UNIT 13: FESTIVALS Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below. 1. Presents ________in colored paper and put under the Christmas tree. A. are wrapped B. are wrap C. are wraped D. are wrapping 2. Tom likes________. He spends lots of hours watching the birds. A. bird-watching B. bird-watch C. watch-bird D. watching-bird 3. Greg ________me that he liked rock music. A. said to B. told to C. asked D. explained 4. Sally is quite keen ________the idea. A. in B. on C. of D. for 5. Milk ________cows and goats. A. belongs to B. comes from C. is made of D. is made from 6. ________is a religious song that people sing at Christmas. A. Carol B. Poem C. Christmas card D. Patron saint 7. Galileo said that the earth ________round. A. is B. were C. has been D. was being 8. They recently returned ________Paris from London. A. to B. for C. towards D. Ø 9. Could you talk________? A. more quiet B. quieter C. quietlier D. more quietly 10. I thanked my classmate ________helping me with my homework. A. for B. about C. of D. Ø 11. Halloween is the night of 31 st October, when people once believed that ghosts________. A. can see B. can be seen C. could see D. could be seen 12. She ________me she didn’t know what to do. A. said B. told C. asked D. suggested 13. Anita is fond ________playing the piano. A. in B. on C. of D. for 14. The fire is made ________matches or lighters. It is made in the traditional way. A. with B. without C. of D. by 15. She seems very ________today. A. sleepy B. sleepily C. happily D. seriously 16. Ten countries participated in the discussions. A. took part in B. held C. went to D. arranged 17. The journey from the airport to the university ________about half an hour. A. spends B. takes C. want D. passes 18. ________is a saint regarded as protecting a particular person or place. A. Patron saint B. Blessed saint C. Holy saint D. Fairy godmother 19. The ________festival was held in the communal house yard. A. rice-cook B. rice-cooker C. rice-cooking D. rice-cooked 20. I ________that I didn’t know what to do. A. said B. told C. asked D. suggested 21. At 9 o’clock yesterday________ we on the beach. A. are lying B. have lain C. lay D. were lying 22. The baby ________his food onto the floor and making his mother angry. A. always threw B. is always throwing C. has always thrown D. always throws 23. I would like ________to Africa. A. go B. to go C. going D. to going 24. It was kind ________you to help them. A. of B. from C. for D. to 25. Are you going abroad this summer? A. going overseas B. going on holiday C. going to another country D. A&C 26. ________is a building or room where people can go to look at paintings. A. Gallery B. Library C. University D. Gym 27. I brought back this cowboy hat as a ________of America. 1 A. gift B. present C. award D. souvenir 28. While Angela was cleaning her room, she ________her lost ear-ring. A. is finding B. finds C. has found D. found 29. Why don’t you come ________for dinner? A. about B. over C. up D. upon 30. Will you pick me ________after the party? A. on B. over C. through D. up 31. Miss. Brown ________us last week while our teacher was ill. A. teaches B. is teaching C. was teaching D. has taught 32. You ________come and visit us again some time. A. should B. must C. need D. could 33. I’m usually free in the evening. A. tired B. relaxed C. not busy D. not at home 34. I picked up a copy of their summer travel________. A. paper B. magazine C. book D. brochure 35. While the choir ________Christmas carols, we were making them some cocoa. A. are singing B. were singing C. sang D. have sung 36. Would you like ________for a drink? A. go B. to go C. going D. went 37. ________is hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano. A. Limestone B. Marble C. Lava D. Ice 38. When I was a child, I ________my ball through the window. A. was always kicking B. always was kicking C. was kicking always D. kicked always 39. I was born in a small village ________Lantau Island. A. on B. for C. in D. at 40. We went ________a 10-day tour of central Africa. A. to B. in C. for D. on 41. She bought lots of_________ during her vacation in the UAS. a. cars b. schedules c. souvernirs d. tickets 42. There are some quiet sand beaches in Nha trang where we can______ a.swim b. make fishing c. do swim d. go climbing 43. The ticket price __________ accommodation and meals. a. contains b. meets c. fours d. includes 44. I’ll __________ you up at the hotel at 7.30, OK? a. pick b. get c. wake d. stand 45. Millions of Christmas cards ___________ every year. a. send b. sent c. are sent d. are sending 46. Tet is an occasion for everyone __________a good time with their family. a. have b. having c. to have d. had 47. Don’t worry about where to stay. Our___is include in the ticket price. a.hotels b. motels c. hostels d. accommodation 48. Dried watermelon seeds are often __________during Tet. a. sell b. selling c. to sell d. sold 49. This Christmas__________ is known all over the world. a. treeb. carol c. card d. present 50. These wonders _____the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat in Cambodia. a. consist b. include c. be d. has been 51. Chicago is situated right ____________the shore of Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes a. in b. at c. above d. on 52. In the North, it’s going to be _______all day with only one or two sunny periods. a. cloudy b. cloud c. clouds d. cloudily 53. She asked me _________ I liked eating vegetables. a. and b. but c. then d. if 54. Nam is interested __________ Geography and History. a. in b. on c. at d. with 55. Angkor Wat is the largest __________ in the world. a. pyramid b. city c. statue d. temple 2 56. She went shopping ____________ her husband was visiting the Statue of Liberty a. but b. and c. while d. because 57. The children ___________football when it started raining. a. played b. playing c. were playing d. have playing 58. Lan ______________her raincoat home. a. always forget b. is always forgetting c. always forgot d. has always forgetting 59. It’s also going to rain_________there in the evening. a. strongly b. heavily c. thickly d. fastly 60. This is a picture of Mount Rushmore where the heads of four American presidents are___________in to the rock. a. put b. cut c. carved d. got 61. I don’t know how ____________the game. a. to play b. played c. play d. playing 62. She asked me ___________ I liked coffee or not. a. if b. when c. as d. whether 63. “ A visit from Saint Nicholas” __________by Clement Clack Moore became popular in the U.S.A long ago. a.wrote b. written c. writing d. was written 64. Let’s ___________the festival together. a. going to b. to go to c. to go d. went to 65. Christmas songs __________ for people 800 years ago. a. perform b. are performed c. performed d. were performed 66. While I was washing dishes last night, I_______ a plate and _______ it. a. drop/ broke b. dropped/ broke c. was dropping/ breaking d. dropped/ break 67. Vietnam is a ___________in South East Asia. a. rice-exporting country b. rice- export country c. rices-exporting country d. rices –export country 68. It rained all day yesterday. It was a _____________day. a. sunny b. fine c. cloudy d. wet 69. She looked very busy when I___________her yesterday. a. saw b. was seeing c. have seen d. seeing 70. She is not very beautiful____________she is intelligent. a. but b. and c. so d. therefore 71. This machine can help farmers to __________the rice from the husk. a. mix b. prepare c. separate d. tidy 72. She has to buy some peach blossoms and a __________of flowers a. bank b. bunch c. bench d. heap 73. John is fond ____________ historical events a. in b. of c. at d. on 74. How did you get to Hawaii? We __________a plane. a. made b. took c. did d. fly 75. Millions of Christmas cards ___________ every year. a. send b. sent c. are sent d. are sending 76. It rained all day yesterday. It was a __________ day. a. sunny b. fine c. cloudy d.wet 77. I’m bored. Let’s play__________ of chess. a. a quiz b. a show c. a game d. a questionnaire 78. Mary comes from Britain but we have known each other ______ last summer. a. for b. since c. from d. while 79. Do you know how ___________fire without using matches? a. make b. to make c. making d. to making 80. The festival was ____________in the communal house yard. a. designed b. met c. organized d. started 81. They won the prize because their rice was most ___________ a. nice b. delicious c. hospitable d. traditional 82. The foreigner wanted to know_________ we were from Viet Nam. a. who b. where c. whether d. how 83. Angkor Wat was __________ built for Hindus. a. immediately b. gradually c. traditionally d. originally 3 84. They asked me _______I had done my homework. a. what b. which c. if d. and 85. Would you mind _______the window? It’s rather cold in here. a. shut b. to shut c. shutting d. being shut 86. Football, chess and tennis are : a. matches b. games c. plays d. athletics 87. He couldn’t make his car _____________this morning a. start b. started c. to start d. starting 88. Chicago is ____________ right on the shore of Lake Michigan. a. situated b. sitting c. standing d. found 89. The lava was ___________ down the villages nearby. a. pour b. to pour c. poured d. pouring 90. Thank you for your inviting me to the rice-cooking ________ a. holiday b. festival c. tour d. excursion 91. I told him that I________ on seventh Avenue. a. lived b. am living c. live d. has lived 92. In the rice-cooking festival, a fire is made in the _______way. a. modern b. new c. traditional d. old time 93. The team winner is the one that makes the most _______rice. a. delicious b. good c. fine d. eatable 94. The fire can be made without matches or _______________. a. lights b. lighters c. husks d. mushrooms 95. She is looking forward to……………….…a good job. a. gets b. getting c. get d. got 96. Could you please tell me how ____________ a sticky rice cake? a. make b. to make c. to be made d. to making II. WORDS FROM 1. His house is on the top of a hill. It’s very ……… ……… there in the fall.( wind) 2. You should bring……………… clothes for this cold weather. ( suit) 3. He is fond of ……………………….places (crowd) 4. It’s was ……………… … and warm when we were having a walk along the river side. ( sun) 5. The ………………… …… of Da lat is much higher than HCM city ( humid) 6. It’s …………………… to travel around the world (interest) 7. They have a ………………………….time in Hawaii.( wonder) 8. ………… , he was sick on the day of the pop festival. ( fortunate) 9. The ……………………… ……have to cook rice in this competition. ( participate) 10. We are having a …………………… time in Da Lat.( wonder) 11. English speaking contest is a contest in which……………have to speak English. (participate) 12. The people there are very friendly and …………….………( help) 13. Rice cooking……………… is usually held in traditional festivals. ( compete) 14. He is always …………………… about the homework.( complain) 15. I want to have some more……………… about the Great Wall of China. Can you help me? (inform) 16. Paris is ………………………for the Eiffel Tower. ( fame) 17. Let’s play a …………………….game. (guess) 18. When we came to the platform, the train was ………….( depart) 19. My mother reminded me to call home on my ……………in London. (arrive) 20. Tomorrow the weather in our city is warm and …………. ( sun) 21. Hotel ………………….is included in the price of your holiday. ( accommodate) 22. He is always …………………… to turn off the lights before going to bed. (forget) 23. I’ll make………………………for the meeting tonight. ( arrange) 24. Ha Long Bay has been voted to be one of the greatest natural world………………… (wonderful) 25. I know how to join a water-fetching contest now because of your clear………………… ( explain) III. VERB TENSE 1. I don’t know how ……………………… the game ( play) 2. This house ……………………………… in 1990 ( build) 3. When I last saw them, they ………………….to find a new flat near the office. (try) 4 4. Don’t forget to turn off the lights before……… ….out . ( go) 5. Would you like ………………to dinner on Saturday ?(come) 6. I .Many accidents………….by dangerous driving. ( cause) 7. I……………….along the street when I suddenly felt something hit me in the back. (walk) 8. When I’m tired, I enjoy………………television. (watch) . 9. I want ……………… my grandmother ( visit) 10. They decided …………………to a new house last week (move) 11. We were hungry, so I suggested……………… dinner early (have) 12. Cheese…………………………from milk ( make). 13. Would you like…………………to the cinema with me tonight. ( go) 14. My grandfather was a builder. He………………… this house many years ago. (build) 15. Mrs Smith ………………….Mrs Quyen to have dinner while Mrs Quyen was visiting the USA. ( invite) 16. It started…………………….…when they left home.(rain) 17. When we met George and Linda yesterday, we ……………………….through the park ( walk) 18. I hate…………………at by other people. (laugh) 19. My mother………… for me when I came home. ( meet) 20. The doorbell rang while Tom …………… television( watch) 21. What ……… you………………at 9 am yesterday?(do) 22. She ……………….… her homework.(already finish) 23. Santa Claus ………… on the description of Saint Nicolas. (base) 24. The doorbell rang while Tom ……………………….TV.( watch) 25. He stopped talking, then tried…………………a box into a lorry. (lift) IV.Choose the underlined part that needs correction. 1. I was doing my homework and my dad was reading a car magazine after lunch yesterday. A B C D 2. The farmer was riding to town while he fell off his horse. A B C D 3. Would you like me helping you with your homework? A B C D 4. I will keep a day freely next week for our meeting. A B C D 5. She spent her free time to visit gallaries and museums last weekend. A B C D 6. Christmas tree is usually decorated by colored lights and shiny balls. A B C D 7. Chris said that the twins couldn’t go to school this day because they were ill. A B C D 8. If you are interested on helping, just show up on Saturday. A B C D 9. Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east. A B C D 10. Many Vietnamese people prepare for the holiday by pay their debts and cleaning their homes. A B C D V.Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. Harvest Festival is (31)_____ October. It is a very ancient (32)_____ but it is also part of the Christian tradition. It (33)_____ new crops and food. Children often bring fruit, vegetables and cereals into school. Schools usually give the food to hospitals or to old people. (34)_____ the past, people sometimes (35)_____ traditional dolls out of corn. 41. A. in B. at C. on D. from 42. A. thing B. festival C. vacation D. holiday 43. A. gives B. supplies C. celebrates D. holds 44. A. In B. At C. On D. Since 45. A. make B. made C. making D. are making 5 There visited bicycles expensive for disco ate golf Why don’t you go to Da Lat next year? I went (1)____________last week. It was wonderful! We (2)_______________fresh fruits and vegetable every day. We also (3) _____________many beautiful gardens. There were lot of other thing to do . We played (4) _____________or went (5) _____________walks in the woods. One day we hired (6)____________and visited a lake. We had a picnic there. Then in the evenings there was a (7)___________. We danced all night ! It was (8) ______________but we had a fantastic time! Did you have a good holiday too? VI. TRANSFORMATION: 1. Statements: 1. ‘You can’t park here,’ the police officer said to Jack . → The police officer told Jack that _________________________________________________. 2. ‘I’ll see you in the morning, Helen’ said Peter. → Peter told Helen ________________________________________________________________. 3. ‘I’m taking the 5.00 train tomorrow evening,’ said Carol. → Carol said that _________________________________________________________________. 4. ‘The trousers have to be ready this afternoon,’ Paul told the dry-cleaners. → Paul told the dry-cleaners ______________________________________________________. 5. ‘I water the flowers every morning,’ said Susan. → Susan told them ________________________________________________________________. 6. ‘The parcel ought to be here by the end of next week,’ said Brian. → Brian said ____________________________________________________________________. 7. ‘I like this hotel very much,’ said Diana. → Diana told me ________________________________________________________________. 8. ‘I think it’s going to rain tonight,’ said Tony. → Tony said _____________________________________________________________________. 9. ‘My parents are fine,’ said Hoa. → Hoa said _____________________________________________________________________. 10. ‘I’m going to learn to drive,’ she said. → She said that _________________________________________________________________. 11. “ You can use my car today”, he said to me. → He told me_________________________________________________________________. 12. They said “ We don’t like eating this food”. → They said_________________________________________________________________. 13. He said, “I don’t know what happen.” →He told me_________________________________________________________________. 14. He said, “I have a toothache.” →He told me_________________________________________________________________. 15. She said, “I go to the museum every day.” → She told me_________________________________________________________________ 16. They said, “We’re going to the supermarket.” → They said_________________________________________________________________ 17. "I am very tired," she said. → She said _________________________________________________________________. 18. "I will get myself a drink," she says. → She says _________________________________________________________________. 19. "I cannot drive them home," he said. → He said _________________________________________________________________.… 20. He said “ She must go now” → He said_________________________________________________________________. 21. She said “ I don’t like this table” → She said _________________________________________________________________ 6