UNIT 1: LOCAL ENVIRONMENT CÓ ĐÁP ÁN

I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.

1. A. Famous B. Village C.Workshop D. Bamboo

2. A. Business B. Experience C.Grandparent D. Chocolate

3. A. Generation B. Communicate C.Historical D. Environment

4. A. Embroider B. Department C. Handicraft D. Opinion

5. A. Transfer B. Publish C.Accept D. Remind

II. Give the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete each of the
following sentences.

1. There are a lot of silk_____ such as scarves, ties and dresses in our shop. (PRODUCE)

2. Bat Trang is one of the most famous _____ craft villages in Ha Noi. (TRADITION)

3. We should read this leaflet to see what _____ are organized during the festival.(ACT)

4. They showed me a marble sculpture which was ____________ made by hand.

(SKILL)

5. Last week we had a ______trip to an ancient village on the outskirts of Ha Noi.

(MEMORY)

6. Obviously, our handicrafts are in _____ with those of other villages.(COMPETE)

7. Do you know that ______ have to follow 15 stages to make a conical hat?(ART)

8. My grandfather has devoted himself to many _______ events in our community.

(CULTURE)

9. You should spend at least one week to visit the tourist______ in this city.(ATTRACT)

10. We are impressed by a wide ______ of lacquerwares in the showroom.(VARY)

III. Complete the sentences with suitable subordinators from the box.

although as soon as because before so that while

1. The children are very excited ______ they’re going to visit a craft village this
weekend.

2. We will tell Alice about the trip ______ we meet her.

3 ______ . it rained a lot, they enjoyed their holiday.

4.I bought a new pair of glasses_____I can see better.

5. ______ I go out tonight, I will have to finish this essay.

6. Phong burnt his hand ____________ he was cooking dinner.

7. Laura always gets up early every morning _____she’s not late for her work.

8. Mr. Harrison seems to have a lot of money_____he lives in a luxurious house.

9. ____I was waiting for the bus, I saw some foreign tourists.

10. They didn’t win the game _____they played very well.

IV. Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of a phrasal
verb from the box.

close down come back deal with get up keep up with

live on look through pass down set off turn down

1. My sister is an early bird. She ______ at 7 o’clock every day of the week.

2. We’ll ______for Tay Ho village at 9 o’clock and arrive at 10 o’clock.

3. When I was a student, I______ small allowances from my parents.

4. The government must now _______ the preservation of traditional craft

villages.

5. The banks have _______ a lot of branches in villages over the last few years.

6. Many foreign tourists decided to _______ to Viet Nam for another holiday.

7. They offered her a trip to Europe but she _______ it ______ .

8. He has ______ the report and found nothing interesting.

9. Phong walks too fast and it’s really hard to ______him.

10. These traditional stories have been ______ from parents to children over many
generations.

V. Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Hi! My name is Peter. I will tell you about my hometown. My town is not very big, but it
is beautiful. The streets of the town are straight and long. You can see many cars, trams
and buses there. There are a lot of bus stops and car parks in my town. We don’t have the
underground and trolleybuses.

There is a nice big square in the centre of my town. On one side of the square you can see
the hotel “Victoria” and there is the museum on the other side. It has a big collection of
old things. People from all over the world go to our town to see it.

There are many parks in my town. People like to come to the parks; they play, read books
or sit on the benches and talk. My favourite park is the central park. It is near the square. I
often go there with my friends. Also I go to the shops or cafes with them, watch films in
cinemas or ballets in our theatre.

There is a big library behind my school. I usually go there to take books for reading. I
like to read about planes and history. I will be a pilot in the future.

1. How are the streets in Peter’s hometown?

_____________________________

2. What is there in the centre of his town?

_____________________________

3. Who does Peter often go with to the central park?

_____________________________

4. Where is the big library?

_____________________________

5. What does Peter like to read?

_____________________________

VI. Use the conjunctions at the end of each group to connect the sentences.
1. My brother likes action films. He likes romantic comedies, (and)

_____________________________________________

2. Vinh usually stays up late to watch soccer matches. He knows it isn’t good for his
health, (although)

_____________________________________________

3. I’m not interested in soap operas. They are often long and boring, (because)

_____________________________________________

4. Lan went to bed before the game show ended. She was tired and sleepy, (so)

_____________________________________________

5. David loves wild animals. He never watches nature programs, (but)

_________________________________________
6. Many craft families stopped their business. There is the economic crisis in the
world. (because)
_________________________________________
7. At the age of over 80, the artisan is instructing the craft to his grandchildren. He
wants them to preserve this ancient craft. (so that)
_________________________________________
8. We do not have many handicraft products that are well-known abroad. There are
thousands of craft trades nationwide. (though)
_________________________________________
9. The workers have taken several steps to whiten the palm leaves. They sew
together the leaves and the rings. (after)
_________________________________________
10. Viet Nam began integrating into the international economy a few decades ago.
Production in craft villages developed strongly, meeting demand for domestic
decoration, and construction. (when)
_________________________________________
VII. Read the passage and fill in each blank with the correct form of the verbs
from the box.
 brought however shaping materials works
imported blow performing fear representing

Marble Mountains is a group of five smaller mountains (1)__________Metal,

Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. It is also a travel itinerary linking Da Nang City to
the ancient town of Hoi An and Hue City. As the name suggests the Marble
Mountains used to be a place providing input (2)__________ for craftsmen in the
village, but the local government banned marble exploitation (3)__________ that
the five mountains could disappear.
Most of the marble for the village now comes from northern provinces such as
Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Thai Nguyen. As a further step to diversify products,
the marble fine arts village has (4)__________ marble from Pakistan.
As far as I know, the man who (5)__________marble craftsmanship to the region
came from Thanh Hoa, and most craftsmen in the village had handed down the
craft from generation to generation. There are some 3,000 handicraft workers in
Non Nuoc village. (6)__________, there are only 70 skillful craftsmen who can
(7)__________ souls into marble sculptures after other workers have finished
(8)__________ the Products.
In the shops along the highway, you can see different marble products in all shapes
and sizes, from contemporary (9)__________ to religious sculptures. And of
course you will have a chance to see craftsmen (10)__________their art and
turning soulless marble into sophisticated sculpture products.
VIII. Alex is writing an email to Mai to introduce some of the places of interest in
his home town, Newquay. Use the words/ phrases given to complete his email.

• Newquay: small town / Atlantic coast / south / England //.

• 1st suggestion: surfing / Fistral Beach //. One / best place / surf / UK //. Some good surf
schools / learn / surf //. Surfing / friend / every weekend //.

• If like water sports: kayaking / water-skiing / coasteering //. Coasteering / different /

because / it / rock climbing / jumping / sea / swimming / same activity //. Sound /
dangerous / not worry / as / always go / special instructor //.
• If / like / animals: visit / Blue Reef Aquarium / see / different fish / even shark //. Can /
horse riding / or / visit Newquay Zoo //.

IX. Fill in the blank space in each sentence with “and, but, so, or, because, therefore,
however”

1. Polly’s watch was broken .................... she borrowed mine.

2. My family went to Africa .................... we wanted to study the wild animals.

3. Melissa tried to read the book .................... she couldn’t understand it.

4. She isn’t English ...................., she speaks English perfectly.

5. They went to town .................... bought a lot of clothes.

6. The road was underwater. ...................., the police closed it to traffic.

7. I haven’t got a car .................... I’ve got a motorbike.

8. The air is polluted .................... there’s too much traffic.

9. Which color do you want - red, green, yellow .................... blue?

10. She’s working late next Friday .................... she can’t come to the party

X. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in
the following passage.

Bau Truc pottery village of Cham ethnic minority is one of the oldest pottery villages in
Southeast Asia. It is located about 10 kilometres in the South of Phan Rang town. The
small village is (1) ____________ to more than 400 families, (2) ____________
85% are in the traditional pottery business. The style is said to be handed
(3)____________ from Po Klong Chan, one of their ancestors from the immemorial
time.

People in Bau Truc use their skillful hands, bamboo-made circles and shells to create
priceless works. It is (4)____________ that while the Kinh people have switched to
using wheel as an indispensable (5) ____________ , their Cham counterparts, on
the contrary, still (6)____________ talent hands and simple tools. To create a pottery
product, a Cham craftsman only needs an anvil, not a potter's wheel, and other simple
equipment and moulds and then uses hands to (7) ____________ pieces of clay into
the works he wants.

The clay is taken from the banks of the Quao River and is very flexible, durable when
(8)____________ . The skills needed to mix sand with the clay are also various. The
amount of sand mixed with the plastic material is dependent on what the pottery used for
and the sizes. For these reasons, Bau Truc pottery is quite different from pottery
elsewhere. For example, water jars made in Bau Truc are always favoured by people in
dry and sunny areas (9)____________ the temperature of the water in the jars is always
one centigrade cooler than (10)____________ outside.

1. A. house B. home C. housing D. household

2. A. which B. about which C. for which D. of which

3. A. down B. up C. in D. to

4. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly

5. A. equipment B. tool C. machine D. instruments

6. A. rely on B. result in C. base on D. succeed in

7. A. develop B. shape C. influence D. decide

8. A. heating B. heating up C. be fired D. being fired

9. A. so that B. although C. so D. because

10. A. it B. what C. that D. this