1) ______ the Vietnamese believe that the first visitor a family receives in the year determines their fortune for the (2) ________ year, people never enter (3) _______ house on the first day without (4) _______ first. The act of being the first person to enter a house on Tet is called Xong Dat or Dap Dat. Usually, a person with a happy demeanor or who had experienced good luck during the previous year is invited first into the house. In some (5) _______, any person with names such as Phuc (happy), Tai (wealth) or Loc (luck) will be invited to (6) _______ this act of Xong Dat. However, just to be (7) _______, the owner of the house will leave the house a few minutes before midnight and come back just as the clock (8) _______ midnight to prevent anyone else (9) ________ entering the house first who might potentially bring any unfortunate events in the new year to the household.
Sweeping during Tet is taboo, since it symbolizes sweeping the luck away. It is also taboo for (10) ______ who experienced a recent loss of a family member to visit anyone else during Tet.
1. A. Although B. Instead C. Due to D. Since
2. A. all B. whole C. round D. around
3. A. any B. each C. every D. one
4. A. to be invited B. to invite C. being invited D. inviting
5. A. cases B. examples C. kinds D. sorts
6. A. take B. perform C. do D. make
7. A. safe B. safety C. safetiness D. safely
8. A. hits B. knocks C. strikes D. shows
9. A. in B. for C. with D. from
10. A. the one B. anyone C. no one D
