In the past few decades, the countryside has experienced lots of changes. Because of population growth, more products are needed. Therefore, more factories have been constructed, and young people have more choice of jobs apart from becoming farmers. When big cities have become more and more polluted, the fresher atmosphere in the countryside attracts more people. Rich people who live in the city for their work often buy a second house in the countryside to spend their weekend and holiday. As a result, the countryside is no longer a small community of rural people. In fact, in many parts of the countryside, there are urban people from nearby cities. Additionally, the introduction of the Internet creates more opportunities for increasing rural people's knowledge. Many farmers have used machines for tasks that used to be done by hand, which helps them save labour. In the near future, it is expected that the countryside will gradually become more similar to big cities.
a) What in the countryside attracts more people?
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b) Why do rich people often buy a second home in the countryside?
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c) How do many farmers save labour?
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11. They have built a new hospital near the airport.
a. A new hospital has been built near the airport by them.
b. A new hospital near the airport has been built.
c. A new hospital has been built near the airport.
d. Near the airport a new hospital has been.
12. People should send their complaints to the head office.
a. Complaints should be sent to the head office.
b. Complaints should be sent to the head office by people.
c. Their complaints should be sent to the head office by people.
d. Their complaints to the head office should be sent.
13. They had to postpone the meeting because of illness.
a. The meeting had to be postponed because of illness.
b. The meeting had to because of illness be postponed.
c. The meeting had to be postponed by them because of illness.
d. The meeting because of illness had to be postponed.
14. Somebody might have stolen our car.
a. somebody might have been stolen your car.
b. Your car might be stolen.
c. Your car might have been stolen by somebody
d. Your car might have been stolen.
15. An electrical fault could have caused the fire.
a. An electrical fault could have been caused by the fire.
b. An electrical fault could have caused the fire
c. The fire could have been caused by a electrical fault.
d. The fire could have caused an electrical fault.
16. They are going to hold next year's congress in San Francisco.
a. Congress is going to be held next year in San Francisco.
b. Congress in San Francisco is going to be held next year.
c. Next year's congress is going to be held by them held next year.
d. Next year's congress is going to be held in San Francisco.
17. They shouldn't have played the football match in such bad weather.
a. The football match shouldn't have been played in such bad weather.
b. The football match shouldn't have been played by them in such bad weather.
c. The football match shouldn't be played in such bad weather.
d. The football match shouldn't have played in such bad weather.
18. The bill includes service
a. Service is included by the bill b. Service included in the bill
c. Service is included in the bill d. Service is in the bill
19. They have changed the date of the meeting
a. The date of the meeting has been changed
b. The date of the meeting has been changed by them
c. The meeting has been changed the date
d. The date of the meeting has changed
20. Brian told me that somebody had tracked him in the street.
a. I was told by Brian that somebody had attacked him in the street.
b. I was told by Brian that he had been attacked in the street.
c. Brain told me to have been attacked in the street.
d. Brian told me that he had been attacked in the street.
Hanoi has long been home to hundreds of craft villages. Over many years, many of the crafts have developed, while some have disappeared altogether.
The heart and soul of Hanoi’s vibrant old crafts are its craftsmen and women. One such couple are Nguyen Van Hoa and his wife of Hang Than Street. They are among the few artisans still making elaborate cardboard masks in order to preserve the traditional culture.
Making swans out of cotton is another traditional craft. Only artisan Vu Thi Thanh Tam of 79 Hang Luoc Street in the capital makes these swans. The swan frames are made of notebook paper and are stuffed with cotton, then a skillful artisan puts each layer of cotton on the swan frames and uses rice water to smooth them. The swan neck is made of steel wire and is covered by cotton. The finished product is placed in a rattan basket with cotton around glass-beads and silk flowers are added for colour.
1. How many traditional crafts are mentioned in the text?
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2. Who plays role as the heart and soul of Hanoi’s crafts?
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3. Are there a lot of artisans who make swans out of cotton in Hanoi?
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4. What is added to colour the finish the product?
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* Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow.
In humankind’s millions of years on earth, many types of energy resources have been used. However, in the last ninety years, petroleum has become by far the most important. Accounting for over 50 percent of all energy consumed, it is so essential that, without petroleum, we could be faced with economic disaster.
Of course, the earth’s supply of petroleum will not last forever, and in fact, it will disappear sooner than most people believe. At the current rate of consumption, the world’s proven oil reserves may be exhausted within forty or fifty years.
1. How long have many types of energy resources been used?
They have been …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. How long has petroleum become the most important?
It has ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What could we be faced if there were no petroleum?
We could …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. According to the passage, how long may oil reserves be exhausted?
They may …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Choose the best option to fill each of the blanks to make a meaningful passage.
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer was (1) _______ out over two centuries ago by a man (2) _______ Charles Babbage.
Babbage was born in 1791 and (3) _______ up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines (4) _______ he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he (5) _______ building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (6) _______ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (7) _______ engine (8) _______ on one of Babbage’s. designs.
It has taken six years to complete and more (9) _______ four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to (10) _______ people of Babbage’s work.
Question 1
A. turned
B. thought
C. invented
D. worked
X. Read the text then answer the questions.
HANOI, A CAPITAL OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTS
Hanoi has long been home to hundreds of craft villages. Over the years, many of the crafts have developed, while some have disappeared altogether.
The heart and soul of Hanoi’s vibrant old crafts are its craftsmen and women. One such couple are Nguyen Van Hoa and his wife Dang Huong Lan of Ba Dinh District’s Hang Than Street. They are among the few artisans still making elaborate cardboard masks in order to preserve the traditional culture.
Although the work itself requires many steps, the materials required are simple: newspapers,glue, paint and paintbrushes. The first step entails tearing the newspapers to pieces and then using glue to combine them into a mold. The masks are painted one color at a time and then laid out to dry. Cardboard mask making is therefore dependent on dry weather and the couple can only make about 2,000 masks per festival. These are priced from VND25.000 to VND35,000 a piece, bringing in VND50-60 million - a sum is not commensurate with the efforts that go into making these elaborate crafts.
Making swans out of cotton is also a traditional craft. Only artisan Vu Thi Thanh Tam of 79Hang Luoc Street in the capital makes these swans. The swan frames are made of notebook paper and are stuffed with cotton, then a skillful artisan puts each layer of cotton on the swan frames and uses rice water to smooth them. The swan neck is made of steel wire and is covered by cotton. The finished product is placed in a rattan basket with cotton around and glass-beads and silk flowers are added for color.
The continuity of traditional crafts adds to the capital’s attractiveness in the eyes of citizens and international visitors.
1. Who plays role as the heart and soul of Hanoi’s crafts?
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2. Which traditional craft do Mr. Hoa and his wife preserve?
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3. How many materials are there to make that craft? What are they?
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4. Which kind of weather does the craft making process depend on?
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5. What are the swan frames made of?
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6. What does the artisan use to smooth the frames?
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7. What is added to color the finished product?
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Lan and Razali Maryam, a Malaysian girl, have been pen pals for over two years. They correspond at least once every two weeks. They first (29)__________ (meeting) each other in Ha Noi last week. Ha Noi is the capital of Viet Nam. It is a busy modern city like Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The beauty of the capital and the (30)_________ (friend) of its people made a deep (31)_________ (impress) on Maryam. Lan took her too many famous places of interest such as Uncle Ho's Mausoleum, Hoan Kiem Lake, the History Museum, and Van Mieu. They took a lot of pictures. Maryam also paid a visit to the mosque on Hang Luoc street. She is a regular prayer in Islamic mosques. At the end of the week, Maryam invited Lan to go to Kuala Lumpur, However, Lan could not have the decision because it is (32)_________ (depend) on her parents.
The Eden Project is a popular tourist (31) ___________ in Cornwall, England . Inside the two special buildings that have been built are plants that are collected from all (32) ____________ the world. These two areas have two different worlds inside them. The first is the Rainforest world and And the second is the Mediterranean world. They look like two big glass balls. Inside the Rainforest area you can walk high up in the air on a wooden (33) ___________ . From there you are up in the tops of the trees. In the Mediterranean area you can see lots of beautiful and amazing plants. The Eden Project also has an outside garden (34) __________ is home to many plants and wildlife found in the UK. Over 850.000 people (35) ___________ the Eden Project every year. Question 33. A. arrival B.destination C.travel D.final Question 34. A.over B.in C.above D.under Question 35. A.river B.cart C. pond D. bridge Question 36. A. which B. who C. whom D.what Question 37. A.visits B.sivited C. sisiting D.visit
III. Choose the best answer: 1. We have learnt English....................four years. A. inB. duringC. forD. since 2. This school....................in 2005. A. was builtB. is builtC. will be builtD. has been built 3. I’m looking …………………to …………………. from you. A. at - hear B. forward - hear C. forward - hearing D. for - hearing 4.He said that he ………………learning English with you. A. like B. liked C. liking D. to like 5.This school has an excellent…………………….. . A. reputation B. repute C. reputed D. reputable 6.She said that she ………………….. to learn to drive. A. is going B. go C. was going D. goes 7.…………….. we miss the train, we can get the next one. A. When B. While C. If D. Unless