I. LISTENING (2.5 points)
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TASK 1
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Listen to some information about mental health issues. Circle the best answer A, B, or C. You will listen TWICE.
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1.
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What does a recent survey reveal?
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A.
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Nowadays, teenagers are more likely to suffer from mental disorders.
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B.
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20% of teenagers experience some forms of mental disorder.
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C.
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Teenagers are knowledgeable about mental health.
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2.
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What is a common symptom of mental health issues?
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A.
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Depression
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B.
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Concentration problems
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C.
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Poor academic performance
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3.
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How ignorant are people about mental health?
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A.
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They don’t talk to their kids about mental health.
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B.
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They value physical health over mental health.
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C.
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They often mistake symptoms as characteristics of being a teenager.
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4.
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Why do young people with mental health issues avoid seeking help?
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A.
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Because of society’s prejudices and negative attitudes
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B.
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Because of their potential violence
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C.
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Because of their bad temper and awful attitude
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5.
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What should a young person with mental health issues do?
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A.
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Share their struggles and feelings
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B.
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Diagnose themselves by doing online quizzes
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C.
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Find the right medication
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II. READING (2.5 points)
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TASK 1
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Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B or C to each of the questions.
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Peer pressure, the strong influence from members of the same age group or social group on others’ psychology, thoughts and behaviour, has remained widespread among teenagers in recent years. If teenagers are unable to tackle it, they will wilt under the pressure of low self-esteem and depression. In the digital age, young students are overwhelmed with tremendous online articles about admirable achievements of ‘someone else’s child’ or ‘a prodigy next door’. Consequently, reality is replete with teens who seem reserved and like to hide in their own room for fear of being asked about exam results or tolerating unfavourable comparisons from their relatives and acquaintances. In addition, many teens nowadays tend to make friends with those who study well or have good looks, so many young students have to change who they are so as to fit in with their peers. In other words, weak-minded and average individuals become worn out in an attempt to get flying colours, look slim and fit as well as possess cool tech gadgets. To handle negative peer pressure, students need to alter their opinions, care for their own feelings more than others’ thoughts and trusting in their own abilities. Accepting one’s imperfections is another way to stop pushing themselves beyond the limits of their mental endurance. Besides, if teenagers’ parents are one of the factors that make them stressed about peer pressure, they should spend more time talking frankly with them to get sympathy and mutual understanding.
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1.
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What is the passage mainly about?
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A.
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Peer pressure – a very unsettling situation
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B.
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Teenagers’ ways to deal with peer pressure
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C.
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How to combat teenagers’ inferiority complex
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D.
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Various kinds of peer pressure in today’s society
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2.
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What does the word it in line 4 mean?
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A troublesome issue
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B.
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A feeling
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C.
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An expectation
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A sense of empathy
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3.
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What is the consequence of frequent comparison remarks of parents?
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A.
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Children become rebellious and talk back to their parents.
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B.
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Children hang out with their bad friends more often.
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C.
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Children prefer being alone and rarely go out of their rooms.
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D.
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Children flinch from keeping up with their ideal friends.
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4.
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Why do many young students try to fit in with their peers?
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A.
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They want to be good at sports and have a nice appearance.
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B.
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They fear being bullied in a group of friends.
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They don’t want to be weak-minded in their friends’ eyes.
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They can make friends with other peers more easily.
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5.
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Which of the following is NOT true about the passage?
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Many average students become exhausted when trying hard to be left behind by their friends in class.
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B.
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Young students are surrounded with enormous online articles about others’ admirable success.
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C.
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Teenagers should spend more time talking openly with their parents in order to gain sympathy and mutual understanding.
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D.
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Some teenagers are very envious of their fellows’ success because they think they can do better than their fellows.
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