Bac Giang becomes second-tier city

The Prime Minister has inked a decision to recognize Bac Giang of the northern province of Bac Giang as a second-tier city.

Bac Giang city is a political, economic and culture hub of the province.

Located 50km to the North of Ha Noi and connecting Ha Noi with Lang Son city and Dong Dang border gate, Bac Giang city has become an industrial and service centre of Bac Giang province. Earlier, the city was recognized as a third-grade city in 2003.

In 2013, average income per capital of the city was 1.45 times higher than the national average figure. Economic growth rate has increased constantly by 17.1% over the last three years. Poverty rate was 1.5%./.

Questions:

1. How far is it from Bac Giang to Hanoi?

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2. Is Bac Giang city in the south of Bac Giang province?

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3. When was Bac Giang city recognized as third-grade city? ­­­­­­ ____________________________________________________________________

4. What was the poverty rate in 2013?

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5. Does Bac Giang become first-tier city?

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31. They (select) Bac Giang to hold the Work Water Day in March 2015

32. Bac Giang City (recognize) as a type II city on February 1st 2015

33. Trang (just/win) the first prize in the speaking contest

8. The school reglations should(observe) stricly

28. He said he (visit) Ha Long Bay the following week

29. My younger sister wishes she (pass) the coming exam easilly

30. We (live) in Bac Giang City for ten years

34. Many people are interested in (protect) the environment

35. That little boy spends most of his time (chat) on the interne

36. We suggest that she (attend) the course regularly

37. An email (write) to her boyfriend by Julia now

38. I (never/hear) of this group before. Are they famous in your country?

Part 1. Choose the best answers to complete the passage. (1.5 pts )

Quan Ho Bac Ninh singing is one of (17) ……………… famous customs appearing widely in the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang. Quan Ho folk songs are alternating response songs between the groups of male and (18) ………..….. A group of female from one village sings with a group of male from another village with similar (19) ………..….., but different lyrics, and always with alternating tunes..

Quan Ho folk songs have 213 different melody variations ( 20)………………more than 400 song lyrics. A song lyric includes two parts. The principal text is the core of the song, containing its base lyrics. The secondary text includes words that are added to the (21)……..….….., such as i hi, u hu, a ha.. In 2009, Quan Ho Bac Ninh folk songs were (22) ……………… as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO.

17.          A. the popular            B. the next                  C. the most     D. the best

18.          A. student                   B. model                     C. female          D. farmer

19.          A. names                     B. words                     C. news             D. streets

20.          A. and                         B. so              C. but                          D. or

21.          A. melodies    B. paragraphs             C. appliances              D. libraries

22.          A. decorated  B. entertained             C. realized                  D. recognized

Quan ho Bac Ninh singing is one of (1) ------the mostpopularthe best well-known social customs appearing widely in the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang. Quan ho folk songs are alternating response songs between the groups of (2) ------student and teachermother and fathermale and female. A group of female from one village sings with a group of male from another village with similar (3) ------melodieswordsnames, but different lyrics, and always with alternating tunes.Quan ho folk songs have 213 different melody variations and more than 400 song lyrics. A song lyric includes two (4) ------songspartsparagraphs : the principal text is the core of the song, containing its base lyrics. The secondary text includes words that are added to the melodies, such as i hi, u hu, a ha..In 2009, Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs were (5) ------consideredrecognisedconstructed as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO.

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

There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households.

Question 5:

A. to base

B. base

C. basing

D. based

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

There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households.

Question 1:

A. less

B. than

C. few

D. much

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

There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households.

Question 3:

A. take

B. arrive

C. inhabit

D. stay

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

There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households.

Question 4:

A. of

B. among

C. in

D. at