III. Read the passage about Chol Cham Thmay Festival and answer the questions Chol Cham Thmay Festival This holiday is a New Year festival in ancient calendar of Khmer people. Held in mid-April, the festival occurs in 3 days(4 days for the leap year). People prepare new clothes, food and drinks for whole festival days.They also repair,clean and decorate their house.Everyone is excited to care for holiday. At night of New Year's Eve, every family prepares a lavish meal, burns incense and candles to welcome the new god, farewell the old good. On the altar, they present 5 flower branches, 5 candles, 5 insence, 5 cereal seeds and fruit crops. They pray for health and luck in the New Year. On the first New Year-Chol Sangkran Chmay, major activities are bathing, dressing nice, bringing sacrifice gifts to the temple in good time which has been selected. On Wonbof day-the second day, the make rice offerings and cover the sand moutain. People cook rice and bring it to the temple in the morning and the afternoon. On Lom Sak day-the third day, they do Buddha bathing and monk-bathing ceremony.In the morning, people bring breakfast to monks and listen to the sermon. At noon,they burn the lamps,offer sacrifice gifts and bring fragrant water to bathe Buddha statues. After the ceremony at the templ,the monks go to the grave to pray for the souls of those who died. 1. What is the festival? 2. When is it held? And how long does it last? 3. What do people prepare to celebrate the festival? 4. How do Khmer people prepare the altar at night of New Year's Eve? 5. What do people do on the first New Year day? 6. When do people cook rice and bring it to the temple? 7. When do they do Buddha bathing and monk-bathing ceremony? 8. What do the monks do after doing Buddha bathing and monk-bathing ceremony? C. Writing: I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence 1. It is not a good idea to break your promise to the children. -> You………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. It’s a good idea to respect your family customs and traditions. -> You ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Every rider is proud to be the race winner although the prize is small. -> The prize …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. The Mongols were very powerful, but Tran Quoc Tuan defeated them 3 times during the 13th century. -> Tran Quoc Tuan defeated…………………………………………………………………………………………... 5. Most Vietnamese return home for Tet because it is the most important festival in Viet Nam. -> Tet is the most important festival in Viet Nam, …………………………………………………………………… 6. Children in the city don’t play as freely as those in the countryside. -> Children in the countryside plays …………………………………………………………………………………. 7. We are obliged to be at home by 9 p.m sharp. -> We …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. It is not necessary for her to go to school on Sundays. -> She does……………………………………………………………………………………………………………