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Exercise 6A. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Artists who…………(1) pictures on the pavement with chalk used to be a common sight of London, but there………(2) only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved by the fact that one of the ………….(3) favourite tricks is to draw a five-pound note and see a lot of people trying to ………………..(4) it up. The police usually treat pavement artists kindly and there is nothing in the law against drawing on the pavement……………….(5) the artist is so good that he gets a large……………..(6) around him and this prevents other people from passing freely along the street.

1.      A. draw	B. paint	C. take	D. print
2.      A. is	B. are	C. was	D. were
3.      A. artist	B. artist’s	C. artists	D. artists’
4.      A. pick	B. hold	C. bring	D. get
5.      A. if	B. although	C. unless	D. because
6.      A. meeting	B. collection	C. gathering	D. crowd

Exercise 6B - Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

        The Temple of Literature was (1) ___________ in 1070 under Ly Thanh Tong’s dynasty. The temple is divided into five courtyards. The first courtyard stretches (2) ___________ the main gate to Dai Trung gate. The second stands out with Khue Van Cac Pavilion. The third courtyard is (3)___________ doctor names were listed on stone tablets above tortoise backs. There are a total of 82 tombstones, with names and places of birth of 1307 doctors. The fourth courtyard is dedicated to Confucius and his 72 honoured students, as (4) ___________ as Chu Van An – a famous teacher known for his devotion to teaching. The last and also furthest courtyard is Thai Hoc house, which used to be the Imperial Academy (QuocTuGiam) – the first (5) ___________ of Vietnam. Thai Hoc house holds a small (6) ___________ of old time costumes for students and mandarins.