Test 4

Vocabulary

National holidays, Celebrations & Festivals

A Match the verbs to the nouns/phrases.

1 bake A a parade
2 put up B presents
3 dress C a meal
4 have D fireworks
5 prepare E in costumes
6 offer F a cake
7 set off G a party
8 watch H decorations

B Complete the sentences with words from the list.

 altar  barbecue  candles  national  birth  lanterns  patron  torches

1 Having a(n) ............................. with friends is
a typical way to spend a holiday in Australia.
2 All the participants in the night parade were
carrying ................................. .
3 Everyone watched in delight as the bride
made her way to the ................................ .
4 My brother and I decorated our house with
paper ...................................... for the party.
5 Saint Patrick is the .......................... saint
of Ireland.
6 The whole family clapped as the child
blew out the .................................. on the
birthday cake.
7 John was overjoyed at the news of
the ................................ of his first grandson.
8 The 4th of July is a(n) ..............................
holiday in the USA.

C Replace the words in brackets with synonyms from the list in the correct form.

 stuff  attach  cease  connect  conclude  pack

1 The new bridge will ...................................... 4 Kate ............................................ (filled)

(join) the island to the mainland.
2 To ................................ (end) his talk, he told
a very funny anecdote.
3 The park was absolutely ..............................
(crowded) for the free open-air concert.
the chicken with mashed potatoes, herbs and
spices.
5 I’ve .............................. (added) a map of
the area to my email.
6 The barbecue was cancelled because the
rain just wouldn’t ................... (stop).
D Fill in: celebrate, roast, retirement, plan, share, charge, throw, invite in the correct form.

Dear Mum and Dad,

I’m having a great time with my host family here in Dublin. It was Mr Murphy’s sixty-sixth
birthday yesterday and the whole family had 1) ........................................ a nice party so that
we could all 2) ................................... the event and have fun. Mr Murphy told me that before
his 3) ..................................... , he always used to be away working on his birthday. That is why
this year, he decided to 4) ........................................ all his friends and neighbours and
5) ........................................ a huge party in the garden. I was in 6) ........................................
of the entertainment, and Mrs Murphy took care of the cooking. She made a really delicious
7) ........................................ chicken, a variety of salads and some great traditional Irish
dishes. Everyone 8) ........................................ jokes and funny stories involving Mr Murphy. It
was a great night!

Have to go now, my English lesson starts in half an hour.

Love,

Lotte

E Choose the correct item.

1 People all around the world ......... 4 Do you know what Canada’s national
fireworks on New Year’s Eve. ......... is?
A set out B give out A logo B sign C
C let off symbol

2 Remembrance Day ......... soldiers who 5 Many countries ......... parades to observe
died for their country. their Independence Day.
A praises B honours A hold B keep C
C celebrates do

3 Thanksgiving is a ......... holiday in the 6 There were several ......... bands in the
USA. parade.
A general B public C A marching B pacing C
social walking
 F Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in bold.

1 Bob was left ............................................... by the rudeness of the waiter.

2 I really enjoyed the ............................................... activities at the festival. SPEECH

3 Jan thinks birthday parties are silly, but I ................................... disagree. DIFFER

4 Sheila wore a ............................................. dress to her friend’s wedding. TOTAL

5 The staff at the holiday resort are very nice and ..................................... . BEAUTY

6 It was .................................. of him to go skiing alone in those conditions. HELP

7 The mayor congratulated everyone on a ...................................... festival. SENSE

8 The ...................................... man climbed down the cliff to reach the boy. SUCCESS

9 The atmosphere was great and everyone was very ................................ . FEAR

10 We had an ........................................ time at the flower festival in France. CHEER

AMAZE
Grammar
Defining relative clauses

A Join the sentences to make defining relative clauses.

1. .Brian has got a twin brother. His name is Ian.
...........................................................................
...........................................................................
2.....That’s the gym. My older brother works out
there.
...........................................................................
...........................................................................
3. .That’s the lady. She organised the barbecue
party.
...........................................................................
...........................................................................
4....She was furious. She wouldn’t tell us the
reason.
.......................................................................
.......................................................................
5.............This is the costume. I wore it at the
Halloween party last year.
.......................................................................
.......................................................................
6.........17th March is a special date. The Irish
people celebrate St Patrick’s Day then.
.......................................................................
.......................................................................

Non-Defining relative clauses

B Join the sentences to make defining relative clauses.

1London Jazz festival is one of the most popular
music events in the UK. It begins this Friday.
...........................................................................
...........................................................................
2. .Alice is going to make our parade costumes.
She’s studying fashion design.
...........................................................................
...........................................................................
3. . .Stephanie won a poetry writing competition.
Her mum is a famous writer.
...........................................................................
...........................................................................
4 Venice is our favourite travel destination. An
amazing carnival is held there every year.
......................................................................
......................................................................
5 They’re going to Edinburgh in June. The
International Film Festival takes place then.
......................................................................
......................................................................
6 We got Sam a puppy for his birthday. This
made him very happy.
......................................................................
......................................................................
C Put the adjectives/adverbs in the correct comparative or superlative form. Add
any necessary words.

1 A: Why are you in such a rush? 5 A: Did you like the restaurant?
B: Listen! The .......................... B: Yes, but it was a
(soon) we leave, the .................... (early) lot .............................. (expensive) than I
we’ll get there. expected.

2 A: How did the party go last 6 A: Laura is very serious, isn’t

night? she?
B: Fantastic! I think it B: Yes! She isn’t at
was ......................... (good) party I’ve ever all ................ (funny) as her brother.
been to.
7 A: I’m not surprised Amberley
3 A: What do you think of Jane? lost the song contest.
B: I believe B: Neither am I. I think her song
she’s ......................... (nice) girl in school! was .................................. (bad) of them
all.
4 A: How old are your sisters?
B: Ciara is two 8 A: I like this sofa.
years ........................ (old) me and Tina is B: I don’t. It’s the ................................. (little)
21. comfortable one we’ve seen so far.
D Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

1 I’ve never been to a more impressive parade than this.

This is .................................................................................................................................. .
2 Jenna’s costume was more imaginative than Linda’s.
Linda’s costume wasn’t ........................................................................................................ .
3 As Jake grows older, he becomes less interested in elaborate birthday parties.
The older .............................................................................................................................. .
4 An increasing number of people are finding out about our local festival.
More and .............................................................................................................................. .
5 If you book early, you’ll find better concert seats.
The ...................................................................................................................................... .
6 This year’s festival wasn’t as well organised as last year’s.
Last year’s festival was ....................................................................................................... .