I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. ride b. excite c. ridden d. beehive
2. a. pasture b. vast c. braved. farm
3. a. cattle b. circular c. country d. collect
4. a. generous b. ger c. grassland d. guess
5. a. worked b. watched c. relaxed d. crowded
II. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
1. I went on a trip to the countryside and had my first experience _______ farm work.
a.on b. with c. for d. of
2. I think country life is so boring and _______ because you’re not close to shops and services.
a. unhealthy b.inconvenient c. comfortable d. peaceful
3. On the side of the road, a herd boy was herding _______.
a. kites b.hay c. cattle d. blackberries
4. Mongolian children learn to ride when they are _______ three years old.
a. as young b.younger c. younger than d. so young
5. Does your new stereo play music _______ than your old one did?
a. louder b.more loudly c. loudlier d. louder
6. Countryside is not polluted _______ you can breathe their fresh air.
a. although b.however c., therefore, d. as
7. ‘Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.’ ‘_______’
a. It’s right up my street! b. That’s awesome.

1. We’ve all been working very hard / hardly and now we’re tired
2. Our school Internet connection is really slow/slow.
3. What’s the matter with him? He looks angry/angry.
4. The children are playing quiet / quietly in the garden.
5. Rural areas are common / commonly known as the countryside or a village.
6. Nomadic children are very brave/brave to learn to ride a horse at the age of five.
7. The sun is shining bright / brightly through the trees.
8. We all find living in the city very stressful/stressful.
9. Don’t talk so fast / fastly– I can’t understand what you’re saying.
10. John was a kindly and generous/generous man.
IV. Complete the sentences with the adjectives from the box.
1. It’s ____________ to see a kite flying high in the sky.
2. It was very ____________ there; you could just hear the wind moving in the trees.
3. I love the ____________ open spaces and the ____________ air in the countryside.
4. The villagers often find it ____________ to get into town due to the lack of public transport.
5. People in rural areas are more ____________ than their city counterparts.
6. I’m so ____________ of you getting such an exciting holiday.
7. Billy is clearly a ____________ person. He contributed lots of money to charity.
8. It was very ____________ of him to jump into the river to save a drowning child.
9. Most of Mongolian people are ____________ at riding a horse.
10. Life in the countryside is more ____________ and healthier.
generous peaceful optimistic quiet inconvenient
fresh brave exciting vast skillful envious
V. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of adverbs in the box. Add ‘than’ where
necessary.
1. The teacher spoke ___________ to help us to understand.
2. She answered all the questions __________ the other students and she got a very good mark.
3. The Spanish athlete ran ___________ the other runners, so he won the race.
4. Jim threw the ball ___________ Peter.
5. This street is crowded and narrow. Couldn’t you drive a bit ___________?
6. These days we are eating ___________ ever before.
7. I did ___________ on the test than Mark did. He got an A+ and I just got an A.
8. Machines can help farmers harvest ___________.
9. Does more money make you work ___________?
10. You’re talking so loudly. Could you speak a bit ___________, please?
VI. Underline the correct words or phrases.
1. Cattle usually cross over the road. You should drive more carefully / more carefully.
2. Life in some parts of the country is boring / more boring than that in other parts.
3. The old usually get up earlier / more early than the young.
4. An ox doesn’t plow better / better than a buffalo.
5. These 7 thinking habits will help you become more confident / more confident.
6. Don’t worry. The river is not as deep / deeper as it looks.
7. After a hard-working day, you may sleep soundly / more soundly than usual.
8. My father has been much healthier / more healthy since he stopped smoking.
9. The air in the mountainous zones is fresher / fresher than that in the cities.
10. I can’t understand. Would you ask him to speak clearly / more clearly?
VII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Some people think that health is _____________ than money. (important)
2. The pollution in our city is much _____________ than it used to be. (bad)
3. My new teacher explained the lessons _____________ than my old teacher. (clear)
4. He doesn’t play volleyball as _____________ as his brother. (good)
5. Get rid of the sorrow! You will do it _____________ next time. (good)
6. Communication is a lot _____________ than it was 50 years ago. (easy)
7. People in rural areas wear _____________ than those in cities. (simple)
8. Robert arrived at the meeting _____________ than Francis. (late)
9. These trousers are too wide. Do you have any that are _____________? (narrow)
10. My mother always gets up _____________ than everybody else in the house. (early)
11. Rene speaks _____________ than the other ESL students in the class. (fluent)
12. Can’t you think of anything _____________ to say? (intelligent)
13. I think his new book is much _____________ than his last one. (boring)
14. Max finished the homework _____________ than anyone else in the class. (fast)
15. He doesn’t look as _____________ as he used to. (happy)
VIII. Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, C, or D that needs correcting.
1. Farzana did poorly on her algebra quiz because she couldn’t concentrate well.
A B C D
2. The test was more difficult than I expected. I could finish it at least 20 minutes early.
A B C D
3. She is bored with the silent surrounding because she used to live in a big city.
A B C D
carefully hard quietly slowly healthily well badly quickly far fast
4. Life in the countryside is much peaceful and life is also slower.
A B C D
5. Nomadic children learn to ride a horse when they are very small.
A B C D
IX. Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. We___________(play) football this afternoon. Do you want to play too?
2. Could you meet me at the airport tomorrow? My flight___________(arrive) at six.
3. Last summer, my friends and I ___________(spend) our holiday on a farm.
4. Nick ___________(not ride) a buffalo drawn cart before.
5. The cattle ___________(graze) on the green pastures right now.
6. Millions of Mongolians ___________(be) semi-nomadic herders for thousands of years.
7. My family ___________(live) in a small town for ten years before moving to Boston.
8. Nick would like ___________(visit) the countryside at the harvest time.
9. I don’t mind ___________(drive) for 1.5 hours on the weekend to get out to the countryside.
X. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
Although the city seems to have a lot of great things, the country can offer as (1)_________
satisfaction as well. The country is a marvelous place to live in. It offers a very relaxing feeling, and
it is filled (2)_________ magnificent views and scenery. Rural towns offer more open space than
cities and aren’t overcrowded. The country can also maybe help you become a more independent and
(3)_________ person. You can buy a small piece of land, plow it and put some (4)_________ to grow your vegetables. This way you (5)_________ your crops, and eat and live in
a very healthy way. (6)_________, being in the countryside makes you more of an outdoor person
often enjoying the voices and wild places of nature. Not everyone is (7)_________ to the city life
and not everyone has the desire to live permanently in the countryside. It is a matter of perspective
and personal point of (8)_________.
1. a. most b. more c. much d. many
2. a. in b. out c. up d. with
3. a. active b. idle c. passive d. quiet
4. a. weeds b. seeds c. breeds d. branches
5. a. collect b. damage c. completed. rotate
6. a. By contrast b. However c. Therefore d. In addition
7. a. Interested b. bored c. suited d. excited
8. a. care b. view C. contact d. way
XI. Write a comparative sentence using the information and the word in brackets.
1. Henry arrived at the meeting at 7 o’clock. I arrived at 6:45. (soon)
I ________________________________________________________________________
2. It costs 100 million dong to build a concrete bridge, but only 50 million dong to build a steel
bridge. (expensive)
Building a concrete bridge ____________________________________________________
3. It takes Linh 45 minutes to load hay onto the cart, but his father needs only 30 minutes. (slowly)
Linh______________________________________________________________________
4. It was very difficult to travel to the town 5 years ago. Now people can drive a car or take a bus to
the town. (easily)
People can travel____________________________________________________________
5. I do yoga three times a week, but my sister does it almost every day. (frequently)
My sister __________________________________________________________________
6. The Australian athlete jumped 8.78m. The American athlete jumped 8.59m. (far)
The Australian athlete________________________________________________________

II. Circle the word A, B, C or D which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. (1 pt)

1.   A. ancestor            B. nomad           C. brave                      D. manner

2.   A. custom                B. pasture          C. minority                  D. detest

3.   A. lives              B. teaches            C. passes                     D. washes

4.   A. started             B. floated                    C. decided                  D. stayed

REVISION FOR THE FIRST MID-TERM TEST I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. ride 2. a. pasture 3. d. cattle 4. a. generous 5. a. worked b. excite b. vast b. circular b. ger b. watched c. ridden c. brave C. Country c. grassland c. relaxed II. Choose the best answer a, b, c ord to complete the sentence. 1. The Dao in the Sapa area is famous a. for 2. The Thai live a. in 3. The b. in its "love market." c. with d. beehive d. farm d. collect d. guess d. crowded 25% d. to farming on their bumt-over land and wet-rice terraced fields. b. on c. out d. up house is a place where villagers gather for festivals and rituals. a. terraced b. splendid 4. There were lots of interesting folk games,. Kenny stayed a little longer to join them. C. communal d. thatched a, bur b. because a. What c. however dress in red and black costume?" "The Dao' b. Which c. Who d. so 5. d. When III. Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 1. Most ethnic groups live in rural areas, growing rice and practising slash-and-burn farm. A B C D 2. The Muong people are the ethnic minority who live in the mountainous regions of Vietnam. A B C D 3. We have recently visited some of the remote communities in the north highlands. A B C D 4. Youth Ngai women did not receive the inheritance after their parents died. A B C D 5. The Ta Oi managed preserving their proverbs. folk songs, and stories. A B C IV. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. Many ethnic groups managed to live together (peace) 2. How often is the Gong Festival 3. The 4. The ? (celebrate) of people in Vietnam belong to the Kinh people. (major) house is the place where village ceremonies and festivals take place. (commune) is a traditional folk art of the Miao people. (embroider)

I. Choose the word which has the underlined letter pronounced differently

1. A. local              B. nomadic                  C. buffalo                    D. costume     

2.      A. generous              B. collect                     C. detest                      D. electricity

II.               Choose the word which is stressed differently from the

1.      A. complicated      B. costume                  C. minority                  D. custom       

2.      A. leisure               B. majority                  C. socialize                  D. pasture       

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KÌ I KHỐI 8 HỆ 10 NĂM(2021-2022)

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. a. sound b. out c. found d. enough

2. a. satisfied b. hooked c. bored d. socialised

3. a. pasture b. vast c. brave d. farm

4. a. cattle b. circular c. country d. collect

5. a. visited b. recommended c. wanted d. hoped

6. a. community b. custom c. costume d. museum

7. a. ethnic b. gather c. though d. clothing

8. a. tradition b. question c. procession d. preservation

9. a. performed b. worshipped c. prayed d. offered

10. a. character b. church c. choose d. cheerful

II. Choose the best answer

1. My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day. 

A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up

2. Using computers too much may have harmful effects …….. . your minds and bodies. 

A. on           B. to C. with D. onto

3. I love the people in my village. They are so………………… and hospitable. 

A. friendly          B. friend C. friendliness              D. friendship

4.During the festival, they fly many __________ kites in different shapes and sizes. 

A. colour                  B. colourlessC. colourful D. colouring

5.“______ is the festival celebrated ?” – “Every year”.

A. When                          B. How often         C. How D. What

6. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ……………… he was three years old.

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

7.She is famous_________her intelligence. She designs many social styles.

A. in B. for C. with D. into

8. There’s a tradition of having parties _________ Christmas.

   A. on     B.in     C. at     D. for

9. Generally, rice is served _________ fish, meat, soup and vegetable.

   A. to    B.as    C. in    D. with

10. You _________ speak when the teacher is speaking.

  A. needn’t   B. can’t   C. don’t have to D. mustn’t

11. Tran Temple Festival is held _______ the 15th day of the first lunar month.

A. in   B. for   C. at D. on

12. Ghe Ngo Race is a religious ritual of the Khmer to _______ the Snake God Nagar.

A. commemorate   B. preserve C.command D. process

13. A _________ is An acient story about brave  people or magical  events that  are probably not true.

A. legend B. folktale C. fable D. fairytale

14. What a _________ man he is! There’s nothing he wouldn’t do for us.

A. mean B. generous C. cruel D. greedy

15. A _______ is a traditional story, usually about animals, that teaches a moral lesson.

A. legend B. fable C. folktale D. fairy tale

16. My salary is really low; _______ I find the work incredibly rewarding.

A. therefore B. moreover C. otherwise D. nevertheless

17. She tried to remain cheerful _______ she had failed the test.

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

18. We__________ wear uniform at school from Monday to Saturday. That’s good way and equal to everyone.

A. must B. mustn’t C. don’t have to D. has to

19. You look really tired. You _________ take a few days off and have a holiday.

   A. should       B. must C. have to D. can

20.You have to _________ your hat when going inside the main worship area of the temple.

A. take off B.puton C. break with D.getout

21.Mid-Autumn Festival not only recalls the family love, _________ is also a festival for both children and adults in Vietnam.

A. and B. but C. yet D.therefore

22. The festival only lasted for three days; _________ they spent nearly a month preparing for it.

A. when B. moreover C. otherwise D. however

23. In Quang Ninh, you can go to Yen Tu Mountain to attend the Yen Tu Festival, _________ you can visit Ha Long Bay.

A. so B.yet C.or D.otherwise

24. Tet is a best time for Vietnamese people paying respects _______ their ancestors.

A. for B.to C.with D. on

25. Tran Temple Festival is held _______ the 15th day of the first lunar month.

A. in B. for C. at D. on

26. Tet is an occasion for family…………. in Viet Nam.

A. visiting B. meeting C. reunions D. seeing

27. _____________ ,when dining, South Koreans use cushions to sit on the floor and eat from a low table.

A. Tradition B. Traditions C. Traditional D. Traditionally

28. We do not have many carnivals in Viet Nam;………., we have many tradition festivals.

A. nevertheless B. while C. although D. because

29.In my family, all the traditions of our ancestors are strictly…………….

A. performed B. followed C. taken D. done

30.They …………with tradition by getting married quietly

A. ended B. disconnected C. broke D. took

III. Choose the best answer  (tense: s.past/ past continuous)

1.Mai enjoys____________ crafts , especially bracelets.   

A. make B. making C. to make D. makes

2. The children should___________ the truth.

A. tell B. telling C. to tell D. tells

3. They hate ___________ their son texting his friends all day.

A. seeing B. to see C. saw D. see

4. Do you fancy ___________  in the park this Sunday?           

A. to skateboard B. skateboard C. skateboarding D. skateboards

5.Peter ____________    football yesterday.

A. plays B. played C. has played D. was playing

6. When I came, the whole family  ………..dinner around a big dining table. 

A. have B. had C. has D. was having

7. Children should_________  things from adults with both hands

A. take B. taking C. to take D. takes

8.We have to ______ now because our dad is waiting for us.

A. to go B. going C. go D. went

9. What ……………you ……………….when  I ……………….you?

A. did you do/ phoned B. do you do/ was phoning

C. were you doing / phoned D. were you doing/phone

10. What ………….you ………………. at 8 pm yesterday?

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

11. After………. Food from the plate, you should put it into your bowl before eating.

A. taking B. to take C. took D. take

12. We all adored_____ aerobics when we were young.

A. to do B. doing C. did D. do

13. Thirty years ago, we________............ mobile phones

A. don’t make B. weren’t doing C. didn’t have D. aren’t doing

14. The girl was crying when a fairy ______.

A. appear B. was appearing C. appeared D. appears

15. ____________ you   ___________ dinner at three o’clock yesterday ?   

A. did you cook B. do you cook C. were you cooking D. was you cooking

16. They hate  ___________ their son texting his friends all day.  

A. seeing B. to see C. see D. saw

17. At 8p.m yesterday, we _____________a film.

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

18. _____________you…………… the football match yesterday?

A. Were you seeing B. Did you see C. Was you seeing D. Do you see

19. James broke his arm when he _____________rugby.

A.plays B. were playing C. was playing D. played

20. Kylie _____________ her first film when she was 21.

A. makes B. was making C. were making D. made

21.My friends and I ____________ football at 3p.m yesterday because it was raining hard at that time.

A. wasn’t playing B. weren’t playing C. didn’t play D. don’t play

22. When I shouted, they  jumped off the roof and ____________ away.

A. run B. were running C. ran D. was running

23.The Hung King Temple Festival ____________as a national holiday in 2007.

A. was recognised B. is recognised C. recognised D. was recognising

24.They ___________through the forest when the storm started.

A.were walking B. walked C. was walking D. walk

25.What _____________(your father/ do) when the alarm sounded?

A. did your father do B. was your father doing

C. were your father doing D. does your father doing

IV. READING

SKILL 1 UNIT 3

 The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people living in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai language belongs to the Tay - Thai group. 

The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their main food is

rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai also grow other crops on burnt-out land. They raise cattle and poultry

for their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth. Thai cloth is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong.

Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh's style of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional costumes including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments. The Thai live in houses on stilts. Their villages comprise 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side.

The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs

between boys and girls, and many traditional games.

• Answer true or false.

1. The Thai are good farmers.

2. They grow the same crops.

3. They can make household items from the bamboo tree.

4. The Thai live in stilt houses.

5. They get water to their fields from the rivers.

6. The main food is beef.

7. Thai women’s costumes are short shirts, long skirts, scarves and ornaments.

8. Many festivals and ceremonies are held by the Thai people every year. 

      * Answer the questions

1. Do the Thai people have their own language?

2. Do they dig rivers to bring water to their fields?

3. What is the main food of the Thai people?

        ….

4. Do they  raise cattle for their own use?

5. What is the Thai cloth well – known for?

………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Who do the Thai worship?

SKILL 1 UNIT 4

In my opinion, customs and traditions are very important. Like other families, we have our own customs and traditions.

A. Firstly, there's a tradition in our family of having lunch together on the second day of Tet. Everyone has to be there before 11 a.m. We have followed this tradition for three generations.

B. Secondly, we have the custom of spending Sunday together. We usually go to the cinema or go for a picnic. We don't have to do it, but it makes us closer as a family.

C. Thirdly, we celebrate our grandparents' wedding anniversary on the first Sunday of October because they don't remember the exact date. The custom is that we have to cook a new dish each year. Last year, my mum cooked lasagne, an Italian dish. This year, we prepared five-coloured sticky rice served with grilled chicken. We all enjoy these customs and traditions because they provide our family with a sense of belonging.

True or false.

1. Mi’s family has lunch together on the first day of Tet.

2. The first Sunday of October is their grandparents’ wedding anniversary.

3. Lasagne is an Australian dish.

4. The custom is that they have to cook the same dish each year.

5. They don’t like these customsnand traditions.

Answer the questions

1. How many customs does Mi mention?

……………………………………………………

2. What does Mi’s family usually do on Sundays?

……………………………………………………………

3. Is the second of October her grandparents’ wedding anniversary?

…………………………………………………………………..

4. What did they make for the grandparents’ wedding anniversary this year?

………………………………………………………………………….

5. Do they never go to the cinema?

…………………………………………………………………………

6. Why do they love family customand traditions?

……………………………………………………………………………….

SKILL 1 UNIT 5

The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho. This festival is held to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation. The festival features a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain. Here, there is a ceremony of offering incense and specialities such as chung cakes, day cakes and five-fruit trays to the Kings. Moreover, there are also many joyful activities including bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances

This Buddhist festival is held annually and lasts for three months from the first to the third lunar  month. During the festival, visitors come from all over the country and from overseas to join the procession and make offerings of incense, flowers, fruit and candles to worship Buddha at the pagoda. In addition to the ceremonies, people enjoy activities at this festival such as hiking in the mountains, exploring caves and taking photos of the beautiful scenery.

* Answer true or false.

1. The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 9th to the 11th day of the third lunar month.

2. Chung cakes and Day cakes are specialities.

3. Wrestling isn’t  one of  activities at the Hung King Temple festi val.

4. This Buddhist festival is held every year.

5. It takes places from the second to the third lunar  month.

6. Climbing the mountains is one of activities at  Buddhisfestival.

* Answer the questions

1. When  does The Hung King Temple Festival take place?

2.What is included in the offerings to the Hung Kings?

3.Does it take place in Ha Noi?

4.Is there a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain?

5. Who is the festival held to worship?

6.Why is it joyful to go to The Hung King Temple Festival?

7. When  does The Buddhist festival take place?

.................................................................................................

8. Where does The Buddhist festival Festival take place?

.......................................................................................

9. What do people do to  worship Buddha at the Huong Pagoda?

……………………………………………………………

10. Does the Buddhist festival last for three months?......................................

11. Which of the activities at the Huong pagoda Festival do you like most?

……………………………………………………………………..

12. Do you like going to The Hung King Temple Festival or The Buddhist festival?

..................................................................................................................

SKILL1 UNIT 6

Once upon a time, there was a rich man living in a village. When he died, he left his two sons a fortune. But the elder brother gave his brother only a starfruit tree. When the fruit was ripe, an eagle came and ate the fruit. The younger brother begged the eagle not to. The eagle promised to repay him in gold and told him to make a bag to carry it. The eagle took him on its back to a place of gold. There, he filled the bag with gold. When he got home he was rich. The elder brother was surprised, so he asked his brother to explain. After hearing the story, he offered to swap his fortune for the starfruit tree, and his kind brother accepted. When the eagle came, the elder brother asked it to take him to the place of gold. The greedy brother filled a very large bag and all his pockets with gold. On the way home, because the load was too heavy, the eagle got tired and dropped him into the sea.

Answer the questions

1.What did the older brother give his younger brother?

………………………………………………………….

2.What did the eagle promise to the younger brother?

……………………………………………………………

3.What did the elder brother do when he found out how his younger brother became rich?

…………………………………………………………………

4.What did the elder brother do when he got to the place of gold?

………………………………………………………………………

5.What happened to the elder brother in the end?

………………………………………………………..

6.was he dropped into the pond?

………………………………………………

V. Writing

I. Make question for the underlined words.

1.The house was chosen for the background of the fim in 2006.

…………………………………………………………………….

2.The house is in Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province.

……………………………………………………………………..

3.The film is about the life of a Hmong girl named Pao.

……………………………………………………………………

4.She was raised by her stepmother because her real mother left her when she was little.

…………………………………………………………………………………

5.She began to look for her birth mother when her stepmother died in an accident.

………………………………………………………………………………

II. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. Use the words in brackets.

1. Sebastien is a French, but he plays Vietnamese folk games well. (although)

Although

2. the weather was terrible. we had a good time. (although)

We

3. You should know the story of chung cakes and day cakes. You are Vietnamese  (If)

If

4. The New Year’s Eve is late at night. Children stay awake to welcome the New Year and to watch the firework display. (even though)

5. You won’t get in to see the show .You don’t have reserved seats. (if)

You

6. Children like the Mid – Autumn Festival. They are given many sweets and toys.( because)

7.You don’t start early. You will get stuck in the traffic. (if)

You

8. The black dress is more expensive than the white one. 

   The white dress …. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ……………………

9. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary. 

   Mary………. …..................................................................................................................

10.The girl worked hard. Her step mother wasn’t happy. (ALTHOUGH)

->   ……….…………………………..…………….……………………….………………..

11. Tea is cheaper than coffee. Coffee .……….………...............................................………

12. The red car is more expensive than the black one.

 The black car ….……….……….……….……….......................................................……….

13.Motorbikes go more slowly than cars

. Cars go _____________________________________

14. The buffalo-fighting Festival sounds frightening. Many people come to enjoy it. (Although)

……………………………………………………………………………………….

15.Lang Lieu was very poor  so he couldn’t buy any special food.

Because …………………………………………………………………………………..…..…

III. Use given words to make sentences

1. My laptop/ exepensive/ than/ his laptop/.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Even though / the New Year’s Eve / late/ night, /children / stay awake/ welcome / the New Year/ and / watch / fireworks display.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Mr Thompson / work / responsibly/ than / Mr Dylan.

……………………………………………………………………………………………

4.Children/ the city/ play/ freely/ than/ children / the countryside

.

5. which ethnic group/ second largest population/ Vietnam?

6.Because /quan ho  / the  traditional folk song/ Bac Ninh, only this kind of singing/  is/ allow / at /  the Lim Festival.

………………………………………………………………………………………….

7.He /  lazy/ than / his brother.

……………………………………………………………..

8.He / not / go / school / because / he / ill / yesterday.

……………………………………………………………..

9.If / she / come/ early / we / begin / the game.

…………………………………………………………..

10.Although /  I / like/ the Giong festival/ I /never be/ there.

…………………………………………………………………….

MID-TERM TEST

I. Choose the word which has the underlined letter pronounced differently

1. A. local              B. nomadic                  C. buffalo                    D. costume     

2.      A. generous              B. collect                     C. detest                      D. electricity

II.               Choose the word which is stressed differently from the

1.      A. complicated      B. costume                  C. minority                  D. custom       

2.      A. leisure               B. majority                  C. socialize                  D. pasture       

III.            Choose the best answer:

1. .........................children use nature and their animals as playthings.

A. Nomad                   B. Urban                     C. City            D. Nomadic

2.      Ann is addicted .......................out. I never see her at home.

A. to go                       B. going                      C. to going                  D. go

3.      Although there are cultural ....................................between ethnic groups, they still keep the identity of their own culture.

A. exchanges               B. changes                  C. relations                  D. differences

4.      . ........................is life like in the countryside?

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

5.      No one is able to explain the ……………………… of the old customs.
 A. beginning            B. end                       C. reason                    D. origin

6.      Most ethnic minority peoples are good ……………………… farming techniques.
 A. in                         B. for                        C. to               D. at

7.      A journalist usually lives a ...............life

A. nomad.                   B. nomads.                    C. nomadic               D. nomadise

8.      Only a small ……………………… of old people is interested in the Internet.

A. minors                    B. minority                    C. minor                   D. majority

9.      The US is a ...........................................country with over 80 ethnic groups.

A. multi-cultural          B. bi-lingual                C. rich             D. ethnic

10. In each village of the Bahnar there is a .................house, where public activities are held.

A. common                 B. communal            C. popular                      D. normal

A. The             B. a                              C. an                            D. x

IV. Supply the correct word form

1. We enjoy (run).........................................around the fields, shouting and laughing happily.

2. I prefer (text)..................................................people.

3. ..............your sister (go)...............................to the countryside more often than your brother?

4. David (do not)......................................the test worse than he thought he would.

5. She doesn’t like  ………………………..... through emails. (communicate)

6. Of the three types of cattle in the Mongolian desert, the sheep is ……………..……… (slow)

7. If you want to stay in shape, you have to eat ………………………….. (health)

8. Does she fancy ……………………… a book to the younger children? (read)

9. The teacher gave me a lot of (informative)………………………….about the life of Sin.

10. (Read)…………………….is my favorite hobby.

V. Find ONE mistake in each sentence, underline and correct it :

1. Does she fancy to read a book to the younger children ?               ...........................        

2. Life in the country is more convenient than life in the city.                      ...........................

3. Dogs are gooder than human beings at detecting smells.               ...........................

4. We’re all addicted to skate.                                                            ...........................

Part 2: Cloze test

Swedish teenagers enjoy listening to music and (1). ………………out with friends, just like most children around the world. Everyone is (2). ………………………….to develop his or her own interests. Singing and playing a (3) ………………instrument are popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish children aged 13-15 play an instrument in their (4). ……………………time . Doing sports is also encouraged. 68 per cent 13-to-15-years-olds are members of sports club. Football is the (5). ………………… popular sport among both girls and boys. Then comes horse (6) ………………………..  for girls. Boys prefer football, swimming, and ice hockey.

Many people from…………….areas are living behind their traditional ways of life and moving to the city. They believe that well-playing jobs plentiful in the city.

At home on the farm, life is always a struggle with……………... Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily …………………a harvest and leave the farmer with little or no money until the following year. Often farmers look for other works when they need more money for their families.

The increase in…………………., however, has led to overcrowding in many cities. This puts a strain on schools and hospitals, as well as water and electricity supplies. Increased …………...is another unpleasant result. There is also a human side to this tragedy. Families sometimes have to live apart. In these cases, children may live at home with relatives, while their parents go and live in an urban area.

Governments all over the world are trying to ………………………facilities for these migrants, but it can be quite a problem.

VII. WRITING

A. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first:

1. This cottage is nearer to the main road than that red one.  

→ That red cottage is.............………………………………………………..

2. In the city, streets are larger than those in the country.

→ In the country, streets .............…………………………………………….

 3. A business person travels more expensively than a tourist.

→ A tourist travels ...........................................................................................

4. In the countryside, children play more freely than in the city

→ In the city, children ..............………………………………………………..................

5. A buffalo ploughs better than a horse.

→ A horse...........................................................................................................................

B. Write questions for these answers

1. The Thai hold festivals and ceremonies every year ..………………… ………………………………………..……….……………………?

2. They dig canals to bring water to their fields.

..……………………… ………………………………..……….……………………?

3. I usually hang out with my friends in my leisure time.

..………………………… ………………………..……….……………………?

 4. The sea is vast and quiet.

………. …………………………………………………………………………?

 5.  Mrs Pha goes to the market twice a week to buy food for the family.

………. ………………………………………………………………………?

6. Tay people live mostly in the north of Vietnam.

………. ……………………………………………………………………………?

7. The children are playing in the field.

………. ……………………………………………………………………………?

8.David likes Hmong people because they’re friendly.

………. ………………………………………………………………………?