Question

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Holidays and Festivals

Christmas Day.


1. Listen to the text and choose the right word:



I love Christmas. It’s one of the (1) ____ times of the year. It’s such a great time for everyone – kids and adults (2) ____. The thing I like most about it is everyone getting together and eating and giving presents. When I was a kid, Christmas was an amazing (3) ____. We’d spend weeks at school making decorations, singing Christmas carols and practicing to (4) ____ in the nativity play. As I got older, I enjoyed giving presents more than receiving (5) ____. Even though Xmas shopping is stressful, it can be fun trying to find the perfect present for my children. One thing that has stayed with me since I was a child is my love of Christmas dinner. It has to be my favourite meal (6) ____. Christmas just isn’t Christmas without roast turkey.

I’m sure Christmas brings the same (7) ____ feelings wherever it is celebrated. I hope it continues to keep its message of love and peace. The Christmas (8) ____ is very important. Nowadays it seems to get a bit lost. Everyone is (9) ____ busy buying presents they forget the true meaning of Christmas. I spent quite a few Christmases in Japan, which was interesting. Everything looked as Christmassy as in England. The stores even (10) ____ Frosty the Snowman playing. People bought presents and had a party, but then they went for a Kentucky Fried Chicken dinner. One thing I would like to experience is Christmas on the beach in Australia. I can’t (11) ____ Christmas being so hot. But then I (12) ____ it wasn’t that cold in Bethlehem when Jesus was born.

Put the correct words from this table into the article.

1.

(a)

bust

(b)

best

(c)

beast

(d)

boast

2.

(a)

alike

(b)

like

(c)

liken

(d)

likely

3.

(a)

occasionally

(b)

occasions

(c)

occasioned

(d)

occasion

4.

(a)

performance

(b)

performs

(c)

perform

(d)

performer

5.

(a)

it

(b)

them

(c)

they

(d)

these

6.

(a)

ever

(b)

even

(c)

never

(d)

every

7.

(a)

happy

(b)

happily

(c)

happiness

(d)

happier

8.

(a)

spirits

(b)

spirited

(c)

spirit

(d)

spiritual

9.

(a)

so-so

(b)

such

(c)

so-called

(d)

so

10.

(a)

has

(b)

having

(c)

had

(d)

have to

11.

(a)

imagination

(b)

imagine

(c)

imagined

(d)

imagines

12.

(a)

supposedly

(b)

supposes

(c)

supposing

(d)

suppose







2. Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.

Paragraph 1

1.

It’s such a great time for eyvnreeo

2.

everyone etnggti together and eating and giving presents

3.

When I was a kid, Christmas was an amazing cioocsna

4.

Xmas shopping is lsstusfer

5.

trying to find the tecfrep present for my children

6.

Christmas just isn’t Christmas without roast ektyru




Paragraph 2

7.

happy igfelens

8.

its sgesame of love and peace

9.

the true eganmni of Christmas

10.

The oetssr even had Frosty the Snowman playing

11.

I would like to npxreceiee is Christmas on the beach

12.

But then I upessop it wasn’t that cold in Bethlehem





3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present perfect

1 A: Hello. Can I speak to Mr. Phillips?

B: I’m afraid he _____________ (just/leave) the office.


2 A: The new Italian restaurant is wonderful.

B: Really? I ______________ (not/try) it yet.

3 A: Would you like some tea?

B: We _______________ (already/have) two cups this morning.


4 A: Why are you watching TV?

B: Because we _____________ (already/finish) our homework.


5 A: Let’s go and check out the new shopping centre.

B: I _____________ (be) there twice. It’s nothing special.

6. A: Would you like to come over?

B: I am still waiting for the electrician. He ___________ (not/come) yet.

Answer 1

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