UNIT 9 - PRACTICE

I. Pronunciation
I. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1. A. Discuss B. Gather C. Perform D. Attend
2. A. Ticket B. Costume C. Event D. Number
3. A. Return B. Happen C. Differ D. Visit
4. A. Yourself B. Thirteen C. Abroad D. Village
5. A. Japan B. Thailand C. Norway D. Turkey

II. Vocabulary & Grammar

1. Fill in the blank with the words in the box.

costume fireworks display Halloween feast parade floats

folk dance Mid-autumn festival traditional festival Christmas

1. Thanksgiving is a time for families to enjoy a delicious ____________ together.

2. During the carnival, there were colorful ____________ carrying performers.
3. In Japan, there's a _______________ tea ceremony to celebrate important
events.
4. Children often carry lanterns and walk around the neighborhood during the
____________________.
5. For the school play, I made my own ____________ out of old clothes and
cardboard.
6. In our town, there's a summer ____________ with music, food, and games.
7. At the cultural festival, there was a performance of a traditional
_______________.
8. Our family reunion always has a big ____________ with a lot of laughter and
good food.
9. People waved and cheered as the holiday ____________ passed by.
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 10. The house was decorated with ghosts and skeletons for the _______________.
11. During the school play, I dressed up in a ____________.
12. Every New Year's Eve, we watch the ____________ in the sky.
13. We learned a simple ____________________ from another country during
International Day at school.
14. The village celebrates a ________________ harvest festival every autumn.
15. Santa Claus brings presents to children on ______________ Eve if they've been
good all year.
16. Volunteers spent a week decorating the ______________ for the Rose Parade.
17. During the ____________________, families gather to admire the full moon and
eat mooncakes.
18. Kids dress up in costumes and go trick-or-treating on ______________ night.

2. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D

1. The festival ___________ place every two years.
A. takes B. happens C. has D. holds
2. Mai’s dad usually drives her to school ___________ her school is very far from her
house.
A. but B. though C. because D. or
3. During Tet holiday, the ___________ atmosphere is felt around the country.
A. local B. ethnic C. thankful D. festival
4. People wear beautiful ___________ and parade through the streets during the
festival in this country.
A. jeans B. gloves C. boots D. costumes
5. People put pumpkin ___________ outside the homes during Halloween.
A. lights B. lanterns C. neon lights D. bulbs
6. The biggest ___________ for the winner is a trip to France.

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 A. part B. benefit C. prize D. mark
7. On Thanksgiving Day, we ___________ and play and talk.
A. have a feast B. perform a lion dance C. carve pumpkins D. throw tomatoes
8. ___________ Egg Hunt is fun holiday activity for kids of all ages.
A. Tulip Festival B. Easter C. Tet Holiday D. New Year
9. _________ the boys perform lion dances at the festival tomorrow?
A. Are B. Will C. Did D. Do
10. _________ they watch fireworks display last night?
A. Will B. Did C. Can D. Are
11. People often wear a ________ during Halloween to portray characters or themes.
A. costume B. fireworks display C. feast D. parade
12. During celebrations, the sky is often lit up with colorful explosions from a ________.
A. costume B. fireworks display C. folk dance D. floats
13. ________ you going to wear a costume for Halloween?
A. Is B. Are C. Do D. Have
14. ________ the fireworks display scheduled for tomorrow night?
A. Is B. Are C. Do D. Have
15. Many cultures have their own ________ dances, often passed down through
generations.
A. traditional B. parade C. folk dance D. decorate
16. In cultural festivities, people from an ethnic group perform ___________.
A. symbol B. folk dance C. decorate D. celebrate
17. Before Tet holiday, people often ___________ their homes and public spaces with
colorful decorations.
A. celebrate B. decorate C. symbol D. feast
18. The national flag is often seen as a ________ of unity and patriotism.

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 A. celebrate B. decorate C. symbol D. feast

III. Reading
1. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
The Pacific Rim Whale Festival
Every year, about 20,000 grey whales swim past the west coast of Vancouver Island. The
whales travel from Mexico to the Arctic and back again. The whole trip is about 16,000
kilometres. Every March, the people who live around the Pacific Rim National Park have
a festival to celebrate the whales’ journey. The festival is the Pacific Rim Whale Festival.
The whales travel very close to the shore as they swim north. This allows people to
gather together to watch the whales from land and from boats.
Nanaimo Bathtub Race
On the east coast of Vancouver Island, you can see people moving through the water in
a strange type of boat. In the Nanaimo Bathtub Race, all the boats are made from
bathtubs. The city of Nanaimo is home to the oldest and most famous bathtub boat race
in the world. Today, Nanaimo World Championship Bathtub Race is a serious sport that
attracts many racers and visitors from around the world.
1.How many grey whales swim near Vancouver Island every year?
A. 15,000 B. 16,000 C. 20,000 D. No one knows.
2. Where do the grey whales start their annual trip?
A. Vancouver Island B. the Arctic
C. somewhere in the open ocean D. Mexico
3.According to the reading, why is it easy for people to see the whales?
A. The people use binoculars.
B. The whales swim close to land.
C. The people are also swimming in the water.
D. They fly over the whales in helicopters.
4. Where does the Nanaimo Bathtub Race happen?
A. Far off the north coast of Vancouver Island.

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 B. On the South Shore of Vancouver Island.
C. On the west side of Vancouver Island.
D. On the east side of Vancouver Island.
5. What is special about every boat in the race?
A. Each boat can carry three people. B. Every boat is made from a bathtub.
C. Every boat gets a safety inspection. D. All the boats have sails

2. Choose the correct answer (A,B or C) to fill in each blank in the following passage.
The Edinburg Festival is the biggest arts festival in the world. (1) ______August,
thousands of people come to the city to join the festival. It (2) ______for three weeks
and has a lot of activities. People enjoy music and dance performances in the streets (3)
______early morning until late at night. They also see artists painting pictures in the
streets. One of (4) ______most interesting pals of the festival is “Fringe”. Here people
enjoy comedy shows by students in small halls and cafes. At this festival, tourists also
have a chance to (5) ______new films, plays and listen to famous musicians playing
great music. Although it is the world’s largest als festival, its tickets (6) ______quite
cheap. This is one of the reasons why it attracts so many people every year.
1. A. On B. At C. Every
2. A. goes B. lasts C. ends
3. A. in B. from C. between
4. A. the B. a C. much
5. A. learn B. join C. see
6. A. are B. be C. will

IV. Writing
Rearrage the words to make meaningful sentences.
1. more/ the culture./ understand/ help/ Festivals/ about/ people
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2. their/ celebrate/ the/ People/ world/ festivals./ around/ traditional.
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3. celebrate/ Diwali/ every year/ festival/ fireworks displays./in /India/ People/ with
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4. parades./ Spring festival/ with/ in/ celebrate/ People/ dragon dances/ China/ and
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5. festival./ America/ in/ Thanksgiving/ People/North/ a feast/ have/ in/ often/ the
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