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TASK 2. Read the following passage and complete it using the given words in the box. 

Which        wrapped         for        of        visit        clean       before        members

Tet is celebrated on the first day (1) __________ the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese (2) ___________ their houses and paint the wall. New clothes are brought (3) ____________ the occasion. One or two days (4) ____________ the festival, people make Chung cake, (5) __________ is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets together for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the (6) ___________of the family respect to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money

(7) ___________ in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to (8) ___________   their neighbours, friends and relatives.

II. Read the passage and answer the questions:

1. When do people make Chung cake?

→……………………………………………………………………………….

2. What do they do on the New Year’s Eve?

→……………………………………………………………………………….

TASK 3. Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage.

Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1)………life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ……..warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3)………... This is a great time for everyone, (4) …………… for boys and girls. The boy (4)………… the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5)………..for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and (6) …………... The festival is always full of songs and prayers.

1.        A .minor                            B. cultural                           C. custom                   D. festival

2.        A. gets                                      B. goes                           C. comes                    D. runs

3.        A. seen                                     B. arranged                   C. observed               D. celebrated

4.        A. largely                                B. especially                 C. generally             D. typically

5.        A. ask                               B. look                                   C. pray                       D. call

6.        A. fathers                     B. relatives                               C. families                D. ancestors