Unit 13 : Festivals : Test 2

TEST 2

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. a. base                                                     b. ancient                                            c. decorate                                          d. final

2. a. invite                                           b. prize                                                        c. design                                                      d. activity

3. a. pottery                                        b. professor                                        c. position                                          d. tailor

4. a. teammate                           b. spread                                                      c. leader                                                       d. please

5. a. plumber                                      b. rub                                                                    c. bamboo                                              d. unsuitable

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

6. Halloween is the night of 31 October, when people once believed that ghosts______ .

a. can see                                           b. can be seen                           c. could see                                       d. could be seen

7. She____ me  she didn’t know what to do.

a. said                                                                    b. told                                                                   c. asked                                                                d. suggested

8. Anita is fond_____ playing the piano.

a. in                                                                       b.on                                                                      c.of                                                                       d. for

9. The fire is made____ matches or lighters. It is made in the tradi tional way.

a. with                                                                   b. without                                           c. of                                                                      d. by

10. She seems very_____ today.

a. sleepy                                                       b. sleepily                                           c. happily                                                    d. seriously

11. Ten countries participated in the discussions.

a. took part in                            b. held                                                                   c. went to                                                   d. arranged

12. I phoned Lynn but she was out.

a. not at home or not in the place where somebody works

b. go on holiday

c. travel abroad

d. not on the phone

13. _____ is a saint regarded as protecting a particular person or place.

a. Patron saint                           b. Blessed saint               c. Holy saint                            d. Fairy godmother

14. The _____ festival was held in the communal house yard.

 a. rice-cook                                       b. rice-cooker                                     c. rice-cooking                         d. rice-cooked

15. I____ that I didn’t know what to do.

a. said                                                                    b. told                                                                   c. asked                                                       d. suggested

III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

16. Ice-skate is the activity of moving around on ice wearing ice skates.

            A      B                    C                            D

17. Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east.

                           A           B                       C         D

18. Much of the butter eaten in Britain comes of New Zealand.

         A                            B    C                         D

19. Many Vietnamese people prepare for the holiday by pay their debts and

                                                              A                     B    C

cleaning their homes.

D                                                                                                                                           20. The house was design by Mike’s father and built by Mike

                                  A      B                         C      D

IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

In most cultures, people (21)____ the new year (22)_____January 1. (23) _____, in some cultures, the new year begins on a different date. (24) _____, the Chinese new year is in (25) ____ January or early February, the Jewish new year is in September or October, and the Islamic new year is usually (26) _____ May.

21. a. have                                          b. arrange                                 c. prepare                                           d. celebrate

22. a. in                                                       b. at                                                             c. on                                                                    d. of

23. a. And                                          b. However                     c. Although                               d. Because

24. a. For example           b. Besides                                c. But                                                                     d. However

25. a. late                                           b. lately                                              c. later                                                                   d. latest

26. a. in                                                                 b. at                                                             c. on                                                                         d. of

V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Hi! My name’s Veena, and I live in India. I’m a Hindu. My favorite festival is Diwali, which takes place in September: A ‘diwa’ is a little lamp _ and we light hundreds of them in our homes and streets. This festival is a time when we pray for wealth and happiness in the future. We usually buy new clothes and give each other presents. We also send Diwali cards and eat special spicy food and sweets.

27. The passage is written about _____.

a. Diwali                                             b. a little lamp                           c. the Indian                                      d. all are correct

28. What is Diwali?

a, A festival                     b. An event                               c. A contest                                       d. A prize

29. How long does Diwali last?

a. Two days                                                                   b. A month

c. Eight days                                                                   d. no information

30. How many little lamps are there?

a One hundred                                                       b. Two hundred

c. Hundreds                                                                    d. no information

31. What do they do at Diwali?

a. They buy new clothes and give each other presents.

b. They send Diwali cards and eat special spicy food and sweets.

c. They drink a lot of wine.

d. a & b are correct