Read the text and do the tasks below

SCOTLAND – THE LAND OF LEGENDS

            Scotland is in the North of Great Britain. It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware – legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes – or lochs – are other attractions that Scottish offers.

            The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world’s important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat. Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824. Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1969.

* Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.(0,5pt)

1. Scotland is famous for ______________.

A. its rich culture                                B. its amazing natural beauty                         C. A &B         

2. What can fun-lovers experience?

A.its world-famous festival                B. festival                                                        C. the Highland 

Read the text and do the tasks below.(1pt )

SCOTLAND – THE LAND OF LEGENDS

            Scotland is in the North of Great Britain. It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware – legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes – or lochs – are other attractions that Scottish offers.

            The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world’s important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat. Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824. Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1969.

* Answer the questions about you. 

3. Was Edinburgh the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824?

4. When did Edinburgh University welcome the first female medical student in Great Britain ?

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XII/ đọc và chọn True và False

The two longest rivers in the world are the Amazon and the Nile. The Amazon begins in a stream near the top of a mountain which is called Cerro Huagra. The stream is called the Huarco. Later the Huarco becomes a river which is known as the Ucayali. The Ucayali then becomes the Amazon. The length of the Amazon from the beginning of the Huarco to the Atlantic Ocean is 6,448kilometres

The Nile begins in a stream which flows from Ruanda into Lake Victoria. When it leaves Lake Victoria, the river is known as the White Nile and flows through the Sudan. Further north it becomes the Nile and flows through Egypt past Cairo into the Mediterranean sea. If it is measured from the of the Luvironza stream to its mouth in the Mediterranean, the Nile is 222kilometres longer than the Amazon

1. The Amazon is one of the longest river in the world

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2. The Nile flows from the stream Huarco to Lake Victoria

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3. The Nile flows into the Media Sea

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4. The Amazon is longer than the Nile

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Choose the best answer for each blank.

An increasing number of people are now going on holiday to egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million tourists (1)........egypt. The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the capital is El Oahira (cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the (2)...... is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average (3)....... from October to March is not too high. The most famous sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to visit Alexandria. Port Said and several other places and do as (4)........ as possible in the time available. A trip to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there (5)........ frequent flights there from Cairo.

1. A. Have visited

B. Visit

C. Visiting

D. Visited

2. A. Weather

B. Climate

C. Scenes

D. Windy

3. A. measure

B. Temperature

C. Climate

D. weather

4. A. seeing

B. Looking

C. Viewing

D. Sightseeing

5. A. is

B. are

C. Were

D. was

Fill in the blanks using who, which or where.

Egypt, 1) which is situated in north-east Africa, is a country 2) ....... you can find many interesting things. In ancient times the Pharaohs, 3) ....... were regarded as gods, were buried in the pyramids. These are huge stone structures 4) ....... took hundreds of years to build. The workers 5) ........ started to build them never saw them finished. Each pyramid contains many rooms, the most important of 6) ........ is the burial chamber, 7) ....... the body of the Pharaoh was kept. It is said that anyone 8) ....... enters this room will have bad luck for the rest of his life. But the great Pyramids are not the only things 9) ....... attract people to Egypt. The Sphinx, 10) ....... is situated near the Pyramid of Khafre, is a huge dog-like statue. It was meant to guard the tombs from anyone 11) ....... may have tried to rob them.

Fill in the blanks using who, which or where.

Egypt, 1) which is situated in north-east Africa, is a country 2) ....... you can find many interesting things. In ancient times the Pharaohs, 3) ....... were regarded as gods, were buried in the pyramids. These are huge stone structures 4) ....... took hundreds of years to build. The workers 5) ........ started to build them never saw them finished. Each pyramid contains many rooms, the most important of 6) ........ is the burial chamber, 7) ....... the body of the Pharaoh was kept. It is said that anyone 8) ....... enters this room will have bad luck for the rest of his life. But the great Pyramids are not the only things 9) ....... attract people to Egypt. The Sphinx, 10) ....... is situated near the Pyramid of Khafre, is a huge dog-like statue. It was meant to guard the tombs from anyone 11) ....... may have tried to rob them.

Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word for each

Space.

Australia is located in the southern hemisphere. It is the driest country on

earth and is the only country which ( 1 ) —— an entire continent. From north to

south the ( 2 ) —— is 3,220km and from east to west 3,860 km. ( 3 ) —— area it

is about the same size as the USA. Today about 85% of the population of 18 million

live in six major cities around the ( 4 ) —— . Two thirds of the country is dry or

desert.

Australia is an extremely rich country. It produces metals, ( 5 ) —— stones,

coal, grain, meat and wine, and has the biggest iron ( 6 ) —— in the world.

Australia has about one sixth of the world’s sheep and produces ( 7 ) —— one third

of its wool. Cattle are also kept, and about 15 million tons of wheat are grown every

year. Fruits and vegetables are grown in areas where there is enough water.

The climate is different ( 8 ) —— on area. The south has cool, wet winters

and warm, dry summers. The north has warm, dry winters and hot, wet summers.

The centre of Australia is hot and dry all the year ( 9 ) —— Because of such a

climate, much of daily life ( 10 ) —— indoors.

1. A. runs B. covers C. consists D. lies

2. A. length B. area C. distance D. route

3. A. On B. With C. By D. In

4. A. coast B. coastline C. seaside D. beach

5. A. precious B. worthy C. wealthy D. expensive

6. A. caves B. regions C. mines D. fields

7. A. almost B. much C. most D. near

8. A. relying B. concentrating C. depending D. going

9. A. long B. around C. wide D. round

10. A. occurs B. happens C. arises D. exists

True or False

Today,when English is one of the major languages in the world, it requires an effort of the imagination to realize that this is relatively recent thing-that in Shakespeare's time,for example,only a few million people spoke,and the language was not thought to be very important by the other nations of Europe,and was unknown to the rest of the world.

English has become a world language because of its establishment as a mother tongue outside England,in all the continents of the world. This exporting of English began in the seventeenth century,with the first settlements in the United States,assisted by massive immigration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries,that has given the English language its present standing in the world.

1. English was spoken by a few million people in Shakespeare's time.......

2. It is considered as a mother language outside England.......

3. English was spoken in North America in the seventeenth century.........

4. Most of the immigration in the USA do not speak English.............

Bài tập:Complete the text with the most suitable form of the adjectives in brackets.Add the when necessary:

New York City (NYC) is considered as one of (1)......(good) places to live in the world.The city of New York is (2)......(densely populated) in the US with a population of about 8.55 million spread over an area of 305 square miles.Although New York and San Francisco are probably two of (3)......(iconic) cities in America,the former seems to attract more tourists thanks to a wide range of landscapes and activities it offers.In addition,its standard of living is also a strong point.It's hard to believe,but rent is actually (4)......(cheap) than other cities.It's a fun fact that city life isn't just (5)......(good),it's (6)......(lengthy):NYC residents live about two years (7)......(long) than the national average.Remarkably,NYC has the second (8)......(large) Jewish population in the world - a massive influence on the city's identity.This is the city that most people surveyed said they would want to visit this year.