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Part I: Listening: 1.5pts( 0.25 x6) A. Listen and fill in the gaps: Today I’m going to tell you about the xoe dance, a traditional dance of the Thai ethnic group in VietNam. Thai people have followed this spiritual tradition for generations. The xoe dance expresses people’s working life and wishes for a happy and wealthy life. It is performed in both public and private gatherings such as celebrations, festivals or family reunions. The xoe dance has more than 30 forms based on the first six ancient forms. The most popular form is the xoe vong or ‘circle dance’ because it expresses social unity. People, young or old alike, join hands to make a circle around the fire and dance to the music. Besides the circle dance, there are dances with conical hats, paper fans or scarves. Old people say they shouldn’t break with this tradition because it reflects Thai culture and lifestyle. As a Thai folk song goes, without the xoe dance, the rice won’t grow and people won’t get married. 1. traditional 2. wealthy 3. festivals 4. 30 5. music 6. song B. Listen and write T/ F: 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F
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Part II. Phonentics (1.0pt)(0.25 x4= 1pt) A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others(0.5pt) 1. D 2. A B. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others(0.5pt) 1. B 2.A Part III. LANGUAGE FOCUS : (3.0 pts) A. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentence. 1.5pts( 0.25 x 6) 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A 6.D B. Use the correct words ( 1.0pt) : (0.25x 4) 1. has to 2. was preparing 3. colourful 4. traditional C. Make letter A, B, C or D to indicate the part that is incorrect(0.5pt) 1.B 2.A Part IV. READING: (2 pts) A. Read and complete the passage with words in the box.(1.0pt) (0.25x 4) 1. celabrate 2. traditional 3. Therefore 4. served B. Read the text and answer the questions. 1.0 pt(0.25x4) 1. Yes, it is 2. It takes place in Lai Chau 3. They pray for good crops and for happiness 4. Yes, I have/ No, I haven’t. PART V. WRITING: (1.5 pts) A. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean the same as the original sentences. 1.0pt( 0.25 x 4) 1. They shouldn’t wear hat in the pagoda. 2. Because Nam and Tom arrived late, they missed the most important part of the festival. 3. Vinh really enjoys hanging out with friends. 4. Phong walks more quickly than his friends. B. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases given : (0.5pt )0.25 x 2= 0.5 pt 1. Vietnamese women usually wear ao dai on speciaal occasions. 2. Life in the countryside has changed a lot over the past ten years. ---------------- The end---------------
