Read the articles about the two famous festivals in Viet Nam, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

Nha Trang Sea Festival

Nha Trang Sea Festival takes place every two years for a week in around June in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province. This is a colorful and dynamic sea festival which honors natural beauty of Nha Trang – the charming city overlooking the sea. The first Nha Trang Sea Festival was held in 2003 when Nha Trang Beach was proclaimed as a member of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club. Coming to Nha Trang at the time of festival, visitors will be able to take part in various cultural and recreational events. First of all is an abundant opening ceremony by Vietnamese and international art groups. Besides, many interesting activities also take place during the festival like seafood competition, wine festival, beach volleyball, art kite flying festival, underwater group wedding, etc. The festival is also a great chance for tourists to know more about Viet Nam through special events. Nha Trang Sea Festival will definitely give you an unforgettable impression about Vietnam’s charming beauty as well as time-honored traditional values.

Ha Long Carnival

            The festival is joined by thousand of actors, dancers, singers, musicians as well as students. Most of them are the local residents of Ha Long Bay. The highlight of Ha Long Carnival is street parades with variety of colorful costumes and dance on wide streets along the coast. Moreover, a laser, sound and water  performance combining with a sparkling aerial firework show is an amazing party of light and color which tourist shouldn’t miss at the festival. Ha Long Carnival is the heart of the series of events within the schedule of Ha Long Tourism Week – a tourism promotional celebration which has been held yearly for six years. It’s usually taken place in a week in late-April to early-May. On the occasion of the 6^th celebration in 2012, Ha Long Bay was officially recognized as one of New 7 Wonders of Nature of the world by the New 7 Wonders Organization.

Lottery winners

Did you ever dream of the lottery? So have millions of other people. Every day, millions of Americans buy lottery tickets. They are hoping to win $50,000, $100,000, one million dollars or more.(1) ____________

When a person wins a millions dollar, he or she doesn’t receive a check for the total amount. The person receives $50,000 a year for twenty years. Also, he or she must pay taxes. (2) ___________This is the lot extra spending money.

What have some people done with their money? Let’s look at four past winners.

Lisa K. wanted to be an artist, but she didn’t have enough money to go to school. She was working at a job she didn’t enjoy. In August, Lisa bought one ticket and won, two million dollars. She quit her job three weeks later and is now attending art school. Lisa says, “If I don’t become an artist, it’s my fault. I have the opportunity now”.

Mark L. was a car salesman. He worked seven days a week and had little time for family life. After he won the lottery, he quit working. (3) __________. But, he’s bored. He doesn’t want to sell cars again, but he isn’t sure what he wants to do with his life.

Mabel S. was over sixty when she won a million dollars. (4) __________She paid for her son’s college tuition and bought a car for him, too. Then she gave all her grandchildren money. After a few months, she had no money left to pay her bills. Also, she forgot about her taxes and didn’t have enough money to pay them. She plans to spend her money more carefully next year.

Jack B. is one of the small number of winners who did not quit his job. Jack still teaches at a nearby school. (5) __________They take their four children on an interesting vacation every year. And they don’t worry about sending their children to college. They say that money brings security and gives a person opportunities, but it doesn’t bring happiness.