VII. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.

       Around 60 kilometers southwest of Ha Noi, Perfume Pagoda is one of the largest religious sites in Huong Son Commune, My Duc District. It comprises a complex of pagodas and Buddhist shrines built into the limestone cliffs of Perfume Mount, spreading alongside the mountain up to the peak. The complex's center is Inner Temple, right inside Huong Tich Cavern. Huge numbers of pilgrims flock to the site during the Perfume Pagoda Festival, which begins in the middle of the first lunar month and lasts until the middle of the third one (or from February to April) in order to pray for happiness and prosperity in the coming year. Also, it is a very popular opportunity for young couples to meet and for numerous romances to be formed. On this special occasion, a wide range of traditional cultural activities is incorporated. Perfume Pagoda is not only a religious site, but a great sight-seeing spot in Viet Nam as well.

Task 1. Read the passage again and answer the questions.

    1.Where can a complex of pagodas and Buddhist shrines be found in Huong Son Commune ?      ________________________________________________________________________
    2.How long does the Perfume Pagoda festival last?  ______________________________________________________________________ 
    3.What do people go to Perfume Pagoda festival for?  ______________________________________________________________________ 
    4.What activities can people take part in?  ______________________________________________________________________ 
    5.Why is the festival also popular to young couples?  ______________________________________________________________________ 

THE INDIAN OCEAN

The Indian Ocean is the world’s third largest ocean, after the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. It (49) ……….. to the south of Asia, to the west of Australia and Indonesia, and to the east of Africa. Unlike the Atlantic and Pacific, it has no (50) ……….. opening to the north.

Therefore, the Suez Canal, (51) ………….. opened in 1869, is a very important shipping route (52) ……….. the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

The waters of the Indian Ocean are (53) ………….. calmer than those of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and are, therefore, easier to travel across. There are about 5,000 islands in the Indian Ocean. (54) …………… such as the Seychelles and Maldives, have beautiful beaches and a warm climate, and now (55) …………… increasing numbers of tourists.

During the winter, cool, dry winds blow over the ocean from the northeast. In summer, the (56) …………… of the wind changes and south-easterly winds blow north from the ocean, bringing (57) …………… rains called “monsoons” to coastal areas. (58) …………… farmers depend on these rains, they can be a problem, often causing serious flooding.

The Indian Ocean is the world's third largest ocean, after the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. It (1) ______ to the south of Asia, to the west of Australia and Indonesia, and to the east of Africa. Unlike the Atlantic and Pacific, it has no (2) ___ opening to the north. Therefore, the Suez Canal, (3) _____ opened in 1869, is a very important shipping route (4) _____ the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The waters of the Indian Ocean are (5) _____ calmer than those of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and are, therefore, easier to travel across. There are about 5,000 islands in the Indian Ocean. (6) _____, such as the Seychelles and Maldives, have beautiful beaches and a warm climate, and now (7) _____ increasing numbers of tourists. During the winter, cool, dry winds blow over the ocean from the northeast. In summer, the (8) ____ of the wind changes and south-easterly winds blow north from the ocean, bringing (9) ___ rains called monsoons' to coastal areas. (10) ____ farmers depend on these rains, they can be a problem, often causing serious flooding

.1. A. lies B. finds C. puts D. gets

2. A. right B. natural C. realistic D. correct

3. A. when B. what C. where D. which

4. A. among B. on C. between D. by

5. A. too B. much C. very D. so

6. A. Many B. Each C. All D. Any

7. A. catch B. lead C. call D. attract

8. A. direction B. development C. progress D. balance

9. A. thick B. large C. heavy D. high

10. A. Because B. Although C. However D. Whether

Read and complete

Australia is situated in southern hemisphere............ the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. This is the smallest..........and the 6th largest country in the world with the area of 7,692,024 sq km. The.......of the country is over 24 million (February 2016) and the capital is Canberra. Australia is a beautiful..........with the climate is generally arid to semiarid. The comon languages here are English and native.......... Australians are very kind and friendly. They love sports including rugby, football, golf, swimming and cricket. If you want to choose some places........your holiday, Australia will be an ideal place with a lot of sights such as Sydney Opera House, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Sydney Harbor Bridge, Palm Cove Beach......... You can also try delicious traditional..........like Barbecued shrimp, steak, dim sum, potato cakes and so on. Australia is really an..........country for us to visit

READING 2

I/Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each question.

Monash University is a public university located in Melbourne, Australia. It was established in 1958 by an Act of the State Parliament of Victoriandis the second oldest university in the State of Victoria. The university was named after the prominent Australian general Sir John Monash. This was the first time in Australia that a university had been named after a person, rather than a city or state. IT was originally intended to have an emphasis on science and technology. However, it quickly expanded beyond this. In its early years, it offered undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering, medicine, science, arts, economics and politics, education and law. Initially, it was best known for its strong research capacity in the sciences and for its innovative teaching in law and medicine.

(Adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monash_University)

1. Monash University was named after _____.

A. a city                

B. a state                

C. a man                

D. a woman

2. Monash University is _____.

A. over 100 years old                                

B. 50 years old

C. about 60 years old                        

D. over 70 years old

3. The university originally focused on _____.

A. engineering and science                        

B. science and technology

C. law and education                                

D. economic and politics

4. The university was famous for its _____.

A. research capacity in sciences                

B. innovative teaching in law and medicine

C. postgraduate degrees                        

D. both A and B

5. Monash University is the _____.

A. oldest city in Australia                        

B. second oldest university in Australia

C. second oldest university in the state of Victoria

D. oldest university in Victoria

II/Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (A) or False (B).

Vietnamese cuisine is unique. It balances five tastes: spice, sour, bitter, salt and sweet. According to Vietnamese tradition, each of the tastes corresponds with an organ of the body. Cooks also try to include five types of nutrients – powder, water, minerals, protein and fat, as well as five colors – white, green, yellow, red and black – in each dish. Therefore, the dishes are balanced and colorful, attractive to both the eye and the tongue. There is also a balance between “heating” and “cooling”. Duck meat, for example, is considered cool, and is thus served in summer with ginger, which is considered warm. Chicken, on the other hand, is a warm food, so it’s usually eaten in the winter, and served with a sour sauce, which is considered cool.

(Source: http://epicureandcultrure.com/vietnamese-cuisine-french-influence/)

1. Which number is important in Vietnamese cuisine?

A. Three                B. Four                C. Five                D. Six

2. Duck meat is often eaten with ginger because it is …..

A. delicious                B. warm                C. cool                        D. hot

3. In winter, Vietnamese people usually eat chicken with sour sauce because chicken is considered …..

A. cool                        B. warm                C. nutritious                D. good

4. Which colour is NOT usually include in Vietnamese food

A. Black                B. Red                        C. Blue                D. Yellow

5. Why do cooks include different tastes, colours and nutrients in Vietnamese food?

A. To make it pleasing to the eye.                B. To make it good for health

C. To make it attractive to the tongue                D. All of the above.

Hộ mình 

READING 2

I/Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each question.

Monash University is a public university located in Melbourne, Australia. It was established in 1958 by an Act of the State Parliament of Victoriandis the second oldest university in the State of Victoria. The university was named after the prominent Australian general Sir John Monash. This was the first time in Australia that a university had been named after a person, rather than a city or state. IT was originally intended to have an emphasis on science and technology. However, it quickly expanded beyond this. In its early years, it offered undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering, medicine, science, arts, economics and politics, education and law. Initially, it was best known for its strong research capacity in the sciences and for its innovative teaching in law and medicine.

(Adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monash_University)

1. Monash University was named after _____.

A. a city                

B. a state                

C. a man                

D. a woman

2. Monash University is _____.

A. over 100 years old                                

B. 50 years old

C. about 60 years old                        

D. over 70 years old

3. The university originally focused on _____.

A. engineering and science                        

B. science and technology

C. law and education                                

D. economic and politics

4. The university was famous for its _____.

A. research capacity in sciences                

B. innovative teaching in law and medicine

C. postgraduate degrees                        

D. both A and B

5. Monash University is the _____.

A. oldest city in Australia                        

B. second oldest university in Australia

C. second oldest university in the state of Victoria

D. oldest university in Victoria

II/Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (A) or False (B).

Vietnamese cuisine is unique. It balances five tastes: spice, sour, bitter, salt and sweet. According to Vietnamese tradition, each of the tastes corresponds with an organ of the body. Cooks also try to include five types of nutrients – powder, water, minerals, protein and fat, as well as five colors – white, green, yellow, red and black – in each dish. Therefore, the dishes are balanced and colorful, attractive to both the eye and the tongue. There is also a balance between “heating” and “cooling”. Duck meat, for example, is considered cool, and is thus served in summer with ginger, which is considered warm. Chicken, on the other hand, is a warm food, so it’s usually eaten in the winter, and served with a sour sauce, which is considered cool.

(Source: http://epicureandcultrure.com/vietnamese-cuisine-french-influence/)

1. Which number is important in Vietnamese cuisine?

A. Three                B. Four                C. Five                D. Six

2. Duck meat is often eaten with ginger because it is …..

A. delicious                B. warm                C. cool                        D. hot

3. In winter, Vietnamese people usually eat chicken with sour sauce because chicken is considered …..

A. cool                        B. warm                C. nutritious                D. good

4. Which colour is NOT usually include in Vietnamese food

A. Black                B. Red                        C. Blue                D. Yellow

5. Why do cooks include different tastes, colours and nutrients in Vietnamese food?

A. To make it pleasing to the eye.                B. To make it good for health

C. To make it attractive to the tongue                D. All of the above.

WRITING

I/Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence or best combines the two given sentences.

1. Loan is beautiful. She is also intelligent and hard working.

A. Loan is not very beautiful but she is intelligent and hard working.

B. Loan is beautiful, intelligent and hard working.

C. Loan is beautiful and she is not intelligent or hard working either.

D. Loan is as beautiful as intelligent and hard working.

2. Da Nang is peaceful and beautiful. Nha Trang is peaceful and beautiful.

A. Both Da Nang and Nha Trang are peaceful and beautiful.

B. Da Nang is different from Nha Trang because Da Nang is more beautiful and peaceful.

C. Da Nang is not as beautiful and peaceful as Nha Trang.

D. Da Nang and Nha Trang are peaceful and beautiful either.

3. It rained heavily this morning. Luyen was late for school.

A. Because Luyen was late for school, it rained heavily this morning.

B. It rained heavily this morning as Luyen was late for school.

C. Luyen was late for school this morning because it rained heavily.

D. Luyen was late for school so it rained heavily this morning.

4. Dancing is as healthy and interesting as singing.

A. Dancing is healthier and interesting as singing.

B. Singing is different from dancing and more interesting.

C. Dancing is healthy and interesting and singing is too.

D. Singing and dancing are not very healthy and interesting.

5. Photography is more expensive and time-consuming as photography.

A. Dancing is as expensive and time-consuming as photography

B. Dancing is not as expensive and time-consuming as photography.

C. Photography is the same as dancing.

D. Photography is expensive and time-consuming and dancing is too.

6. How much do you pay for the blue jeans you are wearing?

A. How much money does the blue jeans you are wearing?

B. How much are the blue jeans you are wearing?

C. How many money do you pay for the blue jeans you are wearing?

D. How many are the blue jeans you are wearing?

7. When did you last ride a bike?

A. What time is it when you ride a bike?

B. How often did you ride a bike?

C. How much time did you ride a bike?

D. When was the last time you rode a bike?

8. I am wearing sunglasses. I am wearing a T-shirt. I am wearing jeans.

A. I am wearing a pair of sunglasses, a T-shirt and a jeans.

B. I am wearing a T-shirt, jeans and a pair of sunglasses.

C. I am wearing jeans, T-shirt and sunglasses.

D. I am wearing a pair of sunglasses, T-shirt, jeans.

9. Tuan put some flour in the mixture. Tuan didn’t put any milk.

A. Tuan put some flour and milk in the mixture.

B. Tuan didn’t put any flour in the mixture but he put some milk.

C. Tuan forgot to put some flour and milk in the mixture.

D. Tuan put some flour and he didn’t put any milk in the mixture.

10. Trang has got lots of friends. She hasn’t got much money.

A. Trang has got a lot of friends and money.

B. Trang hasn’t got a lot of money but she has many friends.

C. Trang has got much friends and many money.

D. Trang hasn’t got any friends or money.

11. They water the flowers every morning.

A. They need some water and flowers every morning.

B. The flowers are watered by them in the morning every day.

C. There is some water on the flowers.

D. They put the flowers in the water every morning.

12. Their game of badminton is always on Thursday.

A. They always play badminton on Thursday.

B. They always play their game on Thursday.

C. They play badminton always on Thursday.

D. They have played badminton every Thursday.

13. My birthday is on Jun the 4^th.

A. I born on the 4^th of Jun.                                

B. I was born on the 4^th of Jun.

C. My mother born me on June the 4^th.                

D. I am born on June the 4^th.

14. My parents didn’t buy that house. They didn’t have enough money.

A. Because they didn’t have a lot of money, my parents bought that house.

B. My parents didn’t have enough money so they bought that house.

C. Because my parents didn’t have enough money, they didn’t buy that house.

D. My parents didn’t buy that house because they had a lot of money.

15. The temple in my hometown was built in the 18^th century.

A. They build the temple long time ago in my hometown.

B. In my home, the temple was not very old.

C. It took 200 years to build the temple in my village.

D. The temple in my hometown is over 200 years old. 

II/Writing the sentences by words given

1. Do / exercise / regularly / help / you / stay / healthy.

            A. Doing exercise regularly helps you stay healthy.

            B. Doing exercise regularly help you stay healthy.

            C. Do exercise regularly helps you stay healthy.

            D. Doing exercise regularly helps you are stay healthy.

2. We / need / calories / or / energy / do / things / every day.

            A. We need calories or energy do things everyday.

            B. We need calories or energy doing things everyday.

            C. We needs calories or energy do things everyday.

            D. We need calories or energy to do things everyday.

3. Eat / healthy/ be / important / part / maintain / good / health.

            A. Eat healthily is an important part to maintain good health.

            B. Eat healthily is an important part to maintain good health.

            C. Eating healthily is an important part to maintain good health.

            D. Eating healthily is a important part to maintain good health.

4. Eat / less / sweet / food / and / eat / more / fruit / vegetables.

            A. Eating less sweet food and eat more fruits and vegetables.

            B. Eating less sweet food and eating more fruits and vegetables.

            C. Eating less sweet food and to eat more fruits and vegetables.

            D. Eat less sweet food and eat more fruits and vegetables.

5. Calories / important / human / health.

            A. Calories are important for human health.

            B. Calories is important for human health.

            C. Calories are important with human health.

            D. Calories is important with human health

III/  Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere which comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and many smaller islands  in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries (1) .  .  .  .  . Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea (2) .  .  .  .  . the north, the Solomon, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the Southeast. Australia (3) .  .  .  .  . six states, and two major mainland territories. The capital (4) .  .  .  .  . of Australia is Canberra. With a population of over 380,000, it’s Australia’s largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall.

Question 1:  A. include               B. contain               C. has                     D. conclude

Question 2:  A. on                      B. to                       C. by                      D. at

Question 3:  A. has                     B. takes                  C. gets                    D. begins

Question 4:  A. town                  B. urban                  C. rural                   D. city

XII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question.

Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is an icon of Australia's creative construction. It is located in the end of Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour. Designed by a Danish architect Jorn Utzon, this landmark was built in 1957. Completed in 1973, it has attracted worldwide praise for its design and construction. The Sydney Opera House has three shell groups in which two houses, main performance halls and one house, a restaurant. These shell structures are set upon a large platform. In 2007, it was voted as a UNESCO World Heritage building.

1. The Sydney Opera House was designed by __________.

A. an Australian architect                   B. a Danish architect                  

C. an American architect                    D. a French architect.

2. This building was built from 1957 to__________.

A. 1973                                                  B. 1975             C. 2007              D. 2000

3. This landmark received __________ about its design and construction after its completion.

A. bad comments       B. public complaint         C. worldwide praise               D. sad critics

4. The Sydney Opera House consists of __________.

A. three shell groups   B. three iron towers     C. three glass houses   D. two houses

5. Nowadays, this place is seen as a UNESCO World Heritage __________.

A. museum                  B. cinema                         C. building                D. tower

Sydney is the...... of the state New South Wales in Australia. It is the largest, oldest, and perhaps the...... beautiful city in Australia. Sydney has a population of 4.5 million. Its Harbour is one of the largest in the world, and famous.......the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. The streets in the city centre are narrow with many art galleries, restaurant, pubs , ...... the streets in Paddington are wide and house are big
but ; village ; because ; most ; for ; capital