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The country is (16) ...........beatiful than a town and pleasanter to live in. Many people go to the country (17) ................their summer holidays although they can't live (18).......... all the year round. Some have a cottage in a village (19) ...............that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but (20)............. some ways they are not-very different from each other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be (21) ..............for many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard where people are buried.
The village green (22) ..............a wide stretch of grass and houses or cottages are built around it. The country life now is fairly comfortable and many villages (23)........... water brought through pipes into each home. Most villages are so (24) ............to some small towns whiclh people can go there to buy (25)............they can't find in the village shops.
Câu 16:A. more B. like D. so C. as
Câu 17: A. with B.for D. a C. in
Câu 18: A. place B, this C. that D. there
Câu 19: A. since B. in C. for D. so
Câu 20: A. for B. by C.in D. at
Câu 21: A. brought B. seen D. taken C. glanced
Câu 22: A. makes B. gets D. grows C. is
Ciu 23: A have C. do D. make B. take
Câu 24: A. far C. distant D. close B. near
Câu 25: A. it C. what D, that B. why

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Ha Noi, the capital of Vietnam, is one of the most interesting destinations for domestic and foreign tourists. Among many attractions are the craft villages. There are about 1500 handicraft villages recognized in Viet Nam, and about 300 are traditional handicraft villages. The heartland of craft villages is the Red River Delta, and particularly around Ha Noi. Ha Noi is home to more than 45 percent of the nation’s total number.

How were those craft villages set up? Years ago, after harvest time, Vietnamese villagers used natural materials, such as clay, bamboo, wood, and some certain kinds of plants and leaves to make craft things for their family’s daily needs. Gradually, they made their handicrafts more and more perfect, and then sold them to others around the village to get extra income. The ways to make handicrafts have been passed down from generation to generation. Family members, relatives, and friends work together. Those artisans never compete but help one another to do better business. Each craft village has its trademark name of handicraft products.

The government has organized marketing offices, agencies, and design centers to introduce handicrafts to everyone so that the artisans can sell their products. Today, many ceramic, porcelain, bamboo, rattan, wood, and lacquer products from handicraft villages are sold as souvenirs throughout the country.

30. Which of the following best serves the title of the passage?

A. Overview of Vietnamese traditional handicrafts

B. Handicraft villages in Ha Noi and their origin

C. The development of traditional handicraft villages in Viet Nam

D. Some facts about craft villages in Viet Nam

31. According to the passage, how many traditional handicraft villages are there in Ha Noi?

A. more than 675 B. more than 135 C. about 300 D. none of the above

32. Years ago, Vietnamese people made handicrafts ___________.

A. for household use ' B. to sell to tourists

C. to earn their living D. because of their poverty

33. The phrase “passed down” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to

A. taught B. taken over C. exchanged D. handed over

34. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Each craft village has its brand name of handicraft products.

B. Both Vietnamese people and foreign tourists like handicraft products. 

C. Handicrafts are made of man-made materials.

D. Handicraft products are sold as souvenirs nationwide

[1-5] Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Traditionally, rural villages in Vietnam produced handicrafts when they were not busy with planting or harvesting crops. Over time, many villages developed the expertise to make specialised products and so particular villages became famous for such things as weaving, woodwork, lacquer work and metal products.

With industrialisation, many villagers moved to the cities but maintained their craft skills and networks to produce products for the city market, for example, craft villages make furniture, grow flowers or make utensils for the urban population. Other villages changed from making traditional crafts to producing different products desired by an industrialised society. For example, the villagers of Trieu Khuc changed from traditional paper making to recycling plastic. There are now many craft villages in Vietnam based on recycling plastic, paper or metal.

Question 1: When do rural villages in Vietnam produce handicrafts traditionally?

A. When they were not busy with planting or harvesting crops.

B. When they were busy with planting or harvesting crops.

C. After they finish harvesting crops.

D. Before they finish harvesting crops.

Question 2: What do many villages developed over time?

A. They developed the expertise to make daily products.

 B. They developed the expertise to make specialised products.

C. They developed the expertise to make their own furniture.

D. They developed their old furniture.

Question 3: Although many villagers moved to the cities, they ...................

A. kept producing their craft for their own need.

B. kept producing their craft for their friends.

C. kept producing their craft for their relatives.

D. kept producing their craft for sale.

Question 4: What does the word maintained in line 4 refer to?

A. ignore                  B. conserve                 C. make                   D. improve

Question 5: Which of the following is not true?

A. Rural villages produced handicrafts in their free time.

B. Some villages were popular with weaving, woodwork, lacquer work and metal products.      

C. Many craft villages based on farming.                 

D. Some villages make furniture, grow flowers or make utensils.

[6-10] Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

You can do a few things to make homework less stressful. First, be sure you understand what you have to do in your assignment. Write it down in your notebook if you need to and don’t be afraid to ask questions about what is expected.

Second, use any extra time you have at school to work on your homework. Many schools have libraries that are specifically designed for students to study or to get their homework done.

Third, pace yourself. You need to plan your time. If it is a heavy homework day, you will need to devote more time to your homework.

Whenever you need your help, the first person you should ask for help is your teacher. Sometimes, it is good to have some explain something that you are not completely sure of. In addition, you might also be able to get some help from another student. If there is a friend who is a good student, think about asking that person to study with you.

Question 6. In order to make homework less stressful, the first thing to do is ______.

A. to remember the deadline

B. to understand what you have to do in your assignment

C. to go to school library as soon as possible

D. to know what you can do it for you

Question 7. If you have any extra time at school, you should _______.

A. spend time with your friends                 B. use it to make your day planner

C. use it to understand the assignment    D. study or get your homework done

Question 8. The word “devote” in the third paragraph can be best replaced by the word _____.

A. reduce                     B. spend                      C. develop            D. waste

Question 9. When a student needs some help, the first person to ask for help is ______.

A. the best student at school                             B. his teacher             

C. A member in his family                                  D. his friend

Question 10. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Student can follow some advice to avoid worrying about homework.

B. Student should ask their teachers for help when they need it.

C. Student might get some help from their friends.  

D. Student can do their homework in school libraries.

1. 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

2. There was no....in continuing for him the race was over.

A. value B. worth C. point D. profit

3. .....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.

A. Even B. Although C. However D. But

4. Vietnamese traditional.....is done with a simple hammer and chisel.

A. sculptured feature B. sculptor C. sculpture pieces D. sculpture

5. This cloth.....very thin.

A. feels B. touches C. holds D. handles

6. It was only.......he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school.

A. until B. when C. since D. then

7. .......a majority of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises do not have in-house designers or specialized design staff, they have to hire freelance designers.

A. While B. Since C. Due to D. Despite the fact

8. 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

9. 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

10. The four-ton statue of hero Tran Vu,.....in 1667, still stands in Quan Thanh Temple.

A. to cast B. to be vast C. cast D. casting

11. Her business must be going rather well, by.....the car she drives.

A. deducing B. deciding C. inferring D. judging (judging by không phải by judging nha, đề nhầm rồi)

12. I’m afraid this vase is anything but antique - In fact, it’s...... .

A. pointless B. worthless C. meaningless D. hopeless

13. He couldn’t .......his father that he was telling the truth.

A.admit B.confide C,trust D,convince

I/ Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời câu hỏi :

Paragraph 1 :

Thomas Edison was born on February 11th, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because of hearing problems, Edison had difficulty following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.
Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books, had excellent memory, and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day. He used to say, "Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration”. When he died on October 18th, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.
1. When was Thomas Edison born?
He was born _______on February 11th, 1847_______in Milan, Ohio.
2. Why did he have difficulty in following the lessons?
Because he had______heard_____problems.
3. What was Edison's most famous invention?

=> Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb.
4. What did he say about silence?

=> He said that silence helped him concentrate.
Paragraph 2 :
We went to Doi Tam, a village famous its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village. I was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village.

People say that it takes four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to carefully an eight stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage because they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps' do not require such high skills.

Nowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also sold to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.

1. Where is Doi Tam drum-making village?
->It's in Ha Nam Province
2. When was the craft first introduced to the village?
-> It was first introduced to the village in the 8th or 9th century.
3. How long does it take four workers to make a drum with a diameter 1.5 metres ?

=> it takes four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres.
4. Where do the craftsmen put drums in the village ?

=> in front of every house in the village.
Paragraph 3 :
Venice is a beautiful city in northeastern Italy. It is called ‘The Floating City’ as it is built on 117 small islands. This city has no roads. Instead, people use boats to travel along the canals. Flat-bottomed boats were once the main means of transport, but today motor boats are more popular. In Venice, you can visit the famous Piazza San Marco with its world famous basilica, the lovely bridges over the narrow canals, and some of the best museums in Western Europe.
Los Angeles is the most populous city in California, and the second most populous city in the USA. It is a global city, a centre of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, and fashion. The Los Angeles area includes Hollywood, and leads the world in the creation of television productions, video games, and recorded music. The weather here is usually dry and warm. Visitors like to go to the film studios and to drive along Hollywood Boulevard. There are also some good beaches near the city, such as Venice Beach.

1. Why is Venice called "The Floating City"?
->Because it is built on________117 small islands_______
2. How do people travel along the canals in Venice?
->They trayel along the canals by _______boats________
3. What's the weather like in Los Angeles?
-> _______________The weather here is usually dry and warm._____________
4. Which city is famous for its entertainment industry, Venice or Los Angeles?
-> __________Los Angeles is famous for its entertainment industry__________________
Paragraph 4 :
One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is the newspaper. The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social, economic and entertainment happenings, among other things. Generally, there are three types of newspapers: daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers. Daily newspapers are published at least one edition every weekday. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts and entertainment, business, and classified advertising. Weekly newspapers are printed once a week and cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. They focus on .local happenings rather than national or international events. Special-interest newspapers may be published daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently. They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group of readers or feature news about a specific topic.

Thanks to the development of the Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers. To some extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world.

1. How many types of newspapers are there in general?
-> There are........three.........types of newspapers in general.
2. How often do daily newspapers publish?
> They publish at least......one edition .....every weekday.
3. What do weekly newspapers cover?
->________Weekly newspapers cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. ______
4. What can we do now with the development of the Internet?
->_______________we can now get access to electronic newspapers._____________
Paragraph 5
It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world. The Internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. The Internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in any part of the world for the cost of a local telephone call. E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. People can use the Internet to do shopping. This save a lot of time. It is possible to use the Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through ‘on-line’ rather than attend a class.
1. What's the number of people using the Internet computer network around the world ?
-> It is about............ 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world................
2. What does the Internet allow businesses to do?
->It allows them to communicate with........customers and workers . ..........in many parts of the world
3. What does email allow users to do?
->....................E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes.....................
4. How can the Internet be used for education?
-> ...................It is possible to use the Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through ‘on-line’ rather than attend a class.....................

I/ Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời câu hỏi :

Paragraph 1 :

Thomas Edison was born on February 11th, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because of hearing problems, Edison had difficulty following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.
Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books, had excellent memory, and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day. He used to say, "Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration”. When he died on October 18th, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.
1. When was Thomas Edison born?
He was born __on February 11th, 1847____________in Milan, Ohio.
2. Why did he have difficulty in following the lessons?
Because he had___to hear________problems.
3. What was Edison's most famous invention?

=>Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb
4. What did he say about silence?

=>He said that silence helped him concentrate
Paragraph 2 :
We went to Doi Tam, a village famous its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village. I was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village.

People say that it takes four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to carefully an eight stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage because they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps' do not require such high skills.

Nowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also sold to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.

1. Where is Doi Tam drum-making village?
->It's in Ha Nam Province
2. When was the craft first introduced to the village?
-> It was first introduced to the village in the 8th or 9th century.
3. How long does it take four workers to make a drum with a diameter 1.5 metres ?

=> three days
4. Where do the craftsmen put drums in the village ?

=>in front of every house in the village.

Paragraph 3 :
Venice is a beautiful city in northeastern Italy. It is called ‘The Floating City’ as it is built on 117 small islands. This city has no roads. Instead, people use boats to travel along the canals. Flat-bottomed boats were once the main means of transport, but today motor boats are more popular. In Venice, you can visit the famous Piazza San Marco with its world famous basilica, the lovely bridges over the narrow canals, and some of the best museums in Western Europe.
Los Angeles is the most populous city in California, and the second most populous city in the USA. It is a global city, a centre of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, and fashion. The Los Angeles area includes Hollywood, and leads the world in the creation of television productions, video games, and recorded music. The weather here is usually dry and warm. Visitors like to go to the film studios and to drive along Hollywood Boulevard. There are also some good beaches near the city, such as Venice Beach.

1. Why is Venice called "The Floating City"?
->Because it is built on__on 117 small islands_____________
2. How do people travel along the canals in Venice?
->They trayel along the canals by _using boats______________
3. What's the weather like in Los Angeles?
-> _____The weather here is usually dry and warm_______________________
4. Which city is famous for its entertainment industry, Venice or Los Angeles?
-> ____________Los Angeles________________
Paragraph 4 :
One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is the newspaper. The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social, economic and entertainment happenings, among other things. Generally, there are three types of newspapers: daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers. Daily newspapers are published at least one edition every weekday. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts and entertainment, business, and classified advertising. Weekly newspapers are printed once a week and cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. They focus on .local happenings rather than national or international events. Special-interest newspapers may be published daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently. They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group of readers or feature news about a specific topic.

Thanks to the development of the Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers. To some extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world.

1. How many types of newspapers are there in general?
-> There are........three.........types of newspapers in general.
2. How often do daily newspapers publish?
> They publish at least.....one edition ......every weekday.
3. What do weekly newspapers cover?
->______Weekly newspapers cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area __
4. What can we do now with the development of the Internet?
->________ we can now get access to electronic newspapers.____________________
Paragraph 5
It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world. The Internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. The Internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in any part of the world for the cost of a local telephone call. E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. People can use the Internet to do shopping. This save a lot of time. It is possible to use the Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through ‘on-line’ rather than attend a class.
1. What's the number of people using the Internet computer network around the world ?
-> It is about..... 200 million people......................
2. What does the Internet allow businesses to do?
->It allows them to communicate with.....customers and workers ..........in many parts of the world
3. What does email allow users to do?
->............ E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another
4. How can the Internet be used for education?
-> .............. students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through ‘on-line’ rather than attend a class..........................

11. I look forward to _____ you soon.
A. see B. seeing C. seen D. saw
12. It’s a nice place for _____ who love nature and quietness.
A. this B. that C. those D. the other
13. You like history, so Viet Nam National Museum of History is a _____ place.
A. must-see B. must-be seen C. must-be seeing D. to see
14. The artisan ______ this statue in onze.
A. moulded B. cast C. carved D. knitted
15. The artisans in my village can live _____ basket weaving.
A. for B. on C. up D.in
16. There is a big _____of handicrafts made by di­fferent craft villages.
A. collect B. collection C. collector D.collecting
17. Last week we had a memorable trip to a new zoo on the ______ of the city.
A. outskirts B. middle C. centre D.mid
18. Then we had a delicious lunch ______ by Nga and Phuong.
A. prepare B. to prepare C. prepared D.preparing
19. I invited her to join our trip to Trang An, but she ______ down my invitation.
A. passed B. sat C. turned D.closed
20. We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can keep _____ theirs.
A. on B. up C. up with D.up down

1 Which traditional crafts do the local authorities need to preserve?
=> The local authorities have conducted preservartion of four traditional crafts: brocade weaving, silver carving, blacksmithing, and carpentry.

2. What are Hmong people famous for?
=> The forging and casting products, textiles of linens of Hmong people.

3. Do many families in the villages improve their living standards through their home business?
=> Yes, they do. They improving living standards through their home business