Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

19. He is the offspring of a chemist and a nurse. His intelligence is inherited from them.

A. partner                    B. friend                      C. ancestor                              D. neighbor

20. Vy broke with the family tradition and chose to be a singer instead of being a teacher.

A. united                     B. followed                 C. connected                           D. joined

Complete the sentences with the following words.
biggest world moon cakes celebration ancestors
money made traditional reunion local
1. The of 1000 years of Thang Long was strongly impressive.
2. Quan ho singing has been recognized as a heritage.
3. In Vietnam, Tet is known as an occasion for family .
4. The people often perform a welcome dance when having visitors at the Cham
Tower.
5. Vietnamese people often show their respect to their .
6. Tet is the festival in Vietnam.
7. Banh chung is of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and wrapped in green leaves.
8. Spring roll is one of the foods in Vietnam.
9. At Mid-Autumn Festival, children can dance, sing and enjoy .
10. Children often receive lucky during the first days of Tet.
4. Choose the best answer A, B, C, D to complete the sentences.
1. Pizza is a traditional dish.
A. Italian B. Italia C. Italis D. Italion
2. Glastonbury Festival is a festival in England.
A. modern B. famous C. family D. famulus
3. The Toronto International Film Festival is a film festival each September in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada.

A. held B. hold C. perform D. shown
4. Festival has gathered millions of people from around the world each year.
A. attract B. held C. gathered D. collect
5. Vu Lan Festival is an occasion for showing to parents, ancestors.
A. reunion B. soul C. mind D. gratitude
6. On festival days, there are many people coming to land to find the belief, wishing for luck
and fortune.
A. Buddhist B. Buddhism C. Buddha D. Buddhistic
7. The Yen Tu festival is organized since the 10 th lunar month and for three spring months.
A. occurred B. happened C. longed D. lasted
8. According to the M'Nong's custom, the New Rice is usually held in the evening.
A. occasion B. ceremony C. holiday D. vacation
5. Choose the best answer A, B, C, D to complete the sentences.
1. a lot of troubles of the past year, people tend to forget them and hope for a better
upcoming year.
A. although B. despite C. even though D. because
2. Tet holiday is for people to visit their relatives and join festivals, everybody needs to well dress.
A. therefore B. if C. because D. when
3. Most children love Tet they can also receive lucky money.
A. moreover B. while C. because D. therefore
4. Tet is a long holiday. , it is the largest festival in Vietnam.
A. therefore B. moreover C. while D. if
5. Long couldn't buy ticket. , he cannot return home for Tet.
A. so B. because C. therefore D. if
6. Spring comes, it's also time to celebrate many festivals.
A. while B. when C. because D. although
7. We celebrate our traditional festival each year, it's very costly.
A. although B. despite C. in spite of D. therefore
8. I was very lucky to participate in the White Nights I was in Russia.
A. when B. if C. moreover D. therefore
9. Mai has been living 10 km away from Huong Pagoda, she has never been to Huong
Pagoda Festival.
A. in spite of B. despite of C. although D. despite
10. the romantic beauty of the land with mountain inside the city, Da Nang attracts a great
number of tourists each year.
A. although B. if C. thanks to D. because
6. Fill each blank with an appreciate word or phrase in the box.
a) Passage A
ancient landscapes choose
terraced ethnic along

Many visitors (1) to visit the stone plateau of Ha Giang. There are many beautiful and amazing
(2) with the zigzag mountainous path (3) the edges of mountains, the (4) mountainous
town beside the market of the people in (5) group in the cloud and fog. Ha Giang is also beautiful
for plum and peach flowers blossom as well as the colorful (6) field.
b) Passage B
destination island animals
known of beach
Phu Quoc is newly (1) as the biggest tourism (2) in Vietnam with the peaceful white sand
(3) from North to South along with the 99 mountains and hills and plentiful plants and (4) .
Being compared to the sunshine heaven, Phu Quoc is always the perfect (5) for the people who love
discovering and experiencing the dreaming beauty (6) the nature.
7. Connect each pair of sentences with an appreciate conjunctive adverb in the box to make
compound sentences.
however therefore moreover because although when
1. The tickets are very expensive. There are many people buying the tickets.
2. Tet is the greatest festival in Vietnam. Vietnamese people love Tet.
3. Children wear their new clothes on the first days of Tet. They can also receive lucky money.
4. Children like Mid-Autumn Festival very much. They can sing, dance, and eat moon cakes.
5. She isn't a Buddhist. She eats as a vegetarian.
6. She wants to enjoy the Tomatoes Festival in Spain. She is at the age of 20.
__________________________________________________________________________
B. READING

Shortcomings of Festivals

Although there are many interesting things people can get from the festivals, there are also some
disadvantage.
The first thing is that it is normally very costly to celebrate a festival. Due to the fact that most festivals
aim to preserve and develop the traditional cultural heritages, the government is willing to spend a lot of
money on this occasion. Besides, during the festival, most people do not work and only spend money on
preparing food and buying expensive gifts for their relatives and friends. That's also a reason why it is said
that a festival is often costly.
The second disadvantage is unsafe during a festival. It is estimated that there are hundred accidents
during a festival, particularly road accidents. There are many dangerous festivals like cow-racing, elephant
racing which may be very dangerous for people, especially for children. Moreover, in some festivals, when
rushing to join the events, people may also cause other people to get hurt.
The last disadvantage is festivals may affect the environment seriously. People tend to throw away waste
cans or bottles after a festival. Furthermore, trees along the roadsides may be damaged by the participants.
Noise pollution is result from the noise of the performances and the noise from the crowds.

1. Answer the following questions.
1. How many disadvantages are there in the above passage?
2. What is the purpose of most festivals?
3. Do people often work during a festival?
4. Is there any accident during a festival?
5. Is cow-racing considered to be safe?

2. Read the text again and choose the correct answers.
1. It is cheap to hold a festival.
A. True B. False
2. The government is willing to take a lot of money to celebrate a festival.
A. True B. False
3. During a festival, people often prepare food and buy expensive gifts for strange people.
A. True B. False
4. People may be hurt when they participate in a festival.
A. True B. False
5. Environment is seriously affected by a festival.
A. True B. False
6. A festival may cause noise pollution.
A. True B. False
3. Choose the correct answers to complete the following letter. The number 0 has been done for
you.
Dear Thanh,
I’m to invite you to a party we are having at the flat next Friday, December 14 th . As you know,
it's Mai’s 13 th birthday next week and my birthday next month, (1) we thought we'd celebrate
together and have a joint party.
I can't remember if you know my address or not, but anyway, if you (2) the directions below, you
shouldn't get lost.
Take the Number 15 bus from the station and (3) at the Star Hotel. Walk down Long Viet Road,
past the Dan Chu Cinema, and then take the first turning on the right. That's Le Loi Road. Turn left at the
first junction, then go straight past the church as (4) as the next crossroads (5) and our block of
flats is the second on the right.
Do try and come. Of course you're welcome to bring someone with you if you want to.
Look forward to you then!
Love,
Nga
0. A. writing B. write C. writes D. to write
1. A. too B. but C. because D. so

2. A. to follow B. follow C. following D. follows
3. A. get up B. get by C. get on D. get off
4. A. long B. well C. far D. soon.
5. A. right turn B. to right C. to turn D. turn right
4. Read the letter again and choose the correct answers.
1. They are having a party at the flat next Sunday.
A. True B. False
2. It's Mai's 14 th birthday next week.
A. True B. False
3. Mai and Thanh'd celebrate together and have a joint party.
A. True B. False
4. To come to the party, Thanh will take the number 15 bus from the station.
A. True B. False
5. According to the direction, after turning right the next crossroad, their blocker flats is the second
on the right.
A. True B. False
C. WRITING
1. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1. marks/ Hungry Festival/ a/ celebration/ great/ time/ of/ superstition/, /and/ for/ living/ the/ dead/
and/ the.
2. The/ believe/ also/ Chinese/ that/ spirits/ purgatory /stuck/ in/ during/ are/ this/ released/ time.
3. preparations/ nearly/ Hungry Ghost Festival/ before/ begin/ the/ a/ week/ the/ onset/ festival/ of.
4. laundry/ Chinese/ hanging/ residents/ avoid/ and/ leaving/ outdoors/ outside/ anything.
5. On/ the/ the/ festival/ 30th night/ of/, the/ the Chinese/ ghosts/ believe/ have/ their fill/ had/ the
underworld/ and/ to/ return.

2. Combine two sentences.
1. The bus arrived. We were talking. (when)
2. We missed the bus. We were so late. (because)
3. The hare was sleeping. The tortoise was running. (while)
4. Tam worked very hard. Her stepmother wasn't satisfied. (although)
5. The festival costs too much money. We won't celebrate the festival. (if)

II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentences

2. I find Peter is not sociable. He's rather .................... in public.

A. kind B. reserved C. communicate D. humorous

3. That boy has short .................... hair.

A. curly B. oval C. tall D. reserved

4. That film star is tall and ...................... .

A. short B. long C. slim D. straight

5. A home for children whose parents are dead is a(n) ............... .

A. resort B. hotel C. orphanage D. motel

6. Generosity is part of the Vietnamese ................... .

A. straightness B. orphanage C. joke D. character

7. He likes telling jokes. He has a good sense of ................... .

A. volunteer B. character C. pleasure D. humor

8. The boy is a ................. student. He always get good grades.

A. kind B. generous C. hard - working D. reserved

9. Everyone loves him because of his good ....................... .

A. person B. character C. member D. public

10. John .............. a letter from his aunt yesterday.

A. gave B. wrote C. received D. posted

III. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

Sumachai is my pen pal. He (1. be) ................ 14 years old. He (2. live)................ in a small house with his family in Bankok, Thailand. Yesterday I (3. receive)............... his letter, he said, "I usually (4. have)............. boiled rice for breakfast, and chicken with fried rice or a bowl of noodles for luch. In the evening, I (5. eat)............... the food my mother (6. cook).............. . Her food (7. be)............. the best in the word" Last week, I (8. write)............. a letter to him. I ( 9. introduce)............... myself and (10. send)................ him a photography of my family.

IV. Supply the correct word form.

1. Nam is very.................., kind and generous. (social)

2. My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local.................... ( orphan)

3. What a ............ day! (love)

4. She has short......... hair. ( curly)

5. Can you give me some.................... about the trains to London, please? (inform)

6. She is .................. kind to me. ( extreme)

7. ......................, the barber cut my hair too short. (luck)

8. Each of my friends has a .................. character. (different)

II. Choose the suitable words or phrases to complete the sentences:
1. The _______ place for a compost heap is a place that gets sun and shade.
A. good B. best C. bad D. worst
2. What does she mean _______reduce?
A. by B. with C. from D. at
3. They also collect household and garden waste to make _______
A. fabric B. garbage C. compost D. glassware
4. _______ can be recycled to make pipes and floor coverings.
A. Cans B. Tires C. Glass D. Compost
5._______ means not buying products which are overpackaged.
A. Reduce B. Package C. Recycle D. Reuse
6. These shoes are made _______ old cars tires.
A. of B. from C. in D. at
7. “Vegetable matter’ is made _______ compost.
A. into B. for C. from D. up
8. Are you interested ________ protecting the environment?
A. on B. in C. at D. for
9. It’s difficult __________ Japanese.
A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. for learning
10. The result _________ next week.
A. will know B. will be known C. is know D. is known
11. The application should _______ to the main office.
A. be sent B. send C. to send D. be sending
12. Silver ________ for ornaments, jewelry and coins.
A. used B. is used C. uses D. use
13. Your handwriting is difficult ________
A. read B. to read C. reading D. read
14. It is impossible _________ his theory.
A. to understand B. understand C. understanding D. understood
15. You mustn’t ________ this parcel until Christmas Day.
A. open B. opening C. to open D. opened
16. I’m sure that he _______ the game.
A. win B. will win C. won D. will be won
17. _______ means to put used objects or materials through a special process so that they can be used
again.
A. Reusing B. Recycling C. Reducing D. Returning
18. Yesterday, I threw _______ all the broken toys.
A. aside B. down C. away D. in
19. _______ is a waste from the body of a large animal such as an elephant or a cow.
A. Dung B. Compost C. Garbage D. Fertilizer
20. If people are interested in protecting the _______, our earth will be greener and cleaner.
A. neighborhood B. environment C. residence D. living

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. ambulance b. bandage c. damage d. patient
2. a. hit b. tight c. injection d. sting
3. a. forget b. present c. overheat d. emergency
4. a. faint b. aid c. pain d. wheelchair
5. a. crutch b. school c. chart d. handkerchief
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for
the underlined word or phrase.
6. I put the heater on_________the plants warm.
a. keep b. keeping c. to keep d. for keeping
7. Why not come over at the weekend? The children_____ seeing you again.
a. enjoy b. will enjoy c. are enjoying d. is going to enjoy
8. That bag looks heavy. I_______ you with it.
a. will help b. am going to help c. am helping d. help
9. Calm______and tell me what happened.
a. out b. down c. in d.up
10. Sam was trying hard ____.
a. not to laugh b. to not laugh c. not laughing d. to not laughing
11. You _____ forget what I told you. It’s very important.
a. mustn’t b. needn’t c. don’t have to d. can’t
12. Cool the burns immediately so as to ______ tissue damage.
a. ease b. relieve c. minimize d. maximize
13. ____ is a long stick that someone put under their arm to help them, walk when they have hurt their leg.

a. Crutch b. Wheelchair c. Stretcher d. Bandage
14. These medicines can_______ your headache.
a. ease b. elevate c. revive d. affect
15. Don’t overheat the victim with blankets or coat.
a. make someone too hot b. make someone too cold c. hurt someone d. destroy someone
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. He is going to get to work earlier in order impress the boss.
A B C D
17. They are planting trees by the roadside so that reduce the traffic noise.
A B C D
18. It’s a secret between us and I promise I don’t tell anybody.
A B C D
19. You don’t have to keep medicines where children can get them.
A B C D
20. The room got quietly when the professor came.
A B C D
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
How can we keep our teeth (21) ______? Firstly, we ought to visit our (22) ____ twice a year.
Secondly, we should brush our teeth (23) ____ a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day,
once after breakfast and once before we go to bed. We can also use toothpicks (24) _____between our
teeth after a meal. Thirdly, we (25) ______ eat food that is good (26) ______ our teeth and our body: milk,
fish, brown bread, raw vegetables, fresh fruit, etc.
21. a. health b. healthy c. healthily d. unhealthy
22. a. dentist b. doctor c. teacher d. engineer
23. a. on b. of c. by d. with
24. a. clean b. to clean c. cleaning d. to cleaning
25. a. should b. ought to c. need d. a & b
26. a. for b. at c. on d. to
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the
questions about it.
A: Hi. Can I help you?
B: Yes, please. Could I have something fpr a cough? I think I’m getting a cold.
A: Well, I sugest a box of these cough syrup. And you should get a bottle of vitamin C, too.
B: Thank you. And what do you have for dry skin?
A: Try some of this new lotion. It’s very good.
B: OK. Thanks a lot.
27. What does the word ‘cold’ in line 2 mean?
a. low temperature b. not hot or warm c. a common illness d. not heated or cooked
28. The first speaker suggested that the second speaker should buy_____.
a. a box of cough syrup b. a bottle of vitamin C
c. a new lotion for dry skin d. all are correct
29. The second speaker is a_______.
a. patient b. doctor c. dentist d. nurse
30. They are talking in a______.
a. theater b. stadium c. drugstore d. dentist’s
31. Which of the following is not true?
a. Vitamin C is good for a cold. b. Cough syrup is good for a cough.
c. There is a new lotion for dry skin. d. The second speaker doesn’t want to buy the new lotion.

B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces.
1. ___________ from John, all the students said they would go.
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
2. If you work for us, you’ll get somewhere to live _____ free.
A. for B. at C. out D. of
3. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to _____ new procedures to save
time and money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
4. They took pride _______ being the best players of the school.
A. in B. with C. on D. for
5. She’d prefer to go out ________ home.
A. than to stay B. than staying C. rather than staying D. rather than stay
6. They received _______ advice from their parents that they became successful.
A. so good B. such a good C. so good an D. such good
7. Have you got a car ________ ?
A. of your own B. of yourself C. of you D. of your
8. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not ______ your television set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
9. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the ................... examination.
A. write B. written C. wrote D. writing
10. Either Peter and his brothers _______ the keys to the car.
A. has been taken B. has taken C. have taken D. have been taken
11. We can tell you that we often have a friendly _______ in our class.

A. atmosphere B. air C. matter D. impression
12. These clothes are fashionable and _______ . Do you agree with me?
A. only B. merely C. unique D. uniquely
13. He _______ to have a very big fortune and a beautiful wife.
A. rumors B. rumored C. has rumored D. was rumored
14. Did you use to do a _______ when you were at the university.
A. full-time job B. part-time C. full-time D. part-time job
15. My house is just _______ . I live in the nearby neighborhood.
A. near here B. near to C. near by D. near from