Read the passage and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

            A few days before Tet comes, my family has much work to do. My mother begins cleaning and decorating the house. My father and I help her. We tidy up the house until it is spick and span (['spikənd'spæn]-gọn gàng, ngăn nắp và sạch sẽ). Our house is so neat (sạch gọn, ngăn nắp) and tidy. The decorations look lovely.

            During Tet, I help my mother to serve food and drinks when our relatives or friends visit us. I feel proud of myself to help my parents.

1. A few days before Tet comes, the family does a lot of work.

2. They don’t decorate their house.

3. The writer helps the mother cook the meal.

4. The family invites the guests to have food and drinks when they come.

5. The writer feels tired to help the parents.

Read the passage about Lunar New Year (Tet) in Viet Nam, then answer the questions.

            Lunar New Year is one of the festivals celebrated in some Asian countries. It is the greatest Vietnamese festival. It is called Tet in Viet Nam. It usually takes place between the end of January and the beginning of February.

            Celebrations begin with the family reunion dinner which is held on the New Year’s Eve. Every member of the family is eager to attend this family feast (bữa tiệc). The feast usually consists of Banh Chung or Banh Tet, spring rolls, chicken and some other special food.

            The children usually wear new clothes and go with their parents to visit their grandparents and relatives. The children say “Happy New Year” to all the people they visit and are often given lucky money in red envelopes. They are very happy.

1. When does the Lunar New Year take place?

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2. When do the Vietnamese hold their family reunion dinner?

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3. What do the Vietnamese children usually do at Tet?

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4. What are the children given at Tet?

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5. How do the children feel?

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Read and complete the passage. Use the words in the box. There is one example.

I’m Vy. My close friend is Lan. She is very pretty. She has short black hair and big brown eyes. She is (1)________ and hard-working but she is very funny. She (2)________ jokes and we all laugh. She loves reading and (3)________ short poems. I like being with her. We often do our (4)________ together and she helps me a lot. This Saturday we’re going to the Tay Ninh museum. Then we (5)________ to the park. It’s going to be fun.

Match an item in column A with its meaning in column B.

Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1. In London people cheer and sing when the clock _______midnight on New Year’s Eve.

           A. gets                      B. strikes                    C.    sees                   D.    goes

2. On new year’s day, children __________lucky money        red envelope.

           A. get – in                B. ask – on                 C.    take –at             D.    have – with

3. The Times Square Ball begins its fall__________millions of voices countdown the final seconds of the year.     

               A. during                 B. because                 C. when                      D. throughout

4. Do you believe that the first footer __________us good or bad luck?

           A. must take            B. should bring          C. can make             D. can bring

5. Some Vietnamese people don’t eat shrimps __________New year’s day.

           A. in                          B. on                            C. at                          D. during

6. We shouldn’t play music __________ after midnight.                            

           A. careful                 B. loud                        C. right                     D. easy

7. At Tet, many people present rice to wish __________ enough food throughout the year.

           A. in                          B. for                           C. at                          D. with

8. Students __________ copy their classmates’ work.                                

           A. should                 B. shouldn’t               C. must                     D. not

9. The American __________ a midnight kiss with someone they love.

           A. share                    B. take                         C. bring                    D. celebrate

10. People in many countries in the world often wear their ________ clothes on the New Year Day.

           A. tradition              B. traditional              C. ordinary              D. summer

11. I wish you a __________ life and __________ health.                         

           A. long – best          B. big – good              C. long – good         D. happy – bad

12. I will  __________ my lucky money in my piggy bank.                        

           A. keep                     B. spend                      C. borrow                 D. give

13. We should help our mother  __________ the table after the meal.

           A. make                    B. to make                  C. clear                     D. to clearing

14. People in Laos  __________ water over one another.       

           A. give                     B. throw                       C. take                      D. bring

15. On new year’s day, children in Korea make a __________to their parents or elders and wish them a long and healthy                  .

           A. bow – live          B. friend – lives          C. bows – lives        D. bow – life

16. Children should help their parents __________their house with flowers and pictures.

           A. make                   B. do                             C. decorate              D. play

17. New year’s Eve is a night when members of a family often get__________ .

           A. together              B. another                    C. other                    D. others

18. People believe that ________water over people will bring a lot of rain in the new year.

           A. throw                  B. to throw                  C. throwing              D. throws

19. January 1st is a day when people in Europe and America __________new year.

           A. see                       B. remember               C. celebrate             D. spend

20. New year is one of four important __________in the United States.

           A. parties                B. events                      C. festivals               D. celebration