PRACTICE UNIT 13 (G8)

Grade 8 UNIT 13 : FESTIVALS


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
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 D. are wrapping
Tom likes________. He spends lots of hours watching the birds.
A. bird-watching B. bird-watch C. watch-bird D. watching-bird
Greg________me that he liked rock music.
A. said to B. told to C. asked D. explained
Sally is quite keen ________the idea.
A. in B. on C. of D. for
Milk________cows and goats.
A. belongs to B. comes from C. is made of D. is made from
________is a religious song that people sing at Christmas.
A. Carol B. Poem C. Christmas card D. Patron saint
Galileo said that the earth________round.
A. is B. were C. has been D. was being
They recently returned________Paris from London.
A. to B. for C. towards D. Ø
Could you talk________?
A. more quiet B. quieter C. quietlier D. more quietly
I thanked my classmate ________helping me with my homework.
A. for B. about C. of D. Ø
Halloween is the night of 31st October, when people once believed that ghosts________.
A. 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 C. asked D. suggested
Anita is fond________playing the piano.
A. in B. on C. of D. for
The fire is made________matches or lighters. It is made in the traditional way.
A. with B. without C. of D. by
She seems very________today.
A. sleepy B. sleepily C. happily D. seriously
Ten countries participated in the discussions.
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 D. Fairy godmother
The ________festival was held in the communal house yard.
A. rice-cook B. rice-cooker C. rice-cooking D. rice-cooked
I________that I didn’t know what to do.
A. said B. told C. asked D. suggested

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Christmas tree is usually decorated by colored lights and shiny balls.
A 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 are interested on helping, just show up on Saturday. [show up: arrive/ appear]
A B C D
Our teacher told that the sun always rises in 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
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 D. from
A. thing B. festival C. vacation D. holiday