Grade11 Quynh Nhu UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS PRACTICE TEST I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. holiday b. important c. excitement d. tradition 2. a. sticky b. blossom c. throughout d. flower 3. a. orange b. country c. sugar d. receive 4. a. influence b. pagoda c. various d. festival 5. a. decorate b. nowadays c. popular d. tomato II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. celebration b. entertainment c. traditional d. preparation 2. a. special b. polite c. happy d. really 3. a. positive b. envelope c. occasion d. everyone 4. a. lucky b. banner c. begin d. lunar 5. a. sometime b. between c. apple d. color III. Make the correct choice 1. Peter is not ________work today. He is __________holiday. a. at / on b. in / for c. from / away d. for / over 2. When I was in class, I often sat ____________Tommy and Mike. a. among b. between c. in d. within 3. In spring, all flowers are ___________blossom colorfully. a. at b. about c. over d. in 4. Those foreign tourists are looking forward to enjoy Vietnamese Tet holiday with ____ a. excite b. excited c. exciting d. excitement 5. To most Vietnamese people, Tet holiday is often well _____________ a. prepare b. prepared c. preparation d. preparative 6. The _______of football spreads not only throughout England but also all over the world. a. popular b. popularize c. popularly d. popularity 7. Ripe fruit is very good for our health. a. Sugared and colored b. Cooked carefully c. Picked by hand d. Fully grown and ready to eat 8. Some days before New Year, they __________greeting cards one another. a. exchange b. show c. receive d. express 9. Films are the most popular ___________of entertainment. a . style b. form c. area d. case 10. She is a Buddhist. She often goes to the ____________twice a month. a. house c. church c. pagoda d. banner 11. He sat down and _________and stirred his coffee. a. cooked b. exchanged c. sugared d. decorated 12. One of Tet's ________most special foods is banh chung. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 13. 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 14. Why don't you come and see me as you _________? a. was b. had c. do d. used to 15. When we were younger, we did ___________allowed to drink coffee. a. not to be b. not c. to not be d. not use to be 16. There is ________outside the house. a. one b. someone c. anyone d. anybody 17. I have not spoken to ____ all day because I have a sore throat. a. someone b. nobody c. anybody d. ones 18. I need ___ reliable to look after the baby while I am at work . a. anyone b. someone c. everybody d. none 19. She was ____to leave without saying goodbye. a. only one b. the only one c. ones d. the ones 20. Listen! I hear __________knocking at the window. a. anyone b. no one c. someone d. anybody 21. We didn't use __________out much in the winter months. a. to go b. go c. going d. gone 22. I phoned last night but ____________answered. a. no one b. someone c. everyone d. ones BTQN 1 Grade11 Quynh Nhu 23. in the street was shocked when they heard the news. a. Ones b. Someone c. Everyone d. Anyone 24. She used to love cats but since ____________attacked her and she has not liked them anymore. a. the ones b. ones c. one d. the one 25. Good morning, ____ a. someone b. anyone c. no one d. everybody 26. Laziness and crime are inseparable. You cannot have _______ without the other. a. everyone b. someone c. ones d. one 27. Of the three sisters, Mary is the most beautiful ____ a. someone b. anyone c. everyone d. one 28. You may have _____ or the other, but not both. a. one b. ones c. the one d. the ones 29. 30. I need _______to help me because it is a hard work. a. someone b. anyone c. anybody d. no one. IV. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets. 1. You’d better use your……………………………. to find the answer. (imagine) 2. He was…………………………… because of his son’s behaviour. (embarrass) 3. That woman complained ……………………………… about anything she doesn’t like. (noisy) 4. The number of ……………………….in the Asian Games has been increasing. (participate) 5. We highly ………………………… your assistance and cooperation. (appreciation) V. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect. 1. Suddenly she heard some footsteps moved towards her room a few minutes ago. A B C D 2. He was extreme pleased that he got the best grades for his final exam . A B C D 3. T he equipment in this factory will be repair until the new manager comes. A B C D 4. Children are very interesting in waching cartoons and playing games. A B C D 5. All the students in the class are enough good to pass the final exam. A B C D 6. His knowledge improved since he got the habit of reading scientific books. A B C D 7. This is the school at which Uncle Ho used to studying when he was young. A B C D 8. Thinking carefully before you answer my question. A B C D VI. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next year. Cultures that measure yearly calendars all have New Year celebrations. Tet Nguyen Dan pronunciation, more commonly known by its shortened name Tet, is the most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam. It is the Vietnamese New Year which is based on the Chinese calendar, a lunisolar calendar. The name Tet Nguyen Dan is Vietnamese for Feast of the First Morning. Tet is celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year though exceptions arise due to the one-hour time difference between Hanoi and Beijing. Tet shares many of the same customs of its Chinese counterpart. It is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar, around late January or early February, until at least the third day. Many Vietnamese prepare for Tet by cooking special holiday foods, decorating and cleaning the house. During Tet holiday, Vietnamese visit their families, pagodas and temples, forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hoping for a better upcoming year. Tet traditionally marks the coming of Spring, so Spring is sometimes used interchangeably with Tet in Vietnamese. Vietnamese people usually return to their families during Tet. Some return to worship at the family altar or visit "the graves of their ancestors. Others return to where they grew up. Although Tet is a main holiday among all Vietnamese, each region and religion has its own customs. 1. Tet is a _________holiday in Vietnam. a. crucial b. lunisolar c. unpopular d. uncommon 2. Vietnamese New Year is based on __________ a. the Vietnamese calendar b. the Chinese calendar c. Chinese culture d. New Year celebrations 3. Tet is celebrated at least _________ a. one day b. two days c. three days d. a fortnight 4. Which is NOT done to prepare for Tet? a. cooking special foods b. cleaning houses BTQN 2 Grade11 Quynh Nhu c. decorating houses d. visiting relatives and friends 5. Tet ………. a. has the same customs throughout the country b. has different customs, which are up to region and religion c. is not celebrated throughout the country d. is at end of spring VII. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. (1) _________the Vietnamese believe that the first visitor a family receives in the year determines their fortune for the (2) ____year, people never enter (3) ____house on the first day without (4)____ first. The act of being the first person to enter a house on Tet is called xong dat or dapdat. Usually, a person with a happy demeanor or who had experienced good luck during the previous year is invited first into the house. In some (5) _____, any person with names such as Phuc (happy), Tai (wealth), Loc (luck), will be invited to (6) ____this act of xong dat. However, just to be (7) ___, the owner of the house will leave the house a few minutes before midnight and come back just as the clock (8) ___ midnight to prevent anyone else (9)___ entering the house first who might potentially bring any unfortunate events in the new year to the household. Sweeping during Tet is taboo, since it symbolizes sweeping the luck away. It is also taboo for (10) ___ who experienced a recent loss of a family member to visit anyone else during Tet. 1. a. Although b. Instead c. Due to d. Since 2. a. all b. whole c. round d. around 3. a. any b. each c. every d. one 4. a. to be invited b. to invite c. being invited d. inviting 5. a. cases b. examples c. kinds d. sorts 6. a. take b. perform c. do d. make 7. a. safe b. safety c. safetiness d. safely 8. a. hits b. knocks c. strikes d. shows 9. a. in b. for c. with d. from 10. a. the one b. anyone c. no one d. each one VIII. Rewrite these sentences as directed. 1. The film was long. We couldn’t see it through. The film was so ………………………………………………………………………… 2. He is sorry he doesn’t live near his office. He wishes ………………………………………………………………………….…… 3. It was very cold yesterday, so we couldn't go swimming. If ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. The custom officer told him to open his briefcase. The custom officer made ……………………………………………………… …… 5. We cancelled the meeting because the weather was bad. Because of ……………………………………………………………………………… 6. Someone stole her handbag yesterday. Her handbag ………………………………………………………………….………… 7. “I’ll see you tomorrow.” Mary said. Mary told ………………………………………………………………………………… 8. He is sorry he isn’t at home now. He wishes …………………………………………………………………… ………… 9. I typed more carefully than you did. You didn’t ………………………………………………………………………… …… 10. The waitress was very impolite. She served us in that restaurant. The watress wh- ………………………………………………………………………… IX. Sentence building 1. Vietnamese New Year celebration / last / at least three days a. Vietnamese New Year celebration lasts at least three days. b. Vietnamese New Year celebration which lasts at least three days. c. Vietnamese New Year celebration lasts at least on three days. d. Vietnamese New Year celebration, it lasts at least three days. 2. Tet holiday / people often visit relatives / friends / go to the pagoda / pray for luck / happiness a. On Tet holiday, people often visit relatives and friends, then going to the pagoda praying for luck and happiness. b. When Tet holiday, people often visit relatives, friends, with go to the pagoda to pray for luck and happiness. c. In Tet holiday, people often visit relatives, friends, and then to go to the pagoda to pray for luck and happiness. d. On Tet holiday, people often visit relatives, friends, and go to the pagoda to pray for luck and happiness. 3. many of them / go / see a fortune-teller / ask / their fortune in the new year a. Many of them had better go to see a fortune-teller to ask for their fortune in the new year. b. Many of them would like go to see a fortune-teller so as to they ask about their fortune in the new year. BTQN 3 Grade11 Quynh Nhu c. Many of them may go to see a fortune-teller to ask about their fortune in the new year. d. Many of them should go seeing a fortune-teller to ask for their fortune in the new year 3. children / say / best wishes / adults / give / lucky money a. Children say the best wishes to adults and are given lucky money. b. Children say the best wishes with adults and given lucky money. c. Children say the best wishes for adults are given lucky money. d. Children say the best wishes with adults and being given lucky money. 4. some wealthy families / pay / dragon dancers / perform / their house / get luck and prosperity a. Some wealthy families can pay for dragon dancers to perform at their house to get luck and prosperity. b. Some wealthy families would pay for dragon dancers performing at their house to get luck and prosperity. c. The fact that some wealthy families can pay for dragon dancers to perform at their house to get luck and prosperity. d. Because some wealthy families can pay for dragon dancers who to perform at their house to get luck and prosperity. BTQN 4 . Grade11 Quynh Nhu UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS PRACTICE TEST I. Choose the word which is stressed differently. goes to the ____________twice a month. a. house c. church c. pagoda d. banner 11. He sat down and _________and stirred his coffee. a. cooked b. exchanged