A. TEST 15 MINUTES SỐ 1 I. Make sentences using the words and phrases given 1. I don’t like eating ice cream in winter. => I detest___________________________________________________________ 2. They are watching television. Their relatives came. => When____________________________________________________________ 3. People built this pagoda many years ago. => This pagoda_______________________________________________________ 4. Collecting things like stamps and coins are very interesting. => It’s ______________________________________________________________ II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households. B. TEST 15 MINUTES SỐ 2 I. Combine each pair of sentences, using the word in parentheses. 1. The Khmer believe they have to float lanterns. They may not get good luck. (otherwise) ________________________________________________________________________ 2. The Huong Pagoda Festival is always crowded. We like to go there to pray for good fortune and happiness. (However) ________________________________________________________________________ 3. Quan ho is the traditional folk song of Bac Ninh. Only Quan ho is allowed at the Lim Festival. (because) ________________________________________________________________________ 4. They paid a lot of money for the car. It still breaks down very often. (Although) ________________________________________________________________________ II. Read the postcard and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks. popular – than – town – visit – for HOI AN The ancient (1) ___________of Hoi An lies on the Thu Bon river, more (2) ________two kilometers to the South of Da Nang. Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major old-time commercial ports of South Asia in the 16th century. Hoi An is famous (3) ___________old temples, pagodas, tiled-roof houses and narrow streets. Tourists can (4) ___________the relics of Sa Huynh and Cham Civilizationa. They can also enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Thu Bon River, Cua Dai Beach, etc. In recent years, Hoi An has become a very (5) ____________ tourist destination in Viet Nam. Importantly, the committee of the World Heritages of UNESCO officially certified Hoi An a World Heritage Site in 1999. 1____________, 2____________, 3____________, 4___________, 5 ____________