Perfume Pagoda is a religious site as well as being a great sight-seeing spot in Viet Nam. It is situated in Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, Ha Noi. It is a vast complex of Buddhist temples and shrines, including Den Trinh (Presentation Shrine) and Thien Tru (Heaven Kitchen) Pagoda, in the limestone Huong Tich mountains. The centre of this complex is the Perfume Temple, also called Chua Trong (Inner Temple), located in Huong Tich Cavern. It is thought that the first temple was built on the current site of Thien Tru in the 15th century during the reign of Le Thanh Tong. Over the years some of its structures which were in ruins have been restored or replaced.

Many Vietnamese works of literature, both old and modern, have made Perfume Pagoda their focus. It has also provided backdrops for many famous paintings. Its beauty has been used as a theme of many famous songs and a topic of lyric poetry. Nowadays during its festival (from the middle of January to the middle of March on the lunar calendar), Perfume Pagoda attracts large numbers of pilgrims from all over Viet Nam.

Ly Son Island

Although it isn't well-known to most people (0-plan) ___ planning ___their Viet Nam trips, Ly Son Island is a terrific beach destination in the (1-central) ____________of the Vietnamese East Sea. Beside its (2-nature) ____________beauty, Ly Son has its own rich history. (3-Research) ____________have found a lot of (4-archaeologic) ____________evidence there of the presence of people from the ancient Sa Huynh culture dating back thousands of years. The Cham empire also once used Ly Son as a (5-transship) ____________base. Being a former (6-volcano) ____________field, Ly Son has a pristine beauty that not many other islands in Viet Nam can match.

My mother came (1)______ Baffin Island. She used to live in an igloo: a domed house (2)______ from blocks of ice. The house had only one room for all the (3)______: grandparents, parents, brothers, unmarried sisters, and sometimes other relatives. Everyone worked together to survive the Arctic (4)______. Men went out hunting (5)______ women stayed at home making clothes and preparing food. When they had to travel far, they (6)______ on dogsleds. At night they used to entertain themselves by telling and (7)______ out stories. They danced to drum music (8)______.

Akycha from Canada

1. A. at B. in C. on D. from

2. A. build B. to build C. building D. built

3. A. children B. people C. families D. generations

4. A. spring B. summer C. fall D. winter

5. A. while B. during C. before D. after

6. A. walked B. rode C. drove D. flew

7. A. going B. knocking C. acting D. turning

8. A. so B. too C. neither D. either

I was a (1)______ in a remote area of Myanmar. Once (2)______ month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village (3)______ village, (4)______ were far away from each other. In each village, I delivered (5)______ collected the post. I also used (6)______ and write letters for the villagers. Most of them were (7)______. I also passed (8)______ the news I (9)______ from the town and the other villages. The people treated me well. It was a hard (10)______ but I loved it.

U Sein Tun from Myanmar

1. A. delivery person B. postman C. collector

2. A. a B. an C. the

3. A. by B. near C. to

4. A. who B. which C. that

5. A. and B. but C. so

6. A. read B. to read C. to reading

7. A. literate B. illiterate C. famous

8. A. on B. down C. up

9. A. hear B. have heard C. had heard

10 A. work B. job C. assignment

Welcome to the Complex of Hue Monuments, one of the most (remark)______ sites in and around Hue City!

You will certainly be (impression) ______with the structures of the Complex of Hue Monuments which are (careful)______ placed within the natural setting of the site. It’s well worth visiting its (centre) ______structure, the Hue Citadel, which was an (administration) ______centre of southern Viet Nam during the 17th and 18^th centuries. You should definitely see all the royal palaces inside the Hue Citadel, such as the Imperial Residence, the Hoang Thanh (Imperial City), etc.

The Complex of Hue Monuments is a must for all lovers of history. The Complex of Hue Monuments is a remarkable example of the (construct) ______of a complete defended capital city in the early years of the 19^th century. You can visit Binh Dai Fortress, a (defense) ______structure in the northeast, which was designed to control movement on the river. If you have enough time, you should also visit Tran Hai Thanh fortress, which was constructed to (protection) ______the capital against attacks from the sea.

Don’t miss out on a visit to the Complex of Hue Monuments. Its long history and (astound) ______structures will make your trip (forgettable) ______.

4. Your village does not have access to clean piped water. (MY)

- I wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to clean piped water.

5. They claim that Phong Nha – Ke Bang can be compared to a huge geological museum. (IS)

- It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . that Phong Nha – Ke Bang can be compared to a

4. Your village does not have access to clean piped water. (MY)

- I wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to clean piped water.

5. They claim that Phong Nha – Ke Bang can be compared to a huge geological museum. (IS)

- It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . that Phong Nha – Ke Bang can be compared to a

1. Veronica (go) _______________ to Hue City next week.

2. So what else is worth (see) _______________?

3. I (ask) _______________her to join our groups several times.

4. Girls didn’t use to (worry) _______________about getting fat and going on a diet.

5. I suggest (visit) _______________the museums tomorrow.

6. It is well worth (go) _______________to the Perfume Pagoda.

7. I (travel) _______________ around Viet Nam next week.

8. Mi (be) _______________to Hue three times.

9. Don’t bother (go) _______________ to the museum.

10. I used to (keep) _______________a diary when I was young.