Unit 8 English Speaking Countries (phần VII, VIII, IX)
VII. Use the verbs in the box in present sỉmple 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 tirst Saturday of next month.
3. Mr. Nam___________breaktast with the president of the United States tomorrow.
4. As you are in Vancouver now, the sun _________ a minute earỉier 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 Calitornia 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 ________ freedom.
A. Attracts B. symbolises C. decides D. understands
2. Like the kangaroo and koala, the platypus is a ________ animal in Australia.
A. Scenic B. taiỉless C. toreign 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 tlight 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 Pestival 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
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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 tamous for its wildlife. The most tamous (7)________ is probably the kangaroo. The kangaroo, or roo for short, has (8) _________ Australia’s national Symbol. The word “kangaroo” was the tirst 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.
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