V: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. ( 10 points).

1. Birthday is one of my family ____celebration_____ .   CELEBRATE

2. The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro is a very___fascinated__ festival.   FASCINATE

3. There are many ______ differences between the two communities.   CULTURE

4. It is very______ to participate in Songkran Water Festival.              JOY

5. Everything has its____limited____.   LIMIT   

6. What forms of ______  do you participate in during the festival?     ENTERTAIN

7. Sleeping all day, eating too much and never going out are ________   HEALTH

8. Her eyes were wide with _________  when she heard the news.   EX CITE

9. He plays tennis well. He is very _________ .   ENERGY

10. It is _________  in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.    TRADITION

III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. There are many ................................... differences between the two communities. (culture)

2. Street are decorated with........... lights and red banners. (colour)

4. There were lively.............. New Year all over the town. (celebrate)

5. When we heard she’d got the job, we all went off for a .................... drink. (celebrate)

6. It is.............. in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (tradition)

7. What forms of.......... do you participate in during the festival? (entertain)

8. The hall looked very ............with its Christmas tree. (festival)

9. Her eyes were......... wide with when she heard the news. (excite)

10. The Chinese New Year marks the...........................of spring and the start of the Lunar New Year. (begin)

III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. Street are decorated with ________________ lights and red banners. (colour) 2. There are many ________________ differences between the two communities. (culture) 3. She gave a wonderful ________________ as the Iron Lady – the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. (perform) 4. There were lively New Year ________________ all over the town. (celebrate) 5. It is ________________ in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (tradition) IV. Find which word does not belong to each group. 1. A. joyful B. funny C. prefer D. happy 2. A. festival B. local C. traditional D. cultural 3. A. harvest B. rice god C. feast D. dancing 4. A. artist B. dancer C. celebration D. performer 5. A. ham B. flowers C. tomatoes D. Spain 6. A. shopping B. exciting C. fascinating D. amazing 7. A. celebrate B. attend C. held D. organize 8. A. tradition B. celebration C. festival D. dishes

III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Nam is very .................................  in computer.                                                (INTEREST)

2. Miss Quyen is a ........................................... . She travels a lot.                       ( JOURNAL )

3. Catching the common cold is ................................ for everybody.                (PLEASE)

4. Mr. Pike didn’t go to work yesterday because of his ......................              (SICK)

5. There was an air of ............................ about him                                              (FRAGILE)

6. Don't let him .................................... you like he did at the last party            (MONOPOLY)

7. North-west of our country is a ................................ region                             (MOUNTAIN)

8. He is not good at ............................... his worries.                                             (SHARE)

9. There was a complete ........................... sitting at my desk.                             (STRANGE)

10. Planning permission is not ............................... needed                                 (USUAL)

III. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.   Many ethnic groups managed to live together ___________. (peace)

2.   How often is the Gong Festival ___________? (celebrate)

3.   The ___________ of people in Vietnam belong to the Kinh people. (major)

4.   The ___________ house is the place where village ceremonies and festivals take place. (commune)

5.   ___________ is a traditional folk art of the Miao people. (embroider)

6    Five-coloured sticky rice is a traditional        ___________ of Tay people. (special)

7.   H’mong people live in the northern ___________ region of Vietnam. (mountain)

8.   The Tai are known for their ___________ garments and their houses on stilts. (weave)

9.   The ___________ you can find in Sapa include the Hmong, Dao, and Tay. (ethnic)

10. Muong people are ___________ more closely related to the Tai people. (culture)

IV. Complete each sentence with an appropriate preposition.

1.   Nick is curious ___________ the ethnic minority groups in Vietnam.

2.   The Viet account ___________ about 86% of Vietnam’s population.

3.   The M’Nong live in houses built ___________ stilts.

4.   The Hmong live mostly ___________ the mountainous regions ___________ the north.

5.   The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known _______ their elephant hunting and domestication.

6.   Many ethnic minority students are studying ___________ boarding schools.

7.   The Thai have a population ___________ about one and a half million people.

8.   Tay language belongs ___________ the Tay-Thai language group.

9.   The communal house is used ___________ village meetings and festivities.

10. The chapi is made ___________ a section of an old bamboo.

V. Underline the correct option. This may include a space (–) for zero article.

1.   Vietnam is a/an/ the multiethnic country with 54 ethnic groups.

2    The Viet (Kinh) people account for 87% of a / the / – country’s population.

3.   Chaul Chnam Thmey is a/ an/ the celebration of New Year by Khmers.

4    Folk singing of the Bru-Van Kieu is popular, particularly cha chap and sim, the / a / an alternating chant between young men and women.

5    Ancestor worship is the / a / – most important religious activity among the Bru-Van Kieu.

6.   The La Ha grow the/ – /a cotton but do not weave.

7.   The Rong house of the Xo Dang is a / an / the big stilt house with a high roof which looks like a/an/ the axe.

8.   The young Co Ho women play an / a / the active role in marriage.

9.   The Ba Na are one of the / a / an oldest ethnic minority groups living in a / – / the Central Highlands.

10. The / A / – right of inheritance in Ede families is only for the / – / a daughters.

11. Y Phon lives in the city, but his family still live in a / the /–small village in a / – / the mountains.

12. A / The /– M’Nong live in houses built on the / – /a stilts or level with a/ – /the ground.

Exercise 6. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. The future of our transportation is depended on…………….. (invent)

2. Are there any……………….. trains in the world today? (driver)

3. This button of the teleporter will make us…………………from invisibility. (appear)

4. The end of the movie was more __________ than I thought, so I’m really _________ (excite)

5. The air plane crash………………. damaged the area. (serious)

6. We consider…………………one of the biggest inventions of human being. (teleport)

7. It is unsafe and _____________ to pass another vehicle on the left. (legal)

8. She gave a wonderful                                  as the Iron Lady – the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. (perform)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.The ……………… of the Sun is held on June 24^th. (FESTIVE)

2. It is …………………… in Peru. (CELEBRATION)

3. What I like about festivals is that they show the …….…… values of different communities. (CULTURE)

4. Japanese people hold the Japanese Boy’s Day with special …………. (CELEBRATE)

5. We were _______ at the ending of the film. (MOVE)

6.  Thanksgiving is a _______ festival held in the USA and Canada. (SEASON)

7.  You should strictly obey traffic ……………… (SIGN)

8.  I don’t think Stallone is a very good …………. although he was very good in the Rocky films. (ACT)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. A lot of…………………….and artistic activities are held as part of the Flower Festival in Da Lat. (culture)

2. I saw a …………………….of flower floats when I attended the festival last year. (parade)

3. We had a meal on my grandfather's birthday…………………….. (celebrate)

4. The Christmas season is also called the …………………….season. (festival)

5. I loved the …………………….of folk songs. (perform)

6. There is a special……………………. for Japanese girls on March 3rd every year. (celebrate)

1. What I like about festivals is that they show the_……………………. values of different communities.(culture)

2. My mother liked the_…………………….of that young pianist. (perform)

3. On special occasions, people usually have…………………….drinks. (celebrate)

4. I've seen a lot of_……………………. in my life. (parade)

5. Another……………………. season is coming. (festival)

6. Japanese people hold the Japanese Boys' Day with special……………………..(celebrate)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. A lot of…………………….and artistic activities are held as part of the Flower Festival in Da Lat. (culture)

2. I saw a …………………….of flower floats when I attended the festival last year. (parade)

3. We had a meal on my grandfather's birthday…………………….. (celebrate)

4. The Christmas season is also called the …………………….season. (festival)

5. I loved the …………………….of folk songs. (perform)

6. There is a special……………………. for Japanese girls on March 3rd every year. (celebrate)

1. What I like about festivals is that they show the_……………………. values of different communities.(culture)

2. My mother liked the_…………………….of that young pianist. (perform)

3. On special occasions, people usually have…………………….drinks. (celebrate)

4. I've seen a lot of_……………………. in my life. (parade)

5. Another……………………. season is coming. (festival)

6. Japanese people hold the Japanese Boys' Day with special……………………..(celebrate)