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in an area of less than 100 hectares of the Old Quarter
no more than a single
in Hanoi. In many houses, an entire family may (2).
There are 21,900 (1).
room.
A house on Hang Ca Street built in the 1940s, originally belonged to one
wealthy man and his wives, and now there are six households there with about
30 people. Many say the convenience of the Old Quarter living compensates for
Tradition is also a(n) (4)
the shortage of (3)
because residents have
bigger houses elsewhere but no one wants to sell the old houses or rooms (5)
these are the houses of the (6)
The authorities of Hanoi have had a plan to (7)
ter's 84,000, (8)
25.000 of the Old Quar-
beginning in 2009 when 1,900 households will go to a
new development area, across the Red River.
However, people don't want to live in a high-rise block because they are not
used to it. Authorities will take time to (9)_ what people will need to (10)
_them feel comfortable in their new neighbourhood.
II. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
Ho Chi Minh City's Coffee Culture
Ho Chi Minh City is a metropolis where life is very busy and hasty. The best
way to enjoy the balance in your mind in such a busy city is to sit on the balcony
of one of the numerous coffee houses scattered throughout the city. In this way,
you will be out of the crowd but able to look down on the street below. You will
also be drinking the beverage that must be at least partly responsible for the
kinetic energy that has transformed this city into one of the busiest commercial
centres of Southeast Asia in just 20 years - it is coffee.
The classic Vietnamese coffee served in this city comprises strong coffee,
dripped from a small metal filter into a cup containing a quarter as much
sweetened condensed milk, then stirred and poured over ice in a glass.
Coffee was introduced to Vietnam by the French in the late 19th century, but the
country quickly became a big exporter.
of cafés across the city - the coffee menu stretched to five pages. The varieties of
At Trung Nguyen Coffee-the Vietnamese equivalent of Starbucks, with a Chain
Vietnamese coffee produced by Trung Nguyen deserve exploration. They come.
with different bean combinations and recipes, and nice names such as "Success",
"Creation", "Discover" and "Thought". The "Passiona", another brand of Trung
Nguyen, has been promoted for women with the promise that drinking this type
of coffee would maintain perfect skin and a life of "passion and success".
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