ĐỀ SỐ 1
PART A. LISTENING
I. Listen to Mai’s presentation and complete the table with one word or a number. (Unit 4 – Skills 2)
| What is the tradition? | The xoe dance |
| What does the dance express? | Working life and (1)_______ for a happy and wealthy life |
| Where do people perform xoe? | (2)______ and private gatherings |
| How many xoe dance forms are there? | More than (3) ________ |
| What is the most popular form? | the (4)_______ dance |
| Why is it the most popular? | It expresses (5) ________ unity |
PART B: LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1. Lang Lieu couldn't buy any special food __________ he was very poor.
| A. because | B. although | C. so | D. but |
2. According to the in England, we have to use a knife and folk at dinner.
| A. table ways | B. table manners | C. behaviours | D. differences |
3. A tradition is something special that is through the generations.
| A. passed | B. passed to | C. passed down | D. passed out |
4. Presents in colored paper and put under the Christmas tree.
| A. are wrapped | B. are wrap | C. are wraped | D. are wrapping |
5. The prince was __________ – he always gave things to other people.
| A. handsome | B. thoughtful | C. humble | D. generous |
6. Nothing could stop her from reaching her goal. She was __________.
| A. effective | B. determined | C. thoughtful | D. interested |
7. They walked in ___________ to the capital.
| A. crowd | B. group | C. line | D. procession |
8. A __________ person is not afraid of anything.
| A. brave | B. coward | C. boring | D. cruel |
9. The __________ of quan ho singing has been recognised as a world heritage.
| A. perform | B. performance | C. performing | D. performed |
10. People ____________ some far-away mountainous regions still keep their traditional way of life.
| A. on | B. of | C. in | D. at |
II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses :
1. What _________you (do) ________ at 9 o'clock last night?
2. We have a family tradition of (visit) _________ the pagoda on the first day of every month.
3. She (not have) ____________ to wear a company uniform everyday.
4. The Giong Festival (hold) __________ every year.
5. You should (respect) __________ old people.
PART C. READING
I. Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks :
enjoy | river | destination | in | officially |
HOI AN
The ancient town of Hoi An lies on the Thu Bon (1) __________, more than two kilometers to the South of Da Nang. Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major old-time commercial ports of South Asia (2) _______ the 16th century. Hoi An is famous for old temples, pagodas, tiled-roof houses and narrow streets. Tourists can visit the relics of Sa Huynh and Cham Civilization. They can also (3) ________ the beautiful scenery of the Thu Bon River, Cua Dai Beach, etc. In recent years, Hoi An has become a very popular tourist (4) _________ in Viet Nam. Importantly, the committee of the World Heritages of UNESCO (5) ________ certified Hoi An a World Heritage Site in 1999.
1____________, 2____________, 3____________, 4___________, 5 ____________
II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage :
Mid-Autumn Festival
There are hundreds of festivals in Vietnam each year. (1)_____ Tet holiday, the Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most famous festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese (2)_______.
The Mid-Autumn festival is held on the 15th day on the 8th (3) _______ month (often in late September or early October) in the middle of (4)_______and it is celebrated for a whole day. On this day, the adults and the parents prepare a special cake called moon cake along with many candies, jellies, grapefruit, bananas, apples, etc. The Mid-Autunm celebration is an opportunity for (5)________members to reunite. Young people express their gratitude to the elderly.
| 1. A. Because | B. Besides | C. However | D. Therefore |
| 2. A. children | B. child | C. girls | D. boys |
| 3. A. moon | B. sun | C. lunar | D. every |
| 4. A. spring | B. autumn | C. summer | D. winter |
| 5. A. royal | B. club | C. school | D. family |
III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below:
Duong Lam Village is located in Duong Lam Commune at a 45km distance from Hanoi. It is the birthplace of two kings in the history of Vietnam, Phung Hung and Ngo Quyen, who opened up the long-term self-control and independence period of Vietnam after Bach Dang Victory in the year 938.
All houses, gates, village gates and wells are built of laterite creating an architectural complex, a unique village that is typical for villages in the midlands in the North of Vietnam.
At present, there are still nearly 200 old houses and many other historical monuments such as Phung Hung Temple, Ngo Quyen Royal Tomb, Mong Phu Communal House, Ho Gam Hill at which Phung Hung killed tigers to rescue villagers and the temple at which the diplomat Giang Van Minh is worshiped.
a. Answer the following questions:
1. Where is Duong Lam village?
__________________________________________
2. Who were the two kings whose birthplace is in Duong Lam Village?
__________________________________________
3. What is Duong Lam typical for?
__________________________________________
b. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D:
4. All houses, gates and wells in Duong Lam are built of ___________.
| A. laterite | B. land | C. complex | D. architect |
5. How many old houses are there in Duong Lam Village?
| A. nearly 45 | B. nearly 200 | C. nearly 398 | D. nearly 938 |
PART D. WRITING
II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before :
1. The Bedford River Festival is held in Bedford, England, and thousands of European visitors come.
=>When_________________________________________________________________.
2. It is not necessary for you to take a thick coat.
=> You don’t_____________________________________________________________.
3. Herding buffaloes is more difficult than loading the rice.