VIII. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.

1. Hoa works very hardly so she always gets good marks.

A. works B. hardly C. always gets D. good marks

2. The building was built from 1962 and 1969.

A. The B. building C. was built D. from

3. He has been out of work since a long time.

A. has been B. out of work C. since D. long time

4. I am sorry to informing you that your loan application has not been approved.

A. am sorry B. informing C. loan application D. approved

5. Mai mother used to watch that film late at night.

A. Mai mother B. watch C. that film D. at night

VII. Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same. 1. You will be late for school if you don't hurry.  Unless________________________________________________________________________ 2. I spend 30 minutes driving to work.  It ________________________________________________________________________ 3. It took Carlos two hours to open the trunk.  Carlos spent _______________________________________________________________ 4. It's five years since I last met him.  I haven't __________________________________________________________________ 5. The garage is going to repair the car for me tomorrow.  I am going _______________________________________________________________ 6. They will have to change the date of the party again.  The date _________________________________________________________________ 7. We like to read detective stories.  We enjoy _______________________________________________________________ 8. I haven't met her for three years.  It's _____________________________________________________________________ 9. My sister and I both went to that university.  I went to that university and _________________________________________________ 10. To do morning exercises is good.  It is_____________________________________________________________________

VI. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank. Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country with over fifty distinct groups, each with its own language, lifestyle, and (1)_____________ heritage. Many of the local ethnic groups residing in mountain areas are known collectively (2)_____________ the West as Montagnard or Degar. The largest ethnic groups (3)_____________Kinh (Viet) 85.7%, Tay 1.9%, Tai Ethnic 1.8%, Mường 1.5%, Khmer Krom 1.5%, Hmong 1.2%, Nùng 1.1%, Hoa 1%, with all (4) _____________ comprising the remaining 4.3% (2009 census). (5)_____________Vietnamese term for ethnic group is "người thiểu số" or "dân tộc thiểu số". One distinctive feature (6)_____________ highland ethnic minority groups in Vietnam is that they are colourfully attired (7)_____________ at home, in the farm, traveling or in their home town. Many ethnic groups elsewhere (8)_____________as southern part of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, China, Papua New Guinea, and many other countries do not (9)_____________attractive clothes while engaged in their day-to-day activities. The clothing of one group is quite different (10) _____________ that of other groups and adds colour to the social landscape. 1. A. cultivate B. cultivation C. cultural D. culture 2. A. at B. above C. on D. in 3. A. are B. was C. is D. be 4. A. anothers B. others C. difference D. similarity 5. A. The B. An C. A D. X 6. A. over B. between C. of D. to 7. A. weather B. whether C. neither D. either 8. A. or B. like C. so D. such 9. A. to wear B. wear C. wearing D. wore 10. A. above B. under C. from D. to

IV. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1. There are many _____________ events held in my country every year. (CULTURE)

2. Television is an increasingly important means of _____________ . (COMMUNICATE)

3. Massage should produce a state of _____________. (RELAX)

4. The work is _____________ but not outstanding. (SATISFY)

5. This vase is quite rare and is almost a _____________ 's item. (COLLECT)

6. Her friends take advantage of her _____________. (GENEROUS)

7. I suggest that we meet on a regular _____________ to discuss progress. (BASIC)

8. The wonderful _____________ of our region's wildlife is now coming under threat. (DIVERSE)

9. A large _____________ of people approve of the death sentence. (MAJOR)

10. I'm a great lover of _____________ Irish music. (TRADITION)