Ex.11: Underline and correct the mistakes.
1. There are cattles in the fields.
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2. I haven’t heard some news about the accidents.
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3. The Philippines are a country in Southeast Asia.
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4. Can you lend me your scissor?
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5. Two young ladys have just walked out of the retaurant.
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6. My sister bought me a new pair of trouser.
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7. Many people never show some anger.
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 8. How much any milk will you have for breakfast?
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9. I want to buy some new clothe.
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10. How many money did you borrow from your brother?
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Ex.12. Choose the best answer.
How much (1)_________does it usually take you to prepare a dish? You are busy and you don’t have (2) _________time for a meal. Don’t worry. It’s always quick and easy to make (3) _________omelette for a quick meal. You only have to go through (4) _________ steps as followed . Before you start, make sure you’ve already have two eggs, two (5) _________ of water, one teaspoon of butter and (6) _________salt. After you get all the needed (7) _________, start by beatig eggs, water and salt in small bowl. In the following step, you heat butter in (8) _________ nonstick pan until it is hot. Then you pour the egg mixture into the pan. Gently push cooked portions from edges toward the center. Continue cooking until the top surface of eggs is thickened and no visible liquid egg remains. Now it’s time for you to enjoy the dish.
1. A. hours B. hour C. time D. times
2. A. a B. an C. any  D. some
3. A. a B. an C. any  D. some
4. A. a B. an C. any  D. some
5. A. bottles B. gallons C. teaspoons D. liters
6. A. a B. an C. any  D. some
7. A tools B. ingredients C. furniture D. food
8. A. a B. an C. any  D. some
Ex.13: Read the passage and answer the questions.
Square cake (Banh Chung) is one of the most popular and tasty traditional vietnamese food, It is an essential part of Vietnamese cuisine and culture. Vietnamese people never forget to make or buy some Square cakes in the Tet Holidays and King Hung's anniversary. They believe that itis the best way to show gratitude to their ancestors and homeland. People place Square cakes in the family altars so as to honor the ancestors and pray them to support the family in the new year. Almost all Vietnamese children know about the legend and origin of this traditional dish.This cake was invented by the 18'1' Prince of Hung Emperor. 3,000-4,000 years ago, Prince Lang Lieu, made round and square cakes and brought them to the King. He explained the meaning of the cakes to his father: the round cake was the symbol of the sky and the Square cake was the symbol of the Earth. In the old belief of Vietnamese people, the Earth is square, so this cake's shape is square, too. Because of the special meaning and delicious taste of the cakes, Lang Lieu became the next Emperor. Since then, in honor of this 18th Prince, Vietnamese people always make and have Square cake in the Lunar New Year. It has become the soul of Vietnamese New Year.
1. According to the passage, what is an essential part of Vietnamese cuisine and culture?
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2. Where do people place Square cakes to honor the ancestors?
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3. Who invented the cake?
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4. According to the old belief of the Vietnamese, what was the shape of the Earth?
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5. Why could Lang Lieu become the next Emperor?
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PRACTICE TEST 1 – WEEK 25
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. actor b. painting c. anthem d. gallery
2. a. decide b. exciting c. exhibit d. organise
3. a. educated b. played c. recycled d. changed
4. a. cello b. choose c. kitchen d. concert
5. a. sugar b. closure c. share d. anxious
II. Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete the sentence.
1. His Jacket is almost the same colour __________ mine. 
 a. with b. as c. to d. for
2. Water puppetry began __________ the 11th century.
 a.in b. on c.at d.from
3. The ________ is rather older now; however, his acting ability has never been better.
 a. composer b. actress c.artist d. actor
4. Janna can’t play the piano, and Carol can’t play it __________.
 a. either b. too c.neither d. as well
5. Juan and Patricia are not the same height Juan is  __________ Patricia.
a. as tall as b. not as tall as c. more tall than d. not tall than
6. Saxophones are used mainly for __________ jazz music.
 a. composing b. taking c.playing d. writing
7. I went to the 3D __________ last weekend. The paintings were excellent!
 a. movie theater b. concert hall c. opera house d.art museum
8. __________ I’m not a fan of country music, I thoroughly enjoyed his lively performance.
 a. Although b. Because c.As d. However
9. __________ does a water puppet show take place? ~ In a pool.
 a. What b. When c.How d. Where
10. Which is the national anthem of Vietnam?
 a. Tieu Doan 307 b.Chien si Viet Namc. TienQuanCa d. Tienve Ha Noi
III. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1. My home town ________________ (change) a lot in the recent years.
2. Please, stop! You ________________(drive) so fast.
3. The paintings  ________________(make) on Dzo paper with natural colours.
4. Yesterday I _____________(go) to the centre and ____________(see) an exhibition.
5. As soon as I ________________(finish) painting my room, I’ll paint the kitchen.
6. I ________________(be) to England three times so far.
7. The children ________________ (not be) at home last Sunday.
8. Do you think we ________________ (write) a test tomorrow?
9. Are you interested in ________________(do) community service?
10. Some teenage girls volunteered ________________ (work) at the local hospital.
IV. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Avatar is probably the ______________film I’ve ever seen! (bad)
2. A dancer must throw her heart and soul into every ______________. (perform)
3. I think Men in Black 1 was as ______________asMen in Black 3. (excite)
4. Although John and Andrew look exactly alike, they act quite _________. (different)
5. Dong Ho paintings are made with ______________colours. (nature)
6. His friends are all ___________ - they’re painters, musicians, and writers. (art)
7. He later became a famous jazz ______________playing saxophone. (music)
8. The problems seemed so small and ______________. (important)
V. There is one mistake in each sentence. Underline and correct the mistake.
1. A lot of people are good artists and they are successfully in life.
2. Music promote creativity, social development, and personality.
3. The Mona Lisa is a portrait paint by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.
4. Your violin is the same with the one I’ve just bought.
5. My mother doesn’t like rock music and I don’t too.
6. The weather of Hong Kong is different from that of Canada’s.
7. How long do you go to the movies? - Twice a month.
8. The weather today is not so hot as it is yesterday.
VI. Match the questions with the answers.
 . What is your favourite kind of music?
2. What shall we do this weekend?
3. Who is your favourite actor?
4. Do you like country music?
5. What kind of this show?
6. You love dancing, don’t you?
7. Do you enjoy horror films?
8. Which Korean performance do you like? a.Let’s go to the 3D Art Gallery.
b.Comedy.
c.No, I don’t.
d.Gangnam Style.
e.Pop music.
f.Jackie Chan.
g.Yes. I love singing too.
h.No, I like rock music.
 1. ____
2. ____
3. ____
4. ____
5. ____
6. ____
7. ____
8. ____ 


VII. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
 While art may not be vital to fulfill our basic needs, it does make life (1) ________. When you look at a painting or poster hang on your living room wall, you feel happy. The sculpture on the kitchen windowsill create a (2) ________ of joy. These varieties of art forms that we are surrounded by all come (3) ________to create the atmosphere that we want to live in.
 Just like art, music can make life extremely joyful and can have a huge effect (4) ________ our mood. If you have something hard or difficult to work on or are feeling tired, an energetic song will likely (5) ________you up and add some enthusiasm to the situation. Similarlywhen stress is high, many people find that relaxing to calming music is (6) ________ that eases the mind.
1. a. boring b. beautiful c. joyful d. helpful
2. a. sense b. feel c. cause d. way
3. a. away b. along c. down d. together
4. a. on b. in c. at d. of
5. a. take b. wake c. pick d. bring
6. a. something b. anything c. everything d. nothing
VIII. Read the text carefully, then answer the questions.
Modern graffiti began in big cities in the United States in the 1970s. One of the first ‘taggers’ was a teenager called Demetrius. He wrote his tag TAKI 183 on walls and in subway stations in New York. Other teenagers saw Demetrius’s tag and started writing their own tags on walls, buses and subway trains all over New York.
Then, some teenagers started writing their tags with aerosol paint. Their tags were bigger and more colourful. Aerosol paint graffiti became very popular in the 1970s and 1980s and appearedon trains, buses and walls around the world. In the 1990s and 2000s, a lot of graffiti artists started painting pictures.
In some countries, writing or painting on walls is a crime and street artists can have problems with the police. In other countries, artists can draw and paint in certain places. For example, in Taiwan, there are ‘graffiti zones’ where artists can paint on walls. In São Paulo in Brazil, street artists can paint pictures on walls and houses. Their pictures are colourful and beautiful. Some tourists visit São Paulo just to see the street art!
1. Where did modern graffiti begin?
  
2. What was Demetrius’s tag?
  
3. What did young people write on New York walls?
  
4. When did aerosol paint graffiti become popular?
  
5. Is graffiti legal in every country in the world?
  
6. Where can artists paint in graffiti zones?
  
IX. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one. Use the word in brackets.
1. This show is the same as the show we saw last week. (different)
→ This show  
2. She is the quickest runner at all. (quick)
→ No other runner 
3. She hasn’t made as many mistakes as last time. (fewer)
→ She 
4. The Eiffel Tower is as high as an 81-storey building. (same)
→ The Eiffel Tower 
5. Steven Spielberg directed Jurassic Park. (by)
→ Jurassic Park  
6. This painting isn’t so expensive as my favourite painting. (than)
→ My favourite painting  
7. My English is better than my French. (as)
→ My French  
8. John hasn’t done any housework for a month. (ago)
→ The last time John  

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PRACTICE TEST 2 – WEEK 25
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. bread b. beef c. meat d. tea
2. a. audience b. sauce c. sausage d. taught
3. a. eggs b. cups c. cartons d. noodles
4. a. soup b. salt c. sauce d. sugar
5. a. fridge b. rice c. spinach d. milk
II. Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete the sentence.
1. Pho is always served _________ fresh herbs, bean sprouts, sliced-up chiles, and lime.
 a. for b. with c. in d. on
2. This cake is made _________ fresh butter and eggs. 
 a. in b. of c. by d. from
3. You don’t need to take _________ food on the trip. 
 a. a b. some c. any d. the
4. We need a _________ of bread to make the sandwiches foreveryone.
 a. carton b. bar c. loaf d. tube
5. There was some ham _________ from lunch. 
 a. leave b. leaving c. to leave d. left
6. My lemonade is a bit _________. Can you give me some sugar, please?
 a. sour b. sweet c. spicy d. salty
7. Would you like _________ milk in your coffee?
 a. any  b. some c. a d. a few
8. How _________ cheese do we need to make a cheese cake? ~ About 250 grams.
 a. few b. many c. much d. little
9. Flour is the main _________ in cakes.
 a. recipe b. dish c. formulary d. ingredient
10. Alan: _________________
 Huan: Pho, bun cha, bun bo, banh mi, com tam, etc.
 a.What Vietnamese food should I try?
 b.What’s your favourite drink?
 c.How do you cook Vietnamese food?
 d.How much food do you like?
III. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1. My house is very dirty. I ______________ (clean) it tomorrow.
2. This coffee ____________ (taste) terrible, but the biscuits ______________ (be) great.
3. Pho ______________ (become) more and more popular in Saigon since 1954.
4. Last year we ______________ (go) on a school trip to Scotland.
5. At the moment Joana ______________ (learn) to cook some Vietnamese dishes.
6. I’m very sorry Dr. Jones ______________ (not be) back in the clinic until 2pm.
7. The chicken meat served with pho ga ______________ (cut) into thin slices.
8. My father ______________(eat) pho almost every morning at the restaurant nearby.
9. The broth is made by ______________ (stew) cow bones for a long time.
10. What is there ______________ (drink), Mike?
IV. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. The soup had a very ___________ taste. (salt)
2. She covered the cake with a ______________ of sugar and whites of eggs. (mix)
3. Most children enjoy eating ______________ chicken and French fries. (fry)
4. The pineapple was sweet and ______________. (juice)
5. Meats and fish are ______________ used in all Vietnamese cooking. (common)
6. The chicken meat is ______________ and cut into thin slices. (bone)
7. It took about 30 minutes of ______________ and 40 minutes of baking. (prepare)
8. The sauce itself was ______________ and slightly sweet. (fragrance)
V. There is one mistake in each sentence. Underline and correct the mistake.
1. How many orange juice have you had today?
2. Are there some eggs in the fridge?
3. Would you like a cheese with your pasta?
4. Salt is one of important ingredient for almost dishes.
5. Can you buy some breads on your way home?
6. What do you usually have in breakfast?
7. Vietnamese eat more instant noodles to Japanese.
8. How many glass of water should you drink per day?
VI. Match the questions with the answers.

1. Are you ready to order?
2. How much flour do we need?
3. What is there to drink?
4. What Vietnamese food can you cook?
5. How many slices of ham do you want?
6. How does this garlic soup taste?
7. Would you like another bowl of rice?
8. Do you want something to drink?
a.Beer, orange juice and mineral water.
b.Very good.
c.Two or three.
d.No, thanks. I’m full.
e.Yes. I’d like chicken with rice, please.
f.Just a bottle of mineral water, please.
g.Bun bo and mien ga.
h. 250 grams.

VII. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
 Pho might be Vietnam’s (1) _______ famous dish, butbun cha is the top choice when it comes to lunchtime in Hanoi. It doesn’t matter if you eat bun cha in a restaurant or a small cart on the street, you will be (2) _______ by a plate of vermicelli (bun), a bowl of broth with grilled pork and a (3) _______ of fresh herbs. The vermicelli and fresh herbs are pretty common in a Vietnamese restaurant. The broth and the pork are the ones that make this dish (4) _______. Bun cha sets often come with the delicious nemcua be– friedcrab spring (5) _______. Still not convinced? It’s what Obama ate during his night (6) _______ with Bourdain.
1. a. most b. the most c. best d. the best
2. a. cooked b. made c. served d. tried
3. a. bottle b. pot c. bar d. basket
4. a. simple b. comfort c. specially d. unique
5. a. pieces b. rolls c. halves d. slices
6. a. out b. in c. towards d. along
VIII. Read the text carefully then choose the correct answers.
Vietnamese food culture varies by regions from the north to the south. In Northern Vietnam, food is characterized by light and balanced. Northern Vietnam is seen to be the cradle of Vietnamese cuisine with many notable dishes like Pho, Bun Rieu, Bun Thang, Bun Cha, BanhCuon, etc. Then, food culture in Northern Vietnam became popular in Central and Southern Vietnam with suitable flavors in each regions.
The regional cuisine of Central Vietnam is famous for its spicy food. Hue cuisine is typical Central Vietnam’s food culture. Food in the region is often used with chili peppers and shrimp sauces, namely, Bun Bo Hue, BanhKhoai, BanhBeo, etc.
In Southern Vietnam, the warm weather and fertile soil create an ideal condition for planting a variety of fruit, vegetables and livestock. Thus, food in the region is often added with garlic, shallots and fresh herbs. Particularly, Southerners are favored of sugar; they add sugar in almost dishes. Some signature dishes from Southern Vietnam include BanhKhot and Bun Mam.
1. It is considered that Vietnamese cuisine __________.
 a.originated from the North
 b.became more and more popular
 c.always combines taste and colour
 d.can be found only in Northern Vietnam
2. What are the features of Northern Vietnamese food?
 a. It’s delicious and healthy. b. It’s sweet and sour.
 c.It’s light and balanced. d. It’s a bit fatty and salty.
3. Hue cuisine is notable for its __________.
 a. colorful food b. spicy taste c. bitter taste d. light flavor
4. In Southern Vietnam, __________.
 a.the warm weather makes it hard to plant fruit and vegetables
 b.fresh herbs are always used in cooking
 c.people love sweet food
 d.sugar is often added to dishes
5. Which of the followings is NOT true?
a.Food in Vietnam changes region to region.
b.Southerners do not like northern food due to its light flavor.
c.Chill peppers and shrimp sauces are among the frequently used ingredients.
d.Bun Bo Hue is a typical dish of the Central Vietnam cuisine