I. Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks :

Fansipan is the highest peak of Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia, so it is called the “Roof of Indochina” while the local (1) …………….  call it Huasipan. Huasipan means large tottering rock. Fansipan is 3,143 metres (2) ……………… . It is in Lao Cai Province, nine kilometres southwest of Sa Pa Town (3) ………………  the Hoang Lien Son mountain range.Fansipan is now one of the very few ecotourist spots of Viet Nam, with about 2,024 varieties of plants and 327 types of animals and insects. Many tourists (4) …………  the mountain every year. If you climb the mountain from the end of February to March, you (5) …………… have a chance to admire the beautiful blooming flowers in many different colours.

Read the passage about Lunar New Year (Tet) in Viet Nam, then answer the questions.

            Lunar New Year is one of the festivals celebrated in some Asian countries. It is the greatest Vietnamese festival. It is called Tet in Viet Nam. It usually takes place between the end of January and the beginning of February.

            Celebrations begin with the family reunion dinner which is held on the New Year’s Eve. Every member of the family is eager to attend this family feast (bữa tiệc). The feast usually consists of Banh Chung or Banh Tet, spring rolls, chicken and some other special food.

            The children usually wear new clothes and go with their parents to visit their grandparents and relatives. The children say “Happy New Year” to all the people they visit and are often given lucky money in red envelopes. They are very happy.

1. When does the Lunar New Year take place?

………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. When do the Vietnamese hold their family reunion dinner?

………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. What do the Vietnamese children usually do at Tet?

………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. What are the children given at Tet?

………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. How do the children feel?

………………………………………………………………………………………..

I. Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:

The name of my school is Luong The Vinh Secondary school. It is a (1) _____  school. There are about eight hundred (2) _____  and more than forty teachers in my school. They (3) _____ very hard so that we can understand the lessons well. My school’s (4) _____ is very big. You can see all kinds of books in it. We also have a very large and clean (5) _____. Students play all kinds of games during their break time. My school is not big, but I love it very much.

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?

______________________________________________

2/ What do the adults and the parents do to prepare for the festival?

____________________________________________________

3/ What are children given besides moon cakes?

______________________________________

4/ What can children do with their lanterns?

__________________________________

5/Why is Mid- Autumn Festival also considered the congralulation for the full harvest?

____________________________________________________________________

6/ What is the importance of thí festival?

___________________________________

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Mid-Autumn Festival

            Mid-Autumn Festival is 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 (56)___________ children are center of all activities on that day. (57)_____________ the festival is coming, the adults and the parents prepare many different foods -  moon cakes, candies, biscuits, jellies, and fruit. (58)_____________, the children are given many nice lanterns – star lanterns, flower lanterns and diverse funny masks, (59)__________ they can light the lantern during the Mid-Autumn night.

            (60)______________ the autumn is the time of the beginning of the new school year, the adults and parents give gifts to the children. The festival takes place (61)_______________ people have had good crops. (62)____________, it is also the congratulation for the full harvest.

            Nowadays, (63)__________ 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.

64.                        When is Mid-Autumn Festival held? What is it for?

________________________________________________________________________________

65.                        What do the adults and the parents do to prepare for the festival?

________________________________________________________________________________

66.                        What are children given besides moon cakes?

________________________________________________________________________________

67.                        What can children do with their lanterns?

________________________________________________________________________________

68.                        Why is Mid-Autumn Festival also considered the congratulation for the full harvest?

________________________________________________________________________________

69.                        What is the importance of this festival?

________________________________________________________________________________ 

I. Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks.

            Air pollution is caused of ill health in human beings. (1) __________a lot of countries, there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce. Doctors have (2) __________ that air pollution causes lung diseases.

The gases from the (3) __________ of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in (4) __________ streets circled by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as (5) __________ as other children, and are clumsy when they use their hands.

1.______________ 2. ______________ 3 .______________ 4.______________ 5.______________

I. Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:

A forest fire happened in the west of Quang Binh province last week. How it started is unknown, but three days later it was still (1) ___________ out of  control. The weather was (2) ___________and windy, so it (3) ___________quickly, and many surrounding districts were in  (4) ___________. Fortunately, on the fourth day, there was a (5) ___________which helped to put it out.

1__________2__________3__________4__________5__________

II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each  gap to complete the following passage :

Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere (1) ___________comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and many smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries (2) ___________Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea (3) ___________the north, the Solomon islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the Southeast. Australia (4) ___________six states, and two major mainland territories. The (5) ___________ city of Australia is Canberra. With a population of over 380,000, it’s Australia’s largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall.

1. A. who             B. where               C. which               D. what

2. A. include         B. contain             C. has                            D. conclude

3. A. on                B. to                     C. by                    D. at

4. A. has               B. takes                C. gets                  D. begins

5. A. capital                   B. urban               C. rural                 D. suburb

III. Read the following  passage and do the tasks below :                 

Thomas Edison is one of the greatest inventors of the world. He was responsible for more than one thousand inventions including the electric light bulb and the record player. He also created the world’s first industrial research laboratory.

Edison was born in 1847 in Ohio, USA. When he was 10 years old, he set up a small laboratory after he had read a science book his mother showed him. In 1869, he borrowed some money and began to make inventions. In 1876 he built a new laboratory so that he could spend all his time inventing. He planned to turn out minor inventions every ten days and a ‘big trick’ every six months. He developed many devices that brought great benefits to people’s life. He once said that the value of an idea lay in the using of it. Edison died in 1931, after having a remarkably productive life.

A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. When was he born?

A. in 1847            B. in 1869.            C. in 1876                    D. in1931

2. In 1869, he borrowed some ____________and began to make inventions.

A. money                                                       B. light bulbs.

C.books                                                        D. record players 

B.  Answer the questions:

1. Who is Thomas Edison?

…………………………..…………………………..……………………………..

2. What did he develop?

…………………………..…………………………..………………………………

3. How many inventions did he make?

….…………………………..…………………………..…………………………..

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage:

Mid-Autumn Festival

There are hundreds of festivals in Vietnam each year. (1) _____ Tet holiday, the Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most famous festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese (2) _______.

The Mid-Autumn festival is (3) ________on the 15th day on the 8th lunar month (often in late September or early October) in the middle of (4) _______ and it is celebrated for a whole day. On this day, the adults and the parents prepare a special cake called moon cake along with many candies, jellies, grapefruit, bananas, apples, etc. The Mid-autumn celebration is an opportunity for (5) ________ members to reunite. Young people express their gratitude to the elderly.

Question 1:

A. The

B. Therefore

C. Besides

D. So

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage:

Mid-Autumn Festival

There are hundreds of festivals in Vietnam each year. (1) _____ Tet holiday, the Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most famous festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese (2) _______.

The Mid-Autumn festival is (3) ________on the 15th day on the 8th lunar month (often in late September or early October) in the middle of (4) _______ and it is celebrated for a whole day. On this day, the adults and the parents prepare a special cake called moon cake along with many candies, jellies, grapefruit, bananas, apples, etc. The Mid-autumn celebration is an opportunity for (5) ________ members to reunite. Young people express their gratitude to the elderly.

Question 2:

A. children

B. child

C. girls

D. boys