Bài tập bổ trợ và nâng cao Tiếng Anh lớp 8
Unit 8. English speaking countries (Phần 2)
VI. Complete the sentences with the correct form oỉ the verbs 11 present tenses (present simple, present continuous or present perfect).
1. A koala (spend)__ about 18-20 hours sleeping in tree forks.
2. lt’s only my first week in Wales, and I (see)__ so many interesting things already.
3. The number of kiwis in this area (decrease)__quickly
4. The Aborigines (live) __in Australia for more than 40,000 years.
5. Most European citizens (not have)__ to apply for a Visa to visit Canada.
6. At the moment, thousands of people (gather)__ in Trafalgar Square, London to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.
7. The kangaroo (become)_ a Symbol of Australia since 1773.
8. The bald eagle, an American symbol, (not live) __in any other places besides North America.
9. I think Mr. Viet (not be)__to Northern Ireland yet.
10. The Taylors (not stay)__ in New York now. They moved to San Francisco two months ago.
VII Use the verbs in the box in present simple tense to complete the sentences.
arrive be have leave open
retire return rise start visit
1. The plane from Washington D.C. to Ottawa ______in fifteen minutes.
2. The Sydney Country Music Festival ______on the first Saturday of next month.
3. Nam___________ breakfast with the president of the United States tomorrow.
4. As you are in Vancouver now, the sun______ a minute earlier tomorrow.
5. The train (not) ______ in Edinburgh at 11 tonight as it departed late.
6. There________ another bus to Canberra in half an hour.
7. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson___ to California this weekend.
8. My brother ______ work in liverpool next Monday.
9. We__________ the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on day 6.
10. I think that Julia’s father______ in two years.
VIII. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. The Statue of Liberty is a major monument in New York which_______
A. attracts
B. symbolises
C. decides
D. understands
2. Like the kangaroo and koala, the platypus is a______ animal in Australia.
A. scenic
B. tailless
C. foreign
D. unique
3. David uses English as his mother___________ because he comes from the UK.
A. tongue
B. mouth
C. nose
D. cheek
4. The Sydney Opera House is an_______ of Australia’s Creative and technical achievement.
A. orchestra
B. emblem
C. icon
D. armorial
5. The government of New Zealand has done a lot to ______the culture of the Maori.
A. preserve
B. surround
C. puzzle
D. pronounce
6. Corning to Scotland, visitors can drive through vast green______ .
A. lochs
B. stations
C. castles
D. pastures
7. – How is your holiday in New Zealand?
A. Really
B. Awesome
C. Absolutely right
D. Sure
8. The flight number 781 to Melbourne __________ at 9 o’dock tomorrow morning.
A. arrives
B. is arriving
C. has arrived
D. will arrive
9. Some documents say that people ______the Glastonbury Festival since the beginning of the 19th century.
A. celebrated
B. were celebrating
C. have celebrated
D. celebrate
10. We______ on the Great Ocean Road, an Australian National Heritage at the moment.
A. will drive
B. drive
C. have driven
D. are driving
IX. Fill each blank with a correct word to finish the passage.
Australia is the 6th biggest country in the world. Only Russia, China, Canada, USA and Brazil are (1) ______ . It is the world’s largest island.
Even though the country is so big, it only has about 23 million inhabitants. 88% of all Australians (2) ______in the big cities or smaller towns, which makes big areas of the country empty.
Australia lies in the (3) ______ hemisphere which means that the more South you go, the cooler it gets. In the north parts of the country, it is always hot. The (4)______ of the country has really hot summers and mild winters. Snow only falls in the Australian Alps and in Tasmania. When we have (5) ______ in Europe and Asia, the Australians have summer. So they celebrate Christmas in the (6)______ of the summer!
Australia is famous for its wildlife. The most famous (7) ______ is probably the kangaroo. The kangaroo, or roo for short, has (8) ______ Australia’s national Symbol. The word “kangaroo” was the first Aboriginal (9) ______ in the English language. There are several spices of kangaroos. The red kangaroos (10) ______the biggest ones and they are found in the middle of the country.
X. Bead the follow me passage and answer the questions.
New Zealand is a small country in the Southern Pacitic Ocean. There are two main islands, the North island and the South Island, as well as many smaller islands. New Zealand is 268,000 square kilometres, about the same size as the United Kingdom.
Maori people arrived from the Pacitic in the 10th century, and by the 12th century there were many Maori settlements along the coasts of New Zealand. The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, which means The land of the long white cloud’. Seven hundred years later, large numbers of Europeans started to settle in New Zealand. According to Government figures, the population of New Zealand in 2015 was over four million, and of these, about 75 percent lived in the North Island.
There are four main cities. Auckland, in the north, is the largest City with a population of over one million people. Auckland’s population includes many different nationalities. For example, there are large groups of European, Maori, Pacitic island, Chinese and Indian people. Together with other smaller groups, they make Auckland an interesting and exciting place to live.
Although Wellington is the Capital, the centre of government, it is smaller and quieter than Auckland with a population of 350,000. The main cities in the South Island are Christchurch, known as the Garden City, and Dunedin, which is often compared to a small Scottish City.
1. Where is New Zealand located?
______________________________________________________
2. When did Maori people first come to New Zealand?
______________________________________________________
3. What does”Autoeroa” mean?
______________________________________________________
4. Where do most New Zealanders live?
______________________________________________________
5. Why is Auckland an interesting City?
______________________________________________________
XI. Use the words given and other words, complete tthe second sentece so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word give (Use 2 – 5 words in total.)
Example:
0. My house has a small garden.
is There_______________ my house.
Answer: 0. is a small garden in
1. We’ve never been to Alaska before.
ever It’s the first time we________ to Alaska.
2. Tom plans to open another restaurant in Manchester next month.
is Tom_________________ in Manchester next month.
3. The last time Phong visited Tasmania was five years ago.
visited Phong__________________ five years.
4. The early train is scheduled to arrive in London at 10 o’clock.
arrives The early train___________ at 10 o’clock.
5. It’s the most beautiful waterfall l’ve ever seen.
such I_____________________ beautiful waterfall.
XII. Use the following information to write a passage of 100 -120 words about Canada.
– Location: northern part of North America
– Second largest country in the world
-10 provinces, 3 territories
– Area: 9,984,670 km2; population: 35 million people
– Language: English, French
– One of the richest countries; among highest living standards countries
– Capital City: Ottawa; biggest town: Toronto
– National sport: lce-Hockey; many beautiful landmarks
– Geography: longest river: Mckenzie; tallest mountain: Mount Logan; largest lake: Bear Lake
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