III. Reading comprehension: Choose the words or phrases that best fit the blank spaces. 2ms

Ha long Bay

Ha Long  Bay of the Descending Dragon – is very .....(24)..... with both Vietnamese and .....(25)..... tourists. One of the .....(26)..... of Ha Long is the Bay’s .....(27)..... water and limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear .....(28)..... the spring and early summer. Upon arriving .....(29)..... Ha Long City, visitors will go along to Chay Beach. From the beach, visitors can hire .....(30)..... and go out to the Bay. It is here that visitors will find some of Southeast Asia’s most .....(31)..... sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful .....(32)..... at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid .....(33)..... stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.

24. A. familiarly B. famous C. popular D. friendly

25. A. nation B. nationality C. international D. national

26. A. attractions B. places C. spaces D. sites

27. A. running B. noisy C. going D. calm

28. A. when B. during C. as D. while

29. A. in B. to C. on D. at

30. A. a boat B. a ship C. a ferry D. a yacht

31. A. beautiful B. beautifully C. beautifulness D. beauty

32. A. places B. areas C. caves D. regions

33. A. wood B. wool C. wooden D. woolen

Ha Long  Bay of the Descending Dragon – is very .....(24)..... with both Vietnamese and .....(25)..... tourists. One of the .....(26)..... of Ha Long is the Bay’s .....(27)..... water and limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear .....(28)..... the spring and early summer. Upon arriving .....(29)..... Ha Long City, visitors will go along to Chay Beach. From the beach, visitors can hire .....(30)..... and go out to the Bay. It is here that visitors will find some of Southeast Asia’s most .....(31)..... sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful .....(32)..... at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid .....(33)..... stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.

1. A. familiarly B. famous C. popular D. friendly

2. A. nation B. nationality C. international D. national

3. A. attractions B. places C. spaces D. sites

4. A. running B. noisy C. going D. calm

5. A. when B. during C. as D. while

6. A. in B. to C. on D. at

7. A. a boat B. a ship C. a ferry D. a yacht

8. A. beautiful B. beautifully C. beautifulness D. beauty

9. A. places B. areas C. caves D. regions

10. A. wood B. wool C. wooden D. woolen

Ha long Bay

Ha Long – Bay of the Descending Dragon – is very..... (29)..... with both Vietnamese and..... (30)..... tourists. One of the..... (31)..... of Ha Long is the Bay's..... (32)..... water and limestone mountains. The Bay's water is clear..... (33)..... the spring and early summer. Upon arriving..... (34)..... Ha Long City, visitors will go along to Chay Beach. From the beach, visitors can hire..... (35)..... and go out to the Bay. It is here that visitors will find some of Southeast Asia's most..... (36)..... sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful..... (37)..... at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid..... (38)..... stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.

29. A. familiarly B. famous C. popular D. friendly

30. A. nation B. nationality C. international D. national

31. A. attractions B. places C. spaces D. sites

32. A. running B. noisy C. going D. calm

33. A. when B. during C. as D. while

34. A. in B. to C. on D. at

35. A. a boat B. a ship C. a ferry D. a yacht

36. A. beautiful B. beautifully C. beautifulness D. beauty

37. A. places B. areas C. caves D. regions

38. A. wood B. wool C. wooden D. woolen

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?

B. READING COMPREHENSION ( 3pts )

I. Choose the word (a, b, c, d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. (1.5pts)

Ha Long Bay of the Descending Dragon is __(17)__ with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay's calm __(18)__ with limestone mountains. The Bay's water is __(19)__ during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving __(20)__ Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a __(21)__ and go out to the Bay. It is here that visitors can find some of Southeast Asia's most beautiful sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful __(22)__ at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols in Bach Dang River in 1288.

17. A. popular B. wooden C. clear D. attractions

18. A. water B. wooden C. clear D. caves

19. A. wooden B. popular C. clear D. attractions

20. A. attractions B. water C. caves D. in

21. A. caves B. boat C. beautifulD. international

22. A. water B. caves C. attractions D. boat

17____________,18____________,19____________,20____________,21___________,22___________

Giup mi nha cac ban

hep me

thans

Read and choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces.

                                                      PAPER

Paper was …….(1)…… by the Chinese in the first century AD. Most paper is made …..(2)…. wood. When trees are …….(3)……, they are transported …..(4)….. land or water to paper mill. Here they are cut …(5)..  and the wood is broken up into fibres. Which are ….. (6) with water and chemicals. This wood pulp is then dried on a machine and ….(7)…. into paper.

      One tree is needed for every 400 ….(8)…. of a typical forty-page newspaper. If half the adults in Britain each buy one daily paper, this uses up over 40.000 trees a day. Trees are being cut down faster than they are being …….(9)…, so there may be a (n) ……(10) paper shortage before the year 2010.

1.         a. imagined            b. invented            c. thought                   d. brought

2.         a. from                   b. of                             c. by                            d. with

3.       a. cut in                  b. cut of                      c. cut down                 d. cut up

4.         a. on                       b. of                            c. through                   d. by

5.         a. up                       b. all                            c. over                         d. in

6.      a. turned              b. mixed                   c. beaten                     d. joined

7.      a. make               b. making                c. made                       d. to make

8.         a. covers          b. texts                        c. sheets                      d. copies

9.         a. set up           b. replaced                 c. grown up                d. found

10.       a. able              b. important               c. serious                    d. essential

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.

Ha Long Bay or Bay of the Descending Dragon is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists.One of the attractions of Ha Long Bay is the Bay's calm water and the thousands od limestone mountains.The Bay's water is clear during the spring and early summer.Upon arriving in Ha Long Bay City,visitors can go along''Bai Chay''or Scorched Beach.From the beach,they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay.It is hear that visitors can find some of Sourched Asia's most fascinating sites.Dau Go cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long Bay.It was the cave in which Genearal Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288

Who is Ha Long Bay popular with

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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?