Kate Festival

PRACTICE TEST 2 (UNIT 5) Kate Festival is (1) …………… by the Cham people for 3 days at the
I. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. beginning of October. This event is held in a large space in the three Champa
1. A. concentration B. composition C. consideration D. conversation Towers (Po Nagar, Po Klong Garai and Po Rome). The main purpose of the
2. A. coordination B. depression C. donation D. erection festivals is to (2) …………… their heroes like Po Klong Garai and Po Rome.
3. A. foundation B. location C. organization D. performance (3) …………… , the festival is a chance for the local people to relax, to meet
4. A. attention B. recognition C. contribution D. animation and wish one another (4) …………… in the future.
5. A. consumption B. explosion C. technician D. mathematician This is one of the biggest and most important events of the Cham people in
6. A. magician B. historian C. musician D. vegetarian Vietnam. (5) ……………, it is a good opportunity for the visitors to explore the
7. A. librarian B. physician C. Brazilian D. Indonesian (6) …………… in the Cham culture, from architecture to costumes, instruments
8. A. civilian B. grammarian C. politician D. Shakespearian and traditional songs that are used to praise their kings in the past. The Kate
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. festival in each tower starts at the same time on the same day, and the day after,
1. The extended family arranged marriage, …………… individuals were villages and families begin to hold their own rites. During the rite, the people (7)
consulted on the choice of their mate. …………… their ancestors and gods with the help of a shaman, and then pray
A. so B. and C. yet D. otherwise (8) …………… health and prosperity. The actual festivals (9) …………… after
2. ……………… the first footer has a good reputation and success, the family the rites. It is a combination of traditional music and dance, including some
believes that they will receive luck and good fortune throughout the year. activities (10) …………… performances of Ginang Drum and Saranai Flute or
A. If B. When C. Because D. Moreover the traditional dance of Cham girls.
3. Parents usually buy new clothes and shoes for their children a month before 1. A. organize B. organized C. hold D. being held
the New Year; ………………, children cannot wear their new clothes until the 2. A. commemorate B. see C. watch D. love
first day of the New Year and onward. 3. A. However B. Nevertheless C. Therefore D. Moreover
A. moreover B. although C. otherwise D. however 4. A. lucky B. happy C. fortune D. dream
4. The left hand is customarily used for cleaning, ……………… Indian people 5. A. However B. Therefore C. Because D. Although
never eat with their left hands. 6. A. beautiful B. beautifully C. charm D. charming
A. so B. but C. however D. therefore 7. A. call B. ask C. shout D. speak
5. The yellow apricot blossoms are often seen in Southern Viet Nam; …………, 8. A. to B. about C. of D. for
the pink peach blossoms are known as the primary flower in every home in the 9. A. take place B. take places C. take part D. take the place
North. 10. A. such B. so C. like D. like as
A. moreover B. however C. therefore D. yet IV. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
6. ……………… children have performed a certain greeting before receiving 1. A. malnutrition B. prohibition C. recommendation D. superstitious
lucky money, adults return good advice, encouraging children to keep up with 2. A. application B. congratulation C. recreation D. education
the schoolwork, and obeying their parents. 3. A. exhaustion B. maintenance C. opinion D. pollution
A. Although B. If C. When D. However 4. A. reduction B. competition C. objection D. appearance
7. ……………… the Vietnamese believe in fate in marriage, they also think that 5. A. comparison B. organization C. communication D. socialization
marriage arrangement plays some role in activating a positive or negative fate. 6. A. procession B. companion C. production D. celebration
A. Even though B. However C. Therefore D. Yet 7. A. magician B. vegetarian C. historian D. civilian
8. ……………… Chinese greet other people, they have the custom of bowling, 8. A. confusion B. musician C. ancestor D. importance
folding their hands on chest. 9. A. tradition B. festival C. emperor D. motherland
A. Because B. Although C. When D. However 10. A. clinician B. pagoda C. visitor D. arrival
III. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank
space in the following passage.
V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. decided (7) …………… home to come and settle down together in Khau Vai, a
1. ………….… different regions and religions have a variety in marital prosperous land with green plants.
arrangements, the arranged marriage is a traditional feature of every community. Since then, on every Lunar March 27 th, Khau Vai has attracted couples of
A. Because B. Although C. While D. When different ages, including those who seek 8) …………… for the first time. (9)
2. The Vietnamese are influenced by Buddhist theology and Confucian ……………, most of them are those who love each other very much but cannot
philosophy, …………… they believe in fate in marriage. marry (10) …………… different reasons.
A. and B. but C. so D. yet 1. A. family B. home C. house D. hometown
3. Always take your shoes off before you enter a temple in India, …………… 2. A. in B. at C. on D. during
you will be considered impolite. 3. A. performances B. rituals C. ceremonies D. celebrations
A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. moreover 4. A. cloth B. materials C. costume D. costumes
4. “Giao Thua” is the most sacred time of the year; ……………, the first 5. A. in show B. on display C. in display D. on stage
houseguest to offer the first greeting is very important. 6. A. between B. on C. by D. because of
A. moreover B. nevertheless C. so D. therefore 7. A. leave B. to leave C. leaving D. left
5. The five-fruit tray on the altar symbolizes the gratitude of the Vietnamese to 8. A. partners B. couples C. lover D. wives
their ancestors; ……………, it demonstrates their hope for a life of plenty. 9. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Moreover D. However
A. and B. moreover C. therefore D. however 10. A. of B. for C. at D. from
6. The Hung King Temple Festival …………… from the 8 th to the 11th day of VII. Choose the best answer for each numbered blank of the passage.
the third lunar month in Phu Tho. The spring festival season in Viet Nam starts with the Lunar New Year (Tet),
A. takes B. takes part C. takes place D. takes turn and (1) ….….…… with the celebration honouring the mythical founding
7. During the Buddhist Festival, visitors join the procession and make offerings fathers, the Hung Kings, on the tenth day of the (2) ….….…… lunar month.
to …………… Buddha at the pagoda. Underlying the origins of these rituals is the farming cycle and (3) ..….……
A. think about B. consider C. worship D. believe association with fertility rites and ancestor worship. Ancestor worship is a (4)
8. I think the Kate Festival is a really joyful festival which …………… many ….….…… of wet-rice farmers who keep their ancestors' graves in their village.
activities. This strong attachment to the village of one's birth and the recognition that the
A. contains B. holds C. features D. includes in (5) ….….…… all descend from the same ancestral line creates strong bonds.
9. In Viet Nam, the …………… we mostly use is chopsticks. The village festival is based (6) ….….…… the spirit of unity and family. The
A. cut B. cutting C. cutlery D. cutlet farmers are the festivals' creators, actors and audience.
10. You shouldn’t …………… your promise to the children. Ancient ceremonies (7) ….….…… to farming sometimes take on additional
A. break B. cut C. keep D. save meanings the commemoration of heroic deeds and the village heroes' (8) ….….
VI. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank …… or death. Each village in the North of Viet Nam has (9) ….….…… a
space in the following passage. heroic or super-human figure as a tutelary or guardian spirit. The heroes were
Khau Vai Love Market Festival - Beauty of Love honoured in their own (10) ….….…… and communal houses which became the
Khau Vai Commune, located in Meo Vac District, is (1) ……… to ethnic heart of the village activities.
minority groups of Giay, Nung and Muong. The love market festival is held 1. A. continues B. closes C. opens D. expands
(2) ……… Lunar March 26lh and 27th with the participation of a large number of 2. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
local people. The festival features food and drink culture, song (3) …… and folk 3. A. its B. their C. itD. them
games. Ethnic (4) ……, jewellery, ethnic musical instruments, culture and art 4. A. comprehension B. wish C. victory D. belief
publications are (5) ….… at the market, reflecting activities of the local people. 5. A. visitors B. survivors C. inhabitants D. businessmen
The story concerns two temples in the area of Khau Vai Market. Once upon a 6. A. on B. at C. of D. in
time, there was a boy and a girl born from two different places of the Dong Van 7. A. built B. related C. linked D. covered
Plateau. Since forbidden to get married (6) …………… the two families, they 8. A. fight B. strength C. feat D. birth
9. A. such B. so C. very D. too
10. A. castles B. cities C. temples D. entries