Exercise 2: Read and decide whether the following sentences are True (T) or False (F)

   Someone really should do something about the traffic. It's terrible. It's gettingworse every day. There are so many cars on the roads these days. It's a nightmaredriving in the city. Bumper to bumper even at midnight. I don't know where all thistraffic came from. The answer must be to get better public transport. Let peopletake the train or bus. People need to leave their cars at home. The roads are toodangerous. And then there's the pollution. It's disgusting outside sometimes. Youfeel like you're breathing pure fumes. We need to get rid of these traffic jams so wecan move and breathe more easily.

    1. The traffic is terrible.

    2. There aren't many cars on the roads these days.

    3. People should commute by train or by bus

4. It's safe for road users to drive.

5. The heavy traffic causes pollution

Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are True (T) or False (F):

There's a lot of good stuff on TV, so I watch something most days of the week. It's the easiest thing to do when I get home from work and I’m too tired to go out or read a book. I watch quite a lot of documentaries and the news because I like to know what's happening in the world, and I'm also a big fan of reality shows like Big Brother.

In Big Brother they get real people together in a house for a few weeks, and because the house is full of cameras you can watch how they behave. Sometimes the people are celebrities. As a viewer you can decide which of the people you don't like, and then vote to evict them from the house - I love that! 

(Source: insideout.net)

36.The writer often enjoys watching TV              T             F

37.It is hard to watch TV for relaxation                T            F

38.Documentaries and news programmes are often outdated    T     F

39.All reality shows must involve famous people        T           F

40.Viewers can make a decision of who can stay in Big brother   T     F

* Read this passage and write T (True), F (False) or N (No information) for each sentence.
Vietnam's education system can be divided into 5 categories: pre-primary, primary, intermediate, secondary, and higher education.
Public kindergartens usually admit children from the age of 8 months to 5 years. Children at 4 or 5 years of age are sometimes taught the alphabet and basic math. This level of education is only popular in major cities.
Children normally start their primary education at the age of six. Education at this level lasts 5 years and it is compulsory for all children. This compulsory education may be one of the reasons why, despite remaining a less developed country, the literate proportion of the country's population is very high, over
90% on average.
Middle schools teach students from grade 6 to 9. This educational level is generalized throughout most of the country - except in very remote provinces, which expect to popularize and standardize middle education fully within the next few years. Intermediate is a non-compulsory schooling form in Vietnam.
Secondary education, which consists of grades 10, 11 and 12, is standardized in all major urban regions, but is not in rural provinces. After 3 high school terms, all students must attend a graduation test. This test often consists of 6 subjects differently selected each year but has to contain the 3 compulsory ones:
Foreign Language (mostly English), Mathematics and Literature. The Vietnamese government intends to merge this test with the university entrance test in 2020.
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......1. Pre-primary education in Vietnam is popularized all over the country.
......2. Primary education is compulsory in Vietnam.
......3. Students from grade 6 to 9 have to take an important examination to continue their education at high school.
......4. Secondary education is standardized in all over the country.
......10. The graduation test for all high school students often consists of 6 subjects which are fixed years after years.

III. Read the passage about Mai's Tet holiday. Decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F.

PART D: WRITING

I. Reorder the following words to make meaningful sentences.

1. / them / We / decorate / with / clean / our / and / flowers. / homes

_{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

2. get / lucky / another / thing / is / about / Tet / children / good / money. / that

_{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

3. My / during / food / Tet. / usually / mother / cooks / special

_{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

4. parents / clean / should / Children / houses. / help / their / to / their

_{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

5. we / February. / Nam, / celebrate / In / or / Tet / in / January / Viet

_{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

II.Complete the second sentences so that it means the same as the sentence before.

1.  During Tet holiday, Thanh Hoa  is much cooler than Binh Duong.

     →  During Tet holiday, Binh Duong is    

2.  It’s not a good idea to swim immediately after a meal.

     → You ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

3.  It is good for parents to give lucky money to children at Tet.

     →  Parents should    

4.  It is not good for anyone to break things on the first day of New Year.

     →  Anyone  should not    

5.  People shouldn’t drink a lot of wine and beer during Tet.

     →  It is    

III. Write sentences using the given words.

1.  Tet, /we/ decorate /houses /peach flowers.

→       _{……………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

2. You /knock /before/ enter.

→       _{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

3. They /go /Times Square/  watch /New Year's Eve Ball/ drop.

→       _{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

4. They/ throw/ water / other/ people.

→       _{…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………}

5. When/ everybody/ / home/ together, we/ call/ / family/ gathering.

→       _{……………………………………………………………………}

III. Read the passage about Mai's Tet holiday. Decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F.

VIII. Read and fill in the blank with one suitable word to complete the passage. Then circle T (True) or F (False).

            I am going (1 )............................... Hoi An for this summer vacation. People say that the weather in Hoi An is very nice. The people there are really kind (2)..............................  friendly. The ancient town of Hoi An is on the river Thu Bon, more than 30 kilometres  to the south of Da Nang.

            Hoi An is famous (3).............................. old temples, pagodas, filed-roof houses and narrow streets. Tourists can visit the relics of Sa Huynh and Cham civilization. They can also (4) .............................. the beautiful scenery of the river Thu Bon, Cua Dai beach, ect. In recent years, Hoi An has become a very popular tourist destination in Viet Nam. Hoi An was known (5) .....................................a world heritage site in 1999.

*. Circle T (True) or F (False)

1.______ The writer is going to Hue for this summer vacation.

2. ______ Hoi An is the ancient town.

3. ______ It is famous for high building.

4. ______ Tourists can visit old temples, pagodas and tiled-roof houses here.

5. ______Hoi An was  recognized as a world Heritage site in 1999.

Read the job advertisement below. Are sentences 28-34 on the opposite page “True” or “False”? If there is not enough information to answer “True” or “False”, Choose “Not Given”. For each sentence ( 28-34), ,ark one letter (A,B, or C) on your Answer Sheet.

Vacancies for Store Managers

Scene Video has been quietly successful in recent years, and we now have 23 stores worldwide- including 15 in Canada- with a further ten on the way. We are now offering exciting management opportunities.

As store manager, you’ll have unusual independence- which will make most retail management posts seem easy compared with ours! You will be in charge of a store with over 40 staffs, and you’ll have a salary to match.

Whether you’ve worked in retail management or in another field involving customer relations, we want to hear from you. You’ll be a strong leader, full of ideas and ambition, and commercially aware, preferably with knowledge of the retail industry in one of the countries where we have stores. If you are willing to relocate, you could be on track for fast promotion.

To find out what art you can play in our continuing success, you are invited to an informal Introductory Evening at any of our stores (details below). Or visit our website for more information and to download an application form. Please post this, together with a handwritten letter explaining why you are suited to the job.

28. Scene Video is planning to open more stores.

A. True                                                    B. False                                  C. Not Given

29. Scene Video believes its store managers have a harder job than other store managers.

A. True                                                    B. False                                  C. Not Given

30. Scene Video’s salaries are higher than for similar positions in other retail businesses.

A. True                                                    B. False                                  C. Not Given

31. It is essential for applicants to have experience as store managers.

A. True                                                    B. False                                  C. Not Given

32. Most successful applicants will have to spend time working in different countries.

A. True                                                    B. False                                  C. Not Given

33. The Introductory Evenings are targeted at successful candidates.

A. True                                                    B. False                                  C. Not Given

34. Application forms should be completed online.

A. True                                                    B. False                                  C. Not Given