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Những đứa trẻ thông minh nhất thế giới sẽ làm gì khi trưởng thành?

Tôi đã thực hiện nghiên cứu lớn nhất với khoảng 18.000 người đoạt huy chương Olympic quốc tế (International Mathematical Olympiad, International Olympiad in Informatics và International Physics Olympiad) trong 25 năm qua – những bộ óc phân tích sắc bén nhất thời trung học – và lần theo khoảng 50% trong số họ để xem họ đã đi đâu.

Kết quả cho thấy họ trở thành nhà sáng lập của khoảng 20 unicorn, 7 decacorn và khoảng 10 tỷ phú, tại các công ty như OpenAI, Stripe, Databricks, Perplexity AI, Ethereum, Quora…

Phần lớn trong số họ học tại Massachusetts Institute of Technology (12%), tiếp theo là University of Cambridge (7%) và Sharif University of Technology (3%).

Về con đường sự nghiệp (trong số những người đã tốt nghiệp): 36% làm học thuật (giáo sư), 26% lĩnh vực khác, 22% trong phần mềm/công nghệ, 12% tài chính định lượng và 5% trở thành nhà sáng lập.

Nhà tuyển dụng lớn nhất là Google (6%); ngoài ra có 47 người làm tại Jane Street, 38 người tại OpenAI, 15 người tại Anthropic, 8 người tại Cognition Labs và 6 người tại Isomorphic Labs.

Đáng chú ý, các “Olympiaders” có khả năng trở thành tỷ phú cao hơn 1500 lần và khả năng lập startup unicorn cao hơn 4000 lần so với người bình thường.

Theo: Deedy

VI. Read the text and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions. Write your answer in the box provided. (1pt)
Ancestor worship - a fine tradition of Viet Nam
Ancestor worship is a ritual practice showing respect to deceased family members that reminds people their roots. Most Vietnamese families have an ancestral altar at a prominent place of the house. The ancestral altar is set with ancestral tablets and pictures, together with an incense container. Two candles are placed on sides of the altar to represent the Sun on the left and the Moon on the right.
During the Lunar New Year festival, the Vietnamese at home and abroad carefully cook traditional dishes to put on the home altar to worship their ancestors. Children are obliged to respect their parents in life and remember them after they die.
On special occasions like ancestors’ death anniversaries or the Lunar New Year. Special rites consist of making offerings of fruits, foods and wine, lighting the candles and burning incense before praying in front of the altar. Tet is an occasion for people to invite the souls of their ancestors to join the family’s Tet celebration.
The altar may also be decorated with a branch of peach blossoms in warm pink to drive away evil spirits and bad luck. The ancestral altar is a symbol of the country’s culture that shows its respect for all the past, present day, and the future.
(Source: Internet)

1. Ancestor worship is followed by many people in Viet Nam _______.
A. to celebrate the Tet festivals
B. to maintain the relationships in the family
C. to show respect to their ancestors
D. to decorate their ancestral altar
2. All of the following items can be found on the altar EXCEPT _______.
A. a dish of food every day
B. ancestral tablets and pictures
C. an incense container
D. two candles placed on the sides of the altar
3. Children are expected to _______.
A. offer their parents a lot of food
B. celebrate their ancestors’ death anniversaries on the Lunar New Year
C. respect their parents in life and afterlife
D. cook traditional dishes to worship their ancestors whenever they can
4. A branch of peach blossoms in warm pink is believed to _______.
A. show respect for all the past, the present day, and the future
B. bring good luck to the family
C. to celebrate Tet
D. maintain the country’s culture

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VII. Read the text and choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the box provided. (1pt)
Where playing video games IS real life
Seo-yun Cho doesn’t have time for hobbies because she spends all her time playing video games. ‘I practise as much as I can so I will improve,’ she says. ‘This is what I really need to do.’
Seo-yun and her friends are members of KS Fireflies 6, a video game team. She and the other members share a flat in Seoul’s business district. Since they all left school, they have managed to make playing video games their job.
Everyday, Seo-yun gets up after a good night’s sleep at 10 a.m. and goes for a jog for an hour, before sitting down at her computer and starting to play. She and her friends have a few breaks to eat and relax during the day and usually goes to bed at 3 a.m.
Seo-yun and the rest of the team need to train hard and keep fit, as top players need to do about 30 mouse-clicks a minute. Video games are big business in South Korea, and the best players (like KS Fireflies 6) usually become even better-known than top baseball or volleyball players.
Some people might get bored after playing video games for an hour or two. But these guys are actually getting paid to do something they love as a job. Many of them would even like to do it for free.
Questions:

What is the most important thing for Seo-yun Cho?
A. trying new video games.
B. playing video games.
C. finding enough time to play video games.
D. getting better at video games.
Seo-yun and her friends ________
A. live together.
B. went to school together.
C. have a business together.
D. get more time to play games.
What does Seo-yun say about playing games at night?
A. It’s when she feels happiest.
B. It’s the time that she most enjoys playing.
C. It sometimes makes her tired.
D. It’s time she is free.
Why does the writer think that Seo-yun and her friends are lucky?
A. Because they earn a lot of money.
B. Because they don’t need to look for another job.
C. Because they study together.
D. Because they are doing something that they love.

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VI. Read the text and choose the letter (A, B, C, or D) to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the box provided. (1pt)
Starting photography
By Mrs Howells, Class 3D teacher
Have you ever wanted to take better pictures of your family, or of your cat? Well, I can help you. In fact, that’s what makes photography such a fantastic hobby. It doesn’t matter if you have a new camera or just use your phone. We photographers are always trying to improve. We want today’s photos to be more interesting than yesterday’s.
In my photography classes, I’ll show you how to find your own style, not just take the same photos all your friends. But you’ll need to be out of bed early and take pictures in the best light, before it gets bright. We’ll talk more about light in Week 1.
Actually, I’ve never read a book about photography, and I get bored watching videos on the net. I thought about what was wrong with them and decided how to do better next time. And in Week 2, I’ll ask you to do the same with photos you have taken.
Do you want to know what I think? I don’t think there’s anyone who can’t take amazing photos. Everyone wants to, and that’s cool. But if you do, come along to Room 4D on Wednesdays after lunch from 1:30 to 2:00.
1. Why does Mrs Howells enjoy using her new camera.
A. She likes taking photos of her family.
B. She loves using her new camera.
C. She is fond of pictures.
D. She enjoys trying to take better pictures.
2. What advice does Mrs Howells give?
A. Take photos early in the morning.
B. Take pictures with your friends.
C. Take photos in the west.
D. Don’t take photos if it is dark.
3. How did Mrs Howells learn about photography?
A. from books
B. from her mistakes
C. from videos on the web
D. from her friends
4. Why has Mrs Howells written this text?
A. to find many interesting things.
B. to ask pupils what they like photographing
C. to sell pupils a photography course
D. to answer pupils’ questions about photography

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VI. 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 following questions. Write your answer in the box provided. (1pt)
Although a good web designer needs to have many skills, these are the most important ones that every company is looking for in a candidate.
IT skills
Because building a website requires constant interaction with computers, web designers must have excellent IT skills as well as creativity. To use programming software effectively, they must have a high level of technical knowledge.
Problem-solving skills
While web designers are working on a project, there will be many mistakes made before they create a perfect website. They will always have to suggest effective solutions as soon as possible. Therefore, to a web designer, improving problem-solving skills is very important.
Time-management skills
Building a website takes a lot of time, but a web designer needs to meet hard deadlines. It is necessary to balance working and relaxing time in order to meet deadlines while remaining healthy.
Communication skills
A successful web designer needs to have strong communication skills. To understand project requirements and ensure the final product meets expectations, they need to effectively communicate with coworkers and clients. Also, good communication skills contribute to a positive working environment.

1. What does the word “ones” in line 2 refer to?
A. web designers
B. companies
C. candidates
D. skills
2. Why do web designers need to have IT skills?
A. Because they have to work with programming software.
B. Because they have to work with other web designers.
C. Because they have to create websites about technical knowledge.
D. Because they have to build computers.
3. What do web designers have to do when there are mistakes?
A. They build a website to fix the mistakes.
B. They find a solution quickly.
C. They improve their problem-solving skills.
D. They work on the project as soon as possible.
4. The word “constant” in paragraph 2 is OPPOSITE in meaning to ________.
A. continuous
B. fitful
C. persistent
D. perpetual

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VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer of the questions.
Jack Calder
Violin player Jack Calder plays in the Australian band, Ocean Blue.
Jack Calder started playing the violin when he was ten. 'My music teacher played and one day he asked if anyone wanted to learn. Some girls put up their hands and so did I. I didn't have a violin, but my uncle said I could use his. The lessons were really hard at first, but playing the violin soon became important to me.'
After leaving school, Jack moved to Melbourne. For a time, he preferred listening to music to playing it. The rock music he listened to sounded very different from violin music, so he bought an electric violin, and started putting the things he liked about rock music into the music he played on his violin.
A year later, Jack met a small group of Melbourne musicians. 'We all thought about music in the same way and started Ocean Blue together. A year later, we were playing lots of concerts, and our music was selling well. But we didn't want this to make us different people. We didn't want to stop being friends.'
Jack meets many people who think playing the violin is an unusual career, but he doesn't agree with them. 'I think it's the best thing in the world. I guess I'm lucky that way. The Internet has changed music, but when I walk into a violin shop it's like entering another world – one where time has stopped. Someone has looked after these beautiful old instruments that are two or three hundred years old. I think that's amazing.'
1. What do we learn about Jack in the first paragraph?
A. He was the only person at school to play the violin.
B. He enjoyed playing the violin as soon as he started learning.
C. He learned to play on an instrument that he borrowed.
D. He made more music available on the Internet.
2. What is the writer doing in the second paragraph?
A. Describing how Jack changed the kind of music he played.
B. Explaining why Jack thought some music was easy to play.
C. Saying why only a few people liked the music Jack played.
D. Teaching more people to play an instrument.
3. What does Jack say about Ocean Blue?
A. Nobody in the band liked travelling far to play in a concert.
B. The band members were interested in different kinds of music.
C. Everyone thought it is a good idea.
D. Everyone wanted to stay friends when the band became successful.
4. Why does Jack think he is lucky?
A. He meets lots of people.
B. He loves what he does.
C. He has an unusual career.
D. He has many instruments.

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US-Israel Strikes Target Iran’s Kharg Island as Trump Issues Dramatic Warning Ahead of Deadline
On April 7, 2026, the United States and Israel carried out intense airstrikes on more than 50 military sites on Iran’s Kharg Island, a critical oil export hub that handles about 90% of the country’s crude oil exports. According to U.S. officials and Iranian media reports, the attacks focused on ammunition depots, radar systems, and other military facilities. Oil infrastructure on the island was deliberately spared.
President Donald Trump dramatically raised the stakes by posting on Truth Social: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.” The statement came just hours before his self-imposed 8 p.m. ET deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and reach a comprehensive deal. Trump also suggested that a “complete and total regime change” could lead to a better future for Iran.
In response, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that any further attacks on civilian facilities would trigger retaliation “outside the region,” including cutting off oil and gas supplies to the U.S. and its allies for years. Iranian officials called on young people to form human chains around power plants to protect national infrastructure, and President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed that over 14 million Iranians had volunteered to defend the country.
The escalation has sent global oil prices surging, with Brent crude climbing above $110 per barrel and U.S. crude nearing $116. Stock markets fell as investors worried about further disruption to energy supplies. Diplomatic efforts continue through intermediaries, but both sides remain far apart.
Bản dịch tiếng Việt tương ứng
Mỹ - Israel Không Kích Đảo Kharg Của Iran Khi Trump Đưa Ra Lời Cảnh Báo Kịch Tính Trước Hạn Chót
Ngày 7 tháng 4 năm 2026, Mỹ và Israel đã tiến hành các cuộc không kích mạnh mẽ vào hơn 50 địa điểm quân sự trên đảo Kharg của Iran – trung tâm xuất khẩu dầu thô quan trọng, nơi xử lý khoảng 90% lượng dầu thô xuất khẩu của nước này. Theo quan chức Mỹ và truyền thông Iran, các cuộc tấn công tập trung vào kho đạn, radar và các cơ sở quân sự khác. Cơ sở hạ tầng dầu khí trên đảo được cố ý không tấn công.
Tổng thống Donald Trump đã đẩy căng thẳng lên mức cao nhất khi đăng trên Truth Social: “Một nền văn minh sẽ lụi tàn đêm nay và không bao giờ có thể khôi phục. Tôi không muốn điều đó xảy ra, nhưng khả năng cao là như vậy.” Lời đăng được đưa ra chỉ vài giờ trước hạn chót 8 giờ tối giờ miền Đông mà ông tự đặt ra, yêu cầu Iran phải mở lại Eo biển Hormuz và đạt được thỏa thuận toàn diện. Ông Trump cũng gợi ý rằng một “thay đổi chế độ hoàn toàn và triệt để” có thể mang lại tương lai tốt đẹp hơn cho Iran.
Phản ứng lại, Lực lượng Vệ binh Cách mạng Hồi giáo Iran (IRGC) cảnh báo rằng bất kỳ cuộc tấn công nào nhắm vào cơ sở dân sự sẽ dẫn đến hành động đáp trả “ngoài khu vực”, bao gồm việc cắt nguồn cung dầu khí cho Mỹ và các đồng minh trong nhiều năm. Các quan chức Iran kêu gọi thanh niên lập hàng rào người (human chains) xung quanh các nhà máy điện để bảo vệ cơ sở hạ tầng quốc gia, và Tổng thống Masoud Pezeshkian tuyên bố hơn 14 triệu người Iran đã tình nguyện bảo vệ đất nước.
Sự leo thang đã khiến giá dầu toàn cầu tăng vọt, với dầu Brent vượt mức 110 USD/thùng và dầu thô Mỹ tiến gần 116 USD/thùng. Thị trường chứng khoán giảm điểm khi nhà đầu tư lo ngại gián đoạn nguồn cung năng lượng thêm nữa. Các nỗ lực ngoại giao vẫn tiếp tục qua các bên trung gian, nhưng hai bên vẫn còn khoảng cách lớn.
Key Vocabulary (Từ vựng quan trọng – học ngay để hiểu tin tức quốc tế)
• Strategic hub (n): trung tâm chiến lược → Kharg Island is Iran’s strategic hub for oil exports.
• Airstrike (n): cuộc không kích → The US carried out airstrikes on over 50 military sites.
• Ultimatum (n): tối hậu thư → President Trump issued a strong ultimatum with an 8 p.m. deadline.
• Defiant (adj): thách thức, bất khuất → Iran responded in a defiant manner.
• Surge (v/n): tăng vọt → Oil prices surged above $110 per barrel.
• Human chain (n): dây chuyền người (biểu tình bảo vệ) → Young Iranians formed human chains around power plants.
• Regime change (n): thay đổi chế độ → Trump hinted at hopes for regime change in Iran.
Grammar Focus (Ngữ pháp nổi bật trong tin tức)
• Passive Voice (Thể bị động – thường dùng trong báo chí): → Military sites were targeted / Oil infrastructure was spared. → Practice: Change these sentences to passive:
1. They attacked 50 military sites.
2. Iran will cut off oil supplies.
• Reported Speech (Lời nói gián tiếp): → Trump said, “A whole civilization will die tonight.” → → Trump warned that a whole civilization would die that night.
• First Conditional (Câu điều kiện loại 1 – nói về tương lai có thể xảy ra): → If Iran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, severe consequences will follow.