TOPIC 7: CELEBRATIONS

TOPIC 7: CELEBRATIONS

A. VOCABULARY:

1. celebration [,seli'brei∫n] (n) lễ kỷ niệm 2. agrarian [ə'greəriən] (a) nghề nông 3. apricot blossom ['eiprikɔt 'blɔsəm](n) hoa mai 4. cauliflower ['kɔliflauə] (n) súp lơ, bông cải 5. comment ['kɔment] (n) lời nhận xét 6. depend (on) [di'pend] (v) tùy vào 7. evil spirit ['i:vl  'spirit] (n) quỷ ma 8. fatty pork ['fæti  pɔ:k] (n) mỡ (heo) 9. good spirit [gud 'spirit](n) thần thánh 10. kumquat tree ['kʌmkwɔt tri:] (n) cây quất 11. longevity [lɔn'dʒeviti](n) trường thọ 12. lucky money ['lʌki 'mʌni] (n) tiền lì xì 13. lunar calendar ['lu:nə 'kælində] (n) âm lịch 14. mask [mɑ:sk] (n) mặt nạ 15. Mid-Autumn Festival (n) tết trung thu 16. National Independence Day (n) Quốc khánh

17. overthrow [,ouvə'θrou] (v) lật đổ 18. pagoda [pə'goudə] (n) ngôi chùa 19. parade [pə'reid] (v) diễu hành 20. peach blossom [pi:t∫'blɔsəm] (n) hoa đào 21. pine tree ['paintri:] (n) cây thông 22. positive ['pɔzətiv] (a) tích cực 23. pray (for) [prei] (v) cầu nguyện 24. preparation [,prepə'rei∫n] (n) sự chuẩn bị 25. roast turkey [roust 'tə:ki] (n) gà lôi quay 26. shrine [∫rain] (n) đền thờ 27. similarity [,simə'lærəti] (n) nét tương đồng 28. solar calendar ['soulə 'kælində] (n) dương lịch 29. spread [spred] (v) kéo dài 30. sticky rice ['stiki rais](n) nếp 31. Thanksgiving ['θæηks,giviη] (n) lễ tạ ơn 32. Valentine’s Day ['væləntain] (n) lễ tình nhân 33. ward off [wɔ:d] (v) né tránh

B. GRAMMAR: INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

SOMEONE, ANYONE, EVERYONE, NOONE, ONE, ONES, NONE

1. SOMEONE (một người nào đó) - Động từ chia số ít/ - Thường dùng trong câu xác định
Someone has stolen my sandals: một người nào đó đã chôm dép của tôi rồi
2. ANYONE (bất cứ ai) - Động từ chia số ít./ - Thường dùng trong câu phủ định, nghi vấn
Don't believe anyone in the house : đừng tin bất cứ ai trong nhà này .
3. EVERYONE (mọi/mỗi người) - Động từ chia số ít./ - Thường dùng trong câu xác định
4. NO ONE (lưu ý chữ này viết rời ra): không ai  - Động từ chia số ít. / - Thường dùng trong câu xác định.  eg. No one likes him: không ai thích anh ta
Lưu ý: Cách dùng trong câu xác định hay phủ định, nghi vấn là chỉ mang tính tương đối

5. NO, NONE ( Không ) (- không ai ,không thứ gì cả ),cần nhớ công thức biến đổi từ NOT qua NO và NONE như sau: NOT + ANY = NO , NO + N = NONE
ex: I don't see any books on the table : tôi không thấy quyễn sách nào trên bàn cả
     = I see no books on the table.     = I see none on the table.
6. ONE, ONES (cái, người ....mà, những cái, những người ....)
Chúng dùng để thay thế danh từ đã được nhắc đến trước đó và tùy theo danh từ đó số ít hay số nhiều mà dùng ONE (thế cho danh từ số ít) hay ONES (thế cho danh từ số nhiều)
 eg. There are three books on the table.  Which one do you like?  I like the red one.
ONE trong các câu trên thế cho quyển sách, đựoc dịch là quyển
      eg. There are two people in the room: có hai người trong phòng
             Which one do you like?: bạn thích người nào? I like the tall one: tôi thích người cao
ONE trong các câu này thế cho danh từ person, (dịch là người)
    eg. There are a lot of houses in this street: có nhiều căn nhà trên con đường này
           Which ones do you like?          I like the blue ones.
ONES trong các câu này thế cho danh từ houses, (dịch là những căn nhà)
Qua những ví dụ trên tùy theo danh từ phía trứoc mà dùng ONE hay ONES cho phù hợp

C. PRACTICE TEST

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1.      A. country                        B. lunar                       C. luck                         D. 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

II. Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined part.

6.      Family members who live apart try to get together ______ Tet.

A. in                                   B. at                             C. on                            D. during

7.      Most towns put ______ a Christmas tree, a fir tree decorated with colored lights, shiny balls, tinsel and bows. A. on          B. in                             C. with                         D. up

8.      On Christmas Eve children go to bed full ______ excitement.

A. of                                  B. with                        C. up                            D. in

9.      Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops.

A. gardeners                    B. planters                  C. farmers                  D. highlanders

10.  There is a ______ mood everywhere on New Year's Day.

A. popular                        B. good                       C. optimistic               D. festive

11.  In Britain and America, it is ______ for everybody to sing 'Auld Lang Syne' on New Year's Eve.

A. tradition                       B. traditional             C. traditionally           D. traditionalism

12.  Children are always ______ about Tet holiday.

A. excited                          B. interested              C. keen                        D. concerned

13.  I shook hands and ______ a few words with the manager.

A. uttered                                     B. expressed              C. exchanged D. converted

14.  Jane is a very sociable girl. She likes parties and ______.

A. rituals                           B. ceremonies            C. traditions               D. celebrations

15.  Shopping malls are decorated for Christmas from September, ______ most people do not do their Christmas shopping until December.

A. though                          B. because                  C. so                            D. so that

III. Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best completes the sentences.

16.  The number of students who knew the answer to the last question on the exam ______ very low.

A. were                             B. was                                     C. have been              D. has been

17.  ______ waiting to hear the results.

A. Everyone was             B. All was                    C. Everyone were     D. All were

18.  'We need new curtains.' 'Okay, let's buy ______.

A. one                               B. ones            C. some with flowers on       D. ones with flowers on

19.  ______ the furniture ______ arrived yet.

A. None ... has                 B. None ... have          C. None of ... has        D. None of ... have

20.  A number of students ______ in intensive language programs abroad nowadays.

A. participated                 B. has participated    C. have participated  D. is participating

21.  Every one of the boys and girls in the school ______ what to do if the fire alarm

A. knows - rings               B. know - rings          C. knows - will ring    D. would know-rang

22.  Some of these people are friends of mine and ______people from the office.

A. the rest is                     B. the rest are            C. rest is                      D. rest are

23.  Knowing several ______ helpful if you work for an intemational corporation.

A. languages are              B. language is             C. languages is           D. language are

24.  Three hours______ a long time to take on the homework.

A. seems                           B. seem                       C. seemed                   D. has been

25.  The Prime Minister, as well as several Cabinet Ministers, ______ in a tough financial policy.

A. is believing                   B. don't believe          C. believe                    D. believes

IV. Identify the one underlined word or phrase- A, B, C or D - that must be corrected.

26.  No one in our office wants to drive to work because of there are always traffic jams at rush hour.  A. wants        B. because of             C. are                         D. at rush hour

27.  The United States come top of the list of countries ranked by economic performance.

       A. come                                        B. the list                    C. ranked                   D. economic

28.  About 60 per cent of the people questioned wants cars to be banned from the town center.

A. of the                            B. questioned             C. wants                      D. to be banned

29.  There's hardly no sugar left, so we must get some when we go shopping.

A. There's                         B. no sugar                 C. must                        D. some

30.  If someone phones while I'm out, can you tell them I'll be back at 11.30?

A. someone                      B. phones                   C. out                          D. them

V. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to complete the passage.

with     festival     dancing   open     everything    in     written     clothes     lucky    get

             New Year's Day is the (31)___________ of the year expected to bring most joy to everyone in China. Most people insist on doing (32)___________ right to prepare for the celebration. Good luck wishes (33)___________ on red paper are hung on the wails and doors of the houses. Living room decorated (34)___________ a lot of flowers is always full of laughter. Many families leaving every door and window (35)___________ at midnight on New Year's Eve believe in letting the old year out and the New Year (36)___________. On New Year's Eve and New Year's Day people (37)___________ together and eat feasts of delicious, traditional foods. Everywhere there are a lot of children playing around in their brand new (38)___________. They are very happy to get some (39)___________ money from adults. They also enjoy dragon or unicorn (40)___________.

VI. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.

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 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.

VII. Choose the sentence - A, B, C, or D - that is closest in meaning to the printed one.

46.    It never occurred to me to go by train.

A. I used to go by train.                                     B. I was used to going by train.

C. I never find it boring to go by train                         D. I never thought of going by train.

47.    I should have studied last night, but I was too tired

A. I couldn't study last night because I was very tired.

B. I studied last night, so I was very tired.      C. I tried to study last night but I felt bored.

D. I didn't study last night because I felt very bored.

48.    The doctor said, 'You really ought to rest for a few days, Jasmine.'

A. Jasmine's doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days.

B. The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short rest.

C. The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days’ rest.

D. It is the doctor's recommendation that Jasmine rested shortly.

49.    The sooner he stops smoking, the better he'll feel.

A. As soon as he feels better, he'll try to stop smoking.

B. When he stops smoking, he'll begin to feel better.

C. He feels so much better since he stopped smoking. D. Though he feels better, he still smokes.

50.    The coffee was not strong. It didn't keep us awake.

A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake.

B. The coffee was so strong that we couldn't sleep.

C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.

D. We was kept awake because the coffee was strong.

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