VI. Read the passage then choose the option A, B, C or D to answer the questions.(1pt)

Pho is one of the most popular Vietnamese dishes. What is pho? Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs and meat.

There are two basic types of pho and that is Pho Bo (beef noodle soup) and Pho Ga (chicken noodle soup). Pho Bo is beef broth that is made by stewing cow bones in a large pot for quite a long time. Pho Ga is very similar to Pho Bo. Instead of beef broth, chicken broth is made by stewing chicken bones. The noodle itself is made from varieties of rice. The ingredients and toppings may vary a slight bit in the North and the South.

Pho is normally eaten for breakfast, but many of people eat at lunch, or even dinner.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. One of the most popular Vietnamese dishes

B. How to cook Pho Bo and Pho Ga

C. How to eat Pho Bo and Pho Ga

D. Pho Bo - the most popular Vietnamese dishes

2. How many basic types of Pho are there?

A. Only one                B. Three                      C. Two                        D. Four

3. The word “similar” in line 5 probably means ______.

A. alike                        B. different                 C. familiar                   D. delicious

4. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?

A. Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup             

B. Pho Bo is beef broth that is made by stewing cow bones

C. Pho is only eaten for breakfast                  

D. Chicken broth is made by stewing chicken bones

GIÚP MÌNH VỚI Ạ , T^T

PHO – A POPULAR DISH IN HA NOI

Among the many special dishes in Ha Noi, pho is the most popular. It is a special kind of Vietnamese soup. We can enjoy pho for all kinds of meals during the day, from breakfast to dinner, and even for a late night snack. Pho has a very special taste. The rice noodles are made from the best variety of rice. The broth for pho bo (beef noodle soup) is made by stewing the bones of cows for a long time in a large pot. The broth for another kind of pho, pho ga (chicken noodle soup) is made by stewing chicken bones. The chicken meat served with pho ga is boneless and cut into thin slices . . . It’s so delicious!Tell me about a popular dish where you live!

Posted by Phong at 5:30 p.m.

Pho is one of the most popular Vietnamese dishes. What is pho? Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat. There are two basic types of pho and that is Pho Bo (beef noodle soup) and Pho Ga (chicken noodle soup). Pho Bo is beef broth that is made by stewing cow bones in a large pot for quite a long time. Pho Ga is very similar to Pho Bo. Instead of beef broth, chicken broth is made by stewing chicken bones. The noodle itself is made from varieties of rice. The ingredients and toppings may vary a slight bit in the North and the South. Pho is normally eaten for breakfast, but many people eat at lunch or even dinner.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

2. What is the word similar means nearly to: alike or familiar?

IV/ Put the word from the box in each gap to complete the following passage.

Everybody knows that the hamburger is a very (1) ............. America food. However, people in the United States learned to make hamburgers (2) ............. Germans. The Germans got the idea from Russia. In the thirteenth century the Tartar people from Central Asia (3)...... to Russia and parts of Europe. They (4)..........something like hamburger meat, but it was raw. This raw meat was beef, lamb, goat meat or horse meat. Soon the Russians started to eat raw meat, (5) ..........Germans from Hamburg and other northern cities learned to eat this food from the Russians (6) .............., they added salt, pepper, a raw egg, and then cooked it.

Between 1830 and 1900 thousands (7) ........... Germans went to live in the United States. They took the hamburger with (8)..................... People called it hamburger steak.

In 1940 at the World's Fair in St. Loui (a city on the Mississippi River) a man from Texas sold hamburger steak in roll. Then people could eat it (9)......... their hands, like a sandwich. This was the first real hamburger (10)........... the hamburger we eat today.

PHO – A POPULAR DISH IN HANOI

   Among the many special dishes in Hanoi, pho is the most popular. It is a special kind of Vietnamese soup. We can enjoy pho for all kinds of meals during the day, from breakfast to dinner, and even for a late night snack. Pho has a very special taste. The rice noodles are made from the best variety of rice. The broth for pho bo (beef noodle soup) is made by stewing the bones of cows for a long time in a large pot. The broth for another kind of pho, pho ga (chicken noodle soup) is made by stewing chicken bones. The chicken meat served with pho ga is boneless and cut into thin slices … It's so delicious! Tell me about a popular dish where you live!
1. What is the popular dish in your local area?     __________________________________________________

2. When can we enjoy the dish?         _____________________________________________________________________________________

3. What are the main ingredients of the dish and how is it made? 

________________________________________________________________________________

4. What do you think about the dish?      ________________________________________________________

I. Read the passage and answer the following questions.

      Among the many special dishes in Ha Noi, pho is the most popular. It is a special kind of Vietnamese soup. We can enjoy Pho for all kinds of meals during the day, from breakfast to dinner, and even for late night snack. Pho has a very special taste. The rice noodles are made from the best variety of rice. The broth for pho bo (beef noodle soup) is made by stewing the bones of cows for a long time in a large pot. The broth for another kind of pho, pho ga (chicken noodle soup) is made by stewing chicken bones. The chicken meat served with pho ga is boneless and cut into thin slices... It’s so delicious.

      1.   When can we enjoy pho?

            _____________________________________________________________

      2.   How is the chicken meat served with pho ga?

            _____________________________________________________________

      3.   What are the rice noodles made from?

            _____________________________________________________________

      4.   How is the broth for pho bo made?

            _____________________________________________________________

I. Complete the passage with the words in the box. There is one extra word we don’t need for the

PHO - A POPULAR DISH IN HA NOI

         Among the many special dishes in Ha Noi, pho is the (1) ……… popular. It is a special kind of Vietnamese soup. We can enjoy pho for all kinds of meals during the day, from (2……..  to dinner, and even for a late night snack. Pho has a very special taste. The rice noodles are made from the best variety of rice. The broth for pho bo (beef noodle soup) is (3) ……… by stewing the bones of cows for a long time in a large pot. The broth for another kind of pho, pho ga (chicken noodle soup) is made by stewing chicken bones. The chicken meat served with pho gais (4)…….. and cut into thin slices. It is so delicious!

                                         PHO- A POPULAR DISH IN HA NOI

Among the many special dishes in Ha Noi,pho is the most popular. It is a special kind of Vietnamese  soup. We can enjoy pho for all kind of meals during the day,from breakfast to dinner, and even for a late night snack. Pho has a very special taste.The rice noodles are made from the best variety of rice. The broth for pho bo (beef noodle soup) is made by stewing the bones of cows for a long time i a large pot. The broth for another kind of pho, pho ga (chicken noodle soup) is made by stewing chicken bones. The chicken meat served with pho ga is boneless and cut into thin slices... It’s so delicious!    

  * True (T) or Fasle (F).                                                        T      F

 1.  Pho is the most popular dish in Ha Noi.                                                  

 2.  We can enjoy pho even for a late night snack.                                                        

 3.  The rice noodles are made from the worst variety of rice.                   

 4.  The broth for pho bo is made by stewing chicken bones.                                              

 5.  The broth for pho ga is made by stewing chicken bones.                

PART III.  READING (2,5pts)

1. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1,5pts)

Among the many special dishes in HaNoi, pho is the most popular. It is a special kind of

 Vietnamese soup. We can enjoy pho for all kinds of meals during the day, from breakfast to dinner, and even for late night snack. Pho has a very special taste. The rice noodles are made from the best variety of rice. The broth for pho bo (beef noodles soup) is made by stewing the bones of cows for a long time in a large pot. The broth for another kind of pho, pho ga (chicken noodle soup) is made by stewing chicken bones. The chicken meat served with pho ga is boneless and cut into thin slices... It’s so delicious.

1.    When can we enjoy pho?

_____________________________________________________________

2.    What are the noodles made from?

_________________________________________________________________

3.    Is the chicken meat served with pho ga boneless and cut into thin slices?

_________________________________________________________________

2. Choose A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1,0pt)

One of the first novels in the history of literature (1) ______ written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2) ______ London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (3) _________school, he worked in his father’s shop and (4) _______ articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him much in his writings.

1. A. has                      B. have                    C. was                               D. were

2. A. in                      B. at                         C. on                                 D. from

3. A. coming             B. going                   C. staying                          D. leaving

4. A. sold                   B. wrote                  C. bought                          D. read