Question

As I remember, (1) in the 50s and 60s, Ha Noi was not as crowded as it is today. Bicycles and cyclos were the main means of transport and the few motorbikes that were around were (2) by rich people. It was rare to see cars or jeeps.

Meanwhile, the tram was the only method of public transport. An old tram station is now home (3) several retail outlets that look out over the lake in Dinh Tien Hoang Street.

At that time, Hanoians always travelled by tram, not only for its (4) but also the price. For just five cents you could travel one-way to it’s terminus in the former Ha Dong Province, (5) is now part of the expanded Ha Noi.

I still remember on (6) from school, my friends and I would go to the lake to catch the tram to Botanical Garden. The sound, clang-clang, clang-clang could be regularly heard from early in the morning until late in the evening, come rain or (7) . Time, ... decades have passed, but there is still a clang (8) in my mind from my childhood.

1. a. move b. place c. set d. back

2. a. bought b. owned c. sold d. proceeded

3. a. with b. in c. to d. by

4. a. convenience b. importance c. comfort d. condition

5. a. that b. which c. where d. this

6. a. days out b. out days c. off days d. days off

7. a. light b. rise c. shine d. brighten

8. a. somewhat b. somewhere c. somehow d. someway

Answer 1

1 D

2 B

3 C

4 A

5 B

6 D

7 C

8 B

Answer 2

Refer: 

Cre: Vy Le (Komorebi)

1. a. move b. place c. set d. back

2. a. bought b. owned c. sold d. proceeded

3. a. with b. in c. to d. by

4. a. convenience b. importance c. comfort d. condition

5. a. that b. which c. where d. this

6. a. days out b. out days c. off days d. days off

7. a. light b. rise c. shine d. brighten

8. a. somewhat b. somewhere c. somehow d. someway