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(1)Unit 8 CELEBRATIONS Part PHONETICS:
Exercise 1: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D:
1 A comment B constancy C longevity D society
2 A fireworks B pine C limit D shrine
3 A kumquat B lucky C stimulate D plum
4 A parade B marathon C maximum D annual
5 A represent B remote C dress D general
Exercise 2: Choose one word whose stress pattern is different Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D:
6 A parade B increase C decrease D spirit
7 A represent B universal C residential D helicopter
8 A longevity B constancy C windowpane D stimulate
9 A agrarian B society C celebrate D performance
10 A comment B method C campaign D survey
Part VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
Choose from the four given options marked A, B, C and D one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the correcponding letter A, B, C or D:
11 In Vietnam, Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for -people, the start of the New Year
A peasant B agrarian C ethnic D young
12 The bad weather has great -on our crop A influences B relies C affects
D depends
(2)A have redecorated B are often redecorated C will be redecorated D often redecorate
14 Australia Day, which is a national public holiday, -on January 26th
A will be celebrated B celebrated C is celebrated D is celebrating
15 Peach blossom is -at Tet in the North of Vietnam A traditional B tradition C traditioning
D traditionalism
16 The most -food of Tet is banh chung (square sticky rice cake)
A tradition B necessary C importance D special
17 Of all the -during a year, I like our National Independence Day most
A festivals B holidays C days off D months
18 Our National Independence Day is a day on which our country celebrates its -from French colonists
A independent B independently C independence D independency
19. -is Mid-Autumn Festival? – It falls on the fifteenth of August according to the lunar calendar
A Where B When C Which D Why
20 What people give each other -Vallentine’s Day?
A on B in C at
D of
21 In Vietnam, children receive their -inside red envelopes at Tet
A “lucky coin” B “lucky money” C “lucky stamp” D “lucky book”
22 Do people in your country go to pagodas to -for a happy and healthy year for their family and for themselves at Tet?
A require B pray C beg D receive
23 In what festival can you watch a -?
A parade B display C performance D play
(3)A only adults B only children C only old people D everyone
25 In what festival children -masks? A wear B put C take
D give
26. -in the class did their homework so the teacher was angry A No one B Anyone C Everyone
D All
27. -is knocking at the door Can you answer it? A One B Someone C No one
D Anyone
28. -in the office is given special training for the job so all of them the job well
A No one B Anyone C Someone D Everyone
29 I went to the library to seek information I needed for my study but I found -there
A someone B no one C anyone D everyone
30 Does -mind if I turn on the TV?
A anyone B someone C no one D everyone
31 He didn’t attend the important meeting yesterday but no one -why
A knew B know C knowing D knows
32 Of all the cars here I like the Mercedes - A one B first C better
D more
33 I like reading books, especially -about the science fictions A that B the ones C the one
D this
34 Everyone believed that he -the first prize in the competition but he didn’t
A would win B will win C wins D has won
35 On New Year’s Day -tries to be nice and polite to each other because all of them want to have good luck
(4)36 Before Tet, my mother is always busy -the traditional foods
A cook B cooked C cooking D to cook
37 Sometimes I go to the pagoda near my house -for good luck
A to pray B pray C praying D prayed
38 People in this area have a special way of -the Nem Year A celebrate B celebrating C celebrated
D to celebrate
39 Has -arrived? Can we get started now? A anyone B everyone C someone
D no one
40 There are many interesting customs in my country -celebrating the New Year
A for B of C with
D at
41 The boy said his parents -very disappointed if he didn’t pass the exam
A will be B would be C is D are
42 He told me that if I -English more slowly, he would understand what I said
A spoke B speak C have spoken D had spoken
43 He asked me how long Tet preparations and celebrations -
A will last B last C lasted D are lasting
44 On Thanksgiving, families’ members get together They prepare a large meal -roast turkey
A with B of C on
D in
45 At Tet holidays, people in the North of Vietnam often -their house with peach flowers
A decorated B decorate C decorates D decorating
(5)A for B on C with D to
47 Which -are children very interested in? – Mid-Autumn, I think
A festival B performance C game D holiday
48 He was very sad because -remembered his birthday A anyone B everyone C no one
D none
49 if you go on the strets in Vietnam before Tet, you -the joyful atmosphere everywhere
A will find B would find C find D found
50 Christmas is the time for children -the gifts from Santa Claus
A to receive B to accept C to take D to give