UNIT 2 PRACTICE - MIDTERM - A1

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

Going for a swim on New Year's Day is a local __________ in this seaside town.

• legend

• origin

• tradition

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The ___________ of the festival are not clear, but they may relate to an old farming tradition.

• spectators

• origins

• tradition

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The carnival attracts over 20,000 __________ over a three-day period.

• spectators

• ceremonies

• traditions

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This festival comes from our distant _____________

• legends

• roles

• ancestors

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Every year one of the local people takes on the __________ of the town's representative.

• ancestor

• role

• speech

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You need at least one _______ to validate a wedding ceremony here.

• role

• witness

• speech

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb.

Budapest has _________ a reputation as one of the liveliest capitals in Europe and is widely ________ as one of the most attractive due to its fine architecture.

• build / knew

• built / knewn

• built / known

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There __________ a festival at the time and we learned that it is only _________ every two years.

• was/ held

• is / hold

• was / hold

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb.

My friends _________ me into doing a river cruise afterwards, but it was _________ off due to bad weather.

• talk / call

• talked / called

• take / turn

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When I woke up the sun ____________

• shone

• was shining