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TEST 1
I. Read the following passage and choose the best answer:

The culture of Vietnam is one of the oldest in the Southeast Asia region. Although
Vietnam lies geographically in Southeast Asia, long periods of Chinese domination and
influence has resulted in the emergence of many East Asian characteristics in
Vietnamese culture, and generally Vietnam is said to be a part of the East Asian cultural
sphere, known widely as Chinese cultural sphere.

Despite considerable foreign influence, Vietnamese people have managed to
retain many distinct customs. While Chinese culture has the largest influence on
traditional Vietnamese culture, there is also a much smaller influence from the Cham
and later Western cultures, most notably of France, Russia and the United States.

In terms of prehistory, most Vietnamese historians consider the ancient Dong
Son Culture to be one of the defining aspects of early Vietnamese civilization.

Vietnams population in 2006 was 84,402,966, with a population density of 253
people per km2. Most people live in or near the densely populous Red River or Mekong
deltas.

Due to the nations southward expansion throughout its history, along with the
different climate and environment met by the settlers as they moved further south,
slightly different regional cultures began to emerge, most notably between Northern
and Southern Vietnam.
1. The culture of Vietnam ____________ .
A. is the youngest in Asia
B. does not get any Asian characteristics
C. was influenced by that of China
D. was greatly dominated by that of Western
2. Which culture has not affected the Vietnamese one?
A. Of the United States


B. Of the United Kingdom
C. Of Russia



D. Of France
3. Vietnamese people ____________ .
A. cannot keep their own culture in their daily life
B. have many diverse nation customs
C. highly appreciate the Western influence on their culture
D. failed to retain the native customs
4. Through history, Vietnam expanded to the ____________ .
A. South

B. North

C. East

D. West
5. Which statement is true?
A. The North and the South of Vietnam have the same regional cultures.
B. The Mekong delta is more populous than the Red River one.
C. Red River delta is densely populous.
D. Vietnamese people do not like living in the deltas.

II. Choose the one option A, B, C or D that best fits each of the numbered blanks:

The wind controls our planets weather and climate, but how much do we
understand about this complex force, which can kill and spread fear?
On the night of 15 October 1987, the South of England was struck by the
___(1)____ winds it had known for over two hundred years. ____(2)____ of over 130 km/h
blew through the region. Nineteen people were killed, 1.5 billion worth of ___(3)___
was caused and 19 million trees were ____(4)_____ in just a few hours.
Although people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only
____(5)____ storm force. They are far better known than the much more serious storms of
25 January 1990, when most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. On
this ____(6)____, 47 people were killed, even though unlike in 1987, the weather
forecasters issued accurate ____(7)____. ____(8)____ weather events such as these are
dramatic reminders of the power of the wind. It is one part of the weather that people
generally do not ____(9)____ a second thought to, but across the world the wind
____(10)____ a crucial role in peoples lives.
1. A. heaviest

B. fastest

C. strongest

D. quickest

2. A. Blows

B. Hits

C. Clouds

D. Gusts

3. A. hurt

B. injury

C. destruction

D. damage

4. A. blown down

B. cut down

C. knocked down

D. blown up

5. A. powerful

B. severe

C. serious

D. dangerous

6. A. occasion

B. event

C. accident

D. incident

7. A. threats

B. warnings

C. news

D. signs

8. A. Extreme

B. Excessive

C. Extravagant

D. Exaggerate

9. A. have

B. make

C. put

D. give

10. A. has

B. makes

C. plays

D. does

III. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D:
1. Im taking my first exam next week. ______.
A. Cheers

B. Good luck

C. Well done

D. Congratulations

C. by getting

D. get

C. didnt have to

D. neednt

2. Im not accustomed ______ up so early.

A. to getting

B. to get

3. I wish I ______ work tomorrow.

A. wont have to

B. dont have to

4. I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you.

A. remember

B. decide

C. consider
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D. memorize

5. Its necessary that every student of our class _____ hard.

A. study

B. studying

C. to study

D. studies

6. My penpal and I have ______ once every month since 2004.

A. called

B. read

C. wrote

D. corresponded

7. Designers of Vietnamese Ao dai have taken ______ from Vietnams ethnic monitory.
A. poetry

B. inspiration

C. material

D. thinking

8. At the ______ to the village stands a big old banyan tree.

A. entrance

B. enter

C. fence

D. hedge

9. In my ______, the benefits of the Internet are undeniable.

A. head

B. belief

C. heart

D. brain

10. My brother was ______ as the most effective activist in the school charity program.
A. chosen

B. appointed

C. invited

D. said

11. As the earth turns, half of the planet ______ the sun, and the other half faces away.
A. meets

B. likes

C. enters

D. faces

12. That restaurant is ______ dirty that few people eat in it.
A. so

B. such

C. very

D. too

13. You dislike playing basketball and table tennis, ______?

A. dont you

B. do you

C. wont you

D. will you

14. The little boy stopped playing football and ran ______ his mother, who has just come
home.
A. for

B. off

C. after

D. towards

15. That was a ______ ceremony.

A. prepared-well

B. well-prepared

C. prepare-well

D. well-prepare

16. How wide is this street? ______ .

A. Its 20 meters wide

B. Its wide 20 meters

C. Its 20 meters in wide

D. Its in wide 20 meters

17. Before I bought the jeans, I asked if I could ______ them on.
A. wear

B. try

C. have

D. take

18. Here is the man ______ my brother is going to ______.

A. who his daughter / marry

B. whose daughter / marry with

C. whose a daughter / marry to

D. whose daughter / marry

19. This computer isnt capable ______ running this software.

A. in

B. on

C. of

D. at

D. to be saved

20. I suggest we ______ money to buy a new car.

A. save

B. to save

C. saving

IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one:
1. The last time I wrote to him was three months ago.
I havent ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
2. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
It is such ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
3. The hurricane blew off the roof of his house.
The roof ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
4. How many competitors were there in the game yesterday?
How many people ________________________________________________________________________ ?
5. If I were you, I would try my best to learn English, John said to Jane.
John advised _______________________________________________________________________________ .

V. Write a paragraph of 100 120 words about the importance of learning English
in todays society.
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