47 BÀI TỰ LUẬN
THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA
1. TOPIC: Do we really need to have a good boss?
Even though job situations can be very different, there are several qualities that all good supervisors
have in common. A good boss treats all her employees fairly. She doesn't single out one employee for better
(or worse) treatment than the others. A poor supervisor has favorites.
Sometimes she'll even use her favorites to spy on other employees. She expects them to tell her what
the others are saying about her. This can cause a lot of bad feelings among employees. A good supervisor
gives clear and understandable directions, She doesn't constantly change her mind about what she wants
employees to do. She also doesn't get angry with an employee who is confused and needs her to explain the
directions again or more fully. Delegating authority well is another quality of a good supervisor. She knows
how to use the skills of her employees to best advantage. A poor supervisor insists on doing everything herself.
She is unwilling to give any authority to others.
A good boss evaluates her employees on a reasonable set of criteria, not on how she feels about them
personally. And she lets the employees know what those criteria are, so they have a fair chance of meeting
them. She gives both praise and criticism in a straightforward manner. She also offers guidance when needed.
A poor supervisor will criticize without giving any suggestions on how to improve. Most importantly, a good
supervisor sets the standards for her employees by her own behavior. She works hard and treats employees
like valuable assets to the company. This promotes good morale among her workers, and this is of great
benefit to her business.
2. TOPIC: Is a child better brought up in the countryside or in the city?
There are advantages and disadvantages to a childhood in either the country or a city. It's hard to say
which is better. Growing up in the country means a certain amount of isolation. You're in a small town or on
a farm and not with a lot of people. Even more important, the people you meet every day tend to be just like
you. Most will be the same race as you, have the same background as you, and will have gone to the same
schools as you. In the city, the people you meet are all different. There are different races and different
cultures. You get a more interesting mix.
City people tend to come from a lot of different places and move around a lot. So, there isn't the sense
of community in the city that you have in the country. People in the city can live in the same apartment
building for twenty years and never get to know their neighbors. In the country, everybody knows everybody.
For a child, this means the country is more secure. A child can get lost or hurt in the city and have no one to

opinions. He should not say the same as others and hide his opinions. Only everyone tries his best to analyze
every aspect of a thing, it can be done best. So independence of thinking is important for a co-worker.
Another important characteristic is optimism. If we have some difficult problems, he must be brave
and should not fear them. He should encourage others to find methods to solve problems. This point is very
important because one’s mood can influence others easily. Once a co-worker shows a little fear of difficulties,
others may become discouraged soon. So a good co-worker should be optimistic.
In addition, teamwork spirit is an important characteristic of a co-worker. Although a co-worker
should be independent to analyze a thing, he should be tolerant to the different people and their ways of
working. He should be willing to dedicate his energy, time and knowledge to reach the goal of whole team.
Independence, optimism and teamwork spirit are important characteristics of a co-worker. If everyone
in a work group has these characteristics, the group can overcome difficulties and reach its goals.
5. TOPIC: Media are said to affect us different ways. Discuss the matter in a composition.
I think the media pay too much attention to the private lives of famous people. Television, newspapers,
magazines and web sites dig up all kinds of past bad actions. They say that these are true reflections of a
person's character. This may be true if they occurred only a few years before, but some of these are things
people did as teenagers. People in their forties are expected to explain something they did when they were
fifteen. If they killed someone, obviously that's more than a youthful mistake. Usually, though, these incidents
involve experiments with drugs or being reckless in a car. They're not something that the public needs to know.
The media love to say that the public has a right to know. That's not true. We don't need to know if a
movie star or politician has had an extramarital affair. That is something of concern only to the people
involved. We do need to know if someone we're electing to public office has been involved in shady business
deals, but we don't need to know if he or she defaulted on a loan twenty years ago.
It seems the media dig up these facts without giving thoughtful consideration to what might happen. It
has an effect on the celebrity's family, especially the children. A celebrity's good name and credibility may be
ruined before he or she can prove that rumors are false. If a case goes to court, paying a lawyer can use up
all their money. Even if it doesn't come to that, they may find their career ruined.
When are we, the public, going to make it clear to the media that we're tired of having to watch this
kind of thing on the news? Wouldn't it be better if they would concentrate on more important issues?
6. TOPIC: Man is the main factor to worsen the Earth.
People have been living on the Earth for thousands of years. Human activity influences the Earth.

from too much development? Anyone living in or near a city has experienced "urban sprawl." There is a new
shopping area on every corner and new houses, townhouses and apartments everywhere. Traffic gets worse
and worse because planners can't keep up with growth.
Keeping up with human demand is hard enough. Environmental concerns come in last. With growth
comes pollution. Companies and communities dump waste into water. Landfills are full of trash. Emissions
from factories pollute the air. Barrels of industrial waste and worse, radioactive waste, have no safe place to
go. If we're not careful, we can harm our planet beyond repair.
People need to respect the Earth and try to preserve it. If we don't, what kind of future will we have?
8. TOPIC: Saving energy is saving our earning.
When faced with the decision of saving your money for some time in the future or enjoying your money
when you earn it, quite a few would claim to enjoy their money, but others, in contrast, deem to save their
money as the premier choice and that is also my point. This quite different view is based on the every possible
reason.
For most reason for saving the money for future use is when you need a lot of money to deal with some
emergent things that happen to you, you should not worry about the fund or lend some money everywhere at
that time. For example, two years ago, I spend my summer holiday in a famous scenery pot, after a wonderful
trip of the first day, I lost my wallet unconsciously, then I took out some money in the bank to finish the trip. If
you did not have some deposit, you can imagine how embarrassed you are.
Second, I have finished my college study, and I am going to go abroad to get a master degree to
enhance the ability to face the challenge in the society. Plenty of money is very important to me, so I have to
save all the money that I economized for future use.
Third, the economy condition of my family is not so good that I decide to earn enough money to buy a
big house for my deeply loving parents.
This is arbitrary to judge saving money for future use according only to the excuse I mentioned in the
above paragraph. But I do not deny that enjoying the life is also important to everyone because of brief life.
That is to say, I will enjoy my money if I deposit enough.
9. TOPIC: Your thing to do in free time. Watching TV.
Do you like watching TV? Do you watch it regularly? If a living performance is available what, do
you think, will you choose, watching TV or attending the performance? But if I were you I will prefer the
latter.

11. TOPIC: Discuss the role of teachers in one’s life
Most of us can learn how to do something simple on our own with just a set of instructions. However,
to learn about something more complex, it's always best to have a teacher. Teachers bring with them varied
and useful backgrounds. They've been trained to teach individuals in different ways depending on their style.
For instance, some students learn better by discussing a topic. Others learn more by writing about it.
Teachers can help students learn in the way that's best for each student. A textbook or a manual can only give
you one way of learning something. Plus they're only as helpful as your ability to understand them. A good
teacher can
adapt her teaching to your needs.
Teachers help you focus on what you're learning. If you're learning something by yourself, it's easy to
become distracted and go on to other activities. Teachers keep your attention on the subject. They also
approach a subject logically, taking it one step at a time. On your own, it's tempting to skip parts of the
learning process you think you don't need. That can hinder your ability to really understand the subject.
Learning a subject on your own is a very narrow way of learning. You can only use the information
you get from the textbook. With a teacher, you get the information in the written materials as well as the
teacher's own knowledge of the topic. Teachers can also provide extra materials to broaden the scope of what
you're learning.
There's nothing wrong with studying on your own, and a learner can always benefit from some quiet
study. For the best possible learning, though, a good teacher is the biggest help you can have.
12. TOPIC: Good neighbors are as good as relatives. What do you think about this?
Neighbors are the people who live near us, and their behavior influence our daily life. Good neighbors
can make us feel comfortable and give us many help, and everyone will benefit from a good relationship
among neighbors. In my point of view, these are three conspicuous aspects of the qualities of a good
neighbors.
One of the most important characteristic of good neighbors is that they have a good living habit and
are friendly to others. A person with bad habit will affect your daily life. For example, children are most likely
to be influenced by bad neighbors and carry on bad habits. On the other hand, being friendly is also an
important nature of good neighbors. If neighbors are unfriendly, they are hard to approach and difficult to get
along with.
Another important aspect of good neighbors is that they should be willing to help others. In our daily

with this?
In the modern life now, more and more people prefer to eat at food stands or restaurants. They think
that will save time so that they can have enough time to do their jobs. But I still prefer to prepare and eat food
at home.
There several reasons. First of all, you can save money if you eat at home. In general, to get profit, the
restaurants ask for more money on the same food you cook at home. That is the waste of money. To save
money, you may prefer to prepare you food at home with less money.
The second, usually, the food in the restaurants is not what you are expecting. you may dislike the way
the restaurant cook the same dishes as you do at home. For example, the other day, I asked for potato in a
restaurant. After the first bite, I thought it was so awful. My mom never cooked such potato for me! The bad
lunch even destroyed my mood in that day.
The third, if you prepare food by yourself, you will have a happy mood when you eat it, regardless of
the real savor of the food. It goes a saying well "labor brings happiness". In addition, you can change your
method of cooking considering your taste on that day. The reasons above may can answer why I prefer to eat
food at home. Cooking even has become my hobby now. Come back and have your delicious food, I'm sure
you will like it!
15. TOPIC: Living in city or countryside makes differences to anyone. What do you think about this?
I grew up in a small town and then moved to a big city, so I have experienced the good and bad sides
of both. I never thought that I would like living in a big city, but I was wrong. After ten years of living in one, I
can't imagine ever living in a small town again.
Small towns and big cities both have some problems in terms of transportation. In a small town, you
have to own a car to ensure a comfortable living. You can't get around without one because there isn't any
kind of public transportation. Big cities generally have heavy traffic and expensive parking, but there you
have a choice of taking public transportation. It's not free, but it's often cheaper than driving when you
consider gas and time. Especially if you don't have a car, you're better off in the city.
I love the excitement of big cities. Small towns have a slow pace. Large cities mean you have to adapt
to a variety of situations, like finding a new route to work or trying a new restaurant. I enjoy that challenge
very much. Another pan of the excitement of city living is the variety of cultural activities available. There is a
wide assortment of theatre, music and dance performances available in big cities. These things are rare in
small ones.

It is said that information is power. True saying indeed! I can envision how everything in my home
town could improve dramatically if the internet service in it were made free, fast and staying out there like
electricity, telephone or water all the time. One thing, a fast free and reliable internet service could improve
in my home town is the way people work. If there is a this said service people in my home town must not
necessarily commute to a far place to do their job. This in turn would mean less traffic jams, spacious work
place, more time for family and recreation and so on.
The way people learn would be another important thing that a fast, free and reliable internet service
could better in my home town. People will have the chance to go through tremendous and different
information resources in a very small amount of time. They, apparently will also take less time to share it.
This assures a more fulfilled life for my home town people.
Since its advent, internet touched every part of our life. It in a dazzling way improved the way we do
business, learn and communicate. A change in internet service implies good way of living for everyone in my
home town.
18. TOPIC: Factories in residential areas produce both positive and negative effects to people’s lives. Do
you agree or disagree?
If a large factory is going to be built near your community, is it good or bad? It’s a quite difficult
question to answer. Because there are many aspects to take into your consideration - the advantages and the
disadvantages. Let’s talk about that.
First, a large factory, especially a large chemical factory is quite harmful to our environment when it
is built near our community. It will affect our daily life a lot. All the chemical factories will produce a lot of
waste and most of the wastes are harmful to the environment, including poisonous gas and liquid. Some of
them cannot be entirely broken down. If they are released into the air or the river, it will affect our health.
And also the factory may produce a lot of noise. The environment we want to live in is a quiet and peaceful
one, so the noise will be quite boring. And yes, noise also affects our health.
Still one thing, a factory can be very dangerous. Because a fire or a explosion may break out in the
factory. If it’s very near our home, it’s quite dangerous.
But in other hand, a factory may be a good news to us. It can provide more jobs for us, especially for
the young people in our community. Since the factory is near, it’s so convenient to go to work, and the factory
will get more chances to our area. It will help to develop our area. So if the factory can bring us a lot of
chances, we will agree to build one. But the most important things are:

Therefore books are a very important source of knowledge.
On the other hand, we can't learn everything from a book. “Experience is the best teacher” is an old
cliché, but I agree with it. The most important, and sometimes the hardest, lessons we learn in life come from
our participation in situations. We learn how to get along with others or how to have self-respect from our
experience, not from books. We cannot learn emotional feelings, such as love and care, through books; they
come from our real life experience. Knowledge from experience is also a very important supplement to
knowledge from books.
Needless to say both learning sources, books and experience, are very important to us. But in my
opinion knowledge from experience is more important, because without knowledge from experience, it is
impossible to get a real understanding of knowledge from books, and how to apply this knowledge to real
world situations.
21. TOPIC: why do people want to go on university education?
People study in college or university for many different reasons. I think the most important reason is
to gain more knowledge and learn more skills. Of course, there are also many other reasons that people study
in college such as to get more friends, and increase one's self-confidence.
These days, most jobs require people who are educated and have good job skills. Therefore, the people
who want a good job have to study hard and at least graduate with a high education. Furthermore, as
technology advances all over the world, more and more education is required of people.
Some people who study in college or university want to make more friends and increase their
interpersonal skills. They enjoy their lives in university or college and tend to socialize a lot. They can meet
more people who have the similar interests with themselves. They can go to university after school and make
more friends who they trust.
The people who graduate from college seem more confident in our community. These people are more
respected by society. Many people want to be respected and to be important by family, friends, their bosses,
and others in their lives. They find that most of them can confidently talk and do their jobs as they are more
educated. Therefore, most people want to get the confidence through the university or college study. In today's
society, people need more knowledge and skills to be adapted. The university and college study is a good way
to achieve this.
22. TOPIC: Is university education the best choice for all of us?
In China, more and more people try their best to attend college or university. What are the reasons

knowledge in subjects they find interesting. For many, this will he their last chance for a long time to learn
about something that doesn't relate to their career.
I would recommend that people not be so focused on a career. They should go to college to have new
experiences and learn about themselves and the world they live in.
24. TOPIC: Write a letter to a pen-pal to talk about a person who has great influence on you.
……………………., March 26
th
, 2015
Dear Linda,
I am sorry for not writing to you for so long, but you know we are all busy with preparing for the
coming GCSE. I am writing today to tell you about my greatest ever idol who has great influence on me.
Everyone has his variety of acquaintances, friends, relatives, teachers, or partners among whom one
may have the one that creates greatest ever impression on him. For me, I must say that my life would not have
been as good as it is today if I did not meet Mr. Jimmy. It happened to me when I was a lower secondary
student. I remember well that I was a very bad boy at that time. I always got bad marks for school subjects as
well as I got fined daily. My teachers got very disappointed, my parents felt ashamed as I was very often
mentioned as a bad example at school. My classmates found ways to keep away from me. I felt so lonely and
hopeless. Then Mr. Jimmy, my new Maths teacher appeared. After having had a talk with me and my parents,
he agreed to be my private tutor. It was so strange that he did not teach me lessons right away, he made ways
to be my friend instead. He spared time to get to know my difficulties, helped me to gain me confidence, let me
believe in what I could do. Gradually, I realized what to do, how to do. He encouraged me when I felt tired,
lonely or daunted. He gave me belief and strength to stand right on my own feet. Finally, I got to know the
meaning of life.
To tell the truth, I feel so happy to have a great teacher like Mr. Jimmy. I really hope that you will
spare time to let me know about your idols in life. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Love,
Tom.
25. TOPIC: Write about a sporting event you saw recently.
Last Sunday at our school football field, a friendly football match was held. Our school Female
Students’ Football Team played against the neighboring school’s one.

we practice exercising regularly. Controlling our weight effectively is another value. Perspiration occurs
when we exercise, which helps our bodies get rid of bad things inside. Fats are burnt during our practicing
exercise, which helps us to keep fit.
To sum up, doing exercise enables people to have good body-buildings, keep fit and brings exercisers
many benefits. Sparing time doing exercise will ensure us a longer, healthier and happier life.
27. TOPIC: Write an essay to discuss the opinion that arts should or shouldn’t be taught in high schools.
There have existed debates whether arts be taught in high schools. People who support the ideals find
it necessary that high school students know as much about arts as possible. In contrast, the protestors think
teaching arts to high school students is really a waste of time and money.
It is generally said by the supporters that studying arts benefits high school students several ways. The
first good thing is that arts help students have background knowledge of not only the nation but the world
cultures and history. Another benefit is that arts equip students with many necessary skills such as; creative
thinking, observing, problem solving, and critical thinking. People who want arts to be taught to high school
students also agree that arts are very fun and interesting to learn. We can say in other words arts are
attractive to any learners. The other advantage of arts is that learning arts help students to build team spirit
and community as art activities can be done in groups. Moreover, arts enable students to socialize and
students become more and more civilized and responsible.
In contrast, protestors believe that there is not enough time for teachers to cover all kinds of subjects
at school. So they should focus on core subjects like Maths, foreign languages and physics, etc. to save time
and money arts should only be elective, not compulsory subjects. Furthermore, students can learn more about
arts via media and arts are then their leisure activities. Additionally, arts, in the protestors’ opinion, should
be taught by parents as they may understand their children’s ability and talents better.
To conclude, there are different opinions that arts should or shouldn’t be taught in high schools. Each
side has reasonable explanations to convince and prove the points of view. For me, we can hardly be civilized
without knowledge of arts. Sooner or later, in my opinion, arts should be taught to students to help them
enrich their knowledge, to discover their talents to better their own lives.
28. TOPIC: Write about the causes of the fact that families now are not as close-knit as they were in the
past.
It is widely believed that home is where love dwells and that east or west home is the best. That means
family is so important to any of us that we hardly grow up without the care from family members. It is also

community and encourage everyone to join hands to recycle and conserve energy.
Countries all over the world, rich or poor, developed, developing or underdeveloped should co-
operate to better the situation. First of all, governments are better to inform their citizens about the global
warming facts and the mishaps that people may face if the process goes on. Then, in order to reduce the
emissions, governments should impose heavier taxes on the produce of greenhouse gas emissions. Factories
and companies that over-emit may not be allowed to operate or even be closed. Moreover, bigger sums of
money must be spent on researches discovering the alternative sources of energy. Additionally, stricter laws
on environmental problems should be passed and enforced to better the surroundings for people to live.
After all, the work to recover the environment and to stop the global warming process cannot be done
overnight or completed by one person or one nation, we, human beings all over the world, must co-act to
share the missions. Though this is the international millennium goals, each individual can do something now
to help to realize man’s purpose.
30. TOPIC: Write to describe your all-time favorite movie.
In life, although I have several hobbies, watching movies is the one I am more interested in. I have
watched countless films so far, but BẾN KHÔNG CHỒNG, a product of VFC (Vietnam Film Corporation) in
2001, is the one that has created the biggest impression on me ever since.
The film is set in the time of our war against the American troops in the South to unify the country and
the construction to build a communist country in the North. The ground of the story is in a tranquil poor
farming village in the North. The main characters are Mr. Van, a veteran, a secretary of the village’s
Communist Youth Union named Hanh, the two widows and the villagers. The story happens right inside the
village to the bank of a no-name-river having a namely Khong Chong river five-step-wharf.
After serving in the army Van came back to his village in which there were only old villagers together
with almost widows, girls and very few disabled men. When Van returned, he was appointed head of the
village armed group which consisted of around six armed girls including Hanh – Van’s former sweetheart’s
daughter. Van lived under the same roof with a land-lord widow and her 16 year-old son. Van was then
admired by all the villagers, so he tried his best to meet the residents’ expectations. Though sometimes the
mid-forties man felt lonely, he tried not to do wrong thing especially on sex. Time passed, peace was then
established with the unification declaration, the village was still under the misery of the war unhappiness.
Hanh married to an Army captain, but had no child for long. Debates and conflicts occurred, which made
Hanh left her husband. So disappointed, and hopeless, she entered Van’s hut by a showery night. The two

modern technologies which make our lives more comfortable and convenient. For me, information technology
brings me so many positive changes though sometimes it does cause some troubles.
It is undeniable that information technology helps bring my family members closer together as we
always keep in touch with help of telephones, internet, and other conveniences. Beside, information
technology helps us stay in touch with the world around. Every day, we are well-informed by reading news,
watching videos, browsing websites. We can also learn much about the entire world from our own tables or
even beds. Information technology provides us more choices of how, where, when and what to do things.
Beneficially, we have more chances to earn because there are always numerous jobs available in the IT field
that helps us make money and shop. Moreover, information technology helps us to broaden our knowledge as
we can learn or take various online and offline courses. Socially, we seem to have more and more friends both
at home and overseas, we can also share opinions, date with the help of information technology.
On the other hand, modern technology can also make us more isolated when we are absorbed in
technological devices. We sometimes feel annoyed by bad and poisonous information, images, or websites.
We are also afraid of losing confidential documents and files. Seriously, spywares are now so popular that
they make us very much worried and we have to spend more to protect our technological products.
Good or bad, I really think I am lucky enough to live in this information age. I cannot imagine my life
without the help of information technology. The most important thing I need to do is to take full advantages of
the information technology to better my life and try hard to reduce the bad effects that may bring to my life.
33. TOPIC: Write to describe your life in the 20 years’ time.
It is obvious that no one knows for sure what his tomorrow will be like, but he can make guesses. For
me, it is likely that my 20 years’ time life will be very different from what it is now.
Take work first for example, I think I will get a good job which I very much want to do. There is a
tendency that I will start up my own business then. I may invest in stock market and make a great fortune. I
will at that time be satisfied with what I earn, and never worry about financial matters.
Studying will change, too. In 20 years’ time, it is likely that I will take various professional courses,
and I tend to have several MA or PhD degrees in some different fields such as economy, education, and
culture. I will probably enroll in different courses to get higher and higher diplomas.
For lifestyle, I hope I will have balanced diets, live healthily and actively. I may get married to the one
I love and we plan to have one or two kids. I will spend as much time for my family as possible. We will travel
to different countries in the world on our yearly holiday of course. We will also afford weekly or monthly trips

Write to me as soon as you can. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Mai
35. TOPIC: Write a letter to pen-pal to talk about your family.
……………, September 26
th
, 2014
Dear Michael,
I am writing to talk about my family as requested in your last letter.
There are four members in my family; my parents, my elder brother and I. My dad is now at his forty-
five and my mom is two years younger. My elder brother is twenty-two of age. My dad is a teacher at a local
high school, and he has to work nearly weekdays. Very often he has extra classes on weekends, sometimes he
has evening classes. My mom is a farmer and she has to work hard in the fields nearly daily from early
morning till dark. My elder brother is now a final year university student, so he has very little time to be at
home with other family members. Although my parents are very busy, they try hard to spare as much time to
take care of their children as possible.
My mom is a really caring woman who is always the first to get up to prepare for other family
members things to start a new day, and the last to go to bed to make sure that everything is under control. My
dad is always willing to join hands to make us a nice house and a happy home. My brother and I love helping
my parents in all sort of work whenever we have chance.
In my family, members care as much for others as possible to make a close-knit family. We are
admired so much by the neighboring residents. Whenever problems come up, we discuss the matters all
together frankly to find out solutions quickly. We also share all happiness and worries, so we all feel happy,
safe and secure at home just as the saying we love “Home is where love dwells and thrives”.
As you know, I am now in my final secondary year, preparing for the coming examinations with so
much pressure. Therefore, all members in my family encourage and give me the best to help me realize my
dreams.
That is some about my family, and I would very much like to hear about yours in turn. I hope you will
share with me your family life. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,

English for 7 years now, and my English is good enough to communicate with English speaking residents.
Moreover, I am rather good at natural science subjects, and I am also very much interested in social activities.
My family income is absolutely good enough to pay for my life and study abroad, too. I have good health and
am willing to live on my own. What my family and I want to know now is the detailed admission requirements
to the university and the degrees I will be granted after finishing the course. Could you please send me some
information about the admission requirements, tuitions fees, accommodation and details of the course? I am
ready to supply any information about myself if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Hoang Thanh Nam.
38. TOPIC: Write a letter to Vinatour, applying for the job mentioned in the advertisement in a newspaper.
Flat
3,324,
Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hanoi
October 16
th
, 2014
Hanoi Vinatour
250, Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing in reply to your advertisement in the Vietnam News for experienced English-speaking local
guides to accompany foreign visitors on trips throughout Vietnam. To tell the truth, I am very much interested
in the post and hope to get it.
After reading the requirement for applicants, I can say by sure that I meet all of the qualifications that you
specify. I was awarded High School Certificate two years ago with flying colors. After leaving high school, I
worked as an accountant in a small travel agency for one year, where I was given a training course on
tourism. Then I had one year of experience as a tour guide so I know many tourist areas in Vietnam arid have
a basic knowledge of Vietnamese culture, history, geography and the people. Moreover, I was a good student
at English at school and achieved some prizes for English-speaking and English-in-use contests, so I can say
that I speak English fluently and be able to communicate effectively with English speaking partners. In

countless books so far, but THỜI XA VẮNG (THE FARAWAY TIME), a romance novel written by one of the
most Vietnamese 20 century famous and beloved novelists LÊ LỰU, is the one that has created the greatest
impression on me ever since.
The story is set in the time of our war against the American troops in the South to unify the country
and the construction to build a communist country in the North. The ground of the story is in a tranquil poor
farming village in the North. The main characters are GIANG MINH SAI, a village schoolboy a veteran then
a brick-works manager, a schoolgirl then a city dweller named HUONG, and some other characters.
When still school students of about grade 8 (the first year high school at that time), SAI and HUONG
had fallen in love with each other. They harbored and norished a very romantic love, but modern at the time
being, though the two families did not want them to be. Growing up together in that poor village SAI and
HUONG then chose the two different paths though their soul seemed to belong to each other. HUONG
furthered her study in a city bearing her sweetheart’s image and love, wishing to reunite one day. SAI joined
the army, devoted his life, and love to the national ideal targets, he even got married to the girl he could not
share his bed. Then came their old age, the two lovers bitterly realized that they had forgot their precious
emotion for their day-dream goals.
The scenes in the book are interesting poetic and romantic, typical for a young couple’s enthusiastic
truthful, deep love. The story is touching and rather sad. The story leaves us valuable lessons in life, and helps
us know more about the lifestyle of our ancestors. I must say that it is one of the best and most moving novels
I have ever read in my life.
41. TOPIC: Write an essay to express you wish to work for an international organization, giving the
reasons why you choose the organization.
When still a little boy, I read an article about the World Health Organization (WHO), I realized that
health is of the most important factor affecting one’s quality of life, and that helping to improve people’s
health is a noble profession. Since then, I have harbored the dream to work for the Organization for a number
of reasons as following.
First, working for the World Health Organization (WHO) gives me opportunities to live abroad, to use
English at work, and to have high salary. I am an active and dynamic person so I think it will be an
interesting life to have chance to travel far and wide to meet different people of different personalities and
nationalities.
Second, I will be able to further my biology knowledge by doing numerous medical researches. I can

children it may produce, obviously this leads to the disability to handle relationships and the child fail to
function better both socially and professionally, and this may impact generation after generation.
Children need their parents to be affectionate, caring beings, whether working parent or stay-home
parent; it doesn’t matter much. What really counts is that the parent loves the child, fosters secure
attachments with her child and fathoms of what the child’s needs are. Otherwise, it is society that bears the
consequences; its citizens are all ill- developed ones.
43. TOPIC: Write a letter to recommend a significant place to visit in Vietnam to your foreign friend.
Vietnam, in worldwide people’s eyes, is the countries of landscapes, beauty spots, tourist attractions,
and of course historical addresses. That means one can easily choose a destination for his journey to this very
beautiful country. Of all the sights, I would very like to recommend visitors a tourist destination of HUONG
PAGODA.
Located in the North, about 30 kilometers south-west of Hanoi capital, Huong Pagoda has long been
known as one of the most beautiful sights, the most important religious place to visit. It was once named
“NAM THIEN DE NHAT DONG- THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAVE IN VIETNAM” by one of the Nguyen
Dynasty Emperors.
After about 40 minutes driving or riding from the centre of Hanoi Capital city, we will then arrive at a
large stream (namely SUOI DUC) water wharf. Catching one of numerous waiting boats, we can travel as far
as 3 kilometers to meet with the hillside ramps. While on boat, we have chance to enjoy the very beautiful
sights of hills, caves and enjoy the pure environment of water reflecting sky.
Climbing up thousands of stone ramps on foot or taking cable-cars uphill, we then face the main
pagoda building. Along the hillside path to the top, we absolutely forget all tiredness to be deeply stimulated
by the natural beauty and fresh surroundings. Stood on the top of upfolded hills the primary pagoda is
together with supporting temples and other religious constructions.
Millions of home and foreign visitors come to HUONG PAGODA yearly to make it one of the most
beloved tourist attractions not only in Vietnam, but the continent as well. With the country’s promising
economic development, the explosion of science and technology, the great attention to care for by the
governments and people, HUONG PAGODA is more and more attractive to both Vietnamese and overseas
tourists.
44. TOPIC: Write a paragraph of about 140 words to tell about your family.
There are four people in my family: my parents, my younger sister and I. My dad is forty-nine and my

animals. Second, we should raise sufficient funds for projects to save endangered animals. Third, we should
keep water, air, and land clean to preserve natural habitats for wild and endangered animals. Next, we should
have a good policy to improve the life of people who live in or near endangered animals’ habitats have poor
living conditions and rely mostly on wildlife products for their livelihood. Furthermore, we should build more
wildlife habitat reserves to protect endangered animals. Finally, we should enact laws requiring some
countries to protect endangered animals and ban people to exploit and sell fashionable wildlife products.
47. TOPIC: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the kind of job you would like to do after you
finish your education.
Having a job nowadays is very important to everyone. By the end of this month, I will have left my high
school, so I also would like to choose a suitable job for myself.
Unlike other students, I live in a poor village in the remote and mountainous area where there is always
the lack of everything such as schools, teachers, electricity and water, the living conditions are low and
children do not go to school regularly. Now I am a student and I am going to leave my school to attend a
university, so I hope to make my home village more developed and bring knowledge to the children. Besides, I
love teaching and I love children and want to give comfort and care to them. Therefore, I would like to work
as a teacher. Working as a teacher would be a fascinating and challenging job because I would have a
chance to bring education to difficult places with poor children and living conditions. That’s the reason why I
have applied to Hanoi National University of Education to meet my dream.