(2024) Đề minh họa tham khảo BGD môn Tiếng Anh có đáp án (Đề 18)
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Text 1:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Cash-strapped expatriate teachers in Vietnam (26) _______ were scammed into working for free at the English language center Apax Leaders said the incident had affected their trust in the language school business.
Avinash Soni, a South African, came to work as a teacher at Apax Leaders in 2019. Then the (27) _______ hit, and the school began facing financial troubles in 2020. Soni mentioned that the company had promised to keep paying salaries even when classes were canceled due to pandemic restrictions. “When the company started to fall behind on payments, it came as a shock, (28) ________ as other companies in the field had also been experiencing issues, we initially remained quite optimistic,” he said. His fellowman Callan Williams said: “We believed at the time that the loss of sales (29) ________ was the cause of our financial troubles and that this would be corrected once centers reopened.” Teacher Alexander Wood noted that the start of the company’s financial issues aligned with the onset of stricter pandemic measures, and given the outbreak's progression in Vietnam. “So there was (30) ________ anxiety surrounding lockdowns on top of anxiety surrounding our pay.” By that time, “Shark Thuy asserted in an email that we would be paid 100% and in full' during the period of online classes and lockdown,” Wood, an American citizen, recalled, referring to Nguyen Ngoc Thuy, chairman of education corporation Egroup, which owns Apax Leaders.
Text 2:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35.
VinFast, the electric car manufacturer (stock code VFS on the Nasdaq exchange in the US), a subsidiary of Vingroup conglomerate, founded and led by billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, recently released its independent financial report for the first quarter of 2024, showing a strong increase in revenue.
Specifically, in the first quarter of the year, VinFast’s total revenue reached 7.264 billion Vietnamese dong (equivalent to 302.6 million USD), which translates to nearly 81 billion Vietnamese dong in revenue per day over the three-month period. This revenue figure marks a 269.7% increase compared to the same period in 2023, but a 31.0% decrease compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. Among the total revenue, car sales accounted for 6.493 billion Vietnamese dong (equivalent to 270.5 million USD), representing a 324.4% increase compared to the first quarter of 2023, but a 31.6% decrease compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. Additionally, VinFast delivered 6,632 electric motorcycles, a decrease of 73% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 and a decrease of 32% compared to the same period in 2023.
Due to ongoing high investment costs, VinFast recorded a gross loss of 3.620 billion Vietnamese dong (equivalent to 150.8 million USD) for the period, an increase of 6.5% compared to the same period in 2023. However, this loss decreased by 20.1% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. Nevertheless, VinFast’s gross profit margin significantly improved from -172.9% in the first quarter of 2023 to -49.8% in the first quarter of 2024.
VFS also reported a business operating loss of 10,124 billion Vietnamese dong (equivalent to 421.8 million USD) for the first quarter of 2024, a 7.8% decrease compared to the same period and a significant 15.4% decrease compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. After deducting expenses and corporate income tax, VinFast, led directly by billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong as the CEO, recorded a net loss of 14.842 billion Vietnamese dong (equivalent to 618.3 million USD) in the first quarter of 2024. This loss represents a 3.5% increase compared to the first quarter of 2023 but a 12.3% decrease compared to the fourth quarter of 2023.
Text 3:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
For many young people it is hard to find the sort of job they aspire to. This is in part due to a mismatch
between what education provides and what employers believe they require.
Schools and universities should offer students courses which provide them with qualifications which will attract potential employers. However, employers often complain that courses are too theoretical and do not teach students the practical skills they will need in the workplace.
While I understand this viewpoint, I do not entirely share it. I believe that the purpose of education is primarily to develop critical thinking skills, including the ability to analyse and solve problems. These abilities will be useful throughout people’s working lives. To achieve this, I do not think it matters whether someone studies history or theoretical physics as long as the right teaching methods are used. Students will then pick up the specific job skills they require very quickly once they are in full-time employment.
It is often suggested that young people need to gain work experience in order to make an informed choice
of university course and career. Although I believe this helps to focus students’ minds on what working life will be like, generally speaking it is not possible for students to get a wide enough range of experience
to be able to choose their career wisely.
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