IV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

     English is the most important in the world today. A very large (21)______ of people understand and use English in many countries of the world.

   Indeed English is a very useful language. If we speak English we can go to any place or country we like. We shall not find it hard to (22) _______people understand what we want to say.

English also helps us to learn all kinds of subjects. Hundreds of books are published in English every day in many countries to teach people many useful things. The English language has, (23)_______, helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all the corners of the world. There is no subject that cannot be taught in English.

As English is used so much everywhere in the world, it has helped to make the countries in the world friendlier. The leaders of the world use English (24) _____one another. The English language has also helped to spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the world.

Lastly, a person who knows English is respected by people. It is for all these (25) ____that I want to learn English.

21. A. few                   B. deal                         C. amount                   D. number

22. A. get                    B. let                           C. persuade                 D. make

23. A. however           B. therefore                 C. athough                  D. otherwise

24. A. understand       B. understanding        C. to understand         D. understood

25. A. reasons             B. causes                     C. effects                    D. results

V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

London’s Tower Bridge

      London’s Tower Bridge is one of the most famous (1)___  in the world. The bridge, designed (2)____(by) the architect Horace Jones together with John Wolfe Barry, was finally completed in 1894. It (3)____  11,000 tons of steel to build the framework of the 265-meter-long bridge. Over time, the bridge has become one of London’s most famous (4)_______.

      (5)______ photographs of the Tower Bridge is a favorite London tourist activity, but you can also go inside the bridge, (6)_____ you’ll have a magnificent view over London from the walkway (7)_____the two bridge towers.

      In 2014, glass floors were installed in the walkways, giving visitors another, unusual view from the bridge. The long glass floors, more than 40 meters above the river, allow you to (8)_____the traffic over the Tower Bridge from above. It is particularly (9)_____to see the bridge (10)___and close below your feet.

1.   A. bridges             B. bridge           C. tower               D. towers

2.   A. or                  B. and               C. as                            D. but

3.   A. took               B. built               C. brought               D. gave

4.   A. landscapes              B. views           C. symbols              D. scenes

5.   A. To take                   B. Take              C. To taking            D. Taking

6.   A. when             B. where                C. what               D. whose

7.   A. at                    B. on                 C. between                  D. in         

8.   A. consider                  B. follow         C. record              D. watch

9.   A. fascinate             B. fascinating   C. fascinated         D. fascination

10. A. opened            B. to open          C. open           D. be opened

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage

 My village is about 50 kilometers from the city center. It is a very (1)_________ place where people (2)_________ flowers and vegetables only. It is very famous of its pretty roses and picturesque scenes. The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses make people (3)___________ cool. In spring, my village looks (4)____________ a carpet with plenty of colors. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the villagers much time (5)___________ the roses.

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

              COMMUNAL HOUSE (RONG HOUSE)

The Rong House can only be (1) in villages to the north of the Central Highlands, especially in Gia Lai and Kon Turn provinces. It is a large, imposing, beautifully decorated stilt house built (2) in the middle of the village. It is where community activities (3) , meetings, wedding ceremonies, or playing ceremonies. It is also the place for reception of guests. The Rong house of each ethnic group has its own architectural style, design, and decor. Yet there are shared (4) . In the village, it is often (5) house roofed with yellow-dried thatch leaves and having 8 big wood columns. The rafters are decorated with patterns of bright colour, depicting religious scenes, legendary stories about ancient heroes, stylized animals, and other familiar things of the village life. The most distinction of the decor of the Rong House is the (6) of  the  brilliant  God  of  Sun.  The  Rong  House  is  a  (7) of the culture of Central Highlanders, an age-old and stable culture. The bigger the house, the wealthier the village is. It is a (8) of the whole village.

1. A. found B. find C. to find D. finding

2. A. on B. in C. at D. under

3. A. happens B. take on C. take place D. occurs

4. A. features B. cultures C. customs D. designs

5. A. a big B. a bigger C. biggest D. the biggest

6. A. portrait B. photo C. image D. painting

7. A. signal B. sign C. symbol D. scene

8. A. design B. pride C. proud D. respect