BT LUYEN UNIT 8 (2)

Quynh Nhu UNIT 8 CELEBRATIONS GLOSSARY 1. agrarian [ə'greəriən] (thuộc) ruộng đất, the agrarian problems các vấn đề ruộng đất agrarian reforms cải cách ruộng đất 2. apricot ['eiprikɔt] quả mơ  apricot flower: hoa mai 3. banner ['bænə] ngọn cờ, biểu ngữ, the banner of freedom ngọn cờ tự do 4. build up: tăng dần lên 5. candied ['kændid] tẩm đường, ướp đường, candied words những lời nịnh nọt 6. comment ['kɔment] (about / on sth.)lời bình luận, lời chú giải to make comments on an event bình luận một sự kiện 7. dress up: diện bảnh; ăn mặc chải chuốt tề chỉnh 8. evil ['i:vl] xấu xa 9. fall: rơi vào 10. fireworks ['faiəwə:ks] pháo hoa, pháo bông; cuộc đốt pháo hoa 11. grand [grænd] rất quan trọng, rất lớn, vĩ đại, cừ khôi, xuất chúng, lỗi lạc, ưu tú 12. kimono [ki'mounou] áo kimônô 13. kumquat['kʌmkwɔt] quả quất vàng 14. longevity[lɔn'dʒeviti] tuổi thọ 15. lunar ['lu:nə] (thuộc) mặt trăng, lunar month tháng âm lịch, lunar New Year tết âm lịch 16. mask [mɑ:sk] mạng che mặt của phụ nữ ngày xưa; mặt nạ 17. peach [pi:t∫] quả đào 18. plum [plʌm] (thực vật học) quả mận; cây mận 19. pray [prei] ( to pray to somebody) ( to pray for somebody / something) cầu nguyện  prayer [preə] ( prayer for something) kinh cầu nguyện; lời cầu nguyện 20. shrine [∫rain] điện thờ, miếu thờ 21. spirit ['spirit] tinh thần, linh hồn,hồn ma 22. timing ['taimiη] sự quyết định thời gian, sự điều hoà thời gian, sự tính toán thời gian 23. ward off [wɔ:d] ( to ward somebody / something off) chống, trừ khử Reading comprehension 1. When is Tet holiday in Vietnam? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. What do streets look like before Tet? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. What do people often do to prepare for Tet? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. What is banh chung made from? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. What is mut? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. What are some popular activities at Tet? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… PRACTICE TEST 1 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. celebration b. entertainment c. traditional d. preparation 2. a. special b. polite c. happy d. really 3. a. positive b. envelope c. occasion d. everyone 4. a. lucky b. banner c. begin d. lunar 5. a. sometime b. between c. apple d. color Make the correct choice 6.__________________ Peter is not ____________work today. He is holiday. a. at / on b. in / for c. from / away d. for / over 7._________ When I was in class, I often sat _ Tommy and Mike. Quynh Nhu a. among b. between c. in d. within 8._____________________________ In spring, all flowers are blossom colorfully. a. at b. about c. over d. in 9. Those foreign tourists are looking forward to enjoy Vietnamese Tet holiday with ____ a. excite b. excited c. exciting d. excitement 10.__________________________________________________ To most Vietnamese people, Tet holiday is often well _____________________________________ a. prepare b. prepared c. preparation d. preparative 11. The ______of football spreads not only throughout England but also all over the world. a. popular b. popularize c. popularly d. popularity 12. Ripe fruit is very good for our health. a. Sugared and colored b. Cooked carefully c. Picked by hand d. Fully grown and ready to eat 13.___________________________________ Some days before New Year, they greeting cards one another. a. exchange b. show c. receive d. express 14. ______is a day or time of the year when people have a holiday from work and celebrate some special event, often a religious event. a. Festival b. Decoration c. Occasion d. Celebration 15.______________________________ Films are the most popular of entertainment. a . style b. form c. area d. case 16._______________________________ She is a Buddhist. She often goes to the a. house c. church c. pagoda d. banner 17.______________________ He sat down and and stirred his coffee. a. cooked b. exchanged c. sugared d. decorated 18.__________________ One of Tet's most special foods is banh chung. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 19._ They have found that New Year celebration in Vietnam is ___ that in any other countries. a. more interesting than b. as interesting than c. interesting more than d. more, interesting as 20._______________________________ When some certain fruits , they will be a delicious food called Mut in Vietnamese. a. are sugared and cooked b. sugars and cooks c. are sugaring and cooking d. have sugared and cooked 21._______ Why don't you come and see me as you ? a. was b. had c. do d. used to 22. When we were younger, we did ________allowed to drink coffee. a. not to be b. not c. to not be d. not use to be 23.____________________________________________________ Having a good diet gives me a sense that I am doing _____________________________________positive and that I am in control. a. one b. someone c. something d. anything 24.______________ There is outside the house. a. one b. someone c. anyone d. anybody 25. I have not spoken to ____ all day because I have a sore throat. a. someone b. nobody c. anybody d. ones 26. I need ___ reliable to look after the baby while I am at work . a. anyone b. someone c. everybody d. none 27. She was ____to leave without saying goodbye. a. only one b. the only one c. ones d. the ones 28. _______can attend so you don’t have to be invited. a. Anyone b. Someone c. Somebody d. Only one 29. _______told me she was ill so I did not pay her a visit. a. Everyone b. Someone c. Anyone d. No one 30.____________________ Listen! I hear knocking at the window. a. anyone b. no one c. someone d. anybody Sentence building 31. Vietnamese New Year celebration / last / at least three days a. Vietnamese New Year celebration lasts at least three days. b. Vietnamese New Year celebration which lasts at least three days. Quynh Nhu c. Vietnamese New Year celebration lasts at least on three days. d. Vietnamese New Year celebration, it lasts at least three days. 32. Tet holiday / people often visit relatives / friends / go to the pagoda / pray for luck / happiness a. On Tet holiday, people often visit relatives and friends, then going to the pagoda praying for luck and happiness. b. When Tet holiday, people often visit relatives, friends, with go to the pagoda to pray for luck and happiness. c. In Tet holiday, people often visit relatives, friends, and then to go to the pagoda to pray for luck and happiness. d. On Tet holiday, people often visit relatives, friends, and go to the pagoda to pray for luck and happiness. 33. many of them / go / see a fortune-teller / ask / their fortune in the new year a. Many of them had better go to see a fortune-teller to ask for their fortune in the new year. b. Many of them would like go to see a fortune-teller so as to they ask about their fortune in the new year. c. Many of them may go to see a fortune-teller to ask about their fortune in the new year. d. Many of them should go seeing a fortune-teller to ask for their fortune in the new year 34. children / say / best wishes / adults / give / lucky money a. Children say the best wishes to adults and are given lucky money. b. Children say the best wishes with adults and given lucky money. c. Children say the best wishes for adults are given lucky money. d. Children say the best wishes with adults and being given lucky money. 35. some wealthy families / pay / dragon dancers / perform / their house / get luck and prosperity a. Some wealthy families can pay for dragon dancers to perform at their house to get luck and prosperity. b. Some wealthy families would pay for dragon dancers performing at their house to get luck and prosperity. c. The fact that some wealthy families can pay for dragon dancers to perform at their house to get luck and prosperity. d. Because some wealthy families can pay for dragon dancers who to perform at their house to get luck and prosperity. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next year. Cultures that measure yearly calendars all have New Year celebrations. Tet Nguyen Dan pronunciation, more commonly known by its shortened name Tet, is the most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam. It is the Vietnamese New Year which is based on the Chinese calendar, a lunisolar calendar. The name Tet Nguyen Dan is Vietnamese for Feast of the First Morning. Tet is celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year though exceptions arise due to the one-hour time difference between Hanoi and Beijing. Tet shares many of the same customs of its Chinese counterpart. It is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar, around late January or early February, until at least the third day. Many Vietnamese prepare for Tet by cooking special holiday foods, decorating and cleaning the house. During Tet holiday, Vietnamese visit their families, pagodas and temples, forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hoping for a better upcoming year. Tet traditionally marks the coming of Spring, so Spring is sometimes used interchangeably with Tet in Vietnamese. Vietnamese people usually return to their families during Tet. Some return to worship at the family altar or visit "the graves of their ancestors. Others return to where they grew up. Although Tet is a main holiday among all Vietnamese, each region and religion has its own customs. 36.______________ Tet is a holiday in Vietnam. a. crucial b. lunisolar c. unpopular d. uncommon 37.__________________________________Vietnamese New Year is based on a. the Vietnamese calendar b. the Chinese calendar c. Chinese culture d. New Year celebrations 38.___________________________Tet is celebrated at least a. one day b. two days c. three days d. a fortnight 39. Which is NOT done to prepare for Tet? a. cooking special foods b. cleaning houses c. decorating houses d. visiting relatives and friends Quynh Nhu 40. Tet ______ a. has the same customs throughout the country b. has different customs, which are up to region and religion c. is not celebrated throughout the country d. is at end of spring Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. (41) _______the Vietnamese believe that the first visitor a family receives in the year determines their fortune for the (42) ____year, people never enter (43) ____house on the first day without (44)____ first. The act of being the first person to enter a house on Tet is called xong dat or dapdat. Usually, a person with a happy demeanor or who had experienced good luck during the previous year is invited first into the house. In some (45) , any person with names such as Phuc (happy), Tai (wealth), Loc (luck), will be invited to (46) ____this act of xong dat. However, just to be (47) ___, the owner of the house will leave the house a few minutes before midnight and come back just as the clock (48) ___ midnight to prevent anyone else (49)___ entering the house first who might potentially bring any unfortunate events in the new year to the household. Sweeping during Tet is taboo, since it symbolizes sweeping the luck away. It is also taboo for (50) ___ who experienced a recent loss of a family member to visit anyone else during Tet. 41. a. Although b. Instead c. Due to d. Since 42. a. all b. whole c. round d. around 43. a. any b. each c. every d. one 44. a. to be invited b. to invite c. being invited d. inviting 45. a. cases b. examples c. kinds d. sorts 46. a. take b. perform c. do d. make 47. a. safe b. safety c. safetiness d. safely 48. a. hits b. knocks c. strikes d. shows 49. a. in b. for c. with d. from 50. a. the one b. anyone c. no one d. each one PRACTICE TEST 2 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. holiday b. important c. excitement d. tradition 2. a. sticky b. blossom c. throughout d. flower 3. a. orange b. country c. sugar d. receive 4. a. influence b. pagoda c. various d. festival 5. a. decorate b. nowadays c. popular d. tomato Choose the best answer. 6.___________________________ That resort is popular young people, especially on Tet holiday. a. for b. to c. with d. in 7.__________________________________________ Those ladies often go to pagoda to pray ____________________________________________happiness and luck. a. for b. to c. on d. into 8.___________________________ What do you often do the first day of the year? a. at b. for c. in d. on 9. Tet is a ________occasion for all members of families to gather. a. special b. specially c. specialize d. specializing 10. During Tet holiday, all areas of amusement and __ are always crowded. a. entertain b. entertainment c. entertainer d. entertaining 11. By __ , people often try to do good things on the first day of the year. a. tradition b. traditional c. traditionally d. traditionalist 12. Banh Chung and Mut are ________food on Tet holiday. The majority of families have them during Tet. a. exciting b. popular c. ripe d. colored 13. _______are small, soft, red fruit that you can eat raw in salads or cooked as a vegetable. a. Apples b. Plums c. Kumquat d. Tomatoes 14. When people ______, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help. a. believe b. try c. entertain d. pray 15. Thank you very much for your gift on my birthday. Quynh Nhu a. present b. flower c. candy d. plant 16. There was a very _______response to our new design - people seemed very pleased with it. a disappointed b. excited c. negative d. positive 17._____________________________ He seemed to find fault on my doings. He often gave negative ___ a. celebrations b. entertainments c. decorations d. comments 18._____________ Tet is grandest and most important occasion in __ year. a. a /a b. an / Ø c . the / the d. Ø/ a 19. I am used ___my sleep interrupted by the noise because I have lived in this region for more than 20 years. a. to have b. to having c. having d. had 20. At Tet. areas of amusement and entertainment are ___ of any times throughout the year. a. crowded most b. the more crowded c. as more crowded d. the most crowded 21.________________ Banh chung on the altar to worship during Tet. a. put b. is put c. has put d. will put 22 . We didn't use ________out much in the winter months. a. to go b. go c. going d. gone 23. I phoned last night but _________answered. a. no one b. someone c. everyone d. ones 24. in the street was shocked when they heard the news. a. Ones b. Someone c. Everyone d. Anyone 25.___________________________________ She used to love cats but since attacked her and she has not liked them anymore. a. the ones b. ones c. one d. the one 26. Good morning, ____ a. someone b. anyone c. no one d. everybody 27._________________ Laziness and crime are inseparable. You cannot have _____ without the other. a. everyone b. someone c. ones d. one 28._______________________________________________ Of the three sisters, Mary is the most beautiful ____ a. someone b. anyone c. everyone d. one 29. You may have _____ or the other, but not both. a. one b. ones c. the one d. the ones 30. I need _________to help me because it is a hard work. a. someone b. anyone c. anybody d. no one Error identification 31. In the days leading up to Tet, each family traditional cooks special holiday foods such as mut, banh chung and banh day. 32. Preparations for these foods are quite extensive, and cook them can take several days. 33. Family members often take turns to keep watching on the fire overnight, telling one other stories about Tet of past years. 34. It is most wonderful time for members of a family to gather to chat and share feelings. 35. Even poor or rich, every Vietnamese family also get some special foods and decoration for Tet. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Preparations for Tet, Vietnamese New Year, start two or three months before the actual celebrations. People try to payoff their debts in advance so that they can be debt-free on Tet. Parents buy new clothes for their children so that the children can wear them when Tet arrives. Because a lot of commercial activities will cease during the celebrations people try to stock up on supplies as much as possible. In the days leading up to Tet, the streets and markets are full of people. Everyone is busy buying food, clothes, and decorating for their house. Each family prepares some special foods for the holiday. Those who live far away from home will try to come home to celebrate Tet with their family. Vietnamese families usually have a family altar to pay respect to their ancestors. During Tet the altar is thoroughly cleaned and new offerings are placed there. On New Year's Eve each home is thoroughly cleaned and decorated with flowers and offerings for ancestors by the night before Tet. Many people stay up until midnight to welcome the New Year or go Quynh Nhu to the pagoda to pray for luck, prosperity, and happiess In the morning, actual Tet celebrations begin. The first day of Tet is reserved for the nuclear family. In big cities, the streets are usually empty as most people stay at home or leave the city to visit their close relatives in the countryside. Usually, children dress their new clothes and give their elders the traditional Tet greetings before receiving the lucky money. 36. This passage is about _______ a. New Year's Eve b. the first day of the New Year c. preparation for Tet and Tet holiday d. paying debt before Tet 37._______________________ Vietnamese children _ a. have to payoff debt before Tet b. should not receive any money during Tet c. are not allowed to wear new clothes at Tet d. receive lucky money from adults during Tet 38. Which is NOT mentioned as a preparation for Tet? a. Visiting friends and relatives. b. Cooking special foods. c. Decorating houses. d. Paying off debts 39. Which is NOT referred during Tet celebration? a. Going to the pagoda b. The increasing of commercial activities c. Visiting relatives d. Wearing new clothes 40. Vietnamese families ____ a. do not celebrate Tet if they are poor b. only celebrate Tet when they are wealthy c. have an altar to worship their ancestors d. gather in the streets on the first day of Tet Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. One of the most traditional special foods for New Year of Vietnamese people (41)___ Banh Chung (42) __ sticky rice cake. Banh Chung is made of sticky rice, pork meat and green bean. (43) ___ the ingredients are (44) inside a special leaf which calls Dong. Making the Banh Chung requires (45) __ and precision in every step. The rice and green bean have to be soaked in water for a day to make it (46) The pork meat is usually soaked with pepper for several hours. Squaring off and tying the .cakes with bamboo strings require skillful hands to make it a perfect square. Banh Chung is a (47)___ among other foods to be placed on the ancestors' altars during Tet holiday. In the old time, one or two days before Tet, every family prepares and cooks the Banh Chung around the warm fire. It is (48) ___ the time for parents, or grandparents, (49) ___ their children folklore stories. Nowadays, families which live in villages still maintain making Banh Chung before New Years but the people in the city do not. They do not have (50) ___time and prefer to go shopping at the supermarket for Tet. 41. a. is b. are c. were d. will be 42. a. and b. or c. but d. nor 43. a. Every b. Each c. Some d. All 44. a. hugged b. embraced c. wrapped d. rolled 45. a. care b. careful c. careless d. carefully 46. a. stickier b. more stickier c. the stickier d. the stickiest 47. a. should b. must c. have d. need 48. a. too b. still c. also d. either 49. a . tell b. to tell c. telling d. told 50. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø . Quynh Nhu UNIT 8 CELEBRATIONS GLOSSARY 1. agrarian [ə'greəriən] (thuộc) ruộng đất,. before the actual celebrations. People try to payoff their debts in advance so that they can be debt-free on Tet. Parents buy new clothes for their children