Complete the passage with the words in the box. There is one extra word we don’t need for the blanks

C. READING (2.5 pts)

I. Complete the passage with the words in the box. There is one extra word we don’t need for the blanks (1.0 pt).

cultural parades celebrations holiday performamnces

Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is the most important holiday of the year in India. Special Diwali (1) …….are held across the country in October or November. The festival shows the (2) ……. richness of this country. People open their doors and windows and light candles to welcome Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth. They also enjoy traditional music and dance (3)……... and watch fireworks. Also, people can watch (4)…... with beautiful floats. There is a very strong festive atmosphere across India during Diwali.

II. Read the passage and answer the questions below (1.5 pt).

Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is especiallyknown as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteen. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually makepreparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cookspecial food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve,people sit up to midnight to see New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give oneanother the greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days are the mostimportant. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days willinfluence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments andsmile as much as possible.

Questions:

1.What is Vietnam’s New Year known as?

2.Is Tet celebrated according to the Lunar calendar?

3.When does the Lunar New Year begin?

D. WRITING (2.5 pts)

I. Write the sentences using the suggested words (0.75 pt).

1. How far / it / the city centre / the beach?

2. Titanic film/ romatic/ and/ sad/.

3. The end/ the film/ moving.

II. Put the words in the correct orders to make the meaningful sentences (0.75 pt).

1. carnival / Rio / has / famous / the / most / in / the / world.

2. stamps / a child / Minh / since / collected / was / has / he/.

3. did/ last year’s carnival/ do/ What/ at/ you/?

III. Finish each sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before it (1.0 pt).

1.He didn’t win an Oscar for Best Actor although he performed excellently.

àDespite …………………………………………………………………….

2. I think it is uncomfortable to travel by bus.

à I found traveling