I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. camel                             B. buffalo                  C. cattle                      D. paddy
2. A. lived                              B. populated              C. harvested              D. loaded
3. A. wanted                          B. washed                  C. danced                   D. watched
4. A. beds                               B. dogs                       C. posters                   D. books
5. A. pictures             B. watches                 C. buses                     D. brushes
6. A. homework                    B. mother                   C. open                       D. judo
7. A. stripe                             B. string                     C. spring                    D. trip
8. A. honey                            B. donkey                  C. survey                   D. money
9. A. charity                          B. sticky                     C. minority                D. predict
10. A. generate                      B. celebrate               C. decorate                D. describe
11. A. evidence                     B. device                    C. saucer                    D. precious
12. A. pagoda                        B. hamburger            C. relax                      D. gather
13. A. check                          B. bracelet                 C. present                  D. princess
14. A. brave                           B. dairy                      C. way                        D. stay
15. A. ethnic              B. spicy                      C. crisp                       D. display
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of secondary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. ancestor                        B. curious                  C. heritage                 D. tradition
2. A. buffalo                          B. recognize              C. convenient            D. cultural
3. A. harmful                         B. slowly                    C. cloudy                   D. unique
4. A. worship                         B. belong                   C. enjoy                     D. behave
5. A. foundation                   B. location                 C. organization         D. musician
6. A. peaceful                        B. entertain                C. minority                D. heritage
7. A. wonderful                     B. mountain               C. relaxing                 D. satisfied
8. A. popularity                    B. animal                   C. vegetable              D. beehive
9. A. medical             B. remote                   C. mountain               D. generous
10. A. minority                     B. populated              C. activity                  D. experience
11. A. reunion                       B. ceremony              C. performance         D. procession
12. A. oriental                       B. politician              C. celebration           D. questionable
13. A. anniversary                B. explanation          C. traditional D. electrician
14. A. specialities                 B. activities               C. impression            D. technician
15. A. lantern                        B. companion            C. Christian               D. incense
PART B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best answer to each of the following question.                                                                                                                    
1. There's a…………….in our family that we have a party on New Year's Eve.
A. belief                     B. legend                    C. custom                   D. tradition
2. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you ...........than the red one.
A. good                  B. well                C. better                     D. the best
3. The ............ of Quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage.
A. preservation       B. procession  C. song                       D. performance
4. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ......... he was three years old.
A. even though       B. if                               C. while                      D. because
5. It's a rule, so everyone ...............strictly follow it.
A. has to                     B. shouldn't               C. doesn't have to   D. should
6. The 54 ethnic peoples of Vietnam are............, but they live peacefully.
A. similar                   B. unlike                    C. diverse                  D. like
7. I detest................so early in the morning.
A. get up                    B. getting up  C. gets up                   D. to get up
8. Both my brother and I help ........... our family's goats. We feed them on the pastures by the edge of the village.          
A. herds                     B. to herd                   C. herding                  D. to herding
9. Lang Lieu couldn't buy any special food...........he was very poor.
A. although                B. when                      C. while                      D. because
10. The girl was crying when a fairy...............
A. appears                 B. was appearing      C. appeared               D. is appearing
11. At school, the teacher and students.............. follow the rules.
A. has to                     B. have to                  C. need to                  D. haven't to
12. Children need a caring environment to develop............ mentally............. physically.
A. and – and              B. both – and C. the – the                D. in - and
13. .......... you didn’t study hard, you failed the examination.
A. Unless                   B. Because                 C. If                             D. without
14. The buses were very .......... this morning. We can't go to the church with you in time.
A. crowd                    B. crowded                C. full                         D. busy
15. He ............. cross the street when the traffic light is green for pedestrians.
A. should                   B. shouldn't               C. ought                     D. oughtn't
16. You.................. use your mobile phone on the plane.
A. must                       B. mustn't                   C. don't have to         D. have to
17. Many ethnic groups have their own languages, and some even have ………… languages.
A. speaking               B. writing                   C. written                   D. spoken
18. The nomads move two or three times a year to look for new ……….. for their cattle.
A. land                       B. houses                   C. pastures                 D. products
19. The Kinh have the largest number of people, ………..for about 80% of the population.
A. calculating            B. getting                   C. accounting            D. making
20. An activity that we do for pleasure when we are not working.
A. hobby                    B. leisure                   C. relax                      D. interest
21. The Thai villages ……..….. 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side.
A. include                  B. consist                   C. comprise               D. get
22. Our family’s customs and traditions make us feel a sense of……………….
A. humor                    B. loving                    C. belonging  D. unique
23. The Xoe dance has more than 30 forms ………….. on the first six ancient forms.
A. depended              B. laid             C. created                  D. based
24. In the past, men …………. wear Ao Dai, but today they………… wear it.
A. had to/ didn’t have to                             B. had to/ doesn’t have to  
C. had to/ don’t have to                               D. had to/ had to
25. Thach Sanhwasso……….that he could push back the troops withhis magical guitar and rice pot.
A. kind                       B.clever                     C.hard-working        D.fast
26. Mai An Tiemwasvery …………to move to a desertedisland.
A. brave                     B.honest                     C.kind                        D.generous
27. Luu Binh was very……………….      to invite Duong Le to come and live with him.
A. selfish                   B. cruel                      C. mean                      D. kind-hearted
28. Vu Lan is a time for people to show their appreciation and gratitude towards their parents. ……….., it is a time for them to worship ghosts and hungry spirits.
            A. But             B. Moreover              C. Therefore              D. Otherwise
29. The toad was very ……………..because he tried to find way to the heaven to sue God.
A. brave                     B. kind                       C. generous               D. mean
30. The Peacock was well known to be a/an .............animal, so he just applied black colour to the Crow’s feathers.
A. hard-working       B. lazy                        C. ugly                        D. clever
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1. Vietnam isanmulticultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
            A. is                            B. an                           C. multicultural        D. 54
2. We speak English fluentnow than last year.
            A. speak                     B. fluent                     C. now                        D. last year
3. We broke with tradition bymake sponge cakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival instead of moon cakes.
            A. broke with            B. by                           C. make                      D. instead
4. You has totake off your hats when you go to the pagoda.
            A. has to                     B. take off                  C. when                      D. go
5. I don't like this performancealthough it's too boring
A. don’t like              B. performance         C. although                D. boring
6. I was play football when she calledme.
A. was play                B. when                      C. called                     D. me
7. Were you studyMath at5 pm yesterday?
A. Were                      B. study                      C. at                            D. 5 pm yesterday
8. In Australia, you mustn’t tocomment on a person’s accent.
A. In                            B. mustn’t to C. comment               D. accent
9. In my family, children has to get permission before leaving the dining table.
            A. In                            B. has to                     C. permission            D. leaving
10. When I come, the whole family was having dinner around a big dining table.
            A. When                     B. come                      C. was having            D. dining table
11. Lang Lieu couldn’t boughtany special food because he was very poor.
            A. bought                   B. any             C. because                 D. poor
12. John used to going to school by bus, but now he goes by bike.
                        A. going                     B. by                           C. but                          D. goes          
13. It has been a long timesince I have visited New York.
A. has been                B. time                        C. since                      D. have visited
14. A new school is going to build in my neighborhood.
            A. new                        B. is                            C. to build                  D. neighborhood
15. At this time last week, we layon a beach in the sun.           
A. at                                        B. lay                          C. on                           D. in