Choose the best answer ( A , B , C ) to each question.

1.When is Christmas Day ?

A. On the 24th of December B.On the 25th of December C.On the 1st of January

2.People decorate their houses with ....................

A.trees B.lights C. A and B

3.What is NOT true ?

A.People put presents in their rooms.

B.People decorate their houses before Christmas.

C.Santa Claus gives presents to children at Christmas.

4.What do people do on New Year's Eve ?

A.Have parties B.Gather at Times Square C.A and B

5.When there's 10 seconds left , what do people do?

A.Sing songs

B.Count down the time

C.Have parties

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence

1. Tet is the holiday...................... celebrated in Lunar New Year.

A. which is B. what is C. which was D. what was

2. Celebrations start properly on 24th of December, Christmas Eve, ......................there have been several weeks of preparation before hand.

A. because B. although C. so

D. so that

3.Thousands of people .................... near the Fukushima nuclear power plant have been ordered to evacuate.
A. living B. are living C. who living D. A and C are correct

      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.

Christmas is always held ________(1) December the twenty fifth every year. Every family in England decorates a Christmas tree and puts ________(2) in the middle of the living room. And Santa Claus plays an important _________(3) in this festival.  There is a poem to relate him. In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem ________(4) A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem _______(5) a fat jolly man who wore a _______ (6) suit and gave children ________ (7) on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was ________(8) by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular __________(9) the USA. Santa Claus is based _______(10) the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.

PART VI - Read and fill a suitable word in each blanket:

Christmas is always held ________(1) December the twenty fifth every year. Every family in England decorates a Christmas tree and puts ________(2) in the middle of the living room. And Santa Claus plays an important _________(3) in this festival.  There is a poem to relate him. In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem ________(4) A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem _______(5) a fat jolly man who wore a _______ (6) suit and gave children ________ (7) on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was ________(8) by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular __________(9) the USA. Santa Claus is based _______(10) the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.

Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start properly on 24 December, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand. The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks and decorations have been bought. Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and relations. About a week before Christmas, people usually put up their decorations and decorate the Christmas tree with lights, various colored decorations and an angel on the top. Family presents are usually put under the tree.
christmas day bis the biggest day of the holiday. on the christmas morning (often very early),children open the presents that are in their socks. some families go to church. the traditional christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables. before the dinner, people usually pull crackers-small rolls of paper that have gifts, jokes, and party hast inside

1. When do people usually decorate the Christmas tree ?

  A. Several weeks before Christmas

b. About a werk before Christmas

C. On December 24

D. On December 25

2. What is on the top of the Christmas tree ? 

A. There is a light . 

B.there is an angel

C. There is a present . 

d.there is a colored decoration

3. When do children open the presents ! 

A. On the Christmas morning

B.on christmas eve

C .On the Christmas afternoon

 D. On Christmas 24

4 Which of the following is the traditional Christmas dinner

A. Roast turkey with potatoes  and bread

B. Roast beef with potatoes and various other vegetables

C.Roast turkey with tomatoes and various other vegetables

D. Roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables

5. What are Christmas crackers ? 

A. Christmas cards that have already been sent to friends and relatives

B. The Christmas tree with lights and various colored decorations

C.Small rolls of cards that have gifts , jokes , and party hats inside

D. Small rolls of paper that have gifts , jokes ,  and party hats inside

l. Put the name of the celebration in each blank.
Halloween, New Year's Day ,Boxing Day, Passover, Christmas, Mother's Day, Easter ,Father's Day, Mid-Fall Festival
1. It is celebrated in Viet Nam on the 15th of August in a lunar year
2. It is celebrated on 26 December, the day after Christmas Day
3. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May when people give cards or gifts to their mothers
4. It is celebrated in late March or early April in memory of freeing of the Jews from being slaves in Egypt.
5. It is celebrated on the third Sunday in June when people give cards or presents to their fathers
6. It is celebrated on Sunday in March or April when Christians think about Christ coming back to life.
7. It is celebrated on 25 December when Christians remember the birth of Christ
8. It is celebrated on the first day of the year, January 1st
9. It is celebrated in the night of October 31, when children wear costumes and go from door to d oor to ask for candy.