Yesterday, Carlos went (1) _____ La Tomatina. The festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year in Bũnol, Spain. (2) _____ were thousands of people there. In the morning, many people tried (3) _____ up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m., they (4) _____ a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5) _____ to the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another. They all had to wear goggles (6) _____ their eyes.

After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped (7) _____. The whole town square (8) _____ red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, they tried tomato Paella, a (9) _____ Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed the (10) _____ food and drinks.

1.A.at                                       B.in                                          C.to

2.A.There                                  B.They                                      C.That

3.A.to climb                               B.climb                                     C.climbing

4.A.see                                     B.saw                                       C.seen

5.A.throw                                  B.threw                                     C.thrown

6.A.to protect                            B.protect                                   C.protected

7.A.to throw                              B.throw                                     C.throwing

8.A.is                                        B.are                                        C.was

9.A.tradition                               B.traditional                               C.traditionally

10.A.good                                 B.well                                       C.better

Read the texts again and answer the question.

Hi Nick,

My family and I arrived in Bunol, Spain yesterday. It's the town where La Tomantina is held on the last Wednesday of August every year. There are thousands of people here. Luckily, the weather has been wonderful. 

We stayed up late, but got up early this morning to attend the festival. We saw that some people had already placed the ham on top of the greasy pole. 

I have to go now. 

Carlos 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Nick,

Yesterday was the most exciting day of my life! In the morning, many people tried to climb up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m we saw a jet of water coming from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were thrown to the crowds, and we began throwing tomatoes at one other. We all had to wear goggles to protect our eyes. After one hour, we saw another jet of water and stopped throwing. The whole town square was red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, we tried tomato Poella, a traditional Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourist, we enjoyed the good food and drinks. 

I'm still tired, so bye for now.

Carlos 

Question 1: When is La Tomantina celebrated?

A. It's celebrated on the last Wednesday every August.

B. It's celebrated on the last Tuesday every August.

C. It's celebrated on the last Wednesday every June.

D. It's celebrated on the last Tuesday every June.

Question 2: What did Carlos do the day before the festival?

A. They stayed up late.                   B. They got up early.

C. They went to bed early.             D. They got up late.

Question 3: What did people place on top of greasy pole?

A. They placed the ham on the top of the greasy pole.

B. They placed the tomatoes on the top of greasy pole.

C. They placed the jet of water on the top of the greasy pole.

D. They placed tomato Poella on the top of the greasy pole.

Question 4: Read the texts again and choose True or False: (T/F)

Yesterday, Carlos went (1) La Tomatina. The festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year in Buñol, Spain. (2)___ were thousands of people there. In the morning, many people tried (3) up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m., they (4)_________a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5)___________on the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another. They all had to wear goggle (6) ____their eyes.

After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped (7) . The whole town square (8) ____red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, they tried tomato Paella, (9) _________Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed the (10) ________food and drink.

1. A. at B. in C. to D. from

2. A. There B. They C. That D. This

3. A. climb B. climbed C. climbing D. to climb

4. A. saw B. see C. seen D. seeing

5. A. thrown B. threw C. throw D. throwing

6. A. protecting B. to protect C. protected D. protect

7. A. to throw B. throw C. throwing D. thrown

8. A. were B. are C. was D. is

9. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalize

10. A. badly B. better C. well D. good

III.Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage. Yesterday, Carlos went (1) La Tomatina. The festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year in Buñol, Spain. (2) were thousands of people there. In the morning, many people tried (3) up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m., they (4) a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5) to the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another. They all had to wear goggle (6) their eyes. After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped (7) . The whole town square (8) red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, they tried tomato Paella, (9) Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed the (10) food and drink. 1. A. at B. in C. to D. from 2. A. There B. They C. That D. This 3. A. climb B. climbed C. climbing D. to climb 4. A. saw B. see C. seen D. seeing 5. A. thrown B. threw C. throw D. throwing 6. A. protecting B. to protect C. protected D. protect 7. A. to throw B. throw C. throwing D. thrown8. A. were B. are C. was D. is 9. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalize 10. A. badly B. better C. well D. good

Hi Nick,

My family and I arrived in Buñol, Spain yesterday. It's the town where La Tomatina is held on the last Wednesday of August every year. There are thousands of people here. Luckily, the weather has been wonderful. We stayed up late, but got up early this morning to attend the festival. We saw that some people had already placed the ham on top of the greasy pole.

I have to go now.

Carlos

Nick,

Yesterday was the most exciting day of my life!

In the morning, many people tried to climb up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m. we saw a jet of water coming from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were thrown to the crowds, and we began throwing tomatoes at one another. We all had to wear goggles to protect our eyes. After one hour, we saw another jet of water and stopped throwing. The whole town square was red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, we tried tomato Paella, a traditional Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, we enjoyed the good food and drinks.

I'm still tired, so bye for now.

Carlos

1. When is La Tomatina celebrated?

__________________

2. What did Carlos do the day before the festival?

__________________

3. What did people place on top of the greasy pole?

__________________

4. Why did they have to wear goggles?

__________________

5. What was the signal for the start and end of the tomato fight?

__________________

6. How was the town square after the fight?

__________________

VIII. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage. Yesterday, Carlos went (1) __________ La Tomatina. The festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year in Buñol, Spain. (2)__________ were thousands of people there. In the morning, many people tried (3) __________ up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m., they (4)__________a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5)__________ to the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another. They all had to wear goggle (6)__________their eyes. After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped (7)__________. The whole town square (8)__________red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, they tried tomato Paella, (9)__________Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed the (10) __________food and drink.
1. A. at B. in C. to D. from
2. A. There B. They C. That D. This
3. A. climb B. climbed C. climbing D. to climb
4. A. saw B. see C. seen D. seeing
5. A. thrown B. threw C. throw D. throwing
6. A. protecting B. to protect C. protected D. protect
7. A. to throw B. throw C. throwing D. thrown
8. A. were B. are C. was D. is
9. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalize
10.A. badly B. better C. well D. good

Help me!

1.La Tomatina is.................... on the last Wednesday every August.          (celebrate)

2. The Christmas season is also called the .......................... season.                    (festival)

3. I felt.......................  after I watched a horror film.                                          (frighten)

4. The result of her last English test was                 .                                (surprise)

5. Despite being so young, he performs               .                                   (excellent)

6. My dad  ...  drives me to school.            (usual)

7. How about                 to school with me tomorrow?                            (cycle)

8. We must always obey traffic rules for our                 .                        (safe)

9. It’s five kilometers from my home village to the               town.       (near)

10. You should give a                 before you turn left or right.               (sign)

III. Complete each sentence with the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses.

1. His friend really ________  thrillers despite his timidity.                            (enjoy)

2. How many films about Vietnamese history ________  so far? - About five.(she/ watch)

3. My brother used ________  to work by car. Now he cycles.                       (go)

 4. Children must ________ about road safety before they are allowed to ride a bike to school.                                                                                                                    (learn)

 5. Although they have a lot of time, they ________  their exercises yet.    (not, finish)

6. We ________  the festival because we would like to see elephants racing. (choose)

7. It ________  about 5 km from my house to the nearest train station.        (be)

8. The acting was excellent, and I laughed from ________ to end.               (begin)

9. Did you ________  your grandparents last week? – Yes, I did.                (visit)

10. The Festival of the Sun ________ on June 24^th.                                      (hold) 

IV. Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, or do as directed.

1. not very far/ Ha Noi/ Noi Bai Airport. (Make a complete sentence from the words given)

...........................................................................................................................................................

2. How/ be/ it/ your school/ the playground? – It/ be/ about 500 meters. (Make a complete sentence from the words given)

...........................................................................................................................................................

3. My brother wore glasses when he was young. (Rewrite the sentence, using used to)

...........................................................................................................................................................

4. There did not use to be many big buildings before.

Now there are .................................................................................................................................

5. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?

Did you use .....................................................................................................................................

6. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (Make one sentence from two sentences, using although)

...........................................................................................................................................................

7. He didn’t win an Oscar for Best Actor although he performed excellently.

Despite .............................................................................................................................................

8. your/ did/ it/ How long/ finish/ to/ take/ you/ homework?/  – Two hours./ (Rearrange these words to make a complete question)

...........................................................................................................................................................

9. She likes watching comedy. (Make a question for the underlined part)

...........................................................................................................................................................

10. She felt entertained when she watched a gripping film. (Make a question for the underlined part)

...........................................................................................................................................................

X. Make questions for the underlined parts, using the question words in brackets.
1. In 201, 51,515 people attended Burning Man. (How many) ........................................................................................................................
2. Some youngsters accidentally knocked over one of the giants. (What) ........................................................................................................................
3. The highlight of the festival is the tomato fight. (What) .......................................................................................................................
4. La Tomatina dates back to 1945 when an annual parade of enormous figures with big heads was passing through the streets of Bunyol. (When) ........................................................................................................................
5. La Tomatina in Bunol near Valencia happens every year. (How often) ........................................................................................................................
6. La Tomatina takes place on the last Wednesday in August. (When) ........................................................................................................................
7. The festival began in San Francisco’s Baker Beach in 1986. (When; Where) ........................................................................................................................
8. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden model of a hated person. (What) ........................................................................................................................
9. Burning Man lasts one week. (How long) ........................................................................................................................
10. The event begins on the last Monday in August, and ends on the first Monday in September. (When) ........................................................................................................................