I. Choose the word that is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. terraced B. satisfied C. hooked D. relaxed
2. A. community B. custom C. costume D. museum
3. A. ethnic B. unique C. basic D. diverse
4. A. visited B. recommended C. wanted D. hoped
5. A. complicated B. developed C. stopped D. watched
6. A. important B. boring C. minor D. northern
7. A. collect B. convenient C. community D. costume
8. A. leisure B. eight C. celebrate D. penalty
9. A. fun B. sun C. surf D. cut
10. A. scarf B. school C. science D. scare
11. A. sure B. soundly C. simple D. stilt
I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. invent B. chemist C. patent D. technology
2. A. science B. scared C. Scottish D. screen
3. A. explore B. exchange C. experiment D. existence
4. A. nuclear B. future C. bulb D. mute
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently. 1. A. automation B. development C. experiment D. technology
2. A. impolite B. scientific C. technology D. economic
3. A. spaceship B. benefit C. technical D. reality
4. A. technique B. incurable C. programmer D. explorer
5. A. unemployment B. laboratory C. engineer D. conservationist
III. Choose the correct answer. 1. I__________ my friends for dinner after work tomorrow. A. meet B. will meet C. am meeting D. will be meeting
2. Hurry up! The conference__________ in twenty minutes. A. begins B. will be begun C. will begin D. will be beginning
3. In 30 years’ time we__________ in flying cars. A. are travelling B. will be travelling
C. are going to travel D. will be travelled
4. __________ longer in the future thanks to medical tech?
A. Will people live B. Do people live
C. Will people be living D. Are people living
5. Let’s meet at ten o’clock tomorrow. - Sorry, I__________ at ten o’clock. A. am working B. am going to work C. will work D. will be working
IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 1. Facebook was built on the _______________ of earlier social network sites like MySpace
and Bebo. A. succeed B. successful C. successfully D. success
2. It is thought that driverless cars will transform the way we move ________ cities in the
future. A. around B. away C. along D. ahead
3. Little Pascal ___________ a mechanical calculator which could do additions or
subtractions very quickly
A. discovered B. found C. found out D. invented
4. Robots save workers from ______________ dangerous tasks. A. making B. having C. performing D. carrying
5. Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless, __________ that is not
necessarily true
A. but B. and C. so D. or
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6. Recent________ developments have made robots more user-friendly, and intelligent. A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically
7. Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer game; ________, they lose their
interests in daily activities. A. moreover B so C. however D. as a result
8. Science and technology have _________ the life safe, secure and comfortable. A. transformed B. made C. done D. changed
9. Terrorists are using modern technology _________ their destructive work. A. about B. at C. for D. with
10. With the advance of the science and technology, our life changes greatly in various _________. A. scenes B. fields C. sights D. regions
V. Read the passage carefully, then do the tasks. SMARTPHONE REVOLUTION
It was just over a decade ago when cell phones were primarily used for calling and
sending texts. Today, the uses of cell phones run the gamut. Phones do everything from
taking high-resolution pictures to watching pixel-perfect videos, browsing the Internet to
playing graphic-intensive games to monitoring your movements in addition to fulfilling basic
communication needs. The advent of smartphones has greatly simplified our lives. People now connect with
their loved ones more frequently and easily through video calls and instant messaging
Services. Tasks, like creating slides, reading emails, and creating documents don’t require a PC anymore. Brieflỵ, smartphone and apps have changed the way we work, communicate
and play. While the smartphone revolution has made our lives easy, it has also made us lazy. Today, the whole world is at our fingertips, and thus we don’t have to work or move around
like we did previously to get things done. Our inactive lifestyle and lack of physical activities
can be partly attributed to the over-dependence on smartphones. This is especially true for
the younger generation, who are constantly glued to their cell phones. Cell phone addiction is
having a negative impact on our lives. Care needs to be taken to deal with this issue in an
effective way. A. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. In the past, mobile phones were used only for communication among people. 2. Modern cell phones are capable of much more than just making phone calls. 3. Smartphones make Communications with people quite easier. 4. Smartphone users, however, can’t send and recieve emails on their phones. 5. Despite all the positive benefits of smartphones, there are also negative side effects. 6. Today we don’t have to go to work because we have the whole world at our fingertips. 7. Only young people are now addicted to their mobile phones. B. Answer the questions. 1. What were cell phones mainly used for? ___________________________________________________________________
2. Are modern cell phones capable of internet access? ___________________________________________________________________
3. How has the smartphone revolution changed our lives? ___________________________________________________________________
4. Do smartphones make us lazy and inactive? ___________________________________________________________________
5. How often do teenagers look at their cell phones? ___________________________________________________________________ VI. Change the following sentences into reported speech
1. Nick:” I come from a small town in England. => Nick said that_________________________________________________
2. My friend: ‘Brazil will win the world cup.’ => My friend said that___________________________________________
3. Olive:’ Chau, I’m living VietNam tomorrow’
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=>Olive told that_______________________________________________
4. David: ‘ Catherine, I’m unable to read your writing’ => David told Catherine that_________________________________________________
5. Minh: ‘ I overslept this morning’ => Minh said that__________________________________________________________
6. ‘I didn’t say anything at the meeting last week’ He said. => He said that_____________________________________________________________
7. ‘ This letter has been opened.’ She told me. => She told me that__________________________________________________________
8. ‘ In 50 year’s time we will probably be living on Mars.’ Tom said => Tom said that_____________________________________________________________
9. ‘ I hope we will build a city out at sea’ Mi said => Mi said that______________________________________________________________
10. ‘ My wish is to become a very young inventor.’ Son told us. => Son told us________________________________________________________________
Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.
3. A. bookstore B. improve C. goldfish D. novel
4. A. blanket B. invite C. replace D. exchange
I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. A. preserve B. custom C. costume D. special
2. A. respect B. preserve C. describe D. custom
3. A. tradition B. musician C. festival D. procession
4. A. minority B. preservation C. politician D. competition
5. A. worship B. custom C. ritual D. respect
6. A. commemorate B. generation C. anniversary D. presentation
7. A. ceremony B. vegetarian C. generation D. introduction
8. A. majority B. minority C. environment D. reputation
9. A. difficult B. interesting C. attention D. excellent
10. A. performance B. procession C. musician D. heritage
II. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. caused B. promised C. increased D. practiced
2. A. kissed B. helped C. forced D. wanted
3. A. jumped B. installed C. imagined D. involved
4. A. arguments B. books C. elephants D. televisions
5. A. cloud B. sound C. favourite
Choose the letter A, B, C or D preceding the word that is pronounced differently from others
1. A. mixture B. fabric
C. tire D. dip
2. A. confirm B. florist
C. prison D. condition
I. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
1. You _________ speak when the teacher is speaking.
A. needn’t B. can’t C. don’t have to D. mustn’t
2. Christmas Eve is the day _________ people in some countries exchange their presents.
A. that B. which C. when D. what
3. Japanese have developed the custom of eating meals sitting on tatami _______, not on chairs.
A. towels B. prongs C. trays D. mats
4. You look really tired. You _________ take a few days off and have a holiday.
A. should B. must C. have to D. can
5. In Vietnam, you _________ take a deep bow as you do in Japan.
A. mustn’t B. don’t have to C. should D. shouldn’t
6. Sorry, but my train is at 6.00. I _________ leave now.
A. shouldn’t B. ought to C. mustn’t D. have to
7. According to the ________ in England, we have to use a knife and fork at dinner.
A. table ways B. table manners C. behaviors D.differences
8. He _________ use chopsticks for spring roll. It is finger food.
A. must B. has to C. doesn’t have to D. should
9. Everyone _________ wear a helmet when riding a motorbike. It’s mandatory according to traffic law.
A. isn’t allowed to B. must C. can D. shouldn’t
10. The xoe dance is a spiritual ________of Thai ethnic people.
A. customs B. tradition C. habit D. dance
11. A tradition is something special that is ________ through the generations.
A. passed B. passed to C. passed down D. passed out
12. Elderly people _________ be treated with great respect
A. shouldn’t B. should C. aren’t obliged to D. mustn’t
II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern.
1. a. carnival b. festival c. holiday d. Thanksgiving
2. a. enjoy b. special c. culture d. worship
3. wonderful b. performer c. seasonal d. celebrate
4. a. lantern b. costume c. parade d. stuffing
5. a. creative b. religious c. musician d. superstitious
giải thích giùm tớ với ạ
Exercise 1: Choose the word A, B, C, or D that has different stress pattern from the others in each line. | ||||
A. industry | B. memory | C. ambiguous | D. advertise |
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A. tunnel | B. nightmare | C. retain | D. thesis |
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A. rainfall | B. inquire | C. confide | D. machine |
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A. tableland | B. artistic | C. contribute | D. substantial |
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A. colony | B. maintaining | C. maintenance | D. credible |
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A. priority | B. endangerment | C. relationship | D. enthusiast |
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A. address | B. include | C. imply | D. common |
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A. urbanization | B. environmental | C. communication | D. unexpectedly |
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A. computation | B. unemployment | C. desirable | D. satisfaction |
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A. associate | B. influential | C. accountancy | D. variety |
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Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others
Question 1: A. costume B. cultural C. hunt D. sunny
Question 2:A. terraced B. specialty C. heritage D. diverse
Question 3: A. basic B. gather C. ancestor D. specialty
Question 4: A. stilt B. recognize C. minority D. fine
Question 5: custom B. costume C. curious D. conduct
Question 6: A. heritage B. majority C. significant D. apply
Question 7: A. gather B. ethnic C. think D. although
Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has different stress pattern from others.
Question 8: A. medical B. national C. classical D. dramatic
Question 9: A. athletic B. artistic C. historic D. logical
Question 10: A. scientific B. grammatical C. political D. historical
Question 11:A. ancestor B. curious C. ethnic D. minority
Question 12: A. heritage B. tradition C. waterwheel D. ancestor
Question 13: A. diversity B. majority C. complicated D. traditional
Question 14: A. terraced B. unique C. gather D. costume
Question 15:A. classic B. basic C. depend D. ethnic
B. Vocabulary and Grammar
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
Question 1:The __________ minority peoples have their own customs and traditions.
A. ethnic B. cultural C. basic D. diverse
Question 2: What is the __________ of the smallest ethnic group?
A. ancestor B. group C. majority D. population
Question 3: Ao dai is the __________ dress of Vietnamese people.
A. major B. special C. traditional D. ethnic
Question 4:If you go to Da Lat, you should try some __________ of people here
A. specialties B. customs C. costumes D. shawls
Question 5: Ethnic people have their own ways __________ farming.
A. in B. of C. to D. at
Question 6:People living in __________ Sahara have to fight for their living.
A. a B. the C. an D. x
Question 7: The Viet or King has __________ number of people, accounting for about 86% of the population.
A. the largest B. large C. larger than D. the larger
Question 8: __________ traditional costume is the most colorful among all people of Vietnam?
A. What B. When C. Whose D. Why
Question 9: : __________ ethnic group has the larger population, the Tay or Ede?
A. Which B. Where C. Who D. How
Question 10: People __________ mountainous regions have to travel a long way to town.
A. on B. at C. in D. of
Question 11: The items on __________ in the Museum of Ethnology are very interesting.
A. worship B. display C. diversity D. heritage
Question 12: The __________ house is the biggest house in his village.
A. community B. communist C. communal D. communicate
Question 13: We are watching a Holly __________ of the Hmong people
A. waterwheel B. diversity C. ceremony D. group
Question 14: Vietnam is a multicultural country. The Vietnamese peoples are __________ but live peacefully.
A. diverse B. basic C. boarding D. communal
Question 15: Like other ethnic people, the Ha Nhi __________ their ancestors
A. gather B. hunt C. worship D. recognize
C. Reading
Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?
In Vietnam, a market is a trading place, but many markets are not only about buying and selling things. They reflect the life of the community. A traditional market is a social gathering point for people of all ages it is a new and exciting experience for children, a trading place for local craftsmen, and a chance for young people to meet. People go to the traditional market not only to buy and sell things but also to eat, drink, play games and socialize. For example, if you go to Sa Pa market, it is the highlands in the north of Viet Nam, you can see people wear then nicest clothes and spend all day long at the market. They buy things, play the flute, dance and sing. This is also a time to meet friends and look for lovers. That is why
this kind of gathering is also called "love market". Some other countryside markets in the Mekong Delta are held on boats. Most of the goods are sold at a floating market. The most exciting time is in the early morning, when boats arrive loaded up with agricultural products
Question 1: Markets reflect the life of the community.
A. True B. False
Question 2: People go to the traditional market not only to buy and sell things but also to eat, drink, play games and socialize.
A. True B. False
Question 3: Love market is in Lai Chau, a province to the North of Vietnam
A. True B. False
Question 4: Some other countryside markets in the Mekong Delta are held on shopping malls.
A. True B. False
Question 5: The most exciting time to go to floating market is in the early morning.
A. True B. False
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below
In 2006, the house of a __________ (6) family in Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province was chosen for the background of __________ (7) film "The story of Pao". From distance, the house looks beautiful __________ (8) a painting. Bushes of wild but beautiful flowers in blossom on the right and an old leaning cherry blossom tree at the gate create a romantic scene for the house. The film is about the life of a H'mong girl named Pao. She __________ (9) by her stepmother because her real mother left her when she was little. One day, her stepmother died in an accident, and she began to look __________ (10) her birth mother.
Question 6: A. national B. local C. unique D. complicated
Question 7: A. the B. x C. a D. an
Question 8: A. like B. similar C. as D. to
Question 9: A. raise B. raises C. was raising D. was raised
Question 10: A. at B. for C. into D. about
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions
Marriage is one of three most important event in one’s life in Vietnam. Wedding custom in Vietnam is quite complicated. Before an official wedding of a couple, a ceremony of engagement must be held first. In accordance with Vietnamese tradition, engagement ceremony is an official occasion for families of fiancé and fiancée to mark their relationship and to arrange the wedding. Each family need to prepare a representative who is a family member having a happy life and high-ranking position in the family. In the day of engagement, the representatives of two families will have some announcement about the
wedding and exchange gifts. The time of wedding is chosen suitably based on lunar calendar. Gifts which are put in trays are prepared by the family of fiancé a few days before the engagement ceremony. The number of trays must be an odd number (5, 7, 9, etc.) which is suitable to the condition of the fiancé’s family. In Vietnamese habits, odd numbers are thought to bring luck to the couple. In the trays, there are betel leaves, areca nut fruits, wine, tea, husband-wife and sticky rice. These trays are covered by papers or cloths in red.
Question 11: How is wedding custom in Vietnam?
A. It’s diverse.
B. It’s cultural.
C. It’s complicated.
D. It’s unique.
Question 12: What is held first before the official wedding ceremony?
A. gathering B. worshiping C. diversity D. engagement
Question 13: In the day of engagement, the representatives of two families will _______.
A. have some announcements
B. exchange gifts
C. hold the wedding
D. Both A & B
Question 14: Is the number of engagement trays odd or even numbers?
A. odd numbers B. even numbers
Question 15: What is the color of the cloths covering those trays?
A. blue B. white C. yellow D. red
D. Writing
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words
Question 1: Many/ ethnic minority/ students/ have/ travel/ long way/ get/ school.
A. Many ethnic minority students have to travel a long way to get to school.
B. Many ethnic minority students have to travel long way to get to school.
C. Many ethnic minority students have traveling a long way to get to school.
D. Many ethnic minority students have traveling long way to get to school.
Question 2: How much/ dish/ five-colored/ sticky rice?
A. How much are dish of five-colored sticky rice?
B. How much are a dish of five-colored sticky rice?
C. How much is a dish of five-colored sticky rice?
D. How much is dish of five-colored sticky rice?
Question 3: : Duong Lam Village/ located/ Duong Lam commute/ a 45 km/ distance/ from Hanoi.
A. Duong Lam Village is located at Duong Lam commute at a 45 km distance from Hanoi.
B. Duong Lam Village is located in Duong Lam commute in a 45 km distance from Hanoi.
C. Duong Lam Village is located at Duong Lam commute in a 45 km distance from Hanoi.
D. Duong Lam Village is located in Duong Lam commute at a 45 km distance from Hanoi.
Question 4: The communal house/ or/ Rong House/ can/ only/ found/ villages/ North/ the Central Highlands.
A. The communal house or Rong House can only found on villages to the North of the Central Highlands.
B. The communal house or Rong House can only found in villages to the North of the Central Highlands.
C. The communal house or Rong House can only be found in villages to the North of the Central Highlands.
D. The communal house or Rong House can only be found on villages to the North of the Central Highlands.
Question 5: Thai cloth/ famous/ be/ strong/ unique/ and colorful.
A. Thai cloth is famous with being strong, unique, and colorful.
B. Thai cloth is famous for being strong, unique, and colorful.
C. Thai cloth are famous with being strong, unique, and colorful.
D. Thai cloth are famous for being strong, unique, and colorful.
Rearrange the sentences to make meaningful sentences
Question 6: The/ live/ cultivation/ ethnic minority/ on/ people/ terraced fields/ on.
A. The ethnic minority people live on cultivation on terraced fields.
B. The ethnic minority cultivation on fields people live on terraced.
C. The ethnic live on minority people terraced fields cultivation on.
D. The ethnic minority people live on terraced fields cultivation on.
Question 7: ceremony/ altar/ of/ in front/ The/ the/ starts/ ancestor/ wedding.
A. The wedding in front ceremony starts of the ancestor altar.
B. The wedding ceremony starts in front the ancestor of altar.
C. The ceremony starts wedding in front of the ancestor altar.
D. The wedding ceremony starts in front of the ancestor altar.
Question 8: Are/ spring/ any/ festivals/ held/ there/ traditional/ in/ spring?
A. Are there any traditional festivals held in spring?
B. Are there any festival traditional held in spring?
C. Are there any held traditional festivals in spring?
D. Are traditional festivals there any held in spring?
Question 9: have/ You/ festival/ unforgettable/ Hoa Ban/ will/ time/ have/ an/ in.
A. You will have an unforgettable time in Hoa Ban festival.
B. You Hoa Ban have will an unforgettable time in festival.
C. You in festival Hoa Ban unforgettable will have an time.
D. You will have time in Hoa Ban an unforgettable festival
Question 10: The Tay/ of/ areas/ Vietnam/ people/ in/ mostly/ mountainous/ live.
A. The Tay mostly live people in mountainous Vietnam of areas.
B. The Tay people mostly live in mountainous areas of Vietnam.
C. The Tay people live in mountainous mostly areas of Vietnam.
D. The Tay people mostly mountainous areas live in of Vietnam.
Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning
Question 11: There are some stilt houses in my village.
A. My village has some stilt houses.
B. Some stilt houses has my village.
C. There some my village stilt houses.
D. In my village there have some stilt houses.
Question 12:I'll ask the shopkeeper how much the shawl is.
A. I'll ask the shopkeeper how many the shawl is there.
B. I'll ask the shopkeeper what the shawl is.
C. I'll ask the shopkeeper what the price of the shawl is.
D. I'll ask the shopkeeper how much is the shawl
Question 13: They are building a bridge in this area.
A. A bridge is being built in this area.
B. They are being built a bridge in this area.
C. This area is built a bridge.
D. Building a bridge in this area is difficult.
Question 14: This country is so multicultural that many tourists visit it.
A. Many tourists visit this country although it’s multicultural.
B. Many tourists visit this country but it’s multicultural.
C. Many tourists visit this country so it’s multicultural.
D. Many tourists visit this country because it’s multicultural
Question 15:What are these stilt houses made of?
A. What are the colors of these stilt houses?
B. What are the materials of these stilt houses?
C. What is the price of these stilt houses?
D. What is the height of these stilt houses?