LANGUAGE FUNCTION: Circle the letter A, B, C or D

23.  What were you doing yesterday afternoon around 3 p.m? I ________TV.

A. watched           B. watch               C. watches                    D. was watching

24. ______did Au Co take half of the sons?

A.  Where

B.  What

C.  Why

D.  When

PART III. READING

Reading 1: Read the passage carefully and circle the letter A, B, C or D

     TET holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Bank Chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young member of the family pays their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelops. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives.

25. When is TET holiday celebrated of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam?

A. On the first day B. On the second day     C. On the third day                  D. On the fourth day

26. What do the Vietnamese often do some weeks before the New Year? They……………

A. clean their houses       B. paint the walls  C. make Banh chung      D.  both A, B & C

27. Who receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes?

A. the adults                   B. the children                          C. the old                        D. all people

28. What does the word 'people' in line 3 mean?

A. the chidren                 B. the Vietnamese          C. all people                             D. the adults

Reading 2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D

          Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella (29)…………. happily with her family (30)………… her mother died. Her father married an evil widow with two daughters. Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and work hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good witch helped Cinderella. She turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown. Cinderella went to a party and a (31)………….. prince politely invited her to dance with him. He fell (32)…………. love with her and wanted to find out who she was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her name. but she left a glass slipper, and the prince used that to find her. They got married and lived happily ever after.

29. A. lives                     B. was living                  C. lived                 D. live

30. A. while                              B. so                     C. but                            D. when

31. A. handsome            B. beautiful           C. bad                           D. brave

32. A. of                         B. for                    C. in                     D. on