TEST 1

A. PHONETICS
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. tender B. garnish C. drain n D. sprinkle ng
2. A. gender e B. enroll i C. preference e D. secondary e
3. A. grill i B. garnish C. dip D. slice ai
4. A. sue s B. spend C. sure sh D. pursue
5. A. head e B. spread e C. cream i: D. bread e
6. A. protest e B. wedding e C. reception i D. success e
7. A. present z B. decrease s C. increase s D. mouse s
8. A. complicated i B. bridegroom ai C. originate i D. superstition i
9. A. country k B. contrast k C. culture k D. ceremony s
10. A. good u B. moon u: C. groom u: D. food u:
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. vn
1. A. ‘workforce B. ‘trouble C. ma’chine D. ‘female
2. A. admire B. freedom C. fighter D. image
3. A. progress B. career C. busy D. mistake
4. A. accept B. student C. problem D. open
5. A. courage B. office C. inspire D. person

B. VOCABUALRY AND GRAMMAR

I.Choose the correct passive modals to complete the sentences.
S + modals (not) + be + P2

1. A child mustn't be given/ should not be given everything he or she wants.

2. He might be presented/ may be presented with an award for his hard work on gender
equality.
3. The entire lake can be seen/ should be seen from their flat on the 7th floor.
4. Efforts should be made/ can be made to offer all children equal access to education.
5. Sunrise might be observed/ can be observed in the early morning hours.

II. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the
gap in the same line.

1. All her life, she tirelessly ______fought_____ for her beliefs. FIGHT (đấu tranh)
Not everyone agreed with her methods.
2. Everyone must be aware that housework is a shared RESPONSIBLE (adj) trách
_____responsibility (n)____ among all family members, not just nhiệm
women.
3. Through a joint project involving the World Bank, UNICEF
hopes to help the government _____provide (v)_____ all PROVISION (N)
children with textbooks at the beginning of each school year.
4. ___Traditionally (adv)___, the reception occurs at their TRADITIONAL (adj)
houses, but now many families hold wedding parties at the (có tính truyền thống)
restaurant.
EQUALLY (adv) = 1
5. In the workplace, women should be given ___equal (adj)___ cách công bằng
opportunities as men.
Noun
III. Find and correct the mistakes. BĐ ĐTKT: S + ĐTKT + be + P2
1. The work should do by one of the students. → should be done
2. You will be tell the story later. → told
3. I'll be pay at the end of the month. → paid
4. This wine can be serve with seafood. → served
5. Music with strong rhythm and harmony could heard on his debut album.→ could be
heard
6. The students must give enough time to finish their tests. → must be given

IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. Since 2009, Iceland has been the global(adj) __N__ in gender equality.
A. leader (n) B. leads (vs) C. leading (V-ing) D. lead (v)
2. A common reason that someone ____ more for similar work is because of his or her
experience or "length of service”.
A. may be paid B. should not be paid C. can be paid D. must be paid
3. For the past five years, Iceland has been in the first rank of educational achievement (n) and
____ in women's economic conditions. N and/or N
A. improve (v) B. improvement (n) C. improving (Ving) D. improved V-ed
4. True gender equality ____ when both men and women reach a balance between work and
family. (BĐ ĐTKT)
A. can achieve B. should be achieved C. can be achieved D. should achieve
5. On October 24, 1975, more than 25 thousand women in Iceland took a day off to
emphasize the importance of women's _N___ to the economy, both in paid and unpaid work.
A. contribute (v) B. contributed (ved) C. contributing Ving D. contribution (N)
6. Gender equality is also a part of the __N__ to the challenges facing society.
A. solution (n ) B. solute (n) chất tan C. solves Vs D. solve
(V)
7. The _N___ of women in the labour market in Iceland is one of the highest in the world.
A. participate B. participating C. participation (n) D. participated
8. The least equal country in the world for women, ranking 145th, was Yemen, where only
55% of women can read and only 6% ____ college.
A. attend B. enroll C. go D. tend
9. UNICEF says that __N__ to education is one of the biggest challenges facing children in
Yemen today, especially girls.
A. access (n) B. get C. connect D. search
10. Until now, the high cost of schooling has discouraged or prevented poor parents from
having their children, ____ girls, educated.
A. especially B. specially C. and D. with
11. All forms of discrimination against all women and girls ____ immediately everywhere.
A. must be taken away B. must be ended C. must be allowed D. must be
followed
12. Moreover, a lack of female teachers contributes to low __N__ of girls in schools.
A. enrolment (n) B. application C. participation D. gender
13. UNICEF is now __Ving__ schools and families with educational supplies to help lower
costs.
A. providing B. improving C. contributing D. making
14. Women with high qualifications ____ to managers.
A. must promote B. must be promoted C. most move D. most be moved

V. Complete the sentences with A, An or The.

1. _____The_____ Vietnamese like to joke around, but their jokes are not easily translated
into English.
2. Each person has ____a____ strong sense of regional cultural identity.
3. Henry was __a___ bit of ___a__ rebel when he was ___a___ teenager and dyed his hair
pink, and he also rebelled his parents' plans for him and left school at ____the____ age of 16.
4. You may have __an__ object that you trust will bring you good luck, but many people
object to that belief.
5. Relationships in ___the___ family are never to be broken and they are to be built up
continuously.
6. They are also very friendly, easy-going and have ____an___ easy smile.
7. To show respect, many Vietnamese people bow their heads to ____a_____ superior or
elder.
8. ____The____ Vietnamese have been described as energetic, sentimental, proud, and
hardworking
9. ___The___ course allows students to progress at their own speed, and they are making
much progress in awareness of cultural diversity.
10. There is ___an___ obvious contrast between _____the____ cultures of East and West;
however, European cultures contrast with that of the USA.

VI. Choose the correct words in brackets to complete the sentences.

1. In the past, the proposal and engagement ceremonies took place one or two years before /
after the wedding.
2. There is a wedding proposal / reception for all guests after the wedding ceremony.
3. My cousin's marriage / wedding is next Sunday.
4. The groom / bride can have as many bridesmaids as she wants.
5. There will be about 100 grooms / guests at my cousin's wedding.
6. My brother got engaged / married to one of his friends from college and started saving for
the big day.
7. On the wedding day, the best man is expected to help the groom / bride.