Lời nói đầu Các em học sinh thân mến “Đề kiểm tra tiếng Anh 8” được biên soạn với dạng bài kiểm tra 15 phút, 1 tiết theo sách “Tiếng Anh 8” của Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục Việt Nam dành cho học sinh lớp 8 (theo chương trình thí điểm mới nhất). Nội dung cuốn sách gồm các đề kiểm tra (TEST) đa dạng và phong phú bám sát từ vựng, ngữ pháp trong mỗi đơn v bài học (UNIT) trong sách Tiếng Anh 8 nhằm giúp các em kiểm tra lại kiến thức đã họC. Ngoài ra các thầy cô và phụ huynh học sinh có thể sử dụng các đề đè giúp các em ôn tập, rèn luyện tiếng Anh. Chúng tôi hi vọng ràng “Đề kiếm tra tiếng Anh 8” sẽ là một tài liệu tự học hữu ích cũng như một phương tiện hỗ trợ tốt cho việc rèn luyện, nâng cao trình độ tiếng Anh cho học sinh lớp 8. Mặc dù đã có nhiều cố gắng trong việc biên soạn, song cuốn sách không the tránh khỏi thiếu sót. Chúng tôi rất mong nhận được những ý kiến đóng góp quý báu của các bạn đồng nghiệp và các em học sinh để cuốn sách càng hoàn thiện hơn trong lần tái bản sau. Xin trân trọng cảm ơn Cức tác giả Unit 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES TEST 1 I. Find the word with different sound in the underline part in each line: 1. A. adore B. addicted C. craft D. comma 2. A. tricks B. stickers C. buttons D. beads 3. A. volunteered B. looked C. joined D. played 4. A. window B. net lingo C. socialise D. join 5. A. relax B. detest C. best D. define IL Choose A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence: 6. My mother loves________food for my family. A. preparing B. to prepare C. prepare D. AB are correct 7. My grandmother________to plant flowers in the garden behind her house. A. prefers B. enjoys C. detests D. adores 8. Coco fancies________TV. He watches TV whenever he can. A. to watch B. watched C. watch D. watching 9. My sister hates________with the dolls. It’s weird. A. playing B. to play C. to playing D. AB are correct 10. Bobby likes________hard because he wants to get the best result. A. to study B. studying C. study D. AB are correct 11. I enjoy________with my dog. He’s so cute. A. play B. to play C. playing D. played 12. My father can t bear________the housework. A. do B. doing C. to do D. will do 13. Tom prefers________computer games when he’s at home. A. playing B. to play C. played D. AB are correct 14. Mary________reading Conan comics. A. hates B. detests C. dislikes D. enjoys 15. Henry doesnt mind________up early in the morning. A. waking B. to wake C. wake D. will wake III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences: 16. Mr. Bean reading books a lot because he finds this hobby interesting. A. enjoy B. dont enjoy C. doesnt enjoys D. enjoys 17. Miss Maureen is so big. She must eating. A. detest B. detests C. adores D. adore 18. Theyre good cleaning the floor. A. on B. at C. in D. into 19. my opinion, the husband will be back in the end. A. In B. On C. At D. With 20. 1 going around the world interesting because 1 can discover more about people and things. A. think B. say C. find D. tell 21. Ann is hooked going shopping. A. with B. at C. in D. on 22. My wifes always hanging at her friends home. A. on B. out C. in D. to 23. Sammy is addicted to out. I never see him at home. A. go B. going C. goes D. went 24. Elena is interested making origami. A. to B. on C. in D. into 25. Nicks keen mountains in the summer. A. on B. at C. with D. in IV. Find a mistake in each sentence below: 26. I (A) enjoy (B) playing comics. Its (C) fun and (D) interesting. 27. He enjoys (A) to play (B) with his (C) dogs in the (D) yard. 28. When I (A) have (B) spare time, I (C) going out (D) with my friends. 29. Shara (A) is interested (B) with painting (C) the people (D) around her. 30. There (A) are many (B) reason why it is (C) good (D) to have some leisure activities. V. Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F): A hobby is a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during ones leisure time. Hobbies can include collecting themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports, or pursuing other amusements. A list of hobbies is lengthy and always changing as interests and fashions changes. By continually participating in a particular hobby, one can acquire substantial skill and knowledge in that area. Engagement in hobbies has increased since the late nineteenth century as workers have had more leisure times and advancing production and technology have provided more support for leisure activities. As some hobbies have become less popular, like stamp collecting, others have been created following technological advances, like video games. (https:en. Wikipedia, orgwikiHobby) 31. A hobby is a regular activity that is done for money. (T) (F) 32. There are few hobbies. (T) (F) 33. One can acquire substantial skill and knowledge in a specific area by continually participating in a particular hobby. (T) (F) 34. Engagement in hobbies has increased until the late 19th century. (T) (F) 35. Stamp collecting has become less popular. (T) (F) TEST 2 I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest: 1.A. adore B. detest C. fancy D. enjoy 2. A. bracelet B.event C. window D. centre 3. A. improve B. hurry C. listen D. visit 4. A. badminton B. cinema C. magazine D. performance 5. A. prefer B. protect C. skateboard D. rely II. Choose A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence: 6. 1 really love outdoor activities like. ________ I usually go to the park across my house to enjoy my new pair of roller skates. A. dancing B. swimming C. skating D. gardening 7. My grandmother adores________. She’s very fat. A. cooking B. eating C. running D. singing 8. My father is fond of________ a lot of trees and vegetables. A. growing B. grow c. grew D. grows 9. Susan is interested in ________flowers and vases. A. painting B. paint c. paints D. painted 10. Tommy________ to go swimming every day. He has an amazing body. A. fancies B. enjoys c. doesnt mind D. likes 11. Coco________ to watch TV at night. A. adores B. hates C. fancies D. dislikes 12. Katarina ________doing morning exercise. She is healthy. A. dislikes B. love C. loves D. dislike 13. Schoolchildren waste time sitting in front________ the computer. A. before B. after C. about D. of 14. She often hangs________ with her friends in the shopping mall. A. in B. out C. of D. to 15. He is keen ________collecting stamps. A. on B. of C. with D. in III. Find a mistake in each sentence below: 16. He (A) is hooked (B) to video (C) games. He can sit (D) in front of the computer all day. 17. This dog is (A) so cute. I adore (B) to play (C) with (D) it. 18. Sam likes (A) to stay (B) outdoors but Iris (C) brother, Nick, (D) are always at home. 19. (A) On my opinion. (B) Shaun the Sheep” (C) is a (D) good movie. 20. (A) On Sundays. Bob (B) doesnt mind (C) to help his mother to do the (D) housework. IV. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps: If life seems more rushed than ever, you might be surprised (21) learn that we Americans don’t have less leisure time than we did 40 years ago. We actually have (22)leisure time. We get about 45 minutes (23)day of extra leisure. Then why does it feel like we have so much less? It might be (24) we waste half of all our leisure time watching television. The average American adult devotes 2.5 hours a day to this hobby. So if you want more free time, I recommend one thing: turn it off. This is (25)said than done, especially during the world series. When I was growing up, my mom had one piece (26)advice for me, and she said it (27)single morning. “Get out of the house” It’s good advice. Come join the 6.8 millions who are (28)a book club, or the 196,000 who attend (29)volleyball, or the 680.000 who go to tractor pulls every month. There are even 3 millions people who (30)a sport called “muzzle loading”, which involves shooting a gun that looks 200 years old. (http:www. time, comtimenationartideO.85 99,154 9394,00. html) 21. A. in B. to C. at D. of 22. A. least B. most C. less D. more 23.A. an B. a C. once D. two 24.A. because B. why C. what D. that 25. A. as easy B. easiest C. easier D. hard 26. A. of B. in C. to D. from 27. A. a B. the C. wherever D. every 28. A. to B. on C. in D. at 29. A. ball B. beach C. sport D.pool 30. A. enjoys B. to enjoy C. enjoying D. enjoy TESTS 3 I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest: 1. A. weekend B. language C. guitar D. mountain 2. A. hobby B. enjoy C. leisure D. common 3. A. volunteer B. computer C. amazing D. imagine 4. A. memory B. positive C. negative D. net lingo 5. A. cultural B. virtually C. socialise D. activity IL Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form: 6. We’re all addicted to (skate) ________. 7. Simon (detest) ________cloud watching. He thinks it is so boring. 8. Trung will join a (swim) ________club next week because he enjoys swimming and he wants to have more friends. 9. His parents can’t stand him (listen) ________to rock music at night. 10. Annie needs only one more stamp to complete her (collect) ________. III. Rearrange the following words to make a meaningful sentence: 11. things are a lot of there like1 my free time to do in. ___________________________________________________ 12. usuallyAnnie throws away stamps common the. ___________________________________________________ 13. often do how you exercise and do sports? ___________________________________________________ 14. started how to play1 learn to three weeks the guitar ago. ____________________________________________________ 15. is one of drawing leisure her activities _______________________________________________________ IV. Read the text and answer the following questions: Hobbies Hobbies give people joy and there are lots of benefits. They provide mental stimulation and can help people foster new aims. Greater fitness can be developed through active hobbies. When someone moves to a new town, it is often suggested that they join a club focusing on a particular hobby is to become part of the community. A hobby offers the time and space to relax. Sporting hobbies such as golf, hiking or running allow people to get out into the fresh air. This has been shown to have real benefits for someone’s mental health. Exercise increases endorphins in the body which help people to feel good, but activities that make you sweat are not the only ones that produce that feeling. (http:www. carsshow. orgccirsthemariyadvantctgesofhavinguhobby. html) 16. What is the benefit of hobbies? A. People can have joy. B. People can join a club. C. People can have space. D. People can have time. 17. What is the suggestion for a newcomer to become part of the community? A. Fostering new aims. B. Joining a club that focuses on a particular hobby. C. Offering the time and space to relax. D. Providing mental stimulation. 18. What is the benefit of sporting hobbies? A. People can move to a new town. B. People can join a club. C. People can enjoy fresh air. D. People can run. 19. What is the benefit of endorphins? A. Endorphins help people to feel gopd. B. Endorphins help people to sweat. C. Endorphins help people to run faster. D. Endorphins help people to have active hobbies. 20. What of the following statements is not true? A. Hobbies provide mental stimulation. B. Greater fitness can be developed through active hobbies. C. Sporting hobbies have real benefits for someone’s mental heaTt. D. Only sporting hobbies can make you feel good. V. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps: My Favourite Hobby My favourite hobby is reading. I enjoy (21)______a book when I am free. I started (22) ______it when I was four years old. The first time I read books. I felt (23) ______. So I kept (24) ______. The teachers always taught me to read the difficult words. I was happy when I read a story with a happy ending. 1 was thrilled (25) ______I read a detective story. Ỉ enjoy reading because I like to explore the imaginative world of my (26) ______author, J.K.Rowling who writed ‘Harry Potter’’. There are a lot of advantages (27) ______reading. Reading can make me relaxed (28) ______calm. 1 can also learn new vocabulary items. Then I (29) ______further improve my English. Moreover, it can give me (30) ______unlimited imagination, so I can write books in (31) ______future. I can learn the different cultures and customs of other countries (32) ______the world too. 1 read at (33) ______one hour every day. I read books by myself. 1 usually read it at home. I (34) ______I could read different kinds of books (35) ______it might be very challenging. (http:.’ww.ycps.edu.hksubjecteng iMy%20Favourite%20Hobby2.pdl) 21. A. read B. reading C. to reading D. being read 22. A. will do B. to doing C. do D. to do 23. A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. to interested 24. A. reading B. to read C. to reading D.read 25. A. what B. where C. when D. that 26. A. favourite B. lovely C. love D. favor 27. A. at B. to C. on D. of 28. A. but B. so C. and D. to 29.A. can B. do C. did D. have 30.A. every B. a C. an D. one . 31.A. the B. a C. an D. one 32. A. on B. all C. from D. in 33. A. most B. more C. less D. least 34. A. detest B. wish C. want D. like 35. A. why B. but C. because D. what VI. Writing: Write a 6080 words paragraph about the benefits of having hobbies. YOH can use the following ideas: Reducing stress. Improving physical health. Making friends. There are many benefits of having hobbies. First. TEST 1 I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 1.A. generous B. electrical C. collect D. chest 2. A. beehives B. cattles C. nomads D. motorists 3. A. stayed B. joined C. looked D. lived 4. A. short B. explore C. more D. together 5. A. city B. rice C. exciting D. ride II. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: 6. Dogs are_______than buffaloes. A. intelligenter B. more intelligent C. smart D. more smaller 7. My kite is_______than yours. A. big B. more large C. more bigger D. larger 8. City life is_______than country life. A. faster B. more fast C. slower D. more slower 9. Coco thinks life in the countryside is that in the city. A. boringer B. excited C. more boring D. more excited 10. In the country, streets are generally than those in the city. A. more narrow B. narrower C. narrow D. narrowing 11. Urban areas are than rural areas. A. more busy B. busyer C. busier D. more busier 12. Julie lives in the countryside. Shes a little than her friends. A. quieter B. more quiet C. noisy D. more noisy 13. Nguyen thinks city life is much. A. more interesting B. interestinger C. interested D. more interested 14. My garden is a lot than this park. A. colourfuler B. colourful C. less colour D. more colourful 15. It is amazing. His house is much than a hotel. A. comfortabler B. comfortable C. comfort D. more comfortable III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences: 16. Mr. Brown arrived than expected. A. more early B. earlier C. late D. more late 17. We walked than the rest of the people. A. more slowlier B. slowlier C. more slowly D. more fast 18. My mother talked than the other guests. A. more loudly B. loudlier C. more loudlier D. loudly 19. I went home this afternoon. A. more late B. later C. more early D. more earlier 20. Hes working much. A. harder B. more hard C. good D. gooder 21. Of course, a rabbit runs than a turtle. A. more fast B. faster c. slower D. more slow. 22. Jim jumped than Peter. A. more fartherly B. far c. farther D. farrer 23. Minh always answers questions than the other students. A. weller B. good C. better D. goodly 24. Our new teacher explains the exercises than our old one. A. more badly B. bad C. badder D. worse 25. This mechanic checks the motorbike than those mechanics. A. thoroughlier B. thorough C. thorougher D. more thoroughly IV. Find a mistake in each sentence below: 25. I’m rich, (A) but I am not as (B) richer (C) as my (D) friends. 26. (A) Live in the (B) country is (C) more inconvenient than in (D) the city. 27. (A) Your picture (B) is (C) colourfuler than mine. I think youre good (D) at painting. 28. In (A) that test, Sam did (B) more well than you. Now (C) you should try (D) harder. 29. If you (A) want to be a big (B) man, you have (C) to eat (D) less. V. Read the passage and decide whether the following questions are true (T) or false (F): It was in 2005 that David, then a 30yearold accountant, announced that he was bored with Bristol and wanted a rural lite. I struggled to understand his desire to leave. We enjoyed an active social life, receiving countless invitations to other families’ houses with the children and we loved to host our own dinner parties too. With my parents help we were both able to continue our passion for triathlons. Life wasn’t always perfect: Bella hardly slept, so neither did I. I was committed to a tiring twohour daily commute. Sleepdeprived, silly things would stress me out: there was no lift to reach our flat and, on my own, it was impossible to get two toddlers with their buggies up the stairs. Over time. I convinced myself that a move to the country was the right thing to do; this was my husband, after all, the father of my children. Quite simply, I’d go to the ends of the earth for him. Wed start again. Somewhere beautiful. (hltp:wmv.dailyniaìl.co.ukhomeyoỉiarticle3147520AdreamcỏuntryLivingcountiysidecost marriagerobbedpreciousfriendshipsleftcareertatters.html) 31. In 2005, the husband wanted to move to the countryside. (T)’ (F) 32. In the city, they had an active social life. (T) (F) 33. They could sleep very well when they lived in the city. (T) (F) 34. The wife realized that a move to the country was the wrong decision. (T) (F) 35. The wife thought she could go anywhere with her husband. (T) (F) TEST 2 I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest: 1. A. buffalo B. countryside C. envious D. collection 2. A. facility B. opportunity C. comparative D. perhaps 3. A. traditionally B. generously C. usually D. difficult 4. A. populate B. tired C. optimistically D. peacefully 5. A. calculus B. expensive C. electric D. disturbing II. Choose A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence: 6. This paddy field is than that manmade garden. A. more beautiful B. beautifuler C. beatifuller D. beautifully 7. Things in the city are_______than in the country. A. interestinger B. more interesting C. interestingger D. much interesting 8. A dog is_______than a buffal A. nicer B. more nice C. nice D. beautiful 9. This cow is_______than that chicken. A. older B. more old C. old D. oldder 10. I go to the countryside_______than my brothers do. A. oftener B. often C. oftenly D. more often 11. David did_______than he thought he would do on his test. A. badly B. more badlj C. bad D. worse 12. George drives _______than his brother. A. recklesslier B. recklessly C. more recklessly D. reckless 13.I think she did_______in the exam A. bad B. goodly C. well D.good 14. This kind of music is_______I hardly listen to it. A. interesting B. disturbing C. disturbed D. interested 15. It’s good_______him to have a better job. A. for B. of C. to D. at III. Find a mistake in each sentence below: 16. You (A) should drive (B) carefullier. (C) otherwise you will (D) cause an accident. 17. This (A) exercise was (B) more easy (C) than I (D) expected. 18. (A) Sam didn’t (B) behave as (C) good as (D) Mike. 19. (A) In the way (B) home, Bob (C) told me a (D) funny story. 20. I (A) felt so (B) bored, so (C) last week I went (D) in a trip to the countryside. IV. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps. I was just thinking the other day: Everyone I know in the country (21) _______ weird. At least for my town, which has no stoplights and one main intersection, we are a little strange, I think. We (22) _______get out much. We think running across the freeway is a thrill. I (23) _______up playing in mud with frogs and snakes. Is that weird? I feel like my friends and I have had a somewhat difficult time in (24) _______ with others. I almost feel like if I had lived in the city, I might understand (25) _______about other types of people and (26) _______they think and interact. I feel at times that I am behind on a lot of things, including how to be cool. I feel fortunate at the same time that I have grown (27) _______in a rural area. I would never trade in my memories of playing in a stream, climbing trees, (28) _______in the river, and hiking up hills for a breathtaking view... all within a half mile from my house. I sometimes feel (29) _______for my friends who (30) _______surrounded by asphalt, concrete, and power lines. (https:www. coursehero, comfde7847530Coimtry VersusCity) 21. A. are B. is C. have D. has 22. A. have B. did C. not D. don’t 23. A. grew B. grow C. grown D. did grew 24. A. to mix B. mix C. mixing D. to mixing 25. A. more B. much C. than D. as 26. A. which B. how C. where D. when 27. A. from B. to C. in D. up 28. A. walking B. running C. swimming D. climbing 29. A. sorry B.thankful C. grateful D. happy 30. A. have B. was C. were D. has Unit 3: PEOPLES OF VIET NAM TEST 1 I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 1. A. ancestor B. gather C. basic D. animal 2. A. instruments B. others C. peoples D. fields 3. A. showed B. called C. lived. D. discriminated 4. A. basic B. minority C. curious 1). complicated 5. A. complicated B. costume C. majority D. recognise II. Form the questions for these answers: 6. That Khmer man is feeding a buffalo. ___________________________________ 7. They are dancing around the fire. ___________________________________ 8. The children are playing in the field. ___________________________________ 9. Therell be a Yaos traditional festival next Sunday. ___________________________________ 10. Each of Thai families owns a stilt house. ___________________________________ 11. Ede children go to school on foot. ___________________________________ 12. David likes Hmong people because they’re friendly. ___________________________________ 13. Tay people live mostly in the north of Vietnam. ___________________________________ 14. We are going to the forest. ___________________________________ 15. They’re hunting now. ___________________________________ III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences: 16.I prefer_____blue Tshirt in the corner to red one. A. the the B. the a C. a the D. the X 17. Their car does 160 miles _____hour. A. a B. an C. the D. X 18. Wheres_____gift I sent you last week? A. X B. an C. a D. the 19. Do you still live in_____England? A. the B. an C. X D. a 20. Is your mother working in_____old office building? A. a B. an C. the D. X 21. Coco’s father works as_____electrician. A. X B. a C. an D. the 22. The tomatoes are 100 pences_____kilo. A. a B. an C. the D. X 23. What do you usually have for_____breakfast? A. the B. a C. an D. X 24. Ben is sick. He has_____terrible cold. A. a B. an C. the D. X 25. After this tour you have _____whole night free to explore the country. A. the B. a C. an D. X IV. Find a mistake in each sentence below: 26. There (A) are 54 (B) people in Vietnam. They (C) live in (D) peace. 27. This task is (A) complicated. (B) I can (C) do it (D) by myself. 28. My (A) hometown has only (B) an university, which (C) is one hundred years (D) old. 29. (A) Among the (B) apples on the (C) table, it’s (D) a biggest one. 30. (A) It’s done. (B) What (C) you are going to do (D) next? V. Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F): Many people from rural areas are leaving behind their traditional ways of life and moving to the city. They believe that wellpaying jobs are plentiful in the city. At home on the farm, life is always a struggle with nature. Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily destroy a harvest and leave the farmer with little or no money until the following year. Often farmers look for other works when they need more money for their families. The increase in population, however, has led to overcrowding in many cities. This puts a strain on schools and hospitals, as well as water and electricity supplies. Increased pollution is another unpleasant result. There is also a human side to this tragedy. Families sometimes have to live apart. In these cases, children may live at home with relatives, while their parents go and live in an urban area. Governments all over the world are trying to provide facilities for these migrants, but it can be quite a problem. (http:baigiang.violet.vnpresentshowentryjd203626) 31. Many people leave the countryside for the city. (T) (F) 32. Natural disasters can be a problem when living in the countryside. (T) (F) 33. The increase in population puts a positive effect on schools and hospitals in the city. (T) (F) 34. Increased pollution is another unpleasant result of overcrowding in many cities. (T) (F) 35. Governments all over the world do nothing to help the migrants. (T) (F) TEST 2 I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest: 1. A. complicated B. costume C. minority D. custom 2. A. insignificant B. multicultural C. speciality D. waterwheel 3. A. heritage B. majority C. curious D. recognise 4. A. unique B. gather C. diverse D. tradition 5. A. diversity B. basic C. ancestor D. ethnic II. Choose A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence: 6. Lan:_____does a Yao kid never wander through? Mai: A Yao kid never wanders through the woods. A. Where B. What C. Who D. When 7. Hoai: _____are some of the Hmong children are playing? Lan: Some of the Hmong children are playing hide and seek. A. When B. Who C. What D. That 8. Minh: _____are the Odu farmers going? Nhat: The Odu farmers are going home. A. When B. Who C. Whom D. Where 9. Tuyet: _____ do Nung people like dancing together? Mai: Nung people like dancing together very much. A. How B. Who C. Whom D. When 10. Anna: _____will the Thai festival be closed? Anh: The Thai festival will be closed until next month. A. How about B. How long C. How often D. How much 11.I want _____apple from that tree. A. X B. the C. an D. a 12. Miss Tina can speak_____Chinese. A. X B. a C. an D. the 13. One of the students said,“ _____professor is so handsome”. A. X B. An C. A D. The 14. I will take_____ umbrella in case it rains. A. the B. a C. an D. X 15. Please give me_____ candy that is on the counter. A. for B. the C. to D. at III. Find a mistake in each sentence below: 16. (A) Look He (B) can fly. (C) What (D) amazing 17. (A) The ink (B) in my (C) pen (D) are red. 18. (A) Albany (B) is (C) the capital of (D) the New York State. 19. Mai: (A) Where did you (B) go to? Ngoc: 1 (C) went (D) to Ha Long Bay. 20. My (A) bedroom is (B) situate on (C) the top floor of my (D) house. IV. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps: The Yao form (21) _____of the 54 ethnic groups officially recognized by Vietnam. In the (22) _____census in 2000, they numbered roughly 470,000 (23) _____Vietnam. The Yao people have been agriculturalists (24)over a thousand years, mostly harvesting rice through plowing, (25) _____a few practice slashandburn agriculture. The Yao live nearby forested regions. They also engage in (26) _____. During the Southern Song dynasty, an imperial Chinese observer, Zhou Qufei, described the Tao as wearing distinctive fine blue (27) _____. produced using indigo dye. The Yao (28) _____their Pan Wang (King Pan) festival annually on the sixteenth day of the tenth (29) _____month. The festival celebrates the mythical original story (30) _____the Yao people. (https :en. Wikipedia. orgwikiYao_people) 21. A.an B. one C. a D. the 22. A. last B. lastly C. later D. lately 23. A. on B. at C. in D. from 24. A. for B. since C. in D. at 25. A. but B. however C. although D. despite 26. A. coaching B. farm C. hunt D. hunting 27. A. clothing B. dressing C. wearing D. putting 28. A. festival B. anniversary C. ceremony D. celebrate 29. A. solar B. moon c.lunar D. sun 30. A. in B. of C. on D. from TEST 3 I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest: 1. A. mountainous B. product C. literature D. unforgettable 2. A. southern B. highland C. clothing D. experience 3. A. following B. including C. poultry D. worship 4. A. delicious B. symbolise C. sticky D. festival 5. A. communal B. festivity C. exhibition D. museum II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets: 6. There are three pictures in this museum (represent) _____the life of Sin. 7. This house is really beautiful inside. Who (decoration) _____it? 8. My uncle is Mr. Phong. He is an (ethnology) _____. 9. The teacher gave me a lot of (informative) _____about the dinosaur. 10. Once upon a time there was a boy (call) _____ Jack. III. Rearrange the following words to make a meaningful sentence: 11. people Kinh in together lived a harmony the village under. __________________________________________________ 12. villages the are by surrounded bamboo groves. __________________________________________________ 13. considered the husband is the family of the head. __________________________________________________ 14. to went live the bride with husbands her family. __________________________________________________ 15. my grandfather water pipes smoking enjoys drinking tea and. __________________________________________________ IV. Read the text and decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F): In general, among all ethnic groups in Vietnam, Kinh people’s clothes and adornment seem to be the most modem and modest. Among all kinds of symbolic clothing, “Ao dai’ (Vietnam traditional long dress), whose basic design is of a long dress with slits on either side, is wellknown to be the most representative of the country. Its graceful and serene image has become the status for Vietnamese women, being loved by not only the Vietnamese but also foreigners over the world. Nevertheless, formerly Kinh people used to dress rather differently compared with nowadays. Men used to wear a long gown with slits on side either and a turban, meanwhile women worn “Ao tu than” (fourpanel traditional dress) with four slits divided equally on its lower section. In recent years, with the influence of Western and Eastern fashion trend, the Kinh normally wear jeans and other casual clothes that are easily found in almost every modern country. ( http:www. alotrip. comaboutvietnampeoplekinhethnicgroupvietnam) 16. Among all ethnic groups in Vietnam, Kinh people’s costumes seem to be the least modern. (T) (F) 17. Ao dai is wellknown as the most representative of Vietnam. (T) (F) 18. Only Vietnamese people love Ao dai. (T) (F) 19. Formerly Kinh people used to dress rather similarly compared with nowadays (T) (F) 20. The Kinh today normally wear casual clothes because of the influence of Western and Eastern fashion. (T) (F) V. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps: Vietnam is a nation (21)______54 ethnic groups living together in harmony, in which Kinh people account (22) ______86% of whole population. Kinh people scatter across (23) ______territory, yet they most concentrate in plains and river deltas. They are owners of rice civilization. (24) ______ majority of the rest ethnic groups live in midland and mountainous regions, stretching from north (25) ______south. Nevertheless, ethnic minorities own uneven levels of development. In detail, residents in lowlying areas such as Muong, Thai, Tay, Nung minorities mainly live (26) ______paddy rice and upland cultivation, cattle and poultry raising, gatherers, hunting, and fairly exquisite craftsmanship. They chiefly concentrate in Northern midland and mountainous region. Ethnic (27) ______ living in the South are more separated. Except from the Cham, Khmer and Chinese living in the Central Coast, the South had a (28) ______level of development than the majority of the rest ethnic groups. In particular, all ethnic groups retain distinct and (29) ______cultures. Also, the belief and religion of ethnic groups (30) ______nonidentical as well. 21. A. in B. for C. of D. at 22. A. to B. for C. in D. of 23. A. every B. an C. the D. a 24. A. The B. A C. An D. Every 25. A. at B. of C. in D. to 26. A. to B. by C. at D. of 27. A. minor B. minorities C. more minor D. most minor 28. A. bigger B. taller C. more D. higher 29. A. unique B. most unique C. useful D. useless 30. A. do B. have C. are D. is VI. Writing: Read the notes about how to make Vietnamese noodles. Then write full sentences to show a foreigner the five steps to making them. INGREDIENTS linguineshaped rice noodles a few herbs, salads meat, primarily either beef or chicken NOTES prepare ingredients stew meat 2 hours season put noodles in a bowl serve with salads Vietnamese noodles is one of the most popular dishes in the world. Cooking this food is not so difficult if you know the key steps. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ TEST YOURSELF I (Units 1, 2, 3) TESTI I, Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest: 1. A. net lingo B. community C. convenient D. insignificant 2. A. cultural B. beehive C. disturb D. gather 3. A. activity B. nomadic C. waterwheel D. diversity 4. A. leisure B. majority C. socialise D. pasture 5. A. curious B. addicted C. electrical D. Mongolia IL Choose the correct answer for each sentence: 6. He doesnt mind______the window for his father. A. opened B. to open C. opening D. open 7. I ______to go out in the rain even if I have an umbrella. A. detest B. hate C. mind D. adore 8. Karen loves with her sister A. to play B. to playing C. play D. played 9. Tom’s house is______than Jerrys A. more high B. higher C. more higher D. highest 10. Sooner or______. your parents will know it. A. later B. late C. soon D. soonest 11. Can you speak a little______? I can’t hear it clearly. A. more clearer B. more clear C. slowlier D. more slowly 12. Anna: ______is this book? Elsa: Its mine. A. Who B. Whose C. When D. That 13. Tom______going out for dinner? Jerry: Its a good idea. A. What to B. What C. How D. How about 14. A man in______police uniform came across the street. A. the B. an C. a D. X 15. Tom passed the exam It is such______good news. A. X B. an C. a D. the III. Choose the correct answer for each sentence: 16. Kitty is really hooked playing______ with her little dog. A. in B. out C. on D. with 17. My son is addicted to ________Pokemon Go A. played B. play C. playing D. to playing 18. Tom’s good at studying. ________addition, he’s a good child at home A. In B. on C. at D. with 19. This book is more than I think. A. interesting B. interested C. good D.gooder 20. That song gave me a________ feeling A. peace B. peaceful C. peacefulness D. peacefully 21. They live a________life A. abnormally B. normally C. nomad D. nomadic 22. There are 54________in Vietnam A. personalities B. persons C. people D. peoples 23. That new drug has great________ for the treatment of this disease. A. significance B. significant c. significantly D. insignificant 24. There are a few in the beginning but you’ll solve them soon. A. ways B. diversities c. difficulties D. specialities 25. They are all engineers. Every customer is satisfied with their working styles. A. disturbing B. bad C. delicious D. experienced IV. Read the passage and answer the questions: Music serves as the motivation to work out harder. It is also shown that listening to those top workout tracks can increase endurance during a tough exercise session. USA Today explains this works partly through the power of distraction: When we’re focusing on a favorite album, we may not notice that we just ran an extra mile. If you are feeling down or depressed, music can be a perfect cure. Studies show that music helps put people in a better mood and gets them in touch with their feelings. Study participants rated “arousal and mood regulation” and “self awareness” as the two most important benefits of listening to music. Whether you realized it or not, listening to your favorite songs while walking to class, coming from work, or right before bed provides your mind and body with much more than the enjoyment of the songs; it also has several health benefits to go along with it. So keep on listening Music is a vital part of human life. (https .www.theodyssey’online. comthebenefitsoflisteningtomusic) 26. What is the benefit of music on exercising? A. It increases endurance. B. It listens to top workout tracks. C. It is explained by USA Today. D. It can be the perfect cure. 27. According to USA Today, why listening to music helps people exercise longer ? A. Because of the power of distraction. B. Because of the power of a favorite album. C. Because of the power of mood regulation. D. Because of the power of enjoyment? 28. What are the two most important benefits of listening to music rated by study participants? A. distraction and focus B. enjoyment and sadness C. arousal and mood regulation as well as selfawareness D. endurance increase 29. Which of the following is true? A. When we’re focusing on a favorite album, we will feel tired. B. Music can be the perfect cure if you are feeling down or depressed. C. Music has no health benefits. D. Music is unimportant. 30. Which of the following is not true? A. Music is a vital part of human life. B. Music helps people feel better. C. We should keep on listening to music. D. Listening to your favorite songs only provides you with the enjoyment of the songs. TEST 2 I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest: 1. A. bracelet B. virtual C. ethnicity D. nomad 2. A. costume B. adore C. collect D. appliance 3. A. racial B. pasture C. heritage D. unique 4. A. project B. relax C. transport D. ethnic 5. A. language B. highland C. convenient D. recognise II. Put the words in brackets in the correct form: 6. We saw the (improve)_______in his studying. 7. (Read) _______is my favorite hobby. 8. Theyve founded an (organise) _______for in danger animals. 9. These flowers are (colour) _______. I like them. 10. There are many high (build) _______in the city. 11. No water. No (electric) _______. Its awful 12. Tuan: Ive got 10 marks. Quynh: How (amaze) _______ 13. The article is (write) _______in French. 14. You should go out instead of (stay) _______at home all day. 15. He learns about (ethnic) _______. Hes a (ethnic) _______. III. Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one: Ex: James is the tallest boy in the class. —> James is taller than any other boy in the class. 16. Milk is the most nourishing food. —> Milk is._________________________________ 17. Bombay is the richest city in India. —> Bombay is. _________________________________ 18. Iron is the most useful metal. —> Iron is. _________________________________ 19. Shakespeare is the greatest English poet. —> Shakespeare is. _________________________________ 20. Munnar is the prettiest hill station in India. —> Munnar is. _________________________________ IV. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps: A collection has to be cared for and stored, and those tasks train a child to be (21)________and orderly. The entertainment value of a growingcollection (22) ________immeasurable because sorting and admiring a collection is a source (23) ________great pleasure for a child. One day he arranges them (24) ________ color; another day he. sorts them by type. Labeling or arranging the items in a collection requires research and critical thinking. Once a collection reaches (25) ________certain size, jumbling all of the items in a shoe box is not practical. A true collection should be showcased in 30some way albums, display boxes, or card files. Choosing (26) ________ arrange a collection is good for a child’s (27) ________skills. Collections (28) ________actually foster healthy relationships. When your child is known (29) ________collecting a certain object, family and friends help the collection along by bringing back small gifts (30) ________their own travels. The new item in his collection then becomes a reminder of that special friend or family member who was so thoughtful towards him. . (http:wmv.aboutone.combenefitsofcollectingforkids) 21. A. responding B. responsible c.response D. to response 22. A. has B. to C. are D. is 23. A. of B. from C. to D. in 24. A.of B. on C. by D. at 25. A. a B. an C. every D. each 26. A. why B. how C. when D. which 27. A. organizes B. organizing C. organize D. organizational 28. A. have B. must C. can D. need 29. A. for B. to C. by D. at 30. A. at B. for C. from D. to Unit 4:. OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS TEST 1 I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 1. A. manner B. palm C. pass D. sharp 2. A. customs B. traditions C. opinions D. forks 3. A. used B. passed C. visited D.talked 4. A. accept B. reflect C. generation D. sense 5. A. clockwise B. compliment C. course D. offspring II. Choose A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence: 6. There are plenty of potatoes in the fridge. You________buy any. A. needn’t B. mustnt C. may not D. shouldn’t 7. We are in the hospital. You________smoke here. A. neednt B. mustnt C. may not D. dont have to 8. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He________ be tired now. A. need B. had better C. must D. mustn’t 9.I________ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. A. might B. can C. must D. could 10. The teacher said we________ read this book for our pleasure because its optional. A. should B. must C. needn’t D. can 11. If you want to speak English fluently, you ________to work hard. A. could B. need C. needn’t D. mustn’t 12. Take an umbrella. It ________rain later. A. need B. should C. might D. mustn’t 13. Small objects________ be swallowed by children. A. may B. must C. need D. mustn’t 14. In this city, people________ walk on grass. A. couldnt B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. may not 15. ________I ask a question? Yes, of course. A. must B. May C. should D. will III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences: 16. Anna: I’ve hugged a bear. Tom: What? You________ A. be kidding B. are kid C. must be kidding D. must kidding 17. I think custom is a an________ way of doing something. A. accepting B. unacceptable C. accept D. accepted 18. The education gave him a lasting respect for________. A. tradition B. custom C. information D. difference 19. It is bad________ to talk with your mouth full. A. manner B. manners C. tradition D. traditions 20. I’m preparing for the________ next week. A. presentable B. present C. presentation D. presenting 21. According ________tradition, a tree grew on this spot. A. to B. by C. with D. at 22. He broke________ the family tradition and did not go to the pagoda. A. by B. in C. to D. with 23. Parents always want their________ to obey them. A. ancestors B. offspring C. adults D. foreigners 24. You ________read this book, but this book makes you smarter. A. must B. have to C. dont have to D. had better 25. This is a deeply ________piece of music. A. different B. important C. spiritual D. disrespectful IV. Find a mistake in each sentence below: 26. You should (A) going out (B) more to (C) relax after (D) studying. 27. If you (A) think it is (B) going to be easy, you (C) had better (D) thinking again. 28. Visitors (A) can get a bit (B) confusing (C) because there are too many (D) customs in this country. 29. In (A) this city, we (B) have the tradition (C) to worshipping our (D) ancestors. 30. They (A) built a (B) wall to avoid soil (C) to be washed (D) away. TEST 2 I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest: 1.A. accept B. offspring C. oblige D. belonging 2. A. clockwise B. filmstrip C. reflect D. hostess 3. A. tradition B. manner C. sociable D. upwards 4. A. compliment B. cutlery C. unity D. generation 5. A. example B. behave C. between D. similar II. Choose A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence: 6. you stand on your head for two minutes? A. May B. Need C. Can D. Must 7. Drivers________stop when the traffic lights are red. A. must B. could C. may D. might 8. You________ take your rain coat. It’s not raining. A. couldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. may not 9. I used my pencil a minute ago. It be here somewhere A. can B. could C. would D. must 10. Whose is this bag? I don’t know, but it________belong to Mata. A. may B. could C. should D. would 11. Leona made it ________so easy, but in fact it wasn’t. A. sounding B. sounds c. sounded D. sound 12.1 had no________ for her strange behaviour. A. difference B. tradition c. explanation D..custom 13. Further________ is available on request. A. informative B. information c. informations D. informing 14. We have the custom ________giving presents at Christmas. A. of B. on C. in D. with 15. Before leaving, did you ask ________your father’s permission. A. on B. in C. to D. for HI. Find a mistake in each sentence below: 16. (A) We have a (B) lot of work (C) tomorrow. You (D) must be late 17. You (A) mustnt (B) to tell anyone (C) what I just told you. It’s a (D) secret. 18. We (A) have to rush. (B) We’ve got (C) plenty of (D) time. 19. (A) When (B) chew food, (C) we shouldn’t (D) talk. 20. My family (A) has followed this (B) tradition for many (C) generation. It’s (D) good. IV. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps: Native American Indian groups in North America lived (21) ________ different cultural regions, each of which (22) ________its own customs and traditions. A custom is the specific way in which (23) ________group of people does something. This can include how foods are prepared, what clothing (24) ________ worn, the kinds of celebrations and much more. The set of customs developed and (25) ________ by a culture over time is a tradition. A cultures customs are often determined by (26) ________ natural resources found in their environment. In the Desert Southwest region, cloth weaving develop (27) ________ a custom. The area has (28) ________ large animals whose skins can be used for making clothing or blankets. Cloth weaving was a way (29) ________meeting the need for clothing without using animal skins. In the Eastern Woodlands area, however, hunting (30) ________fishing were daily activities. Since it was easy to get animal skins, developing skills like weaving were less important. 21. A. in B. at C. on D. of 22. A. develops B. decreased C. developed D. decreases 23. A. the B. an C. a D. all 24. A. are B. is C. was D. were 25. A. to share B. sharing C. share D. shared 26. A. X B. an C. a D. the 27. A. as B. for C. by D. in 28. A. fewer B. less C. most D. least 29. A. by B. of C. to D. as 30. A. but B. either C. and D. so TEST 3 I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest: 1. A. mountainous B. product C. literature D. unforgettable 2. A. southern B. highland C. clothing D. experience 3. A. following B. including C. poultry D. worship 4. A. delicious B. symbolise C. sticky D. festival 5. A. communal B. festivity C. exhibition D. museum II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets: 6. There are three pictures in this museum (represent)the life of Sin. 7. This house is really beautiful inside. Who (decoration)it? 8. My uncle is Mr. Phong. He is an (ethnology). 9. The teacher gave me a lot of (informative)about the dinosaur. 10. Once upon a time there was a boy (call)Jack. III. Rearrange the following words to make a meaningful sentence: 11. people Kinh in together lived a harmony the village under. ________________________________________________________ 12. villages the are by surrounded bamboo groves. ________________________________________________________ 13. considered the husband is the family of the head. ________________________________________________________ 14. to went live the bride with husband’s her family. ________________________________________________________ 15. my grandfather water pipes smoking enjoys drinking tea and. ________________________________________________________ IV. Read the text and answer the following questions: Tet, or Vietnamese New Year, is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. Tet celebrates the arrival of spring based on the Chinese calendar, which usually has the date falling in January or February. Tet is generally celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year. It takes place from the first day of the first month of the Vietnamese calendar (around late January or early February) until at least the third day. Many Vietnamese prepare for Tet by cooking special holiday food and cleaning the house. These foods include chung cake, day cake, dried young bamboo soup, and sticky rice. Many customs are practiced during Tet, such as visiting a person’s house on the first day of the new year, ancestor worship, wishing New Years greetings, giving lucky money to children and elderly people, and opening a shop. Tet is also an occasion for pilgrims and family reunions. They start forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hope for a better upcoming year. (https:en. Wikipedia. orgwikiT%E 1 %BA %BFt) 16. What is the most important Vietnamese celebration? A. Vietnamese New Year. B. Family reunions. C. New Year’s greeting. D. Ancestor worship. 17. How long does Tet last? A. From the first day of the Vietnamese calendar until at least the third day. B. From the last day of January to the first day of February. C. From the first day of solar calendar to the third day. D. From January to February. 18. How do Vietnamese people prepare for Tet? A. Opening a shop. B. Giving lucky money to children. C. Cooking special holiday food and cleaning the house. D. Worshiping ancestors. 19. What customs are practiced during Tet? A. Visiting a person’s house. B. Cleaning the house. C. Cooking special food. ’ D. Thinking about the troubles. 20. Which of the following statements is not true? A. Tet celebrates the arrival of spring based on the Chinese calendar, B. Tet takes place from the first day of the Vietnamese calendar until at least the third day. C. Special foods on Tet include chung cake, day cake, dried young bamboo soup, and sticky rice. D. On Tet, people seldom hope for a better upcoming year. V. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps. The end of December and the beginning of January are the (21)_____ times for the Japanese post offices. The Japanese have a custom of (22) _____ New Years Day postcards to their friends and relatives, similar (23) _____ the Western custom of sending Christmas cards. Their original purpose was (24) _____your faraway friends and relatives tidings of yourself and your immediate family. In other words. (25)custom existed for people to tell others whom they did not often meet that they were alive and well. Japanese people send these postcards (26) _____they arrive on 1 January. The post office guarantees to deliver the greeting postcards (27) _____ 1st January if they are posted within a time limit. To deliver these cards on time, the post office usually (28) _____students parttime to help deliver the letters. It is customary not to send these postcards when one has had a death in the family (29) _____the year. In this case, a family member sends a simple postcard called mochũ hagaki (mourning postcards) to inform friends and relatives they (30) _____send New Years cards, out of respect for the deceased. (https :en. Wikipedia, orgwikiJapanese _New_ Year) 21. A. busiest B. busier C. most busy D. more busy 22. A.send B. sending C. to send D. sent 23. A. as B. with C. for D. to 24. A. of giving B. gives C. to give D. for giving 25. A. these B. a C. its D. this 26. A. for B. so C. so that D. to 27. A. in B. on C. at D. for 28. A. hires B. hire C. to hire D. hiring 29. A. during B. since C. for D. from 30. A. have to B. should C. should not D. must VI. Writing: Your friend from the US is visiting your house this Tet holiday. Read the email and reply to it. Hi Mai, Thanks for inviting me to your house. I’m really happy because it’s the first time for me to travel to Vietnam. Can you tell me some customs and traditions Vietnamese people follow during Tet? Love, Amy Hi Amy. Glad that you’ve agreed to come to visit Vietnam. There are some customs and traditions on Tet holiday. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ However, don’t worry about these because you’re our special guest. See you soon, Mai Unit 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM TEST 1 I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 1. A. command B. carnival C. archway D. anniversary 2. A. instruments B. others C. basic D. groups 3. A. showed B. learned C. lived D. discriminated 4. A. rice B. carnival C. companion D. invade 5. A. emperor B. commemorate c.incense D. procession IL Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence: 6. ________they were very poor, they made many tasty foods on Tet. A. Otherwise B. As C. Even though D. If 7. Children like Tet________ they can wear new clothes and receive lucky money. A. because B. so C. therefore D. while 8. A new filtration system has been installed to treat the waste________.the lake is no longer polluted. A. so B. however C. because D. as 9. The MidAutumn Festival is the time for kids to sing, dance, and enjoy moon cakes; ________. every child likes it very much. A. however B. therefore C. moreover D. nevertheless 10. Festivals are very costly, ________they are culturally significant. A. or B. and C. so D. but 11. I had to go to school that day, ________I couldnt join the ritual A. or B. but C. and D. therefore 12. Festivals can be dangerous; ________, they may affect the environment. A. and B. moreover C. nevertheless D. but 13. In Vietnam, ________you have a generous and kindhearted first person to enter the house, you will have a successful year ahead. A. unless B. if C. even though D. while 14. Yesterday________ I was sweeping the floor, my sister was cooking. A. while B. if C. although D. because 15. ________the Rock Festival was loud and wild, many people enjoyed it. A. But B. When C. Although D. However III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences: 16. I________ Thailand this summer. There must be many interesting festivals. A. visit B. am visiting C. visited D. have visited 17. ________come for Tet holiday? A. Why dont you B. How about C. What about D. Do you like 18. 1 recommend you________ go to Hue and see the festivals there. A. with B. by C. to D. on 19. Sam regrets________ that film in the cinema. A. to watch B. watches C. watch D. watching 20. We go to Huong pagoda every year to ________the tradition alive. A. do B. take C. keep D. preserve 21. This is a statue in ________of a national hero. A. commemoration B. procession C. competition D. companion 22. I’m looking________ to the Food Festival. A. by B. forward C. with D. in 23. Christmas is an occasion for family________ in Western countries. A. participation B. childhood C. reunion D. blossom 24. Buffaloes are good ________of Vietnamese fanners. A. humans B. companions C. fairies D. offspring 25. The story is part of the ancient________ of Hung King. A. legendary B. legend C. court D. heritage IV. Find a mistake in each sentence below: 26. Everyone (A) in the village (B) were happy, (C) except (D) for his brother. 27. Juha’s wife (A) cooked the meat, (B) and (C) waited for long. (D) So he didn’t come back. 28. Tam (A) is (B) a beautiful (C) but (D) kindhearted girl. 29. (A) Because she worked (B) hard, she had (C) nowhere (D) to live. 30. (A) While I (B) came, her grandmother (C) was telling her (D) a fable. TEST 2 I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest: 1. A. companion B. procession C. commemoration D. magician 2. A. congratulation B. celebration C. vegetarian D. preservation 3. A. performance B. decoration C. attraction D. reunion 4. A. impressive B. addition C. cuisine D. worship 5. A. ritual B. invasion C. musician D. parade IL Fill in each blank with one word from the box below (There are more words than blanks): A. impressive regretful folk carnival defeat display 6. Quan Ho is a kind of Vietnamese ________music. 7. People waited for hours to see the firework________. 8. Its one of the most ________performances I’ve watched. Amazing 9. The ritual is held to commemorate the ________of the young but brave emperor. 10. I wish one day. I could join the ________in Rio, Brazil. I want to dress in colorful clothes and dance. B. ritual anniversary ancestors clasp specialities scenery 11. My father and my uncle often________ hands and wish good luck when they meet on the first day of the year. 12. In India, it takes several days to complete the wedding________. 13. They held celebrations to mark________ the of Mozarts death. 14. Tet is an occasion for Vietnamese people to worship their________. 15. There is a ceremony of offering incense and________ such as chung cakes. day cakes and fivefruit trays to the Kings. III. Combine each pair of sentences into a compound or complex sentence, using the words in brackets: 16. Lan picked Peter up at the airport. They went to the Lanterns Festival. (THEN) • _________________________________________________________________ 17. Her mother thinks Marry should go to Huong Pagoda. Marry wants to join the ritual. (BECAUSE) _________________________________________________________________ 18. Before Tet, everyone cleans their house. During Tet, no one sweeps the floor. (BUT) _________________________________________________________________ 19. Doug didn’t know how to play human chess. He asked his father. (SO) _________________________________________________________________ 20. The kids didnt want to prepare for the holiday. Their parents asked them to do. (HOWEVER) _________________________________________________________________ 21. Minh needs to learn how to sing qitan ho. I will teach him. (AS) _________________________________________________________________ 22. It was raining outside. The ritual still took place. (ALTHOUGH) _________________________________________________________________ 23. Jenny needs to ask me. I will show her how to make chung cakes. (IF) _________________________________________________________________ 24. Ha was young. She loved chung cakes very much. (WHEN) _________________________________________________________________ 25. Franklin wants to join the Hue Festival. He is preparing for his trip. (BECAUSE) _________________________________________________________________ IV. Read the passage and choose A, B, c, or D to complete each blank: Hue Festival Hue Festival is a big cultural event of Hue City that is held every two years. It is the (26)_______to honor cultural and historical values of that Vietnam’s former capital city. The first Hue Festival (27) _______place in 2000. At the beginning of Hue Festival, visitors can enjoy (28) _______ colorful and grand opening ceremony with unique (29) _______of several art groups from Vietnam and other countries. During the festival, there is a variety (30) _______ cultural events such as Hue Poetry Festival, Massive Street Arts Performances, Art Exhibitions, the Week of Vietnams historical films. (31) _______, visitors can come and explore some traditional values.of Vietnam at Gastronomy Quarters, Traditional Kite Flying Festival (32) _______atch Ao dai” Grand Show, Oriental night” Show, and sporting activities (33) _______boat race, human chess, etC. Especially, many ancient scenery of Nguyen Dynasty are also reproduced (34) _______provide tourists an insight nto Vietnams feudal era. Hue Festival is wellknown as an (35) _______festival where cultures of many countries converge together as well as where Vietnamese traditional and cultural values are widely presented to the world. (http .WWW. toursinvietnam.comvietnamtravelguidehuefestival.html) 26. A. procession B. performance C. worship D. occasion 2. A. lasted B. occurred C. took D. happened 28.A. every B. a C. any D. both 29. A. performances B.reunions C. worships D. offerings 30. A. from B. of C. at D. to 31. A. Nevertheless B. However C. Otherwise D. Therefore 32.A. nor B. so C. but D. or 33. A. like B. love C. hate D. enjoy 34.A. therefore B. so C. and D. but 35. A. uninteresting B. international C. unsuccessful D. undecided TEST 3 I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest: 1. A. contemporary B. memorable C. colorful D. prosperous 2. A. offering B. tribute C. generous D. technician 3. A. spectacular B. display C. information D. environment 4. A. heritage B. addition C. nation D. willing 5. A. description B. occasion c.event D. presentation II. Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets: 6. You will like various musical_______ by the Cham. They are very unique, (perform) 7. I like carnivals because they are. _______ (color) 8. There are _______with the sounds of gongs, (process) 9. Because he is a_______, he decided to eat as a vegetarian. (Buddhism) 10. Although the Mongols were very powerful, Tran Quoc Tuan_______them three times during the 13th century, (defeat) III. Put the following sentences in the correct order to make a dialogue: _______A. Hey Linh, it’s great that we’re going to join NhaTrang Carnival this Saturday _______B. I think we should take a bus. It’s cheap and safe, right? _______C. We need some impressive clothes. _______D. Thats a good idea How about a mask? We can disguise as princesses. _______E. Youll look beautiful that day. Oh, why dont we bring a camera? We may want to take some pictures. _______F. Yeah, Im looking forward to it. What should we prepare? _______G. Interesting I like taking photos. _______H. Sounds great I’ve always dreamt of becoming a princess. _______I. How can we get there? It’s quite far. _______J. I agree. So let’s meet at the bus station at 8AM. IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question: The Songkran festival The Songkran festival is the Thai New Years festival. The Thai New Year’s Day is 13 April every year, but the holiday period includes 1415 April as well. The Songkran celebration is rich with symbolic traditions. Mornings begins with meritmaking. Visiting local temples and offering food to the Buddhist monks is commonly practiced. On this specific occasion, performing water pouring on Buddha statues is considered an iconic ritual for this holiday. It represents purification and the washing away one’s sins and bad luck. As a festival of unity, people who have moved away usually return home to their loved ones and elders. As a way to show respect, younger people often practice water pouring over the palms of elders’ hands. Paying respect to ancestors is also an important part of Songkran tradition. The holiday is known for its water festival which is mostly celebrated by young people. Major streets are closed for traffic, and used as areas for water fights. Celebrants, young and old, participate in this tradition by splashing water on each other. (https :en.wikipedia.orgwikiSongkran_(Thailand)) 21. How long does the Songkran festival last? A. 3 days B. 1 day C. 13 days D. 14 days 22. What does water pouring on Buddha statues symbolize? A. Bad luck B. Puri
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Cức tác giả
Trang 2Unit 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES
TEST 1
I Find the word with different sound in the underline part in each line:
2 A tricks B stickers C buttons D beads
3 A volunteered B looked C joined D played
4 A window B net lingo C socialise D join
IL Choose A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence:
6 My mother loves food for my family.
A preparing B to prepare C prepare D A&B are correct
7 My grandmother to plant flowers in the garden behind her house
8 Coco fancies TV He watches TV whenever he can
9 My sister hates with the dolls It’s weird.
A playing B to play C to playing D A&B are correct
10 Bobby likes hard because he wants to get the best result
A to study B studying C study D A&B are correct
11 I enjoy with my dog He’s so cute.
12 My father can' t bear the housework.
13 Tom prefers computer games when he’s at home
A playing B to play C played D A&B are correct
14 Mary reading Conan comics.
Trang 3A hates B detests C dislikes D enjoys
15 Henry doesn't mind up early in the morning.
III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences:
16. Mr Bean reading books a lot because he finds this hobby interesting
A enjoy B don't enjoy C doesn't enjoys D enjoys
17. Miss Maureen is so big She must eating
18. They're good cleaning the floor
19. my opinion, the husband will be back in the end
20.1 going around the world interesting because 1 can discover more about people and things.
21. Ann is hooked going shopping
22. My wife's always hanging at her friend's home
23. Sammy is addicted to out I never see him at home
24. Elena is interested making origami
25. Nick's keen mountains in the summer
IV. Find a mistake in each sentence below:
26. I (A) enjoy (B) playing comics It's (C) fun and (D) interesting
27. He enjoys (A) to play (B) with his (C) dogs in the (D) yard
Trang 428. When I (A) have (B) spare time, I (C) going out (D) with my friends.
29. Shara (A) is interested (B) with painting (C) the people (D) around her
30. There (A) are many (B) reason why it is (C) good (D) to have some leisure activities
V. Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
A hobby is a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time.Hobbies can include collecting themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artisticpursuits, playing sports, or pursuing other amusements A list of hobbies is lengthy and alwayschanging as interests and fashions changes
By continually participating in a particular hobby, one can acquire substantial skill andknowledge in that area Engagement in hobbies has increased since the late nineteenth century asworkers have had more leisure times and advancing production and technology have providedmore support for leisure activities As some hobbies have become less popular, like stampcollecting, others have been created following technological advances, like video games
(https://en Wikipedia, org/wiki/Hobby)
31 A hobby is a regular activity that is done for money (T) (F)
33 One can acquire substantial skill and knowledge in a specific area
by continually participating in a particular hobby
(T) (F)
34 Engagement in hobbies has increased until the late 19th century (T) (F)
35 Stamp collecting has become less popular (T) (F)
TEST 2
I Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
4 A badminton B cinema C magazine D performance
Trang 55 A prefer B protect C skateboard D rely
II. Choose A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence:
6. 1 really love outdoor activities like I usually go to the park across my house toenjoy my new pair of roller skates
7. My grandmother adores She’s very fat
A cooking B eating C running D singing
8. My father is fond of a lot of trees and vegetables
9. Susan is interested in flowers and vases
10. Tommy to go swimming every day He has an amazing body '
A fancies B enjoys c doesn'tmind D likes
11 Coco to watch TV at night
12 Katarina doing morning exercise She is healthy
13 Schoolchildren waste time sitting in front the computer
III. Find a mistake in each sentence below:
16. He (A) is hooked (B) to video (C) games He can sit (D) in front of the computer all day
17. This dog is (A) so cute I adore (B) to play (C) with (D) it
18. Sam likes (A) to stay (B) outdoors but Iris (C) brother, Nick, (D) are always at home
19. (A) On my opinion (B) "Shaun the Sheep” (C) is a (D) good movie
20. (A) On Sundays Bob (B) doesn't mind (C) to help his mother to do the (D) housework
Trang 6IV. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps:
If life seems more rushed than ever, you might be surprised (21) learn that we Americans don’thave less leisure time than we did 40 years ago We actually have (22)leisure time We get about
45 minutes (23)day of extra leisure
Then why does it feel like we have so much less? It might be (24) we waste half of all ourleisure time watching television The average American adult devotes 2.5 hours a day to thishobby So if you want more free time, I recommend one thing: turn it off This is (25)said thandone, especially during the world series
When I was growing up, my mom had one piece (26)advice for me, and she said it (27)singlemorning “Get out of the house!” It’s good advice Come join the 6.8 millions who are (28)abook club, or the 196,000 who attend (29)volleyball, or the 680.000 who go to tractor pulls everymonth There are even 3 millions people who (30)a sport called “muzzle loading”, whichinvolves shooting a gun that looks 200 years old
(http://www time, com/time/nation/artide/O.85 99,154 9394,00 html)
TESTS 3
Trang 7I Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
5 A cultural B virtually C socialise D activity
IL Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form:
6. We’re all addicted to (skate)
7. Simon (detest) cloud - watching He thinks it is so boring
8. Trung will join a (swim) club next week because he enjoys swimming and he wants to have more friends
9. His parents can’t stand him (listen) to rock music at night
10. Annie needs only one more stamp to complete her (collect)
III. Rearrange the following words to make a meaningful sentence:
11. things/ are/ a lot of/ there/ like/1/ my/ free time/ to do/ in
Trang 814. started/ how to play/1/ learn/ to/ three weeks/ the guitar/ ago.
A hobby offers the time and space to relax Sporting hobbies such as golf, hiking or runningallow people to get out into the fresh air This has been shown to have real benefits for someone’smental health Exercise increases endorphins - in the body which help people to feel good, butactivities that make you sweat are not the only ones that produce that feeling
(http://www cars-show org/ccirs/the-mariy-advantctges-of-having-u-hobby html)
16. What is the benefit of hobbies?
A People can have joy B People can join a club
C People can have space D People can have time
17. What is the suggestion for a newcomer to become part of the community?
A. Fostering new aims
B. Joining a club that focuses on a particular hobby
A.
B. Endorphins help people to sweat
C Endorphins help people to run faster
D Endorphins help people to have active hobbies
Trang 918. What of the following statements is not true?
A. Hobbies provide mental stimulation
B. Greater fitness can be developed through active hobbies
C Sporting hobbies have real benefits for someone’s mental heaTt
D Only sporting hobbies can make you feel good
V. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps:
My Favourite Hobby
My favourite hobby is reading I enjoy (21) a book when I am free I started (22) it when I was four years old The first time I read books I felt (23) So I kept (24) The teachers always taught me to read the difficult words I was happy when I read astory with a happy ending 1 was thrilled (25) I read a detective story
Ỉ enjoy reading because I like to explore the imaginative world of my (26) author,J.K.Rowling who writed '‘Harry Potter’’ There are a lot of advantages (27) reading.Reading can make me relaxed (28) calm 1 can also learn new vocabulary items Then I(29) further improve my English Moreover, it can give me (30) unlimitedimagination, so I can write books in (31) future I can learn the different cultures andcustoms of other countries (32) the world too
1 read at (33) one hour every day I read books by myself 1 usually read it at home
I (34) I could read different kinds of books (35) it might be very challenging
(http:/.^’ww.ycps.edu.hk/subject/eng/ i/My%20Favourite%20Hobby2.pdl)
21 A read B reading C to reading D being read
23 A interesting B interested C interest D to interested
24 A reading B to read C to reading D.read
26 A favourite B lovely C love D favor
Trang 1032 A on B all C from D in
VI. Writing:
Write a 60-80 words paragraph about the benefits of having hobbies
Y OH can use the following ideas:
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I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1.A generous B electrical C collect D chest
2 A beehives B cattles C nomads D motorists
3 A stayed B joined C looked D lived
II Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence:
6 Dogs are _than buffaloes.
A intelligenter B more intelligent C smart D more smaller
7 My kite is _than yours.
8 City life is _than country life.
A faster B more fast C slower D more slower
9. Coco thinks life in the countryside is that in the city
A boringer B excited C more boring D more excited
10. In the country, streets are generally than those in the city
A more narrow B narrower C narrow D narrowing
11. Urban areas are than rural areas
A more busy B busyer C busier D more busier
12. Julie lives in the countryside She's a little than her friends
A quieter B more quiet C noisy D more noisy
13. Nguyen thinks city life is much
A more interesting B interestinger
Trang 12C interested D more interested
14. My garden is a lot than this park
A colourfuler B colourful C less colour D more colourful
15. It is amazing His house is much than a hotel
A comfortabler B comfortable C comfort D more comfortable
III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences:
16 Mr Brown arrived than expected
17. We walked than the rest of the people
A more slowlier B slowlier C more slowly D more fast
18. My mother talked than the other guests
A more loudly B loudlier C more loudlier D loudly
19. I went home this afternoon
A more late B later C more early D more earlier
20. He's working much
21. Of course, a rabbit runs than a turtle
A more fast B faster c slower D more slow
22. Jim jumped than Peter
A more fartherly B far c farther D farrer
23. Minh always answers questions than the other students
24. Our new teacher explains the exercises than our old one
25 This mechanic checks the motorbike than those mechanics
A thoroughlier B thorough C thorougher D more thoroughly
IV. Find a mistake in each sentence below:
25. I’m rich, (A) but I am not as (B) richer (C) as my (D) friends
26. (A) Live in the (B) country is (C) more inconvenient than in (D) the city
Trang 1327. (A) Your picture (B) is (C) colourfuler than mine I think you're good
(D) at painting
28.In (A) that test, Sam did (B) more well than you Now (C) you should try (D) harder
29. If you (A) want to be a big (B) man, you have (C) to eat (D) less
V. Read the passage and decide whether the following questions are true (T) or false (F):
It was in 2005 that David, then a 30-year-old accountant, announced that he wasbored with Bristol and wanted a rural lite
I struggled to understand his desire to leave We enjoyed an active social life,receiving countless invitations to other families’ houses with the children and weloved to host our own dinner parties too With my parents' help we were both able tocontinue our passion for triathlons
Life wasn’t always perfect: Bella hardly slept, so neither did I I was committed to
a tiring two-hour daily commute
Sleep-deprived, silly things would stress me out: there was no lift to reach our flatand, on my own, it was impossible to get two toddlers with their buggies up the stairs.Over time I convinced myself that a move to the country was the right thing todo; this was my husband, after all, the father of my children Quite simply, I’d go tothe ends of the earth for him We'd start again Somewhere beautiful
countiyside-cost-
(hltp://wmv.dailyniaìl.co.uk/home/yoỉi/article-3147520/A-dream-cỏuntry-Living-marriage-robbed-precious-friendships-left-career-tatters.html)
31 In 2005, the husband wanted to move to the countryside (T)’ (F)
32 In the city, they had an active social life (T) (F)
33 They could sleep very well when they lived in the city (T) (F)
34 The wife realized that a move to the country was the wrong
decision
(T) (F)
Trang 1435 The wife thought she could go anywhere with her husband (T) (F)
Trang 15TEST 2
I Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
1 A buffalo B countryside C envious D collection
2 A facility B opportunity C comparative D perhaps
3 A traditionally B generously C usually D difficult
4 A populate B tired C optimistically D peacefully
5 A calculus ' B expensive C electric D disturbing
7 Things in the city are _than in the country
8 A dog is _than a buffal
9 This cow is _than that chicken.
10 I go to the countryside _than my brothers do.
11 David did _than he thought he would do on his test
12 George drives _than his brother.
A recklesslier B recklessly C more recklessly D reckless13.I think she did _in the exam
14 This kind of music is _I hardly listen to it.
II Choose A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence:
6 This paddy field is than that man-made garden
A more beautiful B beautifuler C beatifuller D beautifully
Trang 16A interesting B disturbing C disturbed D interested
15 It’s good _him to have a better job.
III. Find a mistake in each sentence below:
16. You (A) should drive (B) carefullier (C) otherwise you will (D) cause an accident
17. This (A) exercise was (B) more easy (C) than I (D) expected
18. (A) Sam didn’t (B) behave as (C) good as (D) Mike
19. (A) In the way (B) home, Bob (C) told me a (D) funny story
I (A) felt so (B) bored, so (C) last week I went (D) in a trip to the countryside
Trang 17IV. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps.
I was just thinking the other day: Everyone I know in the country (21) _weird At least for my town, which has no stoplights and one main intersection, we are alittle strange, I think We (22) _get out much We think running across thefreeway is a thrill I (23) _up playing in mud with frogs and snakes Is that weird?
I feel like my friends and I have had a somewhat difficult time in (24) _ withothers I almost feel like if I had lived in the city, I might understand (25) _aboutother types of people and (26) _they think and interact I feel at times that I ambehind on a lot of things, including how to be cool
I feel fortunate at the same time that I have grown (27) _in a rural area Iwould never trade in my memories of playing in a stream, climbing trees, (28) _in the river, and hiking up hills for a breathtaking view all within a half milefrom my house I sometimes feel (29) _for my friends who (30) _surrounded by asphalt, concrete, and power lines
(https://www coursehero, com/fde/7847530/Coimtry- Versus-City/)
28 A walking B running C swimming D climbing
Trang 18Unit 3: PEOPLES OF VIET NAM
TEST 1
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest:
2 A instruments B others C peoples D fields
5 A complicated B costume C majority D recognise
II. Form the questions for these answers:
6. That Khmer man is feeding a buffalo
Trang 1910. Each of Thai families owns a stilt house.
11.
_
III Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences:
16.I prefer _blue T-shirt in the corner to red one
17 Their car does 160 miles _hour
Trang 20IV. Find a mistake in each sentence below:
27. There (A) are 54 (B) people in Vietnam They (C) live in (D) peace
28. This task is (A) complicated (B) I can (C) do it (D) by myself
29. My (A) hometown has only (B) an university, which (C) is one hundred years (D)old
30. (A) Among the (B) apples on the (C) table, it’s (D) a biggest one
31. (A) It’s done (B) What (C) you are going to do (D) next?
V. Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T)
or false (F):
32. Many people from rural areas are leaving behind their traditional ways oflife and moving to the city They believe that well-paying jobs are plentiful in thecity
33. At home on the farm, life is always a struggle with nature Typhoons,floods or droughts can easily destroy a harvest and leave the farmer with little or nomoney until the following year Often farmers look for other works when they needmore money for their families
34. The increase in population, however, has led to overcrowding in manycities This puts a strain on schools and hospitals, as well as water and electricitysupplies Increased pollution is another unpleasant result There is also a humanside to this tragedy Families sometimes have to live apart In these cases, childrenmay live at home with relatives, while their parents go and live in an urban area
35. Governments all over the world are trying to provide facilities for thesemigrants, but it can be quite a problem
36. (http://baigiang.violet.vn/present/show/entr yjd/203626)
37. 31 Many people leave the countryside for the city 38.
(T)
39.(F)
40. 32 Natural disasters can be a problem when living in the
countryside
41.
(T)42.(F)
Trang 2143. 33 The increase in population puts a positive effect on schools
and hospitals in the city
44.(T)
45.(F)
46. 34 Increased pollution is another unpleasant result of
overcrowding in many cities
47.(T)
48.(F)
49. 35 Governments all over the world do nothing to help the
migrants
50.(T)
51.(F)52.
Trang 2264. B majority 65. C curious 66.D recognise
67. 4 A unique68. B gather 69. C diverse 70.D tradition
71. 5 A
diversity 72. B basic 73. C ancestor 74.D ethnic
75.
II. Choose A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence:
6. Lan: _does a Yao kid never wander through?
76.Mai: A Yao kid never wanders through the woods
7. Hoai: _are some of the Hmong children are playing?
78.Lan: Some of the Hmong children are playing hide and seek
8. Minh: _are the Odu farmers going?
80.Nhat: The Odu farmers are going home
82 9 Tuyet: _ do Nung people like dancing together?
together very much.
85 10 Anna: _will the Thai festival be closed?
86 Anh: The Thai festival will be closed until next month.
Trang 2387. A How about B How long C How often D How much
III. Find a mistake in each sentence below:
16. (A) Look! He (B) can fly (C) What (D) amazing!
17. (A) The ink (B) in my (C) pen (D) are red
18. (A) Albany (B) is (C) the capital of (D) the New York State
19. Mai: (A) Where did you (B) go to?
96. Ngoc: 1 (C) went (D) to Ha Long Bay
20. My (A) bedroom is (B) situate on (C) the top floor of my (D) house
IV. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps:
97.The Yao form (21) _of the 54 ethnic groups officially recognized byVietnam In the (22) _census in 2000, they numbered roughly 470,000 (23) _Vietnam
98.The Yao people have been agriculturalists (24)over a thousand years, mostlyharvesting rice through plowing, (25) _a few practice slash-and-burn agriculture.The Yao live nearby forested regions They also engage in (26) _
Trang 2499.During the Southern Song dynasty, an imperial Chinese observer, Zhou Qufei,described the Tao as wearing distinctive fine blue (27) _ produced using indigodye.
100. The Yao (28) _their Pan Wang (King Pan) festival annually on thesixteenth day of the tenth (29) _month The festival celebrates the mythicaloriginal story (30) _the Yao people
101. (https ://en Wikipedia org/wiki/Yao_people)
Trang 25II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
6. There are three pictures in this museum (represent) _the life of Sin
7. This house is really beautiful inside Who (decoration) _it?
8. My uncle is Mr Phong He is an (ethnology) _
9. The teacher gave me a lot of (informative) _about the dinosaur
10. Once upon a time there was a boy (call) _ Jack
III. Rearrange the following words to make a meaningful sentence:
11. people/ Kinh/ in/ together/ lived/ a harmony/ the village/ under
Trang 2614. to/ went/ live/ the bride/ with/ husband's/ her/ family.
170. In recent years, with the influence of Western and Eastern fashion trend,the Kinh normally wear jeans and other casual clothes that are easily found in almostevery modern country
171. ( http://www alotrip com/about-vietnam-people/kinh-ethnic-group-vietnam)
172. 16 Among all ethnic groups in Vietnam, Kinh people’s
costumes seem to be the least modern
173.
(T)
174.(F)
175. 17 Ao dai is well-known as the most representative of
Vietnam
176.
(T)
177.(F)
178. 18 Only Vietnamese people love Ao dai. 179.
(T)
180.(F)
Trang 27181. 19 Formerly Kinh people used to dress rather similarly
compared with nowadays
182.
(T)
183.(F)
184. 20 The Kinh today normally wear casual clothes because of
the influence of Western and Eastern fashion
185.
(T)
186.(F)187.
V. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps:
188. Vietnam is a nation (21) 54 ethnic groups living together inharmony, in which Kinh people account (22) 86% of whole population Kinhpeople scatter across (23) territory, yet they most concentrate in plains and riverdeltas They are owners of rice civilization (24) majority of the rest ethnicgroups live in midland and mountainous regions, stretching from north (25) south
189. Nevertheless, ethnic minorities own uneven levels of development Indetail, residents in low-lying areas such as Muong, Thai, Tay, Nung minorities mainlylive (26) paddy rice and upland cultivation, cattle and poultry raising, gatherers,hunting, and fairly exquisite craftsmanship They chiefly concentrate in Northernmidland and mountainous region Ethnic (27) living in the South are moreseparated Except from the Cham, Khmer and Chinese living in the Central Coast, theSouth had a (28) level of development than the majority of the rest ethnicgroups In particular, all ethnic groups retain distinct and (29) cultures Also, thebelief and religion of ethnic groups (30) non-identical as well
190.
21
at195.
22
of200.
25
to215.
26
of220.
Trang 28233. C useful 234. D
useless235.
30
is
VI. Writing:
240. Read the notes about how to make Vietnamese noodles Then write full sentences
to show a foreigner the five steps to making them.
241. INGREDIENTS
- linguine-shaped rice noodles
- a few herbs, salads
- meat, primarily either beef or chicken
242. NOTES
- prepare ingredients
- stew meat - 2 hours
- season
- put noodles in a bowl
- serve with salads
243. Vietnamese noodles is one of the most popular dishes in the world Cooking this food is not so difficult if you know the key steps
244. _
245. _
246. _
247. _
248. _
249. _
250. _
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Trang 30262. I, Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
263. 1 A net lingo B community C convenient D insignificant
264. 2 A cultural B beehive C disturb D gather
265. 3 A activity B nomadic C waterwheel D diversity
266. 4 A leisure B majority C socialise D pasture
267. 5 A curious B addicted C electrical D Mongolia
sentence:
for his father.
271. 7 I to go out in the rain even if I have an umbrella
273 8 Karen loves with her sister
274. A to play B to playing C play D played
275 9 Tom’s house is than Jerry's
277 10 Sooner or your parents will know it.
279 11 Can you speak a little ? I can’t hear it clearly.
Trang 31more slowly
281 12 Anna: is this book?
282 Elsa: It's mine.
284 13 Tom going out for dinner?
285 Jerry: It's a good idea.
287. _14 A man in police uniform came across the street.
289 15 Tom passed the exam! It is such good news.
291. III Choose the correct answer for each sentence:
292. 16 Kitty is really hooked playing with her little dog.
294. _17 My son is addicted to Pokemon Go
295. A played B play C playing D to playing
296. 18 Tom’s good at studying addition, he’s a good child at home
298. _19 This book is more than I think
299. A interesting B interested C good D.gooder
300. _20 That song gave me a feeling
302. 21 They live a life
303. A abnormally B normally C nomad D nomadic
304. 22 There are 54 in Vietnam
Trang 32305. A personalities B persons C people D peoples
23. That new drug has great for the treatment of this disease
306. A significance B significant c.significantly D insignificant
307. 24 There are a few in the beginning but you’ll solve them soon
c difficulties D specialities
25. They are all engineers Every customer is satisfied with their working styles
309. A disturbing B bad C delicious D experienced
310. IV Read the passage and answer the questions:
311. Music serves as the motivation to work out harder It is also shown thatlistening to those top workout tracks can increase endurance during a tough exercisesession USA Today explains this works partly through the power of distraction:When we’re focusing on a favorite album, we may not notice that we just ran anextra mile
312. If you are feeling down or depressed, music can be a perfect cure Studiesshow that music helps put people in a better mood and gets them in touch with theirfeelings Study participants rated “arousal and mood regulation” and “self-awareness” as the two most important benefits of listening to music
313. Whether you realized it or not, listening to your favorite songs whilewalking to class, coming from work, or right before bed provides your mind andbody with much more than the enjoyment of the songs; it also has several healthbenefits to go along with it So keep on listening! Music is a vital part of human life
314. (https //www.theodyssey’online of-listening-to-music)
com/the-benefits-26. What is the benefit of music on exercising?
315. A It increases endurance.B It listens to top workout tracks
the perfect cure
Trang 3327. According to USA Today, why listening to music helps people exercise longer ?
A. Because of the power of distraction
B. Because of the power of a favorite album
317. C Because of the power of mood regulation
318. D Because of the power of enjoyment?
28. What are the two most important benefits of listening to music rated by study
participants?
A. distraction and focus
B. enjoyment and sadness
319. C arousal and mood regulation as well as self-awareness
320. D endurance increase
29. Which of the following is true?
A. When we’re focusing on a favorite album, we will feel tired
B. Music can be the perfect cure if you are feeling down or depressed
321. C Music has no health benefits
322. D Music is unimportant
30. Which of the following is not true?
A. Music is a vital part of human life
B. Music helps people feel better
323. C We should keep on listening to music
324. D Listening to your favorite songs only provides you with the enjoyment of the songs
325.
Trang 34II. Put the words in brackets in the correct form:
6. We saw the (improve) _in his studying
7. (Read) _is my favorite hobby
8. They've founded an (organise) _for in danger animals
9. These flowers are (colour) _ I like them
10. There are many high (build) _in the city
11. No water No (electric) _ It's awful!
12. Tuan: I've got 10 marks
348. Quynh: How (amaze) _!
13. The article is (write) _in French
14. You should go out instead of (stay) _at home all day
15. He learns about (ethnic) _ He's a (ethnic) _
III. Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one:
349. Ex: James is the tallest boy in the class.
350. —> James is taller than any other boy in the class
16. Milk is the most nourishing food
Trang 35354. —> Shakespeare is _
20. Munnar is the prettiest hill station in India
355. —> Munnar is _
IV. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps:
356. A collection has to be cared for and stored, and those tasks train a child to
be (21) and orderly The entertainment value of a growing'collection(22) immeasurable because sorting and admiring a collection is asource (23) great pleasure for a child One day he arranges them (24) color; another day he sorts them by type
357. Labeling or arranging the items in a collection requires research andcritical thinking Once a collection reaches (25) certain size, jumblingall of the items in a shoe box is not practical A true collection should be
showcased in 30some way - albums, display boxes, or card files Choosing (26)
arrange a collection is good for a child’s (27) skills
358. Collections (28) actually foster healthy relationships.When your child is known (29) collecting a certain object, family andfriends help the collection along by bringing back small gifts (30) theirown travels The new item in his collection then becomes a reminder of thatspecial friend or family member who was so thoughtful towards him
Trang 36366. 27 A organizes B organizing C organize D organizational
370.
Trang 37377. 2 A customs B traditions C opinions D forks
D.talked
D offspring
381. II Choose A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence:
382. _6 There are plenty of potatoes in the fridge You buy any
D shouldn’t
384 7 We are in the hospital You smoke here.
D don't have to
386. 8 He had been working for more than 11 hours He be tired now
388. 9.I speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco
10. The teacher said we read this book for our pleasure because it's optional
Trang 3811. If you want to speak English fluently, you to work hard.
12. Take an umbrella It rain later
13. Small objects be swallowed by children
14. In this city, people walk on grass
395. 15 I ask a question? Yes, of course
III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences:
16. Anna: I’ve hugged a bear
397. Tom: What? You !
398. A be kidding B are kid C must be kidding D must kidding
17. I think custom is a/ an way of doing something
399. A accepting B unacceptable C accept D accepted
18. The education gave him a lasting respect for
400. A tradition B customC information D difference
19. It is bad to talk with your mouth full
401. A manner B manners C tradition D traditions
20. I’m preparing for the next week
402. A presentable B presentC presentation D presenting
21. According tradition, a tree grew on this spot
22. He broke the family tradition and did not go to the pagoda
Trang 39404. A by B in C to D with
23. Parents always want their to obey them
foreigners
24. You read this book, but this book makes you smarter
B have to C don't have to D had better
25. This is a deeply piece of music
disrespectful
IV. Find a mistake in each sentence below:
26. You should (A) going out (B) more to (C) relax after (D) studying
27. If you (A) think it is (B) going to be easy, you (C) had better (D) thinking again
28. Visitors (A) can get a bit (B) confusing (C) because there are too many (D) customs in this country
29. In (A) this city, we (B) have the tradition (C) to worshipping our (D) ancestors
30. They (A) built a (B) wall to avoid soil (C) to be washed (D) away
430. II Choose A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence:
431. 6 you stand on your head for two minutes?
Trang 40433 7 Drivers stop when the traffic lights are red.
435 8 You take your rain coat It’s not raining.
436. A couldn’t B needn’t C mustn’t D may not
437. 9 I used my pencil a minute ago It be here somewhere!
439 10 Whose is this bag?
440 - I don’t know, but it belong to Mata.
442. 11 Leona made it so easy, but in fact it wasn’t
444. 12.1 had no for her strange behaviour
D custom
13. Further is available on request
446. A informative B information c informations D informing
14. We have the custom giving presents at Christmas
15. Before leaving, did you ask your father’s permission
449. HI Find a mistake in each sentence below:
16. (A) We have a (B) lot of work (C) tomorrow You (D) must be late!
17. You (A) mustn't (B) to tell anyone (C) what I just told you It’s a (D) secret
18. We (A) have to rush (B) We’ve got (C) plenty of (D) time
19. (A) When (B) chew food, (C) we shouldn’t (D) talk
20. My family (A) has followed this (B) tradition for many (C) generation
450. - It’s (D) good