VOCABULARY PRACTICE EXERCISE

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<b>Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following </b>
<b>questions. </b>

1. We watched________ dances at the May Day celebration.

A. spill B. huge C. attend D. tradional

2. I loved Christmas because we eat lots of _________ food for dinner.

A. Seaside B. delicious C. fresh D. spicy

3. Bonfire Night is a very ________ day. I love watching the fireworks.

A. Special B. changing C. ahead D. Soaked

4. The festival takes place at the _____ resort of Brighton.

A. dry B. celebration C. soaked D. seaside

5. My parents always _________ me to learn about other cultures.

A. encourage B. decorate C. exchange D. Tradition
6. In Russia, people usually _________ cards and presents on New Year’s Day.

A. defeat B. commemorate C. exchange D. return
7. We decided to _________ the house with balloons for Kelly’s party.

A. decorate B. fix C. defeat D. prepare

8. On New Year’s Eve a lot of people go to parties and _______ fireworks.

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9. Vietnamese children love Tet holiday because they can _______in beautiful clothes and
receive lucky money.

A. parade B. dress up C. return D. visit

10. Charlie __________ some tea on the white carpet.

A. spilled B. boiled C. wore D. slipped

11. At the festival, people _________ in a rowing competition.

A. prevent B. participate C. observe D. stop

12. The café is popular with both ________ and visitors.

A. army B. people C. locals D. wildlife

13. I got _________ when an elephant splashed me with water.

A. exhausted B. dried C. huge D. soaked

14. This building was built to _________the Fire of London.

A. commemorate B. admire C. stop D. extinguish
15. The Mexican army managed to _____________ the French at the Battle of Puebla.

A. defeat B. lose C. celebrate D. break

16. My ________ has many different festivals and celebrations.

A. roots B. tradition C. background D. culture
17. She hopes her wish _______true.

A. comes B. turns C. brings D. returns

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19. Valentine Day is a ________celebration when people send cards to the ones they love
and buy them gifts.

A. special B. tough C. event D. seaside

20. I hope I don’t _______anything on my new dress.

A. spill B. slip C. grab D. tear

21. People were using bottles and_______ to have playful water fights.

A. blogs B. bonfire C. fireworks D. buckets

22. Best wishes for the year _____!

A. new B. soon C. ahead D. lucky

23. I watched a great fireworks display last year in Da Nang and I have already _______to
go back there next year.

A. been B. made plans C. gone D. have visited

24. Every year, they ______a barbecue to celebrate the New Year’s Eve.

A. make B. have C made D. had

25. New Year’s Eve is a very important__________ in Scotland.

A. parade B. trip C. celebration D. participation
26. Mike ________his shirt while he was climbing a tree.

A. broke B. wore C. tore D. dressed up

27. In the Carnival festival last year, people dressed up in costumes that
__________characters in Harry Potter movie.

A. looked like B. similar C. the same D. like
28. There were thousands of people taking part in the _________dressed in colorful

costumes.

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29. Cinco De Mayo festival is celebrated to __________ the Battle when the Mexican army
defeated the French.

A. prepare B. take place C. commemorate D. participate
30. Burning the Clocks Festival _________every year on 21st December.

A. closes B. celebrates C. takes place D. is

31. Many people call Songkran the Water festival because it marks the end of the ________.
A. snow B. celebration C. dry season D. cold season.
32. Before she blew out the candles on the birthday cake, she ________.

A. defeated B. decorated C. exchanged D. made a wish
33. I got soaked because an elephant ______ me with water when I joined the water festival

in Thailand last year.

A. hit B. defeated C. prepare D. splashed

34. You don't need to _______ to go to the mall - jeans and a T-shirt are fine.
A. be careful B. dress up C. participate D. join

35. You can search for my holiday videos on my channel. I have _______all of them there.
A. deleted B. decorated C. uploaded D. viewed

36. The small Mexican ________defeated the French in The Battle of Puebla 1862.

A. army B. weapon C. soaked D. festival

37. During the festival, people __________the streets with colorful lanterns.
A. splash B. decorate C. participate D. prepare
38. Mom was__________ a meal with grilled beef and spaghetti for dinner.

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39. Last weekend, I _______my brother’s graduation.

A. attended B. visited C. went D. joined

40. Biltong has lots of spices, so it is very tasty. Which has the OPPOSITE meaning with
underlined word(s)?

A. delicious B. horrible C. yummy D. good

41. At the festival, people take part in a rowing competition. Which has the CLOSEST
meaning with underlined word(s)?

A. prevent B. participate C. observe D. conquer
42. Simon always beats me at tennis. Which has the CLOSEST meaning with underlined

word(s)?

A. betters B. surprises C. obtains D. beats

43. Last year, we___________ presents with each other around the Christmas tree.

A. exchanged B. sent C. wrote D. chose

44. We went for a ride across the snow on a(n) _________ pulled by dogs when we were in
Canada.

A. kayak B. igloo C. sledge D. throne

45. Last weekend, I_________ my friend’s wedding.

A. attended B. visited C. went D. joined

46. I am very excited to _________ out more about my roots.

A. look B. know C. find D. make

47. Many people call Songkran the Water festival because it _______________ the dry
season.

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48. We watched a colorful street ________.

A. displays B. display C. parade D. parades

49. They splash each other to wash away their bad luck so they can welcome the new year
with a ___________.

A. celebration B. traditional dance C. new costumes D. fresh start
50. The celebration usually_______ for five days.

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