I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. chocolate B. marching C. chemistry D. speech
2. A. chair B. child C. cheese D. architect
3. A. stopped B. carried C. looked D. watched
4. A. gift B. region C. geography D. germ
5. A. children B. chili C. chaos D. chicken
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1. A. surprise B. sugar C. profession D. success
2. A. advance B. around C. industry D. imperial
3. A. natural B. national C. literature D. suggestion
4. A. charming B. champagne C. children D. charity
5. A. recognition B. temple C. tablet D. emperor
III. Find which word does not belong to each group.
1. A. forest B. effect C. locate D. admire
2. A. form B. found C. establish D. find
3. A. exchange B. gather C. invent D. remain
4. A. village B. high school C. university D. college
5. A. pagoda B. encourage C. collection D. hamburger
IV. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence or replace the underlined word.
1. I think the University of Cambridge is the second the United Kingdom.
A. oldest B. elder C. old D. older
2. The Temple of Literature by old trees and many interesting things.
A. is surrounded – contains B. surrounds - is contained
C. surrounds – contains D. is surrounded - is contained
3. In 2003, four of Emperor Ly Thanh Tong, Emperor Ly Nhan Tong, Emperor Le Thanh Tong and Chu Van An were built in the Temple of Literature.
A. statues B. forms C. stone tablets D. photos
4. We to Professor Marshall about the research topic two days ago.
A. have spoken B. were spoken C. spoke D. were speaking
5. Tan Ky House in Hoi An over two hundred years ago.
A. is to built B. was built C. build D. is built
6. Many precious relics in the Temple of Literature.
A. kept B. are kept C. keep D. is kept
7. The Imperial Academy was constructed Emperor Ly NhanTong.
A. behind B. above C. within D. under
8. The Imperial Academy was young men for the country.
A. used to educating B. used to educate
C. use to educate D. used to educating
9. Students at Oxford University by famous lecturers and tutors in many departments.
A. are taught and supported B. are taught and support
C. teach and support D. taught and supported
10. The institution of many classrooms and libraries for students.
A. consists B. is consist C. is consisted D. has been consisted
11. Bach Ma National Park close to the sea.
A. is located B. is being located C. locates D. located
12. In 2010, the 82 Doctors’ stone tablets as a Memory of the World.
A. recognising B. were recognised C. recognised D. are recognised
13. Active voice: Harvard University has awarded Nam a scholarship.
Passive voice: Nam a scholarship by Harvard University.
A. has be awarded B. has been awarded
C. has awarded D. has was awarded
14. The students of the Imperial Academy were carefully for the National examinations first, and then the Royal examinations.
A. learned B. taken C. studied D. prepared
15. The first Doctors’ stone tablets in 1484.
A. are erected B. erected C. were erected D. was erected
V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. They will not (provide) pencils at the test, so please bring your own.
2. A new university will (establish) in our province in the near future.
3. The Japanese Covered Bridge in Hoi An (build) in the 16th century.
4. The old buildings (not reconstruct) until at the end of 2000.
5. The Imperial Academy (consider) the first university in Viet Nam.
6. A lot of trees (plant) around the school at the moment.
7. The site for Huong Pagoda (discover) about 2000 years ago.
8. My brother (graduate) from the University of Melbourne in 2012.
9. One-Pillar Pagoda in Ha Noi (complete) in 1049.
10. A painting by Picasso (sell) for 3 million dollars last year.
VI. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. I am 13 years old now. I prefer to talk people my age.
2. We cannot complete the construction the lecture hall until next month.
3. The school cafeteria only opens lunchtime.
4. You must give an answer if you know it.
5. Fiona is getting better and better writing compositions.
6. The teacher always reminds you missed assignments.
7. Our country is rich oil and rubber.
8. My mother is very keen growing roses.
VII. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
If the teacher (1) a question, you (2) expected to give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should (3) your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If you do not know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know. Then he (4) she knows what you need to learn.
There is no excuse for not (5) your homework. If you are absent, you should call your (6) or someone who is in your class and ask for the assignment. It is your responsibility (7) find out what assignments you have missed. It is not (8) teacher’s responsibility to remind you of missed assignments.
You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. (9) your teacher allows make-up tests, you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class. Serious illness is the (10) reason for missing a test.
VIII. Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
UNESCO has recognized the 82 Doctors’ stone tablets as a Memory of the World. They are inscribed with the names of 2,313 doctorate holders who passed the royal examinations between 1442 and 1780. The stone tablets, which bear the name of Trang Nguyen, Bang Nhan, Tham Hoa, and Hoang Giap (the first, second, third, and fourth winning categories of the royal examinations), sit on the backs of stone turtles.
These stone tablets are different from those in other Asian countries, including China which has influenced Viet Nam feudal education. The decoration on Viet Nam’s stone tablets were more diverse.
By naming Viet Nam’s stone tablets as a Memory of the World, UNESCO acknowledges Viet Nam’s efforts to preserve and promote heritages to international community. The recognition would also help to raise the awareness in heritage preservation.
True
False
1.
UNESCO has recognized the 82 Doctors’ stone tablets as the World Heritage.
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The stone tablets are inscribed with the names of more than 2300 Doctors who passed the royal examinations throughout its history.
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3.
The stone tablets in the Temple of Literature in Ha Noi unique because they are different from those in other Asian countries.
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4.
Viet Nam has made a lot of efforts to preserve and promote its heritage.
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The recognition of UNESCO helps to make people more aware of the need of heritage preservation.
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IX. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each numbered bank.
Chu Van An was born in 1292 and died in 1370. From his childhood, he was (1) for his intelligence. He did not have the dream of (2) part in exams to become mandarins (3) other students. Chu Van An stayed at (4) and taught himself by reading books, and opened schools. His school quickly became famous in the region and many students from other places went there to (5) .
Emperor Tran Minh Tong (6) Chu Van An to be the principal of the Imperial Academy to teach his crown prince and other students to become (7) people for the country. In 1359, Emperor Tran Minh Tong gave his crown (8) his son, Tran Hien Tong, who was also a student of Chu Van An. Under the regime of Emperor Tran Hien Tong, the court and the country were peaceful. (9) , this period lasted only for 12 years. Then Emperor Tran Hien Tong died, and Tran Du Tong inherited the crown. The social situation became complicated, the people were very poor and many good people were killed.
Chu Van An bravely submitted a petition which requested the Emperor to behead 7 perfidious mandarins, so it was (10) “Seven Beheaded Petition” (That Tram So). “Seven Beheaded Petition” became the symbol of the courageous attitude of the real intellectuals, and of Chu Van An’s spirit.
1. A. like B. famous C. Such as D. Similar
2. A. approximately B. expressively C. taking D. progressively
3. A. like B. pioneering C. pioneering D. pioneers
4. A. custom B. waiter C. service D. home
5. A. tourists B. study C. pilot D. guess
6. A. invited B. orbition C. orbital D. orbiting
7. A. constructed B. designed C. talented D. painted
8. A. equipment B. to C. equivalent D. furniture
9. A. invitation B. ticket C. space D. However
10. A. called B. departures C. islands D. destinations
X. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.
1. Some flowers bought for his mother on her birthday yesterday.
2. A new high school builds in our town next year.
3. Tickets for the football match sold at the ticket booth.
4. Huong Pagoda Festival visited by thousands of tourists during the first three months of the Lunar Year.
5. Our school names after a great scholar of our country - Le Quy Don.
6. My Son Sanctuary located in Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam Province.
7. The students in that university teach by famous professors and lectures.
8. The first Doctors’ stone tablets erected by King Le Thanh Tong.
9. The students of the Imperial Academy select carefully from local examinations all over the country.
10. Harvard considers the oldest university in the USA.
XI. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. A lot of people use cell phones.
→ Cell phones.................................................................................................................
2. Miss. Diep hasn’t taught us since the last semester.
→ We...............................................................................................................................
3. Mr. Vinh teaches our English lessons.
→ Our English lessons.....................................................................................................
4. A student is doing that experiment.
→ That experiment..........................................................................................................
5. Our teachers give us a free period this Saturday to prepare the festival.
→ We..............................................................................................................................
6. Did you buy this dictionary two weeks ago?
→ Was.............................................................................................................................
7. We should clean our teeth twice a day.
→ Our teeth....................................................................................................................
8. Alan’s knowledge about science and technology doesn’t impress me.
→ I...................................................................................................................................
9. Her father drive all of us to school every day.
→ All of us...................................................................................................................... 10. They are going to build a new school here next year.
→ A new school..............................................................................................................