I. Complete the sentences/ the text with one word/ phrase in the box 7. The Chirstian Festival of Easten celebrates the return of Christ from the dead,______ festival is actually named after the goddest of the Sun. A. if B. but C. however D. moreover 8. If you have to do home improvements, ___________ is a good way to save money. A. staying indoors B. hang out C. playing football D. doing DIY 9. I sometimes lie and watch the ___________ movement of the clouds. A. inconvenient B. nomad C. friendly D. slow 10. Most of old people adore ________ they usually spend hours growing and watering their plants. A. cooking B. gardening C. fishing D. painting 11. Not many people can explain the ______________ of the customs and traditions at Tet. A. start B. begin C. origin D. reason 12. In Vietnam, there is ______________ tidying the house when Tet comes. A. customs for B. a custom of C. custom in D. custom with 13. Recently, young people ______________ with tradition by living far from their parents. A. are breaking B. broke C. were breaking D. have broken 14. Does she fancy ______ a book to younger children? A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read 15. The Lao are one of _________ many Thai – speaking peoples. A. the B. a C. an D. x 16. I have ________ to buy this house. A. money enough B. enough money C. a lots of money D. many money 17. The ____________ of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage. A. preservation B. procession C. song D. performance

21. The Christian Festival of Easter celebrates the return- of Christ from the dead, _____the festival is actually name after the goddess of the sun.

A. if                     B. but                  C. however               D. moreover

22. After a long and exhausting journey, they arrived home___________.

A. finally             B. by the end       C. at the end             D. at last

23. I couldn’t hear what he said ________ he was muttering under his breath.

A. because           B. Although        C. in spite of              D. if

24. Children need a caring environment to develop_________ mentally_________ physically.

A. and - and         B. both – and       C. the – the               D. in - and

25. We do not have many carnivals m Viet Nam; ___________We have many Special traditional festivals.

A. moreover        B. while               C. nevertheless          D. although

The Christian Festival of Easter celebrates the return- of Christ from the dead, ………….,the festival is actually name after the goddess of the sun.
A. if​         B. but​​          C. however ​​         D. moreover
2. After a long and exhausting journey, they arrived home
A. finally​             B. by the end​             C. at the end​                 D. at last
3. I couldn’t hear what he said ………… he was muttering under his breath.
A. because​                B. Although​              C. in spite of ​           D. if
4. Children need a caring environment to develop………. mentally……….. physically.
A. and - and            B. both – and​            C. the – the​ ​               D. in - and
5. We do not have many carnivals m VIet Nam; ……….,we have many Special traditional festivals.
A. moreover​           ​B. while​           C. nevertheless​          D. although
6. I was promised a luxury weekend by my husband. .…………, I am not satisfied.
A. Despite​​              B. Because ​            C. Although ​                 D. However
7. ……….you study harder, you won’t be able to pass the examination.
A. Unless​              B. Because​​             C. If ​ ​           D- Without
8. My sister has been living in Da Lat for 2 years,………….. , she has never been to Than Tho Lake.
A. however          B. although ​​         C. If ​​                D. because
9. …………….Vietnamese IJSO delegation was attending 11th Olympiad in Argentina, we had chance to meet many friends all over the world and visit different beauty spots there.
A. When​​         B. Despite ​          C. Although ​         D. If
10. When the first Chinese restaurants opened in Greece, it was very difficult to get fresh………… of Chinese vegetables.
A. provisions​          B. materials​ ​          C. supplies ​​         D. ingredients

I. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals

1. I'm very.....of my father and love him so much (pride)

2. Trung's sense of humor.....him from other students (distinct)

3. Sometimes I have some.....which can't be explained (feel)

4. Mid-August Festival is a..... festival for children (joy)

5. Passover of the Jewish people is a festival which celebrates.......from slavery (free)

II. Each line of the following passage contains one error. Find and correct it

Tet holiday is celebrating on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks after the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are buyed for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, who is the traditional cake, and others goodies. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for a reunion dinner. Every members of the family pay them respects to the alders. In return they receive lucky money wrapping in red tiny envelops. Then people go to visit their neighborhoods, friends and relatives

Fill each gap with a suitable word to complete the passage

The Dead Return

A festival for the dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is cheerful occasion. On this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be (1) .... after their long journey, food is laid for them. Special-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to (2) .... their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown (3) ......... a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been (4) ...... in the streets the night before are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of laterns slowly drift out to sea giulding the dead on their return (5) ...... to the other world. This is a moving spectable, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they no longer can be seen.

I. Complete the passage with the words in the box. There is one extra word we don’t need for the blanks

Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is the most important holiday of the year in India. Special Diwali (1) …….are held across the country in October or November. The festival shows the (2) ……. richness of this country. People open their doors and windows and light candles to welcome Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth. They also enjoy traditional music and dance (3)……... and watch fireworks. Also, people can watch (4)…... with beautiful floats. There is a very strong festive  atmosphere across India during Diwali.