Fill in the blank with a suitable word .

India has been ( 1 ) ........... for the Holi festival of colors which dates ( 2 ) ............. to the 4th century . In this festival , people gather and to toss coloured powder into the air , completely coating one another . The Indians ( 3 ) .........this festival to celebrate fertility and love and mark the end of winter .

Holi is divided ( 4 ) ........... two parts : HolikaDahan and RangwaliHoli . The former is staged the night before the big day and sees celebrants gather to observe a purification ritual . Families gather ( 5 ) .............. roast grain , popcorn , coconuts and chick peas together . RangwaliHoli is the ( 6 ) ..........event . It is when everyone races around throwing handfuls of gutal ( five coloured powder ) and spraying water . This is a joyful occasion in which differences of caste and ethnicity are put aside . This is the ( 7 ) ............common form for celebrations to take but they can run on for much longer : Holi ( 8 ) .........for 16 days in the Braj region of India .

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The first diagram (1-illustrate)____________the process of cement manufacture, and the second diagram (2-show)_____________ the materials that go into the production of concrete.

It is clear that there are five stages in the production of cement, beginning with the input of raw materials and ending with bags of the finished product. To produce concrete, four different materials (3-mix)______________ together.

At the first stage in the production of cement, limestone and clay (4-crush)____________ to form a powder. This powder then (5-mix)______________ before it passes into a rotating heater. After heating, the resulting mixture (6-grind)_______________, and cement (7-produce)______________. Finally, the cement (8-package)_______________in large bags.

Cement is one of the four raw materials that (9-use)_______________ in the production of concrete, along with gravel, sand and water. To be exact, concrete (10-consist)_______________ of 50% gravel, 25% sand, 15% cement and 10% water. All four materials are blended together in a rotating machine called a concrete mixer.

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Holi - India

Holi is a spring festival also known as the festival of colours. It is an ancient Hindu religious festival which stars with a Holika bonfire on the night before Holi where people gather, sing and dance. The next morning is free for all carnival of colours, where everyone plays, chases and colours each other with dry powder and coloured water, with some carrying water guns and coloured water-filled balloons for their water fight. Children and youth spray coloured powder solutions at each other, laugh and celebrate, while elders tend to smear dry coloured powder on each other's face. Visitors to homes are first teased with colours, then served with Holi delicacies, desserts and drinks. After playing with colours, and cleaning up, people bathe, put on clean clothes, visit friends and family.

48. What is the festival Holi in India?

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49. What does Holi star with?
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50. What do people often do on the second day?
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51. What are some activities during the festival?
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52. What do people do after playing with colour?

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​Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan – Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived villagers at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they immediately told us about him.

Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours. At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.

​In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village have been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.

​Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous painting as "Rat's wedding", “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers" have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.

36.​The themes of Dong Ho paintings are about ​​.

​A. landscapes​B. weddings​C. various aspects of life​D.animals and flowers

37.​In order to make Dong Ho paintings, we need seashell powder paint, the poonah-paper and ​​.

​A. proper colours​B. water​C. markets​D. woodblocks

38.​From paragraph 3, we can infer that when Mr. Sam was very young, he mostly helped his parents by ​​

​A.applying the woodblocks with proper paints and pressing them on sheets of paper​

​B.applying seashell powder to make various paints for painting making​

​C.drawing with a pen and using proper paints to make many copies of paintings​

​D.collecting and taking the paintings to the market for sale

39.​All of the following can be inferred about the artisan - Mr. Sam – EXCEPT that ​​.

​A.he is popular in the village​

​B.he could paint when he was three

​C.he keeps a collection of Dong Ho paintings in his house​

​D.the local authorities tried to revive the traditional genre

40.​In the writer's opinions, the future of Dong Ho paintings is ​​. ​

​A.international​B.concerning​C.optimistic​​D.negative

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Super Size Me is a 2004 film by Morgan Spurlock, in which he documents his experiment to eat only McDonald's fast food three times a day, every day, for thirty days.

Spurlock made himself a short list of rules for the experiment, including an obligation to eat all of the three meals he ordered. He also had to ‘Super Size’, which means accepting a giant portion every time the option was offered to him. He ended up vomiting after the first Super Size meal he finished, after taking nearly twenty minutes to consume it.

After five days Spurlock put on almost 5kg, and he soon found himself feeling depressed, with no energy. The only thing that got rid of his headaches and made him feel better was another McDonald's meal, so his doctors told him he was addicted. More seriously, around day twenty, he started experiencing heart palpitations and one of the doctors detected liver problems. However, in spite of his doctor's advice, Spurlock continued to the end of the month and achieved a total weight gain of 11kg. His body mass index also increased from a healthy 23.2 to an overweight 27.

It took Spurlock fifteen months to recover from his experiment and return to his original weight, but the film also had a wider impact. Just after its showing in 2004, McDonald's phased out the Super Size option and healthier options like salads appeared on the menu. Unfortunately, McDonald's denied the connection between the film and the changes, but it is interesting to note how closely they coincided with the release of the film.

Question. According to the passage, all of the following are the results of the experiment EXCEPT ____.

A. Spurlock put on weight

B. the experiment affected his heart

C. the experiment affected his liver

D. he became fairly relaxed and energetic

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Super Size Me is a 2004 film by Morgan Spurlock, in which he documents his experiment to eat only McDonald's fast food three times a day, every day, for thirty days. 

Spurlock made himself a short list of rules for the experiment, including an obligation to eat all of the three meals he ordered. He also had to ‘Super Size’, which means accepting a giant portion every time the option was offered to him. He ended up vomiting after the first Super Size meal he finished, after taking nearly twenty minutes to consume it. 

After five days Spurlock put on almost 5kg, and he soon found himself feeling depressed, with no energy. The only thing that got rid of his headaches and made him feel better was another McDonald's meal, so his doctors told him he was addicted. More seriously, around day twenty, he started experiencing heart palpitations and one of the doctors detected liver problems. However, in spite of his doctor's advice, Spurlock continued to the end of the month and achieved a total weight gain of 11kg. His body mass index also increased from a healthy 23.2 to an overweight 27. 

It took Spurlock fifteen months to recover from his experiment and return to his original weight, but the film also had a wider impact. Just after its showing in 2004, McDonald's phased out the Super Size option and healthier options like salads appeared on the menu. Unfortunately, McDonald's denied the connection between the film and the changes, but it is interesting to note how closely they coincided with the release of the film.

According to the passage, all of the following are the results of the experiment EXCEPT ____.

A. Spurlock put on weight

B. the experiment affected his heart

C. the experiment affected his liver

D. he became fairly relaxed and energetic

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Bob is a student. This is his bedroom. He does his homework, play computer games and relax here. There is a desk, a chair, a wardrobe, a bed and a bookshelf in his room. The wardrobe is between the desk and the bed. There is a computer, ten books and five pens on his desk. There are some pictures of his family on the wall. He loves this room so much, so he cleans it regularly.

Question: What is his name?

A. Bob

B. Bing

C. Bunny

D. Ben

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Bob is a student. This is his bedroom. He does his homework, play computer games and relax here. There is a desk, a chair, a wardrobe, a bed and a bookshelf in his room. The wardrobe is between the desk and the bed. There is a computer, ten books and five pens on his desk. There are some pictures of his family on the wall. He loves this room so much, so he cleans it regularly.

Question: Where is the wardrobe?

A. next to the chair

B. between the desk and the bed

C. in front of the bookshelf

D. on the wall

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Bob is a student. This is his bedroom. He does his homework, play computer games and relax here. There is a desk, a chair, a wardrobe, a bed and a bookshelf in his room. The wardrobe is between the desk and the bed. There is a computer, ten books and five pens on his desk. There are some pictures of his family on the wall. He loves this room so much, so he cleans it regularly.

Question:How many pens are there in his desk?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5