the toy village was__lighted_______by hundreds of tiny electric lights
In the Vietnamese town of Vong Nguyet, silk-making has been an important business for 1,200 years. Many of the village people keep silkworms in their living rooms. Each basket contains hundreds of silkworm caterpillars. Throughout the village of Vong Nguyet, people turn the cocoons into silk thread. The first step is to heat the cocoons so that the silk becomes loose. The end of each cocoon must be found by hand and spun together.
The old spinning machines haven’t changed much for over a thousand years. The modern machine has been designed for a finer, higher quality silk thread. It is much faster, but the ends of the silk fibers still have to be found by hand. Once the silk thread is made, it will leave Vong Nguyet and be sent to the weaving town of Van Phuc. Here the silk is made ready for the weaving machines, called looms.
The process of weaving Silk is very slow and the machines must be watched all the time. It takes around two and a half hours to make one meter of silk material. After a lot of work on the part of man and moth, the silk cloth is finally completed. Despite the invention of cheaper materials, natural silk is still loved for its beauty and comfort. This amazing product of man and moth continues to be extremely popular around the world.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The origin of silk making B. The reasons why silk is popular
C. The process of making silk cloth D. A silk village in Viet Nam
2. Where do most people in Vong Nguyet keep silkworms?
A. in kitchens B. inside baskets In the living rooms
C. in bedrooms D. on the floor
3. Which of the following is TRUE about mordern spinning machines?
A. They produce better silk threads.
B. They are completely different from the old machines.
C. The old machines are faster than the mordern ones.
D. People no longer have to find the ends of silk fibers by hand thanks to them
4. Which of the following CANNOT be done by machines?
A. Weaving silk B. Finding the end of cocoons
C. Spinning cocoons D. Making silk thread
5. Why is natural silk popular all over the world?
A. Because it is luxurious, B. Because it is hard to make.
C. Because it is expensive. D. Because it is comfortable.
Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition:
1. You should turn ..................... the lights before going out.
2. Her birthday is .................. May 25th.
3. In my family, lighting accounts .................... twenty percent of the electricity bill.
4. The heavy rain prevented us ..................... playing soccer.
5. A tornado may suck ......................... everything in their path.
I Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences or do as directed
1 Let's go outside and (took/look/show) around the village
2 If you go to Hoi An on the 15th of each lunar month, you can enjoy the lights of many beautiful (lacquerware/lanterns/paintings)
3 She finished knitting the scarf for her dad (even though/in order that/ because) she was tired
4 The artisans (cast/weave/embroider) this cloth picture with coloured threads
5 She missed the train as she (got/looked/turned) up last yesterday
6 I have found (out/up/down) about a fabulous place where we can go for a picnic this weekend
7 The gallery (multicultural/skyscrapers/downtown) has regular exhibitions of modern art
8 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
A lacquerware B metropolitan
C urban D attraction
This village has had _________________since last year. (electric)
7 Don't leave the lights on when you leave the classroom
=> Turn_____
8 The doctor told my father to stop smoking (Use "give")
=> The doctor told_____
9 Some village don't have access to clean piped water
=> I wish______
10 Although David is poor, he studied hard
=>Despite_____
11 My father turned on the radio in order to listen to the news
=> _____so that_____
12 The whether is very bad, so all flights are cancelled
=> ______because______
13 John was lazy that he could not pass the exam
=> Because______
14 My father can reover very quickly. I am happy (adj clause)
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15 Why don't we collect waste paper to make the environment clean
=> I suggest______
16 They expect that the new system will begin operations by 2020
It______
17 they have known that Ha Long Bay is considered World Heritage Site
=> It_____
18 This book is the least interesting I've ever read
=> I have never____
2. Read the passage and answer the questions
The brocade weaving of Chau Giang village is a unique and traditional feature of the Cham peopla. The brocade products of this handicraft village include not only the traditional beauty of brocade but also the uniqueness of Cham's culture. With the attractive style and the diversity of products, such as scarfs, hats, jackets, or sarongs, Chau Giang village is a must-visit destination in An Giang, especially, for those who love brocade products
*Quetions:
1 Where is Chau Giang village?
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2 How is the brocade weaving of Chau Giang village?
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3 What are the products of Chau Giang village?
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2. Read the passage and aswer the questions
Dong Ho villga is a famous painting-making village of VN. Located in Dong Ho, Bac Ninh Procinve, this traditional painting village has a good reputation of Vietnamese painting. In the past, the village drew meaningful pictures to meet the need of the customers during the Lunar New Year festival. Nowadays, Dong Ho's paintings are also drawn every day to serve tge tourists requirements
*Questions:
1. Where is Dong Ho paintung village?
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2. What us Dong Ho village well-known for?
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3. Why did the village draw meaningful pictures during the Lunar New Year gétival?
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Give the correct form of the words in the brackets.
Edison’s most famous ……….was the electric bulb. (invent)
X. Read the text then answer the questions.
HANOI, A CAPITAL OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTS
Hanoi has long been home to hundreds of craft villages. Over the years, many of the crafts have developed, while some have disappeared altogether.
The heart and soul of Hanoi’s vibrant old crafts are its craftsmen and women. One such couple are Nguyen Van Hoa and his wife Dang Huong Lan of Ba Dinh District’s Hang Than Street. They are among the few artisans still making elaborate cardboard masks in order to preserve the traditional culture.
Although the work itself requires many steps, the materials required are simple: newspapers,glue, paint and paintbrushes. The first step entails tearing the newspapers to pieces and then using glue to combine them into a mold. The masks are painted one color at a time and then laid out to dry. Cardboard mask making is therefore dependent on dry weather and the couple can only make about 2,000 masks per festival. These are priced from VND25.000 to VND35,000 a piece, bringing in VND50-60 million - a sum is not commensurate with the efforts that go into making these elaborate crafts.
Making swans out of cotton is also a traditional craft. Only artisan Vu Thi Thanh Tam of 79Hang Luoc Street in the capital makes these swans. The swan frames are made of notebook paper and are stuffed with cotton, then a skillful artisan puts each layer of cotton on the swan frames and uses rice water to smooth them. The swan neck is made of steel wire and is covered by cotton. The finished product is placed in a rattan basket with cotton around and glass-beads and silk flowers are added for color.
The continuity of traditional crafts adds to the capital’s attractiveness in the eyes of citizens and international visitors.
1. Who plays role as the heart and soul of Hanoi’s crafts?
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2. Which traditional craft do Mr. Hoa and his wife preserve?
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3. How many materials are there to make that craft? What are they?
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4. Which kind of weather does the craft making process depend on?
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5. What are the swan frames made of?
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6. What does the artisan use to smooth the frames?
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7. What is added to color the finished product?
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