Origins of Christmas
Before Christianity, people in Europe were pagans.
What is a pagan?
a. people who are hippies
b. People who have religious beliefs that do not belong to any of the main religions of the world
c. people who wander from one country to the next
d. people who have religious beliefs that are extreme
b. People who have religious beliefs that do not belong to any of the main religions of the world
Have you ever ended up somewhere you didn’t expect to be on New Year’s Eve?
ended up means...
a. finally found yourself in a place that you did intend to go to
b finally found yourself in a place that you expected to go to
c. finally found yourself in a place that you didn’t intend to go to
d. finally found yourself in a place that you had planned to go to
c. finally found yourself in a place that you didn’t intend to go to
The son of my brother or sister is my....
a. grandchild
b. niece
c. stepson
d. nephew
d. nephew
It has been a fortnight since I left my old job.
a fortnight is..
a. one week
b. one month
c. two weeks
d. three weeks
c. two weeks
at least / had / we / ten minutes / wait / for / to
We had to wait for at least ten minutes.
When did she convert to Islam?
Convert means?
a. change to a new lifestyle
b. change to a new country
c. change to a new family
d. change to a new religion or belief
d.change to a new religion or belief
Do you usually bump into old friends over the Christmas period?
bump into means..
a. a planned meeting
b. an expected meeting
c. a meeting by chance
d. a festive meeting
c. a meeting by chance
Another word for children is....
a. offload
b. onspring
c. offspring
d. inspring
c. offspring
It normally take several decades to develop a vaccine.
a decade is..
a. ten years
b. five years
c. twenty years
d. one hundred years
a. ten years
would / he / understand / clearly / spoke / we / if /him
If he spoke clearly we would understand him.
or
We would understand him if he spoke clearly.
During the festival, they plan to slaughter a goat for the main meal.
Slaughter means?
a. buy an animal
b. kill an animal (for meat)
c. sell an animal (for money)
d. steal an animal
b. kill an animal (for meat)
Do you often put off buying Christmas presents until the last minute?
put off means...
a. delay, postpone
b. very quickly
c. extend, prolong
d. speed up
a. delay, postpone
My boyfriend asked me to marry him. I said yes! Now he is my ____________.
a. husband
b. fiancée
c. ex-husband
d. boyfriend
b. fiancée
Brazil will win the World Cup again in the future. It’s just a matter of time.
just a matter of time means...
a. a rush/hurry to do something before a deadline
b. certain to happen
c. do something while you are waiting for time to pass
d. enjoying something that wasn’t possible earlier in life
b. certain to happen
with / you / have / flowers / any / needn’t / brought / you
You needn’t have brought any flowers with you.
The winter solstice is a special period that marks...
a. the longest day of the year
b. the shortest day of the year
c. the shortest months of the year
d. the shortest weeks of the year
b. the shortest day of the year
Do you put up decorations during the Christmas period?
put up means....
a. to decorate
b. to take decorations down
c. to donate decorations
d. to give decorations to your neighbors
a. to decorate
My father is divorced and married a new woman. She is my _____________.
a. mother in-law
b. new mama
c. step-mother
d. step- aunt
c. step-mother
Instead of studying medicine, she decided to become an actress. Time will tell whether it was the right decision.
Time will tell means...
a. it is necessary to wait to find out
b. not expected to live much longer
c. now is the moment (for action)
d. remained popular for a long time
a. it is necessary to wait to find out
were / they / when / I / a game / playing / the room / entered.
They were playing a game when I entered the room.
During the winter solstice, people brought evergreen trees into their homes. Evergreen trees symbolized...
a. life and celebration
b. life and death
c. life and gifts
d. life and fertility
d. life and fertility
Are you going to give something up for the New Year?
to give something up means...
a. to continue doing something
b. to delay doing something
c. to stop doing something
d. to partially stop doing something
c. to stop doing something
The parents of my husband are my ___________.
a. in-laws
b. grandparents
c. great-grandparents
d. new parents
a. in-laws or mother and father in-law
The prisoner is currently on death row. He’s living on borrowed time.
living on borrowed time means...
a. a rush/hurry to do something before a deadline
b. certain to happen
c. do something while you are waiting for time to pass
d. not expected to live much longer
d. not expected to live much longer
written / plays / has / up to now / several / my brother
and
$1/ would / if / gave / we / have / everyone / enough
My brother has written several plays up to now.
and
If everyone gave $1 we would have enough.