Read the text and do the tasks below.(1pt )

SCOTLAND – THE LAND OF LEGENDS

            Scotland is in the North of Great Britain. It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware – legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes – or lochs – are other attractions that Scottish offers.

            The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world’s important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat. Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824. Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1969.

* Answer the questions about you. 

3. Was Edinburgh the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824?

4. When did Edinburgh University welcome the first female medical student in Great Britain ?

Complete the sentences with the words below.

1 We saw an amazing collection of Ancient Egyptian jewellery at the __________

2 I enjoy watching acrobats at the __________, but I don't think they should use animals.

3 On Thursday evenings at my local __________, anyonecan have a go at being a comedian.

4 I went to see Mozart's The Magic Flute at the Met, a world- famous __________ in New York.

5 Some of these Impressionist paintings are privately owned and have never been seen in any __________

6 The Globe is a __________ in London where Shakespeare's plays are performed.

7 While we were in Vienna, we went to a __________ to hear a Beethoven piano recital.

8 At the O₂ __________ in London, up to twenty thousand people can watch some of the biggest acts in music.

9 The British __________ holds around 170 million books and other items for students and researchers to access.

Read the passage and match the words in bold from the passage (1-4) with their meanings (a-d).

                                                            NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most interesting countries in the world.

Everywhere you go, you can see amazing natural landscapes: green mountains, shining beaches, high waterfalls, and ancient forests. You can visit the beautiful place where they filmed The Lord of the Rings, or historic Queenstown. This is also a great country for lovers of outdoor activities. You can always find something to do here: skiing, boating, bushwalking

New Zealand is rich in culture. Most visitors to New Zealand love its unique Maori culture. The Maori are the native people of this country. They are famous for their unique tattoos and haka dance.

A visit to this beautiful country will be an experience you will never forget.

II Read the passage, and then answer the questions below

Thanh Tien, a village in Phu Mau Commune, Phu Vang District, is located about 10 kilometers from the centre of Hue city, opposite the ancient town of Bao Vinh. The village is famous for its traditional craft of makibg paper flowers. Local artidans skillfully makr paper flowers of different types such as lotuses, roses, orchids, apricots, gerberas, and dahlias, and of a wide range of colours. Around lubar October villagers begin making these paper flowers. They have to prepare bamboo stichks, paper and dying materials. Sometimes they have to mix colours to create of their own wish that can satisfy their passion and imagination for the type of flowers they want to makr. From mid lunar December when Tet is around the corner, colourful paper flowers can be seen on many streets of Hue. People use paper flowers for religious and decoration purposes
1 Where is Thanh Tien village?
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2 What is the village famous for?
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3 When do people see colourful paper flowers on the streets in Hue?
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4 Do people use paper flowers for religious and decoration purposes?
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Read the text and do the tasks below

SCOTLAND – THE LAND OF LEGENDS

            Scotland is in the North of Great Britain. It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware – legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes – or lochs – are other attractions that Scottish offers.

            The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world’s important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat. Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824. Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1969.

* Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.(0,5pt)

1. Scotland is famous for ______________.

A. its rich culture                                B. its amazing natural beauty                         C. A &B         

2. What can fun-lovers experience?

A.its world-famous festival                B. festival                                                        C. the Highland 

III. Read the text and then answer the questions.

SCOTLAND - THE LAND OF LEGENDS

Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware – legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes – or lochs – are other attractions that Scotland offers.

The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world’s important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat. Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824. Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1869.

1. Is Scotland famous for its rich culture?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………2. What might you see while you are exploring a castle?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………3. What are some activities you can see at the Scottish Highland Games?

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4. Which first city in the world  has its own fire brigade ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Do you want to visit Scotland? Why or why not?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

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 of the numbered blanks from 19 to 28

The term civilization basically means the ___19___ of development at which people live together peacefully in communities. Ancient civilization refers specifically to the first ___20___ and stable communities that became the basis for later states, nations, and empires.

The study of ancient civilization is concerned with the earliest ___21___ of the much broader subject called ancient history. The ___22___ of ancient history began with the invention of writing in about 3100 BC and lasted for more than 35 centuries. Mankind existed long before the written word, but writing made the keeping of a historical record ___23___.

The first ancient societies ___24___ in Mesopotamia and Egypt in the Middle East, in the Indus Valley region of ___25___ are now Pakistan and India, in the Huang He (Yellow River) valley of China, on the island of Crete in the Aegean Sea, and in Central America. All of these civilizations had certain ___26___ in common. They built cities, invented forms of writing, learned to make pottery and use metals, domesticated animals, and created fairly complex social structures with class systems.

___27___ written records and carved inscriptions, the knowledge about ancient peoples is derived from the work of archaeologists. Most of the significant archaeological ___28___ have been made in the past 200 years. The Sumerian culture of Mesopotamia was discovered in the 1890s, and some of the most important archaeological digs in China were made after the late 1970s.

Điền vào ô 23

A. able 

B. possible 

C. potential 

D. capable

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 of the numbered blanks from 19 to 28

The term civilization basically means the ___19___ of development at which people live together peacefully in communities. Ancient civilization refers specifically to the first ___20___ and stable communities that became the basis for later states, nations, and empires.

The study of ancient civilization is concerned with the earliest ___21___ of the much broader subject called ancient history. The ___22___ of ancient history began with the invention of writing in about 3100 BC and lasted for more than 35 centuries. Mankind existed long before the written word, but writing made the keeping of a historical record ___23___.

The first ancient societies ___24___ in Mesopotamia and Egypt in the Middle East, in the Indus Valley region of ___25___ are now Pakistan and India, in the Huang He (Yellow River) valley of China, on the island of Crete in the Aegean Sea, and in Central America. All of these civilizations had certain ___26___ in common. They built cities, invented forms of writing, learned to make pottery and use metals, domesticated animals, and created fairly complex social structures with class systems.

___27___ written records and carved inscriptions, the knowledge about ancient peoples is derived from the work of archaeologists. Most of the significant archaeological ___28___ have been made in the past 200 years. The Sumerian culture of Mesopotamia was discovered in the 1890s, and some of the most important archaeological digs in China were made after the late 1970s.

Điền vào ô 26

A. styles      

B. features 

C. qualities 

D. types