Exercises of Unit 3-A PARTY (E11)

READING AND VOCABULARY
I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
a. candle b. cake c. decorate d. celebration
a. adult b. candle c. talk d. flower
a. hour b. honest c. vehicle d. happy
a. weather b. cream c. friend d. wedding
a. birthday b. although c. together d. clothing
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
6. a. celebrating
b. anniversary
c. marriage

d. gathering

7. a. finish
b. prefer
c. invite

d. enjoy

8. a. organize
b. decorate
c. divorce

d. promise

9. a. party
b. birthday
c. happy

d. activity

10. a. refreshment
b. horrible
c. exciting

d. intention

II. Complete these sentences with the correct form or tense of the verb in the box.
celebrate sing joke divorce receive decorate serve gather invite clap

Paula`s parent _______ when she was only a child.
Everyone _______ us when we went up to get our prize.
Let`s have a party _______ your birthday.
_______ you _______ your Christmas tree yet?
I`d have liked to have gone to their party but I_______.
She _______ a camera as a twenty-fifth birthday present.
Traditionally, Auld Lang Syne _______ at midnight on New Year Eve.
I thought he _______ when he said he`d resigned.
By the time we got to the party, the pasta ________.
They _______ for a major conference at the moment.
III. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
They organized a party in _______ of the year`s successes. (celebrate)
The 50th wedding anniversary is called the ______ anniversary. (gold)
After they got _______, she never remarried. (divorce)
We wish them every _______ in their new life. (happy)
The lighting in the room is functional as well as_______.(decorate)
The _______ postponed the race because of heavy snow. (organize)
We`re having a small family _______ to mark our wedding anniversary. (gather)
I have no _______ of changing jobs. (intend)
The food was good but the _______ was very slow. (serve)
Nobody in the office had received an _______ to the party. (invite)
IV. READING
Choose the wordor phrase - a, b, c, or d-that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
If you are invited to someone`s house for dinner in the United States, you should (1) _______ a gift, such as a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a (2) _______ gift, he/she may open it in front of you. Opening a present in front of the gift-giver is considered (3) _______. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show his/her (4) ______ to you immediately. (5) _____ the host doesn`t like it, he/she will tell a "(6) _____ lie" and say how much they like the gift to prevent the guest from feeling bad. If your host asks you to arrive at a particular time, you should not arrive (7) _______ on time or earlier than the (8) _______ time, because this is considered to be potentially inconvenient and (9) _______ rude, as the host may not be (10) _______.
1. a. take
b. give
c. bring

d. make

2. a. unwanted
b. valuable
c. unpacked

d. wrapped

3. a. rude
b. polite
c. impolite

d. funny

4. a. appreciation
b. admiration
c. respect

d. enjoyment

5. a. Since
b. Only if
c. Even if

d. Whether

6. a. great
b. obvious
c. deliberate

d. white

7. a. gradually
b. exactly
c. perfectly

d. recently

8. a. expected
b. permitted
c. waited

d. wasted

9. a. however
b. never
c. therefore

d. consequently

10. a. willing
b. ready
c. welcome

d. waiting

Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.