I. Read the article and choose the A, B, C for each question.

                                    SUMMERFUN

Tyler Jacobs, February 10

I love going to different festivals. I went to a great festival in my town last week called SummerFun. They hold so many great things there. There were lots of stands selling traditional foods and drinks. I ate so much. They also had lots of shows. I watched the fashion show and the talent show. I didn't have time to watch the puppet show, and I think puppets are boring. My friend, Jane, and I did the lug of war. We lost but it was still fun. My favorite thing was the music performance at the end. It wasn't Jane's favorite, though. Hers was the talent show. I can't wait for next year's festival. I'm going to bring all my friends.

1. Where was the festival?

A. Summer Town                        B. Tyler's town                C. a local park

2. What did they not have at the festival?

A. food stands                        B. flower show                C. a puppet show

3. What did Tyler not watch?
A. a fashion show                        B. a talent show                C. a puppet show
4. What was Tyler's favorite thing?

A. the music performance                B. the talent show                C. the tug of war
5. What was one favorite thing?
A. the fashion show                        B. the talent show                C. the music performance

II. Read the article and answer the questions.

A Famous Festival in Vietnam

In Vietnam, people celebrate many different festivals each year. The biggest festival in Vietnam is Tết. This celebrates the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people have to prepare a lot for this festival. Before Tết, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. Most people buy a special tree with lots of flowers. In the north of Vietnam, people buy peach trees with pink flowers. In the south, people buy apricot trees with yellow flowers. Everyone cleans their house before Tết. This is very important because you shouldn't clean it during Tết. During Tết, people visit their family and friends. Few people go to school or work. Children wear new clothes and get lucky money. It's a great time to watch lion dances and fireworks. Everyone is happy and excited about the New Year. Vietnamese people love to celebrate this festival.

Questions:

1. Do people celebrate many different festivals each year?

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2. Is Tết the biggest festival in Vietnam?

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3. What do people often do before Tết?

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4. What do people often do during Tết?

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5. In the North of Vietnam, what type of tree do people buy?

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6. In the South of Vietnam, what type of tree do people buy?

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Tyler Jacobs, February 10

I love going to different festivals. I went to a great festival in my town last week called Summer Fun. They hold so many great things there. There were lots of stands selling traditional foods and drinks. I ate so much. They also had lots of shows. I watched the fashion show and the talent show. I didn't have time to watch the puppet show, and I think puppets are boring. My friend, Jane, and I did the lug of war. We lost but it was still fun. My favorite thing was the music performance at the end. It wasn't Jane's favorite, though. Hers was the talent show. I can't wait for next year's festival. I'm going to bring all my friends.

1. Where was the festival?   

A. Sumer Town             B. Tyler's town              C. a local park

2. What did they not have at the festival?

A. food stands               B. flower show              C. a puppet show

3. What did Tyler not watch?   

 A. a fashion show         B. a talent show             C. a puppet show
4. What was Tyler favorite thing?

A. the music performance                 B. the talent show          C. the tug of war
5. What was one favorite thing?
A. the fashion show                          B. the talent show          C. the music performance

I. Give the correct from of the word given to complete the sentence.

-There is a great ........... for girls on March 3rd every year (celebrate)

-What I like about festivals is that they show the ........... values of different communities . (culture)

-Hoi An is an old city with many places of ............ (interesting)

-The .................. for Hue festival is taken by my group (prepare)

-All the streets in the city center are decorated with .......... lights and red banners (color)

-There has been various ........... shows on TV recently (entertain)

Match the sentence halves.
1 We went to the cinema to see The Hobbit
2 Mick and Andy had a great time in Germany
3 I went to the park with my friends on Sunday
My brother went to Chile last summer
5 I sent postcards home from our trip
6 My sisters stayed in o hotel near the beach

a but I didn't play football. It was too hot for me.
b but I didn't send one to grandma, I forgot! She wasn't happy with me.
c but they didn't like it very much. They said it was too noisy at night!
d but Mo didn't like it. "I don't like fantasy films." he said.
e but he didn't visit the capital Santiago, He stayed in a place called Valparaíso.
f but they didn't have good weather there. They said it rained almost every day!

II. Choose the right word to complete the sentences. violent parade because of in spite of station In spite of in spite of musical However although

21. She only accepted the job ________the salary, which was very high.

22. I watched this ________ last week. The singing and dancing are great.

23. We have not yet won; ________ , we shall keep trying.

24. It looks like they’re going to succeed ________ their present difficulties.

25. I managed to get to sleep ________there was a lot of noise.

26. I must go to railway ________ to catch a train to my motherland

27. ________ being able to bench press two of her, the men actually listened.

28. At Carnival, people wear costumes and ________ through the streets, playing samba music and dancing.

29. ________all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

30. An action film can be very ________.

3. Can you correct the passage? Write the correct version.

Dear marry

How are you i am writing to tell you about the great film i saw last week at the cinema I went to see titanic with my sister

Titanic is a romantic film which was directed by james cameron however it's also about a disaster it stars leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet

The film is about the sinking of the ship titanic on its first voyage the main characters are jack dawson and rose dewitt bulkater jack saves rose from killing herself during the journey on board the ship although they are from different social classes and rose is already engaged they fall in love the film has sad ending the titanic sinks and more than a thousand people die in the disaster including jack

Titanic is a very sad film nevertheless many people really love it go and see it if you have free time

Have you been to the cinema recently what did you see write back and tell me

Yours Mai

Give the correct from of the word given to complete the sentences.

1. I saw so many ___________ flowers when I attended the festival last year ( beauty )

2. The Christmas season is also called the ________ season ( festival )

3. I love the _______ this night ( perform )

4. There is a great _______ for girls on March 3rd every year ( celebrate )

5. What I like about festivals is that they show the ________ values of different communities ( culture )

6. Hoi An is an old city with many places of ________ ( interesting )

7. The _________ for Hue festival is taken by my group ( prepare )

II. Put each of verbs into either the Past Simple or Present Perfect.
1. _____ you never _____ [be] to a music festival?
2. I _____ never _____ [be] to a music festival. This is my first time.
3. He _____ just _____ [come] from London. He _____ [go] to England last week and _____ [see] many singers.
4. He _____ [spend] a lot of time in the United States of America last year.
5. _____ he _____ [attend] the music festival in Central Park, New York, yet?
6. Naturally. He _____ [buy] the tickets for that festival for many years.
7. I think he _____ [go] to such festivals since 1998.
8. However, he _____ [be] afraid of crowds. For that reason, he _____ [not stand] among the audience in front of the stage yet.