EX1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence

1. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ............. he was three years old.

A. even though B. because C. while D. if

2. It's a rule, so everyone ............... strictly follow it.

A. doesn't have to B. shouldn't C. has to D. should

3. The 54 ethnic peoples of Vietnam are ................, but they live peacefully.

A. similar B. unlike C. diverse D. like

4. I detest .................. so early in the morning.

A. get up B. getting up C. gets up D. to get up

5. 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

6. Lang Lieu couldn't buy any special food .............. he was very poor.

A. although B. when C. while D. because

7. The girl was crying when a fairy ................

A. appears B. was appearing C. appeared D. is appearing

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. – ___________is the most interesting museum in Ha Noi? – I think it's the Museum of Ethnology. A. Which do you think B. Which you think C. What do you think D. What you think 15. The volunteers have to work much ___________ usual to save the dying animals from the forest fire. A. as hard as B. more hard than C. harder than D. the hardest 16. Viet Nam is a ______________ country with 54 ethnic groups. A. bilingual B. ethnic C. diversified D. multi-cultural 17. Among the ______________, the Kinh have the largest population. A. ethnic minorities B. ethnic groups C. ethnic cultures D. majorities 18. My sister and I often help my parents ______________ the buffaloes when we come back home from school. A. herd B. herds C. herding D. herded 19. My father sometimes goes _____________ in the forests. He'd like to find some more food for our family. A. hunt B. hunting C. to hunt D. hunted 20. My mother enjoys __________ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday. A. cook B. to cook C. cooking D. cooked 21. Nick would like to know something about the __________ groups of Viet Nam when he visited the Museum of Ethnology. A. culture B. cultural C. cultured D. culturology 22. He is surprised __________ that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country. A. to understand B. to study C. to know D. find 23. The Viet (or Kinh) have __________ number of people, accounting for about 86% of the population. A. large B. the large C. the largest D. larger 24. Nick was told that ethnic minority peoples have their own ways ____ life and traditions. A. of B. on C. in D .at 25. The terraced fields of Sa Pa have entered __________ the Top 11 most beautiful terraces in the world according to Touropia. A. in B. on C .at D. of 26. Gathering and hunting still play an important role in the __________ of the Laha. A. economic B. economy C. economical D. economize 27. _____________ ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede? A. What B. Why C. Which D. Who 28. Ethnic peoples in the mountains have a simple way of farming. They use basic tools to _____________ the farm work. A. check B. work C. make D. do 29. Many ethnic minority students have to _________ a long way to their schools every day. A. travel B. ride C. pass D. get

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (2 points)
1. While I …………the performance, I met one of my old friends.
A. watched B. was watching C. watch D. am watching
2. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you ………..than the red one.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
3. The ………… of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage.
A. preservation B. procession C. song D. performance
4. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ……… he was three years old.
A. even though B. because C. while D. if
5. It’s a rule, so everyone ……………strictly follow it.
A. doesn’t have to B. shouldn’t C. has to D. should
6. The 54 ethnic peoples of Vietnam are…………, but they live peacefully.
A. similar B. unlike C. diverse D. like
7. I detest…………….so early in the morning.
A. get up B. getting up C. gets up D. to get up
8. 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
9. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food………..he was very poor.
A. although B. when C. while D. because
10. The girl was crying when a fairy……………
A. appears B. was appearing C. appeared D. is appearing
Question V.
Identify a mistake in each sentence and correct it. (1 point)
1. Vietnam is an multicultural country with 54 ethnic group.
…………………………………………………………………………………
2. We speak English fluent now than last year.
………………………………………………………………………………..
3. We broke with tradition by make sponge cakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival instead of moon cakes.
………………………………………………………………………………………..………
4. You has to take off your hats when you go to the pagoda.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I don’t like this performance although it’s too boring
……………………………………………………………………………………………

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

5. My brother is taking his buffaloes out to feed them. He ‘s them

A. herding B. collecting B. looking D. picking

6. He did the test __________ I did.

A. as bad as B. badder than C. more badly than D. worse

7. A buffalo ploughs _______________than a horse.

A. better B.gooder C. more well D. more better

8. is often the hardest but the most important time to people living in the countryside.

A. Tet holiday B. Harvest time C. Daylight D. Travelling ime

9. He drives ____________his brother.

A. more careful than B. more carefully

C. more carefully than D. as careful as

10. Linh prefers ___________ TV to to music.

A. watching/listening B. watch/to listen

C. watching/ listen D. watch/ listening

11. Her office is __________________ away than mine.

A. father B. more far C. farther D. farer

12. I always enjoy _______ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.

A. to talk B. to talking C. talking D. talk

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

13. Nam likes living in the city because there are many interesting things to relax.

A. peaceful B. boring C. exciting D. noisy

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

1. Vietnam is a.........country with 54 ethnic groups.

a. bilingual b. ethnic c. diversified d. multi-cultural

2. Among the..........., the Kinh have the largest population.

a. ethnic groups b. ethnic minorities c. ethnic cultures d. majorities

3. My sister and I often help our parents...............the buffalos when we come back home from school.

a. herd b. herds c. herding d. herded

4. My father sometimes goes................in the forests. He'd like to find some more food for our family.

a. hunt b. hunting c. to hunt d. hunted

5. My mother enjoys.................traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday.

a. cook b. to cook c. cooking d. cooked

6. Gathering and hunting still play an important role in the...........of the Laha.

a. economic b. economy c. economical d. economize

7......................ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede ?

a. What b. Why c. Which d. Who

8. Ethnic peoples in mountains have a simple way of family. They use basic tools to...............the farm work.

a. check b. work c. make d. do

31.On the side of the road, a herd boy was herding .................

      A. kites                        B.hay                                           C. cattle                        D. blackberries

32. Mongolian children learn to ride when they are ................ as three years old.

      A. as young                 B. younger                                   C. younger than            D. so young

33. Does your new stereo play music ................than your old one did?

      A. louder                     B. more loudly                             C. loudlier                     D. more louder

34. Countryside is not polluted ................ you can breathe there fresh air.

      A. although                 B. however                                  C. therefore                  D. as

35. ‘Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.’ ‘................’

      A. It’s right up my street!                                                B. That’s awesome.

      C. Exactly what I want.                                                  D. How interesting!

36. We are all hook ................ making star lanterns.

      A. in                            B. off                                           C. on                             D. to

37. Their family have moved to the city ................2001.

      A. horn                        B. for                                           C. in                              D. since

38. The Kinh have the largest number of people, ................ for 86% of the population.

      A. holding                   B. taking                                      C. accounting               D. numbering

39. I’m tired of ............... in the city. It’s too busy, noisy and dirty.

      A. live                         B. to live                                      C. to be lived                D. living

40. _................ drop that mobile phone and do your homework?

      A. Why don’t you       B. How about                              C. Would you mind      D. When did you