* Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 24 to 30.
In Viet Nam festivals often take place during the three months in spring and in autumn when people have a lot of leisure time. In addition, the climate in spring and autumn is especially suitable for holding festivals and for festivals goers to enjoy. Traditional festivals constitute a form of cultural activities, a spiritual product which the people have created and developed during the course of history. From generation to generation, the Vietnamese people preserve the fine tradition of “remembering the source while drinking water.” Festivals are events which represent this tradition of the community as well as honour the holy figures named as “gods” -the real persons in national history or legendary persons. The images of gods converge the noble characteristics of mankind. They are national heroes who fought against foreign invaders, reclaimed new lands, treated people, fought against natural calamities, or those legendary characters who affect the earthly life.
Accordingly, first and foremost, festivals are events when people pay tribute to divinities that rendered merits to the community and the nation. These are occasions when people come back to either their natural or national roots, which form a sacred part in their mind. Furthermore, testivals represent the strength of the commune or village, the local region or even the whole nation. Worshipping the same god, the people unite in solidarity to overcome difficulties, striving for a happy and wealthy life.
Moreover, festivals display the demand for creativity and enjoyment of spiritual and material cultural values of all social strata. They become a form of education under which fine traditional moral values can be handed from one generation to the next in a unique way of combining spiritual characters with competition and entertainment games. Festivals are also the time people can express their sadness and worries in a wish that gods might bestow favour on them to help them strive for a better life.
(Adapted from: Overview of Traditional Festivals - Viet Mam, Country and Peoples)
What affects the time to hold festivals in Viet Nam?
A. Festival holders’ timetable and festival goers’ preference
B. The abundance of fruits and flowers and people’s health
C. People’s preference of leisure time and climate
D. Weather conditions and people’s working pattern
Câu đề bài: Điều gì ảnh hưởng đến thời gian tổ chức các lễ hội ở Việt Nam?
Đáp án D: điều kiện thời tiết và đặc thù công việc của mọi người
Các đáp án còn lại:
A. Tùy vào lịch trình của người tổ chức và sở thích của người đi chơi lễ hội
B. Sự phong phú của hoa quả và hoa và sức khỏe của con người
C. Sở thích của người dân về thời gian giải trí và khí hậu
Thông tin trong bài:
In Viet Nam festivals often take place during the three months in spring and in autumn when people have a lot of leisure time. In addition, the climate in spring and autumn is especially suitable for holding festivals and for festivals goers to enjoy.
—» Các lễ hội ờ Việt Nam thường diễn ra trong ba tháng vào mùa xuân và mùa thu khi mọi người có nhiều thời gian rảnh rỗi. Ngoài ra, khí hậu vào mùa xuân và mùa thu đặc biệt thích hợp để tổ chức các lễ hội và cho người đi lễ hội thưởng thức.