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UNIT 5: WONDERS OF VIET NAM
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. PHONETICS
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each
group.
1. A. limestone
B. pilgrim
C. rickshaw
D. citadel
2. A. plumber
B. sculpture
C. measure
D. structure
3. A. behaved
B. passed
C. entertained
D. changed
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each
group.
4. A. museum
B. monument
C. cathedral
D. contestant
5. A. picturesque
B. souvenir
C. paradise
D. recommend
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. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
III. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences.
6. All the best theatres and restaurants are __________ within a few minutes' walk of each other.
A. laid
B. situated
C. seated
D. stood
7. Would you like to live in a modern house or a(n) __________ cottage?
A. picturesque
B. awful
C. terrible
D. bad
8. A __________ is a solid figure or object, made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, etc.
A. painting
B. sculpture
C. medal
D. picture
9. Ho Chi Minh City has been divided into twenty-four __________ divisions since December 2003.
A. administer
B. administration
C. administrative
D. administrator
10. A __________ is a castle on high ground in or near a city, where people could go when the city was
being attacked.
A. cathedral
B. monument
C. centre
D. citadel
11. The station building used to be a high wooden __________ with a curved roof.
A. facility
B. carriage
C. complex
D. structure
12. The new sports __________ has six tennis courts.
A. complex
B. match
C. medium
D. game
13. The local government is introducing tougher __________ to preserve historical sites.
A. measures
B. actions
C.plans
D. steps
14. The pagoda is in a beautiful __________, close to the sea.
A. Spaces
B. setting
C. tower
D. set
15. There is general __________ that Vietnamese students lack knowledge of the natural, or man-made,
wonders of Viet Nam.
A. accepting
B. saying
C. recognition
D. undertaking
16. A __________ is a building or place that has been made stronger and protected against attack.
A. citadel
B. structure
C. fortress
D. tower
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following sentences.
17. This structure was built in a complicated
pattern.
A. obsolete
B. complex
C. ultimate
D. simple
18. Water and fresh air are very necessary for every living thing.
A. essential
B. difficult
C. expensive
D. wasteful
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following sentences.
19. Although it is a long day for us, we feel we are contented with what we have experienced.
A. interested
B. dissatisfied
C. excited
D. shocked
20. The shop assistant has to break off the conversation to serve a customer.
A. interrupt
B. hurry
C. continue
D. begin
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