In the USA, people celebrate Mother’s day and Father’s day. Mother’s day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. On this occasion, mother usually receives greeting cards and gifts from her husband and children. The best gifts of all American Mom are a day of leisure. The majority of American mothers have outside jobs as well as housework, so their working days are often very hard. Flower is an important part of Mother’s day. Mothers are often given roses for the occasion, particularly if they are elderly.

Father’s day is celebrated throughout the USA and Canada on the third Sunday in June. The holiday customs are similar to Mother’s day. Dad also receives greeting cards and gifts from his family and enjoys a day of leisure.

33. What is the passage mainly about?

A. mother’s day B. Mother’s day and father’s day    C. father’s day D. Christmas day

34. Where do people celebrate Father’s day and Mother’s day?

A. In Viet Nam. B. In the USA. C. In many countries. D. In UK.

35. When is Mother’s day celebrated?

A. On the second Sunday in May. B. On the third Sunday in June.

C. October 2^nd  D. March 8^th.

36. Which word is closet meaning to majority?

A. most. B. each C. one D. much

VII. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many girls from working-class families in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses.
Once a year, it was usually on Sunday in March, they were allowed to visit their mothers. They went home and brought presents for their mothers and for other members of their families. People call that day Mothering Day or Mothering Sunday. Mothering Day later became Mother’s Day. It is the last Sunday in March.
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson and Congress agreed that the second Sunday in May should be observed as Mother’s Day in America. On that day, children give their mothers flowers, presents and cards to show their love to their mothers. Americans spend millions of dollars to buy Mother’s Day gifts. Clothes, perfume, jewelry and books or tickets to theater are given to mothers. People who cannot be with their mothers on that day usually send them presents and call them on the phone.
26. In the United States, Mother’s Day has been celebrated .........................
A. on the second Sunday in May B. on Sunday in March
C. in 1914 D. the last Sunday in March.
27. Americans usually ..................................
A. allow to visit their mothers. B. offer gifts to their mothers on Mother’s Day.
C. call their mothers on the phone. D. spend hundred of dollars to buy Mother’s Day gifts.
28. People who cannot visit their mothers on Mother’s Day often .....................
A. bring presents for their mothers. B. give their mothers money.
C. go shopping with their mothers. D. phone to talk to them.
29. According to the passage, Mother’s Day is.......................in Britain.
A. the last Sunday in May B. the second Sunday in May
C. the last Sunday in March D. the first Sunday in March
30. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A day children give someone flowers, presents and cards.
B. A day when servants couldn’t return home to visit their mothers.
C. A day children show their love to their mothers and fathers
D. A day to honor mothers and motherhood

III. Read the following  passage and do the tasks below : 

Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for the reunion dinner. On New Year morning, all the members of the family pay their respects to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives.

     A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. __________________days before the festival, people make Banh chung.

A. One                  B. Two                 C. Three               D. One or two

2. People go to visit the__________________ .

A. neighbors and friends                             B. neighbors, a friend and relatives

C. neighbors, friends and relatives      D. neighbor, friends and relatives

B.  Answer the questions:

1. When is Tet holiday celebrated in Viet Nam?

.......................................................................................

2. What do they do on the New Year's Eve?

..................................................................................................

3. Who give lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes?

...........................................................................................................

PART D - WRITING

I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before:

1. Hung drives more carefully than his brother.

→ Hung’s brother drives less  .................................................................................

2. It takes Long two hours to do his homework every day.

→ Long spends ...........................................................................................................

3. My sister started learning English 5 years ago.

→ My sister has .......................................................................................................

4. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

→ It is not .....................................................................................................................

5. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission.

→ You mustn’t…………………………………………..............................………

1/ She can’t be employed because she doesn’t have a college degree.

®  If _____________________________________________

2/ I don’t have enough money. I can’t go on a long holiday this year.

® If ______________________________________________

3/ He is very slow, so we won’t give his such an important task.

® ______________________________________________

4/ I’ll have to work this Sunday, so I shan’t join your picnic.

® If ______________________________________________

5/ He works overtime to get more money because he has to pay father’s debt.

® If ______________________________________________

6/ Be careful or you will make accidents.

IF…………………………………………………………..

II. Rearrange the sentences using the following words:

1. Thanks to/ technology/,/can now/ for/ preserve/ our/ culture/ we/ future generations/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. At Huong pagoda/ ,/ we/ Buddha/ to worship/ a tray/ of/ fruit/ offer/ him/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. beautiful/ Sa Pa’s/ the world/ terraced fields/ in/ the most/ are among/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Life in/ changed/ countryside/ the/ has/ over/ the past ten years/ a lot/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. I/ in/ Nha Trang/ the/ My family/ went/ and/ to/ 2011/ Sea Festival/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:

1. She/will/ need/ brush/ if/ want/paint/her room./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. A buffalo/ plough/ well/ than / a horse./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Would/they/like/ live/ the city?/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. What/ you/ do/ this time/ yesterday?/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Chu Dong Tu and Giong/ be/ both/ legend/ saints/however/ they/be/ worship/ different/ things./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Read the following  passage and do the tasks below : 

Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for the reunion dinner. On New Year morning, all the members of the family pay their respects to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives.

     A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. __________________days before the festival, people make Banh chung.

A. One                  B. Two                 C. Three               D. One or two

2. People go to visit the__________________ .

A. neighbors and friends                             B. neighbors, a friend and relatives

C. neighbors, friends and relatives      D. neighbor, friends and relatives

B.  Answer the questions:

1. When is Tet holiday celebrated in Viet Nam?

.......................................................................................

2. What do they do on the New Year's Eve?

..................................................................................................

3. Who give lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes?

...........................................................................................................

PART D - WRITING

I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before:

1. Hung drives more carefully than his brother.

→ Hung’s brother drives less  .................................................................................

2. It takes Long two hours to do his homework every day.

→ Long spends ...........................................................................................................

3. My sister started learning English 5 years ago.

→ My sister has .......................................................................................................

4. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

→ It is not .....................................................................................................................

5. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission.

→ You mustn’t…………………………………………..............................………

1/ She can’t be employed because she doesn’t have a college degree.

®  If _____________________________________________

2/ I don’t have enough money. I can’t go on a long holiday this year.

® If ______________________________________________

3/ He is very slow, so we won’t give his such an important task.

® ______________________________________________

4/ I’ll have to work this Sunday, so I shan’t join your picnic.

® If ______________________________________________

5/ He works overtime to get more money because he has to pay father’s debt.

® If ______________________________________________

6/ Be careful or you will make accidents.

IF…………………………………………………………..

II. Rearrange the sentences using the following words:

1. Thanks to/ technology/,/can now/ for/ preserve/ our/ culture/ we/ future generations/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. At Huong pagoda/ ,/ we/ Buddha/ to worship/ a tray/ of/ fruit/ offer/ him/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. beautiful/ Sa Pa’s/ the world/ terraced fields/ in/ the most/ are among/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Life in/ changed/ countryside/ the/ has/ over/ the past ten years/ a lot/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. I/ in/ Nha Trang/ the/ My family/ went/ and/ to/ 2011/ Sea Festival/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:

1. She/will/ need/ brush/ if/ want/paint/her room./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. A buffalo/ plough/ well/ than / a horse./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Would/they/like/ live/ the city?/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. What/ you/ do/ this time/ yesterday?/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Chu Dong Tu and Giong/ be/ both/ legend/ saints/however/ they/be/ worship/ different/ things./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Read the following  passage and do the tasks below : 

Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for the reunion dinner. On New Year morning, all the members of the family pay their respects to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives.

     A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. __________________days before the festival, people make Banh chung.

A. One                  B. Two                 C. Three               D. One or two

2. People go to visit the__________________ .

A. neighbors and friends                             B. neighbors, a friend and relatives

C. neighbors, friends and relatives      D. neighbor, friends and relatives

B.  Answer the questions:

1. When is Tet holiday celebrated in Viet Nam?

.......................................................................................

2. What do they do on the New Year's Eve?

..................................................................................................

3. Who give lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes?

...........................................................................................................

PART D - WRITING

I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before:

1. Hung drives more carefully than his brother.

→ Hung’s brother drives less  .................................................................................

2. It takes Long two hours to do his homework every day.

→ Long spends ...........................................................................................................

3. My sister started learning English 5 years ago.

→ My sister has .......................................................................................................

4. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

→ It is not .....................................................................................................................

5. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission.

→ You mustn’t…………………………………………..............................………

1/ She can’t be employed because she doesn’t have a college degree.

®  If _____________________________________________

2/ I don’t have enough money. I can’t go on a long holiday this year.

® If ______________________________________________

3/ He is very slow, so we won’t give his such an important task.

® ______________________________________________

4/ I’ll have to work this Sunday, so I shan’t join your picnic.

® If ______________________________________________

5/ He works overtime to get more money because he has to pay father’s debt.

® If ______________________________________________

6/ Be careful or you will make accidents.

IF…………………………………………………………..

II. Rearrange the sentences using the following words:

1. Thanks to/ technology/,/can now/ for/ preserve/ our/ culture/ we/ future generations/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. At Huong pagoda/ ,/ we/ Buddha/ to worship/ a tray/ of/ fruit/ offer/ him/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. beautiful/ Sa Pa’s/ the world/ terraced fields/ in/ the most/ are among/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Life in/ changed/ countryside/ the/ has/ over/ the past ten years/ a lot/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. I/ in/ Nha Trang/ the/ My family/ went/ and/ to/ 2011/ Sea Festival/./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:

1. She/will/ need/ brush/ if/ want/paint/her room./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. A buffalo/ plough/ well/ than / a horse./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Would/they/like/ live/ the city?/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. What/ you/ do/ this time/ yesterday?/

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Chu Dong Tu and Giong/ be/ both/ legend/ saints/however/ they/be/ worship/ different/ things./

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

IV. Put the name of the celebration in each blank: Halloween/ New Year’s Day/ Boxing Day/
Passover/ Christmas/ Mother’s Day/ Easter/ Father’s Day/ Mid-Fall Festival.
1. It is celebrated in Viet Nam on the 15th of August in a lunar year.
2. It is celebrated on 26 December , the day after Christmas Day.
3. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May when people give cards or gifts to their mothers.
4. It is celebrated in late March or early April in memory of freeing of the Jews from being slaves in
Egypt.
5. It is celebrated on the third Sunday in June when people give cards or presents to their fathers.
6. It is celebrated on Sunday in March or April when Christians think Christ coming back to life.
7. It is celebrated on 25 December when Christians remember the birth of Christ.
8. It is celebrated on the first day of the years, January 1st.
9. It is celebrated in the night of October 31, when children wear costumes and go from door to door to
ask for candy.

I. Read the passage and write T or F

The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. It is a public holiday in both Britain and America. On that day, children send Mother’s Day cards to their mothers. They give their mothers flowers or sweets as presents. Fathers and children do the cooking so that mothers can have a rest.
In the USA, Mother’s Day started in 1860s.. There was a small town called Pruntytown in the middle of the USA. People in the town fought against each other during a war. After the war, they hated each other. Mrs Ann Reeves Janis wanted the people to make friends with each other again. So she started “Mother’s Friendship Day”. On that day, she visited all the other mothers in the town and said, “Let us be friends with each other again”.
Her idea succeeded. The same thing happened in other parts of the country. After she died, her daughter carried on her idea. In 1908, “Mother’s Friendship Day” became “Mother’s Day”.

1. Mother's day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May

2. Flowers or sweets are often sent to the mother as presents

3. in 1860, "Mother's friendship day " became " Mother's Day"

4. Mrs.Ann Reeves Janis's idea stopped after she died

II. chosse the best answer among A, B, C or D

1. A:" Thank you very much."      B:" ................................"

A. You are welcom.    B. Don't mention it    C. That's good!   D. A & B are correct 

2. We haven't kept in touch with each other .................

A. since 6 months   B. for 6 months   C. 6 years ago   D. over 6 months

3. this test must be done ...........

A. care   B. carefull   C. carefully   D. none is correct

4. flower........love

A. symbol   B. symbolize    C. symbolizes    D. symbolization

5. cattle and sheep are grazing in the ..............

A. rivers    B. Meadows      C. bridges         D. fields

In the USA, people celebrate Mother's day and Father's day. Mother's day is celebrated on the-second Sunday in May. On this occasion, mother usualily receives greeting cards and gifts from her husband and children. The best gifts of all, American Mom are a day of leisure. The majority of American mothers have outside jobs as well as housework, so their working days are often very hard. Flower is an important part of Mother's day. Mothers are often given a ant for the occasion, particularly if they are elderly.

Father's day is celebrated throughout the USA and Canada on the third Sunday in June. The holiday customs are similar to Mother's day. Dad alsco receives greeting cards and gifts from his family and enjoys a day of leisure.

1. Where do people celebrate Father's day and Mother's day?

A. In Viet Nam. B. In the world. C. In many countries. D. In the USA

2. When is Mother's day celebrated?

A. On the second Sunday in May. C. October 2nd B. On the third Sunday in June. D. March 8th

3. Do the majority of American mothers have to work hard every day?

A. No, they only do the housework. C. Yes, they do. B. No, they don't have a job D. No, they don't.

4. What is an important part of Mother's day?

A. Gift B. Present C. Flower D. All are correct.

5. Where is Father's day celebrated?

B. In the USA and Canada. D. No information A. In the world. C. In many countries.

Question 3:  Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space.

In Britain there is a …..1….. now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days, many girls from working-class ….2…. in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses. They had to do all the ….3….. and their working day was usually very long, they often worked on …..4….., too. Once a year, it was usually ……5….. Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and ……6…. presents for their mothers and for other members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and ……7…… they went back to their work. People call that day Mothering Day or Mothering ……8…… . Later, workers at the factories and girls who worked in the houses of rich families received one …..9… day a month, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It ….10….. the last Sunday in March.

II. Read the following  passage and do the tasks below. (1.25p)

       People of ethnic minorities in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival every March. It is held to thank the Rice God for the crop, and to pray for better crops in the future. Families also worship their ancestors and parents on this occasion. Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other things to celebrate the festival.

       In this festival, monks are invited to preach. People play drums, sing songs and dance. They also drink rice wine through a long thin bamboo tube. There are some other activities such as cultural shows, buffalo races, and traditional games. The festive atmosphere is felt around all the villages.

Answer True or False:

1. Hoi Mua Festival is held to thank the Rice God for the crop, and to pray for better crops in the future.                                                                                          __________

2. There aren’t  traditional games in the festival                            __________

Answer the questions:

3. Where does Hoi Mua festival celebrate?

=> ________________________________________________________________________

4. Do families drink rice wine on this occasion?

=> ________________________________________________________________________

5. Who are invited to preach ?

=> ________________________________________________________________________