Unit 1: LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
A. LISTENING: (08 câu)
I. Listen to the short talk twice and circle the correct answer to each of the following questions (04 câu)
1. Some of craft villages are Bat Trang pottery village, Tay Ho conical hat village, ………. .
A. Non Nuoc marble village B. Ha Dong silk village
C. Dong Ho painting village D. A and B are correct
2. Traditional crafts provide many people with …………… .
A. handicrafts B. craftmen C. local tourism D. job opportunities
3. Many …………. like visiting craft villages and buying handicrafts.
A. villagers B. tourists C. artisans D. women
4. Waste treatment and …………. are other issues in craft villages.
A. pollution B. environment C. products D. exhibitions
II. Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the following sentences are True or False. (04 câu)
1. Chuong village is famous for making conical hat. …….…….
2. It is 13 kilometres from Ha Noi centre. …….…….
3. Ngoc’s grandparents are great artisans. …….
4. Ngoc’s mother will drive them to the village in his car. …….…….
B. PRONUNCIATION (10 câu)
I. Choose a word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others. (05 câu)
| 1. | A. attraction | B. artisan | C. frame | D. handicraft |
| 2. | A. drumhead | B. illustration | C. earplug | D. drugstore |
| 3. | A. strip | B. visual | C. artistic | D. remind |
| 4. | A. treat | B. thread | C. pleasure | D. deadline |
| 5. | A. embroider | B. preserve | C. benefit | D. effect |
II. Choose a word that has different stressed syllable from others. (05 câu)
| 1. | A. craftsman | B. layer | C. sculpture | D. preserve |
| 2. | A. lacquerware | B. absolute | C. pollution | D. permanent |
| 3. | A. memorable | B. experience | C. historical | D. production |
| 4. | A. pottery | B. souvenir | C. conical | D. various |
| 5. | A. authenticity | B. electricity | C. traditional | D. uncontrollably |
C. GRAMMAR POINTS
I. VOCABULARY (05 câu)
1. She presented me with a new blanket on which she ................. some beautiful flowers.
A. knitted B. embroidered C. moulded D. carved
2. Local people often sell .................... like bracelets, scarves and hats to tourists.
A. lacquerware B. artisans C. handicrafts D. frame
3. My parents once took me to Bat Trang village. I could make my own ................ there. I really enjoyed it.
A. pottery B. lacquer C. painting D. sculpture
4. The people in my village cannot earn enough money for their daily life. They can't ............... this traditional craft. They have to find other jobs.
A. help out B. live on C. work on D. set up
5. How many .................... of leaves does a Hue’s conical hat have?
A. surface B. layers C. frames D. lacquers
II. VERB FORM (05 câu)
1. She is very good at knitting. She ................. herself this sweater. It looks very nice.
A. knit B. knits C. is knitting D. knitted
2. In the past, almost Vietnamese people used baskets made of bamboo strips that were ………. together.
A. weave B. woven C. weaving D. to weave
3. My brother is a talented man. He ................. this statue out of wood.
A. carved B. carve C. carving D. was carved
4. She presented me with a new blanket on which she ................. some beautiful flowers.
A. knitted B. embroidered C. moulded D. carved
5. The festival is held by the Hanoi City Department of Tourism ................. and develop traditional trade villages in Hanoi.
A. preserve B. preserving C. to preserve D. preserved
III. WORD FORM (05 câu)
1. This craftsman is the most .................... in the village.
A. skillful B. skill C. skilled D. skillfully
2. The artists in Bat Trang village often change the design of their products .................. more customers.
A. to attract B. attract C. attractive D. attractively
3. Conical hat making has been a …………… craft in Tay Ho village.
A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalist
4. In my hometown, the park is an ……… because many people love spending time there.
A. attract B. attractive C. attractively D. attraction
5. They had to close down the museum because it’s no longer a place of ………….
A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interestingly
IV. PREPOSITION (05 câu)
1. The custom of gathering together on the second day of Tet has passed ................. through generations in my family.
A. away B. out C. up D. down
2. You had to face up .................... the fact that she would never come back.
A. to B. at C. with D. on
3. He is going to set .................... a travel company next year.
A. down B. with C. up D. off
4. He wanted someone to take .................... his role once he retired.
A. over B. up C. back D. off
5. I invited her to join our trip to Vung Tau, but she turned ……..…. my invitation.
A. up B. on C. off D. down
V. SPOKEN LANGUAGE (05 câu)
1. A: I’ll pick you up at eight o’clock on my way to the airport.
B: ……………………………
A. For pleasure B. Great. I’ll see you then. C. I have a phone. D. Would be.
2. A: Would you like to join us on the trip to La Khe Silk Village?
B: ……………………………
A. Sounds great. B. For now. C. Better things happened. D. I don’t think so.
3. A: Let’s go to Bat Trang, a traditional craft village of Ha Noi.
B: ……………………………
A. It is the best choice. B. It’s a good idea.
C. It’s in Ha Noi. D. Both A & B are correct.
4. A: I have been to a conical hat making village.
B: ……………………………
A. Interesting B. All right C. Cool D. Of course
VI. GRAMMAR (10 câu)
1. …………. I warned her about the quality of the product, she bought it as a souvenir.
A. When B. Although C. However D. Since
2. We travelled to a craft village ………….. we had spent two hours in the gallery.
A. while B. after C. since D. before
3. I'll take my foreign friends to the local market …………. they can see how people sell and buy things.
A. so B. because C. so that D. although
4. The villagers are trying to learn English …… they can communicate with foreign customers.
A. so that B. in order that C. because D. A and B are correct
5. ………… this hand-embroidered picture was expensive, we bought it.
A. Even though B. As C. Because D. so that
6. This is called Chuong conical hat …………… it was made in Chuong village.
A. but B. so C. since D. though
7. This craftsman is the most .................... in the village.
A. skillful B. skill C. skilled D. skillfully
8. The four-ton statue of hero Tran Vu, which was ........… in 1667, still stands in Quan Thanh Temple.
A. to cast B. to be vast C. cast D. casting
9. The traditional craft has ……………. from generation to generation.
A. been passed by B. passed down C. passed D. been passed down
10. Nowadays, Tan Chau artisans can produce silk of multiple colours ……… they can meet customers’ demands.
A. but B. in order C. so D. so that
VII. Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions. (05 câu)
1. Conical hat is a well-known handicraft, not only in Viet Nam, but all around the world.
A. interesting B. famous C. historical D. impressive
2. I just wondered why she turned down his offer of help.
A. accepted B. agreed C. took D. refused
3. She has looked through the headlines with great interest.
A. watched B. seen C. read D. posted
4. Let’s log onto the website and find out what is on in Wellington.
A. get information about B. share information C. post D. advertise
5. They are trying to bring out the book as soon as they can.
A. sell B. publish C. review D. read
VIII. Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions. (05 câu)
1. Last week we had a memorable trip to a new zoo on the outskirts of the city.
A. historical B. enjoyable C. cultural D. forgettable
2. Conical hat is a famous handicraft, not only in Viet Nam, but all around the world.