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Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a holiday which is celebrated on February 14 by many people in the world.

In the English- speaking countries, it is the traditional day on which lovers show their love to each other by sending Valentine's cards, giving flowers, or going out for dinner together. One of the most common presents on thisday is chocolate. The holiday is named after a Chiristian priest- Valentine. The most common symbol os St. Valentine's Day is Cupld- the Rorman saint of love. Cupld is a young boy with bow and arrows. The first St. Valentine's Day was celebrated in England, and then around the world including many countries in Europe, Asla, and South America.

However in some countries such as india, Valentine's Day is not allowed. In India, many lovers are even not allowed to go out together or show their love to each othet in puviic places.

1. What do people send to their lovers in England on Valentine day?

2. What is the most popular present?

3. What is the Roman saint of love?

4. What is the Roman saint of love like?

5. Can lovers in India go out together?

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The Hung King Temple Festival is annually held from 8^th to the 11^th days of the third lunar month. The main festival day is on the 10^th day of the third lunar March, on which the National Assembly has approved Vietnamese working people to annually have one more national holiday to mark the anniversary of the Hung King’s death. Every year, on this traditional occasion, Vietnamese people worldwide join their brothers and sisters in spirit to observe Vietnam National Day in commemoration of their ancestors. The main ceremony takes place at the Hung Temple on Nghia Linh Mountain in Phong Chau District, Phu Tho Province, some 85km northwest of Hanoi. The Hung King Temple Festival is one of the most important and sacred festivals of the Vietnamese people, deeply imbedded in the minds of every Vietnamese citizen, regardless of where they originated from.

1.The Hung King Anniversary is yearly held at the first half of the third lunar month.

2.It has become one of the national holidays recently.

3.The Vietnamese show their respect to the ancestor on this occasion.

4.The Hung King Temple festival is mostly for entertainment.

Complete the passage with the words in the box

Occasion       celebrated       beautiful       relatives       together

Tet is (1) _________ on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the (2) _________. One or two days before the festival, people make Chung Cake, which is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets (3) _______ for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the members of family show their respect to the elders by (4) _______words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbor, friends and (5) _______.

Question 5:

Complete the passage with the words in the box

Occasion       celebrated       beautiful       relatives       together

Tet is (1) _________ on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the (2) _________. One or two days before the festival, people make Chung Cake, which is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets (3) _______ for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the members of family show their respect to the elders by (4) _______words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbor, friends and (5) _______.

Question 2:

Complete the passage with the words in the box

Occasion       celebrated       beautiful       relatives       together

Tet is (1) _________ on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the (2) _________. One or two days before the festival, people make Chung Cake, which is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets (3) _______ for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the members of family show their respect to the elders by (4) _______words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbor, friends and (5) _______.

Question 3:

Complete the passage with the words in the box

Occasion       celebrated       beautiful       relatives       together

Tet is (1) _________ on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the (2) _________. One or two days before the festival, people make Chung Cake, which is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets (3) _______ for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the members of family show their respect to the elders by (4) _______words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbor, friends and (5) _______.

Question 4:

Complete the passage with the words in the box

Occasion       celebrated       beautiful       relatives       together

Tet is (1) _________ on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the (2) _________. One or two days before the festival, people make Chung Cake, which is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets (3) _______ for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the members of family show their respect to the elders by (4) _______words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbor, friends and (5) _______.

Question 1:

Almost all countries in the world have a day for children to think of their mothers. Viet Nam is no exception. Vietnamese people choose Lunar July 15 degrees as a day to appreciate all mothers and we have a special name for this occasion, the Vu Lan season. On this day, people often go to pagodas to pray for the best things for their mothers. It is a tradition that every child wears a rose on his or her shirt. Those whose mothers are still alive wear red roses and those whose mothers passed away wear white roses. A Vietnamese musician wrote a song named Bong Hong Cat do to praise all mothers. He compared mothers to the sun, the smile and the stars. On this occasion, everyone hopes to wear red roses since the greatest happiness of all, to Vietnamese people, is to have a mother alive. Vietnamese people are proud of this traditional celebration because it is a characteristic of a culture based on sentimental values 26. Viet Nam has no Mother's Day.

27. The Fu Lan season is an occasion to appreciate all mothers.

28. People often go to pagodas to pray for the best things for their mothers on Lunar July 15 degrees ,

29. Children send roses to their mothers on this occasion

30. All children wear red roses on this occasion.

31. The song Bong Hong Cai Ao was composed to praise all mothers. 32. The musician compared mothers to the sun, the smile and the stars. Section II. Fill in each gap with a suitable word provided in the box.

On April Fools' Day, people in many countries play tricks on each other. Usually, the tricks (1) ______ making friends believe something ridiculous. On this day you could, for example, tell a friend there is a huge spider on their shoulder. If they believe you, you have succeeded (2) ______ fooling them, and even if you only trick them for a second, you have (3) ____ right to shout "April Fool!" This day, 1st April, is also known as All Fools’ Day. In some countries, such as Ireland or Cyprus, you can only try to fool someone before twelve noon. If you do play tricks after midday, you will become the fool (4) ______. So it is advisable for you to do that in the morning. (5)______ you do for, all you want is fun rather than do harm to others. And if you don’t want to be foolish, be sensitive! But how did this (6) _____ begin? Some say April Fools’ Day originated in France when that country adopted the new Gregorian calendar. In the previous calendar, New Year was celebrated (7) _____ 25th March until 1st April, not on 1st January, as in the Gregorian calendar. Some people refused to (8) _____ the new calendar, and continued to celebrate the New Year in spring. Other people made fun of them and laughed at them (9) _____ they were old-fashioned and didn't want to change. Now April Fools' Day has become a global tradition, and no one is safe! People play tricks on anyone, not just on (10) ______ who don't want to change with the times.