Hi! I’m Dean. I’m from England. My favorite time of the year is Christmas, which is on 25^th December. That’s when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. In the middle of December we send a lot of cards to our friends and family, here and abroad. Then we get a big tree and decorate it with lights and other things. On Christmas Day, we give each other presents. We have one enormous meal with turkey, and after that, we have Christmas pudding.

28. When is Christmas held?

      A. On 25 December                                        B. In the middle of December

      C. In the middle of the year                           D. no information

29. Christmas is held because Christians want to                   .

      A. have a good time                                        B. celebrate the birth of Christ

      C. visit their friends and family                      D. decorate big trees

30. What does the word ‘decorate’ in line 4 mean?

      A. make something look nicer                        B. paint something

      C. make something look worse                       D. buy something

31. On Christmas Day, people                        .

      A. give each other presents                             B. have an enormous meal with turkey

      C. have Christmas pudding                            D. all answers are correct

32. Which of the following is not true?

      A. Dean is English.

      B. At Christmas, people get big trees and decorate it.

      C. Dean prefers Halloween to Christmas.

      D. In the middle of December, people send a lot of Christmas cards to their friends and family.

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celebrate ; time ; tree ; cards ; turkey ; presents

Hi! I'm Dean. I'm from England, my favorite (1) ... of the year is christmas, which is on 25 December. That's when christians (2) .... the birth of christ. In the middle of December. We send a lot of (3) ... to our friends and family, here and abroad.Then we get a big (4) .... and decorated it with lights and other things. On christmas day, we give each other (5) .... .We have one enormous meal with (6) ...., and after that, we have a christmas pudding.

Hi.I'm Dean.I'm from England.My favorite time of the year is Christmas,which is on 25th December That's when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ.In the middle of December we send a lot cards to our friends and family,here and abroad.Then we get a big tree and decorate it with lights and other things.On Christmas Day,we give each other presents.We have one enormous meal with turkey,and after that,we have Christmas pudding .[pudding;dessert]

When is Christmas held

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Do Christians celebrate the death of Christ on Christmas Day

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What do they do on Christian

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Are you a Christian

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Name some festivals you know

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How do you feel when New Year is coming

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Reading comprehension.

Read the following passage and complete the tasks.

My name is Quanzhou and I’m from China. My favorite time of the year is Chinese New Year. People   decorate houses and streets with lanterns and flowers many days before New Year festival. Everything is red   and gold, because they’re the lucky colors. People give children lucky money in red envelopes, and they also   give friends mandarin oranges for good luck. The New Year’s Eve dinner is called Reunion Dinner. People in   the family sit together, talk and enjoy the traditional food. One special dish is Nian Gao. People make Nian  Gao with sugar and rice. We also eat fish, chicken and dumplings. After dinner we watch the New Year music  performance on TV. At midnight, we can see fireworks in the sky. The colors are amazing. There are parades  and lion dances in the streets, too.

* Decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.

17. People decorate their houses during New Year festivals.

18. Red and gold are lucky colors in China.

19. Children receive lucky money in red envelopes.

20. People eat fish, chicken and mandarin oranges for Reunion Dinner.

* Choose the word or phrase that best answers each question.

21. What do people give to friends for good luck?

A. Nian Gao    B. mandarin oranges                C. money                    D. flowers

22. What do people make Nian Gao with?

A. fish and chicken             B. rice and dumplings      C. sugar and rice         D. fish and rice

VI. Read the following passage and complete the tasks

My name is Quanzhou and I’m from China. My favorite time of the year is Chinese New Year. People decorate houses and streets with lanterns and flowers many days before New Year festival. Everything is red and gold, because they’re the lucky colors. People give children lucky money in red envelops, and they also give friends mandarin oranges for good luck. The New Year’s Eve dinner is called Reunion Dinner. People in the family sit together, talk and enjoy the traditional food. One special dish is Nian Gao. People make Nian Gao with sugar and rice. We also eat fish, chicken and dumplings. After dinner we watch the New Year music performance on TV. At midnight, we can see fireworks in the sky. The colors are amazing. There are parades and lion dances in the streets, too.

* Decide whether the statements that follow are True or False

                                                                                                                                  True or False

1. People decorate their houses during New Year festivals.                                                                                                                

2. Red and gold are lucky colors in China.                                                                                                                      

3. Children receive lucky money in red envelops.                                                                                                                  

4. People eat fish, chicken and mandarin oranges for Reunion Dinner.                                                                                                                     

* Choose the word or phrase that best answers each question. (0.5 points)

1. What do people give to friends for good luck?

     A. Nian Gao                      B. mandarin oranges    C. money                           D. flowers

2. What do people make Nian Gao with? 

     A. fish and chicken                                                 B. rice and dumplings

     C. sugar and rice                                                     D. fish and rice

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3- Choose the correct relative pronoun:

1. This is the room which / where I keep my computer.

2. I’m sure that’s the man who / whose picture was in the paper.

3. What’s the name of the film who / which you saw?

4. Christmas is the time of year when / where there are many parties.

5. Eva doesn’t like the present whose / which Owen gave her.

6. I am looking for the person who / which sent me that e-mail.

Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space

Read the passage and choose the best option to complete each blank.
(23)____________ 25 is Christmas. Christmas is both a national holiday and a religious holiday. Christians remember the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas. Many non- Christians celebrate Christmas, too.

The Christmas season starts after Thanksgiving, (24) ____________ late November, Christmas is a time for (25) ___________ presents to friends, family, and poor people. Churches, businesses, and other groups give money, food, and toys to needing families.

Some people make gifts, most people (26) ____________ presents in stores. Stores get crowded around Christmas. There are shoppers everywhere! Stores have many decorations with Christmas colors of red and green. Many people decorate (27) ____________ homes at Christmas. They buy trees and decorate them with electric lights and ornaments. Some people put electric (28) ____________ inside their houses. At Christmas, neighborhoods are beautiful with many dim Christmas lights.

23. A.September  B.October  C.November D.December

24. A.in     B. on    C. at    D. by

25. A. give    B.gave    C. giving    D. to give

26. A. buy    B.buys    C. bought     D. buying

27. A. our     B. my     C. their    D. your

28. A. trees    B. food     C. drink    D. lights

I.                    Read and then answer the questions below:

            Dear penfriend,       

My name’s Peter. I’m from London, England. Today is Sunday, the sixth of May. It’s my birthday. I’m happy. I have many birthday presents from my friends. What about you? When’s your birthday?

Write to me soon,

            Peter.

1.      What’s his name?        ……………………………………………………………………   

2.      Where is he from?       ……………………………………………………………………   

3.      Is he Vietnamese?       ……………………………………………………………………   

4.      What day is it today?  …………………………………………………………………….  

5.      What is the date today? …………………………………………………………………..  

6.      Is he happy?                …………………………………………………………………….  

7.      Does he have many presents? ……………………………………………………………