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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The Songkran Festival
The Songkran Festival is the Thai New Year’s Festival. The Thai New Year’s Day is 13 April every year, but the holiday period includes 14 -15 April as well.
The Songkran celebration is rich with symbolic traditions. Mornings begin with merit-making. Visiting local temples and offering food to the Buddhist monks is commonly practiced. On this specific occasion, performing water pouring on Buddha statues is considered an iconic ritual for this holiday. It represents purification and the washing away one’s sins and bad luck. As a festival of unity, people who have moved away usually home to their loved ones and elders. As a way to show respect, younger people often practice water pouring over the palms of elders’ hands. Paying respect to ancestors is also an important part of Songkran tradition.
The holiday is known for its water festival which is mostly celebrated by young people. Major streets are closed for traffic, and used as areas for water fights. Celebrants, young and old, participate in this tradition by splashing water on each other.
26. How long does the Songkran festival last? *
1 điểm
A. 3 days.
B. 1 day.
C. 13 days.
D. 14 days.
27. What does water pouring on Buddha statues symbolizes? *
1 điểm
A. Bad luck.
B. Purification.
C. Respect.
D. Ancestors.
28. Younger people often pour water over the palms of elders’ hands to show ….. *
1 điểm
A. Good luck.
B. unity.
C. purification.
D. respect.
29. Why the Songkran festival is a festival of unity? *
1 điểm
A. Because younger people will pay respect to ancestors.
B. Because water is poured on Buddha statues.
C. Because younger people will show respect to the elderly.
D. Because young people who have moved away usually return home to their loved ones and elders.
30. Which of the following statements ins not TRUE of the water festival? *
1 điểm
A. Major streets are closed during the festival.
B. People splash water on each other.
C. Major streets are closed for water fights.
D. Young people do not usually celebrate the festival.
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given.
31. During Tet/Vietnamese people/buy/sweets/ make/chung cakes. *
1 điểm
A. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all of sweets to make chung cakes.
B. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets and make chung cakes.
C. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets so make chung cakes.
D. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets to make chung cakes.
32. The elephant races/get/attention/ the crowds/therefore/they/very popular. *
1 điểm
A. The elephant races get the attention of the crowds; therefore, they are very popular.
B. The elephant races get the attention from the crowds therefore they are very popular.
C. The elephant races get attention to the crowds; therefore, they are very popular.
D. The elephant races get an attention of the crowds therefore, they are very popular.
33. Thanks/technology/we/now/preserve/culture/future generations. *
1 điểm
A. Thanks of technology, we should now preserve our culture for future generations.
B. Thanks for technology, we must now preserve our culture to future generations.
C. Thanks to technology, we can now preserve our culture for future generations.
D. Thanks to technology, we now have to preserve our culture to future generations.
34. When/I/wander/the castle/I/see/old servant/spin. *
1 điểm
A. When I were wandering through the castle, I saw an old servant spinning.
B. When I was wandering through the castle, I saw an old servant spinning.
C. When I wandered through the castle, I was seeing an old servant spinning.
D. When I am wandering through the castle, I had seen an old servant spinning.
35. The custom/we/ have/cook/new dish/each year. *
1 điểm
A. The custom is that we have cooked a new dish each year.
B. The custom is we have cook the new dish each year.
C. The custom is that we have to cook the new dish each year.
D. The custom is that we have to cook a new dish each year.
36. Town Mouse/visit/cousin/the country. *
1 điểm
A. A Town Mouse went to visit his cousin in the country.
B. Town Mouse was going to visit cousin in the country.
C. A Town Mouse went to visit cousin in the country.
D. The Town Mouse goes to visit a cousin in the country.
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentences that best combines each pair of sentence in the following questions:
37. The party became quite boring after Toby left. Everyone went home soon afterwards. *
1 điểm
A. The party became quite boring after Toby left because everyone went home soon afterwards.
B. Everyone went home soon so the party became quite boring after Toby left.
C. The party became quite boring after Toby left; therefore, everyone went home soon afterwards.
D. Although the party became quite boring after Toby left, everyone didn’t go home soon.
38. It rained heavily. My brother went fishing. *
1 điểm
A. In spite of the heavy rain, my brother went fishing.
B. Raining heavily, my brother went fishing.
C. My brother went fishing; so it started to rain heavily.
D. My brother went fishing; moreover it rained heavily.
39. He failed the driving test many times. He didn’t stop trying. *
1 điểm
A. He didn’t stop trying and then he failed the driving test many times.
B. Failing the driving test many times really discouraged him.
C. He failed the driving test many times, but he didn’t stop trying.
D. He never stopped trying but failed to pass the driving test many times.
40. My bicycle broke down on the way to the show. I arrived just in time. *
1 điểm
A. My bicycle broke down on the way to the show and so I arrived just in time.
B. If my bicycle didn’t break down on the way to the show, I would arrive in time.
C. I arrived at the show just in time when my bicycle broke down on the way.
D. My bicycle broke down on the way to show; nevertheless, I arrived in time.
