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

16. A. priority            B. enquiry                  C. sacrifice                    D. Valentine

17. A. drought          B. sought                     C. wrought                    D. nought

18. A. precious        B. preparation             C. pretty                        D. repetition

19. A. measure        B. vision                      C. pleasure                     D. pension

20. A. manufacture            B. mature            C. pasture                       D. nature

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.

21. A. commentator          B. economic            C. banyan                      D. businessman 

22. A. disadvantage        B. documentary        C. exploration               D. communicate

23. A. prediction                    B. compulsory             C. intelligent                  D. judgement

24. A. valuable                       B. entertain                 C. honesty                     D. mountain.

25. A. majority                       B. ceremony                C. astronomy                D. investiture

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

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

2. a. bracelet b. favourite c. craft d. game

3. a. leisure b. sure c. shopping d. socialise

4. a. trick b. kit c. addict d. virtual

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

II. Complete the correct answer a, b, c or d.

1. How much time do you spend _______ TV every day?

a. watch b. to watch c. watching d. in watching

2. I’d hate _______ the exams, so I’m doing my best.

a. failing b. to fail c. fail d. failed

3. I always enjoy _______ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.

a. to talk b. to talking c. talking d. talk

4. Could you help me _______ the kitchen? It’s a real mess!

a. tidy b. tidied c. tidying d. with tidying

5. Steven dislikes _______, so he usually takes a bus to work.

a. to drive b. to be driven c. be driven d. driving

6. Jane prefers _______ music than to listen to it.

a. playing b. play c. to play d. played

7. Marlene can’t wait _______ to the beach again.

a. to go b. going c. for going d. go

8. I really regret _______ this computer – it’suseless.

a. buy b. to buy c. buying d. for buying

9. Your child needs _______ some weight. Tell him _______ less junk food and more exercise.

a. to lose - eat b. to lose - to eat c. losing - to eat d. losing - eat

10. I would love _______ to your party! Thank you for inviting me.

a. come b. coming c. to come d. came

11. The Dao in the Sapa area is famous ________ its “love market.”

a. for b. in c. with d. to

12. The Thai live ________ farming on their burnt-over land and wet-rice terraced fields.

a. in b. on c. out d. up

13. The ________ house is a place where villagers gather for festivals and rituals.

a. terraced b. splendid c. communal d. thatched

14. There were lots of interesting folk games, _______ Kenny stayed a little longer to join them.

a. but b. because c. however d. so

15. ‘________ dress in red and black costume?’ ‘The Dao’

a. What b. Which c. Who d. When

16. What colour is ________ symbol of good luck for the Hoa?

a. a b. an c. - d. some

17. ________ in terraced fields is the main economic activity of ethnic people in Sapa.

a. Fishing b.Rice cultivation c. Hunting d.Gathering

18. ________ ethnic Khmer live in ________ Mekong Delta of Vietnam.

a. The / - b.The / a c.A / the d. The / the

19. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology ________ by the architect Ha Duc Linh, a memberof the Tay ethnic group.

a. designed b. has designed c. was designed d. was designing

20. ‘I have just taken an elephant ride in Buon Don.’ ‘________ How interesting!’

a. Certainly. b.Really? c.Terrible. d. Exactly.

IV.Rewrite these sentences.

1.Why don't we go out for a walk?"

My father suggested ..................................................

2.My bike is more expensive than your bike

Your bike……………………………

3. She cleans the room every day.

The room…………………………………………

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

→ The white dress ..........................................................

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

→ Mary ………………………………….

6.Your work is better than mine.

--:>My work ………………………….

7. Dick is the youngest in the family.

--> Nobody…………………………………

8.I fed the chickens this morning.

-->The chickens ....................................................................................................

9.. The question is so difficult that all the students can’t answer it.

--> It is such ..........................................................................................................

10.. They built a new bridge over the river.

--> A new bridge………………………………………

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

1.​a. sound​b. out​c. found​d. enough

2. ​a. cattle​b. circular​c. country​d. collect

3. ​a. ethnic​b. unique​c. basic​d. diverse

4.​a. trick​b. kit​c. addict​d. virtual

5.​a. satisfied​b. hooked​c. bored​d. socialised

II. Multiple choice.

1. ​We need a craft _______ to do dome DIYs.     

​a. kit        ​b. street        ​c. bracelet       ​d. leisure

2.​The young use _____ to socialize on the internet.  

​a. netlingo       ​b. activity        ​c. event        ​d. centre

3.​It is very easy for children to get …… on the Ipads, Iphones and other technological stuff.

​a. familiar​b. close​c. hooked​d. addicted

4.​On YouTube you can find many videos on _______ all aspects of your English.

​a. surfing​b. working​c. taking​d. improving

5.​You can raise a _______ pet like a Neopet if you aren’t allowed to own a real pet.

​a. domestic​b. virtual​c. weird​d. beloved

6.​My sister enjoys _______. She usually walks around the mall, but not buying anything.

​a. going shopping​b. hanging out​c. window shopping​​d. doing DIY

7.​Farmers who are working on …… look very happy with shining smiles in summer days. 

​a. grasslands ​b. paddy fields ​c. factories ​d. construction sites 

8.​……. is often the hardest but the most important time to people living in the countryside. 

​a. Tet holiday ​b. Harvest time ​c. Daylight ​d. Travelling time

9.​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

10.​On the farm, uncle Duong showed us how to _______ apples.

​a. plough​b. herd​c. pick​d. put up

11.​Have you ever seen a buffalo-drawn __________?

​a. cart        ​b. herd        ​c. cattle        ​d. ger

12.​On the side of the road, a boy was herding _______.

​a. kites​b. hay​c. cattle​d. blackberries

13.​How many people are there in the community ____?   

​a. center        ​b. area        ​c. window       ​d. leisure

14.​Vietnam is a ……country with 54 ethnic groups.   

​a. bilingual​b. ethnic ​c. diversified ​d. multi –cultural

15.​I have stayed in a ……………………. area for two weeks. The transportation was very inconvenient and there was no entertainment center to relax.

​a. rural​b. urban​c. outskirts​d. suburb

16.​The Kinh have the largest number of people, ________ for 86% of the population.

​a. holding​b. taking​c. accounting​d. numbering

17.​The ________ house is a place where villagers gather for festivals and rituals.

​a. terraced​b. splendid​c. communal​d. thatched

18.​The typical house type of the ethnic minority peoples is the……………… house.

​a. steel​b. concrete​c. cottage​d. stilt

19.​I am very impressed with sarong – a traditional …………………. of the Khmer people.

​a. custom ​b. clothing​c. clothes​d. costume

20.​The chapi is a traditional …………………. of the Raglai people.

​a. music instrument ​b. musical instrument 

​c. farming tool​​d. farming tools

21.​Today, teenagers rely ________ technology more than in the past.

​a. on​b. in​c. for​d. with

22.​Why don’t you apply for this job? It looks right _______ your street.

​a. on​b. in​c.at​d. up

23. The library allows you to check ________ six books at a time.

​a. up​b. out​c.at​d. in

24. The farmers loaded the rice straw_________ buffalo drawn carts.

​a. about​b. onto​c. in​d. with

25. She is always envious _________ her cousin’s long blond hair.

​a. in​b. about​c. out​d. of

26. The nomad move two or three times a year to look _________ new pastures.

​a. for​b. off​c. on​d. to

27.​Surfing the Net too many hours can be harmful________ your health.

​a. for​b. in​c. with​d. to

28.​A ger can be put _________, then taken _________ and transported.

​a. up/in​b. on/down​c. in/up​d. up/down

29.​Nick is curious ___________ the ethnic minority groups in Vietnam.

​a. in​b. about​c. out​d. up

30.​The Viet account ___________ about 86% of Vietnam’s population.

​a. of​b. on​c. for​d. up

31.​I always enjoy _______ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.

​a. to talk​b. to talking ​c. talking​d. talk

32. Mobile games are great, but I don’t like ___________ them for too long.

​a. to playing​b. play ​c. be played​d. playing

33.​Sue loves ___________ origami. She can fold some animals, birds and flowers.

​a. making​b. to made​c. made​d. makes

34.​I detested ___________  two hours every day travelling to work and back.

​a. spent​b. spending​c. to spend​d. to spending

35.​Jane prefers _______ music to listening to it.​

​a. playing​b. play​c. to play​d. played

36. Millions of Mongolians ___________ semi-nomadic herders for thousands of years.

​a. has been ​b. were​c. have been​d. are

37. Look! A boy on the buffalo …………a kite.

​a. fly​​b. is flying​​c. flies​​d. has flied

38. The children ......................... soccer at the moment.

​a. are playing​b. play ​c. played           ​d. have played  

39. ….she………London yet?​

​a. Has/arrived ​b. Does/arrive ​c. Did/arrive​d. Is/arriving

40. The team ……………. numerous setbacks so far.   

​a. experienced  ​b. will experience ​c. has experienced       d. is experiencing

41. Vietnam is ____________ multiethnic country with 54 ethnic groups.

​a. a​b. an​c. the​d. Ø

42. The Ba Na are one of the oldest ethnic minority groups living in _____ Central Highlands.

​a. a​b. an​c. the​d. Ø

43. Among 54 ethnic groups in Viet Nam, the Odu group has ……….smallest population.

​a. a​​b. an​​c. the​​d. Ø

44. Y Phon lives in the city, but his family still live in ________ small village in _____mountains.

​a. a/ Ø​b. an/ Ø​c. the/ the​d. a/ the

45. What colour is ________ symbol of good luck for the Hoa?

​a. a​b. an​c. Ø​d. some

46.​‘Look at this dish, Nick. It has five colours.’ ‘_________’

​a. How nice!​b. What a shame!​c. Sounds bad.​d. Okay.

47.​‘Let’s go to the local open-air market’ ‘_________’

​a. Good idea.​b. I’d love to.​c. Not at all.​d. Yes, of course.

48.​‘After a 20 day homestay tom, I can use chopsticks, harvest rice, and cook some Vietnamese dish.’ ‘_________’

​a. Yeah, I’d like to.​b. That’s awesome!​c. It’s wrong.​d. No problem.

49.​‘I have two tickets to a gong performance. Would you like to go?’ ‘_________ What time?’

​a. Sorry, I can’t.​b. Not very good.​c. Yes, I’d like that.​d. Never mind.

50.​‘Tomorrow we will go to Coc Ly market. You can buy lots of handmade items there.’

​‘_________’

​a. What a pity!​b. How interesting​c. How thoughtful!​d. Well done.

51.​He drives ............. his brother.  

​a. more careful than​​b. more carefully     ​ 

​c. more carefully than     ​d. as careful as

52.​People in rural areas live ________ than those in cities.

​a. simplier​b.more simply​c. more simple​d. simpler

53. Robert arrived at the meeting _____________ than Francis. 

​a. later​b. more lately​c. latelier​d. lately

54.​Can’t you think of anything _____________ to say? 

​a. more intelligently​b. more intelligent​c. most intelligent​d. intelligently

55.​I think his new book is much _____________ than his last one. 

​a. boring​b. bored​c. more boring​d. more bored

56. What does the text say?

I. Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)

1. A. drought             B. ought               C. brought               D. bought

2. A. hobbies             B. bags                  C. organizations       D. groups

3. A. mash                 B. scatter              C. package              D. metal

4. A. happened           B. helped              C. burned                D. bored