Unit 13 FESTIVALS test 1

unit 13

FESTIVALS.

TEST I
I. Fill in each blank with one suitable word chosen from the box.
collect
participate

decorate
send

put
perform

wins
taste

1.

How do they decide who................in the contest?

2.

In the contest, the team members...................the rice.

3.

I'll go to the tailor and................my new clothes.

4.

My father and I usually................the Christmas tree.

5.

We'd like to................Christmas greetings to our friends in the US.

6.

Five people from each team................... in this game.

These songs were stories.............to music.
II. Read about these special days in tne united States.
Event
Day
How people celebrate it,
Easter
A Sunday in For Christians, this is a
March or
holiday. It is also a day when
people buy chocolate
bunnies and have Easter egg
outdoors.
Earth
April 22
This is a day when people
Day
think
about protecting the earth.
give speeches about

environment.
nd
Mother's 2 Sunday in People honor their mothers by
giving
Day
May
cards or gifts and having a
gathering.
rd
Father's 3 Sunday People honor their fathers by
in
givingpresents and cards.
Day
June
them
7.

III. Complete the chart. Check (S) the correct answer.
1 Holidays

People give
gifts on

The religious
holidays are

I celebrate


Easter Secretaries'

Day Earth day
Mother's Day
Father's Day Labor
Day Christmas

III. Choose the correct verb, say or tell, to complete each sentence.
1.

They (say / tell) that they're going to London to see Frank.

2.

Mark (said / told) us all about his holiday in Jamaica.

3.

Did you (say / tell) Sally is coming with us?

4.

The teacher (said / told) the class a funny story.

5.

"Don't (say / tell) lies!"(said / told) James angrily.

6.

How old were you when you learned to (say / tell) the time0

7.1 can't understand what, they’re (Saying / telling) to each other.
8.

f hate speaking in public. I never know what to (say / tell).

9.

Jane always (says / tell) me her secrets

10. -'Do you think anyone saw us?" she (said / told) nervously.IV. Complete the sentences using the past simple passive of the verbs in
the box.
paint write compose and sing invent discover direct I
E.g.: The Old Man and the Sea was written by Ernest Hemingway.
1.

Radium................................Pierre and Marie Curie.

2.

The Goldrush.................................Charlie Chaplin.

3.

Imagine................................John Lenon.

4.

The safety razor.................................King Camp Gillette.

5.

The Chair................................Vincent Van Gogh.


V. Put the statements into reported speech, as in the examples.
Ex:

I'm tired," she said.
She said (that) she was tired.

1.

"I can't swim very well,' I told her.

2.

"Mr. Mason has gone out," the secretary told me.

3.

"I don't want to go swimming," Andrew said.

4.

"We're leaving on Friday," we said.

5.

"We had lunch in Luigi's restaurant," they said.

6; "I'll phone you later," Sarah told Simon.
VI. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning
stays the same.
1. They asked me such difficult questions at the interview.
,->I.......................'..............................................................................
2. Janet's colleagues gave her a present when she retired.
—» Janet..............................................................................................
3. Nobody told me that George was ill.
—> I wasn't..........................................................................................
4. How much will they pay you?
-» How much will you........................................................................
5.1 think they should have offered Tom the job.
-> I think Tom...................................................................................
6. Has anybody shown you what to do?
-> Have you............................................................................
VII. Make complete sentences from the words given.
1.

The Robinson family/ making/ preparation/ Tet.

2.

In / rice-cooking festival/ fire/ made / traditional way.

3.

Santa Claus/ based/ description/ Saint Nicolas.

4. Viet Nam / be/ country/ export/ a lot/ rice.
5*. This bridge / finished / by / end / 2005.

6. weather / too bad / us / go / picnic.
7.

They/often give/each other/best wishes/New year's Days.

8.

I / also fond / folk music.