BÀI TẬP UNIT 5-12TD(4)

Exercise 1. Make the right choice.

1. We wear kimonos on special _____ and
celebrate Japanese festivals such as the
cherry blossom festival.
A. occasions B. submissions C.
traditions D. festivals
2. I’ve been to Kyoto _____to visit my
grandparents.
A. since four times B. for four times ago
C. four times D. for four times
3. To _____you the truth, I don’t know
whether Viet Nam or Japan is really my
home.
A. speak B. talk C. ask
D. tell
4. My parents are from Japan, but I was born
and _____ here.
A. lived B. grew up C. accepted
D. expressed
5. I want to remind you that the essays are
due next Wednesday and late _____won’t be
accepted.
A. arrivals B. submissions C.
questions D. styles
6. _____ are the traditional clothes worn by
people from a particular country on special
occasions.
A. Festivals B. Customs C. Cultural
practices D. National costumes
7. Some _____have strange cultural practices
such as walking on fire to prevent natural
disasters.
A. customs B. national costumes
C. dances D. ethnic groups
8. The ao dai, cheongsam, kimono and sari
are women’s _____ in some Asian countries.
A. national costumes B. traditions
C. cultural practices D. customs
9. Many ethnic groups find it difficult to
_____ their own language or preserve their
culture.
A. speak B. say C. maintain
D. lose
10.People living in a(n) _____society should
learn to respect and understand different
cultural values.
A. traditional B. modern C.
primitive D. multicultural
11._____may lose their cultural identity as
they become assimilated into the new
community.
A. Migrants B. Ethnic groups C.
Cultural values D. Commuters
12.I _____ the whole house. Does it look nice
and tidy?
A. cleaned B. was cleaning C.
have cleaned D. have been cleaning
13.For many years, the villagers have been
trying very hard to _____ the old custom.
A. bring up B. bring about C.
bring back D. bring forward
14.They have gone to Hue to attend the _____
there and won’t be back until next week.
A. festival B. community C.
authority D. assimilation
15.My father’s cooking is getting _____ as the
years go by.
A. better and good B. good and good
C. good and better D. better and better
16.The race car was running faster and faster
when it _____into a tree.
A. broke C. stopped C. drove
D. crashed
17.The _____of using more and more
chemicals to improve crop yields is harmful
to people’s health.
A. activity B. action C. practice
D. development
18.A lot of people are migrating to the city to
_____ work.
A. look at B. look after C. look
up D. look for
19.That tower _____ on top of the hill for 300
years.
A. has stood B. has been standing C.
stood D. was standing
20.My father _____in the garden all morning.
He _____ a lot of tulips and roses.
A. has been working/ has planted
B. has worked/ has planted
C. has been working/ has been planting
D. has worked/ has been planting
21.It’s getting _____ to find a job these days.
A. more difficult and difficult B. more
and more difficult
C. more difficult and more difficult
D. difficult and difficult
22.He had taken it _____ that his friend would
tell the truth.
 A. for sure B. with confidence
C. for granted D. by impression
23._____are characteristics shared by
individuals belonging to the same group or
community.
A. Cultural identifiers B. Festivals C.
Aspects D. States
24.When he studied abroad, he successfully
_____into the local culture.
A. migrated B. confined C. adjusted
D. assimilated
25.His books covers all _____ of a migrants’
life.
A. aspects B. cultures C.
generations D. heritages
26.There are _____ studies on cultural
identity.
A. vary B. various C. varied
D. variously
27.Cultural identity is usually understood as
the _____ of feeling of belonging to a group
that has its own culture.
A. identity B. sense C. taste
D. aspect
28.Individuals usually _____themselves by
cultural identifiers such as nationality,
ethnicity, location, history
A. provide B. continue C.
integrate D. define
29.On the other hand, there are people who
choose to _____ their heritage culture and
assimilate into the new culture of the
majority.
A. confine B. define C. acquire
D. abandon
30.When people develop a clear _____ of
cultural identity, they reach the final stage
called cultural identity achievement.
A. recognition B. sense C. idea
D. value
31.Living in their own country, people can
easily _____ and maintain their cultural
identity because they are fully exposed to
different aspects of their native culture.
A. acquire B. keep C. assimilate
D. abandon
32.They inherit their ancestors’ history,
knowledge, language, beliefs, values, and
customs, which have been _____ from one
generation to the next one.
A. sent B. passed C.
celebrated D. reached
33.In the _____ of globalization, access to the
Internet and the media provides instant
contact with many cultures.
A. time B. age C.
achievement D. stage
34.A person’s cultural identity may be
influenced by certain aspects of other _____.
A. customs B. practices C.
cultures D. costumes
35.When people move to a new culture, they
may _____ differently.
A. react B. speak C. feel
D. believe
36.There are people who _____into the new
cultural environment while keeping their
own cultural identity and flexibly adjusting
to the different aspects of the new culture.
A. integrate B. move C. develop
D. maintain
37.The first stage, known as unexamined
cultural identity, occurs during childhood,
when culture is ____ for granted.
A. broken B. known C. exposed
D. taken
38.Individuals usually define themselves by
cultural _____ such as nationality, ethnicity,
location, history, language, gender, beliefs,
customs, clothing and food
A. identifiers B. activities C.
communities D. aspects
39.In the second stage, called the cultural
identity search, teenagers may become more
_____, and willing to explore, analyze and
compare their beliefs with other cultures.
A. curious B. confident C.
critical D. different
40.Living in their own country, people can
easily acquire and _____ their cultural
identity because they are fully exposed to
different aspects of their native culture.
A. maintain B. define C. inherit
D. contact
41.They inherit their ancestors' history,
knowledge, language, beliefs, values, and
customs, which have been _____ from one
generation to the next one
A. accepted B. provided C. exposed
D. passed
42.In the age of _____, access to the Internet
and the media provides instant contact with
many cultures.
 A. location B. nationality C.
gender D. globalization
43.Language is a _____ part of culture and
critical to a person’s cultural identity.
A. vital B. traditional C.
intellectual D. national
44.Singapore _____ its independence on 9
August 1965.
A. designed B. gained C.
developed D. maintained
45.Singapore has a _____of more than five
million people including Chinese, Malays,
Indians and Eurasians.
A. nationality B. language C. ethnicity
D. population
46.Singapore has four _____languages:
English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil.
A. national B. native C.
official D. local
47.Singapore does not have a national _____,
as people from the different ethnic groups
tend to wear their traditional clothing.
A. costume B. flag C.
anthem D. festival
48.The Chinese traditional attire for ladies is
called _____, which means a long garment.
A. baju kurung B. cheongsam C.
baju melayu D. sari
Exercise 2. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to
indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following
questions.
1. A. needed B. planted C. learned
D. worked
2 A. played B. delivered C. hated
D. preserved
Exercise 3. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to
indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress
in each of the following questions.
3. A. long-lasting B. efficient C. leaflet
D. maintain
4. A. medium B. assimilate C.
diversity D. addicted
Exercise 4. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D
on your answer sheet to indicate the
word(s) which has CLOSEST meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the
following questions.
1. Many immigrants were forced to assimilate
into the dominant culture.
A. made B. encouraged C. stimulated
D. inspired
Be made to V
2. Some ethnic groups have strange customs
such as walking on fire to prevent natural
disasters.
A. methods for doing something B. accepted
ways of doing something
 C. skills of doing something D. ideas about
doing something
Exercise 5. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D
on your answer sheet to indicate the
word(s) which has OPPOSITE meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the
following questions.
3. The development of new technologies
helped to diversify mass media and make
them an inseparable parts of our lives.
A. develop B. increase C. narrow
down D. decrease
4. Millions of teenagers around the world are
addicted to computer and video game.
A. very interested in B. very fond
of
C. aware of D. neglectful
Exercise 6. Give the right form of the words
in brackets.
5. In the early 21st century, with the
_______________ of mobile communication
 technology, the mobile phone has emerged as
a new and unique media channel, (explode)
explosion
6. There are people who integrate into the new
cultural environment while keeping their own
cultural identity and ________________
adjusting to the different aspects of the new
culture, (flexible)
Flexibility(n)
Exercise 7. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to
indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
7. My mother ________ in the supermarket all
afternoon.
A. has been working B. has worked
C. is working D. works
8. Many ethnic groups find it difficult to
________ their own language or preserve their
culture.
A. change B. integrate C.
maintain D. learn
9. Teenagers can become addicted to
________ if they can't control the time they
spend online.
A. social networking B. cyber
bullying
C. instant messaging D. data
sharing
10. I had ________ finished making a phone
call by the time my classmate Mai arrived.
A. yet B. ever C. already D. never
Exercise 8. Read the following advert and
UNDERLINE the correct word to complete
it.
When people from different culture meet,
problems may occur because their cultures
follow different rules of etiquette. What may
be normal behavior in one culture may seem
inappropriate or even rude in (1. another /
other). Take, for example, the contrast (2.
between /among) Western and Asian cultures
regarding correct ways of giving and (3.
receiving / accepting) gifts. In some Asian
cultures, it is customary to refuse a gift several
times before accepting it. Westerners may find
(4. it / them) frustrating when they offer a gift
to someone and the receiver turns it down.
Find + it + adj
Exercise 9. Read the following passage and
choose the best answer for each of the
following questions.
In the late 20th century, mass media could be
classified into eight mass media industries:
books, the Internet, magazines, movies,
newspapers, radio, recordings, and television.
The explosion of digital communication
technology in the late 20th and early 21st
centuries gave rise to the question: what forms
of media should be classified as "mass
media"? For example, it is controversial
whether to include cell phones and video
games in the definition.
 Each mass medium has its own content
types, creative artists, technicians, and
business models. For example, the Internet
includes blogs, podcasts, web sites, and
various other technologies built atop the
general distribution network. Internet and
mobile phones are often referred to
collectively as digital media, and radio and TV
as broadcast media. Some argue that video
games have developed into a distinct mass
form of media, in the sense that they provide a
common experience to millions of people
across the globe and convey the same
messages and ideologies to all their users.
5. Which is NOT regarded as mass media
industry in the late 20th century?
A. movies B. newspapers C.
recordings D. cell phones
6. All the following are true EXCEPT
________.
 A. In the 21st century, it is not widely
accepted that there are now more than eight
mass media industries.
B. Digital media can be subdivided into
various content types.
C. Video games are the newest mass media
platform.
D. Radio and TV are considered broadcast
media.
7. The word "controversial" in the first
paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. easily accepted B. causing
disagreement
C. widely used D. increasingly
important
8. The word "some" in the second paragraph
refers to ________.
A. people B. types C.
technologies D. blogs
Exercise 10. Rewrite the sentence, using the
word(s) given, so that it has similar
meaning to the first one.
1. After they had cleaned the house, they went
shopping for dinner.
→ By the time. _________________________
By the time they went shopping, they had
cleaned the house.
2. The last time I visited that old castle was 2
years ago.
→ I haven't_____________________________
I haven’t + V3/ed + for + ktg.
I haven’t visited that old castle for 2 years.
3. Peter started working for this law firm when
he graduated from Harvard School of Law.
→ Peter has ____________________________
Peter has been working for this law firm
since he graduated from Harvard School of
Law.
4. The air has been getting increasingly
polluted over the past ten years.
→ The air began________________________
S + began + to V/V-ing + ktg + ago.
The air began getting increasingly polluted
over ten years ago.
Exercise 11. Fill each blank in the passage
with the correct word or phrase from the
box.
keep in touch with posted smartphone view
online information from

I have stopped going on social networks

now. This is because I was suffering (1)
______ cyber-bullying. Somebody was
posting aggressive comments on my
homepage. I've never (2) ______ a nasty
comment on anybody's homepage, and I don't
have any enemies so I think it was a stranger. I
don't like the idea that a stranger can (3)
______ my photos and my personal (4)
______ Now I prefer to (5) ______ my friends
by phone. If I want my friends to see my
photos or videos, I don't need to post them (6)
______ because I can send them on my (7)
______.
Exercise 12. Read the following passage and
choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits
each of the numbers blanks.
THE FIRST WOMAN SCIENTIST
Hypatia was born in Alexandra, in Egypt, in
370 A.D. For many centuries she was (1)
______ only woman scientist to have a place
in the history books.
Hypatia's father was director of Alexandria
University, and he made sure his daughter had
the best education available. This was unusual,
as most women then had few (2) ______ to
study.
After studying in Athens and Rome,
Hypathia returned to Alexandra where she
began teaching mathematics. She soon became
famous (3) ______ her knowledge of new
ideas.
We have no copies of her books, but we
know that she wrote several important
mathematical works. Hypatia was also
interested in technology and (4) ______
several scientific tools to help with her work.
At the time many rulers were afraid of
science, and anyone connected with it was in
danger. One day in March 415, Hypatia (5)
______ attacked in the street and killed.
1. A. one B. the C. a D. an
2. A. classes B. customs C.
opportunities D. teachers
3. A. from B. by C. for D. in
4. A. did B. experimented C. invented
D. learnt
5. A. was B. had C. has D. is
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