II. VOCABULARY *Fill in each blank in the sentences with one word. decorate festival gifts performances celebratory envelopes 1. Christmas is the time for people to give and receive ___________. 2. We can watch folk music ____________ in Russian Winter Festival. 3. They ____________ their house with a lot of balloons. 4. We usually have _____________ drinks on special occasions. 5. They celebrate the ____________ after harvesting the crop. III. READING *Choose the correct words (from A, B, C, or D) below to complete the passage: Spring festivals From earliest times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (1) ________ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter, however, it is not the (2)_________ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by (3) __________ huge bonefires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are carried around bonefires (4) ___________ their mothers to protect them (5) ________ danger in the coming year. 1. A. that B. who C. which D. when 2. A. one B. only C. best D. first 3. A. make B. to make C. making D. made 4. A. by B. for C. to D. of 5. A. in B. on C. at D. from IV. WRITING * Rewrite the following sentences as indicated 1. Although he was tired, he wanted to watch the film.  In spite ___________________________________. 2. In spite of being in a hurry, I didn’t forget to lock the door.  Although _________________________________. 3. Although the weather was bad, we had a good time.  Despite __________________________________. *Write sentences with the cues given. Use the correct form of the verbs. 1. My family and I/go/Thailand/last April/take part/ the Songkran Festival.  _________________________________________________. 2. Christmas/be/one/most famous/religious festivals/the world.  _________________________________________________