UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS PhÇn I: READING Đọc đoạn văn sau rồi trả lời các câu hỏi sau bài đọc. NATIONWIDE MERCURY PRIZE ART COMPETITION The Nationwide Mercury Prize Art Competition is an exciting national art competition for students studying art and design in the UK. This initiative is part of Nationwide's wider Nationwide Mercury Prize sponsorship and provides an ideal opportunity to talk directly with students at over 100 art colleges and universities. It is another great way for Nationwide to support UK popular culture and local communities. Art and design students are set the challenge of creating a painting or work of art inspired by or on the theme of music. A panel of judges from the music and art worlds including musicians, artists and gallery owners judge and shortlist around 50 winning works during April and announce the overall winner and three highly commended artists. All the shortlisted works are then exhibited at a top London gallery. The winning entry from the Art Competition is featured on the cover of the Nationwide Mercury Prize compilation CD, which is related in August each year. The winning artist also receives £10,000 and a further three highly commended works receive £2,000 The winner of the 2006 Nationwide Mercury Prize Art Competition is Gethin Wyn Jones from the Bath School of Art and Design with a sculpture "Colour Music". 1. Who can participate in the Nationwide Mercury Prize Art Competition? 2. Which organization sponsors the Nationwide Mercury Prize Art Competition? 3. What is the aim of the Nationwide Mercury Prize Art Competition? 4. Who are the panel of the judges? 5. What will awarded to the winner of the Nationwide Mercury Prize Art Competition? Dựa vào nội dung đoạn văn trên, xác định các câu sau là ĐÚNG, SAI hay KHÔNG THỂ BIẾT ĐƯỢC (Không xác định được). Nếu đúng, điền "T". Nếu sai, điền "F". Nếu không thể biết được, điền "I" vào chỗ trống đầu mỗi câu. 1. _________ The Nationwide Mercury Prize Art Competition is a national art competition for students majoring in art in the USA. 2. ________ The aim of the Nationwide Mercury Prize Art Competition is to show the skills of students and to introduce UK culture to the visitors. 3. _________ Art students all over the world will have a chance to express their ideas at the Nationwide Mercury Prize Art Competition. 4. _________ 50 winning works will be shortlisted by the judges from the fields of music and art worlds. 5. _________ The winner of the competition won the award for creativity, worth £2,000. 6. _________ The competition is held every year and attracts art students at over 100 art colleges and universities. 7. _________ Gethin Wyn Jones, a student from Bath School of Art and Design, hasn't received any award before. 8. _________ Nationwide's plans to show a travelling exhibition produced by artists with disabilities. 9. _________ The winner of the competition may find opportunities for travel and study abroad. 10. ________ All the shotlisted works are exhibited at a top London gallery. PhÇn II: VOCABULARY Dùng những từ đã cho điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành câu: long-distance fascinated representative stimulate competition sponsored awarded announced spirit participate performance contest 1. The players have a very strong team ________. They are loyal to each other. 2. Did you _________ in any of the school activities? 3. Lucy won three prizes at the beauty _________. 4. With Janes's initiative, the school has __________ her a £500 grant. 5. How do you contact a _________ friend? 6. The team is _________ by JVC, so players wear the letters JVC on their shirts. 7. The two companies are in ________ with each other in advertising their products to the market. 8. Everyone will be ________ the result be e-mail two weeks after the examination. 9. The film was so interesting. All of us were _________ by it. 10. The new government plans to cut taxes in order to _________ the country's economy. 11. Our school is going to have meeting to welcome of the ________ of the Education Ministry. 12. This was a very inpressive _________ by the young player. . UNIT 6: COMPETITIONS PhÇn I: READING Đọc đoạn văn sau rồi trả lời các câu hỏi sau bài đọc. NATIONWIDE MERCURY PRIZE ART COMPETITION The Nationwide. an ideal opportunity to talk directly with students at over 100 art colleges and universities. It is another great way for Nationwide to support UK popular culture and local communities. Art and. produced by artists with disabilities. 9. _________ The winner of the competition may find opportunities for travel and study abroad. 10. ________ All the shotlisted works are exhibited at a top