IV.: Choose the word in the box to complete the  following passage

                                    DA LAT – DREAM CITY

Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong. 300 kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh City. Da Lat is a well-known city  attracting all the people who have been there once. Da Lat is known as a city of pine trees, waterfalls and flowers. Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with (1) ………………………colours and various species. Flowers can be found (2) ……………………….and in any season. We ca see flowers in Da Lat in the parks, (3) ……………………. of the houses, in the gardens etc . Da Lat has the widest range of orchid varieties in the country. Da Lat has (4) …………………… rivers and canals but it has many picturesque waterfalls. It takes tourists several days (5) ………………………all the waterfalls in the area. The famous Cam Ly Falls is only 3 kilometers (6) ………………………the town center. The Prenn Falls is 10 kilometers in the south of Da Lat.  The water (7) ………………………down like a white shade. Da Lat people are very (8) …………………of it. They always boast to tourists about it in the first place. Around the Prenn Falls is the valley of various flowers and pine hills

1.A. different                  B. general                  C. official                              D. astounding

2.A. somewhere              B. anywhere              C. nowhere                            D. everywhere

3.A. behind                     B. next to                   C. opposite                            D. in front

4.A. few                           B. little                       C. much                                 D. lots

5.A. visit                          B. visiting                  C. to visit                               D. visited

6.A. in                              B. at                            C. to                                        D. from

7.A. falls                          B. goes                       C. pours                                 D. walks

8.A. pride                        B. priding                  C. prided                                D. proud

                        DA LAT – DREAM CITY

Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong. 300 kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh City. Da Lat is a well-known city  attracting all the people who have been there once. Da Lat is known as a city of pine trees, waterfalls and flowers. Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with (1) ………………………colours and various species. Flowers can be found (2) ……………………….and in any season. We ca see flowers in Da Lat in the parks, (3) ……………………. of the houses, in the gardens etc . Da Lat has the widest range of orchid varieties in the country. Da Lat has (4) …………………… rivers and canals but it has many picturesque waterfalls. It takes tourists several days (5) ………………………all the waterfalls in the area. The famous Cam Ly Falls is only 3 kilometers (6) ………………………the town center. The Prenn Falls is 10 kilometers in the south of Da Lat.  The water (7) ………………………down like a white shade. Da Lat people are very (8) …………………of it. They always boast to tourists about it in the first place. Around the Prenn Falls is the valley of various flowers and pine hills

1.A. different                  B. general                  C. official                              D. astounding

2.A. somewhere              B. anywhere              C. nowhere                            D. everywhere

3.A. behind                     B. next to                   C. opposite                            D. in front

4.A. few                           B. little                       C. much                                 D. lots

5.A. visit                          B. visiting                  C. to visit                               D. visited

6.A. in                              B. at                            C. to                                        D. from

7.A. falls                          B. goes                       C. pours                                 D. walks

8.A. pride                        B. priding                  C. prided                                D. proud

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each numbered blank.

Da Lat – Dream City

Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, 300 kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh City. Da Lat is a well-known city (23) ……….all the people who have been there once. Da Lat is known like a city of pine trees, waterfalls and flowers. Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with different colors and various species. Flowers can be found (24) ……….and in any season. We can see flowers in Da Lat in the parks, in front of the houses, in the gardens etc. Da Lat has the widest range of orchid varieties in the country. Da Lat has (25) ……….rivers and canals but it has many picturesque waterfalls. It takes tourists several days to visit all the waterfalls in the area. The famous Cam Ly Falls is only kilometers (26) ……….the town center. The Prenn Falls is 10 kilometers in the south of Da Lat. The water (27) ……….

down like a white shade. Da Lat people are very proudof it. They always boast to tourists about it in the first place. Around the Prenn Falls is the valley of various flowers and Pine Hills.

Question23.A. exciting B. attracting C. suggesting D.believing 

Question24. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D.everywhere

Question25.A. few B. little C. much D.lots 

Question26. A.in B.at C.to D.from

Question27. A. falls B.goes C.pours D.walks

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

              COMMUNAL HOUSE (RONG HOUSE)

The Rong House can only be (1) in villages to the north of the Central Highlands, especially in Gia Lai and Kon Turn provinces. It is a large, imposing, beautifully decorated stilt house built (2) in the middle of the village. It is where community activities (3) , meetings, wedding ceremonies, or playing ceremonies. It is also the place for reception of guests. The Rong house of each ethnic group has its own architectural style, design, and decor. Yet there are shared (4) . In the village, it is often (5) house roofed with yellow-dried thatch leaves and having 8 big wood columns. The rafters are decorated with patterns of bright colour, depicting religious scenes, legendary stories about ancient heroes, stylized animals, and other familiar things of the village life. The most distinction of the decor of the Rong House is the (6) of  the  brilliant  God  of  Sun.  The  Rong  House  is  a  (7) of the culture of Central Highlanders, an age-old and stable culture. The bigger the house, the wealthier the village is. It is a (8) of the whole village.

1. A. found B. find C. to find D. finding

2. A. on B. in C. at D. under

3. A. happens B. take on C. take place D. occurs

4. A. features B. cultures C. customs D. designs

5. A. a big B. a bigger C. biggest D. the biggest

6. A. portrait B. photo C. image D. painting

7. A. signal B. sign C. symbol D. scene

8. A. design B. pride C. proud D. respect

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage: (1.5pts)
Last summer, I had a chance to join my friend's family on a trip to his home village, about 30 kilometers to
the north of Da Nang. The village (59) _________near the foot of Hai Van Pass. We went there by car. Our
car ran at an average speed, (60) _________we could enjoy the beautiful sights along the road. The green
paddy fields stretched as far as the eye could see. Some cows were grazing by the roadside. It did not take
long, just about half an hour. The village is on the other side of the river, so we had (61) ________ the car
under a big banyan tree by the ferry landing. We crossed the river by ferry. Like almost every village in the
country, Nam's home village looks quiet and (62) ________with bamboos, banyan trees, water wells, etc.
We enjoyed the beautiful sights and the fresh air, met (63) _______ people and did interesting things. I
hope I (64) _________be able to get there again.
59. A. lays B. lies C. stands D. grows
60. A. because B. so C. but D. however
61. A. to park B. parking C. parked D. park
62. A. peacefully B. peace C. peaceful D. peacefulness
63. A. economic B. equal C. traditional D. friendly
64. A. will B. can C. am D. would

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Mui Ne is located 24 kilometers northeast of Phan Thiet city. It is a fishing village as well as a familiar tourism area in Binh Thuan province. (46) ……………………lovely scenery of swaying coconut trees, Mui Ne, meaning “sheltered peninsula”, is one of the famous and popular holiday (47) ……………………in the world with 15-kilometer strip of resorts along the beach.

Thanks to the shallow and slopped beaches, the blue and clean water, nice sun rarely behind the clouds and cliffs battered by the waves of the sea, sometimes Mui Ne is (48) ……………………Hawaii of Viet Nam. The beaches are fantastic with activities such as surfing and kitesurfing. But the most (49) ……………………scenery at Mui Ne is (50) ……………………lines of golden sand which is called “Sand Dunes” by local people. The sand is always moving because of the wind and looks like moving waves from afar and that is (51) ……………………the dunes never (52) ……………………the same. The scenery is more fascinating at dawn. Mui Ne is really a good (53) ……………………for those who are interested in photography.

There are also many interesting sites at Mui Ne such as Po Sah Inu Tower, the ancient Cham building that was built in the 8th century, some workshops (54) ……………………fish sauce. Mui Ne market and fishing harbour are also a good chance (55) ……………………daily life of local fishermen.

46. A. For                          B. With                              C. Through                        D. In

47. A. destinations             B. places                            C. camps                            D. seasons

48. A. regarded                  B. found                            C. judged                           D. considered

49. A. attraction                 B. attracted                        C. attractive                       D. attracting

50. A. moved                     B. moving                         C. changed                         D. changing

51. A. reason                     B. the reason                     C. reason why                    D. the reason why

52. A. look                         B. look at                           C. look like                        D. look for

53. A. perfect                     B. best                               C. ideal                              D. wonder

54. A. make                       B. makes                           C. made                             D. making

55. A. to discover              B. for discovering             C. discovering                   D. to be discovered

IV. Read the passage and choose the best answers.

Mui Ne is located 24 kilometers north-east of the city of Phan Thiet. It is a fishing village as well as a familiar tourism area in Binh Thuan Province. It is found on Highway No.106, and is famous for sweeping sand dunes and beautiful rows of palm trees. The beach is shallow and sloped. The water is clean and blue and the sun rarely hides behind clouds.

Beside beaches and sand dunes, there are also beautiful landscapes such as Suoi Tien, the Ong Hoang Building and the Poshanu Cham Tower.

It has long been considered the “Hawaii” of Viet Nam. It has shady roads under coconut trees, a beautiful beach and cliffs. The typical scenery of this place lies in the moving lines of golden sand and when they are seen from distance, they look like moving waves.

31. Where is Mui Ne?

A. Phan Thiet B. Nam Dinh C. Ninh Binh

32. What is it famous for?

A. sweeping sand dunes B. beautiful rows of palm trees C. Both A and B

33. How is the water?

A. clean and green B. clean and blue C. dirty and black

34. What is the weather like in Mui Ne?

A. It’s sunny B. It’s never sunny C. It’s always rainy.

35. What look like moving waves?

A. coconut trees B. sea water C. the moving lines of golden sa

I. Read the following passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank.

    Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)

Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. “Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university --(1)--? Do I leave and start work or begin a training --(2)--?” The decision is yours, but it may be --(3)-- remembering two things: there is more unemployment --(4)-- those who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right --(5)-- will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go --(6)-- into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will --(7)-- you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn --(8)-- you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is --(9)-- possibility. In this way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as --(10)-- practical work experience.

1.       A. term                    B. class                      C. school                   D. course

2.       A. necessary          B. important               C. worth                    D. useful

3.       A. of                        B. through                  C. among                  D. between

4.       A. skills                   B. interests                C. habits                    D. arts

5.       A. instant                B. just                        C. straight                 D. direct

6.       A. help                    B. make                     C. give                       D. let

7.       A. while                   B. what                      C. where                   D. which

8.       A. another               B. always                   C. also                       D. again

9.       A. doing                  B. getting                   C. making                  D. taking