THE 1ST SEMESTER TEST
Name:……………………………… Year: 2015 - 2016
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I. LISTENING: (2, 0 marks).
A. Listen and complete the passage. (2.0ms).
The Xoe dance is a (1)………………………. dance of Thai Ethnic group in the (2)………………….. of Vietnam. Thai people have followed this (3)……………….. tradition for generations. The Xoe dance (4)………………. people’s working life and wishes for a happy and wealthy life. It is performed in both (5)……………. and private gathering such as festivals, celebrations or (6)……………… reunion. The Xoe dance has more than thirty forms (7)……………. on the first six ancient forms. The most (8)………………. form is circle dance because it expresses social unity. People join in hand to make a circle (9)……………….. the fire and dance to the music. Beside the circle dance, there are dances with conical hats, paper fans or scarves. Old people say they shouldn’t break (10)…………… this tradition because they reflect Thai Culture and lifestyle.
II. USE OF ENGLISH: (4 marks)
A. 1. Choose a word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: (1 m)
1 A. option B. information C. question D. celebration
2. A. legend B. gathering C. generous D. region
A. 2. Choose a word that has different stress pattern from the rest.
3. A. interviewer B. legendary C. ceremony D. musician
4. A. nation
B. comfort
C. apply
D. moment

5. A. attraction
B. afternoon
C. pyramid
D. century

B. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (2.0 ms)
1. My dad doesn’t mind ……… my mom from work every day.
A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up
2. They love ……… with their friends.
A. eat out B. ate out C. having eaten D. to eat out
3. The 54 ethnic people of Viet Nam are ………, but they live peacefully
A. diverse B. similar C. unlike D. diversity
4. Chaul Chnaim Thmay is the biggest …………. of the Khmer people.
A. festival B. ceremony C. practice D. celebration
5. Which ……… of your country would you like most to live in?
A. place B. section C. part D. cities
6. Among the …………, the Tay people have the largest population
A. groups B. majorities C. ethnic minorities D. ethnic culture
7. So many people nowadays are addicted ……. computers and smart phones.
A. with B. of C. on D. to
8. Both my brother and I help ………. our family’s cows
A. herds B. to herd C. herding D. to herding
9. …………. is the most interesting park in Ha Noi? I think It’s Thong Nhat park
A. Which do you think B. Which you think
C. What do you think D. What you thick
10. Nothing could stop her from reaching her goal. She was ……………
A. determined B. effective C. thoughtful D. interested
C. Find, underline a mistake in each sentence and correct it. (1m)
1. When I came, the family is having dinner around a dining table . ………..…
2. A lot of Vietnamese people have the custom to buy sugar cane on New year Eve ……………
3. Dog are much more better than human beings as detecting smells. ……………
4. Before leaving the dining table, does your son has to ask for permission. ……………
5. In Australia, you mustn’t to comment on a person’s accent. ……………
D. Give the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets
1. We (break) ……….…….. with tradition by travelling to China at Tet last year.
2. (Worship)………………….. ancestors is one of the core traditions of Vietnamese people.
3. While I (watch)……………………….. the performance, I met one of my friends.
4. He was wearing shorts, so he (allow) ……………………… to go in to the temple.
5. The girl was crying when a fairy (appear)………………………
E. Give the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets
1. It’s so ………….…………... to send a letter