III. Read the following passage to do the tasks below:
Vietnam's New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteen. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year's Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in. Then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season.Tet lasts about ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.
A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
1. Tet lasts about………………………………..
A. The first three days B, three days C. ten days D.five days
2. Vietnam's New Year is celebrated according to the……………………………
A. Tet Nguyen Dan B. Lunar calendar C. holiday D. New Year's Eve
B. Answer the questions.
1. Is Vietnam's New Year known as Tet Nguyen Dan?
……………………………………………………………………………………
2. When does the Lunar New Year begin?
……………………………………………………………………………………
3. Why do people sit up to midnight?
……………………………………………………………………………………..
1C 2B
1. Yes, it is
2. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteen
3. They sit up to midnight to see the New Year in