I. Choose A, B, C or D that best completes the sentences. 1. I enjoy living by the sea ​the weather is nice there. A. as​B. since​C. because​​D. A, B, or C 2. You can ​these new words in the dictionary. A. take up​B. turn up​C. give up​D. look up 3. Although ​; she doesn’t spend as much as possible A. her rich​B. her richness C. she is rich​D. she will be rich 4. We tried our best, ​we lost the game. A. although​B. but​C. though​D. despite 5. ​the room is small, it is tidy. A. Because​B. Because of C. In spite of​D. Although 6. ​she doesn’t know who I am, she keeps looking at me. A. Due to​B. However​C. Therefore​D. Although 7. We weren’t late for school; ​,I had missed the bus. A. nevertheless​B. even though​C. because​D. despite 8. He earns a living running a ​carpentry workshop. A. local​B. location​C. located​D. locality 9. She is ​a bamboo basket for her uncle. A. weaving​B. embroidering​C. carving​D. casting 10. Dong Ho Village is famous ​its folk paintings. A. at​B. in​C. for​D. with 11. Please put ​your hat before we go out. A. with​B. up​C. on​D. down 12. Jane takes good care of her dog. She ​him out every day. A. walks​B. goes​C. comes​D. looks 13. This morning Monica took a taxi ​she was late for her class. A. now that​B. so​C. because​D. in order that 14. I’ll call you ​I get home. A. as soon as​B. however​C. even though D. though

6. He doesn’t know the new Vocabulary and he can’t find out his dictionary to look (for/ at/ through/ up) the meaning.
7. Choose the best response to complete the conversation: How do you feel about your level of English now?
A. All right    
B. I’m fluent in English now.                                                    C. English is not my mother tongue.      
D. English is the official language in my country.                  
8. This is the room (when/ where/ who /whose) we are having an English lesson this evening.
9. Bill comes from Britain. He’s an English (national/ local/ native/ British) speaker.
10. The new Student in our class is (reasonable/ reasonably/ reasoned/ reasoning) good at English

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 33

There is usually one important (33) _____ missing from most school. Very few students are taught how to organize their learning, and how to (34) _____ the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to look up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you (35) _____ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (36) _____ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (37) _____ to do it.

Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have genuine understanding of a subject. You can waste a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.

A. them

B. books 

C. subject

D. marks

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 37

There is usually one important (33) _____ missing from most school. Very few students are taught how to organize their learning, and how to (34) _____ the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to look up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you (35) _____ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (36) _____ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (37) _____ to do it.

Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have genuine understanding of a subject. You can waste a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.

A. how

B. what

C. why

D. it

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 36

There is usually one important (33) _____ missing from most school. Very few students are taught how to organize their learning, and how to (34) _____ the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to look up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you (35) _____ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (36) _____ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (37) _____ to do it.

Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have genuine understanding of a subject. You can waste a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.

A. teaching

B. ability

C. instruction 

D. help

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 34

There is usually one important (33) _____ missing from most school. Very few students are taught how to organize their learning, and how to (34) _____ the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to look up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you (35) _____ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (36) _____ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (37) _____ to do it.

Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have genuine understanding of a subject. You can waste a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.

A. take

B. give

C. get

D. make

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 35

There is usually one important (33) _____ missing from most school. Very few students are taught how to organize their learning, and how to (34) _____ the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple examples. Do you know how to look up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the information the dictionary contains? Can you (35) _____ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (36) _____ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (37) _____ to do it.

Learning by heart can be useful, but it is important to have genuine understanding of a subject. You can waste a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.

A. do

B. send

C. make

D. revise

I don’t know the new words in my lesson, so I must _____them in the dictionary.

    A. look at                B. look up                   C. look for                   D. look in

ll.   Choose the best expression in response to each sentence.

1.   ‘Is it true that Y Moan was the greatest pop singer of the Ede?’ ‘_________’

      a. Really?                   b. How beautiful!     c. Come on!               d. Exactly.

2.   ‘Look at this dish, Nick. It has five colours.’ ‘_________’

      a.How nice!               b. What a shame!      c. Sounds bad.           d. Okay.

3.   ‘In some ethnic groups, women play the leading role in the family’ ‘_________’

      a. Well, of course.                                        b. I don’t think so.         

      c. Wow, that’s surprising!                          d. It’s all right

4.   ‘After a 20 day homestay tom, I can use chopsticks, harvest rice, and cook some Vietnamese dish.’ ‘_________’

      a.Yeah, I’d like to.    b. That’s awesome!  c. It’s wrong.             d. No problem.

5.   ‘The ethnic minorities are mainly concentrated in Northern Uplands and Central Highlands.’ ‘_________’

      a.Oh, I see.                b. So far so good.      c. How convenient! d. Almost certainly.

6.   ‘I have two tickets to a gong performance. Would you like to go?’ ‘_________ What time?’

      a. Sorry, I can’t.        b.Not very good.       c. Yes, I’d like that.  d. Never mind.

7.   ‘Let’s go to the local open-air market’ ‘_________’

      a. Good idea.             b.I’d love to.              c.Not at all.                d. Yes, of course.

8.   ‘Tomorrow we will go to Coc Ly market. You can buy lots of handmade items there.’

      ‘_________’

      a. What a pity!          b.How interesting     c. How thoughtful!   d. Well done.

9.   The Dao in the Sapa area is famous ________ its “love market.”

      a. for                           b. in                            c. with                        d. to

10. The Thai live ________ farming on their burnt-over land and wet-rice terraced fields.

      a. in                             b. on                           c. out                          d. up

11. The ________ house is a place where villagers gather for festivals and rituals.

      a. terraced                  b. splendid                 c. communal              d. thatched

12. There were lots of interesting folk games, _______ Kenny stayed a little longer to join them.

      a. but                          b. because                  c. however                 d. so

13. ‘________ dress in red and black costume?’ ‘The Dao’

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

14. What colour is ________ symbol of good luck for the Hoa?

      a. a                              b. an                            c. -                               d. some

15. ________ in terraced fields is the main economic activity of ethnic people in Sapa.

      a. Fishing                   b.Rice cultivation     c. Hunting                  d.Gathering

16. ________ ethnic Khmer live in ________ Mekong Delta of Vietnam.

      a. The / -                    b.The / a                     c.A / the                     d. The / the

17. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology ________ by the architect Ha Duc Linh, a memberof the Tay ethnic group.

      a. designed                b. has designed         c. was designed        d. was designing

18. ‘I have just taken an elephant ride in Buon Don.’ ‘________ How interesting!’

      a. Certainly.               b.Really?                   c.Terrible.                  d. Exactly.