Exercise 8. Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D.
The Temple of Literature is about 10 minutes away from Hoan Kiem lake. It (1)…… constructed in 1070 under Ly Thanh Tong's dynasty, first to honor Confucius and nowadays to celebrate the doctorates and high rank scholars of Vietnam. In 1076, King Ly Nhan Tong continued the work and (2)……. Quoc Tu Giam as the first university of Vietnam. There are 82 Doctor's stone tablets in total, with names and origins of 1307 doctors, corresponding to 82 examination courses (3)……. 1442 to 1779. If you visit the Temple at the beginning of the year or in May, you will catch sights of numerous students who (4)…… and rub the tortoise head. such an act is believed to bring them luck to pass the test.
1. A. were B. was C. is D. are
2. A. build B.building C. to build D. built
3. A. from B. to C. in D. between
4. A. will come B. come C. is coming D. came
Exercise 9. Read the text about an artist. Choose the correct answer: A, B, C or D.
You can’t buy a drawing by Julian Beever and you can’t see his work in a gallery or museum. Julian makes his amazing pictures on the pavements of city streets. People have called him “the Pavement Picasso” and perhaps you have seen his pictures on the Internet. Julian has made hundreds of pieces of “pavement art” in different countries - in many parts of Europe and also in the USA, Australia, Japan, Argentina, and Brazil. His drawings can take three or four days to finish. But because he draws with a chalk, the drawing only stay for a short time. When people walk on them or when it rains, they quickly disappear. For Julian, this isn’t a problem. The drawings survive in the photos he has taken, and this is the most important thing for him. Julian’s fame hasn’t come from experts in the art world, but from the Internet. “The reason why my work has become well known is because people like it and they’ve sent it to each other on the Internet,” he says. “So I know that what I do is popular.”Julian Beever is from Leicestershire in England, but he now lives in Belgium.
1. Julian Beever makes drawing……………………………………………..
A. outside B. on his computer
C. for exhibitions in a gallery D. inside
2. He has worked…………………………………………………………......
A. in a few cities B. in lots of countries
C. with hundreds of people D. in his country
3. His pictures....................................................................................................
A. are easy to draw B. look good when it rains
C. don’t stay for a long time D. stay for a long time
4. Lots of people know Julian’s art because…………………………………
A. they know a lot about art B. he has sent photos to them
C. they have seen it on the net D. they know him
5. Julian Beever.................................................................................................
A. hasn’t lived in Britain B. hasn’t tried to be a star in the art world
C. isn’t very interested in photos D. has tried to be a star in the art world
