Exercise 6. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group

I- Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others.(0,5pts) 1. A. sound B. court C. down D. account 2. A. grocery B. month C. comfort D. money II- Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.(0,5pts) 1. A. respect B. mention C. expert D. worship 2. A. custom B. explain C. chopstick D. manner PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (3pts) I- Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.(1,5pts) We do not have many carnivals in Viet Nam; …….., we have many special traditional festivals. A. moreover B. while C. nevertheless D. although S1: Why don't you come with us to the Lim Festival? S2: __________ Sure B. Sound great! C.Not at all D. I'd love to Life in a small town is __________ than that in a big city. A.peaceful B.much peaceful C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful People break __________ tradition by not having fireworks on New Year's Eve. A. with B. on C. by D. into Look! Some children are ____________the buffaloes. A. picking B. playing C. driving D. herding We’ll go swimming today _________ it’s extremely hot. A. so B. because C. but D. yet II- Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.(1pt) If you write more , you won't make more mistakes. (careful) Quan Ho singing is on dragon boats. (perform) My dad doesn’t mind ………………… my mom from work everyday. ( pick up) Do you fancy ___________ with friends on Facebook? (chat ) III- Find the mistakes of the sentences.(0,5pts) 1. I must to go to the bank and get some money. A B C D 2. Nam gets some informations about education every week. A B C D PART III: READING (2pts) I. Read the following passage and choose the correct words to fill in the blanks (1pt) I surf the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) ……………..more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2)…………… the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been online three times. Mainly I just read email from my friends. I read online magazines and I look (3) ........................information, too. I also compare prices of things, (4) ……………. I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe. A. spend B. spending C. spent D. to spend A. useful B. use C. usefully D. using A. at B. in C. for D. on A. because B. but C. although D. and II. Read the following passage, and answer the questions below.(1pt) TET holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the new Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young member of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelops. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives. 1. Is TET holiday celebrated on the second day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. What do the Vietnamese often do some weeks before the New Year? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Who do people often visit on TET holiday? ………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. How many kinds of dishes are served in the reunion dinner? ……………………………………………………………………………………..… PART IV. WRITING (1,5pts) I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first( 1pt) 1. He drives more carefully than his friend. → His friend drives……………………............................................................................. 2. You had better pay more attention to your studying. → You should...................................................................................................................... 3.The date for the Vu Lan festival is the 15th day of the seven Lunar month. → The Vu Lan festival takes 4. Although the weather was bad, we went out. → The weather was bad; however, II. Rearrange the words to form the meaningful sentences (0,5pt) or/ you/ Would/ urban/ like/ to/ mountainous/ live/ in/ in/ the/ the/ areas/ areas? …………………………………………………………………………………… I/out/friends/fancy/with/weekend./at/hanging/my/the ……………………………………………………………………………………

I- Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others.(0,5pts) 1. A. sound B. court C. down D. account 2. A. grocery B. month C. comfort D. money II- Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.(0,5pts) 1. A. respect B. mention C. expert D. worship 2. A. custom B. explain C. chopstick D. manner PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (3pts) I- Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.(1,5pts) We do not have many carnivals in Viet Nam; …….., we have many special traditional festivals. A. moreover B. while C. nevertheless D. although S1: Why don't you come with us to the Lim Festival? S2: __________ Sure B. Sound great! C.Not at all D. I'd love to Life in a small town is __________ than that in a big city. A.peaceful B.much peaceful C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful People break __________ tradition by not having fireworks on New Year's Eve. A. with B. on C. by D. into Look! Some children are ____________the buffaloes. A. picking B. playing C. driving D. herding We’ll go swimming today _________ it’s extremely hot. A. so B. because C. but D. yet II- Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.(1pt) If you write more , you won't make more mistakes. (careful) Quan Ho singing is on dragon boats. (perform) My dad doesn’t mind ………………… my mom from work everyday. ( pick up) Do you fancy ___________ with friends on Facebook? (chat ) III- Find the mistakes of the sentences.(0,5pts) 1. I must to go to the bank and get some money. A B C D 2. Nam gets some informations about education every week. A B C D PART III: READING (2pts) I. Read the following passage and choose the correct words to fill in the blanks (1pt) I surf the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) ……………..more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2)…………… the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been online three times. Mainly I just read email from my friends. I read online magazines and I look (3) ........................information, too. I also compare prices of things, (4) ……………. I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe. A. spend B. spending C. spent D. to spend A. useful B. use C. usefully D. using A. at B. in C. for D. on A. because B. but C. although D. and II. Read the following passage, and answer the questions below.(1pt) TET holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the new Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young member of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelops. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives. 1. Is TET holiday celebrated on the second day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. What do the Vietnamese often do some weeks before the New Year? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Who do people often visit on TET holiday? ………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. How many kinds of dishes are served in the reunion dinner? ……………………………………………………………………………………..… PART IV. WRITING (1,5pts) I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first( 1pt) 1. He drives more carefully than his friend. → His friend drives……………………............................................................................. 2. You had better pay more attention to your studying. → You should...................................................................................................................... 3.The date for the Vu Lan festival is the 15th day of the seven Lunar month. → The Vu Lan festival takes 4. Although the weather was bad, we went out. → The weather was bad; however, II. Rearrange the words to form the meaningful sentences (0,5pt) or/ you/ Would/ urban/ like/ to/ mountainous/ live/ in/ in/ the/ the/ areas/ areas? …………………………………………………………………………………… I/out/friends/fancy/with/weekend./at/hanging/my/the ……………………………………………………………………………………