Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

17. Tet Holiday is the most important festival in Vietnam which takes place in late January or early February.

A. appears                   B. occurs                     C. brings                      D. holds

18. Some people take naps after the feast with the whole family.

A. play games             B. go out                     C. go to sleep              D. hang out

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

19. During their concert, Cold play stirred up the crowd in nearly 3 hours with their hit songs.

A. hand up                  B. move up                  C. settle                       D. sit down

20. We are so into the music played by him.

A. enjoy                      B. excite about            C. dislike                     D. fond of

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

17. Tet Holiday is the most important festival in Vietnam which takes place in late January or early February.

A. appears                   B. occurs                     C. brings                      D. holds

18. Some people take naps after the feast with the whole family.

A. play games             B. go out                     C. go to sleep              D. hang out

Read the passage again and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each question.

Passage 1:

In Viet Nam, Tet is the biggest festival that occurs in late January or early February. To celebrate Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty traditional foods such as Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; therefore, this cake needs a lot of preparation. The significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice. There are many customs during Tet: visiting a person’s house on the first day of the new year, giving lucky money to children, opening a shop….

People forget the past year’s troubles and hope for a better upcoming year.

When does Tet occur?

A.    In late January or early February        B. In late February or early March           

C.  In late February or early April              D. In early January or late February

 Which food don’t Vietnamese people make at Tet?

A.    Boiled chicken    B. Sticky rice            C.  Chung cakes       D. Beef noodles

What do Vietnamese people do to worship their ancestors?

A.    Open a shop                                B. Go to the Night market              

C.  Receive lucky money                D. Make many tasty traditional foods

Passage 2:

The Yen Tu Festival is organized since the 10th lunar month and lasted for three spring months. After ceremonies are held at the base of the mountain, there are thousands of people to Dong pagoda built on the peak of Yen Tu. The way to Yen Tu peak is tortuous curling under the ancient trees, through the forest of bamboo, etc.

With the average time of 3 hours climbing, people will come to Dong pagoda. Coming to the Dong pagoda, people would feel relief like coming to the magical land.

There are many pagodas, towers, etc... on the way to the Yen Tu peak. In the cloud-like fairy tale, they are hidden under the ancient trees, or right in the clear part of the space. Moreover, visitors feel like coming to Heaven’s gate to raise the cloud when coming to Yen Tu

 How long does the Yen Tu festival often last?

            A. It often lasts for two spring months

            B. It often lasts for three spring months

            C. It often lasts for four spring months

            D. It often lasts for five spring months

Where do people go after participating in ceremonies held at the base of the mountain?

            A. People go to Dong pagoda built near the peak of Yen Tu.

            B. People go to Dong pagoda built in ate peak of Yen Tu.

            C. People go to Dong pagoda built on the peak of Yen Tu.

            D. People go to Dong temple built on the peak of Yen Tu.

 What are there on the way to the Yen Tu peak?

            A. There are many pagodas, towers, etc

            B. There are many pagodas, temples, etc

            C. There are many towers, hotels, etc

            D. There are many pagodas, schools, etc

The festival of Diwali is one of the most important religious festival in India. It lasts for five days around the end of October. It is the (1)............... of Lakshimi, the Goddest who is in the Hindu religion, bring peace and properity.

Preparations for the festival begin several weeks (2)................... the festival. People clean and decorate their homes, prepare special food and buy new clothes and jewelry to welcome the Goddes in their (3)...................All over India, people light up their homes with oil lamps and colourful lights.

The celebrations (4)................. on the darkest night of the lunar month, Amavasya. In the evening, (5).................. fill the sky to make Diwali a true " Festival of Light "

1. A. festival B. celebration C. ceremory D. anniversary

2. A. during B. after C. before D. in

3. A. villages B. homes C. offices D. schools

4. A. hold B. take part C. go D. take place

A. fireworks B. stars C. lights D. moom

XI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word.

1. Whose luggage is this? BELONG → ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2. It took us three months to prepare for this festival. SPENT → .........................................................................................................................................................................................................3. How much is the entry fee? PRICE → ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4. People hold the festival to thank the Rice God for the crop. HELD → ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5. Why are you going to Da Lat in December? FOR → .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

 Part 1: Each sentence has a mistake. Find the mistakes and correct them

1. How long has you been learning German?

2. Tet is a festival who occurs in late January or early February

3. Because they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn't a big success

4. They asked her if she has English lessons with native speckers

 Part 2: Read the following passage and decide if the statements that follow are T (true), F (false) or NG (not given)

  City is often described as a large and a highly populated area. Therefore, city life is living in a large populated, technologically advanced area. According to World Health Organization 54% of the world's population lived in an urban arees by 2014. A city isis technologically more advanced and complex than the countryside. Therefore, there are many advantages in living in a city. Technology makes our lives easy in a city. Cities have many facilities like high-quality hospitals, educational institutes, banks, shops, and other business institutes. This makes our life easy as we can access the facilities provided by these institutes and organizations without delay. Moreover, many employment opportunities are available in the City as many major business institutes, factories are located here. City life also gives us access to developed infrastructure facilities, like water, electricity, telecommunication and transportation facilities.

1. The majority of the world's population lived in urban areas in 2014

2.Cities provide access to the modern facilities but they are often delayed

3. The environment is polluted with dirt, smoke, garbage from factories

4. There is a variety of employment opportunities in a city

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence below

1. It is becoming a _____ for many families in Viet Nam to celebrate Women's Day and Family Day.

A. habit                                       B. custom

2. _____, we hold the Spring Festival on the 15th of January in lunar calendar.

A. Traditionally                            B. In the past

3. Janet is from a family of doctors, but she broke with _____ when she went to an art college.

A. tradition                                   B. habit

4. Having dinner at my grandparents' house on Saturdays is one of the customs our family _____.

A. does                                         B. practises

5. Story telling is a great way to _____ the local tradition alive.

A. maintain                                   B. keep

Exercise: Complete sentences with the correct word

1. _ does Tet occur? It occurs in late January or early February.

2. _ do people do during Halloween?

3. _ is the art festival held? It’s held in the park.

4. _ comes to the festival with you?

5. _ do people celebrate Christmas ?

6. _ is pumpkin the symbol of Halloween?

7. _ do people celebrate the Hoi Mua festival? They celebrate it in March.

8. _ do people do on Thanksgiving?

9. _ do we win the prize draw? By our luck.

10. _ are you going to that festival ? Maybe next week.

Exercise: Complete sentences with the correct word

1. _ does Tet occur? It occurs in late January or early February.

2. _ do people do during Halloween?

3. _ is the art festival held? It’s held in the park.

4. _ comes to the festival with you?

5. _ do people celebrate Christmas ?

6. _ is pumpkin the symbol of Halloween?

7. _ do people celebrate the Hoi Mua festival? They celebrate it in March.

8. _ do people do on Thanksgiving?

9. _ do we win the prize draw? By our luck.

10. _ are you going to that festival ? Maybe next week.