Reading

A Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question.
In Vietnam, there is great excitement built up well before Tet. First, every family organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their ancestors. After that, to create an air of prosperity, wealth and fun for the first three days of the Lunar New Year, people are kept busy cooking traditional foods, buying gifts, and making other preparations. Such traditional foods as Banh chung, dried watermelon seeds, tea, dried sausages, fruit (fresh and candied), ornamental plants and flowers are prepared or made some days before. Red and yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house more welcoming. On the New Year`s days, only good comments and wishes can be expressed. Children receive their li xi (or red envelopes with lucky money inside). People make a visit to family members, neighbors, and close friends. And people who live apart from their family try to get together on these days. Clearly enough, games and various forms of entertainment are staged and these often last a week. Varying traditional specialties including wrestling, buffalo fighting, dragon or unicorn dancing take place in different regions.
1. Why are red and yellow flowers popular in the house decoration at Tet?
A. Because they represent good luck.
B. Because they make the house look comfortable to be in.
C. Because they are attractive and cheap.
D. Because they are friendly and pleasant
2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT usually eaten
during Tet?
A. beef stew B. sausages C. watermelon D. candied plants
3. Before Tet, people usually ____________ .
A. are very busy with the festivals
B. have great excitement and fun
C. rebuild their ancestral graves
D. spend time on traveling
4. On the New Year`s days, _________________.
A. everybody receives their `lucky money`
B. only good comments can be made
C. houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers
D. people are busy cooking traditional foods
5. Cemetery is the place _____________.
A. where our ancestors used to live .
B. in which there is a treasure .
C. where people meet and talk to the dead people .
D. where the dead are buried .




B Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question.
Traveling is one of the most popular forms of recreation in the USA. Most American employees receive an annual vacation with pay, and it is a good time off for traveling. Traveling within the country is popular because foreign travel generally takes more time and money. However, Americans who wish to vacation outside the USA are free to go almost anywhere. Obtaining a passport is a routine matter. Every year about 13 million Americans travel abroad. The most popular vacation periods are during the summer and during the two-week school break on the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. These periods are also the most crowded and generally the most expensive time to travel, so people who can adjust their schedules sometimes choose vacation in the autumn. American vacationers often travel by car. Most families have a car, and those who do not have a car can rent one. Cars are usually the economical way to travel, especially for the families. It is also fairly fast and convenient. Excellent highways connect the major cities. They enable vacationers to travel at an almost steady speed of 55 to 65 miles an hour. Tourists that want to travel faster often fly to their destination and then rent a car to go around when they get there.
1. The reading text is about________.
A. Christmas and New Year B going abroad
C. traveling in USA D. renting a car for traveling
2. Traveling in the________.is the least expensive.
A. Spring B. Summer C. Winter D. Autumn
3. Which sentence is NOT correct?
A. Most Americans like traveling.
B. Most American people travel abroad every year.
C.There is a two-week break on the Christmas and the New Year’s
holidays.
D. It is difficult to obtain a passport in the USA.
4. The word one in the text of the text refers to________.
A. a vacationer B. a family C. a car D. a holiday
5. Traveling by car is________.
A. cheap B. very expensive
C. not appreciated D. not suitable for families