II. Read the passage then answer the questions.
Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is especially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty- first and February nineteen. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.
1. What is Vietnam’s New Year known as?
2. Is Tet celebrated according to the Lunar calendar? →………………………….………
3. When does the Lunar New Year begin?
4. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?
5. Do people sit up to midnight on the New Year’s Eve? →………………………………………..
6. Does Tet last five days? →………………………..……………………………..
7. Why are the first three days the most important?→………………………..…………………
Điền vào chỗ thích hợp:
A.what should we do about it?
B.there are so may cars on the roads during rush hours
C.and they had better wear the masks when they go out
D.all of us must keep the air fresh and clean
_ nowadays,people are sick and tired of traffic in the big cities. So life in the cities must be improved. .........(1),especially in the centre of the city- that people can't move quickly as they want to. There are often a lot of traffic jams. Smoke from vehilcles pollutes air . Old people can't stand this smoke,some people can't breath,......... (2). The air pollution is terrible. ......(3).
Each nation has a lot of people who voluntarily take care of others. Even though who you are and how much your age is……… you all do volunteer work. There are many volunteer works such as visiting old or sick people, teach poor children……… and so on, however, have you ever thought that why do people do volunteer work? It is sure that there are many reasons for it. In my opinion, there are five main reasons why people do volunteer work. The first reason, I think that it is humanity. People , who feel lucky and have a good life, share the feelings of the poor, the injured, the disabled……….and so on. Thus, they want to share with them difficulties and sadness, give small helps to them which can help them overcome troubles. They want to bring happiness to poor and disabled children as well as boys who no longer have fathers and girls who no longer have mothers. They want to help these children be gone to school and teach them things which they usually learn from their parents. Besides, they take care of old and sick people because they consider them as their relatives and hope to help them pass over loneliness and sickness. They also want to their kids about humanity. They teach them to love and help others. Secondly, people do volunteer work because it is their interest in free time, perhaps.” Instead of listening to music or playing games….. we like to do volunteer works. It is really interesting and we can also help others.” Some people shared. Thirdly, some people do it because it is their work. These people usually work in voluntary organizations. They are paid for it. The fourth reason, people who not only want to help but they also train their ability in activities of society, do volunteer work. They think it can both help others and train themselves. They also find out friends or people who have sympathy with them. Finally, above all things, people do volunteer work because they think that the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to other
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Read the passage and fill the suitable world in the blank :
We can choose our friends, but we cannot choose out relatives. That does not mean that members of our (1) ........................ cannot also be our friends. Many children have a very (2)................... relationship with their parents and they see them as friends.Of course when you are a teenager, there are times (3)............... you don't get on very well with your parents, or they can get angry with you. That's only natural. There are times when you want to beindependent and decide things by (4)............. After all, nobody ís perfect, and we are all (5) mistakes. But your parents understand that. When you grow up, you will see that you have many things in common with your mom and dad.
Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important …………. (9) for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which ………… (10) in late January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and ………….. (11) their homes. They go to market to ………. (12) candy, jams or dried water melon seeds. They also get new clothes which are traditional at Tet. They often buy peach blossoms and marigolds which are …………….. (13) flowers at Tet holiday. Tet is a time …………….. (14) family members to gather and have some special meals………… (15) special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often ………….. (16) relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday.
9. A. festival B. celebration
C. occasion D. A&B
10. A. happen B. take place
C. occurs D. All are correct
11. A. decorating B. decorate
C. to decorate D. decorated
12. A. make B. take
C. buy D. sell
13. A. tradition B. traditional
C. traditionally D. traditions
14. A. with B. in
C. to D. for
15. A. for B. with
C. to D. of
16. A. visit B. love
Everyone thinks / is thinking Mark is a bored / boring person because he collects things, and some people feel / are feeling that collecting things is one of the most bored / boring hobbies. Mark’s collections are rather different, though: one is a collection of chocolate wrappers, while the other is aeroplane boarding passes! ‘I know my collections look / are looking unusual, or even eccentric, but in fact there are quite a few people collecting these things,’ he says. I now have 102 wrappers and 23 boarding passes, and both my collections still grow / are still growing ! Whenever I'm out, I always / occasionally keep an eye out for different wrappers and if I see a chocolate bar with a wrapper I haven't got, I buy it. As for boarding passes, I rarely / sometimes travel by plane myself, but I’ve asked all my friends and relatives to bring me some whenever they fly anywhere. It's actually really fun and quite challenging to find different designs, though my mum gets / is getting more and more tired of the mess in my room; she is always / sometimes telling me she is going to throw everything out!’.
Write an email(80_100 từ)to your friend and tell him/her about at least three things that you like to do during Tet and explain why
Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of things. Other people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful or fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very different from clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s all women wore dresses. The dresses all had long skirts. But today women do not always wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kind of cloth. But today, there are many kinds of man made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon or polyester.
1. Some people like ..................because they want to be the center of things?
A. colorful clothes B. casual clothes C. uniforms
2. Clothes today are ......................... clothes of the 1800s.
A. the same as B. very different from C. look like
3. What did all women in 1800s wear?
A. Ao dai B. colorful clothes C. dresses
4. What were clothes made from in the 1800s?
A. polyester B. nylon C. natural material
5. There are ..................... differences between clothes in the 1800s and those nowadays?
A. 4 B. 2 C. 3
Change sentences into passive
1, The studens are doing an exercise at the moment.
2, They are decorating their rooms for Tet holiday .
3, People speak English in many African countries.
4, People don't grow maize in this region.
5, Mr.Nam is reparing the faucet in the bathroom.
6, What book are you reading.
7, Do they hold a school meeting every month.
8, They don't allow us to walk on the glass
9, They are building a factory to recycle waste paper in this city
10, Nam often look after his children at the weekend ?
11, My mother often tell the folktales everynight.
12, My family spends little electricity
13, I buy some books every month
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