Direction : Read this passage and choose the best alternatives.

Beijing is a city with deep-rooted traditions. it has a history of more than 3,000 years, and has been the national capital for some 800 of these. Some half a million years ago, Peking Men lived in Zhoukoudian. The Palace Museum ( Forbidden City )
with its ancient architecture and a history of more than 570 years of the 24 emperors
who lived and reigned there : The temple of heaven, the structure of which holds on
an important position in the history of the Chinese architecture, have all aroused people’s imagination concerning its uniqueness and mystery.
The Palace Museum is located in the middle of Beijing and is the former place
Of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. it’s the largest and best preserved group of ancient wooden architecture in the world. First built in 1406 in the fourth year of Emperor Yongle, it is the place where 24 emperors were enthroned.
Occupying an area of 720,000 square meters, the Palace Museum has 9,999 rooms, In 1987, the UNESCO listed the Palace Museum as part of world cultural heritage.
In the northern part of the vast land of China there lies the Great Wall which stretches from east to west, winding over mountains, across grasslands and through in
Numerous twists and terns. Spanning a total of 5,660 kms. It starts from the banks of the
Yalu River in the east and meanders toward the Qilin and Tianshan Mountians in the west, its gigantic proportions of construction, long history and great magnificence have
made it known throughout the world and brought it the reputation as one of the world’s
seven wonders in the medieval times. Moreover, as the American astronaut Neli Armstrong who manned the spacecraft “Apollo”put it, the Great Wall is one of the 2
construction projects on the earth that can be seen clearly from space. While the United
Nations named it one of the world’s cultural heritages in 1987, the imposing Great Wall
has long been the symbol and soul of China.

1.Which is the best title of this story ?
1. Beijing the imperial city in Asia.
2. Peking Men in China.
3. Unseen tourist attractions.
4. Seven’s wonders in the world.

2.”there” in line 5 refers to…..?
1. Beijing
2. Zhoukoudian
3. the Palace Museum
4. The temple of heaven

3.The word “located” in paragraph 2 can replace by…..?
1. preserve
2. arouse
3. situate
4. concern

4. ” It “ in the last paragraph refers to……?
1. the Great Wall
2. a spacecraft “Apollo”
3. a construction project
4. Tianshan Mountians

5. Why does the Palace Museum was listed as part of the UNESCO’s cultural heritage?
1. Because use to be the former palace of emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties.
2. Because it is holds on an important position in Beijing
3. Because it was first built in the fourth year of Yongle.
4. Because it is the best largest group of wooden architecture.

6. Which are wooden architectures from the passage ?
1. The Great Wall , The Palace Museum.
2. The Palace Museum , The Great Wall.
3. The Forbidden city , The Palace Museum.
4. The temple of heaven , The Forbidden city

7. The phrase “ winding over mountains ” we can conclude that…… ?
1. the vast land in the northern of China.
2. The Great Wall of China in summer.
3. The Great Wall of China stretches from east to west.
4. an American astronaut can be see clearly from space.

8. According to the passage, we can know that The Great Wall of China…..?
1. is one of constructions can be see from the moon.
2. was first built in the region of emperor Qin sehung 200 B.C.
3. isn’t in the middle of Beijing but it’s in Xi’an.
4. like a lying dragon from east to west.

9. Which alternative is not correct from the passage ?
1. The emperor Yongle was the first emperor who ruled the imperial of China.
2. The palace museum doesn’t situated outside of Beijing.
3. Neil Armstrong said he could see The Great Wall of China from the moon.
4. The Great Wall is the symbol of China nowadays.

10. What is the author’s purpose of this story ?
1. supportive
2. informative
3. advisory
4. nviting

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