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Santa Claus was a story based on Saint Nicholas and Black Peter.. Rewrite the following sentences using the suggested words.[r]
(1)REVISION ENGLISH 8 GV: Tống Ngọc Anh
Ex Find the word which has a different stress pattern in each line
1 A legend B station C festive D event
2 A narration B festival C formation D specific A library B librarian C magician D tradition A vegetarian B preservation C original D independent A socialise B nomadic C scenery D compliment Ex Complete the sentences with the given words
carnival celebrate ceremony commemorates cultural
decorate fortune lanterns legendary procession
1 The Giong festival ……… the hero, Thanh Giong
2 The Hung Kinh festival features a ……… from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain
3 At the festival, people float beautiful paper ……… on the river
4 To welcome Tet, we ……… our house with peach blossoms and a mandarin tree Chu Dong Tu is one of four ……… saints in Viet Nam
6 You should go to Ha Long City to join the ……… there
7 The Whale Festival is held to pray for the good ……… of the fishermen in Quang Nam
8 After the opening ……… , there is an ao dai fashion show
9 My cousin from Australia will come to ……… the Tet holiday with my family 10 The general purpose of festivals is to preserve ……… heritages
Ex Give the correct form of the words to complete the sentences.
1 A fable is an (imagine) ………short story that teaches a moral lesson Once upon a time there was a happy and (cheer) ………ladybug
3 Alice was (fright) ………when she suddenly heard footsteps behind her While Cam lived (luxury) ………, Tam had to work very hard
5 Although the old and wicked fairy was not invited, she came to the (celebrate) ……… anyway
6 The King and the Queen were always (care) ………to keep the princess away from spindles
7 Saint Giong heard an (announce) ………that the emperor needed brave men to protect the country
8 The villagers talked about the knights’ (brave) ………when they fought against the dragon
(2)Ex Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting and correct it.
1 The Muong ethnic people (A) in Cuc Phuong live (B) mainly in (C) farming and bee keeping (D)
2 Kim speaks (A) English more (B) fluently in (C) the science (D) class
3 When (A) Kate vsited Alaska, she lived (B) in a igloo (C) in the winter month as (D) well as in the spring
4 The study of the (A) sculptures of the Cham are (B) truly fascinating, and some (C) books have been written (D) about them
5 Our (A) grandmother used to be telling (B) us fairy tales (C) when we (D) were small Ex Choose the best answer for each numbered blank of the passage.
The spring festival season in Viet Nam starts with the Lunar New Year (Tet), and (1) …… with the celebration honouring the mythical founding fathers, the Hung Kings, on the tenth day of the (2) …… lunar month
Underlying the origins of these rituals is the farming cycle and (3) …… association with fertility rites and ancestor worship Ancestor worship is a (4) …… of wet-rice farmers who keep their ancestors’ graves in their village This strong attachment to the village of one’s birth and the recognition that the (5) …… all descend from the same ancestral line creates strong bonds The village festival is based (6) …… the spirit of unity and family The famers are the festivals’ creators, actors and audience
Ancient ceremonies (7) …… to farming sometimes take on additional meanings: the commemoration of heroic deeds and the village heroes’ (8) …… or death Each village in the North of Viet Nam has (9) …… a heroic or super-human figure as a tutelary or guardian spirit The heroes were honoured in their own (10) …… and communal houses which become the heart of the village activities
1 A continues B closes C opens D expands
2 A first B second C third D fourth
3 A its B their C it D them
4 A comprehension B wish C victory D belief
5 A visitors B survivors C inhabitants D businessmen
6 A on B at C of D in
7 A built B related C linked D covered
8 A fight B strength C feat D birth
9 A such B so C very D too
10 A castles B cities C temples D entries
Ex Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
(3)Santa’s transformation began in 1823, when a New York newspaper published the poem A visit from Saint Nicholas, which Clement Clark Moore had written to amuse his daughter The poem introduced many Americans to the story of a kindly saint who flew over housetops in a reindeer-drawn sleigh By the late 19th century he had become such a prominent figure of American folklore. Living at the North Pole and assisted by elves, the modern Santa produced and delivered toys to all good children
1 Who brought the legend of Santa Claus to the USA according to the passage? A Sinter Klaas B Saint Nicholas C A German D Dutch settlers Santa Claus was traditionally described as a ………
A tall man wo could walk through the air B fat and old man
C religious figure riding a white horse through the air D fat and old man riding a white horse
3 Where did the legend of Santa Claus come from?
A The North Pole B Europe C North America D New York City 1823 was mentioned as a year when ………
A Clement Clark Moore wrote his first poem B Clement Clark Moore’s poem made him popular C Saint Nicholas visited New York
D the image of Santa Claus was transformed Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A Santa Claus was an imaginary old man based on traditional figures B Living in a big city, Santa Claus visited children at Christmas C Santa Claus was a real man living in northern America
D Santa Claus was a story based on Saint Nicholas and Black Peter Ex Rewrite the following sentences using the suggested words.
1 Is our final test compulsory? (have)
……… People use too much fertilizer so lands will be spoiled (If)
……… Technology has benefited humankind enormously; however, there are drawbacks with our
reliance on it (Although)
……… It is forbidden for passengers to pass beyond this point (not)
……… As Julia likes Vietnamese folk songs, she goes to the Lim Festival every year (so)