Question I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.   

1. A. wanted      

B. worshipped                

C. needed          

D. expected

2. A. community            

B. computer                            

C. museum           

D. customs

3. A. who                       

B. when                         

C. where              

D. what

4. A. minority                

B. ethnic                        

C. tradition           

D. religion

5. A. crafts                     

B. comics                        

C. streets               

D. stamps

Question II. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.               

1. A. leisure                             

B. heritage                     

C. unique                        

D. socialize

2. A. accept                    

B. invader                      

C. procession                 

D. ritual

3. A. regret                     

B. recognise                             

C. incense                      

D. offering

4. A. unity                      

B. princess                     

C. carnival                    

D. legend

5. A. defeat                    

B. companion                

C. wicked                      

D. diverse

Question II. Listen to the passage and complete the sentences.

               Life in the English countryside

 According to a recent survey by Country Life magazine, about 80 percent of Britain’s (1)………........... dream of living in the countryside. In fact the countryside of England today shows the wealth of landowners and those who can afford to escape the busy and (2)……….................. city life.

 English village communities are often small and close. They are warm and usually welcoming. Maggie, who lives in North Yorkshire, says: “Village life is (3) ……………… and safe for the kids. There is a great sense of community here. It is more (4) .................. and you can’t tell who has money and who doesn’t”. People in the English (5) …………………. use private transport more, and the environment hasn’t been spoilt much.

C. READING

Read the passage below carefully, choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to fill in each numbered blank from number 1 to number 6.

 Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (30)___ life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (31)___ warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (32)___. This is a great time for everyone, (33)___ for boys and girls. The boy picks the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (34)___ for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and (35)___. The festival is always full of songs and prayers.

30.  A. festival        B. custom                   

C. minor                 D. cultural    

31.  A. runs      B. gets             

C. comes          D. goes                          

32.  A. seen           B. arranged                

C. celebrated         D. observed        

33.  A. typically        B. especially             

C. generally              D. largely                                       

34.  A. call     B. look                       

C. pray           D. ask                               

35.  A. ancestors      B. families           

C. fathers                  D. relatives         

24. "Do you think that I ___ apologize to him?"

A. should                   

B. could                                 

C. may                       

D. need

IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

15. The toad was very ___ because he tried to find way to the heaven to sue God.

A. mean                     

B. generous                          

C. kind                      

D. brave                    

16. ______ nice the weather is today!

A. That                      

B. Which                               

C. What                     

D. How

17. My father sometimes goes ____ in the forests. He'd like to find some more food for our family.

A. hunted                  

B. hunting                             

C. to hunt                  

D. hunt            

18. -  "_____ finish the work today?" -" Yes, you must"

A. Ought we to         

B. Do we have to                 

C. May we                

D. Can we

19. The 54 ethnic peoples of Vietnam are ____ , but they live peacefully.

A. diverse                 

B. alike                                  

C. unlike                   

D. similar                               

20. Most of my friends prefer detective stories ____ cartoons.

A. to                           

B. from                                  

C. than                       

D. as

21. ____ spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.

A. Nevertheless       

B. When                                

C. While                    

D. However

22. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you ____ than the red one.

A. better                    

B. good                                  

C. the best                 

D. well                                                  

23. A tradition is something we do that is special and ___ down through the generations.

A. is passing             

B. is passed                          

C. passed                  

D. passing

 24. "Do you think that I ___ apologize to him?"

A. should                  

B. could                                

C. may                       

D. need

25. In 2010, Ha Noi ___ its 1000^th anniversary.

A. commemorated               

B. remembered        

C. celebrated            

D. worshipped               

26. _____ ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?

A. Why                      

B. Who                                  

C. Which                   

D. What        

27. The ____ of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage.

A. song                      

B. performance                    

C. preservation        

D. procession                       

28. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ____  he was three years old.

A. while                    

B. if                                        

C. even though         

D. because                  

29. While I ___ the performance, I met one of my old friends.

A. am watching         

B. watch               

C. watched                

D. was watching

IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

15. The toad was very ___ because he tried to find way to the heaven to sue God.

A. mean                      B. generous                           C. kind                       D. brave                    

16. ______ nice the weather is today!

A. That                       B. Which                                C. What                      D. How

17. My father sometimes goes ____ in the forests. He'd like to find some more food for our family.

A. hunted                   B. hunting                              C. to hunt                   D. hunt            

18. -  "_____ finish the work today?" -" Yes, you must"

A. Ought we to          B. Do we have to                  C. May we                 D. Can we

19. The 54 ethnic peoples of Vietnam are ____ , but they live peacefully.

A. diverse                  B. alike                                   C. unlike                    D. similar                               

20. Most of my friends prefer detective stories ____ cartoons.

A. to                            B. from                                   C. than                        D. as

21. ____ spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.

A. Nevertheless        B. When                                 C. While                     D. However

22. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you ____ than the red one.

A. better                     B. good                                   C. the best                  D. well                                                  

23. A tradition is something we do that is special and ___ down through the generations.

A. is passing              B. is passed                           C. passed                   D. passing

 24. "Do you think that I ___ apologize to him?"

A. should                   B. could                                 C. may                        D. need

25. In 2010, Ha Noi ___ its 1000^th anniversary.

A. commemorated                B. remembered         C. celebrated             D. worshipped               

26. _____ ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?

A. Why                       B. Who                                   C. Which                    D. What        

27. The ____ of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage.

A. song                       B. performance                     C. preservation         D. procession                       

28. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ____  he was three years old.

A. while                     B. if                                         C. even though          D. because                  

29. While I ___ the performance, I met one of my old friends.

A. am watching         B. watch                                 C. watched                 D. was watching

III. Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C or D) that are not correct.

 10.  Because she was old, she tried to climb up 

             A                       B           C            D

Yen Tu Mountain.

 11. While she was dancing, the princess was 

           A                    B                 C            D

seeing a witch.

 12. A lot of Vietnamese people have the custom 

             A                                       B         C

to buy sugar canes on New Year's Eve.

  D

 13. For some people, training pets  are hard 

          A                             B               C    D

work.

 14. When I came, the whole family is having 

                       A                    B                 C

dinner around a big dinning table.

                                       D