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UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS A - READING
Exercise 1. Multiple-choice questions:
1. Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops.
A. Gardeners B. Planters C. Farmers D. Highlanders 2. There is a ______ mood everywhere on New Year's Day.
A. popular B. good C. optimistic D. festive
3. On the first -day of Tet, children _______ their new clothes and make New Year’s wishes to their parents.
A. take on B. pick on C. put on D. try on
4. People believed that what they do on the first day of the year will ______ their luck during the whole year.
A. exchange B. influence C. control D. result 5. Tet is really a time of fun and _______ throughout the country.
A. holidays B. festivals C. preparations D. celebrations 6. We wish you both health and longevity.
A. long life B. happy life C. easy life D. exciting life Exercise 2. Complete these sentences with suitable prepositions.
1/ We're praying _____ good weather _____ Saturday.
2/ The sky was full _____ brightly coloured fireworks.
3/ In Viet Nam, there is great excitement built ____ well before Tet Nguyen Dan.
4/ On the days of Tet, people try to be nice and polite _____ each other.
5/ This cake is made ______ all natural ingredients.
6/ They decorated the table _______ flowers and candles.
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the appropriate forms of the words in parentheses
1. Tet remarks the _______________of spring and the start of the New Year. (begin) 2. What are your country's _______________foods? (speciality) 3. What forms of _________________do you take part in on Tet vacations? (entertain) 4. Her eyes were wide with _______________when she heard the news. (excite) 5. How do people_________________ the new year in your country? (celebration) 6. Many_______________ activities are held during Tet holidays in this village. (culture) 7. Those ladies often go to pagoda to pray for __________________ and luck. (happy)
8. _____________, the Vietnamese attach great importance to the first visitor from outside on the first day of Tet. (tradition)
9. It's time to put away the Christmas _________________. (decorate)
10. People usually make _________________ for the Tet several weeks beforehand. (prepare) ---
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