I.  Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.  a. forest                b. wonder             c. rock                  d. lost

2.  a. cave                  b. bay                   c. valley                d. lake

3.  a. boots                b. scissors            c. caves                 d. mountains

4.  a. diverse              b. island               c. scissors             d. right

5.  a. beach                b. cheese               c. change              d. chemistry

II. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.  

1.  Ha Long Bay is famous __________ its scenic rock formations.         

     a. to                      b. with                  c. for                     d. by

2.  Titov island in Ha Long Bay was named __________ a Russian cosmonaut, Ghermann Titov.

     a. for                    b. with                  c. after                  d. by

3.  You __________ look at other students’ work. It’s against the rules.

     . must                   b. should              c. shouldn’t          d. mustn’t

4.  The Sahara is the third largest __________ in the world.

     a. island                b. desert               c. valley                d. mountain

5.  When hiking overnight, don’t forget to bring the __________. It will keep you warm at night.

     a. sleeping bag      b. hiking boots     c. sun cream         d. painkillers

6.  The Amazon River is __________ river in the world.

     a. the wider          b. wider than        c. the widest         d. widest

7.  __________ is the coldest place in Vietnam?

     a. Who                 b. What                c. Which               d. When

8.  Peter must __________ this essay today. He’s going out tomorrow.

     a. finish                b. finishes             c. finishing            d. to finish

9.  Which is __________, the West Lake or the Sword Lake?

     a. large                 b. larger                c. largest               d. the largest

10.     The Grand Canyon is one of the natural __________ of the world.

     a. materials           b. sights                c. scenery             d. wonders

III. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.

     The Ha Long Bay is (1) ________ in Quang  Ninh Province in Vietnam. The name of the bay is roughly translated to descending dragon in Vietnamese. The bay is a UNESCO World Heritage (2) ________ and is lined by over a 1600 limestone islands and islets.

     Legend has it that, when the Vietnamese were protecting their territory (3) ________ invaders, they offered prayers to their gods who then sent dragons as the protectors of the place. (4) ________ the invaders were approaching via sea, the dragons spat out Jewels creating islands that lined the bay and obstructed the ships and boats of the invaders.

     Ha Long Bay is one of the (5) ________ popular tourist destinations and is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. You can opt for a (6) ________ cruise, that will take you as close to a lot of these islets.

1.  a. visited               b. located              c. followed            d. discovered

2.  a. Nature              b. Sight                 c. Wonder             d. Site

3.  a. from                 b. with                  c. to                      d. by

4.  a. What                b. Where               c. When                d. Which

5.  a. much                b. many                c. more                 d. most

6.  a. train                  b. boat                  c. plane                 d. bus