V.Fill in the blank with ONE correct word from the list. (1ms) From covered culture conical in When you come to the countryside of Vietnam, especially in Hue, you can see a lot of beautiful girls with a palm leaf (1)________ hat on. The conical leaf hat is said the symbol of the Vietnamese (2)__________.The hat is made (3)__________ a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. The ribs are shaped into a conical form. The diametre of the hat is usually about between forty and fifty-five centimetres; and it is about twenty-five or thirty centimetres high. The ribs are covered with palm leaves which are tightly stitched onto the bamboo frame. Finally, the hat is usually (4)__________ with a coat of furniture - polish oil.

When you come to the countryside of VN, especially in Hue, you can see a lot of beautiful girls with a palm leaf conical hat on. The conical leaf hat is said the symbol of the VN culture. The hat is made from a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. The ribs are shaped into a conical from. The diametre of the hat is usually about between forty and fifty-five centimetres ; and it is about twenty-five or thirty centimetres high. The ribs are covered with palm leaves which are tighly stitched onto the bamboo diametre ; rib

Question I. Fill in the blank with ONE correct word from the list (1.0 point) :

From painted culture conical in

When you come to the countryside of Vietnam, especially in Hue, you can see a lot of beautiful girls with a palm leaf (1)__________ hat on. The conical leaf hat is said the symbol of the Vietnamese (2)__________.The hat is made (3)__________ a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. The ribs are shaped into a conical form. The diametre of the hat is usually about between forty and fifty-five centimetres; and it is about twenty-five or thirty centimetres high. The ribs are covered with palm leaves which are tightly stitched onto the bamboo frame. Finally, the hat is usually (4)__________ with a coat of furniture - polish oil.

Question II. Read the following text about Bill Gate, the co-founder of Microsoft, and choose the best answer.(1.0 point)

Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company. He is among the richest people in the world. Bill Gates’ interest in computers started when he was a teenager. After high school, he was accepted to several top colleges in the USA: Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. He chose to go to Harvard to study law. At Harvard, he focused more on his interest in computer than on coursework. He often relaxed by playing video games in Harvard’s computer lab. He left Harvard before graduating because he wanted to open a software company with his friend Paul Allen. However, he later said, “ I don’t think dropping out is a good idea.” In 2007, he received an honorary degree from Harvard. He began his speech by saying this to his father in the audience. “I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: Dad ,I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” Bill Gates is no longer working full time for Microsoft. He is now, with his wife, running The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which aims to improve healthcare, reduce poverty, and promote education around the world.

1. When did Bill Gates first develop his interest in computers?

A. during his teenage years B. when he went to university C. when he was at nursery school

2. What did he study at Harvard University?

A. computer science B. business C. law

3. What did he often do to relax while at Harvard?

A. play sports B. play video games C. go to parties

4. What did he receive from Harvard in 2007?

A. an honorary degree B. a job C. a company

How is a conical hat made?

Nowadays, people in VietNam use hats (1) …………. from cloth or plastic but
many people still prefer (2) ……………. hats made from leaves. They say it’s (3)
…………comfortable and cooler to wear conical hats. A (4) ………………. Hat looks
simple but (5) ……………hat makers have to follow 15 stages, from going to the forests
to collect special leaves, choosing the quality ones, drying and ironing (6) ……………….
to make frames. Conical hats always have two layers of leaves. Hat makers must be very
skillful to make the (7) ……………layers very thin. In Hue, the artisans make special
conical hats by adding poems (8) ……………pictures of Hue between the two layers to
create famous Bai tho or poetic conical (9) ………………. Making conical hats now
represents one of the (10) ………………. crafts of VietNam.

Sử dụng các từ gợi ý, viết thành một câu hoàn chỉnh:

1.like / long dress / conical leaf hat / be / one / typical symbols / Vietnam.

2.it / be / symbol / Vietnamese women / part / spirit / Vietnamese nation.

3.leaf hat / make / special kind / bamboo / young / soft / palm leaves.

4.diameter / be / 45-50 cm / height / 25-30 cm.

5.first / from / cover with / palm leaves.

6.then / leaves / sew / around / ribs.

7.hat / use / protect / people / sun / rain.

8.girls / women / wear / hat / look / more charming / attractive.

Sử dụng các từ gợi ý, viết thành một câu hoàn chỉnh:

1.like / long dress / conical leaf hat / be / one / typical symbols / Vietnam.

2.it / be / symbol / Vietnamese women / part / spirit / Vietnamese nation.

3.leaf hat / make / special kind / bamboo / young / soft / palm leaves.

4.diameter / be / 45-50 cm / height / 25-30 cm.

5.first / from / cover with / palm leaves.

6.then / leaves / sew / around / ribs.

7.hat / use / protect / people / sun / rain.

8.girls / women / wear / hat / look / more charming / attractive.

 Điền từ vào chỗ trống:  

      The conical (1)_______ hat is one of the typical symbols of the Vietnamese (2)_______ because it cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The leaf hat is not only a symbol of (3)_______ women but has also become part of the spirit of the Vietnamese nation.

     The hat is made from a (4)_______ kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. It has a (5)_______ form. The diameter of the hat is from 45 to 50 cm and it is from 25 to 30 cm high. The form is covered with the (6)_______ leaves. Finally, the hat is trimmed and painted with a coat of attar oil.

     The leaf (7)_______ is used like an umbrella to (8)_______ people from the sun or the rain. Beneath the broad rims (9)_______ the leaf hat, the girls and women look more (10)_______ and attractive.