II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). 1. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, is the __________ holiday of the year in India. A. more important C. most important B. importance D. most importance 2. A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to _____________ the Rio Carnival. A. follow B. take C. attend D. play 3. Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other things to ________ the festival. A. remember B. celebrate C. set D. open 4. La Tomatina ____________ on the last Wednesday of August every year. A. hold B. held C. is held D. be held 5. The festival ________________ every year at the end of August. A. occur B. takes place C. takes D. held 6. The Samba Parade in Rio Carnival has thousands of samba __ from various samba schools. A. performance B. perform C. performer D. performers 7. The Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak is a race between elephants that are ridden by their_. A. own B. owners C. owner D. owning 8. Everybody has gone to the _______ festival. A. music B. musical C. musician D. musicians 9. The Academy Awards, commonly ____________ as the Oscars, are the most famous film awards in the world. A. know B. knew C. known D. be known 10. La Tomatina is a _____________ festival to celebrate the tomato harvest. A. year B. seasonal C. season D. annually 11. People put pumpkin ____________ outside the homes during Halloween. A. lights B. lanterns C. neon signs D. bulbs 12. It is _____________ to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival inDak Lak. A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. amazement 13. A lot of cultural and ______ activities are held as part of the FlowerFestival in Da Lat. A. art B. artist C. artistic D. arts 14. The ____________ atmosphere is felt around all the villages. A. tradition B. festival C. festive D. air

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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.               cultural    parades celebrations    holiday    performamnces 

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

B. Read the passage and tick true (T) or false (F) 

Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is the most important holiday of the year in India. Special Diwali celebrations are held across the country in October or November. The festival shows the cultural 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 performances and watch fireworks. Also, people can watch parades with beautiful floats. There is a very strong festive atmosphere across India during Diwali.

Statements True False

23. Diwali is called the “Festival of Lights”

24. They are held across the country in October or November.

25. The festival shows the colourful richness of this country.

26. People don’t open their doors and windows and light candles to welcome Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth.

Complete the description of Diwali. Fill each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is the most important holiday of the year in India. Special Diwali (1. celebrate)_________ are held across the country in October or November. The festival shows the (2. culture) _________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. perform) _________ and watch fireworks. Also, people can watch (4. parade) _________with beautiful floats. There is a very strong (5. festival) _________atmosphere across India during Diwali.

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1. Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other things to ....... the festival.

a.remember b.celebrate c.set d.close

2. La Tomatina ...... on the last Wednesday of August every year.

a.hold b.held c.in held d.be held

3. The festival ...... every year at the end of August.

a.occur b.takes place c.place d.held

4. Everybody has gone to the ...... festival.

a.music b.musically c.musician d.musicians

5.It is ...... to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festivalin Dak Lak.

a.amaze b.amazing c.amazed d.amazement

6. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, is the ...... holiday of the year in India.

a.more imfortant b.most important c.importantce d.most importantce

II. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (5pts)

A Hindu festival: Diwali

The festival of Diwali is one of the most important religious festivals in India. It lasts for five days around the end of October. It is the festival of Lakshmi, the Goddess who is in the Hindu religion, brings peace and prosperity. Preparations for the festival begin several weeks before the festival. People clean and decorate their homes, prepare special food and buy new clothes and jewelry to welcome the Goddess in their homes. All over India, people light up their homes with oil lamps and colourful lights.

The celebrations take place on the darkest night of the lunar month, Amavasya. In the evening, fireworks fill the sky to make Diwali a true “Festival of Light”.

1. In which country is Diwali celebrated?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………   _________________________________________________________

2. How long is the festival of Diwali?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………     _________________________________________________________

3. Which Goddess is it the festival of?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………    _________________________________________________________

4. What do people do to prepare for the festival?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………     _________________________________________________________

5. Why is Diwali called ‘Festival of Light’?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………       _________________________________________________________

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