UNIT 8 CELEBRATIONS TEST 1 I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. honest B.hour C. honor D. honey 2. A. beard B. search C. pearl D. heard 3. A. food B. poor C. shoot D. mood 4. A. pudding B. put C. pull D. punture 5. A. close B. rose C. lose D. chose Question II. Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others. 1. A. computer B. obvious C. dependent D. acquaintance 2. A. begin B. village C. column D. ancient 3. A. plentiful B. adequate C. relative D. electric 4. A. promotion B. opinion C. entertain D. didtinguish 5. A. destroy B. pressure C. province D. rural III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences. 1. In the United States, most people _______on Christmas day. A. roast turkey B. fried chicken C. roast chick D. fried turkey 2. People like to play ______ on each other on April Fool’s Day. A. games B. treats C. tricks D. cards 3. The chinese eat special ____ for the moon festival. They are sweet and are made with a lot of eggs. A. candies B. sweets C. apple pies D. cakes 4. Janice and Mike are getting married soon. They plan to have a small ______with just a few family members. A. marriage B. celebration C. anniversary D. wedding ceremony 5. Auld Lang Syne is a song _______is sung on New Year’s eve A. whose B. who C. which D. whom 6. They must gather the crop befor it rains ________September. A. in B. on C. the D. at 7. ________in half an hour, I shall go alone. A. If B. Unless C. Because D. When 8. 1. Can you tell me the reason for_______the Mother’s Day? A. celebrating B. celebration C. celebrate D. celebrated 9. We think that Mother's Day should be celebrated_______ A. nation wide B. nationhood C. nationality D. nation 10. We are going to _______the anniversary of our 50 th wedding. A. celebrate B. celebrated C. celebrating D. to celebrate 11. She cried with _______ when she heard the new. It was her _______ time. A. joy /joyful B. joyful /joy C. joyfully/ joy D. joy/ joyfully 12. There used to be a military _______in Red Square on 1 st May. A. parade B. festival C. party D. celebration 13. What activities do you want to _______in at school and at the club? A. take part B. taken part in C. take part in D. took part 14. The _______lady gave her new friend a hug before they said goodbye. A. gentle B. gently. C. gentled D. gentleness 15. He is a generous man. He is _______ known for his generosity. A. well B. good C. better D. best 16. Its very nice _______ you to say so. A. of B. on C. in D. at 17. Passover is celebrated in Israel and by all _______ people. A. Jewish B. English C. Vietnamese D. Japanese 1 18. Auld Lang Syne is a song _______ is sung on New Year's Eve . A. which B. whom C. whom D. when 19. Peter, _______, can compose many pieces of music, sings very well. A. who B. which C. whom D. whose 20_______he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it. A. Though B. As C. Since D. Despite 21. Do you know the man _______ you met yesterday? A. whom B. who C. which D. whose 22. The men and animals . _______ you saw on TV were from China. A. that B. whom C. which D. who 23. Tet is a festival _______ occurs in late January or earl, February. A. which B. who C. whom D. when 24.They often decorate their houses _______ many beautiful flowers. A. with B. in C. for D. from 25.Tet is the holiday _______ celebrated in Lunar New Year. A. which is B. what is C. which was D. what was 26.Lunar New Year is the festival _______ popular in China, too. A. which was B. which are C. in which D. which is 27.Christmas Day, 25 th _______December is the biggest day of the holiday in many countries. A. in B. on C. of D. at 28.Celebrations start properly on 24 th of December, Christmas Eve, _______ there have been several weeks of preparation before hand. A. because B. although C. so D. so that 29.Christmas is a difficult time of year _______ people without families. A. for B. with C. in D. to 30.Christmas is a family _______ and many of the customs center on children. A. celebrate B. celebrating C. to celebrate D. celebration 31.Family presents are usually _______ under the tree. A. put B. putting C. toput D. to be putting 32.Many tourists enjoy festivals in Viet Nam _______ they don’t speak Vietnamese. A. though B. when C. if D. because 33.They are still worried about the dinner party_______ they have ordered the food and drinks from the restaurant nearby. A.even B. though C. so D. if 34.Nha Trang is a place _______ you can find many beautiful beaches. A. which B. that C. where D. from which 35.Nguyen Du was the writer _______ wrote “ Kieu”. A. who B. qhom C. whose D. which 36.They have to go to school _______ it is raining. A. though B. because C. and D. when 37.We are very hungry _______ we can not eat anything. A. although B. and C. but D. so 38. _______ we don’t have a special day to celebrat our Mother and Father, we give them presents on their birthday. A. Because B. when C. So D. But 39.John received a postcard this morning _______ really upset him. A. what B. and C. which D. when 40.Tom, a boy _______ I went to school with, is ill in hospital. A. who B. that C. whose D. him 41.I recently went back to the town _______ I was born. A. that B. where C. which D. when 42.He lost all his money gambling, _______ really annoyed his wife. 2 A. that B. who C. what D. which 43.I’d like to go to the beach with you_______I have to finish my housework now. A. but B. because C. and D. for 44.Sam always remembers _______ in the garage when he comes to his office. A. parking B. being parked C. to park D. to be parked 45.Even though Trung did his best, he failed the exam. _______, he has to do the test again. A. However B. Therefore C. Because D. But 46.This park _______ a lot since I last came here in 2000. A. has changed B. changes C. is changing D. changed 47.To prevent wasting water, remember to turn _______ the faucets after using it. A. on B. of C. off D. in 48.At Tet, all the family members _______live apart try to get together. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose 49.At Passover, Jewish families eat a special_______called the Seder. A. celebration B. festival C. party D. meal 50.It's an entertaining and _______ documentary. A. inform B. informed C. informative D. informal IV. Put the name of the celebration in each blank: Halloween/ New Year’s Day/ Boxing Day/ Passover/ Christmas/ Mother’s Day/ Easter/ Father’s Day/ Mid-Fall Festival. 1. It is celebrated in Viet Nam on the 15 th of August in a lunar year. 2. It is celebrated on 26 December , the day after Christmas Day. 3. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May when people give cards or gifts to their mothers. 4. It is celebrated in late March or early April in memory of freeing of the Jews from being slaves in Egypt. 5. It is celebrated on the third Sunday in June when people give cards or presents to their fathers. 6. It is celebrated on Sunday in March or April when Christians think Christ coming back to life. 7. It is celebrated on 25 December when Christians remember the birth of Christ. 8. It is celebrated on the first day of the years, January 1 st . 9. It is celebrated in the night of October 31, when children wear costumes and go from door to door to ask for candy. V. Fill in each blank with who, which, where, when or whose. 1. What’s the name of the girl ……… is wearing a white blouse? 2. I don’t like food ……… is very spicy. 3. Last week I returned to my home village ……… I was born. 4. I’ll never forget the day ……… you gave me a surprise birthday party. 5. He is a man ……… friends always trust him. 6. The hotel ……… we stayed wasn’t very clean. 7. Is there anything ……… I can do? 8. We all thanked him ……… gave us a lot of help. 9. The girl ……… eyes are blue is Mr. Brown’s daughter. 10.I enjoy reading the books ……… tell about different cultures. 11. The people ……… live in Greece speak Greek. 12.The car ……… he has just bought is very expensive. 13.Tet is a festival ……… occurs in late January or early February. VI. Use “ALTHOUGH” to combine each pair of these sentences. 1. He often tells lies. Many people believe him.  …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. She didn’t each much. She was hungry.  …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. He is over 60. He doesn’t wear glasses. 3  …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. It got dark. They continued to work.  …………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. She kept on studying. It was noisy.  …………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. He ate all the fruits. They were green.  …………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. We could do the test. It was very difficult.  …………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. He is very strong. I’m not afraid of him.  …………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. The plane took off. The weather was bad.  …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10.He didn’t stop his car. The traffic lights turned red.  …………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. They went on a picnic. The weather was very bad.  …………………………………………………………………………………………… VII- Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage: Christmas is a family (1)_________ and many of the customs center on children. When they go to bed on Christmas (2)__________, children hang up a pillow case or a sack for their presents. (3)__________ , it should be a stocking, but a stocking wouldn’t hold enough to (4) __________ today’s kids. While the children are (5) ______, so the custom goes, Father Christmas or Santa Claus, comes (but (6) ___________________ to children who have been good). He travels (7) ___ the North Pole in a sleigh which is (8) _______ by reindeer. After landing on the roof, Santa Claus climbs down the (9) _______________and puts (10) ____________in the sacks that the children have left out. 1/ A. tradition B. nation C. internation D. celebration 2/ A. Eve B. evening C. morning D. afternoon 3/ A. Actually B. Traditionally C. Fortunately D. Usually 4/ A. become B. celebrate C. satisfy D. enjoy 5/ A. sleep B. asleep C. sleeping D. slept 6/ A. only B. so C. both D. also 7/ A. to B. for C. from D. in 8/ A. pull B. to pull C. pulling D. pulled 9/ A. tree B. chimney C. roof D. reindeer 10/ A. presents B. food C. drinks D. decoration VIII. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it. 1. We arrived at London at 3 o’clock in the morning. 2. My home village is on the West of the city. 3. She wanted to know how long did it take to get to Ha Noi by plane. 4. She told me to shut the door but don’t lock it. 5. Nam asked Mai what can he do to help her. 6.Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren't they? 7. I'd like to go out for dinner, but I don't feel like to eat out tonight. 8. Summer in England is the better season of all. 9. If we would have a large garden, we would plant a lot of flowers in it. 10. I have so much money that I don't know What do with it. 11. Although my next door mighbor is not very cleverly, he is hard- working. 12. In spite the danger, they managed to cross the rive during the night. 4 . UNIT 8 CELEBRATIONS TEST 1 I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. honest B.hour C. honor D D. best 16 . Its very nice _______ you to say so. A. of B. on C. in D. at 17 . Passover is celebrated in Israel and by all _______ people. A. Jewish B. English C. Vietnamese D. Japanese 1 18. Auld. ……… I can do? 8. We all thanked him ……… gave us a lot of help. 9. The girl ……… eyes are blue is Mr. Brown’s daughter. 10 .I enjoy reading the books ……… tell about different cultures. 11 . The people