Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1. The Lunar New Year holiday is the mist important_______for Vietnamese people. A. celebration B. congratulation C. competition D. consideration 2. She has been ______ as the president of our company. A. nominate B. nomination C. nominated D. nominative 3. Please accept my warmest ______ on your engagement. A. congratulate B. congratulation C. congratulatory D. congratulator 4. In the United States, most towns celebrate the Fourth of July, Independence Day, with ______ and fireworks. A. dances B. song C. parades D. demonstrations 5. Chios is said to have introduced _______ into Greece. A. slave B. slavery C. slaver D. slavish 6. Today’s my birthday. Let’s _________. A. organise B. celebrate C. have meeting D. give parties 7. What activities do you often _______ at school? A. come in B. take part in C. hold in D. get in 8. The full- moon festival is celebrated in ______. A. mid- autumn B. mid- spring C. mid- winter D. mid- summer 9. People make a lot of _______ for Tet. A. readiness B. preparation C. working D. housework 10. The best gift of all for an American woman is a day of ______. A. leisure B. working C. playing D. shopping 11. People often send love letters, flowers and _____ to the one they love on Valentine Day. A. cakes B. sweets C. chocolate D. candies 12. ______ is celebrated in Israel by all Jewish people. A. Passover B. Christmas C. Easter D. Halloween 13. On this festival, people celebrate _______ from slavery. A. happiness B. freedom C. life D. survival 14. Passover is also an _____ spring festival. A. ancient B. anxious C. official D. annual 15. He was nominated ____ the representative of his class. A.for B. on C. of D. as 16. His sense of humor distinguishes him from the others. A. helps B. makes C. tells D. differs 17. Father’s Day ________ a national holiday in America since 1972. A. has been B.is C. was D. will be 18. I always watch the weather ____ on T.V.to see how the following day’s weather is. A. movement B. forecast C. result D. program 19. Trinh Cong Son, ____ composed many famous songs, died some years ago. A. who B.whose C. that D. A and C are correct 20. The train couldn’t run_____ snow. A. because B. because of C. since D. as 21. Bill Gates, ______ is known as the king of computer programmes, is famous for charitable work. A. that he B. that C. who D. who he II. Fill in each blank in the passage with the suitable word provided in the box. Who, and, on, presents, decorated, celebrate, lot, buying Every year, Christmas falls (1)……………… December 25 when Christians all over the world (2)……………the birth of Christ. Most people celebrate this fastival by (3)………………. persents for family members (4)…………… friends. The streets are also very beautifully (5) ……………… with bells, Christmas trees and a (6)…………… of lights. Many children believe Santa Claus, a kind old man (7)……………… lives in the North Pole, will give out (8) …………… on Chirstmas Day. III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in parentheses. 1. Mid-August festival is a ___________ festival for chrildren. (joy) 2. An old ____________ of my father’s me showed round the city during my stay here. (acquaint) 3. People in the United States and Canada __________ the harvest at Thanksgiving. (Celebration) 4. Nam’s sense of humor ____________him from other students. (distinct) 5. We love our grandmother for her_______________. (generous) IV. Choose the underline word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correting. 1. The patient is looked at by the doctor in the hospital because he doesn’t have any relatives. A B D C 2. You can see that the room has been beautiful decorated for Christmas. A B C D 3. The twentieth century was a time when there was a lot of important events. A B C D 4. Tell me what is wrong for doing this job. A B C D 5. The collect of stamp made him become famous in the country. A B C D 6. The woman whose lives next door to us is a weathercaster on a local TV station. A B C D 7. Although I liked the sweater, I decided to by it. A B C D 8. I’ve found the magazine who was missing. 9. His family was very poor, because he had to work for a factory. 10. Laura is a friendly person with a great sense of humorous. 11. In hot weather, many people enjoy lemonade, that is drink that is made from lemon juice, water and sugar. A B C D 12. The person, which wrote this letter, died three years ago. A B C D 13. He loves the girl whose is very gentle and beautiful. A B C D 14. My boss, whom work take him to a lot of countries, has decided to have an assistant in London. A B C D 15. In spite of he was a hard worker, he was not praised. A B C D . spring festival. A. ancient B. anxious C. official D. annual 15. He was nominated ____ the representative of his class. A.for B. on C. of D. as 16. His sense of humor distinguishes him from the others. A mid- summer 9. People make a lot of _______ for Tet. A. readiness B. preparation C. working D. housework 10. The best gift of all for an American woman is a day of ______. A. leisure B. working. Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1. The Lunar New Year holiday is the