Read the passage again then decide whether the statements are true(T) of false(F)

Chu Van An high school is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the drench , the school was located beside the Wast lake , and was originally named after the location it was in . It is a very pleasant , spacious school with great views of the lake from the classroom windows.

In 1943 , the school was moves to Ninh Binh , and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An , after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong becamr the first Vietnamese principal of the school . Many famous people like ex-prime Ministeer Pham Van Dong , Docter Ton That Tung , anf poet Xuan Dieu Used to be the school;s students

Today the school is still located in the same area , and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top school in Ha Noi . It is very difficult to be admitted to the school . Every year , there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are admitted. Those applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of education and training of Ha Noi

1. Chu Van An high school is one the second oldest schools in Viet Nam __

2. It was moved to Ninh Binh in 1943__

3. It is very difficuld to be admintted to the school __

4. Wvery year, there are aroud three thousand applicants are admintted to the school___

5. The applicants have to take an entrance examination___

I) Read the passage again then decide whether the statements are true(T) of false(F)

Chu Van An high school is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the drench , the school was located beside the Wast lake , and was originally named after the location it was in . It is a very pleasant , spacious school with great views of the lake from the classroom windows.

In 1943 , the school was moves to Ninh Binh , and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An , after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong becamr the first Vietnamese principal of the school . Many famous people like ex-prime Ministeer Pham Van Dong , Docter Ton That Tung , anf poet Xuan Dieu Used to be the school;s students
Today the school is still located in the same area , and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top school in Ha Noi . It is very difficult to be admitted to the school . Every year , there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are admitted. Those applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of education and training of Ha Noi

1. Chu Van An high school is one the second oldest schools in Viet Nam __

2. It was moved to Ninh Binh in 1943__

3. It is very difficuld to be admintted to the school __

4. Wvery year, there are aroud three thousand applicants are admintted to the school___

5. The applicants have to take an entrance examination___

I. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each sentence.

1. In some European countries, a barber used __________ teeth as well as cut hair.

A. pull B. pulled C. pulling D. to pull

2. King Duc Duc __________ the country for only three days before he was overthrown.

A. had ruled B. has ruled C. have ruled D. will rule

3. I suggest __________ these valuable things in high-security places.

A. put B. puts C. putting D. to put

4. They wondered how __________ this support service.

A. use B. used C. using D. to use

5. It’s a tradition in Viet Nam that the juniors have to __________ the seniors.

A. obey B. disobey C. obedient D. disobedient

6. The living standards in the countryside have __________improved in the last ten years.

A. considerable B. considerably C. considerate D. consider

7. The two countries agreed to __________ fill diplomatic relations.

A. set in B. set out C. set up D. set off

8. I don’t think Fred __________ Daniel. They always argue.

A. gets out with B. gets over with C. gets through with D.gets on with

9. I couldn’t sleep last night __________ the bar nearby played music too loudly.

A. because B. although C. so that D. while

10. Sometimes I wish my parents could put themselves __________ my shoes.

A. at B. in C. on D. out

11. A: It is said that marriages used to be arranged by parents.

B: __________

A. Wow, I can’t imagine that. B. I wish I could go back to that time. C. How cool! D. Sure.

12. In order to learn how to prepare food, do laundry and chores at home, students need to have __________ skills.

A. housekeeping B. emotion control C. cognitive D. social

13. A __________ is a castle on high ground in or near a city where people could go when the city was being attacked.

citadel / cathedral / monument / centre

14. Which underlined word in this question is unstressed? “What are you looking for?”

A B C D

II. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each gap in the passage.

I was a postman in a remote area of Myanmar. Once (1)______ month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village to village, (2)______ were far away from each other. In each village, I delivered (3)______ collected the post. I also used (4)______ and write letters for the villagers. Most of them were illiterate. I also passed (5)______ the news I (6)______ from the town and the other villages. The people treated me well. It was a hard job but I loved it.

U Sein Tun from Myanmar

1. A. a B. an C. the D. each

2. A. who B. where C. that D. which

3. A. and B. but C. so D. because

4. A. read B. to read C. to reading D. reading

5. A. on B. down C. up D. in

6. A. hear B. have heard C. had heard D. will hear

III. Read the following text and choose the best answer.

Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally named after the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great views of the lake from the classroom windows.

In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An, after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen GiaTuong became the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many famous people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung, and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school's students.

Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult to be admitted to the school. Every year, there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are admitted. Those applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of Education and Training of Ha Noi.

1. The passage mainly discusses________.

A. Chu Van An, the teacher B. Chu Van An School in the future

C. Chu Van An School over time D. the difficulty of being admitted to Chu Van An School

2. Chu Van An High School was founded in ________.

A. the early 19^th century B. the late 19^th century

C. the early 20^th century D. the late 20^th century

3. All of the following are true about the school EXCEPT________.

A. the school was originally named after the location it is in

B. the school admits three thousand students every year

C. the school has a view of the West Lake

D. the school is large

4. It can be understood from the passage that________.

A. students of the school are very smart

B. the school fees are very high

C. only children from prestigious families can enter the school

D. the teachers at the school earn a lot of money

IV. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning and contains the words in capitals.

1. My friend Veronica is now participating in an international summer camp in Brazil. I’d love to be with her. (WERE)

- I wish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in an international summer camp in Brazil.

2. It was confident of her to say that she would win the first prize.

- She was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. “Have you seen her recently?” asked Thanh.

- Thanh asked me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

4. Mai spent her childhood in a small town in the south. (UP)

- Mai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

V. Make meaningful sentences using the words or phrases given.

1. It / kind / her / lend / me / her book.

- It was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. That skyscraper / be / one of / tall buildings / the world.

- That skyscraper is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Although / she / be tired / last night / she / finish / knit the scarf for her dad.

- Although she was. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. It / known / that / Ha Long Bay / be recognised as a World Heritage Site / UNESCO / 1994.

- It is known that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

-HẾT-

Exercise 3. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.

1. Chu Van An was one of the most brilliant and famous ________________ in Viet Nam's history, (scholar)

2. The school is quite normal, but its ________________ are really beautiful, (surround)

3. The students were carefully ________________ for the final exam, (prepare)

4. He completed his exams ________________ and won a scholarship to study abroad, (succeed)

5. The ________________ .'s pictures are very beautiful. They are shown in a national exhibition, (paint)

6. He is ________________ about his sister's performance because she was sick yesterday, (anxiety)

7. She is cooking the food ________________ It's interesting to see it. (special)

8. He took an ________________ last week. His result was very good, (exam)

9. He received ________________ as a good teacher after working hard for a long time. (recognize)

10. Thong Nhat Palace is a ________________ attraction in Ho Chi Minh city, (tour)

Read the passage and answer the questions

The University of Cambridge is a public university. It is located in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. It is regarded as the second oldest university (after the University of Oxford) in the United Kingdom and the third oldest surviving university in the world.

The University of Cambridge was formed in 1209. Over the years, it is always considered to be one of the most prestigious institutions of higher education in the United Kingdom and the world. In 2012, the university was ranked second after Havard in the United States of America.

Today, Cambridge is a collegiate university with a student population of about 18,000. Its faculties, departments and 31 colleges occupy different locations in Cambridge. Graduates of the university have won a total of 65 Nobel Prizes, the most of any university in the world.

*prestigious: uy tín, có danh tiếng

Where is the University of Cambridge located?

→…………………………………………………………………………………………

Read the passage and answer the questions

The University of Cambridge is a public university. It is located in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. It is regarded as the second oldest university (after the University of Oxford) in the United Kingdom and the third oldest surviving university in the world.

The University of Cambridge was formed in 1209. Over the years, it is always considered to be one of the most prestigious institutions of higher education in the United Kingdom and the world. In 2012, the university was ranked second after Havard in the United States of America.

Today, Cambridge is a collegiate university with a student population of about 18,000. Its faculties, departments and 31 colleges occupy different locations in Cambridge. Graduates of the university have won a total of 65 Nobel Prizes, the most of any university in the world.

*prestigious: uy tín, có danh tiếng

When was the University of Cambridge formded?

→…………………………………………………………………………………………

II. Read the following passage carefully and do the following tasks. (2ms)

A. Complete each space with one of the words given in the box. (1,0m)

Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally named (1)……………….. the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great (2)………….….. of the lake from the classroom windows.

In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An, after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong (3)…………………….. the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many (4)…………………  people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung, and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school's students.

Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi.

B. Find the words in the text having the following meanings. (0,5 m)

1. in a particular position or place:……………….……………

2. head teacher: ………………………….

C. Answer the questions. (0,5m)

1. Was Chu Van An High School established at the beginning of the 19^th century?

................................................................................................................................................................

2. Who was Chu Van An?

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D. WRITING (2MS)

I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (1m)

1. What about visiting Trang An, a natural wonder of our area?

à He suggested .......................................................................................................................................

2. Despite her tiredness, she finished knitting the scarf for her dad.

à Although .............................................................................................................................................

3. He said to her, “My friends will come here tomorrow.”   

à He told her ..........................................................................................................................................

4. They reported that two people had been injured in the accident.

à It ........................................................................................................................................................

II. Use the words and phrases given to complete the sentences. (1m)

1. She/ wish/ can/ go on a trip/ family/.

................................................................................................................................................................

2. My parents/ pleased/ that/ I/ get/ good results/ last semester/.

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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words. GIẢI THÍCH ĐÁP ÁN DÙM MÌNH LUÔN NHÉ 

      Being the first and also the oldest high school in Hue, originally Quoc Hoc (National High School) was the school for children from royal and noble families. French colonialists opened this school in 1896 to train those (1)                              would serve the government. Therefore, at that time, French was the main subject for students. Now it is (2)                                    Hue National High School and is a high-profile school that all students must pass a competitive (3)                                             exam to get the admission.

      Established in 1896, after more than 100-year history, the school today isconsidered the largest and also the most beautiful high school (4)                                              in Viet Nam. This surrounding makes a great picture of red French designed buildings in Harmony with green (5)                                 of a large shady trees and stone benches.

      (6)                         in spring, when “diep anh dao” (a kind of cherry blossoms)is in bloom, the whole picture is filled with pinky dots above red thatched tile. Students often call that (7)                             of time “Pinky cloud season” and regard it as the most special moments of a year. These are the reasons why Quoc Hoc is also (8)                        “Pinky school beside Perfume River Bank” in the song with the same name.

      Moreover, several Vietnamese (9)                                   leaders have been learning here, including: Nguyen Tat Thanh (President Ho Chi Minh), General Vo Nguyen Giap, Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, etc. In addition, the school is famed for its students who are well-known poets (Xuan Dieu, Huy Can, To Huu, Luu Trong Le etc.), scientists (Ta Quang Buu, Ton That Tung, Dang Van Ngu, etc.), musicians (Tran Hoan, Nguyen Van Thuong, etc.). The school also has students getting high prizes in many international (10)                        .

1.The Imperial academy was consteucted uner emperor Ly Thanh Tong.

2.The Temple of Literature was found in 1070.

3.Kheu Van pavilion is regarded as the symbol of Ha Noi.

4.Lost of souvenirs inside the Teple of Literature are sold.

5.The Temple of Literature is considrred as one of the most important culural and historic places/in Viet Nam.

6.Many precious relics are displayed in the Temple of Literature.

7.The Temple of Literature is located in the centre of Ha Noi about 2 kilometres west of Hoan Kiem Lake.

8.The Imperial Academy was used to educateyoung men for the country.