Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. People in rural areas wear … than those in the big city. (simple)

2. Robert arrived at the meeting … than Francis. (late)

3. These trousers are too wide. Do you have any that are … ? (narrow)

4. My mother always gets up … than everybody else in the house. (early)

5. Rene speaks … than the other ELS students in the class. (fluent)

6. Can’t you think of anything … to say? (intelligent)

7. I think his new book is much … than his last one. (boring)

8. Max finished the homework … than anyone else in the class. (fast)

9. He doesn’t look as … as he used to. (happy)

III. Supply the correct tense and form of the verbs in brackets.

1.Last week,    we ……………. (have) dinner with a French family.

2.My mother always tells me that I have to ……………. (be) home by 9 p.m.

3.In the past, ao dai    ……………. (wear) by both men and women.

      4.Hung King Temple Festival ……………. (become) one of the greatest nationalfestivals in Viet Nam for a long time.

5.While the parents (have) …………….. breakfast, their children (run) ……………….. away.

6.While we ……………. (play) some folk games at the festival, it started to rain heavily.

7.Each year, thousands of tourists ……………. (come) to visit Lim Festival and enjoythat Intangible Cultural Heritage.

8. When I (do) ………………………….. the washing-up, I (break) ………………………….. a plate.

9. I think you should ……………. (go) to the doctor. You look terrible.

      10. The speaker ……………. (give) a presentation on Vietnamese customs and traditions right now.

IV.Write the correct form of the words in brackets.

      1.People in some far-away mountainous regions still keep their …………….way of life. (tradition)

2. The children in our family are always ……………. to their elders. (respect)

3. Many families have three ……………., which create unique cultural features. (generate)

      4. The opening ceremony of Giong Festival was very  ……………  . (impress)

      5. Do you have to follow the traditions …………….? (strict)

6. ……………., his parents passed away when he was 12 years old. (fortune)

7. In the story, a …………….rescues Red Riding Hood with his axe. (woodcut)

8. They realized the ……………. of learning the customs .  (important)

9. There are many cultural  ……………. between his country and mine. (differ)

10. Saint Giong heard an…………….that the emperor needed brave men to protect the country. (announce)

V. Find and correct the mistakes of these sentences

1.   He don’t go to the class today.

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2.   I didn’t went to the cinema last night.

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3.   Mr Brown doesn’t lives in a big city. He lives in the countryside.

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4.   My sister hasn’t breakfast very often.

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5. You have to making sure children don’t put anything into the sockets.

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6. I like both the green or the blue T-shirt, but I don’t have enough money to buy two T-shirts.

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7. Your marks in English are low although you don’t study hard enough.

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8. It started to rain hardly while we were playing some folk games at the festival.

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9. One day a dragon flew over the tower when he heard the princess cry for help                          

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10. Legends relate to history because they are based on history events and heroes.

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C.READING

I.Choose the word which best fits each gap.

      Elephant Racing Festival, one of the biggest festivals in Tay Nguyen, is held (1)________ in the third lunar month.

      As preparation for the festival, villagers (2)________ their elephants with a wide range of food apart from grass, including corns, sugar canes, sweet potatoes, papayas, and bananas. Also, in order to preserve their strength, the elephants take a rest (3)________ hard work.

      On the day of the event, elephants from several villages (4)________ at Don Village. Each time, ten elephants will run at the same time for about one or two kilometers. The competition is guided by the sound of tu va, a kind of horn. The first elephant (5)________ reaches the appointed destination will receive a laurel wreath as a sign of victory, and it will enjoy the achievement excitedly with sugar canes and bananas from surrounding people. (6)________ finishing the race at Don Village, the elephants move to Serepok River for competition – swimming. They also participate in games (7)________ football and tug of war.

      At the end of the festive day, all festival goers mass at Don Village’s community house for feasting, drinking stem wine, and dancing in a jubilant (8)________ with the boisterous sound of gongs and drums.

1.   a. mostly                      b. constantly                c. monthly                   d. annually

2.   a. poach                       b. herd                         c. feed                         d. train

3.   a. without                    b. with                         c. of                             d. from

4.   a. come                        b. drive                        c. round                       d. gather

5.   a. who                         b. what                        c. which                       d. whose

6.   a. Although                 b. After                       c. While                       d. However

7.   a. alike                         b. like                          c. likely                        d. liking

8.   a. atmosphere              b. experience               c. tradition                   d. feature

II. Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage.

In Britain there is a (1) …………. now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many girls from working-class (2) ……….. in town and cities and from farmers’ families in the country work in rich houses. They had to do all the (3) ………. and their working day was usually very long. They often worked on Sundays, too. Once a year, it was usually one Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and (4) ………. presents for their mothers and for other members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and (5)…..…….. went back to their work. Later workers at the factories and girls who worked in the houses of rich families received one (6) ………… day a week, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It is the last (7) …………. in March.

III.Read the text carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

      Ok Om Bok is a traditional festival of Khmer people in Mekong Delta. Ok Om Bok Festival takes place on the Full Moon day of the tenth month in Vietnamese Lunar Calendar, aiming at worshipping the Moon.

      At the night of the Full Moon day, Khmer people set up a table of offerings; new sticky rice, yam, coconuts, bananas, sweeties, etc and bow their head to show their thanks to the Moon. After that, there is a colorful and sparkling lanterns ceremony on Ba Om Lake. Khmer people not only drop these lanterns on the lake but also fly them to the sky. Dozens of great lantern lighten the night sky in bustling music and the joy of Khmer people. Khmer people believe that these lanterns will bring bad luck and risk far away.

      The most attractive and exciting activity of Ok Om Bok Festival is Ngo race (a special kind of boat of Khmer people in shape of Nagar snake). Ngo race is a traditional sport of Khmer in Ok Om Bok Festival. Ngo is a long boat with 25 - 30 meters in length and 1 - 1.4 meter in width. There are about 40 to 60 boatmen in every “Ngo” with a leader at the top to guide the whole team. Before the race, people gather along the riverbanks making an exciting atmosphere. During the race, the boisterous sound of drum, trumpet, cheers and applause urge boatmen row as fast as possible to the end.

      Overall, Ok Om Bok is an important festival in Khmer people’s life. Ok Om Bok Festival has sacred meaning in spiritual life of these people, making a cultural characteristic of this ethnic community.

1.   Ok Om Bok Festival is celebrated in October in the Western Calendar.

      2.   At the night of the festival, Khmer people drop lanterns on the lake and fly lanterns to the sky.

3.   Ngo is a snake-shaped boat of Khmer people.

4.   Ngo boat race takes place right after Ok Om Bok Festival.

5.   The boatmen are encouraged by the people gathering along the riverbanks.

6.   Ok Om Bok Festival promote traditional cultural identity of Khmer community.

IV. Read and answer the questions.

THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE

      A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow. “Do you ever get anywhere?” he asked with a mocking laugh. “Yes,” replied the Tortoise, “and I get there sooner than you think. I’ll run you a race and prove it.”The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but for the fun of the thing he agreed. So the Fox, who had consented as judge, marked the distance and started the runners off. The Hare was soon far out of sight, and to make the Tortoise feel very deeply how ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a Hare, he lay down beside the course to take a nap until the Tortoise should catch up. The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. But the Hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he did wake up, the Tortoise was near the goal. The Hare now ran his swiftest, but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time.

      1.   Why did the Hare make fun of the Tortoise?

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      2.   Did the Hare like the idea of runing a race with the Tortoise?

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      3.   Who runned faster for the first stage?

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      4.   How did the Tortoise move?

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      5.   Who win the race in the end?

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      6.   What lesson can you learn from this story?

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D. WRITING

I. Write the second sentence without changing the meaning, using the words given.

1.Don’t touch this switch.

à  This switch ..............................................................................................

2.   It isn’t a good idea for you to put so much salt in the soup.

à  You shouldn’t .........................................................................................

3. It’s really important to remove your shoes when entering a temple.

à  You must ................................................................................................

4. If I were you, I wouldn’t sweep the house on the first day of Tet.

à You shouldn’t ..................................................................................................

5.It’s very difficult to leave here after such a long time.

àIt isn’t ............................................................................................................

6. Three hundred students entered the swimming competition last year.

àThree hundred students took.....................................................................

7. What about going to Bac Ninh to see the Lim Festival?

àDuong suggested that .....................................................................

8. The date for the Vu Lan Festival is the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.

àThe Vu Lan Festival takes  .....................................................................

9. If you don’t start early, you will get stuck in the traffic.

à ...................................................................; otherwise, .......................................................

10. Although Hue is far from Hanoi, Peter often travels to Hanoi by motorbike.

à ..............................................................., but ................................................................

11. The fable is very exciting.

àWhat  ..................................................................... .....................................................................

12. The children were doing their homework when I got home.

àWhile ..................................................................... .....................................................................

13. She finds it difficult to remember all the story.

àIt’s ..................................................................... .....................................................................

14. I had a shower and the telephone rang.

àWhen I..................................................................... .....................................................................

15. Learning about other cultures is one of my interests.

àI’m ..................................................................... .....................................................................

16. I moved to Ha Noi five years ago.

àI have .........................................................................................................................................

17. He uses all his free time to look after his garden.     

à He spends ..................................................................... .............................................................                                                                                                                  

18. We can buy many kinds of tax free goods before getting on the plane.

àMany kinds of tax free goods ..................................................................... ..............................                                                                                                                                                                            

19. I can’t wait to see the elephant race festival in Dak Lak.

àI am looking ..................................................................... ..............................

 20. I would like you to help me to put the chair away.

àDo you mind ..................................................................... ..............................

II. Make sentences, using the words or phrases provided. You can add some words or make changes.

1.If/ you/ want/ work/ the USA, you should learn speak English.

..................................................................................................................................                                                                                                                   2.You /not/ give/ someone/ black/cat/ as/ present./

..................................................................................................................................                                                                                                                   3.You/ ill./ You should not/ go/ school/ today./

..................................................................................................................................                                                                                                                   4.She/ not/ go/ to the church/ five days ago.

..................................................................................................................................                                                                                                                5.How/ be/ he/ yesterday?

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6.Mr. and Mrs. James/ come back home/ and/ have/ lunch/ late/ last night?

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7. Giong Festival/ hold/ commemorate/ Saint Giong/ who/ defeat/ An invaders

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8. Whale Festival/ a festival/ worship/ the whale/ pray/ the good fortune/ the fishmen

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9. Lim Festival/ take place/ every year/ 13th day/ first lunar month

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10. while/ elephants/ race/ people/ cheer/ encourage/ them

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Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. The Internet is very ... , it takes up a lot of our time. (addict)

2. I enjoy ... with friends and going out at the weekend.(social)

3. Sitting in front of the computer too long can cause ... .(obese)

4. Are you ... about the new Gear Of War games? (excite)

5. She listens to classical music for ... .(relax)

6. The Internet has changed the English language ... .(consider)

7. She was ... with her job and decided to look for a new one. (satisfy)

8. Face to face ... is better than Skype video calls.(communicate)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. These trousers are too wide. Do you have any that are _____________? (narrow)
2. My mother always gets up _____________ than everybody else in the house. (early)
3. Rene speaks _____________ than the other ESL students in the class. (fluent)
4. Can’t you think of anything _____________ to say? (intelligent)
5. I think his new book is much _____________ than his last one. (boring)
6. Max finished the homework _____________ than anyone else in the class. (fast)
7. He doesn’t look as _____________ as he used to. (happy)

Use the correct form of the given word to complete each of the following sentences

1.Can you teach me how to ride a buffalo-... cart ? (drawn)
2. Sarah was ... of Jack's trip to the countryside (envy)
3. The farmers are ... blackberries at the moment. (harvest)
4. Life in rural area is sometimes less ... than life in urban town. (convenience)
5. ... have to move frequently to find new pastures. (nomadic)
6. Peter is ... more skilled in herding cows than Tom. (vast)
7. Do villagers today dress as ... as in the past ? (tradition)
8. Due to air pollution, people in modern cities may live ... (healthy)
9. This year the farmers work ... than they did last year. (hard)
10. I think people in this area live ... than those in other areas.
11. There is a ... of books on the shelf. (collect)
12. He is very ... with his hands. (skill)
13. I appreciate his ... when he donated $50,000 to this charity foudation. (generous)
14. Although they are twins, they are different in ... (appear)

I:Put the verb in the past simple.
1. I (go) ……………………….. to school by bike last night.
2.Nam (go) ………………... out with his friends last night.
3.They(cook)…………….….. a meal yesterday afternoon.
4.Peter (play)……………………..… football yesterday.
5.They (teach) ……………… English at high school last year.
6.He ( not live) …………… in Viet Nam last summer.
7.Lan and Hoa (visit)……………. to Ha Long Bay last summer.
8.They (walk) ………….to school last night.
9.I (buy) …………… a new car last week.
10.Linda( do) ………………..her homework yesterday.

II. Complete the following paragraph with the words in the box.
In my opinion            Besides                 Firstly                     Secondly                          In short
(1)……………………., using the computer as your hobby can be harmful to both your health and your social life. (2)……………, sitting all day in front of the computer can cause health problems such as eye-tiredness and obesity. (3)…………………., you may get irritated easily. (4) …………………, if you use the computer too much, you will not have time for our family and friends. (5) …………………., computers should only be used for a limited time.

Supply the correct tense of form of the verbs in brackets:

1.Last week,we.......(have) dinner with a French family

2.I hate eating with spoon because it......(cause) trouble when I eat fish

3.In the past,ao dai......(wear) by both men and women

4.The speaker.......(give) a presentation on Vietnamese customs and tradtion right now

5.She.......(travel)to six countries since she.......(start) the job

6.Our family......(have) dinner together every saturday right.It's our family tradtion

7.I hope I......(have) a chance to visit your contries soon

8.When in Japan, you should avoid......(eat) on the go

9.I think you should......(go) to the doctor.You took terrible

10.The Japanese tend.......(use) their moblile phones discreetly when in public