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PART A PHONETICS Question 1: Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part

1 A wanted B raised C needed D waited

2 A ancestor B gather C basic D animal

3 A helped B washed C handed D laughed

Question 2: Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

5 A harmful B slowly C cloudy D unique

6 A librarian B historian C musician D politician

7 A patient B ancient C advance D cancer

8 A invitation B celebration C tradition D information

PART B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Question 1: Circle the best answer A, B, C or D

9 They with tradition by getting married quietly

A ended B broke C disconnected D took

10 You should information about a custom or tradition

A finds B find C finding D to find

11 A tent can be pulled down and transported than a ger

A more easily B most easily C easier D as easily

12 All ethnic peoples of Viet Nam have equality in every field

13 of your two brothers is studying in Australia?

14 My mother has to get up us to milk the cows

A as early as B more early than C earlier than D the earliest

15 of your two brothers is studying in Australia?

A Who B Which C Whom D What

Question 2: Put the correct form of verb in the bracket

16 Does Peter fancy (read) a book to the younger children?

17-18 While I (watch) the performance, I (meet) one of

my old friends

19 Her wallet (steal) when she went shopping yesterday.

20-21 I (see) the accidents while I (wait) for the bus

22 My bike (steal) when I went shopping yesterday.

23 Does Linda prefer (watch) horror movies?

Question 3: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word

24 Mid-Autumn festival is (tradition) celebrated on the fifteenth

day of the eighth lunar month

25 The yellow colour of five- coloured sticky rice (symbol) Earth

26 The Tay people live mostly in the (mountain) ……… regions in the north of Viet

Nam

27 Many families have three (generate) , which create unique

cultural features

PART C: READING Question 1: Read the passage and fill in the gap with the best option

Hoa Ban Festival

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 the (28)

……… life of the Thai people In the second lunar month of the year, when it gets warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (29)……… This is a great time for everyone, especially 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 (30)……… for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and (31) ……….… The festival is always full of songs and prayers

28 A minor B cultural C custom D festival

29 A seen B observed C arranged D celebrated

30 A ask B look C pray D call

31 A fathers B relatives C families D ancestors

Question 2: Read the passage and answer the questions.

Swedish teenagers

Swedish teenagers enjoy listening to music and hanging out with friends, just like most children around the world Everyone is encouraged to develop his or her own interests Singing and playing a musical instrument are popular leisure activities According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish children aged 13 – 15 play an instrument

in their spare time Doing sports is also encouraged 68 percent of 13 – 1 years old are members of a sport club Football is the most popular sport among both girls and boys Then comes horses riding for girls Boys prefer football, swimming, and ice hockey

32 Swedish teenagers enjoy listening to music and hanging out with

friends

33 Swimming and playing a musical instrument are popular leisure

activities

34 Doing sports is also encouraged

35 Boys prefer football, swimming, and horse ice hockey

36 Doing sports is not also encouraged

37 Boys prefer football, swimming, and horse riding

PART D: WRITING Question1: Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence,

38 She is a fashion designer She wants to see the ao dai show (therefore)

39 Most people book tickets long in advance They cannot return home for Tet

(otherwise).

40 He was three years old Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk (although)

41 We hold traditional festivals every year They are costly (although)

42 We like Tet because it is a long holiday We can also receive lucky money (moreover)

43 The Khmer believe they have to float lanterns They may not get good luck

(otherwise).

Question 2: Rewrite the sentences with the beginning words.

44 Ngoc sings more beautifully than anyone in my class

 No one

45 Never pick food out of your teeth with your finger nails

 You

46 You mustn’t use mobile phones in exams

 You are

47 Minh speaks English more fluently than anyone in my class

 No one

48 I really love to play badminton

→ I really enjoy

49 It is very interesting to walk in the rain

→Walking

50 It takes her two hours to do her homework

→ She spends

REVISION OF SEMESTER 1 Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined

1 A wanted B washed C danced D played

3 A pictures B watches C buses D brushes

Stress:

1 A commemorate B reunion C preservation D procession

3 A character B woodcutter C suddenly D according

4 A socialise B generous C tradition D emperor

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence:

1 In my opinion, a custom is something that has become an _way of doing things

A broken B accepted C refused D denied

2 A tradition is something we do that is special and is through the generations

A passed down B spotted on C taken up D broken with

3 The superstar Ronaldo will go to Vietnam in September - _! It ‘s like

a joke

A You’re welcome B My pleasure C You’re kidding D Bless you

4 According to tradition, you _ sweep the floor on the first day of Tet If you sweep the floor, you will sweep your money

5 The Tortoise and the Hare is a _

6 At the beginning of the festival, they performed a of offering some incense

A task B ritual C function D role

7 Giong Sain is unable _until he was three

8 The Gong Festivals is held in the Central Highlands

A year B yearly C annual D anually

9 YMoan was the greatest pop singer of the group in Dak Lak Province

A Tay ethnic B Thai ethnic C Ede ethnic D.Muong

10 He was called “ singer of the great woods”

11.Teenagers enjoy listening to music and out with friends

12 Life in a small town is than that in a big city

A less peaceful B much more peaceful C much peaceful D peaceful

13 My mother always tells me that I _ be home by 9 p.m

A has to B have to C have not to D mustn’t

14 When you eating in India, you _ use the right hand Never use the left hand

A must B should C shouldn’t D mustn’t

15 month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?

A Which B When C How many D However

Word form:

1 I find Water Festival in Thailand _ DISAPPOINT

4 He walked more _than usual to avoid waking everyone up QUIET

5 We worship him to show our honour to his protecting us from INVADE

6 We all enjoy these customs and traditions because they provide our family with a sense of .BELONG

Word forms:

1 She is preparing for the _of incense and fruits to the Buddha OFFER

2 He was very and wanted to take all of the money from his brother

GREED

3 The of cultural values is not productive in Vietnam

PRESERVE

5 The _is held to welcome the newbies

CELEBRATE

6 A custom is something that has become an _way of doing things

ACCEPT

7 To make the sticky rice cake, we need a careful

PREPARE

Verb tenses/ forms:

1 At this time last Monday I _(sit) in a café with my friends

2 We _(not hear) from him recently

3 What (you/ do) at 6 pm yesterday? –

I (cook)

4 It _(be) difficult to learn a language when you (get) older

5 Before the New Year, people (often clean) their houses

6 Last night while my father _(read) book, my mother (knit)

7 (he/ attend) the grand opening ceremony tomorrow?

8 I _(sleep) when I _(hear) a noise last night

9 When I _(be) a child, I _(like) candy very much

10 He spends one hour (work) out everyday

11 He is unable _(speak) any foreign languages

12 Are you fond of (sing)?

13 I (walk) on the sidewalk when a car _(crash) into me

14 I promise that I _(finish) it on time

Reading:

Annually, within one week of a particular month in a year, at Halong Bay – northern part

of Quang Ninh province, Halong Tourism Week is organized The event is a valuable chance for foreign visitors to understand the unique beauty of Halong The spotlight of this festival is Halong Carnival

It has been held since 2011 when Halong was chosen as one of the new seven natural wonders of the world Halong Tourism Week is a combination of modern and traditional styles Also there are a wide variety of cultural, tourism, and sporting activities, consisting

of art performances and food festivals There is even Miss Sea Contest at Halong Tourism Week The Tourism Week attracts more tourists from other provinces in Vietnam and other countries in the world

True or False?

1 Halong Carnival is a special part of Halong Tourism Week

3 Tourists can watch Beauty Contest at Halong Tourism Week

Choose the best answer:

4 Halong Tourism Week is a mixture of styles

A modern and traditional B cultural and beautiful

5 It has been held for _years so far

Read the fairy tale Cinderella and do the tasks below.

Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died Her father married an evil widow with two daughters Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her She had to wear old clothes and work hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun A good witch helped Cinderella She turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown Cinderella went

to a party and a handsome prince politely invited her to dance with him He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who she was Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her name but she left a glass slipper, and the prince used that to find her They got married and lived happily ever after

1 Answer true (T) or false (F)

True False

a Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother

died

b Her father married a kind woman

c Her stepmother and two stepsisters were very kind to her

d The prince got married to the girl who fitted the left glass slipper

2 Answer the questions

1 What did Cinderella’s father do when his wife died?

………

2 How did Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters treat her?

3 Who turned Cinderella’s old clothes into a beautiful gown?

………

4 What did the prince use to find Cinderella?

………

5 What happened in the end?

………

Rewrite sentences:

_

2 The man looks ugly He is warm-hearted HOWEVER

_

3 Susan behaves more maturely than Jack AS

4 Do you like to work with him? KEEN

5 It is not necessary for him to attend the procession HAVE TO

6 You are not allowed to go out at midnight MUSTN’T

_

7 Our custom is gathering every evening after dinner FOLLOW

_

8 There is a custom in my family that we talk and watch TV together after dinner

FOLLOW

_

9 Tet Festival is an occasion for family reunion It is an occasion for worshipping

ancesters

MOREOVER _

10 It is not necessary for us to spend too much time studying HAVE TO _

_

12 Danny doesn’t solve the problem as carefully as Eddy MORE _

13 we haven’t eaten this food since June

-> The last time we………

14 He doesn’t like getting up early on cold days

-> He hates ………

15 People are cutting rice now

->Rice………

16 He enjoys watching football matches

-> He is interested………

17 It is not necessary to set off early today

-You don’t ………