Read the text. Choose the correct answer A, B or C.

A Village Festival Day

I live in a small village in northern Viet Nam. Every year, people in my village look forward to the third day of Tet. It is one of our most important festival days.

In the morning, we gather along the riverside to watch some competitions. First, there is a special boat race. Some team members cook rice on the boat while others row the boat as fast as they can. The fastest team with well-cooked rice wins the race. Then, the referee releases a duck into the middle of the river. Contestants jump into the river to catch it. The atmosphere becomes loud with the sound of drums and cheers of festival goers.

At noon, there is a village party at the communal house for the elders. Each family also holds a home party. We cook traditional dishes like sticky rice and steamed chicken. Sometimes, we include food that children love, such as bun cha or even pizzas!

The village festival helps us maintain our traditions, connect with other people, and strengthen our family bonds.

1. What is the text mainly about?

A. A local tradition.

B. A family tradition.

C. A cooking contest.

2. To win the boat race, a team must

A. row the boat more quickly than the other teams

B. be the fastest boat and properly cook the rice

C. cook rice properly and catch the duck

3. The phrase “releases a duck” in the text means

A. gives it freedom

B. catches it

C. takes it home

4. Why is the festival important?

A. Because it is exciting.

B. Because people win valuable prizes.

C. Because it keeps some village traditions alive

Read the text again. Complete the mind map about a family party​.

A Village Festival Day

I live in a small village in northern Viet Nam. Every year, people in my village look forward to the third day of Tet. It is one of our most important festival days.

In the morning, we gather along the riverside to watch some competitions. First, there is a special boat race. Some team members cook rice on the boat while others row the boat as fast as they can. The fastest team with well-cooked rice wins the race. Then, the referee releases a duck into the middle of the river. Contestants jump into the river to catch it. The atmosphere becomes loud with the sound of drums and cheers of festival goers.

At noon, there is a village party at the communal house for the elders. Each family also holds a home party. We cook traditional dishes like sticky rice and steamed chicken. Sometimes, we include food that children love, such as bun cha or even pizzas!

The village festival helps us maintain our traditions, connect with other people, and strengthen our family bonds.

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage

There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households.

Question 1:

A. less

B. than

C. few

D. much

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage

There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households.

Question 5:

A. to base

B. base

C. basing

D. based

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage

There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households.

Question 3:

A. take

B. arrive

C. inhabit

D. stay

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage

There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households.

Question 4:

A. of

B. among

C. in

D. at

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage

There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households.

Question 2:

A. large

B. larger

C. largest

D. the largest

IX. Read the passage, and then answer the questions.

Eating habits in Viet Nam

Meals in Viet Nam- lunch or dinner- must include rice. Traditionally, Vietnamese meals are prepared by wives or mothers and the whole family is expected to eat. However, families now may have only one meal a day at home, and it may not include all the family members.

Tastes, cooking methods and dishes are different between the three regions: the North,the Central, and the South. Nowadays, these differences have become small.

Sine Viet Nam opened it doors to foreign investors, more foreigners have stayed and worked in Viet Nam. As a result, more foreign restaurent have been opened in Viet Nam, especially in big cities.

Young people in Viet Nam now like fast food because of its conveniences. Vietnamese food fast shops have been opened, and the most successful Vietnamese fast food chain is Pho 24. in recent years, there have been more Vietnamese fast food chains such as Bun Bo Hue 3A 3

What do meals in Viet Nam usually includes?

1. When have more foreign restaurants been opened in Viet Nam?

2. Why do young peoplę in Viet Nam like fast food?

3. Where do most employees have lunch?

4. What is the most successful Vietnamese fast food chain?