D/ Spring is a time when there are many festival in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it take place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1) ………… life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2)…………… warmer and hoa ban – a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous rea – blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3)……….. this is a great time for everyone, especially for boys and girls. The boy picks the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to pray (4) ………….. good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods anf ancestors. The festival is always full of songs and prayers.

Question 1: A. minor         B. cultural         C. custom         D. festival

Question 2: A. gets         B. to get        C. getting         D. get

Question 3: A. seen         B. arranged         C. observed         D. celebrated

Question 4: A. on          B. at         C. for         D. to

III. Choose the best answer or do the tasks as directed.

1.     The items on display in Da Nang Museum of (Cham / Thai / Tay) Sculpture are very interesting.

2.     The colour (red / yellow / green) of the five –coloured sticky rice represents the earth.

3.     I like (a / an / the) way she solved that problem.

4.     Under the new regulation, workers (have to / should / need) wear protective clothes.

5.  There’s a custom (that / for / of) eating moon cakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival.

6.  We (followed / have followed / are following) this programme since last week.            

7.  (Who / What / Which) of your parents will go to the meeting?

8.     “It’s right up your street” means the type of something (you enjoy doing /you can find near your house / you don’t like).

9.     The time when the farmers collect their crops is (free time / leisure time / harvest time).

10. (Feeding / Herding / Ploughing) is taking the cattle out for food and looking after them.

11. We enjoy running around the fields, shouting and laughing (happy / happier / happily).

12. The abbreviation of “love” is (J /, <3 / n’).

13. She feels (sad / sadly / sadness) because of the bad result.

14. After school, he often helps his mother collect water (from / in / by) the river.

15. (Country/ City /Nomadic) life is hard because people have to move a lot.

16. In the Central Highland, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the (ger/communal house /stilt house).

17. (What / Where / Which) part of our country would you most like to live in?

18.This is (a / an / the) most interesting book I have ever read.

19. It’s the custom for the children in our family (going / go / to go) to bed at 9 o’clock.

20. You (must / should / have to) stop when the traffic light is red.

21. ‘Spot on” means (exactly / wonderful / totally correct).   

22. He told me (a / an / the) very interesting story last night.

23. There is a custom of (given / giving / give) presents at Christmas in my family.

24. This is (a / an / the) book I want you to read.

25. Five-coloured sticky rice is a (speciality / dish / tradition) in many parts of Viet Nam.

26. We like him because he is (a / an / the) honest person.

27. Tet is an occasion for family __________ in Viet Nam. (visitings / meetings / reunions)

28.The Le Mat Festival __________ the founding of the village. (worships / commemorates / performs)   

29.Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk __________ he was three years old.  (if / because / even though)

30.The English test was _______ than I thought it would be. (the easier / more easy / easier)

II: Fill the gaps with the words in the box. More than one word can be suitable for some gaps. (1.0pt)
festivals
celebrate
lunar
best
happy
most
activity
celebrated
Spring is the time when there are many (1) _______ in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban festival is the (2)_______ beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the cultural life of the Thai people. In the second (3) _______ month of the year, when it gets warmer and Hoa Ban – a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (4) _______. This is a great time for everyone, especially for boys and girls.
1. …………
2 …………
3. …………
4. …………

Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage.

Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1)………life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ……..warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3)………... This is a great time for everyone, (4) …………… for boys and girls. The boy (4)………… the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5)………..for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and ancestors. The festival is always full of songs and prayers.

Question 3:

A. seen

B. arranged

C. observed

D. celebrated

Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage.

Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1)………life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ……..warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3)………... This is a great time for everyone, (4) …………… for boys and girls. The boy (4)………… the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5)………..for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and ancestors. The festival is always full of songs and prayers.

Question 1:

A. minor

B. cultural

C. custom

D. festival

Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage.

Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1)………life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ……..warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3)………... This is a great time for everyone, (4) …………… for boys and girls. The boy (4)………… the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5)………..for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and ancestors. The festival is always full of songs and prayers.

Question 2:

A. gets

B. goes

C. comes

D. runs

Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage.

Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1)………life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ……..warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3)………... This is a great time for everyone, (4) …………… for boys and girls. The boy (4)………… the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5)………..for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and ancestors. The festival is always full of songs and prayers.

Question 4:

A. largely

B. especially

C. generally

D. typically

Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage.

Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1)………life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ……..warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3)………... This is a great time for everyone, (4) …………… for boys and girls. The boy (4)………… the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5)………..for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and ancestors. The festival is always full of songs and prayers.

Question 5:

A. ask

B. look

C. pray

D. call

V.Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences

1.The Tay people live mostly in the..............regions in the north of Viet Nam. (Mountain)

2.You can taste some..... of the local people sold right there at the open-ari market.(Special)

3.I'm sure you will have an....time when you attend Hoa Ban Festival.(Forget)

4.Do the Cham people live in the.......provinces of the country?(south)

5.The yellow colour of five-coloured sticky rice......Earth(Symbol)

6.Is the........ Of the stilt house on the side?(enter)

7.We like the........songs of the Muong in Hoa Binh.(tradition)

8.Are there many.......festival held by the Viet people in spring?(religion)

9.Thai cloth is famous for being unique,.....and strong.(colour)

10.Y Moan was one of the greatest........of the Ede ethnic group.(art)