Bài tập Tiếng Anh Khối 12 - Unit 2: Cultural diversity

Unit 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
a. naked 	b. looked 	c. booked 	d. hooked
a. sacrificed 	b. trusted 	c. recorded 	d. acted
a. laughed 	b. weighed 	c. helped 	d. missed
II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
a. partnership 	b. romantic 	c. actually 	d. attitude
a. believe 	b. marriage 	c. response 	d. maintain
III. Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
London is home to people of many _______ cultures.
a. diverse 	b. diversity 	c. diversify 	d. diversification
John cannot make a ____ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car. 
a. decide 	b. decision 	c. decisive 	d. decisively
My mother used to be a woman of great _______, but now she gets old and looks pale.
a. beauty 	b. beautiful 	c. beautifully	d. beautify
My father phoned me to say that he would come _______ home late.
a. a 	b. an 	c. the 	d. Ø
At last they divorced after ten years of _______ marriage.
a. a 	b. an 	c. the 	d. Ø
A curriculum that ignores ethnic tensions, racial antagonisms, cultural _______ and religious differences is pot relevant.
a. diversity 	b. contacts 	c. barriers 	d. levels
Some researchers have just _______ a survey of young people's points of view on contractual marriage. 
a. sent 	b. directed 	c. managed 	d. conducted
It is not easy to our beauty when we get older and. older.
a. develop 	b. maintain 	c. gain 	d. collect
Many people have objected to ____ marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and groom.
a. agreed 	b. shared 	c. contractual	d. sacrificed
All parents are _______ to at least try to behave in ways that will give their own children an important protection
a. decided 	b. supposed 	c. followed 	d. rejected
It is thought that traditional marriage _______ are important basis of limiting divorce rates.
a. appearances 	b. records 	c. responses 	d. values
Affected by the Western cultures, Vietnamese young people's attitudes _______ love and marriage have dramatically changed.
a. for 	b. with 	c. through 	d. towards
Sometimes she does not agree ____ her husband about child rearing but they soon find the solutions.
a. for 	b. on 	c. with 	d. of
The young are _______ more concerned with physical attractiveness than elderly people. 
a. much 	b. as 	c. many 	d. as much as
It will take more or less a month to prepare for the wedding.
a. approximately 	b. generally 	c. frankly 	d. simply
The number of the participants in the survey _______ 250 students for Oxford University.
a. are 	b. was 	c. were 	d. have been
The grass was yellow because it _______ all summer.
a. does not rain 	 b. has not rained 	 c. had not rained 	 d. would not rain
Many people even wonder these days _______.
a. what marriage is 	b. what is marriage c. what marriage was 	d. what was marriage
The lights _______ out because we _______ the electricity bill.
a. have gone / did not pay 	b. will go / did not paid
c. go / would not pay	 	d. went / had not paid
_______ Tom Cruise's last movie? Yes, I _______ it three days ago
a. Have you ever seen / saw 	b. Did you ever see / have seen
c. Had you ever seen / would see 	d. Will you ever see / saw
In the past, people _______ to the beach more often.
a. have gone 	b. used to go 	c. were going 	d. had gone
Soon, people _______ most of the time at home.
a. will work 	b. are working 	c. have worked 	d. work
I _______ a terrible accident while I _______ on the beach.
a. see / am walking b. saw / was walking c. was seeing / walked 	d. have seen / were walking
After all, she _______ him since her childhood.
a. knows 	b. knew 	c. was knowing 	d. had known
We _______ touch since we _______ school three years ago.
a. lost / have left 	b. have lost / leave c. have lost / left 	d. were losing / had left
IV. Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
The conical leaf hat / call / "Non La” / Vietnamese / make of a typical kind of soft palm
a. The conical leaf hat, which is called “Non La” in Vietnamese, is made of a typical kind of soft palm leaves.
b. The conical leaf hat it is called “Non La” in Vietnamese is made of a typical kind of soft palm leaves.
c. The conical leaf hat, it is called “Non La” in Vietnamese, making of a typical kind of soft palm leaves.
d. The conical leaf hat, calling "Non La" in Vietnamese, is made of a typical kind of soft palm leaves.
Those leaves / expose to the dew for one night / dry / they / still soft / be flatted.
a. Those leaves are exposed to the dew for one night so when they are dried, they are still soft enough for being flatted. 
b. Those leaves are exposed to the dew for one night so when drying, they are still too to be flatted.
c. Those leaves are exposed to the dew for one night so when dried, they are still soft enough to be flatted.
d. Those leaves which are exposed to the dew for one night so when dried, they are still soft enough to be flatted.
The hat / usually consist of / 16 to 18 rims / make from special kind of bamboo / the rims / shape thinly into conical-form.
a. The hat usually consists of 16 to 18 rims made from special kind of bamboo when the rims are shaped thinly into conical-form.
b. The hat usually consists of 16 to 18 rims made from special kind of bamboo. The rims are shaped thinly into conical-form. .
c. The hat usually consists of 16 to 18 rims that make from special kind of bamboo; the rims are shaped thinly into conical-form.
d. The hat usually consists of 16 to 18 rims making from special kind of bamboo. These rims that are shaped thinly into conical-form.
The leaves / sew / into all rims / solely by hand / the hat is trimmed and painted / a coat of attar / to keep it clean, smooth, and water-proof.
a. The leaves sewn into all rims solely by hand; and the hat which is trimmed and painted with a coat of attar old to keep it clean, smooth, and water-proof.
b. The leaves are sewn into all rims solely by hand; and the hat is trimmed and painted with a coat of attar to keep it clean, smooth, and water-proof.
c. As the leaves are sewn into all rims solely by hand, it means that the hat is trimmed and painted with a coat of attar old to keep it clean, smooth, and water-proof.
d. The leaves are sewn into all rims solely by hand; so, the hat is trimmed and painted with a coat of attar old they keep it clean, smooth, and water-proof.
Vietnamese girls / wear the conical leaf hat / a little umbrella / protect themselves from sun or rain. 
a. Vietnamese girls who wear this leaf hat like a little umbrella so that it protects themselves from sun or rain.
b. Vietnamese girls wear this leaf hat such as a little umbrella for protecting themselves from sun or rain.
c. Vietnamese girls wear this leaf hat like a little umbrella to protect themselves from sun or rain.
d. Vietnamese girls wearing this leaf hat as a little umbrella to protect themselves from sun or rain.
V. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
In the past, both men and women were expected to be married at quite young ages. Marriages were generally arranged by parents and family, with their children having little chance to say no in the matter. In the past it was not surprising to find that a bride and groom had only just met on the day of their engagement or marriage.
In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love, and in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants. Moreover early marriage is quite illegal. 
The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese occasions. Regardless of westernization, many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated by both Vietnamese in Vietnam and overseas, often combining both western and eastern elements. Besides the wedding ceremony, there is also an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding. Due to the spiritual nature of the occasion, the date and time of the marriage ceremony are decided in advance by a fortune teller. The traditional Vietnamese wedding consists of an extensive array of ceremonies: the first is the ceremony to ask permission to receive the bride, the second is the procession to receive the bride (along with the ancestor ceremony at her house), the third is to bring the bride to the groom's house for another ancestor ceremony and to welcome her into the family, then the last is a wedding banquet. The number of guests in attendance at these banquets is huge, usually in the hundreds. Several special dishes are served. Guests are expected to bring gifts, often money, which the groom and bride at one point in the banquet will go from table to table collecting.
In the past, _________.
a. Vietnamese couples were free to make a decision on the marriage
b. Vietnamese marriage was decided by parents and family
c. getting married at an early age was not allowed
d. parents had no right to interfere their children's marriage
In former days, the fact that a bride and groom had only first met just on the day of their engagement or marriage was _________.
a. surprising 	b. popular 	c. uncommon 	d. strange
Which sentence is referred Vietnamese modern marriage?
a. Most young people do not have their marriage based on love. c. Marriage is quite westernization.
b. All marriages are arranged by parents and family.d. Couples do not get married at quite young ages.
According to the passage, __________.
a. Oversea Vietnamese people do not like to organize a traditional wedding
b. There is an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding
c. Many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding do not exist nowadays
d. Vietnamese people never ask a fortune teller the date and time of the marriage ceremony
Which does not exist in a Vietnamese wedding party?
a. firecrackers 	b. guests 	c. dishes	 	d. gifts
VI. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
In Korea, in former days the marriage between a man and woman represented the joining of two families, rather (41) ______ the joining of two individuals. The event (42) ______ Taerye (Great Ritual), and people from all over the village or neighborhood participated. The ceremonies and events surrounding the actual marriage were long and (43) ______. Professional matchmakers paired up likely candidates for marriage, with the new couple often meeting for the first time at their wedding! The families considered many factors in the decision, consulting with fortune tellers for (44) ______ about the couple's future life together. During the Chosun period, people married (45) ______ their early teens, with the girl often being several years older than the boy.
The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days (46) ______ taking his new bride to his family's home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with many bows and symbolic gestures. The (47) ______ were expected to control their emotions and remain somber.
(48) ______ Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than (49) ______ Korean ones. However, many folk villages and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (50) ______ the traditions alive.
a. as 	b. more 	c. than 	d. more than
a. is often called 	b. often called 	c. was often called 	d. has often called
a. elaborate 	b. elaborately 	c. elaboration 	 	 d. elaborateness
a. predictions 	b. attentions 	c. situations 	 	d. evaluations
a. for 	b. in 	c. on 	d. from
a. soon 	b. ago 	c. before 	d. then
a. examiners 	b. competitors 	c. contests 	 	 d. participants
a. As 	b. Although 	c. As though 	d. If only
a. traditional 	b. old 	c. ancient 	d. antique
a. catch 	b. hold 	c. grip 	d. keep
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