I. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow. ____________________________ Playing football on the beach, samba dancing at night, relaxing with a delicious ice-cold fruit juice in an outdoor café, meeting sociable, hospitable people: this is what I think of when I remember the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro. ____________________________ Rio is called "The Marvellous City" for a good reason. It is in an extraordinary location in Guanabara Bay, surrounded by spectacular mountains and by impressive sandy beaches facing south onto the Atlantic. The views almost everywhere in the city are breathtaking. ____________________________ There is something to do in Rio 24/7. In the morning, you can visit the centre with its museums and picturesque, historic churches or go up Mount Christ with Corcovado to see the eye-catching statue of Christ with its stunning views. In the afternoon, you can relax on the beach and watch the world go by or join in a football game with the welcoming, good-natured locals. Or you can go to the striking Maracana Stadium to watch the professionals play. At night, there is music and dancing everywhere. Even if you are not a brilliant samba dancer, you will have an amazing time. ____________________________ Of course, Rio does have problems. There are enormous areas of depressing slums on the hills around the city and violent crime can be a problem, though the situation has improved recently. However, for me Rio is one of the most fascinating places in the world and Cariocas the warmest people, so I cannot wait to go back!

Task 1. Match the paragraphs (1-4) with the subheadings (A-D), and write the answer in each blank.

A. The city's landscape B. opinion of the city C. Memories of Rio D. What to do in Rio

Task 2. Match the adjectives in italic in the passage with the meaning (A-C). Write the answers in each group.

A. Very attractive to look at: _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

B. Fantastic or very good: ____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

C. Friendly and pleasant: ____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Task 3. Which of the adjectives do we use to describe people and which to describe food? Write the answers in each group. A. People: ________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

B. Food: _________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

I- Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verbs from the box

Every region has a different quality of clay, varnish color, ______________ and burning technique in pottery making.

Recently, Southeast Asia’s largest bronze statue of the Buddha erected in Bai Dinh pagoda was _______________ by artisans from Van Diem bronze village.

________________ cocoon silk was one of the women’s chores 3000 years ago.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Vietnamese artists used lacquering techniques to draw and _______________ pictures for decorations.

In the early 20th century, most houses, beds, and household were ___________ from bamboo and rattan.

With only needles and colorful rolls of thread, craftswomen _______________ silk pictures, ussualy of natural wonders such as birds, plants, or landscapes.

Conical hats are ____________ by using young palm leaves along a circular bamboo frame.

In Dong Ho Village (Bac Ninh) or Sinh Village (Hue), the painter who __________ the folk picture is a craft village farmer.

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What Miss Lan (look)_________like? -She (be)_________slim, and she (have)________wavy hair