Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
Mid-Autumn Festival
There are hundreds of festivals in Vietnam each year. (1)________Tet holiday, the Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most famous festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese (2)________.The Mid-Autumn festival is (3)__________the 15th day on the 8th lunar month (often in late September or early October) in the middle of (4)__________and it is celebrated for a whole day. On this day, the adults and the parents prepare a special cake called (5)_________along with many candies, jellies, grapefruit, bananas, apples, etc. The Mid-Autumn celebration is an opportunity for family members to reunite. Young people express their gratitude to the elderly.
1. A. the | B. therefore | C. besides | D. so |
2. A. children | B. child | C. girls | D. boys |
3. A. held | B. remember | C. hold | D. celebrate |
4. A. spring | B. autumn | C. summer | D. winter |
5. A. sun | B. star | C. moon | D. cloud |
Fill each blank with a word or phrase in the box to complete the passage.
happiness | worshipping | belief | made | region | from |
Rice is an object for (1)_______in many temples of Vietnam. It is said to originate (2)_______the Mother Goodness Worshipping, the most long-standing (3)_________in Vietnam. The word "Happiness” in ancient Vietnamese is the image of many rice plants and a square symbolizing a paddy field. Rice is not only (4)_______, it really forms Vietnamese. Accordingly, many main dishes and snacks in Vietnam are (5)__________from rice: boiled rice in daily meal, rice porridge, steamed rice, glutinous rice cake, well- known Banh chung and uncountable made-from-rice dishes from every (6________________in Vietnam.
Fill in the gap with a suitable word given in the box
historians | races | festival | memorable |
tradition | decorate | performances | companions |
1. This is one of the best…………………that I’ve ever watched.
2. Vietnamese ………………..know a lot about different festivals in Vietnam.
3. Carrying beautiful lanterns at the Mid-Autumn Festival was a ………………..childhood experience.
4. We ……………….our house with peach blossoms to welcome Tet holiday.
5. The elephant ……..…………get a lot of attention of the crowds in this event.
6. Do you know that elephants are considered good …………………of Vietnamese people?
7. It’s Vietnamese……………….. to burn incense when we go to the pagoda.
8. Tet is the most important ………………..in Vietnam because most Vietnamese people return home for Tet.