bai tap tieng anh lop 8 unit 13 festivals co dap an 4 tài liệu, giáo án, bài giảng , luận văn, luận án, đồ án, bài tập l...
Trang 1Bài tập Tiếng Anh lớp 8 Unit 13 FESTIVALS có đáp án (4)
I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1 a sunbathe b taste c water d teammate
2 a river b pottery c plumber d fetch
4 a council b about c without d thrghout
5 a design b custom c saint d description
II Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase
6 These computers are made _Australia
7 The —— festival is a festival in which people have their bulls fight against each other
a whale watching b bull-fighting
c mountain-climbing d ice skating
8 The teacher told _ us talk
a not to b not c don’t d didn’t
9 The -ing form of ‘sit’ was spelled a double t
10 We used to go and fetch milk the farm
11 Jane had the waiter her some tea
a bring b brings c to bring d brought
12 The fish has gone
a has left b has happened c has moved d has disappeared
13 James told me why he went home early two days _
a before b ago c following d previous
Trang 214 The journey from the airport to the university about an hour and a half
a spends b takes c want d passes
15 Vietnam is a country that exports a lot of rice
a sells and transports goods to another country
b buys goods from another country into one’s own country
c plants something in the ground and looks after it
d produces something
III Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English
16 Vietnam’s New Year is officially know as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet BC
17 Basil explained me that he was going to visit his aunt the next day
A B C D
18 I had the gardener planted some trees
A B C D
19 I have to fetch the children at school at 4 o’clock
A B C D
20 He has repeatedly urged the government doing something about this
A B C D
IV Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
Tet is a national and (21) _ festival in Vietnam It is occasion for every Vietnamese to be reunited
to think (22) their past activities and hope for good luck (23) the, year to come
Before Tet all houses are white washed and (24) _with yellow apricot flowers and colorful lanterns Everybody is looking (25) _to a more favorable life (26) _ the New Year’s Eve, children are smartly dressed They are hoping to (27) _ money put in small red envelopes as they are wishing longevity to their grandparents and parents Wrong doings (28) be absolutely avoided on these days
21 a traditional b modern c music d summer
Trang 324 a decorate b decorates c decorating d decorated
V Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the
questions about it
Different cultures have different ways of celebrating the new year Most of these customs are observed
to bring good luck
On New Year’s Eve in Mexico, people wait for the clocks to strike midnight At the first sound of the bells, people begin to eat grapes They must eat 12 grapes before the bells ring 12 times
In the South of the United States, people eat black-eyed peis on New Year’s Day Some people think you have to eat 365 peas to have good luck every day of the new year
In Greece, people throw old things such as plates, glasses, and even furniture out of the window on New Year’s Day
observe (v) tiến hành
29 What do they do on New Year’s Day in Mexico?
a They wait for the clocks to strike midnight
b They eat grapes
c They try to eat 12 grapes before the bells ring 12 times
d no information
30 What do they do on New Year’s Day in the South of the United States?
a They eat black-eyed peas
b They eat grapes
c They throw old things out of the window
d no information
31 What does the word ‘they’ in line 5 refer to?
a The American b The Greek c The Mexican d The Vietnamese
Trang 432 What does ‘such as’ in line 9 mean?
a however b for example c instead of d as soon as
33 Which of the following is not true?
a Different cultures have the same way of celebrating the new year
b People believe that the customs will bring good luck
c On New Year’s Eve, the Mexican begin to eat grapes at 12 p.m
d In the South of the United States, people try to eat 365 black-eyed
peas on New Year’s Day
* LISTENING COMPREHENSION
1 Listen and fill the oval A, B, or C indicating your choice
13.1 The topic of the dialogue is about _
A a celebration
B a good crop
C an anniversary
13.2 Which of the following activities is not included in this dialogue ?
A Folk dancing
B Swinging
C Sack jumping
13.3 They’re talking about _
A saints of the children
B Santa Claus
C fat jolly men
13.4 Christmas carols _
A are always the same
B are renewed every year
C are all old songs
Trang 513.5 They’re talking about winners of
A a rice-cooking contest
B a fire-making contest
C a sporting contest
2 Listen and Jill in the blanks
The Harvest Moon (13.6) takes place in the (13.7) during a full moon, and
(13.8) _the end of the harvest, a break in the cycle of (13.9) In our country, the (13.10) is held on the (13.11) day of the eighth month in the lunar (13.12) calendar, which means
it tends to fall in (13.13) _, however, some years it falls in early (13.14) _ That evening, the
(13.15) gathers together for a banquet, often held at (13.16) , and for gazing at the full moon (13.17) _ In our culture, the round shape of the moon symbolizes unity of the (13.18)
Because this festival is so family-oriented, even faraway members make a point of returning home for the event You could think of it as a Thanksgiving As this festival focuses on harvesting and living off the land, it’s no surprise that (13.19) surrounding it are filled with animal symbolism Butterflies, curiously, represent longevity A boiled crab or shrimp signifies merriment Even lanterns used for this festival often take the shape of (13.20) _
TEST 4
28a