I Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

1. A. caused B. promised C. increased D. practiced

2. A. many B. complete C. engine D. heavy
3. A. challenger B. chapter C. character D. chancellor
4. A. service B. servile C. sergeant D. servant
5. A. please B. measure C. bees D. roses
II Put the following words into the correct groups of clusters.

bleedsparkle skeleton stare proud spoon cling

step speak black spare prone click
skill brook stickystone brew

/br/
/pr/
/bl/
/kl/
/sk/
/sp/
/st/
Now read aloud those words. Pay attention to the clusters.

III Choose the odd one out.

1. A. horror B. romantic C. serial D. novel
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 2. A. scuba-diving B. ice-skating C. swimming D. wind-surfing
3. A. the Ede B. the Kinh C. the H’Mong D. the Tay
4. A. populous B. modern C. peaceful D. industrialized
5. A. love B. fancy C. adore D. dislike
IV Fill in the blank with a suitable word or phrase, using the first letter(s) given.
1. He likes being indoors. He spends most of his free time playing c................... g.................
2. My grandparents want to move to the countryside to live because it is not n...................
3. The children are looking forward to helping their aunts at the h................... t...................
4. Vi and Giạm folk songs of NgheTinh was r................... by UNESCO in 2014.
5. Sapa is very famous for its special market. It is l................... m...................
V Choose the correct answer.
1. When I have the whole free day, I prefer …………. to the outskirts to staying in the city.
A. going B. to go C. go D. went
2. Last night, she had an …………………. dancing performance in the school festival.
A. adore B. adoring C. adored D. adorable
3. No matter …………………. hard farmers have to work every day, they don’t earn much
money from their work.
A. how B. how much C. how many D. how far
4. A boy …………………. buffalos is one of the typical images about the country life.
A. leading B. walking C. raising D. herding
5. You cannot dry the rice on …………………. days.
A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. windy
6. In the home of the ethnic minority peoples, the ………. are often placed in the middle.
A. table B. TV C. alter D. stilt
7. I am very impressed with sarong – a traditional …………………. of the Khmer people.
A. custom B. clothing C. clothes D. costume
8. The chapi is a traditional …………………. of the Raglai people.
A. music instrument B. musical instrument
C. farming tool D. farming tools
9. …………………. should we meet on Sunday? – Because I have to do some shopping
first, then let’s meet at 10 a.m.
A. Why B. Where C. What time D. When
10. She is driving too slowly, so I think she will get there …………………. than us.
A. more late B. later C. more lately D. latelier
VI Fill in the blank with a suitable article. If unnecessary, leave a blank.
1. I like …………… T-shirt over there better than …………… red one.
2. Where’s …………… USB drive I lent you last week?
3. Is your uncle working in …………… old office building?
4. Her father works as …………… farmer.
5. After this tour you have …………… whole afternoon free to explore the city.
6. He said that he wanted to become …………… electrician.

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 7. Do you still live in …………… Bristol?
8. Not only farmers but also city people have to work hard to earn …………… living.
9. I’m tired. I need to sleep for …………… hour.
10. Dancing around the bonfires is one of …………… most common activities of this ethnic
people.
VII Fill in the blank with the correct form of the given word.
1. People living in big cities tend to be more …………… than those in the ambition
countryside.
2. Although farmers work very hard, many of them lead a poor life. They furnish
don’t have a lot of …………… in their houses.
3. I think it is more …………… to live in a big city because you can enjoy entertain
a lot of interesting activities.
4. I am expecting to have an …………… time with my relatives in this enjoy
summer holiday.
5. It is so …………… to see the moon and starry sky at night. love
VIII Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1. He adores to go to the parties in weekends with his close friend. .................
A B C D
2. Flying kites on the paddle field with other kids is very excited to him. .................
A B C D
3. She can swim much more well than anyone else in my class. .................
A B C D
4. What she is truly keen in is classical music not modern music. .................
A B C D
5. Why should we learn about the life of Vietnam’s ethnic minority people? .................
A B C D

IX Read the passage.

We do honestly have a little more (1) ………………… time in summer than we do in
spring. We have some weekend getaways planned over the summer. A couple of fun things
for the kid away from home. This blogging and social media thing has me wrangled into
about a week’s worth of travel and meetings, and I wouldn’t be surprised if something or
things pops up soon. And for me personally I have more free time (and a great (2)
………………… less stress) than I did when I (3) ………………… in town. I go to work
around 8a.m. most days on the farm. I used to be at work at 6:30a.m., and it (4)
………………… me 35 minutes to get there. When it’s not time to plant or harvest, we
usually work a few (5) ……………… on Saturday morning and never on Sundays. And for
those farmers that also have livestock? We used to raise hogs you know. Well those animals
want to eat and be healthy.

1
Choose the most suitable word to fill in the blank.
1. A. free B. spare C. open D. both A & B

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 2. A. number B. amount C. deal D. of
3. A. work B. worked C. had worked D. has worked
4. A. got B. spent C. took D. cost
5. A. days B. time C. seconds D. hours

2
Fill in the gap with a word from the passage.
1. As a farmer, the man is often busy in ……………. and less busy in ………………. .
2. In his former job, he started to work at ………………., but as a farmer, he often starts at
………………. .
3. Besides planting, the man also ………………. some animals.
X Read the passage.
No matter (1) ………………. well you take care of your
pet, sometimes it runs away or gets lost. Its collar may have
broken, or it was scared and ran off. To (2) ……………….
loosing your pet, you need to take care of your house and yard
first.
If you use a fence, be sure that there is no way the animal
can get under or over it. Make (3) ………………. the gate is locked at all times. Second,
don’t let your cat or dog run (4) ………………. the neighborhood. Keep it on a leash or in a
cat (5) ………………. at all times. This is important when you take your animal to the vet,
too. Loud noises can scare it (6) ………………. . If the animal is on a leash or in a carrier, it
is harder for it to run away from you.
In case, your pet runs away, you need to look for it as soon as you (7) ………………. it
is missing. Check around your house first. You have to check everywhere. Make sure to
listen, too. Your cat could be stuck and the only way you will find it is to hear it (8)
………………. . Alternatively, you should go to the place where your pet was lost and talk
to everyone. Describe it to them and give your phone number.

1
Choose the most suitable word to fill in the blank.
1. A. how B. what C. why D. when
2. A. keep B. prevent C. avoid D. stop
3. A. certain B. sure C. unsure D. uncertain
4. A. along B. down C. around D. about
5. A. keeper B. container C. carrier D. box
6. A. easily B. easy C. difficult D. difficultly
7. A. find B. see C. realize D. look
8. A. shouting B. talking C. whispering D. crying

2
Circle the statements which are true about writer’s advice.
A. Fences should have one or two gaps to create a sense of freedom to your pet.
B. Gates shouldn’t be open at any circumstances.
C. Pets shouldn’t be kept in the carriers all the times when they go out with you.
D. You should keep your pets far away from loud noises.
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XV Make complete sentences based on the given words.
1. Jonny/ like/ play/ drum/ room/ whereas/ Kenny/ enjoy/ gym/ fitness center/ weekends.
..........................................................................................................................................
2. Drive/ city/ be/ much/ stressful/ drive/ countryside.
..........................................................................................................................................
3. People/ countryside/ seem/ have to/ work/ hard/ people/ city.
..........................................................................................................................................
4. Clothing/ the Muong women/ diversified/ that/ men.
..........................................................................................................................................
5. Muong/ be/ fourth/ largest/ ethnic minority group/ Vietnam/ Viet/ Tay/ Thai.
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XVI Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.
1. All of the children of the Smith’s really like playing rackets.
→ ............................................................................................................................... (keen)
2. The thing that I hate most is motor racing, and I will never do it in my life.
→ ............................................................................................................................. (detest)
3. The harvest festival in my hometown usually starts in October, but this year it started in
the middle of September.
→ ..........................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................ (earlier)
4. It takes a buffalo about half of a day to plough that field, but a machine can do it within
an hour.
→ ..........................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................. (faster)
5. In cities, classrooms are equipped with speakers, computers, projectors; however,
classrooms in the countryside don’t have any.
→ ..........................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................. (better equipped)
XVII Write a paragraph (100 - 120 words) about what you like most in the countryside
life.
You should base on the suggestions below:
Think about the good points of living in the countryside in terms of:
- Lifestyles
- Neighborhood relationship
- Customs &Traditions
- Traffic
- Environment
- ……

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