English THE 1ST SEMESTER TEST Name:……………………………… Year: 2015 - 2016 -I LISTENING: (2, 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 Choose a word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: (1 m) A option B information C question D celebration A legend B gathering C generous D region A Choose a word that has different stress pattern from the rest A interviewer B legendary C ceremony D musician A nation B comfort C apply D moment 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) My dad doesn’t mind ……… my mom from work every day A pick up B picked up C picking up D picks up They love ……… with their friends A eat out B ate out C having eaten D to eat out The 54 ethnic people of Viet Nam are ………, but they live peacefully A diverse B similar C unlike D diversity Chaul Chnaim Thmay is the biggest ………… of the Khmer people A festival B ceremony C practice D celebration Which ……… of your country would you like most to live in? A place B section C part D cities Among the …………, the Tay people have the largest population A groups B majorities C ethnic minorities D ethnic culture So many people nowadays are addicted …… computers and smart phones A with B of C on D to Both my brother and I help ……… our family’s cows Teacher: Ha Huong Page English A herds B to herd C herding ………… is the most interesting park in Ha Noi? D to herding I think It’s Thong Nhat park A Which you think B Which you think C What 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) When I came, the family is having dinner around a dining table ……… … A lot of Vietnamese people have the custom to buy sugar cane on New year Eve…………… Dog are much more better than human beings as detecting smells …………… Before leaving the dining table, does your son has to ask for permission …………… In Australia, you mustn’t to comment on a person’s accent …………… D Give the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets We (break) ……….…… with tradition by travelling to China at Tet last year (Worship)………………… ancestors is one of the core traditions of Vietnamese people While I (watch)……………………… the performance, I met one of my friends He was wearing shorts, so he (allow) ……………………… to go in to the temple The girl was crying when a fairy (appear)……………………… E Give the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets It’s so ………….………… to send a letter from my village (Convenience) The nearest office is mile away Mua Sap id a ……………… dance of the Muong people in North west (type) Five colored sticky rice is a…………………… in many parts of Viet nam (special) Reading fairy tale to young children can be very ………………… (benefit) …………………… meals are offered freely at Ba Den temple (vegetable) III READING Read the passage and choose the best answer in the table to fill in each blank together situations types hands boss greeting shows more employees differently most similarly BOWING IN JAPAN In Japan, bowing is so important that a lot of companies train their (1) to bow correctly Men and women bow (2) While men usually keep their (3) by their side, women put their hands (4) on their thighs with their fingers touching Normally, there are three (5) of bow Teacher: Ha Huong Page English 15-degree bow: This is (6) bow, which is the most informal bow It is used to greet people who you have already met or who are your equals 30-degres bow: This is respect bow It is often seen in business (7) ., for example, when you greet your (8) or thank a customer 45-degree bow: This is the highest respect bow or the (9) formal type of bow It (10) deep gratitude, a respectful greeting, or formal apology IV WRITING (2.0 marks) A Using the given words to make meaningful sentences.(0.5) Tet/ not only/ a time/ love/ but also/ people/ express/ thanks / Gods/ ancestors …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… celebrate/ Tet/ Vietnamese people/ make/ tasty/ foods/ decorate/ houses …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Children/ like/ Tet/ it/ long holiday/ moreover/ can/ receive/ lucky money …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Use/ computer/ your hobby/ can/ harmful/ both/ health/ social life …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… If/ you/ use/ computer/ much/ will not/ time/ your family/ friends …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… B Write a paragraph to instruction your friend how to make spring rolls.(1.5) …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Good luck! Teacher: Ha Huong Page English KEYS I LISTENING traditional public around northwest family 10 with spiritual based expresses popular : Read and complete the following sentences with words in the box (1 m) Hospitable Impressive cultural cutlery prongs Nomadic In the UK, people use the ……………… including knife and folk to eat most of the food People in my village are so friendly and ………………… Some people in the mountains of Vietnam used to have a ………… life they moved to get food and find new lands for growing rive The Nha Trang festival is famous for the ……………… street carnival Hoa Ban festival is typical of the ……………… life of the Thai people Teacher: Ha Huong Page ...English A herds B to herd C herding ………… is the most interesting park in Ha Noi? D to herding I think It’s Thong Nhat park A Which you think B Which you think C What you think D What you thick... fill in each blank together situations types hands boss greeting shows more employees differently most similarly BOWING IN JAPAN In Japan, bowing is so important that a lot of companies train... English KEYS I LISTENING traditional public around northwest family 10 with spiritual based expresses popular : Read and complete the following sentences with words in the box (1 m) Hospitable Impressive