ENGLISH 8 – UNIT 7 + 8

Ex1: Choose the word that has different stress from the others.
1. A. scientist B. dramatic C. athletic D. domestic
2. A. national B. chemical C. medical D. informal
3. A. aquatic B. historic C. physical D. botanical
4. A. medical B. hospital C. politic D. electric
5. A. physical B. horrific C. beautiful D. different
6. A. affect B. pollute C. effect D. litter
7. A. bamboo B. happy C. music D. happen
8. A. radiation B. political C. historical D. contaminant
9. A. seriously B. measurement C. scientific D. logical
10. A. kangaroo B. Vietnamese C. guarantee D. symbolise
11. A. Chinese B. festive C. degree D. unique
12. A. coffee B. Chinese C. payee D. trainee
13. A. engineer B. volunteer C. mountaineer D. activity
14. A. protection B. referee C. dictation D. increasing
Ex2: Put the verbs of conditional sentences into the correct form.
1. If the local people drink the contaminated water, they (have) _______________ healthy
problems.
2. If there were more trees in this area, the air (be) _______________ fresher.
3. All the aquatic animals (die) _______________ if people don’t stop dumping sewage
into the lakes.
4. Global warming (not happen) _______________ if there weren’t too much carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere.
5. Is the sun (shine) _______________, we will walk to the mountain.
6. If people (stop) _______________ digging the street, there wouldn’t be noise pollution
in this area.
7. People use a lot of cars, motorbikes. If people (reduce) _______________ the use of
motor vehicles, there (be) _______________ less serious air pollution.
8. If you (not read) _______________ these articles, you (not know) _____________
the facts about water pollution.
9. If I (be) _____________ the president, I (remove) _______________ all the factories
out of the city.
10. Your brother (have) ___________________ hearing problems if he (listen)
_________________ to too loud music.
Ex3: Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. The road in front of my office is always ___________ when it rains heavily.
A. to flood B. flooding C. flood D. flooded
2. Too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes global ___________.
A. warm B. warming C. warmly D. warmth
3. It won’t be possible to save the Earth if we don’t take ___________ right now.
A. action B. job C. work D. duty
4. Noise pollution can lead to ________loss.
A. looking B. hearing C. listening D. reading
5. If I _______ a millionaire now, I _______ travel around the world.
A. were/ would B. am/ will C. were/ will D. am/ would
6. The acid rain has caused ____________to the trees in this area.
A. damage B. advantage C. pollutant D. environment
7. Households ________waste into the river so it is polluted.
A. damage B. lead C. lose D. dump
8. We have to pay a huge amount of money - three million dong for electricity a month
________we turn on the heater all the time.
A. because of B. due to C. although D. since
9. Have you come _______ solutions to this problem?
A. up to B. up with C. to with D. on to
10. Many people in this city have received medical ___________ for the disease.
A. support B. help C. treatment D. assistance
[Link] night I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. At last they killed _______
A. together B. each other C. themselves D. them
12._______ you like to come? – I’d love to.
A. What B. Do C. Would D. Will
[Link] must be there _______ 7.30 and 8.15.
A. at B. before C. between D. after
[Link] my grandmother was young, she used _______ very well.
A. sing B. to sing C. sang D. sung
[Link]’t go _______. It’s too cold.
A. outside B. inside C. into D. away
[Link] team played well _______ to win the gold medal.
A. too B. that C. so D. enough
[Link]’t let your child _______ with matches.
A. play B. to play C. playing D. plays
[Link] promises to _______ her best in learning English.
A. try B. make C. work D. learn
[Link] team won the game because we played very _______.
A. good B. well C. best D. better
20. He had an accident because he was driving too _______.
A. fast B. fastly C. quick D. dangerous
21. Do you usually feel _______ before examination?
A. nervous B. nervously C. happily D. badly
Ex4: Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
Mr. Brown and some (1) ________ conservationists are on a very dirty beach now.
Today they are ready to make the beach a clean and beautiful place again. After listening
to Mr. Brown’s instructions, they are divided (2) ________ three groups. Group 1 needs to
walk along the shore. Group 2 should check the sand, (3)________ group 3 has to check
among the rocks. Garbage must be put into plastic bags, and the bags will be (4) ________
by Mr. Jones. He will take the bags to the garbage (5) ________. Each member is given a
map to find the right place. They won’t eat the picnic lunch (6) ________ by Mrs. Smith
until the whole area is clean. (7)________ look eager to work hard so as to refresh this (8)
________ area.
1- A. voluntary B. volunteers C. volunteering D. volunteer
2- A. in B. to C. into D. onto
3- A. or B. and C. because D. though
4- A. selected B. chosen C. collected D. elected
5- A. dump B. yard C. area D. place
6- A. happened B. provided C. achieved D. shown
7- A. Them all B. They all C. All them D. All they
8- A. spoiling B. spoil C. spoiled D. spoils
Ex5: Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
Light pollution is not (1) __________ serious as water or air pollution. (2)__________ , it
is the type of pollution that (3) __________ more in the city than in rural areas. In the past,
we could sit out at night and (4) __________ at glittering stars in the sky and light from
objects in the outer space. Nowadays, cities are covered with lights from buildings, streets,
advertising displays, many of which direct the lights up into the sky and into many
unwanted places. The real problem is that it is very (5) __________ to apply light to
almost everything at night. Millions of tons of oil and coal (6) ________ to produce the
power to light the sky. Eye strain, (7) __________ of vision and stress are what people
may get from light pollution. (8) __________ light at night can harm our eyes and also
harm the hormones that help us to see things properly.
1. A. more B. as C. much D. only
2. A. Moreover B. However C. Therefore D. Nevertheless
3. A. happen B. occur C. occurs D. is occurred
4. A. watch B. see C. spend D. gaze
5. A. waste B. wastes C. wasting D. wasteful
6. A. used B. using C. is used D. are used
7. A. lose B. lost C. loss D. losing
8. A. Very much B. Too much C. Too many D. So many
Ex6: Fill in the missing words to complete the passage and then give T or F.
The Kiwi
The kiwi lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange bird because it cannot (1)
___________. The kiwi is the same size (2) ___________.a chicken. It has no wings or
tail. It does not have any feathers like other (3) ___________. A kiwi likes a lot of trees
around it. It sleeps during the day (4) ___________ the sunlight hurts its eyes. It can smell
things with its (5) ___________. It is the only bird in the world that can smell things. The
kiwi’s eggs (6) ___________ very big. There are only a few kiwis in New Zealand now.
New Zealanders want their kiwis to live. There is a (7) ___________ of a kiwi on New
Zealand money. People (8) ___________ New Zealand are sometimes called kiwis.
____ 9. The kiwis live in Australia and New Zealand.
____10. A kiwi has a tail but no wings.
____11. The sunlight hurts its eyes so it sleeps during the day.
____12. People in New Zealand do not want all the kiwis to die.
____13. The kiwi is a strange New Zealand bird.
Ex7: Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
quality wealthy sincere resources diverse
accents native official unique symbol
1. English and Welsh are the two ________________ languages of Wales.
2. Canada is rich in ________________ such as zinc, nickel, lead and gold.
3. Australia is home to variety of ________________ animals, including the koala,
kangaroo, emu, kookaburra and platypus.
4. Australia is relatively ________________ country with a high life expectancy.
5. The US is a ________________ country with a multicultural society.
6. In Canada, the handshake should be firm and accompanied by direct eye contact and a
________________ smile.
7. In Quebec, if you give wine, make sure it is the highest ________________ you can
afford.
8. The American bald eager was chosen as the national bird ________________ of the US
in 1782.
9. Australian ________________ do not vary from area to area like many other countries.
10. In Singapore, the number of ________________ speakers of English is still rising.
Ex8: Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words.
1. Scientists say that exhaust fumes are ____________________ our city. (poison)
2. Many seabirds were ____________________because of the oil spill. (die)
3. Waste from households will gradually ____________________the lake.
(contamination)
4. Trees can’t grow here because the soil is too ____________________. (pollute)
5. That fierce storm left behind badly ____________________ buildings. (damage)
6. What’s a ____________________? It’s a substance that contaminates something.
(pollute)
7. The street doesn’t look ____________________ because it has a lot of rubbish.
(attract)
8. The music club made so much noise that the ____________________ complained to its
owner. (reside)
9. Are all types of pollution __________________ to the health of humans & animals.
(harm)
10. The ____________________ are concerned about the oil spills in East Sea.
(environment)
11. Dumping ____________________ waste into the lakes & rivers has caused serious
water pollution. (industry)
12. Many people in this area have cholera because they drink ________________ water.
(treat)
13. If we use water ____________________, more people will have fresh water. (care)
14. The polluted water results in the _______________ of many aquatic animals & plants.
(die)
Ex9: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
5. They haven’t finished the project, ________?
A. haven’t they B. have they C. do they D. don’t they
6. He asked me ________?
A. where did I live B. where I lived C. where do I live D. where I live
7. The police told him ________ his car at the entrance to the hospital.
A. not park B. don’t park C. not to park D. don’t to park
8. I’ve looked _______ my book everywhere but I can’t find it.
A. for B. after C. at D. in
9. Euro 2016, ______ is the men's football championship of Europe, will be held in France.
A. who B. that C. when D. which
10. My uncle ______Paris two or three times.
A. has visited B. is visiting C. was visiting D. often visits
11. The dragon _____ the enemies of the Church.
A. symbolizes B. symbols C. symbolic D. symbolism
12. He wore dark glasses ______avoid being recognized.
A. in order to B. so that C. so as D. in order that
13. - What do people do ______a living in your village?
- They plant rice and vegetables.
A. to B. with C. of D. for
14. In the choir, Lan sings ______ than anyone else.
A. more beautiful B. beautifuler C. beautifullier D. more beautifully