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
Tham khảo
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. B
1. B
It is becoming a custom for many families in Viet Nam to celebrate Women’s Day and Family Day.
(Ăn mừng ngày Phụ nữ và ngày Gia đình đã trở thành một phong tục trong nhiều gia đình Việt Nam.)
habit (n): thói quen
custom (n): phong tục
2. A
Traditionally, we hold the Spring Festival on the 15th of January in lunar calendar.
(Theo truyền thống thì người ta tổ chức Lễ hội Mùa xuân vào ngày 15 tháng Giêng theo Âm lịch.)
Traditionally (adv): theo truyền thống
In the past (phr): trong quá khứ
3. A
Janet is from a family of doctors, but she broke with tradition when she went to an art college.
(Janet đến từ một gia đình có truyền thống làm bác sĩ, nhưng cô ấy đã phá vỡ truyền thống khi cô ấy theo học cao đẳng nghệ thuật.)
tradition (n): truyền thống
habit (n): thói quen
4. B
Having dinner at my grandparents’ house on Saturdays is one of the customs our family practices.
(Ăn tối ở nhà ông bà vào mỗi tối thứ Bảy là một trong những tập tục của gia đình chúng tôi.)
does (V-es): làm
practises (V-s): thực hiện
5. B
Story telling is a great way to keep the local tradition alive.
(Kể chuyện là một cách tốt để giữ cho truyền thống địa phương tồn tại.)
maintain (v): duy trì
keep (v): giữ gìn