Bài tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 13: Festivals

English 8 Review Unit 13 festivals
Supply the correct form of words in brackets:
He is fond of ____________________places (crowd)
The __________________have to cook rice in this competition. (participate)
Paris is __________________for the Eiffel Tower. (fame)
Cheers greeted the ___________________of the team. (arrive)
He is always __________________to turn off the lights before going to bed. (forget)
All ___________________may be canceled because of the fog. (fly)
There have been many ________________achievements in the field of science. (wonder)
There are two _________________yesterday: fire-making and rice-cooking. (compete)
Housework has ________________been regarded as women’s work. (tradition)
Police have issued a _________________of the gunman. (describe)
On Christmas’s Eve, we gather around the Christmas tree to sing the ____________song. (tradition)
This place is the center of the Christmas __________________(celebrate)
Twenty villagers have entered for the rice-cooking ________________(compete)
Our school has made ____________________for the coming sports contests. (prepare)
_______________in the rice-cooking contest first have to make a fire. (participate)
On Christmas day, I often send my close friends _________________cards. (greet)
He has ben an active _______________in the contest. (participate)
The school dramma society will give a ____________________of Hamlet. (perform)
Last night, the TV program was very __________________(interest)
I think these thick clothes are ____________________for cold weather. (suit)
It is ________________in England to eat turkey on Christmas Day. (tradition)
Over 200 ___________________entered the race. (compete)
Santa Claus is based on the __________________of Saint Nicholas in a poem. (describe)
Dad was putting up the Christmas ___________________(decorate)
Supply the correct form of verbs in brackets
The Eifel Tower in paris (visit) _________________by milions of people every year.
Tet holiday (celebrate) ____________at the end of january or the beginning of February.
My computer (use) _______________for over five years.
The first festival (hold) ________________nearly six hundred years ago.
Since 1990s, more and more paper (recycle) __________________
I (not, see) __________________Lan since last Friday.
When Tom (arrive) ____________yesterday evening, we (have) ______________dinner.
The letter (post) ______________a week ago, and it (arrive) ______________yesterday.
Originally, the book (write) ________________in English and a few years later, it (translate) ___________________into several languages.
The rice-cooking festival (held) _________________every two years.
It’s a big factory. Five hundred people (employ) ___________________there.
Water (cover) __________________most of the earth’s surface.
The boat (sink) _________________quickly but fortunately everybody (rescue)_____________________
Rone’s parents (die) ________________when he was young, he and his sister (grow) _________________up by their grandparents.
The gate (lock) _______________at 6:30 every day.
Sue (bear) _____________in London but she (grow) _______up in the North of England.
We (not, play) ________________football yesterday afternoon. The match (cancel) __________________
I saw an accident last night, somebody (call) _________________an ambulance but nobody (injure) ___________________so the ambulance (not, need) ______________
Your poem (should/write) ____________________in English.
Yesterday afternoon, my father (fix) ___________________his motorcycle while my mother (cook) ______________________dinner.
It is a serious problem. I don’t know how it (can/solve) ______________________
The teacher ordered Tom (go) ___________________to the blackboard.
I learned to swim when I (be) ________________very young, I (teach) ________________by my father.
He said that his mother (not, be) ___________________very well. 
When we (meet) ____________________George and Linda yesterday, we (walk)____________________through the park.
There is somebody walking behind us, I think we (follow) ___________________
Paul told me that he (wake) ___________________up feeling ill so he (not, go)__________________ to work.
My grandfather was a builder. He (build) _________________this house many years ago.
Rewrite sentences.
They made Volkwagens in Germany.
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Vietnamese celebrate Luner new year around January and February.
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How many motorbikes does Viet Nam import a year?
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The teacher asked us not to go to class late.
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Moore wrote the poem in 1823.
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Our school will hold an English-speaking contest next month.
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The cat has broken many bowls and dishes in the kitchen.
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The teacher advises us to study harder in the second term.
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Dangerous driving causes many accidents.
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People can grow rubber trees in tropical countries.
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“ My sister likes cooking”, said Nam
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“ Mom, I want this toy car”, said the boy
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“ We are learning how to make cakes”, said the schoolgirls.
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“ I can repaire bicycle myself”, my friend told me.
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“ You must do your exercise with great care, Nam”, the teacher said.
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“ We are going to visit our teacher this afternoon”, they said.
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“ I can repair the computer”, he said to me.
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“ Everything is expensive after Tet”, they said
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“ I have to finish my homework”, he said.
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The council leader awarded the first prize to the Mekong team.
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They held the festival in the communal house yard.
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Ba invited Liz to the rice-cooking festival.
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Miss Thanh taught me to draw the christmas cards.
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My father decorated the Christmas tree with colored lights.
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Santa Claus gave children presents on Christmas Eve.
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They performed Christmas songs for people in town.
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“I am a student.”, Tom said
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“you are my best friends.”, Jane said to us.
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“I don’t know what Fred is doing”, Jonhny said to me.
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“We are decotating our Christmas tree.”, Hoa said.
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“I must go home now.”, he said to his friend.
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“I cannot go out after 8 p.m.”, Hoa said.
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“I will come and see you as soon as I can.”, she said to me.
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“John wants to come here but he is not very well now.”, Judy said
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“I have to wear uniform when I am at school.”, Susan said.
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“I am going away for a few days. I’ll phone you when I get back.” Judy said to me.
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Moore wrote the poem in 1823.
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Christmas cards should be sent a week before Christmas Day.
You________________________________________________
“We are waiting for the school bus.”, said the children.
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Nobody has used this machine for years.
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Roses cannot possibly grow in such poor ground.
It is imposible_____________________________________
They use recycled plastic to make toys and utensils.
Recycled _________________________________________
She said to me, “Turn off all the lights when you go out.”
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The last time I played tennis was in 1990.
I have not _____________________________________________
“I’ll give you my phone number so that you can call me.”, Jane said to me.
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Please donnot smoke in the kitchen.
Would you mind __________________________
“ The windows need painting.”, the worker said.
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“Your new shirt is very nice, Nam.”,Hoa said
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She told the milkman to bring her three bottles of milk everyday.
The milkman _____________________________________________
“You must do your homework with great care, Hung”, the teacher said
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“I am very hungry, Mom”, the boy said.
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“Your voice is very sweet, Mary”, John said.
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“You cannot put your shoes on this chair, Robert”, the teacher said.
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Peter taught Nam to drive on the left in England.
Nam_______________________________________
The telephone was invented by Alaxander Bell.
Alaxander Bell _______________________________
The Vietnamese celebrate several festivals every year.
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The Vietnamese celebrate Tet holidays according to the Lunar calender.
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People often hold the Flower Fair on Nguyen Hue street in HCM City during Tet.
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The librarian will show you how to find the books you want.
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They make argriculture machines in this factory.
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My parents allowed me to join in the trip with my classmates.
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They made the fire in the traditional way.
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Miss Hong teaches English.
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Mr. Tan deliverys the mail.
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My classmates will return the books next week.
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My mother washes the dishes every night.
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Mrs. Anh sells fresh vegetable in this market.
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He will publish the book next month.
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The fire destroyed the department last year.
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The director must sign the contract.
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That company has supplied the goods since 2000.
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They will build a new school in the village.
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“We can come on Monday”, Mr.Brown said.
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“My brother doesnot like eating sticky rice.”, said Mai
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“I want to join in the activities in the festival.”, Nam said.
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“I will clean all the doors and windowns before the Tet.”, Tan said.
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“You will have to write a composition about the environment in the contest.”Lan’s teacher
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Linh said “I can do the exercise.”
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Lan’s mother said, “you must go to bed early”
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Mai said, “My father is in the garden now.”
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Nam said, “I will answer the phone”
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Hoa said, “I have to go to the lecture.”
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Hung said, “I will return in half an hour”
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Hanh said, “I cannot finish the work by three o’clock.”
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Nam said to me “I am going to the countryside for my holiday”
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He said, “I am going to ask my father to bye me a new bicycle.”
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Lan said, “I can not understand the new words in the reading test”
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Lien said, “I know these girls quite well.”
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Mai said, “I like drinking orange juice.”
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Hung said to us, “you are my best friend”
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Choose the underline part that needs correcting.
How long ago does the Christmas tree come to the USA?
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A new school is going to build in the village.
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When was that festival hold in our town?
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She said she will phone you to tell about the news.
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Viet Nam is a rice-exported country in the world.
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Thanks for invite me to the rice-cooking festival of your village.
 A B C D
The judges try the finish products and the most delicous rice is the winner.
 A B C D
The participants said that they have to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.A B C D
In 1823, Saint Nicholas was appeared in a poem called A Visit from Saint Nicholas.
A B C D
Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs were perform for people in towns.
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The winners of the fire-making contest are the first ones making a fire.
 A B C D
The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children 
 A B C
presents in Christmas Eve. D
I’d rather to participate in the contest than watch it.
A B C D
Liz told that she was interested in the rice-cooking contest.
 A B C D
An Englishman had someone designed a card to send Christmas greetings to his friends. A B C D
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.
A B C D
A large river separates the north of the city with the south.
 A B C D
What exactly do you base that opinion in.
 A B C D
Ice-skate is the activity of moving around on ice wearing ice skates.
 A B C D
Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east.
 A B C D
Much of the butter eaten in Britain comes of New Zealand.
 A B C D
Many Vietnamese people prepare for the holiday by pay their debts and cleaning their homes. A B C D
The house was design by Mike’s father and built by Mike.
 A B C D
The boy promised that they won’t make so much noise the following day.
 A B C D
I would like to thank everybody about coming along today.
 A B C D
They are making the final preparations of next week’s Christmas parade.
 A B C D
The meeting will be hold in the community center.
 A B C D
At the mid-nineteenth century, the first Christmas card was designed.
A B C D
Viet Nam’s new year is officially know as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet.
 A B C D
Basil explained me that he was going to visit his aunt the next day.
 A B C D
I had the gardener planted some trees.
 A B C D
I have to fetch the children at school at 4 o’clock.
 A B C D
He has repeatedly urged the government doing something about this.
 A B C D
Pronunciation 
A. Grand B. Fat C. Match D. Make
A. Spring B. Design C. Activity D. Festival
A. Team B. Please C. Spread D. Leader 
A. Runner B. Upset C. Custom D. Return 
A. Contest B. Carol C. Patron D. Collect
A. Festival B. Man C. Fat D. Grand
A. Carol B. Export C. Patron D. Custom
A. Upset B. Custom C. Return D. Unsuitable
A. Saint B. Tailor C. Explain D. Said
A. Beach B. Catch C. Church D. Christmas 
A. Base B. Ancient C. Decorate D. Final
A. Invite B. Prize C. Design D. Activity
A. Pottery B. Professor C. Possition D. Tailor
A. Teamate B. Spread C. Leader D. Please
A. Plumber B. Rub C. Bamboo D. Unsuitable
A. Honest B. Hour C.honor D. Humor 
A. Deaf B. Beat C. Lead D. Teach
A. Invited B. Liked C. Ended D. Wanted
A. Fund B. Upset C. Tutor D. Rug
A. Safe B. Mall C. Nature D. Face
A. Sunbathe B. Taste C. Water D. Teamate
A. River B. Pottery C. Plumber D. Fetch
A. Husk B. Urge C. Rub D. Jumble
A. Coucil B. About C. Without D. Throughout
A. Design B. Custom C. Saint D. Description
Reading 
In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called “A visit from Saint Nicholas”. The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and give children presents on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was written by Clement Clark Moore, an American professor, became popular in the USA. Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.
Santa Claus looks like Saint Thomas in the poem “A vitsit from Saint Nicholas”.
Clement Clark Moore is an American writer.
Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of children.
Saint Nicholas was very big and cheerful.He always gave children presents on Christmas Eve
Hi I am Dean. I am from England. My favorite time of the year is Christmas, which is on December 25. That is when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. In the middle of December we send a lot of cards to our friends and family, here and broad. Then we get a big tree and decorate it with lights and other things. On Christmas Day, we give each other presents. We have one enormous meal with turkey, and after that, we have Christmas pudding.
Christmas is held in the middle of December.
Christmas is held because Christians want to have a good time.
Dean is English.
At Christmas, people get a big tree and decorate it.
Tet or Luner New Year holiday is the most important celebration for VietNamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in _______(1) January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and _______(2) their homes. They go to market to buy candy, jams, or _______(3) watermelon seeds. They also get clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy peach blossoms and marigolds which are __________(4) flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is a time for family members to have special meals with special food __________(5) as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives, and friends __________(6) the second day of the holidays.
A. Late B. Lately C. Later D. Latest
A. Decorate B. Decorated C. Decorating D. To decorate 
A. Dry B. Dried C. Drying D. To dry
A. Tradition B. Traditional C. Traditionally D. Traditionless
A. So B. Such C. But D. And
A. In B. At C. On D. Of
Vietnamese’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar Calender. It is officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan or Tet. It begins between January twenty first and February nineteen. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese pareople usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in, they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days is the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.
Tet is also called Lunar New Year.
Tet usually accurs in late January or early February.
Vietnamese makes preparations for Tet several months beforehand.
On New Year Eve, people usually stay 
Vietnamese people believe that they will have good luck on the first three days of Tet.
To Vietnamese people, Tet Nguyen Dan is a Joyful occasion.