I.    Fill in the blank with one of the given words.

respects, procession, ceremony, pray, reunion

1.    Are you going to the class............................................... next Sunday?

2.    Have you ever taken part in the traditional............................................... of Hung King temple festival?

3.    The grand opening............................................... of Ba Chua Kho temple festival in Bac Ninh is held on

the 14th day of the first lunar month.

4.    The Buddhists often go to pagoda on the first day of each lunar month to make offerings and pay their

………………………………. to Buddha.

5.    People go to Huong pagoda to............................................... for peace and happiness.

II.    Choose the correct options.

II. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word to complete the following passages.(7p)
Doctors have reported that vitamins are substances required for the proper functioning of the body. In this century, thirteen vitamins have been (1)¬ ________________. A lack of any vitamins in a person’s body can cause (2) ________________. In some cases, an excess of vitamins can also (3)¬¬ ________________ to illness. For example, sailors in the past were prone to suffer from scurvy that is a disease resulting (4) ________________   the lack of vitamin C. It causes bleeding of the gum, loss of teeth and skin rashes. Sailors suffer from scurvy because they did not eat fruits and vegetables. Fruits  and vegetables (5) ________________ vitamin C which is necessary for good (6) ________________.
Today, vitamins are available in the form of pills and can easily be (7) _______________ at any pharmacy.

III. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs from the box. Maybe some questions can have more than one answer.

perform, celebrate, pray, hold

25. On New Year's Eve, in front of the altar, people___________ for health and luck in the New
Year.
26. Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month to__________ the biggest
full moon in the year.
27. Ba Na villagers __________ the Village Land Praying Ceremony in preparation for the new crop
or before moving to new land.
28. During the Trung Sisters Temple Festival, villagers__________ folk games and artistic events,
such as dragon and lion dancing, cheo singing, wrestling competition, swinging, etc.
IV. Complete each sentence with and, but, so, or, moreover, however, therefore, or otherwise.
29. There are many learning English websites; ____________, some of them are not free.
30. I like to read, ____________ my grammar is always on-point.
31. I hope you are feeling better ____________ will be back at college soon.
32. Engineering is an interesting career. ____________, you have to be good at maths.
33. To be a doctor you have to study biology, ____________ chemistry is also important.
V. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
34. Hung King Temple Festival ___________(become) one of the greatest national festivals in Viet
Nam for a long time.
35. The Saint Giong Festival ___________(hold) many years ago but it officially __________
(become) a national festival in the 11th century.
36. While children ___________(wait) for the moon to rise, they sing, dance and listen to the story
of Hang Nga and Cuoi.
36. The local authority __________(arrange) a meeting on the promotion of the festival last Friday.
38. Our school ___________(take) part in the festival since 2008.
VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable subordinate from the box.
and, but, so, when, while, because, although, moreover
Vung Tau has become a familiar tourist destination to many people (39) __________ it has its own beautiful beaches and mountains. (40) __________, Vung Tau even has more to offer. International Kite Festival in Vung Tau, first held in 2009, is the biggest Kite Festival in Viet Nam. (41) __________ the festival is till new, it has attracted kite artisans (thợ thủ công) all around the world such as France, Australia, the UK, US, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, etc. The festival may take place in various tourist sites, (42) __________ the events are in the same order. (43) __________ you come to Vung Tau during the first days of summer, you can enjoy the colorful sky with kites from the skillful hands of artisans around the world. (44) __________ kites from other countries are in different styles, Viet Nam showed up kites of Hue Royal styles in the shape of a phoenix or a dragon. In 2009, the clubs from Hue had traditional (45) __________ most diversified kites. (46) __________ they were awarded special prizes.

IV. Fill in each of the blanks with ONE appropriate word. (10 marks)                                                                                                                    

Answers

Everyone loves Harry Potter! He is one of the most (1) _________  characters in the world. His creator, J.K. Rowling, is now a successful writer, but life was not always easy for her. (2) ______ in 1965, Rowling grew up in a small town in England. She played in the surrounding fields, imagining that they were (3) _____ of magic. Misfortune hit when Rowling was 15. Her mother became ill and died several years (4) _______. Rowling had a baby and then her marriage (5) ________ up. She became deeply depressed. Harry Potter saved her. While  sitting on  a train in 1990, Rowling  got the (6) _________ for Harry. "All at once, the idea for Harry just (7) ________ in my head… I have never been so excited." Unemployed  and  poor, Rowling started  writing. She worked  extremely (8) _________ , writing day after day in a cafe, with her baby next to her. In  1996, when she tried to sell her first Harry Potter story, twelve publishers (9) ________ it. Then she finally received good news - the thirteenth publisher had accepted it! "I felt so happy," Rowling said, "that it was going to be a real book on the shelf of a (10) _________."   

Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. Write your answers on the answer sheet. There is ONE extra word.

             1. However / busy/fast/ feature/entertainment/ bought / first/ much /noise/

Life in the city is believed to be hectic and modern. (1) _________, city life is characterized by the busy speed of life. People living in the city are (2) _________ with work. Second, the cost of living in the city is expensive as things are (3) _________ at pretty high prices. Third, pollution is also another outstanding (4)___________ of city life. People have to deal with several types of pollution such as air pollution, (5) ___________ pollution, and water pollution. (6) __________, life in the city can also be very modern and convenient. With the development of technology, life becomes (7)_________  easier,  especially in the city. People can travel fast by modern public transport. Shopping centers and (8)____________ centers are available. In short, life in the city is worth trying to live.

. Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. There is ONE extra word. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

    Water is one of our most  (26) _________resources; put it simply, without water there would be no life. Unfortunately, many of us seem to have forgotten this fact, and as a (27) ________ the world is facing  the danger of running out of  water. The actual amount of water on earth has changed little since the time of dinosaurs. The problem has been (28) ________ by people’s misuse of our water supply. This not only means that we have polluted our rivers and seas, but (29) _________that we are wasting a great deal of this precious resource. (30) ___________the destruction of the rain forests has made this problem (31 ) ________since much of the rain that (32) _________is lost because it runs off into the sea. The population of the earth is increasing daily, so it is (33) ________ that we find a solution to this problem before it is too late.