PART 1: LISTENING

Listen to a conversation and match Nam's hobbies and leisure activities with different
stages in his life. You will listen TWICE.

Stages of life Hobbies/Leisure activities

1. childhood A. volunteering

2. primary school B. playing with toys

3. secondary school C. playing tennis

4. university D. reading comics

5. marriage E. hanging out with classmates

Listen to the passage and then complete each blank with one correct word
1. Five-coloured sticky rice is important to northern .............................. region.
2. Five- coloured sticky rice has .................. colours: red, yellow, green, purple and white.
3. It is made using natural roots and ......................... leaves.
4. Purple or black symbolises ...................
5. Five-coloured sticky rice is usually made and enjoyed at ..................
PART 2: USE OF LANGUAGE

Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.

1. Harvesting the rice is much ……………………. than drying the rice.

A. more harder B. more hardly C. hardlier D. harder

2. Look! Some children are ………………the buffaloes.

A. picking B. Playing C. Driving D. herding

3. Among the ethnic minorities,................... Tay have the largest population.

 A. a B. An C. the D. Ө

4. ...................... DIY brings you a lot of amazing benefits.

A. Doing B. reading C. Playing D. Going

5. The 54 ethnic peoples of Viet Nam are _________, but they live peacefully.

A. diverse B. similar C. unlike D. the same

6. ‘Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.’ ‘_______’

A. It’s right up my street! B. That’s awesome.

C. Exactly what I want. D. How interesting!

7. ____________ month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?

A. When B. Which C. How many D. How often

8. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

A. princess B. president C. present D.broccoli

Put the correct form of the word in the blank to complete each question.

1. He doesn't fancy ............ beach volleyball because he hates sand. (play)

2. The .................... have a very hard life. They cannot live permanently in one

place. (nomadic)

PART 3: READING

I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
 Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer
enjoy (1)__________in outdoor activities after school. In stead, they(2)__________playing
computer games or surfing the web in their free time. Some people rely too much on
computer and the Internet. For example, they prefer(3)______ messages to having a face-to-
face conversation with friends. Even when people (4)________out with their friends, they
rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web. However, many people dislike the Internet
and the(5)________world. They hate to waste time on the computer and enjoy other
activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.

1.A.participate B.to participate C. participating D. participates

2.A.fancy B.don’t mind C.dislike D.hate

3.A.send B.to send C.to sending D. sends

4.A.play B.rely C.meet D.hang

5.A.virtual B.real C.fake D.new

II. Read the following passage then answer the questions

Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO
as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture covers five
provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam
Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong,
Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists
from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own
province. For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of
special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more
powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in
people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies…
The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.
Answer the questions:
1.Where does Gong culture exist?
…………………………………………………………………
2.How often is the Gong Festival held?
…………………………………………………………………
3.What do artists do in the Gong Festival?
…………………………………………………………………
4.Are Gongs pieces of folk music?
…………………………………………………………………
5. Is the gong sound a way to communicate with the ancestors?
…………………………………………………………………
PART 4: WRITING (2.5pts)

I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (0, 75pt)

1. My house is smaller than your house.

Your house .……….……….……….……….……….……

2. Jenny finds reading poetry boring.

Jenny dislikes_______________________________

II. Write questions for the underlined parts. (0, 75pt)

1. Ethnic people often hold festivals in spring.
……………………………………………………?
2. They often gather together at the communal house in special occasions.
................................................................................................?
III. Write a passage of (120-150 words ) about the change of Vietnamese countryside
or your village , hometown. (1pt).
You may write it with your own ideas or answer the questions below as some clues for your
passage.

 Has the countryside changed positively or negatively or both of them ?

 How about positive changes to the countryside ?

 What about negative ones ?

ĐÁP ÁN
PART 1: LISTENING (2pts)

I. Listen to a conversation and match Nam's hobbies and leisure activities with
different stages in his life. You will listen TWICE.

1. B 2. D 3. E 4. A 5. C

II. Listen to the passage and then complete each blank with one correct word (1pt)
1. Five-coloured sticky rice is important to northern mountainous region.
2. five- coloured sticky rice has five colours: red, yellow, green, purple and white.
3. It is made using natural roots and leaves.
4. Purple or black symbolises water
5. Five-coloured sticky rice is usually made and enjoyed at Tet
PART 2: USE OF LANGUAGE (2pts)

I. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. (2pts)

1 - D; 2 - D; 3 - C; 4 - A; 5 - A; 6 - D; 7 - B; 8 - D;

II- Put the correct form of the word in the blank to complete each question. (0.5pt)

1. playing 2. nomads

PART 3: READING (2,5 pts)

I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage. (1.25 pt)

1 - C; 2 - A; 3 - B; 4 - D; 5 - A;

II. Read the following passage then answer the questions (1.25 pt):
1. It exists in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam.
2.It is held once a year / annually.
3.They give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province.
4.No, they aren’t.
5.No, it isn’t.
PART 4: WRITING (2.5pts)

I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (0, 75pt)

1.  Your house is bigger than my house.

2.  Jenny dislikes reading poetry.

II. Make sentences using the cue words: (0, 75pt)

1. When do ethnic people often hold festivals?
2. Where do they often gather together in special occasions?
III. Answer the questions (1pt)