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UNIT 9: FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD

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❶. PHONETICS
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others in each group.
1. A. they B. those C. Thanksgiving D. than
2. A. plays B. looks C. pays D. stays
3. A. helped B. passed C. looked D. wanted
4. A. find B. mind C. high D. his
5. A. take B. fake C. face book D. plan
6. A. ended B. loved C. cleaned D. bored
7. A. way B. station C. pavement D. traffic
8. A. seatbelt B. enter C. obey D. present
9. A. chairs B. watch C. character D. choose
10. A. hand B. transport C. character D. celebration
11. A. played B. frightened C. excited D. bored
12. A. washed B. attended C. decided D. disappointed
13. A. education B. collection C. question D. celebration
14. A. teenager B. together C. guess D. regular
15. A. here B. hour C. hundred D. rehearse
16. A. cough B. laugh C. enough D. high
17. A. collect B. clean C. city D. cracker
18. A. pottery B. melody C. modal D. profit
19. A. near B. clear C. dear D. learn
20. A. knocked B. needed C. founded D. wanted
21. A. played B. travelled C. planned D. watched
22. A. buffalo B. unhappy C. pollution D. structure
23. A. collection B. comic C. concert D. volunteer
24. A. bread B. really C. head D. death
25. A. walked B. crowded C. needed D. excited
26. A. early B. beat C. realize D. reader
27. A. holiday B. lazy C. take D. vacation
28. A. coop B. door C. food D. boot
29. A. nervous B. scout C. household D. mouse
30. A. safety B. tasty C. pancake D. nature
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of
the other in each group.
1. A. listen B. travel C. borrow D. obey

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2. A. traffic B. agree C. noisy D. student

3. A. different B. wonderful C. interview D. interfere
4. A. pavement B. review C. samba D. concert
5. A. manner B. tourist C. machine D. action
6. A. window B. tourist C. story D. Japan
7. A. couching B. sneezing C. disease D. illness
8. A. performance B. festival C. celebrate D. seasonal
9. A. superstitious B. religious C. unusual D. tomato
10. A. animation B. documentary C. intelligent D. volunteer
11. A. megacity B. education C. overcrowded D. malnutrition
12. A. enough B. affect C. narrow D. require
13. A. peaceful B. labour C. diverse D. wealthy
14. A. physician B. criminal C. average D. skyscraper
15. A. homeless B. violence C. skyscraper D. describe

❷. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Christmas songs are __________ over night.
A. enjoyed B. described C. played D. appeared
2. Easter is a/an __________ festival which is celebrated in many countries.
A. interested B. interest C. amused D. joyful
3. Tet is a high time for all people to clean and __________ their houses.
A. go out B. decorate C. enjoy D. prepare
4. People put pumpkin __________outside the homes during Halloween.
A. lights B. lanterns C. neon signs D. bulbs
5. It is__________ to watch elephants racing in DakLak in the festival
A. amazing B. amazed C. amaze D. amazement
6. Various __________ and cultural activities are held in Da Lat in the Flower Festival
A. art B. artistic C. artist D. arts
7. The festival __________ annually at the end of August.
A. occurs B. helds C. takes place D. are held
8. Burning Man is a __________ festival held at the end of August.
A. music B. musical C. musician D. musicians
9. - “__________ are you going to Phu Yen?” - “To attend Hoi Mua Festival.
A. How B. What C. When D. Why
10. During Tet holiday, the __________ atmosphere is felt around the country.
A. local B. ethnic C. thankful D. festival
11. Mai’s dad usually drives her to school__________ her school is very far from her house.

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A. but B. though C. because D. or

12. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people __________ the rules
A. remember B. obey C. go after D. take care of
13. Hurry up, or we’ll __________ the last bus.
A. lose B. avoid C. miss D. drop
14. Does your bike ever__________ down on the way to school?
A. break B. take C. do D. turn
15. Give a__________ before you turn left or right.
A. sign B. turn C. sound D. signal
16. Linda used to__________ morning exercise when she got up early.
A. did B. does C. doing D. do
17. My father __________ the bus to work every day, but I cycle.
A. catches B. drives C. goes D. runs
18. You should look right and left when you go __________ the road.
A. down B. across C. up D. along
19. Bus is the main public __________ in Viet Nam.
A. travel B. tricycle C. transport D. vehicle
20. The play was so boring __________, An saw it from beginning to end.
A. Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although
21. Minh used to __________ his homework late in the evening.
A. does B. do C. doing D. did
22. If people __________ the rules, there are no more accidents.
A. follow B. take care of C. obey D. remember
23. You should __________ right and left when you go across the roads.
A. see B. look C. be D. take
24. Hurry up or we can’t __________ the last bus home.
A. keep B. follow C. go D. catch
25. Public __________ in my town is good and cheap.
A. transport B. tour C. journey D. travel
26. __________ is not very far from here to the city centre.
A. That B. This C. It D. There
27. When there is a traffic jam, it __________ me a very long time to go home.
A. costs B. takes C. lasts D. spends
28. She’s sure that they will find the film __________
A. entertaining B. entertain C. entertainment D. entertained
29. - “Do you like seeing a film?” - “__________”
A. No, I don’t like it at all. B. What film shall we see?
C. Who is in it? D. I’m sorry, 1 can’t.

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30. __________ being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much.
A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. Nevertheless
31. During the __________, there are thousands of samba dancers with very beautiful
costumes performing on the streets.
A. Mid-autumn festival B. Carnival
C. Easter D. Halloween
32. __________ is part of the Thai New Year. People throw buckets of water on each
other to wish for luck.
A. Mid-autumn festival B. Easter
C. Thanksgiving D. Water Festival
33. What I like about festivals is that they show the __________ values of different
communities.
A. Carnival B. culture C. cultural D. parade
34. Turkey is one of the __________foods at Thanksgiving in the US.
A. Easter B. serious C. culture D. traditional
35. Many Vietnamese people are very __________ and there are lots of things to do and
not to do during Lunar New Year.
A. superstitious B. seasonal C. celebratory D. festive
36. In America, Halloween is one of the two most important __________ holidays of
the year.
A. celebratory B. religious C. culture D. parade
37. After the __________, people often stay at home to play cards or chat together.
A. feast B. cranberry C. jet D. lantern
38. Swimming __________ help protect your eyes and allow you to see better
underwater.
A. gravy B. turkey C. goggles D. stuffing
39. British farmers celebrated the end of the __________ with a big meal to give thanks
to God.
A. cranberry B. chaos C. highlight D. harvest
40. The Mid-autumn festival is an occasion for children to play with traditional toys,
especially star __________
A. feast B. lanterns C. stuffing D. jet
41. I will call you before I __________ over.
A. come B. will come C. will be coming D. came
42. After she graduates, she __________ a job.
A. got B. will get C. had got D. get
43. When I __________ him tomorrow, I will ask him.
A. saw B. have seen C. will see D. see

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44. As soon as it __________ raining, we will leave.

A. stops B. stop C. had stopped D. stopped
45. By the time he comes, we will have already __________
A. leave B. leaving C. leftD. leaves
46. Whenever I __________ her, I say hello.
A. see B. will see C. will have seen D. saw
47. The next time I go to New York, I am going __________ a ballet.
A. seeing B. see C. saw D. to see
48. I will never speak to him again so long as I __________
A. lives B. will live C. am living D. live
49. By the time Bill __________ to bed tomorrow, he will have had a full day and will
be ready for sleep.
A. had gone B. will go C. goes D. went
50. As soon as I finish my report, I will call you and we __________ out for dinner.
A. went B. will go C. will have gone D. go

❸. WORD FORMS
Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.
1. I saw so many _______________flowers when I attended the festival last year.
(beauty)
2. The Christmas season is also called the____________ season. (festival)
3. I loved the____________ this night. (perform)
4. There is a great _______________for girls on March 3rd every year. (celebrate)
5. What I like about festivals is that they show the____________ values of different
communities. (culture)
6. Hoi An is an old city with many places of _______________. (interesting)
7. The _______________for Hue festival is taken by my group. (prepare)
8. All the streets in the city center are decorated with _______________lights and red
banners. (color)
9. There has been various _______________shows on TV recently. (entertain)
10. The Chinese New Year marks the ____________spring and the start of the Lunar
New Year. (begin)
11. Streets are decorated with lights and red banners. (colour)
12. It is____________ in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (tradition)
13. Vietnam’s New Year is ____________ according to the Lunar calendar. (celebrate)
14. What forms of ____________do you participate in during the festival? (entertain)
15. Her eyes were wide with ____________ when she heard the news. (excite)
16. A masquerade is a ______________ gathering of people wearing masks. (festival)

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17. The Rio Carnival Samba ______________ are known as the greatest show on
Earth! (parade)
18. A music festival includes live ______________ of singing and musical instrument
playing. (perform)
19. Hue Festival is a ______________ event that is held every two years. (culture)
20. New Year’s Eve is one of the largest global ______________ because it marks the
last day of the year. (celebrate)

❺. CORRECTION:
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence
that needs correcting.
1. When it raining. I usually go to school by bus.
A B C D
2. I learned a lot of Japanese while I am in Tokyo.
A B C D
3. I have not been well since I return home.
A B C D
4. I’ll stay here until will you get back.
A B C D
5. When Sam was in New York, he stays with his cousins.
A B C D
6. Last night, I had gone to bed after I had finished my homework.
A B C D
7. I will call you before I will come over.
A B C D
8. Ever since I was a child, I had been afraid of dogs.
A B C D
9. By the time I left my apartment this morning, someone looked for me.
A B C D
10.Whenever Mark will be angry, his nose gets red.
A B C D

II. There is one mistake in each sentence. Underline and correct the mistake.
Sentences Correction
1. People organizes the festival to pray for the better crop. ___________
2. Those are Picasso well-known pictures. ___________
3. The Flower Festival celebrated every year in Da Lat city. ___________

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4. In this city, people always shave turkey at Thanksgiving. ___________

5. Rice is one of Vietnam’s main export. ___________
6. When is your mother’s date of birth? ___________
7. In spite of they were tired, they wanted to watch the film. ___________
8. He didn’t used to be a doctor, he used to be a manager of a ___________
computer company. ___________
9. There are less TV programs for teenagers than there are for adults ___________
10.The distance from Hanoi to Can Tho is about 1.877 kilometre.

❻. READING

II. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following
passage.
Yesterday, Carlos went (1) __________ La Tomatina. The festival is held on the
last Wednesday of August every year in Buñol, Spain. (2)__________ were thousands
of people there. In the morning, many people tried (3) __________ up the pole to get
the ham. At 11 a.m., they (4)__________a jet from the water cannons and the chaos
began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5)__________ to the crowds, and they
began throwing tomatoes at one another. They all had to wear goggle
(6)__________their eyes.
After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped (7)__________. The whole town
square (8)__________red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, they tried tomato Paella,
(9)__________Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed
the (10) __________food and drink.
1. A. at B. in C. to D. from
2. A. There B. They C. That D. This
3. A. climb B. climbed C. climbing D. to climb
4. A. saw B. see C. seen D. seeing
5. A. thrown B. threw C. throw D. throwing
6. A. protecting B. to protect C. protected D. protect
7. A. to throw B. throw C. throwing D. thrown
8. A. were B. are C. was D. is
9. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalize
10.A. badly B. better C. well D. good

IV. Read and decide if each statement is true or false or not given.
OUR EASTER

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Hello! My name is Jack. I am 12 years old and I live in a small town in the South
of Britain with my mum, dad and my sister Emily.
It is spring now and I am very happy because Easter is coming. I am telling you
what we do in Britain at Easter.
Easter starts on Good Friday in Britain. My mum makes hot cross buns and we
eat them with tea. We usually have some activities to celebrate Easter. Last year we
made colorful hats. This year we are going to design a basket full of painted Easter
eggs. It will be a great fun.
On Easter Sunday morning, we have a big breakfast. After breakfast we all go to
church. When we get home, we give each other chocolate eggs. Kids get the biggest
eggs. Then we play “Easter Egg Hunt”. My parents hide some Easter eggs in the garden
and Emily and I look for them. We love playing it.
In the afternoon, my aunt and uncle come to our house to enjoy tea. We have
Easter cupcakes and delicious tea. After that we usually go for a walk together.
I like Easter because it is a great family festival, and we do not have to go to
school for 02 weeks.

No. Statements T F NG
1. Easter is in summer.
2. Jack’s family eats hot cross buns on Good Friday morning.
3. Children make a basket full of painted Easter eggs this year.
4. Jack likes doing Easter activities.
5. Easter Egg Hunting means that children eat chocolate eggs.
6. Jack gets three chocolate eggs.
7. On Sunday afternoon, no one comes to Jack’s house.
8. Children have to go to school even in Easter.

V. Read the passage and answer the questions given.

The season of Tet occurs around the end of January and the beginning of
February. The meaning of Tet is ending an old year and welcome a new year. Tet
holiday is very special for Vietnamese families to reunite. At that time, all family
members try to come back their homes and get together to prepare for Tet. Moreover,
they will buy new clothes and clean their house. A branch of Mai flower or a Kumquat
tree can’t be absent from every home. They bring a fresh atmosphere to the house.
There is various typical Tet’s food such as sweets, coconut jam, candied fruits, lemon
seeds, rice cake, especially sticky rice cake.

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On Tet holiday, people have many typical activities. Young people can take part
in the traditional games such as: tug; cooking rice, cock fighting, watching lion dance.
Others will visit their relatives to wish a happy new year. Woman like going to the
pagoda to pray good things will come to their family in the coming year. Beside, adults
will give lucky money for children, that makes them really excited.
Answer the questions:
1. When does Tet holiday occur?
_____________________________________________________________
2. What’s the meaning of Tet?
_____________________________________________________________
3. What do people often do before Tet holiday?
_____________________________________________________________
4. What do people often do during Tet holiday?
_____________________________________________________________
5. What often make kids eager during Tet holiday?
_____________________________________________________________

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