language. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Ngày thi 14.10.2021
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Task 2: Companies use a variety of methods to increase the sales of their

products. What are those methods? Which one is the most effective?
Ngày thi 16.10.2021
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Task 2: International tourism is now the world’s biggest industry. People

believe that it bring more tension rather than understanding between
different cultures. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Ngày thi 23.10.2021
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Task 2: Some people believe that it is a good idea to continue to work at

their old age. Do you agree or disagree?
Ngày thi 30.10.2021
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Task 2: Scientists believe that computers will become more intelligent than human beings. Some
people find it is positive while others think it is a negative development. Discuss both views and
give your own opinion.
Ngày thi 06.11.2021
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Task 2: Some people think that increase cost of fuel for cars and other vehices is one of the best
way to solve environment problems.Do you agree or disagree and give your own opinion?
Ngày thi 11.11.2021
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Task 2: In some countries, small town-centre shops are going out of business because people
tend to drive to large out-of-town stores. As a result, people without cars have limited access to
out-of-town stores, and it may result in an increase in the use of cars. Do you think the
disadvantages of this change outweigh its advantages?
Ngày thi 13.11.2021
Task 1: The maps show changes in a city in 1950 and now.

Task 2: Some people think that children should begin their formal education at a very early age.
Some think they should begin at at least 7 years old. Discuss both views and give your own
opinion?
Ngày thi 20.11.2021
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Task 2: All large companies should provide sports and social facilities to
local community.To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Ngày thi 25.11.2021
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Task 2: Research has shown that the transportation of products and people are the
main source of pollution. Some people believe government should be in charge of
this, while others believe it is the fault of individuals. Discuss both view and give
your opinion.
Ngày thi 27.11.2021
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Task 2: More companies have open working areas without walls or

barriers in their desks. Do the disadvantages of open-plan offices
outweigh the advantages?
Ngày thi 02.12.2021

Task 1: The graph below shows the percentage of self employed workers of the total
workforce in five countries in 1998 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Task 2: As major cities in the world are growing today, so do their

problems. What are problems for young people who are living in the
cities as the result of continued growth? How problems might be solved?
Ngày thi 04.12.2021
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Task 2: Some people think that schools should select students according
to their academic abilities, while others believe that it is better to have
students with different abilities studying together. Discuss both views
and state your own opinion.
Ngày thi 09.12.2021
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Task 2: The increase in the production of consumer goods results in

damage to the natural environment. What are the causes of this? What
can be done to solve this problem?
Ngày thi 11.12.2021
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Task 2: Internet access helps young people and workers achieve their
education and work goals more easily than before. To what extent do
you agree or disagree?
Ngày thi 18.12.2021

Task 2: Today, some families are not eating meals together on a daily basis. Why does this
happen? Is this a positive or negative development?
Ngày thi 30.12.2021
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Task 2: In the world, animals become extinct. Both countries and individuals should solve this
problem. Others, however, believe that it is more important to deal with problems of human
beings. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Ngày thi 08.01.2022
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Task 2: Some are of the opinion that people are naturally born as good leaders while others feel
that leadership skills can be learned. Discuss both views and give your own opinion?
Ngày thi 15.01.2022
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Task 2: Some people think that no-one work in the same job for all their working life. Other
believes that change jobs have some advantages for individuals, companies and society. Discuss
both these views and give your own opinion?
Ngày thi 20.01.2022
Task1: The map below shows the development of a coastal land to a
country park.
Task2: Many people argue that in order to improve educational quality, high school students are
encouraged to make comments or even criticism of their teachers. Others think it will lead to a
loss of respect and discipline in the classrooms. Discuss both views and give your own opinion?

Ngày thi 29.01.2022

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Task 2: Some people feel that the government should regulate the level of violence for films of
television and cinema. Others feel that violent film should be not released. Discuss both view
and give your opinion?
Ngày thi 12.02.2022
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Task 2: More and more people are choosing to eat healthy food and making time to exercise
regularly. Why and what can be done to encourage other people to eat only healthy food and to
make time to exercise regularly?
Ngày thi 17.02.2022
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Task2: Some people think that people should be given the right to use freshwater as they like.
Others believe governments should strictly control the use of fresh water. Discuss both views
and give your own opinion?
Ngày Thi 26.02.2022
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Task 2: Some people say that too much attention and too many resources are given
to the protection of wild animals and birds. Do you agree or disagree about this
opinion?
Ngày Thi 03.03.2022
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Task 2: Some people think scientific research should focus on solving world health problems.
Others think that there are more important issues. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Ngày Thi 12.03.2022
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Task2: Fewer young people do farming work in rural areas. Why? Should young people be
encouraged to do farming work?

Ngày Thi 19.03.2022

Task2: Some people believe that schools should teach foreign languages for primary school
children. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Ngày Thi 26.03.2022

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Task 2: In some countries, if people find to work, they have to move away from their families
and their friends. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Ngày Thi 02.04.2022

Task 2: In the future, it is expected that there will be a higher proportion of older people than
younger people in many countries. Is this a positive or negative development?
Ngày Thi 09.04.2022
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Task 2: Although some software programs can translate languages, there are still many
advantages of learning foreign languages. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Ngày Thi 16.04.2022
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Task 2: The expansion of multinational companies and increase in globalization produces

positive effects to everyone. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement.
Ngày Thi 21.04.2022
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Task 2: It has been argued that the parents of children who break the law should be punished,
because they are responsible for their children's actions. To what extent do you agree or
disagree?
Ngày Thi 23.04.2022
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Task 2: Young people learn good behaviour more from movies and books rather than real-life
experiences. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Ngày Thi 30.04.2022
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Task 2: It is suggested that all the young adults should undertake a period of unpaid
work helping people in the community. Does it bring more benefits or drawbacks to
the community and the young people?

Ngày Thi 07.05.2022

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Task2: Some countries should able to sell good (electric/gas...) to other countries without any
government restrictions. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Ngày Thi 12.05.2022

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Task 2: The major cities in around the world continue growth, the more problems they may
have.

What the problems young people are caused by develop?

What can be done to solve this?

Ngày Thi 21.05.2022

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Task2: The only way to be successful in a business is being good at math. To what extent do
you agree or disagree?
Ngày Thi 28.05.2022

Task 2: Some human activities have negative effects on plant and animal species. Some people
think it is too late to do anything about this problem while others believe that governments can
take actions to improve the situation. Discuss both views and give our opinion.
Ngày Thi 04.06.2022

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Task2: Damage to the environment is a serious challenge that many countries face today. What
are the major causes of environmental damage? Who are responsible for preventing
environmental damage?