Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that b...

Read the following introduction 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 1 to 6.

Đặng Thùy Trâm – A Quiet Ideal under Fire 

Remembered for her rare courage and humanity, Đặng Thùy Trâm worked as a doctor in a remote field hospital during the war. In conditions marked by danger and exhaustion, she continued to care for the wounded with (1) __________ calm.

Her diary remains one of the most moving wartime writings in Vietnam because it records not only suffering but also compassion, discipline, and hope. The pages, (2) __________ reveal both tenderness and inner strength, give readers a deeply human view of war.

More than a private notebook, the diary has become a (3) __________ of sacrifice and service. Even when loss surrounded her, she refused to remain silent. Rather than (4) __________ fear control her actions, she continued to (5) __________ her duty with quiet strength and unwavering compassion. Decades later, her words still remain widely admired for the moral seriousness and humanity (6) __________ every page.

Question 1: A. impress        B. impressively        C. impression        D. impressive

Question 2: A. where        B. that        C. which        D. whose

Question 3: A. moral symbol wartime        B. wartime moral symbol

C.  moral wartime symbol        D. symbol moral wartime

Question 4: A. having let        B. to let        C. let        D. to letting

Question 5: A. do        B. take        C. have        D. make

Question 6: A. for        B. with        C. on        D. among

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

Question 13:

a. Ryan: No wonder people admire him for that.

b. Ryan: I was on cloud nine when Captain Hoa visited our school and spoke about saving wounded soldiers in a field hospital.

c. Chloe: Same here. His calm voice made courage feel real, not heroic on a poster.

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

Question 14:

a. Finn: Did that really change the class, or was it just more emotional?

b. Maya: He handled that by adding voice notes and simple maps, so even weaker readers could follow.

c. Maya: I admire our history teacher for using personal accounts from nurses in the resistance war instead of only dates.

d. Finn: I get that, but some students switch off during long readings.

e. Maya: It changed everything. Once we understood the wounded soldiers’ fear, the lesson felt human.

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

Question 15:

Dear Dr Le,

How are you? I hope your work is going well.

a. Even a short reply would help me resist giving up, because I still want to achieve something meaningful.

b. I have admired you since I read your personal account of failing your first surgery exam before later becoming a successful surgeon.

c. While my friends were moving on quickly, I was writing the same doubts in my diary and wondering whether ambition was only making me tired.

d. Lately, I have not been on top of the world because I was rejected from a scholarship interview and my confidence has dropped badly.

e. If you have time, could you tell me how you rebuilt your determination and returned to study medicine with a clearer vision after that setback?

Best,

Nhi

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

Question 16:

a. Rather than softening herself to fit expectation, she made strangeness, vulnerability, and theatrical excess part of a public identity that millions could recognise in themselves.

b. The artist who inspires me most is Lady Gaga, because her influence does not come only from music but from the permission she gives people to stop hiding.

c. For me, that kind of impact matters because it reaches beyond entertainment and touches the fear many people have of being seen as too different.

d. In interviews and performances, she often appeared to challenge the idea that public figures must always look polished, predictable, and emotionally safe.

e. That refusal to become more acceptable on other people’s terms gave many fans a language for self-respect they had not had before.

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

Question 17:

a. What these admirers often ignore is that Bill Gates was exceptionally gifted, came from a highly educated family, and developed his thinking in an environment that gave him unusual support and opportunity.

b. For me, such blind admiration reveals a harmful habit: using someone else’s extraordinary path to excuse laziness instead of asking whether one has the discipline, ability, and preparation behind that success.

c. Some young people admire famous figures so uncritically that they begin to treat unusual success stories as shortcuts, especially when they point to Bill Gates leaving university and still becoming wealthy.

d. By ignoring that background, they mistake one visible decision—leaving university—for the cause of his success, when it was really only one detail in the life of someone whose talent, ambition, and training had already set him apart.

e. This way of thinking turns inspiration into self-deception, because it copies the visible choice while ignoring the years of ability, hard work, and serious guidance that made that choice meaningful.

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

Read the passage 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.

The Person People Truly Remember

In many personal accounts of admiration, the most impressive figure is often the one with visible achievement. People admire awards, record breaking success, and the image of a popular figure who seems larger than life. Yet memory does not always work in such a simple way. Years later, many do not clearly recall the speech, the title, or the public praise. What stays is often a quieter scene: who listened, who stayed, who treated others with respect when no one was watching.

This does not mean achievement has no value. A real contribution can inspire people, open access to education, or change the course of a field. Success matters, and it deserves recognition. But achievement alone does not always enter the heart. It may impress the mind first, while kindness reaches somewhere deeper. We tend to remember not only what a person did, but what it felt like to stand near them. Rarely is influence built on talent alone; just as often, it grows from the way dignity is given to others.

That may be why public memory is so unstable. In the media, success is easy to present because it is measurable, dramatic, and quick to admire. Compassion is harder to display. It appears in tone, patience, and small acts that do not look spectacular on a screen. Still, those acts travel quietly. A person who is respected for warmth often inspires more than good feelings. They shape behavior. People who experience care are more likely to pass it on, which means character can outlive applause.

So the better question may not be whether people are remembered for achievement or kindness, but what kind of success remains human after the spotlight fades. A brilliant life may attract attention. A humane one leaves a mark. And in a world crowded with performance, that difference feels more precious than ever.

[Adapted from: Why We Treat Others as We Have Been Treated]

Question 23: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a common early focus of admiration in paragraph 1?

A. Formal recognition and honors received.

B. Achievements that surpass previous limits.

C. The way a person interacts with others in private.

D. The public image of someone who seems extraordinary.

Question 24: The word "crowded with" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. distracted by        B. diagnosed with        C. packed with        D. covering with

Question 25: The word “unstable” in paragraph 3 is OPPOSITE in meaning to __________.

A. military        B. steady        C. emotional        D. ambitious

Question 26: In paragraph 2, the word “it” refers to __________.

A. recognition        B. achievement alone        C. the heart        D. real contribution

Question 27: Which of the following is true according to the passage regarding the impact of a person’s actions?

A. Talent is the primary factor that determines a person’s long-term influence.

B. The emotional experience of being near someone is often forgotten over time.

C. Achievement is the only element capable of reaching a person’s deeper feelings.

D. High-level success is valuable but may not necessarily leave a lasting internal impression.

Question 28: Which paragraph mentions that a real contribution can inspire people, open access to education, or change the course of a field?

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

Question 29: Which statement best paraphrases the following sentence from paragraph 3: "People who experience care are more likely to pass it on, which means character can outlive applause."?

A. When individuals are treated with kindness, they tend to repeat that behavior, allowing their legacy to endure longer than temporary fame.

B. Public recognition is less important than personal character because applause usually stops once a person stops showing compassion.

C. Care and kindness are more measurable than success because they result in immediate behavioral changes in the people we meet.

D. It is easier to maintain a good reputation through small acts of kindness than through spectacular performances that are caught on screen.

Question 30: In which paragraph does the writer explain why public memory may not remain fixed and how character can continue to influence others after public praise fades?

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

Read the passage 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.

The Surface of Fame and the Labor It Hides

A teenager scrolls through a feed after school and stops at the same kind of image again: a popular figure in perfect light, speaking with ease, selling a routine that looks almost magical. For a few seconds, success seems wonderfully accessible. To be admired appears easier than to be educated by failure. To achieve recognition looks less like a long road than a sharp turn in luck. Small wonder some viewers are on cloud nine just by imagining that life. What they are really watching, though, is not only a person. It is a carefully managed presentation of desire. A recent European Union screening reported that 97% of influencers posted commercial content, while only 20% systematically made clear that it was advertising.

That figure matters because the content does more than impress. It invites admiration while hiding its operational logic. A smiling recommendation may look like a personal account. In practice, it often carries commercial intention, reduced or softened to seem intimate and trustworthy. The gap is subtle but powerful. People do not merely buy a product. They bond over an aspiration, then begin to respect visibility as if it were achievement itself. In that climate, ambition becomes easy to popularize and hard to examine.

To be fair, this kind of influence can contribute to public awareness. [I] It can make information more accessible, inspire young people to take part in wider conversations, and help unknown voices reach an audience. Not every influential post is empty. [II] The trouble begins when awareness slides into exploitation, when insecurity is packaged as motivation and suffering is turned into a marketing tool. [III] The same EU screening found influencers promoting junk food, alcohol, medical or aesthetic treatments, gambling, and crypto related financial services. [IV]

Here lies the quieter damage. Many viewers admire the glow, but give up on the harder question: what devotion, restraint, rejection, and repeated effort might sit behind any durable success? They want to be over the moon at the result, while refusing to study the process. So the real risk is not fame itself. It is a culture that trains people to chase applause without understanding labor, to respect the image and overlook the cost. Once that habit takes hold, longing becomes the product, and the audience becomes part of the business.

[Adapted from Reuters: Most influencers fail to admit to advertising, EU study shows]

Question 31: Where in the passage does the following sentence best fit?

Some raise real concerns and present useful experiences.

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

Question 32: In paragraph 1, the phrase “that life” refers to __________.

A. the ordinary school life of a teenager after classes

B. the hidden routine behind durable success

C. the glamorous life suggested by the admired online image

D. the commercial life of brands working with influencers

Question 33: Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?

A. Many influencer posts mix commercial aims with a personal tone.

B. Some online influence can help useful ideas reach more people.

C. Viewers may start valuing visibility as though it were true achievement.

D. Most influencers clearly identify advertising in nearly all sponsored posts.

Question 34: Which of the following best summarises paragraph 2?

A. The primary reason consumers buy products is the high quality of personal accounts shared by people they admire on social media.

B. Ambition is a positive force that is easily spread among the public when influencers share their personal and professional achievements.

C. Influencers often disguise commercial motives as personal stories, leading the public to mistake mere visibility for genuine successful attainment.

D. There is a wide gap between the operational logic of advertising and the intimate way influencers interact with their large audiences.

Question 35: The word “subtle” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. delicate        B. weak        C. misty        D. brief

Question 36: Which of the following is suggested by paragraph 2?

A. Viewers are persuaded mostly because they clearly understand the selling strategy behind the content.

B. The commercial side of influencer posts works best when audiences treat them as obvious advertisements.

C. Admiration becomes easier to question when aspiration is separated from product promotion.

D. People may end up admiring a visible image without noticing how strongly commerce shapes it.

Question 37: According to paragraph 3, what is one way that influencer culture can positively impact society?

A. By ensuring that only healthy products like medical treatments and aesthetic services are promoted to young people.

B. By transforming personal insecurity into a professional marketing tool that encourages people to improve their lives.

C. By providing a platform for previously unheard individuals to connect with a broader community and share information.

D. By helping viewers distinguish between posts that raise real concerns and those that are created for commercial exploitation.

Question 38: Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?

A. Viewers are fascinated by the final rewards of success but choose to ignore the essential labor and dedication required to reach them.

B. People prefer to experience the joy of achieving their goals instead of spending time analyzing the methods used by famous influencers.

C. The public is often excited about the outcome of a career, but they are physically unable to understand the complex steps of the journey.

D. Audiences tend to celebrate the visible success of others while simultaneously rejecting the idea that effort is a necessary part of life.

Question 39: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. The majority of influencers are legally prohibited from making it clear that their content is a form of paid advertisement.

B. European Union regulations have successfully prevented influencers from promoting harmful products like gambling and alcohol.

C. The lack of transparency in influencer marketing contributes to a societal shift where perception is valued more than actual work.

D. Young people are generally more skeptical than adults when it comes to identifying commercial intentions in social media posts.

Question 40: Which of the following best summarises the passage?

A. Online fame is criticized mainly because influencers often hide sponsorship and promote risky products to young viewers.

B. Polished online success can inspire admiration and spread awareness, yet it also hides commercial motives and encourages a shallow respect for image over labor.

C. Influencer culture has changed modern ambition by replacing failure with faster recognition and turning every post into direct advertising.

D. Digital audiences are presented as naive consumers who mistake every attractive post for a truthful account of success.

Read the following leaflet 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.

FAME, WORDS, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Influence Beyond Popularity

Public figures, especially celebrities and artists, can shape attitudes, values, and even behaviour. Some use their fame wisely, while (7) __________ make careless remarks that mislead the public. For this reason, they should be judged not only by their success but also by the impact of what they say.

A Responsible Public Voice

(8) __________ public attention and strong influence on young audiences, famous people need to speak with care and responsibility. Their statements can encourage respect, awareness, and positive change, but they can also spread confusion or harmful ideas if used carelessly.

When Words Have Consequences

Celebrities should think carefully before they (9) __________ opinions that may cause social harm. The (10) __________ of public trust they receive depends greatly on how responsibly they communicate. Society can admire voices that educate and unite, but it should also impose appropriate (11) __________ on those whose statements spread harmful ideas. True influence should help build a more (12) __________ and socially aware generation.

Question 7: A. another        B. the other        C. others        D. other

Question 8: A. Due to        B. Regardless of        C. According to        D. Because

Question 9: A. bring up         B. put forward        C. turn down        D. look after

Question 10: A. number        B. level        C. share        D. quantity

Question 11: A. admiration        B. popularity        C. sanctions        D. appreciation

Question 12: A. respectful        B. determined        C. successful        D. innovative