Read the article and answer the questions.

A Famous Festival in Vietnam

     In Vietnam, people celebrate many different festivals each year. The biggest festival in Vietnam is Tết. This celebrates the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people have to prepare a lot for this festival. Before Tết, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. Most people buy a special tree with lots of flowers. In the north of Vietnam, people buy peach trees with pink flowers. In the south, people buy apricot trees with yellow flowers. Everyone cleans their house before Tết. This is very important because you shouldn't clean it during Tết. During Tết, people visit their family and friends. Few people go to school or work. Children wear new clothes and get lucky money. It's a great time to watch lion dances and fireworks. Everyone is happy and excited about the New Year. Vietnamese people love to celebrate this festival.

1. Do people celebrate many different festivals each year?

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2. Is Tết the biggest festival in Vietnam?

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3. What do people often do before Tết?

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4. What do people often do during Tết?

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5. In the North of Vietnam, what type of tree do people buy?

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B. Read the article and answer the questions.

A Famous Festival in Vietnam

In Vietnam, people celebrate many different festivals each year. The biggest festival in Vietnam is Tết. This celebrates the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people have to prepare a lot for this festival. Before Tết, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. Most people buy a special tree with lots of flowers. In the north of Vietnam, people buy peach trees with pink flowers. In the south, people buy apricot trees with yellow flowers. Everyone cleans their house before Tết. This is very important because you shouldn't clean it during Tết. During Tết, people visit their family and friends. Few people go to school or work. Children wear new clothes and get lucky money. It's a great time to watch lion dances and fireworks. Everyone is happy and excited about the New Year. Vietnamese people love to celebrate this festival.

Questions:

1. Do people celebrate many different festivals each year?

2. Is Tết the biggest festival in Vietnam?

3. What do people often do before Tết?

4. What do people often do during Tết?

5. In the North of Vietnam, what type of tree do people buy?

6. In the South of Vietnam, what type of tree do people buy?

Read the following passage then do the tasks.

Tết, or Lunar New Year is the most important festival of Vietnamese people. It marks the beginning of the Lunar year, which is celebrated in China as well. Tet in Vietnam usually drops in the late of January or early February. At Tết, festivals are held throughout the country, and this is a family holiday, too. Before Tết, Vietnamese families usually make Chưng cake or Tét cake, the traditional cakes of Việtnam. They also buy lots of cakes and candies. Children often give best wishes to the old people or parents then get lucky money. The official holiday lasts three days, but celebrations continue for at least the first week of the new year.

* Answer the questions: 

1. What is the other name of Tết?

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2. When does Tết drop?

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3. Do the celebrations last three days?

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4. What do the children often give to the old or their parents?

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Dịch sang Tiếng Việt:      A famous festival in Vietnam(dịch thêm câu này nha)

 In Vietnam, people celebrate many different festival each year. The biggest festival in Vietnam is Tết. This celebrates the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people have to prepare a lot of this festival. Before Tết, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. Most people buy a special tree with lots of flowers. In the north of Vietnam, people buy peach trees with pink flowers. In the south, people buy apricot trees with yellow flowers. Everyone cleans their house before Tết. This is very important because you shouldn ^| t clean it during Tết. During Tết, people visit their family and friends. Few people go to school or work. Children wear new clothes and get lucky money. It is a great time to watch lion dances and fireworks. Everyone is happy and excited about the New Year. Vietnamese people love to celebrate this festival.

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A famous Festival in Viet Nam

A. Cường Nguyễn, October 14

In Vietnam, people celebrate many different festival each year. The biggest festival in Vietnam is Tet. This

celebrates the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people have to prepare a lot for this festival. Before

Tet, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. Most people buy a special tree with

lots of flowers. In the north of Vietnam, people buy peach trees with pink flowers. In the south, people buy apricot

trees with yellow flowers. Everyone cleans their house before Tet, This is very important because you shouldn’t

clean it during Tet. During Tet, people visit their family and friends. Few people go to school or work. Children

wear new clothes and get lucky money. It’s a great time to watch lion dances and fireworks. Everyone is happy and

excited about the New Year. Vietnamese people love to celebrate this festival.

61. There are many different festivals each year in Vietnam.

_________

62. Before Tet, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. _________

63. In the north, people buy apricot trees with yellow flowers.

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64. Children wear new clothes and get lucky money during Tet.

_________

65. People clean and decorate their house __________ Tet

A. in

B. during

C. after

D. before

66. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Christmas

B. Halloween

C. Lunar New Year

D. Mid-Autumn Festival

A Famous Festival in Vietnam

In Vietnam, people celebrate many different festivals each year. This biggest festival in Vietnam is Tết. This celebrates the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people have to prepare a lot for this festival. Before Tết, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. Most people buy a special tree with lots of flowers. In the north of Vietnam, people buy peach trees with pink flowers. In the south, people buy apricot trees with yellow flowers. Everyone cleans their house before Tết. This is very important because you shouldn’t clean it during Tết. During Tết, people visit their family and friends. Few people go to school or work. Children wear new clothes and get lucky money. It’s a great time to watch lion dances and fireworks. Everyone is happy and excited about the New Year. Vietnamese people love to celebrate this festival.

1.       What do people usually do before Tết?

2.       What do people do during Tết?

3.       Do people celebrate many festivals in Vietnam?

4.       What do children do?

5.       Should everyone clean their houses during Tết?

Exercise 7: Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Lunar New Year, or Tet, is the biggest and most important festival in Vietnam. Tet often falls between late January and early February.

A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners. Shops are full of goods. People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods.

Homes are often decorated with plants and flowers at this time. Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is traditional in the South. One of Tet’s most special foods is banh chung, which is made of sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.

On the days of Tet, people visit other family members or friends and they exchange New Year’s wishes. Children receive their “lucky money” inside red envelopes. Many people go to pagodas to pray for a happy new year for themselves and their families. Both children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment. Tet is really a time of fun and festivals throughout the country.

79.When does Tet occur?

A. early January and late February     B. early January and early February

C. late January and early February     D. late January and late February

80.What do people NOT do to prepare for Tet?

A. buying gifts                  B. cooking traditional food

C. decorating their houses     D. visiting other families.

81.Where is apricot blossom the symbol of Tet?

A. in the North of Viet Nam.      B. in the Central of Viet Nam.

C. in the South of Viet Nam.           D. in all over Viet Nam.

82.What is made of sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork?

A. Banh Chung            B. red banner

C. peach blossom          D. lucky money

83.What do children receive during Tet?

A. wishes               B. lucky money

C. flowers                     D. games

84.On the days of Tet, what do Vietnamese people go to pagodas for?

A. to pray for a happy new year               B. to exchange New Year’s wishes

C. to take part in forms of entertainment      D. to give their children lucky money

V. Read the following passage and answer the questions. (1pt)

There are many celebrations throughout the year in Vietnam, but Tet or the Lunar New Year is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet usually occurs in late January or early February. A few days before Tet is the time for people to clean and decorate their homes. During Tet, people, old and young, enjoy special food cooked on the occasion of Tet. It is also the time for family members to be together.

3. What do people do before Tet?

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4. Is Tet the time for family reunions?

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Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Tet or Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in Vietnam. It generally takes place around late January or early February. Tet holiday is considered the best occasion for family members to get together. During Tet, Vietnamese spend time shopping for the New Year, go to pagodas and temples. The items of shopping range from food to clothing to household decorations. People often make Banh Chung, the main food for Tet holiday and other special foods. The Vietnamese believe that Tet Holiday is an occasion to enjoy life after a full hard-working year.

Question: Tet is considered as the most important holiday in Vietnam.

A. True

B. False