Bài tập Tiếng Anh theo chủ đề Celebrations

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UNIT CELEBRATIONS I Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others a celebrate b decorate c entertain d influence a: polite b popular c pagoda d agrarian a longevity b calendar c parade d occasion a represent b exchange c receiving d prepare a constancy b festival c activity d comment II Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined part Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full _ goods a of b with c in d for On the first -day of Tet, children their new clothes and make New Year's wishes to their parents a take on b pick on c put on d try on People believed that what they on the first day of the year will their luck during the whole year a control b influence c exchange d result I looked everywhere but I couldn't find _ at all a no one b anyone c someone d somebody 10 Tet is really a time of fun and _ throughout the country a holidays b celebrations c preparations d festivals 11 The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas a contact b gather c relate d communicate 12 In Britain Christmas dinner usually _ turkey, Christmas pudding and brandy butter a brings on b serves with c consists of d puts up c easy life d exciting life 13 We wish you both- health and longevity a long life b happy life 14 Vietnamese people usually make _ for Tet several weeks beforehand a preparing b preparation c preparatory d preparations 15 She has as good chance as _ of winning the race a someone b anyone c everyone d no one III Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences 16 Nobody was late for the meeting last night, _? a wasn't he b weren't they c were they d was he 17 No girl should have to wear school 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 18 I phoned Sarah at home, but _ a there were no answers b there were no answer c there was no answers d there was no answer 19 _ thinks that Phil should be given the job a A number of people b Neither of us c Most of us d The majority of people 20 Neither Jane nor her brothers _ a consent form for tomorrow's field trip a need b needs c is needing d has need 21 My cousin who I used to visit every summer _ from America on Saturday a arriving b is arriving c has arrived d is going 22 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 23 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 phoned 24 Let the boy _ it himself before you offer to help a try b to try c trying d will try 25 When someone you a present, it is a custom to give them in return a give b gives c will give d has given IV Identify the one underlined word or phrase -A, B, C or D- that must be changed for the sentence to be correct 26 Most of the trees in our garden are less than 10 years old but ones are much older than that A B C D 27 My shoes were so uncomfortable that I had to go out and buy new one A B C D 28 Mrs Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities A B C D 29 Eric and his sister won first prize for the most elaborate customs they A B had worn to the Halloween party C D 30 Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their own research paper this semester A B C D V Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage From (31) _ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (32) _ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ Easter, however, is not the (33) _ spring festival In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (34) _ bonfires Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi In some villages children are (35) _ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them (36) _ danger in the coming year Buddhists in Thailand soak (37) _ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (38) _ in the middle of April In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers Chinese spring parades are (39) _ colourful, but (40) _ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets 31 a earliest b latest c previous d old 32 a which b when c because d by then 33 a single b one c only d lonely 34 a giant b tremedous c extreme d huge 35 a gone b carried c brought d run 36 a in b out of c against d from 37 a through b one other c each other d mutually 38 a falls b appears c happens d occurs 39 a the same b as c not less d equally 40 a instead of b on behalf of c in spite of d place of VI Read the passage carefully then choose the correct answers In Viet Nam, there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan First, every family organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their ancestor After that, to create an air of prosperity, wealth and fun for the first three days of the Lunar New Year, people are kept busy cooking traditional foods, buying gifts, and making other preparations Certain items deemed to be bought or made are banh chung, dried watermelon seeds, tea, dried sausages, fruit (fresh and candied), ornamental plants and flowers Red and yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house more welcoming On the New Year's days, only good comments and wishes can be expressed Children receive their Ii xi (or red envelopes with lucky money inside) People make a visit to family members, neighbors, and close friends And people who live apart from their family try to get together on these days Clearly enough, games and various forms of entertainment are staged and these often last a week Varying traditional specialties including wrestling, buffalo fighting, dragon or unicorn dancing take place in different regions 41 Before Tet, people usually _ a are very busy with the preparations b have great excitement and fun c rebuild their ancestral graves d spend time on traveling 42 Which of the following, according to the passage, is not usually eaten during Tet? a candied ginger b sausages c watermelon d beef stew 43 Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet? a Because they are friendly and pleasant: b Because they make the house look comfortable to be in c Because they represent good luck d Because they are attractive and cheap 44 On the New Year's days, _ a people are busy cooking traditional foods c only good comments can be made b everybody receives their 'lucky money' d houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers 45 Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? a Tet is period of concord and hope b Tet is a sort of bond that ties the living and the' dead c Tet is a great season of joy and of entertainment d Tet is an occasion for a family reunion VII From the four words or phrases -a, b, c or d- choose the one that best completes the sentence 46 Especially important to many people _ a there is legislation against pollution b is legislation against pollution c it is legislation against pollution d legislation against pollution is 47 According to some educators, the goal of teaching is to help students learn what _ to know to live a well-adjusted and successful life a they need b they need c they are needed d as they may need 48 Mike hasn't begun working on his Ph.D _ working on his master's a still because he is yet b yet as a result he is still c yet because he is still d still while he is already 49 _ is extremely dangerous a At very high speeds driving cars b Cars at very high speeds driving c Cars driving at very high speeds d Driving cars at very high speeds 50 Not until the seventeenth century _ to measure the speed of light a anyone did even attempt b did anyone even attempt c even did anyone attempt d did even attempt anyone VIII Choose the sentence - a, b, c or d - which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before 51 No one else must know this a You are not advised to know this b Everyone else must be silent c This must be kept secret d You should let every one else know this 52 ' Would you like some coffee? Peter asked me a Peter offered to give me some coffee b peter asked me if I liked coffee c Peter asked me to make him a cup of coffee d Peter suggested having coffee 53 We could have seen the movie if the tickets had not been so expensive a We wanted to see the movie, but the tickets were sold out b We couldn't afford the tickets to see the movie c We saw the movie even though the tickets were expensive d The tickets were inexpensive, so we saw the movie 54 There was very little response to the charity appeal a Nobody responded to the charity appeal b Everybody seemed to appeal to the charity c They raised a lot of money from the charity appeal d Very little money was raised by the charity appeal 55 He talked about nothing except the weather a His sole topic of conversation was the weather c He talked about everything but the weather b He had nothing to say about the weather d He said he had not interested in the weather  ... foods, buying gifts, and making other preparations Certain items deemed to be bought or made are banh chung, dried watermelon seeds, tea, dried sausages, fruit (fresh and candied), ornamental plants