I’m fascinated (31) ……………………traditional handicrafts. At weekends, I usually go to Bat Trang where I was born. It’s a (32) ……………………village not far from Ha Noi center. My uncle and my aunt still live in Bat Trang and they own a big workshop there. In fact, my grandparents (33) …………………… that workshop and some years ago, my uncle and my aunt (34) ……………………the business because my grandparents are very old. My grandfather is a well-known artisan in the village. Every time I go there, he teaches me how (35) ……………………things from clay such as pots, vase and bowls.
31. A. in B. of C. by D. with
32. A. making hat B. pottery C. molding D. painting
33. A. started B. set C. went D. made
34. A. looked after B. took care C. set up D. took over
35. A. to make B. to do C. to know D. to find
Choose the words that are not stressed in the following sentences. Practise reading the sentences aloud.
Pomelos from Phu Dien Village in Ha Noi is the most famous for its special taste.
A. pomelos
B. Phu Dien
C. famous
D. its
Read the passage and choose the best answer to the question.
AN EXCITING TRIP
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the center of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
Where will Tim fly to Perth from?
A. His home town
B. Alice Springs
C. Darwin
D. Australia
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
City planners have claimed trees (1)…… an important role in an urban environment. Children (2)…….. close to nature have better health, while walking in parks helps reduce blood pressure, stress and obesity. The problem is to select the right trees and (3)…… them.
Ha Noi is considered one of the greenest cities in Viet Nam thanks to its beautiful and precious trees. Ancient trees in Ha Noi are frequently (4)……. in poems. Each street can be (5)……… by a tree. To local residents, the hundred-year old trees that line the streets are more than just beautiful, they are part of the city's identity.
Due to the treasured place the trees have in the (6)………… of the local residents, Hanoians seem to have a lot of concern when construction workers chop them (7)………. Workers get away with digging around the trees without much care, and even (8)………. the trees without enough earth to grow - making them vulnerable to storms.
To (9)……… with the problem, Ha Noi's authorities have started a project of replanting trees: each of the capital's streets will be planted with two or three sorts of trees. Moreover, more people should be made (10)…… of the importance of protecting trees in communities.
A. act
B. play
C. enjoy
D. perform
Hoa’s grandma likes watching the weather (31) ……………………on TV. The weather in Ha Noi is often mild. The (32) ……………………in Ha Noi are often between 26°C and 30°C. However, they are much lower between December and February. Ho Chi Minh City often experiences (33) …………………… temperatures than those of Ha Noi and Hue. Thunderstorms, with lightings and heavy rains, often take (34) ……………………along the south-central coast. The Cuu Long Delta experiences sunny weather almost all the year around. However, in this (35) ……………………, there are sometimes heavy rains and floods (36) ……………………cause a lot of damage to the crops.
Rewrite these sentences, remember to put commas in their right place 1. Smallpox has disappeared. It once killed thousands of people every year 2. This is Felicity. You met her sister last week 3. Ha swam across the English Channel. It is hard to believe that 4. Borges was a wonderful writer. He never won the Nobel Prize 5. Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. His films amused millions 6. Dr Oley is our family's dentist. He is a popular dentist in the city 7. His sister are identical twins. I saw them last 8. The river is the Sai Gon River. It flows through HCM city 9. The girls are performing the play. They rehearsed it yesterday 10. Their parents are anxious about their children. The children come back late
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, Cor D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Space leisure
For most of their time in orbit, astronauts are fully (1) ……….with repairs and scientific experiments. But time for relaxation and recreation is essential. To reduce boredom, homesickness and isolation, astronauts are (2)………to receive a weekly video telephone call from home, as well as daily email messages.
If boredom (3)…….., there are plenty of windows from which to admire the ever-changing (4)……….as the International Space Station orbits the planet every 90 minutes. The crew enjoy searching for familiar landmarks, watching lightning flashes, and waiting for one of the (5)……….. sunrises and sunsets.
There is a wide choice of leisure activities (6)………. crew members are (7)…….. to take along their personal choice of entertainment. These range from chequers or chess sets to books and CDs or their own instruments.
Time (8)…….. and bond together is essential for any crew. Meal times are generally set aside for periods of friendly get-togethers, and evenings often (9)……… the crew settling down to watch the (10)……….DVD movies.
Question 1
A. related
B. filled
C. bored
D.occupied
Fill each blank with a suitable word from the box to complete a passage.
products - makers - famous - drum making - process - as - more than |
We went to Doi Tam, a village famous for its (23)________ techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village some time in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum (24)________ living in Doi Tam village.
I was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People say that it takes (25)________ three workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to follow an eight stage (26)________. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage (27)________ they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills.
Nowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only (28)________ in Viet Nam but are also sold to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.
Question 24:
Fill each blank with a suitable word from the box to complete a passage.
products - makers - famous - drum making - process - as - more than |
We went to Doi Tam, a village famous for its (23)________ techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village some time in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum (24)________ living in Doi Tam village.
I was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People say that it takes (25)________ three workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to follow an eight stage (26)________. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage (27)________ they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills.
Nowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only (28)________ in Viet Nam but are also sold to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.
Question 27: