Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8 HKII - Unit 13: Festivals (Test 1)

unit 13	FESTIVALS.
TEST I
I. Fill in each blank with one suitable word chosen from the box.
collect	decorate	put	wins
participate send	perform taste
How do they decide who	in the contest?
In the contest, the team members	the rice.
I'll go to the tailor and	my new clothes.
My father and I usually	the Christmas tree.
We'd like to	Christmas greetings to our friends in the US.
Five people from each team	 in this game.
These songs were stories	to music.
II. Read about these special days in tne united States.
Event
Day
How people celebrate it, ~]
Easter
A Sunday in
For Christians, this is a religious
March or April
holiday. It is also a day when many
people buy chocolate eggs and
bunnies and have Easter egg hunt--:
outdoors.
Earth Day
April 22
This is a day when people think
about protecting the earth. People
give speeches about saving the^
environment.
Mother's
2nd Sunday in
People honor their mothers by giving
Day
May
cards or gifts and having a family
gathering.
Father's
3 rd Sunday in
People honor their fathers by giving
Day
June
them presents and cards.
III. Complete the chart. Check (S) the correct answer.
1 Holidays
People give gifts on
The religious holidays are
I celebrate
Easter Secretaries' Day Earth day Mother's Day Father's Day Labor Day Christmas
III. Choose the correct verb, say or tell, to complete each sentence.
They (say / tell) that they're going to London to see Frank.
Mark (said / told) us all about his holiday in Jamaica.
Did you (say / tell) Sally is coming with us?
The teacher (said / told) the class a funny story.
"Don't (say / tell) lies!"(said / told) James angrily.
How old were you when you learned to (say / tell) the time0
7.1 can't understand what, they’re (Saying / telling) to each other.
f hate speaking in public. I never know what to (say / tell).
Jane always (says / tell) me her secrets
10.	-'Do you think anyone saw us?" she (said / told) nervously.-
IV. Complete the sentences using the past simple passive of the verbs in the box.
paint write compose and sing invent discover direct I
E.g.: The Old Man and the Sea was written by Ernest Hemingway.
Radium	Pierre and Marie Curie.
The Goldrush	Charlie Chaplin.
Imagine	John Lenon.
The safety razor	King Camp Gillette.
The Chair	Vincent Van Gogh.
V. Put the statements into reported speech, as in the examples.
Ex: I'm tired," she said.
She said (that) she was tired.
"I can't swim very well,' I told her.
"Mr. Mason has gone out," the secretary told me.
"I don't want to go swimming," Andrew said.
"We're leaving on Friday," we said.
"We had lunch in Luigi's restaurant," they said.
6; "I'll phone you later," Sarah told Simon.
VI. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1.	They asked me such difficult questions at the interview.
,->I	'.	
2.	Janet's colleagues gave her a present when she retired.
—» Janet	
3.	Nobody told me that George was ill.
—> I wasn't	
4.	How much will they pay you?
-» How much will you	
5.1 think they should have offered Tom the job.
-> I think Tom	
6. Has anybody shown you what to do?
-> Have you	
VII. Make complete sentences from the words given.
The Robinson family/ making/ preparation/ Tet.
In / rice-cooking festival/ fire/ made / traditional way.
Santa Claus/ based/ description/ Saint Nicolas.
4. Viet Nam / be/ country/ export/ a lot/ rice. 
5*. This bridge / finished / by / end / 2005.
6.	weather / too bad / us / go / picnic.
They/often give/each other/best wishes/New year's Days.
I / also fond / folk music.