read the passage carefully and do the tasks
I) Read the passage about Mid-Autumn Festival, and do the tasks, and do the tasks that follow
Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid autumn Festival í held on \(15^{th}\) day of the eight lunar month to celebrate biggest full moon in the year. In Viet Nam, this festival is for children ............... children are center of all activities on that day. ................. the festival is coming, the adults and the parents prepare many diferent foods - moon cakes, candies, biscuits, jellies, and fruit. .............., the children are given many nice lanterns - star lanterns, flower lanterns and diverse funny masks, ............. they can light the lantern during the Mid- Autumn night.
..................... the autumn is the time of the beginning ò the new school year, the adults and parents give gifts to the children . The festival takes places .................... people have had good crops. ..............., it is also the congratulation for the full harvest.
Nowaday, .............. some of the traditional toys have been replaced by modern toys, the meaning of the festival has been kept and developed. It is certain that Mid-Autumn Festival is a good example of the traditional culture of the Vietnamese.
Task 1: Complete each blank in the passage with the correct linking word. (There may be more than one possibility)
Task 2: Read the passage again, and then answer the following questions.
1/ When is Mid-Autumn Festival held? What is it for?
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2/ What do the adults and the parents do to prepare for the festival?
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3/ What are children given besides moon cakes?
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4/ What can children do with their lanterns?
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5/Why is Mid- Autumn Festival also considered the congralulation for the full harvest?
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6/ What is the importance of thí festival?
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III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below :
HURRICANE KATRINA
New Orleans, in Louisiana, is known as the most unique city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals.
However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea level, the city faces the danger of flooding. So, a levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city.
Early in the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in the history of New Orleands, struck the city. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rains for several days. As a result water from the river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly into the city. Soon 80 percent of the city was under water. People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water. The winds were so strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel were seen flying out of the hotel windows. The loss was ‘tremendous’. Most of the major roads and bridges were destroyed and houses collapsed. Nearly 2,000 people were killed. After the storm, several natural grounds for the breeding and migrating of different species of animals and birds were permanently lost.
1. When did Hurricane Katrina strick the city ?
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2. What did people scramble to rooftops for ?
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3. How many people were killed ?
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II. Read the passage and do the tasks below it. (1.5pts) MOTHER’S DAY
The modern Mother’s Day is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March, April, or May as a day to honour mothers and motherhood.
Historically, the celebration has its origin in ancient customs and traditions. The ancient Greeks kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of Greek gods. The ancient Romans also had another holiday, Matronalia, that was dedicated to Juno (an ancient Roman goddess), though mothers were usually given gifts on this day. In Europe there were several long standing traditions where a specific Sunday was set aside to honour motherhood and mothers.
Today, the holiday has become very popular around the world. People take the day as an opportunity to pay tribute to their mothers and tank them for all their love and support. There is also a tradition of gifting flowers, cards and other gifts to mothers on the occasion.
1) Answer the questions: (1.0pt)
1. In what months is Mother’s Day celebrated around the world?
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2. What is Matronalia?
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3. When do Europe people celebrate Mother’s Day?
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4. What do mothers receive on Mother’s Day?
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Read the following passage and do the tasks below.
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake.
As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings. Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires, which followed. If the earthquake had occurred at night while people were sleeping, far fewer would have died.
A. Answer the following questions.
1. How many people were killed after the earthquake?
2. Why were the engines prevented from going to help?
3. Was it possible to use fighting equipment?
B. Choose the correct answer.
4. When did the earthquake start?
A. in the afternoon B. before noon C. at night D. after midday meals
5. What was the main cause of the damage and death of most people?
A. The roads B. The collapse of the building C. The water pipes D. The fire
2. Read the passage , then do the tasks:
Tet is the biggest festival in Viet Nam. To celebrate Tet, Vietnamese people make many traditional foods. The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; therefore, this cake need a lot of preparation. The cake can be kept for a long time, even though the weather is often humid during the Tet. Other significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Because sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers. However , sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare and must be served immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home.
a. Find the words from the text that have the same meaning of these words/phrases:
7. deliciuos: …………………… 8. wet: …………………….…
9. not easy: ……………………. 10. wellknown: …………………
b. Answer the questions:
11. Which festival is the most popular in Viet Nam? ……………………………………..
12. What do Vietnamese people worship their ancestors?...................................................
13. Do they make sausages by themselves?
14. Which ingredients are used to make Chung cakes?
Ex5. Read the following passage and choose the best answer.
Do you like seasons?
The four seasons in Britain are very different. Read about what Daniel and Fiona think about winter, spring, summer and autumn.
Daniel
Autumn is very beautiful time of the year. The leaves on the trees go brown, red and yellow and they go down. I love to watch it! We play in the parks a lot but we wear warm clothes, because the days get cold. School starts again in autumn, at the beginning of September. I don’t like school!
Summer is the time for me! School finishes in July and we can play in the parks all the time. Sometimes it is very hot. People are happier and they talk with their friends and go for a walk more. The days are very long. In July, for example, it gets dark only about 10 o’clock. It’s very difficult to go to sleep at night! Fiona
It’s very cold in winter! Sometimes, we have a lot of snow and we can make snowmen. I don’t like winter because we can’t go for a walk very much. We wear thick clothes and in our house it sometimes gets cold. When we come home from school at 4 o’clock, it is already dark. I don’t like it at all! But there is one good thing about winter - Christmas!
After the long winter, spring is great! There are new leaves on the trees and the birds start to sing.
We can go for long walks again and play in the park. The days are longer and it doesn’t get dark until about six o’clock. It’s much warmer but it rains a lot and the days are very windy.
1. A. Daniel likes autumn because the trees are beautiful.
B. Daniel likes autumn because school starts in September.
C. Daniel doesn’t play in the park in autumn because the days are cold.
D. Daniel goes to school with great pleasure.
2. A. School in Britain finishes in May.
B. Daniel doesn’t like to meet his friends in the park in summer.
C. People in Great Britain sometimes have hot summers.
D. In July it is dark at nine.
3. A. Daniel always goes to sleep at eight in summer because the days are shorter than in winter. B. It is always very hot in Britain in summer.
C. Daniel doesn’t like autumn at all!
D. In summer Daniel is happier than in autumn because he doesn’t go to school.
4. A. Fiona makes snowmen every day in winter.
B. Fiona likes to go for a walk with her friends.
C. Fiona doesn’t like winter because it is cold in winter.
D. It never gets cold in Fiona’s house.
5. A. Winters are short in Britain.
B. Fiona comes home in the afternoon.
C. Fiona doesn’t like winter at all!
D. It never snows in Great Britain.
6. A. Fiona likes spring very much. B. Fiona likes dark winter days.
C. It gets dark at 5 in the afternoon in spring.
D. In Great Britain it doesn’t rain much in spring.
1. Write about a natural disaster you have read about.
2. Write a passage describing the schedule for your visit (Choose 4 activities that you would like to do in a 2 day visit to Washington D.C., the capital of the USA.)
3. Write about the causes and effects of one type of pollution in your area
Read the passage and choose the correct answers.
Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and disadvantages.
There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First, you can enjoy peace and quietness. Second, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children.
However, there are certain disadvantages or drawbacks to life outside the city. First, because there are fewer people, you are likely to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find jobs.
In short, it can be seen that the country is more suitable for some people than others. On the whole, it is often the best for those who are retired or who have young children. In contrast, young people who have a career are better provided in the city.
Question: How many advantages does living in the country have?
A.no
B.four
C.two
D.three