Reading comprehension.

Read the following passage and complete the tasks.

My name is Quanzhou and I’m from China. My favorite time of the year is Chinese New Year. People   decorate houses and streets with lanterns and flowers many days before New Year festival. Everything is red   and gold, because they’re the lucky colors. People give children lucky money in red envelopes, and they also   give friends mandarin oranges for good luck. The New Year’s Eve dinner is called Reunion Dinner. People in   the family sit together, talk and enjoy the traditional food. One special dish is Nian Gao. People make Nian  Gao with sugar and rice. We also eat fish, chicken and dumplings. After dinner we watch the New Year music  performance on TV. At midnight, we can see fireworks in the sky. The colors are amazing. There are parades  and lion dances in the streets, too.

* Decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.

17. People decorate their houses during New Year festivals.

18. Red and gold are lucky colors in China.

19. Children receive lucky money in red envelopes.

20. People eat fish, chicken and mandarin oranges for Reunion Dinner.

* Choose the word or phrase that best answers each question.

21. What do people give to friends for good luck?

A. Nian Gao    B. mandarin oranges                C. money                    D. flowers

22. What do people make Nian Gao with?

A. fish and chicken             B. rice and dumplings      C. sugar and rice         D. fish and rice

I. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best suits the blank in each sentence.

7. We ________ the sausages on the barbecue. They taste wonderful.

A. fry            B. serve                C. pour                 D. grill

8. Would you like to see the dessert ________?

A. menu                 B. order       C. tip                 D. service

9. There’s a ________ on TV tonight. You can see many dancers in their traditional clothes.

A. fashion show           B. tug of war             C. dance performance               D. fireworks

10. Do you have this skirt ________ a medium size?

A. with                B. on                 C. for               D. in

11. I like ________ shoes by the window. Do you have ________ in black?

A. that/ it        B. this/ them               C. those/ them               D. these/ it

12. Would you like ________ bread and cheese for lunch?

A. a               B. some               C. any                 D. the

13. Waiter: “What would you like for dessert?”

Customer: “________”

A. I’d like an omelet.                     B. A cupcake, please.

C. I don’t like coffee.                    D. I prefer tea.

14. Customer: “Do you have this dress in white?”

Sales assistant: “________”

A. Yes, I am.                            B. Yes, it is.

C. Yes, here you are.                 D. Yes, it’s OK.

15. What does the sign mean?

A. There is a lot of food here.             B. Please order your food here.

C. You can find your food here.        D. Please eat and drink here.

16. What does the sign mean?

A. Please be quiet here.                       B. Please don’t play here.

C. There aren’t any people here.            D. You can’t be here.

I. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that needs correcting. 1. My father will take a new calendar on the wall, and he'll also repaint the living A B C room before Tet. D 2. My mother will do shopping to buy some new clothes for our family, so I'm A B C D very happy now. 3. At Tet, I will receive lucky money at red envelopes after saying my nice wishes A B C D to our parents. 4. This year, we'll come back to our hometown so we must celebrate Tet A B C together with my grandparents. D 5. There are some beliefs that people will succeed when they break things A B C D during Tet holiday. 6. Look over there! An old man can't cross the street so we would like to help A B C D him now. 7. We should buy and burn fireworks because it will be dangerous. A B C D 8. Ho Chi Minh City is famous with its markets, museums or high buildings. A B C D 9. I sit in front of the computer too much so I need plaster to put on my back now. A B C D 10. I hope I will have some interesting experiences when I have a trip to Japan during A B C D Tet holiday. 11. The pagoda is much historic and larger than the other ones in this city. A B C D 12. Some tourists say that Son Doong, Sung Sot and Dau Go are some of the greater A B C D caves in Viet Nam. 13. You mustn't take your raincoat in the heavy rain because you may get wet. A B C D 14. Tomorrow, your grandpa will visit us so you should go out with your cousins to play badminton A B C D 15. I like watching TV. There are a good film on TV tonight. A B C D 16. How many childs does your mother have ? A B C D 17. We have Geography every Wednesdays. A B C D 18. If you climb the mountain, you will sees a lot of flowers A B C D 19. There are five bridge across Han River in Da Nang. A B C D 20. They are on holiday for two weeks so they will be here tomorrow.