Christmas II Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below.. ________is a religious song that people sing at Christmas.. IV Choose the word a, b, c, or d t
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I) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1 A festival B man C fat D grand
2 A carol B tomb C patron D custom
3 A upset B custom C museum D unsuitable
4 A saint B tailor C explain D said
5 A beach B catch C church D Christmas
II) 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
7 Tom likes He spends lots of hours watching the birds
A bird-watching B bird-watch C watch-bird D watching-bird
8 Greg me that he liked rock music
A said to B told to C asked D explained
9 Sally is quite keen the idea
A in B on C of D for
10 Milk cows and goats
A belongs to B comes from C is made of D is made from
11 is a religious song that people sing at Christmas
A Carol B Poem C Christmas card D Patron saint
12 Galileo said that the earth round
A is B were C has been D was being
13 They recently returned Paris from London
A to B for C towards D Ø
14 Could you talk ?
A more quiet B quieter C quietlier D more quietly
15 I thanked my classmate helping me with my homework
A for B about C of D Ø
16 Halloween is the night of 31st October, when people once believed that ghosts
A can see B can be seen C could see D could be seen
17 She me she didn’t know what to do
Trang 2A said B told C asked D suggested
18 Anita is fond playing the piano
A in B on C of D for
19 The fire is made matches or lighters It is made in the traditional way
A with B without C of D by
20 She seems very today
A sleepy B sleepily C happily D seriously
21 Ten countries participated in the discussions
A took part in B held C went to D arranged
22 The journey from the airport to the university about half an hour
A spends B takes C want D passes
23 is a saint regarded as protecting a particular person or place
A Patron saint B Blessed saint C Holy saint godmother D Fairy
24 The festival was held in the communal house yard
A rice-cook B rice-cooker C rice-cooking D rice-cooked
25 I that I didn’t know what to do
A said B told C asked D suggested
III) Choose the underlined part that needs correction
26 Christmas tree is usually decorated by colored lights and shiny balls
A B C D
27 Chris said that the twins couldn’t go to school this day because they were ill
28 If you are interested on helping, just show up on Saturday
29 Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east
30 Many Vietnamese people prepare for the holiday by pay their debts and cleaning their homes
IV) 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
Trang 3into school Schools usually give the food to hospitals or to old people (34) _ the past, people sometimes (35) _ traditional dolls out of corn
31 A in B at C on D from
32 A thing B festival C vacation D holiday
33 A gives B supplies C celebrates D holds
34 A In B At C On D Since
35 A make B made C making D are making
V) Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions below
Hi! I’m Dean I’m from England My favorite time of the year is Christmas, which is on 25th December That’s when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ In the middle of December we send a
lot of cards to our friends and family, here and abroad Then we get a big tree and decorate it with
lights and other things On Christmas Day, we give each other presents We have one enormous meal
with turkey, and after that, we have Christmas pudding [pudding: dessert]
36 When is Christmas held?
A On 25 December B In the middle of December
C In the middle of the year D no information
37 Christmas is held because Christians want to
A have a good time B celebrate the birth of Christ
C visit their friends and family D decorate big trees
38 What does the word ‘decorate’ in line 5 mean?
A make something look nicer B paint something
C make something look worse D buy something
39 On Christmas Day, people
A give each other presents B have an enormous meal with turkey
C have Christmas pudding D all are correct
40 Which of the following is not true?
A Dean is English
B At Christmas, people get big trees and decorate it
C Dean prefers Halloween to Christmas
D In the middle of December, people send a lot of Christmas cards to their friends and family
VI) Rewrite the following sentences in direct speech
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1 Hung said he would return in half an hour
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2 Hanh said that she couldn't finish the work by three o'clock
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3 Nam told me that he was going to the countryside for his holiday
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4 He said he was going to ask his father to buy him a new bicycle
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5 Lan said that she couldn't understand the new words in the reading passage
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6 Lien said that she knew those girls quite well
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7 Mai said that she liked drinking orange juice
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VII Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first
1 "The window need painting," the worker said
=> The worker said that
2 "Your new shirt is very nice, Nam," Hoa said
=> Hoa told Nam that
3 She told the milkman to bring her three bottles of milk every day
=> The milkman
4 "You must do your homework with great care, Hung" the teacher said
=> The teacher told Hung that
5 "I'm very hungry, Mom," the boy said
=> The boy told his mother
6 "Your voice is very sweet, Mary," John said
=> John told Mary that
7 "You can't put your shoes on this chair, Robert," the teacher said
=> The teacher told him that
8 Peter taught Nam to drive on the left in England
Trang 5=> Nam was
9 The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell
=> Alexander Bell
10 Nam said to me, "You have to turn the lights off before leaving."
=> Nam told me
VIII Write complete sentences, using the word or phrases given
1 That book / publish / a few years ago
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2 The magazines / put / shelf / the corner
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3 These toys / sell / Disneyland / Hong Kong
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4 My house / build / 2001
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5 This computer / make / China
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6 These old clothes / collect / the poor children
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7 These reports / finish / by / five o'clock
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8 Nam / said / he / attend / the lecture / that night
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IX Change these sentences into passive voice
1 The Vietnamese celebrate several festivals every years
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2 The Vietnamese celebrate Tet holidays according to the Lunar calendar
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3 People often hold the Flower Fair on Nguyen Hue Street in Ho Chi Minh City during Tet
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4 The librarian will show you how to find the books you want
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6 My parents allowed me to join in the trip with my classmates
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7 They made the fire in the traditional way
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8 Irving Berlin wrote the famous song "White Christmas"
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9 How many tons of rice do they export?
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10 What can you see from this tower?
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X Change these sentences into active voice
1 English is taught by Miss Hong
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2 The mail is delivered by Mr Tan
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3 The books will be returned by my classmates next week
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4 The dishes are washed by my mother every night
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5 Fresh vegetables are sold in this market by Mrs Anh
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6 This book will be published next month
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7 The department was destroyed by the fire last year
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8 The contract must be signed by the director
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9 The goods have been supplied by that company since 2000
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XI Use compound words to rewrite the following sentences
Example: That TV program is about cooking traditional food
→That is a traditional food-cooking TV program
1 China is the country where they export machines
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2 Japan is the country which exports lots of cars
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3 This is a show in which the animals perform a lot
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4 Her father has just bought a machine which is used to print labels
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5 Our school is going to hold a contest in which students just speak English
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6 Our family has just bought a machine which is used to wash dishes
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7 It is a contest in which people have to cover their faces with masks
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8 This is a festival in which people have their birds sing
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9 It is a contest in which people have their buffaloes fight against each other
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10 Lan took part in a contest which is arrange flowers
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