II. Read the following passage carefully and do the following tasks. (2ms)
A. Complete each space with one of the words given in the box. (1,0m)
became - landscape - famous - during - views - after - were |
Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally named (1)……………….. the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great (2)………….….. of the lake from the classroom windows.
In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An, after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong (3)…………………….. the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many (4)………………… people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung, and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school's students.
Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi.
B. Find the words in the text having the following meanings. (0,5 m)
1. in a particular position or place:……………….……………
2. head teacher: ………………………….
C. Answer the questions. (0,5m)
1. Was Chu Van An High School established at the beginning of the 19th century?
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2. Who was Chu Van An?
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D. WRITING (2MS)
I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (1m)
1. What about visiting Trang An, a natural wonder of our area?
à He suggested .......................................................................................................................................
2. Despite her tiredness, she finished knitting the scarf for her dad.
à Although .............................................................................................................................................
3. He said to her, “My friends will come here tomorrow.”
à He told her ..........................................................................................................................................
4. They reported that two people had been injured in the accident.
à It ........................................................................................................................................................
II. Use the words and phrases given to complete the sentences. (1m)
1. She/ wish/ can/ go on a trip/ family/.
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2. My parents/ pleased/ that/ I/ get/ good results/ last semester/.
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3.complete each sentece with one of the words in the box : (laptop, hard, downloaded, virusInternet, scanner, websites, floppy, surfing, sòtware, chat forum)
1. It's so easy to use a ..scanner.. when you want to send photographs ti friend by email. Its just like using a photocopier
2. I've lost a lot of data. I wonder if my computer has a ..virus..
3. I'm always impressed by people who carry their ..laptop.. on aeroplanes and work on them during the flight
4. Those ..floppy.. disks don't store nearly enough information. You really need to use your ..hard.. disk for all the data you want to store
5. If you want some photos of the usa. You could just try ..surfing.. the web. You'll be amazed hơw many you can find
6. I belong to a great ...chat forum.... there are about ten people who are all interested in 1960s music. We email one another almost every day, and can talk live to another
7. I ..downloaded.. a good program from the internet the other day. Would you like a copy
8. Do you ever visit any ..websites.. for pop stars or film stars? Some of them have photos and music to
9. ...Software... is the programs that you put into a computer to make it run