Unit 8: Celebrations I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A.honest B.hourC.onoD.honey 2. A. eardB. searchC. pearlD. heard 3. A. foodB. poorC. shootD. mood 4. A. puddingB. putC. pullD. puncture 5. A. closeB. roseC. loseD. chose 6. A. greatB. treasure C. measureD. pleasure 7. A.ancientB. caveC. cavernD.aging 8. A. spectacular B. structure C. sculptureD. picturesque 9. A. shrineB. surprising C. pilgrimD.island 10. A. structure B. culture C. sculptureD. future II. Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others. 11. A. festival B. decorate C. special D. important 12. A. celebrate B. freedom C. apart D. slavery 13. A. chocolate B. receive C. colorful D. contest 14. A. parade B. charity C. active D. generous 15. A. instead B. conserve C. innovation D. ultimately III.Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences. 16. In the United States, most people eat_______ on Christmas day. A. roast turkey B. fried chicken C. roast chick D. fried turkey 17. People like to play ______ on each other on April Fool’sDay. 18. The Chinese eat special ____ for the moon festival. They are sweet and are made with alot of eggs. A. candies B. sweets C. apple pies D. cakes 19. Janice and Mike are getting married soon. They plan to have a small ______with just afew family members. A. marriage B. celebration C. anniversary D. wedding ceremony 20. Auld Lang Syne is a song _______is sung on New Year’s eve. A. whose B. who C. which D. whom 21. They must gather the crop before it rains ________September. A. in B. on C. the D. at 22. . ________he come in half an hour, I shall go alone. A. If B. Unless C. Because D. When 23. Can you tell me the reason for_______the Mother’s Day? A. celebrating B. celebration C. celebrate D. celebrated 24. We think that Mother's Day should be celebrated_______ A. nationwide B. nationhood C. nationality D. nation 25. We are going to _______the anniversary of our 50 th wedding. A. celebrate B. celebrated C. celebrating D. to celebrate 26. He lives in a very ............... village in Hue. A. picture B. picturely C. picturesque D. picturesquely 27. They failed to gain international ............... as an independent country. A. recognition B. agreeing C. setting D. accepting 28. This would be the perfect .............. for our wedding party. A. set B. tombC. setting D. recognition 29. A ............ is a building or place that has been made stronger and protected against attack. A. citadel B. structure C. fortress D. tower 30. What ............... should we take to reduce pollution? A. measures B. plans C. methods D. activities

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage:

Mid-Autumn Festival

There are hundreds of festivals in Vietnam each year. (1) _____ Tet holiday, the Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most famous festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese (2) _______.

The Mid-Autumn festival is (3) ________on the 15th day on the 8th lunar month (often in late September or early October) in the middle of (4) _______ and it is celebrated for a whole day. On this day, the adults and the parents prepare a special cake called moon cake along with many candies, jellies, grapefruit, bananas, apples, etc. The Mid-autumn celebration is an opportunity for (5) ________ members to reunite. Young people express their gratitude to the elderly.

Question 3:

A. held

B. remember

C. hold

D. celebrate

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage:

Mid-Autumn Festival

There are hundreds of festivals in Vietnam each year. (1) _____ Tet holiday, the Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most famous festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese (2) _______.

The Mid-Autumn festival is (3) ________on the 15th day on the 8th lunar month (often in late September or early October) in the middle of (4) _______ and it is celebrated for a whole day. On this day, the adults and the parents prepare a special cake called moon cake along with many candies, jellies, grapefruit, bananas, apples, etc. The Mid-autumn celebration is an opportunity for (5) ________ members to reunite. Young people express their gratitude to the elderly.

Question 4:

A. spring

B. autumn

C. summer

D. winter

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage:

Mid-Autumn Festival

There are hundreds of festivals in Vietnam each year. (1) _____ Tet holiday, the Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most famous festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese (2) _______.

The Mid-Autumn festival is (3) ________on the 15th day on the 8th lunar month (often in late September or early October) in the middle of (4) _______ and it is celebrated for a whole day. On this day, the adults and the parents prepare a special cake called moon cake along with many candies, jellies, grapefruit, bananas, apples, etc. The Mid-autumn celebration is an opportunity for (5) ________ members to reunite. Young people express their gratitude to the elderly.

Question 1:

A. The

B. Therefore

C. Besides

D. So

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage:

Mid-Autumn Festival

There are hundreds of festivals in Vietnam each year. (1) _____ Tet holiday, the Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most famous festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese (2) _______.

The Mid-Autumn festival is (3) ________on the 15th day on the 8th lunar month (often in late September or early October) in the middle of (4) _______ and it is celebrated for a whole day. On this day, the adults and the parents prepare a special cake called moon cake along with many candies, jellies, grapefruit, bananas, apples, etc. The Mid-autumn celebration is an opportunity for (5) ________ members to reunite. Young people express their gratitude to the elderly.

Question 2:

A. children

B. child

C. girls

D. boys

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage:

Mid-Autumn Festival

There are hundreds of festivals in Vietnam each year. (1) _____ Tet holiday, the Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most famous festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese (2) _______.

The Mid-Autumn festival is (3) ________on the 15th day on the 8th lunar month (often in late September or early October) in the middle of (4) _______ and it is celebrated for a whole day. On this day, the adults and the parents prepare a special cake called moon cake along with many candies, jellies, grapefruit, bananas, apples, etc. The Mid-autumn celebration is an opportunity for (5) ________ members to reunite. Young people express their gratitude to the elderly.

Question 5:

A. royal

B. club

C. school

D. family

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

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.

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

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

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.

According to the passage, Pilgrims are ______.

A. people who traveled 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 1620s

D. Native Americans who live in North America