1. The ticket price I got from the agent was different from that on the airlines website. (AS)

→ The ticket price I got from the agent was not _________________________________________

2. Dennis has visited Son Doong Cave once before. (SECOND)

→ This is ______________________________________________________________________

3. It’s a pity I can’t visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (WISH)

→ I __________________________________________________________________________

4. The information we received from our tour guide was so confusing that I didn’t know when we departed to Hanoi. (GAVE)

→ Our tour guide _______________________________________________________________

5. The family always spent their holidays climbing in the mountains. (USED)

→ The family’s holidays ___________________________________________________________

6. The weather was beautiful but we didn’t go on the picnic. (DESPITE)

→ We ________________________________________________________________________

VI.  Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in capital.

1.__ The ticket price I got from the agent was different from that on the airlines website. (AS)

→_ The ticket price I got from the agent was not_______________________________________

2.__ Dennis has visited Son Doong Cave once before. (SECOND)

→_ This is______________________________________________________________________

3.__ It’s a pity I can’t visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (WISH)

→_ I__________________________________________________________________________

4.__ The information we received from our tour guide was so confusing that I didn’t know when we departed to Hanoi. (GAVE)

→_ Our tour guide_______________________________________________________________

5.__ Don’t waste your time explaining yourself to people who really don’t want to understand. (WORTH)

→_ It’s________________________________________________________________________

6.__ “You won’t get lost if you always have the map open.” (LONG)

→_ The guide told them___________________________________________________________

7.__ The family always spent their holidays climbing in the mountains. (USED)

→_ The family’s holidays__________________________________________________________

8.__ My best friend suggested I spend the summer in Italy. (ADVISED)

→_ My best friend_______________________________________________________________

9.__ It is difficult for Nick to decide where to go on holiday. (MIND)

→_ Nick finds __________________________________________________________________

10._ The weather was beautiful but we didn’t go on the picnic. (DESPITE)

→        We      

XI.  Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,using the word in capital.

1.__ The ticket price I got from the agent was different from that on the airlines website. (AS)

→_ The ticket price I got from the agent was not_______________________________________

2.__ Dennis has visited Son Doong Cave once before. (SECOND)

→_ This is______________________________________________________________________

3.__ It’s a pity I can’t visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (WISH)

→_ I__________________________________________________________________________

4.__ The information we received from our tour guide was so confusing that I didn’t knowwhen we departed to Hanoi. (GAVE)

→_ Our tour guide_______________________________________________________________

5.__ Don’t waste your time explaining yourself to people who really don’t want to understand.(WORTH)

→_ It’s________________________________________________________________________

6.__ “You won’t get lost if you always have the map open.” (LONG)

→_ The guide told them___________________________________________________________

7.__ The family always spent their holidays climbing in the mountains. (USED)

→_ The family’s holidays__________________________________________________________

8.__ My best friend suggested I spend the summer in Italy. (ADVISED)

→_ My best friend_______________________________________________________________

9.__ It is difficult for Nick to decide where to go on holiday. (MIND)

→_ Nick finds ______________________________________________

10._ The weather was beautiful but we didn’t go on the picnic. (DESPITE)

→        We      

Read the passage and do the tasks that follow. Son Doong Cave in Viet Nam - Good Morning America

Son Doong Cave and Swallow Cave (En Cave) were recorded and broadcast on Good Morning America - a programme of ABC Television (USA). By being broadcast on Good Morning America (ABC Television), Son Doong Cave would be introduced widely to international travellers.

This is a good chance for Quang Binh tourism to promote the image of Son Doong - the biggest cave in Viet Nam - to travellers around the world. Therefore, the film crew worked in the most favourable conditions. The programme was directly broadcast on satellite in May 2015.

The cave is a part of the underground system connecting over 150 other caves in Viet Nam near Viet Nam - Lao border with many caves such as Phong Nha Cave.

Son Doong Cave is compared equally to Mount Everest in terms of attraction. The biggest natural cave in the world is appreciated to be an interesting destination for a several-day tour, including exploring underground rivers, caves and camping... The overwhelming natural landscapes inside Son Doong Cave create an attraction by majestic and magnificent scenes. It takes months to end up a cave’s round. In addition, the condition to join tours in Son Doong Cave is extremely high? Adventurers must be in good mental and physical health to conquer the cave. Son Doong, the biggest cave in Viet Nam, along with other attractions in Quang Binh, is an attractive destination for travelers, especially those who are fans of natural exploration. The first exploration tour was held in early August 2013. The first tour consisted of 6 people from the US, Russia, Australia, and Norway. They underwent 7 days and 6 nights to explore Son Doong Cave. There are a large number of tourists registering for next tours since then.

Task 1. Identify whether the statements are true (T), or false (F).

1. Thanks to the programme of Good Morning America on ABC Television, a large number

of people around the world will know Son Doong Cave. True

2.The film crew making the programme about the cave met a lot problems from the local authorities.

3.There are many caves in Quang Binh province but Son Doong Cave may be the most well known.

4.The number of people climbing Mount Everest is the same as that exploring Son Doong Cave.

5.The exploration tour of Son Doong Cave is so hard that it requires tourists to have good physical and mental health.

6.Tourists can explore the cave in several months.

Task 2. Read the passage again and answer the questions.

1. When was the programme about Son Doong Cave on Good Morning America broadcast?

2. What can be found in the underground system in Quang Binh province?

3. In which aspect is Son Doong Cave compared to Mount Everest?

4. What activities can tourists do in the cave?

5. When was the first exploration tour held?

6. How long did the first group of tourists spend in the cave?

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Son Doong Cave

Located in the limestone mountains of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park. Son Doong Cave was first found in 1991 by Ho Khanh, a local man. In 2009, the cave was explored and published by a group of scientists from British Cave Research Association.

Son Doong Cave was formed from 2 to 5 million years ago, when the river flowed through the limestone mountain area and was buried. The water eroded limestone and created an underground tunnel. In soft limestone areas, the collapse of tunnel ceiling formed large holes which became giant domes afterward. The cave is about 200m high, 200m wide and at least 8 5km long. Especially, Son Doong consists of two entrances, which is unique among explored caves in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park. Exploring the cave, visitors were surprised with spectacular scenery of numerous stalactites of which some giant stalagmites are more than 70 metres high. Deep inside the cave exists a grandiose tropical jungle called “Garden of Eden" by the explorers. The jungle is home to a diversifiedsystem of fauna and flora. Besides, the cave possesses a 2.5-kilometre underground river. Not far from the “Garden of Eden” lies an enormous “pearl collection” consisting of tens of thousands of small stone pieces in dry ponds, contributing to magnificent beauty of the cave.

The reason why Son Doong Cave was formed is that ………..

A. an underground tunnel was buried in the area

B. the limestone areas were soft

C.it only happened from 2 to 5 million years ago

D. the river was buried in the limestone mountains

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Son Doong Cave

Located in the limestone mountains of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park. Son Doong Cave was first found in 1991 by Ho Khanh, a local man. In 2009, the cave was explored and published by a group of scientists from British Cave Research Association.

Son Doong Cave was formed from 2 to 5 million years ago, when the river flowed through the limestone mountain area and was buried. The water eroded limestone and created an underground tunnel. In soft limestone areas, the collapse of tunnel ceiling formed large holes which became giant domes afterward. The cave is about 200m high, 200m wide and at least 8 5km long. Especially, Son Doong consists of two entrances, which is unique among explored caves in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park. Exploring the cave, visitors were surprised with spectacular scenery of numerous stalactites of which some giant stalagmites are more than 70 metres high. Deep inside the cave exists a grandiose tropical jungle called “Garden of Eden" by the explorers. The jungle is home to a diversifiedsystem of fauna and flora. Besides, the cave possesses a 2.5-kilometre underground river. Not far from the “Garden of Eden” lies an enormous “pearl collection” consisting of tens of thousands of small stone pieces in dry ponds, contributing to magnificent beauty of the cave.

The reason why Son Doong Cave was formed is that ………..

A. an underground tunnel was buried in the area

B. the limestone areas were soft

C.it only happened from 2 to 5 million years ago

D. the river was buried in the limestone mountains

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Son Doong Cave

Located in the limestone mountains of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park. Son Doong Cave was first found in 1991 by Ho Khanh, a local man. In 2009, the cave was explored and published by a group of scientists from British Cave Research Association.

Son Doong Cave was formed from 2 to 5 million years ago, when the river flowed through the limestone mountain area and was buried. The water eroded limestone and created an underground tunnel. In soft limestone areas, the collapse of tunnel ceiling formed large holes which became giant domes afterward. The cave is about 200m high, 200m wide and at least 8 5km long. Especially, Son Doong consists of two entrances, which is unique among explored caves in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park. Exploring the cave, visitors were surprised with spectacular scenery of numerous stalactites of which some giant stalagmites are more than 70 metres high. Deep inside the cave exists a grandiose tropical jungle called “Garden of Eden" by the explorers. The jungle is home to a diversifiedsystem of fauna and flora. Besides, the cave possesses a 2.5-kilometre underground river. Not far from the “Garden of Eden” lies an enormous “pearl collection” consisting of tens of thousands of small stone pieces in dry ponds, contributing to magnificent beauty of the cave.

The thing that makes it different from other caves in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park is ……….

A. stalactites and stalagmites

B. the two entrances into the cave

C. its discovery by a local man

D. large holes in the ceiling