1. Dịch từ tiêu đề cho đến “March 1972 - The North Vietnamese attack across the border in the Easter Offensive”. 

a. Read the article and circle the best headline.

(Đọc và khoanh chọn tiêu đề thích hợp nhất.)

1. Food around the World

2. A Taste of Vietnam

3. My Favorite Food

Louis Wilson, March 18

There are many popular dishes in Vietnam and you will find rice or noodles in most of them. Phở is a famous noodle soup dish from Vietnam. People make it with chicken or beef. They put onions and herbs in it. It smells and tastes wonderful.

Another amazing dish is cơm tấm. It is a rice dish with grilled pork and fried eggs. People often eat it with fish sauce on top. I love eating it for breakfast. It is delicious! Food in Vietnam is popular all over the world.

IV.  Complete the sentences with the words in part I.

1.   Vietnamese children get _________________ in Lunar New Year.

2.   On New Year’s Eve, thousands of people gather on Nguyen Hue Street to watch ___________.

3.   In the north, people decorate their house with pink _________________.

4.   Yellow _________________are the symbol of Tet for Southern Vietnamese.

5.   Half a month before Tet, people begin to clean their houses and _________________.

6.   On the first day of Tet, people often go to _________________to pray for a good new year.

7.   Tet is a time for _________________.

8.   A_______________is a set of pages showing the days, weeks and months of aparticular year.

Nhanh giúp em với ạ

Read and complete seasons

    My name is Jimmy. Last year I visted Sapa, a beautiful Vietnamese town on the mountain. It is in the ........... of the Vietnam. The weather is fun there. You can feel four ............... in a day: cool winter in early morning, spring after sunrise, summer in the afternoon and cold winter at night.

    The best time to visit Sapa is from March to May, it's spring time; and September to November, it's autumn time. All these months, the ................. is good with sunny days and cool nights. The summers are usually cool with a ................. from 15*C to 29*C. But it is very ............... in July and August. The winters are not very cold, always wet and foggy. They last from November to February. Some years it is snowy, like last year when we were there.

*: độ

Vietnamese food culture varies by regions from the north to the south. In Northern Vietnam, food is characterized by light flavors and balance. Northern Vietnam is seen to be the cradle of Vietnamese cuisine with many notable dishes like Pho, Bun Rieu, Bun Thang, Bun Cha, Banh Cuon, etc. Then, food culture in Northern Vietnam became popular in Central and Southern Vietnam with suitable flavors in each region.

The regional cuisine of Central Vietnam is famous for its spicy food. Hue cuisine is typical for Central Vietnam’s food culture. Food in the region is often used with chili peppers and shrimp sauces, namely, Bun Bo Hue, Banh Khoai, Banh Beo, etc.

In Southern Vietnam, the warm weather and fertile soil create an ideal condition for planting a variety of fruit, vegetables and livestock. Thus, food in the region is often added with garlic, shallots and fresh herbs. Particularly, Southerners are in favor of sugar; they add sugar in almost dishes. Some signature dishes from Southern Vietnam include Banh Khot and Bun Mam.

31. It is considered that Vietnamese cuisine __________.

A. varies by regions

B. became more and more popular

C. always combines tastes and colours

D. can be found only in Northern Vietnam

32. What are the features of Northern Vietnamese food?

A. It’s delicious and healthy.

B. It’s sweet and sour.

C. It’s light and balanced.

D. It’s a bit fatty and salty.

33. Hue cuisine is notable for its __________.

A. colorful food

B. spicy taste

C. bitter taste

D. light flavor

34. In Southern Vietnam, __________.

A. the warm weather makes it hard to plant fruit and vegetables

B. fresh herbs are always used in cooking

C. people love sweet food

D. sugar is often added to dishes

35. Which of the followings is NOT true?

A. Food in Vietnam changes from region to region.

B. Southerners do not like northern food due to its light flavor.

C. In Hue, chili peppers and shrimp sauces are among the frequently used ingredients.

D. Bun Bo Hue is a typical dish of the Central Vietnam cuisine.