BT Unit 13

UNIT 13 FESTIVALS

I) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. festival B. man C. fat D. grand
A. carol B. tomb C. patron D. custom
A. upset B. custom C. museum D. unsuitable
A. saint B. tailor C. explain D. said
A. beach B. catch C. church D. Christmas
II) Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below.
Presents ________in colored paper and put under the Christmas tree.
A. are wrapped B. are wrap C. are wraped
7.Tom likes________. He spends lots of hours watching the birds.
D. are wrapping

 A. bird-watching B. bird-watch C. watch-bird 8.Greg ________me that he liked rock music.
D. watching-bird

 A. said to B. told to C. asked
9.Sally is quite keen ________the idea.
D. explained

 A. in B. on C. of
10.Milk ________cows and goats.
D. for

 A. belongs to B. comes from C. is made of
11.________is a religious song that people sing at Christmas.
D. is made from

 A. Carol B. Poem C. Christmas card
12.Galileo said that the earth ________round.
D. Patron saint

 A. is B. were C. has been
13.They recently returned ________Paris from London.
D. was being

 A. to B. for C. towards
14.Could you talk________?
D. Ø

 A. more quiet B. quieter C. quietlier
D. more quietly

I thanked my classmate ________helping me with my homework.
for B. about C. of D. Ø
Halloween is the night of 31st October, when people once believed that ghosts________.
can see B. can be seen C. could see D. could be seen
She ________me she didn’t know what to do.
A. said B. told
18.Anita is fond ________playing the piano.
C. asked
D. suggested

 A. in B. on
C. of
D. for

19.The fire is made ________matches or lighters. It is made in the traditional way.
A. with B. without C. of
20.She seems very ________today.
D. by

 A. sleepy B. sleepily C. happily
21.Ten countries participated in the discussions.
D. seriously

 A. took part in B. held C. went to
D. arranged

The journey from the airport to the university ________about half an hour.
A. spends B. takes C. want D. passes
________is a saint regarded as protecting a particular person or place.
A. Patron saint B. Blessed saint C. Holy saint godmother
24.The ________festival was held in the communal house yard.
D. Fairy

 A. rice-cook B. rice-cooker C. rice-cooking
25.I ________that I didn’t know what to do.
D. rice-cooked

 A. said B. told C. asked
D. suggested

III) Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Christmas tree is usually decoratedbycolored lights and shiny balls.
B C D
Chris said that the twins couldn’t go to school this day because they were ill.
A B C D
If you areinterested on helping, just show upon Saturday.
A B C D
Our teacher told that the sunalways risesin the east.
A B C D
Many Vietnamese people prepare for the holiday by pay their debts and cleaning their homes.
A B C D
IV) Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Harvest Festival is (31)_____ October. It is a very ancient (32)_____ but it is also part of the Christian tradition. It (33)_____ new crops and food. Children often bring fruit, vegetables and cereals into school. Schools usually give the food to hospitals or to old people. (34)_____ the past, people sometimes (35)_____ traditional dolls out of corn.

A. in B. at C. on