1. Where is the Elephant Race Festival usually held?

2. When did thirteen elephants join the elephant race?

3. When does the Lim festival take place?

4. How long does the spring festival of Bai Dinh Pagoda last?

5. What recognition did the Saint Giong Festival receive from UNESCO?

6. Why is the Vu Lan Festival also called the “Xa toi vong nhan” festival?

7. Which ethnic group celebrates the Kate Festival?

8. How far is the Perfume Pagoda from Hanoi?

9. What is the purpose of the Tran Temple Festival?

10. What are the common activities for children to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?

1. C. hand

2. B. mock

3. C. picture

4. C. burst

5. B. regulate

6. D. heavily

7. A. fertile

8. B. entitles

9. D. blank

10. D. frame

11. D. feet

12. A. By a stroke

13. B. elephant

14. D. quite a lot

15. C. every now and then

16. B. should there be

17. A. hold her water 

18. A, dropped

19. B. incentive

20. C. pleasure

1. A. face

2. B. distinguish

3. C. quite

4. A. cause

5. D. seek

6. D. common

7. C. literally 

8. B. condition

9. B. avoid

10. A. undergoing

11. D. prescribed

12. C. terms

1. that

2. reach

3. well

4. involves

5. potential

6. may

7. publicity

8. where

9. have

10. such

21. have been eliminated

22. Introducing

23. being defeated

24. had been waiting

25. has gotten / fitted 

1. The rain fell in torrents, so we stayed inside.

2. Kennedy had his day as a powerful politician.

3. The strike had little effect on student attendance.

4. I was on point to leave for work when she turned up.

5. I presume you'll read for Carol's proposal.

6. The manager wasn't kindly disposed to accept our request.

7. I should have noted down her contact.

8. I just don't think you cut it as a lawyer.

B. The Linkword Technique uses images to link a word in one language with another word in another language.

D. For example, if an English person wanted to learn the French word for carpet - tapis, he might imagine an oriental carpet where a tap is the central design. Tap has the same spelling as tapis so he will remember the French for carpet.

C. It is claimed that by using this technique the basic vocabulary can be acquired in just 10 hours.

E. Linkword books have been produced in many language pairs to help students acquire the basic vocabulary needed to get by in a language (usually about 1000 words).

A. The technique was formalized by Dr. Gruneborg.

1. until

2. before

3. when

4. whenever

5. after

6. as soon as / when

1. You cannot go home until you finish your job first.

2. I visit my grandparents whenever I have free time.

3. Before our team performed on stage, we had a day practising the play.

4. I don't like to be disturbed when I am working.

5. Burglars broke into their home while they were sleeping.

6. After he finished his dinner, he went for a walk in the garden.