III. Supply the correct forms of the given words to complete the sentences.

31. Did you watch the horror on Channel 9 last night? It was really__________.    (BORE)

32. Cai luong has a long history, starting at the__________ of the 20th century.     (BEGIN)

33. You must be over 15 to enter the hip-hop__________.                           (COMPETE)

34. Cai luong originally comes from__________ Vietnam.                                     (SOUTH)

35. The teacher__________ the children with songs, stories and drama. (ENTERTAINMENT)

1. The Ao Dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women, has a long history. In the early 17th century, Vietnamese clothing designers made changes to the design of the traditional Chinese costume, creating the primitive forms of the present Ao Dai. This creativity showed Vietnam’s strong sense of independence. The Ao Dai, with different designs and materials, was traditionally worn by both men and women. Over the next several years, despite the popularity of western clothing, which becomes more convenient nowadays, the Ao Dai has been there to stay. Therefore, Vietnamese women get to go on wearing this unique dress, which is both traditional and fashionable and which conveys our rich culture to the world.
41. Ao Dai had its start at the beginning of the seventeenth century.
A. True

B. False
42. Vietnamese Ao Dai is exactly similar to Chinese dress.
A. True

B. False
43. Western clothes are both traditional and fashionable in Viet Nam.
A. True

B. False
44. Vietnamese women stopped wearing Ao Dai a long time ago.
A. True

B. False
Read the passage again and choose the best answer ( A,B,C or D)
45. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Western clothes

B. The Ao Dai

C. The traditional Chinese costume

D. Viet Nam’s culture
46. The phrase “stay” in the passage could best be replaced by which of the following:
A. be fashionable

B. be traditional and fashionable

C. be unfashionable

D. be out of fashion

Read the following passage and decide whether the sentences below are TRUE or FALSE.              The ao dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women has a long history. In the early 17th century, Vietnamese clothing designers made changes to the design of the traditional Chinese costume, creating the primitive forms of the present ao dai. This creativity showed Vietnam’s strong sense of independence. The ao dai, with different designs and materials,was traditionally worn by both men and women. Over the years, despite the coming of western clothing for more convenience in daily activities of modern life, the ao dai has been there to stay. Therefore, Vietnamese women go on wearing this unique dress, which is both traditional and fashionable and which conveys our rich culture to the world.Although a little convenient in modern life, the ao dai is uniquely fashionable.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 17 to 24.

Newspapers can be traced back to 16^th century Venice. In 1566, handwritten news sheets - called 'avis' or ‘gazette' – filled with information on wars and politics in Europe were distributed weekly in Venice. Similar news sheets soon started to appear in other European countries. By 1615, Germany and Austria were publishing weeklies. And in 1621, the first news sheets appeared in England.

At first, these news sheets only printed news which came from outside the country in which they were printed. Discussion of local or national issues was avoided. Europe’s governments did not tolerate anything negative being said about them as it could lead to national unrest.

Such censorship slowed the development of newspapers. Nevertheless, a belief in the importance of a 'free press’ slowly began to take hold in Europe. England was among the first countries to escape government control of the press. This occurred during the reign of King Charles I in the 17^th century, when, during a period of breakdown in the king's authority, people began to publish what they wanted.

Eventually, free press had the right to criticize government and voice other ideas freely. In the middle of the 18^th century, Sweden became the first country to make press freedom a part of its law.

In the 19^th century, the newspaper industry was transformed by the invention of the telegraph. The telegraph was a communication system that allowed messages to be sent over long distances in a matter of minutes. It wasn’t long before newspapers became society's primary means of spreading and receiving information. In 1880, the first photographs appeared in newspapers and, by the end of the century, all the basic technical tools for the modern newspaper were in place.

The story of newspapers in the 20^th century was one of adaptation to changing consumer and media markets. The invention of radio, TV, and later the Internet, repeatedly drove newspapers to re-invent themselves. Also, during the 20^th century, mass-market advertising increased profitability for newspapers. This attracted large, publicly-owned corporations who began buying newspapers from the descendants of company founders.

Over the years, people have periodically predicted the extinction of newspapers. In fact, every time a new media has come into being, dire predictions have been made for existing forms (e.g. television was supposed to have replaced radio, radio was supposed to have replaced newspapers). Yet history has repeatedly shown that new media do not replace existing media. Instead, what happens is that media consumption grows, which creates the necessary space for the new media to become a part of the media landscape.

According to the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), each day more than 1.5 billion people around the world read a newspaper. The WAN has also estimated the total annual worth of the global newspaper industry and put it at just under 180 billion USD. Such statistics suggest the newspaper industry is healthier than at any other time in its history. Indeed, if the industry proves itself as capable of adapting to change as it has done in the past, it is unlikely that newspapers will be disappearing from newsstands anytime soon. 

In the 20^th century, newspapers _______. 

A. invented mass-market advertising 

B. began to pass to public hands 

C. lost many readers to TV 

D. used ads to attract investors 

1. Carol usually went to a lot of parties but she doesn't now.
- Carol 
2. Maryam is sorry that she has to leave Viet Nam tomorrow.
- Maryam wishes 
3. Young people didn't usually wear jeans at the beginning of the 20th century.
- Young people didn't 
4. He started designing clothes more than twenty years ago.
- He has been 
5. An experienced tailor can complete a kimono in a single day.
- A kimono 
6. I'd rather not take that exam tomorrow.
- I wish 
7. This is his first visit to the National Museum.
- He has
8. Most people can understand him when he speaks Malay.
- He can make 
9. Could I borrow your surfboard, please?
- Would you
10. My parents didn't let me stay out late when I was younger.
- I 

3. When _____? - In 1928. A. penicillin was discovered B. was penicillin discovered C. penicillin has discovered D. has penicillin discovered

4. Most of the work _____ before the start of the 20th century. A. is completed B. was completed C. has been completed D. had been completed

5. The bus drivers went on strike _____ we had to walk to school. A. so that B. because C. so as to D. so 6. In our village, many people do not have _____ much money. A. too B. more C. the D. ---

7. Whenever we meet Bob, he always _____ to avoid _____ at us. A. try / to look B. tries / looking C. tries / look D. tried / looked

8. Peter told me _____ worried and promised _____ me whenever I _____ in difficulty. A. not being / help / am B. not to be / to help / was C. not be / to help / were D. not to be / to help / would be

9. I don't think _____ possible to guess a person's character by appearance. A. they B. them C. its D. it

10. She usually bothers us _____ her boast. A. with B. of C. from D. for