I.    Write the sound /s/ and /∫/ of the underlined letter(s).

      1. celebrate / /              6. wish / /                     11. nice / /                    16. English / /

      2.should / /                  7.special //                   12.summer / /               17. wash / /

      3.exciting / /                8.shopping / /               13.sure / /                     18. sugar / /

      4.blossom / /                9.spring / /                   14.class / /                    19. decide / /

      5. show / /                    10.shine / /                   15.second / /                20. shirt / /

II.  Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently for the rest.

1.   a. decorate                   b. calendar                   c. celebrate                  d. clean

2.   a. shopping                  b. sugar                        c. sure                          d.summer

3.   a. centre                       b. special                     c. decide                      d. rice      

4.   a. present                     b. sound                      c. sweet                       d. season

5.   a. blossom                   b. chess                        c. messy                       d. passion

III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.   a. should                      b. around                     c. house                       d. sound

2.   a. shout                        b. flower                      c. bow                         d. throw

3.   a. sure                          b. shout                       c. sing                          d. wish

4.   a. peach                       b. sweets                     c. eat                            d. feather

5.   a. celebrate                  b. cousin                      c. city                          d. cinema

IV. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1.   Vietnamese people usually return to their families _________ Tet.

      a. in                             b. on                            c. for                            d. during

2.   When the clock strikes midnight, colorful fireworks light _________ the sky.

      a. in                             b. up                            c.on                             d. over

3.   You shouldn’t_________ things on the first day of Tet.

      a. make                        b. hang                        c. break                        d. cook

4.   Tet is the _________ time of the year.    

      a. busy                         b. busier                       c. busiest                     d. most busy

5.   Tet is the biggest and most important_________ in Vietnam.

      a. festival                     b. decoration               c. occasion                   d. tradition

6.   Tet is coming. We _________ clean and decorate our house.

      a. should                      b. shouldn’t                 c. mustn’t                    d. are

7.   I always _________ my grandparents a long life and good health.

      a. celebrate                  b. wish                         c. make                        d. bring

8.   The _________ is the first person to enter your house in the New Year.

      a. relative                     b. first cousin              c. first footer               d. rooster

9.   ‘_________ do Vietnamese people prepare for Tet?’‘They decorate their houses and cook special food.’

      a. What                        b.Where                       c.How                         d.How often

10. ‘In which country do people throw water at one another?’‘_________’

      a. Scotland                  b.Thailand                   c.The USA                  d.   Denmark

V.  Complete each sentences with an appropriate word.

1.   The Vietnamese _______________Tet in late January or early February.

2.   Children _______________their grandparents health and longevity.

3.   Tet is a time for family _______________.

4.   Thousands of people gathered to _______________ fireworks.

5.   Children receive _______________ money in red envelopes.

6.   They believe that the first_______________ on New Year’s Day decides the family luck.

7.   New Year’s _______________ is on December 31.

8.   We _______________our house with flowers and plants.

9.   One tradition in Thai New Year is to throw_______________ over people.

10. Children _______________eat lots of sweets - it’s not good for their teeth.

VI. Complete the sentences with appropriate prepositions.                                    

1.   The Vietnamese celebrate Tet ____________ different times each year.

2.   Tet is the busiest time ____________ the year.

3.   ____________ New Year’s Eve, people gather to watch the New Year fireworks.

4.   Vietnamese people always make their houses look beautiful ____________Tet.

5.   Tet is a time ____________ family gatherings.

6.   This year, Vietnamese people celebrate Tet ____________ February.

7.   Tet often falls ____________ late January and early February.