TOPIC CELEBRATIONS

TOPIC : CELEBRATIONS
VOCABULARY:
1. celebration [,seli'brei∫n] (n) lễ kỷ niệm
17. overthrow [,ouvə'θrou] (v) lật đổ
2. agrarian [ə'greəriən] (a) nghề nông
18. pagoda [pə'goudə] (n) ngôi chùa
3. apricot blossom ['eiprikɔt 'blɔsəm](n) hoa
19. parade [pə'reid] (v) diễu hành
mai
20. peach blossom [pi:t∫'blɔsəm] (n) hoa
4. cauliflower ['kɔliflauə] (n) súp lơ, bông cải
đào
5. comment ['kɔment] (n) lời nhận xét
21. pine tree ['paintri:] (n) cây thông
6. depend (on) [di'pend] (v) tùy vào
22. positive ['pɔzətiv] (a) tích cực
7. evil spirit ['i:vl 'spirit] (n) quỷ ma
23. pray (for) [prei] (v) cầu nguyện
8. fatty pork ['fæti pɔ:k] (n) mỡ (heo)
24. preparation [,prepə'rei∫n] (n) sự
9. good spirit [gud 'spirit](n) thần thánh
chuẩn bị
10. kumquat tree ['kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n) cây
25. roast turkey [roust 'tə:ki] (n) gà lôi
quất
quay
A.

12. lucky money ['lʌki 'mʌni] (n) tiền lì xì
13. lunar calendar ['lu:nə 'kælində] (n) âm lịch
14. mask [mɑ:sk] (n) mặt nạ

15. Mid-Autumn Festival (n) tết trung thu
16. National Independence Day (n) Quốc khánh

28. solar calendar ['soulə 'kælində] (n) dương

lịch
29. spread [spred] (v) kéo dài
30. sticky rice ['stiki rais](n) nếp
31. Thanksgiving ['θæηks,giviη] (n) lễ tạ ơn
32. Valentine’s Day ['væləntain] (n) lễ tình

GRAMMAR: INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
SOMEONE, ANYONE, EVERYONE, NOONE,
ONE, ONES, NONE
1. SOMEONE (một người nào đó) - Động từ chia số ít/ - Thường dùng
trong câu xác định Someone has stolen my sandals: một người nào đó
đã chôm dép của tôi rồi
2. ANYONE (bất cứ ai) - Động từ chia số ít./ - Thường dùng trong câu
phủ định, nghi vấn Don't believe anyone in the house : đừng tin bất cứ
ai trong nhà này .
3. EVERYONE (mọi/mỗi người) - Động từ chia số ít./ - Thường dùng trong câu xác
định
4. NO ONE (lưu ý chữ này viết rời ra): không ai - Động từ chia số ít. / Thường dùng trong câu xác định. eg. No one likes him: không ai thích anh
ta
Lưu ý: Cách dùng trong câu xác định hay phủ định, nghi vấn là chỉ mang
tính tương đối
5. NO, NONE ( Không ) (- không ai ,không thứ gì cả ),cần nhớ công thức biến
đổi từ NOT qua NO và NONE như sau: NOT + ANY = NO , NO + N = NONE
ex: I don't see any books on the table : tôi không thấy quyễn sách nào trên
bàn cả

= I see no books on the table. = I see none on the table.
6. ONE, ONES (cái, người ....mà, những cái, những người ....)
Chúng dùng để thay thế danh từ đã được nhắc đến trước đó và tùy theo
danh từ đó số ít hay số nhiều mà dùng ONE (thế cho danh từ số ít) hay
ONES (thế cho danh từ số nhiều)
eg. There are three books on the table. Which one do you like? I
like the red one. eg. There are two people in the room: có hai
B.

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người trong phòng
Which one do you like?: bạn thích người nào? I like the tall one:
tôi thích người cao ONE trong các câu này thế cho danh từ person,
(dịch là người)
eg. There are a lot of houses in this street: có nhiều căn nhà
trên con đường này Which ones do you like? I like the blue
ones.
ONES trong các câu này thế cho danh từ houses, (dịch là những căn nhà)
C. PRACTICE TEST
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from

that of the others.
1. A. country
B. lunar
C. luck
D. plum
2. A. special
B. breath

C. peach
D.
pleasure
3. A. sugar
B. such
C. spring
D.
similar
4. A. exchange
B. children
C. peach
D.
machine
5. A. shrine
B. ripe
C. agrarian
D.
polite
II. Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best completes the
sentences or substitutes for the underlined part.
6. Family members who live apart try to get together
Tet.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. during
7. Most towns put
a Christmas tree, a fir tree decorated with colored
lights, shiny balls, tinsel and bows. A. on
B. in C. with

D. up
8. On Christmas Eve children go to bed full
excitement.
A. of
B. with
C. up
D. in
9. Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops.
A. gardeners
B. planters
C. farmers
D. highlanders
10. There is a
mood everywhere on New Year's Day.
A. popular
B. good
C. optimistic
D. festive
11. In Britain and America, it is
for everybody to sing 'Auld Lang Syne' on New
Year's Eve.
A. tradition
B. traditional
C. traditionally
D. traditionalism
12. Children are always
about Tet holiday.
A. excited
B. interested
C. keen

D. concerned
13. I shook hands and

a few words with the manager.
A. uttered
B. expressed
C. exchanged
D. converted
14. Jane is a very sociable girl. She likes parties and
.
A. rituals
B. ceremonies
C. traditions
D. celebrations
15. Shopping malls are decorated for Christmas from September,
most
people do not do their Christmas shopping until December.
A. though
B. because
C. so
D. so that
III. Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best completes the
sentences.
16. The number of students who knew the answer to the last question on the exam
very low.
A. were
B. was
C. have been
D. has been
17.

waiting to hear the results.
A. Everyone was
B. All was
C. Everyone were D. All were
18. 'We need new curtains.' 'Okay, let's buy .
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one
B. ones
C. some with flowers on D. ones with flowers
on
19.
the furniture
arrived yet.
A. None ... has
B. None ... have
C. None of ... has D. None of ... have
20. A number of students
in intensive language programs abroad nowadays.
A. participated
B. has participated
C. have participated D. is
participating
21. Every one of the boys and girls in the school what to do if the fire alarm
A. knows - rings
B. know - rings
C. knows - will ring
D. would knowrang
22. Some of these people are friends of mine and people from the office.

A. the rest is
B. the rest are C. rest is
D. rest are
23. Knowing several
helpful if you work for an intemational corporation.
A. languages are
B. language is
C. languages is D. language are
24. Three hours
a long time to take on the homework.
A. seems
B. seem
C. seemed
D. has been
25. The Prime Minister, as well as several Cabinet Ministers, in a tough financial
policy.
A. is believing
B. don't believe C. believe
D. believes
IV. Identify the one underlined word or phrase- A, B, C or D - that must be
corrected.
26. No one in our office wants to drive to work because of there are always traffic
jams at rush hour. A. wants
B. because of
C. are
D. at rush
hour
27. The United States come top of the list of countries ranked by economic
performance.
A. come

B. the list
C. ranked
D. economic
28. About 60 per cent of the people questioned wants cars to be banned from the town
center.
A. of the
B. questioned
C. wants
D. to be banned
29. There's hardly no sugar left, so we must get some when we go shopping.
A. There's
B. no sugar
C. must
D. some
30. If someone phones while I'm out, can you tell them I'll be back at 11.30?
A. someone
B. phones
C. out
D. them
V. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to complete the passage.
with festival dancing open everything in written clothes lucky get
New Year's Day is the (31) festival of the year expected to bring most joy to
everyone in China. Most people insist on doing (32) everything right to prepare for
the celebration. Good luck wishes (33) written on red paper are hung on the wails
and doors of the houses. Living room decorated (34) with a lot of flowers is always
full of laughter. Many families leaving every door and window (35) open at midnight
on New Year's Eve believe in letting the old year out and the New Year (36) in. On
New Year's Eve and New Year's Day people (37) get together and eat feasts of
delicious, traditional foods. Everywhere there are a lot of children playing around in
their brand new (38) clothes. They are very happy to get some (39) lucky money

from adults. They also enjoy dragon or unicorn (40) dancing.
VI. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. For
many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools,
offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole
weekend a vacation.
A.

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Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In
1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually
called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find
enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed
them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held
a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.
Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days.
The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from
North America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries,
which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and
many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.
On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. In New York
there is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy
costumes march through the streets with large balloons in- the shape of imaginary
characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next
day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.
41. In the United States, Thanksgiving is
.

A. a religious celebration held by Christians only
B. celebrated as a public holiday
C. more important than Christmas
D. apart from Christmas
42. According to the passage Pilgrims are
.
A. people who travelled to America by ships
B. trips that religious people make to a holy place
C. people who left their home and went to live in North America in the early
17th century
D. Native Americans who live in North America
43. All of the following statements are mentioned EXCEPT
.
A. People celebrate Thanksgiving to thank God
B. People usually have traditional dinners on Thanksgiving
C. There are lots of entertainments on Thanksgiving
D. People go to churches for religious services on Thanksgiving
44. On thanksgiving
.
A. turkey, yams and pumpkin pies are served
B. people join in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
C. people wear coloured carnival masks matching through the streets
D. people go out to shop for Christmas presents
45. Which of the following is not true?
A. In the US, Thanksgiving is not a national holiday; it's a religious holiday.
B. Christmas comes Jess than a month after Thanksgiving.
C. Thanksgiving was originally celebrated by the first, Europeans in North America to
thank God for their survival.
D. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are colourful and exciting.
VII. Choose the sentence - A, B, C, or D - that is closest in meaning to the printed one.

46. It never occurred to me to go by train.
A. I used to go by train.
B. I was used to going by train.
C. I never find it boring to go by train D. I never thought of going by train.
47. I should have studied last night, but I was too tired
A. I couldn't study last night because I was very tired.


I studied last night, so I was very tired. C. I tried to study last night but I felt bored.
D. I didn't study last night because I felt very bored.
48. The doctor said, 'You really ought to rest for a few days, Jasmine.'
A. Jasmine's doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days.
B. The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short rest.
C. The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days’ rest.
D. It is the doctor's recommendation that Jasmine rested shortly.
49. The sooner he stops smoking, the better he'll feel.
A. As soon as he feels better, he'll try to stop smoking.
B.

B. When he stops smoking, he'll begin to feel better.
He feels so much better since he stopped smoking. D. Though he feels better, he still
smokes.
50. The coffee was not strong. It didn't keep us awake.
A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake.
B. The coffee was so strong that we couldn't sleep.
C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
D. We was kept awake because the coffee was strong.
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