I. Choose the word, phrase, or sentence that best fits the space in each sentence or best answers the question. (3.5 pts). ⇱
II. Look at the sign or the notice. Choose the best answer for questions 15 and 16. (0.5 pt) ⇱
III. Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 pts) ⇱
What Makes Teens Commit Crimes?
Teens can break laws for various reasons, and there are a number of factors that can lead them to committing a crime.
A teen adopts moral and ethical values from his parents and other family members. It goes (17) __________ saying that family plays a vital role in shaping a teen’s (18) __________ and grooming his/ her personality. However, teens become violent or show signs of juvenile delinquency only when they’re facing disturbance at home. Broken or disturbed families with bad relations can cause teens to go astray and become violent. Single parents are often busy working, (19) __________ they’re not able to spend quality time with their children. This causes teens to seek attention from others, especially their peers.
Often lack of communication in the family can (20) __________ children to find solace other than homes. When they are not having any communication with their parents or family members at home, they may lose unity, trust, and understanding, which can eventually lower their self-esteem or self-confidence. Once they feel they’re losing their individuality, they tend (21) __________ things they shouldn’t do to boost their self-confidence. They blindly follow their peers and adopt their (22) _________ lifestyle. They shoplift and drink drugs to look cool in the eyes of their peers.
http://www.secureteen.com/juvenile-delinquency/juvenile-delinquency-what-makes-teens-commit-crimes/
IV. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 23 to 26 are True or False. Choose the correct answer for questions 27 and 28. (1.5 pts) ⇱
A Vietnamese Hero
A delivery man in Vietnam is being hailed as a hero after he saved a little girl as she fell from a balcony of a high-rise in Hanoi.
“I was sitting in the car and waiting to deliver some belongings for a client in the opposite building while hearing a baby’s bawling,” Mr. Manh was quoted by Vietnam Times as saying.
“However, no sooner had I heard someone screaming for help than I stuck my head out of the car, looking around, and saw a girl climbing out of the balcony,” he says. “I plunged out of the car immediately and found ways to climb into the nearby building. I mounted on a 2-meter-high tile roof to seek a proper position to get the girl.”
“I tried to reach out my hand and made the maximum effort to catch the girl. When the baby falls, I just can ward her off so that she would not fall directly to the ground. Luckily, the baby fell into my lap, “he says.
Later, in an interview with VN Express, Mr. Manh said: “Everything happened within a minute. I didn’t understand how I could scale the roof that quickly. I couldn’t believe I saved the girl’s life.”
Girl, 2, survives fall from 12th story balcony thanks to ‘hero’ deliver-independent
V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts) ⇱
VI. Look at the entry of the word “reduce” in a dictionary. Use what you can get from the entry to complete the sentences with two or three words. (0.5 pt) ⇱
