Grade 12_ midterm II vocab 1

1. In some Asian countries, the groom and bride ____ their wedding rings in front of the altar.

• A. change
• B. exchange
• C. give
• D. take

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2. In Scotland, the bride’s mother may invite the wedding guests to her house to ____ off all the wedding gifts.

• A. show
• B. turn
• C. put
• D. get

3. The Western people are very concerned with physical _____ when choosing a wife or husband.

• A. contact
• B. attractiveness
• C. impression
• D. characteristic

4. In the past, the ____ and engagement ceremonies took place one or two years before the wedding.

• A. propose
• B. proposing
• C. proposal
• D. proposed

5. Viet Nam has kept a variety of superstitious ____ about daily activities.

• A. believe
• B. believing
• C. beliefs
• D. believable

6. Steven Spielberg is one of the famous___ He has made lots of films including "Jaw, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List", etc.

• A. stars
• B.directors
• D. script writers
• D. originally

7. Viet Nam is a country situated in Asia, where many mysteries and legends ____.

• A. origin
• B. originate
• C. original
• D. symbolist

8. In the UK, 18-year-olds tend to receive a silver key as a present to ____ their entry into the adult world.

• A. symbol
• B. symbolic
• C. symbolize
• D. grandparents

9. On many days of the years, Vietnamese people not only lay the table for meals, but they also put food on the altar for their ___.

• A. ancestors
• B. descendants
• C. relatives
• D. perform

10. People in Mexico ____ Mother's Day on May 10 by giving their mothers handmade gifts, flowers, clothing and household appliances.

• A. open
• B. memorize
• C. celebrate
• activate