1 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: cloudy B: harmful C: slowly D: unique 2 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. The Space of Gong Culture in Central Highlands The space of gong culture in Central Highlands of Viet Nam covers 5 provinces of Kon Turn, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Ba Na, Xo Dang, M’Nong, Co Ho, Ro Mam, E De, Giarai... The gong performances are always closely tied to community cultural rituals and ceremonies of the ethnic groups in Central Highlands. Many researchers have classified gongs as ceremonial musical instrument and the gong sounds as a means to communicate with deities and gods. The gongs are made of bronze. Their diameter is from 20cm to 60cm or from 90cm to 120cm. A set of gongs consists of 2 to 12 or 13 units and even to 18 or 20 units in some places. ‎In most of the ethnic groups, namely Giarai, Ede, Kpah, Ba Na, Xo Dang, Brau, Co Ho, etc., only males are allowed to play gongs. However, in others such as Ma and M’Nong groups, both males and females can play gongs. Few ethnic groups (for example, E De Bih), gongs are performed by women only. As for the majority of ethnic groups in Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of sacred power. It is believed that every gong is the settlement of a god who gets more powerful as the gong is older. Therefore, gongs are associated to all events in one’s life, such as the inauguration of new houses, funerals, buffalo sacrifice, new harvest, ceremony to pray for people’s and cattle"s health, ceremony to see off soldiers to the front, and the victory celebration. Gong culture can be found in ________ . A: highlands in Viet Nam B: Kon Turn and Gia Lai C: Central Highlands D: Kon Turn 3 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question13. In the Museum of Ethology Tourist guide: “There are 54 ethnic groups of people in Viet nam and they have their own ways of life, customs and traditions” Tourist: “That’s________!” A: nonsense B: awesome C: pity D: OK 4 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Question10. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the _______ house. A: communal B: communication C: commune D: community 5 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question14. In the kitchen Mom: “Pour the cooking oil into the pan, wait to heat it before frying something” Daughter: “____________” A: You’re welcome B: It’s good C: It’s not true D: I see 6 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Question9. Yoga helps us learn _______ to co-ordinate breathing and movement. A: how B: why C: what D: when 7 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: enjoy B: belong C: worship D: behave 8 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 (18). My village is about 50 kilometers from the city center. It is a very (17)________ place where people plant flowers and vegetables only. It is very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque scenes. The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses make people (18)________cool. In spring, my village looks (19)________ a carpet with plenty of colors. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the villagers much time to water the roses. A: felt B: to feel C: feel D: feeling 9 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) to each of the following questions. Question15. The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games. A: forefathers B: grandparents C: grandfathers D: fathers 10 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: paragraph B: although C: laugh D: enough