chuyên đề tiếng anh lớp 9

Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences.. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.. Read the following paragraph and complete it

2 A drumhead B illustration C earplug D drugstore

2 Find the word which has a different position of the main stress in each line.

2 A lacquerware B absolute C pollution D permanent

3 A memorable B experience C historical D production

5 A authenticity B electricity C traditional D uncontrollably

B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

1 Choose the right word/ phrase in the box below and then write it under each picture.

1 2 3

lantern lacquerwave conical hat marble sculpture

4 5 6

2 Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences.

1 The artists in Bat Trang village often change the design of their products _ more customers (attract)

2 Van Phuc village in Ha Noi _different types of silk products such ascloth, ties, dresses, shirts and scarves (produce)

3 These products are called lacquerware because they are _ covered withlacquer (decorate)

4 My father likes this vase very much It's a _piece of his ancientPottery (love)

5 In the past, almost Vietnamese people used baskets made of bamboo strips thatwere _together (weave)

3 Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1 She presented me with a new blanket on which she _some beautifulflowers

2 She is very good at knitting She _ herself this sweater It looks very nice

3 All the main parts of this machine are _ of steel

4 My parents once took me to Bat Trang village I could make my own there

I really enjoyed it

5 Have you ever _ to Tay Ho village in Hue? It's the place where peoplemake the famous Bai tho conical hats

A go B went C gone D been

6 he s spent a lot of money to redecorate his shop, he cannot make anymore profit

7 This company has gone bankrupt Do you know who will ?

8 She s just received a large order from Japan but she is afraid of not finishing herorder on time her workshop lacks good artisans

9 The people in this village are trying to change their designs and quality of theirhandicrafts _ their products can be exported to many countries in the world

10 The people in my village cannot earn enough money for their daily life Theycan't this traditional craft They have to find other jobs

4 Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box.

1 I like these Dong Ho _- They remind me of my childhood

2 Last year my family travelled to Hoi An on the Mid-Autumn night We were

really impressed by the lights of many beautiful _ along the riversides

3 If you go to Ngu Xa village in Ha Noi, you can see the artisans copper tomake many bronze things

4 I like to wear this scarf on winter days My mother _ it for me many yearsago

5 Would you like to come to a _village? It's not very far from here

6 My brother is a talented man He _this statue out of wood

7 The drum makers had to dry the buffalo skin under the sun for several days they could make these good drumheads

knitted so that pottery marble sculptures lanterns

8 Many people would like to go to Bat Trang village so that they can make themselves in workshops there.

9 When people visit Da Nang, they often go to Non Nuoc marble village to see awide variety of _ and buy some things as their souvenirs

10 Last month, my father went to Hue and he bought a very nice _ for my mother

C READING

1 Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word.

Being in Cong Thanh village in Tam Quan Bac commune, Hoai Nhon district ofBinh Dinh province (1) sunny days, visitors will (2) _ sedge plants andflowery sedge mats drying in every available open space, on the roadside or drying yards

For years, the local people, old and young, (3) _ earned their living bygrowing sedge plants and weaving flowery mats In the houses, women, old andyoung are (4) _ at the weaving looms, their hands feeding I threads to and fro

on the looms so skillfully To have a nice, durable mat, there should (5) atotal of three jobs combined (6) : the first is to grow sedge plants, harvest,split and dry (7) _; the second is to dye rush threads and the last is to weave(8) A skillful weaver who works (9) _early morning till late in theafternoon can weave three pairs of mats (mats are often sold in pairs) In most cases,the mats are (10) with colourful, flowery designs

Cong Thanh sedge mats are famous throughout the southern region of Central VietNam If you leave Cong Thanh village late in the afternoon, you still see many peoplebusily working They transport sedge plants into a store house and sort them, or pack mats

to deliver to consumers All make up a nice picture of a traditional craft village

2 Choose the correct word by underline it at each number in the following paragraph, then answer the questions.

How a conical hat is made

Nowadays, people in Viet Nam use hats (1) made/make from cloth or plastic but many people still prefer (2) wear/wearing hats made from leaves They say it's (3)

more/most comfortable and cooler to wear conical hats A conical hat looks (4) simple/simply but the hat makers have to follow 15 stages, from going to the forests

to collect special leaves, choosing the quality ones, drying and ironing them to (5)

make/making frames, etc Conical hats always have two layers of leaves Hat makers

must be very skilful to make the two layers very thin In Hue, the artisans make

special conical hats by (6) add/adding poems or paintings of Hue between the two

layers to create famous Bai tho or poetic conical hats Making conical hats now (7)

represents/ represent one of the traditional crafts of Viet Nam.

8 Why do many Vietnamese people prefer wearing conical hats to cloth plastic hats? _

9 Is it simple to make a conical hat?

my grandparents (3) _ that workshop and some years ago, my uncle and my aunt(4) _ the business because my grandparents are very old My grandfather is awell-known artisan in the village Every time I go there, he teaches me how(5) _ things from day such as pots, vase and bowls

There are (6) _ of tourists coming from all over the country and the world(7) Bat Trang craft village They (8) _ make pottery themselves inworkshops and they learn how to paint on ceramics They can buy the things they like

or need (9) _ their houses Many people enjoy their visit to Bat Trang and theyfeel very (10) _ after their trip

2 A making hat B pottery C moulding D painting

4 A looked after B took care C set up D took over

8 A could B were able C can D be able to

10 A interesting B interestingly C interested D to be interesting

D WRITING

1 Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.

Example: what / your / favourite / place / interest / town /?

=> What's your favourite place of interest in this town?

1 in / past / most / girls / like / knit / scarves / sweaters / themselves /

2 I was very tired after a long trip to Hue I still went to visit Tay Ho conical hat

making village right away, (although)

_

3 It rained very heavily We cancelled the trip to the famous Bat Trang craft village,

(since)

_

4 Many people like going around the West Lake in early mornings The air is fresh

and the scenery is really beautiful, (because)

5 I am going to the cinema with my friend this weekend to see the latest 6D Ocean

Explore film, (in order that)

There are so many interesting places in the city, but I think within one day you should

be able visit three places The first I suggest is Viet Nam National Museum ofHistory You like history so it's a must-see place There's a extensive collection ofartifacts tracing Vietnam's history They are arrange chronologically from

primitive life to modern times The second place is Hoan Kiem Lake It's one of thesymbol of Ha Noi There you can enjoy the beautiful scenery and visit Ngoc SonTemple You can also have look at the Old Quarter Wander around the old streets andsome ancient houses explore Vietnamese culture

Conveniently, these places are closed to one another, so we can walk around easily.Tell me when you're come so I can show you around these places

Look forward to seeing you soon

3 A fabulous B reliable C variety

4 A negative B indicator C determine

5 A metropolitan B affordable C Oceana

2 Mark the underlined words as W (weak) or S (strong) Then read them aloud

1 A: Do you know that man?

B: Sorry I don't know him ( _)

2 A: Look He is leaving home

B: What about us ( )? Shall we () go hometoo?

3 A: Are you going to give her ( ) this present? B: No, I think you ( _) should give it to her( )

4 A: Did she ( ) come to the party last week?

B: Yes But I didn't see her ( )

5 A: Our mother told us ( ) to clean the floor inthe afternoon

B: Clean the floor? No, she didn't tell me ( )

B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1 Complete the crossword Write the opposites of the words in the box.

2 Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences.

1 I am going to visit Da Nang so can you tell mewhat the greatest _ in Da Nang are?

4 My aunt lives in one of the most _ parts

in Paris She is a well-known fashion designer there,(fashion)

P

C

5 he outdoor food markets in Singapore are fun and _ so when you go there you should trysome food there (afford)

2. Choose the correct option A, B, C or

D to complete the sentences.

1 Osaka has become one of the “liveable" city inAsia

much larger D the largest

5 This river now is much less _ thanbefore People are aware of the environment andthey try to keep the river dean

6 When we were in Da Nang, we spent a lot of time _ around and looking at the ancienttemples, bridges and houses

8 You should take your shoes _ when you

go into the temples

afford able

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vehic les

conve nient

destina tion

drawb acks

1 Nowadays, many students who have just left theuniversities try to stay in big cities because they caneasily find their jobs and live a _ life there

2 During the rush hours, some parts of Ha Noi and

Ho Chi Minh City are often packed with people and _

3 If you have an opportunity to go to Sydney, youshould visit both natural and man-made _such as Sydney Harbour, the Royal National Park,

Bondi Beach as well as Royal Botanical Gardens,

Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge

4 When I visited Hoi An last year, I spent most of

my time _ around and looking at the

ancient temples, houses and bridges

5 When you visit Ha Noi, try some street food there

because it is really delicious and _

6 Singapore is a _country It includes

Malay, Chinese, Indians, European and Vietnamese

7 Every year, the Economist Intelligent Unit

conducts a fascinating survey to determine which

_ around the world “provide the best

living conditions”

8 I think living in a city has a number of _

such as traffic jams, traffic accidents, noise

pollution, visual pollution and water pollution

9 People say that air pollution together with

littering is causing many _ in our city now

10 London is one of the largest cities in the world

Its population is a lot smaller than Tokyo but it is by

far the most popular tourist _

C READING

1 Read the following paragraph and complete it with

one suitable word in each blank

City in the sky

Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, is (1)

_from other cities It is a city of glass

skyscrapers (2) _the desert One of these is

the incredible Burj Khalifa skyscraper It is 828

meters (3) _and has got more than 160

floors You can see it from about 100 kilometers

away The temperature in the desert is sometimes50° C, but it's (4) _ inside this modernbuilding.

This amazing skyscraper is large (5) for25,000 people It has got (6) _ luxury hotel,offices, restaurants, swimming pools, libraries, agym and 900 expensive flats From the visitor area(7) the 124th floor, the cars in the streetsbelow are tiny The tower (8) got 57very fast lifts, but there are also lots of stairs ifyou've got lots of energy!

In the Burj Khalifa area there are parks and alarge lake There is a big shoppingcentre _to the tower This enormousbuilding has got over 1,200 luxury shops The city

of Dubai is a fantastic place, but only (10) _you are very rich and you like shopping

2 Read the letter and answer the questions below.

Hi Mary,

I am in the Canadian city of Montreal with

my brother It's a fantastic city My aunt lives hereand we're with her for a week

Montreal is a very interesting place It's thebiggest bilingual city in the world - a lot of peoplespeak English and French People speak to me inFrench in the shops, but when I don't understandthey speak in perfect English My brother speaksFrench fluently He uses his French every day but hedoesn't understand some Canadian French words

Montreal is very friendly and there are people

from many different countries We go to Italian cafes

in the -Little Italy part of the city or to Chineserestaurants in the "Chinatown” area My favoriteplace is the Mount Royal Park - it's got an amazingview of the city

2 Why does Sally say Montreal is the biggestbilingual city in the world?

_

3 How long are she and her brother with her aunt? _

4 What does Sally think of Montreal?

_

5 Why does Sally like the Mount Royal Park?

_

3 Choose the correct word A, B; C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

Brighton is a city (1) _ the south ofEngland It's got a population of (2) _160,000 and its location has (3) _ it apopular destination for tourists

Brighton is 85 kilometres from London It's

about an hour on the train It(4) over 8.5million visitors annually and is the most popularseaside destination in the UK for overseas tourists.

I like Brighton because it's a (5)place and it'svery pretty There are some really old buildings andit's got some nice parks For tourists, there are a(6) interesting shopping areas, goodrestaurants, large cultural, music and arts scene.Brighton is home (7) many independent recordlabels such as FatCat Records and Memorials ofDistinction Brighton (8) _several railwaystations, many bus routes, coach services and taxis

In spring and summer, thousands of students fromall over Europe gather (9) languagecourses at many language schools here

Every time I come here, my favourite places are the beach and the aquarium For me, Brighton is one of (10) _ beautiful cities in the world.

5 A interested B friendly C friend

9 A attend B to attend C attending

D WRITING

1 Make up sentences using the words and phrases given

Example: thanks /so/ much / showing /me/

around/city / today /.

→ Thanks so much for showing

me around the city today.

1 public / transport / in / Da Nang City / more /convenient / reliable / than / any / other /cities / VietNam /

_

2 Sydney / five / big / universities / and / some /smaller / ones /

_

3 he Quoc Tu Giam / considered / first / oldest /

university / of / Viet Nam / /It / established / 1076 /.

_

4 Bat Trang / lying / on / Red River / bank / about /

13 kilometers / southeast / Ha Noi / is / known / craft / village /

well- _

5 last /week / my / friend / went / Hue / / he /spent / lot / time / wandering /around / and/looking /ancient /temples/palaces / houses/there/

2 I found the trip to the craft village quiteinteresting.

3 My father says the place in which we are living isthe noisiest one in Ha Noi

no

4 He hasn't changed much since I last met him in2000

5 I have never eaten a more delicious food than thisone

2 There are ten mistakes in this passage Can you find

and correct them?

The Louvre Museum is one of the large andmost famous museum in the world Located in themiddle of Paris, France, the Louvre attract millions

of visitors each year It has some of the more famouspaintings and sculptures on earth Leonardo daVinci's Mona Lisa, and the Greek sculpture can befind in the museum

In addition, with art, the Louvre has manyother types of exhibit, including archaeology,history, and architecture The museum is too largethat they would take about 4 months to visit eachpiece Some people visit the museum several timebecause they cannot see everything in one visit

They say that even if they are visiting the samemuseum, every visit is a new experiment

A PHONETICS

1 Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined Read the

words aloud.

3 A helpline B remind C artisan D reliable

5 A preserve B sculpture C Skill D risk

2 Find the word which has a different position of the main stress in each line.

1 A adolescence B adulthood C cognitive D concentrate

2 A confident B delighted C depressed D embarrassed

3 A emergency B frustrated C independence D decision

5 A discipline B determine C cultural D indicator

B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

1 Choose the suitable word for each picture.

1.Happy/ worried 2 Delighted/ left-out 3 Depressed/ embarrassed

4 stressed / relaxed 5 frustrated / confident 6 relaxed / confused

2 Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences.

1 Tomorrow I am having a 45-minute English test I know about the grammar andI've learnt by heart all the new words but I still feel (worry)

2 He thinks joining in an English Speaking Club will help him to communicate withforeigners _ (confident)

3 Lan has made a new dress for herself and she feels so with her

fashionable dress (delight)

4 We felt because it rained all the day and we had to stay insideduring our excursion to the beach (disappoint)

5 Many students complaint about their school pressures and Canyou think of an example of them? (frustrate)

3 Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentences.

1 I've been studying very hard for my final exams but I always feel

2 She has failed her driving test for three times She feels now

3 He did very well at the examination this morning so he feels very _ at the moment

4 On the way home yesterday, his bicycle broke down so he felt very _

A excited B delighted C confident D frustrated

5 The boy looks when he sees his parents at the door of the classroom

6 Hoa said she was very and she didn’t want to go to the cinema with us

7 Huy got a bad mark for his English test He must have been really

A disappointed B relaxing C interested D happy

8 We take turns to make an English presentation about keeping our environmentclean and green This opportunity makes everyone feel more in speaking English

9 Minh feels very proud and at the gold medal he has got

10 If you study hard and you feel tired, you had better take a rest and _forsome minutes

4 Fill each blank with a word in the box.

concentrate delighted embarrassed adolescence independent

life skills relaxed worried informed left out

1 _is the period between childhood and young adulthood.

2 Physical changes are different for everyone at the adolescence, so we don't need tofeel

3 My brother is thirteen years old but he wants to be more Hewould like to do everything by himself

4 When you have any problems, please ask the adults for support and guidance tomake decisions

5 I always _ on my studies so I've made much progress this year

6 I felt _ when the teacher informed that we were going to have a minute English test

45-7 Today I am very _ to get the highest score in my English exam

8 Can you name some necessary that the Vietnamese teens shouldhave today?

9 Hoa has moved to a new school in Ha Noi She doesn't know anybody there She isvery sad and feels _

10.I have finished all my homework the teacher gave me I feel anddecide to go to the cinema with my friend this evening

C READING

1 Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

In Britain some families feel that learning at home is better than going toschool Home schooled children can choose when they want to learn Does this soundmore enjoyable than school?

Andrian is a science prodigy and he wants to start university by the age offourteen He finds school lessons easier than the ones he expects but making friends

is more difficult At home he can spend more time on his favourite subjects and ispreparing to take many of his exams early Does he ever take a break? “Yes”, he says

“I don't study subjects I'm not interested in.”

Holly's parents weren't happy with the local school So they made a decision toteach her at home Her favourite is history and she often goes to museums to study “Icouldn't do that before”, she says “This is more interesting than school was” Herparents are always happy to help her

Andrian and Holly love learning at home, but some people think that studying at

school is more useful because it trains you for adult life It teaches you to be withpeople you don't like, but it can also help you to make friends Are these things moreimportant than lessons? What do you think?

1 In Britain, people can learn at home or _

A at school B at work C at the museum D at break

2 Andrian wants to start when he's 14

3 He only studies things that he

A is interested in B isn't happy with

4 History is Holly's

5 Why do some people think studying at school is ?

2 Read the conversation and answer the following questions.

Teacher: Mr John? I'm glad to meet you I'm Miss Clara, Harry's teacher.

Mr John: Thank you for sending me this note I'm sorry to hear Harry is being a

problem

Teacher: I’m not sure what's happening to Harry He's usually an excellent student.

He completes all his homework and he's quiet in class Then, last week, he justchanged He fools around in class and he doesn't pay attention And he talks to theother students who sit near him when he should be reading and writing

Mr John: Harry? I'm surprised What's about his work?

Teacher: He doesn't do it When I ask the class to do an exercise, he sits and looks

out the window Sometimes he draws pictures on his papers And he doesn't do anyhomework

Mr John: I don't know what to say I don't understand what's happening to him Teacher: Is there anything different at home?

Mr John: Well, yes You know that I'm a widower and Harry is my only child I

have a new job and I need to take a lot of business trips While I'm away, I leave

Harry at his grandmother's.

Teacher: Does Harry like staying at his grandmother's?

Mr John: Not too much My mother lives in an apartment building She is very

severe so she doesn't let Harry go out and play after school Harry doesn't have anyfriends in her neighbourhood

Teacher: Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Mr John: Yes, my sister lives a few blocks from me Harry wants to stay with her.

She loves children, but she has three of her own Now, I'm not sure what to do

Teacher: Why don't you talk with your mother and your sister? Then talk with Harry.

He is telling us that he's unhappy

Mr John: I agree Thank you for talking with me And I'm very sorry about my

son's behaviour I'll give you a call next week

Teacher: Thank you, Mr John Goodbye.

In the past, weaker students cheated but now cheats are often clever kids whoneed higher grades There is more competition today One high school student says,

“There's big (5) _to get into a good university You have to get good marks,and to get good marks some teens think they have to cheat.”

In the American study, 50% of teens agreed with the opinion "Peoplesometimes have to lie and cheat to be succeed.” It seems that cheating has becomenormal for some people There are a lot of cheats We see more and (6) _cheats in sport and in business Unfortunately, adults don't always set a goodexample

Cheating is easier with new technology There are websites (7) _you can download exams and essays You can pay people online to write an essay foryou Students are instant messaging homework answers and they can send textmessages to friends (8) _exams or put answers into their MP3 players.Teacher can (9) _ cell phones and camera and use special software todetect copying in homework School principles can suspend or expel students whocheat But really it’s more important for people (10) _ that they don’thave to cheat to be successful- cheats never win and winner never cheat

to suspend: đình chỉ học

to expel: đuổi học

1 A has cheated B have cheated C are cheating D cheat

D WRITING

1 Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.

Example: Mai/ said/ too/ tired/ and/ did/ not/ want/ go/ out/ /she/ been/ staying/ up/

late/ studying/ for/ exam/.

→ Mai said she was tired and didn’t want to go out She’s been staying up late studying for the exam.

1 Mai’s parents/ always/ expect/ her/ get/ good/ grades/ and/ go/ top/ university/study/ medicine/

2 Minh/ feel/ very/ worried/ because/ he/ have/ big/ assignment/ complete/ and/ he/not/ know/ where/ start/

3 you/ thought/ about/ asking/ friend/ who/ confident/ about/ maths/ help/ you/?

4 you/ done/ very/ well/ exam/ / I/ think/ you/ relax/ now/

5 it/ not/ difficult/ make/ new/ friends/ / you/ should/ be/ open/ friendly/ first/

2 Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.

1 “What are you most worried about before the exam?” my teacher asked me

2 “If you get high scores in your final exam, I'll buy you a computer.” his mother said.

3 “My parents are very glad because my sister has passed the entrance exam to go to

a top university.” Lan told me

4 “I couldn't sleep last night because I felt nervous about the exam.” Hoa said

5 “I'm so delighted I've just received a mobile phone from my brother My brotherhas just been abroad." Quang said

3 Rewrite the following sentences in direct speech.

1 They wondered what to do to get good marks at the exam

4 Rewrite the following sentences using questions words + to-infinitive.

1 Could you tell me when I should explain everything to our teacher?

A PHONETICS

1 Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D

1 A vulnerable A Satellite B eleven C element

2 A character B publisher C Wonderful D understand

3 A interesting B surprising C amusing D successful

5 A illiterate B occasion C relaxed D sculpture

2 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Circle the corresponding letter

A, B, C or D

B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

1 Look at the picture and complete the sentence using “wish”

5 I can’t play the piano I ………… I ……… play

the piano

2 Fill used to/ didn’t use to/ Did … use to/ be used to/ get used to in each space

to complete the sentence

1 We ………have a computer, but we do now

2 ……… (they) work together?

3 That restaurant ……… be a clothes shop

4 He ……… Be fat but now he’s thin

5 He ……… working in these bad conditions

6 Where ……… (you) go to school?

7 My mother ……… drink much coffee But now she has becomeaddicted to it

8 There ……… be a lot of trees in this court yard They haveall been cut down

9 Ms Jane ……… be a teacher before she became a famous singer

10 How did you ……… Working in the middle of this mess?

3 Complete with the right words given in the box You can use words more than once, there are some extra

1 She used to ……… with dolls when she was a child

2 They didn’t use to ……… any sports

3 He didn’t use to ……… a scrapbook

4 When they were younger, they used to ……… to the beach,ride a bike and collect comics

5 I used to ……… very shy, but I am not anymore

6 After school, my friend and I used to ……… chess and hide-and-seek

7 I used to ……… my vacation in a summer camp with my friends

play dance be use have

8 I used to ……… a pet when I was 5 years old Now I don’t have it anymore.

4 Give the right tense of the verbs given and then fill in each space to complete the sentence.

1 I don’t know where my wallet is I wish I ……… where my wallet

was (know)

2 Michael is in the park playing with the older boys I wish Michael

……… with them (play)

3 Things are not good in the country I hope everything ……… better

6 Veronica doesn’t like calling boys I really wish she ……… me I want to

go out with her (call)

7 David and Christian are at the cinema right now I hope they ………

themselves (enjoy)

8 You are a great guy Jimmy, but I don’t love you I wish I ………… you (love)

9 This party is so boring and Gina is not coming It is time I ………… I’m tired of

being here (live)

10 Tommy is a great piano player I wish I ……… the piano just like

pictures twice a week and I loved to watching films with Marlon Brando andElizabeth Taylor, especially the ‘Reflection in a Golden Eye’ starring both of them Istill love to watch this film It’s my favorite I can remember it all so clearly.”

Rights Wrong Molly Hornby …

1 … used to do a lot of things which shocked her parents

2 … used to cut her hair

3 … used to wear long skirts

4 … used to sing Elvis Presley songs

5 … went to a Beatles’ concert once

6 … used to go fishing with her father

7 … used to go for picnics in the surrounding area quite often

8 … used to drive to Brighton with her friends and boyfriend

9 … used to go to the pictures twice a week

10 … used to watch films with Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor

2 Complete the passage with the word provided in the box

All early television was broadcast in black and white Color television waspossible, but it’s too (1)………… and of very (2)………… quality (3)………….the middle of the 1950s Color television broadcasts began in the United States in

1954, in Japan in 1960 and in Europe in 1967

The first (4)………… on the moon was broadcast (5)……… on thetelevision in 1969, and now television programs are (6) ……… all over theworld immediately through the (7) ………… satellites that transmit the (8)

……… from the earth, through the (9)………… and back to the earth

More people now het their news and information through television thanthrough newspapers and (10)………… The development of television is (11)

……… of the most rapid and exciting (12)………… of our century

3 Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

It’s hard to believe that (1)………… had computers a few years ago I wonder how people lived There must have been a lot of (2)………… I can’t imagine writing everything by hand I

Live space signals poor events radio Until transmitted expensive landing one use

also wonder how everything worked (3) ………… computers We need computers today for everything Hospitals, airports, the police… nothing can work without computers I’m sure I’d be ten times busier than now if I didn’t have a computer Imagine having to find (4)………… paper and an envelope and then walking down the street to mail a letter! I love my computer It makes everything so (5)……… Sure, it freezes and crashes sometimes Sure I lose some data But that’s not often Most of the time my computer is my best friend.

2 A paperworks B work paper C paperwork D paper work

4 A pieces of B a piece C piece of D a piece of

5 A convenient B convenience C inconvenient D inconvenience

D WRITING

1 There are 5 mistakes in this passage Find out and correct them.

Your corrections

My favorite subjects at school was history I don’t know

why I loved reading the story about famous people and

famous events When I was little, history was just

stories As I got old, I realized history is the study of

how we got here today It’s a long journey that describes

all the wars, great people, inventions, disasters, etc that

have bring us to this point in time I love any kind of

history It’s fascinating to visit a new country and learn

about its historical Watching the news today is like

seeing history unfold Lots of the things I learnt at

school now make the news more interesting History

provides us with the perfect background information to

2 It / the coast / , / next sea / / And / now / I / live / London / , / which / much / big /place / to where / I / grew up / /

3 When / I / child / , / I / use / walk / everywhere / / The / town / small / that / you /could / walk / one side / other/ and / you / never / need / car / /

4 When / I / young / , / mealtimes / use / quite predictable / / And / we’d / eat /similar / food / every day / , / consist / meat / , / potatoes / , / root vegetables / , /whatever / season / time / /

5 We / never / use / have / very / varied meals / , / whereas / now / my diet / change /

a lot / /

6 I / not / eat / meat / anymore / /

3 Write down at least five things you would change your home if you were your father

Example : If I were my father, I would let my son go to school by bicycle himself.

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Unit 5 WONDERS OF VIETNAM

A PHONETICS

1 Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

1 A refreshment B horrible C exciting D intention

3 A biography B historic C discover D authorship

4 A essential B furniture C opposite D fortunate

5 A coincide B community C conception D committee

2 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

3 A accompany B fascinating C discriminate D scoreboard

5 A sufferings B disasters C species D monuments

B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1 Find the suitable name of the picture in the box and write it under each picture.

2 Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentences.

1 The Imperial Citadel of Thang Long is a complex that _ royal palacesand monuments.

A consist of B consists of C consists on D consist on

2 It is reported that _come to enjoy beautiful view of Binh Dai Fortress everyyear

3 I suggest the government should _ the number of visitors every day

4 Perfume pagoda is a religious site being a great sight- seeing spot in VietNam

5 _ that the temple was built on the current site of Thien Tru in the 15th

century

A It is think B It was thought C They thought D It is thought

6 Nowadays, Perfume pagoda _ large numbers of pilgrims from all overViet Nam

7 The teacher suggested that the students all their homeworkbefore going to bed

8 It is hoped that many defensive measures _ to protect andpreserve our man- made wonders

9 Many valuable things and destroyed from man- made wonders in theworld

10 It is said that Ha Long Bay is a magical place, attracting more tourists than eversince UNESCO’s of this beautiful spot

3 Choose the word or phrase in the box which has the same meaning as the

underlined word/ phrase in each of the following sentences.

VIET NAM

1 The Vietnamese are especially proud of their historic capital city The old quarter of

Ha Noi dates back to the 11th century

2 Ha Noi’s peaceful “Van Mieu”, or Temple

of Literature, is Viet Nam’s oldesteducational institution The Confuciusinspired university was established for theeducation of mandarins

3 Around the central courtyard of Van Mieustand 82 stone tortoises These beautifulancient sculptures were built to honour themen who received doctorates in triennialexaminations

4 While most tourists neglect Viet Nam’sfourth- largest city in favour of nearby Hueand Hoi An, it has considerable charm in itsown right

5 Another tourists’ favourite is Sai Gonwhich was renamed Ho Chi Minh Cityfollowing its fall in 1975 However, the oldname is still used by both Vietnamese andforeigners, especially when referring to themost central part of the city

6 The Vietnamese love a good cup ofcoffee In the central market of Sai Gon,many small shops offer samples of thisfavourite beverage, individually brewedwith a small metal French drip filter, andserved with condensed milk

4 Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the passage.

One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramid of Giza was amonument of wisdom and prophecy built as a tomb for Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 B.C Despite its antiquity, certain aspects of its (1 construct) _ make

it one of the truly wonders of the world The thirteen- acre structure near the NileRiver is a solid mass of stone blocks covered with limestone Inside are the number

of (2 hide) _ passageways and the burial chamber of the Pharaoh

It is the largest single structure in the world The four sides of the pyramid are alignedalmost exactly on true north, south, east and west-an (3.credible) engineering feat The ancient Egyptians were sunworshippers and great astronomers, so computations for the Great Pyramid werebased on astronomical (4 observe)

Explorations and detailed examinations of the base of the structure reveal manyintersecting lines Further (5 science) study indicates that these represent a type oftimeline of events – past, present and future Many of the events have been (6.Interpret) and found to coincide with known facts of the past Others are prophesiedfor future generations and are currently under (7 investigate) Many believe thatpyramids have supernatural powers and this one is no exception Some (8 research)even associate it with extraterrestrial beings of the ancient past Was thissuperstructure made by ordinary beings, or one built by a race far superior to anyknown today?

C READING

1 Read the passage and choose the correct answer.

Two great things about Hoi An’s Old Town are that it is (1) enough toget around in on foot and the traffic is nowhere near as heavy as in bigger cities.Some of the streets only (2) bike and motorbike traffic and some are(3) only These factors make Hoi An even more inviting for mosttravelers to Vietnam, especially those who have passed through frenetic Ho Chi MinhCity (aka Saigon) or Hanoi

Many buildings in the Old Town were constructed over a century ago and featurestrong Chinese influences stemming (4) merchants from Guangzhou,Fujian, Chiu Chow and Hainan Some of the wooden signboards bearing the

company names are carved and gilded in Chinese characters, (5) _ thestrong presence of the Chinese in Hoi An ever since its (6) _times.

Tradition is still very much alive in the Old Town Even though many of the oldshops have been converted to modern businesses aimed at tourists including countlesstailors, souvenir shops, art galleries, restaurants and (7) _, all have beenconverted with care to preserve the past

Happily, all Hoi An’s major attractions or (9) are located withinwalking distance of each other including the Japanese covered bridge, the Chineseassembly halls, Guan Yin Temple, the museum of history and culture and the Tran(10) _ home and chapel

3 A walker B pedestrian C people D tourist

5 A to reflect B reflected C reflecting D being reflected

6 A advantage B strong C prosperous D benefit

10 A familiar B familiarity C familiarize D family

2 Read the paragraphs below and choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs

1 _Tallest mountain in Viet Nam

 Reaches a height of 10,312 feet (3,143 m)

 Features a varied topography

A Fansipan

B Best Times to Explore Fansipan

C Fansipan Travel Tips

D Fansipan Quick Facts

E Where is Fansipan

F Best Ways to See and Experience Fansipan

2 _Fansipan is the tallest mountain in Viet Nam as well as the entire Indochina (VietNam, Laos, and Cambodia) area The summit reaches a height of 10,312 feet (3,143meters) It is nicknamed, “The Roof of Indochina.”

The mountain of Fansipan features a varied topography There is a monument at thesummit celebrating the ascent

3 _Fansipan is in the northwest region of the country It is found in the Lao Cai Province

in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range

The coordinates of then mountain are 22o18’12’’ N and 103o46’30’’E

4 _Climbing the mountain is the anticipated way of experiencing the mountain Theclimb is challenging featuring a fairly sleep ascent Although it technically can beclimbed with a descent in a single day, it is hard to find a tour company to take onthat plan

The majority of ascents of Fansipan are 2 to 3 days with two days being the morecommon A three day trip is a more leisurely ascent with more time for acclimation.There is a small village found near 4,920 feet (1,500 m) where rest and securing foodcan happen

Another opportunity for camping overnight occurs at 9,190 feet (2,800 m) The cost

of the tour and ascent of the mountain usually includes the fees associated with usingthe facilities

5 _The country frequently experiences rain and sunshine is common as well Theweather usually consists of high humidity, December through March can result incold temperatures for the northern mountain area where Fansipan is located

July and August is the monsoon season with hot and humid weather conditions This

is probably the best time to visit the northern mountain area for warmer temperaturesfor trekking up the mountain

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The country is long which means it is easy for weather conditions to vary from oneregion to the next The summer months are the monsoon season delivering highhumidity and hot temperatures This can be uncomfortable for exploring Viet Nam,but it can be the ideal time for trekking through the northern mountain area of thecountry

3 Fill in the blank with a suitable word to complete the passage

… In the spring of 2009, Sims was a member of the first expedition to enter HangSon Doong, or “mountain river cave,” in a remote (1) _ of centralVietnam Hidden in rugged Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park near the border withLaos, the cave is part of a network of 150 or so caves, many still not surveyed, inthe Annamite Mountains During the first expedition, the team explored two and ahalf miles of Hang Son Doong before a 200-foot wall of muddy calcite stoppedthem

They (2) _it the Great Wall of Vietnam Above it they could make out

an open space and traces of light, but they had no idea what lay on the other side Ayear (3) , they have returned—seven hard-core British cavers, afew scientists, and a crew of porters—to climb the wall, if they can, measure thepassage, and push on, if possible, all the way to the end of the(4) _

The trail disappears before me into a difficult pile of breakdown—building-sizeblocks of stone that (5) fallen from the ceiling and crashed ontothe cave floor I crane my head back, but the immensity of the cave douses myheadlamp’s tiny light, as if I were staring up into a starless night sky I’ve been toldI’m inside a space large enough to park a 747, but I have no way to know; thedarkness (6) like a sleeping bag pulled over my head

I switch off my headlamp just to feel the depth of (7) darkness At firstthere is nothing But then, as my pupils adjust, I’m surprised to make out a faint,ghostly light ahead I pick my way through the rubble, almost running from excite-ment, rocks scattering beneath my feet and echoing in the invisible chamber.Traversing up a steep slope, I turn a ridge as if on a mountainside and am stopped in

my tracks

An enormous shaft of sunlight plunges into the cave like a waterfall The hole in theceiling through which the light cascades is unbelievably large, at(8) _300 feet across The light, penetrating deep into the cave, revealsfor the first time the mind-blowing proportions of Hang Son Doong The passage isperhaps 300 feet wide, the ceiling nearly 800 feet tall: room enough for an entireNew York City block of 40-story buildings (9) are actually wispyclouds up near the ceiling

The light beaming from above reveals a tower of calcite on the cave floor that ismore than 200 feet tall, smothered by ferns, palms, and other jungle plants.Stalactites hang around the edges of the massive skylight like petrified icicles Vinesdangle hundreds of feet from the surface; swifts are diving and cutting in thebrilliant column of sunshine The tableau could have been created (10) _

an artist imagining how the world looked millions of years ago…

Bai Chay can be explained in a historic story This is

where the supplying ships of the invading Mongol force

was attacked and burnt by Vietnamese people in the

13th century Some burnt ships were drifted into the island,

setting the forest along the beach on fire, hence the name

(Bai Chay in Vietnamese means “Burning Beach”)

Bai Chay Beach is only 500 meters long but about 100

meters wide Of the five beaches, this is the most crowded

yet vibrant one It is packed with several restaurants

specializing in seafood, a water-puppet theater, a

traditional music theater, a theme park… There is also

surfing and motorboats for those who love sports

2 Rearrange the words and phrases to make meaningful sentence

1 Phong Nha- Ke Bang/ in/ the 2 largest/ is/ the most spectacular/ National Park/wilderness sites/ South East Asia/ and/ one of/ limestone regions/ one of/ in theworld/./

2 Son Doong Cave/ was/ in 2009/,/ explored/ in/ discovered/ 2011/ by/ a/ and/ nowopen/ British caving team/ to/ a limited number/ from 2014/ of tourist/./

3 the/ world famous/ Ha Long Bay/ probably/ one of/ is/ the most/ wonders/ fabulousnatural/ in Viet Nam/./

4 Hue/ once/ the/ capital of/ was/ the/ emperors/ of/,/ and/ Viet Nam/ it’s / anamazing place/ to/ for/ an/ visit/ on/ history/ lesson/ location/./