Listen to a conversation and match Nam's hobbies and leisure activities with different stages in his life. You will listen TWICE. .(1.25pt)

Answer:  1..........       2............          3..............        4.............         5.............

 Listen to the passage and then complete each blank with one correct word  (1.25pt)

1. Five-coloured sticky rice is important to northern .............................. region.

 Listen to the passage and then complete each blank with one correct word  (1.25pt)

2. Five- coloured sticky rice has .................. colours: red, yellow, green, purple and white.

 Listen to the passage and then complete each blank with one correct word  (1.25pt)

3. It is made using natural roots and ......................... leaves.

 Listen to the passage and then complete each blank with one correct word  (1.25pt)

4. Purple or black symbolises ...................

 Listen to the passage and then complete each blank with one correct word  (1.25pt)

5. Five-coloured sticky rice is usually made and enjoyed at ..................

 Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. (1pt)

1. Harvesting the rice is much ……………………. than drying the rice.

Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. (1pt)

2. Look! Some children are ………………the buffaloes.

 Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. (1pt)

3. Among the ethnic minorities,................... Tay have the largest population.

 Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. (1pt)

4. ...................... DIY brings you a lot of amazing benefits.

 Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. (1pt)

5. The 54 ethnic peoples of Viet Nam are _________, but they live peacefully.

 Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. (1pt)

6. ‘Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.’ ‘_______’

 Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. (1pt)

7. ____________ month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?

Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. (1pt)

8. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

 Put the correct form of the word in the blank to complete each  question. (0.5pt)

1.      He doesn't fancy ............ beach volleyball because he hates sand. (play)

Put the correct form of the word in the blank to complete each  question. (0.5pt)

2.      The .................... have a very hard life. They cannot live permanently in one

place. (nomadic)

 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.25 pt)

Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer enjoy (1)__________in outdoor activities after school. In stead, they(2)__________playing computer games or surfing the web in their free time. Some people rely too much on computer and the Internet. For example, they prefer(3)______ messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends. Even when people (4)________out with their friends, they rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web. However, many people dislike the Internet and the(5)________world. They hate to waste time on the computer and enjoy other activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.

Question 1: 

 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.25 pt)

Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer enjoy (1)

__________in outdoor activities after school. In stead, they(2)__________playing computer games or surfing the web in their free time. Some people rely too much on computer and the Internet. For example, they prefer(3)______ messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends. Even when people (4)________out with their friends, they rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web. However, many people dislike the Internet and the(5)________world. They hate to waste time on the computer and enjoy other activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.

Question 2:

 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.25 pt)

Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer enjoy (1)

__________in outdoor activities after school. In stead, they(2)__________playing computer games or surfing the web in their free time. Some people rely too much on computer and the Internet. For example, they prefer(3)______ messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends. Even when people (4)________out with their friends, they rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web. However, many people dislike the Internet and the(5)________world. They hate to waste time on the computer and enjoy other activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.

Question 3:

 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.25 pt)

Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer enjoy (1)

__________in outdoor activities after school. In stead, they(2)__________playing computer games or surfing the web in their free time. Some people rely too much on computer and the Internet. For example, they prefer(3)______ messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends. Even when people (4)________out with their friends, they rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web. However, many people dislike the Internet and the(5)________world. They hate to waste time on the computer and enjoy other activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.

Question 4:

 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.25 pt)

Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer enjoy (1)

__________in outdoor activities after school. In stead, they(2)__________playing computer games or surfing the web in their free time. Some people rely too much on computer and the Internet. For example, they prefer(3)______ messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends. Even when people (4)________out with their friends, they rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web. However, many people dislike the Internet and the(5)________world. They hate to waste time on the computer and enjoy other activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.

Question 5:

 Read the following passage then answer the questions (1.25 pt):

        Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies… The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.

Answer the questions:

1.Where does Gong culture exist?

 Read the following passage then answer the questions (1.25 pt):

        Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies… The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.

Answer the questions:

2.How often is the Gong Festival held?

 Read the following passage then answer the questions (1.25 pt):

        Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies… The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.

Answer the questions:

3.What do artists do in the Gong Festival?

 Read the following passage then answer the questions (1.25 pt):

        Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies… The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.

Answer the questions:

4.Are Gongs pieces of folk music?

 Read the following passage then answer the questions (1.25 pt):

        Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies… The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.

Answer the questions:

5. Is the gong sound a way to communicate with the ancestors?

 Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (0, 75pt)

1. My house is smaller than your house.

àYour house .……….……….……….……….……….………………….……………

 Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (0, 75pt)

2. Jenny finds reading poetry boring.

àJenny dislikes___________________________________________

Write questions for the underlined parts. (0, 75pt)

1.      Ethnic people often hold festivals in spring.                                                                    ………………………………………………………………………?

 Write questions for the underlined parts. (0, 75pt)

2. They often gather together at the communal house in special occasions.

......................................................................................................................................?

 Write a passage of (120-150 words ) about the change of Vietnamese countryside or your village , hometown. (1pt).

You may write it with your own ideas or answer the questions below as some clues for your passage.

·        Has the countryside changed positively or negatively or both of them ?

 Write a passage of (120-150 words ) about the change of Vietnamese countryside or your village , hometown. (1pt).

You may write it with your own ideas or answer the questions below as some clues for your passage.

·        How about positive changes to the countryside ?

 Write a passage of (120-150 words ) about the change of Vietnamese countryside or your village , hometown. (1pt).

You may write it with your own ideas or answer the questions below as some clues for your passage.

·        What about negative ones ?