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A. Phonetics

1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud.

1. A. attraction              B. artisan             C. frame               D. handicraft

2. A. drumhead              B. illustration       C. earplug            D. drugstore

3. A. strip                       B. visual               C. artistic             D. remind

4. A. thread                    B. treat                 C. pleasure           D. deadline

5. A. embroider              B. preserve           C. benefit              D. effect

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2. Find the word which has a different position of the main stress in each line.

1. A. craftsman              B. layer                C. sculpture                   D. preserve

2. A. lacquerware           B. absolute           C. pollution                   D. permanent

3. A. memorable             B. experience        C. historical                   D. production

4. A. pottery                    B. souvenir           C. conical             D. various

5. A. authenticity           B. electricity         C. traditional        D. uncontrollably

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B. Vocabulary & Grammar

1. Choose the right word/ phrase in the box below and then write it under each picture.

lantern              lacquerwave       conical hat      marble sculpture

pottery              drum                   painting           silk

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2. Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences.

1. The artists in Bat Trang village often change the design of their products _______ more customers. (attract)

2. Van Phuc village in Ha Noi _______ different types of silk products such as cloth, ties, dresses, shirts and scarves. (produce)

3. These products are called lacquerware because they are _______ covered with lacquer. (decorate)

4. My father likes this vase very much. It's a       ________  piece of his ancient Pottery. (love)

5. In the past, almost Vietnamese people used baskets made of bamboo strips that were ___________together. (weave)

Answer:

• (1) to attract  (to + V(inf) = in order to/so as to + V(inf): để làm gì )
• (2) produces (S + Vs/es (+ O))
• (3) decoratively (Từ cần điền đứng trước động từ chính (covered) => cần một trạng từ => decoratively)
• (4) lovely (Từ cần điền đứng trước danh từ => cần một tính từ bổ nghĩa => lovely)
• (5) woven (dùng dạng bị động: be + Ved/ V3)

3. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. She presented me with a new blanket on which she _______some beautiful flowers.

A. knitted           B. embroidered           C. moulded        D. carved

2. She is very good at knitting. She _______ herself this sweater. It looks very nice.

A. knit            B. knits             C. is knitting        D. knitted

3. All the main parts of this machine are _______ of steel.   

A. made         B. done          C woven          D. given

4. My parents once took me to Bat Trang village. I could make my own ______ there. I really enjoyed it.

A. pottery          B. lacquer           C. painting         D. sculpture        

5. Have you ever _______ to Tay Ho village in Hue? It's the place where people make the famous Bai tho conical hats.

A. go         B. went          C. gone          D. been

6. ________ he s spent a lot of money to redecorate his shop, he cannot make any more profit.

A. In order to       B. Although       C. So that          D. Because of

7. This company has gone bankrupt. Do you know who will ?

A. take care of it            B. look after it

C. take it over                D. turn it up

8. She s just received a large order from Japan but she is afraid of not finishing her order on time____ her workshop lacks good artisans.

A. because      B. in order to         C. although        D. so that

9. The people in this village are trying to change their designs and quality of their handicrafts_______ their products can be exported to many countries in the world.

A. so that         B. in order to         C. because         D. though

10. The people in my village cannot earn enough money for their daily life. They can't______ this traditional craft. They have to find other jobs.

A. help out      B. live on             C. work on            D. set up

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4. Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box.

knitted      so that      pottery             marble sculptures      lanterns

carved      mould      conical hat        craft                           paintings

1. I like these Dong Ho_____. They remind me of my childhood.

2. Last year my family travelled to Hoi An on the Mid-Autumn night. We were really impressed by the lights of many beautiful _______ along the riversides.

3. If you go to Ngu Xa village in Ha Noi, you can see the artisans ________copper to make many bronze things.

4. I like to wear this scarf on winter days. My mother _____ it for me many years ago.

5. Would you like to come to a _______village? It's not very far from here.

6. My brother is a talented man. He _______this statue out of wood.

7. The drum makers had to dry the buffalo skin under the sun for several days ________ they could make these good drumheads.

8. Many people would like to go to Bat Trang village so that they can make ________ themselves in workshops there.

9. When people visit Da Nang, they often go to Non Nuoc marble village to see a wide variety of _________ and buy some things as their souvenirs.

10. Last month, my father went to Hue and he bought a very nice _______ for my mother.

Answer:

• (1) paintings (chỗ trống cần một danh từ số nhiều )
• (2) lanterns (chỗ trống cần một danh từ số nhiều )
• (3) mould (chỗ cần điền là V-inf)
• (4) knitted (cần một V2/Ved)
• (5) craft
• (6) carved (cần một V2/Ved)
• (7) so that (cần một liên từ)
• (8) pottery (cần một danh từ)
• (9) marble sculptures (a (wide) variety of + danh từ số nhiều)
• (10) conical hat (cần một danh từ để tạo thành cụm danh từ)

C. Rreading

1. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word.

Being in Cong Thanh village in Tam Quan Bac commune, Hoai Nhon district of Binh Dinh province (1)______ sunny days, visitors will (2) _____ sedge plants and flowery sedge mats drying in every available open space, on the roadside or drying yards.

For years, the local people, old and young, (3) _____ earned their living by growing sedge plants and weaving flowery mats. In the houses, women, old and young are (4)_______ at the weaving looms, their hands feeding I threads to and fro on the looms so skillfully. To have a nice, durable mat, there should (5)________a total of three jobs combined (6) ______: the first is to grow sedge plants, harvest, split and dry (7) _________; the second is to dye rush threads and the last is to weave (8)______. A skillful weaver who works (9) _______early morning till late in the afternoon can weave three pairs of mats (mats are often sold in pairs). In most cases, the mats are (10) ______ with colourful, flowery designs.

Cong Thanh sedge mats are famous throughout the southern region of Central Viet Nam. If you leave Cong Thanh village late in the afternoon, you still see many people busily working. They transport sedge plants into a store house and sort them, or pack mats to deliver to consumers. All make up a nice picture of a traditional craft village.

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2. Choose the correct word by underline it at each number in the following paragraph, then answer the questions.

How a conical hat is made

Nowadays, people in Viet Nam use hats (1) made/make from cloth or plastic but many people still prefer (2) wear/wearing hats made from leaves. They say it's (3) more/most comfortable and cooler to wear conical hats. A conical hat looks (4) simple/simply but the hat makers have to follow 15 stages, from going to the forests to collect special leaves, choosing the quality ones, drying and ironing them to (5) make/making frames, etc. Conical hats always have two layers of leaves. Hat makers must be very skilful to make the two layers very thin. In Hue, the artisans make special conical hats by (6) add/adding poems or paintings of Hue between the two layers to create famous Bai tho or poetic conical hats. Making conical hats now (7) represents/ represent one of the traditional crafts of Viet Nam.

8. Why do many Vietnamese people prefer wearing conical hats to cloth plastic hats?

9. Is it simple to make a conical hat?

10. What makes Bai tho or poetic conical hats famous?

Answer:

• (1) made
• (2) wearing
• (3) more
• (4) simple
• (5) make
• (6) adding
• (7) represents
• (8) Because they say it’s more comfortable and cooler to wear conical hats.
• (9) No, it isn’t.
• (10) What makes Bai tho or poetic conical hats famous is that the artisans add poems or paintings of Hue between the two layers of the hats.

3. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

I'm fascinated (1) _____ traditional handicrafts. At weekends, I usually go to Bat Trang where I was bom. It's a (2) _____ village not far from Ha Nol centre. My uncle and my aunt still live in Bat Trang and they own a big workshop there. In fact, my grandparents (3) _____ that workshop and some years ago, my uncle and my aunt (4) _____ the business because my grandparents are very old. My grandfather is a well-known artisan in the village. Every time I go there, he teaches me how (5)_______ things from day such as pots, vase and bowls.

There are (6) _____ of tourists coming from all over the country and the world (7)____ Bat Trang craft village. They (8)    _____ make pottery themselves in workshops and they learn how to paint on ceramics. They can buy the things they like or need (9)_____  their houses. Many people enjoy their visit to Bat Trang and they feel very (10) _____ after their trip.

1.  A. in                    B. of               C. by                 D. with

2. A. making hat      B. pottery       C. moulding      D. painting

3. A. started             B. set              C. went            D. made

4. A. looked after     B. took care    C. set up          D. took over

5. A. to make           B. to do           C. to know       D. to find

6. A. much               B. lot               C. a lot             D. little

7. A. at                     B. in                C. on                D. to

8. A. could               B. were able    C. can              D. be able to

9. A. on                    B. for                C. at                 D. of

10. A. interesting     B. interestingly    C. interested    D. to be interesting

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D. Writting

1. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.

Example: what / your / favourite / place / interest / town /?

=> What's your favourite place of interest in this town?

1. in / past / most / girls / like / knit / scarves / sweaters / themselves /.

2. these / baskets / made / of / thin / bamboo / strips / that / woven / together /.

3. last weekend / I / went / Van Phuc village / bought / very / nice / silk / scraft / mother /.

4. when / I / go / somewhere / holiday / my / country / I / usually / visit / craft / villages /.

5. I / not / been / Tay Ho / conical / hat / making / village / Hue / but /1 / been / one / in / Ha Tay province /.

Answer:

• (1) In the past, most of the girls liked knitting and scarves and sweaters themselves.
• (2) These baskets are made of thin bamboo strips that are woven together.
• (3) Last weekend, I went to Van Phuc village and bought a very nice silk scarf for my mother.
• (4) When I go somewhere for holiday in my country, I usually visit craft villages.
• (5) I haven't been to Tay Ho conical hat making village in Hue but I have been to one in Ha Tay province

2. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.

1. The artisan moulded the copper to make a bronze drum, (so that)

___________________________________________________________________

2. I was very tired after a long trip to Hue. I still went to visit Tay Ho conical hat  making village right away, (although)

___________________________________________________________________

3. It rained very heavily. We cancelled the trip to the famous Bat Trang craft village, (since)

___________________________________________________________________

4. Many people like going around the WestLake in early mornings. The air is fresh and the scenery is really beautiful, (because)

___________________________________________________________________

5. I am going to the cinema with my friend this weekend to see the latest 6D Ocean Explore film, (in order that)

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Answer:

• (1) The artisan moulded the copper so that he could make a bronze drum.
• (2) Although I was very tired after a long trip to Hue, I still went to visit Tay Ho conical hat making village right away.
• (3) Since it rained very heavily, we cancelled the trip to the famous Bat Trang craft village.
• (4) Many people like going around the West Lake in early mornings because the air is fresh and the scenery is really beautiful
• (5) I am going to the cinema with my friend this weekend in order that I can see the latest 6D Ocean Explore film.

3. There are ten mistakes in this letter. Can you find and correct them?

Dear Mira, 

It's great knowing that you're coming to Viet Nam. What a pity you can only spent one day in Ha Noi.      

There are so many interesting places in the city, but I think within one day you should be able visit three places. The first I suggest is Viet Nam National Museum of History. You like history so it's a must-see place. There's a extensive collection of artifacts tracing Vietnam's history. They are arrange chronologically from   primitive life to modern times. The second place is HoanKiemLake. It's one of the symbol of Ha Noi. There you can enjoy the beautiful scenery and visit NgocSonTemple. You can also have look at the Old Quarter. Wander around the old streets and some ancient houses explore Vietnamese culture.     

Conveniently, these places are closed to one another, so we can walk around easily.

Tell me when you're come so I can show you around these places.

Look forward to seeing you soon.   

Thuc Anh  

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