2. Fill the gaps with a, an or the. If it isn’t necessary to use any article, put a 0.

1. Viet Nam is ______ (a/ an/ the) multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
2. Among the ethnic minorities, ______ (a/ an/ the) Tay have the largest population.
3. ______ (A/ An/ The) ethnic minority people in the village are very friendly.
4. The Lao are one of ______ (a/ an/ the) many Thai-speaking peoples.
5. The Lolo women’s dress is among ______ (a/ an/ the) most striking styles of clothing worn by ethnic peoples.
6. The Yao have ______ (a/ an/ the) rich culture of folk literature and art, with tales, songs, and poems.

II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. (2 pts)

1. Among the ethnic minorities, _______________ Tay people have the largest population.

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

­2. She did the English test  _______________ than I did.

  A.the best       B. more better            C. gooder               D. better

3. The girl  _______________  when a fairy appeared.

         A. was crying               B. cried                 C. crying                 D. cries

4. Tam is a beautiful girl; _______________, she’s kind-hearted.

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

It is typical of the cultural life of _____ Thai people. some a an the Among the ___________, the Tay people have the largest population. groups ethnic minorities ethnic cultures majorities The Tay have their__________language. speak self owe own Although he is not very rich, he donates__________. generously not much generous conveniently I don’t mind__________you with this assignment. helping help to helping to help I had the chance to__________the camel on my vacation in Egypt last year. drive dive walk ride The wall is__________ painted with blue, red and white. coloured colorfully colour colourful We have got two shirts of the same kind. …………one would you like? – I’d like the white one. What How Which Do you remember…….…and ………Uncle Ho was born? – He was born in Nghe An in 1890. where - when when - where …….…………cats does she raise? – She raises twenty. How much How many What ……………..long are you going to study here? – For at least two courses. How When Which ……………did the accident happen? – At 3 p.m. What What age What time Hanoi is __________ capital of Vietnam. an a the I’ll have ____________ bath as soon as I get home. an the a Can you play ________ piano? an the a If at all possible, try to communicate frequently with native speaker. It is ________ most ideal situation to learn a foreign language. the an a Mary is ....... responsible as Peter. as more the most It is ....... in the city than it is in the country. noisier noisy noisily She is ....... student in my class. the most hard-working most hard-working more hard-working She runs …… in my class. the most slow the slowly the slowest

It is typical of the cultural life of _____ Thai people. * 5 điểm an the a some Among the ___________, the Tay people have the largest population. * 5 điểm groups majorities ethnic minorities ethnic cultures The Tay have their__________language. * 5 điểm owe own speak self Although he is not very rich, he donates__________. * 5 điểm conveniently generously not much generous I don’t mind__________you with this assignment. * 5 điểm helping to helping help to help I had the chance to__________the camel on my vacation in Egypt last year. * 5 điểm dive drive ride walk The wall is__________ painted with blue, red and white. * 5 điểm colorfully colourful coloured colour We have got two shirts of the same kind. …………one would you like? – I’d like the white one. * 5 điểm What Which How Do you remember…….…and ………Uncle Ho was born? – He was born in Nghe An in 1890. * 5 điểm when - where where - when …….…………cats does she raise? – She raises twenty. * 5 điểm What How much How many ……………..long are you going to study here? – For at least two courses. * 5 điểm When Which How ……………did the accident happen? – At 3 p.m. * 5 điểm What age What What time Hanoi is __________ capital of Vietnam. * 5 điểm a an the I’ll have ____________ bath as soon as I get home. * 5 điểm a an the Can you play ________ piano? * 5 điểm an the a If at all possible, try to communicate frequently with native speaker. It is ________ most ideal situation to learn a foreign language. * 5 điểm a the an Mary is ....... responsible as Peter. * 5 điểm as more the most It is ....... in the city than it is in the country. * 5 điểm noisy noisily noisier She is ....... student in my class. * 5 điểm more hard-working most hard-working the most hard-working She runs …… in my class. * 5 điểm the most slow A. the slowest the slowly

I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.

1.   Among the ……......., the Tay people have the largest population.

            A. groups                   B. majorities            C. ethnic minorities       D. ethnic cultures.

2. The flowers ………….. in the red paper have been sold to a young lady.

A. wrapping              B. wrapped                C. wrap                           D. are wrapping

3. Could you ………. me a favor? Please take me to the city.

A. do                          B. take                        C. make                           D. have

4. He can’t earn money ………. he has a job.

            A. if                            B. until                       C. unless                         D. without

5. My sister has a ………. baby.

A. two-months old                                       B. two-month old    

C. two-month olds                                       D. two-months olds

6.   On the side of the road, a herd boy was herding …………….

            A. kites                B. hay                         C. cattle                     D. blackberries

7. “Let it be” is a famous song ………..  It is one of the best works by this band.

A. singing by the Beatles                            B. was sung by the Beatles

C. sung by the Beatles                                 D. sang by the Beatles

8. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ………….. new procedures to save time and money.

9. They took pride ………… being the best players of the school.

10. He ……………. to have a very big fortune and a beautiful wife.

I, Make the questions from the underlines words or phrases (điền vào dấu chấm sao cho đúng)

1. Vietnam has 54 ethnic groups

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2. Kinh people account for 87% of the country 's population

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3. The other minority groups mainly inhabit in mountain areas

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4. Among ethnic minorities the most populated groups are Tay, Thai, Mung, Hoa, Khmer, Mung,...

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5. The Vietnamese government has issued specific policies and special treatments in order to enhance the living standards of mountainous people

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6. People should make great effort to preserve traditional cultural identities of each ethnic minority group

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