X. Rewrite the following sentences, using the provided word keep meaning as that of the root one.

33. He suggested visiting Moc Chau to learn about Thai and H'mong people.

=> What about________________________________________________

34. They believe that touching the head of a Buddha statue is a sign of disrespect.

=> It ________________________________________________________

XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in capital.

37. There has been a slight drop in the number of people using public transport. (SLIGHTLY)

=> ________________________________________________________

38. Revising for exams takes up all my time at the moment. (BUSY)

=> ________________________________________________________

39. There was an increased demand for travel, so the government decided to invest in building the very first metro system. (AS)

=> ________________________________________________________

40. I don't know much about historical events, so I can't help her with her history homework. (IF)

=> _____________________________________________________

IV. READING

SKILL 1 UNIT 3

 The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people living in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai language belongs to the Tay - Thai group. 

The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their main food is

rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai also grow other crops on burnt-out land. They raise cattle and poultry

for their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth. Thai cloth is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong.

Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh's style of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional costumes including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments. The Thai live in houses on stilts. Their villages comprise 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side.

The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs

between boys and girls, and many traditional games.

• Answer true or false.

1. The Thai are good farmers.

2. They grow the same crops.

3. They can make household items from the bamboo tree.

4. The Thai live in stilt houses.

5. They get water to their fields from the rivers.

6. The main food is beef.

7. Thai women’s costumes are short shirts, long skirts, scarves and ornaments.

8. Many festivals and ceremonies are held by the Thai people every year. 

      * Answer the questions

1. Do the Thai people have their own language?

2. Do they dig rivers to bring water to their fields?

3. What is the main food of the Thai people?

        ….

4. Do they  raise cattle for their own use?

5. What is the Thai cloth well – known for?

………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Who do the Thai worship?

SKILL 1 UNIT 4

In my opinion, customs and traditions are very important. Like other families, we have our own customs and traditions.

A. Firstly, there's a tradition in our family of having lunch together on the second day of Tet. Everyone has to be there before 11 a.m. We have followed this tradition for three generations.

B. Secondly, we have the custom of spending Sunday together. We usually go to the cinema or go for a picnic. We don't have to do it, but it makes us closer as a family.

C. Thirdly, we celebrate our grandparents' wedding anniversary on the first Sunday of October because they don't remember the exact date. The custom is that we have to cook a new dish each year. Last year, my mum cooked lasagne, an Italian dish. This year, we prepared five-coloured sticky rice served with grilled chicken. We all enjoy these customs and traditions because they provide our family with a sense of belonging.

True or false.

1. Mi’s family has lunch together on the first day of Tet.

2. The first Sunday of October is their grandparents’ wedding anniversary.

3. Lasagne is an Australian dish.

4. The custom is that they have to cook the same dish each year.

5. They don’t like these customsnand traditions.

Answer the questions

1. How many customs does Mi mention?

……………………………………………………

2. What does Mi’s family usually do on Sundays?

……………………………………………………………

3. Is the second of October her grandparents’ wedding anniversary?

…………………………………………………………………..

4. What did they make for the grandparents’ wedding anniversary this year?

………………………………………………………………………….

5. Do they never go to the cinema?

…………………………………………………………………………

6. Why do they love family customand traditions?

……………………………………………………………………………….

SKILL 1 UNIT 5

The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho. This festival is held to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation. The festival features a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain. Here, there is a ceremony of offering incense and specialities such as chung cakes, day cakes and five-fruit trays to the Kings. Moreover, there are also many joyful activities including bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances

This Buddhist festival is held annually and lasts for three months from the first to the third lunar  month. During the festival, visitors come from all over the country and from overseas to join the procession and make offerings of incense, flowers, fruit and candles to worship Buddha at the pagoda. In addition to the ceremonies, people enjoy activities at this festival such as hiking in the mountains, exploring caves and taking photos of the beautiful scenery.

* Answer true or false.

1. The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 9th to the 11th day of the third lunar month.

2. Chung cakes and Day cakes are specialities.

3. Wrestling isn’t  one of  activities at the Hung King Temple festi val.

4. This Buddhist festival is held every year.

5. It takes places from the second to the third lunar  month.

6. Climbing the mountains is one of activities at  Buddhisfestival.

* Answer the questions

1. When  does The Hung King Temple Festival take place?

2.What is included in the offerings to the Hung Kings?

3.Does it take place in Ha Noi?

4.Is there a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain?

5. Who is the festival held to worship?

6.Why is it joyful to go to The Hung King Temple Festival?

7. When  does The Buddhist festival take place?

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

8. Where does The Buddhist festival Festival take place?

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

9. What do people do to  worship Buddha at the Huong Pagoda?

……………………………………………………………

10. Does the Buddhist festival last for three months?......................................

11. Which of the activities at the Huong pagoda Festival do you like most?

……………………………………………………………………..

12. Do you like going to The Hung King Temple Festival or The Buddhist festival?

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

SKILL1 UNIT 6

Once upon a time, there was a rich man living in a village. When he died, he left his two sons a fortune. But the elder brother gave his brother only a starfruit tree. When the fruit was ripe, an eagle came and ate the fruit. The younger brother begged the eagle not to. The eagle promised to repay him in gold and told him to make a bag to carry it. The eagle took him on its back to a place of gold. There, he filled the bag with gold. When he got home he was rich. The elder brother was surprised, so he asked his brother to explain. After hearing the story, he offered to swap his fortune for the starfruit tree, and his kind brother accepted. When the eagle came, the elder brother asked it to take him to the place of gold. The greedy brother filled a very large bag and all his pockets with gold. On the way home, because the load was too heavy, the eagle got tired and dropped him into the sea.

Answer the questions

1.What did the older brother give his younger brother?

………………………………………………………….

2.What did the eagle promise to the younger brother?

……………………………………………………………

3.What did the elder brother do when he found out how his younger brother became rich?

…………………………………………………………………

4.What did the elder brother do when he got to the place of gold?

………………………………………………………………………

5.What happened to the elder brother in the end?

………………………………………………………..

6.was he dropped into the pond?

………………………………………………

V. Writing

I. Make question for the underlined words.

1.The house was chosen for the background of the fim in 2006.

…………………………………………………………………….

2.The house is in Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province.

……………………………………………………………………..

3.The film is about the life of a Hmong girl named Pao.

……………………………………………………………………

4.She was raised by her stepmother because her real mother left her when she was little.

…………………………………………………………………………………

5.She began to look for her birth mother when her stepmother died in an accident.

………………………………………………………………………………

II. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. Use the words in brackets.

1. Sebastien is a French, but he plays Vietnamese folk games well. (although)

Although

2. the weather was terrible. we had a good time. (although)

We

3. You should know the story of chung cakes and day cakes. You are Vietnamese  (If)

If

4. The New Year’s Eve is late at night. Children stay awake to welcome the New Year and to watch the firework display. (even though)

5. You won’t get in to see the show .You don’t have reserved seats. (if)

You

6. Children like the Mid – Autumn Festival. They are given many sweets and toys.( because)

7.You don’t start early. You will get stuck in the traffic. (if)

You

8. The black dress is more expensive than the white one. 

   The white dress …. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ……………………

9. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary. 

   Mary………. …..................................................................................................................

10.The girl worked hard. Her step mother wasn’t happy. (ALTHOUGH)

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

11. Tea is cheaper than coffee. Coffee .……….………...............................................………

12. The red car is more expensive than the black one.

 The black car ….……….……….……….……….......................................................……….

13.Motorbikes go more slowly than cars

. Cars go _____________________________________

14. The buffalo-fighting Festival sounds frightening. Many people come to enjoy it. (Although)

……………………………………………………………………………………….

15.Lang Lieu was very poor  so he couldn’t buy any special food.

Because …………………………………………………………………………………..…..…

III. Use given words to make sentences

1. My laptop/ exepensive/ than/ his laptop/.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Even though / the New Year’s Eve / late/ night, /children / stay awake/ welcome / the New Year/ and / watch / fireworks display.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Mr Thompson / work / responsibly/ than / Mr Dylan.

……………………………………………………………………………………………

4.Children/ the city/ play/ freely/ than/ children / the countryside

.

5. which ethnic group/ second largest population/ Vietnam?

6.Because /quan ho  / the  traditional folk song/ Bac Ninh, only this kind of singing/  is/ allow / at /  the Lim Festival.

………………………………………………………………………………………….

7.He /  lazy/ than / his brother.

……………………………………………………………..

8.He / not / go / school / because / he / ill / yesterday.

……………………………………………………………..

9.If / she / come/ early / we / begin / the game.

…………………………………………………………..

10.Although /  I / like/ the Giong festival/ I /never be/ there.

…………………………………………………………………….

IV. Read the passage, answer the question           The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people living in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai language belongs to the Tay- Thai group. The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their main food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai also grow other crops on burnt-out land. They raise cattle and poultry for their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth. Thai cloth is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong.     Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh's style of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional costumes including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments. The Thai live in houses on stilts. Their villages comprise 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side.The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games. ·      

Answer the questions.

15/ What is the populations of Thai? => ……………………………………….

16/ What is  the Thai’s main food? => ……………………………………………….

17/ Do The Thai like to live in a house or stilt house? => ………………………………..

18/ Do The Thai have festival => ……………………………

I : When did the volunteers come to your village?

HoV: Well, they came last month.

I : How many of them came?

HoV: A group of about twelve.

I : What did they do on the first day?

HoV: They held a meeting with me and some elderly villagers in the first evening to talk about their plans while they were staying in the village.

I : What did they do in the follow days?

HoV: They repaired old cottages, taught the children how to have a healthy and clean life.

I : What did the vilagers think of them?

HoV: Well, they loved them because they were very helpful, active, and polite.

I : Was there any change in the village after they came?

HoV: Yes, a lot. But they should come to help US more next year. I hope so.

I : What do you think of the community service?

HoV: Well, it is very helpful, anf it mabes US believe in the young generation.

1. On the first day the volunteers had a meeting with ______________

A. all the villagers

B. all the children

C. the head of the village and somw of the villagers

D. all the children and the head of the village

2. They talked about ___________

A. staying in the village

B. having a holiday in the village

C. what thet would do

D. what they would help the children

4. The villagers like them because they have__________

A. appearance

B. hard working habbit

C. hard working habbit and goodbehavior

D. a healthy and clean life all time

5. The head of the village tinkd that ___________

A. the community service is very helpfull

B. he doesn't believe in the young generation

C. he doesn't want the vollunteers to come back next year

D. the community service is mot very helpful

I : When did the volunteers come to your village?

HoV: Well, they came last month.

I : How many of them came?

HoV: A group of about twelve

.I : What did they do on the first day?

HoV: They held a meeting with me and some elderly villagers in the first evening to talk about their plans while they were staying in the village

I : What did they do in the follow days?

HoV: They repaired old cottages, taught the children how to have a healthy and clean life.

I : What did the vilagers think of them?

HoV: Well, they loved them because they were very helpful, active, and polite.

I : Was there any change in the village after they came?

HoV: Yes, a lot. But they should come to help US more next year. I hope so.

I : What do you think of the community service?

HoV: Well, it is very helpful, anf it mabes US believe in the young generation.

1. On the first day the volunteers had a meeting with ______________

A. all the villagers

B. all the children

C. the head of the village and somw of the villagers

D. all the children and the head of the village

2. They talked about ___________

A. staying in the village

B. having a holiday in the village

C. what thet would do

D. what they would help the children

4. The villagers like them because they have__________

A. appearance

B. hard working habbit

C. hard working habbit and goodbehavior

D. a healthy and clean life all time

5. The head of the village tinkd that ___________

A. the community service is very helpfull

B. he doesn't believe in the young generation

C. he doesn't want the vollunteers to come back next year

D. the community service is mot very helpful

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Not very long ago, when people needed to find a job, there were several possible steps. They might begin with a look through the classified ads in the newspaper. They could go to the personnel office at various companies and fill out an application, or they could go to an employment agency. They could even find out about a job opening through word-of-mouth - from another person who had heard about it.

These days, job hunting is more complicated. The first step is to determine what kind of job you want (which sounds easier than it is) and make sure that you have the right education for it. Rapid changes in technology and science are creating many professions that never existed until recently. It is important to learn about them because one might be the perfect profession for you. The fastest-growing areas for new jobs are in computer technology and health services. Jobs in these fields usually require specific skills, but you need to find out exactly which degrees are necessary. For example, it may be surprising to learn that in the sciences, an M.S. is more marketable than a Ph.D! In other words, there are more jobs available for people with a Master of Science degree than for people with a doctorate (however, people who want to do research still need a Ph.D.)

How do people learn about "hot" new professions? How do they discover their "dream job"? Many people these days go to a career counselor. In some countries, job hopping has become so common that career counseling is now "big business". People sometimes spend large amounts of money for this advice. In Canada and the United States, high school and college students often have access to free vocational counseling services on campus. There is even a career organization, the Five O'Clock Club, which helps members to set goals. Members focus on this question: what sort of person do you want to be years from now? The members then plan their career around that goal. All career counselors - private or public - agree on one basic point: it is important for people to find a career that they love. Everyone should be able to think, "I'm having such a good time. I can't believe they're paying me to do this.”

According to the second paragraph, why is it important for us to learn about various professions?

A. Since more jobs are available for people with a Master of Science Degree.

B. As technological advances have created new professions.

C. Because jobs in computer technology and health services are popular.

D. So as not to miss the profession that is perfect for us.

The ladies' club always had a (1)……………….every Friday afternoon and someone came to talk to them about important things. After that they had (2)……………….and asked questions.
One Friday, a (3)……………….came and talked to the club about (4)……………….. "There is not (5)……………….food in the world for everybody", he said. " More than (6)……………….the people in the world are hungry. And when they get more food, they have more (7)……………….so they never stop being hungry. Somewhere in the world, a woman is (8)……………….a baby every minute, day and night. What are we going to do about it ?" He waited for a few (9)……………….before he continued, but before he began to speak again, one of the ladies said, " Well, why don't we find that woman and (10)……………….her ?"

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The ladies' club always had a (1)……………….every Friday afternoon and someone came to talk to them about important things. After that they had (2)……………….and asked questions.
One Friday, a (3)……………….came and talked to the club about (4)……………….. "There is not (5)……………….food in the world for everybody", he said. " More than (6)……………….the people in the world are hungry. And when they get more food, they have more (7)……………….so they never stop being hungry. Somewhere in the world, a woman is (8)……………….a baby every minute, day and night. What are we going to do about it ?" He waited for a few (9)……………….before he continued, but before he began to speak again, one of the ladies said, " Well, why don't we find that woman and (10)……………….her ?"

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