PRACTICE UNIT 8 G11

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<b>UNIT 8 – CELEBRATIONS</b>

<b>I. Write the word from its transcription.</b>

1. /fl

<b>ɑɪ</b>

/

...

2. /′fl

<b>ɑʊ</b>

<b>ə(r)/</b>

...

3. /ə

<b>ʊ</b>

<b>və′flə</b>

<b>ʊ</b>

/

...

4. /ə'fre

<b>ɪ</b>

<b>d/</b>

...

5. /'θretn/

...

6. /θri:/

...

7. /flu:/

...

8. /′frə

<b>ʊ</b>

<b>zən/</b>

...

<b>II. Complete the sentences with the appropriate forms of the words in parentheses</b>

1. Regular exercise is just as...as eating the right type of food.

(importance)

2. Tet remarks the...of spring and the start of the New Year.

(begin)

3. They are busy...the room.

(decorate)

4. What are your country's...foods?

(speciality)

5. What forms of...do you take part in on Tet vacations?

(entertain)

6. Children often receive "...money" inside red envelopes on the first days of Lunar New Year. (luck)

7. Streets are decorated with... lights and red banners.

(colour)

8. Her eyes were wide with...when she heard the news.

(excite)

<b>III. Complete each sentence with a word from the list.</b>

<b>traditional special polite good luck</b>

<b>decorated celebrate important popular</b>

1. Christians are eager to...Christmas.

2. People usually go to pagoda on the first day of the New Year to pray for

3. Tet, or Lunar New Year, is one of the most...occasions in the year to Vietnamese

people.

4. “Mứt” which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums and even tomatoes, is very...with

Vietnamese people on Tet occasion.

5. It's ...in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.

6. Everyone tries to be nice and...to others on the first days of Tet.

7. Bank Chung and Bank Tet are among the most...foods of Vietnam.

8. The Christmas tree is...with coloured lights and small gifts.

<b>IV. Complete the sentences, using someone, anyone, no one or everyone. Some of them are</b>

<b>used more than once.</b>

1. ...phoned you today, but he didnft tell me his name.

2. ... was having lunch in the restaurant, so there was...in the office.

43. I had to go to the cinema on my own because...wanted to go with me.

4. I rang the doorbell but... was in.

5. I asked a lot of people, but...knew the answer.

6. ... told me that it was a good film, but now I can't remember who told me.

7. Don't worry! I won't tell... else about it.

8. The office was empty... had left when I arrived.

<b>V. Rewrite the sentence in brackets, replacing one of the words with one or ones.</b>

1. He's just bought a new suit.

(It's a blue suit.)

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7. English is a difficult language.

(There isn't an easy language.)

8. A: Where did you put the photos?

<b>B: (Do you mean the photos that we took in Turkey?)</b>

<b>VI. Use the given words to make meaningful sentences.</b>

1. New Year's Eve / most people / Britain / stay up / midnight.

2. They / often go to parties / gather / public places / see / New Year".

3. At 12 o'clock / they / wish /Happy New Year / sing Auld Lang Syne.

4. After midnight / people visit / friends / neighbours/

5. Traditional / they / take / piece / coal / a gift.

6. Of course / not everyone / go out.

7. Lot / people / stay at home / watch / celebration / TV.

8. New Year's Day / people make New Year resolutions / they usually / forget / after a few days.

<b>VII. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions bellow.</b>

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In many countries in the world, the second Sunday in May is Mother's Day. Mother's Day was the idea of

an American woman, Anna Jarvis. Anna's mother wasn't alive any more, and Anna wanted a special day to

remember her mother. Her friends agreed. However, many people in the U.S. weren't happy about Anna's

idea. Some thought a national day of , celebration was unnecessary. Anna and her friends wrote letters to

important people. These people liked the idea. Finally, on May 8, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson made

the second Sunday in May Mother's Day, a day of celebration in the United States.

1. Is the second Sunday in May Mother's Day in many countries in the world?

2. Who had the idea of Mother's Day?

3. Why did Anna come up with the idea?

4. Why were many people in the U.S. not happy about Anna's idea?

5. What did Anna and her friends do then?

6. Who made the second Sunday in May Mother's Day, a day of celebration in the United States?

<b>The End</b>

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<b>KEY TO TEST 8</b>

<b>I. </b>

1. fly

2. flower

3. overflow 4. afraid

5. threaten 6. through 7. flu 8. frozen

<b>II. </b>

1. important 2. beginning 3. decorating 4. special

5. entertainment

6. kucky

7. coloured 8. excitement

<b>III. </b>

1. celebrate 2. good luck 3. important 4. popular

5. traditional

6. polite

7. special

8. decorated

<b>IV. </b>

1. Someone 2. Everyone - no one

3. no one

4. no one

5. no one

6. Someone

7. anyone

8. Everyone

<b>V. </b>

1. It's a blue one.

2. The one that I like best is Joe Late.

3. Would you like one?

4. But the strawberry ones are nicer.

5. I like the one with the red door.

6. This time I want a green one.

7. There isn't an easy one.

8. Do you mean the ones that we took in Turkey?

<b>VI.</b>

1. On New Year's Eve, most people in Britain stay up until midnight.

2. They often go to parties or gather in public places to "see the New Year in".

3. At 12 o'clock, they wish each other a Happy New Year and sing Auld Lang Syne.

4. After midnight, many people visit friends and neighbours.

5. Traditionally, they take a piece of coal as a gift.

6. Of course, not everyone goes out.

7. A lot of people stay at home and watch the celebrations on TV.

8. On New Year's Day, people make New Year resolutions, which they usually forget after a few days.

<b>VII.</b>

1. Yes, it is.

2. Anna Jarvis.

3. She wanted a special day to remember her mother.

4. Many people in the U.S. weren't happy about the idea because they thought a national day of

celebration was unnecessary.

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<b>UNIT 8 : CELEBRATION</b>

<b>I.</b> <b>Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.</b>

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
6. a. overflow b. afraid c. fry d. frozen
7. a. threaten b. through c. fruit d. thrive
8. a. cauliflower b. fruit c. flag d. flu
9. a. spread b. bean c. instead d. head
10. a. celebration b. tradition c. invention d. question

<b>II.</b> <b>Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.</b>

1. a. celebrate b. decorate c. entertain d. influence
2. a. polite b. popular c. pagoda d. agrarian
3. a. longevity b. calendar c. parade d. occasion
4. a. represent b. exchange c. receiving d. prepare
5. a. constancy b. festival c. activity d. comment

<b>III. Choose the best answer.</b>

<b> </b>1. Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops.

a. Gardeners b. Planters c. Farmers d. Highlanders
2. Ripe fruit is very good for our health.

a. Sugared and colored
c. Picked by hand

b. Cooked carefully

d. Fully grown an ready to eat

3. Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main holiday.

a. important b. serious c. excited
4. Tet is a grand and important occasion in the year.

a. excited b. colored c. great

5. The whole family
usually try to get-together at
Christmas.

a. contact
b. gather

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6. There is a ________ mood every where on New Year’s Day. d. short

d. necessary

d. commuicate

a. popular b. good c. optimistic d. festive
7. Children are always _________ about Tet holiday.

a. excited b. interested c. keen
8. I shook hands and ___________ a few word with the manager.

a. uttered b. expressed c. exchange
9. Jane is a very sociable girl. She likes parties and ___________.

d. concerned

d. converted

a. rituals b. ceremonies c. traditions d. celebrations
10. People believed that what they do on the first day of the year will _______ their luck during the
whole year.

a. control b. influence c. exchange d. result

11. On the first day of Tet, children ________ their new clothes and make New Year’ wishes to
their parents.

a. take on b. pick on c. put on d. try on
12. Tet is really time of fun and _________ throughout the country.

a. holidays b. celebrations c. preparations d. festivals
13. In Britain and America , it is ________ for everybody to sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on New Year Eve.
a. tradition b. traditional c. traditionally d. traditionalism
14. To most Vietnam people, Tet holiday is often well- ________.

a. prepare b. prepared c. preparation d. preparative

15. Tet is a ________ occasiom for all members of famillies to gather.

a. special b. specially c. specialize d. specializing
16. There will be a very interesting ______ show on TV on New Year’s Eve.

a. vary b. varied c. various d. variety
17. In spring, all flowres are _______ blossom colorfully.

a. at b. about c. over d. in

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a. in b. at c. on d. during
19. Peter is not ________ work today. He is ______ holiday.

a. at / on b. on / for c. from / away d. for / over
20. Family members who line apart try to get together _________ Tet.

a. on b. in c. with d. up

21. Those ladies often go to pagoda to pray _______ happiness and luck.

a. for b. to c. on d. into

22. On Christmas Eve children go to bed full _______ excitement.

a. of b. with c. up d. in

<b>IV. Complete the sentences, using </b><i><b>someone, something, anyone, anything, no one, nothing, everyone, </b></i>

<b> </b><i><b>everything.</b></i><b> </b>

1. ________ likes snakes, do they?

2. I don’t think _______ likes the film. It’s so boring.

3. ________ phoned while you were out, but they didn’t leave a message.
4. There’s _______ at the door. Can you go and see who it is?

5. He didn’t come to class for three days, and ________ knows where he is.
6. Can we start now? Has _________ arrived?

7. Everyone said they would attend the party, but ________ turned up.
8. We arranged the meeting, but ___________ came.

9. Janet Jones is ________ I rarely see these days.

10. She valued friendship more than ____________ in the world.
11. I always get to work before __________ else.

12. While you are making dinner, I’ll get on with ___________ else.
13. ________ has changed. Everything is the same as it was.

14. I hope ________ will be comfortable here.We try to make each guest feel at home.
15. We don’t think there’s _________ wrong with her reading ability.

16. Hardly _________ turn up to the meeting.

17. I am not going to the party because I’ve got ________ to wear.
18. I thought I heard ________ knocking at the door.

19. _________ calls her Maggie, but her real name’s Margaret.
20. The earthquake destroyed ________ within a 25-mile radius.

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22. Sarah was upset about _________ and refused to talk to ______________ .

<b>V. Rewrite the sentences, using the pronoun </b><i><b>one( s)</b></i><b>.</b>

1. The Tet tree is there to attract good spirits and ward off evil spirits.

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
1. Of the three bag I like the blue bag.

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
2. Mai is making a fruit cake. Huong is making a fruit cake, too.

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
3. I like reading books, especially the books about the natural world.

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
4.I don’t have a computer,and my father doesn’t want me to have a computer.

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
5.They let me choose apencil, and I took the red pencil.

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .

6. There are several national celebration in Vietnam, but perhahs the most meaningful celebration is Tet
holiday.

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
7.We told each other both happy stories and stories about our lives.

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
8.I answer most of the questions, but had to miss out some very difficult questions.

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
9. The female violinists in the orchestra outnumber the male violinists by about three to one.

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
10. The issue discussed at the meeting was an extremly complicated issue.

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
11. If you’re making a cup of coffee, could you make a cup of coffee for me.

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
12. If you’re buying a newspaper from the shop, could you get a newspaper for me?

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
13. “ was it these earring you wanted?” “ No, the earrings on the left of those, please?”
→ ________________________________________________________________________ .

14. Dave is really good at taking photos of old buildings. There’s an excellent photo of a local church in his
office.

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
15. “ Are these your shoes?” “ No, the blue shoes are mine.”

→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
16. The damage to the car was a problem, of course, but an easily solved problem.

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<b>VI. Choose the best answer.</b>

1. 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
2. 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
3. I looked everywhere but I couldn’t find _________ at all.

a. no one b. anyone c. someone d. somebody
4. _________ waiting to hear the results.

a. Everyone was b. All was

c. Everyone were d. All were

5. “We need new curtains”. “Okay, let’s buy _________.”

a. one b. ones c. some with flowers on d. ones with flowers on
6. ________ the furniture _________ arrived yet.

a. None – has b. None – have c. None of – has d. None of – have
7. A numbers of students _________ in intensive language programs abroad nowadays.

a. participated b. has participated c. have participated d. is participating
8. Everyone 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 know – rang

9. Some of these people are friends of mine and _______ people on the office.

a. the rest is b. the rest are c. rest is d. rest are
10. Knowing several _________ helpful if you work for an international corporation.

a. languages are b. language is c. languages is d. language are
11. Three hours _________ along time to take to the homework.

a. seems b. seem c. seemed d. has been
12. The Prime Minister, as well as several Cabinet Minister, _________ in a tough financial policy.
a. is believing b. don’t believe c. believe d. believes
13. Nobody was late for the meeting last night, _________?

a. wasn’t he b. weren’t they c. were they d. was he
14. No girl should wear uniform, because it _________ like a sack of potatoes

a. makes them look b. makes her look c. makes them to look d. makes her to look
15. I phoned Sarah at home, but ________.

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16 Neither Jane nor her brothers _________ a consent form for tomorrow’ field trip.

a. need b. needs c. is needing d. has need
17. My cousin who I used to visit every summer _________ from America on Saturday.
a. arriving b. is arriving c. has arrived d. is going
18. The holiday nowadays is not as long as it _________.

a. is used to be b. was used to be c. used to be d. is used to being
19. ________ waiting to hear the results.

a. Everyone was b. All was c. Everyone were d. All were

20. When someone _______ you a present, it is a custom to give them in return.

a. give b. gives c. will give d. has given
21. If I were you, ______ and tell her you’re going to be late.

a. I phone b. I’ll phone c. I’d phone d. I’d have phone
22. Let the boy _____ it himself before you offer to help.

a. try b. to try c. trying d. will try
23. ______ think that Phil should be given th job.

a. A number of people b. Neither of us c. Most of us d. The majority of people
24. When someone _____ you a present, it is acustom to give them in return.

a. give b. gives c. will give d. has give
25. I haven’t spoke to ______ all day because I have a sore throat.

a. someone b. nobody c. anybody d. ones
26. Listen! I hear _______ knocking at the door.

a. anyone b. no one c. someone d. anybody
27. Of the three sisters, Mary is the most beautiful ________ .

a. someone b. anyone c. everyone d. one
28. At Tet,area of amusement and entertainment are _______ of any times throught the year.

a. crowed most b. the more crowded c. as more crowed d. the most crowded
29. Banh Chung ______ on the altar to worship during tet.

a. put b. is put c. has put d. will put

30. Why don’t you come and see me as you ______?

a. was b. had c. do d. used to

<b>VI.</b> <b>Fill in each blank of the sentences with one word from the box.</b>

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1. How do people __________ New Year in your country?

2. On the first day of Tet, people often visit relatives and friends to __________ New Year wishes.

3. Japanese usually ____________ their houses with some small pine trees, which ________ constancy and longvity.
4. People believe that what they do on the first day of the year will _________ their luck during the whole

year.

5. People usually make ________ for Tet severals weeks beforeband.

6. Tet is also the time for children to receive lucky money __________ in red envelopes.

7. Besides the __________ flowers for Tet such as peach flowers and apricot flowers, the kumquat trees are also
_________ throughout the country.

8. Children are always ___________ about the Tet holiday.

<b>VIII.</b> <b>Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.</b>

1. No one in our office wants to drive to work because of they are always traffic jams at rush hour.
a b c d
2. The United States come top of the list of countries ranked by economic performance.

a b c d
3. A bout 60 percent of the people questioned wants cars to be banned.

a b c d

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5. If someone phones while I’m out, can you tell them I’ll back at 11.30?
a b c d

6. Most of the trees in our garden are less than 10 years old but ones are much older than that.
a b c d
7. My shoes was so uncomfortable that I had to go out and buy new one.

a b c d

8. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousin from New Mexico , are planning to attend the festivities.
a b c d

9. Eric and his sister won first prize for the most elaborate custom they had won to the Hallowen party.
a b c d

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