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Anyone who has seen the exquisite costumes worn by Vietnamese women will recognize similarities in the traditional dress of the male. There are many variations on the basic theme. At the top of the list is the elaborate dress of the emperor and the mandarins. Their rank was shown in the display of color in the brocade and embroideries. Gold brocade with embroidered dragons was for the emperor only. Gold is the national color and the dragon heads the fabulous mythical animal world. Purple is the color reserved for high-ranking court mandarins, while blue is for those of lower rank. Costumes worn for  religious ceremonies also have their special colors. Dresses for ceremonial occasions usually have very wide and ample sleeves. Wedding dresses are similar to the popular fashions, and the color is usually purple or blue brocade. Dresses for mourning have frayed fringes or a line up the back and may be either black or white in color. 

1. The Vietnamese traditional dress of men and women are somehow similar.

2. The dress of mandarins is at the top of the list.

3. The rank of person could be revealed via the color of the dress

4. Gold brocade and embroidered dragons was for the emperor and mandarins.

5. The normal dress and the ceremonial dress have no difference.

Anyone who has seen the exquisite costumes worn by Vietnamese women will recognize similarities in the traditional dress of the male. There are many variations on the basic theme. At the top of the list is the elaborate dress of the emperor and the mandarins. Their rank was shown in the display of color in the brocade and embroideries. Gold brocade with embroidered dragons was for the emperor only. Gold is the national color and the dragon heads the fabulous mythical animal world. Purple is the color reserved for high-ranking court mandarins, while blue is for those of lower rank. Costumes worn for  religious ceremonies also have their special colors. Dresses for ceremonial occasions usually have very wide and ample sleeves. Wedding dresses are similar to the popular fashions, and the color is usually purple or blue brocade. Dresses for mourning have frayed fringes or a line up the back and may be either black or white in color.

     1.  The Vietnamese traditional dress of men and women are somehow similar.         

     2.  The dress of mandarins is at the top of the list.         

     3.  The rank of person could be revealed via the color of the dress         

     4.  Gold brocade and embroidered dragons was for the emperor and mandarins.         

     5.  The normal dress and the ceremonial dress have no difference.         

Cần gấp:

I.       Read the following passage. Decide if the statements are TRUE or FALSE, and choose the correct answers (a, b, c or d) for the questions. (1.5pts)

The ao dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women, has a long history. In the early 17^th century, Vietnamese clothing designers made changes to the design of the traditional Chinese costume, creating the primitive forms of the present ao dai. This creativity showed Vietnam’s strong sense of independence. The ao dai, with different designs and materials, was traditionally worn by both men and women. Over the years, despite the coming of western clothing for more convenience in daily activities of modern life, the ao dai has been there to stay. Therefore, Vietnamese women go on wearing this unique dress, which is both traditional and fashionable and which conveys our rich culture to the world.

*True or False:

19. The ao dai had its start at the beginning of the 17^th century.

20. Vietnamese ao dai and Chinese dresses are exactly the same.

21. Both men and women wore the ao dai in Vietnam many years back.

22. Although a little convenient in modern life, the ao dai is uniquely fashionable.

*Choose the best answers:

23. The main topic is _____.

      a. Vietnamese ao dai and Chinese dresses           b. The inconvenience of ao dai

      c. The ao dai and its history                                 d. The modern ao dai

24. The word ‘primitive’ means

            a. beautiful      b. convenient   c. original        d. advanced

Read the passage , then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False
The ao dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women, has been mentioned in many poems, novels and songs. It is a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants. Vietnamese women usually wear it, especially on special occasions such as Tet, Vietnamese Teachers’Day, or Wedding Anniversary. Nowadays, some fashion designers have made it more and more beautiful by changing the traditional ao dai. Some of them print lines of poetry on it, or they add the patterns such as sun, stars, crosses, and stripes to the ao dai. The ao dai becomes the national clothing, just like Kimono in Japan. Every morning, thousands of schoolgirls in white ao dai make the streets look nicer. Vietnamese women continue to wear this unique and fashionable dress.
Choose True (T) or False (F)
1. The ao dai isn't the traditional dress of Vietnamese women.
2. Vietnamese women never wear the ao dai on special occasions.
3. The Ao Dai is a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants.
4. Some designers print lines of poetry on it, or they add the patterns such as sun, stars, crosses, and stripes to the ao dai.
5. Vietnamese women continue to wear this unique and fashionable dress.

Read the following passage and decide whether the sentences below are TRUE or FALSE.              The ao dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women has a long history. In the early 17th century, Vietnamese clothing designers made changes to the design of the traditional Chinese costume, creating the primitive forms of the present ao dai. This creativity showed Vietnam’s strong sense of independence. The ao dai, with different designs and materials,was traditionally worn by both men and women. Over the years, despite the coming of western clothing for more convenience in daily activities of modern life, the ao dai has been there to stay. Therefore, Vietnamese women go on wearing this unique dress, which is both traditional and fashionable and which conveys our rich culture to the world.Although a little convenient in modern life, the ao dai is uniquely fashionable.

Read the following passage. Decide if the statements are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 5 and 6. 

White cotton T-shirts were first worn by the US Navy in the Second World War and by 1948, every American soldier was wearing one too. But it was Hollywood films that made the T-shirt really popular: actors Marlon Brando and James Dean wore classic white T-shirts in On the Waterfront (1954) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955). After these films, every young man wanted to wear one.

Women didn’t begin to wear T-shirts until the end of the 1950s. In the 1959 French film about de souffle (breathless), American actress Jean Seberg wore a T-shirt advertising an English language newspaper. This started a new fashion in T-shirts for women, but it wasn’t until the mid-1960s that companies like Budweiser and Coca-Cola started using T-shirts as ‘walking advertisements’.

1. In the 1940s, white T-shirts were part of a uniform.                                      

2. T-shirts became more popular because of two 1950s American films.          

3. Many women were wearing T-shirts in 1955                                                  

4. By 1960, companies were using T-shirts to advertise their products.            

5. The main idea of the passage is______________________

A/ The importance of  the T-shirt                         B/ The history of the T-shirt

C/ The shortage of  the T-shirt                             D/ The invention of the T-shirt

6.  Which of the following sentences is NOT MENTIONED in the passage?

A/ How popular  the T-shirt  were  in life.             B/ Where the T-shirt came from.

C/ How many T-shirts were made.                       D/ when the T-shirt began a new fashion

Part I: Read the passage carefully and then decide if each of the statements is true (T) or false (F)  (1.0pt).

Bánh chưng is a traditional Vietnamese rice cake which is made from sticky rice, beans, pork and other ingredients. Its origin is told by the legend of Lang Liêu, a prince of the last king of the Sixth Hùng Dynasty, who became the success or thanks to his creation of bánh chưng and bánh giầy, which symbolized the Earth and the Sky. Vietnamese have the tradition of making bánh chưng for Tet Holiday. Bánh chưng is wrapped in banana leaves, which create the green colour outside it. It takes about 12 or 14 hours to boil bánh chưng in water.

Read the passage and decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F).

Miss Lien lives in a small house in Hanoi. She teaches English at a school there. She usually has breakfast at seven in the morning and she has lunch at twelve o'clock in the canteen of the school. She teaches her students in the morning. She teaches them dialogues on Wednesdays and Fridays. On Mondays, she teaches them grammar. In the evening, she usually stays at home and listens to music. She sometimes goes to the movie theatre. She always goes to bed at ten o'clock.

1. Miss Lien lives in a big house and teaches English at a school in Hanoi.                       _________

2. She usually has breakfast at 7.30 in the morning and has lunch at home at 12 o'clock.     _________

3. She teaches her students dialogues on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.        _________

4. She usually stays at home in the evening and goes to bed at 9.                       _________

5. Sometimes she goes to the movie theatre.                                                        _________

Read the passage and decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F ).
Miss Lien lives in a small house in hanoi. She teaches English at a school there. She usually has breakfast at dseven in the morning and she has lunch at twelve o'clock in the canteen of the school. She teaches her students in the morning. She teaches them dialogues on Wednesdays and Fridays. On Mondays, she teaches them grammar. In the evening, she usually stays at home and listens to music. She sometimes goes to the movie theatre. She always goes to bed at ten o'clock.
1. Miss Lien lives in a big house and teaches English at a school in hanoi.
      ________
2. She usually has breakfast at 7.30 in the morning and has lunch at home at 12 o'clock.
     ________
3. She teaches her students dialogues on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
    ________
4. She usually stays at home in the evening and goes to bed at 9.
   ________
5. Sometimes she goes to the movie theatre.
    ________