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READING
1. Read the information about three famous places in Viet Nam. For questions 1. 10, complete the numbered
spaces in the table with ONE word or number from the passage.
 A. The Temple of Literature is about 10 minutes away from Hoan Kiem Lake, Ha Noi. It was constructed in 1070 under
Ly Thanh Tong’s dynasty, first to honour Confucius and nowadays to celebrate the doctorates and high rank scholars of
Viet Nam. In 1076, King Ly Nhan Tong continued the work and built Quoc Tu Giam as the first university of Viet Nam.
B. The One Pillar Pagoda is located in the western part of the city, near Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, Ong Ich Khiem St.,
Ha Noi. Emperor Ly Thai Tong had this temple constructed in gratitude for a significant legendary event in 1049 by
erecting a pillar in the middle of a lotus pond, and a temple of lotus-shape, exactly similar to what he saw in the dream.
This unique shape of the pagoda to gether with the special story has been of great absorption to hundreds of thousands
of international tourists!
C. Bao Dai’s summer Palace in Da Lat was used as a retreat by the family of King Bao Dai, the last king of Viet Nam.
Built from 1933 to 1938, the cube – like art deco exterior angled away from the entrance point, disguises the true size of
the palace, which contains 25 rooms built within the colonial architectural framework.
  Constructed time City Function Characteristics
Temple of (2) (3) 1st __________ of Viet
(1) __________  
Literature __________ Nam
One Pillar (5) (6) to show __________ to a (7) shaped like a
(4) __________
Pagoda __________ legendary event __________
Bao Dai’s (8) from __________ (9) (10) as a __________ of
has 25 rooms
summer Palace to 1938 __________ King Bao Dai's family
2. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets. DO NOT
change the word. Write NO MORE THAN THREE words.
1. I am stuck in a traffic jam; I want to be somewhere else. (WERE)
→ I wish I __________________ in this traffic jam.
2. Sally is moving to Ho Chi Minh City; she would rather not move there. (NOT)
→ Sally wishes she __________________ to Ho Chi Minh City.
3. There were many trees in my neighborhood; now there are not so many. (USED)
→ There __________________ many trees in my neighborhood.
4. People now don’t spend as much time reading books as they did in the past. (MORE)
→ People used __________________ time reading books in the past.
5. People in the past did not have as many opportunities to travel as we do today. (FEWER)
→ People in the past __________________ to travel than we do today.
IV. LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. Underline the AUXILIARIES that are stressed in each sentence. There may be MORE THAN ONE stressed
auxiliary in each sentence.
1. Is it because you can’t dance?
2. I’ve finished the puzzle. Don’t you want to have a look?
3. He has spoken to you about this, hasn’t he?
4. Do you notice that her English has improved? – Oh yes, it has!
5. I can’t go to this party, but I am going to the next one.
2. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.
1. I used ___________ of becoming a singer.
A. dream B. to dream C. dreaming
2. He ___________ smoke that much; he smokes about 20 cigarettes a day now.
A. didn’t use to B. didn’t used to C. never use to
3. I wish I ___________ enough money to buy a new computer; this has been so slow.
A. have B. will have C. had
4. I wish I ___________ to meet you again!
A. never had B. would never have C. was not having
5. I wish I ___________ here with you. I’d rather be anywhere else right now.
A. am not sitting B. didn’t sit C. was not sitting
3. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given.
 1. The hotel is ________ located in the centre of the city.  BEAUTY
 2. There are many ________ to Cam Ly Waterfall every year.  VISIT
 3. Can you give me the ________ map of the country?  GEOLOGY
 4. She saw him pass by without a sign of ________.  RECOGNISE
 5. Get to the mountain top to get the best ________ view of the city.  PICTURE
I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. organised B. relaxed C. coughed D. depressed
2. A. multicultural B. conduct C. stuck D. fabulous
II. Find the word with has different stress pattern from the others in each line.
1. A. remind B. embroider C. preserve D. craftsman
2. A. pottery B. visit C. artisan D. product
III. Choose the best answer.
1. She has taught English here ________ 10 years.
A. in B. for C. since D. from
2. The flower was _______ out of a single piece of valuable wood.
A. carved B. moulded C. cast D. given
3.I love going to this place _____________ it’s the quietest place in the city.
A. so B. though C. so that D. as
4.They keep changing the decoration of the shop ________they can attract more young people.
A. so that B. because C. although D. when
5._____________ she’s young, she’s the most famous artisan in the village.
A. When B. Although C. Whereas D. In order to
6.You have to read the instruction before making models
A. look up B. look through C. look for D. look up
7.The city has recently set _____ a new library in the West Suburb
A. off B. up C. out D. on
8.You should _______ the shoes when coming into the Japanese houses
A. take off B. put on C. get off D. take on
IV. Choose the correct verb and then give the correct form of the verb chosen: GO – PLAY – COME – STAY –
WATCH - HAVE
1. My brother often ______________ to school by bike every day.
2. If we use water carefully, more people ______________________ fresh water.
3. My father enjoys ______________________ television in the evenings.
4. Nga ______________________with her sister since January.
5. The children ________________________football at the moment.
6. When I _________________ home from work yesterday, my mother was cooking dinner
V. Fill in the blank with ONE correct word:
When you come to the countryside of Vietnam, especially in Hue, you can see a lot of beautiful girls with a palm leaf
(1)__________ hat on. The conical leaf hat is said the symbol of the Vietnamese (2)__________.The hat is made
(3)__________ a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. The ribs are shaped into a conical form. The
diametre of the hat is usually about between forty and fifty-five centimetres; and it is about twenty-five or thirty centimetres
high. The ribs are covered with palm leaves which are tightly stitched onto the bamboo frame. Finally, the hat is usually
(4)__________ with a coat of furniture - polish oil.
VI. Read the following text about Bill Gate, the co-founder of Microsoft, and choose the best answer.
50 years back in time and even before that, in the absence of the Internet and various hi-tech toys, the entertainment
world used to be so different from what it is nowadays. Running wild on the pastures, and bathing in the river, children
back then saw nature as their playground and were curious to explore and enjoy it in their own creative ways. They found
small objects around them to make toys. Boys used branches as swords for mock battles while girls used them as
chopsticks to play imaginary restaurants. In this way, children enjoyed themselves on the way to school, during school
breaks, and even when they were herding buffaloes. At that time, tug of war, hide and seek, and skipping were popular
games. Some have even made it through to today. The fact that those popular games were meant to be played in groups
made it easier and faster for children to make friends. Moreover, people rarely moved away from their hometown, so
childhood bonds were even stronger as children grew up playing together all their life.
1. What did children in the past see nature as?
2. How did children in the past make their toys?
3. Were children in the old days more imaginative then those now?
4. How many games have made it through to today?
VII.Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the words given
1. I think Da Nang is not so exciting as Ho Chi Minh City. MORE
→ I think Ho Chi Minh City………………………………………Da Nang.
2. I’ll consider it carefully and give you an answer next week. OVER
→ I’ll ……………………………. and give you an answer next week.
3. His parents raised him very strictly. UP
→ His parents …………………………. very strictly.
4. “Should I tell this to her?” he asked himself. WHETHER
→ He wondered ……………………………………. to her.
VIII. Make complex sentences using the subordinators in bracket.
1. We decided to go for a walk in the park. It was very cold out. (even though)
2. Mai have good marks. She studied hard for the exam. (so that)