Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is an icon of Australia's creative construction. It is located in the end of Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour. Designed by a Danish architect Jorn Utzon, this landmark was built in 1957. Completed in 1973, it has attracted worldwide praise for its design and construction. The Sydney Opera House has three shell groups in which two houses, main performance halls and one house, a restaurant. These shell structures are set upon a large platform. In 2007, it was voted as a UNESCO World Heritage building.

The Sydney Opera House is in Austria.           ...........

Lan can sing very well. She can't play the piano. (Combine these sentences with "although")

I had a bad cold, so I didn't go to school yesterday. (Rewrite this sentence with "because")

Choose the best fit for each gap to complete the passage. (1.0pt)

Television first came some sixty years ago in the 1950s. Nowadays, it is one of the most (19) …….. sources of entertainment for both the old and the young. Television brings (20) ……… for children, world news, music and many other (21) ......... If someone likes sports, he can just choose the right sports (22) ........ It is not difficult for us to see why there is a TV set in almost every home today.

What does the word “praise” in line 4 refer to?

This building was built about _______________.

He likes playing table tennis, ______________he can't play it.

I think “Tom and Jerry” is the best ______________.          

Who projected The Sydney Opera House?

Choose the word that underlined part is different from the others.

Which is not correct?

Lan goes to the cinema with Nga last Sunday.

        A    B           C        D

What is the main topic of the text?

I/ turn up/ TV/ because/ want/ hear/ music/ clear. (Order words to make full meaning sentence)

Choose the word that has different stress pattern.

The people here are ______________