The One Pillar Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in Ha Noi. The unique pagoda is (1) located in the western part of the city, near Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum. Legend has it that Emperor Ly Thai To of the Ly Dynasty, who had no children, used to go to (2) pagodas to pray to Buddha for a son. One night, he dreamt that he met a man, who (3) was sitting on a great lotus flower in a square-shaped pond on the western side of Thang Long Citadel. This man gave the King a baby boy. Months later, (4) when the Queen gave birth to a boy, the Emperor ordered the construction of a pagoda supported by only one (5) pillar to look like the lotus seat in his dream. According to a theory, the pagoda was built in a style of a lotus emerging out of the water.
II. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (1.0 pt)
- C. Over 90 years old
- What time did the speaker's grandmother use to start her day?
C. 5:00 a.m. - What was the speaker's grandmother's hobby?
D. Knitting - What did the family use to do in the evenings?
D. Sit by the fire and talk
5. Listen to the audio and decide whether those sentences are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) (1pt)
- Children today are more likely to play video games than ride a bike.
TRUE - Obesity rates among children have decreased since the 1960s.
FALSE - Children today are six times more likely to play video games than to ride a bike.
TRUE - Spending time outdoors can improve children's attention spans.
TRUE - Outdoor activities like soccer and fishing derbies are usually unsupervised.
TRUE