Exercise 5: Read the passage and fill in the blank ONE or TWO words to complete the statements
Exercise 5: Read the passage and fill in the blank ONE or TWO words to complete the statements.
Sprawling across an area of 54,000 square meters, the complex of the Temple of
Literature comprises of Van lake, Giam park, and five interior courtyards. The authentic
Vietnamese style architecture of it resembles the temples in China, set in a perfectly preserved
state.
The courtyards in the temple are edged with brick walls and each of these unfolds
surprises for every history expert or a master of beauty and art. The first two courtyards are
decorated with perfectly manicured gardens posing against a backdrop of majestic landscapes.
The third courtyard surrounds a large pond which was chris¬tened as the Well of Heavenly
Clarity. The fourth courtyard is marked by the statue of Confucius and a house of ceremonies,
and finally, the fifth courtyard, famous as Thai Hoc, features a bell tower and a large drum.
1. The complex of the Temple of Literature________________________an area of 54,000
square meters.
2. The authentic Vietnamese style________________________is perfectly preserved.
3. Each of the courtyards in the temple unfolds________________________for every master
of beauty and art.
4. There is a large pond in the third courtyard, which was________________________as the
Well of Heavenly Clarity.
5. Thai Hoc that features a bell tower and a large drum is in
the____________________courtyard
Sprawling across an area of 54,000 square meters, the complex of the Temple of
Literature comprises of Van lake, Giam park, and five interior courtyards. The authentic
Vietnamese style architecture of it resembles the temples in China, set in a perfectly preserved
state.
The courtyards in the temple are edged with brick walls and each of these unfolds
surprises for every history expert or a master of beauty and art. The first two courtyards are
decorated with perfectly manicured gardens posing against a backdrop of majestic landscapes.
The third courtyard surrounds a large pond which was chris¬tened as the Well of Heavenly
Clarity. The fourth courtyard is marked by the statue of Confucius and a house of ceremonies,
and finally, the fifth courtyard, famous as Thai Hoc, features a bell tower and a large drum.
1. The complex of the Temple of Literature________________________an area of 54,000
square meters.
2. The authentic Vietnamese style________________________is perfectly preserved.
3. Each of the courtyards in the temple unfolds________________________for every master
of beauty and art.
4. There is a large pond in the third courtyard, which was________________________as the
Well of Heavenly Clarity.
5. Thai Hoc that features a bell tower and a large drum is in
the____________________courtyard