Unit 8 : Celebrations
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Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
Coal, oil, and natural gas supply modern civilization with most of irs power. However, not only are supplies of these fuels limited, but they are a major source of pollution. Therefore, its important to improve, explore and develop such alternative energy sources as nuclear, water, solar and wind power. Each of these alternatives, however, has advantages and disadvantages.
Nuclear power plants efficiently produce...
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Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
Coal, oil, and natural gas supply modern civilization with most of irs power. However, not only are supplies of these fuels limited, but they are a major source of pollution. Therefore, it's important to improve, explore and develop such alternative energy sources as nuclear, water, solar and wind power. Each of these alternatives, however, has advantages and disadvantages.
Nuclear power plants efficiently produce large amounts of electricity without polluting the atmosphere; however, they are costly to build and maintain, and they create the difficult problenı of what to do with nuclear waste. Hydroelectric power is inexpensive and environmentally safe, but impractical for communities locnted far from moving water.Wind power is a pollution-free source renewable energy but it cannot be used many parts of the world where there is insufficient wind. Solar power renewable, it does not cause pollution and it does not add the earth's heat load. However, it ia dilficult to coilect and store. Solar power also requir eensive equipnent
Every source of energy has its disadvantages. One way to minimize them is to use less energy. Conservation efforts coupled with renewable energy resoucs wll ensure supplies of clean, affordable energy for humanity's future.
1. Coal, oil and natural gas .............
a. are very great in amount
c. pollute the atmosphere
b. will never be used up
d. supply most of its power
2. Nuclear power plants
a. are difficult to build ..............
c. are very cheap to maintain
b. pollute the atmosphere
d. create the problem of nuclear waste
3. Wind power...............
a. cannot be used in places that has strong wind
b. is never completely used up
c. is a source of pollution
d. cannot replace itself .
4. What is the adyantage of these alternatives?
a. They are environmentally friendly energy sources
b. They are non renewable forms of energy
c. They are all very practical
d. They are inexpensive to exploit
5. From the passage, it can be inferred that to solve our energy problem...................
a. we will have to stop using many of our modern conveniences
b. scientists will have to find one major source of nonpolluting energy
c. scientists will have to find ways to increase our supplies of coal, oil, and gas
d. a combination of conservation and invention will be needed
read the passage and find a suitable word to complete space
Television is one of mans most important (1).................of communication It brings images and sounds from around the (2).........into millions of homes. A person with a TV set can sit in his house and watch the president (3)........... speech or visit a foreign country (4)..............television.Viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in far lands. In addition to all those things, TV brings its viewers a steady...
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read the passage and find a suitable word to complete space
Television is one of man's most important (1).................of communication It brings images and sounds from around the (2).........into millions of homes. A person with a TV set can sit in his house and watch the president (3)........... speech or visit a foreign country (4)..............television.Viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in far lands. In addition to all those things, TV brings its viewers a steady stream of programs (5)........... are designed to entertain. In fact, TV is very useful to our spiritual life(6)....... it iss a continous cheap source of (7)............and (8)..........
l. Put the name of the celebration in each blank.
Halloween, New Years Day ,Boxing Day, Passover, Christmas, Mothers Day, Easter ,Fathers Day, Mid-Fall Festival
1. It is celebrated in Viet Nam on the 15th 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 E...
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l. 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 15th 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 about 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 year, January 1st
9. It is celebrated in the night of October 31, when children wear costumes and go from door to d oor to ask for candy.
Combine each pair of the sentences usewho,which and whom
1 where are the pictures?They were on this wall
2.My father is the person.He has great influence on my behavior3
3. Do you like the flows?I bought them this morning
4.All of use are intersted in the man.He s teaching us P.E
5.whats the name of the girl?She lent you this book
6.I dont know the man.He wrote lots of good books
7.the girl will leave me the message. She has worked here for five days
8.All the man attend me meeting. they...
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Combine each pair of the sentences use''who,which and whom''
1 where are the pictures?They were on this wall
2.My father is the person.He has great influence on my behavior3
3. Do you like the flows?I bought them this morning
4.All of use are intersted in the man.He 's teaching us P.E
5.what's the name of the girl?She lent you this book
6.I don't know the man.He wrote lots of good books
7.the girl will leave me the message. She has worked here for five days
8.All the man attend me meeting. they are businessmen
9. do you know they lady? she is presenting her topic
10. i haven't read the novel. it was written by Nam Cao
11. the girl will come here tomorrow. she was recommended by my boss
12.the exercise are very difficult. You askd me to do them
13. i won't buy the house. You introduced it to me last night
14.i am willing to help the woman. She is too poor to feed her family
15. i enjoyed the party. it was interesting
16. they are repairing the roof . it was damaged by the storm last night
17. the man is being questioned . he broke into my house
18. i haven't seen te teacher. she moved to HCM two years ago
19.this is the nurse. i am speaking to you about her
20. i met the man. he comes from england
Combine the following pairs or groups of sentences, using relative pronouns or adverbs.
1. The policè officer was friendly. She gave me directions.
2. The woman gave me some information about the trip. I called her.
3. The information helped me a lot. I found it on the Internet.
4. Paris is an exciting city. It is the capital of France.
5. We are studying sentences. They contain adjective clauses
6. The man was standing over there. I was telling you about him.
7. I know a man. His last n...
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Combine the following pairs or groups of sentences, using relative pronouns or adverbs.
1. The policè officer was friendly. She gave me directions.
2. The woman gave me some information about the trip. I called her.
3. The information helped me a lot. I found it on the Internet.
4. Paris is an exciting city. It is the capital of France.
5. We are studying sentences. They contain adjective clauses
6. The man was standing over there. I was telling you about him.
7. I know a man. His last name is Goose.
8. The city was beautiful. We spent our vacation there.
9. 1989 is the year. We moved to New Yorl then.
10. Mr Lee Chemistry. We met him yesterday.
11. Matthew applied for the job. He can speak four languages.
12. Rice is a staple food throughout much of the world. It is grown in many co
18. We enjoyed Mexico City. We spent our vacation there.
14. M y friend is now a personne I manager of a company. Her first job was a secretary.
15. I saw several houses. Most of them were quite unsuitable.
16. The firm is sending me to New York. I work for this firm.
17. This is Mrs Jones. Her son won the championship last year.
18. I met Mary. She asked me to give you this.
19. We'll have to pass the entrance exam. This will be difficult.
20. That company has ten employees. All of them are computer experts.
21. Where are the students? We went to their party last weelc.
22. Valencia is a great place. Valencia is due east of Madrid.
23. The Rodonda square is near the cathedral. They hold a market in the Rodonda square every Sunday.
24. Sally has found a new job. That is luclky.
25. These are the friends. I met them on my trip to Hawaii.
I. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals
1. Im very.....of my father and love him so much (pride)
2. Trungs sense of humor.....him from other students (distinct)
3. Sometimes I have some.....which cant be explained (feel)
4. Mid-August Festival is a..... festival for children (joy)
5. Passover of the Jewish people is a festival which celebrates.......from slavery (free)
II. Each line of the following passage contains one error. Find and correct it
Tet holiday i...
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I. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals
1. I'm very.....of my father and love him so much (pride)
2. Trung's sense of humor.....him from other students (distinct)
3. Sometimes I have some.....which can't be explained (feel)
4. Mid-August Festival is a..... festival for children (joy)
5. Passover of the Jewish people is a festival which celebrates.......from slavery (free)
II. Each line of the following passage contains one error. Find and correct it
Tet holiday is celebrating on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks after the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are buyed for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, who is the traditional cake, and others goodies. On the New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for a reunion dinner. Every members of the family pay them respects to the alders. In return they receive lucky money wrapping in red tiny envelops. Then people go to visit their neighborhoods, friends and relatives
Exercise 1: Combine the sentences, using the relative words.
1) Do you know the woman? She is coming toward us.
2) The road is very narrow. It joins the two villages.
3) Most of the goods are exported. They are made in this factory.
4) Kuala Lumpur is a major trade center in Southeast Asia. It is the capital city of Malaysia.
5) All students will fail in the exam. They dont hand in their papers.
6) Some of the people cant come. They have been invited to the party.
7) English has an alpha...
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Exercise 1: Combine the sentences, using the relative words.
1) Do you know the woman? She is coming toward us.
2) The road is very narrow. It joins the two villages.
3) Most of the goods are exported. They are made in this factory.
4) Kuala Lumpur is a major trade center in Southeast Asia. It is the capital city of Malaysia.
5) All students will fail in the exam. They don't hand in their papers.
6) Some of the people can't come. They have been invited to the party.
7) English has an alphabet that consists of 26 letters.
8) Hiroko was born in Sapporo. It is a city in Japan.
9) She doesn't want to speak to the person. She divorced her husband for this reason.
10) Tom has three sisters. All of them are married.
11) Last month, I went back to the village. I was born in this village 30 years ago.
12) Jane failed the exam. This made her parents very depressed.
13) My sister was looking after a dog. Its leg had been broken.
Exercise 2: Change the relative clauses to phrases (sentences 1 ➝ 8)
Giúp mình nha, mình tick cho. Mình cần gấp lắm rồi
1. Tet is good time when family members..................apart get together.
A. live B. who live
C. lived D. who living
2. Sticky rice cakes are a..................dish at Tet in Vietnam.
A. traditional B. tradition
C. custom D. customary
3. The Seder is a special meal..................on the first two nights of Passover by Jewish families.
A. eaten B. eating
C. celebrated D. celebrating
4. Some people consider Easter a ..................festiv...
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Giúp mình nha, mình tick cho. Mình cần gấp lắm rồi
1. Tet is good time when family members..................apart get together.
A. live B. who live
C. lived D. who living
2. Sticky rice cakes are a..................dish at Tet in Vietnam.
A. traditional B. tradition
C. custom D. customary
3. The Seder is a special meal..................on the first two nights of Passover by Jewish families.
A. eaten B. eating
C. celebrated D. celebrating
4. Some people consider Easter a ..................festival rather than a religious festival.
A. happy B. cheer
C. joyful D. joke
5. Chocolate and eggs are what children receive..................Easter.
A. at B. on
C. in D. with
6. The first prize of the story-telling contest was..................to a nine-grade student.
A. award B. awarding
C. to award D. awarded
7. The person..................nominated the most effective activist comes from Nguyen Du Secondary School.
A. who B. is
C. who is D. was
8. Our former teacher..................Nam on his contribution to the program.
A. addressed B. awarded
C. congratulated D. complimented
9. Auld Lang Syne is the title of a Scottish song..................means good time long ago. A. who B. which
C. having D. had
10. What I like best about my uncle is his ..................of humor.
A. telling B. jokes
C. character D. sense
Read the passage carefully , then decide whether the following statements are true ( T ) or false ( F ) .
A 7.0 magnitude earthqualce struclc Haiti just before 5 pm . on 12 January 2010 , about 10 miles southwest of Port - au - Prince , the country s capital . The quako was the worst in the region in more than 200 years . An estimated million people were affected by the quake . The Faitian Government reported that an estimated 230 , 000 people had died , 300 , 000 had been injured...
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Read the passage carefully , then decide whether the following statements are true ( T ) or false ( F ) .
A 7.0 magnitude earthqualce struclc Haiti just before 5 pm . on 12 January 2010 , about 10 miles southwest of Port - au - Prince , the country ' s capital . The quako was the worst in the region in more than 200 years . An estimated million people were affected by the quake . The Faitian Government reported that an estimated 230 , 000 people had died , 300 , 000 had been injured and 1 , 000 , 000 made homeless .
Most of Port - au - Prince ' s major landmarks were significantly damaged or stroyed in the earthqualce , including the Presidential Palace , the National Assem bly building , the Port - au - Prince Cathedral , and the main jail . All hospitals were destroyed or so badly damaged that they have been abandoned . The day after the quake . Haiti ' s president , René Préval , called the destruction " unimaginable . ”
32 . The earthquake in Haiti measured 7 . 0 on the Richter scale .
33 . The earthqualce hit Haiti at 5 p.m. on 12 January 2010 .
34 The earthqualce caused severe damage ' to Port - au - Prince .
35 . Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in the earthqualke 36 .
36. The 2010 earthquake was the region ' s worst ever earthquake