I.Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. festival B. end C. elephant D. perform
2. A. celebrate B. candle C. cake D. racing
3. A. prefer B. desert C. held D. celebrate
4. A. Thanksgiving B. they C. than D. those
5. A. apricot B. lantern C. gather D. cranberry
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
6. A. diverse B. serious C. special D. local
7. A. open B. affect C. direct D. renew
8. A. attend B. happen C. succeed D. replace
9. A. order B. receive C. perform D. rehearse
10. A. combine B. invite C. circle D. Discuss
III. Find which word or phrases does not belong to each group.
11. A. festival B. celebration C. tradition D. dishes
12. A. Halloween B. costumes C. pumpkin D. turkey
13. A. tomatoes B. flower C. ham D. Spain
14. A. feast B. Rice God C. harvest D. dancing
15. A. desert B. elephant C. camp D. Party
IV. Choose the correct answer.
16. People of minorities in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival every March.
A. native B. local C. ethnic D. village
17. The atmosphere is felt around all the villages.
A. festive B. festival C. air D. tradition
18. A lot of cultural and activities are held as part of the Flower Festival in Da Lat.
A. arts B. artist C. artistic D. art
19. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, is the holiday of the year in India.
A. more important B. most important C. importance D. Most importance
20.The Academy Awards, commonly as The Oscars, are the most famous film awards in the world.
A. know B. knew C. known D. be known
21. It is to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak.
A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. amazement
22. La Tomatina is a festival to celebrate the tomato harvest.
A. season B. seasonal C. year D. annually
23. People put pumpkin outside the homes during Halloween.
A. lanterns B. lights C. neon signs D. bulbs
24. Everyone has gone to the festival.
A. music B. musical C. musicians D. musician
25. The of the Rio Carnival is the Samba Parade.
A. importance B. highlight C. best D. performance
26. The Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak is a race between elephants that are ridden by their .
A. own B. owning C. owner D. owners
27. The Samba Parade in Rio Carnival has thousands of samba from various samba schools.
A. perform B. performance C. performer D. performers
28. People in Cannes take the Cannes Film Festival a very serious way.
A. in B. at C. on D. with
29. The biggest prize of the Cannes Film Festival is the Palme d’Or, which is given the best film.
A. of B. to C. with D. for
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30. The festival every year at the end of August.
A. takes B. takes place C. occur D. held
31. La Tomatina on the last Wednesday of August every year.
A. hold B. held C. is held D. be held
32. Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other things to the festival.
A. open B. celebrate C. remember D. set
33. A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janciro to the Rio Carnival.
A. play B. take C. attend D. follow
34. In La Tomatina, people get to throw tomatoes at .
A. themselves B. once C. together D. each other
35. Which do you think are festivals?
A. season B. harvester C. artistic D. music
V. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
36. There were lively New Year all over the town. (celebrate)
37. The hall looked very with its Christmas tree. (festival)
38. There are many differences between the two communities. (culture)
39.She gave a wonderful as the Iron Lady – the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
(perform)
40. When we heard she’d got the job, we all went off for a drink.
(celebrate)
41. What forms of do you participate in during the festival? (entertain)
42. The Chinese New Year marks the of spring and the start of the Lunar New Year.
(begin)
43. Her eyes were wide with when she heard the news. (excite)
44. Street are decorated with lights and red banners. (colour)
45. It is in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (tradition)
VI. Make questions for the underlined parts, using the question words in brackets.
46. La Tomatina in Brunol near Valencia happens ever year. (How often)
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47.La Tomatina takes place on the last Wednesday in August. (When)
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48.The highlight of the festival is the tomato flight. (What)
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49.La Tomatina dates backs to 1945 when an annual parade of enormous figures with big heads was
passing through the streets of Bunyol. (When)
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50.Some youngsters accidentally knocked over one of the giants. (What)
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51.Burning Man lasts one week. (How long)
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52.The festival began in San Francisco’s Baker Beach in 1986. (When; Where)
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53.The event begins on the last Monday in August, and ends on the first Monday in September. (When)
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54.It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden model of a hated person. (What)
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55.In 2010, 51,515 people attended Burning Man. (How many)
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VII.Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
The Rio de Janeiro Carnival – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil’s most popular and festive holiday in Carnival. In fact, many people (56)
Carnival one of the world’s biggest celebrations. Each spring, on the Saturday before
Ash Wednesday, the streets of Brazil’s largest city, Rio de Janeiro, come alive (57)
wild parties, festivals and glamorous dances.
The Samba School Parade is the highlight of the (58) event.
About 3,000 performers, in colourful costumes embellished with feathers, beads and
thousands of sequins, dance down the parade route into the Sambadrome – a dance stadium (59)
build for the event. Judges award a (60) to the most spectacular group of dancers.
56. A. consider B. regard C. believe D. hope
57. A. of B. in C. with D. at
58. A. four days B. four-days C. fourth day D. four-day
59. A. build B. built C. to build D. building
60. A. prize B. price C. respect D. result
VIII. Read the following passage, and then tick the correct answers: true (T), or false (F).
Songkran in Thailand’s most famous festival. An important event on the Buddhist
calendar, this water festival marks the beginning of the traditional Thai New Year. Water is an
important element of Songkran, especially in more recent times when the throwing of water has
become a huge part of the annual celebrations. If you’re visiting Thailand during this period, don’t
be surprised if you get splashed. Crowds of people roam around throwing buckets of water, using
water pistols and just generally soaking anyone in the vicinity. Appreciation of family is another
important aspect of the festival, with many Thai people making their way to their hometowns to
spend time with older relatives. Buddhists also visit temples throughout Songkran where water is
poured on Buddha images and on the hands of Buddhist monks as a mark of respect.
Without a doubt, Songkran is a hugely important festival to the Thai people but it’s also very
popular with visitors and many tourists specifically arrange their holidays around this unique event. Anyone and
everyone can and will get involved in the celebrations. If you’re out and about during Songkran, you’re almost
guaranteed to end up soaked but you’ll have lots of fun in the process!
T F
61.Songkran is considered the festival of the traditional Thai New Year.
62.Water has been used during the festival recently but not in the past.
63.People have many ways to make each other wet with water.
64.Songkran is also an occasion for people to go back to the hometown to spend
time with their relatives.
65.It is certainly not a religious festival.
66.Everyone visits temples to pour water on Buddha images to show their respect.
67.The Thai do not let foreigners participate in the festival.
68.Songkran is actually a very important festival in Thailand.
69.Nearly everyone gets wet after taking part in the festival.
70.The festival only has the religious meaning but it is not enjoyable.
IX. Read the text carefully, and then answer the question.
Holi – India
Holi is a spring festival also known as the festival of colors. It is an ancient Hindu religious festival which start
with a Holika bonfire on the night before Holi where people gather, sing and dance. The next morning is free
for all carnival of colour, where everyone plays, chases and colors each other with dry powder and colored
water, with some carrying water guns and colored water-filled balloons for their water fight. Children and youth
spray coloured powder on each other’s face. Visitors to homes are first teased with colours, then served with
Holi delicacies, desserts and drinks. After playing with colours, and cleaning up, people bathe, put on clean
clothes, visit friends and family.
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71. What is the festival Holi in India?
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72.What does Holi start with?
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73.What do people often o on the second day?
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74.What are some activities during the festival?
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75.What do people do after playing with colour?
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X.Read the text carefully, and then answer the question.
The tradition of dressing in costume for Halloween has both European and Celtic roots. Hundreds of years ago,
winter was an uncertain and frightening time. Food supplies often ran low and, for the many people afraid of the
dark, the short days of winter were full of constant worry. On Halloween, when is was believed that ghosts came
back to the earthly world, people thought that they would encounter ghosts if they left their homes. To avoid
being recognized by these ghosts, people would were marks when they left their homes after dark so that the
ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits. On Halloween, to keep ghosts away from their houses, people
would place bowls of food outside their homes to appease the ghosts and prevent them from attempting to enter.
76.What is the origin of the tradition of dressing in costume for Halloween?
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77.What happened in winter hundreds of years ago?
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78.What would people encounter if they left their homes on Halloween in the past?
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79.What would people do to avoid being recognized by the ghosts?
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80.And what would people do to keep ghosts away from their houses?
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