I. Read the passage and bởi the tasks that follow. ____________________________ Playing football on the beach, samba nhảy at night, relaxing with a delicious ice-cold fruit juice in an outdoor café, meeting sociable, hospitable people: this is what I think of when I remember the beautiful thành phố of Rio de Janeiro. ____________________________ Rio is called "The Marvellous City" for a good reason. It is in an extraordinary location in Guanabara Bay, surrounded by spectacular mountains and by impressive sandy beaches facing south onto the Atlantic. The views almost everywhere in the thành phố are breathtaking. ____________________________ There is something to tát bởi in Rio 24/7. In the morning, you can visit the centre with its museums and picturesque, historic churches or go up Mount Christ with Corcovado to tát see the eye-catching statue of Christ with its stunning views. In the afternoon, you can relax on the beach and watch the world go by or join in a football game with the welcoming, good-natured locals. Or you can go to tát the striking Maracana Stadium to tát watch the professionals play. At night, there is music and nhảy everywhere. Even if you are not a brilliant samba dancer, you will have an amazing time. ____________________________ Of course, Rio does have problems. There are enormous areas of depressing slums on the hills around the thành phố and violent crime can be a problem, though the situation has improved recently. However, for bu Rio is one of the most fascinating places in the world and Cariocas the warmest people, so sánh I cannot wait to tát go back!
Task 1. Match the paragraphs (1-4) with the subheadings (A-D), and write the answer in each blank.
A. The city's landscape B. opinion of the thành phố C. Memories of Rio D. What to tát bởi in Rio
Task 2. Match the adjectives in italic in the passage with the meaning (A-C). Write the answers in each group.
A. Very attractive to tát look at: _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
B. Fantastic or very good: ____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
C. Friendly and pleasant: ____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
Task 3. Which of the adjectives bởi we use to tát describe people and which to tát describe food? Write the answers in each group. A. People: ________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
B. Food: _________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
II. Read the text, and identify whether the statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG).
City is often described as a large and a highly populated area. Therefore, thành phố life is living in a large a large populated, technologically advanced area. According to tát World Health Organization, 54% of the world's population lived in urban areas by năm trước. A thành phố is technologically more advanced and complex than thở the countryside. Therefore, there are many advantages in living in a thành phố. Technology makes our lives easy in a thành phố. Cities have many facilities lượt thích high-quality hospitals, educational institutes, banks, shops and other business institutes. This makes our life easy as we can access the facilities provided these institutes and organizations without delay. Moreover, many employment opportunities are available in the thành phố as many majorbusiness institutes, factories are located here. City life also gives us access to tát developed infrastructure facilities, lượt thích water, electricity, telecommunication and transportation facilities. However, we can also notice a difference in the behavior of the people living in the thành phố. City dwellers tend to tát be busier, ambitious and distant compared to tát the village folk.
T F
1. The majority of the world's population lived in urban areas in năm trước.
2. Modern facilities in the thành phố make life easier
3. A thành phố is culturally more advanced and complex than thở the countryside.
4. Cities provide access to tát the modem facilities but they are often delayed.
5. The environment is polluted with dirt, smoke, garbage. and carbon dioxide from factories.
6. Infrastructure facilities include high-quality hospitals, educational institutes, banks, shops and other business institutes.
7. There is a variety of employment opportunities in a thành phố.
8. People in the thành phố and in the countryside have different attitudes toward life.
III.Read the text, and identify whether the statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG).
The Statue of Jesus Christ in Vung Tau The enormous 28-metre figure of Jesus gazing across the East Sea with outstretched arms is located at the southern kết thúc of Small Mountain. Built in 1971, this giant Jesus rests on a 10 metre-high platform. The interior of the statue is hollow and contains a spiral staircase of 129 steps, ascending from the foot of the statue to tát its neck. The two shoulders of the figure the balconies, each able to tát accommodate up to tát six people, which offer a splendid view of surrounding landscape. This is the largest sculpture in Southern Viet Nam. Recent construction of a pathway has made the 30-minute hike up the mountain more pleasant and the panoramic view along the way is magnificent.
T F
1. The Statue faces towards the East Sea.
2. People can climb up inside the statue to tát its highest point.
3. People can stand on the balconies inside the shoulders of the statue to tát view the whole thành phố of Vung Tau.
4. Recent construction of a pathway has made the view of the surrounding landscape more splendid.
5. The statue is thirty-eight metres high from the ground.
6. Only a small number of people can climb up the staircase at the same time.
7. This is the largest sculpture in Viet Nam.
8. It may take you thirty minutes to tát walk from the ground to tát the top of the mountain.
IV.Read the passage, and answer the questions.
City Life or Country Life? Which place is the better - the thành phố or the country? Two American teenagers talk about where they live. Leo, 16: I live in Thủ đô New York and it’s great. There are huge shopping centres and interesting places to tát go. My mum loves all the art galleries and museums, but I lượt thích Central Park where I go skateboarding. It's big enough to tát get away from the noise and traffic. The country isn't for bu. It isn’t exciting enough for people of my age. Most people don't live close enough to tát their friends to tát have enough a good social life. It's too quiet and too boring. City life is the best. Amelie, 14: I live on a ranch in the country, in Colorado. In the summer, we go hiking in the mountains, and in the winter I go snowboarding. I really lượt thích it because it's relaxing and quiet. I can’t imagine life in the thành phố. It isn't safe enough to tát walk around alone and it’s too dangerous to tát cycle in the streets because of the traffic. Overall, I think the thành phố is too noisy, too dirty, too crowded and too expensive. I prefer country life!
1. What does Leo lượt thích about New York? _______________________________________________________________________________________
2. What doesn't he lượt thích about the country? _______________________________________________________________________________________
3. What does Amelie lượt thích doing in the summer? _______________________________________________________________________________________
4. What does she lượt thích doing in the winter? _______________________________________________________________________________________
5. What doesn't she lượt thích about the city? _______________________________________________________________________________________
V. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
One of the World's Best Cities With a population of about 2.6 million people, Vancouver is the largest thành phố in Western Canada. Vancouver is in the southwest of Canada, and it is only a few hours of driving away from the American border. Vancouver is popular because it combines so sánh many things. It is a huge, modern thành phố. On the other hand, it is also one of North America's most beautiful areas. The natural beauty around Vancouver is famous all around the world. Vancouver is right next to tát the Rocky Mountains, so sánh it is wonderful for skiing and snowboarding. There aren't the only winter sports you can bởi there. If you can name a winter sport, then you probably bởi that sport in Vancouver. After all, the 2010 Winter Olympic were there. Vancouver is also great for hiking, jogging, and skateboarding. It even has beaches. The beaches aren’t the best and in the world, but they are clean and pretty. Another place that you have to tát visit in Vancouver is Stanley Park. This is a public park that is a stone's throw from downtown. However, the park is completely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. The nature in Stanley Park is beautiful. It is close to tát downtown, it feels lượt thích it is 100 kilometres away. The park also has playgrounds, gardens, beaches, tennis courts, and even an aquarium. Vancouver is something for everybody. It is no wonder that people think it is one of the world's best cities.
1. What does the passage say about Vancouver's beaches?
A. They are the world's best beaches. B. They are terrible beaches. C. They are pretty good beaches. D. Nobody goes to tát those beaches.
2. Which of the following is not near Vancouver?
A. The Rocky Mountains B. The American border C. The Pacific Ocean D. The Atlantic Ocean
3. What does the sentence "It is close to tát downtown, but it feels lượt thích it is 100 kilometres away" in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Stanley Park is 100 kilometres long. B. Stanley Park is close to tát downtown, but it feels lượt thích a very different place. C. Stanley Park is far from downtown, but it feels lượt thích it is very close. D. Stanley Park is more than thở 100 years old.
4. Which of the following is NOT popular in Vancouver?
A. football B. winter sports C. skateboarding D. jogging
5. What could replace the phrase "a stone's throw" in paragraph 4?
A. an act of throwing a stone B. a little bit long distance C. moving very quickly D. a short distance