1. Choose the correct answer (A,B or C) to fill in each blank in the following passage.

(Chọn câu trả lời đúng (A,B hoặc C) để điền vào mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau.)

The Edinburg Festival is the biggest arts festival in the world. (1) ______August, thousands of people come to the city to join the festival. If (2) ______for three weeks and has a lot of activities. People enjoy music and dance performances in the streets (3) ______early morning until late at night. They also see artists painting  pictures  in  the  streets. One of (4) ______most interesting pals of the festival is “Fringe”. Here people enjoy comedy shows by students in small halls and cafes. At this  festival, tourists also have a chance to (5) ______new films, plays and listen to famous musicians playing great music. Although it is the world’s largest als festival, its tickets (6) ______quite cheap. This is one of the reasons why it attracts so many people every year.

2. Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống bằng một từ thích hợp.)

Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights. It lasts (1) ______ eight days. People usually celebrate it (2) ______November or December. People light candles at this festival. They light one (3) ______ every evening. To celebrate the festival, people make special pancakes.They make the (4) ______with potatoes, onions, eggs, flour and oil. Jam doughnuts(5)______also very popular. People (6) ______their family and friends presents and money at Hanukkah. Adults give (7) ______chocolate coins. People also give cards (8) ______others.

3. Read the passage about two carnivals and do the exercises.

(Đọc đoạn văn về hai lễ hội và làm các bài tập.)

Carnival is an annual festival in many countries in the world. People celebrate it in different ways. Two of the world’s most famous carnivals are held in New Orleans, USA and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

New Orleans

The carnival in New Orleans lasts for about two weeks. There is a parade every day. People wear special costumes and ride on beautiful ñoats. They throw small gihs to the crowd. More than one million people join the festival each year.

Rio de Janeiro

The carnival in Rio is the biggest in the world. It lasts for about five days. The Rio Carnival is famous for its samba music. People dress up in special costumes and dance on floats. At the Rio Carnival, tourists enjoy the parades and competitions between samba ’schools’ or groups. These schools can spend millions of dollars preparing every year.

a. Tick (✓) the suitable boxes.

(Đánh dấu (✓) vào các ô thích hợp.)

b. Give short answers to the following questions.

(Đưa ra câu trả lời ngắn gọn cho các câu hỏi sau.)

1. How often do people have carnivals?

(Mọi người thường có lễ hội như thế nào?)

2. Do people celebrate carnivals in the same way?

(Mọi người có ăn mừng lễ hội theo cùng một cách không?)

3. What do people on floats throw to the crowd at the New Orleans Carnival?

(Những người trên phao ném gì vào đám đông tại Lễ hội Carnival ở New Orleans?)

4. How long does the Rio Carnival last?

(Lễ hội Rio Carnival kéo dài bao lâu?)

5. How much do samba schools spend preparing?

(Các trường samba tiêu tốn bao nhiêu để chuẩn bị?)