FINAL TEST

USE OF ENGLISH (40 POINTS)

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1 A nation x B graduate C natural D challenge
2 A rural B bully C consume x D influence
3 A fitness B diet C benefit D hectare x
Choose the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.
4 A permission B privacy x C expectancy D itinerary
5 A scholarship B reservoir C skyscraper D behavior x

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best option for each of the questions.
6 Eating lunch at school is an option _________ by most British and American state schools.
A to be provided B provided x C providing D be provided
7 Studying in Singapore is such an incredible _________ both academically and culturally.
A experiment s B experiment C experiences D experience x
8 We can save our forests by limiting the demand _________ trees, land for agriculture, materials for
construction.
A in B of C for x D to
9 Social media _________ in teens can expose them to bullying and enhance the disconnected ability in
real life.
A addict B addiction x C addicted D addicting
10 Parents should be _________ child-rearing activities like being a good role model, putting their
children’s self-esteem for more effective parenting.
A aware to B aware in C aware about D aware of x
11 Younger generation’s fashion is _________ trendy _________ their parents feel hard to accept it.
A so- that B such-that C too- to D enough -to
12 Reforestation _________ is the process of replanting trees aims to restore forests and recover natural
habitat in destroyed forested areas.
A where B which x C whose D what
13 In 2021, global energy-related CO2 emissions fell _________5.7% , the highest decline in history.
A in B of C at D by x
14 Obesity is on _________ in Asian countries with half of children under 5 overweight in 2016 according
to WHO.
A the increase x B increase C the increasing D the being increased
15 Children should ask their parents’ _________ for attending international summer camps.
A behavior B influence C permission D privacy
16 _________ junk food is low in nutrition, 36% of Australian adults’ energy intake mainly come from it.
A Despite B In spite of C Although x D Because
17 In Japanese traditional diet, hot green tea or cold barley tea are the beverages of favorite choice to help
weight _________and blood sugar regulation.
A lost B losing C loss x D lose
18 Parents need to better understand _________their kids become depressed or hot-tempered in their teen
years.

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 A what B why x C how D when
19 Bun dau mam tom is a must-try Hanoi street food with overpowering_________ which can challenge
many international visitors.
A smell x B look C display D topping
20 The UN estimates that the number of urban population will increase _________ 2.36 billion _________
2022 to 2.5 billion in 2050.
A at- to B from- at C from-to x D to- by
21 Ho Chi Minh city is _________a bustling and developing city that has attracted number of ASEAN
students to come and challenge themselves academically.
A enough B too C so D such x
22 Sleeping eight hours per night is_________ for most adults to function at their best.
A enough x B too much C too many D little
23 Traffic emissions and industrial emissions in Mexico city reduced_________ 1 percent in the period of
2003-2020.
A of B by x C to D at
24 The COVID-19 outbreak affects negatively all aspects of society like business, education, health and
security.
A negatively x B positively C little D much
25 Malnutrition _________ a double burden for many low- and middle-income countries in Asia and
Africa recently.
A is becoming B became C has become x D become
26 The_________ of clean energy like biofuels, wind or solar power can help to decrease the reality of
human-caused warming.
A consumer B consumable C consumption x D consume
27 _________ 2010, the world forest has been lost around 5 million hectares each year by deforestation.
A Since x B Before C For D After

28 My parents always forbid me from coming home after 9.30 pm.

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in
the question.
A let B ban x C allow D agree
29 Generation gap happens when two generations hold their own different viewpoints.
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in
the question.
A opinions B points of view x C viewers D points of use

30 Domestic abuse or family violence is strictly prohibited all over the world.
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in
the question.
A limited B ignored C permitted x D declined
31 Creating a perfect virtual life results in the waste of time, addiction to technological apps and
separation to real social interactions for teenagers.

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Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in
the question.
A activates B causes C results from x D leads to
32 What does the notice mean?
A Students are allowed to bring their mobile phones in the Mobiles are forbidden during the
test. exam. Turn them off or keep
B Students can bring their phones in the test room if they turn them silent and place them in the
them off. lockers provided.
C Students must leave the mobiles in the correct places x.
D Mobile phones are not allowed to use at school.
33 What does the message mean?
A John is learning to make pottery things in Cambodia.
B Jenny is visiting a craft village in Cambodia .
C John has lunch in a hotel in a craft village in Hi Julie,
Cambodia. We’re visiting a local pottery craft village in
D John will have lunch after finishing his visit to a Cambodia to learn how artisans make pieces of
pottery craft in Cambodia x. pottery. After the visit, we will go back to the
hotel for lunch at around 1 p.m.
John,
34 Jane: "You look in a greater shape than before. How
did you do it?” Steve

Alison: "_________"
A Oh, really? B I started eating a lot healthier. x
C I am sure you can do it D Yes, I think so.
35 Son: “Dad, my new hair style really stylish, isn’t it?”
Dad: “_________”
A Yes, it is. x B No, it doesn’t.
C Yes, you are. D It would be.
Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correction.
36 Nearly 8 millions Somalia people are facing a severe hunger crisis and the worst drought in 40 years.
A millions x (million) B severe C hunger D drought
37 The Thai government offers various kinds of scholarships to providing opportunities to high school
students to develop their potential.
A kinds B providing x (provide) C to D potential
38 Generation Z today often look upon celebrities and setting their trends accordingly as their taste of life.
A negatively B celebrities C setting (set) D taste
39 Malaysia which tourism ranked 9th in the world for tourist arrivals is in Southeast Asia.
A which x B ranked C for D arrivals
40 Malnutrition among pregnant women in poor countries in Africa has reached alarm levels.
A Malnutrition B pregnant C in D alarm (alarming)
WORD FORMS (10 POINTS)
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets.

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41 Being a non-smoker, limiting alcohol consumption, eating a healthy diet and exercising
regularly will reduce your risk of early _____________. ( DIE) death
42 Generation gap is a difference _____________in values and attitudes between one generation
and another. (DIFFER)
43 Our security_____________ should be protected not only in real life but also in digital world.
to use biofuel energy. (SECURE)
44 Burning fossil fuel has emitted_____________ large amounts of carbon dioxide to the Earth air.
(EMISSION)
45 Nurul has just become a graduate_____________in business from Nanyang Technological
University in Singapore. (GRADUATION)

READING COMPREHENSION (30 POINTS)

Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D that best completes each of the
numbered blanks.
EDUCATION POLICY IN ASEAN
Education is a top priority to the sustainable development(46) _______ of ASEAN countries to force
powerfully the lives of ASEAN peoples. This is a commonly core thing among all governments in ASEAN
region despite differences in their politics, ideologies, historical backgrounds, and cultures. ASEAN
supports global and regional commitments in education by promoting (47) _______ lifelong learning
underpinned by the principles of equity, inclusion and quality. ASEAN’s work in education highlights the
supports for learner transition to the workforce through internship opportunities, higher education
scholarships and responsive skills development. It also emphasizes the importance(48) _______ of the
latest teaching methods and strategies for teachers and vocational trainers. In addition, it pays more
attention to help out-of-school children and youth and resilient schools especially after the influence of
Covid-19 pandemic. For example, in 2021, ASEAN reported that Covid-related school closures(48)
_______ influenced the educational quality for more than 150 million children across its member
nations. Therefore, addressing learning loss for younger students, vulnerable students in terms of their
mental health and wellbeing is prioritized in ASEAN to ensure effective learning. ASEAN do hope that
their efforts in education will help ASEAN’s human resources well prepared to be more equal, resilient,
competitive and ready to face an ever-changing workforce future with decent work opportunities.
.

46 A developed B development x C develop D developing

47 A having promoted B promote C promoting x D promotion
48 A importance x B unimportant C import D important
49 A close B closed C closing D closures x
50 A which B that x C what D why

Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)

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 BRIDGING THE GENERATION GAP
A generation gap, an endless social phenomenon, is defined as the different behaviors and worldviews
held by members of two or more than two generations. More specifically, the gaps could include the
differences in thoughts, actions, and tastes relating to education, love, politics, values, between younger
generations versus older ones. This happens seriously between parents and their children because of the
rapid society development with a lot of changes in habits, morality, culture, mannerism, technology. For
example, the world today is getting more and more advanced, most parents do not even know many of the
modern gadgets and equipment their children use in their daily life to study and entertain. As a result, most
families now face tensions between teenagers and parents: homework, sibling fights, boundaries and trust.
Therefore, to bridge the generation gap between parents and their children, both generations have to change
their mindset, develop more understanding and acceptance to each other. Parents need to spend time on
communicating with their kids every day to listen to their stories, to help them tackle problems they have
met. When parents and kids have calm and open dialogues, they will understand each other more and get a
better close-knit relationship. Parents should keep up the current trends on technology, music, clothes and
social sites so that they can adopt these easily and can monitor their child’s activities and can help them in
making wise choices. Finally, learn to compromise when possible and make less comparison. This will
make children closer to parents and vice versa and make that generation gap a little smaller.

51 Generation gap is the differences in thinking and acting between two or more generations. _______ T
52 The quick development of society has lessen the tensions between parents and children F_______
53 It is necessary for both young and old generations change their mindset to reduce the misunderstanding
to each other. T _______
54 Spending time for children is vital to help parents understand their kids more T_______.
55 Updating the latest technology does not really help to narrow the gap in a family. F_______
Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

SLOW FOOD AND FAST FOOD

Slow Food is everything opposite of fast food. First, while fast food involves highly processed food
ingredients, (56) _______ high in saturated fat, sugar, salt and calories, Slow Food is fresh and healthy,
free of pesticides and chemicals and refers to unprocessed food ingredients, cooked in an authentic manner.
Second, fast food is quick, easily accessible and cheap that can be hand-held and eaten (57) _______ on
the go whereas Slow Food wastes more time as people need to sit down, relax and spend some time
chatting with family and friends while eating. Third, unlike fast food which can increase (58) _______
the eaters’ waist size, spike blood sugar and blood pressure, damage their hearts, make them over-eat, Slow
Food provides lots of nutrients(59) _______ with local, seasonal and sustainably grown food and cost-
effective. Eating slowly and appreciating each bite can improve the digestion process and reduce stress as it
makes people more mindful of their bodies. As can be seen, Slow Food is good food so the Slow Food
movement began in the 1980s in Rome, Italy in reaction (60) _______ to fast food domination and the
“fast life”. Since then, slow food has become an international organization of 80,000 members in 90
countries to protect traditional regional food and drink from globalization and create a better and more
responsible food system.

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 WRITING (10 POINTS)
Rearrange the words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.
61 Blood sugar levels can be controlled if a person follows healthy diets low in sugar.
in/be/person/diets/can/levels/healthy/if/sugar/low/controlled/a/sugar./Blood/follows
__________________________________________________________________
62 Generation gap happens seriously not only at home but also in the workplace.
the/ home/ not/ Generation/ but/ in/ only/ seriously/ gap/ workplace./ at/ happens/ also
__________________________________________________________________
63 Pad Thai is the most famous delicious stir-fried noodle dish which so many enjoy worldwide.
stir-fried/ enjoy/ famous/ noodle/ is/ the/ so/ worldwide/ many/ delicious/ Pad Thai/ most/ dish/ which
__________________________________________________________________
64 The Plain of Jars in Laos is famous for its thousands of 2000- year-old stone jars.
Jars./ its/ in/ 2000-year-old/ Plain/ for/ stone/ of/ famous/ Laos/ The/ jars/ is/ thousands/of
__________________________________________________________________
65 A person with strong mental health can cope with the stresses of life effectively.
health/ life/ with/A/ stresses/cope/ effectively./ mental/can/ of/ person/ the/ strong/ with
__________________________________________________________________

LISTENING (10 POINTS)

Listen to a tour guide talking about a trip and write NO MORE THAN 2 WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER
in each of the blanks in the summary below.

 The length of the trip is (66) _______ a day/one day.

 Quy Nhon city is famous for its nature, Cham(67) _______architecture as well as local culture and
history.
 In Queen Beach there are numerous smooth and round stones shaped like (68) _______ eggs
 In Thi Nai lagoon, tourists can (69) _______ go bird-watching with species of foresr burds and
waterfowls.
 Thap Thao pagoda was too old as it was built in (70) _______17th century.

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ANSWER KEY
USE OF ENGLISH (40 POINTS)
1 B 2 A 3 C 4 D 5 B 6 A 7 A 8 C 9 B 10 C 11 B 12 C 13 B 14 A 15 D 16 B 17 D 18 A 19 C

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20 C 21 B 22 D 23 B 24 A 25 C 26 A 27 B 28 B 29 A 30 C 31 A 32 B 33 C 34 D 35.A
36 D (on) 37 B ( have been) 38 A ( negative) 39 A ( increasing) 40 D ( pollution)

WORD FORMS (10 POINTS)

41 livable 42 electricity 43 inventions 44 removal 45 connection

READING COMPREHENSION (30 POINTS)

46 B 47 C 48 A 49 D 50 A 51 B 52 A 53 C 54 D 55 D
56 which 57 since 58 need 59 cutting 60 extinct

WRITING (10 POINTS)

61 Climate change is the greatest threat to the coral reef ecosystems and undersea lives.
62 It is important to understand the causes, effects, and complexities of global warming.
63 The amount of greenhouse gases released from power plants is increasing at an alarming rate.
64 The rapid melting of polar ice could make polar bears disappear by 2100.
65 Individual pieces of plastic floating in the ocean are harmful to marine animals worldwide.

LISTENING (10 POINTS)

66 consequences 67 simple actions SCRIPT

68 temperatures 69 marine resources 70 flooding

Hello everyone. I’m Nam Le, I’m your tour guide in this 1-day- trip around Quy Nhon by bus. Quy Nhon city is
small but it is getting much attention from both local and foreign travelers. So, you are right to choose it to
experience the beauty of nature, Cham architecture, the local culture and history. So let me tell you about some
of excursions on our trip. We will start at Ghenh Rang hill first to visit Queen Beach with numerous smooth
stones as eggs lying together. This beach was named when Queen Nam Phuong bathed here. Then we depart to
Thi Nai lagoon to go bird-watching in Con Chim – a famous bird hillock with 10 species of forest birds, 23
species of waterfowls. In the afternoon, we will visit Canh Tien tower in Do Ban Citadel in Nhon Hau commune,
An Nhon district, which is about 27 km north-west of Quy Nhon. Canh Tien tower was built in the 12th century
and called Canh Tien as it looks like two wings of a fairy flying up to the sky. The tower represents the typical
Cham architectural style in Binh Dinh with a square base, 20 meters high and sandstone roofs. Finally, Thap
Thap pagoda is our last destination of the day as it is quite near Canh Tien tower, about 2.5 km. Thap Thap
pagoda was established in 1677 by a Chinese monk when he came to Binh Dinh. Here you can also enjoy martial
art performances by monks in this 345 year-old pagoda. I’m sure you’ll all have a great time with the trip