IV. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage by circling A, B, C or D.

The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people(1)………..in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai (2)………………belongs to the Tay- Thai group.

    The Thai are (3)……………..farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their (4)…………food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai (5)………..grow  other crops on burnt-out land. They raise cattle and (6)……….for their own use. They also make bamboo (7)………….., and weave cloth. The Thai cloth is well known for being unique, colourful and strong.

  Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh’s (8)…………of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional (9)……………including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments.

       The Thai worship their (10)………… Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games.

1.A. to live                   B. Live                         C. living                                    D. lived

2.A. language               B. culture                      C. clothing                                D. clothes

3.A. experience            B. experienced             C. inexperienced                       D. experiencing

4.A. main                     B. mainly                      C. common                              D. commonly

5.A. or                         B. else                          C. too                                      D. also

6.A. rice                       B. poultry                     C. buffalo                                 D. pigs

7.A. equipment B. icons                        C. things                                   D. items

8.A. kind                      B. sort                          C. style                         D. type

9.A. costumes              B. clothes                     C. clothing                                D. culture

10.A. relatives              B. parents                     C. grandparents                        D. ancestors

Read the following passage, and then tick the correct answers: true (T), or false (F).

Songkran is Thailand's most famous festival. An Important event on the Buddhist calendar, this water festival marks the beginning of the traditional Thai New Year. Water is an important element of Songkran, especially in more recent times when the throwing of water has become a huge part of the annual celebrations. If you're visiting Thailand during this period, don't be surprised if you get splashed. Crowds of people roam around throwing buckets of water, using water pistols and just generally soaking anyone in the vicinity. Appreciation of family is another important aspect of the festival, with many Thai people making their way to their hometowns to spend time with older relatives. Buddhists also visit temples throughout Songkran where water is poured on Buddha images and on the hands of Buddhist monks as a mark of respect. Without a doubt, Songkran is a hugely important festival to the Thai people but it's also very popular with visitors and many tourists specifically arrange their holidays around rhis unique event. Anyone and everyone can and will get involved in the celebrations. If you're out and about during Songkran, you're almost guaranteed to end up soaked but you'll have lost of fun in the process!

38. Songkran is considered the festival of the traditional Thai New Year.

39. Water has been used during the festival recently but not in the past.

40. People have many ways to makes each other wet with water.

41. Songkran is also an occasion for people to go to back to the hometown to spend time with their relatives.

42. It is certainly not a religious festival.

43. Everyone visits temples to pour water on Buddha images to show their respect.

44. The Thai do not let foreigners participate in the festival.

45. Songkran is actually a very important festival in Thailand.

46. Nearly everyone gets wet after talking part in the festival.

47. The festival only has the religious meaning but it is not enjoyable.

Read thes passage and then choose the best answers.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Others young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don't have fathers, there is a organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the moutains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick of old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.

2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

3. Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games
B. learning photography
C. going to interest places
D. watching films

4. Why do they use many students as volunteers? - Because ________________.
A. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. they have a lot of free time.
C. they know how to do free time.
D. they are good at playing games and learning new things.

5. Where don't students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals
B. orphanages
C. clubs
D. homes for the elderly

Read thes passage and then choose the best answers.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Others young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don't have fathers, there is a organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the moutains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick of old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.

2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

3. Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games
B. learning photography
C. going to interest places
D. watching films

4. Why do they use many students as volunteers? - Because ________________.
A. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. they have a lot of free time.
C. they know how to do free time.
D. they are good at playing games and learning new things.

5. Where don't students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals
B. orphanages
C. clubs
D. homes for the elderly

Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống:

The battle of Dien Bien Phu ended the Indochina War. Today Dien Bien Phu is (1).............. tourist destination. Many visitors are battle veterans or members (2)............... their families. As (3).................. as visiting the battle site, tourist can enjoy the beautiful scenary of Muong Thanh (4).............., visit the neighboring villages, and share the hospital of the (5)............... people.

Most of the people who live in the area (6)......................... members of Thai or H'Mong ethnic monorities. (7)........................, they do not depend on tourism (8)........................ to live. As Dien Bien Phu is only 30 kilometers from Lao's border, (9)....................... is an important trading center. Food leave here for Laos and Thailand and goods arrive (10)............... the northern provinces of Viet Nam

II. Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question or complete each sentence.

The Peace Corps is one of the most famous organisations in the world that help people. This organisation was founded in 1961 by the former US President John Kennedy.

People working in this organisation are called volunteers. They are both men and women. They live and work in other countries for two years at a time. They share skills with people to help solve challenging problems in developing countries.

Peace Corps volunteers work as teachers at schools. They also help communities to protect their environment and prevent the spread of diseases. They also help farmers grow more food efficiently.

Peace Corps volunteers build bridges of cross-cultural understanding with people of other countries. They help people from other countries learn more about who they are. Peace Corps volunteers also bring home with them better understanding of other peoples and cultures.

What can be the best title for the passage?

A.The Efforts of the Peace Corps

B.A John Kennedy's Creation

C.Building the Bridge Between Cultures

III. READING.

1. Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage. (1,0 points)

Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1) ______ life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ______ warmer and Hoa Ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is celebrated. This is a great time for everyone, (3) ______ for boys and girls. The boy picks the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (4) ______ for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and (5) ______. The festival is always full of songs and prayers.

Ai làm nhanh và đúng và đầy đủ thì mình sẽ tick cảm ơn các bạn nhiều nha ^v^

1.Read the passage and choose T or F

People of ethnic minorities in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival every March. It is held to thank the Rice god for the crop and to pray for better crops in the future. Families also worship their ancestors and parents on this occasion. Villagers volutarily contribute money and other things to celebrate the festival.

In this festival monks are invited to preach. People play drums, sing songs and dance. They also drink rice wine through a long thin bambo tube. There are some other activities such as: buffalo races, traditional games. The festive atmosphere is felt around all the villages.

a) All people in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival every March T/F
b)Monks are invited to play drums,sing songs and dance T/F

c)People feel the festive atmosphere around all the villages T/F