ON TAP ANH 8 BAI 4

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.. She was very interested_______old folktales.[r]

UNIT 4: OUR PAST

I.Make up sentences using preposition of time : in, at, on, before, after, between.

a I/ usually/ go/ to/ school/ 6 o’clock.

b We/ have/ English lessons/ Monday/ Wednesday and Friday.

c I/ phone/ you/ Tuesday morning/ about 10 o’clock.

d My dad/ go to work/ breakfast.

e Every one/ be/ busy/ Tet holiday.

f I/ usually/ listen/ music/ Sunday morning.

g We/ often/ watch/ The Morning News / TV/ breakfast.

h He/ be/ back/ 4.15 and 4.30.

II> Write complete sentences from the following sets of words and phrases.

1 I/ be / proud/ my sister / because/ she/ always / study well.

2 Yesterday/ teacher/ say/ I/ work harder/ improve/ my English pronunciation.

3 Jenny/ have/ Math/ three times/ a week.

4 We/ receive/ report/ ago.

5 mother/ tell me/ spend more time/ History.

6 Last semester/ she/ get good grades/ Science/ but/ chemistry results/ poor.

7 grandmother/ tell him/ write/ her once.

8 His mother/ very sad/ he/ study/ badly every semester.

9 Bao/ spend/ free time/ doing volunteer work.

10 Song/ always/ play soccer/ every Saturday afternoon, but/ last Saturday afternoon/ he/ play

basketball

11 we/ raise/ funds/ by/ collect/ waste paper/ and break/ glass.

12 We/ going/ clean/ lakes’ banks/ weekend

III> Put the past form of these verbs into the correct column.

accept, answer, ask, change, close, complete, expect, happen, escape, appear, stay, hate, help, open, record, talk, type, burn, graze, own, move, work, die

IV Give advise using " should" or " shouldn't"

1 I feel sick -> You

2 Today I got a bad mark in History ->

3 He smokes a lot He has a sore throat.->

4 I have a backache ->

5 My hair is getting loger ->

V Use " S + Vpast + O + (not) to Vinf." to report these sentences.

1 " Remember to buy a CD, Teddy" I said

-> I reminded

2 " You should see a lawer", the policeman said to Mark.

-> The policeman advised

3 " Don't leave the door unlocked", his mother said to him

-> His mother told

4 " Would you lend me some money, Lan?" Nam said

-> Nam asked

5 " Phone me, Jane", said I -> I told

6 " Mary, you musn't study so late" Jonh said

>Jonh told

7 " Clean your room, Nam." his mother said.

-> His mother told

8 " Lan, don't talk to Lien about Kien", Binh said

-> Binh asked

VI Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of Gerund or Infinitive

1 I can't help (overhear) what you said.

2 Would you mind (shut) the window? I hate (sit) in the draught.

3 I tried (persuade) him (agree) with your proposal.

4 My mother rold me (not speak) to anyone about it.

5 At first , I enjoyed (listen) to him but after a while I got tired of (hear ) the same story again and again.

6 he made me (repeat) the instructions (make) sure that I understood about that.

7 Do stop (talk)

VII Complete the sentences

1 Minh/ used/ live/ farm/ when/ he/ a boy.

2 Grandmother/ not go/ school/ because/ have to/ stay/ home/ help/ family.

3 We/ not used / have/ electricity/ when/ live/ countryside.

4 When/ prince/ find/ shoed/ he/ decide/ marry/ girl/ who/ own/ it.

5 Mr Hung/ be home/ before/ seven/ because/ want/ see/ 7o'clock news.

6 We/ travel/ overnight/ Ha Noi/ and/ arrive/ 5o'clock/ morning

7 They/going/visit/home village/weekend.

8 You/ family/ free/2p.m/ 4.30p.m/ july 1st?

VIII Give the correct form of verbs

1 When we (be) small, our family (live) in the countryside.

2 Miss Trang is in the hospital

- Yes, I know I ( visit) her tomorrow.

3 I (read) an interesting book at the moment I (lend) it to you when I finish.

4 Look at those back clouds It (rain)

5 I (not invite) her to the party because I ( forget) her phone number.

6 Look! Our teacher (come) She (have) long black hair.

7 After a month, Hoa got used to (study) in her new school.

8 When Mr ha first became a teacher, he (teach) in asmall village, but now he ( teach) in a big school.

IX Matching

1 I walked to school yesterday.

2 When Chi was 10 years old.

3 Mai is always punctual.

4 Tam's father taught him french

5 I didn't have breakfast todays

6 I wasn't interested in Math

7 When he asked me about Tuan

8 Where did you go

9 What did you often do

a When he was 9 or so

b because my bike broke down

c I didn't know what to say

d but she was late in the evening

e when I was at high school

f when you were 5 years old?

g because I felt still full

h She usually wore a red scaft

i last summer holiday?

III Complete these sentences with used to or didn't use to.

Ex: I used to so swimming (go swimming) but now I don’t go swimming any more.

1 My father gave up smoking two years ago He (smoke) a packet of cigarettes a day

2 There _ (be) a movie theater here but it closed a long time ago

3 Mr An _ (not drink) coffee when he was young but he like it now

4 Peter _ (have) a motorbike, but last month he sold it and bought a car

5 I _ (not like) her but we are best friends now

6.They came to live in the city last year They _ (live) in a small village in the country.

7 My sister _ (play) tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often now

8 When I was a child I _ (not study) hard

IV.Complete the dialogue Put in used to with the verb.

Mrs Bell is a hundred years old She is the oldest person in the village A radio reporter is interviewing her

Mrs Bell: I’ve always lived in the village, but not always in this house

Reporter: (1) (Where/ you/ live?)

Mrs Bell : When I was a girl, (2) _ (we/ live) at Apple Tree Farm

Reporter : But life was hard, wasn’t it?

Mrs Bell : Oh, yes Things (3) _ (be) different from the way they are now In those days (4) _ (we/ not/ have) electricity

Reporter : And (5) _ (you/ help) with the farm work?

Mrs Bell : Yes, (6) _ (I/ look) after the hens

Reporter: What did you do in the evenings?

Mrs Bell: After dinner, (7) _ (we/ gather) round my grandfather to listen to his stories At the time, (8) _ (we/ have) few games to play

IV.Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.

Ex: I was very tired, so I went (go) to bed early.

Mrs Trang didn’t go (go) to work yesterday She wasn’t feeling well.

1 It stopped raining, so I _ (take) off my raincoat

2 The novel wasn’t very interesting I _ (enjoy.) it very much

3 We went to Kate’s house but she _ (be) at home

4 She was in a hurry, so she _ (have) time to phone you

5 The story was very funny but nobody _ (laugh)

6 Tom was very hungry He _ (eat) like a horse

7 The room was so cold, therefore we _ (sleep) well

8 It was hard work carrying the bags They _ (be) very heavy

9 The window was open and a bird _ (fly) into the room

10 It was very hot, so I _ (turn) on the air-conditioner

V Put the verb in the correct form.

1 Lisa _to work yesterday She wasn’t feeling well, (not/ go)

2 It _ very much in summer, (not/ rain)

3 Most people _to swim when they are child, (learn)

4 Listen to thoose people What language _? (they/ talk)

5 The moon _round the earth in about 27 days, (go)

6 Wolfgang A Mozart _more than 600 pieces of music, (write)

7 We used _in a small village, but now we in London, (live)

8 That bag looks heavy I _you with it (help)

9 It’s her birthday She _a meal with her friends, (have)

10 The letter _a few days ago (come)

VI Complete the sentences with prepositions of time: in, at, on, after, before, between.

Ex: I’ll see you in the evening.

1 Mozart was born _ Salzburg _1756

2 What do you usually do _Sunday? ~ We often go for long walks in the country , _weekends

3 They got married _21 April 2002

4 I’m usually free _8 pm and 10 pm

5 The course begins _12 May and ends sometime _August

6 She doesn’t like travelling _night

7 I’ll leave _7 o’clock, so you should call me _7

8 My English class finishes _7.30 Let’s meet 7.30

9 Do you give each other presents _Christmas?

10 There are usually a lot of parties _New Year’s Eve

TEST YOURSELF

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

II Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.

III Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1 She was born _ June 26th, 1990

2 She was very interested _old folktales

3 You are not allowed to go _the museum without paying

4 I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet At last they killed _

5 We don’t see you enough You _ come and visit us more often

6 Yesterday we watched television all evening _we didn’t have anything to do

7 She was sent to the _after her parents died in an accident

8 _ you like to come? -I’d love to

9 It really _me when people forget to say thank you

10 We had a _fix our washing machine

IV Use the correct word form of the word given in each sentence.

1 They formed a close at school (friend)

2 students do their exercises (care)

3 The population from the factory is a public (dangerous)

4 It is always to write down important points (wisdom)

5 Every student was very about the holiday (excite)

V Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1 My mother a long black hair when she was young

2 Robert away two or three times a year

A is going usually B is usually going C usually goes D goes usually

3 It’s late It’s time home

4 Don’t let young children alone near a busy road

5 We haven’t got on holiday at the moment

A money enough to goB enough money to go

6 We _ to Ireland for our holiday last year,

7 tomorrow, so we can go out somewhere

A I’m not working B I don’t work C I won’t work D I’m not going to work

8 Do you enjoy sports programs

9 I passed the exam and _

A so Paul did B so did Paul C neither did Paul D Paul did either

10 I don’t understand this word What ?

VI Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.

1 He is enough strong to carry the heavy luggage

A B C D

2

I’d like buying a new dictionary but I don’t have enough money

A B C D

3 I recently visited the school where I used to studying five years ago

A B C D

4 My brother are going to study in New York next month

5 We used to see a movie called “King Kong” last summer

Choose the most suitable word to complete the passage.

(1) in Scotland in 1847, Alexander Bell became interested very early (2) methods of human communication He was influenced by his father and grandfather, who (3) years working with deaf people and those with faulty (4) Bell’s father even go so far as to develop a system of so-called “visible speech” for the (5) He used sketches of the different (6) of clips and tongue This science of visible speech (7) the foundation of young Bell’s knowledge of the mechanics of (8)

B Read the passage then choose the best answer for each question.

Children’s education is changing rapidly today In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours They made them memorize all sorts of things In other words, children had to go on repeating things until they knew them by heart Today, many teachers wonder if it is possible to make children learn at all They say you can only help them

learn They say you must let children

learn and discover things for themselves

1 How is children’s education changing today?

2 What did teacher make children do in the past?

A stand in hours B memorize everything C repeat their homework D sit for days

3

Children in the past were made to learn everything _

4 Nowadays, many teachers say that they only

A give children more homework B make children learn

C help children learn D teach children at home

5 Today, the modern learning method is

A letting children play computer games B making children read a lot of books

C giving children less homework D letting children discover things for themselves

I Rewrite these sentences, begining with the word given.

1 I lived on a farm once, but I don’t any more

=> I used

2 Mark is too young to ride his bike to school

=> Mark isn’t

3 Nga enjoys listening to traditional stories

=> Nga is

4 Let’s meet at the cafe corner

=> Bao suggested

5 Sao Mai movie theater is near Hoa’s house

=> Sao Mai movie theater is not

II Write sentences based on the given cues.

6 I/ used/ look after/ younger/ brother/ when/ parents/ gp/ work//

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7 we/ going/ see/ movie Dream City/ 7.00/ this evening//

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8 Tam/ live/ 26 Tran Phu Street/ Ha Noi/ his grandparents//

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9 Last week/ Tina/ break/ arm/ and/ have to/ go/ hospital//

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10 Children/ ought/ spend/ free time/ play/ sports//

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