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I have an unusual hobby: carving eggshells. I started this hobby four years ago after getting a carved egg from my dad when he came back from Japan. It's amazing that something as fragile as an empty eggshell can be made into such a beautiful piece of art. I was so amazed that I learned how to carve them myself from the internet. I find carving eggshells a little difficult but so interesting and useful. The feeling of accomplishment when I finish a piece is absolutely awesome. This hobby also helps me be more patient and careful.

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Van Mieu (The Temple of Literature) was constructed in 1070 during Ly Thanh Tong's dynasty. Its original purpose was to honor Confucius. In 1076, the first university of Vietnam called Quoc Tu Giam (The Imperial Academy), was established within this temple by Emperor Ly Nhan Tong. That's the reason why the complex has the name of Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam up to now. Initially, Quoc Tu Giam was the school for princes and children of royal families and then expanded in the following year to admit top students from around the country.

Nowadays, Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam is one of the most famous tourist destinations for both Vietnamese people and foreigners. It's also a place to celebrate doctorates and high ranking scholars of Vietnam. One special thing about this place is that there are 82 Doctors' stone tablets. They are tombstones with names and origins of 1304 doctors placed on the backs of stone tortoises. If you come here at the beginning of the year or in May, when many important examinations take place, you will catch sights of numerous families and students who come and pray for luck.

Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam opens daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the entrance fee for each adult is 30,000 VND.

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Cooking is my favorite hobby. My grandmother taught me how to cook my first dish when I was 8. My family enjoyed it so much so that is when I started this hobby. Some people say cooking is a waste of time but I find this hobby very interesting and meaningful. I really love trying new food and cooking for my family. The feeling of making my family happy with my food is amazing. I often collect recipes from my mother and my grandmother. Sometimes I also get recipes from the internet. Then I write them in a notebook. I hope I will become a good chef and have my own cookery book in the future.

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TODAY we live in a country that is polially so polarized that it prevents government from getting anything done, both at the federal and state level. We are being torn apart by some of the ugliness we see on television each evening, and we are led by the most controversial president in American history. I am 76 years old and have served in public service for more than 50 years as a mayor and a leader of nonprofit organizations, and I have never been so worried for our country as I am today. Even during the civil rights movement in the ’60s and the much-hated war in Vietnam we held out hope for a better America.

When I want to feel better, I take a long walk through my neighborhood. I live in an older neighborhood near downtown Bremerton, a neighborhood that is diverse in terms of people’s age, their polis, which church they attend, the color of their skin and their income levels.

What I see are people who to organize a weekly farmers market, hold festivals, have food drives for the needy or help raise funds to upgrade one of our neighborhood parks. Their goal is to create a community where people live longer, healthier, happier lives. Shouldn’t that be the goal of any of our government institutions? Shouldn’t every action taken by our government have some positive impact on our ability to live healthier, happier, longer lives? Instead, our lawmakers spend more time fighting, without a willingness to compromise, only to end up getting nothing done.

I have come to believe that the local neighborhood might be the most effective and powerful tool we have today that can impact the quality of our lives. Organized neighborhoods can support local business, provide resources for entrepreneurs, help with job training, create a strong neighborhood business association, and encourage neighbors to buy local. They can improve our health with community gardens, walking clubs and walk-in health clinics.

Today, we should all do all we can to activate our neighborhoods by encouraging neighborhood associations, empowering neighborhoods to positively impact the community, and provide a framework and support for grass-roots projects.

Organized neighborhoods can connect people through neighborhood clubs, block parties and can use technology for staying in touch and sharing information. We can work together and plant more trees, organize a tool lending library, and share our talents by offering classes and workshops. This is the America I want to live in, and it is right here in my own neighborhood.

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People in the United States often shop from catalogs. There are special catalogs for (1)...............every need, including clothing, furniture, health, (2).................products and things for the kitchen. People also order (3)..............40% of their music club catalogs. Customers say that music stores are too noisy.

Television shopping began in 1986. About 5% to 8% of the American public now shops by television. Some (4)..............shopping channels are the Home Shopping Network and QVC. Customers say that television shopping is (5).................than shopping in a store. How do they buy things? They (6)......................a phone call and charge the item to their credit card. And TV shopping channels are on late at night (7)...............people can go shopping anytime.

Is the computer shopping the way of furniture? About 37% of American (8)....................now have personal computers. And shopping by computer (or shopping on-line) is(9).................to more people every day. Already, shoppers can use their computers to order many different products, such as computers products, flowers, foods, T-shirts and posters. And new on-line shopping services (20).....................everyday. Soon people may be able to shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in the world.

1. A. most B. almost C. mostly D. most of

2. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautified

3. A. to B. of C. for D. about

4. A. popular B. liked C. favourite D. beloved

5. A. larger B. more C. easier D. popular

6. A. do B. make C. have D. have

7. A. so B. but C. because D. though

8. A. houseful B. housework C. housewife D.households

9. A. exciting B. surprising C. amazing D. interesting

10. A. raise B. come C. appear D. forecast

Complete the passage by filling in each space with only one suitable word .

The shopping strip

Last Saturday ,Phuong (1).....went...... shopping with her husband . They visited many (2).....shops...... because they had to buy many things.Phuong needed (3)...some..... paper and some pens so the first place they visited was a (4) .....stationery........ shop,then they went to a book shop where Phuong (5).......bought...... an English dictionary.

They (6)...........had..... lunch in a restaurant.Phuong had some chicken (7).........with........ rice and her husband had some beef noodles.Then they went (8)......out....... for some clothes.Phuong's husband bought (9)......a...... shirt and Phuong bought some shoes.

Afterwards,they went (10)......to....... the market and bought some food and vegetables because they didn't have (11)......any...... at home.They also bought some fresh fish and chicken.In the evening,they made a wonderful (12)......meal....... for Phuong's father because it (13)........was....... his birthday.They (14).....made..... his favourite dish, which was fish and vegetable soup.

Exercise 1. Choose the best answer
1. If you want to be fit, stay outdoors more and do more ________ activities. 5 điểm A. physics B. physic C. physical D. physically

2. Have a healthy ______ and you can enjoy your life. 5 điểm A. lifeline B. lively C. lives D. lifestyle

3. Do more exercise ______ eat more fruit and vegetables. 5 điểm A. and B. so C. but D. although

4. We should follow the advice from doctors and health ______ in order to keep fit. 5 điểm A. managers B. experts C. people D. workers

5. Rob eats a lot of fast food and he _______on a lot of weight. 5 điểm A. spends B. brings C. takes D. puts

6. We need to spend less time ______computer games. 5 điểm A. playing B. to playing C. play D. to play

7. To prevent ______, you should eat a lot of garlic and keep your body warm. 5 điểm A. cold B. fever C. flu D. headache

8. She _______ blood twenty times so far. 5 điểm A. donates B. has donated C. is donating D. to donate

9. They have decided to clean up the neighbourhood _____it is full of rubbish. 5 điểm A. so B. but C. although D. because

10. You should think of ______ the volunteer activities in your community. 5 điểm A. taking in B. taking part in C. participate D. making

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