When you come to the countryside of VN, especially in Hue, you can see a lot of beautiful girls with a palm leaf conical hat on. The conical leaf hat is said the symbol of the VN culture. The hat is made from a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. The ribs are shaped into a conical from. The diametre of the hat is usually about between forty and fifty-five centimetres ; and it is about twenty-five or thirty centimetres high. The ribs are covered with palm leaves which are tighly stitched onto the bamboo diametre ; rib

V.Fill in the blank with ONE correct word from the list. (1ms) From covered culture conical in When you come to the countryside of Vietnam, especially in Hue, you can see a lot of beautiful girls with a palm leaf (1)________ hat on. The conical leaf hat is said the symbol of the Vietnamese (2)__________.The hat is made (3)__________ a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. The ribs are shaped into a conical form. The diametre of the hat is usually about between forty and fifty-five centimetres; and it is about twenty-five or thirty centimetres high. The ribs are covered with palm leaves which are tightly stitched onto the bamboo frame. Finally, the hat is usually (4)__________ with a coat of furniture - polish oil.

Question I. Fill in the blank with ONE correct word from the list (1.0 point) :

From painted culture conical in

When you come to the countryside of Vietnam, especially in Hue, you can see a lot of beautiful girls with a palm leaf (1)__________ hat on. The conical leaf hat is said the symbol of the Vietnamese (2)__________.The hat is made (3)__________ a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. The ribs are shaped into a conical form. The diametre of the hat is usually about between forty and fifty-five centimetres; and it is about twenty-five or thirty centimetres high. The ribs are covered with palm leaves which are tightly stitched onto the bamboo frame. Finally, the hat is usually (4)__________ with a coat of furniture - polish oil.

Question II. Read the following text about Bill Gate, the co-founder of Microsoft, and choose the best answer.(1.0 point)

Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company. He is among the richest people in the world. Bill Gates’ interest in computers started when he was a teenager. After high school, he was accepted to several top colleges in the USA: Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. He chose to go to Harvard to study law. At Harvard, he focused more on his interest in computer than on coursework. He often relaxed by playing video games in Harvard’s computer lab. He left Harvard before graduating because he wanted to open a software company with his friend Paul Allen. However, he later said, “ I don’t think dropping out is a good idea.” In 2007, he received an honorary degree from Harvard. He began his speech by saying this to his father in the audience. “I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: Dad ,I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” Bill Gates is no longer working full time for Microsoft. He is now, with his wife, running The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which aims to improve healthcare, reduce poverty, and promote education around the world.

1. When did Bill Gates first develop his interest in computers?

A. during his teenage years B. when he went to university C. when he was at nursery school

2. What did he study at Harvard University?

A. computer science B. business C. law

3. What did he often do to relax while at Harvard?

A. play sports B. play video games C. go to parties

4. What did he receive from Harvard in 2007?

A. an honorary degree B. a job C. a company

Sử dụng các từ gợi ý, viết thành một câu hoàn chỉnh:

1.like / long dress / conical leaf hat / be / one / typical symbols / Vietnam.

2.it / be / symbol / Vietnamese women / part / spirit / Vietnamese nation.

3.leaf hat / make / special kind / bamboo / young / soft / palm leaves.

4.diameter / be / 45-50 cm / height / 25-30 cm.

5.first / from / cover with / palm leaves.

6.then / leaves / sew / around / ribs.

7.hat / use / protect / people / sun / rain.

8.girls / women / wear / hat / look / more charming / attractive.

Sử dụng các từ gợi ý, viết thành một câu hoàn chỉnh:

1.like / long dress / conical leaf hat / be / one / typical symbols / Vietnam.

2.it / be / symbol / Vietnamese women / part / spirit / Vietnamese nation.

3.leaf hat / make / special kind / bamboo / young / soft / palm leaves.

4.diameter / be / 45-50 cm / height / 25-30 cm.

5.first / from / cover with / palm leaves.

6.then / leaves / sew / around / ribs.

7.hat / use / protect / people / sun / rain.

8.girls / women / wear / hat / look / more charming / attractive.

Read the passage below then pick out ONE best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences: When you think about the conical hat, the first thing you think of is the region of Hue. Conical hat making has been a traditional craft there for hundreds of years, and there are many craft villages like DA Le, Phu Cam Doc So. However, Tay Ho is the most famous because it is the birthplace of the conical hat in Hue. It is a village on the bank of Nhu Y River, 12 km from Hue City. A conical hat may look simple, but artisans have to follow 15 stages, from going to the forest to collect leaves to ironing the leaves, making the frames, etc. Hue’s conical hats always have two layers of leaves. Craftsmen must be skillful to make the two layers very thin. What is special is that they then add poems and paintings of Hue between the two layers, creating the famous bài thơ or poetic conical hats Conical hat making in the village has been passed down from generation to generation because every body, young or old can take part in the process. It is a well-known handicraft, not only in Viet Nam, but around the world. 19 What is special about the hat layers? A. They are very thick and heavy. B. They are very thin. C. They are painted D. They are written poems on it 20. What is the first stage of conical hat making? A. The first stage of conical hat making is buying leaves B. The first stage of conical hat making is ironing the leaves C. The first stage of conical hat making is going to the forest to collect leaves D. The first stage of conical hat making is making the frames 21. Which sentence is TRUE? A. Conical hats are made everywhere in Vietnam B. The bài thơ conical hat is thin, beautiful and traditional C. Only the old people can make conical hat D. It’s very easy to make conical hat 22. What is the birthplace of bài thơ conical hat? A. Huong village B. Tay Ho village C. Cam Lo village D. Dong Ba village 23. What is special about the bài thơ conical hat? A. It has poems and paintings of Hue between the two layers. B. It has poems and paintings of Hue on it. C. It has pictures of Hue between the two layers. D. It has poems and paintings of Hue under the two layers. 24. Where is bài thơ conical hat from? A. Bat Trang B. Hanoi C. Hue D. Nha Trang

III. Pronunciation.

1. A. pottery B. local C. control D. so

2. A. pot B. forget C. control D. produce

3. A. Artisan B. establish C. attraction D. handicraft

4. A. Artisan B. establish C. impress D. specific

5. A. Statue B. culture C. attraction D. control

6. A. environment B. environmental C. entertainment D. document

IV. Reading

When you come to the countryside of Vietnam, especially in Hue, you can see a lot of beautiful girls with a palm leaf (1) ____________ hat on. The conical leaf hat is said the symbol of the Vietnamese (2) _______. The hat is made (3) ________ a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. The ribs are shaped into a conical form. The diametre of the hat is ussually about between forty and fifty-five centimetres; and it is about twenty-five or thirty centimetres high. The ribs are covered with palm leaves which are tightly stitched onto the bamboo frame. Finally, the hat is usually (4) ________ with a coat of furniture - polish oil.

The palm leaf conical hat is mainly used to protect from shine or rain. Beneath the broad rim of the hat do Vietnamese girls look more (5) ................ and charming?

1. A. cone B. conical C. conically D. conicity

2. a. culture B. nation C. hat D. flag

3. A. with B. to C. from D. in

4. A. drawn B. written C. painted D. covered

5. A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attractiveness

VI. Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of a phrasal verbs in the box

keep up, close down, come back, deal with, get up, look through, pass down, set off, turn down, live on

1. My sister is an early bird. She ................ at 7 o' clock every day of the week.

2. We 'll .............. for Tay Ho village at 9 o'clock and arrive at 10 o'clock.

3. When I was a student, I ................ small allowances from my parents.

4. The government must now .............. The preservation of traditional craft village.

5. The banks have ............ a lot of branches in villages over the last few years.

6. Many foreign tourists decide to ................ to Viet Nam for another holiday.

7. They offered her a trip to Europe but she ............... it ................

8. He has ................. the report and found nothing interesting.

9. Phong walk too fast and it's really hard to ............. him.

10. These traditional stories have been .................. from parents to children over many generation.

IX. Choose the word which has different sound in the underlined part

1. a. reminded b. turned c. wandered d. resolved

2. a. craftsman b. design c. conducts d. tense

10. a. generation b. endangered c. accept d. memorable

X. Choose the word which has different stress pattern

1. a. picture b. decision c. lovely d. worried

2. a. guidance b. pressure c. delighted d. confident

3. a. communicate b. appointed c. preparation d. affordable

4. a. attraction b. bamboo c. technique d. handicraft

5. a. sculpture b. embroider c. preserve d. opinion

6. a. accept b. transfer c. publish d. remind

7. a. famous b. fabulous c. village d. reliable

8. a. department b. historical c. technique d. pottery

9. a. confident b. determine c. convenient d. pagoda

10. a. fascinate b. different c. expensive d. restaurant

QuestionV:Read the text below and choose the correct word (1.5 pt)

А. When you think about the conical hat, the first thing you think of is the region of Hue. Conical hat making has been a (19).............. craft there for hundreds of years, and there are many craft villages (20).................. Dale, Phu Cam, and Doc So. However, Tay Ho is the most famous because it is the (21)..................... of the conical hat in Hue. It is a village on the bank of the Nhu Y River, 12 km from Hue City.

B. A conical hat may look simple, but artisans have to (22)................... 15 stages, from going to the forest to collect leaves to ironing the leaves, making the frames, etc. Hue's conical has always have two layers of leaves. Craftsmen must be skillful to make the two layers very (23)...................... What is special is that they then add poems and paintings of Hue between the two layers, creating the famous bai tho or poetic conical has.

C. Conical hat making in the village has been(24)....................... from generation to generation because everybody, young or old, can take part in the process. It is a well-known handicraft, not only in Viet Nam, but all around the world.

19.A tradition              B. traditional            C. traditionally           D. traditions

20. A like                    B. likely                   C. likes                     D. liked

21. A birthday             B. birthplace             C. birth presents        D. birth memory

22. A. make                B. do                       C. follow                    D. remember

23 A. strong                B. thin                     C. weak                     D. thick

24A. passed down        B. pass down           C. give out                D. given out

V.Read the passage carefully and answer the questions below.

А. When you think about the conical hat, the first thing you think of is the region of Hue. Conical hat making has been a traditional craft there for hundreds of years, and there are many craft villages like Dale, Phu Cam, and Doc So. However, Tay Ho is the most famous because it is the birthplace of the conical hat in Hue. It is a village on the bank of the Nhu Y River, 12 km from Hue City.

B. A conical hat may look simple, but artisans have to follow 15 stages, from going to the forest to collect leaves to ironing the leaves, making the frames, etc. Hue's conical has always have two layers of leaves. Craftsmen must be skillful to make the two layers very thin. What is special is that they then add poems and paintings of Hue between the two layers, creating the famous bai tho or poetic conical has.

C. Conical hat making in the village has been passed down from generation to generation because everybody, young or old, can take part in the process. It is a well-known handicraft, not only in Viet Nam, but all around the world.

1. Why is Tay Ho the most well-known conical hat making village?

a.Because it is the birthplace of the conical hat in Hue.

b.It is a village on the bank of the Nhu Y River.

c.Conical hat making has been a traditional craft there for hundreds of years.

d. All are correct

2. What is the first stage of conical hat making?

a.Craftmen have to make frames

b.It's going to the forest to collect leaves.

c.Hue's conical has always have two layers of leaves.

d. None are correct

3.What is special about the hat layers?

a.They have poems inside

b. They are expensive
c.They're very thin.

d. They are nice

4.What is special about the baltho conical hat?

a.It has poems and paintings of Hue between the two layers.

bConical hat making in the village has been passed down from generation to generation

c.It is a well-known handicraft, not only in Viet Nam, but all around the world.

d.everybody, young or old, can take part in the process