VIII. Read and fill in the blank with one suitable word to complete the passage. Then circle T (True) or F (False).

            I am going (1 )............................... Hoi An for this summer vacation. People say that the weather in Hoi An is very nice. The people there are really kind (2)..............................  friendly. The ancient town of Hoi An is on the river Thu Bon, more than 30 kilometres  to the south of Da Nang.

            Hoi An is famous (3).............................. old temples, pagodas, filed-roof houses and narrow streets. Tourists can visit the relics of Sa Huynh and Cham civilization. They can also (4) .............................. the beautiful scenery of the river Thu Bon, Cua Dai beach, ect. In recent years, Hoi An has become a very popular tourist destination in Viet Nam. Hoi An was known (5) .....................................a world heritage site in 1999.

*. Circle T (True) or F (False)

1.______ The writer is going to Hue for this summer vacation.

2. ______ Hoi An is the ancient town.

3. ______ It is famous for high building.

4. ______ Tourists can visit old temples, pagodas and tiled-roof houses here.

5. ______Hoi An was  recognized as a world Heritage site in 1999.

Hoi An Ancient Town

Arriving in Hoi An around 9 p.m., I was really relieved when I discovered that the whole town was peacefully quiet, something I am really concerned that Hoi An at night may become crazy club scenes. In the next morning, I woke up very early, and walked around the town admiring waterfront areas where local fishermen were ready to go out for day fishing, the very lively market and extremely charming and empty streets. Since there was no tourist, only locals then and the souvenir shops were still close, I felt that Hoi An at that moment was an extremely gorgeous place to visit.         The yellowish Chinese styled houses along the street together with decorative bushes of bougainvillea flower are lovely sights and very photogenic. The layout of houses was claimed to be unique for not strictly complied with Feng Shui but for benefit of better ventilation in tropical region. Another thing that I am really impressed is the preservation of thẹ whole town which is very amazing and very authentic, which is a thing that cannot be found in Melaka, Singapore or Macao. The Japanese Bridge is maybe the only sight that I found very interesting for its stories that the Japanese built this bridge in order to calm evil serpent spirit “Namazu” that caused earthquake in very faraway Japan since they believe Hoi An is located on the back of the serpent. I strangely found that there are still many nice temples, especially the one dedicate to Confucius which has more unique and interesting Vietnamese elements more than the preserved ones in the core zone.          I also noted that Hoi An is not only popular with European tourists but also Korean, Japanese, Australian and New Zealander. After sunset, the whole town waterfront becomes a night market with many local foods. And at that time Hoi An is very charming with hundreds of paper and silk lanterns. Hoi An at night seems to be a very popular place for pre-wedding photo shooting, as I saw many Vietnamese couples in their traditional dresses with their photographer teams everywhere especially around the Japanese Bridge, so a great place to see local contemporary wedding cultures. All in all, I really enjoyed my time in Hoi An for its lovely atmosphere and nice townscape. 

Question: All of the following statements are true about the architecture of Hoi An EXCEPT that ______

A. the houses along the street are decorated with bushes of bougainvillea flower

B. the houses along with the street are lovely sights and very photogenic

C. the layout of houses are for benefit of better ventilation in tropical region

D. the layout of houses are unique and strictly complied with Feng Shui

Hoi An Ancient Town

Arriving in Hoi An around 9 p.m., I was really relieved when I discovered that the whole town was peacefully quiet, something I am really concerned that Hoi An at night may become crazy club scenes. In the next morning, I woke up very early, and walked around the town admiring waterfront areas where local fishermen were ready to go out for day fishing, the very lively market and extremely charming and empty streets. Since there was no tourist, only locals then and the souvenir shops were still close, I felt that Hoi An at that moment was an extremely gorgeous place to visit.         The yellowish Chinese styled houses along the street together with decorative bushes of bougainvillea flower are lovely sights and very photogenic. The layout of houses was claimed to be unique for not strictly complied with Feng Shui but for benefit of better ventilation in tropical region. Another thing that I am really impressed is the preservation of thẹ whole town which is very amazing and very authentic, which is a thing that cannot be found in Melaka, Singapore or Macao. The Japanese Bridge is maybe the only sight that I found very interesting for its stories that the Japanese built this bridge in order to calm evil serpent spirit “Namazu” that caused earthquake in very faraway Japan since they believe Hoi An is located on the back of the serpent. I strangely found that there are still many nice temples, especially the one dedicate to Confucius which has more unique and interesting Vietnamese elements more than the preserved ones in the core zone.          I also noted that Hoi An is not only popular with European tourists but also Korean, Japanese, Australian and New Zealander. After sunset, the whole town waterfront becomes a night market with many local foods. And at that time Hoi An is very charming with hundreds of paper and silk lanterns. Hoi An at night seems to be a very popular place for pre-wedding photo shooting, as I saw many Vietnamese couples in their traditional dresses with their photographer teams everywhere especially around the Japanese Bridge, so a great place to see local contemporary wedding cultures. All in all, I really enjoyed my time in Hoi An for its lovely atmosphere and nice townscape. 

Question: The important thing that the writer is really impressed is that _____

A. the preservation of the whole town is very amazing and authentic

B. the yellowish Chinese styled houses can be found in other countries

C. the preservation of the whole town is similar to that in other cities

D. there are no nice, unique and interesting temples outside the preserved core zone

Hoi An Ancient Town

Arriving in Hoi An around 9 p.m., I was really relieved when I discovered that the whole town was peacefully quiet, something I am really concerned that Hoi An at night may become crazy club scenes. In the next morning, I woke up very early, and walked around the town admiring waterfront areas where local fishermen were ready to go out for day fishing, the very lively market and extremely charming and empty streets. Since there was no tourist, only locals then and the souvenir shops were still close, I felt that Hoi An at that moment was an extremely gorgeous place to visit.         The yellowish Chinese styled houses along the street together with decorative bushes of bougainvillea flower are lovely sights and very photogenic. The layout of houses was claimed to be unique for not strictly complied with Feng Shui but for benefit of better ventilation in tropical region. Another thing that I am really impressed is the preservation of thẹ whole town which is very amazing and very authentic, which is a thing that cannot be found in Melaka, Singapore or Macao. The Japanese Bridge is maybe the only sight that I found very interesting for its stories that the Japanese built this bridge in order to calm evil serpent spirit “Namazu” that caused earthquake in very faraway Japan since they believe Hoi An is located on the back of the serpent. I strangely found that there are still many nice temples, especially the one dedicate to Confucius which has more unique and interesting Vietnamese elements more than the preserved ones in the core zone.          I also noted that Hoi An is not only popular with European tourists but also Korean, Japanese, Australian and New Zealander. After sunset, the whole town waterfront becomes a night market with many local foods. And at that time Hoi An is very charming with hundreds of paper and silk lanterns. Hoi An at night seems to be a very popular place for pre-wedding photo shooting, as I saw many Vietnamese couples in their traditional dresses with their photographer teams everywhere especially around the Japanese Bridge, so a great place to see local contemporary wedding cultures. All in all, I really enjoyed my time in Hoi An for its lovely atmosphere and nice townscape. 

Question: Hoi An is also a good place ______.

A. to see local cultures, especially modern wedding ones

B. to have albums of artistic photographs of daily life

C. to see many Vietnamese couples in their traditional dresses

D. to see photograph teams around the Japanese Bridge

Hoi An Ancient Town

Arriving in Hoi An around 9 p.m., I was really relieved when I discovered that the whole town was peacefully quiet, something I am really concerned that Hoi An at night may become crazy club scenes. In the next morning, I woke up very early, and walked around the town admiring waterfront areas where local fishermen were ready to go out for day fishing, the very lively market and extremely charming and empty streets. Since there was no tourist, only locals then and the souvenir shops were still close, I felt that Hoi An at that moment was an extremely gorgeous place to visit.         The yellowish Chinese styled houses along the street together with decorative bushes of bougainvillea flower are lovely sights and very photogenic. The layout of houses was claimed to be unique for not strictly complied with Feng Shui but for benefit of better ventilation in tropical region. Another thing that I am really impressed is the preservation of thẹ whole town which is very amazing and very authentic, which is a thing that cannot be found in Melaka, Singapore or Macao. The Japanese Bridge is maybe the only sight that I found very interesting for its stories that the Japanese built this bridge in order to calm evil serpent spirit “Namazu” that caused earthquake in very faraway Japan since they believe Hoi An is located on the back of the serpent. I strangely found that there are still many nice temples, especially the one dedicate to Confucius which has more unique and interesting Vietnamese elements more than the preserved ones in the core zone.          I also noted that Hoi An is not only popular with European tourists but also Korean, Japanese, Australian and New Zealander. After sunset, the whole town waterfront becomes a night market with many local foods. And at that time Hoi An is very charming with hundreds of paper and silk lanterns. Hoi An at night seems to be a very popular place for pre-wedding photo shooting, as I saw many Vietnamese couples in their traditional dresses with their photographer teams everywhere especially around the Japanese Bridge, so a great place to see local contemporary wedding cultures. All in all, I really enjoyed my time in Hoi An for its lovely atmosphere and nice townscape. 

Question: The beauty of Hoi An at night was thanks to ______

A. European and Asian tourists

B. its popular destination to visit

C. the local cuisine and lanterns

D. the whole town waterfront

Hoi An Ancient Town

Arriving in Hoi An around 9 p.m., I was really relieved when I discovered that the whole town was peacefully quiet, something I am really concerned that Hoi An at night may become crazy club scenes. In the next morning, I woke up very early, and walked around the town admiring waterfront areas where local fishermen were ready to go out for day fishing, the very lively market and extremely charming and empty streets. Since there was no tourist, only locals then and the souvenir shops were still close, I felt that Hoi An at that moment was an extremely gorgeous place to visit.         The yellowish Chinese styled houses along the street together with decorative bushes of bougainvillea flower are lovely sights and very photogenic. The layout of houses was claimed to be unique for not strictly complied with Feng Shui but for benefit of better ventilation in tropical region. Another thing that I am really impressed is the preservation of thẹ whole town which is very amazing and very authentic, which is a thing that cannot be found in Melaka, Singapore or Macao. The Japanese Bridge is maybe the only sight that I found very interesting for its stories that the Japanese built this bridge in order to calm evil serpent spirit “Namazu” that caused earthquake in very faraway Japan since they believe Hoi An is located on the back of the serpent. I strangely found that there are still many nice temples, especially the one dedicate to Confucius which has more unique and interesting Vietnamese elements more than the preserved ones in the core zone.          I also noted that Hoi An is not only popular with European tourists but also Korean, Japanese, Australian and New Zealander. After sunset, the whole town waterfront becomes a night market with many local foods. And at that time Hoi An is very charming with hundreds of paper and silk lanterns. Hoi An at night seems to be a very popular place for pre-wedding photo shooting, as I saw many Vietnamese couples in their traditional dresses with their photographer teams everywhere especially around the Japanese Bridge, so a great place to see local contemporary wedding cultures. All in all, I really enjoyed my time in Hoi An for its lovely atmosphere and nice townscape. 

Question: The firts impression that the writer had on the first evening and the next morning was that __________.

A. the town may become crazy club scenes like many other ancient towns in the world

B. the town was a wonderful place to visit especially early in the morning and at night

C. local fishermen were ready to go out for day fishing, paying no attention to tourists

D. there was no tourist and the souvenir shops were still close and he felt bored

VIII. Read and fill in the blank with one suitable word to complete the passage. Then circle T (True) or F (False).

            I am going (1 )............................... Hoi An for this summer vacation. People say that the weather in Hoi An is very nice. The people there are really kind (2)..............................  friendly. The ancient town of Hoi An is on the river Thu Bon, more than 30 kilometres  to the south of Da Nang.

            Hoi An is famous (3).............................. old temples, pagodas, filed-roof houses and narrow streets. Tourists can visit the relics of Sa Huynh and Cham civilization. They can also (4) .............................. the beautiful scenery of the river Thu Bon, Cua Dai beach, ect. In recent years, Hoi An has become a very popular tourist destination in Viet Nam. Hoi An was known (5) .....................................a world heritage site in 1999.

*. Circle T (True) or F (False)

1.______ The writer is going to Hue for this summer vacation.

2. ______ Hoi An is the ancient town.

3. ______ It is famous for high building.

4. ______ Tourists can visit old temples, pagodas and tiled-roof houses here.

5. ______Hoi An was  recognized as a world Heritage site in 1999.

Mark the letter Ay B,c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.

It’s nice I am now in Hoi An Ancient Town again. This is the second time I _____ there.

A. will be

B. would be

C. was

D. have been

Use the given words in the box to complete the following passage. There are TWO words that are not used.

days - usually - four - many - season - weather - warm

There are (1) ________ seasons in a year in our country. They are spring, summer, fall and winter. In the spring, the weather is usually warm. Sometimes it is cold, but not very cold. There are (2) ________ flowers in this season. After spring, it is the summer. In the summer, the days are long and the nights are short. We often go on vacation in the summer. Fall is a nice (3) ________. The weather is often cool. In the winter, it's usually very cold. The (4) ________ are short and the nights are long. We always wear (5) ________ clothes in the winter.