D. READING

Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks.

When people talk about Nha Trang, the biggest city in Khanh Hoa province, they often think of a tropical paradise with a long coastline and beautiful white sandy beaches.

In the morning or afternoon, tourists can take part in various outdoor activities such as mud bathing, swimming, scuba diving and snorkeling. Scuba diving and snorkeling are both interesting sports as swimmers may swim underwater and admire the lives at the bottom of the sea. Tourists can also take boat trips to the islands. One of the most enjoyable trips is the trip to Mieu island. Here tourists can visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium. This aquarium is now home to different kinds of colourful fish.

  Tourists can spend an evening visiting a fishing village where they can eat a lot of local seafood such as crabs, shrimps and sevaral kinds of fish-all are fresh and delicious.

Q1: Nha Trang has a long coastline with beautiful white sandy beaches.

                        A.True             B. False

Q2:Visiting Nha Trang, tourists can take part in various outdoor activities.

                        A.True             B. False

Q3: Tourists can’t take boat trip to the islands.

                        A.True             B. False

Q4: Seafood in any fishing village in Nha Trang is all fresh and delicious.

                        A.True             B. False

IX. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

1. The Sahara is the hotter desert in the world.                       

    A. is                        B. hotter                           C. world                     D. in

2. The Mekong river are longer than Red river.

    A. longer                B. are                        C. than                       D. the

3. John must does his homework before watching TV.

    A. does                   B. watching              C. must                       D. his

4. Russia is widest than the USA.

    A. than                   B. is                          C. widest                    D. USA

5. The children mustn’t go in bed late.

    A. late                     B. go                         C. mustn’t                  D. in

VIII. Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following

1.The Sahara is the hottest desert in the world.

 A. colder                   B. coldest                 C. cooler                    D.  cold

2. Tra Co Beach is the longest beach in Viet Nam.

A. the most shortest  B. the shortest          C. shorter                   D. short

3. Doi Cave in Ca Mau is famous for a very special species of bat.

 A. unknown              B. well-known         C. renowned              D. notorious

4. A mong tours of natural wonders of the world, I find the tour of the Great Wall is the cheapest

 A. reduced               B.  economy            C. discounted            D. most expensive

5. Visitors can see spectacular scenery at the falls..

 A. magnificent          B. fantastic               C. unimpressive        D. wonderful