11 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Question8. Don’t worry. It is _______ to travel to that village even at night. A: inconvenient B: unsafe C: safe D: difficult 12 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. The word “inauguration” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________. A: building B: sale C: opening D: finding 13 Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting. Picture 2 A: A B: B C: C D: D 14 Choose the sentence which has a similar meaning to the first one. Question 23. Despite the firefighters’efforts, the building burned down completely. A: The building would not have burned completely if the firefighters had tried harder. B: As a result of what the firefighters had done, the building was destroyed in the fire. C: The fire entirely destroyed the building even though the firefighters tried to stop it. D: The firefighters did not work hard enough, and so the building was entirely burned down. 15 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Question 7. The Viet people have many _______ customs and crafts. A: traditional B: tradition C: customary D: culture 16 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Question12. An old woman was ________ the goats up the mountainside. A: herding B: running C: riding D: talking 17 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 (19). 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: same B: as C: alike D: like 18 Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting. Picture 3 A: A B: B C: C D: D 19 Choose the sentence which has a similar meaning to the first one. Question 22. I only remembered we had a meeting when you called me. A: I didn’t remember about our meeting until you called. B: As soon as I realized that we had a meeting, you called me. C: I was happy because you remembered to call me for the meeting. D: You always phone me to remind me of when our meeting is. 20 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: cinema B: generous C: princess D: comedy