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GLOBAL SUCCESS 8 PAGE 1 UNIT 5 – OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS I. PHONETICS Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. knack B. know C. knob D. pink 2. A. drink B. crinkle C. bank D. knuckle 3. A. strange B. hangover C. danger D. binge 4. A. change B. lung C. hang D. mango 5. A. net B. north C. drink D. new 6. A. know B. knack C. crinkle D. now 7. A. widened B. decided C. visited D. painted 8. A. expect B. helpful C. forget D. brother 9. A. deserts B. camps C. rocks D. mountains 10. A. underpass B. suffer C. unique D. rubber Choose the word that has a stress pattern different from that of the other words. 11. A. measure B. shallot C. simmer D. sprinkle 12. A. historic B. communicate C. minority D. recipe 13. A. reward B. country C. samba D. music 14. A traffic B. cycle C. ahead D. hospital 15. A. linguistic B. classical C. phonetic D. romantic 16. A. medical B. national C. chemical D. historical 17. A. coffee B. Chinese C. payee D. trainee 18. A. refugee B. Taiwanese C. absentee D. committee 19. A. practicality B. interaction C. geography D. ideology II. VOCABULARY Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. 20. Among the ___________, the Tay have the largest population. A. minorities B. ethnic minorities C. ethnic D. people 21. Viet Nam is a __________ country with 54 ethnic groups. A. multicultural B. multiculture C. major D. mix 22. I am sure you will have an unforgettable time visiting the Museum of __________. A. person B. ethnology C. people D. peoples
GLOBAL SUCCESS 8 PAGE 2 23. - Trung: “Thanks a lot for giving me a lift." - Lan: “__________”. A. You're right. B. Have a good day! C. It's my pleasure. D. I'm afraid not. 24. She was taught a lot __________ skills by my parents. A. society B. social C. sociality D. societies 25. Most parents want their children to lead an __________ life. A. independent B. independ C. independence D. independences 26. We gave each other one __________ present on Christmas Day. A. wrapping B. wraps C. wrap D. wrapped 27. In some ethnic groups, the elderly __________ their next generations to accept the customs. A. obligation B. obligate C. oblige D. obligating 28. Today, we are going to discuss the __________ of traditions. A. necessity B. necessary C. need D. needs 29. My dad is the __________ of this wedding anniversary party. A. host B. hostess C. hostes D. hosts 30. This newly opening restaurant is __________ as the old one in the city center. A. the most expensive B. as expensive C. expensive D. more expensive 31. Do you have to follow the traditions __________? A. strictly B. strict C. strictation D. stricts 32. Is he __________ to break the customs of her family? A. permission B. permissions C. permission D. permitted 33. We are going to donate some money to the local __________ organization. A. charitical B. charitily C. charity D. charities 34. You have to ________ your hat when going inside the main worship area of the temple. A. get out. B. put on C. break with D. take off 35. Japanese people have developed the custom of eating meals sitting on tatami______, not on chairs. A. towels B. mats C. trays D. prongs 36. He __________ a long family tradition of serving the military. A. followed B. obliged C. bring D. have 37. Before beginning the meal, we should ________ for the oldest person to start.
GLOBAL SUCCESS 8 PAGE 3 A. wait B. to wait C. waiting D. waited 38. It’s a custom in the USA as people use __________ in all meals. A. cutleries B. offsprings C. belongings D. tips 39. This filmstrip __________ the daily routines of a typical Vietnamese family. A. reflects B. accepts C. obliges D. sprays 40. According to __________ in France, we have to use a knife and folk at dinner. A. table ways B. table manners C. behavior D. differences 41. You should use __________ when giving and receiving things. A. both hands B. only hand C. one hand D. a hand 42. Our customs are passed __________ from generations to generations. A. to B. up C. down D. over 43. In Viet Nam, the __________ we mostly use is chopsticks. A. cutlery B. manners C. dinner tools D. tool 44. In a lot of countries, the __________ usually invites everybody to start eating. A. guest B. guests C. hosts D. hosts 45. People burn incense to show respect to their__________ during Tet. A. relatives B. ancestors C. friends D. neighbors 46. We are not allowed to ride motorbikes without wearing __________. A. a helmet B. an helmet C. the helmet D. helmet 47. You _______ eat squid, duck, or shrimp during Tet because they are seen as bad symbols. A. have to B. should C. don’t have to D. shouldn’t 48. In India, you shouldn’t __________ hands with women. It’s a taboo. A. shaking B. to shake C. shake D. shakes 49. The main items of __________ in Western countries are the knife, fork and spoon. A. table manners B. eating styles C. cutlery D. kitchen tools 50. In China, the family __________ houses the family spirit tablets. A. altar B. altary C. altars D. altaries Choose the word(s) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 51. The Yugo was considered one of the safest and most dependable cars on the road in Slovakia, until people started importing cars from abroad.