🎿 We Went To Hai Phong Two Months Ago

March 12: LA to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. Three or four nights in Saigon, then take the train up the coast, stopping at towns such as Dalat, Danang, My Son and Hue. Then a few days in Hanoi with side trips to Hai Phong and the UNESCO World Heritage site at Halong Bay. Fly back to Saigon on 3/27. March 28: Saigon to Bali, Indonesia. The e-commerce platform expects full-year adjusted EPS in the range of $2.64 to $2.70 after its first-quarter earnings beat expectations, while the drug retailers raised their age restriction for tobacco purchases at their stores to 21. We use local and organic products as much as possible. Our eggs are always free- range. We use only compostable, recycled or biodegradable take out wear (even our bags). All of our cleaning supplies are natural. We are locally owned and operated by two professional, award winning Chefs with extensive fine dining backgrounds. We arrive in Haiphong on a flight from Da Nang at 9.25 am and I have been looking at how we get to Cat Ba to carry on to Monkey Island. The speedboats, hydrofoils and ferries all seem to go by 10.20 am from Haiphong meaning we will have to wait until a later connection which would appear to be circa 1.00 pm in the afternoon. Up to now, Hue has been well preserved and developed in line with the thousands of human wonders in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Content I. Period of formation and development II. Culture 1. The architectural system 2. The Imperial city 3. Tombs 4. The famous royal garden 5. Ancient pagodas 6. Traditional music forms 7. Hue Festival 8. Cuisine A few weeks ago, I stood in a dusty book shop in Hanoi leafing through the pages of a '96 version of Lonely Planet I'd found lurking in the shelves. Just get away from the cities. I live and teach in Tien Lang,23 km from Hai Phong. If I want western food and drink I can go to Hai Phong or Cat Ba island. In Tien Lang I can walk a husky `1` . We have been to Hai Phong for two months. `2` . Who does this book belong to? `3` . My aunt used to run a small company in the city. `4` . There are sixteen units in English eight. `5` . Nam advised me not to lend him my car. Buying the ticket to Hanoi was an interesting exercise in itself. I initially went to the major carriers and finished up with a quote of $1,580.00 from a number of them including Qantas. On the off chance, whilst in Sydney, I dropped into the agent for Vietnam Airlines and was given a price of $1,120.00. Dịch Vụ Hỗ Trợ Vay Tiền Nhanh 1s. What is Cat Ba Island and why not Ha Long Bay? Cat Ba is the twin sibling of Ha Long are equally receiving the favor of Mother Nature but Ha Long bay went on a beauty contest and Cat Ba stayed Long won the contest and were getting flocked by tourists year after year while Cat Ba remained raw and Ba Island is an attractive destination for touristsMe and my friends, who are deemed as a hotpot of a bunch of weird and stubborn kind of veggies – outgoing Wandi, lazy and can’t-stop-talking Salma, party animal Jenny, me – an introvert walker, trekker, modern-life escaper and photographer were brought to Cat Ba a couple months ago and completely fell in love with Ba has so much to offer, regardless of what kind of traveler you are beach person, cruise person, bay person, forest person, highly active and outgoing person, lazy and chilling person, you name Ba Island1. Where is Cat Ba Island Vietnam?Cat Ba Vietnam is archipelago contains 367 islands including Cat Ba to the South of Ha Long Bay, belonging to sea area of Cat Hai District, Hai Phong Province’s sea adjacent to Quang Ninh is 30 km away from the center of Hai Phong City and 25 km from Ha Long and It is also by the local as “Pearl Island”.Cat Ba archipelago consists of 6 communes Hiền Hào, Phù Long, Xuân Đám, Trân Châu, Gia Luận, Việt Hải. The population of the island is around 8,400 people most of whom are from Kinh Ba Town2. When is the best to go?Cat Ba Island is indeed beautiful all year around. However, consider what is in your bucket list before looking at the weather from April to October is the best for indulging yourself in the that time of a year, in big cities, especially those in the North, the heat is killing everyone the temperature jacks up to 39°C more than often so riding a bus to Cat Ba Island and surrounding yourself with cool water, lush green trees and delectable dishes of fresh seafood feels better than anything else in this why Vietnamese people choose to visit Cat Ba this time of the year but not the November to March, it was time for experiencing the essence of Vietnamese culture, traditions and customs because almost all important festivals and traditional holidays take place in those 5 months, including Lunar New Year usually misleadingly referred to as “Chinese New Year” then a bunch of festivals celebrating you know how long spring is. An old Vietnamese saying that goes “Tháng giêng là tháng ăn chơi, tháng hai cờ bạc, tháng ba rượu chè” January is for relaxing, February is for gambling, March is for drinking.Vietnamese people nowadays, however, don’t do the last two thing anymore but still, they are pretty much more chilling than the rest of the year, spending more time with their families in their hometown and celebrating with their surprises many people travelling on an impulse to Vietnam in the middle of Lunar New Year called “Tet” in Vietnamese is that people are coming to their hometowns and leaving Hanoi an empty and downbeat secluded is excited at first but you might soon get bored and discouraged because of gloomy doors and the loss in contact with local planners and experienced travelers will go to countryside areas lovers usually head to here experience the bustle of the preparation for Lunar New Year in coastal countryside and stay overnight in the middle of the How to get there?Get to Cat Ba from HanoiIf you go by motorbike, go down to the highway 5 Quốc Lộ 5 to get to Hai Phong city 105 km – 3 hours. From Hai Phong mainland, you can either park your bike in the lot or bring it with you as the suggestions above. In total, it will take you around 5 hours to get to the center of Cat Ba you want to go by local bus, you can go to Gia Lam station to buy tickets if you are staying near Long Bien bridge or Niem Nghia station if you are staying in Ha Dong – Thanh Xuan – My Dinh – Cau Giay are a number of choices in Gia Lam station such as Oho Bus, Hai Au Bus. In Ha Dong – Thanh Xuan – My Dinh – Cau Giay areas, find Hoang Long Bus, Anh Huy Bus, Dat Cang you get to Hai Phong, you can take cab or motor-taxi 15-20 mins to travel to Binh ferry terminal or Got ferry terminal then travel to the island like mentioned above From Hai Phong. Keep in mind that the latest boat departs from Binh ferry terminal at 4 PM, from Got ferry terminal at 6 to Cat Ba from HanoiThe good point of taking the bus is that the speedboat is included in the ticket and all the journey is taken care of by one company. In addition to that, it usually takes just 3 hours 30 minutes or 4 hours to get to the center of Cat Ba can travel with Cat Ba Express to ensure your comfort for the whole journey with just 14 USD. There are buses from Hanoi to Cat Ba 3 times a day 730 AM, 1045 AM and 0200 Ba Express busFrom Ninh BinhTravel to Cat Hai Island via highway 10, then take speedboat or ferry to Cat Ba Island. If you take the bus from Ninh Binh, it costs around 300,000 VND and takes 5 Hanoi to Cat BaNeed help?Come to our office at No. 37B Nguyen Huu Huan, Hoan Kiem, HanoiCall our hotline +84 84 824 4999Send your request to info to Cat Ba from Ha LongHow to get to Cat Ba from Ha Long bay? The shortest way to go from Ha Long Bay to Cat Ba is by ferry since there’s no road that leads to the island. You have to go to Tuan Chau ferry terminal to take the Chau portYou will get to Cat Ba at Gia Luan ferry terminal. There are different options for you to choose to travel to Cat Ba Island.– By 7-to-12 seat canoe 120 – 150 USD / way.– By ferry from Tuan Chau Island to Gia Luan port 80,000 VND / when you arrive at Cat Ba Island, take a local bus to Town. The bus ticket will cost around 40,000 VND / pax.Tuan Chau FerrySummner schedule 30/04 – 30/09– Tuan Chau – Gia Luan 730, 900, 1130, 1330, 1500– Gia Luan – Tuan Chau 900, 1130, 1300, 1500, 1600Winter schedule 01/10 – 29/04– Tuan Chau – Gia Luan 0730, 1130, 1500– Gia Luan – Tuan Chau 900, 1300, 1600Get to Cat Ba Island from Hai Phong– I suppose you are not familiar with any of the places mentioned here so before we get down to the road of island – port – ferry terminal – flyover – etc., here are 3 parts of the journey with their associated spots– 1 In Hai Phong City mainland, we have a very important spot Binh ferry terminal.– 2 Then we have the transit island called Cat Hai Island. In this island, please remember the Got ferry terminal.– 3 Finally, our final destination – Cat Ba Island. There’s two spots to remember Cai Vieng ferry terminal and Phu Long the map below to have a better mapNow it’s time to choose the route that fits you the 1 You can take speedboat from Binh ferry terminal and go directly to Cat Ba Island ~250,000 VND – 45 mins. It’s fast but to Cat BaOption 2 You can go to the flyover called Tan Vu – Lach Huyen that connect the mainland to Cat Hai Vu PonteThere’s a parking lot at the Got ferry terminal where you can park your motorbike/car or you can just bring them with you and pay some extra from Got ferry terminal in this island, you take ferry 7,000 VND – every 30 minutes from 4 AM to 11 PM – duration 30 mins or speedboat 50,000 VND – duration 8 mins to Cat Ba of what means you choose, you will arrive in different places in Cat Ba. When you arrive, you will take the bus to center Cat Ba priceTicket typePriceTraveler7,000 VND / personMotorbike25,000 VND / bikeUnder-9-seat car95,000 VND / car16-to-24-seat car105,000 VND / car24-to-32-seat car120,000 VND / carOver-32-seat car180,000 VND / carHadeco speedboatCouple years ago, it was quite hard to get to island because there’s only local ferry but recently not only tourism companies provide speedboat and other professional services but the gorvernment also built the fyling-over bridge Tan Vu – Lach Huyen to connect the mainland to the transit island Cat getting there is far less tiring in comparison in the can get to Cat Ba Island from Hai Phong City, Ha Long, Hanoi, Ninh Binh easily. Read How to get to Cat Ba for more Ba center harbor4. Where to stay in Cat Ba Island?Hotels in Cat Ba Town nowadays are much better in quality and price, offering many choices for wide range of budgets from backpackers to family tourists to luxurious that booking for big groups would save more than individuals. And the closer to the travelling date you book your tours and hotels, the more you are for weekends, tours and hotels on this time will be charged 30% – 50% higher than of hotels are located near the beach 1 Thang 4 Street. Some are a bit far from the beach but you can walk to the beach or hop-on an electricity bus with just 10,000 VND/ for hotels near the beach with reasonable prices and high-qualityCat ba Island Resort & Spa – 4 stars– Address Cat Co 1, Cat Ba, Cat Hai District– Price from 50 USDCat ba Island ResortCat Ba Island Resort & Spa is a 4-stars hotel with French inspired architecture combining with Vietnam traditions. It is a good choice for those who prioritize beautiful landscape view, high quality and pleasure Island Resort – 3 stars– Address Bãi Tắm 2, Cat Dua Island, Cat Ba archipelago– Price from USDMonkey Island ResortThis resort is famous for good vew, delicious food and friendly staffs. It’s suitable for long vacation, pleasure vacation and honeymoon Ba Sandy Beach Resort – 3 stars– Address Nam Cat Island, Beo port, Cat Ba archipelago– Price from USDThis resort is special for recreation games and activities such as fishing, water sports, private bathing resorts, Long Hotel – 3 stars– Address No. 268, 1 tháng 4 Street, Cat Ba archipelago– Price from USDHung Long Hotel3-star Hung Long hotel is about 10 minutes walking from Cat Co 2 and Cat Co 3 beaches, and Cat Ba port, 15 minutes from Tung Thu beach, 5 minutes by car from Cat Ba seafood traditional Pearl Hotel – 3 stars– Address No. 219, 1 Thang 4 Street, Cat Ba Town, Cat Hai Island, Hai Phong City– Price from 30 USDSea Pearl HotelSeaview Hotel – 2 stars– Address No. 220. 1 Thang 4 Street, Cat Ba, Hai Phong City– Price weekday from 30 USD – weekend from 52 USDSeaview Hotel5. What to see in Cat Ba Vietnam?Cat Ba has a lot to offer. You can choose from a dozen of options from discovering the regional wildlife to visitting a storybook hamlet in rural countryside, to cruising on the bays on peaceful and unhurried cruise of all, of course, beachesThe best ones include Cat Co 1, Cat Co 2, Cat Co 3 and Tung Thu beach because they are not only beautiful but also near the town one I enjoy find the most is Cat Co 2 – where the water is crystal clear and the white sand is just as comfortable as a sofa, a dramatic view in can take electricity bus or motorbike taxi to get there with just 10,000 VND. If you forget your swimming suits, there’s several places along the beach that you can lend swimming should go swimming before 1830 because after then the strong tide is pretty Co BeachSecondly, Cai Beo ancient fishing villageIt was a quiet storybook hamlet, totally opposite to the hustle and bustle in the center of Cat are boats available to take you around the floating fishing village and indulge yourself in the peace of the area, surrounded by lush turquoise you travel in group, you can rent the whole boat to go with each helmsmen with their tender boats will ferry you around the village and tell you about legends of the region and so many more other interesting stories about living on the can also stay with a fisher family and see how their lives in such special BeoAnd Monkey IslandMonkey Island is 1 km by a crow’s flight. To get there, you can take the boat from Beo port, then go past Cai Beo village, many isles and reach the Monkey takes around 10 minutes. Monkey Island used to be called Cat Dua Island Pineapples Island because there were a lot of wild pineapples in the fruit is not edible but local people usually used the plant as an ingredient to make tea or dry it to make medicine for island later was named Monkey Island when people saw a lot of monkeys coming down to the beach and playing with eat fruits, cakes and candies given by tourists. The monkeys in the island are very friendly and love to be around people so that becomes the highlight for the Monkey Island by Liv SandwellLan Ha Bay on kayakAdventurous travelers always have snorkeling at the last but never least point in their list because after being tired and sometimes bored of all the historical sites, open-air markets, hitting the water and surrounding yourself with those beautiful coral reefs is such a great way to relax and enjoy natural Ha Bay is located in the east of Cat Ba Island, looking over Cua Van, adjacent to Ha Long is a world of their own with over 400 isles in various shapes and Ha Long Bay, many yellow sand beaches scattered everywhere and craggy peaks raising from the water are dotted with foliage making it Lan Ha bay the one of a kind. In some quiet island such as Sen Island, Cu Island, Monkey Island, there are a lot coral reefs for you to Ha Bay on kayakThen National treasure Cat Ba national parkYou should not skip the national park if you are a forest person who love to get a grand sense of remoteness when the trail breaks out of the just simply satisfy your curiousity by getting on any tiny trail you see on the way and go further into the in Cat Ba national park are safe in general. Me and my group once parked our motorbikes on an abandoned house on the way and went into the much fun and a lot of beautiful plants. The sunlight filtered by the leaves in thousands kinds of shape and shades of green created a fairy tale view just after 20 minutes getting down. If you are an intrepid traveler, that’s completely worth a Ba national parkNot tired yet? Go to Trung Trang caveFound in 1938 by Vietnamese and French archaeologists, Trung Trang soon became famous among locals audacious travelers with its 300m length through a air inside the cave is so cool and fresh that people don’t want to get out anymore once getting Trang caveOr Quan Y caveThe cave is employed as the healing cave in war. That’d be better if you go with a tour guide to make sense of what you see and Y caveCan’t miss sunset on Canon FortIt is 117 meters high from sea level, comprises of huge forts and matrix-like system of tunnels built in 40s. They are used in the war against French colonists and 2 special biggest forts that weighs up to dozens tons. In addition, you can enjoy the massive dramatic view of the island from the spot. Sunset in Cat Ba from the Cannon Fort is just Fort6. What to eat in Cat Ba Island?Life is too short to have time for diet. If anyone lectures you about your weight, eat them too. If you are big enough, eat all the seafood in the place is awesome because the perfect blending between seawater and fresh water brings about great source of fresh and delicious you cannot eat all, or your wallet is screaming, here are my suggestions.There’s not much a point to know exactly the jargon of the seafood because local vendors would have no idea what you want to order anyway. So save the picture with of the dishes in Vietnamese names on it and show them when you get to the restaurants.Some tips and updates– Entrance tickets in all tourist attractions now cost the same price 40,000 VND.– Bring swimming suits, common medicines – just in case, and leave your favorite leather shoes at home or you’ll end up leaving them in some trash bin in Cat Ba Island, they don’t get on well with seawater and sand.– Always ask for the price before eating anything. The local people are indeed very friendly and honest but those people who opened restaurants and sell you the food, God know where they’re from.– Electricity bus ticket for a town tour is 10,000 VND.– The price for renting a ship varies from 1 million VND to 4 million VND, in Beo ferry terminal.– Nui Ngoc Street is the paradise of food and recreation it for the next journey! PHÒNG GD & ĐTTP. BẮC GIANGĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THÀNH PHỐNĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012Môn thi Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8Thời gian làm bài 150 phút số pháchĐIỂM BÀI THIBằng số …………… Bằng chữ………………Chữ kí giám khảo 1 Chữ kí giám khảo 2 Lưu ý - Đề thi gồm 4 trang , thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất kì tài liệu gì kể cả từ Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 5 pts. hour B. honor C. honest D. how2. A. empire B. bridge C. liberty D. pyramid3. A. cave B. statue C. bay D. ancient4. A. believe B. field C. science D. movie5. A. required B. opened C. plugged D. workedII. Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern 5 pts. 1. A. paddle B. canoe C. travel D. institute 2. A. invent B. decorate C. participate D. design 3. A. emergency B. hospital C. ambulance D. handkerchief 4. A. recognize B. remember C. deposit D. immediate 5. A. minimize B. damage C. natural D. recycleIII. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences 10 pts.1. She was very sad good marks in the final test. A. not get B. not to get C. to not get D. not getting 2. My sister has decided to lose weight, so she is living oranges for a week. A. with B. on C. in D. by3. When I school, I am going to work in a factory . A. begin B. study C. leave D. learn 4. What can we do to prevent people throwing drink cans away?.A. in B. of C. on D. from5. We have not seen each other last for B. since C. on D. in6. Excuse me! I am doing my homework. turning down your radio a bit?.A. Would you please B. Can you C. Could you D. Would you mind7. You should work for the coming hard B. hardly C. more hardly D. more hard8. He found a watch when he in the walked B. has been walking C. was walking D. has walked9. My uncle used to live a farm when he was young. A. in B. at C. during D. on10. Millions of Christmas cards every year. A. send B. are sent C. are sending D. was sent IV. There mistake in the four underlined part of each sentence underline it then correct it 10 pts.1. There are a lot of food in the fridge, so help yourself. A B C D2. You should take a taxi although it is raining hard. A B C D3. The telephone was invented with a Scotsman, Alexandre G. Bell, in 1876. A B C D4. Would you like coming to my birthday party. A B C D5. It is difficult for students to answer all of the question in fifteen minutes. A B C D 6. Mary enjoys to be able to meet a lot of interesting people during her vacation. A B C D7. It has been a long time since we last talked together, isn’t it ? A B C D8. Lots of information are store in the computer. A B C D 9. This is the second time I took part in the rice-cooking contest. A B C D10. Either Nam or his father know how to connect the printer. A B C DV. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences if necessary 10 pts.1. Lan’s hair was dirty. Now it is clean, she clean……………………… it. 2. Look! Somebody break…………………………… that door. 3. They not meet……………………… us since last week. 4. What you/do ………………………………… at this time yesterday. 5. Our school open …………………………… a new club next week. 6. Would you like come……………. to dinner to night. 7. You phone……………………………… me last night?. 8. Would you mind if I smoke………………………… ? 9. I don't enjoy…………………………………… laugh at by other Most of the NOKIA mobile phones sell………………. in this shop are imported from Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals 10 pts.1. What is the correct …………………………… of this word. pronounce 2. My grand father can read ………………………… . good 3. Last week we had an ……………………… summer holiday. enjoy 4. The ……………………. of the project made me tense. important.5. You had better do some ………………… for the final exams revise 6. We should save ………………. …….resources. nature 7. People in the in the country are often more ………. ………… than people in the city. friend 8. Increased pollution is another ………………. … result. please 9. The air is heavily ………………………with traffic fumes. pollute 10. …………………, her illness was more serious than we thought. fortunate VII. Fill in each gap with a suitable word to complete the following passage 10 pts.Rivers are on of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on the large rivers, and 1………… every country has a least one river that 2……… an important part in the lives of its people. Besides transportation, rivers 3……………… water for crops, water to drink , and recreation for people who live along their 4………… And in 5………….to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam 6…………a river and let water become a lake behind the dam. Then people can use their water not 7…………… to irrigate fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries. 8………….the water often becomes polluted when cities on river bank grow 9…………….and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to 10…………rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D to complete the passage 10 pts.THE LANGUAGE OF CLOTHESWe don’t only choose clothes to make us look 1 , we also use them to tell the world 2 our personality. The clothes we wear and our appearance 3 a whole give other people useful information about what we think and 4 we feel. If we feel cheerful, we usually wear 5 clothes and if we feel 6 we sometimes put on dark clothes. But why do teenagers wear black so 7 ? Is it because they feel miserable all 8 ? This is unlikely the case. It is probably just because it is 9 to wear black, and young people they are real fans 10 A. attract2. A. of3. A. on4. A. which5. A. colorful6. A. depress7. A. frequent8. A. the time9. A. fashion10. A. ofB. attractiveB. withB. asB. whatB. colorsB. depressedB. frequencyB. the timesB. fashionableB. inC. attractivelyC. byC. forC. howC. colorfullyC. depressingC. frequentlyC. the weekC. fashionerC. fromD. attractionD. aboutD. inD. whenD. colorlessD. depressionD. infrequencyD. the monthD. fashionedD. withIX. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition to complete the following sentences 5 pts.1. You can use dictionary to find new words. 2. My younger brother is very good Math. 3. Nam should work harder his English pronunciation . 4. Do you believe ghost. 5. Do you like chocolate cakes? I am very fond them. 6. Are you laughing me?. 7. My uncle has been in hospital Monday. 8. This cake is made flour, eggs, milk, salt and butter. 9. We thanked them all their help. 10. Can you meet me _8 am and 9 am?X. Rewrite the following sentences with the beginning words, staying the same meaning with the old one. 10 pts1. Having a vacation in Da Lat is very 2. The water was so hot that I could not drink water was not …………3. She last ate this kind of food in January. She has not …………4. I would like you to move this tableDo you mind……………………………………………………………………………………………….5. She said to me “Don’t go out in the evening”. She …………………………………………………………………………………………………………6. The theater is near Hoa’s house The theater is not………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. How about going to the movie tonight? Let’s ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. Air travel is faster than any kind of transport. Air travel is the………………………………………………………………………………………………9. Nobody has used this machine for machine………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. Please don’t smoke in the kitchen. Would you mind ……………………………………………………………………………………………XI. Use the words or phrases given to make complete sentences. You can add more words if necessary.10 pts1. Learning / foreign language / necessary / us / get / job. //……………………………………………………………………………………………2. This film / interesting / I / see/ twice.……………………………………………………………………………………………3. My family / I / spend / two months / make our plan / for summer holiday. //……………………………………………………………………………………………4. driver / stop / car / time / save / child / yesterday. //……………………………………………………………………………………………5. Boxing / too / dangerous / her / play //……………………………………………………………………………………………6. It / difficult/ learn English / without/ good dictionary.……………………………………………………………………………………………7. Of all / hotels in town / the Royal Hotel / comfortable. //……………………………………………………………………………………………8. He / try / stop / smoking / many times / but / he / never / succeed. //……………………………………………………………………………………………9. I / hope / my English / improve / by the end / course. //……………………………………………………………………………………………10. It / difficult / prevent / people / park here. //……………………………………………………………………………………………XII. Use the words to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given words 5 pts.1. We went to Hai Phong two months ago. been We………………………………………………………………………… 2. Whose book is this? belongWho………………………………………………………………………3. My aunt ran a small company in the city but she doesn’t do any more. used My aunt…………………………………………………………………………4. English eight has sixteen units. are There……………………………………………………………………………5. “You should not lend him your car”, Nam said to me. advised Nam ……………………………………………………………………………… THE ENDPHÒNG GD & ĐTTP. BẮC GIANGHƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THÀNH PHỐNĂM HỌC 2011-2012 MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 Tổng điểm toàn bài 100 điểm I.5 điểm Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 D 2. A 4. C 5. DII. 5 điểm Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. DIII. 10 điểm Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm .1. B. 2. B 3. C 9D 10. BIV. 10 điểm Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 A –is 2. C- because 3. B – by 4. C- to come 5. D- the questions6. A- being 7. D- hasn’t it 8. C- is stored 9. B- have taken 10. C – knowsV. 10 điểm Mỗi động từ chia đúng cho 1 điểm1. has cleaned 2. is breaking 3. have not met 4. were you going to open 6. to come 7. did you phone? 8. smoked9. being laughed 10. soldVI. 10 điểm Mỗi câu biến đổi đúng cho 1 điểm1. pronunciation 2. well 3. enjoyable 4. importance 5. revision 6. natural 7. friendly 8. unpleasant 9. polluted VII. 10 điểm Mỗi từ đúng cho 1 điểm .1. almost 2. plays 3. provide 4. banks 5. order 6. across 7. only 8. However 9. inside 10. 10 điểm Mỗi câu chọn đúng cho 1 điểm 1. B 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. AIX. 5 điểm Mỗi câu đúng cho 0,5 điểm .1. out 2. at 3. on 4. in 5. of 6. at 7. since 8. from 9. for 10. betweenX. 10 điểm Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm1. It is very interesting to have a vacation in Da The water was not warm/cool enough for me to drink. 3. She has not eaten this kind of food since January. 4. Do you mind moving this table?5. She told me not to go out in the The theater is not far from Hoa’s Let’s go to the movie Air travel is the fastest kind of This machine has not been used for Would you mind not smoking in the kitchen?XI. 10 điểm Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm1. Learning a foreign language is necessary for us to get a good This film is so interesting that I have seen it My family and I spent two months planning our summer The driver stopped his car in time to save the Boxing is too dangerous for her to play. 6. It is difficult to learn English well without a good dictionary. .7. Of all the hotels in town, the Royal Hotel is the most comfortable. 8. He has tried to stop smoking many times but he has never succeeded9. I hope my English will be considerably improved by the end of the this course .10. It is difficult to prevent people from parking 5 điểm Mỗi câu viết đúng cho 1 haven’t been to Hai Phong for two months2. Who does this book belong to? aunt used to run a small company in the There are sixteen units in English eight5. Nam advised me not to lend him my END 11/07/2021 By Autumn 5 Combine the following sentences by using who, that, which, where or whose month, I went to Hai Phong. My uncle is working there. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. I read about the child. His life was saved by his pet dog. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Look at the girl. She is wearing a white dress. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. That is the picture of his town. He grew up in that town. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Mr. Quang will be here soon. He will be able to help us. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. The blue whale is considered the largest animal that has ever lived. It can grow to 100 feet and 150 tons. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Nhung has some tests. Her health hasn’t been good recently. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. Viet is one of my closest friends. I have known him for 9 years. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. The storm caused a lot of damage. Nobody had been expecting the storm. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. Dr. Fields predicted another earthquake. He lectured at Browning Hall last night. Mọi người giúp em bài này vs ạ ! Em cảm ơn nhìu XI. Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given word. 5pts 1. They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic. avoid They left _. 2. You damaged my bicycle, John, said Jane. accused Jane...Đọc tiếp Xem chi tiết MoMo 31 tháng 10 2017 lúc 1725 Ex1 Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word 1. Its not a good idea to leave a child unsupervised. shouldnt 2. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission. mustnt 3. Im obliged to finish the letter before midday. have 4. It isnt necessary for you to take a thick coat. dont 5. Its a good idea to swa...Đọc tiếp Xem chi tiết Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary30. This part of the city didn’t have traffic jams very often. USE31. This is his first role. His acting is excellent. NEVERTHELESS__32. Although there are many buses...Đọc tiếp Xem chi tiết I. Use the word or phrases givento make complete sentences. You an add more word if necessary 1. Learning / foreign language/ necessary/ us / get/job ................................................................................. 2. This film /interesting /I/ see /twice ......................................................................... 3. driver /stop /car/ time/ save /child /yesterday ........................................................................ 4. My family/ I/ spend...Đọc tiếp Xem chi tiết Use the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. Use 2 – 5 words in total 1. Don’t miss seeing the Opera House when you are in Sydney. forget Don’t the Opera House when you are in Sydney. 2. There will be a discussion about the possibility of using video chatting at this time next week. discussing They _the possibility of using video chatting...Đọc tiếp Xem chi tiết Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. She could not type the report in time. be => The report ............................. in time. Xem chi tiết Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given one. Using the given words in brackets. Do not change the word. 1 Im not you. But I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. if .................................................................. 2 Emma came first because she worker hard. result......................................................... 3 Eating too much sugar can result in health problems. lead ............................Đọc tiếp Xem chi tiết Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the given word in any Unfortunately, most people didn’t have a good time at the party. HARDLY → Unfortunately, ……………………………………………………………… 34. There isnt enough petrol on the market. SHORTAGE → There is ……………………………………………………………………..35. They were looking for their lost dog the whole week. LOOKING → They spent …………………………………………………………………. 36. We...Đọc tiếp Xem chi tiết New Topic Newest First JackDylan 9/15/2012 1045 EST Hello All,My name is Jack and I'm from Ireland. I'll be moving to Vietnam within the next month, to Hai Phong in the north-east, and was wondering if anybody any websites or agencies that would help me to find a decent my first time to Vietnam, Asia in fact, so any other tips would also be in advance and kind regards,Jack. AGS Worldwide Movers can move you to and from anywhere in the world. Presently the AGS Group has over 141 locations in more than 95 countries and has one of the largest networks in the international removals industry. We relocate 85,000 families every year. Free moving quote!Learn More Get a Quote AGS Worldwide Movers can move you to and from anywhere in the world. Presently the AGS Group has over 141 locations in more than 95 countries and has one of the largest networks in the international removals industry. We relocate 85,000 families every year. Free moving quote!Learn More Get a Quote kennethvu2011 9/16/2012 1015 EST seriously. If it is not a must, Hai Phong is the worst place to live. Your balls will be cut soon then. JackDylan 9/16/2012 1618 EST A lot of people asking me that question...I've been keen on Vietnam for some time now, and I've read that the north is a more culturally authentic experience correct me if I'm wrong. Also the cooler northern weather would suit me better. I've been living in Barcelona for the past two years and I wanted a change from the packed, hot, polluted, big-city environment; so I thought about a smaller Vietnamese city. I found the following blog on the net and Hai Phong seemed like a good bet an English teacher, and the two couple from the blog seemed to have a ball teaching in Hai Phong. But to be honest, it's always been in the back of my mind that Ha Noi is probably where I'll end up. I reckon I'll give Hai Phong a month to see what it can offer, and then chance my arm in the big city. So I guess that's the reason. Do you know anything about Hai Phong?Regards,Jack asiaworld 9/17/2012 0355 EST Vietnameses from Vietnam when we heard people come from Hai phong, we got scared. You should be careful if you really want to live there. They will hustle you everywhere and everything. Poeple from the north are very aggressive. Be should pick Da-Nang, or Hue city. The weather is cool there too and have a lot of beautiful beaches. Good luck Jack. I will come back to Vietnam in about 1 month to Saigon. Anything you want to know in Vietnam, I will mail to you. My email Vinahouselink 9/17/2012 0525 EST Hi Jack, I'm Van, working for Real Estate Agency in Hanoi. I read some replies about Hai Phong city but I don't think Hai Phong is worst place to stay. First, weather there is cool because city is near by beach. Second, Hai Phong is developing city, so it's full facilities for your stay. Next, in my view, there is no reason that some body will do harm with you if you don't make anything to city is quiet, peace, good environment for relaxing. But If you are a young man, I think big city is more try to stay there several months and change your arm to big city if you don't like to Vietnam !Van AGS Worldwide Movers can move you to and from anywhere in the world. Presently the AGS Group has over 141 locations in more than 95 countries and has one of the largest networks in the international removals industry. We relocate 85,000 families every year. Free moving quote!Learn More Get a Quote AGS Worldwide Movers can move you to and from anywhere in the world. Presently the AGS Group has over 141 locations in more than 95 countries and has one of the largest networks in the international removals industry. We relocate 85,000 families every year. Free moving quote!Learn More Get a Quote truongphan85 9/17/2012 0536 EST helloi am vietnamese and i think you should consider many factor, maybe weather, tourist, condition in Hai Phong are good but you should caref?l with some group of people. rate of fighting in Hai Phong is hightest in Viet Nam, did you know it?you should think carefully kennethvu2011 9/17/2012 1035 EST Van - I think you are from Hai Phong too. You know - "Birds of a feather flock together"1stly .. 2ndly .. finally, you may find pre-teen whore in ?? S?n beach. I really love there hahah ... MY GOD ... SAVE YOURSELF expatwishful1 9/17/2012 1042 EST Greetings to all from USA,What about Dalat?The weather is cool all year round, is it not?DaLat and Sapa are the two places I wish to visit some then, have a wonderful time wherever you are. JackDylan 9/17/2012 1729 EST Thanks for all the replies get from it all that no-one really knows exactly what Hai Phong is really like. It seems to be a developing city, and probably still finding it's identity and true spirit. I'm quite curious about this small city and I still plan to go for at least a few months and form my own opinion. I'll get back to you all when I finally have reached my promise to write my true experiences when I have monmad 9/17/2012 1746 EST hello Jack,Follow your heart to Haiphong. Do not listen to anyone. Vietnam is peaceful country for travel just keep going buddy ... Take care! AGS Worldwide Movers can move you to and from anywhere in the world. Presently the AGS Group has over 141 locations in more than 95 countries and has one of the largest networks in the international removals industry. We relocate 85,000 families every year. Free moving quote!Learn More Get a Quote AGS Worldwide Movers can move you to and from anywhere in the world. Presently the AGS Group has over 141 locations in more than 95 countries and has one of the largest networks in the international removals industry. We relocate 85,000 families every year. Free moving quote!Learn More Get a Quote Vinahouselink 9/17/2012 2310 EST From Van >> My hometown is not Hai Phong, I come from beach province in central of Vietnam and I have never been Hai Phong city. Same as many peoples, I heard some bad things about this city, but I don't think it's really worst like that. We may wait experiences from Jack. hehe. Vinahouselink 9/17/2012 2318 EST Hello from Vietnam !Dalat is plateau province, the weather is cool whole year. This place is good for relaxing, for old man or couple who like romantic. This area is coved by pines and big lake which brings much cool air. We called Da lat is 2nd Sapa in the South of you come here for tourist, that's great to visit these ! Van Rotulip 9/18/2012 0600 EST I'm from Haiphong, but because of my work I have just moved to HCMC few months ago, sure you should see how we live in Haiphong. Haiphong is a famous city about "mafia" but in my private opinion, I have never seen them, I was living in a small nice city, with friendly people around, might be they are too much talking and laughing but they are very nice to the foreigners D So give you a try you will see Rotulip 9/18/2012 0602 EST Ah, forget to tell you Haiphong is a famous of beauty girls as well, many "Miss Vietnam" are from Haiphong D JackDylan 9/19/2012 1257 EST Well it can't be that bad so... ha Rotulip for the insider's perspective on Hai Phong. I'll keep you all JosieLeeSuska 10/5/2012 1337 EST Hi Jack,Have you moved to Hai Phong? I just discovered this thread while searching for a flat...just moved to Hai Phong a few weeks ago. Curious how you are finding the housing mods63 11/2/2012 1737 EST Guys, I got to shout out that I AM FROM HAIPHONG. So proud, haha! If you want to know what Hai Phong people is like, why not drop down to Hackney, London. We also have lots of "farms" around UK. It's enough to be said but different people has different attitude toward things so check it out yourself. It is a very intersting and brave choice you made or will not make after all the threads here, LOL. I left my hometown when I was 3, only come back every 4 years now and always feel like home because it's small, life is slow, things are dirt cheap, like really really cheap! And if you like the food there, plus it's not hard to find girlfriends/ boyfriends western men are very popular, not so many foreigner there, less competition, you are high up on the list, LOL. If you are sensible to binge, sensible going out, look after your bank cards... same like at home, really, you are fine. Best wishes to you Jack! daizee62 11/18/2013 1057 EST Hey Jack. Are you still in Hai Phong? I just relocated from the states to Da Nang but it looks like more jobs are calling for me there. Interested to see if you went and your perspective. Thanks Brie

we went to hai phong two months ago