TEST 11

During Tet holiday, Vietnamese visit their families, pagodas and temples, forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hoping for a better upcoming year.. 1 _________the Vietnamese

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UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS

PRACTICE TEST

I Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest

1 a holiday b important c excitement d tradition

II Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest

1 a celebration b entertainment c traditional d preparation

3 a positive b envelope c occasion d everyone

5 a sometime b between c apple d color

III Make the correct choice

1. Peter is not _work today He is holiday

a at / on b in / for c from / away d for / over

2. When I was in class, I often sat Tommy and Mike

a among b between c in d within

3. In spring, all flowers are _blossom colorfully

4. Those foreign tourists are looking forward to enjoy Vietnamese Tet holiday with

a excite b excited c exciting d excitement

5. To most Vietnamese people, Tet holiday is often well _

a prepare b prepared c preparation d preparative

6. The _of football spreads not only throughout England but also all over the world

a popular b popularize c popularly d popularity

7. Ripe fruit is very good for our health

a Sugared and colored b Cooked carefully

c Picked by hand d Fully grown and ready to eat

8. Some days before New Year, they greeting cards one another

a exchange b show c receive d express

9. Films are the most popular _of entertainment

10. She is a Buddhist She often goes to the _twice a month

a house c church c pagoda d banner

11. He sat down and _and stirred his coffee

a cooked b exchanged c sugared d decorated

12. One of Tet's most special foods is banh chung

13.When some certain fruits , they will be a delicious food called Mut in Vietnamese

a are sugared and cooked b sugars and cooks

c are sugaring and cooking d have sugared and cooked

14. Why don't you come and see me as you _?

15. When we were younger, we did _allowed to drink coffee

a not to be b not c to not be d not use to be

16.There is outside the house

17.I have not spoken to all day because I have a sore throat

a someone b nobody c anybody d ones

18.I need _ reliable to look after the baby while I am at work

a anyone b someone c everybody d none

19. She was to leave without saying goodbye

a only one b the only one c ones d the ones

20.Listen! I hear knocking at the window

21.We didn't use out much in the winter months

a to go b go c going d gone

22.I phoned last night but answered

a no one b someone c everyone d ones

23.in the street was shocked when they heard the news

a Ones b Someone c Everyone d Anyone

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24. She used to love cats but since attacked her and she has not liked them anymore

a the ones b ones c one d the one

25. Good morning,

a someone b anyone c no one d everybody

26. Laziness and crime are inseparable You cannot have _ without the other

a everyone b someone c ones d one

27. Of the three sisters, Mary is the most beautiful

a someone b anyone c everyone d one

28. You may have _ or the other, but not both

a one b ones c the one d the ones

29.30 I need _to help me because it is a hard work

a someone b anyone c anybody d no one

IV Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. You’d better use your……… to find the answer (imagine)

2. He was……… because of his son’s behaviour (embarrass)

3. That woman complained ……… about anything she doesn’t like (noisy)

4. The number of ……….in the Asian Games has been increasing (participate)

5. We highly ……… your assistance and cooperation (appreciation)

V Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.

1. Suddenly she heard some footsteps moved towards her room a few minutes ago

A B C D

2. He was extreme pleased that he got the best grades for his final exam

A B C D

3. T he equipment in this factory will be repair until the new manager comes

A B C D

4. Children are very interesting in waching cartoons and playing games

A B C D

5. All the students in the class are enough good to pass the final exam

A B C D

6. His knowledge improved since he got the habit of reading scientific books

A B C D

7. This is the school at which Uncle Ho used to studying when he was young

A B C D

8. Thinking carefully before you answer my question

A B C D

VI Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer

The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next year Cultures that measure yearly calendars all have New Year celebrations

Tet Nguyen Dan pronunciation, more commonly known by its shortened name Tet, is the most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam It is the Vietnamese New Year which is based on the Chinese calendar,

a lunisolar calendar The name Tet Nguyen Dan is Vietnamese for Feast of the First Morning

Tet is celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year though exceptions arise due to the one-hour time difference between Hanoi and Beijing Tet shares many of the same customs of its Chinese counterpart It is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar, around late January or early February, until at least the third day Many Vietnamese prepare for Tet by cooking special holiday foods, decorating and cleaning the house During Tet holiday, Vietnamese visit their families, pagodas and temples, forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hoping for a better upcoming year Tet traditionally marks the coming of Spring,

so Spring is sometimes used interchangeably with Tet in Vietnamese Vietnamese people usually return to their families during Tet Some return to worship at the family altar or visit "the graves of their ancestors Others return

to where they grew up Although Tet is a main holiday among all Vietnamese, each region and religion has its own customs

1 Tet is a _holiday in Vietnam

a crucial b lunisolar c unpopular d uncommon

2 Vietnamese New Year is based on _

a the Vietnamese calendar b the Chinese calendar

c Chinese culture d New Year celebrations

3 Tet is celebrated at least _

a one day b two days c three days d a fortnight

4 Which is NOT done to prepare for Tet?

a cooking special foods b cleaning houses

c decorating houses d visiting relatives and friends

5 Tet ……….

a has the same customs throughout the country

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b has different customs, which are up to region and religion

c is not celebrated throughout the country

d is at end of spring

VII Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase

(1) _the Vietnamese believe that the first visitor a family receives in the year determines their fortune for the (2) year, people never enter (3) house on the first day without (4) first The act

of being the first person to enter a house on Tet is called xong dat or dapdat Usually, a person with a happy

demeanor or who had experienced good luck during the previous year is invited first into the house In some (5)

_, any person with names such as Phuc (happy), Tai (wealth), Loc (luck), will be invited to (6) this act of

xong dat However, just to be (7) _, the owner of the house will leave the house a few minutes before midnight

and come back just as the clock (8) _ midnight to prevent anyone else (9) _ entering the house first who might potentially bring any unfortunate events in the new year to the household Sweeping during Tet is taboo, since it symbolizes sweeping the luck away It is also taboo for (10) _ who experienced a recent loss of a family member to visit anyone else during Tet

1. a Although b Instead c Due to d Since

4. a to be invited b to invite c being invited d inviting

5. a cases b examples c kinds d sorts

7. a safe b safety c safetiness d safely

8. a hits b knocks c strikes d shows

10.a the one b anyone c no one d each one

VIII Rewrite these sentences as directed.

1. The film was long We couldn’t see it through

The film was so ………

2. He is sorry he doesn’t live near his office

He wishes ……….……

3. It was very cold yesterday, so we couldn't go swimming

If ………

4. The custom officer told him to open his briefcase

The custom officer made ……… ……

5. We cancelled the meeting because the weather was bad

Because of ………

6. Someone stole her handbag yesterday

Her handbag ……….…………

7. “I’ll see you tomorrow.” Mary said

Mary told ………

8. He is sorry he isn’t at home now

He wishes ……… …………

9. I typed more carefully than you did

You didn’t ……… ……

10.The waitress was very impolite She served us in that restaurant

The watress wh- ………

IX Sentence building

1 Vietnamese New Year celebration / last / at least three days

a Vietnamese New Year celebration lasts at least three days

b Vietnamese New Year celebration which lasts at least three days

c Vietnamese New Year celebration lasts at least on three days

d Vietnamese New Year celebration, it lasts at least three days

2 Tet holiday / people often visit relatives / friends / go to the pagoda / pray for luck / happiness

a On Tet holiday, people often visit relatives and friends, then going to the pagoda praying for luck and happiness

b When Tet holiday, people often visit relatives, friends, with go to the pagoda to pray for luck and happiness

c In Tet holiday, people often visit relatives, friends, and then to go to the pagoda to pray for luck and

happiness

d On Tet holiday, people often visit relatives, friends, and go to the pagoda to pray for luck and happiness

3 many of them / go / see a fortune-teller / ask / their fortune in the new year

a Many of them had better go to see a fortune-teller to ask for their fortune in the new year

b Many of them would like go to see a fortune-teller so as to they ask about their fortune in the new year

c Many of them may go to see a fortune-teller to ask about their fortune in the new year

d Many of them should go seeing a fortune-teller to ask for their fortune in the new year

3 children / say / best wishes / adults / give / lucky money

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a Children say the best wishes to adults and are given lucky money

b Children say the best wishes with adults and given lucky money

c Children say the best wishes for adults are given lucky money

d Children say the best wishes with adults and being given lucky money

4 some wealthy families / pay / dragon dancers / perform / their house / get luck and prosperity

a Some wealthy families can pay for dragon dancers to perform at their house to get luck and prosperity

b Some wealthy families would pay for dragon dancers performing at their house to get luck and prosperity

c The fact that some wealthy families can pay for dragon dancers to perform at their house to get luck and prosperity

d Because some wealthy families can pay for dragon dancers who to perform at their house to get luck and prosperity