A.    BÀI LUYỆN TẬP THÌ HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN (the present progressive tense)

Bài 1: Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc, và viết cauu phủ định và nghi vấn.

1. Look! The car (go) so fast.

- Look! The car is going so fast.

- Look! The car isn’t going so fast.

- Look! Is the car going so fast?

2. Listen! Someone (cry) in the next room.

Listen! Someone is crying in the next room.

Listen! Someone isn’t crying in the next room.

Listen! Is someone  crying in the next room?

3. Your brother (sit) next to the beautiful girl over there at present?

Is your brother sitting next to the beautiful girl over there at present?

Your brother isn’t sitting next to the beautiful girl over there at present.

Your brother is sitting next to the beautiful girl over there at present.

4. Now they (try) to pass the examination.

Now they are trying to pass the examination.

Now they aren’t trying to pass the examination.

Now are they trying to pass the examination?

5. It’s 12 o’clock, and my parents (cook) lunch in the kitchen.

It’s 12 o’clock, and my parents are cooking lunch in the kitchen.

It’s 12 o’clock, and my parents  aren’t cooking lunch in the kitchen.

It’s 12 o’clock, and are my parents  cooking lunch in the kitchen?

PART B: LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1.  A person who acts in a comedy is a __________ .

2.  ________ TV channels are there in Viet Nam?

3.  __________ the Haunted Theatre is frightening, children love it.

4.  Hoa likes _________ weather because she can go swimming.

5. He __________ late for school.

    A. never is                B. is never                     C. go never                     D. are never

6. _________ eat too much salt. It’s not good for you.

    A. Don’t                    B. Do                        C. Please                      D. Can’t

7. There aren’t ___________ good films on television at the moment.

    A. some                  B. a lot                        C. any                          D. a          

8. There will be more floods if we _________ down more forests.

    A. cuts                        B. cut                            C. will cut                         D. cutting

9. I have studied English __________ four years.

    A. in                        B. at                              C. since                        D. for

10. That is the _________ book I’ve ever read.  

    A. most bored              B. borest                 C. boring                       D. most boring                                                                           HELP ME !!!

hoàn thành các câu sau:

12. We often (be) at home on summer holiday.

13. My sister (not love) Math.

14. Oil (float) on water.

15. The Earth (go) around the Sun.

16. The plane (take) off at 4 pm this weekend?

17. My mother (sweep) the floor every afternoon.

18. I (not use) this car regularly.

19. Mary and Peter usually (go) to the cinema together?

20. They often (not watch) TV.

21. I usually  (go) to school.

22. They  (visit) us often.

23. You  (play) basketball once a week.

24. Tom  (work) every day.

25. He always  (tell) us funny stories.

26. She never  (help) me with that!

27. Martha and Kevin  (swim) twice a week.

28. In this club people usually  (dance) a lot.

29. Linda  (take care) of her sister.

30. John rarely  (leave) the country.

31. We  (live) in the city most of the year.

32. Lorie  (travel) to Paris every Sunday.

33. I  (bake) cookies twice a month.

34. You always  (teach) me new things.

35. She  (help) the kids of the neighborhood.

1: Many/ ethnic minority/ students/ have/ travel/ long way/ get/ school

A. Many ethnic minority students have to travel a long way to get to school.

B. Many ethnic minority students have to travel long way to get to school.

C. Many ethnic minority students have traveling a long way to get to school.

D. Many ethnic minority students have traveling long way to get to school.

2: How much/ dish/ five-colored/ sticky rice?

A. How much are dish of five-colored sticky rice?

B. How much are a dish of five-colored sticky rice?

C. How much is a dish of five-colored sticky rice?

D. How much is dish of five-colored sticky rice?

3: : Duong Lam Village/ located/ Duong Lam commute/ a 45 km/ distance/ from Hanoi.

A. Duong Lam Village is located at Duong Lam commute at a 45 km distance from Hanoi.

B. Duong Lam Village is located in Duong Lam commute in a 45 km distance from Hanoi.

C. Duong Lam Village is located at Duong Lam commute in a 45 km distance from Hanoi.

D. Duong Lam Village is located in Duong Lam commute at a 45 km distance from Hanoi.

4: The communal house/ or/ Rong House/ can/ only/ found/ villages/ North/ the Central Highlands.

A. The communal house or Rong House can only found on villages to the North of the Central Highlands.

B. The communal house or Rong House can only found in villages to the North of the Central Highlands.

C. The communal house or Rong House can only be found in villages to the North of the Central Highlands.

D. The communal house or Rong House can only be found on villages to the North of the Central Highlands.

5: Thai cloth/ famous/ be/ strong/ unique/ and colorful.

A. Thai cloth is famous with being strong, unique, and colorful.

B. Thai cloth is famous for being strong, unique, and colorful.

C. Thai cloth are famous with being strong, unique, and colorful.

D. Thai cloth are famous for being strong, unique, and colorful.

Rearrange the sentences to make meaningful sentences

6: The/ live/ cultivation/ ethnic minority/ on/ people/ terraced fields/ on.

A. The ethnic minority people live on cultivation on terraced fields.

B. The ethnic minority cultivation on fields people live on terraced.

C. The ethnic live on minority people terraced fields cultivation on.

D. The ethnic minority people live on terraced fields cultivation on.

7: ceremony/ altar/ of/ in front/ The/ the/ starts/ ancestor/ wedding.

A. The wedding in front ceremony starts of the ancestor altar.

B. The wedding ceremony starts in front the ancestor of altar.

C. The ceremony starts wedding in front of the ancestor altar.

D. The wedding ceremony starts in front of the ancestor altar.

8: Are/ spring/ any/ festivals/ held/ there/ traditional/ in/ spring?

A. Are there any traditional festivals held in spring?

B. Are there any festival traditional held in spring?

C. Are there any held traditional festivals in spring?

D. Are traditional festivals there any held in spring?

9: have/ You/ festival/ unforgettable/ Hoa Ban/ will/ time/ have/ an/ in.

A. You will have an unforgettable time in Hoa Ban festival.

B. You Hoa Ban have will an unforgettable time in festival.

C. You in festival Hoa Ban unforgettable will have an time.

D. You will have time in Hoa Ban an unforgettable festival

10: The Tay/ of/ areas/ Vietnam/ people/ in/ mostly/ mountainous/ live.

A. The Tay mostly live people in mountainous Vietnam of areas.

B. The Tay people mostly live in mountainous areas of Vietnam.

C. The Tay people live in mountainous mostly areas of Vietnam.

D. The Tay people mostly mountainous areas live in of Vietnam.

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning

11: There are some stilt houses in my village.

A. My village has some stilt houses.           B. Some stilt houses has my village.

C. There some my village stilt houses.    D. In my village there have some stilt houses.

12:I'll ask the shopkeeper how much the shawl is.

A. I'll ask the shopkeeper how many the shawl is there.

B. I'll ask the shopkeeper what the shawl is.

C. I'll ask the shopkeeper what the price of the shawl is.

D. I'll ask the shopkeeper how much is the shawl

13: They are building a bridge in this area.

A. A bridge is being built in this area.  B. They are being built a bridge in this area.

C. This area is built a bridge.              D. Building a bridge in this area is difficult.

14: This country is so multicultural that many tourists visit it.

A. Many tourists visit this country although it’s multicultural.

B. Many tourists visit this country but it’s multicultural.

C. Many tourists visit this country so it’s multicultural.

D. Many tourists visit this country because it’s multicultural

15:What are these stilt houses made of?

A. What are the colors of these stilt houses?

B. What are the materials of these stilt houses?

C. What is the price of these stilt houses?

D. What is the height of these stilt houses?

Marriage is one of three most important event in one’s life in Vietnam. Wedding custom in Vietnam is quite complicated. Before an official wedding of a couple, a ceremony of engagement must be held first. In accordance with Vietnamese tradition, engagement ceremony is an official occasion for families of fiancé and fiancée to mark their relationship and to arrange the wedding. Each family need to prepare a representative who is a family member having a happy life and high-ranking position in the family. In the day of engagement, the representatives of two families will have some announcement about the wedding and exchange gifts. The time of wedding is chosen suitably based on lunar calendar. Gifts which are put in trays are prepared by the family of fiancé a few days before the engagement ceremony. The number of trays must be an odd number (5, 7, 9, etc.) which is suitable to the condition of the fiancé’s family. In Vietnamese habits, odd numbers are thought to bring luck to the couple. In the trays, there are betel leaves, areca nut fruits, wine, tea, husband-wife and sticky rice. These trays are covered by papers or cloths in red.

11: How is wedding custom in Vietnam?

A. It’s diverse.  B. It’s cultural. C. It’s complicated.  D. It’s unique.

12: What is held first before the official wedding ceremony?

A. gathering       B. worshiping       C. diversity        D. engagement

13: In the day of engagement, the representatives of two families will _______.

A. have some announcements      B. exchange gifts

C. hold the wedding                       D. Both A & B

14: Is the number of engagement trays odd or even numbers?

A. odd numbers        B. even numbers

15: What is the color of the cloths covering those trays?

A. blue        B. white        C. yellow       D. red

In 2006, the house of a __________ (6) family in Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province was chosen for the background of __________ (7) film "The story of Pao". From distance, the house looks beautiful __________ (8) a painting. Bushes of wild but beautiful flowers in blossom on the right and an old leaning cherry blossom tree at the gate create a romantic scene for the house. The film is about the life of a H'mong girl named Pao. She __________ (9) by her stepmother because her real mother left her when she was little. One day, her stepmother died in an accident, and she began to look __________ (10) her birth mother.

6: A. national       B. local        C. unique        D. complicated

7: A. the        B. x        C. a        D. an

8: A. like        B. similar        C. as        D. to

9: A. raise        B. raises       C. was raising       D. was raised

10: A. at        B. for        C. into        D. about

In Vietnam, a market is a trading place, but many markets are not only about buying and selling things. They reflect the life of the community. A traditional market is a social gathering point for people of all ages it is a new and exciting experience for children, a trading place for local craftsmen, and a chance for young people to meet. People go to the traditional market not only to buy and sell things but also to eat, drink, play games and socialize. For example, if you go to Sa Pa market, it is the highlands in the north of Viet Nam, you can see people wear then nicest clothes and spend all day long at the market. They buy things, play the flute, dance and sing. This is also a time to meet friends and look for lovers. That is why this kind of gathering is also called "love market". Some other countryside markets in the Mekong Delta are held on boats. Most of the goods are sold at a floating market. The most exciting time is in the early morning, when boats arrive loaded up with agricultural products

1: Markets reflect the life of the community.   A. True        B. False

2: People go to the traditional market not only to buy and sell things but also to eat, drink, play games and socialize.  A. True        B. False

3: Love market is in Lai Chau, a province to the North of Vietnam  A. True        B. False

4: Some other countryside markets in the Mekong Delta are held on shopping malls.

A. True        B. False

5: The most exciting time to go to floating market is in the early morning.

A. True        B. False

1:The __________ minority peoples have their own customs and traditions.

A. ethnic        B. cultural        C. basic        D. diverse

2: What is the __________ of the smallest ethnic group?

A. ancestor        B. group        C. majority        D. population

3: Ao dai is the __________ dress of Vietnamese people.

A. major       B. special       C. traditional        D. ethnic

4:If you go to Da Lat, you should try some __________ of people here

A. specialties       B. customs       C. costumes        D. shawls

5: Ethnic people have their own ways __________ farming.

A. in        B. of        C. to       D. at

6:People living in __________ Sahara have to fight for their living.

A. a       B. the        C. an        D. x

7: The Viet or King has __________ number of people, accounting for about 86% of the population.

A. the largest       B. large       C. larger than       D. the larger

8: __________ traditional costume is the most colorful among all people of Vietnam?

A. What        B. When        C. Whose       D. Why

9: : __________ ethnic group has the larger population, the Tay or Ede?

A. Which       B. Where        C. Who       D. How

10: People __________ mountainous regions have to travel a long way to town.

A. on        B. at        C. in        D. of

11: The items on __________ in the Museum of Ethnology are very interesting.

A. worship        B. display        C. diversity        D. heritage

12: The __________ house is the biggest house in his village.

A. community       B. communist       C. communal       D. communicate

13: We are watching a Holly __________ of the Hmong people

A. waterwheel       B. diversity       C. ceremony        D. group

14: Vietnam is a multicultural country. The Vietnamese peoples are __________ but live peacefully.

A. diverse        B. basic        C. boarding        D. communal

15: Like other ethnic people, the Ha Nhi __________ their ancestors

A. gather        B. hunt       C. worship       D. recognize

8: A. medical        B. national        C. classical        D. dramatic

9: A. athletic       B. artistic       C. historic       D. logical

10: A. scientific       B. grammatical       C. political       D. historical

11:A. ancestor       B. curious        C. ethnic       D. minority

12: A. heritage       B. tradition       C. waterwheel       D. ancestor

13: A. diversity       B. majority       C. complicated       D. traditional

14: A. terraced        B. unique        C. gather       D. costume

15:A. classic       B. basic       C. depend        D. ethnic

1: A. costume       B. cultural       C. hunt       D. sunny

2:A. terraced       B. specialty       C. heritage       D. diverse

3: A. basic       B. gather       C. ancestor       D. specialty

4: A. stilt        B. recognize       C. minority       D. fine

5: custom       B. costume       C. curious       D. conduct

6: A. heritage       B. majority       C. significant       D. apply

7: A. gather       B. ethnic       C. think       D. although