IX. Use the following suggestions to write passages about city and country life with comparative forms of adjectives.

-Cities/ big/ life/ exciting//. Public transport/ good//.But/ life/ stressful//. People/ busy/ run/ one place/ other//.

-Life/ country/ may/ boring/ but / people/ close/ nature/ air/ clean//. People/ have/ relaxed/ lifestyle//. But/ there/ nothing bad/ have/ nothing/ do/ all day//.

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I. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

VietNam is a multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups. The Viet (King) people account (1)……….86% of the country’s population and mainly inhabit the Red River delta, the central coastal delta, the Mekong delta and major cities.The (2)……….53 ethnic minority groups, totaling over 8 million people, are scattered over mountainous areas (covering two- thirds of the country’s territory) (3)….from the North to the South.

Among ethnic minorities, the (4)……….populated are Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa,Khmer, Nung…..with a population of around 1 million each, (5)……….the least populated are Brau, Roman, Odu with several hundred people each. The Viet people (6)……….in establishing a centralised monarchy right in the 10th century. 

The Cham people once boasted (7)……….flourishing culture early in their history. The Tay, Nung, and Khmer peoples had reached high levels of (8)……….with the presence of various social strata. The Muong, Hmong, Dao, Thai peoples…..gathered under the rule of

(9)……….tribal heads. Many ethnic groups divided their population into social echelons, especially those (10)……….lived in mountainous areas.

1. A. with        B. for            C. of            D. on

2. A. other        B. another        C. others        D. another's

3. A. coming    B. lengthening    C. leaving        D. spreading

4. A. much        B. many        C. most        D. more

5. A. while        B. when        C. though        D. thus

6. A. managed    B. achieved    C. succeeded    D. conquered

7. A. the        B.a            C. an            D. some

8. A. development            B. establishment

    C. operation                D. contribution

9. A. social        B. minor        C. urban        D. local

10. A. which    B. who        C. whose        D. what

“The Beauty and the Beast” is a heartfelt story about true love which transforms the Beast into a prince. The fairytale starts with a young girl who lived with her father and two sisters. They lived a good life in a big house but due to some unfortunate turn of events her father lost all his money. They were forced to move into a smaller house. The two sisters kept on grieving for their former life and Beauty kept her sadness for herself and tried her best to help her family.

One day the father found out there is a slight chance he could get back a part of his fortune when one of the ships got back. The two sisters demanded all sorts of thing but Beauty just wanted a single rose. On his way home, the father got lost and wandered into the Beast’s castle. The Beast let him go under the condition of him sending one of his daughters to the castle.

Beauty’s life in the castle was pleasant. She had her room and she was served. Unhappy about his appearance, the Beast never appeared. Beauty only heard his voice. As time passed by they started to love each other. One day, the Beast let her go home to look after her sick father. While she was taking care of her father, she had a dream about Beast dying. When she came back to the palace she found the Beast ill in his bed. She didn’t want him to die and she told him she’ll marry him.

Beast disappeared all of the sudden and its place was taken by a beautiful prince. He told her all about a fairy enchanting him and how the spell could have only been broken by a girl falling in love with him. After her father got better, they threw a wedding and then they all lived happily ever after.

11: Why did the beauty’s family have to live in a smaller house?

A. There was a flood        B. The father’s business got bad

C. The mother passed away       D. Their money was stolen

12: What did Beauty want her father to bring home?

A. a  rose        B. a necklace        C. a ring       D. a dress

13: How was Beauty’s life in the castle?

A. unhappy       B. worried       C. pleasant       D. angry

14: Why did the Beauty decide to marry the Beast?

A. She didn’t want him to die        B. She was afraid of him

C. She missed her father             D. The Beast forced her to say that.

15: Did the Beast turn into a prince?

A. Yes, he did        B. No, he didn’t

Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sisters did nothing. One night her sisters went to a ball at the palace. Cinderella was left home, feeling very sad. She began to cry. After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball, but she had to return home by midnight. So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress and a wonderful coach. She danced with prince, but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance floor. The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella. The prince and Cinderella were married and lived happily ever after.

1: Cinderella and her sisters have to work hard in the kitchen. A. True        B. False

2: Cinderella was sad because she can’t go to the ball.  A. True        B. False

3: Her godmother helped her to go but she had to return after midnight.

A. True        B. False

4: She went to the ball with a beautiful dress.  A. True        B. False

5: The dropped shoe was her right side shoe.A. True        B. False

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