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V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. To the Chinese, 8 is a lucky number, ____ the Vietnamese believe 9 brings luck, and the 1 and 8 of 18, adding up to 9, are considered success.

A. despite                 B. but                        C. while                D. and

2. Many people believe that the first person who visits their home on the first day of the New Year will ____ their life.

A. change                 B. afford                C. effect                D. affect

3. That year, things were going a lot better for the Pilgrims, thanks to ____ help of Squanto and Samoset.

A. an                         B. the                        C. a                         D. x

4. In ____ Netherlands, singing at ____  dinner table means you are singing to ____ devil for your dinner – which means bad luck.

A. x - the - the        B. the - the - a                 C. x - a - the                D. the - the - the

5. In Spain, it is believes to be bad luck to enter ____ room with your left foot.

A. a                        B. an                         C. the                         D. x

6. Cultural diversity makes the United States a ____ interesting place in which to live for all of its inhabitants.

A. much better         B. more                 C. many more                 D. much more

7. In every culture, there are basic standards for social ____ such as personal space distance, eye contact, amount of body language displayed in public.

A. reaction                 B. interaction                 C. relationship         D. relation

8. They invited these friends and their families to ____ special meal. It was ____ first Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, fish, green beans, and soup.

A. a - a                 B. a - the                 C. a - x                 D. the - a

9. Today, Australia is one of ____ diverse countries in the world.

A. the more culturally         B. the most culturally                C. most cultural         D. the most cultural

10. UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on May 21st is a chance to celebrate the cultural diversity of people around us, and find out more about what we have ____.

A. as usual                B. as normal                 C. in common                 D. alike

Unit 7 - (HS)