Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (18).

Sa Pa’s love market has become unique in the culture of the Mong and Dao ethnic groups (17) ______ a long time. Due to the distance between the villages, the market meets once a week on Sunday.

On the Saturday night, guys and girls from villages come to Lao Cai (18) ______ one another. They talk, sing and (19) ______ different games according to their ethnic groups’ tradition. After the night, many couples become intimate and promise to see each other again on the following morning. Many of (20) ______ become husbands and wives in the spring. That is why the poets in Lao Cai called the market Sapa’s Love Market.

The most popular Love Market in Lao Cai is organized in nowhere else but Sa Pa, where it is gaining more and more (21) ______ of not only the ethnic people but also the travelers from many places in the world.

17. A:at       B:of                      C:in             D:for

18. A:meet   B:to meeting         C:meeting    D:to meet

19. A:play   B:get                     C:perform   D:help

20. A:her     B:his                     C:them        D:us

21. A:attention      B:attend      C:attending D:attended

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

Khau Vai Love Market Festival – Beauty of Love

Khau Vai Commune, located in Meo Vac District, is home to (1) ___________ minority group of Giay, Nung and Muong. The love market festival is held (2) ____________ Lunar March 26th and 27th with the participation of a large number of local people. The festival (3) ____________food and drink culture, song performances and folk games. Ethnic (4) ____________, jewellery, ethnic musical instruments, culture and art publications are on (5) ___________ at the market, reflecting activities of the local people.

Question 5:

A. show

B. display

C. performance

D. stage

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

Khau Vai Love Market Festival – Beauty of Love

Khau Vai Commune, located in Meo Vac District, is home to (1) ___________ minority group of Giay, Nung and Muong. The love market festival is held (2) ____________ Lunar March 26th and 27th with the participation of a large number of local people. The festival (3) ____________food and drink culture, song performances and folk games. Ethnic (4) ____________, jewellery, ethnic musical instruments, culture and art publications are on (5) ___________ at the market, reflecting activities of the local people.

Question 4:

A. cloth

B. materials

C. fashion

D. costumes

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

Khau Vai Love Market Festival – Beauty of Love

Khau Vai Commune, located in Meo Vac District, is home to (1) ___________ minority group of Giay, Nung and Muong. The love market festival is held (2) ____________ Lunar March 26th and 27th with the participation of a large number of local people. The festival (3) ____________food and drink culture, song performances and folk games. Ethnic (4) ____________, jewellery, ethnic musical instruments, culture and art publications are on (5) ___________ at the market, reflecting activities of the local people.

Question 3:

A. features

B. to feature

C. feature

D. featuring

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

Khau Vai Love Market Festival – Beauty of Love

Khau Vai Commune, located in Meo Vac District, is home to (1) ___________ minority group of Giay, Nung and Muong. The love market festival is held (2) ____________ Lunar March 26th and 27th with the participation of a large number of local people. The festival (3) ____________food and drink culture, song performances and folk games. Ethnic (4) ____________, jewellery, ethnic musical instruments, culture and art publications are on (5) ___________ at the market, reflecting activities of the local people.

Question 2:

A. in

B. at

C. on

D. during

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

Khau Vai Love Market Festival – Beauty of Love

Khau Vai Commune, located in Meo Vac District, is home to (1) ___________ minority group of Giay, Nung and Muong. The love market festival is held (2) ____________ Lunar March 26th and 27th with the participation of a large number of local people. The festival (3) ____________food and drink culture, song performances and folk games. Ethnic (4) ____________, jewellery, ethnic musical instruments, culture and art publications are on (5) ___________ at the market, reflecting activities of the local people.

Question 1:

A. cultural

B. ethnic

C. trditional

D. unique

Supply the correct tense or from of the in brackets

1. . . (you/ever/take) a trip to the countryside? It's really interesting !

2. For many nomads, their cattle. . . (provide) meat, milk and hides for their own use

3. When I was a kid, I. . . (spend) hours gleaning rice from paddy fields

4. Sa Pa's love market. . . (be) an unique aspect in the culture of the Mong and Dao ethnic groups for a long time

5. Where is Jenny? She. . . (pratise) the piano in the music room

6. . . (your family/move) to the city in 2008?

7. Basketry , pottery and indigo cloth . . . (produce) by the Rhade for their own use

8. I've got tickets . Next week we . . . (visit) Hanoi

9. Do you fancy . . . (come) on a day trip to my uncle's farm next Sunday?

10. Nomadic children learn . . .(herd) the cattle when they are small

Write the correct form of the word in brackets

1. His . . . to the Internet is talking over his life (addict)

2. Who lives more happily. . . or city dwellers? (nomadic)

3. Children in rural areas often travel to school. . . than those in big cities (far)

4. Red River Delta in an agriculturally rich area and densly . . . (populate)

5. Dao and SanChay have . . . practiced shiftimg cultivating (tradition )

6. The Internet has already changed the way peole . . . (social)

7. Thai women are very skilled. . . and produce beautiful embroidery (weave)

8. Groups of boys and young girls perform traditional love songs in . . . taht can last all night(festival)

Writethe second sentence so that it has a similar maening to the firts one

1. Flying a kite in the countryside is very exciting

It's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. I have done voluntary word for three years

I started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. It's not necessary to change the dates of our trip

We. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Do you want me to show you how to use this?

Would. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

I spent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. Millions of tourists visit the Museum of Ethnology every year

The Museum of Ethnology. . . .

7. Jane makes crafts better than her sister

Jane's sister doesn't. . . . . . . .

Folk painting is one of the special cultural features of Vietnam. Especially, Dong Ho painting has become a unique symbol of folk culture in Vietnam and a source of inspiration for poets and musicians of many generations. A long time ago, it used to be a precious decoration to celebrate Tet holiday; Vietnamese people bought Dong Ho pictures to hang them on their wall for a year, and then replaced them by new ones when a new year was coming.

Dong Ho paintings mainly reflect the aspiration for a peaceful and happy life. Dear animals in people’s life such as cow, pig, dog, cat and chicken are also depicted in a lot of paintings. Especially, some paintings like “Catching coconuts”, “Mice wedding” attract the attention of many domestic and foreign visitors. The painting fair is annually held on Tet holiday in the communal house in Dong Ho village, which draws a large number of tourists.

Question 37: What is considered one of the special features of Vietnam’s culture?

A. painting “Catching coconuts”  B. folk painting        C. modern arts   D. painting “Mice wedding”

Question 38: When do Vietnamese people usually buy Đông Hồ pictures?

A. in summer                        B. at Tet       C. on holidays           D. a long time ago   

Question 39: Foreign tourists _____Đông Hồ paintings.

A. don’t like  .                       B. hate                         C. enjoy                      D. dislike

Question 40 : How often is the painting fair held?

A. every year                 B. every two years    C. every day             D. once a month