Read the passage about Chol Chnam Thmay Festival, and answer the questions.

Chol Chnam Thmay Festival

          This holiday is the New Year festival in ancient calendar of Khmer people. Held in mid-April, the festival occurs in 3 days (4 days for the leap year). People prepare new clothes, food and drinks for whole festival days. They also repair, clean and decorate their house. Everyone is excited to care for holiday.

          At night of New Year's Eve, every family prepares a lavish meal, burns incense and candles to welcome the new god, farewell the old god. On the altar, they present 5 flower branches, 5 candles, 5 incense, 5 cereal seeds and fruit crops. They pray for health and luck in the New Year.

          On the first New Year - Chol Sangkran Chmay, major activities are bathing, dressing nice, bringing sacrifice gifts to the temple in good time which has been selected.
          On Wonbof day - the second day, they make rice offerings and cover the sand mountain. People cook rice and bring it to the temple in the morning and the afternoon.

          On Lom Sak day - the third day, they do Buddha bathing and monk-bathing ceremony. In the morning, people bring breakfast to monks and listen to the sermon. At noon, they burn the lamps, offer sacrifice gifts and bring fragrant water to bathe Buddha statues. After the ceremony at the temple, the monks go to the grave to pray for the souls of those who died.

1. What is the festival?

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2. When is it held? And how long does it last?

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3. What do people prepare to celebrate the festival?

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4. How do Khmer people prepare the altar at night of New Year's Eve?

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5. What do people do on the first New Year Day?

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6. When do people cook rice and bring it to the temple?

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7. When do they do Buddha bathing and monk-bathing ceremony?

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8. What do the monks do after doing Buddha bathing and monk-bathing ceremony?

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III. Read the passage about Chol Chnam Thmay Festival, and answer the questions.

Chol Chnam Thmay Festival

          This holiday is the New Year festival in ancient calendar of Khmer people. Held in mid-April, the festival occurs in 3 days (4 days for the leap year). People prepare new clothes, food and drinks for whole festival days. They also repair, clean and decorate their house. Everyone is excited to care for holiday.

          At night of New Year's Eve, every family prepares a lavish meal, burns incense and candles to welcome the new god, farewell the old god. On the altar, they present 5 flower branches, 5 candles, 5 incense, 5 cereal seeds and fruit crops. They pray for health and luck in the New Year.

          On the first New Year - Chol Sangkran Chmay, major activities are bathing, dressing nice, bringing sacrifice gifts to the temple in good time which has been selected.
          On Wonbof day - the second day, they make rice offerings and cover the sand mountain. People cook rice and bring it to the temple in the morning and the afternoon.

          On Lom Sak day - the third day, they do Buddha bathing and monk-bathing ceremony. In the morning. people bring breakfast to monks and listen to the sermon. At noon, they burn the lamps, offer sacrifice gifts and bring fragrant water to bathe Buddha statues. After the ceremony at the temple, the monks go to the grave to pray for the souls of those who died.

1. What is the festival?

_________________________________________________________________

2. When is it held? And how long does it last?

_________________________________________________________________

3. What do people prepare to celebrate the festival?

_________________________________________________________________

4. How do Khmer people prepare the altar at night of New Year's Eve?

_________________________________________________________________

5. What do people do on the first New Year Day?

_________________________________________________________________

6. When do people cook rice and bring it to the temple?

_________________________________________________________________

7. When do they do Buddha bathing and monk-bathing ceremony?

_________________________________________________________________

8. What do the monks do after doing Buddha bathing and monk-bathing ceremony?

_____________________________________________________________________

Some interesting facts about Vietnamese food

- Viet Nam has the 2nd largest rice production in the world (only smaller than that of Thailand).

- People in Viet Nam eat the largest amount of instant noodles in Asia. They even eat more instant noodles than people in Japan – the home country of this type of food.

- Viet Nam has many kinds of noodles, such as  pho ,  bun  (vermicelli),  mien  (grass noodle), and  banh da  (rice noodle).

- Spring roll ( nem ran ) is the most popular dish in Viet Nam. It usually isn"t served as an everyday meal – mostly at a family gathering or anniversary dinner.

- Viet Nam has a large variety of  che  (sweet soup), with more than 100 kinds from the North to the South.

- Viet Nam has nearly 200 kinds of cakes with various shapes and tastes. Some of them are not really made from butter and flour, like  banh chung  or  banh gai .

In Asia, _________________________.

 A.

Japanese is the home country of instant noodles.

 B.

Viet Nam is the home country of instant noodles.

 C.

Viet Nam eat the 2nd  largest amount of instant noodles.                      

 D.

Japanese eat more instant noodles than Vietnamese.
 

In Viet Nam, spring rolls are served_____________.

 A.

whenever we want

 B.

at a family gathering or anniversary dinner                  

 C.

at the weekends 

 D.

as an everyday meal
 

Viet Nam _______________________.

 A.

has 200 kinds of che from the North to the South

 B.

doesn’t have many kinds of  che

 C.

has many cakes, all of them are made from butter and flour

 D.

has a variety of cakes

Some interesting facts about Vietnamese food

- Viet Nam has the 2nd largest rice production in the world (only smaller than that of Thailand).

- People in Viet Nam eat the largest amount of instant noodles in Asia. They even eat more instant noodles than people in Japan – the home country of this type of food.

- Viet Nam has many kinds of noodles, such as  pho ,  bun  (vermicelli),  mien  (grass noodle), and  banh da  (rice noodle).

- Spring roll ( nem ran ) is the most popular dish in Viet Nam. It usually isn"t served as an everyday meal – mostly at a family gathering or anniversary dinner.

- Viet Nam has a large variety of  che  (sweet soup), with more than 100 kinds from the North to the South.

- Viet Nam has nearly 200 kinds of cakes with various shapes and tastes. Some of them are not really made from butter and flour, like  banh chung  or  banh gai .

In Asia, _________________________.

 A.

Japanese is the home country of instant noodles.

 B.

Viet Nam is the home country of instant noodles.

 C.

Viet Nam eat the 2nd  largest amount of instant noodles.                      

 D.

Japanese eat more instant noodles than Vietnamese

Some interesting facts about Vietnamese food

- Viet Nam has the 2nd largest rice production in the world (only smaller than that of Thailand).

- People in Viet Nam eat the largest amount of instant noodles in Asia. They even eat more instant noodles than people in Japan – the home country of this type of food.

- Viet Nam has many kinds of noodles, such as  pho ,  bun  (vermicelli),  mien  (grass noodle), and  banh da  (rice noodle).

- Spring roll ( nem ran ) is the most popular dish in Viet Nam. It usually isn"t served as an everyday meal – mostly at a family gathering or anniversary dinner.

- Viet Nam has a large variety of  che  (sweet soup), with more than 100 kinds from the North to the South.

- Viet Nam has nearly 200 kinds of cakes with various shapes and tastes. Some of them are not really made from butter and flour, like  banh chung  or  banh gai .

In Viet Nam, spring rolls are served_____________.

 A.

whenever we want

 B.

at a family gathering or anniversary dinner                  

 C.

at the weekends 

 D.

as an everyday meal

Some interesting facts about Vietnamese food

- Viet Nam has the 2nd largest rice production in the world (only smaller than that of Thailand).

- People in Viet Nam eat the largest amount of instant noodles in Asia. They even eat more instant noodles than people in Japan – the home country of this type of food.

- Viet Nam has many kinds of noodles, such as  pho ,  bun  (vermicelli),  mien  (grass noodle), and  banh da  (rice noodle).

- Spring roll ( nem ran ) is the most popular dish in Viet Nam. It usually isn"t served as an everyday meal – mostly at a family gathering or anniversary dinner.

- Viet Nam has a large variety of  che  (sweet soup), with more than 100 kinds from the North to the South.

- Viet Nam has nearly 200 kinds of cakes with various shapes and tastes. Some of them are not really made from butter and flour, like  banh chung  or  banh gai .

Viet Nam _______________________.

 A.

has 200 kinds of che from the North to the South

 B.

doesn’t have many kinds of  che

 C.

has many cakes, all of them are made from butter and flour

 D.

has a variety of cakes

Some interesting facts about Vietnamese food

- Viet Nam has the 2nd largest rice production in the world (only smaller than that of Thailand).

- People in Viet Nam eat the largest amount of instant noodles in Asia. They even eat more instant noodles than people in Japan – the home country of this type of food.

- Viet Nam has many kinds of noodles, such as  pho ,  bun  (vermicelli),  mien  (grass noodle), and  banh da  (rice noodle).

- Spring roll ( nem ran ) is the most popular dish in Viet Nam. It usually isn"t served as an everyday meal – mostly at a family gathering or anniversary dinner.

- Viet Nam has a large variety of  che  (sweet soup), with more than 100 kinds from the North to the South.

- Viet Nam has nearly 200 kinds of cakes with various shapes and tastes. Some of them are not really made from butter and flour, like  banh chung  or  banh gai .

About the rice production in the world, Thailand is_______ 

 A.

the largest

 B.

the 2nd  largest

 C.

the smallest

 D.

the 2nd  smallest