Water puppetry is a Water puppetry art form of Vietnam. It dated back as far as the 11th century in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam. People make  puppets from wood and then they paint, decorate and  bolish them so that they will look more beautiful and attractive under the light of the stage. The puppet shows are performed in a pool. The puppeteers hide behind a screen to control the puppets so audience can only see the puppets moving on the water. The theme of the short plays is about  daily life of the people in the  rural areas and folklore tales. Nowadays, water puppet shows are available in Thang Long water puppet theater in Ha Noi. Every year, the theater offers hundreds of shows to tourists from many parts of the world to Viet nam. These water puppet shows help to introduce Vietnamese culture as well as the spirit of  Vietnamese people to foreigners.

1. The word “dated back” in the text has the similar meaning to _______.

A. ended                     B. began                      C. showed                   D.  landed

2. The puppets are made of _______

A. paint                       B. light                        C. wood                      D. stage

3. In puppet shows, you can’t see ______.

A. puppets moving      B. puppets on water   C. screen                    D. puppeteers

4. Puppet shows are short plays about _________.

A. everyday life and folklores                                    B. tourists and tourism           

C. foreigners                                                   D. Vietnamese people’s spirit

5. The main topic of the passage is _______.

A. The history of water puppet shows                       

B. Water puppetry as a traditional art form of Vietnam

C. The theme of the water puppet shows.                 

D. Vietnamese culture and spirit 

Water puppetry is a Water puppetry art form of Vietnam. It dated back as far as the 11th century in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam. People make  puppets from wood and then they paint, decorate and  bolish them so that they will look more beautiful and attractive under the light of the stage. The puppet shows are performed in a pool. The puppeteers hide behind a screen to control the puppets so audience can only see the puppets moving on the water. The theme of the short plays is about  daily life of the people in the  rural areas and folklore tales. Nowadays, water puppet shows are available in Thang Long water puppet theater in Ha Noi. Every year, the theater offers hundreds of shows to tourists from many parts of the world to Viet nam. These water puppet shows help to introduce Vietnamese culture as well as the spirit of  Vietnamese people to foreigners.

1. The word “dated back” in the text has the similar meaning to _______.

A. ended                     B. began                      C. showed                   D.  landed

2. The puppets are made of _______

A. paint                       B. light                        C. wood                      D. stage

3. In puppet shows, you can’t see ______.

A. puppets moving      B. puppets on water   C. screen                    D. puppeteers

4. Puppet shows are short plays about _________.

A. everyday life and folklores                                    B. tourists and tourism           

C. foreigners                                                   D. Vietnamese people’s spirit

5. The main topic of the passage is _______.

A. The history of water puppet shows                       

B. Water puppetry as a traditional art form of Vietnam

C. The theme of the water puppet shows.                 

D. Vietnamese culture and spirit 

Brazil’s most popular and festive holiday is Carnival. In fact, many people (1) ______ Carnival one of the world’s biggest celebrations. Each spring, on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday, the streets of Brazil’s largest city, Rio de Janeiro, come alive (2) ______ parties, festivals and glamorous dances.
The Samba School Parade is the highlight of the (3) ______ event. About 3000 performers, in colourful costumes embellished with feathers, beads and thousands of sequin dance down the parade route into the Sambadrome - a dance stadium (4) ______ for the event. Judges award a (5) ______ to the most spectacular group of dancers.

49a. believe

b. regard

c. consider

d. hope

48a. with

b. in

c. of

d. at

49a. four days

b. four-day

c. fouth day

d. four-days

50a. built

b. build

c. to build

d. building

51a. result

b. price

c. respect

d. prize

1. Brazil’s most popular and festive holiday is Carnival. In fact, many people (1)_____ Carnival one of the world’s biggest celebrations. Each spring, on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday, the streets of Brazil’s largest city, Rio de Janeiro, come alive (2)_____ parties, festivals and glamorous dances.

     The Samba School Parade is the highlight of the (3)              event. About 3000 performers, in colourful costumes embellished with feathers, beads and thousands of sequin dance down the parade route into the Sambadrome - a dance stadium (4)                for the event. Judges award a (5)     to the most spectacular group of dancers.

     1.  A. believe              B. regard                C. consider            D. hope

     2.  A. with                  B. in                       C. of                      D. at

     3.  A. four days           B. four-day            C. fouth day           D. four-days

     4.  A. built                  B. build                  C. to build              D. building

     5.  A. result                 B. price                  C. respect               D. prize

Read the text and choose the best answers to complete the text. Brazil’s most popular and festive holiday is Carnival. In fact, many people (16)…………. Carnival one of the world’s biggest celebrations. Each spring, on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday, the streets of brazil’s largest city, Rio de Janeiro, come alive (17)…………….wild parties, festivals and glamorous dances.The Samba School parade is the highlight of the (18)………….. event. About 3,000 performers, in colourful costumes embellished with feathers, beads and thousands of sequins, dance down the parade route into the Sambadrome – a dance stadium are(19)…………. for the event. Judges ( ban giám khảo ) award a ( 20)………….to the most wonderful group of dancers.16. A. consider B. regard C. believe D. hope17. A. of B. in C. with D. at18. A. four days B. four - days C. fourth day D. four - day19. A. build B. built C. buiding D. to built 20. A. price B. prize C. respect D. result