Unit 7: THE MASS MEDIA

Wedding ceremory

Getting maried is an important event in a vietnamese's life. The procedure of the ancient wedding ceremony procedures include the following steps: the search for a husband or wife, the proposal, the registration, and finally the wedding.

Depening on habbits of specific ethnic groups, marriage indudes various steps and related procedures, but generally there are two main ceremonies.

Begger: some time before the wedding, the groom and his family visit the bride and her family with round lacquered boxes known as betrothal presents composed of gifts of areca nuts and betel leaves, tea, cake, fruits, wines and other delicacies covered with red cloth and carried by unmarried girls or boys. Both families agree to pick a good day for wedding.

Wedding: guests would be invited to come to join a party and celebrate the couple's happiness. The couple should pray before the altar asking their ancestors for permission for their marriage, then to express their gratitude to both groom's and bride's parents for raising and protecting them. Guests will share their joy at a party later.

Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others .

1. A. chopstick B. touch C. catch D. stomach

2. A. serious B. symptom C. sugar D. sauce

3. A. sunny B. under C. student D. lunch

4. A. started B. needed C. wicked D. stopped

5. A. early B. beat C. realize D. reader

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. I don't want much sugar in my coffee. Just _____.

A. little B. few C. a few D. a little

2. ______ beautiful her eyes are!

A. What B. How C. What a D. How a

3. On Sundays, I usually go shopping or ______ something else ______.

A. make/interesting B. doing/interested C. do/ interesting D. making/ interesting

4. “Would you like to come to dinner with me tonight?” “______.”

A. No, thanks. B. Yes, please C. Sorry, I can't D. Yes, I would

5. - “I enjoy listening to music.” - “______.”

A. So am I B. I don’t C. I am too D. Neither do I

6. - “______ do you go to see a doctor for a regular check - up?” - “Once a month.”

A. How often B. When C. Why D. How long

7. The ______ is showing them his plans of the new buildings.

A. doctor B. pianist C. author D. architect

8. - “______?” - “That would be great, but I have a prior engagement.”

A. Shall we eat out tonight B. Can you buy me some apples

C. Why are we going out for dinner D. May I borrow your pen

9. Spinach is very good for you, but you _____ wash it carefully.

A. might B. must C. can D. will

10. "______ money do you like to exchange for dollars?" "Two million"

A. How many B. How far C. How much D. How long

Complete the conversation between two friends.

Mary: (1) Would you like to go to the cinema , David?

David: I'd like to go to the cinema but I can't tonight .

Mary: (2) Oh, What's the matter with you ?

David: I have a backache and I feel so terrible now.

Mary: (3) Why don't you go to see a doctor.

David: Thank you so much for your advice.

Mary: (4) How often do you have a backache?

David: Every day. But the worst is in the evening.

Mary: I'm sorry to hear that. You should take time to relax yourself. It's time for me to go.

Goodbye for now.

David: (5) Goodbye.

Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

1. Hoa's new skirt was white with yellow flowers on it.

2. Some young people are concerned about the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.

3. He was trying his T-shirt on when his friend came in.

4. He finished his work in less than 10 minutes before he came to visit his friends.

5. After finishing the task, please compare your answers with your friends'.

6. Enjoying your food you eat is also the key to a healthy lifestyle.

7. I have just received a letter from my aunt in which she wrote a lot about her and her family

8. Eating too much candy and staying up late too often are very bad for your health.

Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (10 pts)

Each of the following sentences contains one error. Underline and correct it. (10 pts)

1. are

Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.

I live in a small village called Vinh An. There (1) are about 600 people here. I love the village (2) because it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean – people often look after it (3) with great care. The air is always clean, (4) too. It's much more friendly here than in a city because everyone knows everyone else, and (5) when someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.

There are only a (6) few things that I don't like about Vinh An. One thing is that we don't have (7) many things to do in the evening. We don't have any cinemas or theaters. The (8) other is that people always talk about each other, and everyone knows (9) what everyone else is doing. But I still (10) prefer lage life to life in a big city.

Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.

I live in a small village called Vinh An. There (1) are about 600 people here. I love the village (2) because it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean – people often look after it (3) with great care. The air is always clean, (4) fresh. It's much more friendly here than in a city because everyone knows everyone else, and (5) if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.

There are only a (6) one things that I don't like about Vinh An. One thing is that we don't have (7) any things to do in the evening. We don't have any cinemas or theaters. The (8) one thing is that people always talk about each other, and everyone knows (9) what everyone else is doing. But I still (10) love village life to life in a big city.