E9U2 READING

There are 21,900 households in an area of less than 100 hectares of the Old Quarter in Ha Noi. In many houses, an entire family may (1)_____ no more than a single room.

A house on Hang Ca Street, (2)_____ in the 1940s, originally belonged to one wealthy man and his wives, and now there are six households there with about 30 people. Many say the convenience of the Old Quarter (3) _____compensates for the shortage of facilities. Tradition is also a(n) (4) ____ because some residents have (5) ____ houses elsewhere but no one wants to sell the old houses or rooms (6)_____ these are the houses of the ancestors.

• 1.fill

• 1.exist

• 1.control

• 1.occupy

There are 21,900 households in an area of less than 100 hectares of the Old Quarter in Ha Noi. In many houses, an entire family may (1)_____ no more than a single room.

A house on Hang Ca Street, (2)_____ in the 1940s, originally belonged to one wealthy man and his wives, and now there are six households there with about 30 people. Many say the convenience of the Old Quarter (3) _____compensates for the shortage of facilities. Tradition is also a(n) (4) ____ because some residents have (5) ____ houses elsewhere but no one wants to sell the old houses or rooms (6)_____ these are the houses of the ancestors.

• 2.build

• 2.built

• 2.to be built

• 2.was built

There are 21,900 households in an area of less than 100 hectares of the Old Quarter in Ha Noi. In many houses, an entire family may (1)_____ no more than a single room.

A house on Hang Ca Street, (2)_____ in the 1940s, originally belonged to one wealthy man and his wives, and now there are six households there with about 30 people. Many say the convenience of the Old Quarter (3) _____compensates for the shortage of facilities. Tradition is also a(n) (4) ____ because some residents have (5) ____ houses elsewhere but no one wants to sell the old houses or rooms (6)_____ these are the houses of the ancestors

• 3.live

• 3.lives

• 3.living

• 3.liveliness

There are 21,900 households in an area of less than 100 hectares of the Old Quarter in Ha Noi. In many houses, an entire family may (1)_____ no more than a single room.

A house on Hang Ca Street, (2)_____ in the 1940s, originally belonged to one wealthy man and his wives, and now there are six households there with about 30 people. Many say the convenience of the Old Quarter (3) _____compensates for the shortage of facilities. Tradition is also a(n) (4) ____ because some residents have (5) ____ houses elsewhere but no one wants to sell the old houses or rooms (6)_____ these are the houses of the ancestors.

• 4.factor

• 4.element

• 4.situation

• 4.occasion

There are 21,900 households in an area of less than 100 hectares of the Old Quarter in Ha Noi. In many houses, an entire family may (1)_____ no more than a single room.

A house on Hang Ca Street, (2)_____ in the 1940s, originally belonged to one wealthy man and his wives, and now there are six households there with about 30 people. Many say the convenience of the Old Quarter (3) _____compensates for the shortage of facilities. Tradition is also a(n) (4) ____ because some residents have (5) ____ houses elsewhere but no one wants to sell the old houses or rooms (6)_____ these are the houses of the ancestors.

• 5.no

• 5.more

• 5.bigger

• 5.biggest

There are 21,900 households in an area of less than 100 hectares of the Old Quarter in Ha Noi. In many houses, an entire family may (1)_____ no more than a single room.

A house on Hang Ca Street, (2)_____ in the 1940s, originally belonged to one wealthy man and his wives, and now there are six households there with about 30 people. Many say the convenience of the Old Quarter (3) _____compensates for the shortage of facilities. Tradition is also a(n) (4) ____ because some residents have (5) ____ houses elsewhere but no one wants to sell the old houses or rooms (6)_____ these are the houses of the ancestors.

• 6.but

• 6.because

• 6.so

• 6.although

The authorities of Ha Noi have had a plan to (7) ___ 25,000 of the Old Quarter’s 84,000 residents, beginning in 2009 when 1,900 households will go to a new development area, across the Red River.

However, people don't want to live in a high-rise block because they (8) ____ to it. Authorities will take (9) ___ to find out what people will need to (10)_____ them feel comfortable in their new neighbourhood.

• 7.move

• 7.leave

• 7.change

• 7.bring

The authorities of Ha Noi have had a plan to (7) ___ 25,000 of the Old Quarter’s 84,000 residents, beginning in 2009 when 1,900 households will go to a new development area, across the Red River.

However, people don't want to live in a high-rise block because they (8) ____ to it. Authorities will take (9) ___ to find out what people will need to (10)_____ them feel comfortable in their new neighbourhood.

• 8.didn’t use

• 8.were not used

• 8.are used

• 8.are not used

The authorities of Ha Noi have had a plan to (7) ___ 25,000 of the Old Quarter’s 84,000 residents, beginning in 2009 when 1,900 households will go to a new development area, across the Red River.

However, people don't want to live in a high-rise block because they (8) ____ to it. Authorities will take (9) ___ to find out what people will need to (10)_____ them feel comfortable in their new neighbourhood

• 9.influence

• 9.effort

• 9.time

• 9.notice

The authorities of Ha Noi have had a plan to (7) ___ 25,000 of the Old Quarter’s 84,000 residents, beginning in 2009 when 1,900 households will go to a new development area, across the Red River.

However, people don't want to live in a high-rise block because they (8) ____ to it. Authorities will take (9) ___ to find out what people will need to (10)_____ them feel comfortable in their new neighbourhood.

• 10.make

• 10.cause

• 10.let

• 10.allow