Read the text and do the tasks below

SCOTLAND – THE LAND OF LEGENDS

            Scotland is in the North of Great Britain. It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware – legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes – or lochs – are other attractions that Scottish offers.

            The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world’s important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat. Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824. Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1969.

* Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.(0,5pt)

1. Scotland is famous for ______________.

A. its rich culture                                B. its amazing natural beauty                         C. A &B         

2. What can fun-lovers experience?

A.its world-famous festival                B. festival                                                        C. the Highland 

III. Read the text and then answer the questions.

SCOTLAND - THE LAND OF LEGENDS

Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware – legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes – or lochs – are other attractions that Scotland offers.

The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world’s important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat. Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824. Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1869.

1. Is Scotland famous for its rich culture?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………2. What might you see while you are exploring a castle?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………3. What are some activities you can see at the Scottish Highland Games?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Which first city in the world  has its own fire brigade ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Do you want to visit Scotland? Why or why not?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

Question:It is common ____________ by car among Europe countries.

SCOTLAND - THE LAND OF LEGENDS Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware – legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes – or lochs – are other attractions that Scotland offers. The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world’s important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat. Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824. Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1869. 1. Is Scotland famous for its rich culture? …………………………………………………………………………………………………2. What might you see while you are exploring a castle? …………………………………………………………………………………………………3. What are some activities you can see at the Scottish Highland Games? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Which first city in the world has its own fire brigade ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Do you want to visit Scotland? Why or why not? …………………………………………………………………………………………………

Scotland - The land of legends Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware - legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes - or lochs - are other attractions that Scotland offers. The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world's important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat. Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824. Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1869. 1869. 1. Is Scotland famous for its rich culture? 2. What might you see while you are exploring a castle? 3. What are some activities you can see at the Scottish Highland Games? 4. When was the first brigade in the world created?

Scotland - The land of legends Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware - legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes - or lochs - are other attractions that Scotland offers. The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world's important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat. Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824. Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1869. 1869. 1. Is Scotland famous for its rich culture? 2. What might you see while you are exploring a castle? 3. What are some activities you can see at the Scottish Highland Games? 4. When was the first brigade in the world created?

Part 2. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.25 points)

     When visitors (1)                in a  tour of the Mekong Delta, they can visit Cai Rang Floating Market to see the river life. Cai Rang Floating Market is opened all day but it is busiest (2)________ sunrise to about 9 a.m. The main items sold there are farm produce and specialties of neighboring areas.

     During the early morning market hours, larger sized boats anchor and create lanes so that smaller boats can move into and out of. The waterway(3)            a maze of hundreds of boats packed with mango, bananas, papaya, pineapple, and other goods. Sellers do not have cry their goods because their goods can be seen in the distance and their cries would not be heard in the vastness of the river and the river and the (4)________ of boat engines. Sellers tie their goods to a tall pole so that buyers can see from a distance what they are selling. Each boat is loaded with plenty of seasonal goods. Activities at the market are also an occasion for tourists to study the cultural (5)                of southerners.

1.  A. will join           B. are joining        C. join                  D. joined

2.  A. from                 B. at                     C. on                    D. of

3.  A. will become      B. becomes           C. is becoming      D. became

4.  A. noise                B. noisy                C. noisily              D. noisiest

5.  A. aspects             B. appearances      C. guides              D. subjects

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The most common traffic problem in city around the world is traffic jams.

Thanksgiving is traditional celebrated with a feast among family and friends.

Villagers voluntarily contributing money and other things to celebrate the festival.

The film is about the sinking of the ship Titanic on their first voyage.

Tom Hanks is one of the most famous and rich actors in Hollywood.

Giúp mình với

1.__________is a common complaint among teenagers. BORE

2.Lily has been suffering from a serious_________for 2 months ILL

3.Despite their efforts, the expedition was a___________. FAIL

4.The application form asked for candidates to list their strenghts and______. WEAK

5.Carol found __________in reading a book while sitting in the park. PLEASE

6.The__________recommended that Luca should stop eating sweets and biscuits. DIET

7.Would you like a cup of_________tea? HERB