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Hue
Festival is a biannual (1) ………………………. event celebrated in even years in order
to honor Hue’s cultural heritages as well as Vietnam’s national identity
towards people from all over the world. With a quite long (2) …………………………. since
1992, each time of celebration is distinctive festive theme, which never fails
to draw attractions from millions of (3) ………………………. expected events of this (4)
…………………………. city. In 2000, the event attained its official name ‘Hue Festival’
as today. In this special event, a wide variety of (5) …………………………. activities
of Vietnam such as calligraphy exhibition, kites playing and human chess
playing are conducted. Also, re-creations of special events are carried out,
such as the occasion of Nguyen Hue’s enthronement and Nguyen Dynasty’s
Doctorial examinations, and performances of dance and (6) ……………………. ate
included.
The
festival (7) …………………………. at promoting several kinds of arts as well, with the
participation of over 40 art companies from both Vietnam and (8) …………………
countries.
From all over the world,
thousands of artists gather at Hue to demonstrate their talents, delivering
exhibitions, fairs, and (9) …………………. to over 40 venues throughout the city.
All in all, the festival
generates the feeling of excitement, joy and delight among (10) …………………………. and
observers regardless of gender, age and nationality.
LUNAR
NEW YEAR
Lunar
New Year Festival often falls between late January and early February; it is
among the most important holidays in Vietnam. Officially, the festival includes
the 1st, 2nd and 3rd day of January in Lunar Calendar; however, Vietnamese
people often spend about nearly a month to celebrate this special event.
Since
Tet occupies an important role in Vietnamese’s religious beliefs, Vietnamese
will begin their preparations well in advance of the upcoming New Year. In an
effort to get rid of the bad luck of the old year, people will spend a few days
cleaning their homes, polishing every utensil, or even repaint and decorate the
house with kumquat tree, branches of peach blossom, and many other colorful
flowers. The ancestral altar is especially taken care of, with careful decoration
of five kinds of fruits and votive papers, along with many religious rituals.
Everybody, especially children, buy new clothes and shoes to wear on the first
days of New Year. People also try to pay all their pending debts and resolve
all the arguments among colleagues, friends or members of family.
Vietnamese
believe that the color of red and yellow will bring good fortune, which may
explain why these colors can be seen everywhere in Lunar New Year. People
consider what they do on the dawn of Tet will determine their fate for the
whole year, hence people always smile and behave as nice as they can in the
hope for a better year. Besides, gifts are exchanged between family members and
friends and relatives, while children receive lucky money kept in red envelope.
No matter where Tet is celebrated, it must be clarified from the beginning that
Tet is not a day, but several days of celebration.
1. When
is Lunar New Year celebrated officially?
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2. How
long do people often spend to celebrate it?
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3. What
kind of plants do people use to decorate the house during this festival?
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4. Who
usually wear new clothes and shoes on the first days of New Year?
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5. What
color will bring good fortune according to Vietnamese’s belief?
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6. What
do children often receive at Tet?
1. The
boys are playing games. The girls are watching TV. (and)
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2. I
tried my best in the final test. The result was not as good as I expected.
(but)
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3. He
lost the key. He couldn’t get into the house. (so)
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4. She
loves comedies. Her husband is interested in action films. (yet)
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5. You
must do well in the test. You will not graduate. (or)
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6. Pop
music is so popular. The melody is simple and memorable. (for)
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7. | should practice more for the competition. My
health hasn’t been excellent recently. (but)
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8. You
can go to the movies with me. You can go to the concert alone. (or)
Exercise 8: Combine the sentences using a subordinator
to make a complex sentence. Number 1 is an example for you.
1. I’m
going to the bank. I need some money.
I’m going to the bank because I need
some money.
2. I
made lunch. I got home.
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3. It’s
raining. She’s going for a walk in the park.
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4. She
finishes her homework soon, she will fail the class.
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5. He
decided to trust Tim. He was an honest man.
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6. We
went to school. She decided to investigate the situation.
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7. Jennifer
decided to leave Tom. He was too worried about his job.
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8. Dennis
bought a new jacket. He had received one as a gift last week.
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9. Brandley
claims that there will be trouble. He doesn’t complete the job.
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10.
Janice will have finished the report. The time you receive the letter.
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