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I. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each line(1pt):

1.A. played                     B. travelled

C. planned                     D. watched

2. A. buffalo                   B. unhappy

C. pollution                    D. structure.

3. A.collection               B. comic

C. concert                      D. volunteer

4. A.bread                      B. really

C. head                           D. death

5.A. walked                    B. crowded

C. needed                      D. excited

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II. Find the suitable road sign or festival in the box and write it under each picture(1pt):

Buffalo Fighting           no right turn            Tet

Easter            Christmas           no cycling

1.       2. 

3.                    4.   

5.           6.  

Answer: 

• 1. Chiristmas          2. Buffalo Fighting  
• 3. Easter                4. no right turn 
• 5. no cycling        6. Tet

III. Read the passage and tick (V) True(T) or False(F) for each sentence.(1P):

    The Vietnamese people celebrate the New Year(TET) on the first three days of the January according to the lunar calendar. To prepare for Tet, these days, they often paint and decorate their houses. They buy a lot of fruit, flowers and make many delicous dishes. They make sticky rice cakes because they are their traditional cakes. People who work a long distance away try to get home on these days. On the first day of Tet, people often offer these good fruit and food to their ancestors and after that the whole families enjoy the food. They also visit pagodas, temples, their relatives and friends.  Children are very happy to get lucky money from the adults. There are a lot of traditional games and contests at Tet such as rice-cooking, fight-making, water-fetching, buffalo-fighting,ect. They are really interesting. People are playing and enjoying themselves very much on this occasion.

IV. Fill each blank with a word from the box. (1pt)

Disappointing,     annoying,      surprising,   

             moving,     satisfied

1.We found his behaviour _____________.

2.In spite of his spending millions of dollars on the film, it was ______________

3.We were all ___________ with the service at this hotel.

4.The end of Romeo and Juliet film is quiet _____________.

5. His new film is really ______________. You should see it.

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V. Put a word in each gap in the following dialogue, then practise it with a partner. (1pt).

Teacher: There are a lot of festivals around the world. Which festival do you like, Nick?

Nick:       I like the Cannes Film Festival. Many film directors, stars and critics come to the (1) _________.  New films are  shown and prizes are given out. The biggest prize is the Palme d’Or, which is(2)to the best film.

Teacher: That’s really interesting. How about you  , Tom? 

Tom:       I like Diwali. It’s an Indian festival.

Teacher: (3) __________do you like it?

Tom:       Well, it’s a religious festival. There are both of candles  and fireworks during Diwali.

Reacher: That’s great! And you, Hoa? 

Hoa:        I like the Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak. It’s very amazing to (4 ) _____ them racing.

Teacher: Wow! That sounds fascinating. What about you, Sam?

Sam:       I like music festival called Burning Man. It’s (5) __________ every year at the end of August. People go to the desert, make a camp and have a party.

Teacher: Thank you all. You really know more than me.

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VI. Match the first halves in culumn A with the second ones in column B to make sentences.(1pt):

Answer: 

• 1.c     2.a   3.e    4.b    5.d

VII. Read the following passag. Find five mistakes, underline the mistakes and write the correct words(1P):

(0) In Christmas Eve everything is rush and bustle. Offices and public buidings closes at one clock, but the shops stay open lately. Most big cities, especially London, is decorated with coloured lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees. The main line stations, trains and buses are crowded with people travelling from all parts of the country to be at home for Christmas.

In the homes, there is a great air of expectation. The children are also decorate the house with coloured lights. Christmas cards-with the words “A Merry Christmas to you” or  “ Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year”, ect – are arranged on shelves, table and sometimes hung around the walls.

0 .In => On

Answer: 

(0) In Christmas Eve everything is rush and bustle. Offices and public buildings closes at one o'clock, but the shops stay open lately. Most big cities, especially London, is decorated with coloured lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees. The main line stations, trains and buses are crowded with people travelling from all parts of the country to be at home for Christmas.
In the homes, there is a great air of expectation. The children are also decorate the house with coloured lights. Christmas cards – with the words “A Merry Christmas to You” or “Wishing You a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year”, etc – are arranged on shelves, table and sometimes hung around the walls.

• 1. closes => close (Chủ ngữ là số nhiều)
• 2. lately => late (lately (adv): gần đây; late (adv): muộn)
• 3. is => are (Chủ ngữ là số nhiều)
• 4. are also decorate  => decorate (Bọn trẻ (children) có thể tự trang trí, không cần sử dụng bị động)
• 5. table => tables (trước đó không có mạo từ) 

VIII. Write full sentences to make a letter, using the suggested the words and phrases given. (1pt):

Dear Lucy,

How are you?

1. In/ your/ email/ you/ said/ that/ you/ wanted/ know/ about/ popular/ festival/ in VietNam/.

2. There/ a lot of/ festivals/ my/ country/ such as/ boat racing/ buffalo-fighting/ fork song/ singing/ ect/but/ i/going/ tell/ you/ about/ the Mid-Atumn Festival/.

3. The Mid-Autumn Festival/like/ your/ Thanksgiving/./ Families/ get/ together./

4. It/ usually/ comes/ September/ or/ October/./ This year/ it/ going/ to be/ on September 15th

5. On/ that/ day/ families/ eat/ big/ dinner/.

6. A/ lot/ families/ eat/ their/ dinner/outside/ in/ the/open/ air/ and/they/ eat/ mooncakes/ after/ dinner/.

7. There/ many/ different/ kinds/ mooncakes/./ They/ are/ small/ round/ cakes/ with/ meat/ eggs/ nuts/ or/ something/ sweet/ inside/ ./ They/ really/ delicous/.

8. They/ also/ parades/ along/ the streets/ with/ dancing/ and/ drumming/ on/ that /day/.

9. All/ children/ excited/ see/ these/ performances/.

10. I/love/ the Mid-Autumn Festival/./ I like/ look/ at/the moon/ on/ that/ day/ because/ the moon/ looks/ brighter/ and/ rounder/ .

Best wishes, 

Lan.

Answer:

• Dear Lucy,
• How are you?
• 1. In your email you said that you wanted to know about a popular festival in VietNam.
• 2. There are a lot of festivals in my country such as: boat racing, buffalo-fighting, folk song singing, etc., but I am going to tell you about the Mid-Autumn Festival.
• 3. The Mid-Autumn Festival is like your Thanksgiving. Families get together.
• 4. It usually comes in September or October. This year, it’s going to be on September 15th.
• 5. On that day, families eat big dinner.
• 6. A lot of families eat their dinner outside in the open air and they eat mooncakes after dinner.
• 7. There are many different kinds of mooncakes. They are small round cakes with meat, eggs, nuts or something sweet inside. They are really delicious.
• 8. Thera are also parades along the streets with dancing and drumming on that day.
• 9. All children are excited to see these performances.
• 10. I love the Mid-Autumn Festival. I like to look at the moon on that day because the moon looks brighter and rounder. 
• Best wishes
• Lan