The Ha Long Bay is located in Quang Ninh Province in Vietnam. The name of the bay is roughly translated to descending dragon in Vietnamese. The bay is a UNESCO World Heritage and is lined by over a 1,600 limestone islands and islets. 

Ha Long Bay is one of the most popular tourist destinations and is visited by hudreds or thousand of tourist each year. You can opt for a boat cruise that will take you close to a lot of these islets.

1. Is it UNESCO World Heritage Site?
2. How many island and islest is it lined by? 

3. Is it one of the most popular tourist destinations?

Bài 12: Khoanh tròn vào đáp án đúng:

   Ha Long Bay Ha Long Bay is one of the most famous tourist (1)_________ in Viet Nam. It (2)_________ among the Seven Wonders of the World. In the old Vietnamese, ‘Ha Long’ literally means ‘descending dragons.’ (3)_________ its popularity, not many people know about the legend behind its name. (4)_________ has it that at the early time of the country, Vietnamese people had to fight against aggressive invaders from the North through the sea. The Jade Emperor then sent the Mother Dragon and her children to help Vietnamese (5)_________ the enemy and protect their homeland. The dragons destroyed the enemy’s army by fire and giant emeralds from their mouths. These emeralds then (6)_________ around the battlefield on the sea and created a defensive wall, which made the enemy’s ships all sink. It (7)_________ that the wall of emerald turned (8)_________ island and islets that we can see today. After the battle, The Mother Dragon and her children didn’t come back to the heaven, but stayed with the ancient Vietnamese and help people build their country. 

   1. A. appeals   B. attentions   C. attractions  D. attachments 

   2. A. is listed   B. is listing    C. lists    D. listed

   3. A. But    B. Yet    C. Despite    D. In spite

   4. A. Story    B. Tale    C. Fable    D. Legend

   5. A. defeat    B. defeated    C. defeating   D. are defeated

   6. A. went    B. scattered    C. turned    D. mattered

   7. A. is believed   B. believes    C. was believed   D. believed

   8. A. into    B. out    C. off    D. on  

      Mong mọi người giúp mình! Mình cảm ơn ạ!
 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

                 Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World heritage site in Quang Ninh province, in the northeast of Vietnam. It has got over 1,600 island and islets. Among the many ancitent fishing villages float on huge wooden rafts.

                The villagers spend their days fishing and looking after the sea life. Then they sail to the mainland to trade their fish for things like food, driking water or clothes. Most children go to floating schools and then spend the rest of their time learning important skills like swimming and fishing. They also help out their parents as much as they can.

                Their lifestyle may seem strange to many people, but it’s wonderful to live among such natural beauty and know you are protecting it. The villagers are able to help preserve their beautiful bay because they live directly on the water.

31. The word “they” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. the builders         B. the schools         C. the villagers         D. the houses

32. According to the passage the villagers’ lifestyle may seem ______to many people.

A. strange                B. dangerous          C. tiring                    D. boring

33. The villagers not only fish but also ______ the sea life.

A. look at                 B. loof after           C. pollute                  D. damage

34. The villagers are able to help preserve their beautiful bay because ________.

A. they live directly on the water                     B. they live far from the sea

C.  they don’t live directly on the water          D. they live on the land

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

                 Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World heritage site in Quang Ninh province, in the northeast of Vietnam. It has got over 1,600 island and islets. Among the many ancitent fishing villages float on huge wooden rafts.

                The villagers spend their days fishing and looking after the sea life. Then they sail to the mainland to trade their fish for things like food, driking water or clothes. Most children go to floating schools and then spend the rest of their time learning important skills like swimming and fishing. They also help out their parents as much as they can.

                Their lifestyle may seem strange to many people, but it’s wonderful to live among such natural beauty and know you are protecting it. The villagers are able to help preserve their beautiful bay because they live directly on the water.

31. The word “they” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. the builders         B. the schools         C. the villagers         D. the houses

32. According to the passage the villagers’ lifestyle may seem ______to many people.

A. strange                B. dangerous          C. tiring                    D. boring

33. The villagers not only fish but also ______ the sea life.

A. look at                 B. loof after           C. pollute                  D. damage

34. The villagers are able to help preserve their beautiful bay because ________.

A. they live directly on the water                     B. they live far from the sea

C.  they don’t live directly on the water          D. they live on the land

VII. Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn câu trả lời đúng cho các câu hỏi. (0,8 điểm)

Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Quang Ninh Province, in the northeast of  Viet Nam. It has got over 1,600 islands and islets. Among many ancient fishing villages in Ha Long Bay, only Cua Van floating village remains. All the house anh building in the village float on huge wooden raft.

            The villagers spend their days fishing and looking after the sea life. Then they sail to the mainland to trade their fish for things like food, drinking water or clothes. Most children go to floating school and then spend the rest of their time learning important skills like swimming and fishing. They also help out their parents as much as they can.

            Their lifestyle may seem strange to many people, but it’s so wonderful to live among such natural beauty and know you are protecting it. The villagers are able to help preserve their beautiful bay because they live directly on the water.

1.      Where is Ha Long Bay located?

_____________________________________________

2.      How is Cua Van village?

____________________________________________

3.      What do people in Cua Van village do to get food, drinking water or clothes?

____________________________________________

4.      The word “they” in paragraph 2 is closest meaning to _____. 

A. the builder              B. the schools              C. the villagers                        D. the house

 5.According to the passage, the villagers’ lifestyle may seem­ _____ to many people.

A. ordinary                  B. peculiar                   C. dangerous                           D. special

 6. The word “preserve” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.

            A. damage                   B. destroy                   C. conserve                             D. construct

Read the passage, then answer the questions
Ha Long Bay of the Descending Dragon – is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. It was recognized by UNESCO as a World heritage Site in 1994. One of the attractions of Ha long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer.Upon arriving in Ha Long city, visitors can go along Chay’s Beach. From the beach, they can a boat and go out to the Bay. It is heard that the visitors can find some of Southest Asia’s most beautiful sites.Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.
1.Is Ha Long Bay popular with Vietnamese and interational tourists?
2.When was it recognized by UNESCO as a World heritage Site?
3.What is one of the attractions of Ha long?
4.What is the Bay’s water like?

Ha Long Bay is one of the most famous tourist (1)............ in Vietnam. It (2)............ among the Seven Wonders of the world. In the old Vietnamese, “ Ha Long” literally means “ descending dragon .” (3)........... its popularity, not many people know about the legend behind its name. (4)................ has it that at the early time of the country, Vietnamese people had to fight against aggressive invaders from the North through the sea. The Jade Emperor then sent the Mother Dragon and her children to help Vietnamese (5)......... the enemy and protect their homeland. The dragons destroyed the enemy’s army by fire and giant emeralds from their mouths . These emeralds then (6)......... around the battlefield on the sea and created a defensive wall , which made the enemy’s ships all sink. It (7).......... that the wall of emerald turned (8)........... island and islets that we can see today. After the battle, The Mother Dragon and her children didn’t come back to the heaven , but stayed with the ancient Vietnamese and help people build their country

1. A. Appeals B. Attentions C. Attraction D. Attachments

2. A. Is listed B. Is listing C. Lists D. Listed

3. A. But B. Yet C. Despite D. In spite

4. A. Story B. Tale C. Fable D. Legend

5. A. Defeat B. Defeated C. Defeating D. Are defeated

6. A. Went B. Scattered C. Turned D. Mattered

7. A. Is believed B. Believes C. Was believed D. Believed

8. A. Into B. Out. C. Off. D.on

I.Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each  gap to complete the following passage. (5 câu)

Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel (1)               in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various shapes and sizes. Ha Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which (2)             Bai Tu Long Bay to the northeast, and Cat Ba Island to the southwest.

      Ha Long Bay has an area of around 1,553km², including 1,960 - 2,000 islets, most of (3)_____ are limestone. The core of the bay has an area of 334km² with a high density of 775 islets. The limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million years of foundation in different conditions and environments. The evolution of the karst in this bay has taken 20 million years (4)                       the impact of the tropical wet climate. The geo-diversity of the environment in the area has created biodiversity, including a tropical evergreen biosystem, oceanic and sea shore biosystem. Ha Long Bay is (5)            to 14 endemic floral species and 60 endemic faunal species.

1.   A. situation                  B. destination               C. direction                  D. ground

2.   A. offers                      B. includes                   C. consists                    D. covers

3.   A. that                          B. those                        C. which                      D. whom

4.   a. in                              b. of                             c. for                            d. under

5.   a. way                          b. place                        c. home                        d. house

EX 11: Choose the word which best fits each gap.

The Ha Long Bay is (1) ________ in QuangNinh Province in Vietnam. The name ofthe bay is roughly

translated to descending dragon in Vietnamese. The bay is a UNESCO World Heritage (2) ________ and is

lined by over a 1600 (3)________ islands and islets.

Legend has it that, when the Vietnamese were protecting their territory (4) ________ invaders, they

offered prayers to their gods who then sent dragons as the protectors of the place. (5) ________ the invaders

were approaching via sea, the dragons spat out Jewelscreating islands that lined the bay and obstructed the ships

and boats of the invaders.