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I. Find the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words. (1.0 pt)

1. A. teammate                     B. include 
    C. canoe                             D. reduce 

2. A. directory                        B. generous 
   C. accessible                       D. traditional 

3. A. product                          B. celebration
   C. Vietnamese                    D. engineer 

4. A. directory                        B. experiment 
   C commercial                     D. demonstrate 

5. A. stationary                      B. emigrate

    C. orphanage                    D. exhibition 

Answer: 

• 1A  2B     3A    4D    5D

II. Write the correct name under each picture. (1.0 pt)

Answer:

• 1. Blood Donation (Hiến máu)
• 2. Fairytale Betel (Trầu cau)
• 3. Mid-Autumn Cakes (Bánh trung thu)
• 4. Hoi An Ancient Town (Phố cổ Hội An)
• 5. Sa Pa/ terraced fields in Sa Pa (ruộng bậc thang ở Sa Pa)
• III.  Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences. (2.0 pts)
  1. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been ........... in the last few years. (urban)
• 2. It is ........... to eat too much sugar and fat. (health)
  3. He rode his bicycle ............ and had an accident. (care)
• 4. It's difficult to find .................  at busy times in this town. (accommodate)
• 5. She received a lot of ................ from her parents. (courage)
• 6. Lan received a lot of ............. cards on her birthday. (greet)
• 7. Santa Claus is based on ............. of Saint Nicolas in this poem. (describe)
  8. ..............., dark clouds soon appeared and it began to rain heavily (fortunate)
  9. The train made a late .............. (depart)
• 10. There are three trains ............. from Ha Noi to Lao Cai. (day)
• Answer: 
• (1) urbanized                  (2) unhealthy                (3) carelessly 
• (4) accommodation     (5) encouragement     (6)  greeting   
• (7)  description           (8)  Unfortunately       (9) departure    (10) daily
• IV. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. (2.0 pts)
  

  Hoi An

  The ancient (1) ........ of Hoi An lies on the Thu Bon River, more (2) ....... 30 kilometers to the south of Da Nang. (3) ......... by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major (4) ........... commercial ports of South Asia in the 16th century. Hoi An is famous (5) ..... old temples, pagodas, tiled-roof houses and (6) ......... streets. Tourists can (7).......... the relics of Sa Huynh and Cham Civilizations. They can also enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Thu Bon River, Cua Dai Beach, etc. In (8) ............ years, Hoi An has become a very (9) ......... tourist destination in Viet Nam. Importantly, the committee of the World Heritage of UNESCO (10) .........certified Hoi An a World Heritage Site in 1999.

• Answer: 

• (1) town          (2) than       (3) Occupied 

• (4) old-time   (5) for        (6) narrow 
• (7) visit      (8) recent     (9) popular   
• (10) officially

V. Match each item on the left with an item on the right. (1.0 pt) 

Answer: 

• 1-e    2-b    3-c     4-d    5-a

VI. Read this passage, then answer the questions. (1.0 pt)

Yoko, a Japanese girl, has been an exchange student in the USA for two months. She's now living with the Paul family on a farm 80 kilometers to thenorth of Las Vegas.

The Pauls are kind and friendly. There are four people in their family. Mr and Mrs Paul are hard-working people. They get up early every day and go to work on the farm right after breakfast. Their two children, Jane and Mike often help them after school.

Since Yoko arrived, she has been learning a lot about life on a farm. In the afternoon, after learning, she helps the Pauls with farm work. She often feeds the animals and waters the vegetables. Sometimes she pumps
water into the field.

In the evening, after dinner, the Pauls and Yoko often watch TV in the living room, drinking tea and chatting about their work, their plans for the next crops. Yoko feels as if she were in her family in Tokyo.

Question:

1. Where does Yoko live? 

2. Do the Pauls work hard?

3. What does Yoko do after learning?

4. Does she learn much about farm work?

5. Does Yoko enjoy her life with the Pauls? How do you know?
Answer: 

• 1. She lives on a farm 80 kilometers to the north of Las Vegas.
• 2. Yes, they do.
• 3. She helps the Pauls with farm work: she often feeds the animals and waters the vegetables; sometimes she pumps water into the field.
• 4. Yes, she does.
• 5. Yes, she does because Yoko feels as if she were in her family in Tokyo.

VII. Write full sentences to make a passage, using the suggested words and phrases given. (2.0 pts)

Answer: 

• 1. The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho.
• 2. This festival is held to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation.
• 3. The festival features a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh Mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain.
• 4. Here, there is a ceremony of offering incense and specialities such as chung cakes, day cakes and five-fruit trays to the Kings
• 5. Moreover, there are also many joyful activities including bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances.