Read the passage and answer the questions.

VIETNAMESE SNACKS

Vietnamese peasants used to have a lot of free time after the busy crop time passed, and preparing some nosh to eat is a certain result of the circumstance. Sweet potato is a prime example of the case. It is considered the most popular nosh in the countryside. Ever experience Vietnam home-staying? You must realize boiled sweet potato, cassava and peanuts are the most typically Vietnamese snacks - of course without salt or sugar added.

And if you dare venture beyond the standard ones, there are surely bizarre things to try. The best place to taste purely Vietnamese snacks is to have them right in a family or on the sidewalks along every street. Tasting a fertilized egg at 4 pm on a breezy afternoon may scare you, yet it is one of the most popular snacks out here and is considered extremely nutritious.

Besides varieties of wonderful noodle, made-of-rice cakes, bean sweet soups you may be too shy to eat a bowl of pig raw blood soups. Does it originate from Totem belief? Not many Vietnamese questions that when eating the dish. All they want to do is to choose the right restaurant and wait to be served the raw blood soups with Vietnamese spirit.

1. When do Vietnamese farmers used to have lots of free time?

2. What is considered the most popular nosh in the countryside?

3. What are the most typically Vietnamese snacks?

4. Are blood soups can be served in restaurants?

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.

1. ………………… have enough apples, she’ll make an apple pie this afternoon.

A. Should she B. If she C. Will she D. Unless she

2. If you ………………… to me, you wouldn’t have got so much trouble.

A. listened B. would listen C. had listened D. would have listened

3. If you don’t know how to spell a word, you ………………… look it up in the dictionary.

A. must B. will C. should D. ought

4. If the sun …………………, we ………………… for a walk.

A. shines - will go B. shone - will go

C. shone - would go D. had shone - would go

5. The campfire ………………… if it ………………… last night.

A. wouldn’t be cancelled - hadn’t rained

B. wouldn’t have been cancelled - hadn’t rained

C. would have been cancelled - hadn’t rained

D. will be cancelled - rains

6. But for our parents, we ………………… successful in life.

A. will never be B. would never be

C. wouldn’t have been D. would have never been

7. If I ………………… my wallet at home this morning, l ………………… money for lunch now.

A. leave - will have B. didn’t leave - would have

C. hadn’t left - would have D. hadn’t left - would have had

8. It is too bad, Lam isn’t here. If he ………………… here, he ………………… what to do. A. were/ would know B. is/ will know

C. had been/ would have known D. was/ would know

9. If we ………………… the plans carefully, we would not have had so many serious mistakes.

A. study B. had studied C. studied D. were studying

10. I will never talk to you again ………………… you apologize me ………………… your being rude.

A. if - for B. unless - for C. or - of D. whether - or

Exercise 2: Read the passage and answer the questions.

VIETNAMESE SNACKS

Vietnamese peasants used to have a lot of free time after the busy crop time past, and preparing some nosh to eat is a certain result of the circumstance. Sweet potato is a prime example for the case. It is considered the most popular nosh in the countryside. Ever experience Vietnam home-staying? You must realize boiled sweet potato, cassava and peanuts are the most typically Vietnamese snacks - of course without salt or sugar added. And if you dare venture beyond the standard ones, there are surely bizarre things to try. The best place to taste purely Vietnamese snacks is to have them right in a family or on the sidewalks along every street. Tasting a fertilized egg at 4pm in a breezy afternoon may scare you, yet it is one of the most popular snacks out here and is considered extremely nutritious.

Besides varieties of wonderful noodle, made-of-rice cakes, bean sweet soups you may be too shy to eat a bowl of pig raw blood soups. Does it originate from Totem belief? Not many Vietnamese questions that when eating the dish. All they want to do is to choose a right restaurant and wait to be served the raw blood soups with Vietnamese spirit.

1. When do Vietnamese farmers used to have lots of free time? ..........................................................................................................................................

2. What is considered the most popular nosh in the countryside? ..........................................................................................................................................

3. What are the most typically Vietnamese snacks? ..........................................................................................................................................

4. Are blood soups can be served in restaurants? ..........................................................................................................................................

Exercise 3: Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. If you cook the vegetables too long, the vitamins in it will be destroyed

Cooking…………………………………………………………………………………………

2. They are preparing your food right now

Your……………………………………………………………………………………………

3. The rice must be cleaned before cooking.

You……………………………………………………………………………………………

4. They think the café will be busy all year.

The……………………………………………………………………………………………...

5. It’s necessary to order the paella in advance

The…………………………………………………………………………………………….

the british spend their free time in different ways. people generallly use it to relax,but many people also (1)............voluntary work,especialy for charities.

people spend a lot of their free time in the home,where the (2)................popular leisure activity is watching telivision,the average viewing time being 25 hours a week.People often (3).................programs on video so that they can watch later,and video recorders are also used (4)...........watching videos hired from a video rental shop.

Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The Bristish spend a lot ò time reading newspapers and magazines.

In the summer gardening is popular,and in winter it is often replaced by ''do-it-yourseft'',(5)..........people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after,taking the dog for a daily walk is a regular rout

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax. But many people also take part (6) _____________ voluntary work, especially for charities.

People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where (7) _______ popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often (8)______ programs on video so that they can watch later.

Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British ________ (9) a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines.

In the summer gardening is popular. And in winter it is often replaced by “Do-it-yourself”, (10) ________people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after: taking the dog for a daily walk is a regular routine.

Question 8: 

A. record

B. scan

C. print

D. power

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax. But many people also take part (6) _____________ voluntary work, especially for charities.

People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where (7) _______ popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often (8)______ programs on video so that they can watch later.

Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British ________ (9) a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines.

In the summer gardening is popular. And in winter it is often replaced by “Do-it-yourself”, (10) ________people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after: taking the dog for a daily walk is a regular routine.

Question 10:

A. what

B. why

C. when

D. while

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax. But many people also take part (6) _____________ voluntary work, especially for charities.

People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where (7) _______ popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often (8)______ programs on video so that they can watch later.

Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British ________ (9) a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines.

In the summer gardening is popular. And in winter it is often replaced by “Do-it-yourself”, (10) ________people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after: taking the dog for a daily walk is a regular routine.

Question 9:

A. spend

B. spends

C. spending

D. to spend

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax. But many people also take part (6) _____________ voluntary work, especially for charities.

People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where (7) _______ popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often (8)______ programs on video so that they can watch later.

Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British ________ (9) a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines.

In the summer gardening is popular. And in winter it is often replaced by “Do-it-yourself”, (10) ________people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after: taking the dog for a daily walk is a regular routine.

Question 6:

A. on

B. in

C. at

D. for

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax. But many people also take part (6) _____________ voluntary work, especially for charities.

People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where (7) _______ popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often (8)______ programs on video so that they can watch later.

Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British ________ (9) a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines.

In the summer gardening is popular. And in winter it is often replaced by “Do-it-yourself”, (10) ________people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after: taking the dog for a daily walk is a regular routine.

Question 8: 

A. spend

B. spends

C. spending

D. to spend

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax. But many people also take part (6) _____________ voluntary work, especially for charities.

People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where (7) _______ popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often (8)______ programs on video so that they can watch later.

Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British ________ (9) a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines.

In the summer gardening is popular. And in winter it is often replaced by “Do-it-yourself”, (10) ________people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after: taking the dog for a daily walk is a regular routine.

Question 10:

A. what

B. why

C. when

D. while

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax. But many people also take part (6) _____________ voluntary work, especially for charities.

People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where (7) _______ popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often (8)______ programs on video so that they can watch later.

Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British ________ (9) a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines.

In the summer gardening is popular. And in winter it is often replaced by “Do-it-yourself”, (10) ________people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after: taking the dog for a daily walk is a regular routine.

Question 7:

A. the most

B. most

C. more

D. more than