III. Complete the following passage by writing one suitable article in each gap. Some gaps require no article.

          Over the centuries and with each successive invasion, (1)_____________ Vietnamese have had increasingly mixed (2)_____________ ethnic roots. The Kinh now cohabitate with various ethnic minorities, from (3)_____________ mountaineers of the high northern plateaux to the Cham and (4) _____________ Khmer. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology celebrates their traditions in (5)_____________ three-hectare space.

          The crafts, traditional costumes, musical instruments, life-size reproductions of village community houses, folklore, and traditional customs of (6)_____________54 ethnic groups in Vietnam are all represented. (7)_____________ Communities piny (8)_____________ important role in the history of the museum as they contribute fully to (9)_____________preparation of exhibitions and participate in (10)_____________ numerous events, such as craft demonstrations and traditional games, giving added meaning to the museum's vocation.

I.Fill in the blank with the suitable word from the box 

Vietnamese people may (1) _______________to drink at coffee shops or pubs on weekdays (2)_______________ their friends after work. Some of them invite their friends to drink at their homes on weekends. In the past, the Vietnamese usually (3)_______________ home-made alcohol such as “ruou gao” or “ruou de”. Then, they started to drink beer or imported wines.

Vietnamese people know about the damage of drinking alcohol, but they still drink. More Vietnamese people (4)_______________ their free time outside their homes such as cinemas, theatres or coffee shops. The number of places for entertainment has increased in big cities. However, more young people use their free time to study or attend clubs or centres for improving (5) _______________ such as communications, presentation and team working. 

Fill in the gap with a suitable word given in the box

1. This is one of the best…………………that I’ve ever watched.

2. Vietnamese ………………..know a lot about different festivals in Vietnam.

3. Carrying beautiful lanterns at the Mid-Autumn Festival was a ………………..childhood experience.

4. We ……………….our house with peach blossoms to welcome Tet holiday.

5.  The elephant ……..…………get a lot of attention of the crowds in this event.

6. Do you know that elephants are considered good …………………of Vietnamese people?

7. It’s Vietnamese……………….. to burn incense when we go to the pagoda.

8. Tet is the most important ………………..in Vietnam because most Vietnamese people return home for Tet.

 IV. Put a word from the box in each gap to complete the following passage.

Pho is one of the (1) ___________ popular Vietnamese dishes. What is pho? Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs and meat.

There are two  basic types of pho and that is Pho Bo (beef noodle soup) and Pho Ga (chicken noodle soup). Pho Bo is beef broth that is made by stewing cow bones in a large (2) ___________  for quite a long time. Pho Ga is very similar to Pho Bo. Instead of beef broth, chicken broth is made by  stewingchicken bones. The noodle itself is made from varieties of (3) ___________. The ingredients and toppings may vary a slight bit in the North and the South. Pho is normally eaten for breakfast, but many of people eat at lunch, or (4) __________  dinner.

V. Read and answer the questions.

There are many activities after school hours in Lan’s school, so she and her classmate can take part in them. Lan and Mai join the school theater group and they are also the members of the stamp collector’s club. They are rehearsing a play for the Teacher’s Day. Hung and Tuan are members of the school sport club. They play for the school football team. Ha and Thanh are the members of the school art club, and they want to be good artist one day in the future.

1.Which of them joins the school theater group?

…………………………………………………………………………………………    

2.What are they doing now?

……………………………………………………………………………………  

3.Who play for the school football team?                                                                       

…………………………………………………………………………………….

* Fill in each gap with a suitable word to complete the following passages.
For (1) ………………………, Vietnamese Ao Dai has appeared in poetry, literature, and music. The traditional dress (2) ………………………Ao Dai is a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants. Vietnamese (3) ………………………usually wear it, (4) ………………………on special
occasions. Fashion (5) ………………………have gradually changed the original Ao Dai. They have taken the inspiration from Vietnam’s ethnic (6) ………………………. Suns, stars, crosses, and stripes have been added to Ao Dai. Lines of poetry are printed on the Ao Dai. Ao Dai looks very (7) ……………………… nowadays, so Vietnamese women continue to wear this (8) ………………………dress though modern clothing is more convenient.

IV. Read the passage
A. Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the list
education - grades - reponsibilities
competition - decision - confident
Dealing with pressures and stress in middle school can be difficult. The pressure may be to make friends, earm good (1)____, excel in Middle school students face  pressure to keep their grades up every day. Theu are in a(n) (2)____with their peers to be the best and the brightestin everything
During the teenage years, children will feel the pressure to grow up. No longer will they be able to act like a child and not worry about (3)_____. Their parents should help them make this transition from a child to an adult easy and teach them to make wise (4)____
Prepare the for the word ahead of them and don't let go completety at once. Gradually let the growing up occur

IV.Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word from the box. There are some extra words. 

     Through centuries, one of the most (16)_____ elements of a Vietnamese village has been its gate. However, the image is fast disappearing due to rapid urbanization. One way of keeping the (17)______ image alive is via photography. A(n) (17)_____ entitled “Old Gates” consisted of nearly 700 photos taken of typical village gates in northern Viet Nam, which opened in Ha Noi on the (18)_____ of the National Cultural Heritage Day. Villages in the north usually have the main gate and one leading to the rice fields alongside minor gates. Many have disappeared forever. Gates differ depending on the typical village (19)___ Amajor trading villages such as Cu Da in Ha Noi would have a sizeable gate while more (20)_____ villages would have their gates engraved and decorated

I.Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

1.   Community service is the work you do for the                                        of the community.

2.   Our club offers                             for free meals for the sick in this hospital.

3.   College students can take part in our programme by                                poor or homeless children in Ha Noi.

4.   The activities of our organization include recycling things and teaching others                               to do so.

5.   Americans do volunteer work not                        they are forced or paid to do it.

6.   I have                                a lot of old books for village children.

7.   Start your own                              project to make your school a better place.

8.   Be a Buddy has                              evening classes for street children in our city.

9.   Last month our organization started a community garden                                    toprotect the environment.

10. The members of the club                                      blankets for poor children who live inmountainous areas last year.