Question

[Lien Tran thi]

Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1.0 pt)

1. A. closure B. leisure C. pleasure D. sure 2. A. century B.combine C. collect D. concert 3. A. future B. return C. picture D. culture 4. A. general B. garden C. go D. get
	II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (2,5 pts) 5. I don’t like rock. My sister doesn’t,________ A. too B. either C. so D. not either 6. Dong ho paintings are made on __________ paper with beautiful ________ colours. A. tradition – nature C. traditional – natural B. traditional – nature D. tradition – natural 7. Teenagers in Viet Nam like K-Pop. They like korean films,__________ . A. too B. so C. either D. however 8. Did this man __________ that portrait ? A. work B. draw C. write D. play 9. Arts are important in _________, especially for young children. A. education B.educational C. educationally D. educate 10. The Japanese eat a lot of fish instead of meat, __________ they stay more healthy. A. because B. although C. so D. but 11. Americans __________ the tradition of volunteering since the early days of the country. A. had B. have had C. has had D. to have 12. Eating a lot of junk food may lead to __________. A. obesity B. fitness C. pain D. stomachache 13. This year’s musical festival is not __________ it was last year. A. as good as B. worst C. worse D. as well as 14. The themes of the puppet shows are __________ A. city B. country C. rural D. urban 15. How many novels __________ Charles Dickens __________? A. have- wrote B. does- write C. did-write D. did-wrote 16. Nowadays people spend hours ______in front of the computers. A. sit B. on sitting C. to sit D. sitting

C.reading

I. Read the passage and answer the questions:(2,5pts)

COUNTRY MUSIC

There are many genres of music. A genre is a category of a kind of music. A few examples of music genre are classical, pop, rock, hip hop, blues, jazz, and country. October is country music month.

Country music came to America long ago. It came from England on a slave ship from America. In the United States, it began in the Southin the 1920s. That was a long time ago.

The music of Fiddin’ John Carson was one of the first hit in our country. It was then called ‘hillbilly’ music. You may be able to listen to this first song on the internet.

The fiddle (or violin) was the most common instrument because it was easy and inexpensive. Other instruments were added including the bargio, accordion, bass, guitar and drums. All of these instruments create different sounds.

Over the years, country music has become more popular. In 1927, 104 million units were sold. In the year of 2007, about 500 millions units were sold. It is safe to say that the country music genre is still very popular today.

Answer the questions:

1. What is a genre of music?

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2. Did country music come from England ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Where did country music begin in the US in 1920s?

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4. Why was the violin the most common instrument?

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5. What are some music genres ?

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D. WRITING (1,5pts)

II. Write a short passage about one of your volunteer activities (about 50-70 words), using the cues below. (1.5pts)

- What volunteer activity you want to do and why

- How you are going to do the activity

- Who you will do the activity with

- How you feel about the activity

- what volunteer activities you will continue to do in the future

Answer 1

[Thuyết Dương]

I. Read the passage and answer the questions:(2,5pts)

COUNTRY MUSIC

There are many genres of music. A genre is a category of a kind of music. A few examples of music genre are classical, pop, rock, hip hop, blues, jazz, and country. October is country music month.

Country music came to America long ago. It came from England on a slave ship from America. In the United States, it began in the Southin the 1920s. That was a long time ago.

The music of Fiddin’ John Carson was one of the first hit in our country. It was then called ‘hillbilly’ music. You may be able to listen to this first song on the internet.

The fiddle (or violin) was the most common instrument because it was easy and inexpensive. Other instruments were added including the bargio, accordion, bass, guitar and drums. All of these instruments create different sounds.

Over the years, country music has become more popular. In 1927, 104 million units were sold. In the year of 2007, about 500 millions units were sold. It is safe to say that the country music genre is still very popular today.

Answer the questions:

1. What is a genre of music?

A genre is a category of a kind of music.

2. Did country music come from England ?

Yes, it did

3. Where did country music begin in the US in 1920s?

The United States

4. Why was the violin the most common instrument?

Because it was easy and inexpensive

5. What are some music genres ?

A few examples of music genre are classical, pop, rock, hip hop, blues, jazz, and country.