VI. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.

Are you tired (37)_______ the colour or pattern of your walls? In a smart home, you won’t have to (38)______ them. The walls will actually be digital screens, like computer or TV screens.

A computer network will link these walls with (39)________ else in your house. Called “ambient intelligence,” this computer “brain” will control your entire house. It will also adapt to your (40)________. Your house will learn about your likes and dislikes. It will then use that knowledge to control the environment. For example, it will set the heat in the house to your (41)________ temperature. It will turn on the shower at the right temperature. It will also darken the windows at night and lighten them when it’s (42)________ to wake up.

37.a. with b. of c. in d. by

38.a. build b. cover c. pull d. repaint

39.a. thing b. everything c. anything d. nothing

40.a. prefering b. preferable c. preferably d. preferences

41.a. favourite b. terrible c. high d. clearly

42.a. occasion b. way c. time d. order

a) The busy shopping street was thronged by/with people. b) The emergency exit was concealed by/from a red curtain. c) The price of excursions is included in/with the cost of the holiday. d) All through January, the fields were covered by/from snow. e) The room was crammed by/with furniture of all descriptions. f) Two of the climbers were injured by/with falling rocks. g) The island is inhabited by/from people of mainly Chinese origin. h) The bank was quickly surrounded from/with armed police. i) The window had been smashed from/with a hammer taken from the tool-shed. j) The stadium was packed from/with cheering fans.

In the village, Hani families build their own closed house compound protected by thick muddy walls. There are about six people of two or three generations living in a house.

Normally, two small bedrooms are on either side of the common room. The bedroom of the head of the house is on the left side of the great room, while the room for a son and his future wife is on the right. Father-in-law and older brothers-in-law are not allowed to enter the couple's room.

Traditionally, when the parents die, the bed in the daughter-in-law's room is removed to make room for the coffin. The couple sleep on the floor of the common room with other family members. After the funeral, the couple return to their bedroom, or move to the parents' bedroom if they are the oldest son and daughter-in-law. Their widowed mother or father will sleep in the common room.

1.What are on either side of the common room? 2.Whose bedroom is on the left side of the great room? 3.Who is not allowed to enter the couple's room?

4.When do the couple return to their bedroom, or move to the parents' bedroom if they are the  oldest son and daughter-in-law?

5. Where will their widowed mother or father sleep?

Read the following passage and choose the best answers (0,5 pt):

Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. English men are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.

It has been the law for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered; only a few Sunday papers are published.

To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted garden in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.

Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working.

1.What is the best title for the passage?

a. Traditions and customs in Great Britain.

b. The importance of Traditions and Customs.

c. Traditional life vs. Modern life.

d. English’s men hobbies.

2.How important are traditions in Britain?

a. It’s slightly important.

b. it’s more important than in other countries.

c. It’s rather important.

d. It’s somewhat important.

3.In Great Britain, …………………………..

a. only a few papers are published.

b. a garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted garden in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.

c. all shops and factories are working at Christmas.

d. traditions are preserved.

4.The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to …………..

a. Christmas b. a national holiday c. old traditions d. England

5. Vacation aren’t special occasions in ……………………… .

a. Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England.

b. Wales, Britain, Scotland and Ireland.

c. Both a & b are correct.

d. Both a & b aren’t true.

​Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan – Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived villagers at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they immediately told us about him.

Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours. At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.

​In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village have been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.

​Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous painting as "Rat's wedding", “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers" have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.

36.​The themes of Dong Ho paintings are about ​​.

​A. landscapes​B. weddings​C. various aspects of life​D.animals and flowers

37.​In order to make Dong Ho paintings, we need seashell powder paint, the poonah-paper and ​​.

​A. proper colours​B. water​C. markets​D. woodblocks

38.​From paragraph 3, we can infer that when Mr. Sam was very young, he mostly helped his parents by ​​

​A.applying the woodblocks with proper paints and pressing them on sheets of paper​

​B.applying seashell powder to make various paints for painting making​

​C.drawing with a pen and using proper paints to make many copies of paintings​

​D.collecting and taking the paintings to the market for sale

39.​All of the following can be inferred about the artisan - Mr. Sam – EXCEPT that ​​.

​A.he is popular in the village​

​B.he could paint when he was three

​C.he keeps a collection of Dong Ho paintings in his house​

​D.the local authorities tried to revive the traditional genre

40.​In the writer's opinions, the future of Dong Ho paintings is ​​. ​

​A.international​B.concerning​C.optimistic​​D.negative

hi! my name is yvonne blanc. i live in a house(1).... the country in Provence, in the south of france. it's an old farm house, about five hundred years(2)... , with very thick walls, so it's warm in winter and cool in(3)..... there are three besrooms , two quite big and one small garden in front of the house. and in grow (4) ... flowers and vegetables there.

1. a. at , b.on,c.in,d. rỗng

2.a.tall,b.long,c.old,d.age

3. a. autumn,b.summer,c.fall,d.spring

4.a.many,b.a lot of,c. lots of , d.all are correct

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan – Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived villagers at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they immediately told us about him.

The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons”.

Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours. At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.

In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village have been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.

Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous painting as "Rat's wedding", “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers" have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.

The themes of Dong Ho paintings are about ………..

A. landscapes

B. weddings

C. various aspects of life

D. animals and flowers

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 following questions.

One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramid of Giza was a monument of wisdom and prophecy built as a tomb for Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 B. c. Despite its antiquity, certain aspects of its construction makes it one of the truly wonders of the world. The thirteen- acre structure near the Nile river is a solid mass of stone blocks covered with limestone. Inside are the number of hidden passageways and the burial chamber of the Pharaoh. It is the largest single structure in the world. The four sides of the pyramid are aligned almost exactly on true north, south, east and west-an incredible engineering feat. The ancient Egyptians were sun worshippers and great astronomers, so computations for the Great Pyramid were based on astronomical observations.

Explorations and detailed examinations of the base of the structure reveal many intersecting lines. Further scientific study indicates that these represent a type of timeline of events - past, present and future. Many of the events have been interpreted and found to coincide with known facts of the past. Others are prophesied for future generations and are currently under investigation. Many believe that pyramids have supernatural powers and this one is no exception. Some researchers even associate it with extraterrestrial beings of ancient past.

Was this superstructure made by ordinary beings, or one built by a race far superior to any known today?

The word “feat” in the first paragraph is closet in meaning to________.

A. accomplishment

B. appendage

C. festivity

D. structure