III. Filling each blank with a suitable word. The first letter of the word has been provided.

1.   Tet, or Lunar New Year, is the most important f___________ in Vietnam.

2.   In the UK, there are a lot of c___________ for table manners.

3.   Most Vietnamese people have family altars to w___________ their ancestors.

4.   Saint Giong is a mythical h___________ who helped King Hung to defeat the An.

5.   It’s important to p___________ our culture for future generations.

6.   Xoan singing is traditional f___________ singing originating from the northernprovince of Phu Tho.

7.   The Fox and the Grapes is one of the most popular f___________.

8.   At the beginning of the festival, they p___________ a ritual of offering incense.

9.   Millions of Japanese visit homtowns for family r___________ during theObon Festival.

10.       The o_______ demanded the annual sacrifice of a young village girl to satisfy hisblood lust.

I.Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form or tense to complete the letter. Write your answer in the numbered boxes below. 0 has been done as an example.

Hi Claire,

Just a quick message from England !

I can't believe I (0) ______________ (be) here for two weeks already. I (1) ____________ (have) such a great time! The university is very impressive and I (2) _____________(feel) so proud to be here.

So far, I (3) ______________ (meet) a lot of students from other countries and I (4) ______________ (share) a large room with a girl from Hong Kong until she gets a room of her own.

The head of our department (5) ______________ (plan) an international party for this weekend.

I hope it’s a good one. I haven't been to a party for ages!

When (6) ______________ (you/ leave) for Rome?

(7) ______________ (you/find) a house yet?

Write back soon.

Lots of love,

Claire

II. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the test.

1. a. sticky b. fairy c. story d. reply

2. a. honest b. human c. hero d. historian

3. a. looked b. stopped c. screamed d. missed

4. a. character b. church c. choose d. cheerful

5. a. procession b. confusion c. production d. tradition

III. Choose the word that has different stress pattern.

1. a. anniversary b. celebration c. ceremony d. politician

2. a. lantern b. princess c. emperor d. incense

3. a. reunite b. defeat c. command d. swallow

4. a. preservation b. communicate c. commemorate d. participate

5. a. cunning b. unkind c. greedy d. generous

IV. Filling each blank with a suitable word. The first letter of the word has been provided.

1. Tet, or Lunar New Year, is the most important f___________ in Vietnam.

2. In the UK, there are a lot of c___________ for table manners.

3. Most Vietnamese people have family altars to w___________ their ancestors.

4. Saint Giong is a mythical h___________ who helped King Hung to defeat the An.

5. It’s important to p___________ our culture for future generations.

6. Xoan singing is traditional f___________ singing originating from the northern province of Phu Tho.

7. The Fox and the Grapes is one of the most popular f___________.

8. At the beginning of the festival, they p___________ a ritual of offering incense.

9. Millions of Japanese visit hometowns for family r___________ during the Obon Festival.

10. The o_______ demanded the annual sacrifice of a young village girl to satisfy his blood lust.

Make sentences , using the word or phrase provided. You can add some word or make sentences

1. Giong Festival / hold / commemorate / Saint Giong / who / defeat / An invaders

2. The Khmer / believe / they / have to / float / lantern / otherwise / may not / get / good luck

3.Lim festival / take place / every year / 13th day / first lunar month

4. officially / national holiday / Tet / last / three days / however / Vietnamese people / often / spend / nearly a month / celebrate / this special event

5. prepare/Mid Autumn Festival/make/colorful lantern/happy activity /between / families/ children

6. Whale Festival / a festival /worship / the whale / pray/ the good fortune / the fishmen/

7. while/ elephants / race/ peole /cheer/encourage /them

8. Hung Kings Temple Featival / one of / most important / national holiday /Vietnam/commemorate / Hung Kings

fill in each blank with the suitable word in the fowlling passage

i have just ................................a letter from my brother,Dave.he is in austrailia. he has been there..............................six months.he is an engineer .he is.............................for a big farm and he has visited a great................................of different places in australia . he has just bought .........................................australian car and he has.................................to Alice Spring ,a small town to the centre of australia.he................................soon visit Darwin .From ................................he'll fly to Perth.my brother has................................been abroad before,so he................................this trip very exciting

Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in italic. The number 0 has been done for you as an example. (20 pts)

Judo is a sport that has achieved great popularity in many parts of the world. It was (1. origin) ___________ developed in Japan in the late 19th century based on ancient methods of self-defence. There are two (2. fight)___________  . Although they use physical (3. violent) ___________  against each other, they are respectful to their (4. oppose)___________  and bow to each other before and after each contest. Judo is an (5. expense)___________  sport to take up because the only equipment you need is the special loose-fitting suit. It is very suitable for (6. young)___________  if they join a club where the (7. instruct)___________  are properly qualified and pay enough attention to safety. Although Judo is a physically (8. demand)___________  sport which requires a lot of (9. strong) ___________ ,practice, and skill, there are many people who find it (10. enjoy)___________  as a means of relaxation in their spare time.