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UNIT 16
HISTORICAL PLACES
A. MULTIPLE CHOICES:
I/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each
sentence in the unit:
1/ Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam is a famous historical and cultural relic in Ha
Noi.
A. vestige B. rite C. ghost D. memory
2/ Originally built in 1070 in the Ly Dynasty, Van Mieu is representative of
Confucian ways of thought and behavior.
A. alternate B. typical C. substitute D. prototypal
3/ Six years later, Quoc Tu Giam, the first university of Viet Nam was
established on the grounds of Van Mieu.
A. fixed B. rooted C. founded D. proved
4/ From 1076 to 1779, Quoc Tu Giam educated thousands of talented men
for the country.
A. able B. capable C. strengthened D. gifted
5/ In 1482, Van Mieu became a place to memorize the most brilliant
scholars of the nation when the names of the doctor laureates in the royal
examination were graved on stone stelae carried on the backs of giant
tortoises.
A. glossy B. intense C. proficient D. glorious
6/ Eighty two stelae are still standing today with the names, places of birth
and achievements of the 1,306 doctor laureates between 1442 and 1779.
A. realization B. production C. masterstroke D. fulfillment
7/ After more than 900 years of existence, repairs and renovations, Van Mieu
is still an example of well-preserved traditional Vietnamese architect.
A. conventional B. usual C. familiar D. normal
8/ Visitors are impressed by such valued relics as the Gate of Great Success,
the Garden of Stelae, the Pavilion of the Constellation of Literature, the

statue of Confucius, the Great House of Ceremonies and the stone dragons.
A. imprinted B. pressed C. touched D. reached
9/ The banyan trees in Van Mieu, which witnessed festivals and
examinations during the Ly, Tran and Le Dynasties continue to flourish.
A. carnivals B. celebration C. jubilees D. carousals
10/ Together with other cultural and historical places, they make Ha Noi
attractive destinations to tourists.
A. appealing B. enticing C. agreeable D. handsome
II/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each
sentence in the unit:
1/ Originally built in 1070 in the Ly Dynasty, Van Mieu is representative of
Confucian ways of thought and behavior.
A. lastly B. typically C. imitatively D. unproductively
2/ Six years later, Quoc Tu Giam, the first university of Viet Nam was
established on the grounds of Van Mieu.
A. more timely B. older C. earlier D. more alive
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3/ Eighty two stelae are still standing today with the names, places of birth
and achievements of the 1,306 doctor laureates between 1442 and 1779.
A. mistakes B. miscarriage C. messes D. failure
4/ After more than 900 years of existence, repairs and renovations, Van Mieu
is still an example of well-preserved traditional Vietnamese architect.
A. unfamiliar B. unconventionalC. unusual D. uncommon
5/ Visitors are impressed by such valued relics as the Gate of Great Success,
the Garden of Stelae, the Pavilion of the Constellation of Literature, the
statue of Confucius, the Great House of Ceremonies and the stone dragons.
A. hated B. disliked C. scorned D. bored
6/ Visitors are impressed by such valued relics as the Gate of Great Success,
the Garden of Stelae, the Pavilion of the Constellation of Literature, the

statue of Confucius, the Great House of Ceremonies and the stone dragons.
A. poverty B. disgrace C. failure D. disfavor
7/ The banyan trees in Van Mieu, which witnessed festivals and
examinations during the Ly, Tran and Le Dynasties continue to flourish.
A. retract B. surrender C. weaken D. terminate
8/ The banyan trees in Van Mieu, which witnessed festivals and
examinations during the Ly, Tran and Le Dynasties continue to flourish.
A. weaken B. go down C. wither D. fade
9/ Van Mieu and Quoc Tu Giam are symbols of Viet Nam’s rich cultural
heritage.
A. natural B. simple C. indigent D. scarce
10/ Together with other cultural and historical places, they make Ha Noi
attractive destinations to tourists.
A. unpleasant B. repulsive C. irregular D. impossible
III/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:
1/ In a _______ vote, the Church of England decided to allow women
to become priests.
A. history B. historian C. historic D. historical
2/ Australia has its own _______ identity, which is very different
from that of Britain.
A. culture B. cultured C. cultural D. culturally
3/ He is best known as the _______ of a long-running TV series.
A. origin B. original C. originality D. originator
4/ I'll have to do some _______ about how best to arrange the books.
A. think B. thinking C. thought D. thoughtful
5/ Very few activities at this age have no _______ value at all.
A. educate B. educated C. educational D. educative
6/ I don't tend to trust first _______ (= the opinion you form when
you meet someone or see something for the first time).
A. impress B. impressions C. impressive D. impressively

7/ I'm not having much _______ in communicating with him at the
moment.
A. success B. successful C. successfully D. unsuccessful
8/ You can't work _______ for six hours without a break!
A. continue B. continuous C. continual D. continuously
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9/ Their house is _______ decorated.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautifully
10/ He only needs two more cards to _______ the set.
A. complete B. completely C. completion D. completeness
IV/ Select the best option to complete the sentences:
1/ His house is _______ mine. They have the same size.
A. as big as B. so big as C. bigger than D. the biggest
2/ Her watch is _______ yours. Hers is 300 dollars and yours is 200
dollars only.
A. cheaper than B. more expensive than
C. as expensive as D. the cheapest
3/ The film is _______ the one I saw last Friday.
A. so interesting as B. less
interesting than
C. fewer interesting than D. much interesting than
4/ Gas is _______ it was several years ago.
A. as twice expensive as B. more expensive twice than
C. twice as expensive as D. expensive more than twice
5/ That exam paper is _______ they expected.
A. more easily than B. more easy than
C. more easier than D. easier than
6/ Let’s go by bus. I think it’s _______.
A. much cheaper B. more cheaper

C. much cheaper than D. more cheaper than
7/ _______ they get, _______ they are.
A. The older- the more happy B. The more old- the happier
C. The older- the happier D. The more old- the more
happy
8/ ______ money I earn, _______ I live.
A. The more- the better B. The many- the better
C. The more- the more good D. The many- the more good
9/ It he were _______, he’d marry that lady.
A. more younger B. any younger
C. much older than D. older than
10/ What was _______ vacation they’ve ever had?
A. most enjoyable B. the most enjoyable
C. the more enjoyable D. more enjoyable
V/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation
from the others in each group:
1/ A. hi storical B. arri val C. brilliant D. sti ll
2/ A. places B. houses C. increases D. chooses
3/ A. laurea te B. teach C. sea son D. mea n
4/ A. fa mous B. pa ssage C. ta lent D. ca rry
5/ A. cultural B. such C. su ggest D. particular
6/ A. backs B. scholars C. ways D. festivals
7/ A. Co nfucian B. do ctor C. follow D. lo ng
8/ A. thou ght B. grou nd C. abou t D. nou n
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9/ A. be havior B. be tween C. be came D. re lic
10/ A. established B. talented C. educated D. needed
VII/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
in each group:

1/ A. historical B. renovation C. traditional D. continuous
2/ A. famous B. become C. relic D. passage
3/ A. Confucian B. cultural C. architect D. festival
4/ A. behavior B. brilliant C. existence D. impressive
5/ A. establish B. impressive C. successful D. typical
6/ A. educated B. initially C. wonderfully D. beautifully
7/ A. memorialize B. university C. originally D. occasionally
8/ A. laureate B. together C. engraving D. italic
9/ A. achievement B. important C. following D. consider
10/ A. tortoise B. between C. scholar D. doctor
VIII/ Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B:
A B
1/ relic 2/ representative A/ accomplish B/ set up
3/ establish 4/ memorialize C/ appealing D/ symbolic
5/ brilliant 6/ achieve E/ restore F/ odd
7/ repair 8/ impress G/ carnival H/ vestige
9/ festival 10/ attractive I/ celebrate J/ imprint
IX/ Match the words in column A with their antonyms in column B:
A B
1/ late 2/ brilliant A/ dull B/ first
3/ achieve 4/ traditional C/ fail D/ early
5/ impressive 6/ success E/ ugly F/ petty
7/ final 8/ beautiful G/ rise H/ loss
9/ typical 10/ fall I/ unconventional J/ irregular
X/ Match the sentences, clauses or phrases in column A with the ones in column B
to make meaningful sentences:
A B
1/ It’s cheaper to go by car A/ than anybody else.
2/ The garden looks better B/ further than I thought.
3/ I know him well-probably better C/ more difficult than we expected.

4/ He did very badly in the exam- D/ The one I’ve got keeps breaking
down.
5/ It’s a long walk from here to the
station-
E/ I used to play more often.
6/ I don’t play tennis much these days. F/ worse than expected.
7/ The exam was quite difficult- G/ so I went to bed earlier than usual.
8/ It’s too noisy here. H/ than by train.
9/ I was feeling tired last night, I/ Can we go somewhere quieter?
10/ I’d like to have a more reliable car. J/ since you tied it up.
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XI/ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then
correct them:
1/ He’s nothing (A) like (B) so good (C) at tennis (D) like his friends.
2/ (A) Have (B) as (C) many potatoes (D) that you and your friends like.
3/ Dr. Fox’s hand is (A) so (B) steady (C) as (D) a rock.
4/ That dictionary wasn’t (A) nearly (B) as (C) helpful (D) than we had
hoped.
5/ Trung drank (A) half (B) as (C) much beer (D) like Huy.
6/ (A) The more (B) difficult it is, (C) more (D) harder we try.
7/ They’re (A) the (B) more (C) infuriating persons we’ve (D) ever met.
8/ Mike Tyson is (A) a great deal (B) the best (C) boxer (D) in the world.
9/ He (A) would like (B) to go to a school (C) as (D) the one his brothers go
to.
10/ Is that garden (A) as (B) beautiful (C) like the one (D) in the park?
XII/ Read the passage carefully, then choose the most appropriate word (A, B
or C) to complete the passage:
Energy, capacity of matter to perform (1) _____ as the result of its
motion or its position in relation to forces acting on it. (2) _____ associated

with motion is known as kinetic energy, and energy related to position is
(3) _____ potential energy. Thus, a swinging pendulum has (4) _____
potential energy at the terminal points; at all intermediate (5) _____ it has
both kinetic and potential energy in varying proportions. Energy (6) _____
in various forms, (7) _____ mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical,
radiant, and atomic. All (8) _____ of energy are interconvertible by
appropriate processes. In the (9) _____ of transformation either kinetic or
potential energy may be lost or gained, (10) _____ the sum total of the two
remains always the same.
New vocabulary:
kinetic (adj.): thuộc động lực- kinetic energy (n.): động năng
potential (adj.): tiềm năng, tiềm tàng
pendulum (n.): quả lắc, con lắc
terminal (n.): vạch giới hỵan, tận cùng
intermediate (adj.): giữa, trung gian
thermal (adj.): nhiệt, nóng, ấm
radiant (adj.): sáng chói, sáng rực, tỏa nhiệt
interconvertible (adj.): có thể chuyển đổi qua lại, có thể hoán chuyển nhau
1/ A. work B. employment C. job
2/ A. Matter B. Relation C. Energy
3/ A. named B. said C. called
4/ A. height B. maximum C. many
5/ A. positions B. places C. situations
6/ A. has B. exists C. stands
7/ A. including B. owning C. possessing
8/ A. forms B. shapes C. faces
9/ A. way B. process C. progress
10/ A. and B. so C. but
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