Viet Nam is a country in the South – East Asia. It has an area of 329,566 sq.km. Hanoi is the capital and Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city. The population of Viet Nam is about 80 million. It has age-old culture and long tradition of fighting against foreign invaders. Viet Nam is now a member country of ASEAN and many other international organizations such as APEC, WTO...

            Viet Nam exports rice, coffee and many other farm products. Viet Nam has lots of tourist attractions and World Heritage Sites such as Ha Long Bay, Phong Nha Cave, Hoi An Ancient Town, My Son Sanctuary, etc. Vietnamese people are proud of their country. They have been trying hard to build a powerful and prosperous country.

 Answer the questions:

      1.   Where is Viet Nam located?

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      2.   What is the area of Viet Nam?

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      3.   What does Viet Nam export?

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      4.   What have Vietnamese people been trying to do?

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      5.   Name some World Heritage Sites in Viet Nam.

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Read the passage below and answer the following questions by circling A, B, C or D.
‎Hi, my name is Nam. I live in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City. There are a lot of things I like about my neighbourhood. It’s wonderful for outdoor activities because it has beautiful parks and nice weather. There are many shops, restaurants and supermarkets around, so I think it has almost everything I need. The people here are very friendly, and the food is more delicious than in other places. However, there is only one thing I dislike about it: the streets are noisy and crowded, traffic jams often happen here.
‎ What are the people in his neighbourhood like?

 A.

They are shy.

 B.

They are boring.

 C.

They are busy.

 D.

They are friendly

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`COMPARISION OF ADJECTIVES

 Rewrite the following sentences beginning as shown or do as directed in brackets:

No city in Viet Nam is more populous than Ho Chi Minh city

              Ho Chi Minh city is   ______________________________________________________

2.  Ho chi Minh city is more populous than Da Nang city.

       Da Nang city isn’t _______________________________________________________

3. No city in Viet Nam is more historic than Ha Noi city

      Ha Noi city is   ___________________________________________________________

4. The teacher says that no student in the school is noisier than I am!

      My teacher says that I’m ____________________________________________________

5. Nam is younger than Ba.

      Ba _____________________________________________________________________

6. I think there is no city in Viet Nam more liveable than Da Nang city

________________________________ most _________________________________

7. My brother isn’t as tall as me.

      My brother is ____________________________________ me.

8. This exercise is easier than the last one.

      This exercise is ____________________________________________ as the last one.

       This exercise _____________________________________________ than the last one.

9. There are more boys than girl in our class. (AS)

      There are __________________________________ as boys in our class.

10. No chair in the room is more comfortable than this one.

      This chair  _______________________________________________

11. No student in my class as clever as Hilary.

      Hilary is _____________________________________

12. Mr. Nam is more careful than Mr. Lam.

Mr. Lam ____________________________________________________________________

Mr. Lam ____________________________________________________________________

13.  Nobody in my class is taller than John.

John _______________________________________________________________________

14. Ba is more intelligent than any students in his class.

No ________________________________________________________________________

No ________________________________________________________________________

15.Lan is the best student in my class

No ________________________________________________________________________

No ________________________________________________________________________

15. She is better at English than me

I ____________________________

16. This camera is cheaper than that camera

That camera is not ___________________________

17. Quang is lazier than Ha.

Ha is ______________________________________

Ha is not ___________________________________

18. A city is noisier than a village.

A village __________________________________

19. Ha Noi is large. Bangkok is larger and Tokyo is the largest.

Tokyo ____________________________ the three cities

20. The painting is bigger than the photograph (as…as)

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21. Quang is lazier than Ha.

Ha ________________________________________

22. A city is noisier than a village.

A village _______________________________________

A village _________________________________________

1. In summer, Da Nang is hot, but Vinh is hotter

Vinh _________________________________________

23. Hoi An isn’t as modern as Da Nang.

Da Nang ___________________________________

24. Kiet is the best at English in his class.

No student ______________________________________

25. No city in Viet Nam is more liveable than Da Nang city.

Da Nang _______________________________________

26. Nobody is older than my grandfather in my famiy.

My grandfather __________________________________

 27. Da Nang isn’t as polluted as Ho Chi Minh city.

       Ho Chi Minh city _________________________________

 28. Da Nang is noisier than Hoi An

       Hoi An _________________________________________

       Hoi An isn’t ________________________________________

29. This car is cheaper than that one.

      That car is ___________________________________________

      That car isn’t ________________________________________

30. My sister is more beautiful than me.

     I ___________________________________________________

     I ___________________________________________________

I. John’s asking for some information about the museums in Ho Chi Minh City. Listen carefully and choose the best answer for each question (1m).

1. What museum does John want to visit?

A. Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology

B. Viet Nam History Museum

C. Viet Nam Museum of Revolution

2. Which period does the war Remnants Museum focus on?

A. Viet Nam war B. World war II C. The Civil war

3. Which museum displays the diversity of Viet Nam?

A. Viet Nam History Museum

B. Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology

C. War Remnants Museum

4. Where is Ho Chi Minh Museum?

A. In Ho Chi Minh City B. In Nghe An C. In Ha Noi

5. Why does Minh recommend Cham Museum?

A. He loves the museum.

B. He had a great time visiting the museum.

C. His friends recommend the museum.

Ex1: Give the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Ho Chi Minh City is (big)… . ………………… ……….city in Viet Nam.

2. Lan is (thin) … ……………………………………….of the three sisters.

3. The Amazone River is (long)… ……………………………………river in the world.

4. Hanh is(clever)… …………………………. student in class.

5. It’s(short)… ………………………….day of year.

6. Who’s(good)……… ………………………………..tennis player in your country?

7.Who is (tall)……… …………………………………………person in your family?

8. Decemberis (cold)…… ……………………………….month of  the year in my country.

9. Ethanh is (happy)…… …………………………………..boy that I know.

10.Where are(nice)……… ………………………………….beaches in your country?

Look at the pictures and the example. Read the story and write the word(s) for each gap. There is one example (0).

Last summer I went to Da Lat with my (0) classmates. It’s a beautiful city in the Centre of Viet Nam. We went there by (1) __________. It’s smaller than Ho Chi Minh City, and quieter. The weather was fine. It was colder and drier than in Ha Noi. We stayed in a (2) __________. It’s opposite a big (3) __________. We visited famous places such as Prenn Waterfall and Langbiang (4) __________. The food was cheap, but the clothes were expensive. I enjoyed the trip so much. It was more exciting than I expected. After Da Lat, I would like to visit Phu Quoc (5) __________ some day.

Read the passage and answer the questions.

The economy of Ho Chi Minh City consists of industries ranging from mining, seafood processing, agriculture, and construction, to tourism, finance, industry and trade. The state-owned sector makes up 33.3% of the economy, the private sector 4.6%, and the remainder in foreign investment. Concerning its economic structure, the service sector accounts for 51.1%, industry and construction account for 47.7%, and forestry, agriculture, and others make up just 1.2%.

Quang Trung Software Park is a software park situated in District 12. The park is approximately 15 km from downtown Ho Chi Minh City and hosts software enterprises as well as dot.com companies. The park also includes a software training school. Dot.com investors here are supplied with other facilities and services such as residences and high-speed access to the internet as well as favorable taxation. Together with the Hi-Tech Park in District 9, and the 32 ha. software park inside Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone in District 7 of the city, Ho Chi Minh City aims to become an important hi-tech city in the country and the South-East Asia region.

As of June 2006, the city had three export processing zones and twelve industrial parks, in addition to Quang Trung Software Park and Ho Chi Minh City Hi-tech Park. Intel has invested about 1 billion dollars in a factory in the city. More than fifty banks with hundreds of branches and about 20 insurance companies are also located inside the city. The Stock Exchange, the first stock exchange in Vietnam, was opened in 2001. There are 171 medium and large-scale markets as well as several supermarket chains, shopping malls, and fashion and beauty centers.

1. What does the economy of Ho Chi Minh City consist of?

2. How many percent does the service sector account for in the economic structure?

3. Where is Quang Trung Software Park?

4. How many export processing zones and industrial parks were there in the city in 2006?

5. When was the first stock exchange opened?

VI. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word. Peter wakes up at seven o’clock, but he doesn’t (1) ______ up until a quarter past seven. He (2) ______ a shower and gets dressed. (3) ______ breakfast, he cleans (4) ______ teeth. He leaves his house at eight o’clock and catches the train (5) ______ Manchester. On the train, he (6) ______ the newspaper and (7) ______ the crossword. He comes (8) ______ at about half (9) ______ six in the evening. After dinner, he washes up. Then he usually (10) ______ TV. He goes to bed at about 11.30. VII. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word. A. Viet Nam is in the South – East Asia. It has (1) …… ............of beautiful mountains, rivers and beaches. (2) ….......… are two long (3) ……… in Viet Nam: the Red River in the north and the Mekong River in the (4) ……. ..........The Mekong river is the (5).....................river in the South – East Asiaand of course it is longer (6) …..….the Red River. the Mekong River starts in Tibet and (7) …………. to the East Sea. Fasipan is (8) ……. highest mountain in Viet Nam. It's 3,143 meters (9) ……… . Viet nam also has many nice ( 10) ……. .....................such as tra Co, sam Son, Nha Trang, Vung Tau.

B. Oak city is a great city. There’s so (1) ………………to do! There are cinemas, parks and discos. It’s got some great clothes and music shops (2) ………………Oak city is very modern and beautiful. There aren’t any (3) ………………buildings and there’s some beautiful (4) ………………around the city. Is there any pollution in the Oak city? There isn’t much pollution (5) ………………there isn’t much traffic. Everyone travels (6) ………………bike and walks, so there aren’t many accidents. No one works, so everyone has got a lot of free time. Are there any unfriendly people in Oak city? – No, so come and spend a little time here.

C. Dear Mai, I am writing Ha Long Bay with my family (1) …….…June 12th to 20th . (2) …….…you have a double room with a shower for these days? How (3) ………..…is the room? We would like (4) ……..…room facing the sea if it is possible. We (5) …..…eat meat but we (6) ………..…all other kinds of food We are arriving (7) ………..…Ha Long Bay (8) ……..…about six o’clock on Monday evening. We plan to leave the hotel (9) ………..…Sunday morning. I (10)… ………..forward to hearing from you soon.

Love, Nga 

TRUE-FALSE
Last summer Mary went to Ho Chi Minh with her parents. Their flight lasted over
twelve hours. They stayed in a big hotel. It was clean and comfortable.
On the first day, they visited NhaRong Port, Thong Nhat Palace and some other
places of interest. On the second day, they visited Cu Chi Tunnels where they
were amazed by hundreds of underground defense works used during the war.
Finally, they went to VinhNghiem pagoda and the Notre Dame Cathedral and
they were interested in the special atmosphere of peace and dignity there. After
three days in Ho Chi Minh City, they went to Hue to visit some citadel there. They
really enjoyed their stay in Viet Nam.
1.Mary and her family went to Ho Chi Minh City by train.
2.They visited Cu Chi Tunnels on the last day.
3.They stayed in Ho Chi Minh City for three days.
4.They liked the journey in Vietnam.
Choose the word/ phrase (A, B,C or D) that best fits the space.
5. What is the synonym of the word amazed?
A. surprised B. worried C. feared D. disturbed
6. What is the main topic of the text?
A. A family’s journey to Vietnam
B. Places to visit in Ho Chi Minh City
C. History of Vietnamese monuments
D. A summary of Cu Chi underground defense works