ENGLISH 8 – UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIETNAM
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KEY 5
I.
Listen to a man talking about the traditional dance of the Khmer. Fill in the blanks with the missing
words.
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For the Khmer, dance plays an important part in their cultural and (1) ………
RELIGIOUS
……… lives. It is
reflected at Khmer (2) ………
ARCHITECTURE
………, painting and culture. Dances are often performed at
(3) ………
PAGODAS
………
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The Khmer have three main forms of dancer; (4) ………
FOLK
……… dance, religious dance, and (5)
………
THEATRICAL
……… dance.
II.
Listen again and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1.
In the Khmer’s culture, the dancer always appeared before the pagodas
………
F
………
2.
The Khmer’s folk dances depict the people’s working life.
………
T
………
3.
The Khmer’s folk dances are not really fun.
………
F
………
4.
The Khmer’s religious dance serves as an entertainment form after work.
………
F
………
5.
The Khmer’s religious dance has always been widely popular up to now.
………
F
………
III.
Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1.
A. laugh
B. fauna
C. fault
D. autumn
2.
A. snatch
B. catch
C. fat
D. eat
3.
A. minority
B. ethnic
C. tradition
D. religion
4.
A. finished
B. designed
C. displayed
D. entered
5.
A. education
B. question
C. pollution
D. collection
IV.
Find the word which has a different stress from the other words.
1.
A. decorate
B. nominate
C. describe
D. celebrate
2.
A. concentration
B. composition
C. consideration
D. conversation
3.
A. coordination
B. depression
C. donation
D. erection
4.
A. foundation
B. location
C. organization
D. performance
5.
A. attention
B. recognition
C. contribution
D. animation
6.
A. exhaustion
B. maintenance
C. opinion
D. pollution
7.
A. reduction
B. competition
C. objection
D. appearance
8.
A. comparison
B. organization
C. communication
D. socialization
V.
Fill in each blank of the sentences with one word from the box.
Preparations
Decorate
Celebrate
Excited
Traditional
Popular
Wrapped
Represent
Influence
exchange
1.
How do people ……………….. New Year in your country?
2.
On the first days of Tet, people often visit relatives and friends to………… New Year wishes.
3.
The Japanese usually…………their houses with some small pine trees, which …………constancy and
longevity.
4.
People believe that what they do on the first day of the year will………… their luck during the whole year.
5.
People usually make………… for Tet several weeks beforehand.
6.
Tet is also the time for children to receive lucky money………… envelopes.
7.
Besides the………… flowers for Tet such as peach flowers and apricot flowers the kumquat trees are
also………… throughout the country.
8.
Children are always………… about the Tet holiday.
VI.
Choose the best answer.
1.
Easter happens ………… around the same time as Passover.
A.
In
B. on
C. at
D. by
2.
The kids get two weeks off school………… Christmas.
