III. Choose the best answer.

1. The left hand is customarily used for cleaning, _ Indian people never eat with their left hand.

a. so b. but c. however d. therefore

2. The girl was crying when a fairy _______

a. appear b. appearing c. appears d. appeared

3. Tam is a beautiful girl; ___________, she‘s kind- hearted.

a. therefore b. however c. moreover d. otherwise

4. According to the ____________, we give lucky money to children at Tet.

a. custom b. table manners c. customs d. traditions

5. Their ______________ to the God including incense, fruit and cakes.

a. ceremony b. ritual c. offerings d. worship

6. I don’t mind ______________you with this assignment.

a. help b. to help c. helping d. helped

7. If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference………… ‘science’ and ‘technology’.

a. of b. among c. for d. between

8. In my family, all the traditions of our ancestors are _______ followed.

a. strict b. strictly c. strictured d. strictness

III. Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets. (3pts)

1. There is ceremony of offering incense and ……………….such as Chung cakes, Day cakes and five- fruit trays to the Kings. (SPECIAL)

2.  The door –opening ritual is carried out by a…………….. at the Kate Festival. (MAGIC)

3.  They sent us………………on our 20^th wedding anniversary. (CONGRATULATE)

4. The elephants races get the ……………of the crowds. (ATTEND)

5. It’s a rule, so everyone has to…………..follow it. (STRICT)

Annually, within one week of a particular month in a year, at Halong Bay – northern part of Quang Ninh province, Halong Tourism Week is organized. The event is a valuable chance for foreign visitors to understand the unique beauty of Halong. The spotlight of this festival is Halong Carnival.

It has been held since 2011 when Halong was chosen as one of the new seven natural wonders of the world. Halong Tourism Week is a combination of modern and traditional styles. Also there are a wide variety of cultural, tourism, and sporting activities, consisting of art performances and food festivals. There is even Miss Sea Contest at Halong Tourism Week. The Tourism Week attracts more tourists from other provinces in Vietnam and other countries in the world.

True or False?

1. Halong Carnival is a special part of Halong Tourism Week. __________

2. Halong Tourism Week lasts one month. __________

3. Tourists can watch Beauty Contest at Halong Tourism Week. __________

Choose the best answer:

4. Halong Tourism Week is a mixture of__________styles.

A. modern and traditional B. cultural and beautiful

C. valuable and unique D. wide and tourism

5. It has been held for___________years so far.

A. 2011 B. ten C. two D. six

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence:

1. In my opinion, a custom is something that has become an_________way of doing things.

A. broken B. accepted C. refused D. denied

2. A tradition is something we do that is special and is­________through the generations.

A. passed down B. spotted on C. taken up D. broken with

3. The superstar Ronaldo will go to Vietnam in September. - _________! It ‘s like a joke.

A. You’re welcome B. My pleasure C. You’re kidding D. Bless you

4. According to tradition, you _______ sweep the floor on the first day of Tet. If you sweep the floor, you will sweep your money.

A. should B. must C. have to D. shouldn’t

5. The Tortoise and the Hare is a_______.

A. legend B. fairy tale C.folk D. fable

6. At the beginning of the festival, they performed a ______ of offering some incense.

A. task B. ritual C. function D. role

7. Giong Sain is unable___________until he was three.

A. to speak B. speaking C. speak D. to speaking

Word form:

1. I find Water Festival in Thailand_____________. DISAPPOINT

2. _____________is important in life. COMMUNICATE

3. He contributed a lot to______________. COMMUNE

4. He walked more_______________than usual to avoid waking everyone up. QUIET

5. We worship him to show our honour to his protecting us from________________. INVADE

6. We all enjoy these customs and traditions because they provide our family with a sense of____ BELONG

Choose the underlined part that need correcting in each sentence below.

31. People need to celebrate festival because of  they help preserve their traditions and customs.

                                  A                             B                    C                    D

32. Celebrating tradition festivals should be encourage in our community.

               A                                         B                C                          D

33. Festivals help people in a community cooperating more with others.

                       A                B                               C                              D

34. “Huong pagoda festival” is celebrated annual.

                                    A        B       C             D

35. People can understand more about their cultural values by participate in festivals.

                                             A                            B                 C         D

Choose the underlined part that need correcting in each sentence below.

31. People need to celebrate festival because of  they help preserve their traditions and customs.

                                  A                             B                    C                    D

32. Celebrating tradition festivals should be encourage in our community.

               A                                         B                C                          D

33. Festivals help people in a community cooperating more with others.

                       A                B                               C                              D

34. “Huong pagoda festival”       is        celebrated       annual.

                                    A        B       C             D

35. People can understand more about their cultural values by         participate in festivals.

                                             A                            B                 

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Vietnamese has a lot of traditions at Tet. They believe that the first-footer of a family determines their luck for the next year. Usually, people will invite a good-tempered, moral and successful person to visit their houses. During Tet, people visit relatives and friends to exchange best wishes. Children will dress in new clothes. They will receive lucky money for good blessings. Family gathering is really important because it’s time family members get together after a long year. At Tet every house is usually decorated by flowers and colored lights.

Question: Why is family gathering important?

A. Because it’s long

B. Because people can get together

C. Because family members can celebrate birthday.

D. Because a long year is important.

Đọc và thực hiện các yêu cầu sau :
The Hung Temple is on the top of Nghia Linh Mountain in Phu Tho province . The Festival makes it possible for Vietnamese people to visit their land of origin. A day before the festival, you can see ancient and modern flags along the road from Viet Tri to Hung mountain . On the day beforethe festival,people let 100 sky lanterns fly into the sky . The main worship service is held the following morning A flowers ceremony starts the festival. In the upper Temple , there is a ceremony of offeringa five-fruit tray,banh chung ( Square cakes ) and Banh Day ( circle cakes ) to the 18^th Hung King . Also , there is an elephant march followed by the cross - bow shooting , rice - cooking , swimging contests , cockfights and dragon dances .

1. Tích T / F :
a) The Hung Temple is in the root of Nghia Linh mountain .
b) Modern flags are seen along the road from Viet Tri to Hung mountain .
c) People let 100 sky lanterns float on the river on the day before the festival .
d) There is an elephant march during the festival .
e) A six - fruit tray is one of the offerings to the 18^th King .

2. Trả lời câu hỏi .
a) Where is the Hung Temple ?
b) What can you see on the day before the festival ?
c) When is the main worship service held ?
d) Does a fruit ceremony start the festival ?
e) Which march is followed by the cross - bow shooting ?

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Vietnamese has a lot of traditions at Tet. They believe that the first-footer of a family determines their luck for the next year. Usually, people will invite a good-tempered, moral and successful person to visit their houses. During Tet, people visit relatives and friends to exchange best wishes. Children will dress in new clothes. They will receive lucky money for good blessings. Family gathering is really important because it’s time family members get together after a long year. At Tet every house is usually decorated by flowers and colored lights.

Question:Will children wear new clothes

A. No, they won’t

B. Yes, he is

C. Yes, they will

D. No, he isn’t