UNIT 8:CELEBRATIONS GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 1.Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main holiday A.party B.festival C.meeting D.get-together 2.It is the grandest and most important occasio[r]
(1)UNIT 8:CELEBRATIONS GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 1.Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main holiday A.party B.festival C.meeting D.get-together 2.It is the grandest and most important occasion in the year which falls sometime between 19 January and 20 February on the Western calendar A.day B.date C.event D.chance 3.Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people, the start of the New Year A.seed B.germ C.source D.outset 4.The preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months but nowadays the holiday is much shorter A.mixtures B.compositions C.arrangements D.exclusive 5.There is great excitement building up well before Tet A.thrill B.electricity C.heat D.fever 6.Streets are decorated with colored lights and red banners A.painted B.ornamented C.drawn D.written 7.People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating the house and cooking traditional foods A.favorite B.daily C.customary D.national 8.Besides, the Kumquat tree with its ripe deep orange fruits is popular throughout the country A.However B.As well as C.Furthermore D.In case 9.One of Tet’s most special foods is banh chung, which is made from sticky rice, yellow mug bean and fatty pork A.different B.unfamiliar C.specific D.beloved 10.People believe that what they on the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year A.maintain B.trust C.depend on D.rely on 11.The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas A.contact B.relate C.gather D.communicate 12.We wish you both health and longevity A.long life B.happy life C.easy life D.exciting life 13.Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops A.gardeners B.planters C.highlanders D.farmers 14.Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main holiday A.important B.serious C.excited D.short 15.Tet is a grand and important occasion in the year A.excited B.colored C.great D.necessary 16.Peter is not work today He is holiday A.at/ on B.in/ for C.from/away D.for/ over 17.When I was in class, I often sat Tommy and Mike A.in B.within C.among D.between 18.In spring , all flowers are blossom colorfully A.in B.at C.about D.over 19.That resort is popular young people, especially on Tet holiday A.for B.with C.to D.in Lop11.com (2) 20.Those ladies often go to pagoda to pray happiness and luck A.for B.to C.on D.into 21.What you often the first day of the year? A.at B.on C.for D.in 22.It is important most Vietnamese people to decorate their house on Tet A.to B.with C.for D.over 23.Daisy could not go shopping with us because she was busy traditional food for Tet A.about B.with C.for D.on 24.It is very nice you to give me those flowers to decorate my house A.about B.for C.on D.of 25.Family members who live apart try to get together Tet A.in B.on C.at D.during 26.On Christmas Eve, children go to bed full excitement A.of B.with C.up D.in 27 Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full goods A.with B.of C.in D.for 28.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.try on D.put on 29.What exactly is the influence of television children? A.in B.on C.over D.to 30.I don’t feel I can comment their decision A.in B.on C.at D.to 31.Drinking and smoking will great harm people’s health A.to B.for C.with D.in 32.He committed the crime the influence of drugs A.in B.with C.by D.under 33.She’s very lively and full fun A.of B.with C.by D.All are correct 34.You’re luck-there’s one ticket left A.in B.on C.by D.with 35.You’re luck She’s not here A.off B.out of C.away from D.outside 36.There’s outside the house I hear some strange voices A.everybody B.anybody C.nobody D.somebody 37.There’s sharp in my shoe and I feel hurt A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing 38.These young people have (else)to go A.somewhere B.nowhere C.anywhere D.everywhere 39.I’ve lost my bag and I can’t find it A.anywhere B.somewhere C.nowhere D.everywhere 40.Although he hasn’t said he seems to be upset about it A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything 41.I would like to offer a small reward to who finds my missing dog A.someone B.anyone C.no one D.those 42.Can you please check that has got a ticket? Lop11.com (3) A.someone B.anyone C.no one D.everyone 43.He wasn’t noticed by as he crept off the boat A.no one B.none C.anyone D.not one 44.Did happen?-No, nothing happened A.nothing B.anything C.any D.a thing 45.Having a good diet gives me a sense that I am doing positive and that I am in control A.one B.someone C.something D.anything 46.I have not spoken to all day because I have a sore throat A.someone B.nobody C.anybody D.ones 47.I need reliable to look after the baby while I am at work A.anyone B.someone C.everybody D.none 48. told me she was ill so I did not pay her a visit A.Everyone B.Someone C.Anyone D.No one 49.Listen! I hear knocking at the window A.anyone B.no one C.someone D.anybody 50.I need to help me because it is a hard work A.someone B.anyone C.anybody D.no one 49.Listen! I hear knocking at the window A.anyone B.no one C.someone D.anybody 50.I need to help me because it is a hard work A.someone B.anyone C.anybody D.no one 51.Of the three sisters, Mary is the most beautiful A.someone B.anyone C.everyone D.one 52.Good morning, A.someone B.anyone C.no one D.everybody 53.I phoned last night but answered A.no one B.someone B.everyone D.ones 54.If you saw drowning, what would you do? A.someone B.everyone C.each one D.the ones 55. must have opened the cage, the bird flew away A.Someone B.Anyone C.Nobody D.Everybody 56.Remember not to tell about our project A.someone B.anyone C.no one D each one 57.A few months before Tet, they pigs and chickens to prepare for traditional food A.fat B.fatty C.fatten D.fattish 58.When they meet each other on the first day of the year, they often exchange wishes of and prosperity A.happy B.happily C.happiness D.unhappy 59.Tet is a occasion for all members of families to gather A.special B.specially C.specialize D.specializing 60.During Tet holiday, all areas of amusement and are always crowded A.entertain B.entertainment C.entertainer D.entertaining 61.By , people often try to good things on the first day of the year A.tradition B.traditional C.traditionally D.traditionalist 62.Those foreign tourists are looking forward to enjoying Vietnamese Tet holiday with Lop11.com (4) A.excite B.excited C.excitement D.exciting 63.To most Vietnamese people, Tet holiday is often well A.prepare B.prepared C.preparation D.preparative 64.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 65.Vietnamese people usually make for Tet several week beforehand A.preparing B.preparation C.preparatory D.preparations 66.Children are always about Tet holiday A.excited B.interested C.keen D.concerned 67.There is a mood everywhere on New Year’s Day A.popular B.good C.optimistic D.festive 68.I shook hands and a few words with the manager A.uttered B.expressed C.exchanged D.converted 69.Jane is a very sociable girl She likes parties and A.rituals B.ceremonies C.traditions D.celebrations 70.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 71.Tet is really a time of fun and throughout the country A.holidays B.celebrations C.preparations D.festivals 72.Many people go to the pagoda to for a happy year for themselves and their family A.pray B.long C.desire D.ask 73.The of football spreads not only throughout England but also all over the world A.popular B.popularize C.popularly D.popularity 74.Some days before New Year, they greeting cards one another A.exchange B.show C.receive D.express 75. is a day or time of the year when people have a holiday form work and celebrate some special event, often a religious event A.Festival B.Decoration C.Occasion D.Celebration 76.Films are the most popular of entertainment A.style B.form C.area D.case 77.She is a Buddhist She often goes to the twice a month A.house B.church C.pagoda D.banner 78.He sat down and and stirred his coffee A.cooked B.exchanged C.sugared D.decorated 79.Banh Chung and Mut are food on Tet holiday The majority of families have them during Tet A.exciting B.popular C.ripe D.colored 80. are small, soft, red fruit that you can eat raw in salads or cooked as a vegetable A.Apples B.Plums C.Kumquat D.Tomatoes 81.When people , they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help A.believe B.try C.entertain D.pray 82.He his room with pictures of all his favorite sports figures A.prepared B.received C.decorated D.colored Lop11.com (5) 83.I have just some traditional food for Tet from my grandmother, who lives in the countryside A.cleaned B.celebrated C.received D.fallen 84.Traditionally, Vietnamese people tend to behave to make a favorable impression on the first day of the year A.funnily B.politely C.variously D.occasionally 85. is a small device containing powder that burns or explodes and produces bright coloured lights and loud noises, used especially at celebrations A.lightning B.Lighting C.Firework D.Fireworks 86.Her parents no longer have any real over her A.influence B.effect C.request D.permission 87.She to God for an end to her sufferings A.prayed B.said C.asked D.required 88.In Britain, dinner usually turkey, Christmas pudding, brandy and butter A.brings B.serves with C.consist of D.puts up 89.”Merry Christmas” and “ Happy New Year” are some popular at Christmas and New Year in the USA A.desires B.wants C.wishes D.likes 90.Tet in Vietnam the beginning of spring A.points B.shows C.scores D.marks 91.Every looks forward to the Mid-Autumn, or Moon Festival on the 15th day of the eight lunar month A.children B.one C.other D.child 92. traditional festivals are celebrated in different provinces during different times of the year A.Another B.Other C.One D.Ones 93.Nobody was late for the meeting last night, ? A.wasn’t he B.weren’t they C.were they D.was he 94.They have found that New Year celebration in Vietnam is that in any other countries A.more interesting than B.as interesting than C.interesting more than D.more interesting as 95.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 96.She was to leave without saying goodbye A.only one B.the only one C.ones D.the ones 97.Banh chung on the altar to worship during Tet A.put B.is put C.has put D.will put 98.I feel whenever I go to the pagoda A.as happier and relaxed B.more happier and relaxed C.happier and more relaxed D.more relaxed and happier 99.When Tet is coming, it is often cold in North A.a B.an C.the D.no article 100.Their house with apricots and some other kinds of flowers A.decorated B.has decorated C.is decorating D.was decorated Lop11.com (6) Lop11.com (7)