BAI TAP UNIT 13

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>UNIT 13: FESTIVALS I. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the others 1. A. Mexican B. Brazilian C. Japan D. Australian 2. A. went B. helpful C. American D. listen 3. A. mountain B. around C. south D. four 4. A. boat B. load C. abroad D. goal 5. A. sky B. why C. busy D. by 6. A. fun B. husk C. hungry D. humid 7. A. bean B. heat C. team D. dead 8. A. wrong B. fond C. roll D. pottery 9. A. held B. sell C. event D. packet 10. A. market B. carol C. car D. park 11. A. festival B. man C. fat D. grand 12. A. carol B. tomb C. patron D. custom 13. A. upset B. custom C. museum D. unsuitable 14. A. saint B. tailor C. explain D. said 15. A. beach B. catch C. church D. Christmas II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence. 1. She bought a lot of ______ during her vacation in the USA. A. itinerary B. schedules C. souvenirs D. sightseeing 2. I'll ______ you up at the hotel at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. A. pick B. get C. stand D. make 3. Chicago is ______ right on the shore of Lake Michigan. A. lain B. situated C. located D. B and C 4. The ticket price ______ accommodation and meals. A. contains B. meets C. includes D. have 5. What do they do for ______ at weekends? A. holiday B. activity C. work D. entertainment 6. The weather was very nice. It was ______. A. sunny and wind B. sun and windy C. sun and wind D. sunny and windy 7. John comes from Britain but we have known each other ______ last summer. A. for B. since C. from D. while 8. I was ______ with my family when my teacher phoned me. A. travel B. traveling C. traveled D. to travel 9. They often arrive at Hawai ______ of Oahu during every vacation. A. shore B. seaside C. beach D. island 10. When they were in Italy, they spent a few days ______ Venice. A. in B. at C. on D. to 11. How ______ do you eat out? - Once a month. A. much B. many C. often D. far 12. ______ the postman came, I was watching TV. A. When B. While C. During D. At 13. She looked very busy when I ______ her yesterday. A. saw B. was seeing C. have seen D. seeing 14. He usually wear shoes, but when I saw him last night he ______ sandals. A. wears B. is wearing C. was wearing D. wore 15. He had a bad fall while he ______ up to that tree. A. climb B. climbs C. climbing D. was climbing 16. He came in while I ______ my homework. A. do B. am doing C. was doing D. did 17. Yesterday afternoon, I was watering the plants in my garden when it ______. A. rain B. rains C. is raining D. rained 18. Yesterday morning while my mother ______ the museum, I went shopping with my sister. A. visits B. was visiting C. is visiting D. visited 19. I was reading ______ my brother was playing football with his friends. A. when B. while C. at which D. at time 20. What ______ in New York? - It's very cold and humid. A. the weather like B. is the weather like C. does the weather like D. the weather is like 21. They won the prize in the rice-cooking contest because their rice was the most ___..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> A. nice B. traditional C. delicious D. expensive 22. This machine can help farmers to ______ the rice from the husk. A. mix B. prepare C. clean D. separate 23. The cup ______ to Ha Noi Team just after the final match yesterday. A. is awarded B. was awarded C. is awarding D. was awarding 24. Many bowls and dishes have been ______. A. break B. broke C. breaking D. broken 25. Dried watermelon seeds are often ______ during Tet. A. sell B. sold C. selling D. to sell 26. How many festivals ______ in your country? A. celebrate B. celebrated C. celebrating D. are celebrated 27. Kevin told me that ______. A. he is waiting for me B. he waits for me C. he was waiting for me D. he'll wait for me 28. Tet is an occasion for everyone ______ a good time with their family. A. have B. to have C. having D. had 29. ______ he wanted to send a Christmas card to his family. A. He told that B. He said that C. He tells me that D. He said me that 30. Do you know how ______ fire without using matches? A. make B. to make C. making D. to making 31. Hoa is very keen ______ sports. A. in B. on C. at D. of 32. Nam is interested ______ Geography and History. A. in B. on C. at D. with 33. Khoa is fond ______ historical events. A. in B. of C. at D. on 34. They are tired ______ doing the same thing every day. A. in B. of C. with D. from 35. Christmas carols ______ everywhere in Britain at Christmas. A. perform B. are performing C. are performed D. were performed 36. "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" ______ by Clement Clark Moore became popular in the USA long ago. A. wrote B. written C. which was written D. B and C 37. Have you ever been to a ______ festival? A. bull-fight B. bull-fighting C. fight-bull D. fighting-bull 38. Did your school hold a ______ contest on Women's Day last week? A. flower-arranged B. flower-arrange C. flower-arranging D. arrangement-flower 39. Japan has a big flower-arranged industry. A. car-making B. car-make C. making-car D. car-to-make 40. Viet Nam is the second biggest flower-arranged country. A. rice-export B. rice-exporting C. export-rice D. exporting-rice 41. Presents________in colored paper and put under the Christmas tree. A. are wrapped B. are wrap C. are wraped D. are wrapping 42. Tom likes________. He spends lots of hours watching the birds. A. bird-watching B. bird-watch C. watch-bird D. watching-bird 43. Greg________me that he liked rock music. A. said to B. told to C. asked D. explained 44. Sally is quite keen ________the idea. A. in B. on C. of D. for 45. Milk________cows and goats. A. belongs to B. comes from C. is made of D. is made from 46. ________is a religious song that people sing at Christmas. A. Carol B. Poem C. Christmas card D. Patron saint 47. Galileo said that the earth________round. A. is B. were C. has been D. was being 48. They recently returned________Paris from London. A. to B. for C. towards D. Ø 49. Could you talk________? A. more quiet B. quieter C. quietlier D. more quietly 50. I thanked my classmate ________helping me with my homework. A. for B. about C. of D. Ø.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> 51. Halloween is the night of 31st October, when people once believed that ghosts________. A. can see B. can be seen C. could see D. could be seen 52. She________me she didn’t know what to do. A. said B. told C. asked D. suggested 53. Anita is fond________playing the piano. A. in B. on C. of D. for 54. The fire is made________matches or lighters. It is made in the traditional way. A. with B. without C. of D. by 55. She seems very________today. A. sleepy B. sleepily C. happily D. seriously 56. Ten countries participated in the discussions. A. took part in B. held C. went to D. arranged 57. The journey from the airport to the university________about half an hour. A. spends B. takes C. want D. passes 58. ________is a saint regarded as protecting a particular person or place. A. Patron saint B. Blessed saint C. Holy saint D. Fairy godmother 59. The ________festival was held in the communal house yard. A. rice-cook B. rice-cooker C. rice-cooking D. rice-cooked 60. I________that I didn’t know what to do. A. said B. told C. asked D. suggested III. Rewrite the following sentences in direct speech. Ex: Hoa said that she had to go to the lecture. → Hoa said, "I have to go to the lecture." 1. Hung said he would return in half an hour. => .................................................................................................................................................. 2. Hanh said that she couldn't finish the work by three o'clock. => .................................................................................................................................................. 3. Nam told me that he was going to the countryside for his holiday. => .................................................................................................................................................. 4. He said he was going to ask his father to buy him a new bicycle. => .................................................................................................................................................. 5. Lan said that she couldn't understand the new words in the reading passage. => .................................................................................................................................................. 6. Lien said that she knew those girls quite well. => .................................................................................................................................................. 7. Mai said that she liked drinking orange juice. => .................................................................................................................................................. IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first. 1. "The window need painting," the worker said. => The worker said that ................................................................................................................. 2. "Your new shirt is very nice, Nam," Hoa said. => Hoa told Nam that .................................................................................................................... 3. She told the milkman to bring her three bottles of milk every day. => The milkman ............................................................................................................................ 4. "You must do your homework with great care, Hung" the teacher said. => The teacher told Hung that ....................................................................................................... 5. "I'm very hungry, Mom," the boy said. => The boy told his mother ............................................................................................................ 6. "Your voice is very sweet, Mary," John said. => John told Mary that .................................................................................................................. 7. "You can't put your shoes on this chair, Robert," the teacher said. => The teacher told him that.......................................................................................................... 8. Peter taught Nam to drive on the left in England. => Nam was................................................................................................................................... 9. The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell. => Alexander Bell........................................................................................................................... 10. Nam said to me, "You have to turn the lights off before leaving." => Nam told me ............................................................................................................................. V. Write complete sentences, using the word or phrases given. 1. That book / publish / a few years ago..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> => .................................................................................................................................................. 2. The magazines / put / shelf / the corner. => .................................................................................................................................................. 3. These toys / sell / Disneyland / Hong Kong. => .................................................................................................................................................. 4. My house / build / 2001. => .................................................................................................................................................. 5. This computer / make / China. => .................................................................................................................................................. 6. These old clothes / collect / the poor children. => .................................................................................................................................................. 7. These reports / finish / by / five o'clock. => .................................................................................................................................................. 8. Nam / said / he / attend / the lecture / that night. => .................................................................................................................................................. VI. Change these sentences into passive voice. 1. The Vietnamese celebrate several festivals every years. => .................................................................................................................................................. 2. The Vietnamese celebrate Tet holidays according to the Lunar calendar. => .................................................................................................................................................. 3. People often hold the Flower Fair on Nguyen Hue Street in Ho Chi Minh City during Tet. => .................................................................................................................................................. 4. The librarian will show you how to find the books you want. => .................................................................................................................................................. 5. They make agriculture machines in this factory. => .................................................................................................................................................. 6. My parents allowed me to join in the trip with my classmates. => .................................................................................................................................................. 7. They made the fire in the traditional way. => .................................................................................................................................................. 8. Irving Berlin wrote the famous song "White Christmas". => .................................................................................................................................................. 9. How many tons of rice do they export? => .................................................................................................................................................. 10. What can you see from this tower? => .................................................................................................................................................. VII. Change these sentences into active voice. 1. English is taught by Miss Hong. => .................................................................................................................................................. 2. The mail is delivered by Mr. Tan. => .................................................................................................................................................. 3. The books will be returned by my classmates next week. => .................................................................................................................................................. 4. The dishes are washed by my mother every night. => .................................................................................................................................................. 5. Fresh vegetables are sold in this market by Mrs. Anh. => .................................................................................................................................................. 6. This book will be published next month. => .................................................................................................................................................. 7. The department was destroyed by the fire last year. => .................................................................................................................................................. 8. The contract must be signed by the director. => .................................................................................................................................................. 9. The goods have been supplied by that company since 2000. => .................................................................................................................................................. 10. A new school will be built in the village. => .................................................................................................................................................. VIII. Use compound words to rewrite the following sentences. Example: That TV program is about cooking traditional food..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> →That is a traditional food-cooking TV program. 1. China is the country where they export machines. => .................................................................................................................................................. 2. Japan is the country which exports lots of cars. => .................................................................................................................................................. 3. This is a show in which the animals perform a lot. => .................................................................................................................................................. 4. Her father has just bought a machine which is used to print labels. => .................................................................................................................................................. 5. Our school is going to hold a contest in which students just speak English. => .................................................................................................................................................. 6. Our family has just bought a machine which is used to wash dishes. => .................................................................................................................................................. 7. It is a contest in which people have to cover their faces with masks. => .................................................................................................................................................. 8. This is a festival in which people have their birds sing. => .................................................................................................................................................. 9. It is a contest in which people have their buffaloes fight against each other. => .................................................................................................................................................. 10. Lan took part in a contest which is arrange flowers. => .................................................................................................................................................. IX. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech. 1. "We can come on Monday," Mr. Brown said. => .................................................................................................................................................. 2. "My brother doesn't like eating sticky rice," said Mike. => .................................................................................................................................................. 3. "I want to join in the activities in the festival," Nam said. => .................................................................................................................................................. 4. "I will clean all the doors and windows before Tet," Tan said. => .................................................................................................................................................. 5. "You have to take at least two bottles of water for the trip," Nam's father said. => .................................................................................................................................................. 6. "You will have to write a composition about environment in the contest," Lan's teacher said. => .................................................................................................................................................. 7. Linh said, "I can do the exercise." => .................................................................................................................................................. 8. Lan's mother said, "You must go to bed early." => .................................................................................................................................................. 9. Mai said, "My father is in the garden now." => .................................................................................................................................................. 10. Nam said, "I will answer the phone." => .................................................................................................................................................. X. Choose the underlined part that needs correction. 1. Christmas tree is usually decorated by colored lights and shiny balls. A B C D 2. Chris said that the twins couldn’t go to school this day because they were ill. A B C D 3. If you are interested on helping, just show up on Saturday. A B C D 4. Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east. A B C D 5. Many Vietnamese people prepare for the holiday by pay their debts and cleaning their homes. A B C D XI. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. Harvest Festival is (1)_____ October. It is a very ancient (3)_____ but it is also part of the Christian tradition. It (3)_____ new crops and food. Children often bring fruit, vegetables and cereals into school. Schools usually give the food to hospitals or to old people. (4)_____ the past, people sometimes (5)_____ traditional dolls out of corn. 1. A. in B. at C. on D. from.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> 2. A. thing B. festival C. vacation D. holiday 3. A. gives B. supplies C. celebrates D. holds 4. A. In B. At C. On D. Since 5. A. make B. made C. making D. are making XII. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions below. Hi! I’m Dean. I’m from England. My favorite time of the year is Christmas, which is on 25 th December. That’s when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. In the middle of December we send a lot of cards to our friends and family, here and abroad. Then we get a big tree and decorate it with lights and other things. On Christmas Day, we give each other presents. We have one enormous meal with turkey, and after that, we have Christmas pudding. [pudding: dessert] 1. When is Christmas held? A. On 25 December B. In the middle of December C. In the middle of the year D. no information 2. Christmas is held because Christians want to________________. A. have a good time B. celebrate the birth of Christ C. visit their friends and family D. decorate big trees 3. What does the word ‘decorate’ in line 5 mean? A. make something look nicer B. paint something C. make something look worse D. buy something 4. On Christmas Day, people________________. A. give each other presents B. have an enormous meal with turkey C. have Christmas pudding D. all are correct 5. Which of the following is not true? A. Dean is English. B. At Christmas, people get big trees and decorate it. C. Dean prefers Halloween to Christmas. D. In the middle of December, people send a lot of Christmas cards to their friends and family. VIII. Make a new sentences from the question in brackets. 1. (Where has Hanh gone?)  Do you know ................................................................................................................................ ? 2. (Where is the church?)  Could you show me ...................................................................................................................... ? 3. (What’s the time?)  I wonder ....................................................................................................................................... 4. (What does this word mean?)  I want to know .............................................................................................................................. 5. (What tiem did Nam and Loan leave?)  Do you know ................................................................................................................................ ? 6. (Is Linda going out tonight?)  I don’t know .................................................................................................................................. 7. (Where does Mr. Cao live?)  Have you any idea ....................................................................................................................... ? 8. (Where did we park the car?)  We can’t remember ...................................................................................................................... 9. (Is there a post office near here?)  Can you tell me ............................................................................................................................ ? 10. (What do you want?)  Can you tell me .............................................................................................................................

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