IX. Fill each blank with one suitable word 
Tet is a national and family festival. It is an occasion (..1..) all Vietnamese people to have a good time while thinking about the (..2..) before and the next year. At Tet, spring fairs are organized; streets and public buildings (..3..) brightly decorated and almost all shops are crowded with people shopping for Tet. At home everything is tidied; special (..4..) is cooked; offerings of food, fresh water, and flowers are made on the (..5..) altar with burning joss sticks scenting the air. First-footing is made (..6..) the first visitor comes, and children are given lucky (..7..) wrapped in a red tiny envelope. Tet is also a time for peace and love. During Tet, children often behave well. Friends, relatives and neighbors give each other best (..8..) for the New Year. 
X. Give the correct form of the word 
1. It was not.....that she failed her test; she never studied properly. (surprise) 
2. Leslie is talented and she will be a.....artist one day. (fame) 
3. Many.....come to this coastal town every summer. (visit) 
4. .....,Garcia failed the driving test for the second time. (luck) 
5. There will be fifty.....in the talent contest. (compete) 
XI. Fill each blank with a given word (there are two redundant words) 
only - less - called - although - later - poor - visit - rich - all-once- celebrate - brought 
In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother's Day. In the old days many girls from (..1..) families in towns and cities and from farmer's families in the country worked in rich houses. They had to do (..2..) the house work and (..3..) their working day was usually very long, they often worked on Sundays, too. (..4..) a year, it was usually one Sunday in March, they could (..5..) their mother. They went home on that day and (..6..) presents for their mothers and for other members of their families. They could stay at home (..7..) one day, and then they went back to their work. People (..8..) that day Mother Day or Mothering Sunday. (..9..) workers at factories and girls who worked in the house of (..10..) families received one day off a week and Mothering Day became Mother's Day.