I/ PRONUNCIATION

A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1.      A. single                B. winner                    C. think                       D. time

2.      A. quiet                  B. field                       C. niece                       D. piece

B. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

3.      A. nuclear              B. housewife              C. divorced                 D. nephew

4.      A. family               B. extended                C. afterwards              D. breadwinner

II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.

5.      Stacy and her husband are getting ______; they argued all the time and don't want to live together anymore.

A.    married            B. divorced                 C. engaged                             D. loved

6.      After her husband's sudden death, Melisa became the ______ and had to work hard to support her family. 

A.    housewife        B. house husband       C. breadwinner          D. housekeeper

7.      Trang lives in a(n) ______ family with her grandparents, two aunts, parents and two brothers all under one roof. 

A.    nuclear             B. single                      C. alone                      D. extended

8.      Alicia has been ______ a relationship with Peter for two years, and they will get married soon.

A.    in                      B. on                           C. under                     D. to

9.      During Tết holiday, many Vietnamese people visit their _____ and enjoy meals together.

A.    generations      B. members                 C. relatives                 D. strangers

10.  In the past, parents ______ a lot more children than they have now.

A.    have had          B. used to have           C. were having           D. have

11.  Back then, I ______ in the countryside with my grandparents.

A.    would live        B. was living               C. used to live            D. have lived

12.  In those days, many people ______  to travel as frequently as they do today.

A.    wouldn't          B. didn't                     C. hadn't                    D. didn't use

III/ ERROR CORRECTION

Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

13.  My mum used to baking us delicious cookies, but she doesn't have much time for it anymore.

A.    baking                    B. but                          C. much                      D. for

14.  Before moving to the city, we can live in a little cottage with my grandparents.

A.    moving                   B. can live                   C. in                           D. cottage

15.  My family includes of my parents, two younger sisters, and a grumpy old cat.

A.    of                           B. younger                  C. and                        D. grumpy

16.  In the past, it use to be common for several generations to live together under one roof – grandparents, parents, and children.

A.    use to be                B. for                          C. together                             D. roof

IV/ WORD FORM

      Write the correct form of the given words.

17.  My parents used to work hard and overcame many ______ to give me a better life. (DIFFICULT)

18.  I feel ______ for my mother's love and support. (THANK)      

19.  My parents have had a happy ______ for 25 years. (MARRY) 

20.  In those days, husbands would always make the big ______ in the family. (DECIDE)

V/ READING

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.

Thanksgiving is a festival which is celebrated every year in several countries around the world. In the USA, it happens on the fourth Thursday of November and in Canada on the second Monday of October. In Germany, some places celebrate Thanksgiving in September and others in October. In Japan, the day is the 23rd of November. In every case, it is a traditional way of giving thanks for the food which was grown that summer.

When I was a little girl, my younger brother and I used to look forward to Thanksgiving every year. In the morning, our mom and dad would start cooking in the kitchen, and we would help. We always had a turkey, which is like a big chicken. It took hours to cook, so we had to start early because we would always eat at 2.00 p.m. There were potatoes and lots of delicious vegetables like carrots. But my favorite thing was the pumpkin pie which we had afterwards.

My aunt would sometimes come, because my mother used to love cooking for her sister and her nephew. But they lived a long way from our town and most years they couldn’t come.

Before we ate, we would all sit around our big table. My parents would always ask us to say what we were thankful for. I used to say “my family”, and once my little brother said his toys, which made us laugh. After that, we would start eating.

In the afternoon, we would all sit down and watch the Thanksgiving parade. I used to love seeing the big balloons with faces as they went past the TV cameras and listening to all the different bands. Afterwards, we would sometimes play board games, or go to the park if it wasn’t too cold outside.

21.  What does the writer say about Thanksgiving in paragraph one?

A.    It used to be celebrated all around the world.

B.     It happens on the same day in each country.

C.     People give thanks for the same thing everywhere.

D.    It is not celebrated in Europe or Asia.

22.  What meal did the writer’s family used to have to celebrate Thanksgiving?

A.    Breakfast.

B.     Lunch.

C.     Dinner.

D.    The text doesn’t say.

23.  How many people would usually sit down to eat the Thanksgiving meal in the writer’s house?

A.    Four.

B.     Five.

C.     Six.

D.    Seven.

24.  How often did the girl say she was thankful for her family?

A.    Every year.

B.     Usually.

C.     Sometimes.

D.    Once.

25.  Which of these activities did the girl sometimes do on Thanksgiving Day?

A.    Go to the parade.

B.     Listen to music.

C.     Blow up balloons.

D.    Play in the park.

VI/ WRITING

A. Put the words in the correct order to make correct sentences.

26. to be raised / single parent / between 1997 / more likely / by a / Generation Z, / born / and 2012, / is / . 

à ___________________________________________________________________________

27. to work / the house / moms / dads / In / and the children / at home / the past, / went / would stay / to look after / while / .

à ___________________________________________________________________________

28. focus on / so that / prefer / a housewife / they can / raising / Some women / their children / to be / .

à ___________________________________________________________________________

B. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. Use the given word(s) if any.

29. Back then, it was normal for Vietnamese people to travel by tuk-tuks, called xe lam or xe lôi. (USED)

à ___________________________________________________________________________

30. In the past, my father always sketched in the backyard every weekend. (WOULD)