Read the passage again and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each question.
Passage 1:
In Viet Nam, Tet is the biggest festival that occurs in late January or early February. To celebrate Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty traditional foods such as Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; therefore, this cake needs a lot of preparation. The significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice. There are many customs during Tet: visiting a person’s house on the first day of the new year, giving lucky money to children, opening a shop….
People forget the past year’s troubles and hope for a better upcoming year.
When does Tet occur?
A. In late January or early February B. In late February or early March
C. In late February or early April D. In early January or late February
Which food don’t Vietnamese people make at Tet?
A. Boiled chicken B. Sticky rice C. Chung cakes D. Beef noodles
What do Vietnamese people do to worship their ancestors?
A. Open a shop B. Go to the Night market
C. Receive lucky money D. Make many tasty traditional foods
Passage 2:
The Yen Tu Festival is organized since the 10th lunar month and lasted for three spring months. After ceremonies are held at the base of the mountain, there are thousands of people to Dong pagoda built on the peak of Yen Tu. The way to Yen Tu peak is tortuous curling under the ancient trees, through the forest of bamboo, etc.
With the average time of 3 hours climbing, people will come to Dong pagoda. Coming to the Dong pagoda, people would feel relief like coming to the magical land.
There are many pagodas, towers, etc... on the way to the Yen Tu peak. In the cloud-like fairy tale, they are hidden under the ancient trees, or right in the clear part of the space. Moreover, visitors feel like coming to Heaven’s gate to raise the cloud when coming to Yen Tu
How long does the Yen Tu festival often last?
A. It often lasts for two spring months
B. It often lasts for three spring months
C. It often lasts for four spring months
D. It often lasts for five spring months
Where do people go after participating in ceremonies held at the base of the mountain?
A. People go to Dong pagoda built near the peak of Yen Tu.
B. People go to Dong pagoda built in ate peak of Yen Tu.
C. People go to Dong pagoda built on the peak of Yen Tu.
D. People go to Dong temple built on the peak of Yen Tu.
What are there on the way to the Yen Tu peak?
A. There are many pagodas, towers, etc
B. There are many pagodas, temples, etc
C. There are many towers, hotels, etc
D. There are many pagodas, schools, etc
7 ??
8 humid
9 difficult
10 famous
11 Tet
12 Use siginificant foods to worship their ancestors
13 No, they don't
14 sticky rice, pork, green beans and other spices, wrapped in green leaves
Tet is the biggest festival in Viet Nam. To celebrate Tet, Vietnamese people make many traditional foods. The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; therefore, this cake need a lot of preparation. The cake can be kept for a long time, even though the weather is often humid during the Tet. Other significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Because sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers. However , sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare and must be served immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home.
a. Find the words from the text that have the same meaning of these words/phrases:
7. deliciuos: …………………… 8. wet: humid
9. not easy:difficult 10. wellknown: famous
b. Answer the questions:
11. Which festival is the most popular in Viet Nam? Tet
12. What do Vietnamese people worship their ancestors?make many traditional foods
13. Do they make sausages by themselves? No, they don't
14. Which ingredients are used to make Chung cakes? Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; therefore, this cake need a lot of preparation
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