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
