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Lying on the "Central Heritage Road", Lang Co is very close to other famous attractions such as the Imperial City of Hue, Hoi An Ancient Town, Son Tra Peninsula where the famou[r]
(1)GV: Nguyễn Thị Thùy Liên Revision Unit (Skills 1, Skills 2) – English 9
I Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space
Big Ben, the nickname for the bell inside the Elizabeth Tower of Parliament, will ring for the final time next Monday (August 21) at midday ahead of four-years of extensive (1) works
The decision was taken to (2) ringing the bell (3) protect the hearing of those working on cleaning and repairing the clock And while Londoners will miss the familiar chimes of Big Ben on a (4) basis, the bell will only ring for special (5) , including the city's New Year celebrations and Remembrance Sunday Steve Jaggs, (6) as Keeper of the Great Clock (a pretty great job title we're sure you'll agree), told BBC News that the renovation works are "essential" and will "safeguard the clock on a (7) basis."
Over the next four years, the Elizabeth Tower will be modernized with a lift and will be made more energy-efficient The clock face will be briefly taken apart for cleaning and repairing, but will, (8) , continue to tell the time correctly
1 A innovation B renew C reborn D renovation
2 A put off B stop C delay D pause
3 A so as to B all are correct C in order to D to
4 A monthly B daily C hourly D yearly
5 A even B event C time D occasions
6 A called B such C known D heart
7 A long-term B long C short D short-term
8 A unless B therefore C otherwise D instead
II Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below.
Situated on the central coast of Viet Nam, which is famous for many beautiful beaches, Lang Co Beach, since June 2009, has become an official member of the "World's most beautiful bays” club Today, it is a popular destination for tourists in Viet Nam especially for those who love beach so much
With the length of approximately 10 kilometres, Lang Co Beach located in Lang Co town, Phu Loc district, Thua Thien- Hue province is next to the National Highway 1A and near Hai Van Pass
Lying on the most beautiful curve of the country, Lang Co has almost everything that the nature can offer: green mountains and tropical forests, smooth white sand, full of sunshine and cool, blue and clear sea as crystal, and the average temperature of 25°C in summer It is an attractive destination for both domestic and international tourists in Viet Nam It is the third bay of Viet Nam, after Ha Long and Nha Trang named in the list of 30 most beautiful bays in the globe
It can be said that nobody can resist a nature beauty like Lang Co town This small and peaceful town will give you the most relaxing time and many games at the beach In addition, you will have good time to enjoy the seafood with various kinds of shrimps, lobster, crab, butter-fish, mackerel fish, oysters, etc and not far from the beach are some attractions such as Lang Co fishing village, Chan May scenery
Lying on the "Central Heritage Road", Lang Co is very close to other famous attractions such as the Imperial City of Hue, Hoi An Ancient Town, Son Tra Peninsula where the famous Son Tra Natural Reserve and beautiful beaches located, and so many more
(2)GV: Nguyễn Thị Thùy Liên
9 Lang Co beach is located … A under Hai Van Pass
B on the most beautiful curve of Viet Nam
C between Hoi An Ancient Town and Son Tra Peninsula D 10 kilometres away from Hue
10 The most important reason why so many tourists come to Lang Co beach is that … A it is considered an ideal place for beach lovers
B they can come to the famous Son Tra Natural Reserve C they can enjoy various kinds of seafood
D it is the third most beautiful beach in Viet Nam
11 All of the following are attractions of Lang Co Beach EXCEPT……… A cool, blue and clear sea as crystal
B smooth white sand, and full of sunshine C the National Highway 1A next to it
D its location on the "Central Heritage Road"
12 We can infer from the passage that Lang Co Beach …… A enjoys the harmony of nature and humans
B is the most beautiful bay in the world
C is the first member of the “World’s most beautiful bays” club in Viet Nam D is very hot during summer
13 Coming to Lang Co Beach, you can all of the following activities EXCEPT … A enjoying seafood
B relaxing and joining in beach games C visiting the nearby fishing village D sunbathing on many beautiful beaches
III Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the followings sets of words and phrases, complete sentences
Positive and Negative Effects of Tourism
13 Tourism/bring/economic/social benefits, but/mass tourism/associated/negative effects
14 First/ tourism/ create/ jobs/ tourism industry/ and/ other sectors/ such/ retail and
transportation
15 However/ jobs/ created/ tourism/ often seasonal/ and/ poorly paid
16 Second/ tourism/ encourage/ preservation/ traditional customs/ handicrafts/ festivals/ but/ interaction/ tourists/ also lead/ erosion/ traditional cultures/ values
17 Finally/ ecotourism/ help/ conservation/ wildlife/ generating funds/ maintaining national parks
18 Nevertheless/ it/ also cause/ pollution/ through traffic emissions/ littering/ noise
(3)GV: Nguyễn Thị Thùy Liên
IV Rewrite the sentences starting with the given words.
19 I only come if they invite me
Unless
20 The park is over there, only minutes’ walk
If you walk
21 The children don’t go to school in the snowy weather
If it
22 They told us, “Our friends will get the award for their highest scores”
They told us that
23 “Do your sister and brother go to the same school?” she asked Nam
She asked Nam
24 “How much does this dress cost?” Lan asked Mai
Lan asked Mai
25 His brother told her, “You can use my computer today”
His brother told her
26 I said to Nick, “You don’t have to it right now You can it tomorrow”
I told Nick ………