MULTIPLE CHOICE

Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

Question 1. A. wood B. look C. shook D. poor

Question 2. A. pagoda B. drop C. offering D. bonding

Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the different stress pattern from others.

Question 3. A. understand B. experience C. interact D. afternoon

Question 4. A. staple B. impact (n) C. revive D. tribal

Circle one mistake in each sentence.

Question 5. The first phone with a camera appeared on May 1999.

A. camera B. first C. on D. with

Question 6. His family was very poor because he had to work for a company.

A. very B. because C. had to work D. a

Circle the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 7. We want to make sure all ________ have the same opportunities to succeed.

A. population B. festivals C. ethnic groups D. race groups

Question 8. Our hotel room __________ the habour.

A. looked B. looked at C. looked over D. overlooked

Question 9. The farmers were at work in the ________________ fields.

A. steep B. terraced C. high D. row

Question 10. Do you know the __________________ way to welcome people in Tibet?

A. custom B. customer C. customary D. tradition

Question 11. In Viet Nam you shouldn’t use only the first name to ____________ people older than you.

A. speak B. talk C. say D. address

Question 12. Boat race is one of the customs we ______________________ on the village festival day.

A. do B. make C. dance D. practice

Question 13. Gathering and hunting still play an important role in the ______ of the Laha.

A. culture B. literature C. history D. economy

Question 14. The terraced fields of Sa Pa are the most beautiful _______ in the world.

A. dances B. games C. terraces D. forests

Question 15. They will have fireworks to ____________ Independence Day.

A. eat B. place C. offer D. celebrate

Circle the correct response to each of the following exchanges.

Question 16. Tom: What an attractive hair style you have got Mary! – Mary: _________ .

A. Thank you very much. I’m afraid

B. You are telling a lie
C. Thank you for your compliment
D. I don’t like your sayings

Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to each of the questions.

The Tay live mainly in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. They live in large and crowded villages with
hundreds of houses. They live in houses built on stilts. They are mainly farmers, and they grow rice on
terraced fields. They also raise cattle and poultry. Tay traditional dress is made from homegrown cotton.
There is usually not much embroidery or other decorations. Women wear skirts or trousers, with short
shirts inside and long one on the outside. They have many festivals and holidays in a year. The Lunar
New Year and the mid-July festivals are the most lavishly organized. During festivals people in many
places play con throwing, badminton, tug of war, dragon dancing, or chess. The Tay eat mainly sticky
rice. On festival occasions, they make many kinds of cakes, such as banh chung (sticky rice square
cakes), banh day (sticky rice round cakes) or banh khao (cakes made of white rice flour).

Question 17. Which of the following best describes the main idea of the passage?

A. The Tay live in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam.

B. The life of the Tay in Viet Nam.
C. The Tay has many festivals and holidays in a year.
D. How the Tay earn their living.

Question 18. What do the Tay mainly eat?

A. sticky rice
B. sticky rice and round cakes
C. sticky rice and square cakes
D. square cakes
Question 19. Which is NOT true of the Tay?

A. They live in stilt houses.

B. They grow rice and terraced fields.
C. They wear clothes with much embroidery.
D. They raise cattle and poultry.

Question 20. Which is TRUE of the Tay’s life?

A. They mainly work in agriculture.

B. They work in industry
C. They have one very important festival a year.
D. They don’t eat sticky rice.

Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D.

Christmas is my favourite holiday. I enjoy (21) ______ Christmas cookies and planning parties. I also
send cards and hearing from old friends. I love seeing children open their (22) ________ on Christmas
morning. Most of all, I love one special custom that we have in our family. On the night before Christmas
we (23) _____ in warm clothing and go from house to house in our neighbourhood. At each house, we
sing Christmas songs. Then we go to a hospital or a home for elderly people and we sing there. We want
to let people know that we care about them. Afterward, we come home and drink hot chocolate by the
(24) _____

Question 21. A. bake B. baking C. to bake D. baked

Question 22. A. presents B. dreams C. offers D. wishes

Question 23. A. wear B. put off C. dress up D. get

Question 24. A. fireplace B. fireworks C. light D. firecrackers

WRITING

Complete the sentences with a, an, the or 0 (zero article).

Question 25. Nobody saw ______ shark as it swam past _______ boat.

Question 26. _______ Statue of Liberty is in New York.

Write the correct form of the word in brackets.

Question 27. After a course with a native teacher, Nam can speak English (well) _____ than before

Question 28. I don’t really like playing sports because it’s (tired) _____.
Rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence.

Question 29. think / I / of / the / the / is / life / very / hard / minority people/ .

Question 30. live / Most / in / Cham people / Ninh Thuan provinces / Binh Thuan / and /.

Rewrite the sentence using the given words.

Question 31. Many families are not Christian, but they have the custom of giving presents at Christmas.

Many families have the custom

____________________________________________________________

Question 32. Many young people don’t live with their parents.

Many young people don’t follow __________________________________________________________