UNIT 8 CELEBRATIONS
(EXTRA HOMEWORK)
I. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. We are going _______ the anniversary of our 50th wedding.
A. to celebrate B. celebrated C. celebrating D. celebrate
2. She cried with _______ when she heard the news. It was her _______ time.
A. joy / joyful B. joyful / joy C. joyfully / joy D. joy / joyfully.
3. There used to be a military _______ in Red Square on 1st May.
A. parade B. festival C. party D. paradise
4. What activities do you want to _______ in that school and at the club?
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A. taking part in B. taken part in C. take part D. took part in
5. The _______ lady gave her new friend a huge before they said goodbye.
A. gentleness B. gently C gentle D. kind
6. He is generous man. He is _______ known for his generosity.
A. well B. good C. better D. best
7. It‘s very nice _______ you to say so.
A. in B. on C. of D. to
8. Passover is celebrated in Israel and by all _______people.
A. English B. Vietnamese C. Jewish D. Chinese
9. Yoko told me about the students _________ have taken the entrance exam 13 times.
A. what B. whom C. which D. that
10. Bob is a kind person to _________one can talk about anything.
A. who B. whom C. that D. him
11. He is a person _________ friends trust him.
A. who B. his C. whose D. that
12. I asked Lan to run the office while I’m gone _________ I know I can depend on her.
A. since B. unless C. although D. so that
13. What activities do you often … at school?
A. come in B. hold in C. get in D. take part in
14. Do you know the man _________ talking about?
A. Whom they are B. that they are C. they are D. all are correct
15. …………. His old age, Mr. Brown goes jogging every day.
A. Although B. Despite C. In spite D. However
16. Miss White, _________we are studying English with, is a very nice teacher.
A. who B. whom C. that D. Both A and B.
17. We went back to look at the house _________we used to live.
A. which B. when C. where D. that
18. The full moon festival which celebrated in _________
A. mid – autumn B. mid – spring C. mid – summer D. mid - winter
19. I’d like to go on holiday in spring _________there are flowers everywhere.
A. when B. which C. where D .that
20. I’ll clean the house _________ you’ re cooking dinner.
A. since B. though C. while D. although
21. The English picture book _________yesterday was very interesting.
A. I bought that B. that I bought it C. what I bought D. I bought
22. My grandmother, _________ an intelligent woman, has greatly influenced my life.
A. who is B. that is C. who she is D. she is
23. This is a picture of Beaulieu _________the national Motor Museum is situated.
A. that B. where C. which D. when
24. Auld Lang Sync is an old song which is sung on _________
A. Christmas day B. Father’s day C. Halloween D. New Year’s Eve.
25. Jason Douglas, _________ last film won an Academy Award, will be the star of the new
Hollywood Film “Juke Box”.
A. who B. which C. whose D. that
26. The 5th of November is a day _____children all over Britain light bonfires and set off
fireworks.
A. when B. where C. which D .that
27. She applied for the job as a personal manager _________she liked meeting people.
A. in spite of B. because C. although D. because of
28. _________ they thought the exam had been easy, they all failed.
A. Although B. Even though C. Though D. All are correct
29. People are happy to welcome the New Year. They make a lot of _________
A. readiness B. working C. preparation D. housework
30. It was _________ wonderful music that I went straight out and bought the record.
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A. so B. very C. too D. such
31. He wrote them three letters _________ he didn’t get a reply.
A. so B. and C. but D. that
32. The journey to the village is very _________ .
A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. to interest
33. The village lies near the _________ of a mountain and by a river.
A. feet B. leg C. shin D. foot
34. They met me at the building _________ and led me to the lounge.
A. enter B. entrance C. part D. space
35. There is a big old banyan _________at the entrance to the village.
A. plant B. field C. grass D. tree
36. We all enjoyed the trip to the village very much. It was an _________ trip.
A. enjoy B. enjoyed C. enjoyable D. enjoying
37. I have never had a chance to see a real green paddy _________ .
A. tree B. place C. meadow D. field
38. It took us two hours _________ the village by bus.
A. to come B. to reach C. to get D. to arrive
39. Living in the countryside, you can enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and the … air there.
A. windy B. strong C. fresh D. salty
40. Remember to take the camera. We’ll take _________ to show the trip to our parents.
A. copies B. pictures C. photos D. paintings
41. We had a picnic on the river _________ before going home late in the evening.
A. side B. bank C. part D. place
42. … summer, we play tennis _________Sundays.
A. At / on B. In / on C. On / in D. On / at
43. How _________do you eat in a restaurant ? ~ Once a month.
A. long B. for C. often D. much
44. We have a small holiday home_________the river.
A. near B. by C. beside D. all A, B , C
45. I wish I _________fly like a bird.
A. can B. could C. will D. would
46. If only I _________a flower, I’d be a sunflower.
A. am B. be C. were D. was
47. We have been friends _________ we were at high school.
A. for B. from C. when D. since
48. If only I _________ a new watch. Mine is too old.
A. have B. had C. would have D. could have
49. I’m not able to visit London. I wish I _________ go there.
A. can B. could c. will D. would
50. My house is quite close _______the church. It is _______ the church.
A. to / to B. with / near C. to / by D. with / by
51. He ate _______ many sweets _______ he felt ill.
A. very / that B. so / that C. such / that D. so / and
52. It took me _______ time to learn this leeson.
A. so many B. so C. such D. so much
53. Although they are facing many difficulties, they don’t give _______ hope.
A. for B. away C. up D. of
54. A lot of money _______on advertising each year.
A. are spent B. spends C. spend D. is spent
55. Einstein was born _______ Germany, _______ March 14th.
1876.
A. in / in B. on / on C. in / on D. at / on
56. Alexander _______ in Romanie but now she _______ in Los Angeles.
A. is / lives B. was born / lives C. was born / lived D. born / living
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57. My father is a businessman. He _______ to many countries in the world.
A. has gone B. has been C. went D. is
58. I _______ here sicne last May.
A. live B. have lived C. have been living D. both B, C
59. I saw Susan at Tom’s birthday party last night. She _______ a red dress.
A. worn B. wear C. has worn D. was wearing
60. Oh, dear, it’s already 6:00. We _______ late for school. Hurry up.
A. will be B. are going to be C. would be D. are
61. While she … the little boy a story, he _______ asleep.
A. read / felt B. read / feel C. was reading / fell D. was reading / feel
62. Ask Tom to plant some roses in the garden. ~ Oh, he never _______ any work in the
garden.
A. do B. does C. did D. has never done
63. “ What do you want to be when you grew up?” ~ I _______ an engineer.
A. am B. will C. am going to be D. would
64. If only I had an umbrella. It _________now.
A. is raining B. rains C. rained D. would rain
65. Don’t phone me at 6 a.m tomorrow. I _________
A. will sleep B. am sleeping C. sleep D. will be sleeping
66. _____________ he was angry, he listened to me patiently.
A. Thought B. Though C. Then D. So
67. An old ____________ of my father showed me round the city during my stay there.
A. acquaintance B. acquainted C. acquaint D. acquainter
68. My father is a ______ man who is loved by all his friends.
A. general B. free C. generous D. charity
69. She got wet in the rain __________________ she had a raincoat.
A. but also B. and then C. not only D. even though
70. On this ___________ occasion, I’d like to thank you all for your contribution to our
success.
A. joyful B. joy C. joyed D. enjoy
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A. moon B. sun C. solar D. lunar
72. Passover is ________ in Israel and by all Jewish people.
A. celebrate B. celebrated C. celebrating D. celebration
73. It is a time _________ families to clean and decorate their homes.
A. for B. to C. by D. in
74. You were standing there while I was walking ____________________ my groom.
A. forward B. throughout C. towards D. until
75. – Well done Paul! - ___________________ .
A. You are welcome B. Thanks C. I’m sorry D. You are very
nice
76. I don’t like people ___________________ are never on time.
A. who B. which C. where D. whom
77.Tet is a festival which ___________________ in late January or early February.
A. celebrates B. occurs C. calls D. crowds
78. The ______________Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and
vegetables.
A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalist
79. Christmas is the _________________ festival of the year in most of Britain.
A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. most big
80. _____________ is your favorite sport , swimming or running .
A. What B. Which C. Whom D. Whose
81. Were the Wright brothers the ones ________ built the first aero plane?
A. which B. whom C. whose D. that
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82. She sends me the book _______________ she _______________ two years ago.
A. whom … writes B. whose … wrote
C. which … writes D. which … wrote
83. The wedding party________ at the Rex Hotel.
A. is b. is being C. will be D. is going to be
84. How many languages_____ John speak?
A. do b. does C. did D. will
85. I saw Maggie at the party. She ________ in several film.
A. wears b. wore C. was wearing D. has worn
86. What time________ the next train leave?
A. does b. will C. shall D. would
87. Monica________ with her sister at the moment until she finds a flat.
A. stays b. is staying C. will stay D. is going to stay
88. After I________ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had b. had had C. have has D. have had
89. By the end of next year, George________ English for 2 years.
A. will have learned b. will learn C. has leaned D. would learn
90. The man got out of the car,_______ round to the back and opened the boot.
A. walking b. walked C. walks D. walk
91. For several years his ambition ________ to be a pilot.
A. is b. has been C. was D. had been
92. Henry________ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going b. went C. has gone D. did go
93. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ________ dinner.
A. finish b. finishes C. will finish D. shall have finished
94. Before you asked, the letter________
A. was written b. had been written C. had written D. has been written
95. She ________ English at RMIT these days.
A. studies b. is studying C. will study D. is gong to study
96. She's at her best when she________ big decisions.
A. is making b. makes C. had made D. will make
97. We________ next vacation in London.
A. spend b. are spending C. will spend D. are going to spend
98. Robert________ tomorrow morning on the 10:30 train.
A. arrived b. is arriving C. has arrived D. would arrive
99. Look! The bus________
A. left b. has left C. leaves D. is leaving
100. Mike________ one hour ago.
A. phoned b. was phoning C. had phoned D. has phoned
101. I enjoy_______ alone.
A. be b. being C. to be D. to have been
102. Would you like_______ to the party?
A. to come b. come C. coming D. to have come
103. Do you mind_______ such a long way to work everyday?
A. to travel B. travel C. to have traveled D. traveling
104. I don’t like that house. I would hate_______ there.
A. live B. living C. to lie D. to have lived
105. I don't like that house. I would hate_______ there.
A. live B. living C. to live D. to have lived
106. Sometimes I'd like_______ to play the piano.
A. to learn B. learn C. learning D. to have learned
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107. Please remember_______ this letter.
A. to post B. post C. posting D. to have posted
108. We tried_______ the fire out but we were unsuccessful. We had to call the fire-brigade.
A. putting B. put C. to put D. to have put
109. When you see John, remember_______ it by the window and now it has gone.
A. to have given B. giving C. give D. to give
110. Someone must have taken my bad. I clearly remember_______ it by the window and
now it has gone.
A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. to have left
111. Jane needed some money. She tried_______ Harry but he couldn't help her.
A. to have asked B. ask C. to ask D. asking
112. I think they are now accustomed to _______ 12 hours a day.
A. work B. to work C. worked D. working
113. He tried_______ the shelf but he wasn't tall enough.
A. reach B. reaching C. to reach D. to have reached
114. Alice didn't expect_______ to Bill's party
A. asking B. being asked C. to ask D. to be asked
115. I finally finished_______ at 7:00 pm and served dinner.
A. cooking B. being cooked C. to cook D. to be cooked
116. Sam always remembers_______ in the garage so that the driveway in free for other
cars.
A. parking B. being parked C. to park D. to be parked
117. The nurse suggested_______ two aspirins.
A. taking B. being taken C. to take D. to be taken
118. Would you mind not_______ the radio until I've finished with this phone call?
A. turning on B. being turned on C. to turn on D. to be turned on
119. They were fortunate_______ from the fire before the building collapsed.
A. rescuing B. to have rescued C. to rescue D. to have been
rescued
120. The house family avoided_______ by coming out only when the house was empty and
the two cats were outside.
A. catching B. being caught
C. to have been caught D. to be caught
121. I would live to live by _____ sea
A. the B. a B. an D. ö
122. Harry is a sailor. He spends most of his life at______ see.
A. a B. an C. the D. ö
123. There are billions of stars in ______ space.
A. a B. an C. ö D. the
124. He tried to park his car but______ space wasn't big enough.
A. the B. a C. an D. ö
125. We often watch______ television
A. the B. a C. an D. ö
126. Can you turn off______ television, please?
A. the B. a C. an D. ö
127. We had______ dinner in a restaurant.
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A. B. an C. ö D. the
128. We had______ meal in a restaurant.
A. a B. an C. the D. ö
129. Thank you. That was______ very nice lunch.
A. a B. an C. the D. ö
130. Where can______ people buy everything they need?
A. the B. a C. an D. no article is needed
131. Her parents are now working in ______ Europe.
A. the B. a C. an D. no article is needed
132. He majors______ in English.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article is needed
133. Mark Twain, ______ American writer, wrote "Life on the Mississippi River".
A. an B. a C. the D. no article
134. Paris is splendid by ______ night.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
135. We might be able to catch______ last train if we hurried.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
136. ______ used razor blade is______ useless thing.
A. The/ the B. A/ a C. An/ an D. no article
137. We live at______ third house from the church.
A. the B. a C. an D. no article
138. My aunt has______ interesting novel.
A. the B. an C. a D. no article
139. It was______ best film I had ever read.
A. the B. an C. a D. no article
140. A video lab is______ useful means for language learning.
A. the B. an C. a D. no article
141. Yesterday, we went on a _________ to Cu Chi tunnel.
A. picnic B. trip C. sightsee D. camping
142. Hurry! The train________ I don't want to miss it.
A. comes b. is coming C. came D. has come
143. Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. She ________ in several film.
A. appears b. is appearing C. appeared D. has appeared
144. He told her about the book. He liked it best.
A. He told her about the book which he liked it best.
B. He told her about the book which he liked best.
C. He told her about the book whom he liked best.
D. He told her about the book whose he liked best.
145. The old man is working in this factory. I borrowed his bicycle yesterday.
A. The old man is working in this factory which I borrowed his bicycle yesterday.
B. The old man whom is working in this factory I borrowed his bicycle yesterday.
C. The old man whom I borrowed his bicycle yesterday is working in this factory.
D. The old man whose bicycle I borrowed yesterday is working in this factory.
146. This is my opinion. You can do nothing to change it.
A. You can do nothing to change it my mind.
B. There’s nothing you can do to change my mind.
C. There’s nothing can be done except changing my mind.
D. You can do everything to change it my mind
147. Although the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
A. So the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
B. Because the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
C. Since the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
D. Though the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
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148. The doctor about whom I told you last week is working here.
A. I told you about the doctor last week . He is working here
B. I told you the doctor last week . He is working here.
C. The doctor about that I told you last week is working here.
D. The doctor whom I told you last week is working there.
149. I always give my mother flowers on Mother’s Day .
A. My mother always is given flowers on Mother’s Day.
B. Flowers is always given by my mother on Mother’s Day.
C. My mother is always given flowers on Mother’s Day.
D. My mother is given always flowers on Mother’s Day.
150. Mary brings to class a new picture she has painted.
A. Mary brings to class a new picture who she has painted.
B. Mary brings to class a new picture whom she has painted.
C. Mary brings to class a new picture where she has painted.
D. Mary brings to class a new picture which she has painted.
II. Fill in each gap with one suitable word.
Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the (1) ________ important (2) ________ in Viet
Nam. Tet is a (3) ________ festival (4) ________ occurs in late January or early February. It
(5) ________ a time for families to clean and decorate their houses, wear new (6) ________
and enjoy special (7) ________ such (8) ________ sticky cakes. Family member (9)
________ live apart try to be together (10) ________ Tet.
III. Choose words in the box to fill in the blanks
with top bought friends put under on hand
Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start properly (1)
… 24th of December, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation
before (2) … . The Christmas trees and all the presents, food, drinks and decorations have
been (3) …. Christmas cards have always been sent to (4) … and relations. About a week
before Christmas, people usually (5) … up their decorations and decorate the Christmas tree
(6) … lights, various colored decorations and an angel on the (7) … . Family presents are
usually put (8) … the tree.
IV. Choose the the best option to fill in the blanks
Christmas is my favorite holiday. I enjoy (36) ……. Christmas cookies and planning
parties. I sending cards and hearing from old friends. I love seeing children open their (37)
……on Christmas morning. Most of all, I love one special custom that we have in our family.
On the night before Christmas we (38) ….. in warm clothing and go from house to house in
our neighborhood. At each house, we (39) …... Christmas songs.
Then we go to a hospital or a home for elderly people and we sing there. We want to let
people know that we care about them. Afterward, we come home and drink hot chocolate by
the (40) ….. I love this!
6. A. bake B. baking C. to bake D. baked
7. A. presents B .gifts C. offers D. Both A and B
8. A. wear B. put on C. dress up D. get
9. A. sing B. shout C. cry D. speak
10. A. fireworks B. fireplace C. light D. firecrackers
V. Read the text then choose the best answer for the question
In the USA, people celebrate Mother’s day and Fathers day. Mother’s day is celebrated on
the second Sunday in May. On this occasion, mother usually receives greeting cards and
gifts from her husband and children. The best gifts of all American Mom are a day of leisure.
The majority of American mothers have outside jobs as well as housework, so their working
days are often very hard. Flower is an important part of Mother’s day. Mothers are often
given a plant for the occasion, particularly if they are elderly.
Father’s day is celebrated throughout the USA and Canada on the third Sunday in June.
The holiday customs are similar to Mother’s day. Dad also receives greeting cards and gifts
from his family and enjoys a day of leisure.
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1. Where do people celebrate Father’s day and Mother’s day?
A. In Viet Nam. B. In the world.
C. In many countries. D. In the world.
2. When is Mother’s day celebrated?
A. On the second Sunday in May. B. On the third Sunday in June.
C. October 2
nd
D. March 8th.
3. Do the majority of American mothers have to work hard every day?
A. No, they only do the housework. B. No, they don’t have a job.
C. Yes, they do. D. No, they don’t.
4. What is an important part of Mother’s day?
A. Gift B. Present
C. Flower D. All are correct.
5. Where is Father’ day celebrated?
A. In the world. B. In the USA and Canada.
C. In many countries. D. No information.
UNIT 8 CELEBRATIONS
TEST 5
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest.
1. A. received B. washed C. asked D. laughed
2. A. state B. statue C. station D. stay
3. A. happen B. event C. chicken D. children
4. A. east B. seat C. great D. meat
5. A. angry B. art C. large D. hard
II. Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others.
6. A. chemical B. alcohol C. document D. determine
7. A. contaminate B. artificial C. intelligent D. encouragement
8. A. slavery B. compliment C. distinguish D. excellent
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9. A. celebration B. activity C. receive D. parade
10. A. humor B. terrific C. freedom D. describe
11. A. satisfied B. wedding C. special D. express
12. A. Jewish B. although C. together D. important
13. A. priority B. federation C. inspiration D. interactive
14. A. charity B. energy C. separate D. pollution
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. Nobody knows what the _______of the explosion
A. source B. cause C. reaction D. reason
2. The police are looking for a man of _______ height
A. medium B. extra C. tall D. special
3. I don't suppose you like pineapples, _________?
A. do ! B. do you C. don't I D. don't you
4. Let’s wait until the rain _______
A. stops B. will stop C. has stopped D. is stopping
5. Working for 12 hours a day _______her very tired.
A. makes B. made C. make D. making
6. I am right, _______?
A. am not I B. don’t I C. aren’t I D. am I
7. I don’t like hunting. - _______
A. Either do I B. I do, too C. Neither do I D. I don’t neither
8. _______my hat of the peg, I went out of the room.
A. Take B. Taking C. Taken D. Took
9. I'd prefer to stay at home tonight_______ to the cinema
A. rather than go B. rather than would go
C. rather than will go D. rather than went
10. "Do you mind if I smoke?"
A. I'd not rather you do B. I'd rather you won't
C. I'd rather you don't D. I'd rather you didn't
11. I remember _______ them somewhere in the city.
A. to see B. saw C. seen D. seeing
12. The _______ were told to fasten their scat belts as the plane began its descent.
A. customers B. riders C. passengers D. flyers
13. I can _______ with most things but I cannot stand noisy children.
A. put up B. put on C. put aside D. put off
14. It is _______ to wear jeans at a funeral.
A. ridicule B. ridiculed C. ridiculous D. ridiculing
15. It is necessary for students to listen to their teacher _______ .
A. attentive B. attentively C. attention D attend
16. My father sometimes _______ the washing up after dinner.
A. washes B. takes C. makes D. does
17. I like my work because I have the _______ to make my own decision.
A. freed B. freedom C. freely D. free
18. Our company believes it is the best. _______ to handle the account
A. organizing B. organizational C. organization D. disorganization
19. The man ________ your mother is talking to is my English teacher.
A. which B. whom C. when D. who
20. Tet is a Vietnamese festival ________ takes place in late January and February.
A. which B. who C. when D. whose
21. The little girl ________ is wearing the red dress sings beautifully.
A. which B. who C. when D. whom
22. Thu enjoyed her trip to Dalat ________ her grandparent lived long ago.
A. which B. where C. when D. who
23. Lan’s parents came back to Hanoi _______ they visited last year.
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A. Which B. where C. when D. who
24. They like Asian food _______ is sold in that market.
A. Who B. which C. where. D. whose
25. Their aunt is the old lady _______You met in front of her house.
A. whom B. which C. when D. whose
26. The beach _______ the students are cleaning up the trash is a beautiful one .
A. where B. which C. who D.
27. The parrot _______ can speak some words belongs to my close friends.
A.who B. which C. whom D. whom
28. This is the best movie _______I have seen .
A. that B. which C. who D. whom
29. He enjoys reading books_______ are on computer science.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
30. Mother’s day is the day _______ the children n show their love to their mothers.
A. when B. which C. that D. where
31. Ha Long Bay is a beautiful spot _______ thousands of tourists visit every year
A. where B. which C. that D. whom
32. The students _______ are standing in front of the library is my classmates .
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
33. Hoa’s parents _______ are farmers work very hard to earn their living
A. who B.whom C. which D. where
34. The children like play football _______is very popular in our country.
A. who B. which C. whom D. what
35. these are the latest news _______ you might want to know.
A.that B. which C. whom D. who
36. Ba and his friends are fond of the performing animals ____ have just come to town.
A. which B. who C. whom D. what
37. Independence Day is a great holiday _______ people hang up the national flag outside
every household.
A. which B. when C. where . D. who
38. These kids kept talking about the show _______they saw on television last night.
A. which B. whom C. who D. where
39. They decided to go out _______ it rained heavily.
A. but B. and C. although D. so
40. they stayed up late for a new television movie _______ they had to go to school in the
morning the next day.
A. even though B. but C. and D. so
41. ________ Lan practices speaking English everyday , she felt shy and timid when
meeting the foreigners.
A. And B. But C. Although D. therefore
42 . ____. The teacher remind her not to talk so much in class , she kept on doing that .
A. Although B. But C. and D. so
43. _______ the weather was so bad , they set off for their trip.
A. Although . B. But C. And D. however
44. Her father enjoys films _______ her mother fond of plays.
A. although B. but C. and D.also
45. Lan wanted to watch the parade in Hanoi on the Independence Day___ she wasn’t there
then.
A. but B. therefore C. though D. so
46. The students wanted to continue their work _______ it got darker and darker .
A. although B. but C. and D. therefore
47. His mother is short .. his sister is tall .
A. although B. but C. and D. therefore
48. _____ their parents allowed them to go on a camping trip , they don’t want to join it.
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A. Even though B. But C. And D. however
49. Can you tell me the reasons for _______ the Mother’s day.?
A. celebrating B. celebration C. celebrate D. celebrated
50. We think that Mother’s day should be celebrated _______.
A. nationhood B. nationwide C. nationally D. nation
IV. Combine each pair of sentences into one by using a suitable Relative Pronouns.
11. Have you ever spoken to the people? They live next door.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
12. It’s a book. It will interest children of all ages.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
13. The people keep having all night parties. They live next door.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
14. These are the keys. They open the front door and back door.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
15. Here’s an article. It might interest you.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
16. Where are the eggs? They are in the fridge.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
17. Have you got something? It will get ink out of the carpet.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
18. Where’s the girl? She sells the tickets.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
19. Half of the people didn’t appear. They were invited.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
20. The festival is called Easter. It is in the late March or early April.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
V. Read the text and do the task below
Every December, I begin to feel uncomfortable. Why? Christmas is coming. Most people
enjoy this holiday, but it makes me depressed. First, I’m not a religious person. This holiday
celebrates the birth of Christ, and it’s full of religious symbols. Second, Christmas is
becoming more and more commercial. It’s the most important time of year for owners of
stores, for example. Spending lots of money seems to be people’s main activity in December.
Everywhere you hear the commands “ Buy! Spend! Give!”. It’s awful. Last, I think Christmas
is a difficult time of year for people without families. I’ ve been living away from my family for
several years, and I miss being with them - especially at Christmas.
a) Choose the best answer
1. How does the writer feel when Christmas comes?
A. enjoyable B. happy
C. uncomfortable D. comfortable
2. What does Christmas celebrates?
A. The birth of religiuos people. B. The day when Christ was born
C. The birth of religious symbols. D. The birth of religious places.
3. What is the most important time of year for owners of stores?
A. Christmas B. New Year
C. Easter D. Passover
b) Answer true or false
Statement
1. Christmas makes the writer depressed.
2. Christmas is full of religious symbols.
3. People spend lots of money buying Christmas presents.
4. Only shop owners enjoy Christmas.
5. Christmas is a good time for people living away from the family.
VI. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it
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1. How about having dinner and then go to the theater?
2. It’s possible store solar energy for a number of days.
3. Our environment has become worse but there are many factors causing from men.
4. My recent electricity is enormous so I’m worried in it.
5. She turned on her radio at the lowest in order not to disturb the others at night.
6. The path was made by walkers where crossed the mountains some years ago.
7. Tan and his lovely cat which the police are finding disappeared last week.
8. Let me congratulate you on pass your exam to university.
9. The woman who son is excellent in math lives next door to us.
10. Lynne, who is a friend of mine, has a great sense of humorous.
11. Do you find Jack, that is a new student, intelligent?
12. Relations between the 2 countries have been badly damage by this incident.
13. According to the weather forecast, it will be sun tomorrow.
14. In Asia, a tropical storm is called “typhoon” where is coming from Chinese language.
15. He has just come back to the village when he was born.
16. I have been in England during the spring of 1989.
17. The bus was crowded with passengers. So, he had to stand all the way.
18. The car stopped for the children whom were waiting to cross the road.
19. Let’s have a picnic on the beach, shan’t we?
20. The reason which I haven’t to Hawaii is that I can’t afford it.
VII. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
Christmas is a family (1)___________ and many of the customs center on children. When
they go to bed on Christmas (2)_______, children hang up a pillow case or a sack for their
presents.
(3)__________ , it should be a stocking, but a stocking wouldn’t hold enough to (4)
_____________ today’s kids.
While the children are (5) ______, so the custom goes, Father Christmas or Santa Claus,
comes (but (6) ____________________ to children who have been good). He travels (7) ___
the North Pole in a sleigh which is (8) _______ by reindeer. After landing on the roof, Santa
Claus climbs down the (9) ___________and puts (10) _____________in the sacks that the
children have left out.
1. A. tradition B. nation C. internation D. celebration
2. A. Eve B. evening C. morning D. afternoon
3. A. Actually B. Traditionally C. Fortunately D. Usually
4. A. become B. celebrate C. satisfy D. enjoy
5. A. sleep B. asleep C. sleeping D. slept
6. A. only B. so C. both D. also
7. A. to B. for C. from D. in
8. A. pull B. to pull C. pulling D. pulled
9. A. tree B. chimney C. roof D. reindeer
10. A. presents B. food C. drinks D. decoration
UNIT 8 CELEBRATIONS
TÉT 4
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest.
1. A. grow B. flow C. show D. crowd
2. A. homes B. cakes C. eggs D. parades
3. A. hurry B. hundred C. husband D. humour
4. A. charity B. character C. chapter D. channel
5. A. decorate B. describe C. declare D. decision
II. Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. nominate B. battery C. celebrate D. linguistics
2. A. pesticide B. material C. extensive D. pagoda
3. A. contents B. patient C. predict D. mature
4. A. consider B. tolerant C. tropical D. colorful
5. A. argument B. employee C. recognize D. difference
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. According to the weather _______, it will be raining tonight.
A. forecast B. forecaster C. forecasted D. forecasting
2. Hue will have temperatures _______ 230C and 270C.
A. at B. between C. in D. with
3. Where would you go if you_______ a car?
A. have B. has C. had D. having
4. There is too much traffic. _______, the air is polluted.
A. However B. Since C. Therefore D. But
5. She goes to the library three times a week. She _______ reads books there.
A. never B. often C. rarely D. once
6. If I _______ a bird, I would be a dove.
A. am B. is C. are D. were
7. The telephone was…_______ by Alexander Bell.
A. invent B. invented C. to invent D. inventing
8. I want_______my English.
A. to improve B. improving C. improved D. improve
9. My grandparents have lived there_______ 1975.
A. in B. on C. since D. for
10. Mai speaks English_______ than you.
A. more fluentB. more fluently C. more fast D. more faster
11. Mr. Lam suggested that we_______ tonight.
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A. worked late B. working late C. should work late D. would work late
12. She is the most intelligent woman_______ I’ve ever met.
A. whom B. who C. whose D. that
13. I recently went back to Paris, _______ I was born nearly 40 years ago.
A. which B. where C. that D. when
14. Mr. Jones is very rich. He _______ work hard for a living.
A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. doesn’t have to
15. I have a pen pal in Singapore. We _______ each other at least once a month.
A. comprise B. divide C. consist of D. correspond with
16. You needn’t do that when the maid is here, _______?
A. do you B. need you C. is she D. isn’t she
17. He asked his son _______back as soon as possible.
A. comes B. to come C. came D. coming
18. Many tourists enjoy festivals in Vietnam_______ they don’t speak Vietnamese.
A. although B. when C. if D. because
19. That city_______by the fire in the 17th century.
A. is destroyed B. was destroyed
C. had been destroyed D. would be destroyed
20. Last night I was watching TV _______ the bell rang.
A. while B. then C. and D. when
21. Vietnam is a country_______ exports a lot of rice.
A. that B. where C. when D. which
22. I’m looking forward to _______ from you.
A. hear B. heard C. hearing D. be hear
23. Life in the city is different_______ life in the country.
A. to B. of C. from D. with
24. He woke up late, _______ he didn’t have time for breakfast.
A. if B. so C. because D. although
25. If my tooth doesn’t stop hurting, I’ll go and see my_______.
A. actor B. writer C. dentist D. butcher
26. He will have a meeting _______7 am to 10 am
A. at B. from C. in D. till
27. We must_______ this work on time.
A. finish B. to finish C. finishing D. to have finished
28. Dave is interested in protecting the environment, ____his sister takes no interest in it.
A. and B. so C. or D. but
29. Tet is a festival which gives us a chance to have family ________.
A. congratulations B. reunions C. relatives D. disappointments
30. “Is lunch ready yet?” – “________”
A. No problem. B. Ten minutes ago!
C. It’s been too long. D. In a few more minutes.
31. They have been teaching in this school ________quite a long time.
A. since B. for C. from D. in
32. The man _______all the lights when he entered the room.
A. switch on B. broke in C. cared about D. went on
33. The headmaster suggests _________a ‘green and clean week” in the school.
A. us to start B. starting C. we will start D. how to start
34. Stay here with us if you _________busy with your work.
A. will not be B. wouldn’t be C. are not D. never be
35. I need a guide book _____gives me information about tourist attractions in Vietnam.
A. there B. this C. that D. it
36. “Let’s have a pizza.” – “ __________”
A. You are right! B. Not again! C. It doesn’t matter! D. Not at all!
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37. The village fair offers a __________of activities for all age groups and interests.
A. development B. length C. folder D. variety
38. We are so proud ________ her for telling the truth.
A. in B. with C. of D. at
39. On Easter Day, people crowd the streets to watch colorful _________.
A. shows B. parades C. contests D. programs
40. Last week we went to the show soon ________ the traffic was terrible.
A. although B. and C. because D. so
41. The men and animals _______ you saw on TV last night were from China.
A. who B. which C. where D. that
42. We think that the Mother’s Day should be celebrated _______.
A. nation B. national C. nationality D. national
43. His sense of humor distinguishes him from the others.
A. helps B. makes C. tells D. differs
44. They decided to go out _________ it rained hard.
A. and B. but C. even though D. so
45. He was nominated ________ the representative of his class.
A. for B. on C. of D. as
46. Passover is also an _________ spring festival.
A. ancient B. anxious C. official D. annual
47. Could you give me the reasons ________ the Father’s Day?
A. celebrate B. celebrating C. celebrationD. celebrated
48. Peter _______opened the door of the cellar, wondering what he might find.
A. cautious B. cautiously C. cautional D. cautionally
49. That large dog is perfectly _______and has never been known to attack anyone.
A. harming B. unharmed C. harmless D. harmful
50. He kindly offered to _______ me the way to the station.
A. explain B. direct C, describe D. show
IV. Combine each pair of sentences into one by using a suitable Relative Pronouns.
1. Have you ever spoken to the people? They live next door.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. It’s a book. It will interest children of all ages.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The people keep having all night parties. They live next door.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. These are the keys. They open the front door and back door.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Here’s an article. It might interest you.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Where are the eggs? They are in the fridge.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Have you got something? It will get ink out of the carpet.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Where’s the girl? She sells the tickets.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Half of the people didn’t appear. They were invited.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
10. The festival is called Easter. It is in the late March or early April.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
V. Choose the phrase that best fit the sentence below
1. It’s a pity. I can’t play chess.
I wish ………….. .
A. I can play chess B. I could plays chess
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C. I could play chess D. I can’t play chess
2. “Where does Mai live?”
He asked me ………………
A. where Mai live B. where does Mai live
C. where Mai lived D. where did Mai live
3. They are going to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in Nha Trang.
Their 25th wedding anniversary ……………
A. are going to celebrate in Nha Trang B. is going to be celebrated in Nha Trang
C. are going to be celebrate in Nha Trang D. is going to be celebrate in Nha Trang
4. Lan doesn’t have enough time to do it well.
If Lan had more time, ……………
A. she would do it well B. she will do it well
C. she would do well D. she does it well
5. I want to buy him a T–shirt on his birthday but I haven’t got any money.
I’d buy him a T–shirt on his birthday …………….
A. if I had some money. B. if I had enough money for
C. if I have enough money D. if I had enough money
VI. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it
1. We reached the nearest village after walk for five hours.
2. The students are not good and we wish they were better next semester.
3. The final exam will be held in May 5th, 2007.
4. Everyone felt hungry and tired but they sat down and took a rest.
5. Many people went to that place having a rest after a hard working week.
6. She asked me how did I go to school the previous day.
7. If you come here on time, I have waited for you.
8. The taxi driver told me that he would take me to this hotel.
9. I am looking forward to hear from you for the information.
10. My father said that he will leave Ha Noi the next day.
11. The Tuoi Tre is a daily newspaper that is wide read by both teenagers and adults.
12. I’m usually right about my answers, amn’t I?
13. Watch television more than 8 hours a day is very bad for your children.
14. This is a difficult question for all students, isn’t this?
15. I often avoid to go to the parties because they are very noisy.
16. What about put rubbish bins around the schoolyard?
17. The streets are wide enough for cars to move easy between lanes.
18 Our world will be better if people will care about what they do.
19. If we work harder, we won’t finish it on time.
20. The earth is much hotter so people don’t know the way to protect it.
UNIT 8 CELEBRATIONS
TEST 1
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest.
1. A. honest B.hour C. honor D. honey
2. A. beard B. search C. pearl D. heard
3. A. food B. poor C. shoot D. mood
4. A. pudding B. put C. pull D. punture
5. A. close B. rose C. lose D. chose
Question II. Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. computer B. obvious C. dependent D. acquaintance
2. A. begin B. village C. column D. ancient
3. A. plentiful B. adequate C. relative D. electric
4. A. promotion B. opinion C. entertain D. didtinguish
5. A. destroy B. pressure C. province D. rural
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. In the United States, most people _______on Christmas day.
A. roast turkey B. fried chicken C. roast chick D. fried turkey
2. People like to play ______ on each other on April Fool’s Day.
A. games B. treats C. tricks D. cards
3. The chinese eat special ____ for the moon festival. They are sweet and are made with a
lot of eggs.
A. candies B. sweets C. apple pies D. cakes
4. Janice and Mike are getting married soon. They plan to have a small ______with just a few
family members.
A. marriage B. celebration C. anniversary D. wedding ceremony
5. Auld Lang Syne is a song _______is sung on New Year’s eve
A. whose B. who C. which D. whom
6. They must gather the crop befor it rains ________September.
A. in B. on C. the D. at
7. ________in half an hour, I shall go alone.
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A. If B. Unless C. Because D. When
8. 1. Can you tell me the reason for_______the Mother’s Day?
A. celebrating B. celebration C. celebrate D. celebrated
9. We think that Mother's Day should be celebrated_______
A. nation wide B. nationhood C. nationality D. nation
10. We are going to _______the anniversary of our 50 th wedding.
A. celebrate B. celebrated C. celebrating D. to celebrate
11. She cried with _______ when she heard the new. It was her _______ time.
A. joy /joyful B. joyful /joy C. joyfully/ joy D. joy/ joyfully
12. There used to be a military _______in Red Square on 1st May.
A. parade B. festival C. party D. celebration
13. What activities do you want to _______in at school and at the club?
A. take part B. taken part in C. take part in D. took part
14. The _______lady gave her new friend a hug before they said goodbye.
A. gentle B. gently. C. gentled D. gentleness
15. He is a generous man. He is _______ known for his generosity.
A. well B. good C. better D. best
16. Its very nice _______ you to say so.
A. of B. on C. in D. at
17. Passover is celebrated in Israel and by all _______ people.
A. Jewish B. English C. Vietnamese D. Japanese
18. Auld Lang Syne is a song _______ is sung on New Year's Eve .
A. which B. whom C. whom D. when
19. Peter, _______, can compose many pieces of music, sings very well.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
20_______he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.
A. Though B. As C. Since D. Despite
21. Do you know the man _______ you met yesterday?
A. whom B. who C. which D. whose
22. The men and animals . _______ you saw on TV were from China.
A. that B. whom C. which D. who
23. Tet is a festival _______ occurs in late January or earl, February.
A. which B. who C. whom D. when
24.They often decorate their houses _______ many beautiful flowers.
A. with B. in C. for D. from
25.Tet is the holiday _______ celebrated in Lunar New Year.
A. which is B. what is C. which was D. what was
26.Lunar New Year is the festival _______ popular in China, too.
A. which was B. which are C. in which D. which is
27.Christmas Day, 25th _______December is the biggest day of the holiday in many
countries.
A. in B. on C. of D. at
28.Celebrations start properly on 24th of December, Christmas Eve, _______ there have
been several weeks of preparation before hand.
A. because B. although C. so D. so that
29.Christmas is a difficult time of year _______ people without families.
A. for B. with C. in D. to
30.Christmas is a family _______ and many of the customs center on children.
A. celebrate B. celebrating C. to celebrate D. celebration
31.Family presents are usually _______ under the tree.
A. put B. putting C. toput D. to be putting
32.Many tourists enjoy festivals in Viet Nam _______ they don’t speak Vietnamese.
A. though B. when C. if D. because
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33.They are still worried about the dinner party_______ they have ordered the food and
drinks from the restaurant nearby.
A.even B. though C. so D. if
34.Nha Trang is a place _______ you can find many beautiful beaches.
A. which B. that C. where D. from which
35.Nguyen Du was the writer _______ wrote “ Kieu”.
A. who B. qhom C. whose D. which
36.They have to go to school _______ it is raining.
A. though B. because C. and D. when
37.We are very hungry _______ we can not eat anything.
A. although B. and C. but D. so
38. _______ we don’t have a special day to celebrat our Mother and Father, we give them
presents on their birthday.
A. Because B. when C. So D. But
39.John received a postcard this morning _______ really upset him.
A. what B. and C. which D. when
40.Tom, a boy _______ I went to school with, is ill in hospital.
A. who B. that C. whose D. him
41.I recently went back to the town _______ I was born.
A. that B. where C. which D. when
42.He lost all his money gambling, _______ really annoyed his wife.
A. that B. who C. what D. which
43.I’d like to go to the beach with you_______I have to finish my housework now.
A. but B. because C. and D. for
44.Sam always remembers _______ in the garage when he comes to his office.
A. parking B. being parked C. to park D. to be parked
45.Even though Trung did his best, he failed the exam. _______, he has to do the test again.
A. However B. Therefore C. Because D. But
46.This park _______ a lot since I last came here in 2000.
A. has changed B. changes C. is changing D. changed
47.To prevent wasting water, remember to turn _______ the faucets after using it.
A. on B. of C. off D. in
48.At Tet, all the family members _______live apart try to get together.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
49.At Passover, Jewish families eat a special_______called the Seder.
A. celebration B. festival C. party D. meal
50.It's an entertaining and _______ documentary.
A. inform B. informed C. informativeD. informal
IV. 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 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 years, January 1st.
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9. It is celebrated in the night of October 31, when children wear costumes and go from door
to door to ask for candy.
V. Fill in each blank with who, which, where, when or whose.
1. What’s the name of the girl ……… is wearing a white blouse?
2. I don’t like food ……… is very spicy.
3. Last week I returned to my home village ……… I was born.
4. I’ll never forget the day ……… you gave me a surprise birthday party.
5. He is a man ……… friends always trust him.
6. The hotel ……… we stayed wasn’t very clean.
7. Is there anything ……… I can do?
8. We all thanked him ……… gave us a lot of help.
9. The girl ……… eyes are blue is Mr. Brown’s daughter.
10. I enjoy reading the books ……… tell about different cultures.
11. The people ……… live in Greece speak Greek.
12. The car ……… he has just bought is very expensive.
13. Tet is a festival ……… occurs in late January or early February.
VI. Use “ALTHOUGH” to combine each pair of these sentences.
1. He often tells lies. Many people believe him.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. She didn’t each much. She was hungry.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. He is over 60. He doesn’t wear glasses.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. It got dark. They continued to work.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. She kept on studying. It was noisy.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
6. He ate all the fruits. They were green.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. We could do the test. It was very difficult.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
8. He is very strong. I’m not afraid of him.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
9. The plane took off. The weather was bad.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
10. He didn’t stop his car. The traffic lights turned red.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
11. They went on a picnic. The weather was very bad.
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
VII- Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
Christmas is a family (1)___________ and many of the customs center on children. When
they go to bed on Christmas (2)_______, children hang up a pillow case or a sack for their
presents.
(3)__________ , it should be a stocking, but a stocking wouldn’t hold enough to (4)
_____________ today’s kids.
While the children are (5) ______, so the custom goes, Father Christmas or Santa Claus,
comes (but (6) ____________________ to children who have been good). He travels (7) ___
the North Pole in a sleigh which is (8) _______ by reindeer. After landing on the roof, Santa
Claus climbs down the (9) ___________and puts (10) _____________in the sacks that the
children have left out.
1/ A. tradition B. nation C. internation D. celebration
2/ A. Eve B. evening C. morning D. afternoon
3/ A. Actually B. Traditionally C. Fortunately D. Usually
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4/ A. become B. celebrate C. satisfy D. enjoy
5/ A. sleep B. asleep C. sleeping D. slept
6/ A. only B. so C. both D. also
7/ A. to B. for C. from D. in
8/ A. pull B. to pull C. pulling D. pulled
9/ A. tree B. chimney C. roof D. reindeer
10/ A. presents B. food C. drinks D. decoration
VIII. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it.
1. We arrived at London at 3 o’clock in the morning.
2. My home village is on the West of the city.
3. She wanted to know how long did it take to get to Ha Noi by plane.
4. She told me to shut the door but don’t lock it.
5. Nam asked Mai what can he do to help her.
6.Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren't they?
7. I'd like to go out for dinner, but I don't feel like to eat out tonight.
8. Summer in England is the better season of all.
9. If we would have a large garden, we would plant a lot of flowers in it.
10. I have so much money that I don't know What do with it.
11. Although my next door mighbor is not very cleverly, he is hard- working.
12. In spite the danger, they managed to cross the rive during the night.
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UNIT 8 CELEBRATIONS
TEST 3
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest.
1. A. proud B. around C. although D. about
2 A. priority B. sticky C. charity D. active
3. A. celebrate B. congratulate C. nominate D. considerate
4. A. generous B. groom C. hug D. gift
5. A. parade B. lunar C. acquaintance D. apart
6. A. active B. ancient C. celebrate D. nominate
7. A. humor B. compose C. decorate D. innovate
8. A. guest B. groom C. generous D. hug
II. Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. elevate B. liquefy C. separate D. represent
2. A. bother B. include C. injure D. struggle
3. A. comfort B. migrant C. typhoon D. nature
4. A. contact B. annoy C. transmit D. escape
5. A. tragedy B. gallery C. departure D. festival
6. A. abrupt B. ancient C. replace D. suggest
7. A. interactive B. inspiration C. compulsory D. intermediate
8. A. conservation B. pollution C. innovation D. limitation
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. Let’s _______ to the cinema
A. going B. to go C. go D. goes
2. Nga _______ Math in Qui Nhon University for 4 years but now she teaches in her home
village
A. to learn B. learning C. learnt D. has learnt
3. She _______try to learn English for her job
a is B. has C. must D. was
4. We will go _______a picnic next week
A. in B. at C. on D. to
5. The people_______live in Greece speak Greek.
A. which B. whom C. who D. when
6. Do you know the man_______you met yesterday?
A. when B. whom C. which D. whose
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7. She studies well_______she is busy.
A. because B. since C. although D. and
8. Is he an actor_______a singer? An actor.
A, and B. or C. but D. so
9. She won’t take all these suitcases _______she likes to travel light
A. so B but C. because D. therefore
10. Can you turn_______the light? It is too dark
A. on B. off C. down D. up
11. If you like that book, I will give it _______you as my present
A. for B. from C. at D. to
12. If you know where she lives, please let me _______
A. know B. knew C. known D. to know
13. Excuse me. Can I _______in this a area?
A. smoke B. smoking C. smoked D. to smoke
14. The car_______he has just bought is very expensive
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
15. I am preparing for the picnic_______my friends tomorrow
A. at B. to C. in D. with
16. It snowed in Lang Son_______the winter_______2002
A. in / of B. in / in C. at / for D. for / at
17. Neil Armstrong, _______walked on the moon, lived in the USA.
A. which B. whom C. who D. that
18. My parents didn’t allow me _______ , so I had to stay at home
A. go B. to go C. going D. gone
19. I want everybody to listen _______ .
A. care B. careful C. careless D. carefully
20. If we became rich, we would travel _______ the world
A. on B. in C. of D. around
21. I’ve known him _______I left school.
A. when B. before C. until D. since
22. She has two children to look after, so she’s looking for a_______job in her neighborhood
A. part-time B. full time C. skilled D. low-paid
23. Maria’s English is excellent. She speaks English _______.
A. very perfect B. perfective C. perfectively D. perfectly
24. _______ is a large building in the college or university where students live.
A. campus B. hall C. institute D. dormitory
25. I’m looking _______to hearing from you.
A. at B. after C. over D. forward
26. You should clear _______all the trash on ground before living.
A. over B. out C. off D. up
27. Crops are sprayed with _______ to kill insects
A. fertilizer B. manure C. dung D. pesticide
28. I’m late, _______?
A. I am B. are I C. am I not D. aren’t I
29. He asked me _______ I believed the ghosts.
A. when B. if C. whether D. both a and b
30. If you _______Joanna, ask her to come and see me
A. meet B. will meet C. met D. can meet
31. Industry, vehicles and garbage disposal account for _______.
A. water pollution B. pollution of oil C. air pollution D. pollution of river
32. She asked me _______in my spare time.
A. what I did B. what do I do C. what did I do D. what I have done
33. Who looks _______your children when you are away from home?
A. for B. at C. after D. to
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34. He got wet _______he forgot his umbrella.
A. because of B. because C. but D. and
35. He is going to the post office_______he wants to send a letter.
A. because B. but C. and D. moreover
36. Dickens is my _______English novelist
A. preferable B. favorable C. favorite D. likeable
37. He_______English for 4 years.
A. learns B. learnt C. has learnt D. will learn
38. Young people are fond of _______ Jeans.
A. to wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn
39. She sings very_______.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautifully
40. She asked me where I _______ from.
A. come B. came C. to come D. coming
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A. on B. at C. of D. in
42. If he_______free time, he will go swimming.
A. has B. had C. will have D. is having
43. Peter plays soccer very well, _______he?
A. does B. did C. doesn’t D. didn’t
44. Could you please stop_______so much noise?
A. make B. making C. made D. to make
45. If the_______continues, what will happen?
A. pollution B. pollute C. polluted D. polluting
46. He is tired now_______he stayed up late watching TV.
A. so B. because C. but D. and
47. Be_______! He is looking at you.
A. care B. careful C. carefully D. carelessly
48.I suggest_______ to the movies
A. go B. to go C. going D. went
49. Remember to turn _______ the lights before going to bed.
A. of B. off C. on D. up
50. People _______ take physical exercise can live longer.
A. who B. whom C. which D. when
Test for unit 8
IV. Fill in the blanks with proper words, then answer the following questions.
of – up – from – with – on – for – to - after
St. Valentine’s Day is a celebration (1) ________ romance and love. This holiday
comes (2) ________ an ancient Roman festival called the Feast of Lupercalia (3) ________
a Roman called St. Valentine who was martyred (4) ________ refusing to give (5) ________
Christianity. He died (6) ________ February 14th, and the date was set aside to honor him.
St. valentine was named the patron saint of lovers and February 14th became the dated for
exchanging love letters or massages and for sending flowers (usually red roses), and
chocolate candy (7) ________ a loved one. St. valentine's Day colors are red and white.
School children have classroom parties (8) ________ Valentine candy and pass out
Valentine cards to each other.
1. Is St. Valentine’s Day a celebration of romance and love?
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Where does this holiday come from?
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Whey is St. valentine’s Day celebrated on February 14th?
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
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4. What do people do on this day?
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. List the two colors of St. valentine’s Day?
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
6. How do school children hold St. Valentine’s Day?
à ……………………………………………………………………………………………
V. Choose the best answer in brackets to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Yesterday I met some people_________ (who/ whose) car broke down.
2. What’s the name of the girl________ (who/ whose) is singing on the stage?
3. We went to Hoan Kiem to see firework_______ (despite/ though) the fact that it’s very
cold.
4. I sent a card to congratulate Hoa (for/ on) winning the first prize in the contest.
5. Minh _________(washed/ was washing ) the dishes while her sister ________(made/
was making) the cake.
6. All the things__________ (who/ which) we bought are for the party on the New Year’s
Eve.
7. _________ (In spite of/ Even though) I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.
VI. Choose the sentences that best fit in meaning for the given words below
1. there / new / customs / different / be / countries / for / celebrating / year.
A. There are customs different countries for celebrating the New Year.
B. There are various customs for celebrating the New Year in different countries.
C. There are customs in different countries for celebrating New Year.
D. There is customs in different countries for celebrating the New Year.
2. day / May / celebrated / mother’s / second / Sunday.
A. Mother’s day celebrated on the second Sunday in May.
B. Mother’s day was celebrated on the second Sunday in May.
C. Mother’s day is celebrated the second Sunday in May.
D. Mother’s day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May.
3. best / Mom / gift/ for / of all / American / day / leisure / is.
A. The best gift of all for American Mom is the day of leisure.
B. The best gift for all American Mom is the day of leisure.
C. The best gift of all for an American Mom is a day of leisure.
D. The best gift of all for American Mom is a day of leisure.
4. Sunday / Father’s Day / be / celebrated / third / June / countries.
A. Father’s Day celebrated the third Sunday in June in countries.
B. Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June in some countries.
C. Father’s Day is celebrated on third Sunday June in some countries.
D. Father’s Day celebrated the third Sunday in June in some countries.
5. celebrate / Independence / we / Day / second / September.
A. We celebrate Independence Day the second of September.
B. We celebrate our Independence Day the second of September.
C. We celebrate Independence Day on second September.
D. We celebrate our Independence Day on the second of September.
6. “Ring a bell” / be / Christmas Eve / song / which / sung.
A. “Ring a bell” was a song which sung in Christmas Eve.
B. “Ring a bell” is a song which is sung on Christmas Eve.
C. “Ring a bell” is a song which sung at Christmas Eve.
D. “Ring a bell” is a song which was sung on Christmas Eve.
7. be / important / part / Mother’s Day / flowers.
A. Flowers are important part on Mother’s Day.
B. Flowers are important of Mother’s Day.
Flowers are an important of Mother’s Day.
D. Flowers are part of Mother’s Day.
8. what / you / often / do / birthday?
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A. What do you often on your birthday?
B. What do you often do on your birthday?
C. What are you often do on your birthday?
D. What do you often do on birthday?
9. we / go / zoo / if / it / be / nice / Sunday
A. We go to the zoo if it is nice on Sunday.
B. We will go to zoo if it is nice on Sunday.
C. We will go to the zoo if it is nice on Sunday.
D. We will go to the zoo if it is nice Sunday.
10. they / invited / I’d / go / if.
A. If they invited me
B. I’d go if they invited
C. If they invited I’d go
D. If they invited me, I’d go
UNIT 8 CELEBRATIONS
TEST 2
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest.
1. A. informationB. violent C. opinion D. informative
2. A. therefore B. through C. weather D. this
3. A. watch B. channel C. chat D. chemistry
4. A. guess B. stage C. teenager D. disadvantage
5. A. head B. beach C. lea f D. clean
6. A. light B. fine C. li t D. high
7. A. matter B. back C. bag D. talk
8. A. her B. were C. person D. where
9. A. worked B. stopped C. packed D. wanted
10. A. would B. about C. round D. out
II. Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. festival B. decorate C. special D. important
2. A. celebrate B. freedom C. apart D. slavery
3. A. chocolate B. receive C. colorful D. contest
4. A. parade B. charity C. active D. generous
5. A. instead B. conserve C. innovation D. ultimately
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1.The cattle drank from a river_______ with toxic chemicals.
A. pollute B. pollution C. pollutes D. polluted
2.Finally, my friend Lan suggested _______ to the beach instead of going camping.
A. go B. to go C. going D. having gone
3. I am sure they will be very_______at your success.
A. delight B. delighted C. delighting D. delightful
4. If you want to put up a tent, you will have to look for a nice flat piece of _______.
A. ground B. soil C. earth D. floor
5. The day-to-day _______of the company is left to a board of directors at the top.
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A. working B. establishing C. running D. all are correct
6. _______ , he was unharmed after being hit by lightning.
A. Consequently B. Finally C. Cautiously D. Miraculously
7. I think its a bit ______to hope that we can beat them easily. They are much younger and
better.
A. reality B. really C. realised D. unreal
8. Noboby can approve of his _______ to work. He is so irresponsible.
A. character B. behaviour C. attitude D. manner
9. The old man is _______of walking 100 meters by himself.
A. inexperienced B. incapable C. unable D. immature
10. Why are you whispering to each other? If you have something important _______, say it
aloud to all of us.
A. to say B. said C. saying D. say
11. Each of the 4 types of human _______suited for a specific purpose.
A. tooth are B. teeth is C. tooth is D. teeth are
12. _______my friends has watched the film yet.
A. No B. Not any of C. None D. None of
13. In many countries there are national companies belonging to the state, _______private
companies.
A. including B. as well C. together with D. but also
14. We all know that it is important _______ medical directions to be understood clearly.
A. with B. for C. of D. in
15. _______chooses to be honest is, certainly, nearer to God.
A. Anyone B. Who C. Anyone of us D. Whoever
16. That honest man always speaks _______ is true even if it is bitter.
A. that it B. that C. what D. which
17. The progress made in computer technology _______the early 1960s is remarkable.
A. in B. for C. since D. during
18. Did you apologise to Mary, _______?
A. who you spilt some coffee on her dress
B. you spilt some coffee on her dress
C. whose dress you spilt some coffee
D. whose dress you spilt some coffee on
19. We are considering having_______for the coming New Year.
A. redecorated our flat B. to redecorate our flat
C. our flat to be redecorated D. our flat redecorated
20. You look so tired! You _______out too late last night.
A. had to be B. should have been
C. had been D. must have been
21. I _______ an important phone call from America. Could you tell me when it comes?
A. had expected B. have been expecting
C. expected D. am expecting
22. I _______ a better job, and I am going to accept it.
A. was offering B. have been offered
C. was going to be offered D. am offering
23. He’s always shown an understanding of what consumers want.
A. people who buy something from a shop
B. people who steal something from a shop
C. people who doesn’t believe in God
D. people who is not brave
24. The UFO stayed in the sky for about thirty seconds, and then it went away
A. disappeared B. appeared C. flew D. traveled
25. The necklace is interesting but not precious.
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A. invaluable B. very valuable C. worth a lot of money D. B and C are
correct
26. A: Would you mind lending me your bike?
A. Yes, here it is B. No, not at all C. Yes, let’s D. Good idea
27. A: Would you like to have lunch with us?
A. All right B. Yes, I would C. No, I wouldn’t like D. Yes, I’d love to
28. A: Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend?
A. What do you suggest? B. Yes, please
C. How’s that? D. That’s a good idea
29. A: Congratulations on your winning
A. You’re welcome B. That’s very kind of you
C. No, thanks D. Yes, of course
30. A: Shall I get a taxi for you?
A. Yes, I’d love to B. Oh, that would be nice
C. Let’s do D. Yes, why not?
31. A: Could you mail this letter for me, please?
A. No, I couldn’t B. I’ll try
C. Yes, here it is D. I’m sorry, I can’t
32. A: How about going out to dinner tonight?
A. Oh, thank you B. Yes, please
C. No, I don’t want to D. I’m afraid not
33. She has taught English here _______ 10 years.
A. in B. for C. since D. from
34. They _______ me if I could speak Japanese
A. told B. said C. talked D. asked
35. Mrs. Lan lives here, _______?
A. does he B. doesn’t he C. does she D. doesn’t she
36. If Ba became rich, he _______ travel around the world
A. can B. will C. would D. should
37. If Ba _______ here tomorrow, I will phone you
A. come B. will come C. came D. comes
38. Tornadoes can suck up anything that is _______ their path
A. on B. in C. at D. for
39. Nhan _______ to the sea when she lived in Hai Phong
A. goes B. has gone C. used to go D. is going
40. Nam suggested _______ showers instead of baths to save water
A. takes B. taking C. to take D. take
41. Nga’s house _______ in 1995
A. built B. has been built C. was built D. was building
42. Button decided to continue with his studies for another two years.
A. get on B. go on C. carry out D. turn off
43. Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.
A. beside B. away C. near D. close
44. She often goes _______ church to pray because her religion is Islam.
A. on B. at C. of D. to
45. What _______ they do yesterday? They played soccer with their friends.
A. do B. to do C. did D. were
46. There used to _______ a movie theatre here, but it closed a long time ago.
A. be B. to be C. being D. been
47. The children are playing _______ in the schoolyard.
A. happy B. happiness C. happier D. happily
48. It is difficult _______English in some weeks.
A. to speak B. speaking C. speaks D. speak
49. He arrived in England _______ Monday evening
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A. in B. at C. of D. on
50. Hoa worked hard, _______she passed the exam
A. because B. so C. until D. before
IV. Each sentence has a mistake identify and correct it.
1. Lynn wishes she had a bigger apartment and can buy a car.
2. When I was young, I often go fishing and played blindman’s buff.
3. What do you use to do when you stayed at home alone?
4. We’ve corresponded with each other for years but I’ve never meet him.
5. It’s very crowded here and I wish there aren’t so many people.
6. This is the first time she forgot to give me a message at night.
7. This type of clothes is going to be introduce to Europe by Chinese.
8. My father worked for the company for nearly thirty years.
9. Vietnamese women today prefer modern clothes than Ao Dai.
10. This work have to be completed by the students before the break.
V. Give right word formation for these following word in the brackets.
1. Although she is rich, she lives................................... (unhappy)
2. I would .................................... give up my job if I didn’t need the money. (happy)
3. Your recent work has some .................................... (improve)
4. They went to see most of the .................................... places . (interest)
5. Air .................................... makes us unhealthy. (pollute)
6. My teacher is a ……………………man (culture)
7. Many .................................... activities will be held tomorrow (culture )
8. We couldn’t win the prize. We were................................... (success)
9. Our team played …………………. We lost (success)
10.This man .................................... in writing (success)
VI. Read the text then choose the best word to fill in the blanks
The Pilgrims left their home in England in (1) ……… of religious liberty. After a long,
hard (2) ………….. across the Atlantic, their ship, the Mayflower, finally (3) ………….. land.
In November, 1620, the Pilgrims sailed into Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts to start (4)
……. new life. The first winter was (5) ………… of hardship. Then in the spring they
planted seeds, and all summer long they worked (6) ………… their farms and prayed for
good crops. When fall came, they had a very good harvest with plenty of food for the
winter. In addition, the men went (7) …………. in the woods and shot wild turkeys. The
Pilgrims were very thankful. They prepared a great feast and invited their friendly Indian (8)
………… to enjoy it with them.
In memory of that happy day Americans (9) ……… Thanksgiving Day every year. They
(10) ….. relatives and friends to eat turkey and other tasty foods and to give thanks for all
good things.
1. A. interest B. look C. search D. need
2. A. trip B. voyage C. journey D. travel
3. A. came B. went C. reached D. got
4. A. his B. her C. their D. its
5. A. filled B. full C. covered D. lack
6. A. at B. in C. for D. on
7. A. fishing B. hunting C. catching D. searching
8. A. people B. neighbors C. residents D. settlers
9. A. hold B. organize C. celebrate D. give
10 .A. ask B. call C. want D. invite
VII. Choose the sentences that has the nearest meaning sentence as the given one
1. It’s a pity. I cant play chess.
A. I wish I can play chess. B. I wish I could plays chess.
C. I wish I could play chess. D. I wish I can’t play chess.
2. Where does Mai live?
A. He asked me where Mai lives. B. He asked me where does Mai live.
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C. He asked me where Mai lived. D. He asked me where did Mai live.
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Their 25th wedding anniversary …………….
A. are going to celebrate in Nha Trang. B. is going to be celebrated in Nha
Trang.
C. are going to be celebrate in Nha Trang. D. is going to celebrate in Nha Trang.
4. Lan doesn’t have enough time to do it well.
If Lan had more time, …………..
A. she would do it well. B. she will do it well.
C. she would do well. D. she does it well.
5. I want to buy him a T – shirt on his birthday, but I don’t have enough money.
…………….
A. I can buy him a T – shirt on his birthday if I had some money
B. If I had enough money for it I’d buy him a T – shirt on his birthday.
C. I will buy him a T – shirt on his birthday if I have enough money
D. If I had enough money I’d buy him a T – shirt on his birthday.
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