Task 3:  Fill each blank with a suitable word from the box.

1. The new leisure _____ includes a swimming pool, a sauna, and a gym.

2. The original size of the Forbidden City is _____ - it’s hard to believe.

3. Hoi An town gained UNESCO’s ______ as a World Heritage Site in 1999.

4. Ha Noi is the _____ centre of our country.

5. There are ______ in place to reduce the damage to man- made wonders.

Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box:

When (1)________ to another country, you should learn a bit about its (2)________ before you go there. This includes getting to know the proper form of greeting people, which can differ a lot. If you go to a European country, don’t be surprised if someone (3) ______ you on the cheeks. In China, for example, people might applaud when a visitor is introduced. Finally, if you travel to Tibet, people may stick out their tongues to greet you. Indeed, there is a wide range of greetings (4)________ the world.

IV. READING (3 marks)

     A. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box (1 mark)

volunteer              to                with            since            helping

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer.

According ______(1) US government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does

___________(2) work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and _________(3) one another __________(4) the early days of the country

    B. Read the passage and answer the questions. (2 marks)

Headache is a very common disease in the USA. Every year, about fifty million people have to go to the doctor because of headache. The symptoms of a headache are various. People can see black dots or bright spots in front of their eyes. They may also have pains only on one side of the head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore. People have headaches when they work too hard or they are too nervous about something. Medicine can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking tablets. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyle or simply by going to bed.

*Questions:

1. Why is headache a common disease in the USA ?_______________________________

2. What can people see when they have headaches ? _______________________________

3.Can people have pains on only one side of the head ? ____________________________

4. How can they prevent headaches ?____________________________________________

II. Fill each blank in the following passage with a suitable word from the box.

in                 kitchen        an                          chairs                              is

my                live               room                      armchair               restaurants

I (1)………....... in a small room (2)………....... New York. It’s part of (3)………...... old house. I have one (4)………...... and a kitchen and I share a bathroom with three other people. In (5)………...... room, there’s a bed, an (6)………...... and a coffee table, and I have a television and a hi-fi, too. In the (7)………......, there (8)…… …......a cooker and a sink. There’s a small table and two (9)…… …......, too. The kitchen’s small, but it’s OK. There are lots of pubs, cafes and (10)…… …...... on the street, so I don’t cook a lot.

1.Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. There are TWO words that you don’t need.

decorate      decorations      traditional       parade       celebrate      costumes       fireworks

GOLOWAN FESTIVAL

Golowan festival is one of the biggest (38) __________ festivals in Europe. Golowan means ‘midsummer’ in Cornish, the old language of Cornwall. ‘Midsummer’ is the longest day of the year and people celebrate ‘midsummer’ in many countries. The festival lasts for ten days. The celebrations begin with a big (39) __________ show and lots of different music events. People (40) __________ the streets with flags in different colors. School students make amazing animals out of paper. There aren’t any cars or buses on the streets in the town center. Hundreds of people dress up in beautiful (41) __________ and walk along the streets in a big (42) __________. Musicians play guitars and drums while people dance. Visitors can also try Cornish food at the food stands.

II. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.

1.

There are (1)__________ seasons in a year in our country. They are spring, summer, fall (2)__________ winter. In the spring, the weather is usually (3)__________. Sometimes it is cold, but not very cold. After spring, it is the summer. In the summer we (4)__________ play sports. In the fall, the weather is often cool. In the winter, it’s usually very cold. We always wear warm clothes.

*. Fill in each blank with a suitable adjective from the box.
cultural    wooden   religious    geological     astounding
picturesque    breathtaking    unforgettable    administrative   located / situated
1. Her beauty was …………………….
2. Ha Noi is the ……………………centre of our country.
3. This book is about ……………………features of Viet Nam.
4. It is a quiet fishing village with a ……………………harbour.
5. There are many ……………………events at the site of the festival.
6. The hotel is beautifully ……………………in a quiet spot near the river.
7. The original size of the Forbidden City is ……………………- it’s hard to believe.
8. Bai Dinh pagoda is a ……………………site which is located in Ninh Binh province.
9. My most ……………………experience was my trip to Hoi An in the summer of 2015.
10. Chua Keo (in Thai Binh province) is a ……………………pagoda which was built about 400 years ago.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box.(1,25pts)

The Voice

“ The Voice” is a two-time Emmy Award winning, the number one series on NBC, ____(1) the country’s best unknown artists and four of the biggest names in music as coaches.

            The show’s _____(2) format features five stages of competition: the first begins with the blind auditions, followed by the battle rounds, the knockouts, the live playoffs and ____(3), the live performance shows. During the blind auditions, the decisions from the musician _____(4)  are based solely on voice. The coaches hear the artists perform, but they don’t get to see them. If more than one coach pushes his/her button, the power then _____(5) to the artist to choose which coach they want to work with. If no coach pushes his/ her button, the artist is eliminated from the competition.

I. Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word from the box to complete the passage.

     As a child, Phong always dreamed of going (1) ______ to study. After he graduated from high school, his parents sent him over to New Zealand to attend college. Phong was very happy that his dream finally (2) ________true. When he first arrived in the country, Phong’s English was not very good, and sometimes he did not understand what other people said. He also had (3) ________ in class because he was not familiar with the new teaching and learning method. He felt lonely in this new place, and missed all his friends in Vietnam. After two years, Phong is now very (4) ________ in English and has achieved the top academic award at his school. He has a lot of friends from different countries. He is even good (5)_________ earning money for his daily needs from his part-time job at a restaurant. Now he realizes that studying abroad is such a good experience.

III. Read the following and choose the best answer.

   fluent        abroad             good     difficulties        at         foreign      came

 There are many (1)                        villages in Viet Nam, but Quat Dong village in Ha Noi is widely known (2)            its products of high (3)                      .

      Embroidery has been developing around here (4)                        the 17^th century. In the past, local skilled artisans were chosen to make sophisticated embroidered (5)                          for the Vietnamese King, Queen and other Royal family members. The first man who taught the local people how to embroider was Dr. Le Cong Hanh, who lived during the Le dynasty. He learned how to embroider while on a trip to China (6)                              an envoy, and taught the villagers of Quat Dong upon his (7)                           . Although these skills eventually spread (8)              the country, the Quat Dong’s artisans’ creations are still the most appreciated. In (9)                                 to create beautiful embroideries, an artisan must be patient, careful and have an eye for design, along with clever hands. Nowadays, Quat Dong products may range from clothes, bags, pillowcases, to paintings and decorations, which are (10)                  to many countries.

      1.   A. number                   B. exist                        C. embroidery             D. population

      2.   A. for                          B. border                     C. region                     D. place

      3.   A. includes                  B. insists                      C. quality                    D. consists

      4.   A. around                    B. over                        C. on                           D. since

      5.   A. costumes                B. tell                          C. name                       D. separate

      6.   A. good                       B. as                            C. better                      D. well

      7.   A. another                   B. others                      C. return                      D. anothers

      8.   A. across                     B. hill                          C. village                     D. downtown

      9.   A. quarter                    B. effort                      C. order                       D. notice

      10. A. wonder                   B. cause                       C. true                         D. exporte