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?

1:Giang is writing to Annie, her cousin about her new school.Read the email and write a reply on Annie's part

To: minhanhnguyen@gmail.com

Subjesct: My new school

How are you doing?Do you like your new school ? I just love my new school!It's a beautiful gig school with a lot of trees.It is painted blue.It has two floors. My class is on the second floor. there are two big windows,so it is very cool and comfortable in summer. There is also a huge blackboard, wich i like most.There are 17 boys and 15 girls in my class.I love playing with my classmates during break times. What about your new school?What clour is it? Is it big or small? how many floors does it have?Does it have a computer room ?How about the library? Are there many books in the library? What do you like most about your school?how about your class?Tell me about it

I can't wait to hear from you.

love,

Giang

thanks

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

My name is Ezaz Ulhaq. I am 7 years old. Now I’m studying at a primary school. I was born and raised in Sialkot; a city in the north of Pakistan. If you haven’t heard of Pakistan, it is a country located in subcontinent Asia. It is a neighbor to Afghanistan, China, India and Iran.

The country has an inspiring beauty. We have all kinds of weather and topography from beaches to snow peaked mountains, lush green fields and lakes. Our country is known for sparkling rivers and hot deserts. I really love my country.

Question: How do you feel about her country?

1:Giang is writing to Annie, her cousin about her new school.Read the email and write a reply on Annie's part

To: minhanhnguyen@gmail.com

Subjesct: My new school

How are you going?Do you like your new school ? I just love my new school!It's a beautiful gig school with a lot of trees.It is painted blue.It has two floors. My class is on the second floor. there are two big windows,so it is very cool and comfortable in summer. There is also a huge blackboard, wich i like most.There are 17 boys and 15 girls in my class.I love playing with my classmates during break times. What about your new school?What clour is it? Is it big or small? how many floors does it have?Does it have a computer room ?How about the library? Are there many books in the library? What do you like most about your school?how about your class?Tell me about it

I can't wait to hear from you.

Choose the best answer.

Tom is from America. He is 13 years old. He has a new pen pal in Vietnam. Her first name is Trang and her family name is Tran. Trang is from Hue. But her parents work in Hanoi, so now she lives there with them. She is studying English at an International School. She told Tom many things about her new school and new life.

Hanoi is a big and busy city. It seems to be bustling with activity at all times of the day and night. She told that the difference in the atmosphere was quite shocking to her. In the first week, she thought her new school was very boring and that most of the teachers and students seemed to be too serious. She missed the happy-go-lucky atmosphere of her old school so much and sometimes she felt lonely. But now, having been in this school for two months, she gets used to it.

Her new school is huge. It is bigger and prettier than her old school in Hue. The school hours are longer and there isn't as much homework. Instead, the pupils here do many projects. She is in class 7A and her classroom is on the fourth floor. There are twenty-five students in her class and they are very friendly. It’s only about 500 meters from her house to her school. So she walks to school every day. She is very interested in English and Math. Tom hopes that one day he can go to Vietnam to meet Trang and travel around Vietnam with her.

Trang’s classroom is on the fifth floor.

A. True

B. False

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

My name is Ezaz Ulhaq. I am 7 years old. Now I’m studying at a primary school. I was born and raised in Sialkot; a city in the north of Pakistan. If you haven’t heard of Pakistan, it is a country located in subcontinent Asia. It is a neighbor to Afghanistan, China, India and Iran.

The country has an inspiring beauty. We have all kinds of weather and topography from beaches to snow peaked mountains, lush green fields and lakes. Our country is known for sparkling rivers and hot deserts. I really love my country.

Question: Where is her country located?

A. It is located far from China.

B. It is situated in the north of India.

C. It is located in subcontinent Asia.

D. It belongs to Africa.

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