6.Chirstmas is a(n).......festival in many countries arround the world

A.nterested B.excited C.important D.excellent

7.One chirstmas Eve in the early 1500s, some people........a free in the Latvian city of Riga

A.decorated B.cut C.chopped D.took

8.Then they put it in the.......place

A.meeting B.market C.fair D.working

9.This custom.......throughout Eurpore, anf finally to America in the 1800s

A.moved B.got C.traveled D.spread

10.In the 19 th century, an Englishman wanted to send christmas......to his friends on Christmas Day

A.sayings B.words C.greetings D.wishing

11.So he had someone......a chirstmas greetings card is a part of the Chirstmas

A.design B.make C.paint D.draw

12.Nowadays Christmas greetings card is a part of the Christmas......

A.method B.tradtion C.way D.organization

13.Eight hundred years ago,Chirtmas songs were.....for people in towns and villages

A.shown B,made C.demonstrated D.performed

14.These songs were stories put to......and most people enjoyed them

A.rhythm B.rhyme C.music D.tone

15.But the Church leaders didn't like them, they said the songs were......

A.suitable B.unsuitable C.avoidable D.unavoidable

16.However about 180 years ago, the songs became....again, everyone liked them

II/ Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box

Relatives; top; preparations; holiday; put; are; although; bought

Christmas is the biggest ................(1) of the year in the most of Britain. Celebrations start on 24 December,christmas eve, ................(2) there have been several weeks of ..................(3) before hand. The christmast trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been ...............(4). Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and................(5). About a week before christmas, people usually.............(6) up their decorations and an angel on the .................(7) of the christmas tree. Family presents .............(8) usually put under the tree.

III/ Read the passage choose true ( T) or false ( F)

London is Britain/s biggest city. It is a very old city and dates back to the Romans. It is a city of historic building and churches, and it has many beautiful parks.It also has some of the best museum in the world. London is very crowded in summer. It is a popular city with foreign tourists and has more than eight million visitors a year. The city is famous for its shopping and department stores. London has an excellent underground railway system, so it is eary for tourists to get around.

None of the cities in Britain is bigger than London

London is founded by the Romans

London has historic buildings and churches

Most of the best museum in the world are situated in London

London is not busy in summer

It/s not easy for tourists to travel around London

IV Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first ( 2ms)

People speak english over the world.

English ............................................................................

Do you mind if I take a photo

Would you mind ................................................................

1.Change these sentences into passive voice.

a)They performed Christmas songs for people in towns and villages eight hundred years ago.

b)People decorated and put a tree in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga.

c)They make a fire in the traditional way.

d)They will hold an English-speaking contest at Nguyen Hue school next month

e)They awarded the first prize to the Mekong Team just after the final match yesterday.

f)Franz Gruber wrote the Christmas carol"Silent Night,Holy Night"in Austria in the 19th.

Read the passage and decide if these statements are true or false

London is Britain' s biggest city. It is a very old city and dates back to the Romans. It is a city of historic building and churches, and it has many beautiful parks. It also has some of the best museum in the world. London is very crowded in summer. It is a popular city with foreign tourists and has more than eight million visitors a year. The city is famous for its shopping and department stores. London has an excellent underground railway system, so it is easy for tourists to get around.

Most of the best museum in the world are situated in London.

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

“Where is the university?” is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge is already a developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875.

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100000. Many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.

Why did people name Cambridge the “city of Cambridge”?

A. Because the river was very well-known.

B. Because there is a bridge over the Cam

C. Because it was a developing town

D. Because there is a river named Granta

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.

  “Where is the university?” is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge is already a developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875.

  In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100000. Many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.

Why did people name Cambridge the "city of Cambridge”?

A. Because the river was very well-known. 

B. Because there is a bridge over the Cam. 

C. Because it was a developing town. 

D. Because there is a river named Granta.

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

“Where is the university?” is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge is already a developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875.

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100000. Many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.

Why did people name Cambridge the “city of Cambridge”?

A. Because the river was very well-known

B. Because there is a bridge over the Cam

C. Because it was a developing town

D. Because there is a river named Granta

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each question.

"Where is the university?" is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges.

Cambrige is already a developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875.

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100000. Many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.

Why did people name Cambridge the "City of Cambridge"?

A. Because the river was very well-known.

B. Because there is a bridge over the Cam.

C. Because it was a developing town.

D. Because there is a river named Granta.

Tokyo, which is the...........city of Japan, is one of the three............cities in the world. ...........the twelfth century, Japan's capital was an island city named Kyoto. Six hundred years later, many people..............Kyoto moved east to a city called aye do, renamed it Tokyo, and.............this city the capital of all Japan, which is still is. Today, Tokyo is a.................place. It..............a center for business and education. It is also a center for religion. In................Tokyo university, the beautiful grounds of the Imperial Palace, the famous Imperial Hotel built.................1920 by a noted American, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many fine shops, stores, theaters, and.................places can be found in this capital..