unit 8 unit 8 celebrations part 1 phonetics exercise 1 choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter a b c or d 1 a commen

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<b>Unit 8</b>

CELEBRATIONS

<b>Part 1. PHONETICS:</b>

<b>Exercise 1: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced </b>

<b>differently. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or </b>
<b>D:</b>

1. A. comment B. constancy C. longevity
D. society

2. A. fireworks B. pine C. limit
D. shrine

3. A. kumquat B. lucky C. stimulate
D. plum

4. A. parade B. marathon C. maximum
D. annual

5. A. represent B. remote C. dress
D. general

<b>Exercise 2: Choose one word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your </b>
<b>answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D:</b>

6. A. parade B. increase C. decrease
D. spirit

7. A. represent B. universal C. residential
D. helicopter

8. A. longevity B. constancy C. windowpane
D. stimulate

9. A. agrarian B. society C. celebrate
D. performance

10. A. comment B. method C. campaign
D. survey

<b>Part 2. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE</b>

<b>Choose from the four given options marked A, B, C and D one best answer</b>
<b>to complete each sentence by circling the correcponding letter A, B, C or D:</b>

11. In Vietnam, Tet marks the beginning of spring and,
for---people, the start of the New Year.

A. peasant B. agrarian C. ethnic
D. young

12. The bad weather has great---on our crop.
A. influences B. relies C. affects

D. depends

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A. have redecorated B. are often redecorated C. will be redecorated
D. often redecorate

14. Australia Day, which is a national public holiday,---on

January 26th

A. will be celebrated B. celebrated C. is celebrated
D. is celebrating

15. Peach blossom is---at Tet in the North of Vietnam.
A. traditional B. tradition C. traditioning

D. traditionalism

16. The most---food of Tet is banh chung (square sticky rice
cake).

A. tradition B. necessary C. importance
D. special

17. Of all the---during a year, I like our National
Independence Day most.

A. festivals B. holidays C. days off
D. months

18. Our National Independence Day is a day on which our country celebrates
its---from French colonists.

A. independent B. independently C. independence
D. independency

19.---is Mid-Autumn Festival? – It falls on the fifteenth of
August according to the lunar calendar.

A. Where B. When C. Which
D. Why

20. What do people give each other---Vallentine’s Day?

A. on B. in C. at

D. of

21. In Vietnam, children receive their---inside red envelopes
at Tet.

A. “lucky coin” B. “lucky money” C. “lucky stamp”
D. “lucky book”

22. Do people in your country go to pagodas to---for a happy
and healthy year for their family and for themselves at Tet?

A. require B. pray C. beg
D. receive

23. In what festival can you watch a---?

A. parade B. display C. performance
D. play

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A. only adults B. only children C. only old people
D. everyone

25. In what festival do children---masks?
A. wear B. put C. take

D. give

26.---in the class did their homework so the teacher was angry.
A. No one B. Anyone C. Everyone

D. All

27.---is knocking at the door. Can you answer it?
A. One B. Someone C. No one

D. Anyone

28.---in the office is given special training for the job so all of
them do the job well.

A. No one B. Anyone C. Someone
D. Everyone

29. I went to the library to seek information I needed for my study but I
found---there.

A. someone B. no one C. anyone
D. everyone

30. Does---mind if I turn on the TV?

A. anyone B. someone C. no one

D. everyone

31. He didn’t attend the important meeting yesterday but no
one---why.

A. knew B. know C. knowing
D. knows

32. Of all the cars here I like the Mercedes---.
A. one B. first C. better

D. more

33. I like reading books, especially---about the science fictions.
A. that B. the ones C. the one

D. this

34. Everyone believed that he---the first prize in the
competition but he didn’t.

A. would win B. will win C. wins
D. has won

35. On New Year’s Day---tries to be nice and polite to each
other because all of them want to have good luck.

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36. Before Tet, my mother is always busy---the traditional
foods.

A. cook B. cooked C. cooking
D. to cook

37. Sometimes I go to the pagoda near my house---for good
luck.

A. to pray B. pray C. praying
D. prayed

38. People in this area have a special way of---the Nem Year.
A. celebrate B. celebrating C. celebrated

D. to celebrate

39. Has---arrived? Can we get started now?
A. anyone B. everyone C. someone

D. no one

40. There are many interesting customs in my
country---celebrating the New Year.

A. for B. of C. with

D. at

41. The boy said his parents---very disappointed if he didn’t
pass the exam.

A. will be B. would be C. is

D. are

42. He told me that if I---English more slowly, he would
understand what I said.

A. spoke B. speak C. have spoken
D. had spoken

43. He asked me how long Tet preparations and
celebrations---.

A. will last B. last C. lasted
D. are lasting

44. On Thanksgiving, families’ members get together. They prepare a large
meal---roast turkey.

A. with B. of C. on

D. in

45. At Tet holidays, people in the North of Vietnam
often---their house with peach flowers.

A. decorated B. decorate C. decorates
D. decorating

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A. for B. on C. with
D. to

47. Which---are children very interested in? – Mid-Autumn,
I think.

A. festival B. performance C. game
D. holiday

48. He was very sad because---remembered his birthday.
A. anyone B. everyone C. no one

D. none

49. if you go on the strets in Vietnam before Tet, you---the
joyful atmosphere everywhere.

A. will find B. would find C. find
D. found

50. Christmas is the time for children---the gifts from Santa
Claus.

A. to receive B. to accept C. to take
D. to give

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