The wedding consists of several (1) ___ including asking permission to receive the bride, the procession to receive the bride, the procession to the groom's house, the anc[r]
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Unit 7 – CULTURAL DIVERSITY (TEST)
I Choose the correct answers (A, B, C, or D) to complete the following sentences
1 People from cultures bring language skills, new ways of thinking, and creative solutions
to difficult problems
A diverse B diversity C diversify D diversification
2 Before the wedding, the groom usually asks his best friend to be his , and the bride may have one or more
A closest man – best maids B good man – best maids
C best man - bridesmaids D best man - housemaids
3 To many street vendors, the success of their day is determined by how it starts and by their first customer
A superstition B superstitious C superstitiously D supernatural
4 Cultural diversity makes the United States a interesting place to live for all of its inhabitants
5 Today, Australia is one of diverse countries in the world
C the more culturally D the most culturally
6 Sandra lives away from school of all her classmates
7 No one knows the real origins of the Chinese _ representing the cycles of the lunar year
8 That was the story I’ve ever read
A fascinating B less fascinating C most fascinating D most fascinated
9 I’m sure that the ticket for Sydney is for Canberra
10 She told me that red and orange are the colours that suit me
11 Many people believe that the first person to visit their home on the first day of the New Year will their life
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14 Helen’s teacher congratulated her for working so before the exams
15 In every culture, there are basic standards for social such as personal space distance, eye contact, amount of body language displayed in public
A relationship B relation C reaction D interaction
16 You can type I can
A much faster than B more fast as C just as fast than D fastest than
17 I find French to speak than Italian
A difficult B more difficult C as difficult D most difficult
18 Which moves , a snail or a worm?
A quicker than B as quick as C more quickly D as quickest
19 Have you ever eaten meal than this?
20 Picasso’s paintings are among
II Complete the following sentences with a suitable comparative or superlative form of the words in brackets
1 According to a computer, Spanish is (easy) foreign language to learn
2 Dogs are intelligent, but chimpanzees are even (intelligent)
3 They say it’s (good) to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
4 Even (carefully) prepared plans can go wrong
5 The (speedy) fish in the sea is the sailfish, which can travel 100kph
6 Reykjavik is the world’s (northern) capital city
7 Your composition is full of mistakes because you spent (little time) on it than you should have!
8 I feel much (relaxed) now that the exams are over
9 In the Alto Adige region of Italy, German dialect is spoken much (frequently) than Italian
10 Sumo wrestlers must be (heavy) athletes in the world
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A rounds B reception C respects D bride E presents
Vietnamese wedding customs
The wedding consists of several (1) _ including asking permission to receive the bride, the procession to receive the bride, the procession to the groom's house, the ancestor ceremony, and the banquet party
In the morning, the groom’s mother and a few close relatives would walk to the bride’s house with
a present of betel to ask for permission to receive the (2) _ at her house The date and time of the ceremony is usually determined beforehand when both families have a meeting
In the procession to receive the bride, the groom and his family often carry decorated lacquer boxes covered in red cloth to represent his (3) _ and which include various (4) _ for the bride’s family There are either six or eight boxes, but never seven because it is considered bad (5) _ After paying their (6) _ to their ancestors, the bride and groom will serve tea to their parents who will then give them advice regarding (7) _ and family During the candle ceremony, the bride and groom’s families union is celebrated, and the mother-in-law of the bride will open the boxes filled with jewelry and dress her new daughter-in-law in the jewelry
Finally, the groom officially asks for permission to take his new bride (8) _, and they make their way back to his house During the (9) _, there is usually a ten-course meal, and the bride and groom
make their (10) _ to each table to express their gratitude and also get money as presents
IV Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) for each question
Common wedding rituals in the USA
Being a country of different cultural races, there is a great variety of wedding styles in the United States However, the majority of weddings nowadays still follow a number of traditions One of the traditions dating back to the nineteenth century is about what a bride should wear on her wedding day
It is commonly believed that on her wedding day, the bride should carry with her ‘something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue’ This is because each of these things has a special meaning for the bride on this big day
When a bride wears ‘something old’, it reminds her of her family and the past Thus, some brides may wear their mother’s wedding dress or a piece of her jewellery
‘Something new’ that the bride wears means good luck and hope for a happy future with her husband This new item is usually a pair of new shoes, or it can be the wedding dress or something else
When the bride wears ‘something borrowed’, it symbolizes the help and support she gets from her friends and her family when she needs it An example of ‘something borrowed’ can be a married friend’s bridal veil or a friend’s handkerchief
Trang 4Things are changing fast these days; however, these rituals about what the bride should wear on her wedding day remain kept strictly by a lot of women in the USA
Question 1: When did the tradition about what the bride should wear on her wedding day start?
A from the 8th century
B from the 9th century
C from the 18th century
D from the 19th century
Question 2: What might the bride wear to remind her of her family and the past?
A her mother’s wedding dress
B a pair of new shoes
C a friend’s handkerchief
D a blue garter
Question 3: Which item symbolizes good luck and hope for a happy future?
A something old
B something new
C something borrowed
D something blue
Question 4: When the bride wears something borrowed, what does it symbolize?
A her past memories
B ger wish for a better future
C support from her family and friends
D the trust and faith between the bride and groom
Question 5: Why do some brides have their fingernails painted blue?
A to show the importance of something blue they wear
B because so many brides paint their fingernails a blue colour
C to show how creative some brides are
D to explain why some brides don’t wear blue garters