I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. ⇱
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. ⇱
III. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. ⇱
IV. Complete the passage with the words given below. ⇱
The villages surrounding Sa Pa are 26 _______________ to several of Viet Nam’s 54 ethnic minority groups, each with their own distinctive 27 _______________, customs and dialects. These tribes can all be seen 28 _______________ the weekend market in Sa Pa town to trade 29 _______________ one another. Apart from its fascinating 30 _______________ diversity, Sa Pa is also famous 31 _______________ its trekking. With Viet Nam’s highest peak, Mt. Fansipan (3,143m) only 9km away the 32 _______________ and mountains 33 _______________ the perfect backdrop for some great treks. Some of the 34 _______________ now have local stays where you can stay overnight with a family in 35 _______________ traditional home.
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V. Make appropriate IFA-questions based on the answers. ⇱
VI. Read the text, and write the correct answer for each gap. ⇱
The Edible House
EATHOUSE is a house that is a garden, or a garden in the shape of a house, if you prefer. It was the idea of a group of Dutch architects, who are very proud 46 _____________ the design. The basic structure is a set of long thin metal poles that you put together to form a house. Then you fill the spaces between the poles with special boxes called crates. The crates are the walls of the house and they contain plants which, eventually,47 _____________ vegetables.
The house is 48 _____________, so you don’t damage the environment when you build it. And you can take it down and build it in a different location whenever you want to. The good thing is that you don’t leave 49 _____________ waste when you move it. The system is very simple, so anyone who is keen 50 _____________ growing vegetables can use it. However, you’ll probably need the help of 51 _____________ friends to hold the poles and carry the crates on your first day.
You only need sunshine, water and a lot of loving care to look 52 _____________ Eathouse - it isn’t as hard 53 _____________ you might think. And it doesn’t cost much either, because plastic crates and growbags are cheap 54 _____________ for most people to afford. The watering system is probably 55 _____________ expensive part.
of , after , eco-friendky , any , produce , on , the most , as , enough , some
VII. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. ⇱
The Muong 56 _____________ ethnic roots with the Vietnamese people and their language is classified in the Vietnamese-Muong language branch. The Muong live in 57 _____________ areas which have abundant land for 58 _____________ wet rice. In a Muong hamlet, stilt houses are located in the shade of big trees, huddle against the mountain, and 59 _____________ out on vast rice fields. A Muong house is designed to maximize convenient use and air ventilation to counter the warm, humid mountain climate.
The Muong’s 60 _____________ is special. Men often wear a round-neck shirt which opens in the front and has two pockets. Their pants have large trouser legs. The Muong women wear a long, black dress and a white or brown shirt with a line of buttons in the front and long sleeves. They wind a white or indigo headscarf 61 _____________ their head.
The Muong have 62 _____________ folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer’s worshiping songs, tales, and riddle songs. The gong is 63 _____________ popular musical instrument 64 _____________ the flute, the 65 _____________ violin, the drum, and the panpipe.
VIII. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage. ⇱
Colourful Tet Festival of Northwestern Ethnic Minorities
The Hmong in Hoa Binh province celebrate Tet one month earlier than the usual Tet in Viet Nam. It is a tradition that the New Year starts with the rooster sound on the first day of Tet. On the previous night, people set up a full table of food and put it on the altar to worship the ancestors. After that, they have a big meal with wine and wait until hearing the first rooster sound. Tet of Hmong people are full of social activities, and traditional games like horse racing, bow shooting, blow cheerfully their traditional woodwind instrument called ‘khen’ play swings and sing in the large yard. They eat ‘Day’ cake (a plain round sticky rice cake).
To the Muong, Tet is the most important event of the year. On Tet, each family prepares a big meal to worship their ancestors and gods. A table often requires Chung cake, honey, wine, sticky rice, boiled meat, some money, a bowl of water and some salt. The old often wish their children health and good luck. To make the atmosphere warm and joyful, Muong people often sing traditional songs together during the meal.
From January 25lh, after finishing cleaning and decorating the house, the Thai will go to local markets to shop for Tet. Of many things they buy, two sugarcane trees are compulsory. It is a custom that they bind the two trees on the two side edges of the altar, serving as a stick connecting land and the sky, guiding their ancestors back to the ground for Tet. On New Year's Eve, Thai people will light up their stoves to prepare the food welcoming the New Year. Drums and gongs spread out their cheerful melodies, and when the clock strikes 12, people in the village will go to the stream to take some water. The tradition is that if one uses the water from the source to drink and wash the face at the first time of the New Year, that person and the family will be healthy and lucky for the rest of the year.