Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.
The citadel of the Ho Dynasty was built according to the Feng Shui principles, (1) ____ the flowering of neo-Confucianism in the late 14th century in Viet Nam and its spread to other (2) _____ of East Asia. According to these principles, it was located in a landscape of great (3)______ beauty on an axis (4) _____ the Tuong Son and Don Son Mountains in a plain between the Ma and Buoi Rivers. In terms of architectural history, the citadel of the Ho Dynasty (5) ______ an important role in the planning and building of urban areas in Viet Nam. It shows the uniqueness (6) _____ the constmction of a citadel in general and a stone citadel in particular, and a breakthrough in Viet Nam’s tradition of citadel building.
Thanks to the unique construction techniques, all the (7) _____ stone sections are intact and have not been (8) _____ by time and weather or by recent urban encroachment. The citadel of the Ho Dynasty is an architectural (9) _____ of the 14th century with impressive architecture of the walls and other parts. The citadel buildings represent an outstanding example of a new (10) ______ of Southeast Asian imperial city with a combination between the Vietnamese architecture and the unique building techniques of Southeast Asia and Eastern Asian.
Question 9:
A. building
B. art
C. skill
D. masterpiece
Đáp án:
building (n): tòa nhà, công trình
skill (n): kỹ năng
art (n): nghệ thuật
masterpiece (n): kiệt tác
=> Dựa vào nghĩa thì chỉ có đáp án D là phù hợp nhất
The citadel of the Ho Dynasty is an architectural masterpiece of the 14th century with impressive architecture of the walls and other parts.
Tạm dịch: Thành nhà Hồ là một kiệt tác kiến trúc ở thế kỷ 14 với kiến trúc ấn tượng của các bức tường và các chi tiết khác.
Đáp án cần chọn là: D