TEST 2

I. Find the word which has different stress pattern from that of the others. (Tìm từ có
kiểu nhấn âm khác với các từ còn lại.)
1. A. improve B. program C. grandma D. custom

2. A. musical B. monument C. family D. remember

3. A. problem B. member C. become D. mother

4. A. memory B. important C. tomorrow D. computer

5. A. promote B. market C. remain D. remote

II. Circle the correct word to complete the sentences. (Khoanh vào từ đúng để hoàn
thành các câu.)
1. Children in past times spent a lot of time playing outdoors instead of (traditional /
computer) games.
2. We need to take action to (protect / destroy) the rainforests from illegal logging.
3. Ao dai is often worn for special occasions, but in the (past / present), it was daily clothing
of Vietnamese women.
4. In the past, our villages did not have (ancient / modern) conveniences like refrigerators and
washing machines.
5. In the Mekong River (Delta / Mountain), the rich soil deposited by the river makes ideal
conditions for growing rice.
6. Unlike today’s children who wear shoes everywhere, children in the past spent most of
theừ days (walking / wearing) barefoot.
7. In rural Vietnam of the past, most families lived in houses made of (magnificent / basic)
materials like wood and bamboo.
8. In the past, before the invention of telephones, people relied on (talking face to face /
chatting online) to share news and stories.
9. My grandparents’ house faces (western / eastern), so we get to enjoy beautiful sunrises
over the rice fields.
10. After a long day working in the rice fields, Ms. Loan feels a sense of (war / peace) as she
sits on her porch and watches the sunset.
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (Chọn đáp án đúng nhất A, B, C hoặc D.)
1. When the fire alarm ____________ off, we ____________ dinner.
A. goes - were cooking B. was going - were cooking
C. went - were cooking D. went – cooked
2. While I ____________ my bike, Susan ____________ a book under the tree.
A. fixed – read B. was fixing – read
C. was fixing - was reading D. fixed - was reading
3. It ____________ heavily when we ____________ at the campsite.
A. rained - arrived B. was raining – were arriving
C. rained - were arriving D. was raining – arrived
4. My grandparents ____________ stories when the lights ____________ out.
A. were telling - were going B. were telling – went
C. are telling – go D. told – went
5. At 5 pm yesterday, I ____________ for the bus when I ____________ a friend.
A. was waiting – saw B. was waiting - was seeing
C. waited – saw D. waited - was seeing
6. While I ____________ my homework, my brother ____________ television.
A. was doing - was watching B was doing – watched
C. did - was watching D. did – watched
7. The teacher ____________ the lesson when a student ____________ a question.
A. was explaining - was asking B. was explaining – asked
C. were explaining - were asking D. is explaining - asks
8. The children ____________ in the park when the ice cream truck ____________.
A. were playing – comes B. are playing – come
C. played - was coming D. were playing – came
9. What ______ you ______ when the power went out?
A. are – doing B. were – doing C. did – do D. do – do
10. We felt tired because we ______ in the garden all afternoon.
A. were working B. worked C. had worked D. work
IV. Complete the dialogue with the sentences from the box. (Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại
với các câu trong khung.)
A. Don’t worry, child.
B. So even the worst monsoon can’t defeat the rice?
C. Sometimes, the waiting is the hardest part.
D. But even after the waters receded, a single grain of rice remained.
E. Because life here is full of stories, Loan.
 F. We are a community, and that is our strength.
Loan: This rain is never going to stop. The harvest will be ruined for sure.
Mrs. Nga: (1) _________A________________ The monsoon is a test, but also a
blessing. The land drinks deeply now, so it can nourish us later.
Loan: It’s hard to be patient when all our hard work feels like it’s washing away.
Mrs. Nga: Life in the countryside is a cycle, Loan. We plant, we nurture, we harvest, and
then we wait. (2) ___________C______________
Loan: What do we do when the rice fails?
Mrs. Nga: We adapt, child. We mend our nets and fish the rivers. We gather vegetables
from the forest. We help our neighbors, and they help us. (3)
____________D_____________
Loan: You always have a story, Grandma.
Mrs. Nga: (4) _______E__________________ Stories etched in the lines on my face,
whispered in the rustling leaves, and carried on the wind.
Loan: Tell me a story then, Grandma. A story of hope, in case the rain washes it all
away.
Mrs. Nga: There’s a story about a great flood, Loan. (5) ___________F______________
From that one grain, life sprouted anew, stronger than ever before.
Loan: (6) ________B__________
Mrs. Nga: No, child. The spirit of the rice, like the spirit of our village, will always
endure.
V. Read the passage and write True or False after each statement. (Đọc đoạn văn và viết
True (Đúng) hoặc False (Sai) sau mỗi câu.)
Before refrigerators became commonplace in the early 20th century, people relied on
iceboxes to keep food cold. These were insulated wooden boxes lined with zinc or tin. Large
blocks of ice, harvested from frozen lakes or rivers in the winter, were placed inside a
compartment at the top. The cold air from the melting ice would slowly travel down, keeping
the food below cool.
Iceboxes were a vast improvement over simply leaving food at room temperature, but
they weren't perfect. The ice needed to be replaced regularly, often every few days, which
could be inconvenient and expensive. Additionally, the coldest area was near the bottom, so
people had to be careful about where they stored different foods. Milk, for example, spoiled
quickly if not kept very cold.
D espite their limitations, iceboxes were a vital tool for food preservation for many
years. They allowed families to store leftovers, keep dairy products fresh for longer, and even
enjoy a refreshing cold drink on a hot summer day.
1. T Iceboxes were commonly used before refrigerators became widespread.
2. F Iceboxes were made of plastic.
3. _T__ The ice compartment in an icebox was located at the top.
4. __F_ Ice in an icebox lasted forever.
5. _T__ Milk was one of the foods that required the coldest storage in an icebox.
6. _T__ Iceboxes made food preservation completely perfect.
VI. Choose the option that best transforms the original one. (Chọn câu được viết lại
đúng nhất với câu được cho.)
1. They have lived in that town for over 20 years.
A. They used to live in that town for over 20 years.
B. They moved to that town more than 20 years ago.
C. In 20 years, they will have lived in that town.
D. They only lived in that town for a short time.
2. Having finished her chores, my mother would relax with a good book.
A. My mother would relax with a good book while doing her chores.
B. Relaxing with a good book was one of my mother’s chores.
C. My mother finished her chores and then relaxed with a good book.
D. My mother never finished her chores and couldn’t relax with a book.
3. People didn’t have access to the internet in the 1980s.
A. The internet was invented in the 1980s.
B. People still don’t have internet access today.
C. The internet was very popular in the 1980s.
D. People could access the internet easily in the past.
4. If I had studied harder, I might have gotten a better grade.
A. I studied hard, so I got a good grade.
B. I didn’t study hard, and I got a bad grade.
C. Studying hard will definitely get you a good grade.
D. Even though I didn’t study, I still got a good grade.
5. Traveling by train in the past was much slower than it is today.
A. Traveling by train was always slow.
B. Today, trains travel much slower than in the past.
C. Trains used to travel very slow in the past.
D. Traveling by train is still a slow way to travel.
6. They wished they had travelled more when they were younger.
A. Traveling was something they enjoyed when they were young.