Listening, reading and writing

Listening comprehension: Fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS/NUMBERS from the talk.
The Mid-autumn festival is held on ………..of the eighth lunar month.
The Mid-autumn festival is especially joyful to ………….
Fruit is prepared in fun ……………….. designs on the festival
.………………are the special food on the Mid-autumn festival.
The traditional food of the Mid-autumn festival symbolizes Luck, …………, Health and Wealth.
Reading comprehension
One of the most popular festivals in the USA is Halloween. On the 31st of October, adults and children often go to fancy dress parties. The supernatural is the theme of these horror parties, so Halloween costumes are traditionally modeled after supernatural figures such as vampires, monsters, ghosts, skeletons, witches and devils. Over time, the costume selection now has extended to include popular characters in fiction or celebrities. If you go to restaurants and clubs on this festival, you can also enjoy food and drink with a Halloween theme, watch horror films and listen to music with gothic rock bands.
Children often wear scary costumes to visit friends and neighbors. They knock on their neighbor’s doors to ask for sweets or try to trick them by yelling “Trick or Treat” when the doors open. Adults help children make pumpkin lanterns with candles, known as jack-o’-lanterns. Children often play traditional games on Halloween. Because the festival comes just after the apple harvest, apples are often used in these games. One of the games is Apple Bobbing in which a big bucket is filled with water and apples, and kids try to get an apple out of the water using their teeth instead of the hands.
There are numerous beliefs about Halloween. It is thought that, for example, the candle in a Halloween lantern keeps evil away. If the candle goes out suddenly, a spirit is in the room. If you were born on 31st October, it is believed that you can see and talk to spirits.
Answer the questions:
What events do adults and children often go to on Halloween?
What is the scary theme of the event?
What do children often say when they visit their neighbors and friends?
Who makes jack-o’-lanterns?
What are commonly used in Halloween games?
What must children use to take apples out of the bucket in Apple Bobbing?
What is believed to appear in the room, when the candle in jack-o’-lanterns goes out?
Mark True (T) /False (F) or Not Given (NG):
Halloween parties are for adults only.
Nowadays, people do not dress as supernatural figures anymore.
Food and drinks on Halloween also have scary designs.
Apple harvesting time is just before the celebration of Halloween.
Halloween and the apple harvest are close, so apples used in Halloween games are inexpensive.
Children have their hands tied when playing Apple Bobbing.
Candles in jack-o’-lanterns are believed to keep evil away.
Those who were born on Halloween can actually talk to the supernatural.

Writing about a festival you joined.
Lim Festival
In 2014, I had chance to visit Lim Festival, a traditional festival in Vietnam where the famous Quan Ho folk songs are performed. This special festival was held on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month by local residents in Lim village, Bac Ninh province, Vietnam. Coming here on the festive days, I and thousands of visitors enjoyed the singing of traditional love duets (Quan Ho fork songs) performed by “lien anh” and “lien chi” (male and female Quan Ho singers) behind Lim pagoda, in Lim hill and on dragon boats on Lim rivers. Those singers wore traditional costumes and sang songs in pairs. There were strict rules for their performance in which the singers had to not only react quickly but also have a good understanding of traditional tunes as well as the historical and cultural features of the songs. Like other religious festivals, the Lim Festival went through all ritual stages, from the procession to the worshipping ceremony and other activities. I also watched a weaving competition among the village girls who wove and sang Quan Ho simultaneously. Other traditional games such as human chess-playing, cockfighting contest, rice-cooking contest, tug of war and wrestling were also held. Visiting this festival is a memorable experience to me.
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