V/ READING

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Thanksgiving is a festival which is celebrated every year in several countries around the world. In the USA, it happens on the fourth Thursday of November and in Canada on the second Monday of October. In Germany, some places celebrate Thanksgiving in September and others in October. In Japan, the day is the 23rd of November. In every case, it is a traditional way of giving thanks for the food which was grown that summer.

When I was a little girl, my younger brother and I used to look forward to Thanksgiving every year. In the morning, our mom and dad would start cooking in the kitchen, and we would help. We always had a turkey, which is like a big chicken. It took hours to cook, so we had to start early because we would always eat at 2.00 p.m. There were potatoes and lots of delicious vegetables like carrots. But my favorite thing was the pumpkin pie which we had afterwards.

My aunt would sometimes come, because my mother used to love cooking for her sister and her nephew. But they lived a long way from our town and most years they couldn’t come.

Before we ate, we would all sit around our big table. My parents would always ask us to say what we were thankful for. I used to say “my family”, and once my little brother said his toys, which made us laugh. After that, we would start eating.

In the afternoon, we would all sit down and watch the Thanksgiving parade. I used to love seeing the big balloons with faces as they went past the TV cameras and listening to all the different bands. Afterwards, we would sometimes play board games, or go to the park if it wasn’t too cold outside.

21.  What does the writer say about Thanksgiving in paragraph one?

A.    It used to be celebrated all around the world.

B.     It happens on the same day in each country.

C.     People give thanks for the same thing everywhere.

D.    It is not celebrated in Europe or Asia.

22.  What meal did the writer’s family used to have to celebrate Thanksgiving?

A.    Breakfast.

B.     Lunch.

C.     Dinner.

D.    The text doesn’t say.

23.  How many people would usually sit down to eat the Thanksgiving meal in the writer’s house?

A.    Four.

B.     Five.

C.     Six.

D.    Seven.

24.  How often did the girl say she was thankful for her family?

A.    Every year.

B.     Usually.

C.     Sometimes.

D.    Once.

25.  Which of these activities did the girl sometimes do on Thanksgiving Day?

A.    Go to the parade.

B.     Listen to music.

C.     Blow up balloons.

D.    Play in the park.

VI/ WRITING

A. Put the words in the correct order to make correct sentences.

26. to be raised / single parent / between 1997 / more likely / by a / Generation Z, / born / and 2012, / is / . 

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27. to work / the house / moms / dads / In / and the children / at home / the past, / went / would stay / to look after / while / .

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28. focus on / so that / prefer / a housewife / they can / raising / Some women / their children / to be / .

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B. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. Use the given word(s) if any.

29. Back then, it was normal for Vietnamese people to travel by tuk-tuks, called xe lam or xe lôi. (USED)

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30. In the past, my father always sketched in the backyard every weekend. (WOULD)