V. Read the following passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.

Tet is the biggest festival in Viet Nam. It takes place in the first lunar month of the year; it’s a time for family reunion. To (36) _____________ Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty (37)______________ foods. The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans and other spices, wrapped in the green leaves; therefore, this cake needs a lot of (38) _____________. This cake can be kept for a long time, even though the weather is often humid during Tet. Other significant food that can’t be missed to (39) ______________ the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls and sticky rice. Because sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers. (40) _____________, sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare and must be served immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home.

47. A. traditional.B. worship ​​C. preparation​D. celebrate

48. A. traditional​​B. worship ​​C. preparation​D. However 49. A. celebrate​ ​B. preparation ​C. However​ ​D. traditional 50. A. traditional ​​B. celebrate​​C. worship​​D. preparation 51. A. worship ​​B. preparation​C. traditional ​D. However

Read the passage and mark A, B, C, or D on your answer the correct answer to each of the questions.

  Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of  the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young members of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives.

29. When is Tet holiday celebrated of Lunar New Year in Viet Nam?

30. What do they do one or two days before the festival?   

31. What do they do on the New Year’s Eve?          

32. Who receives lucky money?       

33. When do they visit their neighbors, friends and relatives?

Pask 1: Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D on your answer the correct answer to each of the questions.

      Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young members of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives.

1. When is Tet holiday celebrated of Lunar New Year in Viet Nam ?

A. the first day        B. the second day       C. the third day     D. All are correct

2. What do they do one or two days before the festival ?

A. buy new clothes       B. make kinds of jam        C. make Banh chung         D. Both B & C

3. What do they do on the New Year's Eve ? 

A. have a reunion       B. visit relatives      C. go to the pagoda      D. make Banh chung 

4. Who receives lucky money ?

A. young members      B. the children      C. the elders     D. the whole family

Pask 2: Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to complete it.

      The Internet is very useful. Online, you can pay your bills, buy clothes, and read the news. There (1)______ many good reasons to spend time online. However, people with an Internet addiction are online too much. They don't spend time (2)______ their friends and family. Instead, they spend their time (3)______ with their Internet frineds, people they have never met in real life. Some also play online games all day or night. Some people with Internet addictions even leave then jobs, so they can spend even more time online ! People with Internet addictions don't just go online to shop, have fun, or do work. People (4)______ have this problem often go online because they want (5)______ from the stress and problems in then lives. Many internet addicts stop caring about then read live, and focus only on their online lives.

1. A. has           B. are                 C. have             D. is

2. A. about        B. with                C. to                  D. of

3. A. to chat       B. chat               C. chatting        D. chatted

4. A. what          B. who               C. which            D. when

5. A. escapes     B. escapeed      C. escaping      D. to escape 

Read the text below and fill in the blank.

Tet Nguyen Dan, more commonly known by its shortened name Tet, is the most important and popular holiday and (1)……………. in Vietnam. Tet (2)…….from the first day of the first month of the Lunar (3)…... until at least the third day. Many Vietnamese prepare for Tet by (4)…....special holiday foods and cleaning the house. There are a lot of customs (5)…….during Tet, like visiting a person’s house (6)……..the first day of the new year, ancestral (7)………, wishing New Year’s greetings, and giving lucky money to children and elderly people. Tet is also an occasion for pilgrims and family reunions. During Tet, Vietnamese visit their relatives and temples, forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hoping for better (8)….…year.

Question 1

A. festival

B. activity

C. occasion

D. parade

XI. Read the passage.

     Hello, I am Trang. It’s Tet soon. It is on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Before Tet,  People clean their houses and paint the walls. They make Banh chung and buy many kinds of biscuits. Parents usually buy their children new clothes . And the children get lucky money  from their parents. On new Year’s Eve, People gather to watch Firework display. I love Tet very much.

a. True or false.

1. Vietnamese people clean their houses and paint the walls before Tet, 

2.A week before Tet, people make Chung cake.

3. Children get lucky money from their parents .

4. Before Tet, People gather to watch Firework display.

b. Answer the questions.

1. When is Tet holiday in Viet Nam?

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2. Do they make Banh chung before the festival?

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3. What do they do on the New Year's Eve?

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4. Who receives lucky money?

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Tet Nguyen Dan, more commonly known its shortened name Tet, is the most important and popular holiday and(1)__________in Vietnam.
Tet take place from the first day of the first month of the Lunar calendar until at least the third day. Many Vietnamese(2)__________for Tet by cooking special holiday foods and cleaning the house. There are a lot of customs practiced during Tet, like visit a person's house(3)________the first day of the New Year, ancestral worshipping wishing New Year's greeting and giving(4)__________money to children and elderly people. During Tet, Vietnamese people visit their relatives and temple,  forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hoping for a better upcoming year.

(1)    A. activity                           B. parade                               C. festival                       D. occasion

(2)    A. pratice                           B. prepare                              C. celebrate                    D. support

(3)    A. in                                   B. for                                      C. on                              D. at

(4)   A. lucky                              B. spending                            C. paper                          D. saving

Read the text and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Tet or lunar New Year is the most important (1)         in Viet Nam. It usually happens in late January or early February. Tet holiday is the best occasion for family (2)        .Before Tet, Vietnamese people often go (3)         .The items of shopping are: food, new clothes, peach flowers and household decorations. People often make banh Chung, the main food for Tet and other (4)            foods. During Tet, they always smile and behave nicely. They (5)             family members, relatives and friends' good luck and give lucky money to children. The Vietnamese believe that Tet is an occasion to enjoy life after a hard-working year.

1.A. holiday B.festival C. holidays D.festivals

2.A. gathering B. gatherings C.collect D.collects

3. A. shops B. shoping C.shopping D. buying

4. A. specially B.important C. speciality D. special

5.A. wishes B. wish C.wished D. wishing

III. Read the following  passage and do the tasks below : 

Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for the reunion dinner. On New Year morning, all the members of the family pay their respects to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives.

     A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. __________________days before the festival, people make Banh chung.

A. One                  B. Two                 C. Three               D. One or two

2. People go to visit the__________________ .

A. neighbors and friends                             B. neighbors, a friend and relatives

C. neighbors, friends and relatives      D. neighbor, friends and relatives

B.  Answer the questions:

1. When is Tet holiday celebrated in Viet Nam?

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2. What do they do on the New Year's Eve?

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3. Who give lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes?

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PART D - WRITING

I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before:

1. Hung drives more carefully than his brother.

→ Hung’s brother drives less  .................................................................................

2. It takes Long two hours to do his homework every day.

→ Long spends ...........................................................................................................

3. My sister started learning English 5 years ago.

→ My sister has .......................................................................................................

4. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

→ It is not .....................................................................................................................

5. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission.

→ You mustn’t…………………………………………..............................………

1/ She can’t be employed because she doesn’t have a college degree.

®  If _____________________________________________

2/ I don’t have enough money. I can’t go on a long holiday this year.

® If ______________________________________________

3/ He is very slow, so we won’t give his such an important task.

® ______________________________________________

4/ I’ll have to work this Sunday, so I shan’t join your picnic.

® If ______________________________________________

5/ He works overtime to get more money because he has to pay father’s debt.

® If ______________________________________________

6/ Be careful or you will make accidents.

IF…………………………………………………………..

II. Rearrange the sentences using the following words:

1. Thanks to/ technology/,/can now/ for/ preserve/ our/ culture/ we/ future generations/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. At Huong pagoda/ ,/ we/ Buddha/ to worship/ a tray/ of/ fruit/ offer/ him/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. beautiful/ Sa Pa’s/ the world/ terraced fields/ in/ the most/ are among/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Life in/ changed/ countryside/ the/ has/ over/ the past ten years/ a lot/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. I/ in/ Nha Trang/ the/ My family/ went/ and/ to/ 2011/ Sea Festival/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:

1. She/will/ need/ brush/ if/ want/paint/her room./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. A buffalo/ plough/ well/ than / a horse./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Would/they/like/ live/ the city?/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. What/ you/ do/ this time/ yesterday?/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Chu Dong Tu and Giong/ be/ both/ legend/ saints/however/ they/be/ worship/ different/ things./

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