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ĐỀ 1
PART 2: USE OF LANGUAGE (2.5pts)

I. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. (1pt)

1. Harvesting the rice is much ……………………. than drying the rice.

A. more harder B. more hardly C. hardlier D. harder

2. Look! Some children are ………………the buffaloes.

A. picking B. Playing C. Driving D. herding

3. Among the ethnic minorities,................... Tay have the largest population.

A. a B. An C. the D. Ө

4. ...................... DIY brings you a lot of amazing benefits.

A. Doing B. reading C. Playing D. Going

5. The 54 ethnic peoples of Viet Nam are _________, but they live peacefully.

A. diverse B. similar C. unlike D. the same

6. ‘Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.’ ‘_______’

A. It’s right up my street! B. That’s awesome. C. Exactly what I want. D. How interesting!

7. ____________ month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?

A. When B. Which C. How many D. How often

8. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

A. princess B. president C. present D.broccoli

II- Put the correct form of the word in the blank to complete each question. (0.5pt)

1. He doesn't fancy ............ beach volleyball because he hates sand. (play)

2. The .................... have a very hard life. They cannot live permanently in one place. (nomadic)

PART 3: READING (2.5 pts)

I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.25
pt)

Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer enjoy (1)__________in
outdoor activities after school. In stead, they(2)__________playing computer games or surfing the web in their
free time. Some people rely too much on computer and the Internet. For example, they prefer(3)______
messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends. Even when people (4)________out with their
friends, they rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web. However, many people dislike the Internet and
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the(5)________world. They hate to waste time on the computer and enjoy other activities such as reading,
shopping or sporting.

1.A.participate B.to participate C. participating D. participates

2.A.fancy B.don’t mind C.dislike D.hate

3.A.send B.to send C.to sending D. sends

4.A.play B.rely C.meet D.hang

5.A.virtual B.real C.fake D.new

II. Read the following passage then answer the questions (1.25 pt):

Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of
the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum,
Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar,
Sedang, Mnong, Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists
from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the
ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every
gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated
with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying
ceremonies… The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.

Answer the questions:

1.Where does Gong culture exist?

………………………………………………………………………………………………....................................
.2.How often is the Gong Festival held?

………………………………………………………………………………………………..................................

3.What do artists do in the Gong Festival?

………………………………………………………………………………………………................................

4.Are Gongs pieces of folk music?

………………………………………………………………………………………………...............................

5. Is the gong sound a way to communicate with the ancestors?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..........................
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PART 4: WRITING (2.5pts)

I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (0, 75pt)

1. My house is smaller than your house.

-> Your house .……….……….……….……….……….………………………….……………

2. Jenny finds reading poetry boring.

->Jenny dislikes.................................................................................................................

II. Write questions for the underlined parts. (0, 75pt)

1. Ethnic people often hold festivals in spring.

...............................................………………………………………………………………………………?

2. They often gather together at the communal house in special occasions.

.............................................................................................................................................................?

III. Write a passage of (120-150 words ) about the change of Vietnamese countryside or your village ,
hometown. (1pt).

You may write it with your own ideas or answer the questions below as some clues for your passage.

Has the countryside changed positively or negatively or both of them ?

How about positive changes to the countryside ?

What about negative ones ?

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ĐỀ 2
Exercise 1: Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1.A. ethnic B. unique C. basic D. diverse

2.A. camel B. cattle C. paddy D. buffalo

3.A. normal B. visitor C. transport D. chore

Exercise 2: Choose the word that has different stress pattern

1. A. reduction B. popular C. financial D. romantic

2. A. simple B. polite C. formal D. instant

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer

1. The Gong Festival is held ___________ in the Central Highlands.

A. year B. which C. annual D. annually

2. The crops ___________ on the weather.

A. depend heavy B. depend heavily C. affect heavy D. affect heavily

3. People in rural areas live ________ than those in cities.

A. simplier B. more simply C. more simple D. simpler

4. Mrs. Lan went to _________ school to meet her son’s teacher.

A. none B. a C. an D.the

5. Ymoan is a ___________ singer with songs about Central Highlands.

A. fame B. famous C. famousness D. famously

6. Minh is a very hard-working boy. He doesn’t mind __________ a lot of homework in the evenings.

A. making B. reading C. working D. doing

7. I am _____ on visiting my grandparents on the weekend

A. fond B. keen C. interested D. bored

8. _______ the bad weather, farmers still work in their fields

A. In spite of B. Although C. Because of D. However

Exercise 4: Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Sa Pa’s love market ______________ (be) an unique aspect in the culture of the Mong and Dao ethnic groups
for a long time.
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2. ______________ (your family/ move) to the city in 2008?

3.I’ve got the tickets. Next week we ______________ (visit) Hanoi.

Exercise 5: Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

1. She goes (A) to the (B) dance club with (C) her friends every evening Sunday (D).

2. Playing (A) team sports gives (B) you much (C) fun than individual (D) sports.

3. Co Tu people love to share (A) with guests about (B) their live (C) and tradition (D).

Exercise 6: IV.Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the
questions about it.

Hi! My name is John. I live in Liverpool. Liverpool is a large city in the north of England. I live with my
parents, my two brothers and my sister. We live in a large house.

In our house, there is a big kitchen, a dining room, a large living room, and a toilet. There is also a separate
room for our washing machine and freezer. Upstairs there are five bedrooms, two bathrooms, and another toilet.
Outside, there is a large garden. There are two garages.

1.Where does John live? A. In England B. In Wales C. In Scotland D. In France

2.How many people are there in John‟s family? A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

3.How many rooms are there in John‟s house? A. 10 B. 11 C. 13 D. 14

4.Dining room is the room in a house where you __________.

A.usually relax in comfortable chairs B. eat meals C. cook food and wash dishes D. wash your body

5.Which of the following is not true?

A. John’s family live in a large house .B. John’s house is big but doesn‟t have any gardens.

C. The kitchen in John‟s house is big. D. John’s house has two garages.

Exercise 7: Choose the word which best fits each gap.

There are nine sub-groups that are (1)_________ by the ethnic minority M’Nong, such as Bru Dang, Preh, Ger,
Nong, Prang, PJam, Kuyenh, Chil Bu Nor, and M’Nong Bu Dang,with combined estimate of 105,300
populations. They are concentrated (2)_________ southern parts of the provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak
and in parts of Lam Dong. They live in houses built on (3)_________ or level with the ground, in every village
where they usually have dozens of households. (4)_________ is observed and the children take the family name
of their mother. The wife holds the key position in (5)_________ household. This group likes to have many
children, (6)_________ daughters and speak the language traced tothe Mon-Khmer Group. The M’Nong use the
slash-and-bum method of (7)_________.The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known for their elephant hunting
and domestication. Women handle the weaving of cotton cloth, (8)_________ the men work on basketry.
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1. A. order B. represented C. expressed D. symbolized

2. A. on B. at C. for D. in

3. A. bricks B. stilts C. slabs D. stones

4. A. Monarchy B. Patriarchy C. Matriarchy D. Democracy

5. A. a B. the C. every D. some

6. A. special B. specially C. especially D. especial

7. A. transport B. working C. researching D. farming

8. A. while B. when C. which D. where

Exercise 8: Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning

1. No river in the world is longer than the Nile.

The Nile _____________________________________________

2. I fed the chickens this morning

The chickens _________________________________________

3. The film was so boring that I fell asleep

Because _____________________________________________

4.Let’s go to my uncle farm at the weekend.

Amy suggested _______________________________________

5. It took me two hours to walk to her village.

I spent ______________________________________________

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ĐỀ 3
Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others

1 A. tasty B. mall C. stadium D. change

2. A. exhibition B. neighborhood C. hot D. humid

3. A. just B. summer C. much D. ruler

Exercise 2: Choose the word which has a different stress from the other words

1. A. simple B polite C. formal D. instant

2. A. suspicion B. telephone C. relation D. direction

Exercise 3: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D

1. Yoga helps us learn ___________ to co-ordinate breathing and movement.

A. what B. when C. why D. how

2.Don’t worry. It is ____________ to travel to that village event at night.

A. safe B.unsafe C.difficult D. inconvenient

3.Life in a small town is __________ than that in a big city.

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

4.In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the ___________ house.

A. communication B.community C.communal D. commune

5. The Viet people have many ___________ customs and crafts.

A. tradition B. traditional C. culture D. customary

6.____________ month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?

A. When B. Which C. How many D. How often

7. There are lots of ____________ objects displayed in Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

A. value B.valued C. valuable D. valuably

8. Many ethnic minority students have to ___________ a long way to their schools everyday.

A.travel B. ride C. pass D. get

Exercise 4: Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets

1. He spoke __________ about the life in the countryside in Viet Nam. (optimistic)

2. All of us can realize the ____________ atmosphere in the countryside life. (peace)
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3. Some of the ____________ have lived here all their lives. (village)

Exercise 5: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage

My village is about 50 kilometers from the city center. It is a very (1)_________ place where people
(2)_________ flowers and vegetables only. It is very famous of its pretty roses and picturesque scenes. The air
is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses make people (3)___________ cool. In spring, my village looks
(4)____________ a carpet with plenty of colors. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it
doesn’t take the villagers much time (5)___________ the roses.

1.A. beauty B.beautiful C.beautify D. beautifully

2. A. plant B. plants C. grow up D. grows up

3. A. feel B. feeling C. felt D. to feel

4. A. as B. like C. alike D. same

5. A. water B.watering C.to water D.watered

Exercise 6: Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. The first Brau _______________(come) to Vietnam about a century ago.

2. The majority of people in Vietnam _______________(belong) to the Kinh ethnic group.

3. Hoa Ban festival ____________(start) on March 17th and ____________(end) on March 19th.

Exercise 7: Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answer the question about the passage.

The thing I liked most when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and winter – I
could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. Now in the city, you can buy summer
flowers in winter ad eat the same vegetables all the year round. Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things
at certain times of the year, for example, strawberries in June and turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with
the seasons.

We also made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh, so it must be
better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may think people in the country miss a lot
of things about modern life. In fact, in my opinion they miss a lot more than people in the country, they miss
real life.

1. What did the writer like most about living in the country?

A. Flowers in spring B.Leaves in autumn. C.The wild animals and plants. D.The change of seasons.

2. What does the word “them” in line 2 refer to?

A.Four season B.Winter and autumn C.Countryside people D.Plants

3. In the countryside which season can we buy strawberries?

A.Spring B.Summer C.Autumn D.Winter

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4. Why did the writer never eat tinned food when living in the country?

A.Because it was frozen B.Because it was contaminated

C.Because it was very fat D.Because it wasn’t very fresh

5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A.People in the city can grow vegetables all year round.

B.In the countryside turnips are grown in winter

C.The writer often eat frozen and tinned food now.

D.Many city people think they live better than those in the country.

Exercise 8: Rewrite the sentence that has the same meaning with the previous sentence

1. It is 5 years since Tom and Mary got married

Tom and Mary ____________________________________________

2. The film was so boring that I fell asleep

Because _________________________________________________

3. They built a new bridge over the river

A new bridge _____________________________________________

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Đề 4

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1.A. sure B. soundly C. simple D.stilt

1.A. ethnic B. unique C. basic D. diverse

1. A. terraced B. satisfied C. hooked D. relaxed

Exercise 2: Choose the word that has different stress pattern

1. A. active B. Commune C. diverse D. heritage

2. A. community B. identify C.expensive D. social

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer

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1.We are all hook ________ making star lanterns.

A.in B.off C.on D.to

2.The Hmong of Sa Pa are called Black Hmong ________ their mainly black clothing.

A. because of B.in spite of C.in order to D.according to

3.________ drop that mobile phone and do your homework?

A.Why don’t you B.How about C.Would you mindD.When did you

4.Their family have moved to the city ________ 2001.

A.horn B.for C. in D. since

5.The crops __________ on the weather.

A.depend heavy B. depend heavily C. affect heavy D. affect heavily

6. During the festival, they fly many ___________ kites in different shapes and sizes.

A. colour B. colourless C. colourful D. colouring

7. An old woman was ________ the goats up the mountainside.

A. riding B. taking C. herding D. running

8. __________does Hoa Ban Festival take place? - In Lai Chau.

A. What B. Where C. When D. How

Exercise 4: Write the correct form of the words in brackets

1. The Internet has already changed the way people ______________. (social)

2. Red River Delta is an agriculturally rich area and densely ______________. (populate)

3. Who lives more happily, ______________ or city dwellers? (nomadic)

Exercise 5: Choose the best answer

Are you a screenager? Are you (1)________ glued to the TV, texting your friends,chatting online, or perhaps
trying to move (2)________ another level in one of your favourite video games? Well, if you are, you are in the
majority.

Most teenagers do almost (3)________ electronically. They watch digital TV, listen to music on a digital MP3
player and (4)________ with friends through email, instant messaging or by mobile phone. Teenagers even do
most of their reading online now. When they need help with their homework, it’s often the Internet that they
(5)________.

Experts from all over the world worry that teenagers’ addiction to technology is having an effect (6)________
on their health and on their behaviour. In some countries,teenagers are getting help. In Asia, there are even boot
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camps (7)________ children receive psychological help and treatment. It’s (8)________ that these types of
camps will become common in other countries in the future.

1.A. definitely B. constantly C. hardly D. finally

2. A. in B. off C. out D. up

3. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing

4. A. relate B. socialize C. join D. communicate

5. A. carry on B. get off C. turn to D. find out

6. A. either B. all C. both D. whether

7. A. which B. where C. what D. that

8. A. probable B. difficult C. comfortable D. satisfied

Exercise 6: Rewrite the following sentences without changing its meaning

. I have done voluntary work for three years.

I started _____________________________________________

2. It took me two hours to walk to her village.

I spent ______________________________________________

3. Flying a kite in the countryside is very exciting.

It’s _________________________________________________

Exercise 7: Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

1. She goes (A) to the (B) dance club with (C) her friends every evening Sunday (D).

2. Playing (A) team sports gives (B) you much (C) fun than individual (D) sports.

3. Wonderful (A) family days (B) are (C) some of most (D) special memories

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ĐỀ 5
A. Find the word which has different sound in the underlined part.

1. A. cattle B. ancestor C. basic D. gather

2. A. beds B. months C. walks D. books

3. A. pictures B. watches C. washes D. brushes

4. A. homework B. brother C. open D. judo

5. A. camel B. cattle C. paddy D. buffalo

B. Choose the best answer.

1. My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day.

A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up

2. Using computers too much may have harmful effects …….. your minds and bodies.

A. on B. to C. with D. onto

3. I love the people in my village. They are so friendly and ....................

A. hospitable B. vast C. slow D. inconvenient

4. They prefer......................cartoon and wild animal

A. watching B watched C. watch D. are watching

5. Can you speak English ……………… .My English is not good.

A. slow B. more slowly C. quickly D. more quickly

6. Some people say that the country is more....................for the people who are retired.

A. suit B. suiting C. suitable D. to suit

7. Why don't we...................our parents with some DIY project? I think it is helpful.

A. help B. do C. make D. give

8. Tam helps his parents......................the rice onto the ox- drawn cart.

A. collect B. dry C. load D. ride

9. Medical help is...........................easily obtained in remote areas than in towns.

A. more B. fewer C. less D. higher

10. Peter plays the guitar……………..than Susan does.

A. more goodly B. more well C. better D. gooder

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C. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. He likes listening to English songs. It makes him feel………………. (relax)

2. Minh plays the flute .....................than Quang. (bad)

3. They has lived a………………. life for six years. (nomads)

4. People in my country are very open and ………… I like to go there when I have free time. (friend)

5. You can taste some ………… of the local people sold right there at the open- air market. (mountain)

D. Read the passage carefully and do the tasks

I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometers
away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend,
the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they
talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around, playing games and shouting merrily.
Laughter is heard everywhere. My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our
home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs… He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the
electric train in the town square. I love those trips. On starry nights, children lie on the grass, looking at the sky
and daring each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of far away places.

Decide whether the statements that follow are True (T) or False (F)

1. The writer usually goes to school on foot.

2. He often feeds the cattle in the morning.

3. In the countryside, the children stay at home and do the chore.

4. I am taken to the market to sell vegetables, fruits, eggs.

5. Children lie on the sand to look the stars in the sky.

Answer the following questions.

1. Where does the boy live?................................................................................

2. Does the boy like riding on the electric train in the town square?.......................................................

3. What do the children do on starry nights?......................................................................

4. What does the boys often do after the class?.....................................................

5. How does the boy feel after the trip?...............................................................................

E. Use the words given to make meaning full sentences.

1. Hi/ name/ Nick/ . / live / a/ farm ->

2. The farm/ not/ big/. /My parents / grow/ rice/ corn/ potatoes ->
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3./ They/ not /use/ animals/do farm work/ anymore/ . / Today/ they/ use/ tractor/ instead/.
->

4. After/ help/ parents/ the farm work/. /I/ like/ sit/and/ look/ sky/ and/ fields.

->

F. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one

1. Making crafts or collecting things like stamps and coins are very bored.

-> . It’s ...................................................................................

2. He detests listening to music every day. ( like)

-> He …………….……….…….…................................

3. Lan can not swim as well as her sister. ( better)

-> Her sister ….……….……….......................................

4. Hung speaks English less fluently than Minh so he rarely has good marks.

-> Minh speaks .................................................................

5. Why do some ethnic peoples build the communal house?

-> What .............................................................................

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ĐỀ 6
I. Chọn từ mà phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác các từ còn lại trong mỗi câu sau.

1. A. equipment B. socket C. customer D. sentence

2. A. enough B. brought C. ought D. course

3. A. choose B. kitchen C. chemical D. chore

4. A. buffalo B. wisdom C. clothes D. rope

5. A. match B. sauce pan C. transmit D. safety

II. Chọn đáp án đúng cho mỗi câu sau.

6. Yesterday, I ……… to the cinema.

A. go B. will go C. went D. gone

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7. On the left …… the picture, you can see his grandmother, Jane Cryer.

A. to B. from C. on D. of

8. She fell and hurt ………

A. her B. herself C. himself D. myself

9. Let’s go to the theater this evening.

A. Let us B. Let me C. You should D. Would you like

10. They ……… buy a new car next month.

A. are going to B. will C. is going to D. A & B

11. My sister and I ……… the cartoons on TV every Saturday last summer.

A. watch B. watched C. watches D. watching

12. Water ……… at 100oC.

A. boil B. boiling C. boils D. is boiling

13. I live ……… 20 Oxford Street.

A. at B. in C. on D. from

14. Her new glasses change her ………..

A. appear B. appearance C. appears D. appearances

15. I tried …………. her name but I couldn’t.

A. remember B. remembering C. to remember D. remembered

16. I ……… badminton but I don’t time have for it now.

A. use to play B. used to playing C. use to playing D. used to play

17. He decided .......... what would happen.

A. to stay and see B. staying and seeing C. to stay and seeing D. saying and see

18. He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him.

A. luckily B. magically C. cruelly D. lately

19. You ______ write on the walls.

A. have to B. must C. don’t have to D. must not

20. Are Christ going to close his shop early ________?

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A. last night B. tonight C. last month D. yesterday

III. Tìm lỗi sai trong mỗi câu sau.

21. That man is (A) going to gets (B) wet because (C) he doesn’t (D) have an umbrella.

22. Once when I was (A) ten, I used to get sick (B) and went (C) to (D) the hospital.

23. Lan is (A) not going to (B) buy a big (C) house yesterday (D).

24. Nam doesn’t have to (A) take his (B) medicine yesterday because (C) he was better (D).

25. We took all (A) the rubbish outside (B) and burn (C) it (D).

IV. Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn đáp án đúng cho mỗi thông tin.

Once a poor farmer had a daughter named Little Pea. After his wife died, the farmer married again. His new
wife had a daughter, Stout Nut. Unfortunately, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea. Little Pea had to do
chores all day. This made Little Pea’s father very upset. He soon died of a broken heart.

Summer came and went. In the fall, the village held its harvest festival. That year, everyone was excited as the
prince wanted to choose his wife from the village. Stout Nut’s mother made her new clothes for her, but poor
Little Pea had none.

However, before the festival started, a fairy appeared and magically changed Little Pea’s rags into beautiful
clothes.

As Little Pea ran to the festival, she dropped one of her shoes and lost it. When the prince found the shoe, he
decided to marry he girl who owned it. Of course the shoe fitted Little Pea, and the prince immediately fell in
love with her.

26. Little Pea’s father was a ....... and her mother died when she was young.

A. rich farmer B. poor farmer C. rich worker D. poor worker

27. What does “His” in the first line refer to?

A. Little Pea’s father B. Little Pea’s brother C. A fairy D. The prince

28. Stout Nut’s mother made new clothes for ……… before the festival.

A. herself B. Stout Nut C. Little Pea D. the prince

29. The village held its harvest festival in the ……..

A. fall B. summer C. spring D. winter

30. Which following sentence is NOT true?

A. Little Pea’s father died of a broken heart because he was very upset about his new wife.

B. Little Pea’s step mother made her do chores all day.

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C. Little Pea’s mother made new clothes for Little Pea and Stout Nut before the festival.

D. The prince decided to marry Little Pea.

V. Chọn đáp án đúng để điền vào chỗ trống trong đoạn văn.

Once a farmer lived a (31)……….. life with his family. His chicken laid many eggs which the farmer used
(32) ......... to buy food and clothing for his family.

One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens (33) ........... a gold egg.

He shouted excitedly to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!”

His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband
decided (34) …….. open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs.
When he finished, all the chickens were dead.
There (35)………. no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.

31. A. comfort B. comfortable C. unhappily D. happily

32. A. sell B. selling C. sold D. to sell

33. A. lay B. laid C. to lay D. laying

34. A. to cut B. cutting C. cut D. to cutting

35. A. wasn’t B. was C. weren’t D. were

VI. Viết các câu sau theo gợi ý.

1. I didn’t go to school in the morning last year so I got up late.

I used ………………………………………………………….

2. Lan is only ten years old. She isn’t in my class. (enough)

Lan isn’t …………………………….…………………………

3. Last night / she / come home / 10.30 and 11.00.

………………………………….………………………………

4. They plan to invite him for dinner tonight. (be going to)

They ……………………………………………………………

5. Driving too fast is dangerous.

It’s ……………………………………………………………...

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I. PRONUNCICATION

Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. camel B. buffalo C. cattle D. paddy

2. A. lived B. populated C. harvested D. loaded

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

3. A. ancester B. curious C. heritage D. tradition

4. A. buffalo B. recognise C. convenient D. cultural

Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.

5. My mother enjoys_________ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday.

A. cook B. to cook C. cooking D. cooked

6. My father sometimes goes _________ in the forests. He’d like to find some more food for our family.

A. hunt B. hunting C. to hunt D. hunted

7. Look! Some children are ____________ the buffaloes.

A. picking B. herding C. driving D. playing

8. The sky is _______ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.

A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast

9. Is living in the city _________ than living in the country?

A. more convenient B. as convenient C. most convenient D. so convenient

10. He is surprised __________that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country.

A. to understand B. to study C. finding D. find

11. The Viet (or Kinh) have______ number of people, account for about 86% of the population.

A. large B. the large C. larger D. the largest

12. ________ ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?

A. What B. Which C. Why D. Who

Give the correct form or tense of the words given to complete these sentences

1. If you write more (care)………………….., you will make more mistakes.

2. When I was a small child I fancied (fly)………………….. kites in the field.

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3. They (live)………………………….a nomadic life for six years.

4. Thien Nhan (win)……………………..The Voice Kids 2014.

5. Their teacher (sing)………………………..an English song now.

II. READING

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each gap.

I go on the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) _________ more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got laptop
and also a smartphone, so I can (2)_______ the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been (3)
____________ three times.

Mainly I just (4) ____________ my friends. I read online magazines and I look (5)__________ information,

too. I also compare prices of things, (6) ___________ I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think
it’s safe.

I’m not an Internet addict, but some of my friends (7) ___________. One friend of mine always looks (8)
___________ because he spends all night online. Although he’s got a lot of bad marks for the exams, he hasn’t
(9) ___________ his habits.

In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet (10) ____________.

1. A. spend B. spending C. spent

2. A. have B. use C. play

3. A. online B. Internet C. computer

4. A. write B. email C. send

5. A. at B. in C. for

6. A. because B. but C. although

7. A. is B. were C. are

8. A. tired B. hard C. happily

9. A. change B. to change C. changed

10. A. sensible B. sensibly C. sensibleness

Read the text and answer the questions

1. Is the writer an Internet addict?

2. Why has he never bought anything online?

III. WRITING
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Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above

1. Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.

→ Dogs can swim.....................................................................................

2. Minh really loves to hang out with friends.

→ Minh really enjoys................................................................................

3. Playing beach games is very interesting.

→ It is........................................................................................................

4. He uses all his free time to look after his garden.

→ He spends..............................................................................................

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I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.

1. A. pan B. match C. lamp D. save

2. A. safety B. electricity C. myself D. anything

3. A. tiger B. fire C. stripe D. prince

4. A. door B. foolish C. choose D. soon

5. A. chore B. school C. kitchen D. choose

II. Choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. I’ll see you ________ Wednesday.

A. on B. in C. at D. between

2. Ba does the homework ________, nobody helps him.

A. hisself B. myself C. himself D. herself

3. The sun _______ in the east and sets in the west.

A. rise B. rises C. rising D. rose

4. Nga’s grandmother used ________ in Hue when she was young.

A. live B. to live C. living D. lives

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5. “Why is Nam absent today ?” - “ ___________ he was sick.”

A. So B. But C. And D. Because

6. Miss Jackson said you ________ work harder on your Spanish pronunciation.

A. should B. ought C. have to D. will

7. I ________ to school by bus last year.

A. will go B. go C. went D. am going

8. She isn’t ________ to be in my class.

A. enough age B. enough old C. age enough D. old enough

III. Read the passage carefully then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

Peter had a letter form his sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she was coming to
England next month. If she comes, she will get a surprise. Peter is now living in a beautiful new house in the
country. The house was completed five months ago. In his letter, he said that, he wanted her to stay with his
family. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a modern house. So it looks strange
to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.

1. Peter lives in Nigeria.

2. His sister’s coming to England next month.

3. Peter’s new house is in the city.

4. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden.

IV. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below.

Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sisters
did nothing. One night her sisters went to a festival at the palace. Cinderella was left at home, feeling very sad.
After a time a fairy appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the festival, but she had to return home by
midnight. So she went to the festival in a beautiful dress. She danced with the prince, but at midnight she ran
back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance floor. The prince wanted to see her again and went to every
house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella. The prince and Cinderella
were married and lived happily ever after.

1. Where did Cinderella's sisters go one night?

2. Who appeared and helped Cinderella go to the festival?

3. Did Cinderella dance with the prince at the ball?

V. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. Minh should study harder for his exam. => Minh ought
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2. My sister felt sick yesterday, so she stayed at home. => Because

3. She is very young, she can’t drive a car. => She isn’t

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II. LANGUAGE FOCUS

1. Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. conducted B. annoyed C. transmited D. needed

2. A. slim B. sink C. device D. invention

2. Choose the correct option A, B or C to complete the sentence.

3. There is a vase with flowers …………… the table.

A. at B. in C. on D. between

4. Hoa is my next door neighbor. She is ………………

A. beautify B. beauty C. beautifully D. beautiful

5. The Sun …………. in the East.

A. rise B. rises C. rising D. raise

6. Nam isn’t tall enough ……………… volleyball.

A. play B. playing C. to play D. plays

7. Mai: Nice to meet you, Hoa. - Hoa: ……………………………., too.

A. How do you do? B. Nice to meet you.

C. I’d like you to meet. D. Come and meet.

8. Nam ………… to see the movie tonight.

A. is B. am C. are D. is going

9. He is fat. He ought to …………….. more fruit and vegetables.

A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. ate

10. You have to cook dinner ……………

A. herself B. yourself C. himself D. themself

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III. READING

1. Fill in each gap with the correct word given in the box

is; was; in; school; farming; poetry

Isaac Newton was one of the greatest men in the history of Scientists. He was born in a small village of
Wootsphore in England. His father was a poor farmer. When the boy (1) ………. fourteen, his father died.
Newton left (2) ………….. and helped his mother on the farm. But the boy didn’t like (3) ………, he was fond
of (4) ………….. and mathematics. So Newton was sent to school. After he left school, Newton studied at
Cambridge University.

2. Read the passage and do the tasks below.

Lan has a close friend. Her name is Chi. They are in same class at Le Loi secondary school. They are also
neighbors, so they spend most of their time studying and playing together. Chi is tall and thin. She is a beautiful
girl with big black eyes and around face. She is an intelligent student and always studies best in my class. She is
kind, sociable and has a good sense of humor. Her jokes always make me laugh. She likes reading novel and
books. She also likes playing sports. They often play at school. Lan is very happy when she has a good friend as
her.

Tick True (T) or False (F).

1. Lan and Chi spend most of their time studying and playing together.

2. Chi is short and fat.

3. Chi has big black eyes and around face.

4. Chi never plays sports at school with Lan.

Answer the questions:

5. What does Chi look like?

6. Is Lan happy when she has a good friend as Chi?

IV. WRITING

1. Rewrite the sentences base on the words given.

1. My sister is old. She can drive a car.

My sister is old enough …………………………………………………….……

2. Quang and Nam bought new fishing rods yesterday.

They are going to …………………………………………………………………

3. What about playing volleyball?

Let’s ………………………………………………………………………………
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4. Lan failed in her English Exam.

Lan ought to ………………….…………………………………………………..

2. Write a passage about your closet friend base on answer of the questions.

- What is his/ her name?

- How old is he/ she?

- What does he/ she look like?

- What is he/ she like?

- Where does he/ she live?

- Who does he/she live with?

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A. PHONETICS: (4 pts)

I/ Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following
questions.

1. A. penalty B. celebrate C. leisure D. eight

2. A. paragraph B. although C. laugh D. enough

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II/ Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following

questions

3. A. blackberry B. heritage C. museum D. decorate

4. A. minorities B. activity C. populated D. experience

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (20 pts)

I/ Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

5. What part of our country would you most like to live in ?

A B C D

6. Mua sap is the typical dance of the Muong people in the North West.

A B C D

7. Five- coloured sticky rice is a traditional dish in the north mountainous regions.

A B C D

II/ Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

8. The _______ on display in Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture are very interesting.

A. goods B. shows C. products D. items

9. The boys often help their parents to _______ water from the village well.

A. collect B. gather C. find D. give

10. The crops ________ on the weather.

A. affect heavily B. affect heavy C. depend heavily D. depend heavy

11. _______ month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?

A. Which B. How many C. When D. How often

12. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the _______ house.

A. commune B. communication C. communal D. community

13. The Viet people have many _______ customs and crafts.

A. culture B. traditional C. Customary D. tradition

14 . The Gong Festival is held ________ in the Central Highlands.

A. yearly B. annually C. Year D. annual

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15. An old woman was ________ the goats up the mountainside.

A. talking B. herding C. Riding D. running

16. My dad doesn't mind ________ my mom from work every day.

A. picks up B. picking up C . pick up D. picked up

17. Life in a small town is _______ than that in a big city.

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

18. It is typical of the cultural life of ________ Thai people.

A. the B. X C.a D. some

III/ Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

19. Nga: The Thai not only have their own language but also they have their own writing system.

Ba: _________________________ .

A. I seeB. Check out thisC. How interesting!D. It’s right up your street

20. Tuan: “My favourite leisure activity is people watching.”

Hoa: “__________________________-__”

A. That sounds so weird! B. OK. That’s what you’ve chosen.

C. That’s all right. D. Sure. It’s very entertaining.

IV/ Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

21. The Thai are experienced farmers. They grow different crops.

A. bad B. better C. worse D. good

22. The northwest region of Viet Nam is famous for breathtaking rice terraced paddy fields.

A. fabulous B. well- known C . surprised D. interesting

V/ Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

23. Ethnic peoples often put on their traditional costumes on special occasions.

A. good B. beautiful C. different D . modern

24. Gathering and hunting still play an important role in the economy of the Laha.

A. traditional B. Major C. insignificant D . inconvenient

C. READING: (8pts)
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I/ Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered
blanks.The Muong (25)________ ethnic roots with the Vietnamese people and their language is classified in the
Vietnamese-Muong language branch. The Muong live in mountainous areas which have abundant land for
(25)________wet rice.

In a Muong hamlet, stilt houses are located in the shade of big trees, huddle against the mountain, and look out
on vast rice fields. A Muong house is designed to maximize convenient use and air ventilation to counter the
warm, humid mountain climate.

The Muong's (27)________ is special. Men often wear a round-neck shirt which opens in the front and has two
pockets. Their pants have large trouser legs. The Muong women wear a long, black dress and a white or brown
shirt with a line of buttons in the front and long sleeves. They wind a white or indigo headscarf around their
head.

The Muong have diverse folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer’s worshipping songs, tales, and
riddle songs. The gong is the most popular musical instrument along with the flute, the (28)________ violin, the
drum, and the panpipe.

25.A. cut B. have C. share D. divide

26.A. raising B. harvesting C. growing D. putting

27.A. material B. costumes C. cloth D. Costume

28.A. two strings B. two-string C. second-string D. two string

II/ Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

The thing I liked most when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and winter — I
could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. Now in the city, you can buy summer
flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round. Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things
at certain times of the year, for example, strawberries in June and turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with
the seasons.

We also made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh, so it must be
better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may think people in the country miss a lot
of things about modern life. In fact, in my opinion, they miss a lot more than people in the country, they miss
real life.

29. What did the writer like most about living in the country?

A. Flowers in spring B. The wild animals and plants C. Leaves in autumn D. The change of seasons

30. What does the word “them” in line 2 refer to?

A. Plants B. Countryside people C. Winter and autumn D. Four seasons

31. Why did the writer never eat tinned food when living in the country?

A. Because it was contaminated B. Because it wasn't very fresh

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C. Because it was very fat D. Because it was frozen

32. Which of the following sentences is NOT true ?

A. In the countryside turnips are grown in winter

B. The writer often eat frozen and tinned food now

C. Many city people think they live better than those in the country

D. People in the city can grow vegetables all year round

D. WRITING: ( 8 pts)

I/ Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning, using the word given in brackets

33. This supermarket isn’t as expensive as the one across the street. (less)

......................................................................................................................................

34. The English teacher started teaching at our school three years ago. (for)

......................................................................................................................................

35.You won’t pass the exam unless you study harder. (if)

......................................................................................................................................

36. Your village is so beautiful! (What)

......................................................................................................................................

II/ Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.

37. Although the villagers are quite poor, they live a happy and healthy way.

⇒ In spite of................................................................................................................

38. Romantic films interest me more than war films.

⇒ I find.....................................................................................................................

39. How long is it since you built this stilt house?

⇒ When...................................................................................................................

40. Living in a big city is more convenient than living in a village.

⇒ It’s.......................................................................................................................
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