71/Giving lucky money to the young and the old at Tet is a common ______ in many Asian countries.
A. behavior                               B. practice                         C. tradition

72/She used to live in an igloo: a domed house ______ from blocks of ice.

A. to build                         B. built                                 C. building

73/I wish people in the world ______ conflicts and lived in peace.

A. don’t have                   B. doesn’t have                               C. didn’t have

74/I have told you many times ______ the door open.

A. not leave                      B. not to leave                 C. to not leave

75/I wish my friends spent less time ______ computer games and more time outdoors.

A. play                                 B. to play                            C. playing

76/The farmers in my home village ______ rice home on trucks. They used buffalo-driven carts.

A. used to transport     B. used to be transported         C. didn’t use to transport

77/A ______ is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a distance.

A. loudspeaker                               B. radio                                               C. television

78/I suppose it was a special occasion, ______?

A. was it                                              B. wasn’t it                         C. don’t I

79/He could be f red for his rude ______ towards the VIP guest.

A. behaviour                    B. practice                         C. tradition

80/A _____ is a building that has been made stronger and protected against attack.

A. fortress                                           B. cathedral                       C. temple

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (1) ______ about their children’s career. Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (2) ______starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other interests have to take second place. Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (3) ______ from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. Many parents are understandably concerned that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport (4)_____ an early age. What is clear is that very (5) _______ people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

Question 1: A. do B. plan C. make D. prepare

Question 2: A. should B. means C. helps D. tries

Question 3: A. should B. available C. possible D. enormous

Question 4: A. at B. in C. from D. on

Question 5: A. little B. many C. a few D. few

Read the text about volunteer work and circle the correct answer A, B, C or D

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S. government statistics, about one- fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.

Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and and giving food, doing general labour (such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring / mentoring young people.

Question: How many people in the USA do volunteer work each year?

A. Almost

B. one- fifth

C. two- fifth

D. a half

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 35

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (31) ______ about their children’s career. Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (32) ______starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other interests have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (33) ______ from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is the parents that have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development- and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etc. can all be very expensive.

Many parents are understandably concerned that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport (34)_____ an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very (35) _______ people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training. 

A. little

B. many

C. a few

D. few

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 31

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (31) ______ about their children’s career. Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (32) ______starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other interests have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (33) ______ from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is the parents that have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development- and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etc. can all be very expensive.

Many parents are understandably concerned that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport (34)_____ an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very (35) _______ people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

A. do

B. plan

C. make

D. prepare

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 33

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (31) ______ about their children’s career. Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (32) ______starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other interests have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (33) ______ from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is the parents that have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development- and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etc. can all be very expensive.

Many parents are understandably concerned that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport (34)_____ an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very (35) _______ people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

A. should

B. available

C. possible

D. enormous

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 32

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (31) ______ about their children’s career. Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (32) ______starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other interests have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (33) ______ from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is the parents that have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development- and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etc. can all be very expensive.

Many parents are understandably concerned that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport (34)_____ an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very (35) _______ people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

A. should

B. means

C. helps

D. tries

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 34

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (31) ______ about their children’s career. Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (32) ______starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other interests have to take second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (33) ______ from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is the parents that have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development- and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etc. can all be very expensive.

Many parents are understandably concerned that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport (34)_____ an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very (35) _______ people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

A. at

B. in

C. from

D. on

Muptiple choice

1. We can learn how ______ banh chung at Tet.

A. make B. to make C. making D.made

2. Men used ______ the bread winner of the family.

A. be B. to be C. to being D.to

3. Should we try to ______ every custom or tradition which is in danger of dying out?

A. preserve B. act out C. entertain D. open

4. The children in my home village used to go ______, even in winter. Now they all have shoes.
A. on foot B. bare-footed C. playing around D .played around

5. At night they used to entertain ______ by telling and acting out stories.

A. them B. their C. themselves D. themself

6. There is usually a ______ gap between the old and the young, especially when the world is
changing so fast.
A. generation B. value C. age D.old

7. It must be incredible travelling by dogsled. I wish I ______ it.

A. can do B. could did C. could do D.can done

8. Every nation has respect for their long-preserved ______.
A. behaviours B. practices C. traditions D.traditonal

9. Once a month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village to village, ______ were far away from each other.

A. which B. where C. that D.where

10. In Viet Nam, ______ often refers to age and social position, not to wealth.
A. seniority B. tradition C. generation D.culture

11. I also passed______ on the news I had heard from the town and the other villages.

A. in B. on C. down D. at

12. Giving lucky money to the young and the old at Tet is a common ______ in many Asian countries.

A. behavior B. practice C. tradition D. cultural

13. She used to live in an igloo: a domed house ______ from blocks of ice.

A. to build B. built C. building D.to built

14. I wish people in the world ______ conflicts and lived in peace.

A. don’t have B. doesn’t have C. didn’t have D. didn’t having

15. I have told you many times ______ the door open.

A. not leave B. not to leave C. to not leave D. not to leaving

16. I wish my friends spent less time ______ computer games and more time outdoors.

A. play B. to play C. playing D. played

17. The farmers in my home village ______ rice home on trucks. They used buffalo-driven carts.

A. used to transport B. used to be transported C. didn’t use to transport D. used to transport

18. A ______ is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a distance.

A. loudspeaker B. radio C. television D.computer

19. I suppose it was a special occasion, ______?

A. was it B. wasn’t it C. don’t I D.doesn’t I

20. He could be f red for his rude ______ towards the VIP guest.

A. behaviour B. practice C. tradition D.practices