Match each word or phrase in column A with its meaning in column B.

Label each picture with a word or phrase from the box.

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Street Food Shoulder Poles on Saigon streets

Street food shoulder pole is familiar with Saigon people throughout many years. Nowadays it has become a special thing that makes travelers curious. In small areas of District 1 and District 3, we could count more than 100 vendors who earned money using shoulder poles. A shoulder pole, also called a carrying pole, is a yoke of wood or bamboo, used by people to carry a load. The vendors put their goods in two baskets from each end of the yoke.

In the downtown, we can meet young women with their shoulder poles. The baskets are covered with plastic wrap carefully to protect the foods from the street dust. In a tight space ofone basket, she could mix the ingredients and bake the cake on a small charcoal which was defended by carton. The ready cakes were put in other basket.

In the morning or evening, on rainy or sunny day, Saigon streets are marked by shoulder poles of people from different regions of the country, which has become a unique part of Saigon. It has been said that it isn’t hard to live in Saigon if you work hard. With the carrying pole on shoulders, the vendor has turned it into a “store”. The reason is very simple, they don’t have enough money to open a real store. Every day these women continue their journey through Saigon streets under the sun and the rain, selling cheap things or street foods to earn money and feed their children.

1. A shoulder pole____ .

A. is the connection between wood and bamboo

B. used to be called a carrying pole

C. is a bar made of wood or bamboo

D. is used to put goods on street vendor’s shoulders

2. Street food shoulder pole is_____________ .

A. used by street vendors to carry things

B. a characteristic of District 1 and 3

C. used to make foreign travelers curious

D. a way for passer-by to have food

3. All of the following are true about shoulder poles EXCEPT that___________ .

A. street vendors can bake cakes there

B. the two baskets have the same function

C. they can contain enough things to serve some customers

D. they can be protected from dust

4. All of the following are benefits of shoulder poles EXCEPT that ___________.

A. they can help street vendors to sell many things without a store

B. street vendors can support their families with the help of shoulder poles

C. it is a way for street vendors to carry goods around the streets

D. women are marked by unique shoulder poles from different regions

5. The word “yoke” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to___________ .

A. a piece of wood that is shaped to fit across a person’s shoulders to carry two equal loads

B. a wooden bar that is connected to the vehicles or loads so that they can be pulled away

C. something that connects two things or people, usually in a way that limits freedom

D. a long piece of wood that is fastened across the necks to pull heavy loads

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 26 to 35.

Blue Moon

“Blue Moon” is a term that is used to describe the phenomenon of a second full moon occurring in one month. How could two full moons possibly occur in a single month? It is not nature’s fault; the natural phrases of the moon do not perfectly match up with the Roman calendar.

Although still used today, this calendar was devised by Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar over 2000 years ago. While the calendar works well, the method that they used does not match the lunar cycle exactly. Thus, occasionally the moon will go through its “full” phrase twice before the month changes.

[1] A “blue moon” is an uncommon event. [2] And it rare occurrence of a eventually led to the usage of the phrase “once in a blue moon”. [3] This phrase was commonly used to indicate an event that could never happen. Over time, the meaning of the phrase changed from something that seldom happens. [4] Today, this phrase is used to indicate extremely rare events, the absurd, or things that never happen.

The word “phrase” in the passage is closet in meaning to

A. Shape

B.  Position

C. Cycle

D. Influence

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 26 to 35.

Blue Moon

“Blue Moon” is a term that is used to describe the phenomenon of a second full moon occurring in one month. How could two full moons possibly occur in a single month? It is not nature’s fault; the natural phrases of the moon do not perfectly match up with the Roman calendar.

Although still used today, this calendar was devised by Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar over 2000 years ago. While the calendar works well, the method that they used does not match the lunar cycle exactly. Thus, occasionally the moon will go through its “full” phrase twice before the month changes.

[1] A “blue moon” is an uncommon event. [2] And it rare occurrence of a eventually led to the usage of the phrase “once in a blue moon”. [3] This phrase was commonly used to indicate an event that could never happen. Over time, the meaning of the phrase changed from something that seldom happens. [4] Today, this phrase is used to indicate extremely rare events, the absurd, or things that never happen.

The word “absurd” in the passage is closet in meaning to

A.  Normal

B. Ridiculous

C.  Interesting

D. Frequent

I. Match the word or phrase with its definition.

1. custom                    a. the feeling of being comfortable and happy in a                                                    particular place or with a particular group of people

2. tradition                    b. the knives, forks, and spoons that you use for                                                       eating food

3. sharp                         c. an accepted way of behaving or of doing things

4. table manners                 d. exactly right

5. cutlery                    e. all the people who were born at about the same time

6. prong                     f. a belief, custom or way of doing something that has                                               existed for a long time

7. generation                       g. the socially acceptable way to eat your food,                                                         especially when eating a meal with others

8. sense of belonging                   h. each of the two or more long pointed                                                                      parts of a fork

9. host                                         i. at a particular time exactly

10. spot on                                  j. a person who invites guests to a meal, a                                                               party, etc.

II. Match the words in part 1 with definitions.
1. A large, heavy vehicle with wheels. It is used for carrying goods. __________
2. A vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing its pedals with your feet __________
3. A vehicle that has two wheels and an engine. __________
4. A large machine that runs along a railway line. It can carry many people. __________
5. A very large boat used for carrying people or goods across the sea. __________
6. A aircraft with large metal blades on top that spin and lift it into the air. __________
7. A vehicle that flies in the sky and has wings and one or more engine. __________
8. A large vehicle with lots of seats. It carries passengers from one place to
another.

__________
9. A small vehicle that travels on water, moved by oars, sails or a motor. __________
10. A railway system that runs under the ground below a big city. __________