Read the following passage and choose the best answer

“Cơm tấm” (broken rice) is a specialty in southern Vietnam, it’s one of the most popular (1) _________ dishes of southerners. Today, “Cơm tấm” is also present in the middle and the north of Vietnam, or even abroad. Before now, “Cơm tấm” used (2) _________be considered a dish for poor people because it’s cooked from broken rice (cheaper grade of rice produced by damage in milling) but today it’s (3) _______a popular dish of people from all walks of life.

“Cơm tấm” is usually served with grilled (4) __________, “bì” (thinly shredded pork mixed with cooked and thinly shredded pork skin), “chả trứng” (steamed egg), sunny side up egg, fresh cucumber, tomato and some pickled vegetables. Besides, (5) __________ indispensable ingredient is seasoned fish sauce, it mainly affects the taste of “Cơm tấm”.

In Saigon, “Cơm tấm” has become a characteristic of Saigon culture, you can find it at anytime and anywhere in Saigon, from roadside stalls to luxurious restaurants.

1. A. breakfast B. grill C. dessert D. snacks

2. A. at B. in C. to D. with

3. A. develop B. become C. overcome D. win

4. A. pork B. fish C. beef D. lamp

5. A. a  B. an  C. the  D. No article

Fill each blank with a word or phrase in the box to complete the passage.

Fill each blank with a word or phrase in the box to complete the passage.

 Rice is an object for (1)_______in many temples of Vietnam. It is said to originate (2)_______the Mother Goodness Worshipping, the most long-standing (3)_________in Vietnam. The word "Happiness” in ancient Vietnamese is the image of many rice plants and a square symbolizing a paddy field. Rice is not only (4)_______, it really forms Vietnamese. Accordingly, many main dishes and snacks in Vietnam are (5)__________from rice: boiled rice in daily meal, rice porridge, steamed rice, glutinous rice cake, well- known Banh chung and uncountable made-from-rice dishes from every (6________________in Vietnam.

III. Complete the sentences with the following words.
biggest world moon cakes celebration ancestors
money made traditional reunion local
1. The of 1000 years of Thang Long was strongly impressive.
2. Quan ho singing has been recognized as a heritage.
3. In Vietnam, Tet is known as an occasion for family .
4. The people often perform a welcome dance when having visitors at the Cham Tower.
5. Vietnamese people often show their respect to their .
6. Tet is the festival in Vietnam.
7. Banh chung is of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and wrapped in green leaves.
8. Spring roll is one of the foods in Vietnam.
9. At Mid-Autumn Festival, children can dance, sing and enjoy .
10. Children often receive lucky during the first days of Tet.

"Banh Chung" (Chung cake) is one of the most popular and delicious traditional Vietnamese dishes. According to the legend, Chung cake was invented by Prince Lang Lieu - the 18th Prince of Hung Emperor, in the contest of looking for new Emperor. It has become an irreplaceable cake of Vietnamese people at Tet and King Hung's anniversary (10th March of the Lunar calendar).

Chung cake is made from sticky rice, pork, green beans, pepper and onions. It is wrapped in dong leaves (lá dong). The cake will be boiled for about 12 hours over a wood burning stove.

In Vietnam, the process of making Chung cake is the opportunity for family to come together. All members in the family often make Chung cake together and then sit around the warm fire to boil it. Nowadays, in some big cities, the busy life of modern society prevents people from preparing the cake, however, the habit of worship ancestors with Chung cake never changes.

Sticky rice, pork and green beans are some ingredients to make Chung cake.

A. True

B. False

Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.

1. It took them an hour to ______ all the goods onto the truck.

2. Nowadays, people in my village use a ______ to harvest their rice and separate the grains from the rest of the plant.

3. Today it is my turn to ______ the cows.

4. A place in which people grow rice is called a ______.

5. A busy time when people cut and gather their crops is called ______.

Vietnam has a (15) … of culture. Being the largest in one of 54 races, Kinh people use Vietnamese (16) … their (17) …. However, Vietnamese is (18) … differently according to the (19) …. For example, the father is called “ba” in the Southern, “bo” in the Northern and “cha” in the Middle. Besides the various accents in language, traditional clothes also deeply (20) …. a lot of tourists. The beauty of Ao dai has been written by many poets and writers. Furthermore, the folk festivals in Vietnam give indescribable feelings 
(21) … everyone joining even one time, such as: Tet holidays, full-moon festival … Therefore, if you are a Vietnamese citizen, you should be proud (22) … this. 
 
15.  variety  difference  dependence  correspondence 

16.  like  as  such  same 

17.  first language  second language  mother tongue  primary language

18.  spoken  pronounced  said  talked

19.  area  region  religion  zone 

20.  impress  attract  interest  like

21.  to  for  with  of 

22.  at  in  on  of