*Read.
I was a postman in a remote area of Myanmar. Once a month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village to village, which were far away from each other. In each village, I delivered and
collected the post. I also used to read and write letters for the villagers. Most of them were illiterate. I also passed on the news I had heard from the town and the other villages. The people treated me well. It was a hard job but I loved it.
U Sein Tun from Myanmar
My mother came from Baffin Island. She used to live in an igloo: a domed house built from blocks of ice. The house had only one room for all the generations: grandparents, parents, brothers, unmarried sisters, and sometimes other relatives. Everyone worked together to survive the Arctic winter. Men went out hunting while women stayed at home making clothes and preparing food. When they had to travel far, they rode on dogsleds. At night they used to entertain themselves by telling and acting out stories. They
danced to drum music too.
Akycha from Canada
* Find the words which mean:
Story 1.

1. not able to read or write: ………………………………
2. tell:  ………………………………
3. behave towards (somebody):  ………………………………
Story 2.

4. a cubed chunk:  ………………………………
5. to live in difficult conditions:  ………………………………
6. a vehicle that travels over snow:  ………………………………

** Discuss the questions.
7. Why did the postman have to walk from village to village? 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Why were most villagers illiterate? 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Why did the people in Baffin Island use ice blocks to build their houses? 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Why did each house have only one room? 
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

*Read.
I was a postman in a remote area of Myanmar. Once a month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village to village, which were far away from each other. In each village, I delivered and
collected the post. I also used to read and write letters for the villagers. Most of them were illiterate. I also passed on the news I had heard from the town and the other villages. The people treated me well. It was a hard job but I loved it.
U Sein Tun from Myanmar
My mother came from Baffin Island. She used to live in an igloo: a domed house built from blocks of ice. The house had only one room for all the generations: grandparents, parents, brothers, unmarried sisters, and sometimes other relatives. Everyone worked together to survive the Arctic winter. Men went out hunting while women stayed at home making clothes and preparing food. When they had to travel far, they rode on dogsleds. At night they used to entertain themselves by telling and acting out stories. They
danced to drum music too.
Akycha from Canada
* Find the words which mean:
Story 1.

1. not able to read or write: ………………………………
2. tell:  ………………………………
3. behave towards (somebody):  ………………………………
Story 2.

4. a cubed chunk:  ………………………………
5. to live in difficult conditions:  ………………………………
6. a vehicle that travels over snow:  ………………………………

** Discuss the questions.
7. Why did the postman have to walk from village to village? 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Why were most villagers illiterate? 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Why did the people in Baffin Island use ice blocks to build their houses? 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Why did each house have only one room? 
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

II. Read.

I was a postman in a remote area of Myanmar. Once a month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village to village, which were far away from each other. In each village, I delivered and collected the post. I also used to read and write letters for the villagers. Most of them were illiterate. I also passed on the news I had heard from the town and the other villages. The people treated me well. It was a hard job but I loved it.

U Sein Tun

from Myanmar

My mother came from Baffin Island. She used to live in an igloo: a domed house built from blocks of ice. The house had only one room for all the generations: grandparents, parents, brothers, unmarried sisters, and sometimes other relatives. Everyone worked together to survive the Arctic winter. Men went out hunting while women stayed at home making clothes and preparing food. When they had to travel far, they rode on dogsleds. At night they used to entertain themselves by telling and acting out stories. They danced to drum music too.

Akycha from Canada

* Find the words which mean:

Story 1.     16. not able to read or write:                    ………………………………

                  17. tell:                                                     ………………………………

                  18. behave towards (somebody):             ………………………………

Story 2.     19. a cubed chunk:                                    ………………………………    

                  20. to live in difficult conditions:            ………………………………

                  21. a vehicle that travels over snow:       ………………………………

** Discuss the questions.

22. Why did the postman have to walk from village to village? 

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………23. Why were most villagers illiterate? 

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………24. Why did the people in Baffin Island use ice blocks to build their houses? 

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25. Why did each house have only one room? 

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Read.
I was a postman in a remote area of Myanmar. Once a month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village to village, which were far away from each other. In each village, I delivered and
collected the post. I also used to read and write letters for the villagers. Most of them were illiterate. I also passed on the news I had heard from the town and the other villages. The people treated me well. It was a hard job but I loved it.
U Sein Tun from Myanmar
My mother came from Baffin Island. She used to live in an igloo: a domed house built from blocks of ice. The house had only one room for all the generations: grandparents, parents, brothers, unmarried sisters, and sometimes other relatives. Everyone worked together to survive the Arctic winter. Men went out hunting while women stayed at home making clothes and preparing food. When they had to travel far, they rode on dogsleds. At night they used to entertain themselves by telling and acting out stories. They
danced to drum music too.
Akycha from Canada
* Find the words which mean:
Story 1.

1. not able to read or write: ………………………………
2. tell:  ………………………………
3. behave towards (somebody):  ………………………………
Story 2.

4. a cubed chunk:  ………………………………
5. to live in difficult conditions:  ………………………………
6. a vehicle that travels over snow:  ………………………………

** Discuss the questions.
7. Why did the postman have to walk from village to village? 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Why were most villagers illiterate? 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Why did the people in Baffin Island use ice blocks to build their houses? 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Why did each house have only one room? 
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

I was a (1)______ in a remote area of Myanmar. Once (2)______ month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village (3)______ village, (4)______ were far away from each other. In each village, I delivered (5)______ collected the post. I also used (6)______ and write letters for the villagers. Most of them were (7)______. I also passed (8)______ the news I (9)______ from the town and the other villages. The people treated me well. It was a hard (10)______ but I loved it.

U Sein Tun from Myanmar

1. A. delivery person B. postman C. collector

2. A. a B. an C. the

3. A. by B. near C. to

4. A. who B. which C. that

5. A. and B. but C. so

6. A. read B. to read C. to reading

7. A. literate B. illiterate C. famous

8. A. on B. down C. up

9. A. hear B. have heard C. had heard

10 A. work B. job C. assignment

I. Fill in the gap with one word from the box.

I’ve just been back from my vacation in Hanoi, Vietnam. In this trip, I had a chance to visit some (1) villages that produce the finest craft works exported over the world.
The very first place I (2) foot on was Van Phuc silk village, the cradle of best silk in Vietnam once. I totally fall in love with many colourful clothes, hats, bags, tie... made of authentic silk. Then, I moved on to Bat Trang ceramic village, the most famous and (3) pottery village in Vietnam with a nearly 1,000 years old historic development. Here, I visited a small family factory to see how the (4) form, paint and glaze with unique products and have a chance to practice my talent with wet clay and a mould. Afternoon, I continued to visit Dong Ho folk painting village, (5) the traditional woodblock paintings are preserved. I was completely impressed by the folk paintings made by the local (6) artisans with natural materials and colors. Each painting is (7) handmade on paper of the Dzo tree and is coloured with other natural materials and its glittery surface is finished with oyster shell dust.
I took home a lot of handmade (8) which were later given to my family and friends.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numberPri blanks from 31 to 35.

I was raised on a farm in a remote village in the 1950s. The winter months were endless and everything was covered in snow. I was always (31) _______ for the warmer weather to come. When spring arrived, everything came alive - flowers would bloom and the animals would come out of hibernation. I would follow the bear tracks and search for them. Once, however, I (32) ____ an angry mother bear who saw me as a threat. (33) ______ the sight of the bear, I did what my father had told me. I stood still until she stopped growling and walked away. The trick was effective, but looking back now, I realized that the situation was far more serious than I thought at the time. By the age of twelve, I had lots of camping experience, as I used to go camping with my dog on my school holidays. We would spend days (34) ______ the forest, catching fish for dinner, look at the frogs and the (35) ______ of birds and the insects hopping up and down on the surface of the water. Of course, this was possible only during the warm months. When the autumn came, everything went quiet, which was quite usual in those parts. It wasn't long before the animals disappeared, the birds flew south and the snow took over. The place became desert once again.

Question 31

A. willing

B. keen

C. eager

D. enthusiastic

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numberPri blanks from 31 to 35.

I was raised on a farm in a remote village in the 1950s. The winter months were endless and everything was covered in snow. I was always (31) _______ for the warmer weather to come. When spring arrived, everything came alive - flowers would bloom and the animals would come out of hibernation. I would follow the bear tracks and search for them. Once, however, I (32) ____ an angry mother bear who saw me as a threat. (33) ______ the sight of the bear, I did what my father had told me. I stood still until she stopped growling and walked away. The trick was effective, but looking back now, I realized that the situation was far more serious than I thought at the time. By the age of twelve, I had lots of camping experience, as I used to go camping with my dog on my school holidays. We would spend days (34) ______ the forest, catching fish for dinner, look at the frogs and the (35) ______ of birds and the insects hopping up and down on the surface of the water. Of course, this was possible only during the warm months. When the autumn came, everything went quiet, which was quite usual in those parts. It wasn't long before the animals disappeared, the birds flew south and the snow took over. The place became desert once again.

Question 33

A. by

B. at

C. on

D. in

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numberPri blanks from 31 to 35.

I was raised on a farm in a remote village in the 1950s. The winter months were endless and everything was covered in snow. I was always (31) _______ for the warmer weather to come. When spring arrived, everything came alive - flowers would bloom and the animals would come out of hibernation. I would follow the bear tracks and search for them. Once, however, I (32) ____ an angry mother bear who saw me as a threat. (33) ______ the sight of the bear, I did what my father had told me. I stood still until she stopped growling and walked away. The trick was effective, but looking back now, I realized that the situation was far more serious than I thought at the time. By the age of twelve, I had lots of camping experience, as I used to go camping with my dog on my school holidays. We would spend days (34) ______ the forest, catching fish for dinner, look at the frogs and the (35) ______ of birds and the insects hopping up and down on the surface of the water. Of course, this was possible only during the warm months. When the autumn came, everything went quiet, which was quite usual in those parts. It wasn't long before the animals disappeared, the birds flew south and the snow took over. The place became desert once again.

Question 32

A. found out

B. came across

C. dealt with

D. reached