Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37.
Easter
Easter is a holiday in late March or early April, the first Sunday after the first full moon after 21 March. Many people (33) ________ it with their family or have a short holiday/ vacation. It is also an important Christian festival. Easter Sunday, the day of the Resurrection, is the end of Lent and the most important date in the Christian year. Many people who do not go to church at other times go on Easter Sunday. It was once (34) ________ for people to wear new clothes to church on this day. Women (35) ________ new hats, called Easter bonnets. Today, people sometimes make elaborately decorated Easter bonnets for fun. A few people send Easter (36) ________ with religious symbols on them or pictures of small chickens, lambs, rabbits and spring flowers, all traditionally associated with Easter.
The Friday before Easter Sunday is called Good Friday and is remembered as the day Christ was crucified (= hanged on a cross to die). On Good Friday many people eat hot cross buns (= fruit buns decorated with a simple cross). The Monday after Easter is called Easter Monday. In Britain, Good Friday and Easter Monday are both bank holidays. In the US, each company decides for itself (37) ________ to close or remain open on those days.
Điền ô số 36
A. notes
B. cards
C. letters
D. envelopes
Đáp án B.
Tạm dịch: A few peple send Easter ________ with religious symbols on them: Vài người gửi đi những ________ Phục Sinh với những biểu tượng tôn giáo.
A. notes: ghi chú, bức thư ngắn
B. cards: thiệp
C. letters: thư
D. envelopes: phong bì..
Vào các dịp lễ thì mọi người thường gửi thiệp cho nhau. Các tấm thiệp này sẽ in những biểu tưởng liên quan đến tôn giáo, tiêu biểu cho ngày lễ Phục Sinh. Ghi chú, thư ngắn, thư hay phong bì đều không phù hợp để gửi cho nhau vào dịp lễ này.
Vậy chọn đáp án B.