Vu Lan Festival takes (1)_______on 15 ^th    of the seven lunar month. It is one of the largest festivals  of Viet nam. Vietnamese people consider that it is an occasion for family gatherings as (2) ______ as  expressing love and gratitude to ancestors and parents. Vu Lan festival is known as Mother’s Day in Viet Nam. First, in the morning of that day, a lavish tray with various (3)________dishes is set on the altar, and the householder will burn incense and invite ancestor to come back home and celebrate with family. Then, at night the Vietnamese hold a ceremony of releasing lighted lanterns on the river, they believe by doing that their wishes for parents will come true. They also go to the pagoda, wearing either a red rose if their mothers are (4) _________ or white rose if their mothers have passed away.

            1. A. away                  B. part                        C. much                      D. care

             2. A. good                 B. bad             C. soon                       D. well

             3. A. terrible B. delicious               C. tasty                       D. B & C are correct

             4. A. dead                 B. lived          C. alive                       D. old

True(T) or False(F)

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, some 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 Hung King Anniversary is yearly held at the first half of the third lunar month.

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

3.The Vietnamese show their respect to the ancestor on this occasion.

4.The Hung King Temple festival is mostly for entertainment.

Read the passage about Lunar New Year (Tet) in Viet Nam, then answer the questions.

            Lunar New Year is one of the festivals celebrated in some Asian countries. It is the greatest Vietnamese festival. It is called Tet in Viet Nam. It usually takes place between the end of January and the beginning of February.

            Celebrations begin with the family reunion dinner which is held on the New Year’s Eve. Every member of the family is eager to attend this family feast (bữa tiệc). The feast usually consists of Banh Chung or Banh Tet, spring rolls, chicken and some other special food.

            The children usually wear new clothes and go with their parents to visit their grandparents and relatives. The children say “Happy New Year” to all the people they visit and are often given lucky money in red envelopes. They are very happy.

1. When does the Lunar New Year take place?

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2. When do the Vietnamese hold their family reunion dinner?

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3. What do the Vietnamese children usually do at Tet?

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4. What are the children given at Tet?

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5. How do the children feel?

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Vu Lan Festival

            Vu Lan Festival takes place on 15^th day of the seventh lunar month. It is also called “Xa toi vong nhan” festival (16)__ _______ this is the day for the death’s souls. Many people believe that on that day, (17)__ _______ the gate of the hell opens, souls of the dead can come back to their home (18)_ _______ gather with their family. (19)___ ______, Vietnamese people consider that it is also the occasion for family gatherings as well as expressing love (20)_____ _____ gratitude to ancestors and parents. (21)_________, Vu Lan Festival is known as Mother’s Day in Vietnam.

(22)____ _____, in the morning of that day, a lavish tray with various delicious dishes set on the altar, and the householder will burn incense and invite ancestor to come back home and celebrate the festival with family. (23)___ _______ at night the Vietnamese hold a ceremony of releasing lighted lanterns on the river, (24)__ ________ Vietnamese people believe by doing that, their wishes for parents will come true.

Pagodas are crowded during the festival say (25)___ ______ Buddhist gather for the monk’s lecture. Each Buddhist has a flower (usually rose) in front of their chest: red flower (26)___ ______ their parents are living and white flower (27)____ _________ their parents are dead

Can you correct the passage? Write the correct version.

one of the most popular festivals in viet nam is hung kings temple festival it is actually the memorial of the hung kings who are the founders of our nation and the first kings of our country it has been a public holiday in viet nam since 2007 it is held annually on 10th of the third lunar month every year a large number of visitors from all over the country participate the national festival the main ceremony takes place at the hung kings temple on nghia linh mountain phong chau district phu tho province 85 km northwest of ha noi on the day of the hung kings temple festival the vietnamese always take part in the festival with religious belief deeply imbedded in their minds that is their love and pride of their ancestral land

Almost all countries in the world have a day for children to think of their mothers. Viet Nam is no exception. Vietnamese people choose Lunar July 15 degrees as a day to appreciate all mothers and we have a special name for this occasion, the Vu Lan season. On this day, people often go to pagodas to pray for the best things for their mothers. It is a tradition that every child wears a rose on his or her shirt. Those whose mothers are still alive wear red roses and those whose mothers passed away wear white roses. A Vietnamese musician wrote a song named Bong Hong Cat do to praise all mothers. He compared mothers to the sun, the smile and the stars. On this occasion, everyone hopes to wear red roses since the greatest happiness of all, to Vietnamese people, is to have a mother alive. Vietnamese people are proud of this traditional celebration because it is a characteristic of a culture based on sentimental values 26. Viet Nam has no Mother's Day.

27. The Fu Lan season is an occasion to appreciate all mothers.

28. People often go to pagodas to pray for the best things for their mothers on Lunar July 15 degrees ,

29. Children send roses to their mothers on this occasion

30. All children wear red roses on this occasion.

31. The song Bong Hong Cai Ao was composed to praise all mothers. 32. The musician compared mothers to the sun, the smile and the stars. Section II. Fill in each gap with a suitable word provided in the box.

Tet or lunar New Year is the most inportant (1)..... in Viet Nam. It usually happens in late January or February. Tet holiday is the best occasion for family (2)...... Before Tet, Vietnamese people often go (3)...... The items of shopping are: food, new clothes, peach flowers and household (4)...... People often make Banh Chung, the main food for Tet and other (5)..... food. During Tet, they always smile and behave nicely. They (6)..... family member, relatives and friends good luck and give lucky money to children. The Vietnamese believe that Tet is an occasion to enjoy life after a hard-working year.                                       1.A. holiday

   B. birthday

   C. party

   D. None

2.A. gather

   B. gathered

   C. gathering

   D. gathers

3.A. shop

   B. shopping

   C. shopped

   D. shops

4.A. decorates

   B. decorating

   C. decorated

   D. decorations

5.A. special

   B. specially

   C. specialty

   D. specialize

6.A. wishing.

   B. wish

   C. wished

   D. wishes

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II. Read the passage and decide if the statements are true (T) or (F) . (1,25pt)

    Lunar  New Year is one of the festivals celebrated in some Asian countries. It is the greatest Vietnamese festivial. It is called tet in Viet Nam. It usually takes place between the end of January and the beginning of February.

     Celebrations begin with the family renion dinner which is held on the New Year’s Eve. Every member of the family is eager to attend this family feast. The feast usually consists of banh chung or banh tet, spring rolls, chicken and some other special food.

     The children usually wear new clothes and go with their parents to visit their grandparents and relatives. The children say “Happy New Year” to all the people they visit and are often given lucky money in red envelopes. They are very happy.

SECTION D.WRITING(2.5pts)

I. Put the words and phrases in the right order to make meaningful sentences.(1,25pts).

1. hotter/ June /than/ is /May, but/ hottest./ is/ the/ July/

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2. keep /Students /their/ must / clean /schools/ and/ beautiful./

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3. weather /is /the /What/ Sa Pa?/like/ in /

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4. flows/ The Han River through /Da Nang City./

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5. want /Many/ to/ tourists /visit /Sa Pa/ because/ is / fresh./its air/

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