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UNIT 8 CELEBRATIONS

II Fill in each blank of the sentences with one word from the box.

preparations decorate celebrate excited popular

wrapped represent influence traditional exchange

1 How do peoplecelebrateNew Year in your country?

2 On the first days of Tet, people often visit relatives and friends toexchangeNew Year wishes

3 Japanese usuallydecoratetheir houses with some small pine trees, whichrepresentconstancy and longevity

4 People believe that what they do on the first day of the year willinfluencetheir luck during the whole year

5 People usually makepreparationsfor Tet severals weeks beforehand

6 Tet is also the time for children to receive lucky moneywrappedin red envelopes

7 Besides thetraditionalflowers for Tet such as peach flowers and apricot flowers, the kumquat trees are alsopopularthroughout the country

8 Children are alwaysexcited about the Tet holiday

III. If appropriate, replace the underlined words or phrases with one or ones If it's not

possible or unlikely, write No after the sentence.

1 I answer most of the questions, but had to miss out some very difficult questions.ones

2 The female violinists in the orchestra outnumber the male violinists by about three to one.ones

3 Traffic is light in most of the city, but there is heavy traffic near the football stadium.No

4 The issue discussed at the meeting was an extremely complicated issue.one

5 If you're making a cup of coffee, could you make a cup of coffee for me?No

6 If you're buying a newspaper from the shop, could you get a newspaper for me?one

7 He used to work for a finance company, but he moved to an insurance company.No

8 'Was it these earrings you wanted?' 'No, the earrings on the left of those, please?'ones

9 Many people are happy about the new road being built, but there are some angry people, too.No

10 Dave is really good at taking photos of old buildings There's an excellent photo of a local church

in his office.one

11 On one channel was a war film and on the other was a horror film, so I turned the TV off.No

12 ‘Are these your shoes?' 'No, the blue shoes are mine.'ones

13 There are a lot of gloves here Are these your gloves?No

14 The damage to the car was a problem, of course, but an easily solved problem.one

15 ’I’ll just clean my shoes before we go out.' 'Can you do my shoes, too, please?'No

IV. Complete these sentences with someone, something, anyone, anything, no one, nothing,

everyone, everything.

1 We arranged the meeting, butno onecame

2 Janet Jones issomeoneI rarely see these days

3 She valued friendship more thananythingin the world

4 I always get to work beforeanyone else

5 While you are making dinner, I'll get on withsomethingelse

6 Nothinghas changed Everything is the same as it was

7 I hopeeveryonewill be comfortable here We try to make each guest feel at home

8 We don't think there'sanything wrong with her reading ability,

9 Hardlyanyone turn up to the meeting

10 I am not going to the party because I've gotnothingto wear

11 I thought I heardsomeoneknocking at the door

12.Everyonecalls her Maggie, but her real name's Margaret

13 The earthquake destroyedeverythingwithin a 25-mile radius

14 There was complete silence in the room.No onesaidanything

15 Sarah was upset aboutsomething and refused to talk toanyone

V Find the mistakes in these sentences and correct them.

1 Has everyone seen Lucy recently? I haven't seen her every day.(anyone)

2 He didn't want something to do with the arrangements for the party (anything)

3 Normally I don't like wearing a scarf, but it was so cold I put it on (one)

4 I couldn't fit all the boxes in the car, so I have to leave ones behind and pick it up later (one)

5 If anyone calls, tell them I'm not at home (calls)

6 There was hardly no one on the beach It was almost deserted (anyone)

7 Sarah is invited to lots of parties and she goes to everyone (everyone)

8 Have everybody remembered to bring pen and notebook? (Has)

9 If anybody wants a ticket for the concert, he can get it from my office (they)

10 The material felt softer than everything she had ever touched before (anything)

VI Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.

1 I have been trying to sell my car for ages, but nobodywants(want) to buy it

2 'The office staffclaim(claim) that they have been treated badly by management

3 At present, the Managing Director, together with his heads of depart-ment,is preparing(prepare)

a new budget

4 It's a really quiet at night Everythingshuts (shut) at around

10 o'clock

5 Every letter and parcelis carefully checked (carefully/ check) before posting to make sure it has the correct address

6 A number of refugeeshave been turned(turn) back at the border recently

7 The number of books in the libraryhas risen(rise) to over five million

8 All the furniturewas destroyed(destroy) in the fire two10 days ago

9 Practically everyonethinks(think) that Phil should be given the job

10 One of the reasons I took the jobwas (be) that I could work from home

11 If anybodywants(want) to leave early, they can

12 Either the president or his representativesare(be) to attend the meeting

13 It's the first time either of ushave/ has been(be) to China, but everyone we've met herehas been

(be) very welcoming and helpful

14 A couple of my friendsare going (go) to Honolulu next week,

15 Someonehas forgotten(forget) their umbrella

VII Which is correct?

1 On my last visit to Wixton I found that the village didn’t change/ hadn’t changed much

2 The smoke alarm went off when helit/ was lighting a cigarette underneath it.

3 My teacher didn't encourage to work/me to workhard at school

4 If Bobwasn't/ hadn't been so lazy, he would pass/ would have passedthe exam easily

5 If the doctor was called/had been calledearlier, Marywould still be/ would have been alive

today

6 If my grandfather is/wasstill alive, he will be/ would bea hundred today

7 While the children swam/were swimming, their mother kept/ was keeping a watchful eye on

them

8 The accident seems to happen/to have happenedat around 1.00 p.m yesterday

9 With a good 0telescope you can see the eagles feed/feedingtheir chicks in the nest

10 I had Bethclean/ to clean her bedroom before I let her go/ going out to play.

11 The injury stopped him playing/from playingtennis for 6 months,

12 The new students hope to include/to be includedin many of the school's social activities

13 After I decidedto have/ having a garage build/ builtnext to the house, I hired a carpenterto do/

for doing the work

14 It'll be surprising unless Rachel passes/if Rachel doesn't pass her piano exam

15 None of the candidatesapplying/ applied was accepted,

VIII Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.

1 Children usually are given 'lucky money'atTet

2 Banh Chung, which is madefromsticky rice, is one of Tet's special foods

3 The New Year is celebratedatnightonJanuary 1

4 There are usually a lot of partyonNew Year’s Eve

5 Vietnamese people prepareforTet several weeks beforehand

6 We decorated our Christmas treewitha lot of colored and shiny little bells

7 Many people go to the pagoda to prayfora happy year

8 Onthe first days of Tet everyone tries to be nice and polite toothers

9 Lunar New Year usually falls sometimebetween19 January and 20 Februaryonthe Western calendar

10 Both children and adults take partingames and various forms of entertainment

IX Write sentence with the cues given.

1 Christmas Day/ celebrate/ Christians/ as/ day/ Jesus Christ/ bear//

Christmas Day is celebrated by Christians as the day on which Jesus Christ was born.

2 midnight/ New Year's Eve/ it/ traditional/ people/ sing/ 'Auld Lang Syne'/ wish/ 'Happy New Year//

At midnight on New Year's Eve, it's traditional for people to sing 'Auld Lang Syne' and wish each other 'Happy New Year'.

3 Children/ look/ Easter Sunday/ because/ they/ give/ chocolate Easter eggs//

Children look forward to Easter Sunday because they are given chocolate Easter eggs.

4 Halloween/ children/ dress/ witches/ ghosts/ monsters/ go/ house/ house/

ask/ sweets or candy//

On Halloween, children dressed up as witches, ghosts, and monsters go from house to house asking for sweets or candy.

5 Thanksgiving/ celebrate/ US/ fourth Thursday/ November/ originally/ give thanks/ God/ harvest/ health//

Thanks giving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November originally to gIve thanks to God for the harvest and for health.

6 Valentine's Day/ day/ people/ give/cards/ flowers/ small gifts/ person/ they/ love//

Valentine's Day is the day on which people give cards, flowers, and small gifts to the person they love.

7 Tet/ time/ Vietnamese people/ celebrate/ beginning/ spring//

Tet is the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the beginning of the spring.

8 Children! especially/ happy/ Mooncake Festival/ as/ they/ have/ lots/ fun/ their lit lanterns/ night//

Children are especially happy on the Mooncake Festival as they have lots offun with their lit lanterns at night.

UNIT 8 TEST 1

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.

1 a country b lunar c luck d plum

2 a special b breath c peach d pleasure

3 a sugar b such c spring d similar

4 a exchange b children c peach d machine

5 a shrine b ripe c agrarian d polite

A Choose the one word or phrase -a, b, c, or d- that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined part.

6 Family members who live apart try to get together Tet

7 Most towns put a Christmas tree, a fir tree decorated with colored lights, shiny balls, tinsel and bows

8 On Christmas Eve children go to bed full excitement

9 Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops

a gardeners b planters c farmers d highlanders

10 There is a mood everywhere on New Year's Day

a popular b good c optimistic d festive

11 In Britain and America, it is for everybody to sing 'Auld Lang Syne' on New Year's Eve

a tradition b traditional c traditionally d traditionalism

12 Children are always about Tet holiday

a excited b interested c keen d concerned

13 I shook hands and a few words with the manager

a uttered b expressed c exchanged d converted

14 Jane is a very sociable girl She likes parties and

a rituals b ceremonies c traditions d celebrations

15 Shopping malls are decorated for Christmas from September, most people do not do their

Christmas shopping until December

a though b because c so d so that

B Choose the one word or phrase -a, b, c, or d- that best completes the sentences.

16 The number of students who knew the answer to the last question on the exam very low

a were b was c have been d has been

17 waiting to hear the results

a Everyone was b All was c Everyone were d All were

18 'We need new curtains.' 'Okay, let's buy

c some with flowers on d ones with flowers on

19 the furniture arrived yet

a None has b None have c None of has d None of have

20 A number of students in intensive language programs abroad nowadays

a participated b has participated

c have participated d is participating

21 Every one of the boys and girls in the school what to do if the fire alarm

a knows - ringsb know - rings c knows - will ring d would know-rang

22 Some of these people are friends of mine and people from the office.

a the rest is b the rest are c rest is d rest are

23 Knowing several helpful if you work for an intemational corporation

a languages are b language is c languages is d language are

24 Three hours a long time to take on the homework

a seems b seem c seemed d has been

25 The Prime Minister, as well as several Cabinet Ministers, in a tough financial policy

a is believing b don't believe c believe d believes

C Identify the one underlined word or phrase- A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to

be correct.

26 No one in our office wants to drive to workbecause ofthere are always

traffic jams at rush hour

D

27 The United Statescometop of the list of countries ranked by economic

performance

28 About 60 per cent of the people questionedwantscars to be banned

A B C (want) D

from the town center.

29 There's hardlyno sugarleft, so we must get some when we go shopping

30 Ifsomeonephones while I'm out, can you tell them I'll be back at 11.30?

III READING

A Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to complete the passage.

New Year's Day is the (31) festival of the year expected to bring most joy to everyone in China Most

people insist on doing (32)everythingright to prepare for the celebration Good luck wishes (33)written on

red paper are hung on the wails and doors of the houses Living room decorated (34)witha lot of flowers is always full of laughter Many families leaving every door and window (35)openat midnight on New Year's Eve believe in letting the old year out and the New Year (36) in On New Year's Eve and New Year's Day people (37) gettogether and eat feasts of delicious, traditional foods Everywhere there are a lot of children playing around in their brand new (38) clothes They are very happy to get some (39) lucky money from adults They also enjoy dragon or unicorn (40)dancing

B Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.

THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation

Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America In 1620 the ship

the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims They arrived at the

beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days

The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie

On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events In New York there is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the

streets with large balloons in- the shape of imaginary characters Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents

41 In the United States, Thanksgiving is

a a religious celebration held by Christians only

b celebrated as a public holiday

c more important than Christmas

d apart from Christmas

42 According to the passage Pilgrims are

a people who travelled to America by ships

b trips that religious people make to a holy place

c people who left their home and went to live in North America in the early 17th century;

d Native Americans who live in North America

43 All of the following statements are mentioned EXCEPT

a People celebrate Thanksgiving to thank God

b People usually have traditional dinners on Thanksgiving

c There are lots of entertainments on Thanksgiving

d People go to churches for religious services on Thanksgiving.

44 On thanksgiving

a turkey, yams and pumpkin pies are served

b people join in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

c people wear coloured carnival masks matching through the streets

d people go out to shop for Christmas presents

45 Which of the following is not true?

a In the US, Thanksgiving is not a national holiday; it's a religious holiday.

b Christmas comes Jess than a month after Thanksgiving

c Thanksgiving was originally celebrated by the first, Europeans in North America to thank God for their survival

d The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are colourful and exciting

Choose the sentence - a, b, c or d - that is closest in meaning to the printed one.

46 It never occurred to me to go by train

a I used to go by train b I was used to going by train

c I never find it boring to go by traind I never thought of going by train

47 I should have studied last night, but I was too tired

a I couldn't study last night because I was very tired.

b I studied last night, so I was very tired

c I tried to study last night but I felt bored

d I didn't study last night because I felt very bored

48 The doctor said, 'You really ought to rest for a few days, Jasmine.'

a Jasmine's doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days

b The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short rest.

c The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days’ rest.

d It is the doctor's recommendation that Jasmine rested shortly

49 The sooner he stops smoking, the better he'll feel

a As soon as he feels better, he'll try to stop smoking

b When he stops smoking, he'll begin to feel better.

c He feels so much better since he stopped smoking

d Though he feels better, he still smokes

50 The coffee was not strong It didn't keep us awake

a The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake

b The coffee was so strong that we couldn't sleep

c The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.

d We was kept awake because the coffee was strong