Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 8: English-speaking countries có đáp án

Với bài tập Tiếng Anh lớp 8 mới Unit 8: English-speaking countries có đáp án và lời giải chi tiết đầy đủ sẽ giúp học sinh ôn luyện để học tốt Tiếng Anh 8.

Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 8: English-speaking countries có đáp án

I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1.	A. vanilla	B. vacuum	C. add	D. facsimile
2.	A. whiten	B. fiber	C. zipper	D. conveyor
3.	A. remove	B. wrote	C. mold	D. cocoa
4.	A. follow	B. powder	C. show	D. borrow
5.	A. wood	B. thousand	C. procedure	D. hairdryer

II.Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.

1.	A. iconic	B. monument	C. territory	D. difficulty
2.	A. Singapore	B. Philippines	C. Canada	D. India
3.	A. native	B. perhaps	C. whisky	D. accent
4.	A. official	B. excursion	C. Thanksgiving	D. spectacle
5.	A. festive	B. Arctic	C. unique	D. speaker

III.Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.                      Charlie Chaplin was born in London, England. (legend)

2.   In Canada, there are a lot of                      from various countries. (refuge)

3.   Lake Wanaka is a                          scenery in New Zealand. (spectacle)

4.   The Sydney Opera House is an                             monument of Australia. (icon)

5.   The                         originates in Ireland and its associated islands. (Ireland)

6.   The Canadians are native                          of English. (speak)

7.   English is an                                  language of France. (official)

8.   Thuy                                   loves the koala in Australia. (absolute)

9.   The violation of that company was                                   yesterday. (exposure)

10. Do storm water and the atmosphere bring non- point source                              ? (pollution)

IV.Complete the sentences with the appropriate present tense of the verbs in brackets.

1.   Since its beginning more than a century ago, the slouch hat                                one of the most distinctive items of Australian clothing. (become)

2.   For over 130 years, Akubra hats                           its legendary stories in Australia. (make)

3.   Aberdeen in Scotland                                an important centre for the oil industry since the finding of oil in the North Sea. (become)

4.   Canada                               the longest land border in the world with the United States. (share)

5.   Ireland                                the Eurovision Song Contest seven times. (win)

6.   In Canada you should maintain eye contact while you                             hands. (shake)

7.   In Canada, New Year’s Day                      a long tradition of celebration. (have)

8.   First names                        used more frequently in Australia than in other countries. (be)

9.   Recently, many places in New Zealand                            called with two names – one English, and one Maori. (be)

10. Maori people                      the hongi – touching noses – to greet people they           safe and familiar with. (use - feel)

V.Complete the sentences with the appropriate present tense of the verbs in brackets.

1.   Each of the 50 states                      an official state flower so far. (adopt)

2.   Since 1965, the maples tree with the leaves                      the most well- known Canadian symbol. (become)

3.   At present, the National Cherry Blossom Festival                                    in Washington, D.C. to celebrate spring’s arrival. (occur)

4.   Maori                                 recognized as an official language of New Zealand since the Maori Language Act of 1987. (be)

5.   Canada                               made up of 10 provinces and 3 territories. (be)

6.   Australia                            a range of different landscapes, including urban areas, mountain ranges, desert and rain forests. (have)

7.   Annually, the National Eisteddfod festival of Wales                                place for eight days at the start of August. (take)

8.   The Statue of Liberty                                 over 12 million immigrants entering the USA through New York Harbor since 1900. (welcome)

VI.Read the passage and then answer the questions.

THE CAMEL

The camel can go without water for a long time. Some people think it stores water in its hump. This is not true. It stores food in its hump. The camel’s body changes the food into fat. Then it stores the fat in its hump. It cannot store the fat all over its body. Fat all over an animal’s body keeps the animal warm. Camels live in the desert. They do not want to be warm during the day.

The desert is very hot. The camel gets hotter and hotter during the day. It stores this heat in its body because the nights are cool.

The Arabian camel has one hump. The Bactrian camel of Central Asia has two humps. It also has long, thick hair because the winters are cold in Central Asia.

There is a lot of sand in the dessert. The camel has long eyelashes. Then sand cannot go into the camel’s eyes.

Arabic has about 150 words to describe a camel. Arabs need all these words because the camel is very important to them.

Questions

1.   Where do camels live?

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2.   What does a camel store in its hump?

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3.   The camel doesn’t store fat all over its body. Why?

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4.   Why does it store heat during the day?

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5.   Why does a Bactrian camel have long thick hair?

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VII.Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.

In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.

English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world’s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world’s scientific papers are printed in English.

It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce, and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers

1.   Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?

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2.   Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?

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3.   What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?

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4.   Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.

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5.   As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?

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VIII.Fill in the blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word.

ability	began	in	official
written	students	population	Therefore

English is the (1)                                  language of the Philippines. English- medium education (2)                            in the Philippines in 1901 after the arrival of some 540 US teachers. English was also chosen for newspapers and magazines, the media, and literary writing.

The latest results from a rent survey suggest that about 65 percent of the (3)                  of the Philippines has the (4)                    to understand spoken and (5)                    English, with 48 percent stating that they can write standard English.

The economy is based on English, and successful workers and managers are fluent (6)                                     English. (7)                            , many schools know that their (8)              must be fluent in English to be successful.

IX.Read the passage and answer the questions below.

ENGLISH IS CONFUSING

“Good evening, everybody!” said the teacher, Donna. “Where is everybody?” That was sort of a daily joke by Donna. Usually the class started with only two or three students present, and then filled up as the minutes went by. It was summertime. Summer school was only eight weeks long. Class attendance was always smaller than during fall and spring semesters.

“I don’t know, teacher. Maybe they late or no come,” said one student. “Maybe watching TV football tonight.”

“Is there a soccer game tonight? It seems like there’s a soccer game every night. Oh, well. Let’s get started, okay? We’re on page 36 in the workbook. Tonight we’re studying participles as adjectives. Students are always confused when they learn about the present and past participles, so we will practice this a lot. Tonight, we’re just going to practice the present participle.

“The present participle tells us what emotion or feeling the subject is causing. For example, ‘Grammar is boring’ means that the subject – grammar – causes an emotion of boredom. If we say, ‘The movie is interesting,’ we are saying that the movie causes a feeling of interest. If we say, ‘The roller coaster is exciting,’ we are saying that the roller coaster causes a feeling of excitement. Any questions so far? Am I confusing you? Is everyone confused?”

The classroom was quiet. Donna looked at blank faces. They were confused. She knew this would take a while. But eventually, the faster students would grasp it, and then they would help the slower students. By the end of the evening, most of the class would feel comfortable using the present participle.

Donna erased the board and put some new examples on it. She loved guiding her students through difficult topics like this one. She always felt a little bit thrilled when the look of understanding came to their faces.

1.   What was Donna’s daily joke?

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2.   How many students were usually present when class started?

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3.   Which season was it?

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4.   How long did summer school last?

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5.   What was always smaller in the summer?

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6.   What were some absent students doing, perhaps?

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7.   What was tonight’s subject?

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X.Reorder the words to make the sentences.

1.   is/ but/ not/ Canberra/ the/, / is/ Australia/ capital/ of/ Sydney.

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2.   Maori/ native/ of/ New Zealand/ people/ the/ are/ the/ Island/ in/ North.

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3.   Washington D.C/ opens/ Museum/ a.m./ at Children’s/ in/ 10.00/ National/ The.

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4.   monument/ San Francisco/ Bridge/ of/ The/ an/ iconic/ Gate/ is/ Golden.

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5.   its/ years/ language/ for/ considered/ Malaysia/ as/ has/ official/ English.

ĐÁP ÁN:

I/

1. A

2. D

3. A

4. B

5. C

II/

1. A

2. A

3. B

4. D

5. C

III/

1. Legendary	2. refugees	3. spectacular	4. iconic	5. Irish
6. speakers	7. unofficial	8. absolutely	9. exposed	10. pollutants

IV/

1. has become	2. have made	3. has become	4. shares	5. has won
6. are shaking	7. has	8. are	9. has been	10 use/ feel

            

V/

1.has adopted	2.have become	3. is occurring	4. has bee
5. is	6. has	7. takes	8. has welcomed

VI/

1. They live in the desert.

2. It stores the fat in its hump.

3. Because fat all over an animal’s body keeps the animal warm. Camels live in the desert They do not want to be warm during the day.

4. It stores the heat in its body because the nights are cool.

5. Because the winters are cold in Central Asia.

VII/

1. English

2. Because it is an effective medium of international communication.

3. The written English, because it’s not phonetically-based./ it is not systematically phonetic

4. The UK, the USA, and Australia

5. Because China has the largest population in the world.

VIII/

1. official	2. began/ started	3. population	4. ability
5. written	6. in	7. Therefore	8. students

IX/

1. Asking “where is everybody?                                

2. Two or three

3. Summer                                                                  

4. eight weeks

5. Class attendance                                                     

6. Watching soccer on TV

7. Participles as adjectives.

X/

1. Sydney is not the capital of Australia, but Canberra is.

2. The Maori are native people in the North Island of New Zealand.

3. The National Children’s Museum in Washington D.C. opens at 10.00 a.m.

4. The Golden Gate Bridge is an iconic monument of San Francisco.

5. Malaysia has considered English as its official language for years.                  

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