Unit 7 | CULTURAL DIVERSITY

PRACTICE TEST 2
A. LANGUAGE
I. PRONUNCIATION
Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. memory B. rebel C. legend D. wedding
2. A. symbolize B. bride C. ritual D. lifestyle
3. A. surgeon B. culture C. result D. discussion
4. A. measure B. confusion C. tension D. division
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. traditional B. engagement C. proposal D. ancestor
2. A. presentation B. information C. ceremony D. similarity
3. A. prestigious B. development C. originate D. superstition
4. A. permanent B. prosperity C. honeymoon D. legend
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence.
1. In Vietnam, guests often give money as a wedding present to the…................couple on their wedding
day.
A. newly-marry B. new-married C.newly-married D. new-marry
2. I can't speak English very well, but I always manage to get......................with a dictionary and a few
gestures.
A. over B. by C. across D. through
3. In the past, the …………… and engagement ceremonies took place one or two years before the
wedding.
A. suggestion B. reception C. marriage D. proposal
4. "New York must be the most interesting city in the world, don't you think?"
“…................”
A. No, I'd rather do something else, B. Yes, I'd love to.
C. It might be, I don't know. D. No, I don't like tall buildings.
5. These people wanted to start…………… new life in…................new country, but they faced a lot of
difficulties because they didn't know anything about.....................new land.
A, a/ the/ a B. the / a / the C. x / a / the D. a / a / the
6. On the wedding day, the best man is expected to help the……………
A. bride B. groom C. bridesmaid D. reception
7. ……………technology has changed…...................way we live.
A. A /The B . X / the C . the / X D.X/X
8. During Vietnamese New Year, many people believe that the first person who visits their home on the
first day of the New Year will affect their life.
A. effect B. help C. influence D. make
9. It looks like...................glass in your bedroom window is cracked.
A. a B. the C. an D. no word
10. Superstitions still play an important part in the life of many people in Viet Nam. Therefore, a lot of
people choose a........................date for occasions such as weddings, funerals, or house moving days.
A. favour B. favourite C. favourable D. favoured
III. WORD FORM
Use the word given in Capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the
same line.
WHY ARE BROKEN MIRRORS BELIEVED TO BE UNLUCKY?
Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years' bad luck.
Although most people may claim that they are not (1) SUPERSITION
…………….., they would nonetheless be a little (2) COMFORT
……………...if they did break a mirror. This age-old
superstition is likely to have come from the ancient (3) BELIEVE
……………...that when a person looked at their (4) REFLEX
…………….., they were seeing their own soul. If that reflection
was broken, then the soul would be (5).............................The DESTRUCTION
seven-year period probably arises from another ancient belief,
that the body replaced itself every seven years. After this time
had passed the soul would then be (6) …………….. . RENEW
Superstitions (7) …………….. mirrors don't end there. SURROUND
Break one in Yorkshire, and you'll lose your best friend, and in
America, it's not bad luck to break one on (8).........................If PURPOSIVE
you do it (9) …………….., simply take out a dollar bill and ACCIDENT
make the sign of the cross. In many countries it's a common (10) CUSTOMARY
……………..to cover any mirrors in the house with a cloth
when someone has died.

A. READING
Exercise 1: Complete using the word in the box. There is one extra word that you don't need.
aback to fine experience
take that aware although If
CULTURAL SHOCK
Many people dream of living in a foreign country. It can be an amazing (1)........................for those who
have the courage to leave their family and friends and settle down in a new place. However, there's one
potential problem you should be (2)…..................of: cultural shock. Cultural shock is the feeling we get
from living in a place that is so different to where we grew up that we are not sure how to deal with it.
Societies are organised in many different ways, and we can often be taken (3)........................by some of
the things we find in foreign countries. Customs and traditions can be very different and that can
sometimes make it difficult to get on with local people and to make friends. They might not approve of
things you do or might object (4) ……………...things you say. You might even be banned from doing
things in another country that are perfectly legal in your own. (5).......................you were to move to a
country such as Singapore, say, you might find some of the laws very strict. There, people can be forced
to pay a large (6).......................just for dropping litter. Eventually, though, most people who live abroad
fall in love with their adopted country and learn to accept its differences. It does (7).......................real
courage to make such a big change to your life, but many people agree (8).......................it is worth it in
the end.
Exercise 2:
Read the passage then choose the best answer:
Many people think that we can learn a lot about the culture of a foreign country simply by living in
that country. However, this is not necessarily true. Often, the longer we stay in a foreign country, the

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more we realize how little we actually know about the culture of that country.
Books and talks about other people's culture can even be dangerous because they concentrate on
cultural differences and exaggerate national character, and sometimes a lot of information is untrue.
In a study recently carried out in Britain, people were asked to make a list of anything that they
thought was typical of Britain and would interest a foreign visitor there. Most mentioned Shakespeare, the
Queen, village inns, English folk dancing, English castles, and fish chips wrapped in newspaper.
Although all of these characters can be found in British culture, they do not show the real interests of
ordinary British people: (They are, in fact, simply stereotype - that is, general character which people
wrongly think are typical.) What is surprising is that they were suggested by British people themselves as
representing their culture. If people have such a wrong impression of their own culture, how much false
would their impression of other culture be!
1. If we stay a long time in a foreign country, …………….. . .
A. we will sometimes forget about culture of our own country
B. we can often learn a lot about the culture of the foreign country
C. we will usually realize our own ignorance about its culture
D. we can seldom find out anything at all about its culture
2. It is hard to learn about a country's culture from books because such books……………..
A. concentrate on the dangers of the foreign culture
B. exaggerate national character
C. take no notice of culture difference.
D. contain little information about culture.
3. When asked about their own culture, many British people……………..
A. argued they know little about British culture.
B. said they themselves were not typical of British people.
C. gave incorrect answers.
D. were surprised by the question asked.
4. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that it's easy to ...................
A. know a lot about your own country's culture.
B. know the culture of other countries.
C. give exact information about your own country.
D. describe stereotypes of your country.
5. Which of the following is true?
A. The culture of a foreign culture can not be learned by reading books.
B. It's easy to assimilated the culture of a foreign country.
C. Visitors to a country are soon assimilated into its culture.
D. British people understand their own culture more than other cultures.
C. WRITING
Complete the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same,
1. This is the best party I've ever been to.
I have never been……………..……………...
2. The painting Ed did is the ugliest one you can imagine.
You can't imagine a painting ……………..………………
3. Nobody has ever been this far into the jungle.
This is the……………..…………….. .
4. My views on this subject are exactly the same as yours.

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 There is no……………..…………….. .
5. Kate has slightly more experience than the others.
The others don't have quite as……………..…………

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wear wedding rings, but married men often do not.