HISTORICAL PLACESA. PHONETICSI. CHOOSE THE WORD WHOSE UNDERLINED PART...

24) Are those the best beautiful pictures you’ve got?

A B C D

III. Fill in each gap with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.

Dear Mum,

I’m having the (25. good) ... holiday of my life. I’m in

Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii, one of the (26. lovely) ... islands

in the North Pacific Ocean. Although it is (27. small) ... than our

city, there seems to be (28. much) ... to do than in our city.

Moreover, the people here seem to be (29. friendly) ... than those

on the other islands.

I’m staying in the (30. modern) ……….. hotel I have ever

seen. It’s large and cool. It’s far (31. comfortable) ……… than

any of the other hotels, and it’s even (32. big) ………. than the world

famous Belton Hotel. However, the prices here are (33. expensive)

……….. than in other cities. The (34. near) ……….…….. beach

is (35. much) ……….……. than a hundred metres away and I can go

swimming every morning.

I miss you a lot. I’ll be back in a week.

Love,

Sarah

C. READING

Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question.

THIEN MU PAGODA

Thien Mu Pagoda was built on Ha Khe Hill, on the left bank of the Perfume

River. According to the legend, Lord Nguyen Hoang, the founder of the Nguyen

dynasty, after being appointed to protect the southern land of the Gianh River, met

the old lady in red who showed him a place to set up his headquarters in Kim Long

village. They were built there and a pagoda was also constructed on hill where the

lady had appeared, and was called Linh Mu (propitious Lady) or Thien Mu

(Heavenly Lady) pagoda.

The pagoda covers an area about four hectares. There are some note worthy

works and objects of value such as the seven- tier Phuoc Duyen tower, which is