UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS

☺ VOCABULARY

A. READING 1. pagoda (n)

2. fireworks (n)
3. grand (adj)  grand opening
4. occasion (n)
5. mark (v)
6. agrarian (adj)  agrarian people
7. preparation (n)
prepare (v) for
8. build up (v)
9. red banners (n)
10. spread - spread – spread (v)
11. to be full of
12. peach blossom (n)
apricot blossom (n)
13. kumquat tree (n)
14. sticky rice (n)
15. fatty pork (n)
16. colored lights (n)
17. candied fruit (n)
18. sugared apple(n)
19. positive comments (n)
20. exchange (v)
21. pray to sb for sth/sb
22. festival (n)
23. various (adj)
variety (n)
24. envelope (n)

B. LISTENING 1. dress (v)

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 2. kimono (n)
3. similarity (n) ≠ difference
4. housewife (n)  housewives (pl.n)
5. shrine (n)
6. longevity (n)
7. pine tree (n)
8. constancy (n)
9. represent (v)
10. bell (n)
11. ring –rang- rung (v)
12. get rid of (v)
13. dirt (n)
14. broadcast – broadcast – broadcast (v)

C. OTHER WORDS 1.cauliflower (n)

2.crop (n)
3.do a clean up (exp)
4.evil spirit (n)
5.French fries (n)
6.good spirit (n)
7.lunar calendar (n)
8.solar calendar (n)
9.mask (n) maët naï
10.Mid-Autumn Festival (n)
11.National Independence Day (n)
12.Thanksgiving (n)
13.Valentine’s Day (n)
14.overthrow (v)
15.parade (v)
16.roast turkey
17.ward off (v)
18.wish (n)

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 TEST 1 – UNIT 8

I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. thing B. thought C. though D. thumb
2. A. cure B. tutor C. sure D. pure
3. A. strives B. states C. stays D. studies
4. A. diving B. discover C. discipline D. divide
5. A. luxury B. example C. exist D. exempt

B. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words:
6. A. language B. nation C. private D. themselves
7. A. address B. approach C. other D. respect
8. A. belong B. involve C. people D. enjoy
9. A. approve B. foreign C. master D. woman
10. A. because B. bedside C. behind D. between

II. VOCABULARY & STRUCTURES

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:
1.Did .......................... happen?-No, nothing happened.
A. nothing B. anything C. any D. a thing
2. This note is only a reminder. It’s......................
A. nothing B. no one C. nothing extra D. nothing more
3. He doesn't catch anything. He never catches..........................
A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
4. He could do nothing. He couldn't do ...................... .
A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
5. .................. of them has been turned to stone.
A. No one B. Not one C. No D. Even one
6. I've had no..................... to visit him recently.
A. occasion B. opportunity C. chance D. All are correct.
7 ...................... of his sugar-coated promises.
A. Attend B. Care C. Avoid D. Beware
8. It's cruel to make .................... of people who stammer.
A. laugh B. fun C. funny D. away
9. She's very lively and full.................. fun.
A. of B. with C. by D. All are correct.
10. Students over 25 fall into a different.................... .
A. sort B. kind C. category D. All are correct.
11. You're .................. luck - there's one ticket left.
A. in B. on C. by D. with
12. You're .................... luck. She's not here.
A. off B. out of C. away from D. outside
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13. They stood as straight as soldiers on ........................
A. queues B. lines C. march D. parade
14. She ................... to God for an end to her sufferings.
A. prayed B. said C. asked D. required
15. He was ..................... with the watch on the occasion of his retirement.
A. given B. awarded C. presented D. A and C
16. Family members who live apart try to get together ……………..Tet.
A. in B. at C. on D. during
17. Most town put …..a Christmas tree, a fir tree decorated with colored lights, shiny balls, tinsel and bows
A. on B. in C. with D. up
18. Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full ……………………….goods.
A. of B. with C. in D. for
19. 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. put on D. try on
20. People believed that what they do on the first day of the new year will …………..their luck during the whole
year.
A. control B. influence C. exchange D. result
21. The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas.
A. contact B. gather C. relate D. communicate
22. We wish you both healthy and longevity.
A. long life B. happy life C. easy life D. exciting life
23. Don’t forget our appointment. You had better put it in your ……………….. .
A. agenda B. diary C. calendar D. directory
24. Their flat is ……….in a tasteful combination of colours.
A. ornamented B. decorated C. embellished D. equipped
25. Many people go to the Pagoda to ……………….for a happy year for themselves and their family.
A. pray B. long C. desire D. ask
26. Were there any calls for me? – Yes,………………..rang while you were out.
A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. A & B
27. Do you need thick paper or thin …………………?
A. anyone B. everyone C. one D. ones
28. We all know the man is a thief, don’t we ? – Yes ………..knows, but ………dares to say so publicly.
A. someone / no one B. everyone / no one
C. anyone / no one D. anyone / someone
29. Can you please check that …………………has got a ticket?
A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone
30. I threw my old trainers and brought some new …………………………. .
A. ones B. one C. some D. any

III. WORD FORMS * Supply the correct form of the words:

1. We need to develop a ___________ approach to the problem.(coordinate)
2.We are very _____________ to our teacher for helping revising for the final exam. (gratitude)
3.By bringing __________ to other people , you will be happy, too (happy)
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4.We are looking for someone who is good at __________ stories to children. (tell)
5.Green Summer is a voluntary project where students provide ___________ for disadvantaged children.
( educate)
6.People in the ____________ area are really in need of food and medicines. (flood)
7.He’s not ___________ enough to make a quick decision. He needs to think over before making his own
mind. (maturity)
8.In very classroom., teachers always want to ___________ students’ independence in learning. (promotion)
9.His words and behavior strongly reveals his ___________ background.( educate)
10.A __________ married couple has just entered the room. Everyone stood up.( respect)
11.The Government is calling for the support of the rich to the poor in the campaign called Poverty
……………………..( eradicate)
12. His ……………………………. made him be the winner of the competition. (decorate)
13. Tet ……………………………. used to be spread for one month. (prepare)
14. There are various forms of ……………………………. in the city. (entertain)
15. She had a car accident but ……………………………. she didn’t hurt herself. (lucky)
16. There is a ……………………………. of food in the supermarket. ( various)
17. They are very busy with ……………………………. the Teachers’ Day. (celebrate)
18. Ao dai is a ……………………………. dress for women in Vietnam. (tradition)
19. Water is ……………………………. (color)
20. Mut is ……………………………. fruit. (candy)

III. ERROR RECOGNITION

1. There isn’t no one waiting for me, isn’t there?
2. Someone spoke to me, but I can’t remember its name.
3. Anyone stole the money, but we don’t know who.
4. Someone would tell me the answer, so I suggested.
5. There are someone waiting to see you outside.
6. In the days leading up to Tet, each family traditional cooks
special holiday foods such as mut, banh chung and banh day.
7. Preparations for these foods are quite extensive, and cook them can take several days.
8. Family members often take turns to keep watching on the fire overnight, telling one other stories about Tet
of past years.
9. It is most wonderful time for members of a family to gather to chat and share feelings.
10. Even poor or rich, every Vietnamese family also get some special foods and decoration for Tet.

V. READING:
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
Have you ever stopped (51).............. why people give each (52).............. eggs at Easter? The Christian
festival of Easter celebrates the return of Jesus Christ from the death, but the festival is actually named
(53).............. the goddess of the sun, Eostre, whose name is taken from the East where she (54).............. In
very ancient times, Easter was a celebration that winter was (55).............. and that a new life was about to
begin. The rabbit, (56).............. to the number of young it produces, is the symbol of life. In some parts of the
world, the rabbit leaves large (57).............. of eggs (another symbol of new life) in the garden and children

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have to find as many as they can. This is very (58).............. Christmas when Santa Claus leaves presents for
individual children. At Easter, children have to be independent and (59).............. after themselves. In this
(60).............. the hunt for Easter eggs represents the need for young people to go out into the world and make
their own fortune.
51. A. to wonder B. wondering C. wonder D. wander
52. A. else B. person C. others D. other
53. A. for B. about C. after D. with
54. A. goes B. sets C. rises D. raises
55. A. finish B. conclusion C. up D. over
56. A. as B. since C. due D. because
57. A. numbers B. sums C. figures D. totals
58. A. like B. unlike C. different D. similar
59. A. take B. get C. look D. carry
60. A. day B. way C. habit D. time

VI. READING COMPREHENSION

THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is the
most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving,
and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.
Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came
to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually
called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many
of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so
that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native
Americans for the fact that they had survived.
Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days.
The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America.
The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of
sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe.
Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.
On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. In New York there is the Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with
large balloons in- the shape of imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the
Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.
41. In the United States, Thanksgiving is ______.
a. a religious celebration held by Christians only b. celebrated as a public holiday .
c. more important than Christmas d. apart from Christmas
42. According to the passage Pilgrims are ______.
a. people who travelled to America by ships
b. trips that religious people make to a holy place .
c. people who left their home and went to live in North America in the early 17th century;

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43. All of the following statements are mentioned EXCEPT ______.
a. People celebrate Thanksgiving to thank God
b. People usually have traditional dinners on Thanksgiving
c. There are lots of entertainments on Thanksgiving
d. People go to churches for religious services on Thanksgiving.
44. On thanksgiving ______.
a. turkey, yams and pumpkin pies are served
b. people join in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
c. people wear coloured carnival masks matching through the streets
d. people go out to shop for Christmas presents
45. Which of the following is not true?
a. In the US, Thanksgiving is not a national holiday; it's a religious holiday.
b. Christmas comes Jess than a month after Thanksgiving.
c. Thanksgiving was originally celebrated by the first, Europeans in North America to thank God for their
survival.
d. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are colourful and exciting.

VII. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

A. Rewrite the sentences, using the correct form of the word in brackets:
1.All the things in the room were in bright colors.
-> Everything ________________________________________________.
2. There was nothing I could do.
-> I couldn’t _________________________________________________.
3. When I phoned, there was no reply.
-> No one __________________________________________________.
4. You check in for your flight at least an hour before departure.
-> One _____________________________________________________.
5. I haven’t got any work.
-> I’ve got ____________________________________________ to do.
6. All of you know the answer, don’t you?
-> Everybody _______________________________________________.
7. We all milk drinkers here!
-> Everybody ______________________________________________?
8. Are we going to be driven there?
-> Is _____________________________________________________?
9. No one was on time yesterday.
-> Everyone _______________________________________________.
10. I’m afraid I don’t know anything about it.
-> I’m afraid I know _________________________________________.

B. Choose the sentence - a, b, c or d - which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before.
1. No one else must know this.
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 a. You are not advised to know this.
b. Everyone else must be silent.
c. This must be kept secret.
d. You should let everyone else know this.
2. ' Would you like some coffee? Peter asked me.
a. Peter offered to give me some coffee. b. peter asked me if I liked coffee.
c. Peter asked me to make him a cup of coffee. d. Peter suggested having coffee.
3. We could have seen the movie if the tickets had not been so expensive.
a. We wanted to see the movie, but the tickets were sold out.
b. We couldn't afford the tickets to see the movie.
c. We saw the movie even though the tickets were expensive.
d. The tickets were inexpensive, so we saw the movie.
4. There was very little response to the charity appeal.
a. Nobody responded to the charity appeal. b. Everybody seemed to appeal to the charity.
c. They raised a lot of money from the charity appeal.d. Very little money was raised by the charity appeal.
5. He talked about nothing except the weather.
a. His sole topic of conversation was the weather. b. He had nothing to say about the weather.
c. He talked about everything but the weather. d. He said he had not interested in the weather.
6. It never occurred to me to go by train.
a. I used to go by train.
b. I was used to going by train.
c. I never find it boring to go by train
d. I never thought of going by train.
7. I should have studied last night, but I was too tired
a. I couldn't study last night because I was very tired.
b. I studied last night, so I was very tired.
c. I tried to study last night but I felt bored.
d. I didn't study last night because I felt very bored.
8. The doctor said, 'You really ought to rest for a few days, Jasmine.'
a. Jasmine's doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days.
b. The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short rest.
c. The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days’ rest.
d. It is the doctor's recommendation that Jasmine rested shortly.
9. The sooner he stops smoking, the better he'll feel.
a. As soon as he feels better, he'll try to stop smoking.
b. When he stops smoking, he'll begin to feel better.
c. He feels so much better since he stopped smoking.
d. Though he feels better, he still smokes.
10. The coffee was not strong. It didn't keep us awake.
a. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake.
b. The coffee was so strong that we couldn't sleep.
c. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.

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d. We was kept awake because the coffee was strong.