Task 2: Read the passage again, and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Basket makers can live on their craft nowadays.
A. True
B. False
Task 2: Read the passage again, and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Artisans in Bat Trang village have always kept the traditions without any changes.
A. True
B. False
Đáp án: B
Thông tin: Nowadays, the pottery artists bring into ceramics many innovations in production techniques, and creativity in products' features, so many new products have been made, and even daily household items may have the beauty like decoration ones.
Ngày nay, các nghệ nhân gốm mang đến cho gốm nhiều sự đổi mới trong kỹ thuật sản xuất và sáng tạo về tính năng của sản phẩm, vì vậy nhiều sản phẩm mới đã được tạo ra, và thậm chí các vật dụng gia đình hàng ngày có thể có vẻ đẹp như đồ trang trí.
Task 2: Read the passage again, and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Bat Trang’s pottery products were exported to foreign markets during the 18th and 19th centuries.
A. True
B. False
Đáp án: B
Thông tin: In the 18th and 19th centuries, due to restricting foreign trade policy of Trinh, Nguyen dynasties, it was difficult for pottery products in Viet Nam to be exported to foreign countries.
Vào thế kỷ 18 và 19, do hạn chế chính sách ngoại thương của các triều đại Trinh, Nguyễn, rất khó để các sản phẩm gốm sứ ở Việt Nam được xuất khẩu ra nước ngoài
Task 2: Read the passage again, and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Many Japanese, Chinese and Western trading boats came to Pho Hien during the 15th and 17th centuries.
A. True
B. False
Đáp án: A
Thông tin: Bat Trang's ceramics were favourite products not only in the domesticmarket, but also foreign ones thanks to Japanese, Chinese and Western trading boats that passed by.
Đồ gốm của Bát Tràng là sản phẩm được yêu thích không chỉ ở thị trường nội địa, mà cả ở nước ngoài nhờ các tàu buôn bán của Nhật Bản, Trung Quốc và phương Tây đi qua.
Task 2: Read the passage again, and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Its location beside the Red River has provided an enormous source of fine clay as ingredient for pottery making.
A. True
B. False
Đáp án: A
Thông tin: Located in an area rich in clay, the village has advantage of ingredients to create fine ceramics. Moreover, lying beside the Red River, between Thang Long and Pho Hien, two ancient trade centers in the north of Viet Nam during the 15th -17th centuries.
Nằm trong một khu vực giàu đất sét, ngôi làng có lợi thế về nguyên liệu để tạo ra gốm sứ tinh xảo. Hơn nữa, nằm cạnh sông Hồng, giữa Thăng Long và Phố Hiền, hai trung tâm thương mại cổ ở phía bắc Việt Nam trong suốt thế kỷ 15-17.
Read the passage again, and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Bat Trang pottery has been developed since the 7th century.
A. True
B. False
Đáp án: B
Thông tin: Bat Trang, a traditional porcelain and pottery village with history of seven centuries.
Bát Tràng, một làng gốm sứ truyền thống có lịch sử bảy thế kỷ. (7 thế kỉ chứ không phải thế kỉ 7)
A. Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
Chris and Liam Hemsworth are brothers. They’re from Australia, but they aren’t really Australian. Their grandfather is Dutch, from the Netherlands. Chris is thirty-two years old and Liam is twenty-seven. They are tall and handsome, and are both famous actors. In family photographs, they look very similar; they both have short hair and blue eyes. But in films, they are completely different. Liam is Gale in the three Hunger Games films. Gale is a very brave and strong young man with short dark hair. He can fight and hunt, and he can shoot arrows. He’s also an angry young man. Chris is Thor, the superhero in the Thor and Avengers films. Thor’s big and strong with long blond hair. He can shoot lightning. Gale can’t do that.
33. Chris and Liam come from Australia. _______
34. Chris and Liam have short hair and blue eyes. _______
35. Gale and Thor aren’t very different. _______
36. Thor is big and has long blond hair. _______
37. Gale and Thor are strong and can shoot lightning. _______
Read the conversation again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
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1. Mai is a member of the ASEAN Youth Volunteer Programme. |
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2. One of the aims of AYVP is to help young people volunteer. |
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3. Mai can only find last year’s themes on the AYVP’s website. |
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4. Mai can apply to join the AYVP when she turns 18. |
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Read the following passage carefully, and then decide whether the following statements are True (T), False (F) or No Given (N) . (5 ms)
A combination of sewage, salt, air pollution, sun, sand and wind may destroy the huge statue on the outskirts of Cairo. This statue of the sun god has the body of a lion and the face of a human being. It is five thousand years old, but it is too badly damaged to be completely saved.
The statue has already been dug out of the sad three times. However, the latest problems are much more serious. First, there are no proper drains and water pipes in the neighborhood and the underground passages round the statue have become blocked. Too much water has been running into the stone statue for several years. As a result, tiny pieces of salt have been left on the stone and have damaged it.
Secondly, air pollution from the increasing amount of traffic in Cairo is also destroying the ancient statue. The air is so full of poisonous gases that it is making the stone crumble and decay even faster.
Thirdly, the statue is being damaged by extremes of temperature. For example, although the air is very cold at night, during the day the stone of the statue becomes very hot under the strong sun. Other natural forces such as serve sandstorms also attack the statue.
Finally, the tourists who visit the statue everyday also cause a lot of damage.
1. The statue is in the center of Cairo.
2. Part of the statue looks like a lion and part like a person.
3. The underground passages round the statue are full of waste and water.
4. High temperatures damage stone far more than low temperature.
5. Fortunately, little damage is caused by visitors to the statue.
A combination of sewage, salt, air pollution, sun, sand and wind may destroy the huge statue on the outskirts of Cairo. This statue of the sun god has the body of a lion and the face of a human being. It is five thousand years old, but it is too badly damaged to be completely saved.
The statue has already been dug out of the sad three times. However, the latest problems are much more serious. First, there are no proper drains and water pipes in the neighborhood and the underground passages round the statue have become blocked. Too much water has been running into the stone statue for several years. As a result, tiny pieces of salt have been left on the stone and have damaged it.
Secondly, air pollution from the increasing amount of traffic in Cairo is also destroying the ancient statue. The air is so full of poisonous gases that it is making the stone crumble and decay even faster.
Thirdly, the statue is being damaged by extremes of temperature. For example, although the air is very cold at night, during the day the stone of the statue becomes very hot under the strong sun. Other natural forces such as serve sandstorms also attack the statue.
Finally, the tourists who visit the statue everyday also cause a lot of damage.
1. The statue is in the center of Cairo. False
2. Part of the statue looks like a lion and part like a person. True
3. The underground passages round the statue are full of waste and water. True
4. High temperatures damage stone far more than low temperature. No Given
5. Fortunately, little damage is caused by visitors to the statue. False
Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements are true or false.
The more discipline parents put on their children, the more obedient they are.
A. True
B. False
Đáp án: B
Thông tin: Teens need fewer rules but they have to be clear and unchangeable. Also, if the mother and father don’t agree about discipline, teens have less respect for both parents.
Dịch: Thanh thiếu niên cần ít quy tắc hơn nhưng chúng phải rõ ràng và không thể thay đổi. Ngoài ra, nếu mẹ và cha don đồng ý về kỷ luật, thanh thiếu niên ít tôn trọng cả cha mẹ.