💻📲 UNIT 9 👀🚫
SOCIAL ISSUES
SOCIAL ISSUES
🗣️ Which of the following best shows positive peer pressure?
(A) A student cheats on a test because everyone else does it.
(B) Teens force a friend to skip class or be excluded.
(C) Friends support each other to apply for scholarships and study together.
(D) A girl successfully resists a group pressuring her to drink at a party.
(C) Friends support each other to apply for scholarships and study together.
🗣️ What are carbon offsets?
(A) Planting trees or supporting projects to balance out emissions
(B) Making carbon more affordable
(C) Traveling by bicycle and walking
(D) Turning off carbon-based air conditioning (A/C)
(A) Planting trees or supporting projects to balance out emissions
Which sentence about peer pressure uses a contrast linking word correctly?
(A) He started smoking even though he knew the health risks.
(B) Peer pressure increased; as a result, students became more focused.
(C) Although students felt stressed, so they skipped school.
(D) Because of peer pressure, however, they all joined the club.
(A) He started smoking even though he knew the health risks.
🗣️ Unit 8: Being "independent" in a team setting is shown by:
(A) Always taking control
(B) Completing your role and supporting others when needed
(C) Refusing to compromise
(D) Avoiding group work
(B) Completing your role and supporting others when needed
🗣️ In an anonymous 2022 survey, what percentage of Vietnamese teenagers (aged 14-18) reported experiencing cyberbullying due to their appearance?
(A) 5%
(B) 15%
(C) 30%
(D) 60%
(C) 30%
🗣️ In 2024, which Vietnamese city had the highest rate of homelessness per capita?
(A) Hà Nội
(B) Hồ Chí Minh City
(C) Đà Nẵng
(D) Hải Phòng
(B) Hồ Chí Minh City
***TRIPLE POINTS***
🗣️ Gen Z influencers can help fight greenwashing in ecosystem protection by:
(A) Promoting the aesthetic of sustainability
(B) Demanding transparency and sharing science-based information
(C) Creating viral trends and promoting products
(D) Supporting greenwashing to boost engagement
(B) Demanding transparency and sharing science-based information
🗣️ Which of these is a closed compound noun (written as one word)?
(A) Bus stop
(B) Check-in
(C) Hairbrush
(D) High school
(C) Hairbrush
***TRIPLE POINTS***
🗣️ Unit 6: Which of the following is NOT a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Vietnam?
(A) Hội An Ancient Town
(B) Ha Long Bay
(C) Complex of Huế Monuments
(D) The Temple of Literature
(D) The Temple of Literature
***DOUBLE POINTS***
🗣️ A TikTok trend in Vietnam encourages people to “du lịch xanh” (eco-tourism) but influencers often take private cars to get to “hidden green gems” that use plastic coffee cups and straws. What’s the best term for this behavior?
(A) Carbon Zen
(B) EcoFlexing
(C) Sống ảo bền vững (Sustainable online flexing)
(D) Greenwashing
(D) Greenwashing
🗣️ Which of the following government approaches to homelessness reflects a structural cause, not just an individual failure?
(A) Encouraging people to work harder
(B) Providing shelters only during cold weather
(C) Investing in affordable housing and mental health care
(D) Asking the public to donate more food
(C) Investing in affordable housing and mental health care
***DOUBLE POINTS***
🗣️ A brand says: “This drink is 100% natural, so it’s good for the ecosystem.” Why is this statement potentially misleading?
(A) “Natural” is a regulated term
(B) It guarantees ecosystem protection
(C) It avoids real data about production impact
(D) It refers to synthetic chemicals
(C) It avoids real data about production impact
🗣️ They signed up for the environmental club not just for college apps, ______ they genuinely cared about trash.
(A) but because
(B) but also because
(C) also since
(D) but also as
(B) but also because
***DOUBLE POINTS***
🗣️ Unit 8: In the U.S., moving out at 18 is common. In Vietnam, living with family longer is normal. What’s a cultural benefit of the Vietnamese model?
(A) Increased freedom
(B) Stronger family interdependence
(C) Ability to balance privacy
(D) Better laundry service
(B) Stronger family interdependence
***DOUBLE POINTS***
🗣️ A Vietnamese student said, “If we don’t act now, rising sea levels will swallow parts of the Mekong Delta.” This sentence is an example of:
(A) Reported speech
(B) Passive voice
(C) First conditional
(D) Third conditional
(C) First conditional
🗣️ Which of the following statements is the MOST assertive and emotionally intelligent when resisting peer pressure?
(A) “I don’t care what you say, I don't think I'm doing that.”
(B) “I won't do it. I have my own priorities.”
(C) “Why are you always trying to control people?”
(D) “I won't do it, and I'm going to report you. Jail!"
(B) “I won't do it. I have my own priorities.”
🗣️ In the Mekong Delta, rising sea levels have led to increased saltwater intrusion into rice paddies. What will likely happen to the ecosystem if this continues?
(A) Freshwater fish species will adapt to dirty water.
(B) Crop yields will increase due to additional minerals in the water.
(C) The loss of biodiversity will weaken the resilience of the local ecosystem.
(D) Farmers may benefit economically from the change in water composition.
(C) The loss of biodiversity will weaken the resilience of the local ecosystem.
🗣️ Your friend in Mỹ Đình says: “Trời ơi, hôm nay nóng quá, tao không muốn học đâu.”
What is the correct way to write this using natural reported speech in English?
(A) She started with "Trời ơi" and said she didn’t want to study.
(B) She said it was so hot today and she wouldn’t want to study.
(C) She exclaimed that it was very hot and that she did not feel like studying.
(D) She yelled at the trời and said she was quitting school.
(C) She exclaimed that it was very hot and that she did not feel like studying.
🗣️ Unit 6: The ancient script of which Vietnamese ethnic group has been classified as endangered due to declining literacy?
(A) Thái
(B) Cham
(C) Nùng
(D) Dao
(B) Cham
🗣️ In Vietnam, many mangrove forests have been cleared for shrimp farming. Which statement best reflects the ecosystem trade-off involved?
(A) Shrimp farms protect coastal biodiversity.
(B) Economic gain comes at the cost of coastal protection.
(C) Shrimp farming promotes reforestation.
(D) Mangroves increase mosquito populations, so their removal improves health.
(B) Economic gain comes at the cost of coastal protection.
🗣️ At HSGS, a student repeatedly skips extra math classes because all his peers claim, "Only losers study too hard." What is the long-term consequence of this peer pressure?
(A) It creates a culture of toxic positivity and high achievement
(B) It emphasizes conformity at the expense of academic success
(C) It encourages individual choices and competition
(D) It promotes a carefree, social environment
(B) It emphasizes conformity at the expense of academic success
🗣️ In a tropical rainforest ecosystem, what would likely happen if ALL insect species were suddenly removed?
(A) Trees would thrive due to less leaf damage, leading to more oxygen.
(B) The ecosystem would first be disrupted, then return to normal as animals adapt to new food sources.
(C) Top predators would begin to prey more frequently on plants, shifting the balance of energy.
(D) The ecosystem would quickly collapse due to loss of pollination and decomposition.
(D) The ecosystem would quickly collapse due to loss of pollination and decomposition.
🗣️ What is the plural form of “runner-up”?
(A) Runners-up
(B) Runner-ups
(C) Runner-upers
(D) Runner’s-up
(A) Runners-up
🗣️ Unit 7: The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a high school program designed to prepare students for university. Which of the following is NOT a feature of IB?
(A) Theory of Knowledge course
(B) Extended Essay
(C) Vocational skills training
(D) Creativity, Activity, and Service (CAS)
(C) Vocational skills training
🗣️ In a national park, the U.S. government re-introduced wolves to control deer populations. Unexpectedly, vegetation improves, birds return, and water quality increases. What ecosystem concept do the wolves illustrate?
(A) Ecological succession
(B) Biome expansion
(C) Genetic drift
(D) Keystone species
(D) Keystone species