V. Read the passage and choose the best answer
On Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his home village about 60 kilometers to
the north of Ha Noi. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. Many people go there on
weekend to have a rest after a hard working week. The journey to the village is very interesting. People
have a chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross a small bamboo forest before they reach
a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village.
Liz met Ba's family at his house early in the morning; and after two hours traveling by bus, they reached
the big old tree. Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down under the tree and had a snack. After
the meal, they started to walk into the village for about thirty minutes to visit Ba's uncle. Then, they walked
up the mountain to visit the shrine of Vietnamese hero and enjoyed the fresh air there. In the afternoon,
they went boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank before going home late in the evening. It
was an enjoyable day. Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip to her parents.
1. With what topic is the primarily concerned?
A. The picture of the countryside B. The farmers and the village
C. The air of the countryside D. The life of the countryside
2. Which of the following sentence is NOT true?
A. Liz met Ba's family at his house early in the morning.
B. Liz had a snack under the tree.
C. Liz had a snack at the house of Ba's uncle.
D. Liz took a lot of photos.
3. In the line 8, the word "snack" means_________.
A. lunch B. dinner C. picnic D. meal
4. The air in the countryside is_________.
A. fresh B. polluted C. dirty D. beautiful
5. What did Liz do to show the trip to her parents?
A. She had many photos B. She visited the shrine of Vietnamese hero.
C. She met Ba's family at his house. D. She went boating in the river. 

Question X.  Read the passage. Then answer the questions.

    On Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his own village about 60 km to the north of Ha Noi. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. Many people go there on weekends to have a rest after a hard working week.

    The journey to the village is very interesting. People have the chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross a small bamboo forest before they reach a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village.

     Liz met Ba’s family at his house early in the morning; and after two hours traveling by bus, they reached the big old tree. Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down under the tree and had a snack

1.     Where is Ba’s village ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

2.     Do many people like going there for their weekends?                                                   

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

3.     How did Ba and his family get to the village?

      ………………………………………………………………………………………….

4.     Where is the banyan tree ?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

5.     How did they feel after two hours traveling by bus?

…………………………………………………………………………………………....

1.      Ba’s village lies near the foot of a mountain and ____________________ the river. (by/ at/ next/ to)

2.      There is a big old banyan tree at the ____________________ to the village. (door/ gate/ entrance/ chance)

3.      Liz took a lot of photos ____________________ the trip to her parents. (show/ showing/ to show/ showed)

4.      The bus stopped at a/an ____________________ to get some more fuel. (airport/ pond/ store/ gas station)

5.      It was a beautiful day, my friends and I went ____________________ a picnic to my home village. (to/ on/ at/ into)

6.      My village is about 120 kiloneters ____________________ the west of Ho Chi Minh city. (in/ at/ for/ to)

7.      There is a shrine ____________________ the top of this mountain. (in/ at/ for/ to)

8.      The competitions will take place ____________________ 8 am and 2 pm. (from/ between/ up tp/ on)

9.      The children came back home ____________________ 9 pm. (after/ till/ up to/ on)

10.   They get up quite late ____________________ they missed the bus. (and/ but/ so/ because)

Ba's house (1).... lies near the foot of a (2)..... and by the river. Getting to the village is an interesting (3) .... People have a chance to (4)...... between the green paddy fields, cross a small bamboo forest before they reach a big old banyan tree at the (5) ...... to the village.

Walking up the mountain, people can visit the (6) of a young Vietnamese hero and enjoy the (7) ..... air there. Besides, they can also take a (8)...... for sightseeing on the river or have a picnic on the river bank. It's a wonderful (10) ...... for seeing.

 On Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his own village about 60 km to the north of Ha Noi. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. Many people go there on weekends to have a rest after a hard working week.

    The journey to the village is very interesting. People have the chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross a small bamboo forest before they reach a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village.

     Liz met Ba’s family at his house early in the morning; and after two hours traveling by bus, they reached the big old tree. Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down under the tree and had a snack.

*Do many people like going there for their weekends?

1.      The village lies near the ___________ of a mountain and by a river.

      A. foot                                     B. feet                                      C. leg                                       D. legs

2.      If you want to __________ your Math, your brother can help you.

      A. attend                                  B. give                                     C. take                                     D. improve

3.      Living in a far-away town, I can’t get __________  to the net easily.

      A. connect                               B. relate                                   C. access                                  D. work

4.      My village is about 120 kilometers __________ the West of HCM City.

      A. on                                       B. by                                        C. to                                         D. in

5.       Why don’t we have a look around the campus? – “__________”

A. Yes, thanks.                              B. OK. Why not?                     C. It’s my pleasure.                  D. Do we?

6.      The examiner asked me _________ I could speak Chinese.

      A. which                                  B. whether                               C. where                                  D. that

7.      Many tourists visit the __________ of a historical hero in the mountain.

      A. church                                 B. mosque                               C. shrine                                  D. temple

8.      We spend an __________ evening boating in the river.

      A. enjoying                              B. enjoyable                            C. enjoyment                           D. enjoyably

* Put the following words in the correct order.
1. can / the latest / Thanks / people / get / to / information / the Internet /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. by / lies / the foot / My village / and / of / the mountain / the river / near /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. you / aspects / learning / What / English / do / find / interesting / the most / of /?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. should stop / more money, / end up / spending / otherwise / You / in debt / you’ll /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. very busy / told / the following / me / and she / Susan / would / ring me / day / she was /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

1. Ba's village lies near the foot of a mountain and _________ the river.

A. by B. at C. next D. to

2. There is a big old banyan tree at the _________ to the village.

A. door B. gate C. chance D. entrance

3. Liz wishes she _________ Ba's village again someday.

A. can visit B. could visit C. visit D. visits

4. I had _________ to the countryside last month.

A. a two-day trip B. a two-days trip C. two-day trip D. two-days trip

5. What do people do _________ a living in your village?_ They plant rice and vegetables.

A. to B. with C. for D. of

6. There is a river flowing _________ my village.

A. across B. crossing C. into D. through

7. The bus stopped at a/an _________ to get some more fuel.

A. airport B. pond C. store D. gas station

8. My friends and I usually play soccer _________ Sunday afternoon.

A. on B. into C. at D. for

9. The parkers are nice, _________ van feels like a member of their family.

A. as B. because C. so D. for

10. It was a beautiful day, my friends and I went _________ a picnic to my home village.

A. to B. on C. at D. into

11. When we looked at the time, it _________ nearly 6.30 p.m.

A. is B. was C. were D. be

12. We were lucky enough _________ the last bus.

A. to catch B. catch C. caught D. catching