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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C and D on your answer sheet to
indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 6.

Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival, Hanami, is a traditional celebration (1)_______ during

spring. It involves the viewing of cherry blossoms, known as sakura, which bloom at
different times across Japan. The festival typically starts in late March and continues
(2)________ approximately 2 weeks. Celebrations include outdoor parties, picnics, and
events in public parks, rivers, and other locations where cherry trees are (3)________.
The festival dates back to the Nara period (710-794 A.D.), indicating its (4)_______ in
Japan. The cherry blossoms symbolize the arrival of spring and the transient beauty of
nature. The short blooming period of the sakura is a reminder of life's fleeting
(5)________. This festival is not just about viewing flowers, but it's a time for people
(6)_______together and appreciate the simple, yet transient beauty of life.

Question 1 [699944]:

A. held B. which held C. holding D. is held

Question 2 [699945]:

A. in B. for C. with D. by

Question 3 [699946]:

A. sent B. grown C. found D. given

Question 4 [699947]:

A. significance deep cultural B. cultural deep significance

C. cultural significance deep D. deep cultural significance

Question 5 [699948]:

A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify

Question 6 [699949]:

A. to coming B. coming C. come D. to come

Read the following announcement and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 7 to 12.

Title: ASEAN poster making event

To: The Hanoi High School Youth Union Board

Date: 10 January 2024

We would like to propose an ASEAN poster making event to welcome a (7)________ of

students from ASEAN countries who are coming to visit our school on 3rd of March.
The event will take place in the school Hall from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. We will organise all
the activities and invite all ASEAN students and representatives of (8) ________ classes.

In the morning, students will take part in training (9)________ on poster design,
presentations and discussions on current issues in ASEAN, and group brainstorming
activities. We'll also (10)________ packed lunch boxes to be delivered at 1 p.m. so
participants can eat in the school hall. In the afternoon, the teams will make their posters.
The event will help young people from ASEAN countries meet and build a community.
Participants will also have a chance to learn about each other's culture. We believe that
the event will help develop students' ability to work with people from other countries and
create shared (11)________.

We really hope you will consider our proposal (12) ________we think that it will be
beneficial to both local students and the visiting ASEAN students.

Question 7 [699950]:

A. amount B. group C. variety D. level

Question 8 [699951]:

A. others B. other C. the others D. another

Question 9 [699952]:

A. workshops B. conferences C. anniversaries D. interviews

Question 10 [699953]:

A. care about B. arrange for C. depend on D. respond to

Question 11 [699954]:

A. values B. units C. customs D. ideas

Question 12 [699955]:

A. although B. though C. yet D. as

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best arrangement of
utterances or sentences to make a meaningful exchange or text in each of the following
questions from 13 to 17.

Question 13 [699956]:

a. Jane: Watch out! You're too close and will burn yourself!

b. Jane: Hi, Nga. Is that a coal-burning stove?

c. Nga: Hi. Yes, my dad bought it last week. It heats up our home very quickly. Let me put
in some more coal.

A. c-a-b B. b-c-a C. c-b-a D. a-c-b

Question 14 [699957]:

a. Mike: I went to India for two weeks.

b. Sue: No. What happened?

c. Mike: I felt as if I was a fish out of water.

d. Mike: Hey, have I ever told you about the time I traveled alone?

e. Sue: How did you feel?

A. c-b-a-e-d B. c-e-d-b-a C. d-b-a-e-c D. d-e-a-b-c

Question 15 [699958]:

Dear Alex,

a. However, if you could let us know which area you are most interested in and why, we
can make sure we won't disappoint you.

b. Thank you for your email. It sounds like you would be perfect for the course.

c. Looking forward to your reply.

d. It would also be helpful to know if there is any food you don't eat. This will make life
easier for our cook.

e. We offer lessons in all types of art.

Best wishes,

Hillary Mason

A. d-b-a-c-e B. b-e-a-d-c C. a-d-b-c-e D. a-c-d-b-e

Question 16 [699959]:

a. After completing my degree in social work, I began working as a social worker and have
been doing it for almost five years now.

b. My advice to anyone who is considering a career in social work is to have a strong

support system in place and take care of yourself mentally and physically.

c. It can be emotionally challenging at times, but the reward of seeing people's lives
change for the better is what keeps me motivated to work hard every day.
d. I have always been passionate about helping others in my community.

e. I always try to make a positive difference in someone's life, no matter how small it may
be. Knowing that I am able to make a positive impact on someone's life makes me feel
good.

A. d-a-c-e-b B. a-e-c-d-b C. e-c-d-a-b D. c-a-d-e-b

Question 17 [699960]:

a. Urbanization is rapidly replacing parks with buildings, which threatens air quality and
animal habitats.

b. Additionally, we advocate for new laws to protect existing parks. You can support us
through donations or volunteering.

c. If you want to volunteer or donate money to Park Protectors, visit

www.parkprotectors.com to learn more and join our mission to save parks and wildlife.

d. Park Protectors is an environmental charity working in over 15 countries to create and

preserve parks for both people and animals.

e. We run campaigns to protect these green spaces: one focuses on fundraising to build
new parks, and another organizes protests against companies planning to develop on
parkland.

A. d-b-a-e-c B. d-c-a-b-e C. d-a-e-b-c D. d-e-b-c-a

Read the following passage about science of love and mark the letter A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from
18 to 22.

Although couples will rarely believe it, scientific factors (18)________. Research has
shown that scent plays an important role in choosing a mate. Other experiments have
demonstrated that love is caused by combinations of chemicals in the brain. Furthermore,
New York psychologist Arthur Aron applied the principles of science to demonstrate that
the process of falling in love could be speeded up to just 45 minutes!
(19) ________. However, the leap from being attracted to someone to falling in love with
them is a big one, and Aron wanted to find out if the closeness associated with feelings
of being in love could be created artificially.

Aron produced a paper (20)_______. if couples answered them together. The questions
came in three sets with each set covering increasingly intimate ground. They covered
many personal opinions and experiences; for example, 'Would you like to be famous?",
'What does friendship mean to you?" and "When did you last cry in front of another
person?" After answering the questions together, (21)________.

Aron tested his questions on pairs of strangers and then asked them to stare at each
other. (22)________.Many of them swapped contact details after the experiment. So if
you're keen on someone and would like to get closer to them, it would seem that Aron's
questions could help you to achieve your objective.

Question 18 [699961]:

A. have a lot to do with falling in love

B. that have a lot to do with falling for someone

C. by which a person falling in love is affected

D. having affected a person being in love

Question 19 [699962]:

A. Some scientists claim that we take between ninety seconds and four minutes to
decide if we fancy someone

B. Whether we like someone or not is claimed by some scientists between ninety

seconds and four minutes

C. We need to spend between ninety seconds and four minutes so that scientists can
decide if we like someone

D. Ninety seconds and four minutes is enough for some scientists to decide if they fancy
someone
Question 20 [699963]:

A. designed 36 questions for creating a sense of intimacy

B. that included 36 questions designed to encourage intimacy

C. brought intimacy thanks to 36 questions designed

D. on which 36 designed questions for promoting intimacy

Question 21 [699964]:

A. four minutes was spent directly for the couples to stare into each other's eyes
without any words.

B. staring into each other's eyes for four minutes can make the couples stop saying
anything directly.

C. the couples were directed to stare into each other's eyes for four minutes without
saying anything.

D. direction for the couples to have a four-minute stare into each other's eyes without
any words was given.

Question 22 [699965]:

A. All of the participants reported feeling close to their partners

B. Reports showed that all of the participants are very close

C. Participants in reports led to partners feeling close to each other

D. All of the participants and partners were reported to create a close feeling

Read the following passage about safer streets and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions from 23 to
30.

Walking is a great way to get around. For short trips, for exercise, or just for fun, walking
can be better than driving or riding. But in many cities, walking can also be dangerous.
Cars, trucks, and motorcycles are a danger to pedestrians, and sometimes there are
accidents.

David Engwicht, from Brisbane, Australia, wants to do something about this. His book,
Reclaiming Our Cities and Towns, has a simple message: We need to take back our streets
and make them better places for walking.

In the past, Engwicht says, streets belonged to everybody. Children played there, and
people walked to work or to stores. Now, however, most city engineers design streets for
vehicles. People stay inside buildings to get away from the crowded sidewalks, the noisy
streets, and the dangerous traffic. Unfortunately, this gives them less contact with their
neighbors.

Many cities are working to make their streets safer for pedestrians. There are new
crosswalks on the streets and more traffic lights and bicycle lanes. The city of Florence,
Italy, only allows cars and buses with special permits to drive on its historic city streets.
In Boston, US, the Slow Streets Program gives some neighborhoods more stop signs and
a 20 mph (32 kph) speed limit.

Engwicht travels around the world, helping people think differently about pedestrians,
streets, and neighborhoods. Whether we live in a small town or a city with a population
in the millions, Engwicht says we should think of streets as our "outdoor living room."
Changing the traffic is just the beginning.

In the future, streets may again be safe places for people, and walking will be an even
better form of transportation than it is now.

Question 23 [699966]: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a method cities use
to improve pedestrian safety?

A. Adding more traffic lights on busy streets.

B. Increasing the number of bicycle lanes.

C. Expanding sidewalks to reduce crowding.

D. Restricting certain vehicles in historic areas.

Question 24 [699967]: The word dangerous in paragraph 1 is OPPOSITE in meaning to:

A. harmful B. risky C. safe D. severe

Question 25 [699968]: The word them in paragraph 2 refers to:

A. streets B. places C. cities D. towns

Question 26 [699969]: The word permits in paragraph 4 could best be replaced by

A. licenses B. restrictions C. fines D. warnings

Question 27 [699970]: Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence
in paragraph 3?

A. Due to traffic dangers and noise, people avoid crowded sidewalks by staying indoors.

B. People go indoors to escape the peaceful sidewalks and low traffic noise.

C. Engineers design streets so that people feel safe and prefer being outdoors.

D. Crowded sidewalks and noisy streets encourage people to spend more time walking.

Question 28 [699971]: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Engwicht believes streets should bring communities together for better interaction.

B. The Slow Streets Program in Boston applies to all major city streets.

C. Florence permits only bicycles on streets in historic areas of the city.

D. Engwicht focuses mainly on reducing the speed of cars in neighborhoods.

Question 29 [699972]: In which paragraph does the writer mention efforts to improve
pedestrian safety?

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

Question 30 [699973]: In which paragraph does the writer mention Engwicht's efforts to
change attitudes toward streets and neighborhoods?

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

Read the following passage about the urban shift and mark the letter A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions from
31 to 40.

'Ha Noi Then and Now' exhibition has attracted thousands of visitors this week. The
pictures have brought back childhood memories to old residents while helping younger
generations see how the city has changed over the years.

In the 'Then' hall, visitors can see pictures of 20th-century Ha Noi. Back in 1954, it was a
small city with a population of about 530,000 residents in an area of about 152 sq km.
The capital's famous Old Quarter or '36 old streets' dates back hundreds of years, with
each street focusing on a different trade or craft.

[I] 'My parents couldn't afford a motorbike or car. Most residents used to get around by
bicycle or on foot,' said an 80-year-old visitor. [II] Trams, which began service in 1901,
were a popular means of public transport until 1991. [III] Buses were not very frequent
then. [IV] People lived and worked in low- rise buildings. The city was a fascinating mixture
of French colonial buildings and traditional Eastern architecture.

The 'Now' pictures show a modern city with a population of over 8 million people. Over
the years, the urban area has gradually expanded to over 3,000 sq km including many of
the surrounding villages. As rural residents move into Ha Noi, the government is providing
more affordable housing. More high-rise buildings have also been built. Ha Noi has
improved its transport infrastructure, building new roads and bridges. It is modernising
bus services using more electric ones. The Ha Noi Metro opened to the public in 2021 and
is expected to include more lines by 2030.

However, urbanisation has created new problems. "As more people come to seek better
job opportunities, the city is getting more and more crowded. This has led to more traffic
jams and higher unemployment rates,' said a 21-year-old student. Air pollution is also
causing concern among city residents.

(Adapted from Bright)

Question 31 [699974]: The word attracted in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by

A. noticed B. drawn C. inspired D. reminded

Question 32 [699975]: The word it in paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A. hall B. Old Quarter C. Ha Noi D. century

Question 33 [699976]: According to paragraph 3, which of the following is NOT true about
transportation in 20th- century Ha Noi?

A. Motorbikes and cars were common among residents.

B. Buses were not popular with people.

C. Trams were widely used until 1991.

D. Most residents walked or cycled to get around

Question 34 [699977]: Where in paragraph 3 does the following sentence best fit?

A. [I] B. [II] C. [III] D. [IV]

Question 35 [699978]: Which of the following best summarizes paragraph 4?

A. Ha Noi has modernized its public transport system to support urban expansion and
deal with housing problems.

B. Ha Noi has grown significantly, with new infrastructure, high-rise buildings, and
expanded public transport.

C. The city's population increase has led to environmental issues and housing shortages,
requiring urgent improvements.

D. New residents from rural areas have caused overcrowding in Ha Noi's suburbs and
the lack of new roads and bridges.

Question 36 [699979]: The word expanded in paragraph 4 is OPPOSITE in meaning to:

A. reduced B. limited C. increased D. continued

Question 37 [699980]: According to the passage, what is one reason for Ha Noi's current
transportation challenges?

A. The number of residents is decreasing.

B. The city is struggling to keep up with the growing population.

C. Fewer people are using public transport.

D. Electric buses are replacing all other forms of transport.

Question 38 [699981]: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. All visitors at the exhibition are elderly residents.

B. The Ha Noi Metro opened in 1991.

C. High-rise buildings have increased in Ha Noi over the years.

D. Trams are still a popular form of public transport.

Question 39 [699982]: Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence
in paragraph 5?

A. Poor air quality is a cause of pollution in cities.

B. Residents think the problem of air pollution will be improved.

C. City residents are increasingly worried about pollution levels.

D. Pollution has been solved by the government.

Question 40 [699983]: Which of the following best summarizes the passage?

A. Ha Noi's rapid urbanization has created many opportunities for residents, though
traffic issues persist.

B. Ha Noi has developed into a modern city with improved transport and housing but
faces challenges like crowding and pollution.
C. Ha Noi's transformation highlights the advantages and challenges of urban growth,
from infrastructure improvements to pollution concerns.

D. The exhibition on Ha Noi's history shows the city's economic achievements and
growth in trade and tourism.