Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet. however. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners. Shops are full of goods. People arc busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods.

Question 2: How long did Tet preparations and celebrations last in the past?

Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet. however. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners. Shops are full of goods. People arc busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods.

Question 3. What do the streets look like before Tet?

Homes are often decorated with plants and flowers at this time. Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is traditional in the South.

Question 4. What kinds of flowers are houses decorated with ?

People visit other family members or friends, and they exchange New Year's wishes. Children receive their “lucky money" inside red envelopes. Many people go to pagoda to pray for a happy year for themselves and their family. Both children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment.

Question 5. The following activities are done at Tet EXCEPT __________.

Question 6. On the days of Tet everyone tries to be nice and ....... to each other.

Question 7. Because people believe that what they do on the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year, they only..........positive comments.

Question 8. People visit other family members or friends, and they ............ New Year's wishes.

Question 9. Children receive their ......... inside red envelopes.

Question 10. Many people go to ................ to pray for a happy year for themselves and their family.