Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. A lot of…………………….and artistic activities are held as part of the Flower Festival in Da Lat. (culture)

2. I saw a …………………….of flower floats when I attended the festival last year. (parade)

3. We had a meal on my grandfather's birthday…………………….. (celebrate)

4. The Christmas season is also called the …………………….season. (festival)

5. I loved the …………………….of folk songs. (perform)

6. There is a special……………………. for Japanese girls on March 3rd every year. (celebrate)

1. What I like about festivals is that they show the_……………………. values of different communities.(culture)

2. My mother liked the_…………………….of that young pianist. (perform)

3. On special occasions, people usually have…………………….drinks. (celebrate)

4. I've seen a lot of_……………………. in my life. (parade)

5. Another……………………. season is coming. (festival)

6. Japanese people hold the Japanese Boys' Day with special……………………..(celebrate)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. A lot of…………………….and artistic activities are held as part of the Flower Festival in Da Lat. (culture)

2. I saw a …………………….of flower floats when I attended the festival last year. (parade)

3. We had a meal on my grandfather's birthday…………………….. (celebrate)

4. The Christmas season is also called the …………………….season. (festival)

5. I loved the …………………….of folk songs. (perform)

6. There is a special……………………. for Japanese girls on March 3rd every year. (celebrate)

1. What I like about festivals is that they show the_……………………. values of different communities.(culture)

2. My mother liked the_…………………….of that young pianist. (perform)

3. On special occasions, people usually have…………………….drinks. (celebrate)

4. I've seen a lot of_……………………. in my life. (parade)

5. Another……………………. season is coming. (festival)

6. Japanese people hold the Japanese Boys' Day with special……………………..(celebrate)

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I.                   Choose and circle the best answer.

1. Many  (cultural/ romance/ disappointed/ annoyed) and artistic activities are held as the part of the flower festival in Da Lat.

2. Nick washes his hand a lot, (so/ and/ but/ although) he doesn’t have flu.

3. At a seasonal festival, people race down the hill to (break/ catch/ buy/ eat) cheese.

4. (When/ How/ Why/ Where) were you born? – In March

5. The end of the film was so _____________ that many people cried.

A. boring           B. shocking               C. exciting                 D. Moving

6. A ___________ is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.

A. sci-fi                B. documentary        C. comedy                 D. horror

7. I found the book so ____________ that I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen.

A. gripping            B. shocking               C. tiring                 D. boring

8. We found the plot of the film__________.

A. bored         B. boring                    C. interested                D. acting

 9. ________________ they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.

  A. However         B. Nevertheless                 C. When                            D. Although

 10. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early _________________ being very tired.

   A. despite of        B. in spite of                 C. although               D. because of

11.      Not many people went to see the film; _______________it received good reviews from critics.

   A. however          B. despite                     C. but                           D. although

12. We found the plot of the film _____________.

      A. bored               B. boring                      C. interested                     D. acting

13. La Tomatina __________________ on the last Wednesday of August every year.

       A. hold                 B. held                     C. is held                     D. be held

WRITING

Part 1. Rearrange the words to write the complete sentences. (1,0 point)

21. artistic activities/ the Flower Festival/ A lot of/ in Da Lat./ cultural/ are held/ and/ as part of

à ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

22. went/ didn’t receive/ However,/ to see /good reviews /The film /it./ from critics./ many people

à  …………………………………………………………………………………………….

23. Ho Chi Minh City./ 100km/ is/  to/ from /It/ my home-town/ over

à  ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

24. they are/ must/ Children /before/ on the road./to ride/ learn about /allowed /road safety/ a bike

à  ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

Part 2. Use the cues to complete the sentences about traffic jam (1,5 points)

25. Traffic jam/ rush hour is/ become/ alarming problem in the big cities

………………………………………………………………………………………….

26. There / many reasons/ problem.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

27. One of the reasons / the fast increase / vehicles but the land area for traffic /not increase.

………………………………………………………………………………………….

28. Another reason, the project / dig/ up road/ cause/ serious traffic jams.

…………………………… ……………………………………………………………..

 29. To reduce the problems the government have / develop the network / public transport / as metros, trams. It will decrease the number of vehicles.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets

1.a lot of ..............and artistic activities are held as part of the flower festival in Da Lat (culture)

2 I saw a .............of flower floats when I attended the festival last year.(parade)

3. We had a.............meal on my grandfather's birthday.(celebrate)

4.The Chrismas season is also called the................season.(festival)

5. I loved the ..............of folk songs(perform)

6.There is a special...............for Japanese girls on march 3rd every year (celebrate)