Question

VII. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank

            The mass of motorcycles jamming in Ho Chi Minh city doesn’t go away during Tet, but parts of the city explode in colour ..........(1) the week-long festival.

            In District 8, Tau Hu Canal becomes the site of a flower ........(2) , with blossoms and ornamental trees sourced ........(3) the nearby provinces of Tien Giang and Ben Tre. The market’s wares vary wildly, from cheap cockscomb flowers in pots .......(4) expensive yellow apricot trees.

            In District 1, a book festival takes .......(5) from the first to the fourth day of Tet along the ......(6) of Mac Thi Buoi, Nguyen Hue, and Ngo Duc. Thousands of books and magazines will change hands during the ........(7).

            In District 5, Cholon (Vietnam’s traditional “Chinatown”) offers both colour and flavour in excess; as you .....(8) the flowers and decorations adorning the area’s temples, take a .....(9) on local, Tet-only foods like banh Tet (a cake made of steamed rice, mung-bean and pork) ........(10) Xoi (coloured sticky rice cakes).

1. A. at                       B. on                           C. with                       D. during

2. A. market              B. trade                      C. fair                         D. business

3. A. below                B. over                        C. from                       D. to

4. A. from                  B. to                            C. and                        D. of

5. A. space                 B. place                      C. position                 D. region

6. A. rows                  B. boulevards             C. streets                    D. paths

7. A. festival              B. feast                       C. anniversary          D. commemoration

8. A. admirable         B. admiring               C. admiration             D. admire

9. A. seat                    B. chance                   C. part                        D. place

10. A. of                     B. without                  C. and                         D. or

Answer 1

The mass of motorcycles jamming Ho Chi Minh City doesn't go away during Tet, but parts of the city explode in color during the week-long festival.

In District 8, Tau Hu Canal becomes the site of a flower market, with blossoms and ornamental trees sourced from the nearby provinces of Tien Giang and Ben Tre. The market's wares vary wildly, from cheap cockscomb flowers in pots to expensive yellow apricot trees.

In District 1, a book festival takes place from the first to the fourth day of Tet along the streets of Mac Thi Buoi, Nguyen Hue and Ngo Duc Ke. Thousands of books and magazines will change hands during the festival.

In District 5, Cholon (Vietnam's traditional “Chinatown”) offers both color and flavor in excess; as you admire the flowers and decorations adorning the area's temples, take a chance on local, Tet only foods like banh Tet (a cake made of steamed rice, mung-bean and pork) and Xoi (colored sticky rice cakes).