IV. READING. 1. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces. Read the passage and choose the correct answer. THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL The rice-cooking (1)_____ was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a (2)_____. There were three (3)_____: water fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking . The festival (4)_____ one day. In the water-fetching (5)_____ one person from each team had (6)_____ to the river to get the (7)_____. In the fire-making contest two team members had to make fire in the (8)_____ way. They tried to rub pieces of (9)_____ together to make the fire. Six people from each team (10)_____ in the rice-cooking festival. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice. 1. A. holiday B. contest C. festival D. competition 2. A. mountain B. city C. house D. river 3. A. holidays B. contests C. festivals D. competitions 4. A. takes B. took C. taking D. take 5. A. contest B. contests C. test D. tests 6. A. to run B. run C. ran D. running 7. A. bamboo B. rice C. fire D. water 8. A. strange B. tradition C. traditional D. tradition 9. A. bamboo B. rice C. fire D. water 10.A. participates B. participate C. participating D. participated 2. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for the questions THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA In China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China. It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. It was made by hand. The Great Wall of China was built from 246 - 209 BC. The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way. The Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along the top as if it were a road. No other defense line has ever been made as long as the Great Wall of China. 1. Where is the Great Wall? A. in America B. in Paris C. in China 2. When was it built? A. from 246 – 209 AD B. from 246 - 209BC C. from 264 - 209 BC 3. What is it made of? A. brick B. earth C. brick and earth 4. What was it built for? A. keeping out their enemies B. walking along the top C. being a road V. WRITING 1. Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 1. Huong said: " I'll go to Ha Noi tomorrow". Huong said that …………………………………………………….. 2. “"Does Ann study here?" Rose asked me if Ann ………………… …………………... 3. Ba bought this book last year. => This book …………………………………………………………….. 4. It’s a contest in which people have to cook rice. =>It’s a…………………………………………………………………… 5. "Does Ann study here?" Rose asked me if Ann ………………… there. 6. They will build a new school in this area. - A new school ……………………………………………….... 7. Tom has finished the work. - The work ………………………………………………… 8. Learning English is very interesting. It's ………………………………………………………………….. 9. “Is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?” Hoa said to Tim. - Hoa asked Tim ……………………………………………………… 10. He was delighted to receive his aunt's letter. - He was delighted that ……………………………………………………..… 11. People throw away millions of old car tires in the USA every year. - Millions of old car tires ………………………………………………..……. 12. Could I smoke here? - Do you mind if …………………………………………………………….… 13. I study hard. I want to pass the exam (in order to) - I …………………………………………………………………………….…. 14. James said to me, "I will see you at lunch". James said that ……………………………… 15."Are you thirsty?" - Lemon asked Bill……………… . …………………. . 16. " Is Ha Long Bay in the Northern Viet Nam, Phuong " asked Mary. - Mary asked Phuong 17. Could you give me the bag? - Would you mind ________________________. 2. Rearrange the words / phrases given to make complete sentence 1. He/ faucet/ said/ could/ fix/ he/ the/. 2. It/ walking/ started/ rain/ to/ we/ while/ was/. 3. Angkor Wat/ originally/ was/ built/ Hindus/ for/. 4. He/ homework/ forgetting/ is/ always/ his/. 5. Liz/ interested/ is/ contest/ rice-cooking/ in/ the/. Giải thik tại sao chọn đáp án đấy