Grade 8 – Ms Ngọc UNIT 13 : FESTIVALS Tờ 11- Lớp 8

I) Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

1. It is_________that she works 16 hours a day.
A. say B. says C. sayed D. said
2. Hillary and Norgay were the first one _________Everest.
A. climb B. climbs C. to climb D. climbing
3. James likes climbing mountain. He has just joined a _________club.
A. climb-mountain B. climbing-mountain C. mountain-climbing D. mountain-climb
4. It is a custom to give presents at Christmas.
A. tradition B. habit C. hobby D. rule
5. It’s cold outside! Don’t go out_________your coat.
A. with B. without C. in D. wearing
6. Bob had someone _________his house.
A. paint B. paints C. painted D. painting
7. John said he couldn’t repair the car the _________day.
A. before B. following C. this D. that
8. _________is a person whose job is to put in and repair pipes and baths.
A. Plumber B. Gardener C. Florist D. Inventor
9. These computers are made_________Australia.
A. in B. from C. of D. by
10. The _________festival is a festival in which people have their bulls fight against each other.
A. whale watching B. bull-fighting C. mountain-climbing D. ice-skating
11. The teacher told us _________ talk.
A. not to B. not C. don’t D. didn’t
12. James told me why he went home early two days _________.
A. before B. ago C. following D. previous
13. Vietnam is a country that exports a lot of rice.
A. sells and transports goods to another country
B. buys goods from another country into one’s own country
C. plants something in the ground and looks after it
D. produces something
II.
bullfighting ice-skating bird-watching weight-lifting
water-fetching air-conditioning zebra-crossing window-shopping
1. My father likes …………………………………… He spends lots of hours watching the birds.
2. In ……………………………………, a traditional public entertainment in Spain, bulls are fought and usually killed in a
bullring.
3. …………………………………… is the activity of lifting heavy objects as a sport or as exercise.
4. She enjoys looking at goods displayed in shop windows, so she goes …………………………………… very often.
5. …………………………………… is the activity of skating on ice.
6. In the …………………………………… contest, one person from each team has to run to the river to get the water.
7. …………………………………… in a system that makes the air inside a building, room or vehicle cool.
8. Pedestrians must cross the street on ……………………………………
III. Change the following sentences into passive voice.
1. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem “A visit from Saint Nicholas”.
2. They performed Christmas songs for people in town.
3. Santa Claus gave children presents on Christmas Eve.
4. My father decorated the Christmas tree with colorful lights.
5. Miss Thanh taught me to draw the Christmas cards.
6. Ba invited Liz to the rice-cooking festival.
7. They held the festival in the communal house yard.
8. The council leader awarded the first prize to the Mekong team.
IV. Rewrite the sentences, using reported speech.
Ex: Tom said, “I’m a student”
Tom said that he was a student.
Ex: Nga said to her brother, “I can’t answer this question”.
Nga told her brother that she couldn’t answer that question.

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1) Charles said, “I’m living in London now”. 14) “ I can repaire bicycle myself”, my friend told me.
2) He said to us, “You are my best friends.” 15) “ You must do your exercise with great care, Nam”,
3) John said to me, “I don’t know what Fred is doing” the teacher said.
4) She said, “I will answer the phone.” 16) “ We are going to visit our teacher this afternoon”,
5) He said to his friends, “I must go home now.”
6) Hoa said, “I can’t go out after 8 p.m.” they said.
7) She said to me, “I will come and see you as soon as I 17) “ I can repair the computer”, he said to me.
can”. 18) “ Everything is expensive after Tet”, they said
8) Judy said, “John wants to come here but he isn’t very 19) “ I have to finish my homework”, he said.
well”. 20) I am a student.”, Tom said
9) Susan said, “My sister is coming to see me next 21) “you are my best friends.”, Jane said to us.
week.”
22) “I don’t know what Fred is doing”, Jonhny said to me.
10) Judy said to me, “I’m going away for a few days. I’ll
phone you when I get back.” 23) “We are decotating our Christmas tree.”, Hoa said.
11) “ My sister likes cooking”, said Nam 24) “I must go home now.”, he said to his friend.
12) “ Mom, I want this toy car”, said the boy 25) “I cannot go out after 8 p.m.”, Hoa said.
13) “ We are learning how to make cakes”, said the 26) “I will come and see you as soon as I can.”, she said
schoolgirls. to me.

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V. Word form
1. The family gets together on Christmas Eve to ___________________the tree. (decorate)
2. Janet makes noodles by ____________________method. (tradition)
3. By________________, children play tricks on 1 April. (tradition)
4. He is motivated (được tạo động lực) by a family __________ of charity and good works. (tradition)
5. The cake was ______________________ to look like a car. (decorate)
6. Stir the sauce constantly so that it does not_________________ (separate)
7. She _______________________ herself as an artist. (describe)
8. The room is ______________________________ in pale blues and greens. (decorate)
9. This was one of the band's rare live ________________________. (perform)
10. We are in _____________ with four other companies. (compete)
11. Follow the link below for a more detailed _________________________. (describe)
12. It is not uncommon for families to be _________________ by great distances. (separate)
13. She gave the greatest _________________________ of her career. (perform)
14. Halloween’s _________________________ was hung from every corner. (decorate)
15. Her academic _______________________________ has been inconsistent. (perform)
16. This dress is a kind of____________dress in Mexico. (tradition)
17. She read out some of the _____________________ passages in the novel. (describe)
18. Only four points ____________________the top three teams. (separate)
19. According to the_____________, my school has a festival before Tet holiday. (tradition)
20. I hate _______________________. (decorate)
21. She has a _________________way of teaching grammar. (tradition)
22. He was a poor __________________at school and left with no qualifications. (perform)
23. The need for a clear _______________between Math and Science. (separate)
24. Police have issued a description of the man. (describe)
25. He criticized the recent poor _______________________ of the company. (perform)
26. The bedrooms are tastefully ______________________. (decorate)
27. This machine delivers excellent _______________ at a very competitive price. (perform)
28. They were reunited after a _____________________ of more than 20 years. (separate)
29. It’s_____________________in America to ear Turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (tradition)
30. She has shown enthusiasm in the _________________________. (perform)
31. Her__________________of the novel is execellent. (describe)
32. We need to _________________the sitting room. (decorate)
33. She is visiting her family after a long __________________. (separate)
34. It was an impressive __________________________ by the French team. (perform)
35. Last night, the TV program was very __________________(interest)
36. I think these thick clothes are ____________________for cold weather. (suit)
37. It is ________________in England to eat turkey on Christmas Day. (tradition)
38. Over 200 ___________________entered the race. (compete)
39. Santa Claus is based on the __________________of Saint Nicholas in a poem. (describe)
40. Dad was putting up the Christmas ___________________(decorate)

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