Bài tập ôn hè Tiếng Anh 8 – Unit 16 – Test 4

TEST 4

I. Choose the word that has the underlined 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. procedure        b. thousand        c. wood          d. hairdryer

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

6. This beautiful picture_____by Mary.
a. is drawn      b. is drew      c. is draw        d. is drawing
7. Don’t touch the paint – it’s still wet.
a. put your hand or finger on something
b. take something
c. do a job with something
d. put paint on something to change the color
8. I warned him ______ too close to the fire.
a. not to go b. not going c. no going d. didn’t go
9. _____ is a pen that has a very small bll at the end.
a. Ball-point pen b. Fountain pen c. Pencil d. Crayon
10. Tobacco is taxed in most countries, along with alcohol.
a. in the same way as something b. but not something
c. for example d. including
11. James picked up the ____ and said “Hello.”
a. telephone b. printer c. vacuum d. fax machine
12. Children, please behave!
a. do and say the right things b. do something
c. do what somebody tells you to do d. move on your legs, but not run
13. We now toast bread _____ a toaster on the table.
a. by b. with c. from d. in
14. Which _____ do I press to turn the radio on?
a. button b. roll c. roller d. plug
15. Don’t sit_____the sun too long.
a. in       b. on       c. over       d. amongst

III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

16. She removed the dirty dishes off the table.
17. Lou showed her up the nearby castle and country houses.
18. Bicycle has been invented by a German inventor in 1816.
19. The water in most rivers is unsafe to drink, due to it is polluted.
20. He was awarded first prize in the written competition.

IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

An American called Thomas Alva Edison (21)___the first man (22)___sound. In 1878, he invented a machine (23)____a phonograph. The phonograph was a bit (24)___a record player, but it used metal cylinders (25)____discs. Flat discs (records) appeared ten years (26)____.

Tape recorders first appeared (27)_____the 1930s, but they were large and expensive. Then, in 1963, the Philips Company developed the first cassette. Cassettes are still very popular all (28)_____the world.

21. a. is         b. was       c. to be             d. a & b
22. a. record         b. to record            c. recording             d. for recording
23. a. called          b. was called       c. calling            d. was calling
24. a. like          b. the same             c. as                     d. different
25. a. although         b. instead of          c. but also           d. neither
26. a. late         b. lately         c. later          d. latest
27. a. in             b. at                c. on                  d. since
28. a. on       b. in               c. over      d. Ø

V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

John Logie Baird, who is called ‘the father of television’, was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these were not very successful.

However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several months, and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first ‘television’ picture a few meters across the room.

Baird’s ‘television’ was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better. In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society. In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broadcast TV with his system.

29. John Logie Baird______.
a. is called ‘the father of television’      b. was born in Scotland in 1888
c. was an inventor        d. all are correct
30. One of Baird’s first inventions was
a. electrically-heated sock         b. air-filled shoe
c. television           d. a & b
31. Baird was interested in the idea of pictures by radio at the age of_____.
a. 26          b. 35        c. 38       d. 40
32. Baird’s ‘television’ was introduced to the world in______.
a. 1923       b. 1926      c. 1928          d. 1929
33. Which of the following is not true?
a. Baird’s first inventions were not very successful.
b.The first ‘television’ was not clear.
c. People weren’t interested in Baird’s ‘television’.
d. Baird’s system was used by the BBC and the German post office.

*. LISTENING COMPREHENSION

I. Lisle,, and fill the oval A, B, or C iizdicatiizg your c/mice.

16.1 The speakers are talking about
A. modern paper
B. papyrus
C ancient Egyptians
16.2 What isn’t chocolate made of?
A. Sugar.
B. Coconut.
C Cocoa.
16.3 What was invented in 1893 ?
A. The facsimile.
B. The fountain pen.
C. The zipper.
16.4 Which of the three inventions was earliest ?
A. The helicopter. B. The bicycle
C. The optical fiber.
16.5 The Japanese began making paper in
A. the seventh century B. the twentieth century
C. the seventeenth century

II. Listen and Jill in the blanks.

There are many (16.6)____of paper available in larger cities in Nepal. However, the paper made by (16.7)______methods is still considered the strongest and most durable of all. Because of its (16.8)______, Nepali paper is still a thriving small industry.

The (16.9)_______method doesn’t need high tech equipment, machines, or (16.10)______. All one needs is the skill and locally available products: (16.11)______, wood, water, and the availability of tree (16.12)_____harvesting. Also, traditional Nepali paper is stronger and longer lasting than conventional, industrially (16.13)_____Nepali paper and as a result is commonly used for (16.14)______letters and documents.

In the Eastern (16.15)______of Nepal, after the paper is made it is tied and (16.16)_____in large volumes. The (16.17)_____. which weigh around 50 (16.18)_____each are carried by (16.19)_____to the road head three days away. From there the paper (16.20)_____its trip on bus or truck into Katmandu, and is sold as it is or cut into working sizes for retail and/or redistribution.

>> ĐÁP ÁN :

TEST 4
I. 1a 2d 3a 4b 5a
II. 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12a 13b 14a 15a
III. 16c 17a 18a 19d 20d
IV. 21b 22b 23a 24a 25b 26c 27a 28c
V. 29d 30d 31b 32b 33c

Listening

16.1 Woman: What kind of material is it?
Man: It’s papyrus. The ancient Egyptians wrote on it as we do
on paper today.
16.2 Woman: What is chocolate made of?
Man: Well, cocoa, sugar, vanilla, and milk.
16.3 Woman: The facsimile was invented in 1843; the zipper was invented in 1893.
Woman: I don’t know.
Man: How about the fountain pen ?
16.4 Woman: The optical fiber was invented in 1955 ; the bicycle was invented in 1816; and the helicopter was invented in 1939.
16.5 Woman: When did the Japanese learn how to make paper?
Man: In the seventh century.

KEY

16.1 B; 16.2 B; 16.3 C; 16.4 B;
16.5 A; 16.6 types; 16.7 traditional; 16.8 durability;
16.9 traditional; 16.10 electricity; 16.11 stones; 16.12 bark;
16.13 processed; 16.14 official; 16.15 region; 16.16 bound;
16.17 packages; 16.18 kilograms; 16.19 porters; 16.20 continues ;

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