A. RESEARCH B. ADVANCE C. LINE D. SCIENCEB. READ THE PASSAGE AND C...

26) A. research B. advance C. line D. science

B. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question.

Huế is a city in central Vietnam that was the seat of Nguyen Dynasty emperors and the national capital from

1802 to 1945. A major attraction is its vast, 19th-century Citadel, with many gates of the fortress, including the

famous forbidden Gate of the Noon (Ngo Mon) and many temples and worship places inside the City. Moreover, the

Purple Forbidden City is the home to many emperors, queens and royal families of Nguyen Dynasty in 19th century.

Imperial Citadel (or Dai Noi) is built about in 1804, by thousands of labourers at the request of Emperor Gia Long.

The Imperial City and Citadel was a massive structure, large enough that a 10 kilometer moat was constructed to

surround and protect it. When the last Emperor of Vietnam stepped down the structure had expanded to include

hundreds of rooms. While quite grand in scale, many of the buildings were in a state of disrepair due to typhoon and

termite damage. In 1968 the Imperial City and Citadel were bombed by American forces during the Vietnam War,

demolishing most of the buildings. In 1993 the Imperial Citadel and the collective ‘Complex of Hue Monuments’ was

declared a UNESCO site. Another notable place is the complex of tombs of Nguyen emperors, including Gia Long

Tomb, Tu Duc Tomb, Minh Mang Tomb, Dong Khanh Tomb, Khai Dinh Tomb. Nevertheless, Thien Mu pagoda is a hot

spot of Hue, like One-pillar pagoda in Hanoi. Visiting Hue is synonymous with finding way back to old times.