SECTION IV:  READING COMPREHENSION (10pts)

I. Fill in the blank with the suitable word from the box (5pts)

The country and the city have advantages and (1)___________.  People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings.They enjoy (2)__________ and quietness, and can do their work at their (3)__________pace because no one is in a (4)____________.They live in a larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them when they need it. Their life, however, can be boring and they may be isolated, which is a serious problem (5)___________they are ill or want to take children to school.

II. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (5pts)

Duong Lam: An ancient Vietnamese village

     Duong Lam Village is located in Duong Lam Commune at a 45km distance from Hanoi.

It is the birthplace of two kings in the history of Vietnam, Phung Hung and Ngo Quyen, who opened up the long-term self-control and independence period of Vietnam after Bach Dang Victory in the year 938.

All houses, gates, village gates and wells are built of laterite creating an architectural complex, a unique village that is typical for villages in the midlands in the North of Vietnam.

At present, there are still nearly old 200 houses and many other historical monuments such as Phung Hung Temple, Ngo Quyen Royal Tomb, Mong Phu Communal House, Ho Gam Hill at which Phung Hung liked tigers to rescue villagers and the temple at which the diplomat Giang Van Minh is worshiped.

1.   Where is Duong Lam village?

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2.    Who were the two kings whose birthplace is Duong Lam Village?

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3.    What is Duong Lam typical for?

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4.    How many old houses are there in Duong Lam?

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5. Who is worshiped?

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II/ Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage
from      better      producing       than
country       crowded        up        running
If you live in a city, you will probably see many people, hear the noise of traffic, and smell the pollution (1)____cars and factories. We are living in a new era in the history of the world. Before this, most people were farmes. They lived in small communities in the (2)___. Now many people are leaving the farms and moving into the cities. They are looking for (3)____jobs. As a result, the cities are growing very quickly. Most cities are becoming more (4)____. People are driving more cars, burning more fuel, using more water, eating more food, making more garbage, and (5)___more things in factories rgan ever before. Life in modern cities can bring many opportunities, but also I many difficulties. The authorities are trying to plan for a better future. They are building new roads, putting (6)____new houses, looking for more water sources, and limiting growth in certain areas. But people are still crowding into the cities fasster (7)_____the cities can take them. The cities are (8)_____out of space. There are bo easy answer to this problem

X. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (2.0 points)

The country is (1).............beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2) .......... the summer holiday though they can't live (3) ............. all the year round. Some have cottage built in a village (4) .......... that they can go there whenever they (5) ..........find  the time.

   English villages are not alike, but (6)............. some ways they are not very different from (7) ...................other. Almost every village (8) ...........a church, the round or square tower of which can (9) ............seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10).......... people are buried.

Write your answer here

II. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.

1.

There are (1)__________ seasons in a year in our country. They are spring, summer, fall (2)__________ winter. In the spring, the weather is usually (3)__________. Sometimes it is cold, but not very cold. After spring, it is the summer. In the summer we (4)__________ play sports. In the fall, the weather is often cool. In the winter, it’s usually very cold. We always wear warm clothes.

Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (1pts)

The country is (1).............beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2) .......... the summer holiday though they can't live (3) ............. all the year round. Some have cottage built in a village (4) .......... that they can go there whenever they (5) ..........find  the time.

   English villages are not alike, but (6)............. some ways they are not very different from (7) ...................other. Almost every village (8) ...........a church, the round or square tower of which can (9) ............seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10).......... people are buried.

giúp mik bài này với ạ mik đang cần gấp ạ mik cảm ơn nhiều

I. Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word

         The country is (1) beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go there (2) the summer holiday though they can't live (3) all the year round. Some have cottages built in a village (4) that they can go there whenever they (5) find the time. English villages are not all alike, but (6) some ways they are not very different from (7) other. Almost every village (8) a church, the round or square tower of which can (9) seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard where people (10) burried

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I. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase in the following passage.

The country and the city have advantages and (1)______. People in the country live in more beautiful
surroundings. They enjoy (2) ______ and quietness, and can do their work at their (3) ______ pace because no
one is in a (4) ______. They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbours are more friendly,
and ready to help them (5) ______ they need it. their life. However, can be (6) ______ and they may be isolated,
which is a serious problem (7)______ they are ill or want to take children to school.
The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it (8) ______ has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often
polluted. They not (9)______ have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in a hurry and
this (10) ______ that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.

I. READING 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

The country and the city have advantages and disadvantages. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (19) …………….. and quietness, and can do their work at their own pace because no one is in a (20) …………………... They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them (21) ……………….. they need it. Their life, however, can be boring and they may be isolated, which is serious problem (22) ……………… they are ill or want to take children to school. The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it also has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often polluted. They not only have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in hurry and this means that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.

Question 19. A. quietly B. peaceful C. peace D. quiet

Question 20. A. hurried B. hurrying C. hurriedly D. hurry

Question 21. A. what B. when C. which D. that

Question 22. A. unless B. although C. because D. if

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time. English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, where people are buried. The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have running water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.

Question 23. When do city people often go to the country?

A. At the weekends.

B. All the year round.

C. At Christmas.

D. . The summer holidays.

Question 24. What is the advantage of city people when they have a cottage built in the

village?

A. They can have their houses rented.

B. They can go to the country at weekends.

C. They can go to the country when they are busy.

D. They can go to the country whenever they can find the time.

Question 25. What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages?

A. The village green

B. Running water

C. The church

D. The Internet

Question 26. What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?

A. They can go there to buy cheaper things.

B. They can go there to buy whatever they want.

C. They can go there to buy luxury goods.

D. They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops.

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

          The country and the city have advantages and (1)____________. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (2) _______ and quietness, and can do their work at their own  space because  no one  is in a (3)___________. They live in larger, more comfortable houses,and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them when  they need it. Their life, however, can be boring  and they may be isolated, which is a serious problem if they are ill or want to take children to school.

          The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it also has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often polluted. They not (4)          have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in a hurry and this (5)              that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.

1.A. joy              B. enjoyment             C. happiness               D. disadvantages

2.A.quiet            B. quietly                  C. peace                      D. peaceful

3.A.hurry           B. hurried                  C. hurriedly                D. hurrying

4.A. never          B. ever                       C. hardly                    D. only

5.A. aims            B. means                   C. asks                       D. said