Bài tập củng cố môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 - Unit 8: Celebrations

UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS
A. PHONETIC
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1) A. stage 	B. page 	C. cake	 D. tablet
2) A. elephant	B. event 	C. engineer D. let
3) A. listened	B. liked 	C. watched D. stopped
II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
4) A. decorate	B. pagoda 	C. relative	D. calendar
5) A. celebration	B. traditional 	C. entertainment 	D. preparation
6) A. between	B. banner	C. colour	D. special
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
7) A particular time when something happens.
A. occasion	B. event	 	C. happening D. holiday
 8) To give something to someone and at the same time to receive the same type of thing from them.
A. change	B. hand in	C. exchange	D. return 
9) To make something look more attractive by putting things on it.
A. adorn	B. decorate	
C. to be placed on something to make it more beautiful 	D. all are correct
10) Thinking about what is good in a situation or good or useful. 
A. negative	 	B. affirmative C. positive 	D. indefinite
11) A special event that people organize to memorize something.
A. birthday	B. wedding 	C. house warning 	D. celebration
12) ......................... was the day before yesterday.
A. The France’s Independence day	B. The day of the French independence
C. French’s Independence	D. France’s Independence Day
13) Banh Chung is made ............. sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
A. of 	B. from	 	C. with	 D. by
 14) Many people go to the pagoda to ............................ for a happy year for themselves and their family.
A. pray 	B. long	 	C. desire	 D. ask
 15) Were there any calls for me? 
 – Yes, .......................... rang while you were out.
A. someone	B. anyone 	C. no one	 D. A & B
16) I threw my old trainers and bought some new ......................... .
A. ones	B. one	 	C. some	 D. any
17) There’s ...... waiting outside to see you. She didn’t tell me her name.
A. no one	B. anyone 	C. someone 	D. everyone
 18) There are two films on TV this evening. Which ........................ would you prefer to see?
A. one	B. ones	 	C. someone 	D. anyone
 19) Do you need thick paper or thin ...........................?
A. anyone	B. everyone	C. one	 	D. ones
 20) We all know the man is a thief, don’t we? 
 – Yes, ................... knows, but .......................... dares to say so publicly.
A. someone/ no one	 	B. everyone/ no one
 C. anyone/ no one	 	D. anyone/ someone
 21) Can you please check that .............................. has got a ticket?
A. someone	B. anyone	C. no one	 	D. everyone 
 22) I would like to offer a small reward to ........................ who finds my missing dog.
A. someone	B. anyone	C. no one	 	D. one
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
 23) There isn’t no one waiting for me, isn’t there?
 24) Someone spoke to me, but I can’t remember its name.
 25) Anyone stole the money, but we don’t know who.
 26) Someone would tell me the answer, so I guessed.
 27) There are someone wanting to see you outside.
III. Fill in the blanks with the pronouns: one(s), someone, anyone, no one, or every one.
 28) Nearly .......................... on the Internet uses e-mail to communicate with each other.
 29) ............................ has left their bag behind.
 30) I’ve got some stamps here. Which is the ............................ you like? 
 31) Was there ............................ you knew at the meeting?
 32) Goodbye, ............................ . I’ll see you next week.
 33) Does ............................... else want to come?
 34) Would you make a copy for ............................. in the office and a few extra .......................... for the visitors?
 35) There’s ................................ at the door.
1. I needs ____________ to talk. I am so lonely.
2. I didn’t kill ________ . Why did you put me in prison?
3. The bus was empty. There was _________ on the bus.
4. There is ____________ at the door. Go and open it.
5. I didn’t meet ____________ this morning.
6. There was nobody at home. V was away.
7. I’m looking for my keys. Has __________ seen them? 
8. _____ has broken my window. I don’t know who it is.
9. Has __________ found my blue pencil? No. I’m sorry.
10. This question is easy because _______ can answer it.
11. Be careful! ____________ is following you.
12. I rang the doorbell, but __________ opened the door.
13. She didn’t tell ____________ about her plans.
14. Oh, no! ____________ has eaten my chocolate cake. 
15. I can hear ____________ at the door. Maybe they come to visit me.
16. I am sad because ____________ remembered my birthday.
17. Can____________ tell me the capital of Thailand? – Me.
18. Everybody was asleep. ____________ was awake.
19. He is very famous. ____________ knows him.
20. There wasn’t ______ in the factory. I saw _______ there.
21. ____________ lives here because of the lack of water.
22. ____________ scares him. He’s very brave.
23. ____________ could have jumped over this wall and stole your bike. It’s low.
24. ____________ can help them. They were disappointed.
25. ____________ is ringing the bell. Go and see who it is.
26. “ there ___ at home? “ “ I don’t think there is ___ here”
27. My roommate is speaking to __________ on the phone.
28. Ann didn’t tell ____________ about her secret.
29. I talked to _______ at the phone company about my bill.
30. ____________ is looking through the window.
31. The party was nice. ____________ enjoyed it.
32. Tom is very popular. ____________ likes him.
33. I opened the door, but there was ____________ there.
34. _____telephoned the police, but he didn’t give his name.
35. Is ____________ living in that house? It looks empty.
36. _________ was very kind to us. They help us so much.
37. ____________ is here. No absentees.
38. Does ____________ mind if I smoke?
39. I thought I heard the voices, but ___________ was there.
40. We don’t want _________ telling us what we should do.
41. There is __________ at the door. Ask what his name is.
42. Hello! Is there ____________ here?
43. We haven’t met ____________ in this block yet.
44. Look. There ‘s ____ in the garden. Do you know them?
45. I lost my umbrella yesterday. I asked ____________ but nobody knows where .
III. Choose the best answer.
 1. Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops. 
 a. Gardeners 
b. Planters 
 c. Farmers 
 d. Highlanders 
2. Ripe fruit is very good for our health. 
 a. Sugared and colored 
 c. Picked by hand 

 b. Cooked carefully 
 d. Fully grown an ready to eat 
3. Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main holiday. 
 a. important 	b. serious 	 c. excited 
4.Tet is a grand and important occasion in the year. 
 a. excited 	b. colored 	 c. great 
5. The whole family usually try to get-together at Christmas. 
 a. contact 	b. gather 	 c. relate 
6. There is a ________ mood every where on New Year’s Day. 

 d. short 
 d. necessary 
 d. commuicate 
 a. popular 
b. good 
 c. optimistic 
 d. festive 
7. Children are always _________ about Tet holiday. 
 a. excited 	b. interested 	 c. keen 
8. I shook hands and ___________ a few word with the manager. 
 a. uttered 	b. expressed 	 c. exchange 
9. Jane is a very sociable girl. She likes parties and ___________. 

 d. concerned 
 d. converted 
 a. rituals 	b. ceremonies 
 c. traditions 
 d. celebrations 
10. 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 
11. On the first day of Tet, children ________ their new clothes and make New Year’ wishes to 
 their parents. 
 a. take on 	b. pick on 	 c. put on 	 	 d. try on 
12. Tet is really time of fun and _________ throughout the country. 
 a. holidays 	b. celebrations 	 c. preparations 	 d. festivals 
13. In Britain and America , it is ________ for everybody to sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on New Year Eve. 
 a. tradition b. traditional 	 c. traditionally d. traditionalism 
14. To most Vietnam people, Tet holiday is often well- ________. 
 a. prepare 	 b. prepared 	 	c. preparation 	 	 d. preparative 
15. Tet is a ________ occasion for all members of families to gather.
 a. special	b. specially	 	 c. specialize	 	 d. specializing
16. There will be a very interesting ______ show on TV on New Year’s Eve.
 a. vary b. varied 	c. various d. variety
17. In spring, all flowers are _______ blossom colorfully.
	 a. at	 b. about	 	c. over	 	d. in
18. Most town put ______ a Christmas tree, a fir tree decorated with colored light, shiny balls, tinsel and bows.
 a. in	 b. at	 	c. on	 	d. during
19. Peter is not ________ work today. He is ______ holiday.
	 a. at / on	 b. on / for	 	c. from / away	 	d. for / over
20. Family members who line apart try to get together _________ Tet.
 a. on	 b. in	 	c. with	 	d. up
21. Those ladies often go to pagoda to pray _______ happiness and luck.
	 a. for	 b. to	 	c. on	 	d. into
22. On Christmas Eve children go to bed full _______ excitement.
	 a. of	 b. with	 	c. up 	 	d. in
V. Rewrite the sentences, using the pronoun one( s).
1.	 The Tet tree is there to attract good spirits and ward off evil spirits.
→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
 Of the three bag I like the blue bag.
 → ________________________________________________________________________ .
 Mai is making a fruit cake. Huong is making a fruit cake, too.
→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
 I like reading books, especially the books about the natural world.
→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
I don’t have a computer, and my father doesn’t want me to have a computer.
→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
They let me choose a pencil, and I took the red pencil.
→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
 There are several national celebration in Vietnam, but perhaps the most meaningful celebration is Tet 
 holiday.
→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
We told each other both happy stories and stories about our lives.
→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
I answer most of the questions, but had to miss out some very difficult questions.
 → ________________________________________________________________________ .
The female violinists in the orchestra outnumber the male violinists by about three to one.
→ ________________________________________________________________________ .
The issue discussed at the meeting was an extremly complicated issue.
 → ________________________________________________________________________
Complete these sentences with someone, something, anyone, anything, no one, nothing, everyone, and everything.
We arranged the meeting, but _______ came.
Janet Jones is ______________ I rarely see these days.
She valued friendship more than ______________ in the world.
I always get to work before ______________ else.
While you are making dinner, I'll get on with ______________ else.
______________ has changed. Everything is the same as it was.
I hope ______________ will be comfortable here. We try to make each guest feel at home. 
We don't think there's ______________ wrong with her reading ability,
Hardly ______________ turn up to the meeting.
I am not going to the party because I've got ______________ to wear.
I thought I heard ______________ knocking at the door.
______________ calls her Maggie, but her real name's Margaret.
The earthquake destroyed ______________ within a 25-mile radius.
There was complete silence in the room. ______________ said ______________.
Sarah was upset about ______________ and refused to talk to ______________
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
a. country 	b. lunar 	c. luck 	d. plum
a. special 	b. breath 	c. peach 	d. pleasure
a. sugar 	b. such 	c. spring 	d. similar
a. exchange 	b. children 	c. peach 	d. machine
a. shrine 	b. ripe 	c. agrarian 	d. polite
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Choose the one word or phrase -a, b, c, or d- that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined part.
Family members who live apart try to get together ______ Tet.
a. in 	b. at 	c. on 	d. during
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
On Christmas Eve children go to bed full ______ excitement.
a. of 	b. with 	c. up 	d. in
Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops.
a. gardeners 	b. planters 	c. farmers 	d. highlanders
There is a ______ mood everywhere on New Year's Day.
a. popular 	b. good 	c. optimistic 	d. festive
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
Children are always ______ about Tet holiday.
a. excited 	b. interested 	c. keen 	d. concerned
I shook hands and ______ a few words with the manager.
a. uttered 	b. expressed 	c. exchanged 	d. converted
Jane is a very sociable girl. She likes parties and ______.
a. rituals 	b. ceremonies 	c. traditions 	d. celebrations
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
Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full _______ goods.
a. of 	b. with 	c. in 	d. for
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
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
I looked everywhere but I couldn't find _______ at all.
a. no one 	b. anyone 	c. someone 	d. somebody
Tet is really a time of fun and _______ throughout the country.
a. holidays 	b. celebrations 	c. preparations 	d. festivals
The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas.
a. contact 	b. gather 	c. relate 	d. communicate
In Britain Christmas dinner usually _______ turkey, Christmas pudding and brandy butter.
a. brings on 	b. serves with 	c. consists of 	d. puts up
We wish you both- health and longevity.
a. long life 	b. happy life 	c. easy life 	d. exciting life
Vietnamese people usually make _______ for Tet several weeks beforehand.
a. preparing 	b. preparation 	c. preparatory 	d. preparations
She has as good chance as _______ of winning the race. 
a. someone 	b. anyone 	c. everyone 	d. no one