Unit 1

TESTS 3

I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:

1. A. weekend B. language C. guitar D. mountain

2. A. hobby B. enjoy C. leisure D. common

3. A. volunteer B. computer C. amazing D. imagine

4. A. memory B. positive C. negative D. net lingo

5. A. cultural B. virtually C. socialise D. activity

IL Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form:

6. We’re all addicted to (skate) ________.

7. Simon (detest) ________cloud - watching. He thinks it is so boring.

8. Trung will join a (swim) ________club next week because he enjoys swimming and he
wants to have more friends.
9. His parents can’t stand him (listen) ________to rock music at night.

10. Annie needs only one more stamp to complete her (collect) ________.

III. Rearrange the following words to make a meaningful sentence:

11. things/ are/ a lot of/ there/ like/1/ my/ free time/ to do/ in.

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12. usually/Annie/ throws away/ stamps/ common/ the.

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13. often/ do/ how/ you/ exercise/ and/ do sports?

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14. started/ how to play/1/ learn/ to/ three weeks/ the guitar/ ago.

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15. is/ one of/ drawing/ leisure/ her/ activities

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IV. Read the text and answer the following questions:

Hobbies

Hobbies give people joy and there are lots of benefits. They provide mental stimulation and
can help people foster new aims. Greater fitness can be developed through active hobbies. When
someone moves to a new town, it is often suggested that they join a club focusing on a particular
hobby is to become part of the community.
A hobby offers the time and space to relax. Sporting hobbies such as golf, hiking or running
allow people to get out into the fresh air. This has been shown to have real benefits for
someone’s mental health. Exercise increases endorphins - in the body which help people to feel
good, but activities that make you sweat are not the only ones that produce that feeling.
(http://www. cars-show. org/ccirs/the-mariy-advantctges-of-having-u-hobby.
html)
16. What is the benefit of hobbies?
A. People can have joy. B. People can join a club.
C. People can have space. D. People can have time.
17. What is the suggestion for a newcomer to become part of the community?
A. Fostering new aims.
B. Joining a club that focuses on a particular hobby.
C. Offering the time and space to relax.
D. Providing mental stimulation.
18. What is the benefit of sporting hobbies?
 A. People can move to a new town. B. People can join a club.
C. People can enjoy fresh air. D. People can run.
19. What is the benefit of endorphins?
A. Endorphins help people to feel gopd.
B. Endorphins help people to sweat.
C. Endorphins help people to run faster.
D. Endorphins help people to have active hobbies.
20. What of the following statements is not true?
A. Hobbies provide mental stimulation.
B. Greater fitness can be developed through active hobbies.
C. Sporting hobbies have real benefits for someone’s mental heaTt.
D. Only sporting hobbies can make you feel good.
V. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps:

My Favourite Hobby
My favourite hobby is reading. I enjoy (21)______a book when I am free. I started (22)
______it when I was four years old. The first time I read books. I felt (23) ______. So I kept (24)
______. The teachers always taught me to read the difficult words. I was happy when I read a
story with a happy ending. 1 was thrilled (25) ______I read a detective story.
Ỉ enjoy reading because I like to explore the imaginative world of my (26) ______author,
J.K.Rowling who writed '‘Harry Potter’’. There are a lot of advantages (27) ______reading.
Reading can make me relaxed (28) ______calm. 1 can also learn new vocabulary items. Then I
(29) ______further improve my English. Moreover, it can give me (30) ______unlimited
imagination, so I can write books in (31) ______future. I can learn the different cultures and
customs of other countries (32) ______the world too.
1 read at (33) ______one hour every day. I read books by myself. 1 usually read it at home.
I (34) ______I could read different kinds of books (35) ______it might be very challenging.
(http:/.^’ww.ycps.edu.hk/subject/eng/ i/My%20Favourite%20Hobby2.pdl)

21. A. read B. reading C. to reading D. being read

22. A. will do B. to doing C. do D. to do
23. A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. to interested
24. A. reading B. to read C. to reading D.read
25. A. what B. where C. when D. that
26. A. favourite B. lovely C. love D. favor
27. A. at B. to C. on D. of
28. A. but B. so C. and D. to
29.A. can B. do C. did D. have
30.A. every B. a C. an D. one .
31.A. the B. a C. an D. one
32. A. on B. all C. from D. in
33. A. most B. more C. less D. least
34. A. detest B. wish C. want D. like
35. A. why B. but C. because D. what

Unit 3

TEST 3

I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:

1. A. mountainous B. product C. literature D. unforgettable
2. A. southern B. highland C. clothing D. experience

3. A. following B. including C. poultry D. worship

4. A. delicious B. symbolise C. sticky D. festival

5. A. communal B. festivity C. exhibition D. museum

II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets:

6. There are three pictures in this museum (represent) _____the life of Sin.

7. This house is really beautiful inside. Who (decoration) _____it?

8. My uncle is Mr. Phong. He is an (ethnology) _____.

9. The teacher gave me a lot of (informative) _____about the dinosaur.

10. Once upon a time there was a boy (call) _____ Jack.

III. Rearrange the following words to make a meaningful sentence:

11. people/ Kinh/ in/ together/ lived/ a harmony/ the village/ under.
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12. villages/ the/ are/ by/ surrounded/ bamboo groves.

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13. considered/ the husband/ is/ the family/ of/ the head.

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14. to/ went/ live/ the bride/ with/ husband's/ her/ family.

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15. my/ grandfather/ water pipes/ smoking/ enjoys/ drinking/ tea/ and.

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IV. Read the text and decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or
false (F):
In general, among all ethnic groups in Vietnam, Kinh people’s clothes and
adornment seem to be the most modem and modest. Among all kinds of symbolic
clothing, “Ao dai’" (Vietnam traditional long dress), whose basic design is of a long
dress with slits on either side, is well-known to be the most representative of the
country. Its graceful and serene image has become the status for Vietnamese women,
being loved by not only the Vietnamese but also foreigners over the world.
Nevertheless, formerly Kinh people used to dress rather differently compared with
nowadays. Men used to wear a long gown with slits on side either and a turban,
meanwhile women worn “Ao tu than” (four-panel traditional dress) with four slits
divided equally on its lower section.
 In recent years, with the influence of Western and Eastern fashion trend, the Kinh
normally wear jeans and other casual clothes that are easily found in almost every
modern country.
( http://www. alotrip. com/about-vietnam-people/kinh-ethnic-group-vietnam)

16. Among all ethnic groups in Vietnam, Kinh people’s costumes (T) (F)
seem to be the least modern.
17. Ao dai is well-known as the most representative of Vietnam. (T) (F)
18. Only Vietnamese people love Ao dai. (T) (F)
19. Formerly Kinh people used to dress rather similarly compared (T) (F)
with nowadays
20. The Kinh today normally wear casual clothes because of the (T) (F)
influence of Western and Eastern fashion.

V. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, c or D for each of the gaps:
Vietnam is a nation (21)______54 ethnic groups living together in harmony, in
which Kinh people account (22) ______86% of whole population. Kinh people scatter
across (23) ______territory, yet they most concentrate in plains and river deltas. They are
owners of rice civilization. (24) ______ majority of the rest ethnic groups live in midland
and mountainous regions, stretching from north (25) ______south.
Nevertheless, ethnic minorities own uneven levels of development. In detail,
residents in low-lying areas such as Muong, Thai, Tay, Nung minorities mainly live (26)
______paddy rice and upland cultivation, cattle and poultry raising, gatherers, hunting,
and fairly exquisite craftsmanship. They chiefly concentrate in Northern midland and
mountainous region. Ethnic (27) ______ living in the South are more separated. Except
from the Cham, Khmer and Chinese living in the Central Coast, the South had a (28)
______level of development than the majority of the rest ethnic groups. In particular, all
ethnic groups retain distinct and (29) ______cultures. Also, the belief and religion of
ethnic groups (30) ______non-identical as well.
21. A. in B. for C. of D. at
22. A. to B. for C. in D. of
23. A. every B. an C. the D. a
24. A. The B. A C. An D. Every
25. A. at B. of C. in D. to
26. A. to B. by C. at D. of
27. A. minor B. minorities C. more minor D. most minor
28. A. bigger B. taller C. more D. higher
29. A. unique B. most unique C. useful D. useless
30. A. do B. have C. are D. is