1
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
_____________ she’s young, she’s the most famous artisan in the village.
A.
In order to
B.
When
C.
Although
D.
Whereas
2
Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
The children are eager to visit Hue next week.
A.
The children are looking forward to visit Hue next week.
B.
The children are looking up to visiting Hue next week.
C.
The children are looking up to visit Hue next week.
D.
The children are looking forward to visiting Hue next week.
3
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (28).
We went to Doi Tam, a village famous (25)______ its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village.
#x200eI was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People say that it (26)______ four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to follow an eight-stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage (27)_______ they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills.
#x200eNowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also (28)_______ to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.
A.
sell
B.
selling
C.
be sold
D.
sold
4
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:
Picture 7
A.
A
B.
B
C.
C
D.
D
5
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A.
self-aware
B.
tense
C.
stressed
D.
concentrate
6
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
Since changing the way of production, many craftsmen have voluntarily joined together to for ___________ .
A.
cooperative
B.
cooperatives
C.
cooperates
D.
cooperation
7
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the meaningful sentence from the cues given.
These/ baskets/ make/ thin/ bamboo/ strips.
A.
These baskets are made of thin bamboo strips.
B.
These baskets were made by thin bamboo strips.
C.
These baskets are made with thin bamboo strips.
D.
These baskets were made in thin bamboo strips.
8
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions .
A.
convince
B.
guidance
C.
manage
D.
pressure
9
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
I’m decorating a picture with a pattern of stiches, using coloured threads.
A.
clothes
B.
clothing
C.
clothed
D.
cloth
10
Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
The artisan moulded the copper to make a bronze drum.
A.
The artisan moulded the copper so that they could make a bronze drum.
B.
The artisan moulded the copper because of they wanted make a bronze drum.
C.
The artisan moulded the copper because they want make a bronze drum.
D.
The artisan moulded the copper so that they can make a bronze drum.
