I. Choose the word in each line that has differene stress pattern.
1. A. discuss B. gather C. perform D. attend
2. A. ticket B. costume C.Jevent D. number
3. A. return B. happen C. differ D. visit
4. A. yourself B. thirteen C. abroad D. village
5. A. Japan B. Thailand C. Norway
D. Turkey
1. Choose the words which has different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. discuss B. gather C. perform D. attend
2. A. ticket B. costume C. event D. number
3. A. return B. happen C. differ D. visit
4. A. yourself B. thirteen C. abroad D. village
5. A. Japan B. Thailand C. Norway D. Turkey
6. A. cannon B. chaos C. circle D. direct
7. A. prepare B. repeat C. purpose D. police
8. A. preface B. famous C. forget D. childish
9. A. cartoon B. western C. teacher D. theater
10. A. horror B. highlight C. project D. perform
I. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others:
1. A. silent B. noisy C. pretty D. polite
2. A. degree B. student C. funny D. widen
3. A. agree B. hurry C. enter D. visit
4. A. fasten B. describe C. listen D. hover
5. A. culture B. turkey C. machine D. tourist
6. A. parade B. perform C. reverse D. copy
II. Find one odd word A, B, C or D.
1.A. Tet holiday B. Easter C. Thanksgiving D. Monday
2.A. tired B. joyful C. delightful D. happy
3.A. sausage B. Turkey C. beef steak D.Birthday cake
4.A. candle B. lighting C. lantern D. moon
5. A. sibling B. cousin C. friend D. relative
6.A. joyful B. funny C. prefer D. happy
7. A. party B. elephant C. camp D. desert
III. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.
Yesterday, Carlos went (1)____ La Tomatina. The festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year in Buñol, Spain. (2)_______ were thousands of people there. In the morning, many people tried (3)________ up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m., they (4)_______ a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5)_____ to the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another. They all had to wear goggle (6)_______ their eyes.
After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped (7)_________ . The whole town square (8)_______ red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, they tried tomato Paella, (9)_____ Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed the (10)_____ food and drink.
1. A. at B. in C. to D. from
2. A. There B. They C. That D. This
3. A. climb B. climbed C. climbing D. to climb
4. A. saw B. see C. seen D. seeing
5. A. thrown B. threw C. throw D. throwing
6. A. protecting B. to protect C. protected D. protect
7. A. to throw B. throw C. throwing D. thrown
8. A. were B. are C. was D. is
9. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalize
10.A. badly B. better C. well D. good
Find which word which has a different stress pattern from the other A direct B affect C open D renew
I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.
1. A. snake B. educate C. racing D. castle
2. A. those B. they C. than D. Thanksgiving
3. A. desert B. held C. prefer D. celebrate
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
4. A. reward B. country C. samba D. music
5. A. comfort B. apple C. water D. machine
II. VOCABULARY
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
6. Everybody has gone to the _____ festival.
A. music B. musical C. musician D. musicians
7. The Academy Awards, commonly _____ as the Oscars, are the most famous film awards in the world.
A. know B. knew C. known D. be known
8. La Tomatina is a _____ festival to celebrate the tomato harvest.
A. year B. seasonal C. season D. annually
9. Some people love to go _____ with friends on New Year’s Eve.
A. walk B. for walk C. for a walk D. for a walking
10. The _____ atmosphere is felt around all the villages.
A. tradition B. festival C. festive D. air
11. People of _____ minorities in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival every March
A. village B. local C. native D. ethnic
12. We saw a _____ of Lotus floats when attending Loykrathong Festival in Thailand last year.
A. parade B. march C. group D. class
13. In Vietnam, many people’s _____ is Buddhism.
A. custom B. religion C. tradition D. festival
14. Mr. Dam is a _____ person because he believes much in his star sign.
A. superstitious B. careful C. traditional D. smart
15. Many families in Vietnam _____ their ancestor on Hoi Mua occasion.
A. worship B. worships C. worshiping D. worshiped
16. Many villages _____ offer money or contribute food and drink to celebrate the festival.
A. volunteer B. volunteerly C. voluntary D. voluntarily
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
17. Tet Holiday is the most important festival in Vietnam which takes place in late January or early February.
A. appears B. occurs C. brings D. holds
18. Some people take naps after the feast with the whole family.
A. play games B. go out C. go to sleep D. hang out
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
19. During their concert, Cold play stirred up the crowd in nearly 3 hours with their hit songs.
A. hand up B. move up C. settle D. sit down
20. We are so into the music played by him.
A. enjoy B. excite about C. dislike D. fond of
III. GRAMMAR
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
21. _____ will take the money back? Mary.
A. Who B. What C. Why D. Whose
22. _____ does the man drink milk? Everyday
A. Who B. How often C. Where D. When
23. _____ sugar should be bought? Two kilos and a half.
A. How heavy B. How many C. How much D. How about
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part
1. A. those B. they C. than D. Thanksgiving
2. A. cranberry B. lantern C. gather D. apricot
3. A. abundant B. travelling C. character D. biogas
4. A. diverse B. drive C. invention D. crime
5. A. designs B. sails C. pedals D. pollutes
6. A. perform B. end C. festival D. elephant
7. A. cake B. celebrate C. racing D. candle
8. A. desert B. held C. prefer D. celebrate
A. PHONETICS
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part (chọn từ có cách đọc ở phần gạch chân khác với 3 từ còn lại )
1. A. those B. they C. than D. Thanksgiving
2. A. cranberry B. lantern C. gather D. apricot
3. A. abundant B. travelling C. character D. biogas
4. A. diverse B. drive C. invention D. crime
5. A. designs B. sails C. pedals D. pollutes
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Find the word or phrases does not belong to each group.( tìm từ khác nghĩa )
1. A. dishes B. celebration C. tradition D. festival
2. A. Halloween B. turkey C. pumpkin D. costumes
3. A. tomatoes B. flowers C. carrots D. potatoes
4. A. feast B. Rice God C. dancing D. harvest
5. A. tent B. picnic C. camp D. party
II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.( điền từ loại đúng )
1. There are many differences between the two communities. (culture)
2. Streets are decorated with lights and red banners. (colour)
3. There were lively New Year all over the town. (celebrate)
4. It is in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (tradition)
III. Choose the correct answers A, B, C or D.( chọn đáp án đúng)
1. The Elephant Race Festival in DakLak is a race between elephants that are ridden by their .
A. own B. owning C. owner D. owners
2. The Samba Parade in Rio Carnival has thousands of samba from various samba schools.
A. perform B. performance C. performer D. performers
3. People in Cannes take the Cannes Film Festival a very serious way.
A. in B. at C. on D. with
4. The biggest prize of the Cannes Film Festival is the Palme d’Or, which is given the best film.
A. of B. to C. with D. for
5. The festival every year at the end of August.
A. takes B. takes place C. occur D. held
6. La Tomatina on the last Wednesday of August every year.
A hold B. held C. is held D. be held
7. Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other thing to the festival.
A. open B. celebrate C. remember D. set
8. A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to the Rio Carnival.
A. play B. take C. attend D. follow
9. In La Tomatina, people get to throw tomatoes at .
A. themselves B. once C. together D. each other
10. Which do you think are festivals?
A. season B. harvester C. artistic D. music
C. READING
IV. Read the passage then answer the questions below.(đọc đoạn văn rồi trả lời câu hỏi )
Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is especially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteen. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.
1. What is Vietnam’s New Year known as?
2. Is Tet celebrated according to the Lunar calendar?
3. When does the Lunar New Year begin?
4. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?
D. WRITING
v. Put question for the underlined part of each sentence: ( viết câu hỏi cho phần gạch chân )
1. Sarah left two hours ago.
2. She is watching Tom and Terry.
3. She likes watching comedy.
4. I felt terrified before my last Maths test.
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part
1. A. enjoys B. prepares C. attends D. reports
2. A. festival B. together C. elephant D. telephone
3. A. Easter B. ready C. season D. teacher
4. A. Halloween B. water C. wedding D. week
5. A. childhood B. Christmas C. chocolate D. challenge
Dear Fred,
I’m so pleased when you are going to (1)_______my country. I‘ll try to give you as much information as I can about my city.
First of all, you can stay at a small (2)________near my house. It’s not very (3) _______and it’s located near the city center. If you want to (4) _______round the town, a taxi is the most (5) ________means of transportation, but it’s also the most expensive. If you want a cheap means, hire a bicycle and buy a (6) ________.
As this is the beginning of the summer, you shouldn’t fill your bags and suitcases with your warm (7) ______, just bring light and convenient clothes. Remember to bring a (8) _______with you because you’ll be able to (9) __________a lot of photos. There are a lot of famous tourist (10) __________in my city, you can certainly visit them when you are here. I’ll take you out at the weekend.
1. A. go B. travel C. visit D. know
2. A. hotel B. theater C. restaurant D. park
3. A. expensive B. fast C. near D. delicious
4. A. do B. come C. visit D. travel
5. A. expensive B. convenient C. near D. good
6. A. hat B. camera C. motorbike D. map
7. A. clothes B. trousers C. shirts D. T-shirt
8. A. bag B. hat C. camera D. umbrella
9. A. bring B. take C. do D. see
10.A. attractions B. attract C. attractive D. areas
