Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Unit 8: Celebrations

 UNIT 8 
 CELEBRATIONS 
A/- VOCABULARY: 
I/- Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences: 
1. Can you tell me the reasons for .. The Mother's Day? 
 A- celebrating B- celebration C- celebrate D- celebrated 
2. We think that Mother's Day should be celebrated . 
 A- nationhood B- nationwide C- nationality D- nation 
3. We are going to  the anniversary of our 50th wedding. 
 A- to celebrate B- celebrated C- celebrating D- celebrate 
4. She cried with  when she heard the news. It was her ... time. 
 A- joy / joyful B- joyful / joy C- joyfully / joy D- joy / joyfully 
5. There used to be a military . in Red Square on 1st May. 
 A- parade B- festival C- party D- celebration 
6. What activities do you want to . in at school and at the club? 
 A- taking part in B- taken part in C- take part D- took part 
7. The  lady gave her new friend a hug before they said goodbye. 
 A- gentleness B- gently C- gentled D- gentle 
8. He is a generous man. He is . -known for his generosity. 
 A- well B- good C- better D- best 
9. It’s very nice  you to say so! 
 A- in B- on C- of D- at 
10. Passover is celebrated in Israel and by all  people. 
 A- English B- Vietnamese C- Japanese D- Jewish 
II/- Supply the correct word form: 
1. There are many .. throughout the year. (celebrate) 
2. He wants to  his room. (decoration) 
3. Tet is a . festival of the Vietnamese people. (joy) 
4. I’m very  of my father. (pride) 
5. We often go to the town . house. (culture) 
6. She isn’t happy with her . for Tet. (prepare) 
7. Easter is a joyful festival which is .. in many countries in the world. (celebration) 
8. People crowded the streets on .. (nation) Day to watch .. parades. (color) 5- She kept on studying. It was noisy. 
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6- He ate all the fruits. They were green. 
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7- We could do the test. It was very difficult. 
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8- He is very strong. I’m not afraid of him. 
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9- The plane took off. The weather was bad. 
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10- He didn’t stop his car. The traffic lights turned red. 
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III/-Combine each pair of sentences into one by using a suitable Relative Pronouns: 
1. Have you ever spoken to the people? They live next door. 
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2. It’s a book. It will interest children of all ages. 
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3. The people keep having all-night parties. They live next door. 
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4. These are the keys. They open the front door and back door. 
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5. Here’s an article. It might interest you. 
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6. Where are the eggs? They are in the fridge. 
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7. Have you got something? It will get ink out of the carpet. 
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8. Where’s the girl? She sells the tickets. 
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9. Half of the people didn’t appear. They were invited. 
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10. The festival is called Easter. It is in late March or early April. 
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 7. This is the dictionary. I bought it at that bookstore. 
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8. She ate a peach. The peach was still green. 
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9. The teacher can’t come to class today. He teaches us English. 
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10. The girl has just gone out. Do you know her? 
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C/- READ: 
I/- Fill in each gap with one suitable word: 
 Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the (1) .. important (2). in Viet 
Nam. Tet is a (3) .. festival (4) .. occurs in late January or early February. It (5) 
.. a time for families to clean and decorate their houses, wear new (6) .. and 
enjoy special (7). such (8) .. sticky rice cakes. Family members (9) .. 
live apart try to be together (10) . Tet. 
II/- Fill in the blanks with proper words, then answer the following questions: 
 of – up – from – with – on – for – to – after 
 St. Valentine’s Day - is a celebration (1)  romance and love. This holiday comes (2) 
. an ancient Roman festival called the Feast of Lupercalia (3) a Roman called St. 
Valentine who was martyred (4)  refusing to give (5) . Christianity. He died (6) 
.... February 14th, and the date was set aside to honor him. St. Valentine was named the patron 
saint of lovers and February 14th became the date for exchanging love letters or messages and for sending 
flowers (usually red roses), and chocolate candy (7) . a loved one. St. Valentine’s Day colors 
are red and white. School children have classroom parties (8) . Valentine candy and pass out 
Valentine cards to each other. 
* Notes: 
- martyr (v): giết chết hay hành hạ ai vì lí do tín ngưỡng 
- Christianity (n): đạo Thiên Chúa, đạo Cơ Đốc 
- patron saint (n): thần hộ mệnh 
1. Is St. Valentine’s Day a celebration of romance and love? 
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2. Where does this holiday come from? 
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