Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box:

When (1)________ to another country, you should learn a bit about its (2)________ before you go there. This includes getting to know the proper form of greeting people, which can differ a lot. If you go to a European country, don’t be surprised if someone (3) ______ you on the cheeks. In China, for example, people might applaud when a visitor is introduced. Finally, if you travel to Tibet, people may stick out their tongues to greet you. Indeed, there is a wide range of greetings (4)________ the world.

Read the passage and fill in each blank with an appropriate word from the box:

I live in a village (1) ________ Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometers away. After (2)__________, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the (3)__________ often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around playing games and shouting merrily. (4) _________ is heard everywhere.

               My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs... He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I love those trips.

               On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of faraway places.

 Answer the questions:
1.      How far is it from his home to school?___________________________________________________

2.      Where do they often gather at weekend? ___________________________________________________

3. Does the boy like riding on the electric train in the town square?___________________________________________________

4. What do the children do on starry nights?___________________________________________________

1/ My family has the tradition of ________ our ancestors.  (worship)
2/ I can’t accept his __________________  to animals. ( cruel )
3/ I didn’t know how he _________________ his birthday party. ( celebration )
4/ Dances with__________hats, paper fans or scarves are some forms of  xoe.( conic )
5/ The importance of xoe is _______________ in an old Thai song. ( expression )
6/ Terraced rice fields in Sa Pa arc slopes claimed for cultivation in hilly or______ areas.(mountain)
7/ My family was completely________________   (religion).
8/ How many_______________holidays do we have?             (nation)
9/ I live in the _______________part of the city                 (south).
10/ The film was_________________and he became very rich.  (success)
11/ He makes people smile because he’s so________________       (cheer)
12/ They had a happy ___________________          (marry)
13/ She usually ……………….in social work. (participation)
14/ Students mustn't run or make…… in the school building (noisy)
15/ They could live with their parents after they got …… (marriage)
16/ The Nha Trang Sea Festival is famous for the ………………street carnival; it has attracted thousands of foreign visitors (impress)

Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in the brackets.
1/ English is the most __________________ language in the world. ( nation )
2/ Why don’t you ask for your father’s _________________ (permit )
3/ My parents’ bedroom is _____________furnished than mine ( good )
4/ Country life is always more _____________ than city life ( peace )
5/ The film was ________________ and he became very rich ( succeed )
6/ Time passes ________________ when you’re alone  ( slow )
7/ Mrs Green can help Jenny to make a good choice ( choose )
8/ Butter is one of the product of milk. ( produce )
9/ I prefer the __________________ version of the film.  ( origin )
10/ He had a strange _________________ on his face. ( express )
11/ The house is ______________decorated with plastic plants and flowers.( complete)
12/ My family has the tradition of _______________ our ancestors.  ( worship )
13/ I can’t accept his __________________  to animals. ( cruel )
14/ I didn’t know how he _________________ his birthday party. ( celebration )
15/ Dances with__________hats, paper fans or scarves are some forms of  xoe.( conic )
16/ The importance of xoe is _______________ in an old Thai song. ( expression )
17/ Terraced rice fields in Sa Pa arc slopes claimed for cultivation in hilly or______ areas.(mountain)
18/ My family was completely________________   (religion).
19/ How many_______________holidays do we have?             (nation)
20/ I live in the _______________part of the city                 (south).
21/ The film was_________________and he became very rich.  (success)
22/ He makes people smile because he’s so________________       (cheer)
23/ They had a happy ___________________          (marry)
24/ She usually ……………….in social work. (participation)
25/ Students mustn't run or make…… in the school building (noisy)
26/ They could live with their parents after they got …… (marriage)
27/ The Nha Trang Sea Festival is famous for the ………………street carnival; it has attracted thousands of foreign visitors (impress)