TEST 1
Ex1 Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
1. A stamp B space C skateboard D strange 2 A looked B disappointed C watched D stopped 3 A sound B cloud C found D favourite
5 A camel B cattle C paddy D buffalo
Ex2 Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.
1 A generous B nomadic C interesting D comfortable 2 A leisure B minority C exciting D traditional
Ex3 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answerto each of the following questions.
1 Using computers too much may have harmful effects your minds and bodies A on B to C with D onto
2 I love the people in my village They are so and hospitable.
A friendly B vast C slow D convenient 3 He _ cross the street when the traffic light is green for pedestrians.
A should B shouldn’t C ought D oughtn’t 4 People in the countryside live than those in the city.
A happy B more happily C happily D happier 5 Ha Noi City now is _ it was 10 years ago.
A not as large B much larger than C more large than D the largest
6 Nam enjoys so early in the morning.
A getting up B get up C to get up D gets up 7 ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?
A What B Which C Why D Who 8 My grandma us when my parents were away from home.
A looked for B looked up C looked at D looked after 9 Mary looks at in the mirror.
A myself B himself C herself D ourselves 10 “Let’s go to the local open-air market.” “ ”
A Not at all B I’d love to C Good idea D Yes, of course
11 “Would you like to go for a drink” “ ”
A My pleasure B No, I wouldn’t C Not at all D Oh sorry, I can’t
Ex4 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau It is typical of
Trang 2the (1) _ life of the Thai people In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3) _ This is a great time for everyone, (4) _for boys and girls The boy picks the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5) for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and ancestors The festival is always full of songs and prayers.
1 A minor B cultural C custom D festival 2 A gets B goes C comes D runs 3 A seen B arranged C observed D celebrated 4 A largely B especially C generally D typically 5 A ask B look C pray D call
Ex5 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 questions.
The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year
round Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can
find the time.
English villages are not alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower if which can be seen from many miles around.
The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built around
it Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have running water brought through pipes into each house Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.
1 When do city people often go to the country?
A The summer holidays B All the year round C At Christmas D At the weekends
2 Which one does the word “Some” in line 2 refer to?
A Village people B City people C Summer holidays D English people
3 Which word is CLOSEST in meaning to the word “cottages” in paragraph 3?
A churches B shops C grass D houses
4 What is the common feature of English village?
C They have a village green.
D They have church with a tall tower, and a village green.
5 What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages?
A The Internet B The church C Running water D The village green
Trang 3Ex6 Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.
1 He adores playing monopoly when he has leisure time.
=> He is _
2 The foreign language is so hard that I can’t learn it.
=> The foreign language is not easy _
3 Children are required to wear uniform when they go to school.
=> Children have
4 He spends 20 minutes driving to work.
=> It takes
Ex7 Rewrite the sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets Do not change the given words in any ways.
1 Many people think there is no city in Vietnam that is cleaner than Da Nang City (the)Ex8 Put the verbs in the right tense or form.
1 We usually (go) to the library three times a week 2 Nga and Hoa (see) a movie tonight.
3 Sue can (speak) Vietnamese very well 4 I often (go) to school six days a week 5 Last week, I (write) a letter to him.
6 They adore (make)………… and (eat)………… good food 7 I used to climb trees when I (be)………small.
8 It is necessary (water)……….the flowers twice a day.
Ex9 Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences
4 I don’t like………….up early in the winter days I love………in bed late A getting/ stay B get/ stay C getting/ staying D get/ staying 5 My brother is learning to………a horse at the moment.
A ride B collect C herd D pick 6 ……….does Hoa Ban festival take place?- In Lai Chau
A What B When C How D Where 7 Mai studies Maths a little bit………
A bad B hard- working C good D smartly
8 Why don’t we………our parents with some DIY projects?.- I think it’s useful A do B make C help D give
Trang 49 It is typical of the cultural life of………….Thai people.
A some B a C the D x 10 The Viet people have many……… customs and crafts.
A tradition B traditional C culture D customary 11 The streets in the cities are………than those in the countryside.
A crowded B crowdeder C more crowded D less crowded 12 The ………on display in Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture are very interesting.
A items B goods C products D shows 13 Do you fancy………around the West Lake with me this Sunday morning?
A having B staying C moving D going
Ex10 Give the correct form of the word in the parentheses.
1 It is very……….for people in remote areas to get to hospitals (CONVENIENT) 2 My sister doesn’t like surfing the Internet, she says it is……….(BORE)
4 There are a lot of interesting extra-curriculum for students in my school
5 The ……… have a very hard life They cannot live permanently in one place
Ex11 Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
1 My house is smaller than your house.
→ Your house 2 He likes listening to pop music better than watching TV.
He prefers……… 3 The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
→ The white dress 4 No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
→ Mary
5 Watching historical films is very interesting to my younger brother.
→ My younger brother enjoys
TEST 2
Ex1 Circle the word A, B, C or D which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others
Ex3 Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence
1 She enjoys with young children.
2 My house is hers.
Trang 5A cheap than B cheaper C more cheap than D cheaper than 3 He drives _ his brother.
4 does Lan live? – She lives in Tan Yen.
5 They don’t mind buffaloes They like riding them.
5 They don’t mind buffaloes They like riding them.
6 is class monitor? – Loan is.
7 Does she like a book to the younger children?
8 Nick, we’re goin’ to a cultural event Would you like to join us?
Ex4 Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the following sentences
1 Mai enjoy crafts, especially bracelets (make) 2 you ever a buffalo? (ride)
3 Children in this village love kites on summer afternoons (fly) 4 The children used to a long way to school (go)
5 He doesn’t fancy ………… beach volleyball because he hates sand (play)
Ex5 Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage
worship celebrate However preparation traditional
Tet is the biggest festival in Viet Nam It takes place in the first lunar month of the year; it’s a time for family reunion To (1) _ Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty traditional foods The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans and other spices, wrapped in the green leaves; therefore, this cake needs a lot of (2) _ This cake can be kept for a long time, even though the weather is often humid during Tet Other significant food that can’t be missed to (3) the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls and sticky rice Because sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers (4) _, sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare and must be served immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home.
Ex6 Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it
1 Mary cooks better than Tom.
Tom doesn’t
Trang 62 I adore listening to music every day.
I enjoy
Ex7 Reorder the words in each line below to make complete sentences
1 expensive/ is more/ than the black/ one./ The red car/
2 will you/ What/ during the trip/ the countryside./ to/ do/
Ex8 Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences (1pt)
1 Harvesting the rice is much ……… than drying the rice.
A more harder B more hardly C hardlier D harder 2 Look! Some children are ………the buffaloes.
A picking B Playing C Driving D herding 3 Among the ethnic minorities,……… Tay have the largest population A a B An C the D Ө 4 ……… DIY brings you a lot of amazing benefits.
A Doing B reading C Playing D Going 5 The 54 ethnic peoples of Viet Nam are _, but they live peacefully A diverse B similar C unlike D the same 6 ‘Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.’ ‘ _’
A It’s right up my street! B That’s awesome C Exactly what I want D How interesting! 7 month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in? A When B Which C How many D How often
Ex9 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past Many people no longer enjoy (1) in outdoor activities after school In stead, they(2) playing computer games or surfing the web in their free time Some people rely too much on computer and the Internet For example, they prefer(3) messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends Even when people (4) out with their friends, they rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web However, many people dislike the Internet and the(5) world They hate to waste time on the computer and enjoy other activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.
1 A.participate B.to participate C participating D participates 2 A.fancy B.don’t mind C.dislike D.hate
3 A.send B.to send C sending D sends 4 A.play B.rely C.meet D.hang 5 A.virtual B.real C.fake D.new
Ex10 Read the following passage then answer the questions
Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity Gong culture covers five
Trang 7provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies… The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.
Answer the questions:
1.Where does Gong culture exist?
Ex11 Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
1 My house is smaller than your house.
-> Your house ……….……….……….….……….……….……… 2 Jenny finds reading poetry boring.
->Jenny dislikes……… ………
Ex12 Choose the correct answer.
1 The Gong Festival is held _ in the Central Highlands.
2 The crops _ on the weather.
A depend heavy B depend heavily C affect heavy D affect heavily 3 People in rural areas live than those in cities.
A simplier B more simply C more simple D simpler 4 Mrs Lan went to _ school to meet her son’s teacher.
5 Ymoan is a _ singer with songs about Central Highlands.
6 Minh is a very hard-working boy He doesn’t mind a lot of homework in the evenings.
7 I am _ on visiting my grandparents on the weekend
Trang 88 _ the bad weather, farmers still work in their fields
Ex13 Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Sa Pa’s love market (be) an unique aspect in the culture of the Mong and Dao ethnic groups for a long time.
2 (your family/ move) to the city in 2008?
3.I’ve got the tickets Next week we (visit) Hanoi.
Ex14 Choose the word which best fits each gap.
There are nine sub-groups that are (1) _ by the ethnic minority M’Nong, such as Bru Dang, Preh, Ger, Nong, Prang, PJam, Kuyenh, Chil Bu Nor, and M’Nong Bu Dang,with combined estimate of 105,300 populations They are concentrated (2) _ southern parts of the provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak and in parts of Lam Dong They live in houses built on (3) _ or level with the ground, in every village where they usually have dozens of households (4) _ is observed and the children take the family name of their mother The wife holds the key position in (5) _ household This group likes to have many children, (6) _ daughters and speak the language traced tothe Mon-Khmer Group The M’Nong use the slash-and-bum method of (7) _.The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known for their elephant hunting and domestication Women handle the weaving of cotton cloth, (8) _ the men work on basketry.
Ex15 Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning
1 No river in the world is longer than the Nile.
Trang 91 Yoga helps us learn _ to co-ordinate breathing and movement.
2.Don’t worry It is to travel to that village event at night.
A safe B.unsafe C.difficult D inconvenient 3.Life in a small town is than that in a big city.
4.In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the _ house.
A communication B.community C.communal D commune 5 The Viet people have many _ customs and crafts.
A tradition B traditional C culture D customary 6. month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?
A When B Which C How many D How often
7 There are lots of objects displayed in Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
8 Many ethnic minority students have to _ a long way to their schools everyday.
Ex2 Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets
1 He spoke about the life in the countryside in Viet Nam (optimistic) 2 All of us can realize the atmosphere in the countryside life (peace) 3 Some of the have lived here all their lives (village)
Ex3 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage
My village is about 50 kilometers from the city center It is a very (1) _ place where people (2) _ flowers and vegetables only It is very famous of its pretty roses and picturesque scenes The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses make people (3) _ cool In spring, my village looks (4) a carpet with plenty of colors Tourists come to visit it so often Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the villagers much time (5) _ the roses.
Ex4 Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1 The first Brau _(come) to Vietnam about a century ago.
2 The majority of people in Vietnam _(belong) to the Kinh ethnic group.
Trang 103 Hoa Ban festival (start) on March 17thand (end) on March 19th.
Ex5 Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answer the question about the passage.
The thing I liked most when I was small was the change of seasons Spring, summer, autumn and winter – I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different Now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in wintereat the same vegetables all the year round Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year, for example, strawberries in June and turnips in winter I lived my childhood with the seasons.
We also made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food Everything was fresh, so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city City people may think people in the country miss a lot of things about modern life In fact, in my opinion they miss a lot more than people in the country, they miss real life.
1 What did the writer like most about living in the country?
2 What does the word “them” in line 2 refer to?
3 In the countryside which season can we buy strawberries?
4 Why did the writer never eat tinned food when living in the country?
5 Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A.People in the city can grow vegetables all year round B.In the countryside turnips are grown in winter
C.The writer often eat frozen and tinned food now.
D.Many city people think they live better than those in the country.
Ex6 Rewrite the sentence that has the same meaning with the previous sentence
1 It is 5 years since Tom and Mary got married
Tom and Mary 2 The film was so boring that I fell asleep
Because _ 3 They built a new bridge over the river
A new bridge _
Ex7 Choose the correct answer.
1.We are all hooked making star lanterns.
2.The Hmong of Sa Pa are called Black Hmong their mainly black clothing.