People of ethnic minorities in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua festival every March. It is held to thank the Rice God for the crop, and to pray for better crops in the future. Families also worship their ancestors and parents on this occasion. Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other things to celebrate the festival. In this festival monks are invited to preach. People play drums, sing songs and dance. They also drink rice wine through a long thin bamboo tube. There are some other activities such as cultural shows, buffalo races, and traditional games. The festive atmosphere is felt around all the villages. 26. When is Hoi Mua celebrated? A. every April​​B. every day​​​C. every March 27. Is it held to thank the Rice God for the crop and to pray for better crops in the future? A. Yes, it isn’t​​B. Yes, it is​​​C. Yes, is it 28. Do they drink rice wine through a long thin bamboo tube? A. Yes, they did​​B. Yes, they do​​C. Yes, they don’t 29. What do people do in this festival? A. They sing songs and dance B. They play drum and sing songs. C. They play drums, sing songs and dance. 30. What are other activities? A. Cultural shows, buffalo races, and traditional games. B. Buffalo races, and traditional games. C. Cultural shows and traditional games 31. How about the festive atmosphere? A. It is felt around all the villages. B. It isn’t felt around all the villages. C. It is felt around all the city.

II. Read the passage and answer the questions.

Ba Chua Kho Temple Festival is held on the 14th day of the first lunar month ic Co Me Village, Vu Ninh Commune, in Bac Ninh City, Bac Ninh Province. The festival is dedicated to Ba Chua Kho ( The Queen of Stock )four gods: Thien phu, Dia phu, Thuy phu, and Nhac phu. It is said that Lady Chua Kho was a hard working woman. After marrying the king of the Ly Dynasty, she asked to go to Vu Ninh area, recruited villages to establish a village, and organized production in 72 small villages. She also kept an eye on, or looked after, the food stock and maintained military supplies during and after the victory against the Song invaders in Nhu Nguyet River (Cau River) in 1076. When she died, people built a temple to dedicate to her. Annually, the temple attracts a great number of people from the whole country to worship and pray for good fortune and to borrow money from her for work in the year.

1. When is Ba Chua Kho Temple Festival held?

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2. What was Lady Chua Kho like?

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3. Was she responsible for the food stock and military supplies?

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4. What did people do when she died?

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VI. Read and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps:

People of (1)……….……… minorities in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival every March. It is held (2)…………….. the Rice God for the crop, and to pray for better crops in the future. Families also worship their ancestors and parents (3)…………… this occasion. Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other things to celebrate the (4)……………… . In this festival monks are invited to preach. People (5)…………..… drums, sing songs and dance. They also drink rice wine through a long thin bamboo tube. There are some other activities such as cultural shows, buffalo races, and traditional games. The festive (6)…………..……. is felt around all the villages.

1. A. village                    B. ethnic        C. villagers     D. country

2. A. to thank            B. to say         C. to do    D. to make

3. A. on                                         B. at                             C. in                    D. for

4. A. festive      B. celebrate        C. festival                  D. celebration

5. A. do     B. dance                    C. see                        D. play

6. A. animal    B. atmosphere      C. people                   D. river

1.Read the passage and choose T or F

People of ethnic minorities in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival every March. It is held to thank the Rice god for the crop and to pray for better crops in the future. Families also worship their ancestors and parents on this occasion. Villagers volutarily contribute money and other things to celebrate the festival.

In this festival monks are invited to preach. People play drums, sing songs and dance. They also drink rice wine through a long thin bambo tube. There are some other activities such as: buffalo races, traditional games. The festive atmosphere is felt around all the villages.

a) All people in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival every March T/F
b)Monks are invited to play drums,sing songs and dance T/F

c)People feel the festive atmosphere around all the villages T/F

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 59 to 68.

Easter

Easter is a holiday in late March or early April, the first Sunday after the first full moon after 21 March. Many people (33) __________ it with their family or have a short holiday/ vacation. It is also an important Christian festival. Easter Sunday, the day of the Resurrection, is the end of Lent and the most important date in the Christian year. Many people who do not go to church at other times go on Easter Sunday. It was once (34) ______________ for people to wear new clothes to church on this day. Women (35) ______________ new hats, called Easter bonnets. Today, people sometimes make elaborately decorated Easter bonnets for fun. A few people send Easter (36) ___________                               with religious symbols on them or pictures of small chickens, lambs, rabbits and spring flowers, all traditionally associated with Easter. The Friday before Easter Sunday is called Good Friday and is remembered as the day Christ was crucified (= hanged on a cross to die). On Good Friday many people eat hot cross buns (= fruit buns decorated with a simple cross). The Monday after Easter is called Easter Monday. In Britain, Good Friday

and Easter Monday are both bank holidays. In the US, each company decides for itself (37) _________ to close or remain open on those days.

Điền vào số 35

A. take on

B. bore

C. put on

D. wore

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 59 to 68.

Easter

Easter is a holiday in late March or early April, the first Sunday after the first full moon after 21 March. Many people (33) __________ it with their family or have a short holiday/ vacation. It is also an important Christian festival. Easter Sunday, the day of the Resurrection, is the end of Lent and the most important date in the Christian year. Many people who do not go to church at other times go on Easter Sunday. It was once (34) ______________ for people to wear new clothes to church on this day. Women (35) ______________ new hats, called Easter bonnets. Today, people sometimes make elaborately decorated Easter bonnets for fun. A few people send Easter (36) ___________                               with religious symbols on them or pictures of small chickens, lambs, rabbits and spring flowers, all traditionally associated with Easter. The Friday before Easter Sunday is called Good Friday and is remembered as the day Christ was crucified (= hanged on a cross to die). On Good Friday many people eat hot cross buns (= fruit buns decorated with a simple cross). The Monday after Easter is called Easter Monday. In Britain, Good Friday

and Easter Monday are both bank holidays. In the US, each company decides for itself (37) _________ to close or remain open on those days.

Điền vào số 34

A. familiar

B. common

C. regular

D. ordinary