THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL

The rice-cooking (1)............... was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a (2).............. . There were three (3).............: water fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking. The festival (4).............. one day. In the water-fetching (5)............. one person from each team had (6) .............. to the river to get the (7)............... . In the fire-making contest two team members had to make fire in the (8).............. way . They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to make the fire. Six people from each participated in the rice-cooking festival. They has to separate from the husk and then cook the rice

1. a/ holiday b/ contest c/ festival d/ competition

2. a/ mountain b/ city c/ house d/ river

3. a/ hoilidays b/ contest c/ festival d/competitions

4. a/ takes b/ took c/ taking d/ take

5. a/ contest b/ contests c/ test d/ tests

6. a/ to run b/ run  c/ ran d/ running

7. a/ bamboo b/ rice c/ fire d/ water

8. a/ strange b/ tradition c/ traditional d/  tradition

Choose the best word to complete the passage and then answer the questions:

The rice - cooking (1) _______ was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a river. were three (2) ________: water fetching, fire - making and rice - cooking. The festival took one day. In the water - fetching (3) _________ one person from each team had (4) _______ to the river to get the (5) _________. In the fire - making contest two team members had to make fire in the (6) _______ way. They tried to rud pieces of bamboo together to make the fire. Six people from each team took part in the rice - cooking festival. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.

A. Then choose the correct answer:

1. A. holiday        B. contest         C. festival           D. competition

2. A. holidays          B. games             C. festivals                    D. competitions

3. A. contest             B. contests                 C. test                  D. tests

4. A. to run              B. run                  C. ran                    D. running

5. A. bamboo                B. rice                C. fire           D. water

6. A. strange           B. same                    C. traditional               D. tradition

B. Check the sentences bellow of they are true (T) of false (F):

1. The festival lasted one day.

2. The communal house is aver one kilometer from the river.

3. People rubbed pieces of bamboo together to get fire.

4. they brought the rice from their homes to the festival to cook rice.

Question 4. Read and choose the correct answer to complete the passage. (1,25pt)

          The Rice - cooking (1)................ was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a river. There were three competitions: water - fetching, fire - making (2)............................. rice  - cooking. The festival took one day. In the water - fetching contest, one person from each team had (3)........................ to the river to get the water. In the fire - making contest two team members had to make the fire. Six people from each team participated  in the rice - cooking festival. They had to separate the (4) ..................... from the husk and then cook the rice. After the three contest, the judges tasted the finished products. The grand prize(5)…………….  given to the team with the most points.

II. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete it.

The Rice-cooking Festival

The Rice-cooking (1) ______was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a (2) ______ There were three (3)_____ water fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking. The festival (4)______one day. In the water-fetching (5) _____, one person from each team had (6)_____to the river to get the (7) _____ In the fire-making contest, two team members had to make fire in the (8) _____way. They tried to rub pieces of (9) _____together to make the fire. Six people from each team (10)______in the Rice-cooking Festival. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.

1. A. holiday             B. contest             C. festival            D. competition

2. A. mountain          B. city                   C. house               D. river

3. A. holidays             B. contests            C. festivals           D. competitions

4. A. takes                  B. took                 C. taking              D. take

5. A. contest               B. contests            C. test                   D. tests A

6. A. to run                B. run                  C. ran                            D. running

7. A. bamboo             B. rice                   C. fire                   D. water

8. A. strange              B. tradition          C. traditional       D. tradition

9. A. bamboo             B. rice                   C. fire                   D. water

10. A. participates       B. participate      C. participating     D. participated

The Rice-cooking (47) _____ was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from a (48) _____. There were three (49) _____: water fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking. The festival (50) _____ one day. In the water-fetching (51) _____, one person from each team had (52) _____ to the river to get the (53) _____. In the fire-making contest, two team members had to make fire in the (54) _____ way. They tried to rub pieces of (55) _____ together to make the fire. Six people from each team (56) _____ in the Rice-cooking Festival. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.

Question 47.A.holiday           B.contest             C.festival               D.competition

Question 48.A.mountain        B.city                  C.house                  D.river

Question 49.A.holidays         B.contests           C.festivals             D.competitions

Question 50.A.takes               B.took                C.taking                 D.take

Question 51.A.contest           B.contests           C.test                      D.tests

Question 52.A.to run             B.run                  C.ran                       D.running

Question 53.A.bamboo         B.rice                  C.fire                      D.water

Question 54.A.strange          B.traditioning     C.traditional          D.tradition

Question 55.A.bamboo         B.rice                 C.fire                     D.water

Question 56.A.participates   B.participate     C.participating      D.participated

VI. Read the passage andchoose the best option A,B,C,D to complete it.
The Rice- cooking Festival

The Rice- cooking(1) was held in communal house yeard about one kilometer a way from river .There
were three(2): water fetching, fire- making and rice-cooking. The festival took one day. In the water-
fetching(3) , one person from each team had (4). to the river to get the water .In the fire-making contest,
two team members had to make fire in the (5) way.They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to
make the fire. Six people from each team(6) in the Rice- cooking Festival. They had to separate the rice
from the husk and then cook the rice.
1. A. holiday B. contest C. festival D. competition

2. A. holidays B. contests C. festivals D. competitions
3. A. contest B. contests C. test D. tests
4. A. to run B. run C. ran D. running
5. A. strange B. tradition C. traditional D. traditionally
6. A. participate B. participates C. participating D. participated

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

This report shows how the rice-cooking festival was held. The festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from a river. There were three competitions: water-fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking. The festival lasted one day. In the water-fetching contest one person from each team had to go to the river to get the water. In the fire-making contest two team members had to make a fire in the quickest way. They tried to rub pieces of wood together to make the fire. Members from each team took part in the rice-cooking contest. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice. After the three contests, all the points were counted and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize. The festival was wonderful.

Question: The festival was held in the communal house yard.

A. True

B. False

The festivel was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from the river. There were three compertitions: water - fetching, fire - making, rice - cooking. In the water - fetching contest, one person from each team had to run to the river to get water. In the fire - making contest, two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way. Six people from each team took part in the rice - cooking contest. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook rice

1. Where was rice - cooking festival held ?

2. How many competitions were there in the festival ?

3. How was the fire made ?

4. How many people from each team took part in the water - fetching contest ?