About a week before Christmas, People usually put up their decorations and an angle on the top of the Christmas tree.. Family presents are usually put under the tree.[r]
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EXERCISES (ENGLISH 8) Revision (UNIT 12, UNIT 13, UNIT 14)
I Listen and choose the best answer:
“ You are listening to the weather forecast about the city below”
1 The weather in Sydney is dry and today
2 Tokyo will be and windy, with a low of fifteen and a high of twenty two
3 Bangkok will be warm and dry, with a low of ,a high of thirty two
4 In Paris, the low temperature will be degrees and the high will be sixteen
II Supply the correct tense or form of verbs:
1 My friend Jessica (come) ……… while (eat) ……… dinner last night
2 My roommate came home late last night I (sleep) ……… when she (get) ……… home
3 While I (watch) TV last night, our uncle (phone)
4 When they (come) , Lan and I (do) our homework
5 Millions of people (visit) Ha Long Bay every year
6 She asked him if he (remember)……… he address
7 She (do) the housework now
8 The window (break) ……… last night
9 While I (wait) ……… for the bus, I met Karen
10 When Harry (woke) ……… up, we told him the good news
11 I don’t know where (buy) ……… some things I need
12 I’d like you (meet) ……… my mother
13 She has a lot of novels (write) ……… in English
14 It’s was late, so we decide (take) ……… a taxi home
15 We were hungry, so I suggested (have) ……… dinner early
16 It started (rain) ……… when they left home
17 Would you mind (close) ……… the door?
18 Don’t forget (turn ) ……… off the lights before (go) ……… out
19 She (practice) ……… her piano lesson at 7 o’clock last night
20 They (buy) ……… some new book on Math yesterday
21 Lan (play) ……… badminton while Thu (read) ………… comics at recess yeaterday
22 The Brown family (build) ……… that house long ago
23 I (send) ……… my friend a parcel yesterday
24 Thu (talk) ……… to her friend on the phone at 8 o’clock last night
25 My parents (be) ……… very busy since then
26 We (not have) ……… a vacation since last year
27 He (live) ……… here for ten years
28 It was late, so we decided (take) ……… a taxi
29 We were in a hungry, so I suggested (have) ……… dinner early
30 When I’m tired, I enjoy (watch) ……… television
31 Would you like (come) ……… to dinner on Friday?
32 Can you help (iron) ……… the clothes? I hate (do) ……… the ironing
33 I’m beginning (understand) ……… what you mean
34 I didn’t know how (get) ………to your house so I stopped (ask) ……… the way
35 After (hear) ……… the condition, I decided (not/ enter) ……… the competition
36 My mother told me (not/ stay) ……… up too late
37 Would you mind (look) ……… after the house last week
38 I can’t (finish) ……… my work before noon
III Supply the correct form of the word:
1 He always gives his opinion (clear)
2 Today is a day for me (memory)
3 She often goes to church She is very (religion)
4 I love Hue and its countryside (surround)
5 All finishing the race will receive a medal (participate)
6 When will they finish the of bathroom (decorate)
7 All the dancers and musicians wore costumers (tradition)
8 This film is not for young children (suit)
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IV Complete the unfinished sentences in such away that it means the same as the sentences
printed before it.
1 Would you please give me a hand?
Would you mind
2 Hundreds of people visit the castle every year
The castle
3 Sue and Tom said, “We don’t like our new apartment”
Sue and Tom said
4 We planted hundreds of trees every year
Hundreds of trees
5 “Do you see Peter around here?” she asked her friend Jack
She asked her friend Jack
6 They built this church in 1902
This church
7 I did my homework yesterday evening
My homework
8 Do you want me to warm the milk for you?
Shall I
9 I’d like you to go to the shops for me
Will you
10 Ann came here for the meeting with the director
Ann came here in order to
11 People speak English all over the world
English
12 Can you open the window, please?
Would you mind
13 May I turn on the TV?
Do you mind
14 They built the house over 50 years ago
The house
15 Tuan arrived home while his mother was cooking
When Tuan
16 She said “ Are you at home now?”
She asked me
17 My friend said “ I will have an English test tomorrow.”
My friend told me
18 It is a contest in which the students arrange flowers as attractively as they can
It is a
19 She said, “ I must stay at home tomorrow.”
20 Hoa asked Tim, “ Do you like this place?”
21 “ Are you ready to go to Hue?” Phong asked Hoa
22 “ Can people take pictures? Tam asked Hoa
23 The man said to Nam, “ The lock will never work again if you try to repair it.”
24 They said to us, “ Must you go now?”
V Read the passage carefully, then write T if the statement is true ,write F if the statement is
false or N if the statement is not mentioned : ( 2ms)
The country is more beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in Many people think so, and go to the countryside for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time English villages are not alike, but in some ways they are not differentfrom each other Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower
of which can be seen for many miles around
1.Many people think it’s pleasant to live in a town ………
2 Not many people build their cottages in the country ………
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4 There is a hospital in almost every village ………
Ha Long Bay is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists It was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site One of the attraction of Ha Long is the bay’s calm water with lime tone mountains The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer Upon arriving in Ha Long city, visitors can go along Chay beach From the beach they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay They can find some of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful Sites 1 Ha Long Bay is famous not only in Viet Nam but also in the world ………
2 During the Spring and early Summer the Bay’s water is clear ………
3 The visitors can not hire a boat in the Bay ………
4 There are some of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful sites in Ha Long ………
Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year in many western countries Celebrations start on 24 December, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparations beforehand The Christmas trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been bought Christmas cards and presents have already been sent to friends and relatives About a week before Christmas, People usually put up their decorations and an angle on the top of the Christmas tree Family presents are usually put under the tree
1.The biggest holiday of the year celebrated in many western countries is Christmas _ 2 People usually put up the decorations and an angle on the top of the Christmas tree about several weeks before Christmas _ 3.People have already sent Christmas cards and presents to their friends and relatives _ 4.Christmas has been celebrated in Viet Nam for many years _ VI Listen and choose the best answer: 1 Ba is very interested ……… English a of b at c on d in 2.The Hanging Garderns of Babylon is one of the ……… of the world a buildings b wonders c walls d structures 3.Would you like ……… and stay with us while you are in town ? a coming b come c to come d came 4.This custom spread ……… Europe, and finally to America in the 1800s a in b out c of d throughout 5.Let’s ……… a game a play b to play c playing d played 6 The lava was pouring ……… when we flew overhead a in b out c at d on 7 I’ll…… you up at the hotel at 7:30, OK? a pick b get c wake d stand 8 I was cooking dinner in the kitchen when the phone
9 I don’t know how the song
10 Your poem should in English
11 Millions of Christmas cards every year
12 My brother is always TV
13 I am in the rice-cooking contest
14 Last night, I and a lot of books
15 An English speaking contest at Ngo Gia Tu school next month
16 It is a custom to give presents at Christmas
17 “ to come and have dinner with us?” - “I’d love to.”
18 I was reading my mother was watching TV with my father
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20 The Christmas carol is known all over the world
21 She bought a lots of…… during her vacation in the USA
22 The people are friendly and the … has been warm and sunny
23 Early this morning, Nhi decided for a run
VII Read the passage and choose the best answer among A,B,C and D to complete each gap
This is one (1) the most famous statues in the (2) It stands on the island in New York Harbor It is
symbol of freedom (sự tự do) This is the statue of a (3) who holds a burning torch (ngọn đuốc) up high
by her right hand, and her (4) hand holds a tablet (tấm biển)with the date July 4, 1776 on it The statue
weighs 205 tons and is 46 meters high The statue was complete in 1884 in France, then it was transported
(chuyển) to America (5) 1886 It was a gift to American people from French to show their friendship (tình hữu nghị) between the two nations.
Which statue are we talking about? - This statue is, of course, (6)
2 a city b country c village d world
3 a woman b teacher c singer d doctor
6 a Hanging Gardens of Babylon b The Statue of Zeus
c Pyramid of Cheops d The Statue of Liberty
An increasing number (0) _ people are now going on holiday to Egypt Last year, for example, (1) _ one and a half million tourists (2) _ Egypt The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the (3) _is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people Although the (4) _is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average temperature (5) October to March is not too high The most famous sights (6) _ the pyramids at Giza However, it is also
(7) to visit Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do so as much sightseeing as possible in the time available A trip to Luxor is an unforgotable experience, (8) _there are frequent flights there from Cairo
Tet is a national and family (1) _ It was an occasion for every Vietnamese to (2) a good time
while thinking about the last year and the next year At Tet, spring (3) _ are organized; streets and public buildings are (4) _ decorated and almost shops are (5) _ with people shopping for Tet At home, everything is tidied; special food is (6) _ ; offerings of food, fresh water, flowers and betel are made on the (7) _ altar with burning joss-sticks scenting the air First-footing is made when the (8) _ visitor comes, and children are (9) to be given money wrapped in a red envelope Tet is also a time for peace and (10) During Tet, children often behave (11) _ and friends, relative and neighbors give each other their best (12) _ for the new year
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