Question 1: Pick out the word that has the underlined syllable pronounced differently from the others.
| A | B | C | D |
1. | stopped | designed | embroidered | used |
2. 3. 4. | official equal generation | minority separate population | consist design material | musician embroider nation |
Question 2: Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others.
| A | B | C | D |
1. | freedom | convenient | traditional | designer |
2. 3. 4. | compulsory material fashionable | religion university economic | friendliness majority different | official embroider atmosphere |
Question 3: Pick out ONE best option to complete each sentence.
1. Some __________ have modernized the long dress by printing lines of poetry on it .
A. journalists B. engineers C. writers D. designers
2. I think it is necessary __________ uniforms when the students are at school
A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. wore
3. Jeans have never been out of fashion and today young generation is still fond _____ wearing them.
A. in B. of C. at D. on
4. She often goes to the _________ to pray because her religion is Buddhism.
A. mosque B. temple C. pagoda D. church
5. Jeans are considered the______ of health and youth.
A. design B. fashion C. material D. symbol
6. A new style of jeans ___________ in the USA.
A. has just introduced B. has just been introduced
C. have just introduced D. have just been introduced
7. The worldwide________ situation has changed dramatically in the 1980s.
A. economic B. economical C. economy D. economically
8. My English is not good. I wish I _____________ it fluently.
A. spoke B. speak C. will speak D. can speak
9. My sister dislikes ____________ soccer.
A. watches B. watch C. watching D. watched
10. Many poets, writers and musicians have taken _________ from everyday life.
A. population B. inspiration C. uniform D. minorities
11. Since the economic ____________________ gets better, the sale of clothes increases.
A. convenience B. situation C. risk D. style
12. My sisters can make her own clothes and design her own ____________________ .
A. models B. labels C. sizes D. styles
13. The number of people who wear jeans is increasing ; that’s why sales of jeans are ___________ up.
A. raising B. running C. pulling D. going
14. In most factories workers have to wear uniform _______________ work.
A. at B. on C. in D. out
15. My mother only wears ao dai _______________ special occasions.
A. at B. in C. on D. with
16. ______________________ have you known him ?
A. How often B. When C. How long ago D. How long
Question 4: Fill in each numbered blank with ONE word chosen from the list below to complete the meaning of the passage:
For centuries, poets, writers and musicians have mentioned the Ao dai in poems, novels and songs. The Ao dai is the (1) dress of Vietnamese women. It consists (2) a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants. Traditionally, it was (3)worn by both men and women. The design and (4) used for men were different from those used for women. Nowadays, women usually wear it, especially on special occasions. However, many Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothing at work because it is more (5). Now fashion (6) have modernized the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on the Ao dai or adding (7) such as suns , stars, crosses and stripes to it. So Vietnamese women can continue to wear the (8) dress which is now both traditional and fashionable.
A B C D
1. casual traditional beautiful baggy
2. in on of from
3. frequently already completely easily
4. inspiration impression crosses material
5. necessary convenient interesting beautiful
6. poets musicians writers designers
7. material symbols colors subjects
8. comfortable friendly unique practical
Question 5: Pick out the word that is of different topic(or part of speech) from the others.
A B C D
1. mosque church mausoleum pagoda.
2. tropical material practical traditional
3. mention tradition inspiration fashion
4. cooker designer writer musician
Question 6: Read the passage below then pick out ONE best option(A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences:
The word jeans comes from a kind of material that was made in Europe. The material, called jean, was named after sailors from Genoa in Italy, because they wore clothes made from it. In the 18th century jean cloth was made completely from cotton and workers at that time loved wearing it because the material was very strong and it did not wear out easily. In the 1960s, many university and college students wore jeans. Designers made different styles of jeans to make the 1960s’ fashion: embroidered jeans, painted jeans and so on. In the 1970s more and more people started wearing jeans because they became cheaper. In the 1980s jeans finally became high fashion clothing, when famous designers started making their own styles of jeans, with their own labels on them. Sales of jeans went up and up. But in the 1990s the worldwide economic situation got worse, and the sale of jeans stopped growing. However, jeans have never been out of fashion, and today young generation is still fond of wearing them.
1. The material that was used to make jeans first came from………..
A. Asia B. Genoa in Italy C. America D. Africa
2. In the 18th century, workers loved wearing jeans because:
A. the material was very strong B. they were the cheapest
C. the material did not wear out easily D. both A and C are correct
3. In the 1960s, jeans were popular for:
A. students B. workers C. clothes designers D. sailors
4 In the 1970s, more and more people wore jeans because:
A. there were labels on them B. the worldwide economic situation got worse
C. they became cheaper D. they were the clothes of the rich
5. Jeans became fashion in the………..
A. 1970s B. 1980s C. 1960s D. 1990s
6. Nowadays, jeans are:
A. out of fashion B. the highest fashion clothing
C. popular for young generation D. developing continuously
Question 7: Turn into Passive voice
1. Vietnam exports rice to many countries in the world _.......................................................................
2. They built that house in 1980_...........................................................................................................
3. Mr. Smith has taught us French for 2 years. _...................................................................................
4. People are going to rebuild a bridge over my house. _......................................................................
5. The storm destroyed some big trees yesterday. _............................................................................
6. My mother sent us a lot of moon cakes. _........................................................................................
7. My family has visited Dam Sen Amusement Park. _........................................................................
8. Someone will give us more information. _.........................................................................................
9.The burglars have cut an big hole in the steel door. _........................................................................
10.The police gave her two weeks in which to pay the fine. _................................................................
1. A. fabulous B. affordable C. negative D. variety
2. A. forbidden B. reliable C. conflict D. determine
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
3. A. organisation B. multicultural C. metropolitan D. university
4. A. pottery B. surface C. picture D. reliable
Pick out the word that is of the different topic (or part of speech) from the others:
5. A. dweller B. customer C. villager D. embroider
6. A. bronze B. clay C. iron D. gold