REVIEW UNIT 5.2 A. READING Task 1. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage. Ha Long Bay is (1) ________ in QuangNinh Province in Vietnam. The name ofthe 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 ofthe place. (4) ________ the invaders were approaching via sea, the dragons spat out Jewelscreating 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 byhundreds of thousands of tourists each year. You can opt for a (6) ________ cruise, that willtake 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 Task 2: Read and answer the questions. Da Nang has a population of nearly 800,000 people. The Han River flows through the city. The city part on the east bank is the newest and more spacious. The city part on the west bank is more crowded. There are five bridges across the river. The Han River Bridge is the newest one now. The cost of living in Da Nang is the lowest in Central Viet Nam. Da Nang has many beaches. Among them, NonNuoc Beach is one of the beautiful beaches in the world. But walking in the street on a summer afternoon is not a good idea in Da Nang. There are not many trees so there are not many shadows. It is often very hot at noon. 1. What is the population of Da Nang? 2. Which part of the city is more spacious? 3. Which part of the city is more crowed? 4. Which bridge is the newest? 5. What is Non Nuoc Beach like? Task 3: Read the following text and use the words given in the box to fill in the blanks means limestone as width found largest much Son Doong cave is world’s (1) ____________ cave, located in QuangBinh province,Vietnam. It was (2) ____________ by a local man named Ho Khanh in 1991 and was recently discovered in 2009 by British cavers, led by Howard Limbert. The name “Son Doong" cave (3) ____________ “mountain river cave”. The cave was created 2-5 million years ago by river water eroding away the (4) ____________ underneath the mountain. At about 9 kilometers in length, 200 meters in (5) ____________ and 150 meters in height, Son Doong Cave is (6) ____________ larger than Deer Cave in Malaysia and has replaced Deer Cave to take pole position (7) ____________ the world’s largest cave.