Nguyen Tri Phuong Secondary School - Le Ngoc Tuyet

LESSON 8 1. .................... candies 2. .................... blossoms

Full name: .......................................... Class: 9A..... 3. traditional .................... 4. .................... meal
Exercise 1: Put the name of the celebration in each blank. 5. .................... tree 6. human ....................
Christmas New Year's Day Boxing Day 7. .................... bouquet 8. a .................... parade
Passover Mid-Fall Festival Halloween 9. the .................... candles 10. a lunar ....................
Easter Mother's Day Father's Day Exercise 4: Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank to
1. It's celebrated in Viet Nam on the 15th of August in a lunar year. complete each of the following sentences.
2. It is celebrated on 26th December, the day after Christmas Day. 1. This hotel has accommodation for 1,000 ..... .
3. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May when people give cards or A. guests B. visitors C. customers D. clients
gifts to their mother. 2. I find New Year celebration ..... .
4. It is celebrated in late March or early April in memory of freeing of the A. merry B. happy C. joyful D. glad
Jews from being slaves in Egypt. 3. She ..... the thief to the police.
5. It is celebrated on the third Sunday in June when people give cards or A. portraded B. described C. characterized D. narrated
presents to their fathers. 4. Our teacher's always very ..... towards us.
6. It is celebrated on 25 December when Christians remember the birth of A. attentive B. hospitable C. enthusiastic D. considerate
Christ. 5. It's too early to ..... who will win.
7. It's celebrated on the first day of the year, January 1st. A. predict B. foresee C. forecast D. say
8. It's celebrated in the night of October 31 st, when children wear costumes 6. Even though I hadn't spoken English for many years, I picked it ..... again
and go from door to door to ask for candy. after a few weeks.
Exercise 2: Match a verb in A with a phrase in B to have a complete A. on B. up C. over D. through
phrase. 7. The child always keeps his hands and face ..... .
A B A. cleanly B. clearly C. clean D. carefully
1. to celebrate A. the home 8. I read an interesting ..... in the paper the other day.
2. to congratulate B. tradition A. news B. information C. report D. article
3. to crowd C. a picture 9. The family gathered together to ..... the holiday meal.
4. to decorate D. the parade A. divide B. receive C. swallow D. share
5. to enhance E. the festival 10. The flat ..... of four rooms.
6. to express F. the emotion A. consists B. composes C. contains D. includes
7. to give G. a prize Exercise 5: Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap.
8. to nominate H. the winner 1. I felt such a sense of ...................., up in the hills alone. (free)
9. to paint I. the street 2. Millions of Africans were sold into .................... between the 17 th and 19th
10. to watch J. a hug centuries. (slave)
Exercise 3: Fill each blank with one word from the list to form a 3. You have to try to keep .................... as you grow older. (act)
compound noun or a phrase. 4. Some critics said the show was good in parts - those less .................... said
electric Christmas cherry fashion tiny pastel-color the whole thing was a disaster. (charity)
eclipse wedding customs resources Thanksgiving 5. It wasn't very .................... of you to drink all the milk. (consider)

English 9F - Grad - Lesson 8 Page 1

Nguyen Tri Phuong Secondary School - Le Ngoc Tuyet
6. I was so .................... that my son had been chosen for the national team. The people in England believe that the first (4) ................... should be a
(pride) male, good looking, and young, healthy and dark haired. The English believe
7. At my music school I studied piano and .................... . (compose) that if the first footer carries with him things (5) ................... coal, money,
8. Is there any significant .................... in quality between these two items? bread and salt would be lucky. The people in England (6) ................... these
(different) as symbols of wealth. It is believed (7) ................... the wide populaces in
9. The guests all arrived bringing .................... . (give) England that at the midnight of December 31st the first footers step over the
10. For me, job .................... is more important than the money. (satisfy) threshold to bring the New Year's luck.
Exercise 6: Choose A, B, C, or D to complete this passage. (8) ................... entering the threshold the first footer is required to do a
Among the festivals celebrated (1) ....... some of Asian people is the Moon few things that he brings along with him (9) ................... speaking to anyone
Cake Festival, also (2) ....... as the Mid-August Festival. Large numbers of or vice versa before wishing them a Happy New Year like placing the fuel on
small round moon cakes are (3) ....... on this day, and children enjoy (4) ....... the fire, putting the loaf on the table and pouring a glass for the head of the
colourful paper lanterns come in all shapes; the more popular ones are shaped house. The people in England believe that the first footer enters through the
like fish, rabbits, (5) ....... butterflies. According to them, the moon shines front door and leaves through the (10) ................... door on New Year.
brightest (6) ....... the night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon rises,
tables are (7) ....... outside the house and women make offerings of fruit and
moon cakes (8) ....... the Moon Goddess.
1. A. in B. of C. by D. on
2. A. known B. know C. knew D. knowing
3. A. eat B. ate C. eating D. eaten
4. A. carry B. carried C. to carry D. carrying
5. A. but B. and C. so D. because
6. A. in B. on C. at D. to
7. A. placed B. place C. placing D. to place
8. A. on B. in C. to D. of
Exercise 7: Fill in each with one suitable word to complete the following
passage.
New year customs in england
The New Year in (1) ................... is celebrated with great enthusiasm. The
New Year is celebrated either by having a party at home with family and
friends or gathering at a pub or club. At the stroke of (2) ................... the
people in England, spend their time by cheering, hooting, whistling, kissing
and drinking toasts. According to the New Year (3) ................... in England,
the first person over the threshold is considered to bring good luck to the
household in the coming year. This custom that the people in England follow
is called first footing. They believe that it would ensure good luck for the
inhabitants of the house.

English 9F - Grad - Lesson 8 Page 2