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The Tay live mainly in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. They live in large and crowded villages with hundreds of houses. They live in houses built on stilts. They are mainly farmers and they grow rice on terraced fields. They also raise cattles and poultry.
Tay traditional dress is made from homegrown cotton. There is usually not much embroidery or other decorations. Women wear skirts or trousers, with short shirts inside and long one on the outside.
They have many festivals and holidays in a year. The Lunar New Year and the mid-July festivals are the most lavishly organized. During festivals, people in many places play con throwing, badminton, tug-of-war, dragon dancing, or chess.
The Tay eat mainly sticky rice. On festival occasions, they make many kinds of cakes, such as banh chung (sticky rice square cakes), banh day (sticky rice round cakes) or banh khao (cakes made of white rice flour).
1. | Which of the following best describes the main idea of the passage? |
| A. The Tay live in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. |
| B. The Tay make many kinds of cakes on festival occasions. |
| C. The Tay have many festivals and holidays in a year. |
| D. The life of the Tay in Viet Nam. |
2. | What do the Tay mainly eat? |
A. sticky rice B. sticky rice round cakes C. sticky rice square cakes D. cakes made of white rice flour | |
3. | Which of the following is NOT true of the Tay? |
A. They live on stilt houses. B. They grow rice on terraced fields. C. They wear clothes with much embroidery. D. They eat sticky rice. | |
4. | Which is true of the Tay’s life? |
| A. They mainly work in agriculture. B. They work in industry. C. They have one very important festival a year. D. They buy cotton to make dress. |
II. Read the passage and circle the best answer
The Tay live mainly in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. They live in large and crowded villages with hundreds of houses. They live in houses built on stilts. They are mainly farmers and they grow rice on terraced fields. They also raise cattles and poultry.Tay traditional dress is made from homegrown cotton. There is usually not much embroidery or other decorations. Women wear skirts or trousers, with short shirts inside and long one on the outside. | |
1. | Which of the following best describes the main idea of the passage? |
| A. The Tay live in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. |
| B. The life of the Tay in Viet Nam. |
| C. The Tay have many festivals and holidays in a year. |
2. | What do the Tay mainly eat? |
| A. sticky rice |
| B. sticky rice round cakes |
| C. sticky rice square cakes |
3. | Which of the following is NOT true of the Tay? |
| A. They live on stilt houses. |
| B. They grow rice on terraced fields. |
| C. They wear clothes with much embroidery. |
| |
4. | Which is true of the Tay’s life? |
| A. They mainly work in agriculture. |
| B. They work in industry. |
| C. They have one very important festival a year. |
5. | The word "lavishly" is closest in meaning to ______. |
| A. seriously B. carefully C. luxuriously |
III. Choose the best answer or do the tasks as directed.
1. The items on display in Da Nang Museum of (Cham / Thai / Tay) Sculpture are very interesting.
2. The colour (red / yellow / green) of the five –coloured sticky rice represents the earth.
3. I like (a / an / the) way she solved that problem.
4. Under the new regulation, workers (have to / should / need) wear protective clothes.
5. There’s a custom (that / for / of) eating moon cakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival.
6. We (followed / have followed / are following) this programme since last week.
7. (Who / What / Which) of your parents will go to the meeting?
8. “It’s right up your street” means the type of something (you enjoy doing /you can find near your house / you don’t like).
9. The time when the farmers collect their crops is (free time / leisure time / harvest time).
10. (Feeding / Herding / Ploughing) is taking the cattle out for food and looking after them.
11. We enjoy running around the fields, shouting and laughing (happy / happier / happily).
12. The abbreviation of “love” is (J /, <3 / n’).
13. She feels (sad / sadly / sadness) because of the bad result.
14. After school, he often helps his mother collect water (from / in / by) the river.
15. (Country/ City /Nomadic) life is hard because people have to move a lot.
16. In the Central Highland, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the (ger/communal house /stilt house).
17. (What / Where / Which) part of our country would you most like to live in?
18.This is (a / an / the) most interesting book I have ever read.
19. It’s the custom for the children in our family (going / go / to go) to bed at 9 o’clock.
20. You (must / should / have to) stop when the traffic light is red.
21. ‘Spot on” means (exactly / wonderful / totally correct).
22. He told me (a / an / the) very interesting story last night.
23. There is a custom of (given / giving / give) presents at Christmas in my family.
24. This is (a / an / the) book I want you to read.
25. Five-coloured sticky rice is a (speciality / dish / tradition) in many parts of Viet Nam.
26. We like him because he is (a / an / the) honest person.
27. Tet is an occasion for family __________ in Viet Nam. (visitings / meetings / reunions)
28.The Le Mat Festival __________ the founding of the village. (worships / commemorates / performs)
29.Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk __________ he was three years old. (if / because / even though)
30.The English test was _______ than I thought it would be. (the easier / more easy / easier)
Ruou can, also known as tube wine in English, is a unique drink that can be found in the mountainous regions of Central Vietnam like Tay Nguyen. It’s made from rice and other herbs. The recipe differs in various ethnic minorities groups depending on what is available in their surroundings. The ingredients are kept in a ceramic jar for a month. Using a thin bamboo straw, people drink ruou can directly from the jar. This drink is commonly served during a special celebration such as weddings, New Year festivals…. People often gather around the wine jar and drink together while singing and dancing. It’s considered an honour in many ethnic groups to be offered this kind of rice wine. 1.where can ruou can be found? 2.what are the ingredients of ruou can? 3.how long are the ingredients kept in a ceramic jar? 4.can people use a thin bamboo straw to drink ruou can directly from the jar? 5.when do the moutainous regions residents drink ruou can? 6.do people often gather around the wine jar and drink after singing and dancing?
Read the following passage and answer the questions
Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to market to buy candy, jams or dried water melon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is a time for family members gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday.
True (T) or False (F)
People don’t clean and decorate their homes.
Read the following passage and answer the questions
Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to market to buy candy, jams or dried water melon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is a time for family members gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday.
Answer the questions
What is the other name of Tet?
Read the following passage and answer the questions
Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to market to buy candy, jams or dried water melon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is a time for family members gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday.
True (T) or False (F)
People often visit relatives and close friends on the first day of New Year.
Read the following passage and answer the questions
Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to market to buy candy, jams or dried water melon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is a time for family members gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday.
True (T) or False (F)
Tet happens in early January.
1.We are going to prepare ..................sticky rice served with grilled chicken for the celebration.
A. five-coloured B. five-colours C. five-colour D. five colours
2. A tradition is something special that is .................. through the generations.
A. passed B. passed to C. passed down D. passed out
3. We have to .................. our shoes when we go inside a pagoda.
A. put on B. give off C. turn off D. take off
4.I was very tired, ................ I determined to walk on to the next village.
A. therefore B. however C. and D. or
5. I did not go to the show ................. I had already seen it.
A. but B. and C. because D. while
6. The wall is_______________painted with blue, red and white.
A. colourful B. colourfully C. colour D. coloured
7 You should ................. information about a custom or tradition.
A. finds B. found C. finding D. find
8. A custom is something that has become an ................. way of doing things.
A. to be accept B. to accept C. accepting D. accepted
9. In 2010, Ha Noi ................. its 1000th anniversary.
A. celebrated B. commemorated C. worshipped D. remembered
10. Tet is an occasion for family ................. in Viet Nam.
A. visitings B. meeting C. reunions D. seeings
11 The Giong festival is held ................. the 9th day of the 4th lunar month.
A. at B. in C. on D. from
12. Last year, my family ................. tradition and travelled abroad during Tet holiday.
A. broke with B. passed down C. kept on D. handed up
13. The Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as Moon Festival ................. Harvest Moon Festival.
A. but B. or C. so D. and
14. You .................eat squid, duck, or shrimp during Tet because they are seen as bad symbols.
A. have to B. should C.don’t have to D. shouldn’t
15. A ................. is a traditional story, usually about animals, that teaches a moral lesson.
A. legend B. fable C. folktale D. fairy tale
16. .................bad luck he had!
A. How B. How a C. What D. What a
17. Can you speak English .................... My English is not good.
A. slow B. more slowly C. quickly D. more quickly
18. While we ................................ in the park, Mary fell over
A. run B. were running C. are runing D. have run
19. Alice ......................................... the accident when she ................................. the bus.
A. was seeing/ caught B. was seeing/was catching C. saw/ caught D. saw/ was catching
20. The Thai hold many festivals and..................with alternating songs every year.
A. costumes B. religions C. ceremonies D. ancestors
