Tiếng Anh 11 – Unit 8 – Celebrations – Test 1

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GRADE 11 – UNIT 8 – CELEBRATIONS – TEST 1 
PHONETICS 
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 
1. A. calendar B. origin C. procession D. offering 
2. A. introduce B. buffalo C. positive D. ancestor 
3. A. neighbour B. member C. dragon D. exchange 
4. A. envelope B. pagoda C. repentance D. reunion 
5. A. resolution B. alcoholic C. traditional D. ornamental 
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the 
rest. 
6. A. celebration B. procession C. calendar D. ancestor 
7. A. champagne B. church C. exchange D. children 
8. A. ahead B. instead C. bread D. beat 
9. A. horn B. solemn C. known D. dance 
10. A. watermelon B. entertain C. visit D. wrestling 
VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE 
Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence, or substitutes 
the underlined part. 
11. He’s having a party in......of his 85th birthday. 
A. celebrate B. celebration C. celebrated D. celebratory 
12. In Vietnam, Teachers' Day is a nationally......holiday when students show their 
gratitude to their teachers. 
A. observe B. observation C. observer D. observed 
13. If individuals offend the whole community they are advised to spend a week in 
silence until they have....... 
A. repent B. repented C. repentant D. repentance 
14. On New Year’s Eve, Vietnamese people make offerings......their ancestors and to go 
to pagoda. 
A. to B. for C. with D. on 
15. When Christmas is coming......the corner, most supermarkets and shopping centres 
are full of customers. 
A. upon B. over C. round D. in 
16. I cannot go out with you because I am very busy......many preparations for the 
coming Christmas. 
A. over B. in C. on D. with 
17. The Jewish Rosh Hashanah, which takes place in the month of Tishri, is a very 
solemn holiday set aside for fasting and repentance. 
A. unhappy B. serious C. sincere D. positive 
18. Vietnamese families usually have a family altar to pay respect to their....... 
A. ancestors B. relatives C. associates D. friends 
19. Vietnamese people......for Tet by cooking special holiday foods and cleaning the 
house. 
A. observe B. pick C. decorate D. prepare 
20. There are a lot of practiced ......during Tet, like visiting a person’s house on the first 
day of the New Year, ancestral worshipping, and wishing New Year’s greetings. 
A. ornaments B. offerings C. customs D. resolutions 
21. On the first day of New Year Vietnamese people give ......money, which is called 
tien li xi, to children. 
A. happy B. lucky C. glad D. ornamental 
22. Tet in Vietnam is an occasion for pilgrims to go to pagoda and time for 
family.......when family members gather and enjoy themselves together, 
A. reunions B. visits C. processions D. comments 
23. Each home is thoroughly swept and......with flowers and offerings for ancestors by 
the night before Tet. 
A. entertained B. haunted C. wished D. decorated 
24. ......, a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social 
achievements of women, is marked on March 8 every year. 
A. International Women’s Day B. International Women Day 
C. International Women of Day D. International Day of Women 
25. Charles Dickens is acclaimed as one of ........ 
A. history’s the greatest novelists B. history’s greatest novelists 
C. history greatest novelists D. history greatest’s novelists 
26. Presidential elections are due to be held in ....... 
A. ten days time B. ten days’ time C. time of ten days D. ten days’s time 
27. In Pakistan, Teachers’ Day is on October 5th, when people recognize the importance 
of teachers and attributes progress to the quality of teachers in ....... 
A. Pakistan Education’s System B. Pakistan Educational System 
C. Pakistan Educational System’s D. Pakistan’s Educational System 
28. Peter is a catholic. He often goes to ......church on......Sundays. 
A. a - the B. Ø – Ø C. the - the D. the - a 
29. Parents buy......new clothes for their children so that the children can wear them 
when Tet arrives. 
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø 
30. ......a lot of commercial activities will cease duringTet, people try to stock up on 
supplies as much as possible. 
A. Because B. Instead C. Due to D. Although 
31. During Tet, the altar .......and new offerings ....... there. 
A. thoroughly is cleaned - place B. is thoroughly cleaning - are placing 
C. is thoroughly cleaned - are placed D. are cleaned - placed 
32. Setting off firecrackers on Tet .......in Vietnam since January 1
st 
, 1995 due to safety 
reasons. 
A. was banned B. was banning C. has banned D. has been banned 
33. If your projects are refused, ....... 
A. keep on trying B. not give up trying C. to continue trying D. do not stop to try 
34. If it.......for Joan’s loving farewell last night, I .......miles away by now. 
A. were not - am B. would be not - were 
C. had not been - would have been D. had not been - would be 
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35. You are not obliged to say anything .......you wish to do so. 
A. if B. unless C. but for D. provided 
36. If Jane can’t go, ....... 
A. instead I’ll go B. instead of I’ll go C. I’ll go instead D. I’ll go instead of 
37. .......your assistance, we would not have completed our projects before the deadline. 
A. If B. Unless C. But for D. Supposing 
38. If people.......a little more tolerant, our world.......a better place. 
A. were - is B. would be - were C. had been - will be D. were - would be 
39. If the ozone layer peels off a little more we.......a much higher risk attracting skin 
cancer. 
A. run B. will run C. ran D. had run 
40. If my father.......his car properly, it........ 
A. locked - would never be stolen B. has locked - will not be stolen 
C. were locking - would never have stolen D. had locked - would never have been 
stolen 
ERROR IDENTIFICATION 
41. Vietnamese people usually (A) return to their families during Tet. Some return to 
(B) worship at the family altar or visit the graves of their ancestors (C) in their 
homeland. (D) Other come back to enjoy the time with their families. 
42. (A) Although Tet is a national holiday (B) among all Vietnamese, each region and 
religion (C) which has (D) its own customs. 
43. Tet in the three Vietnamese regions can (A) be divided into three periods, (B) 
knowing as Before New Year’s Eve, (C) New Year’s Eve, (D) and the New Year. 
44. The general atmosphere (A) leading up to Tet is in the bustle of shopping, (B) 
decorate the home, (C) cooking traditional Tet food and waiting for relatives (D) to 
return home. 
45. Vietnamese people try to (A) pay off their debts (B) in advance (C) so as to they can 
be (D) debt-free on Tet. 
WRITING 
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 
46. Thanks to your timely warning, we were aware of the danger. 
A. We were in the danger although you had warned us in time. 
B. Unless you had warned us in time, we would have been aware of the danger. 
C. In spite of your timely warning, we could not escape the danger. 
D. But for your timely warning, we would have been unaware of the danger. 
47. Unless you are more hard-working, I will sack you. 
A. I will be sack you providing that you are more hard-working. 
B. Be more hard-working otherwise I will sack you. 
C. Suppose you are more hard-working, I will sack you. 
D. Because of your being hard-working, I will sack you. 
48. In Chile, the first date chosen to celebrate Teachers’ Day was December 10, 1974. 
A. In Chile, December 10, 1974 was chosen to be the first date to celebrate Teachers’ 
Day. 
B. In Chile, the celebrating of Teachers’ Day has not been chosen since December 10, 
1974. 
C. In Chile, it was December 10, 1974 when Teachers’ Day first chose to celebrated. 
D. In Chile, on December 10, 1974 Teachers’ Day has been celebrated since then. 
49. Had I had enough money, I would have bought that laptop. 
A. Though I did not get enough money, I managed to buy that laptop. 
B. I wish I had not bought that laptop. 
C. The laptop was too expensive for me to afford. 
D. Money was a problem, but it could not prevent me from buying that laptop. 
50. Due to his recent injury, Lee was not included in the team. 
A. If Lee were not injured recently, he would be included in the team. 
B. Lee would certainly have been included in the team, but for his recent injury. 
C. Being injured recently, Lee was included in the team. 
D. In spite of his recent injury, Lee was included in the team. 
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given. 
51. Teachers’ Day / come / our school / a variety show / express the gratitude / love / 
our teachers 
A. As Teachers’ Day is coming, our school will hold a variety show to express the 
gratitude and love to our teachers. 
B. Whenever Teachers’ Day comes, our school will hold a variety show for expressing 
the gratitude and we love our teachers. 
C. Because Teachers’ Day will come, our school will make a variety show how to 
express the gratitude and love to our teachers. 
D. As soon as Teachers’ Day is coming, our school will hold a variety show, that 
expresses the gratitude or love to our teachers. 
52. make good preparations / the performance / we / all classes / a contribution 
A. To make good preparations for the performance, so we prefer all classes to have a 
contribution. 
B. We cannot make good preparations for the performance although we have all classes’ 
contribution. 
C. In order to make good preparations for the performance, we would rather it all 
classes had a contribution. 
D. If we made good preparations for the performance, we would prefer all classes to 
have a contribution. 
53. The tenth graders / help / decorate the stage / the eleventh graders / be in charge of 
/ distribute tickets / the twelfth graders / keep public security 
A. Including the tenth graders will help to decorate the stage, the eleventh graders to be 
in charge of distributing tickets, and the twelfth graders to keep public security. 
B. The tenth graders will help to decorate the stage, the eleventh graders to be in charge 
of distributing tickets, and the twelfth graders to keep public security. 
C. The tenth graders will help to decorate the stage, the eleventh graders being-in charge 
of distributing tickets, and the twelfth graders keeping public security. 
D. The tenth graders will help decorate the stage, and the eleventh graders to be in 
charge of distributing tickets, and the twelfth graders will keep public security. 
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54. Each class / prepare / a performance / the dress rehearsal hold / next Sunday 
morning 
A. We inform that each class preparing a performance because the dress rehearsal will 
be held next Sunday morning. 
B. Because each class prepares a performance, so the dress rehearsal will be held next 
Sunday morning. 
C. Each class prepares a performance, moreover, the dress rehearsal will be held next 
Sunday morning. 
D. Each class prepares a performance and the dress rehearsal will be held next Sunday 
morning. 
55. We hope / you / eager / take part in / the show / for any more information / contact 
Mr. Pike / the youth representative 
A. We hope that you are all eager to take part in the show. For any more information, 
please contact Mr. Pike, the youth representative. 
B. We hope you all eager to take part in the show with any more information you should 
contact Mr. Pike, the youth representative. 
C. We hope that you are all eager to take part in the show. For any more information, 
please contact Mr. Pike, that is the youth representative. 
D. We hope that you are all eager to take part in the show, for any more information, 
contact Mr. Pike: the youth representative. 
READING 
Read the two passages carefully and choose the correct answer. 
 (I) In some countries, Teachers’ Days are intended to be special days for the 
appreciation of teachers. Some of them are holidays while others are celebrated during 
working days. 
 In Vietnam, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on November 20th. This celebration allows 
students to express their respect to their teacher. Students begin preparing a week in 
advance, and many classes usually prepare literature, music shows and art to welcome 
Teacher’s Day, while other students prepare foods and flowers for the parties held at 
their schools. Students usually visit their teachers at their homes to offer flowers and 
small gifts, or organize trips with their teachers and classmates. Former students also 
pay respect to their former teachers on this day. The holiday has its origins in a meeting 
between educators in 1957. It was first celebrated in 1958 as the Day of the 
International Manifest of Educators; in 1982 the day is renamed Vietnamese Teachers’ 
Day. 
 In the United States, during Teacher Appreciation Week, which takes place in the first 
full week of May, students often show appreciation for their teachers with token gifts. 
The National Education Association (NEA) describes National Teacher Day as “a day 
for honoring teachers and recognizing the lasting contributions they make to our lives”. 
The NEA gives a history of National Teacher Day. In 1944, Mattye Whyte Woodridge, 
a teacher, began corresponding with political and educational leaders about the need for 
a national day to honour teachers. Congress declared March 7, 1980, as National 
Teacher Day for that year only. NEA and its affiliates continued to observe Teacher 
Day on the first Tuesday in March until 1985, when the National Parent-Teacher 
Association established Teacher Appreciation Week as the first full week of May. The 
NEA Representative Assembly then voted to make the Tuesday of that week National 
Teacher Day. September 11 was also adopted as Teachers’ Day in the U.S. state of 
Massachusetts Currently, Massachusetts sets the first Sunday of June as its own 
Teacher’s Day annually. 
 In South Korea, the day to respect teachers is on May 15. Originally it was started by 
a group of red-cross youth team members who visited their sick exteachers at hospitals. 
The national celebration ceremony had been stopped between 1973 and 1982 and it 
resumed after that. On the celebration day, teachers are usually presented with 
carnations by their students, and both enjoy a shorter school day. Ex-students pay their 
respects to the former teachers by visiting them and handing a carnation. 
56. According to the text, several countries celebrate Teachers’ Days to.......teachers. 
A. value B. evaluate C. appreciate D. wish 
57. In Vietnam, .......on Teachers’ Day. 
A. no parties are held B. there is no preparation 
C. students visit their teachers at home D. no flowers are given 
58. Vietnamese Teachers’ Day has been held since ........ 
A. 1957 B. 1958 C. 1980 D. 1982 
59. Which is not referred on Teachers’ Day in Vietnam? 
A. Money B. Flowers C. Small gifts D. Music shows 
60. In the United States, Teachers’ Day now is on ....... 
A. the first Sunday of June B. March 7 
C. on the first Tuesday in March D. the first full week of May 
61. The word honoring has a close meaning to ........ 
A. respecting B. giving a prize C. believing D. being polite 
62. Which sentence is true? 
A. The first idea to honor teachers in the USA began in 1985. 
B. March 7, 1980 was National Teacher Day for that year only. 
C. All states in the USA hold Teachers’ Day on the same day. 
63. The third paragraph is about ........ 
A. how Massachusetts celebrates Teachers’ Day 
B. the National Education Association in the USA. 
C. the coming into being of Teachers’ Day in the USA. 
D. Teacher Appreciation Week in the USA. 
64. Carnation is a kind of ....... 
A. pets B. drinks C. flowers D. foods 
65. Teachers’ Day in South Korea ........ 
A. has been celebrated annually since 1973 B. has not been celebrated since 1982 
C. was not celebrated from 1973 to 1982 D. was first celebrated in 1982 
 (II) Mother’s Day is a day honoring mothers, celebrated on various days in many 
places around the world. Mothers often receive gifts on this day. Different countries 
celebrate Mother’s Day on various days of the year because the day has a number of 
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different origins. In some countries the Mother’s Day began not as a celebration for
individual mothers but rather for Christians.
The United States celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May. In 1914
President Woodrow Wilson declared the first national Mother’s Day as a day for
American citizens to show the flag in honor of those mothers whose sons had died in
war. Mother’s Day continues to this day to be one of the most commercially successful
U.S. occasions. According to the National Restaurant Association, Mother’s Day is now
the most popular day of the year to dine out at a restaurant in the United States.
In most countries, Mother’s Day is a new concept copied from western civilization. In
many African countries, the idea of one Mother’s Day has its origins in copying the
British concept, although there are many festivals and events celebrating mothers within
the many diverse cultures on the African continent that have been there centuries before
the colonials arrived. In most of East Asia, Mother’s Day is a heavily marketed and
commercialized concept copied straight from Mother’s Day in the USA.
66. Mother’s Day is celebrated on the same day all over the world.
A. True B. False C. No information
67. Christians have not celebrated Mother’s Day.
A. True B. False C. No information
68. Many American people have dinner in a restaurant on Mother’s Day.
A. True B. False C. No information
69. There had not been any festivals and events celebrating mothers in Africa until the
Western colonials arrived.
A. True B. False C. No information
70. All Asian countries hold Mother’s Day.
A. True B. False C. No information
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase
The Sydney Harbour New Year’s Eve Fireworks are held every New Year’s Eve, (71)
.......Sydney Harbour, centering at the Sydney Harbour Bridge. They take (72).......in
two shows, a smaller show at 9pm and the major show at midnight. Since 2000 the
display has been (73).......and created by “Foti International Fireworks”, an Australian
company that also designed the displays for the opening and closing of the 2000
Olympic Games. The fireworks are regularly (74).......by more than one million people,
with the New Year’s Eve 2007 - 2008 display by 1.5 million people. The display
usually has a theme, 100 with the 2007 - 2008 theme being “The Time Of Our Lives”.
The display is (75).......on Channel 10, in two parts, matching the two displays.
Central to the firework display each year since 1998 is the thematic display on the
Sydney Harbour Bridge known (76).......the “Bridge Effect”, which is revealed at
midnight at the (77).......of the year. For the “Bridge Effect” there is light display using a
framework and complemented by fireworks from the arch, pylons and roadway. In the
months leading up to December 31, usually from (78).......October, the scaffolding and
framework are clearly (79) ......., as is the outline for the design, (80).......leaves the
Sydney siders speculating as to how the effect is to be realized.
71. A. in B. above C. on D. under
72. A. after B. course C. aside D. place
73. A. designed B. discovered C. painted D. drawn
74. A. noticed B. looked C. viewed D. stared
75. A. television B. televise C. televising D. televised
76. A. about B. as C. for D. with
77. A. change B. exchange C. turn D. come
78. A. late B. latter C. latest D. later
79. A. vision B. visible C. visibly D. visibleness
80. A. where B. that C. which D. when
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