Section A: Listening

SECTION A : LISTENING
PART 2:
According to a recent survey by Country Life magazine, about 80
percent of Britain’s population (1) dream of living in the countryside. In
fact the countryside of England today shows the wealth of landowners
and those who can afford to escape the busy and (2) noisy city
life.English village communities are often small and close. They are
warm and usually welcoming. Maggie, who lives in North Yorkshire,
says: ‘Village life is (3) wonderful and safe for the kids. There is a great
sense of community here. It is more relaxing and you can’t tell who has
money and who doesn’t’. People in the English (4) countryside use
private transport more, and the environment hasn’t been spoilt much.
SECTION B : USE OF ENGLISH
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronunced differently
from the other.
1. A. listened B. collected C. needed D. wanted
2. A. chistmas B. chemistry C. character D. church
II. choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently
from the other.
1. A. li’brary B. mu’seum C. me’lody D. favourite’
2. A. literature B. enterta’inment C. recre’ation D. information
III. circle the best option to complete each sentence.
1. I’ve been kind of ……….. to the net
A. addict B. addictive C. addicted D. addisting
2. Lan : “Let’s go swimming. It’s so hot” => Nga: “………….”
A. oh, I like B. it’s beautiful C. good idea D. it’s hot
3. We help load the rice ………… carts loaded full of rice home.
A. in B. onto C. whom D. which
4. The farmer rides the buffalo -………… carts on the first day of uor
trip to the countryside.
A. draw B. drawing C. drew D. drawn
5. Viet Nam is ………… multicultural coutry with 54 ethnic groups.
A. a B. an C. the D. A and C
6. ………………… is playing the piano upstairs?
A. who B. whose C. whom D. which
7. Among the ……….., the Tay people have the largest population.
A. ethnic minorities B. majoritties C. groups D. ethnic cultures
8. I don’t like ………….. up early in the winter days. I love…….. in bed
late.
A. getting/stay B. get/stay C. getting/ staying D. get/
staying
9. Lan used to love ………. In front of two hours but now she doesn’t.
A. using B. sitting C. doing D. having
10. You can find many kinds of ……….. in the shed such as cows,
sheep, and bufalos.
A. crop B. group C. cattel D. poultry
SECTION C : READING
I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each blank.
It’s very clear to all that mobile phones are really useful (1) for
students. If students have a mobile phone, then it’s easy to contact
anyone at their needs. For example, if a student has some problem in
school or on the street after school, he can (2) contact their parents
immediately. So, the mobile phone is one of the best solutions for any
emergency situations. And mobile phone also is a great equipment in
order to improve knowledge and communicate with the world. Early
morning it works as an alarm clock. Also, it works as (3) reminder if you
put some notes on reminder. You can (4) take photos or listen to music
anywhere you like. You can manage your spending or receiving money
with the help of money management apps. You can use the mobile
phone as your personal diary. For these reasons, each student should
have a mobile phone
II. Read the passage and answer the question.
The Gong culture in the Highlands of Viet Nam
The Gong culture is considered to originate from the ancient Dong Son
civilization in Southeast Asia. However, the gongs of Viet Nam are
special and different in the way they are played. The gongs are made of
bronze or a mixture of brass, gold, silver, and bronze. It is round in
shape with a diameter ranging from 20cm to 60cm. Larger ones may be
from 90cm to 120cm. The gongs often go in set. Each set has from two
to thirteen gongs and each is played by one man or woman. When they
play, they arrange the order and the sounds in different ways to create
very special rhythms.Long time ago, the gongs were played on the
occasion of the new rice season or rice harvest. Now the ethnic groups
play the gongs on any important festivals or ceremonies.The gongs have
become musical instruments of sacred power of many ethnic groups in
Viet Nam.
1. What are the gongs made of ?
=> The gongs are made of bronze or a mixture of brass, gold, silver, and
bronze.
2. How many gongs does each have ?
=> Each set has from two to thirteen gongs and each is played by one
man or woman.
3. Are the gongs only played on the occasion of rice harvest ?
=> Yes
SECTION D : WRITING :
l.Complete the sentences using the correct form of verbs:
1. Children in this village love flying kites on summer afternoons.
(fly)
2. He usually goes herding the buffaloes with other boys in his
village. (herd)
ll. Rewrite the second setences so that it has a similar meating to the
first one.
1. I love to hang with my friends
=> I fancy hanging with my friends.
2. Mary swims more slowly than I do
=> I swims faster than Mary

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