Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. There are

decorate decorations traditional parade celebrate costumes fireworks

GOLOWAN FESTIVAL

Golowan festival is one of the biggest (38) __________ festivals in Europe. Golowan means ‘midsummer’ in Cornish, the old language of Cornwall. ‘Midsummer’ is the longest day of the year and people celebrate ‘midsummer’ in many countries. The festival lasts for ten days. The celebrations begin with a big (39) __________ show and lots of different music events. People (40) __________ the streets with flags in different colors. School students make amazing animals out of paper. There aren’t any cars or buses on the streets in the town center. Hundreds of people dress up in beautiful (41) __________ and walk along the streets in a big (42) __________. Musicians play guitars and drums while people dance. Visitors can also try Cornish food at the food stands.

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. There
are TWO words that you don’t need.
decorate decorations traditional parade celebrate costumes fireworks

GOLOWAN FESTIVAL

Golowan festival is one of the biggest (38) __________ festivals in Europe. Golowan
means ‘midsummer’ in Cornish, the old language of Cornwall. ‘Midsummer’ is the longest day

of the year and people celebrate ‘midsummer’ in many countries. The festival lasts for ten days.
The celebrations begin with a big (39) __________ show and lots of different music events.
People (40) __________ the streets with flags in different colors. School students make amazing
animals out of paper. There aren’t any cars or buses on the streets in the town center. Hundreds
of people dress up in beautiful (41) __________ and walk along the streets in a big (42)
__________. Musicians play guitars and drums while people dance. Visitors can also try Cornish
food at the food stands.

VI. Read the passage and do the tasks below. (1 pt)

Together with Bai Dinh and Yen Tu Pagoda Festival, Huong Pagoda Festival is among the greatest Buddhist festivals in northern part of Vietnam. Huong Pagoda is located in My Duc District, 70 kilometers away from Hanoi to the south. This festival lasts for three months from the first to the third month in Lunar Calendar. In fact, the official opening day for the festival is on the 6^th day of the first Lunar month. Like other festivals in Vietnam, Huong Pagoda Festival is also divided into two parts: The ceremonies and the entertaining activities. Ceremonial rituals consist of incense offering procession and Zen ceremony in which Monks and Buddhists offer incense, flowers, candles and fruits. During the ceremony, there are two monks performing beautiful and flexible dances. On the other hand, entertaining activities include enjoying boat cruise along Yen Stream for watching picturesque scenery, climbing mountain and exploring holy caves. It is believed that climbing up the top of Huong Tich Mountain will bring you fulfillment and great success in life.

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

1. ______ Huong Pagoda Festival is the greatest Buddhist festival in northern part of Vietnam.

2. ______ Enjoying boat cruise along Yen Stream for watching picturesque scenery is an entertaining activity at the festival.

Task 2. Choose the best answer A, B, or C.

3. How long does the festival last?

A. 1 month.                        B. 3 months.                C. 6 days.

4. What do the ceremonial rituals consist of?

A. Incense offering procession and Zen ceremony.

B. Incense and flower offerings.

C. Offerings of incense, flowers, candles and fruits.

 Giúp mình với mn ơi :(

VI. Fill in each numbered blank in the passage with ONE suitable word to complete its meaning.  

Valentine is celebrated on…(1)…February 14. It is a festival of romantic love as many people give cards, letters, flowers or presents to their lover. They also may arrange a romantic…(2)…in a restaurant. People who would like to have a romantic relationship with somebody may use the occasion to make it known, often anonymously.

Valentine’s day is not a public holiday. Government offices, stores, schools and other organizations are…(3)…as usual. Public transit systems run on their regular…(4)…. Restaurants may be busier than usual as many people go…(5)…for an evening with their spouse or partner. Valentine’s day is also a very…(6)…date for weddings.

The most…(7)…Valentine’s day symbols are the heart, particularly in reds and pinks, and pictures or models of Cupid. Cupid is usually portrayed as a small winged figure with a bow and row. In mythology, he uses his arrow to strike the heart of people. People who have…(8)…in love are sometimes said to be struck by Cupid’s arrow.

1 +……………  2+ ………………..  3 + …………….           4 + …………….

5 +……………  6+ ………………..  7 + …………….           8 + …………….

Read the following passage, and then tick the correct answers: true (T), or false (F).

Songkran is Thailand's most famous festival. An Important event on the Buddhist calendar, this water festival marks the beginning of the traditional Thai New Year. Water is an important element of Songkran, especially in more recent times when the throwing of water has become a huge part of the annual celebrations. If you're visiting Thailand during this period, don't be surprised if you get splashed. Crowds of people roam around throwing buckets of water, using water pistols and just generally soaking anyone in the vicinity. Appreciation of family is another important aspect of the festival, with many Thai people making their way to their hometowns to spend time with older relatives. Buddhists also visit temples throughout Songkran where water is poured on Buddha images and on the hands of Buddhist monks as a mark of respect. Without a doubt, Songkran is a hugely important festival to the Thai people but it's also very popular with visitors and many tourists specifically arrange their holidays around rhis unique event. Anyone and everyone can and will get involved in the celebrations. If you're out and about during Songkran, you're almost guaranteed to end up soaked but you'll have lost of fun in the process!

38. Songkran is considered the festival of the traditional Thai New Year.

39. Water has been used during the festival recently but not in the past.

40. People have many ways to makes each other wet with water.

41. Songkran is also an occasion for people to go to back to the hometown to spend time with their relatives.

42. It is certainly not a religious festival.

43. Everyone visits temples to pour water on Buddha images to show their respect.

44. The Thai do not let foreigners participate in the festival.

45. Songkran is actually a very important festival in Thailand.

46. Nearly everyone gets wet after talking part in the festival.

47. The festival only has the religious meaning but it is not enjoyable.

Underline the most suitable coniunction in each sentence. l. Even though/ When/ Becouse the New Year's Eve is a very important moment of the year, the whole family stays awake to experience it 2. We have finished the preparations on time for the party while/ even though/ however we had a lot of things to do.

3. While/ When/ Since you come to the Lantern Festival in Hoi An, you may be surprised about the beauty of the floating lanterns.

4. You can get there by airplane, but/ and/ so it is a bit costly

5. Chung coke is very tasly, but/ however/ additionally, it is a type of coke for festivals more than for a daily life.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the given word.

1. Participating in the Lim Festival is one the most ......events in (memory)

2. This is a.... festival in vietnam( year) 3. When do the...... for the festival begin( prepare) 4. Among many traditional activities at the Hung King Temple Festival, I was ....festival in Vietnam year .for the festival begin? prepare perform the most interested in the Xoan singing......(perform )

5 At the beginning of the festival, people have to do a welcome.......(rite)

2 Read the passage and fill in the blank with no more than three words
City life is full of advantages and disadvantages. There are a lot of advantages of living in a city. The people who live in cities enjoy some special facilities and comforts unlike the village people. Their houses are modern, streets are well-lighted. They can go shopping and buy everything they need. In case of sickness they can avail the treatment of best doctors. Moreover, they can recevice education in schools, colleges and universities of high standard. They can also visit libraties, parks, museums and so on to stimulate their minds. But city life has some drawbacks too. The city life is very fast. Everybody is rushing for a better life, a better luck and a better opportunity. In city area people usually use vehicles run by fossil fuesl which causes havey smoke. Those smoke causes air pollution. Thus, people living in urban areas take the soup of chemicals. We don't see the harmful gasses but we inhale it. The fast life, the foul and smoky weather and dirty atmosphere cause health problem. Last but not least city life is more or less artificial and monotonous. It has no touch with nature whatsoever
1 People in the cities live in modern houses, receive____ education and get well treatments
2 The air in the cities is polluted by___from vehicles
3 The city life has more artificial but less___features

X   Read the passage. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

      Space tourism (61) ........................ ordinary members of the public buying tickets to travel to space and back. Many people find this idea futuristic. But over the (62) ........................ few years a growing volume of professional work has been (63) ........................ on the subject, and it’s now clear that setting up commercial space tourism services is a realistic target for business today.

      The first steps will just be short sub-orbital flights, since these are easier than getting to orbit. But the technical know-how to make passenger launch vehicles and orbiting hotel accommodation is available, and there is enormous unsatisfied demand - market research has revealed that most people, at (64) ........................ in the industrialized countries, would like to (65) ........................ a trip to space if it was possible. This gives huge scope for reducing the (66) ........................ of space travel by large-scale operation like airlines.

            The main obstacle is simply the conservatism of the space industry as it is today. Since Sputnik was (67) ........................ in 1957 most space activities have been funded by governments. And this “cold war” pattern of space activities has created an image of space that colours everyone’s thinking (68) ........................ it - writers, journalists, politicians, scientists and engineers, and the general public

 X Read the passage. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

      Space tourism (61) ........................ ordinary members of the public buying tickets to travel to space and back. Many people find this idea futuristic. But over the (62) ........................ few years a growing volume of professional work has been (63) ........................ on the subject, and it’s now clear that setting up commercial space tourism services is a realistic target for business today.

      The first steps will just be short sub-orbital flights, since these are easier than getting to orbit. But the technical know-how to make passenger launch vehicles and orbiting hotel accommodation is available, and there is enormous unsatisfied demand - market research has revealed that most people, at (64) ........................ in the industrialized countries, would like to (65) ........................ a trip to space if it was possible. This gives huge scope for reducing the (66) ........................ of space travel by large-scale operation like airlines.

            The main obstacle is simply the conservatism of the space industry as it is today. Since Sputnik was (67) ........................ in 1957 most space activities have been funded by governments. And this “cold war” pattern of space activities has created an image of space that colours everyone’s thinking (68) ........................ it - writers, journalists, politicians, scientists and engineers, and the general public.