I. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.
Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.
It has been the law for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered; only a few Sunday papers are published.
To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted green in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working.
26. What is the best title for the passage?
a. Traditions and Customs in Great Britain b. The Importance of Traditions and Customs
c. Traditional Life vs. Modern Life d. Englishmen’s Hobbies
27. How important are traditions in Britain?
a. It is slightly important. b. It is more important than in other countries.
c. It is rather important. d. It is somewhat important.
28. In Great Britain, _____.
a. only a few papers are published
b. a garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted garden in imitation of grass and a box of flowers
c. all shops and factories are working at Christmas
d. traditions are preserved
29. The word it in the last paragraph refers to _____.
a. Christmas b. a national holiday c. old traditions d. England
30. Which of the following is not true?
a. In Great Britain all theatres are closed on Sundays.
b. In Great Britain a postman doesn’t work on Sundays.
c. English families like a house with garden better than a modern flat.
d. In Scotland Christmas is a great national holiday.
Find and correct the mistake
1. Every countries has=>have its own customs and traditions. _______
2. Marriage used to arrange=>be arranged by parents. _______
3. I don't know how speak=>to speak Japanese. _______
4. When he lived in Japan, he didn't used=>use to eat food with forks, but with chopsks. _______
5. If you don't know what=>how to operate the machine, you should read the instruction manual. _______
6. They are watching the news. It is very information=>informative. _______
7. You'd better not being=>be late for class next time, Jonh. _______
8. We arrived=were arriving to Ho Chi Minh City at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. _______
9. They felt disappointing=>disappointed because their plan was unsuccessful. _______
10. My uncle along with his wife have=>has never been abroad since they worked here. _______