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Read the following passage about Chu Van An High School in Ha Noi, and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits blank (24).
Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious public schools in Viet Nam. Established (23) _______ 1908 by the French, the school is located by the West Lake, and was originally named (24) _______ the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with a great view of the lake from the classroom windows.
In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was moved back to Ha Noi in 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong (25) _______ the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many famous people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school’s students.
Today, the school is still located in the same area and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top high schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult (26) _______ to the school. Every year, there are around three thousand (27) _______ but only about five hundred of them are admitted. Those applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of Education and Training of Ha Noi.
A:
after
B:
about
C:
for
D:
with
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
That’s too expensive! I suggest __________ by train.
A:
going
B:
to go
C:
to going
D:
go
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Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Unlike life in the countryside, which is often considered to be simple and traditional, life in cities is modern and complicated. People, from different regions, move to cities to seek a better life for them and their children. The inhabitants in cities work as secretaries, businessmen, teachers, government employees, factory workers and even street vendors or construction workers.
The high cost of living requires city dwellers, especially those with low incomes, to work harder or to take part-time jobs. For many people, an ordinary day starts as usual by getting up in the early morning to do exercise in public parks, preparing for a full day of work and study, then travelling along boulevards or narrow streets filled with motorists and returning home after a busy day. They usually live in large houses, or high-rise apartment blocks or even in small rented rooms equipped with modern facilities, like the Internet, telephones, televisions, and so on. Industrialization and modernization as well as global integration have big impacts on the lifestyle in cities. The most noticeable impact is the Western style of clothing. The“Ao Dai” – Vietnamese women’s traditional dresses are no longer worn in their daily life. Instead, jeans, T-shirts and fashionable clothes are widely preferred.
We can infer from the passage that ___________
A:
most of the urban dwellers have low incomes
B:
people leave the countryside because the life there is simple
C:
there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in cities
D:
people do morning exercise in public parks because they have much free time
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Read the following passage about Chu Van An High School in Ha Noi, and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits blank (26).
Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious public schools in Viet Nam. Established (23) _______ 1908 by the French, the school is located by the West Lake, and was originally named (24) _______ the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with a great view of the lake from the classroom windows.
In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was moved back to Ha Noi in 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong (25) _______ the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many famous people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school’s students.
Today, the school is still located in the same area and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top high schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult (26) _______ to the school. Every year, there are around three thousand (27) _______ but only about five hundred of them are admitted. Those applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of Education and Training of Ha Noi.
A:
admitting
B:
be admitted
C:
to admit
D:
to be admitted
