VII. Read the passage and answer the questions.
Every year, millions of tourists visit California. California is known for its beautiful scenery, warm
climate and excellent food. There are twenty national parks in California. They are visited by over thirty
million people every year. Many world-famous museums are located there too.
The state is divided into two parts, called Northern California and Southern California. San
Francisco is located in Northern California. It is surrounded by water on three sides and is a city with
beautiful bay and several bridges. Its streets are always filled with tourists. There is an area in south of
San Francisco that is famous for its computer industries; it is called Silicon Valley.
Los Angeles, Hollywood and Disneyland are found in Southern California. Southern California is
known for its desert areas, which are sometimes next to snowcapped mountains. Southern California is
one of the few places in the world where you can ski in the morning and surf in the afternoon.
1. What is California known for?
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2. How many national parks are there in California?
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3. Is California divided into 3 parts?
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4. Where is the Silicon Valley?
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5. Where can desert areas be found?
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6. Why can you ski in the morning and surf in the afternoon in California?
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III. Choose the suitable prepositions in brackets:
1. We will go...................a picnic next week. (in, at, on, to)
2. She took many pictures to show the trip..........her parents. (of, for, to, with)
3. There is a meeting........................9 a.m. and 2 p.m. (in, till, between, at)
4. We have lived in Hanoi.....................4 years. (in, since, for, at)
5. She was born.......................16th January. (in, of, at, on)
6. I’ve studied French........................last week. (for, since, in)
7. They arrived at the bus stop at 4 .................. the afternoon. (in, at, on, to)
8. What did she do ................the weekend? (on, in, to, for)
9. We will arrive home ……. Sunday (at, on, to, between)
10. She has been here.....................yesterday. (in, since, for, on)

1. ____ Nam ____ to Hoan Kiem Lake now? (go)
2. Hoa and Linh often __________ badminton after class because they want to keep health. (play)
3. I ______________ to the theater tomorrow. (go)
4. He _________ English for 3 years. (study)
5. Don’t talk. The baby __________ (sleep)
6. He fell down when he _____________ towards the church. (run)
7. “What did you do last night?”
“I watched TV, practised the violin, and __________ my homework?” (do)
8. Since he _________ , I have heard nothing from him. (leave)
9. My sister _____________ for you since yesterday. (look)
10. We __________ our examination next month. (have)