Question 13: a. Ava: I get it, but when every family drives, the road by school turns into a parking lot. b. Noah: My mom wants to take the...

Question 13:

a. Ava: I get it, but when every family drives, the road by school turns into a parking lot.

b. Noah: My mom wants to take the car today because the bus is packed again.

c. Noah: True. If the buses ran more often, I’d leave the car at home.

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

Question 14:

a. Liam: Do you mean a full ban, or limits on ads during kids’ shows and apps?

b. Sophie: I’m overloaded—tests, our debate prep, and my cousin keeps getting snack ads on every video.

c. Sophie: Nice. If my part is still messy, I’ll send a short voice note so you can fix the wording.

d. Sophie: Limits sound fair. I’ll switch on Focus Mode, write two arguments, and drop them in our shared folder.

e. Liam: Great—I'll add the “business freedom” counterpoint, then we’ll practise on the bus ride home.

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

Question 15:

Dear Sam,

How are you these days? I’ve been tired, but in a good way.

a. Our school recently launched a "service hours" pilot program — that's how I ended up at a local food bank one Thursday after class.

b. Honestly, I expected most of us to just rush through it; a few classmates even joked openly about getting the hours over with as quickly as possible.

c. Everything shifted when the coordinator gently asked a small group of us to sit with an elderly man who had come alone to collect his weekly supplies.

d. He barely mentioned the food — instead, he said that having someone to talk to mattered more than the boxes in his bag, and that simple line has stayed with me ever since.

e. That moment changed how I see service: without genuine connection and a chance to reflect, it risks becoming nothing more than a number checked off on a piece of paper.

Take care,

Linh

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

Question 16:

a. Endless notifications flood their phones: grade updates, group chat debates, and carefully filtered snapshots of classmates' seemingly perfect lives.

b. For today's students, stress feels heavier and more persistent — school pressure no longer fades when the final bell rings.

c. Some adults dismiss it as poor time management, yet even the most organized students find themselves trapped in a cycle of compulsive checking and digital exhaustion.

d. Sleep quality drops, irritability rises, and one by one, students quietly quit the clubs and hobbies that once helped them unwind.

e. Real support, then, isn't just about teaching resilience — it means setting clearer deadlines, carving out quieter study spaces, and training adults to listen before problems escalate.

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

Question 17:

a. I’d also like to volunteer in a health club for children, because real community work can teach me more about public health than textbooks alone.

b. So I would take a gap year only with clear goals, a budget, and someone to guide me; otherwise, it could become more stressful than meaningful.

c. Still, a gap year can easily turn into wasted time without a clear plan, and it may be hard to return to studying when others have already moved ahead.

d. I could work with a community group, learn how local health campaigns support families, and see how public decisions affect people’s daily lives.

e. After graduation, I’ve been thinking about taking a gap year, but not the kind where I simply stay home and do nothing.

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