VII. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank
The mass of motorcycles jamming in Ho Chi Minh city doesn’t go away during Tet, but parts of the city explode in colour ..........(1) the week-long festival.
In District 8, Tau Hu Canal becomes the site of a flower ........(2) , with blossoms and ornamental trees sourced ........(3) the nearby provinces of Tien Giang and Ben Tre. The market’s wares vary wildly, from cheap cockscomb flowers in pots .......(4) expensive yellow apricot trees.
In District 1, a book festival takes .......(5) from the first to the fourth day of Tet along the ......(6) of Mac Thi Buoi, Nguyen Hue, and Ngo Duc. Thousands of books and magazines will change hands during the ........(7).
In District 5, Cholon (Vietnam’s traditional “Chinatown”) offers both colour and flavour in excess; as you .....(8) the flowers and decorations adorning the area’s temples, take a .....(9) on local, Tet-only foods like banh Tet (a cake made of steamed rice, mung-bean and pork) ........(10) Xoi (coloured sticky rice cakes).
1. A. at B. on C. with D. during
2. A. market B. trade C. fair D. business
3. A. below B. over C. from D. to
4. A. from B. to C. and D. of
5. A. space B. place C. position D. region
6. A. rows B. boulevards C. streets D. paths
7. A. festival B. feast C. anniversary D. commemoration
8. A. admirable B. admiring C. admiration D. admire
9. A. seat B. chance C. part D. place
10. A. of B. without C. and D. or
