1. D. year
2. A. in
3. A. to
4. C. red
5. A. doors,
6. D. flowers
7. C. midnight
8. B. eat
9. D. children
10. B. dragon
1. D. year
2. A. in
3. A. to
4. C. red
5. A. doors,
6. D. flowers
7. C. midnight
8. B. eat
9. D. children
10. B. dragon
New Year is one of the most important (1) ________ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock at night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (2) ________ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long time. Many people don’t go home (3) ________ morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday children (4) ________ as witches, ghosts or other characters. Most children go (5) ________ house to house and say “Trick or Treat”, asking for candy or fruit. If the people at the house do not give them candy, the children will play a trick on them. But this (6) ________ ever happens. Most people give them candy or fruit. 1.A. competitionsB. festivalsC. decorationsD. traditions 2.A. wishB. exchangeC. bringD. play 3.A. inB. onC. forD. until 4.A. putB. makeC. dressD. set 5.A. fromB. inC. toD. for 6.A. mostlyB. hardlyC. usuallyD. always
complete the passage with ONE suitable word
Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year . Some weeks before the New Year , the Vietnamese (1)......... their houses and paint the walls . They buy new clothes for the occasion . One(2).......... two days before the festival , people(3)............. Chung cake ,which is the traditional (4).................... , and other goodies . (5) ............... the New Year Eva , the whole family get together for a reunion meal . All members of the(6).......... should be present during dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served . On the New Year morning , the young members of the family pay their respects to the elderly . In return , they receive(7) ................ money wrapped in red tiny(8)..........Then people go to (9)................ their neighbors and (10)..................
A. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
New Year is one of the most important (1) ________ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock at night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (2) ________ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long time. Many people don’t go home (3) ________ morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday children (4) ________ as witches, ghosts or other characters. Most children go (5) ________ house to house and say “Trick or Treat”, asking for candy or fruit. If the people at the house do not give them candy, the children will play a trick on them. But this (6) ________ ever happens. Most people give them candy or fruit.
1. a. competitions b. festivals c. decorations d. traditions
2. a. wish b. exchange c. bring d. play
3. a. in b. on c. for d. until
4. a. put b. make c. dress d. set
5. a. from b. in c. to d. for
6. a. mostly b. hardly c. usually d. always
IV. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.
New Year is one of the most important (1) ________ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock at night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (2) ________ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long time. Many people don’t go home (3) ________ morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday children (4) ________ as witches, ghosts or other characters. Most children go (5) ________ house to house and say “Trick or Treat”, asking for candy or fruit. If the people at the house do not give them candy, the children will play a trick on them. But this (6) ________ ever happens. Most people give them candy or fruit.
1. a. competitions b. festivals c. decorations d. traditions
2. a. wish b. exchange c. bring d. play
3. a. in b. on c. for d. until
4. a. put b. make c. dress d. set
5. a. from b. in c. to d. for
6. a. mostly b. hardly c. usually d. always
1.
There are many people in main on New Year's Eve in cities in Spain.
2.
Women in Belarus play to celebrate their new year.
3.
seven times on New Year's Day is the traditional New Year celebration in Estonia.
4.
People in Central America believe that wearing underwear brings luck in the new year.
5.
On New Year's Eve Brazilian people like to wear red and underpants more than other colours.
Spain
At midnight on New Year's Eve, it's traditional in Spain to quickly eat 12 grapes - one at each stroke of the clock. They believe that each grape brings good luck for one month of the next year. In Madrid, Barcelona, and other Spanish cities, many people gather in the main squares to eat their grapes together and pass around bottles of cava - a type of Spanish wine.
Belarus
New Year holiday starts in Belarus at the end of December and last until 7 January. During this holiday, still-unmarried women play games to guess who will marry in the New Year. In one game, a pile of corn is placed before each woman, and a rooster is let go; whichever pile the rooster goes to first reveals who will be the first to marry. In another game, a married woman hides certain items around her house for her unmarried friends to find; the woman who finds bread will marry a rich husband; the one who finds a ring will marry a handsome one.
Estonia
In Estonia you celebrate the New Year not by dancing but by eating. It's traditional for people here to try to eat seven times on New Year's Day. They believe that this will bring them abundant food in the coming year. However, in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, people try to enjoy as much alcohol as food.
Central and South America
In some countries like Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Venezuela, it's considered lucky to wear special underwear on New Year's Eve. In cities like São Paulo and La Paz, market vendors start displaying bright and colourful underpants a few days before the holiday. The most popular colours are red and yellow. People believe that red brings love in the coming year, and yellow brings money.
Tìm từ rồi điền vào các chỗ trống sau :
Tet holiday is celebrated on the first (1) ---------------------- of the Lunar New Year . Some weeks (2) ---------------------------- the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and (3) ------------------------- the walls . New clothes are bought for the occasion . One or two days before the festival , people (4) ------------------------ Banh Chung, which is the traditional cake , and other goodies .
On the New Year's Eve , the whole family gets (5) ----------------------- for a reunion dinner. . Every member of the family should (6)----------------------- present during the dinner in which many different (7) ------------------ of dishes are served.
On the New Year morning , the young members (8) ---------------------- the family pay their respects to the elder . In return they (9) ----------------------- lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelops . Then people go to (10) --------------------- their neighbours, friends and relatives .
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each numbered blank.
New Year is one of the most important (23) ………… in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock at night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (24) ………. their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long time. Many people don’t go home (25) ………… morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday children (26) ………….. as witches, ghosts or other characters. Most children go (27) …………. house to house and say “Trick or Treat”, asking for candy or fruit. If the people at the house do not give them candy, the children will play a trick on them. But this hardly ever happens. Most people give them candy or fruit.
Question (23).......
A.
decorations
B.
traditions
C.
competitions
D.
festivals
Question (24).......
A.
play
B.
wish
C.
exchange
D.
bring
Question (25) ……..
A.
for
B.
on
C.
in
D.
until
Question (26) ......
A.
set
B.
dress
C.
put
D.
make
Question (27) ……..
A.
from
B.
for
C.
in
D.
to
Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space
In England, New Year’s Eve, 31st December, is a time for the British (26)________, drink and party when they celebrate the (27)________ of a New Year. Many people go to Trafalgar Square inLondon or a street party in their city. Others visit friends or go to pubs and restaurants, which are very crowded on that night. There is a great atmosphere when everyone waits for Big Ben to strike midnight. Then people kiss and hold (28)________ to sing the traditional Scottish song Auld Lang Syne. Many people also light fireworks at midnight. The main (29)________ is ‘First Footing’. This means the first person to come into your house after midnight should be a tall dark-haired man. He should bring a piece of coal, some bread, salt or a bottle of whisky to bring good luck to the family. A lot of people also make New Year’s Resolution; they promise to do things like stop smoking or ‘do more exercise’ in the New Year. January 1st (and 2nd in Scotland) is a public holiday so their people can recover from their (30)________. |
26 | A. to eat | B. eats | C. ate | D. eating |
27 | A. beginner | B. to begin | C. began | D. beginning |
28 | A. handing | B. hands | C. hand | D. handmake |
29 | A. festival | B. tradition | C. decoration | D. competition |
30 | A. celebrators | B. celebrated | C. celebrations | D. celebrates |
Điền từ:
1. In London people cheer and sing when the clock .................... midnight on New Year's Eve.
2. On new year's day, children .................. lucky money ................ red envelope.
3. The Time Square Ball begins its fall ................. millions of voices countdown the final seconds of the year.
4. Do you believe that the first footer .................. us good or bad luck?
5. Some Vietnamese people don't eat shrimps ..................... New year's day.
6. We shouldn't play music ..................... after midnight.
7. At Tet, many people present rice to wish ............... enough food throughout the year.
8. The American ..................... a midnight kiss wish someone they love.
9. People in many countries in the world often wear their ...................... closthes on the New Year day.
10. I wish you had a ................ life and .................... health