TEST YOURSELF 2
Bài 1.Choose the word which the underlined part pronounced differently.
(Chọn từ có cách phát âm khác ở phần gạch chân.)
1. A. greeting                    B. dogsled                 C. longevity                     D. gallery
2. A. concentrate                     B. staircase                  C. costume                          D. contestant
3. A. nomadic                      B. column               C. ornament                    D. reunion
4. A. staple                         B. statue                    C. lantern               
D. interact
5. A. gym                            B. ginger                  C. giraffe                            D. gong
Bài 2.Fill in each gap with a, an, the, or 0 (zero article) to complete each sentence.
1. The Museum of Ethnology is _____ interesting museum in Ha Noi.
2. Whenever prices go up, _____ customers buy fewer products.
3. His aim is to get a place at _____ university in the United States.
4. It is the custom in this country to put flowers on _____ graves at Easter.
5. When you go there, you should watch how _____ locals do things and follow their
examples.
Lời giải chi tiết:

3b. Fill in each blank with a word in 3a to complete each sentence.
1. The 2003 Southeast Asian Games (22nd SEA Games) had a fabulous opening _____ in My
Dinh National Stadium, Ha Noi.
2. Each group of people in Viet Nam has its own lifestyle, _____, and even language.
3. Seafood is certainly a _____ on this island.
4. It is the ____ in this region for women to marry very young.
5. A ____ reflects the life of the people of a certain country or region.
Lời giải chi tiết:

Bài 4.Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. What _________ you (buy) __________ for your grandma's birthday next week?
2. If the bridge (collapse) _____________ we won't be able to cross the river.
3. I'm sure we (not miss) ____________ the bus. It's still early.

4. The farmers will work in the field unless it (rain) _____________ heavily.
5. ___________ you (go) ______________ to her party if she sends you an invitation?
Bài 5. Complete the following conversation, using the questions given.

David: I've heard that the Muong are the third largest group in Viet Nam. (1) _______
Vinh: Yes. And they have their own special culture.
David: Really? (2) _______
Vinh: They have unique folk songs, poems, tales, lullabies, etc.
David: That's awesome! (3) _______
Vinh: Their most popular musical instruments are the gong, the flute, the two-string violin,
and the drum.
David: (4) _______
Vinh: Yes, it is the Muong language.
David: Wow. (5) _______
Vinh: They live in Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa Provinces.
Bài 6.Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each question.
In southern Australia, there is a town where chimneys rise from the sand and there are big red
signs warning people of "unmarked holes". This town is Coober Pedy, often known as the
"underground" town.
Coober Pedy is a small town over 1,000 miles from Canberra, the country's capital. Today it
has about 1,800 residents. Originally, residents of Coober Pedy were opal miners, and even
today it is still a mining town.
The Coober Pedy region is mostly a treeless desert. Very little plant life exists due to the
region's low rainfall and intense heat, so most of the residents live underground to escape the
heat. They call their underground homes "dugouts". These dugouts remain at a constant
temperature, while surface buildings need air conditioning. The average maximum
temperature is 30-32°C, but it can get quite cool in the winter.
There are a number of underground hotels and tourist shops in the town. The town has
become a popular stopover point and tourist destination.
1. What is special about people in Coober Pedy?
A. They are coal miners.

B. They live underground.

C. They need air conditioning.

D. They receive many tourists.

2. People in Coober Pedy live in "dugouts" because
A. very little plant life exists

B. they can do the mining there

C. it is much cooler there

D. there are many hotels there

3. The underlined word "it" in the passage refers to
A. Canberra

B. capital city

C. opal

D. Coober Pedy

4. The underlined word "intense" in the passage probably means
A. strong

B. quiet

C. weak

D. interesting

5. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. There are big red warning signs in Coober Pedy.
B. Houses underground in Coober Pedy are called "dugouts".
C. The average temperature in Coober Pedy region is 30-32°C.
D. There are a lot of tourist shops in the town.
Bài 7.Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each blank.
Each country has its own special traditions and customs just as individuals have their own (1)
___________ and daily routines. Many people find it difficult to get used to the customs of
another country (2) __________ they go abroad. For example, in some Asian countries,
people do not usually finish everything on their plates, because it is a (3) _________ that they
have not had enough to eat. Visitors from the West find it difficult to (4) ________ used to
this, because they usually eat everything up to show that they liked it. When an Asian host
sees their (5) ____________ plates, he usually assumes that they want more.
1. A. habits                             B. fashions                         C. styles                         D. practices
2. A. where                             B. after                               C. when                           D. why
3. A. symbol                           B. icon                                C. warning                      D. sign
4. A. make                              B. get                                   C. maintain                     D. look
5. A. clear                               B. empty                             C. vacant                         D. blank
Bài 8. Write meaningful sentences, using the following words and phrases.
1. Doctors / warn them / adopt / healthier lifestyle / they / overweight.
___________________________________________________________________
2. I think / there / some similarities / a custom / a tradition.
____________________________________________________________________
3. Why / people / the Central Highlands / organise / the Elephant Racing Festival?
_____________________________________________________________________
4. Americans / decorate / homes / make / look scary / Halloween.
____________________________________________________________________
5. My family / have / custom / cook / sticky rice / first day / each lunar month.
____________________________________________________________________
Lời giải chi tiết:
1. Doctors warn them to adopt a healthier lifestyle as they are overweight.
2. I think there are some similarities between a custom and a tradition.
3. Why do people in the Central Highlands organise the Elephant Racing Festival?

4. Americans decorate their homes to make them look scary at Halloween.
5. My family has a custom of cooking sticky rice on the first day of each lunar month.