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PART A : LISTENING (2pts)

I. Listen and tick (√) to decide whether statements below are true (T) or false (F). You
will listen TWICE.
T F
0. When living in France for a few months, the man tried to be polite all the √
time.
1. The French don’t like to be so polite all the time.
2. The French spend their whole time apologising.
3. Chatting to strangers is seen as a rather strange thing to the French.
4. The French like to talk about big issues at dinner parties.
5. The British may be surprised if their guests talk about house prices.
Part 2:You will hear some information about a health centre. Listen and complete
(Ket 3 test 2 part 5)
MILL HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE
Opens again tomorrow at 8 a.m
Phone number (for (6)
appointments):
Phone (7)
after:
Get medicines from: (8) Chemist’s Shop
Bus number (9)
For accidents, go to (10) Hospital

PART B: LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Pronunciation: (1p)
Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0,5p)
1. A. mention B. action C. question D. education
2. A. lived B. populated C. harvested D. loaded
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (0,5p)
3. A. ancester B. curious C. heritage D.
tradition
4. A. buffalo B. recognise C. convenient D. cultural
II.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (2pt)
1. There’s a ________in our family that we have a party on New Year’s Eve.
A. tradition B.custom C. legend D. belief
2. Tam is a beautiful girl; ________, she is kind- hearted.
A. therefore B. however C. moreover D. otherwise
3. In some areas, when you meet old people, you ________take off your hat to greet
them and show your respect.
A. should B. shouldn’t C. don’t have to D. have to
4. The US is a ________country with over 80 ethnic groups.
A. bi-lingual B. multi-cultural C. rich D. ethnic
5. The volunteers have to work much ________usual to save the dying animals from the
forest fire.
A. as hard as B. more hard than C. harder than D. the hardest
6. ________ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?
A. What B. Why C. Who D. Which
7. She is famous________her intelligence. She designs many special styles for Ao dai.
A. in B. for C. with D. into
8. Among the ethnic minorities, ________Tay have the largest population.
A. a B. an C. any D. the

III. Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses: (1pt)
1. My mother always tells me that I have to (be) be______ home by 9 p.m.
2. When I came, the whole family (have) ___has____ dinner around a big dining
table.
3, Do you fancy (socialise) ___socialising_________with friends?
4, I (visit) __have visited_________Ha Long several times.
5, Peter wants (come) ______to came______________Hue Festival.
IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets: ( 1.0 point)
1. She ____has to ________ wear that costume because it’s the family tradition. (have

2. In India, you _must_____ shake hands with women, especially in rural ereas. It’s a taboo.
(must)
3. The wai is the __tradition________ greeting of people in Thailand. (traditio
4. In Australia, you mustn’t ___comment________ on a person’s accent.
(comment)

PART C : READING
I.Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered
blanks: 1p
ancestors more worship that incense unique
The Vietnamese have many (1) __unique___customs. They have a great respect for
their families and (2) ancestors_____. Children obey their parents, and wives obey their
husbands. Many people practise ancestor (3)_worship____. They have shrines in their
homes where they burn (4) __incense___for their deceased family members. They
believe that they must treat their ancestors well or bad things could happen. If a special
pet dies, a family might bury it as if it were one of the families. People, especially in the
highlands, believe (5)___that__everything has a spirit. They respect and even workship
things like trees, animals, clouds, and streams. Sacred animals of Viet Nam include
dragons, turtles and more.
1__________2__________3__________4__________5__________

III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below : 1p

The meaning of Mid-Autumn Day is rather different to that in China, though the
Vietnamese also celebrate it by eating mooncakes. In Viet Nam the Mid-Autumn
Festival is the happiest day for children, during which parents buy their children various
kinds of lanterns and snacks. There are also various activities held to celebrate the Mid-
Autumn Festival in Viet Nam. The main activities include worshipping the God of
Earth, and carrying carp-shaped lanterns. Usually a worshipping platform is set up in
the yard during Mid-Autumn night, on which mooncakes, fruits, and snacks are laid.
Later family members sit together to eat the food while appreciating the moon.
It's also a tradition for the Vietnamese to light lanterns during the Mid-Autumn night. It
is thought that if people walk at night with a carp lantern in hand, they will be safe from
the carp spirit. Now, children hold various kinds of paper lanterns and play in the
moonlight, while eating mooncakes during the evening of Mid-Autumn Day.
A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1.Parents buy children all of these things EXCEPT _________.
A. mooncakes B. lanterns C. carps D. snacks
2. The word "hold" can be replaced by _________.
A. buy B. carry C. light D. lay
B. Answer the questions:
1. Is Vietnamese Mid-Autumn festival different to that in China ?
……yes, it is………………………………………………………………………
2. What are the main activities in Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival?
The main activities include worshipping the God of Earth, and carrying carp-shaped
lantern
3. Why do children carry a carp lantern?
Because they walk at night
PART D : WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before :
1pt
1. Jenny finds reading poetry boring
-> Jenny dislikes reading poetry
2. It is raining; therefore, we won’t have to practise today.
-> Because it is raining, we won’t have to practice today.
3. I’m obliged to finish the letter before midday.
-> I have
4. Trung drives faster than his brother.
-> Trung’s brother doesn’t drive as fast as Trung
5. People use the different cutlery to eat the main course and the desert.
-> The different cutlery