Have you ever heard someone use the phrase “once in a blue moon”? People use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often. For example, someone might say that he tries to avoid eating sweets because they are unhealthy, but will eat chocolate “once in a blue moon”. Or someone who doesn’t usually like to go to the beach might say “I visit the shore once in a blue moon.” While many people use this phrase, not everyone knows the meaning behind it. The first thing to know that the moon itself is never actually blue. This is just an expression. The phrase “blue moon” actually has to do with the shape of the moon, not the color. As the moon travels around the Earth, it appears to change shape. We associate certain names with certain shapes of the moon. For example, when we can see a small part of the moon, it is called a crescent moon. A crescent is a shape that looks like a tip of a fingernail. When we cannot see the moon at all, it is called a new moon. When we can see the entire moon, it is called a full moon. Usually, there is only one full moon every month. Sometimes, however, there will be two full moons in one month. When this happens, the second full moon is called a “blue moon”. Over the next 20 years, there will only be 15 blue moons. As you can see, a blue moon is a very rare event. This fact has led people to use the expression “once in a blue moon” to describe other very rare events in their lives.

1. Which would be a good example of someone doing something “once in a blue moon”?

A. Mary likes to go to the mountains every weekend.       B. Tom rarely remembers to take out the trash.

C. Cindy hates washing the dishes.                                      D. Mary sometimes forgets to do homework.

2. When does a blue moon happen in nature?

A. When there are two full moons in a month.                   B. When the moon has blue color.

C. When we can only see a small part of the moon.           D. When we cannot see the moon at all.

3. According to the passage, it can be understood that which of the following sentences does not contain the expression?

A. Thomas has lost his mind                                                B. An apple a day keeps the doctor away

C. I’ll mow the grass after I finish my homework.             D. It’s never bad time to start something new

4. According to the passage, what is another example of something that has crescent shape?

A. your thumb                       B. a distant star                      C. the letter “C”         D. the letter “H”

5. The author states that “Over the next 20 years, there will only be 15 blue moons.” This means that over the next 20 year, a blue moon will happen ……

A. once a year                                                                                    B. less than once a year 

C. more than once a year                                                      D. Not enough information is provided

E1:

among the festivals celebrated by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known as the Mid August Festival. Large numbers of small round moon cake are eaten on this day, and children enjoy carrying colorful paper lanterns come in all shapes; the most popular ones are shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies. According to them, the moon shines the brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon rises, tables are placed outside the house and women make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess.

Questions:

1.Is the Moon Cake Festival also called Mid August Festival ?

2.What do people often eat on that day ?

3.What do chidren enjoy doing?

4.How is the moon on the night of the Moon Cake festival ?

5.Is the Moon Cake Festival only clebrated in Viet Nam ?

6.What are offered to the Moon Goddess ?

Điền từ thích hợp:

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Among the festivals celebrated by the Chinese is the Moon Cake Festival, also known as the Mid - Autumn Festival. Large numbers of small round moon (1) _______ are eaten on this day, and the children enjoy (2) _______ colourful paper lanterns. These paper lanterns come in all (3) _______ like fish, rabbits and butterflies.

There are many stories as to the origin of this festival. One popular tale (4) _____ of the Moon Princess (5) ________ risked her life to end the rule of her wicked husband. Another version tells of a (6) ______ to overthrow a cruel ruler in a southern province of China. In order to pass the word (7) _______, messages were placed in small round cakes and distributed (8) ______ the people. The day of the uprising was the (9) ______ day of the eighth moon and so every year the people (10) ________ this occasion by eating moon cakes.

Câu 1: Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống

Summer in England is the best (1)...of all. The sky is clear and blue. The sun shines (2).... But it is not pleasant to go out at noon (3)... the sun dazzles our eyes. The air is generally dry. It is very pleasant to (4)... a walk in the morning, when the country is cool, or again in the evening when the sunshine is not so (5)... and the moon rises above the horizon. (6)... beautiful summer night in England is! It is really beautiful (7)... the countryside. High in the sky, (8)... is the moon which sheds it silver night together (9)... with thousands of little (10)... twinkling and twinkling.

COmplete the sentences using  words given

1. I think in the future we will be able to go to the Moon in a... spaceship that travels faster than the speed of sound.

2. You can read a newspaper while in a    car because it is automated.

3.Imagine in the future wewill take .. trains and enjoy watching fish swimming around us when we are travelling

4. Solar energy is...

5. .... ships use wind as their energy for sailing

6. ' Bullet train' is a type of ... train that first came from Japan

( eco-friendly,supersonic,wind- powered, high-speed, driverless, underwater)

chia V

I don't think it ( be) ... pleasant

Mid-Autumn is the day when the moon is at itsbrightest in a year. In that spirit, (1)..................,people in Viet Nam as well as many Asian countries celebrate the Mid-Autumn 's Festival.(2).....................to legends,this holiday is orginated (3)...................in which an Emperor of Duong Dynasty, Duong Minh Hoang,was taken to the moon by a wizard named La Cong Vien. (4)............of his trip to the moom.When Duong Minh Hoang was back to earth, he taught his (5).................about the celebration and it became a custom lasting (6)....................Through times and times,Mid-Autumn's Festival (70......................becomes .

according are numbers as enjoy by ones rises

Among the festival calebrated (1)_______ some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known (2)______ the Mid-August Festival. Large (3)_______ of small round moon cakes (4)________ eaten on this day, and children (5)________ carrying colourful paper lanterns come in all shapes; the more popular (6)_________ are shaped like fish, rabbits, and butterflies. (7)_______ to them the moon shines brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon (8)_______, table are placed outside the house and women make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess

1 . look ! someone is climbing up that tree over there .............................................

2. can you hear those people ? what do they talk about ? ...........................................

3. are you believing in god ? ....................................

4. look ! that man tries to open the door of the car ......................................

5. the moon goes round the earth .............................................

6. i'm thinking it would be a good idea to leave early ......................................

7. the government is worrried because the number of people without jobs is increasing ............................................

8. i'm usually going to work by car .........................................

VII. Fill in the blank with a word/ phrase in the box. (1 mark)

Mid-Autumn (Trung Thu) is the day when the moon is at its brightest in a year. In that spirit (1) __________, people in Vietnam as well as many Asian countries celebrate the Mid-Autumn's Festival. According to legends, this holiday is originated (2) __________ in which an Emperor of Duong (Tang) Dynasty, Duong Minh Hoang, was taken to the moon by a wizard named La Cong Vien. (3)__________ of his trip to the moon, the Emperor caught a glimpse of fairies in heaven celebrating the full moon. When Duong Minh Hoang was back to earth, he taught his citizens about the celebration and it became a custom lasting (4) __________. Through times and times, Mid-Autumn's Festival (5) __________ becomes an event providing children with a rich diversity of delightful traditional games and entertaining activities, offering great helps in promoting education as well as culture.