A. PHONETICS
I. 1. t → k; d → g 2. t → k; d → g 3. t → k; d → g
4. d → g; /n/ → /ŋ/ 5. /s/ → /ʃ/; d → g 6. /s/ → /ʃ; /n/ → /ŋ/
II. 1. good cook (d → g); that cake (t → k)
2. cut glass (t → k); red carpet (d → g)
3. rose show (/s/ → /ʃ) golden geese (/n/ → /ŋ/)
4. both sides (/θ/→ /s/); common ground (/n/ → /ŋ/)
5. cold cream (d→ g); tin cans (/n/ → /ŋ/)
6. Where’s your (/z/ → /ʒ/); hard cash (d → g)
B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I. 1. cultural diversity 2. multicultural 3. attire 4. cultural practices
5. maintain 6. unique 7. assimilate 8. diverse 9. customs 10. cultural identity
II. 1. assimilate 2. attire 3. unique 4. maintain 5. hearts 6. roots
III.
1. have been cleaning 2. Have you been planting
3. haven’t thought - have been hanging 4. has written 5. have you been doing 6. has been eating
IV.
1. A. He has been reading for two hours.
B. He has read 54 pages so far.
2. A. She has been travelling for three months.
B. She has visited six countries so far.
3. A. He has won the national championship four times.
B. He has been playing tennis since he was ten.
4. A. They have written ten plays since they left college.
B. They have been writing plays since they left college.
V.
1. have you been playing 2. have you been working 3. haven’t been waiting
4. has stopped 5. have been reading - haven’t finished 6. have read
7. has moved 8. have been moving 9. has disappeared 10. have been disappearing
VI.
1. bigger and bigger 2. harder and harder 3. more and more interesting
4. worse and worse 5. more and more competitive 6. more and more complicated
7. more and more 8. fewer and fewer 9. more and more 10. farther and farther
VII.
1. bigger and bigger 2. more and more bored 3. heavier and heavier
4. more and more nervous 5. more and more expensive 6. more and more talkative
7. more and more 8. higher and higher
9. better and better; more and more successful 10. more and more quickly
C. READING
I.
Task 1. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T
Task 2. 1. B 2. N 3. N 4. C 5. N 6. C
Task 3. 1. G 2. E 3. D 4. F 5. A 6. H 7. C 8. B
II.
Task 1. 1. D 2. F 3. A 4. C
Task 2
1. Because they can find jobs as fishermen and the weather is comparable to the hot and humid climate in Viet Nam.
2. They live in communities in order to preserve your culture, and to learn the language.
3. Their purpose is to preserve the Vietnamese language and the culture.
4. They learn about their Vietnamese customs.
5. People organize cultural events and celebrations for their children to take part in so that they will do the same thing for their children in the future.
6. The jade keeps bad luck away from the wearer, and when the jade can deepen in colour, it symbolizes inner strength and good luck.
Task 3. 1. humid 2. facet 3. heritage 4. communal 5. jade
III. 1 .A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A
IV. 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. C
V. 1.C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. D
VI. 1.C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A
D. SPEAKING
1.D 2. G 3. A 4. F 5. C 6. H 7. B 8. E
E. WRITING
1.C 2. G 3. B 4. E 5. D
TEST 1 (Unit 5)
I+II. 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B
III. 6. D 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. D 11. A 12. A 13. A 14. D 15. E
IV. 16. practices 17. heritage 18. replace 19. preservation 20. Culture
V.
21. have been building - haven’t finished 22. has been cleaning - has only cleaned
23. has been cooking - has made 24. have been sitting - have eaten 25. have been repairing - have finished
VI. 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. A 35. C
VII. 36. B 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. D
VIII. 41. D 42. G 43. E 44. B 45. F
XI. 46. D 47. A 48. F 49. C 50. E
TEST 2 (Unit 5)
I+II. 1.D 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A
III. 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. D 11. C 12. A 13. C 14. C 15. D
IV. 16. national unity 17. cultural activities 18. traditional holidays 19. cultural heritage 20. national heroes
V. 21. harder and harder 22. heavier and heavier 23. more and more nervous
24. worse and worse 25. better and better
VI. 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. B
VII. 36. A 37. C 38. C 39. A 40. C
VIII. 41. F 42. D 43. C 44. A 45. E
XI. 46. E 47. G 48. C 49. F 50. A