VI. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival ____________(hold) every year on the 9th day of the eighth lunar month.

2. Everything is going well. We ____________(not have) any problems so far.

3. Perfume Festival ____________(take) place at the Perfume Pagoda on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month.

4. Little Red Riding Hood___________(walk) through the forest when she met a wicked wolf.

5. ____________(you/ watch) this programme or can I turn the TV off? 

6. My friends and I ____________(not play) football at 3p.m yesterday because it was raining hard at that time.

7. The Hung King Temple Festival ____________(recognise) as a national holiday in 2007.

8. When I shouted, they ____________(jump) off the roof and ____________(run) away.

9. What ____________(you/do) when you’ve spent all your money?

10. The Chinese custom of binding feet to make them smaller ____________(cease) in the twentieth century.

Exercise 5: Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets

1. Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival ____________(hold) every year on the 9th day of the eighth lunar month.

2. ____________(you/ watch) this programme or can I turn the TV off?

3. What ____________(you/do) when you’ve spent all your money?

Exercise 6: Read the text carefully, and then choose the correct answer

According to Irish folklore a man named Jack, well known for his drunkenness and quick temper, got very drunk at a local pub on All Hallows Eve. He met the Devil outside the pub because the Devil wanted his soul. Jack asked him one more drink but he didn’t have the money to pay. So he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin and Jack put it into his wallet that had a silver cross that caught the Devil. Jack agreed to free the Devil under one condition: he should let him live for another year. The Devil accepted.

The following year the Devil reappeared and asked Jack to accompany him. Jack told the Devil to take an apple from a tree; when the Devil climbed up, Jack carved a cross on the tree and the Devil was trapped again. This time Jack asked the Devil ten more years of life in exchange for his freedom; again the Devil had to accept.

Soon after, Jack died. God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The Devil kept his word not to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then, simply “Jack O’Lantern.”

The Irish used to carve turnips or beets as Jack’s lanterns and place them into windows or near doors to frighten away evil spirits on Halloween night. When they emigrated to the USA, they brought their traditions with them. They couldn’t find turnips in America but they found a lot of pumpkins which were suitable substitutes to make a JackO’Lantern; since then, pumpkins are an essential part of Halloween celebrations.

1. Where did Jack O’ Lantern first appear?

A. England   

B. The USA  

C. Scotland   

D. Ireland

2. Why did Jack meet the Devil outside the pub?

A. Because he wanted to invite the Devil for a drink.

B. Because the Devil wanted to collect his soul.

C. Because he sold his soul to the Devil.

D. Because he didn’t have money to pay for his drink.

3. Jack had a silver cross in his wallet _________.

A. to prevent the Devil taking his soul

B. to turn the Devil into a coin

C. to drive the Devil away from him

D. to prevent the Devil from changing back into his original form

4. What did the Devil have to do before he could come down from the tree?

A. Let Jack live for more ten years.         

B. Promise not to bother Jack any more.

C. Take an apple from the tree.     

D. Exchange his life for his freedom.

5. When he died, Jack wasn’t allowed into heaven because _________.

A. he was a honest man      

B. the Devil didn’t accept him

C. he was a bad man           

D. the God didn’t want his soul

The Hung King Temple Festival is annually held from 8th to the 11th days of the third lunar month. The main festival day is on the 10th day of the third lunar Match, on which the National Assembly has approved Vietnamese working people to annually have one more national holiday to mark the anniversary of the Hung King’s death. Every year, on this traditional occasion, Vietnamese people worldwide join their brothers and sisters in spirit to observe Vietnam National Day in commemoration of their ancestors. The main ceremony takes place at the Hung Temple on Nghia Linh Mountain in Phong Chau District, Phu Tho Province, about 85 km northwest of Hanoi. The Hung King Temple Festival is one of the most important and sacred festivals of the Vietnamese people, deeply imbedded in the minds of every Vietnamese citizen, regardless of where they

originated from.

1.the Vietnamese show their respect to the ancestors on thí occasion

a.false

b.true

2.the ceremony only takes place at the hung temple in phu tho province

a.true

b.false

3.the hung king temple festival is mostly for entertainment

a.true

b.false

Gíup mình vs ạ

Gạch chân rõ chỗ cm True False ạ

The Hung King Temple Festival is annually held from 8^th to the 11^th days of the third lunar month. The main festival day is on the 10^th day of the third lunar March, on which the National Assembly has approved Vietnamese working people to annually have one more national holiday to mark the anniversary of the Hung King’s death. Every year, on this traditional occasion, Vietnamese people worldwide join their brothers and sisters in spirit to observe Vietnam National Day in commemoration of their ancestors. The main ceremony takes place at the Hung Temple on Nghia Linh Mountain in Phong Chau District, Phu Tho Province, about 85km northwest of Hanoi. The Hung King Temple Festival is one of the most important and sacred festivals of the Vietnamese people, deeply imbedded in the minds of every Vietnamese citizen, regardless of where they originated from.

1.The King Hung Anniversary is yearly held at the first half of the third lunar month.   T        F

2. It has become one of the national holidays recently.                                                    T         F

3. The Vietnamese show their respect to the ancestors on this occasion.                        T          F

4. The ceremony only takes place at the Hung Temple in Phu Tho Province.                  T          F

5.  The Hung King Temple Festival is mostly for entertainment.                                        T          F

           LÀM TRONG 10 PHÚT VÀ GIẢI THÍCH HỘ MÌNH NHA 

1.  The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn’t happy. (ALTHOUGH)

………….……………………………………………………………….…

2.  The Buffalo- fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday. There were so many people. (BECAUSE)

……………..…………………………………………………………………..

3.  A lion can run 100km/hr while a horse can run 80km/hr. (fast)

A lion can run………………………………………………………………

4.  They are both good at speaking English, but Hung speaks better than Nam. (badly)

Nam speaks English ………………………………………………..…...

5.  The Eagle team performed more successfully than the Tiger team. (successfully)

The Tiger team performed………………………………………………..……..

6.  A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car. (slowly)

An ordinary car goes…………………………………………………....

7.   No one in my group is more intelligent than Long.

Mary……….……….….……………….….……….………….…………...

8.  Huong Tram performs the song “Em Gai Mua” very beautifully.

The song “Em Gai Mua " ……………………………………………………

9.  He uses all his free time to look after his garden.     

 He spends...........................................................................................

VI. Read the passage carefully then do the tasks that follow. (1 pt)

Elephant Racing Festival, one of the biggest festivals in Tay Nguyen, is held annually in the third lunar month. As preparation for the festival, villagers feed their elephants with a wide range of food:  grass, corns, sugar canes, sweet potatoes, papayas, and bananas. Also, in order to preserve their strength, the elephants take a rest without hard work.

On the day of the event, elephants from several villages gather at Don Village. Each time, ten elephants will run at the same time for about one or two kilometers. The competition is guided by the sound of tu va, a kind of horn. The winning elephant will receive a laurel wreath as a sign of victory, and it will enjoy sugar canes and bananas from surrounding people. After finishing the race at Don Village, the elephants move to Serepok River for swimming competition.

Part 1. Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). 

1. _____ The elephants only take part in running competition in the festival.

2. _____ Surrounding people give the winning elephant sugar canes and bananas.

Part 2. Answer the following questions. 

1. When do they hold Elephant Racing Festival?

……………………………………………………….

2. How far do the elephants will run?

……………………………………………….

Mid-Autumn Festival

            Mid-Autumn Festival is held on 15^th day of the eight lunar month to celebrate biggest full moon in the year. In Viet Nam, this festival is for children (56)___________ children are center of all activities on that day. (57)_____________ the festival is coming, the adults and the parents prepare many different foods -  moon cakes, candies, biscuits, jellies, and fruit. (58)_____________, the children are given many nice lanterns – star lanterns, flower lanterns and diverse funny masks, (59)__________ they can light the lantern during the Mid-Autumn night.

            (60)______________ the autumn is the time of the beginning of the new school year, the adults and parents give gifts to the children. The festival takes place (61)_______________ people have had good crops. (62)____________, it is also the congratulation for the full harvest.

            Nowadays, (63)__________ some of the traditional toys have been replaced by modern toys, the meaning of the festival has been kept and developed. It is certain that Mid-Autumn Festival is a good example of the traditional culture of the Vietnamese.

Task 1: Complete each blank in the passage with the correct linking word. (There may be more than one possibility)

Task 2: Read the passage again, and then answer the following questions.

64.                        When is Mid-Autumn Festival held? What is it for?

________________________________________________________________________________

65.                        What do the adults and the parents do to prepare for the festival?

________________________________________________________________________________

66.                        What are children given besides moon cakes?

________________________________________________________________________________

67.                        What can children do with their lanterns?

________________________________________________________________________________

68.                        Why is Mid-Autumn Festival also considered the congratulation for the full harvest?

________________________________________________________________________________

69.                        What is the importance of this festival?

________________________________________________________________________________ 

I/ Rewrite the following sentences in such way that they mean exactly the same as the sentences given (5pts)

1. The Buffalo-fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday. There were so many people (BECAUSE)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. We won’t hold the festival. It costs too much money (IF)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. The Khmer believe they have to float lanterns. They may not get lood luck. (OTHERWISE)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. I really enjoyed the concert. The music was too loud. (ALTHOUGH)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. The Huong Pagoda Festivals attracts a lot of Vietnamses people and is popular with foreigners too. (MOREOVER)

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