I. Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word from the box to complete the passage.
As a child, Phong always dreamed of going (1) ______ to study. After he graduated from high school, his parents sent him over to New Zealand to attend college. Phong was very happy that his dream finally (2) ________true. When he first arrived in the country, Phong’s English was not very good, and sometimes he did not understand what other people said. He also had (3) ________ in class because he was not familiar with the new teaching and learning method. He felt lonely in this new place, and missed all his friends in Vietnam. After two years, Phong is now very (4) ________ in English and has achieved the top academic award at his school. He has a lot of friends from different countries. He is even good (5)_________ earning money for his daily needs from his part-time job at a restaurant. Now he realizes that studying abroad is such a good experience.
III. Read the following and choose the best answer.
fluent abroad good difficulties at foreign came
There are many (1) villages in Viet Nam, but Quat Dong village in Ha Noi is widely known (2) its products of high (3) .
Embroidery has been developing around here (4) the 17th century. In the past, local skilled artisans were chosen to make sophisticated embroidered (5) for the Vietnamese King, Queen and other Royal family members. The first man who taught the local people how to embroider was Dr. Le Cong Hanh, who lived during the Le dynasty. He learned how to embroider while on a trip to China (6) an envoy, and taught the villagers of Quat Dong upon his (7) . Although these skills eventually spread (8) the country, the Quat Dong’s artisans’ creations are still the most appreciated. In (9) to create beautiful embroideries, an artisan must be patient, careful and have an eye for design, along with clever hands. Nowadays, Quat Dong products may range from clothes, bags, pillowcases, to paintings and decorations, which are (10) to many countries.
1. A. number B. exist C. embroidery D. population
2. A. for B. border C. region D. place
3. A. includes B. insists C. quality D. consists
4. A. around B. over C. on D. since
5. A. costumes B. tell C. name D. separate
6. A. good B. as C. better D. well
7. A. another B. others C. return D. anothers
8. A. across B. hill C. village D. downtown
9. A. quarter B. effort C. order D. notice
10. A. wonder B. cause C. true D. exporte
1. vacation
2. traditional
3. products
4. necessary
5. meet
Bài nghe:
My grandparents live in the countryside. Every year, I spend my whole summer vacation with them. There are many things I like about life there like the open space, the friendly villagers and the traditional games children play. There is one thing which is very different from city life. That is the village open-air market where the villagers sell their home-made or home-grown products.
Not many people in the village have a fridge, so they go to the market every day to buy food and other necessary things. They all come from the same village, so almost everybody knows each other. The market is not just a place for buying and selling. It is also a place for the villagers to meet and talk. The market brings the people in the village closer.
Tạm dịch:
Ông bà tôi sống ở nông thôn. Mỗi năm, tôi dành cả kỳ nghỉ hè của mình với họ. Có rất nhiều điều tôi thích về cuộc sống ở đó, như không gian thoáng đãng, dân làng thân thiện và những trò chơi truyền thống mà trẻ em chơi. Có một điều rất khác với cuộc sống thành thị. Đó là phiên chợ ngoài trời của làng, nơi dân làng bán các sản phẩm tự làm hoặc trồng tại nhà.
Không nhiều người trong làng có tủ lạnh nên họ đi chợ hàng ngày để mua thức ăn và những thứ cần thiết khác. Họ đều đến từ cùng một làng, vì vậy hầu như mọi người đều biết nhau. Ngôi chợ không chỉ là nơi mua và bán. Đây còn là nơi để dân làng gặp gỡ và trò chuyện. Phiên chợ đưa người dân trong làng xích lại gần nhau hơn.