Read the following and choose the best answer.
There are many (1) villages in Viet Nam, but Quat Dong village in Ha Noi is widely known (2) its products of high (3) .Embroidery has been developing around here (4) the 17th century. In the past, local skilled artisans were chosen to make sophisticated embroidered (5) for theVietnamese King, Queen and other Royal family members. The first man who taught the local people how to embroider was Dr. Le Cong Hanh, who lived during the Le dynasty. He learned how to embroider while on a trip to China (6) an envoy, and taught the villagers of Quat Dong upon his (7) . Although these skills eventually spread (8) the country, the Quat Dong’s artisans’ creations are still the most appreciated. In (9) to create beautiful embroideries, an artisan must be patient, careful and have an eye for design, along with clever hands. Nowadays, Quat Dong products may range from clothes, bags, pillowcases, to paintings and decorations, which are (10) to many countries. 1. A. number B. exist C. embroidery D. population

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There is /are  much / many vegetarians in INDIA; so much / many types of Indian street food haven’t got some / any meat. Chaat (small pancakes with Indian sauce and some /any yoghurt in them)  is / are  a / an popular street food. Much / Many people like pani puri, too.  Pani puris is / are balls with potatoes and sauce.

How many / much corn can you eat? In MEXICO, there is / are corn with butter and cheese everywhere. Also, the Mexican bread, tortilla, is / are often from corn. There is / are usually beans and vegetables in tortillas. There is /are sometimes some / any  meat, too. But be careful –Mexicans love hot chillies in their tortillas, too!  

Visitors to MOROCCO love the street food. You can have a / an big meal on the street there. You can buy soup, meat kebabs, chicken and much / many types of salads. How many / much different things do you want to taste?

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There are many embroidery villages in Viet Nam, but Quat Dong village inHa Noi is widely known for its products of high...........(19)…....Embroidery has been developing around here  since the 17^th century.

In the past, local skilled artisans were chosen to make sophisticated embroidered costumes for the Vietnamese King, Queen and other Royal family members.The first man who .......(20)....... the local people how to embroider  was Dr. Le Cong Hanh, who lived during the Le dynasty. He learned how to embroider while on a trip toChina as an envoy, and taught the villagers of Quat Dong uponhis return. .......(21)...... these skillseventually spread across the country, the Quat Dong’s artisans’ creations are still the most appreciated. In order to create beautiful embroideries, .........(22)......... artisan must be patient, carefuland have an eye for design, along with clever hands.

19. A. quality                         B. qualification          C. population             D. equality

20. A. taught                           B. to teach                   C. teaching                  D. teaches

21. A. although                       B. however                  C. nevertheless           D. therefore

22. A. an                                 B. a                              C. the                          D. x

Fill in with a suitable word from the given word in Italic

  cover   make    cast  carve               craftmen    draw         embroider       mould    weave

1. Every region has a different quality of clay, varnish color, ………moulding  and burning technique in pottery making.

2. Recently, Southeast Asia's largest bronze statue of the Buddha erected in Bai Dinh pagoda was…..cast  by artisans from Van Diem bronze village.

3……Knitting   silk was one of the women's chores 3.000 years ago.

4. At the beginning of the 20th century, Vietnamese artists used lacquering techniques to draw and ……carve pictures for decorations.

5. In the early 20th century, most houses, beds, and household were…… made from bamboo and rattan.

6.With only needles and colorful rolls of thread, craftswomen…….. embroider  silk pictures, usually of natural wonders such as birds, plants, or landscapes.

7. Conical hats are……covered         by using young palm leaves along a circular bamboo frame.

8. In Dong Ho Village (Bac Ninh) or Sinh Village (Hue), the painter who……draws the folk picture is a craft village farmer.

9. In 1990, due to the change of economic situation, Dong Ho paintings were difficult to sell and many…cra

quit their job.

10. The four – ton statue of hero Tran Vu , ……….cast     in 1667, still stands in Quan Thanh temple .

What do you think of when you read the word ‘robot’? Many people think about big machines in car factories or futuristic monsters in films. Few of us think about the past. But people were building incredible machines with human abilities hundreds of years ago!

            For example, Egyptian texts from 1100 BC mention moving statues which ‘chose’ the next king. None of these statues exists, but probably they were built using the ancient Egyptians’ mechanical technology. Another ancient Greek inventor, Philon of Byzantium, built a female robot. If someone placed a cup in her hand, it mixed water and wine to make a drink. However, the robot wasn’t popular because people didn’t need robots to work. They had lots of slaves.

            After that, more and more mechanical robots were built. They did more and more difficult tasks, such as playing the flute, writing and drawing a picture. Although modern technology has moved on, these historical robots still amaze people today.

1. Were people building robots hundreds years ago?

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2. Whose robots chose the next king- Egyptian robots or Greek ones?

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3. Why wasn’t the female robot popular?

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4. What kind of musical instrument could mechanical robots play?

1. Such success has not been achieved by many players in the world of ice hockey. (FEW)

Only ______________________________________ such success in the world of ice hockey.

2. There is a very good chance that Kate will be accepted by Nottingham University. (LIKELIHOOD)

In _____________________________________________________________ Nottingham University.

3. Certain resources can be scarce in some countries. (FAR)

Certain resources are ___________________________________________________in some countries.

4. Scientists were baffled by her ability to go without sleep for days. (LOSS)

Scientists were ________________________________ explain her ability to go without sleep for days.

5. The source of the funding didn't matter to the citizens, as long as the road was repaired. (FROM)

Xác định xem các cụm từ gạch chân nào dưới đây là cụm trạng từ.

1. During Tet, people enjoy the meals and visit relatives.

2. Da Lat flower festival has been organized since 2005.

3. People clean and decorate their houses to welcome the lucky things.

4. They light up their houses with colourful lanterns.

5. They celebrate Beer Festival every two years.

6. The Beer Festival is held in Germany.

7. I have to stand on the balcony to get the whole view of the parade.

8. In India, Diwali is the most important holiday of the year.

New Year is usually the best time of the year in many coutries. And it involves different traditions in different countries. Scottish people have some very interesting ones. For example, it is important that you clean your house before midnight and pay all your debts before the old year is over.

For Korean people, New Year’s Eve is the night when noone sleeps. In the past people believed that if you sleep that night, your eyebrows will turn white. And to make sure this doesn’t happen, people leave the lights on every room of the house. Mexican people, on the other hand, place twelve grapes in everyone’s plate in that day. Then they eat them in the twelve seconds before midnight. Each grape comes with a wish for a month of the year.

1. In many coutries, people celebrate New Year…………..

A. traditionally B. happily C. importantly D. quietly

2. The word ones refers to………..

A. countries B. Scottish people C. Korean people D. traditions

3. Scottish people like to……………before the New Year comes.

A. sleep B. pay all debts C. clean the doors D. leave the lights on

4. Korean people…………. on the New Year’s Eve’s night.

A. don’t like to sleep B. can’t sleep C. don’t sleep D. mustn’t sleep

5. In the past people leave the lights on every room of the house to make sure that……….

A. their eyebrows will turn white B. the New Year comes C. they are still in the house D. New Year’s Eve comes

6. For Mexican people each grape symbolizes……………….

A. twelve seconds B. a month of the year C. a wish for a month of the year D. twelve wishes

II.  Read the following and choose the best answer.

      There are many (1)                       villages in Viet Nam, but Quat Dong village in Ha Noi is widely known (2)        its products of high (3)                       .

      Embroidery has been developing around here (4)                        the 17^th century. In the past, local skilled artisans were chosen to make sophisticated embroidered (5)                         for the Vietnamese King, Queen and other Royal family members. The first man who taught the local people how to embroider was Dr. Le Cong Hanh, who lived during the Le dynasty. He learned how to embroider while on a trip to China (6)                        an envoy, and taught the villagers of Quat Dong upon his (7)                                  . Although these skills eventually spread (8)                             the country, the Quat Dong’s artisans’ creations are still the most appreciated. In (9)                               to create beautiful embroideries, an artisan must be patient, careful and have an eye for design, along with clever hands. Nowadays, Quat Dong products may range from clothes, bags, pillowcases, to paintings and decorations, which are (10)                 to many countries.

      1.   A. number                   B. exist                        C. embroidery             D. population

      2.   A. for                          B. border                     C. region                     D. place

      3.   A. includes                  B. insists                      C. quality                    D. consists

      4.   A. around                    B. over                        C. on                           D. since

      5.   A. costumes                B. tell                          C. name                       D. separate

      6.   A. good                       B. as                            C. better                      D. well

      7.   A. another                   B. others                      C. return                      D. anothers

      8.   A. across                     B. hill                          C. village                     D. downtown

      9.   A. quarter                    B. effort                      C. order                       D. notice

      10. A. wonder                   B. cause                       C. true                         D. exported