1. At Tet, Vietnamese people usually d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ their homes with yellow apricotblossoms or peach blossoms.
2. Vietnamese believe that the colour of red and yellow will bring good f_ _ _ _ _ _ .
3. We have the custom of lighting the candles and burning i_ _ _ _ _ _ before prayingin front of the altar.
4. His grandmother’s funeral was a private c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ attended only by the family.
5. Streets lead to Huong pagoda are very c_ _ _ _ _ _ during its festival time.
6. On the first day of Tet, Vietnamese people often visit a pagoda to p_ _ _ forgood luck and happiness.
7. Buddhist o_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ include fruit, flowers, incense and candles.
8. Your t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are awful - don’t you know how to use a knife and fork?
9. The major items of c_ _ _ _ _ _ in Western dining style are the knife, fork and spoon.
10. The extended family generally consists of at least three g_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ : grandparents,parents and children living together.
Read the following passage and answer the questions
Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to market to buy candy, jams or dried water melon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is a time for family members gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday.
Answer the questions
What is the other name of Tet?
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences 1) saying/ the/ people / each / In/ other / greet / USA, / "hello" / by 2) I / house / on / over /Can / to / come / your / Sunday/ ?
1. It's the custom in my country that _____people avoid sweeping their houses' floors on the first day of lunar new year_________.
2. We broke with tradition by ______________.
3. There's a tradition in my family that ______________.
4. We have the custom of ______________.
5. According to tradition, ______________.
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C. WORD FORMS
1. _____when dining, South Koreans use cushions to sit on the floor and eat from a low table. (TRADITION)
2. The wai is the traditional form of _________in Thailand. (GREET)
3. They weren’t _____________ to live with their parents after the wedding. (OBLIGATION)
4. It is considered ___________ to address an elder with his or her given name. (POLITE)
5. Is that woman the ___________ of the party? (HOST)
6. The children in our family are always _______ to their elders. (RESPECT)
7. Custom _____________ from tradition in some aspects such as scale and time. (DIFFERENT)
8. Don’t use your personal chopsticks to get food from the _____________ dish. (SERVE)
9. Many families have three _____________, which create unique cultural features. (GENERATE)
10. We have lots of customs and it can get a bit _____________ for visitors. (COMFUSE)
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Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words given.
important, weeks, festival, banned, pray, hung, decorated, happy, custom
The Chinese consider the first day of the New Year to be a very (1) ________ day.
They celebrate the day irrespective of whether they are rich or poor. The Chinese call
every year by a new name. The Chinese New Year celebration is the most important (2)
________ of the Chinese. Usually preparation for the celebration of the New Year is made
(3) ________ ahead. Cakes of various kinds are made, the houses are cleaned and (4)
________. A kind of red cloth bearing the words “Prosperity” and “happiness” is (5)
________ on the walls. The children wear new dresses as part of the (6) ________
On the New Year’s Day, the members of the family get up early and (7) ________ to
Gods for the prosperity and happiness of the family. Red packets or “Li Xi “containing
money are given to the youngsters. Crackers firing to scare away the evil spirits is part of
the celebration, but it is ________ (8) by the government now.
READ THE TEXT THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.
A recevey investigation by scientists at the US Geological survey shows that strange animal behaviour might help predict earthquakes.Investigators found such occurences in a ten-kilometor radius of epicenter of a fairly recent earthquake.Some birds screeched and flew about wildly;dogs yelped and ran around uncontrollanly.Scientists believe that animals can perceive these environmental changes as early as several days before the mishap.
In 1976,after observing animal behavior,The Chinease were able to predict a devastating earthquake .Although hundreds of thousands of people were killed,The goverment was able to evacuate millions of the other people and thus keep the death too at a lower level.
a.What might help predict earthquakes?
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b.Did investigators find such occurences in a 12 kilometer radius of epicenter of a fairly recent earthquake?
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c.When were the Chinese able to predict a devastating earthquake after they observed animal behavior?
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d.Were only a few hundreds of people saved in that earthquake?
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Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. ________ when dining, South Koreans use cushions to sit on the floor and eat from a low table. (tradition)
2. The wai is the traditional form of ________ in Thailand. (greet)
3. They weren’t __________ to live with their parents after the wedding. (obligation)
4. It is considered __________ to address an elder with his or her given name. (polite)
5. Is that woman the __________ of the party? (host)
6. The children in our family are always __________ to their elders. (respect)
7. Custom __________ from tradition in some aspects such as scale and time. (different)
8. Don’t use your personal chopsticks to get food from the _________ dish. (serve)
9. Many families have three _________, which create unique cultural features. (generate)
10. We have lots of customs and it can get a bit ________ for visitors (confuse)
11. The “Lost Shoe” is one of the _____________ stories I like best (tradition)
They are brother, but they ________ widely in their taste. (difference)
12. My grandfather often wears _______ clothes on the Tet holiday. (tradition)
13. My car has given me excellent __________. (serve)
14. There is a big ________ between British and German schools. (differ)
15. She soon earned the ________of her colleagues. (respectful)
Read the following passage and answer the questions
Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to market to buy candy, jams or dried water melon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is a time for family members gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday.
True (T) or False (F)
People don’t clean and decorate their homes.
Read the following passage and answer the questions
Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to market to buy candy, jams or dried water melon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is a time for family members gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday.
True (T) or False (F)
People often visit relatives and close friends on the first day of New Year.