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ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST

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Time: 45 minutes

I. LISTENING
1. Listen to the conversation about living in the countryside in Japan. Circle A, B or C
to answer each question. You will listen TWICE.
1. Where is Sam living now?
A. in England

B. in Japan

C. in Europe

2. What does he like about the village?
A. the mountains

B. the ocean

C. the pollution

3. How does he feel about the people in the village?
A. difficult

B. friendly

C. easy

4. Which among these is true about Sam's attitude towards the weather in the village?
A. He likes it very much.
B. He thinks it is comfortable.
C. He hates it.
5. What is the most unusual about the village in Sam's opinion?
A. There are many snakes.
B. All snakes are green.
C. Snakes like to stay in his office.

2. Listen to a talk about teenagers and technology. Fill each of the gaps with no more
than TWO words. You will listen TWICE.
1. Nowadays teenagers can be called a ____________.
2. Teenagers like __________ friends on the Internet.
3. Teenagers can _______ what time to do something.
4. Playing computer games makes teenagers __________ less on their lessons in class.
5. The parents of these teenagers are finding ways to ______ their children’s interest in
technology.

II. READING
1. Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Circle
T or F.
In the past few decades, the countryside has experienced lots of changes. Because of
population growth, more products are needed. Therefore, more factories have been constructed,
and young people have more choice of jobs apart from becoming farmers. When big cities have
become more and more polluted, the fresher atmosphere in the countryside attracts more people.
Rich people who live in the city for their work often buy a second home in the countryside to
spend their weekend and holiday. As a result, the countryside is no longer a small community of

rural people. In fact, in many parts of the countryside, there are urban people from nearby cities.
Additionally, the introduction of the internet creates more opportunities for increasing rural
people's knowledge. Many farmers have used machines for tasks that used to be done by hand,
which helps them save labour. In the near future, it is expected that the countryside will gradually


become more similar to big cities.
1. The passage is about changes in the countryside.

T

F

2. Young people in the countryside can only become
farmers.

T

F

3. Some people working in the city stay in the
countryside at the weekend.

T

F

4. People in the countryside don't use the internet.

T

F

5. In the near future, there will be no difference between T
country life and city life.

F

2. Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question.
The Tay live mainly in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. They live in large and crowded villages
with hundreds of houses. They live in houses built on stilts. They are mainly farmers and they
grow rice on terraced fields. They also raise cattles and poultry.
Tay traditional dress is made from homegrown cotton. There is usually not much embroidery or
other decorations. Women wear skirts or trousers, with short shirts inside and long one on the
outside.
They have many festivals and holidays in a year. The Lunar New Year and the mid-July festivals
are the most lavishly organized. During festivals, people in many places play con throwing,
badminton, tug-of-war, dragon dancing, or chess.
The Tay eat mainly sticky rice. On festival occasions, they make many kinds of cakes, such as
banh chung (sticky rice square cakes), banh day (sticky rice round cakes) or banh khao (cakes
made of white rice flour).
1.

Which of the following best describes the main idea of the passage?
A. The Tay live in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam.
B. The Tay make many kinds of cakes on festival occasions.
C. The Tay have many festivals and holidays in a year.
D. The life of the Tay in Viet Nam.

2.

What do the Tay mainly eat?
A. sticky rice
B. sticky rice round cakes
C. sticky rice square cakes
D. cakes made of white rice flour

3.

Which of the following is NOT true of the Tay?
A. They live on stilt houses.
B. They grow rice on terraced fields.
C. They wear clothes with much embroidery.
D. They eat sticky rice.

4.

Which is true of the Tay’s life?

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A. They mainly work in agriculture.
B. They work in industry.
C. They have one very important festival a year.
D. They buy cotton to make dress.
5.

The word "lavishly" is closest in meaning to ______.
A. seriously

B. carefully
C. luxuriously
D. lengthily

III. WRITING
1. Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) to express your opinion on the following
idea:
"Because the Viet is the most populated group, other ethnic minority groups should learn
the Viet’s language."
You may use your own ideas or some of the following ideas:
- They really need a common language.
- If all speak the Viet, they can communicate more easily.
- They can exchange cultures easily.
- They can improve knowledge via the Viet's language.
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2. Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can use other

words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.
Here is an example.
0. Ngoc/usually/play/badminton/Sunday.

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Answer: 0. Ngoc usually plays badminton on Sundays.
1. Viet Nam/multicultural/country/54/ethnic/groups.
_______________________________________________________________
2. Ede's/principal/food crop/rice.
_______________________________________________________________
3. gongs/significant/Ede's festivals/cultural activity.
__________________________________________
4. When/small/young Khmer/people/to pagodas/study/improve/knowledge.
_______________________________________________________________
5. Hmong's/history/remain/difficult/trace/because/tradition/oral ones.
_______________________________________________________________

IV. LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. Put the words into the correct column, according to the sounds of the underlined
parts.
bring

prefer

improve

breath

/br/

Britain

/pr/

2. Fill the gaps with a, an or the. If it isn’t necessary to use any article, put a 0.
1. ______ Tay has ______ largest population among the ethnic minorities.
2. ______ Odu has______ population of just around several hundred people.
3. Stilt houses in ______ Central Highlands are built on ______ columns and beams.
4. ______ Khmer have ______ long tradition in wet rice cultivation.
5. ______ ethnic minorities in Viet Nam are living in ______ peace.

3. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.
1. Five-colour ______ rice is made using roots and leaves.
A. stick

B. sticky

C. dish

2. People make specialties only ______ special occasions.
A. in

B. at

C. on

3. Gong is a special musical _____ that is made of the mixture of brass, gold, silver, and bronze.
A. instrument

B. tool

C. object

4. The xoe dance is a ______ dance of the Thai in Viet Nam.

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A. national

B. folk

C. special

5. ______ field in Sa Pa is one of the most beautiful kinds of fields in the world.
A. Step

B. Stair

C. Terraced
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Đáp án
I. LISTENING
1. Listen to the conversation about living in the countryside in Japan. Circle A, B or C
to answer each question. You will listen TWICE.

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

2. Listen to a talk about teenagers and technology. Fill each of the gaps with no more
than TWO words. You will listen TWICE.
1. 'technology' generation 2. making 3. forget 4. concentrate 5. reduce

II. READING
1. Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Circle
T or F.
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F

2. Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question.
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. C

III. WRITING
1. Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) to express your opinion on the following
idea:
I agree that the ethnic minorities should learn the Viet’s language for some reasons. First, they live in the
same country so they really need a common language to communicate. Because the Viet account for more
than 80 per cent of the population, if every ethnic group could speak the Viet’s language, all groups would
be able to exchange cultures and traditions more easily. Moreover, the Viet have more opportunities to
exchange with the outside world so they update information and knowledge faster. If ethnic groups could
speak the Viet’s language, I think they could also read news in Vietnamese and widen their knowledge
faster. Those are the reasons why people from ethnic minorities should learn Vietnamese.

2. Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can use other
words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.
1. Viet Nam is a multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
2. The Ede’s principal food crop is rice.
3. The gongs are significant in Ede’s festivals and cultural activities.

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4. When small, young Khmer people go to pagodas to study to improve knowledge.
5. The Hmong’s history remains difficult to trace because their traditions are oral ones.

IV. LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. Put the words into the correct column, according to the sounds of the underlined
parts.
/br/
bring, breath, Britain

/pr/
prefer, improve

2. Fill the gaps with a, an or the. If it isn’t necessary to use any article, put a 0.
1. The; the 2. The; a 3. the; 0 4. The; a 5. the; 0

3. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.

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

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