III. Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete the sentences below. ( 2pts )

1. Viet Nam is a _______________country with 54 ethnic groups.

A. ethnic B. multi-cultural C. diversified D. bilingual

2. Harvest time is the____________ time of the year in the countryside.

A. more busy B. most busy C. busier D. busiest 

3. “Let’s go to the open- air market.” – “___________.”

A. Good idea B. Yes, please          C. Yes, of course        D. Not at all 

4. The ________ have a very hard life. They can’t live permanently in one place.

A. farmers B. workers C. nomads D. villagers 

5. Nam helped his parents __________the rice onto buffalo-drawn cart.

A. ride B. collect C. load D. dry

6. Gathering and hunting still play_________important role in the economy of ________Laha. 

A. a - the             B. an - the                      C. an – a           D. the - the

7. __________leisure time do people in the US have on an average day?

A. How long B. How far          C. How many           D. How much

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

A. by             B. with             C. to                         D. in

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

Viet Nam is a multi- cultural country with 54 ethnic groups living together. The Viet (or Kinh) people account (1)… about 87% of the country’s population. They(2)… inhabit the low land and deltals. The other 53 ethnic minority groups (3)…. scattered over mountainous areas, from the North to the South.The ethnic groups in Viet Nam (4)…. different languages, yet they live close to each other.(5)…. they are involved in cultural exchange, they keep retaining the identity of their own culture.

Question 5:

A. Although

B. Because

C. if

D. Despite

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

Viet Nam is a multi- cultural country with 54 ethnic groups living together. The Viet (or Kinh) people account (1)… about 87% of the country’s population. They(2)… inhabit the low land and deltals. The other 53 ethnic minority groups (3)…. scattered over mountainous areas, from the North to the South.The ethnic groups in Viet Nam (4)…. different languages, yet they live close to each other.(5)…. they are involved in cultural exchange, they keep retaining the identity of their own culture.

Question 1:

A. at

B. in

C. for

D. about

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

Viet Nam is a multi- cultural country with 54 ethnic groups living together. The Viet (or Kinh) people account (1)… about 87% of the country’s population. They(2)… inhabit the low land and deltals. The other 53 ethnic minority groups (3)…. scattered over mountainous areas, from the North to the South.The ethnic groups in Viet Nam (4)…. different languages, yet they live close to each other.(5)…. they are involved in cultural exchange, they keep retaining the identity of their own culture.

Question 4:

A. say

B. talk

C. tell

D. speak

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

Viet Nam is a multi- cultural country with 54 ethnic groups living together. The Viet (or Kinh) people account (1)… about 87% of the country’s population. They(2)… inhabit the low land and deltals. The other 53 ethnic minority groups (3)…. scattered over mountainous areas, from the North to the South.The ethnic groups in Viet Nam (4)…. different languages, yet they live close to each other.(5)…. they are involved in cultural exchange, they keep retaining the identity of their own culture.

Question 2:

A. mainly

B. primarily

C. wholly

D. particularly

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

Viet Nam is a multi- cultural country with 54 ethnic groups living together. The Viet (or Kinh) people account (1)… about 87% of the country’s population. They(2)… inhabit the low land and deltals. The other 53 ethnic minority groups (3)…. scattered over mountainous areas, from the North to the South.The ethnic groups in Viet Nam (4)…. different languages, yet they live close to each other.(5)…. they are involved in cultural exchange, they keep retaining the identity of their own culture.

Question 3:

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. be

VI. Fill each blank with a, an or the to complete the following passage.
Vietnam is (1)_________ multi-nationality country with 54 ethnic groups. The Viet (Kinh) people account
for 87% of (2)_________ country’s population and mainly inhabit (3)_________ Red River Delta, (4)
_________ central coastal delta, (5) _________ Mekong Delta and major cities. (6) _________ other 53 ethnic
minority groups, totalling over 8 million people, are scattered over mountain areas spreading from the North to
the South.
(7) _________ number of ethnic minorities had master some farming techniques. They grew rice plants in
swamped paddy fields and carried out irrigation. Others went hunting, fishing, collecting and lived (8)
_________ semi-nomadic life. Each group has its own culture, diverse and special.
However, (9) _________ evident gap in the material and moral has indeed still existed between peoples
living in the deltas and those living in mountain areas as well as among ethnic minorities themselves. (10)
_________ Vietnamese government has worked out specific politics and special treatments in order to help
mountainous people catching up with lowland people, and made great efforts to develop and preserve traditional
cultural identities of each ethnic minority group

IV.   Choose the best answer

7. The USA is a ___________________________________________ country with over 80 ethnic groups.

A. multi – cultural                       B. bi – lingual                             C. rich                                          D. ethnic

8. Among the ________________________________________, the Tay people have the largest population.

A. groups                                    B. majorities                                C. ethnic minorities                      D. ethnic cultures  

9. So many people nowadays are __________________________ computers and mobile phones. They use them a lot.

A. addicted to                             B. bored with                             C. worried about                              D. afraid of

10. ____________________________________________ can make you relaxed. You enjoy them in your free time.

A. Sports                                    B. Leisure activities                   C. Riding a horse                              D. Flying a kite

11. I love ___________________________ with my best friend Susan during the weekend. We go window – shopping or to the cinema.

A. chatting                                  B. studying                               C. visiting                        D. hanging out

12. Both my brother and I help _________ our family’s goats. We feed them on the pastures by the edge of the village.

A. herds                                    B. to herd                                  C. herding                        D. to herding

13. A tent can be _________________________________________________ pulled down and transported than a ger.

A. more easily                          B. most easily                           C. easier                        D. as easily

14. Nick, we’re goin’ to a cultural event ________________________________________. Would you like to join us?

A. J4F!                                     B. EZ                                       C. w/                            D. 2moro

15.    A: “May I go out for just a while?”

        B: “_________________________________________”

A. It’s a nice day!                      B. That’s great.                         C. Go ahead!                          D. Yes, you could!

16. Hana: “I won the first prize in the last spelling contest.”

      Jenifer: “____________________________________”

A. It’s nice of you!                                                                                B. That’s nice of you to say so.

C. Congratulations!                                                                               D. Good luck!