Part 1: Find the word with different sound in the underline part in each line

1. A. adore                            B. addicted                            C. craft                                   D. comma

2. A. tricks                            B. stickers                             C. buttons                              D. beads

3. A. volunteered                 B. looked                               C. joined                                D. played

4. A. generous                      B. electrical                           C. collect                               D. chest

5. A. beehives                       B. ancestors                          C. nomads                             D. motorists

6. A. stayed                           B. joined                                C. looked                               D. lived

7. A. short                             B. explore                              C. more                                  D. together

8. A. ancestor                       B. gather                                C. basic                                  D. animal

9. A. basic                             B minority                             C. curious                              D. complicated

10. A. complicated               B. costume                            C. majority                            D. recognize

11. A. manner                       B. palm                                  C. pass                                   D. sharp

12. A. customs                      B. traditions                          C. opinions                            D. forks

13. A. accept                         B. reflect                                C. generation                        D. sense

14. A. clockwise                   B. compliment                      C. course                               D. offspring

15. A. command                   B. carnival                             C. archway                            D. anniversary

16. A. emperor                      B. commemorate                  C. incense                              D. procession

17. A. brave                          B. dragon                               C. fable                                  D. amazing

18. A. ancient                      B. dangerous                         C. moral                                 D. brave

1.      My teacher asks us to prepare for the …….. next week.

A. presentable          B. present                  C. presentation                     D. presenting

2.      A: “Look at that witch!”   - B:  “…………..”

A. What a cruel witch is!                            B. What a cruel witch she is!                     

C.  How a cruel witch she is!                      D. What a cruel witch she is!

3.      Mr. Bean enjoys …………. books because he finds them interesting.

A. read                       B. reading                  C. to read                               D. is reading

4.       We were having dinner when the phone………..

 A. ring                       B. rang                       C. was ringing                       D. is ringing

5.      This time yesterday, I……… the story of Saint Going.

 A. was reading         B. read                       C. am reading                       D. has read

6.        …… is an accepted way of doing something in families or regions.

A. Generation           B. Tradition               C. Custom                              D. Ancestor

7.       ..…….… is something special and is passed down through the generations.

A. Generation           B. Tradition               C. Custom                              D. Ancestor

8.      …………. to someone is the common greeting in Japan.

 A. Bowing                                                    B. Saying “Hello”   

C. Going a peck on the chess                    D. Shaking hands

9.      Children like Tet because it is a long holiday. They can also receive………            

A. lucky money        B. fireworks              C. cutlery                               D. sticky rice

10. What………. at 7 p.m last Sunday?

 A. did you do           B. were you doing    C. you were doing                D. are you doing

Read the passage again and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each question.

Passage 1:

In Viet Nam, Tet is the biggest festival that occurs in late January or early February. To celebrate Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty traditional foods such as Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; therefore, this cake needs a lot of preparation. The significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice. There are many customs during Tet: visiting a person’s house on the first day of the new year, giving lucky money to children, opening a shop….

People forget the past year’s troubles and hope for a better upcoming year.

When does Tet occur?

A.    In late January or early February        B. In late February or early March           

C.  In late February or early April              D. In early January or late February

 Which food don’t Vietnamese people make at Tet?

A.    Boiled chicken    B. Sticky rice            C.  Chung cakes       D. Beef noodles

What do Vietnamese people do to worship their ancestors?

A.    Open a shop                                B. Go to the Night market              

C.  Receive lucky money                D. Make many tasty traditional foods

Passage 2:

The Yen Tu Festival is organized since the 10th lunar month and lasted for three spring months. After ceremonies are held at the base of the mountain, there are thousands of people to Dong pagoda built on the peak of Yen Tu. The way to Yen Tu peak is tortuous curling under the ancient trees, through the forest of bamboo, etc.

With the average time of 3 hours climbing, people will come to Dong pagoda. Coming to the Dong pagoda, people would feel relief like coming to the magical land.

There are many pagodas, towers, etc... on the way to the Yen Tu peak. In the cloud-like fairy tale, they are hidden under the ancient trees, or right in the clear part of the space. Moreover, visitors feel like coming to Heaven’s gate to raise the cloud when coming to Yen Tu

 How long does the Yen Tu festival often last?

            A. It often lasts for two spring months

            B. It often lasts for three spring months

            C. It often lasts for four spring months

            D. It often lasts for five spring months

Where do people go after participating in ceremonies held at the base of the mountain?

            A. People go to Dong pagoda built near the peak of Yen Tu.

            B. People go to Dong pagoda built in ate peak of Yen Tu.

            C. People go to Dong pagoda built on the peak of Yen Tu.

            D. People go to Dong temple built on the peak of Yen Tu.

 What are there on the way to the Yen Tu peak?

            A. There are many pagodas, towers, etc

            B. There are many pagodas, temples, etc

            C. There are many towers, hotels, etc

            D. There are many pagodas, schools, etc