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I Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group
2 A artisan B establish C attraction D handicraft
3 A environment B environmental C entertainment D document
6 A endangered B generation C accept D memorable
7 A traditional B graduation C handicraft D grandparent
8 A environment B repeat C embroider D transfer
9 A pottery B opinion C communicate D behavior
10 A handicraft B publish C remind D historical
14 A historical B system C landscape D business
15 A carved B impressed C embroidered D weaved
16 A attraction B artisan C frame D handicraft
17 A drumhead B illustration C earplug D drugstore
20 A embroider B preserve C benefit D effect
22 A although B southern C theatre D these
23 A developed B located C founded D completed
26 A surface B attraction C lacquerware D artisan
30 A although B authenticity C through D tablecloth
A PHONETICS
II Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.
1 A preservation B recognition C decision D exhibition
2 A artisan B citadel C paradise D handicraft
3 A pottery B sculpture C embroider D handkerchief
5 A attraction B souvenir C particular D variety
8 A handicraft B cultural C museum D sculpture
9 A opinion B embroider C department D drumhead
10 A workshop B authenticity C grandparent D village
11 A craftsman B attraction C museum D department
13 A workshop B remind C outskirts D village
14 A competition B generation C conical D authenticity
15 A family B typical C grandparents D embroider
C MULTIPLE CHOICE
I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1 In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, Dong Ho paintings were difficult to sell and many quit their job
A craftsmen B crafts C craftsmanship D craft unions
2. The Van Phuc silk producers have expended their silk garment goods they can satisfy the varied demand for their silk
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3 It turned out that we rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours
A hadn’t B should have C needn’t have D mustn’t
4 Weaving mats in Dinh Yen, Dong Thap used to be sold in the “ghost” markets set up at night and operate up to early morning the government built a new market five years ago
5 Since changing the way of production, many craftsmen have voluntarily joined together to for
A cooperatives B cooperative C cooperates D cooperation
6 I don’t like to ask people for help but I wonder if you could me a favour
7. Nowadays, Tan Chau artisans can produce silk of multiple colours they can meet customers’ demands
8 Situated on the bank of the Duong river, the village was famous for the of making Dong Ho paintings
A manufacture B activity C craft D production
9 There was no in continuing for him the race was over
10 a large number of the country’s crafts villages are suffering from a shortage of human resources and difficulties in building brand recognition, many international organizations have had projects to help them
11 Vietnamese traditional is done with a simple hammer and chisel
A sculptured feature B sculptor
C sculpture pieces D sculpture
12 This cloth very thin
13 It was only he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school
14 a majority of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises do not have in-house designers or specialized design staff, they have to hire freelance designers
15 Now, at the age of over 80, the artisan is leaving the craft to his descendants with the desire to this ancient craft
A change B consider C preserve D reserve
16 For that artisans, making the paintings is a career it supports the life of many generations of the family
A because of B although C so that D because
17 The four-ton statue of hero Tran Vu, in 1667, still stands in Quan Thanh Temple
18 Her business must be going rather well, by the car she drives
A deducing B deciding C inferring D judging
19 I’m afraid this vase is anything but antique - In fact, it’s
A pointless B worthless C meaningless D hopeless
20 He couldn’t his father that he was telling the truth
21 Tom wakes his parents up playing the guitar very softly
A because B in spite of C because of D although
22 she was very hard working; she hardly earned enough to feed her family
A In spite of B Because C Because of D.Although
23 I went to the club last Saturday the heavy rain
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24 Despite the fact that it rained, we enjoyed our trip
A Because of the rain B Though it is raining
C Despite of the heavy rain D Though it rained
25 Although he is very old, he can walk to the station
A In spite of his old age B Despite his old age
C Despite the fact that he is old D All are correct
26 The boy can’t reach the shelf he’s not tall enough
A because B although C even though D and
27 Nam failed the final exam _ he was lazy
28.We didn’t go for a walk _it was very cold
29 I’m learning English _ I want to get a better job
30 Lan couldn’t pass the exam _ she is too lazy
A because B because of C although D in spite of
31 Many people believe him _he often tells a lie
A because B in spite of C although D because of
32. her poverty, she feels happy
33.In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job
A As hard as he work B Despite he worked hard
C Though he worked hard D Although hard work
34 Tom went to work although he didn’t feel very well
A that he did not feel very well B despite of the fact not feeling well
C because he did not feel very well D.d espite not feeling very well
35 I have tried hard but I can’t earn enough money
A Although I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money
B Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money
C In spite of I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money
D Despite I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money
36 She couldn’t unlock it _ she had the wrong key
37 We watched TV the whole evening we had nothing better to do
A because B though C so D but
38 They decided not to go out for a meal _they were too tired
39 Last night we came to the show late the traffic was terrible
40. _ his broken leg, he didn’t come to class yesterday
41 I almost missed my flight there was a long queue in the duty-free shop
A although B since C despite D because of
42 I want to be well-groomed other people think nice things about me
A in order to B so as not to C so that D as soon as
43 she is young, she is very independent
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44 I met the Gills, I had been gardening for nearly ten years
A As soon as B Although C After D Before
45 he had finished his studies, he went to America
46 You’ll never guess what happened I left my room
A as long as B as soon as C while D as far as
47 they’re expensive, they last forever and never go out of style
A When B As soon as C Even though D Because
48 She went back to live with her mother she did not earn enough money to live in her own house
A although B so that C in order to D because
49 They were driving to Dallas they caught an accident
50 she was asleep, thieves broke in and stole her handbag
A In order that B Although C Because of D While
D WORD FORMS
Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.
1 Children have to have moral lessons at school to avoid behavior of
in the future
(MORALITY)
2 If you don’t go to work regularly, you will be punished for
in work
(REGULARITY)
3 In our country, men and women are equal No one supports sexual
(EQUALITY)
4 Every young man undergoing military training is bound to experience
(COMFORT)
5 Tom’s failure was due not to but to his own mistakes (FORTUNE)
6 He is a notorious who robbed a bank yesterday (CRIME)
7 It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird It has been listed as one of the
species
(DANGER)
8 The weather was terrible, so we had a very holiday (PLEASE)
9 The of the new guest caused trouble to me (ARRIVE)
10 to the school is by examination only (ADMIT)
11 The price of clay, supplies and equipment is a small percentage of the total
cost to pottery
(PRODUCT)
12. He started the youth group to keep local off the streets (YOUNG)
13 Poem conical hats are believed to come from Tay Ho Village in Hue, which
was famous for hat makers
(SKILL)
14. Today, Hang Trong paintings are found only in museums
or fine angalleries
(AUTHENTICITY)
15 Craft village tourism has also proved an , receiving great
attention from visitors, especially foreign tourists
(ATTRACT)
16 Mass started in 1989 when the first 340 Windsurf
guests arrived
(TOUR)
17 The tribe is concerned with the of its culture and
traditions
(PRESERVE)
18 The second collection was more decorative, inspired by
and pattern
(EMBOIDER)
19 Vietnamese people have a strong desire to maintain a distinct (CULTURE)
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20 I’d like to thank everyone for helping to make this day
for us
(MEMORY)
NIT 1 LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
E VERB FORMS
I Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of a phrasal verb from the box.
1. They offered her a trip to Europe but she it
2 He has the report and found nothing interesting
3 Phong walks too fast and it’s really hard to him
4. These traditional stories have been from parents to children over many generations
5 My sister is an early bird She at 7 o’clock every day of the week
6. We’ll for Tay Ho village at 9 o’clock and arrive at 10 o’clock
7. When I was a student, I small allowances from my parents
8. The government must now the preservation of traditional craft villages
9. The banks have a lot of branches in villages over the last few years
10 Many foreign tourists decided to Viet Nam for another holiday
II Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. You can’t really have seen a UFO! You (imagine) things!
2 Linda was busy when we (go) to see her yesterday She (study) for an exam
3. The festival is held by the Hanoi City Department of Tourism (preserve)and develop traditional trade villages in Hanoi
4. The owner of Hakata Traditional Craft and Design Museum (close)it down because of dropping profit
5 Conical hat making (be) a traditional craft for hundreds of years
6. The building (complete) at the end of last month
7 Individuals should be responsible for (revive) local culture
8 (you/ ever/ be) to Bat Trang Ceramic Village?
III Read the passage and fill in the blank with the correct form of the verbs in the box
Marble Mountains is a group of five smaller mountains (1) Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth It is also a travel itinerary linking Da Nang City to the ancient town of Hoi An and Hue City As the name suggests the Marble Mountains used to be a place providing input (2) for craftsmen in the village, but the local government banned marble exploitation (3) that the five mountains could disappear
Most of the marble for the village now comes from northern provinces such as Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Thai Nguyen
As a further step to diversify products, the marble fine arts village has (4) marble from Pakistan
As far as I know, the man who (5) marble craftsmanship to the region came from Thanh Hoa, and most craftsmen in the village had handed down the craft from generation to generation There are some 3,000 handicraft workers in Non Nuoc village (6) , there are only 70 skillful craftsmen who can (7) souls into marble sculptures after other workers have finished (8) the Products
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to religious sculptures And of course you will have a chance to see craftsmen (10) their art and turning soulless marble into sophisticated sculpture products
G READING
I Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word from the box to complete the passage.
As a child, Phong always dreamed of going (1) to study After he graduated from high school, his parents sent him over to New Zealand to attend college Phong was very happy that his dream finally (2) true When he first arrived
in the country, Phong’s English was not very good, and sometimes he did not understand what other people said He also had (3) in class because he was not familiar with the new teaching and learning method He felt lonely in this new place, and missed all his friends in Vietnam After two years, Phong is now very (4) in English and has achieved the top academic award at his school He has a lot of friends from different countries He is even good (5) _ earning money for his daily needs from his part-time job at a restaurant Now he realizes that studying abroad is such a good experience
H WRITING
I Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word or words in capitals, and so that the meaning stays the same.
1. Everyone thought the book was written by the princess herself HAVE
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3. I won’t stay in this job, not even for double the salary IF
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4 The coins are believed to have been buried for safe keeping IT
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5 If you insist on eating so fast, of course you get in indigestion WILL
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7 Someone punches Sam in the face at a football match GOT
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8. If you found the missing money, what would you do? WERE
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9. They suspended Jackson for the next two matches BANNED
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10 Please come this way, and you’ll see if Mr Francis is in WILL
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II By using the words in brackets, join each of the following sentences into logical ones You may need to change some of the words.
1 A student has studied English for a few years He may have a vocabulary of thousands of _words ( who )
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2. Between formal and colloquial English there is unmarked English It is neither so literary _and serious as formal
English, nor so casual and free as colloquial English ( which )
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3 He bought a jeep His friend advised him against it ( although )
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writing vivid, real and clear ( though )
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5 It was raining hard They could not work in the fields ( so that )
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6. The politician is concerned with successful elections The statesman is interested in the _future of his people
( whereas )
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7 The results of the experiment were successful The school refused to give any help ( although )
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8. He chose to study computer science Computer science has good employment
prospects.( because of )
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9 Mary walked very slowly She did not catch the train ( if )
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10 He is not coming The meeting will be put off till next week ( in the event of )
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III Rewrite the following sentences using the given words.
1 We are trying to introduce our handicraft products to foreigner tourists because we want to promote our culture.(in order that)
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2. Bat Trang village is quite far from my place, but I still want to go there with my friend this weekend (although)
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3 There have been many challenges for the development of traditional handicrafts in Vietnam (face up to)
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4. He is going to be responsible for his family business because his parents are very old now (take charge of)
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5. Most people in this village earn their living by making traditional handicrafts (live on)
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