communicate 12.In Britain Christmas dinner usually _______ turkey, Christmas pudding and brandy butter.. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are
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ENGLISH 11 – WEEK 18
A. Choose the word that has the underlined part
pronounced differently from that of the others.
plum
2 a special b breath c peach d pleasure
3 a sugar b such c spring d similar
4 a exchange b children c peach d machine
5 a shrine b ripe c agrarian d polite
B. Choose the word that has main stress placed
differently from the others.
1. a celebrate b decorate c entertain d influence
2. a polite b popular c pagoda d agrarian
3. a longevity b calendar c parade d occasion
4. a represent b exchange c receiving d prepare
5. a constancy b festival c activity d comment
C. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that
best completes the sentences or substitutes for the
underlined part.
6. Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full _ goods
7. On the first day of Tet, children _ their new clothes and
make New Year's wishes to their parents
a take on b pick on c put on d try on
8. People believed that what they do on the first day of the
year will _ their luck during the whole year
a control b influence c exchange d result
9. I looked everywhere but I couldn't find _ at all
a no one b anyone c someone d somebody
10.Tet is really a time of fun and _ throughout the country
a holidays b celebrations c preparations
d festivals
11.The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas
a contact b gather c relate d
communicate
12.In Britain Christmas dinner usually _ turkey, Christmas
pudding and brandy butter
a brings on b serves with c consists of d puts up
13.We wish you both health and longevity
a long life b happy life c easy life d
exciting life
14.Vietnamese people usually make _ for Tet several weeks beforehand
a preparing b preparation c preparatory d preparations
15.She has as good chance as _ of winning the race
a someone b anyone c everyone d no one
D. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences.
16.Nobody was late for the meeting last night, _?
a wasn't he b were they c was he d weren’t they
17.No girl should have to wear school uniform, because it _ like a sack of potatoes
a makes them look b makes her look
c makes them to look d makes her to look
18.I phoned Sarah at home, but _
a there were no answers b there were no answer
c there was no answers d there was no answer
19. _ thinks that Phil should be given the job
a A number of people b Neither of us
c Most of us d The majority of people
20.Neither Jane nor her brothers a consent form for tomorrow's field trip
a need b needs c is needing d has need
21.My cousin who I used to visit every summer from America on Saturday
a arriving b is arriving c has arrived d
is going
22.The holiday nowadays is not as long as it _
a is used to be b is used to be c used to be d
was used to be
23.If I were you, _ and tell her you're going to be late
a I phone b I'll phone c I'd phone d I'd have phoned
24.Let the boy _ it himself before you offer to help
a try b to try c trying d will try
25.When someone you a present, it is a custom to give them
in return
a give b gives c will give d has given
E. Give the correct form of the words given
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1. We usually eat a lot of special foods and play some
_ games
(TRADITION)
2. Some say that we must limit our population
_ because recources are _
(GROW/ LIMIT)
3. People take part in various forms of _
(ENTERTAIN)
4. The actor's legal _ have strongly denied the
5. The United Nations is a(n) organization
(NATION)
6. She sounds like a really person (INTEREST)
7. She was not fired She left the company _
(VOLUNTEER)
8. The most important thing was our in the
game
(PARTICIPATE)
F. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.
1 Children usually are given 'lucky money' _ Tet
2 Banh Chung, which is made _ sticky rice, is one of Tet's
special foods
3 The New Year is celebrated _ night _ January 1
4 There are usually a lot of party _ New Year’s Eve
5 Vietnamese people prepare _ Tet several weeks
beforehand
6 We decorated our Christmas tree _ a lot of colored and
shiny little bells
7 Many people go to the pagoda to pray _ a happy year
8 _ the first days of Tet everyone tries to be nice and
polite _ others
9 Lunar New Year usually falls sometime _ 19 January
and 20 February _ the Western calendar
10 Both children and adults take part _ games and various
forms of entertainment
G. Complete these sentences with someone, something,
anyone, anything, no one, nothing, everyone,
everything.
1 She valued friendship more than in the world
2 I always get to work before else
3 has changed Everything is the same as it was
4 I hope will be comfortable here We try to make each guest feel at home
5 We don't think there's wrong with her reading ability,
6 I am not going to the party because I've got to wear
7 I thought I heard knocking at the door
8 calls her Maggie, but her real name's Margaret
9 The earthquake destroyed within a 25-mile radius
10 Sarah was upset about and refused to talk to
H. Read the passage carefully then choose the correct answers.
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday
in November For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation
Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans
first came to North America In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers
arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived
Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days
The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie
On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events In New York there is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in- the shape of imaginary characters Thanksgiving is considered the beginning
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of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out
to shop for Christmas presents
41 In the United States, Thanksgiving is
a a religious celebration held by Christians only
b celebrated as a public holiday
c more important than Christmas
d apart from Christmas
42 According to the passage Pilgrims are
a people who travelled to America by ships
b trips that religious people make to a holy place
c people who left their home and went to live in North
America in the early 17th century;
d Native Americans who live in North America
43 All of the following statements are mentioned EXCEPT
a People celebrate Thanksgiving to thank God
b People usually have traditional dinners on Thanksgiving
c There are lots of entertainments on Thanksgiving
d People go to churches for religious services on Thanksgiving
44 On thanksgiving
a turkey, yams and pumpkin pies are served
b people join in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
c people wear coloured carnival masks matching through the streets
d people go out to shop for Christmas presents
45 Which of the following is not true?
a In the US, Thanksgiving is not a national holiday; it's a religious holiday
b Christmas comes Jess than a month after Thanksgiving
c Thanksgiving was originally celebrated by the first, Europeans in North America to thank God for their survival
d The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are colourful and exciting