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During the year children in England usually try their (1)best to study well at school and help their mother (2)with The housework. They have no (3)work on Christmas Day. They stay at home to help their parents decorate the house (4)with the Christmas tree. Before bedtime (5) on Christmas Eve, they put (6)socks at the feet on their beds, Father Christmas will bring them (7) gifts during the night. On Christmas day they go (8) out in the morning , then have a special (9)food with turkey and Christmas (10). After that they play some games in the afternoon
Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the collumn on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
The origins of Halloween
Halloween is celebrated in many parts of the (0)________ (WEST) world, and is a time when people dress up as witches or ghosts, and go "trick-or treating". It is (1) ____UNDOUBTEDLY_ (DOUBT) one of the most popular traditions in the United States and Britain.
The celebration (2) ____ORIGINATED_(ORIGIN) about two thousand years ago with the Celts. These people were the (3) ___INHABITANTS__ (INHABIT) of an area that includes Britain, Ireland and Brittany. They relied on the land for their (4) ___LIVELIHOOD___ (LIVE), and this meant that they were at the mercy of (5) ____UNPREDICTABLE___ (PREDICT) weather conditions, especially during the winter.
The Celtic new year began on 1st November, which also marked the beginning of winter, a period (6) __TRADITIONALLY____ (TRADITION) associated with death. On the eve of the new year, it was believed that the barriers between the worlds of the living and the dead were (7) __TEMPORARILY__ (TEMPORARY) withdrawn, and it was possible to communicate with spirits. The Celts believed that the spirits offered them (8) _GUIDANCE__ (GUIDE) and protection, and the Druids (Celtic priests) were (9) ____REPUTEDLY___ (REPUTE) able to predict the future on this point.When the Roman completed their (10) ___CONQUEST___ (CONQUER) of Celtic lands, they added their own flavour to this festival. The advent of Christianity brought about yet other changes.
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer .
In Viet Nam , there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan . First , every family organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their ancestor . After that , to create an air of prosperity , wealth and fun for the first three days of the Lunar New Year , people are kept busy cooking traditional foods , buying gifts , and making other preparations . Certain items deemed to be bought or made are banh chung , dried watermelon seeds , tea , dried sausages , fruit ( fresh and candied ) , ornamental plants and flowers . Red and yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house more welcoming . On the New Year's days , only good comments and wishes can be expressed . Children receive their li xi ( or red envelopes with lucky money inside ) . People make a visit to family members , neighbors , and close friends . And people who live apart from their family try to get together on these days . Clearly enough , games and various forms of entertainment are staged and these often last a week . Varying traditional specialties including wrestling , buffalo fighting , dragon or unicorn dancing take place in different regions .
1. Before Tet , people usally ..................................................
a. are very busy with the preparations
b. have great excitement and fun
c. rebuild their ancestral graves
d. spend time on traveling
2. Which of the following , according to the passage , is not usally eaten during Tet ?
A. candied ginger
B. sausages
C. watermelon
D. beef stew
3. Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet ?
A. Because they are friendly and pleasant
B. Because they make the house look comfortable to be in
C. Because they represent good luck
D. Because they are attractive and cheap
4. On the New Year's days , ..............................................
A. people are busy cooking traditional foods
B. everybody receives their " lucky money "
C. only good comments can be made
D. houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers
5. Which of the following activities is not mentioned in the passage ?
A. wrestling
B. buffalo fighting
C. unicorn dancing
D. playing football
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer .
In Viet Nam , there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan . First , every family organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their ancestor . After that , to create an air of prosperity , wealth and fun for the first three days of the Lunar New Year , people are kept busy cooking traditional foods , buying gifts , and making other preparations . Certain items deemed to be bought or made are banh chung , dried watermelon seeds , tea , dried sausages , fruit ( fresh and candied ) , ornamental plants and flowers . Red and yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house more welcoming . On the New Year's days , only good comments and wishes can be expressed . Children receive their li xi ( or red envelopes with lucky money inside ) . People make a visit to family members , neighbors , and close friends . And people who live apart from their family try to get together on these days . Clearly enough , games and various forms of entertainment are staged and these often last a week . Varying traditional specialties including wrestling , buffalo fighting , dragon or unicorn dancing take place in different regions .
1. Before Tet , people usally ..................................................
a. are very busy with the preparations
b. have great excitement and fun
c. rebuild their ancestral graves
d. spend time on traveling
2. Which of the following , according to the passage , is not usally eaten during Tet ?
A. candied ginger
B. sausages
C. watermelon
D. beef stew
3. Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet ?
A. Because they are friendly and pleasant
B. Because they make the house look comfortable to be in
C. Because they represent good luck
D. Because they are attractive and cheap
4. On the New Year's days , ..............................................
A. people are busy cooking traditional foods
B. everybody receives their " lucky money "
C. only good comments can be made
D. houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers
5. Which of the following activities is not mentioned in the passage ?
A. wrestling
B. buffalo fighting
C. unicorn dancing
D. playing football
1. decorative
2. Traditionally
3. celebrations
4. fattening
5. entertaining
6. traditional
7. preparation
8. Candied
9. entertainment
10. prayer
Read the passage and choose the word ( A , B , C or D ) which best fits each gap
Lunar New Year , or Tet , is Vietnam's main ...........( 1) .......... It is the grandest and most ........ ( 2 ) ...... occasion in the year which falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar .
On the days of Tet , everyone tries to be nice and ........ (3)....... to each other . People believe that what they do ....(4).... the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year . Thus , only positive comments should be .......(5)......
1. A. day B. excursion C. holiday D. vacation
2. A. big B. important C. boring D. importance
3. A. impolite B. rude C. polite D. please
4. A. on B. at C. for D. of
5. A. done B. taken C. had D. made