A. PHONETICS
I.
Verbs |
Nouns |
Verbs |
Nouns |
1. concentrate |
concentration |
16. organize |
organization |
2. compose |
composition |
17. compare |
comparison |
3. consider |
consideration |
18. attend |
attention |
4. construct |
construction |
19. recognize |
recognition |
5. coordinate |
coordination |
20. animate |
animation |
6. depress |
depression |
21. consume |
consumption |
7. donate |
donation |
22. explode |
explosion |
8. erect |
erection |
23. discuss |
discussion |
9. found |
foundation |
24. celebrate |
celebration |
10. locate |
location |
25. educate |
education |
11. apply |
application |
26. commemorate |
commemoration |
12. generate |
generation |
27. invade |
invasion |
13. oblige |
obligation |
28. preserve |
preservation |
14. reflect |
reflection |
29. recommend |
recommendation |
15. converse |
conversation |
30. present |
presentation |
Stress on 2nd syllable |
Stress on 3rd syllable |
Stress on 4th syllable |
depression, donation,
erection, foundation, location, attention,
consumption, explosion, discussion, reflection,
invasion |
concentration, composition, construction, comparison, recognition, animation,
celebration, education, application, generation,
obligation, conversation, preservation, presentation |
consideration,coordination, organization,
commemoration, recommendation, |
II. 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. D 8. C
B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I. 1. because 2. Moreover 3. Although 4. but
5. When 6. While 7. and 8. So
II. 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. C
III. 1. pray 2. celebrate 3. honour/ worship 4. commemorate
5. symbolizes 6. hold 7. perform 8. honour/ worship
IV. 1. C 2. E 3. B 4. A 5. D
C. SPEAKING
I. 1. H 2. D 3. F 4. A 5. I 6. J 7. G 8. B 9. E 10. C
II. 1. E 2. F 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. C
D. READING
I. 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. E 5. A
6. It is held on the 6
th day of the Lunar New Year in Nem Thuong Village, in Bac Ninh Province.
7. This festival is held to commemorate a general in the Ly Dynasty – Doan Thuong, who reclaimed this land.
8. It originated from the legend that the general brought his troops to this land and slaughtered wild male pigs to feed his soldiers.
9. It is believed to symbolize prosperity, vitality and good harvest.
10. Because the festival is known as the most brutal in the country.
II. 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. C
III. 1. C 2. E 3. F 4. B 5. D 6. A
7. It is Chol Chnam Thmay Festival.
8. It is held in mid-April, in 3 days (4 days for the leap year).
9. They prepare new clothes, food and drinks for whole festivaldays, and they also repair, clean and decorate their house.
10. On the altar, they present 5 flower branches, 5 candles, 5 incense, 5 cereal seeds and fruit crops.
11. Major activities are bathing, dressing nice, bringing sacrifice gifts to the temple in good time which has been selected.
12. They cook rice and bring it to the temple on the second NewYear day.
13. They do Buddha bathing and monk-bathing ceremony on the third day.
14. They go to the grave to pray for the souls of those who died.
E. WRITING
I.
1. On New Year’s Eve, the Vietnamese put fruits on the altar,
and they also arrange watermelon and traditional cakes such as
chung cakes.
2.
While many people go to pagodas or churches on New Year’s to pray for the coming year, many others remain in their home in front of the altar towelcome the ancestors through prayer.
3.
Although people from Western countries do not follow ancestor worship, ancestor worship is considered a type of religious practices in some Asian countries.
4.
Because xoan singing is still in the memory of folk artists in Phu Tho province, they always try their best to hand down offspring the old style of singing in the activities of the clubs. (because)
II.
1. The Giong Festival is held from the 6
th to the 12
th of the 4
th lunar month in several venues around Ha Noi.
2. The festival commemorates Saint Giong who defeated the An.
3. It is also an opportunity to hopefor abundant harvests and happy lives, and express patriotism.
4. During the festival, villagers do the statue bathing, processions of bamboo flowers to Soc Temple.
5. The festival also provides many entertaining activities, including folk games and traditional singing performances.
6. The festival has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind.
TEST (UNIT 5)
I. 1. C 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. A
II. 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. B 11. C 12. C 13. C 14. C 15. A
III. 16. because 17. when 18. and 19. Moreover 20. and 21. Therefore
22. First 23. Then 24. because 25. because/when 26. if 27. If
IV. 28. G 29. D 30. H 31. C 32. E 33. A 34. F 35. B
V. 36. B 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. B 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. B
VI. 46. T 47. T 48. F 49. T 50. T 51. F 52. F 53. F 54. T 55. F
VII. 56. and 57. When 58. Moreover 59. so
60. Because 61. when 62. Therefore 63. although
64. It is held on 15
th day of the eighth lunar month to celebrate biggest full moon in the year.
65. They prepare many different foods – moon cakes, candies, biscuits, jellies, and fruit.
66. They are given many nice lanterns and diverse funny masks.
67. They can light the lanterns during the Mid-Autumn night.
68. Because it takes place when people have had good crops.
69. It is a good example of the traditional culture of the Vietnamese.
VIII.
70.
While the establishment of the club of Xoan singing in Phu Tho has brought new energy and strength, villagers in these communes give great contribution to the development of the clubs.
71. Valentine Day is not very popular in Viet Nam,
yet people in big cities send gifts on that day.
72. Flower buds and blossoms are the symbols for new beginning
because these two distinctive flowers are widely sold and purchased during Tet.
73. Homes are often cleaned and decorated before New Year’s Eve,
and the kitchen needs to be cleaned before the 23
rd night of the last month.
74. When street vendors rush into the city center with peach trees on their bicycles, the streets look like moving pink forests.
IX. King Hung Temple Festival
75. King Hung Temple Festival takes place yearly at King Hung Temple from the 8
th to 11
th day of the third lunar month.
76. During the festival, Vietnamese people go to King Hung Temple on Nghia Linh Mountain, Phu Tho Province to take part in this festival.
77. The festival features many folk games such as bamboo swings, rice cooking competitions, lion dance, human chess, water puppet performance, wrestling, crossbow shooting, etc.
78. On the 10
th day, a national ceremony is held with participation of about 40 villages.
79. Governmental leaders will lead the procession up to Upper Temple.
80. There is a ceremony of offering incense, five-fruit trays, and specialities such as
chung cakes and
day cakes, which are two traditional foods of Vietnam.