Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 5: Many ethnic groups have their own languages, and some even have writing languages.

Question 6: The car, which driver is a young man, is from Vietnam.

Question 7: I don’t mind doing homework but I hate spend all evening on it!

Question 8: I'm a terrible singer, in spite having two parents who are good musicians.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 9: My Son in Quang Nam Province has been recognised by UNESCO as a world heritage site.

Question 10: Parents usually want

their offsprings to follow

the family traditions.

Question 11: People in some

far-away mountainous regions still keep their traditional way of life.

Question 12: You shouldn’t break your promise to the

children.

Question 13: In 2050, we ____ able to speak at least 5 languages.

Question 14: The eagle ___him to

make a bag to carry it.

Question 15: I wish I

__________ be an astronaut in the

future

Question 16: People speak English all over

the world, ___________?

Question 17: ________ ethnic

groups have their own unique culture, they have established good relations

and cooperation with each other.

Question 18: Five-coloured sticky

rice ______ by ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous regions.

Question 19: We move _____ a year

to look for new pastures for our cattle.

Question 20: Gathering and hunting

still play a(n) _________ role in the economy of the Laha.

Question 21: 5. The Muong in Hoa

Binh and Thanh Hoa are well-known for their _________ folk literature and

their traditional songs.

Question 22: Table _______ is a

polite way of eating at the dinner table

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Question 23: Lan: Long time no

see.

Mai: “______________.”

Question 24: Teacher: “ Janet,

you’ve written a much better essay this time”.

Janet: “ _____________________ “

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 25 to 28.

The Muong are among the ethnic minority groups that have big populations in Vietnam. The

Muong share an estimate of 1.3 million people from their six sub-groups, such as Mol, Mual,

Moi, Moi Bi, Au Ta and Ao Ta. They are largely concentrated in the provinces of Hoa Binh and

Thanh Hoa particularly in mountainous districts. Their language belongs to the Viet-Muong

group and they hold many ceremonies year round.

The Muong have practiced farming for a long time and wet rice is their main food staple.

Most of their family’s other income is generated through the exploitation of forest products

including mushrooms, dried fungus, ammonium, and sticklac. The men are known for basketry

as women are skilled in silk spinning and loom weaving.

The Muong have diverse folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer’s worshiping

songs, tales, proverbs, lullabies, and riddle songs. The gong is the most popular musical

instrument along with the flute, the two-string violin, the drum, and the panpipe.

Question 25. What is the passage about?

Question 26 Where do the Muong

mostly live?

Question 27 What are the women

skilled at?

Question 28 What are the musical

instruments of the Muong?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blankss.

Culturally, in Thailand there are many practices and beliefs that are very different to those from other countries.

(29)_____ traditional greeting is with two hands prayer-like palms together known as a “wai”. If a local gives a “wai” to you, to be polite, it is nice to “wai” back. A “wai”, (30)______ , is always appreciated.

Thai culture places certain spiritual importance to certain parts of the body. You should not point your feet at people, touch people (31) _____ your feet, prop your feet up on seats or tables or step over people sitting on the ground. The head, in contrast, (32) ______ a much higher importance. Avoid touching people on the head as this is considered very rude. You should also avoid (33) ________ on pillows meant for headrests. In some rural areas, food is often served while seated on the ground. Stepping over food on the ground is another extremely rude gesture and will surely (34) _______ your Thai host.

Culturally, in Thailand there are many practices and beliefs that are very different to those from other countries.

(29)_____ traditional greeting is with two hands prayer-like palms together known as a “wai”. If a local gives a “wai” to you, to be polite, it is nice to “wai” back. A “wai”, (30)______ , is always appreciated.

Thai culture places certain spiritual importance to certain parts of the body. You should not point your feet at people, touch people (31) _____ your feet, prop your feet up on seats or tables or step over people sitting on the ground. The head, in contrast, (32) ______ a much higher importance. Avoid touching people on the head as this is considered very rude. You should also avoid (33) ________ on pillows meant for headrests. In some rural areas, food is often served while seated on the ground. Stepping over food on the ground is another extremely rude gesture and will surely (34) _______ your Thai host.

Culturally, in Thailand there are many practices and beliefs that are very different to those from other countries.

(29)_____ traditional greeting is with two hands prayer-like palms together known as a “wai”. If a local gives a “wai” to you, to be polite, it is nice to “wai” back. A “wai”, (30)______ , is always appreciated.

Thai culture places certain spiritual importance to certain parts of the body. You should not point your feet at people, touch people (31) _____ your feet, prop your feet up on seats or tables or step over people sitting on the ground. The head, in contrast, (32) ______ a much higher importance. Avoid touching people on the head as this is considered very rude. You should also avoid (33) ________ on pillows meant for headrests. In some rural areas, food is often served while seated on the ground. Stepping over food on the ground is another extremely rude gesture and will surely (34) _______ your Thai host.

Thai culture places certain spiritual importance to certain parts of the body. You should not point your feet at people, touch people (31) _____ your feet, prop your feet up on seats or tables or step over people sitting on the ground. The head, in contrast, (32) ______ a much higher importance. Avoid touching people on the head as this is considered very rude. You should also avoid (33) ________ on pillows meant for headrests. In some rural areas, food is often served while seated on the ground. Stepping over food on the ground is another extremely rude gesture and will surely (34) _______ your Thai host.

Thai culture places certain spiritual importance to certain parts of the body. You should not point your feet at people, touch people (31) _____ your feet, prop your feet up on seats or tables or step over people sitting on the ground. The head, in contrast, (32) ______ a much higher importance. Avoid touching people on the head as this is considered very rude. You should also avoid (33) ________ on pillows meant for headrests. In some rural areas, food is often served while seated on the ground. Stepping over food on the ground is another extremely rude gesture and will surely (34) _______ your Thai host.

Thai culture places certain spiritual importance to certain parts of the body. You should not point your feet at people, touch people (31) _____ your feet, prop your feet up on seats or tables or step over people sitting on the ground. The head, in contrast, (32) ______ a much higher importance. Avoid touching people on the head as this is considered very rude. You should also avoid (33) ________ on pillows meant for headrests. In some rural areas, food is often served while seated on the ground. Stepping over food on the ground is another extremely rude gesture and will surely (34) _______ your Thai host.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

Question 35: This is the first

time I had such a delicious meal.

Question 36: I think you should

improve your pronunciation.

Question 37: Whose book is this?

Question 38 It usually takes my

mom two hours to cook.

Question 39 They made her to complete the

report before 9 p.m.

Question

40 In spite of heavy rain,

my brother went to work.