Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 2: Making arrangements

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1. EXERCISE: UNIT 2: MAKING ARRANGEMENTS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. 1. A. machine B. mobile C. movie D. theater 2. A. arrange B. demonstrate C. transmit D. answer 3. A. furniture B. university C. patient D. hospital 4. A. directory B. telephone C. invention D. experiment 5. A. delivery B. assistant C. introduce D. device II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 6. A. agree B. assistant C. arrange D. countless 7. A. transmit B. fishing C. emigrate D. demonstrate 8. A. curly B. sociable C. experiment D. character 9. A. assistant B. tomorrow C. character D. sociable 10. A. directory B. annoy C. exhibition D. transmit III. Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentences. 1. The match was ___ live all over the world. A. arranged B. travelled C. transmitted D. demonstrated 2. Don’t come in. Please wait ___ for your turn. A. upstairs B. inside C. outside D. downstairs. 3. She came ___ a new idea for increasing sale. A. over B. up C. on D. in 4. They ___ from Canada to America to find work. A. came B. left C. immigrated D. emigrated 5. Deaf-mutes can ___ speak ___ hear. A. not only / but also B. either / or C. neither / nor D. both / and 6. Address book in which you can write people’s names, telephone ___ etc. A. numbers B. alphabets C. consonants D. vowels 7. ___ is a phone you can carry around with you. A. Public telephone B. Mobile phone C. e-mail D. fax machine 8. You can use a(n) ___ to record messages when you are out. A. mobile phone B. fax machine C. telephone directory D. answering machine 9. Telephone ___ is a book containing the names, telephone numbers and addresses. A. origin B. directory C. device D. message 10. You can see a lot of famous paintings in this ___. A. demonstration B. service C. invention D. exhibition 11. Answering machine is a machine that answers your telephone and records ___. A. messages B. replies C. responses D. answers 12. Movie theater is a ___ in which movies are shown. A. building B. apartment C. flat D. cottage 13. Alexander Graham Bell was born ___ March 3rd 1847. A. at B. on C. during D. in 14. Would you like ___ a message? A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left 15. Fax machine is ___ used for sending and receiving copies of documents. A. a device B. an equipment C. a apartment D. an appliance 16. Public ___ is a phone which is available for people in general to use. A. telephone B. television C. telegraph D. telegram 17. I ___ a quick phone call. Can you wait for me? A. make B. am going to make C. will make D. made 18. Can you give her a message for me - ___. A. Yes, certainly B. Thank you C. I don’t know D. You’re welcome 19. What’s the date today? A. It’s Thursday B. The third I think C. It’s Monday D. I’m 22 today 1
2. 20. She said Mr. Minh call reach us ___ 8645 132 after dinner. A. for B. in C. on D. at IV. Use the correct word form. 1. We’ll make ___ for the meeting. (Arrange) 2. Your order is ready for ___. (Deliver) 3. We are thinking of ___ to Canada. (Emigrate) 4. Ho Chi Minh City is an important ___ center. (Commerce) 5. Thomas Watson was Bell’s ___, wasn’t he (Assist) 6. She was ___ in demonstrating her invention. (Succeed) 7. This young man is ___ in one ear. (Deafen) 8. There was an ___ of paintings at the Art Gallery. (Exhibit) 9. Michael Faraday made a lot of ___ in the field of electricity. (Invent) 10. There was still no ___ on what to do next. (Agree) V. Preposition and adverbs. at next to for outside in here out on upstairs 1. My parents are going ___ Hanoi next month. 2. It’s afraid I can’t drink coffee with milk ___. 3. Let’s go ___ and sit in the sun. 4. Wait ___. I’ll be back in a few minutes. 5. They ran up the stairs to see what happened ___. 6. What’s ___ at the Rex Movie Theater this week? 7. Susan has invited some friends home ___ lunch. 8. Dr. Hammond is ___ right now. Can I take a message? 9. They are meeting Tom ___ the airport. 10. We are having a dinner party ___ Sunday. VI. Use the correct form or tense of verbs in brackets. 1. Mike and Harriet ___ (see) me at a party last Thursday. 2. I ___(see) my friend on my way home last night. 3. The light suddenly ___ (go) out last night. 4. They ___ (stop) the car and got out. 5. It is very clear tonight. The stars ___ (twinkle). 6. Vicky ___ (buy) that camera last year 7. We ___ (meet) Rachel three years ago. 8. I and my friends ___ (watch) that play next Saturday. 9. The alarm is making an awful noise. I ___(switch) it off. 10. They ___ (wait) for the train now. VII. Read the passage then choose the best answer. The telegraph was (1) ___ in 1835 by Samuel Morse. The telegraph is an instrument (2) ___ sending messages between distance distant places by an electric current. To operate a (3) ___, you put a special key and then release it. This action closes and (4) ___ the electric circuit. The telegraph makes use of a special code, (5) ___ the Morse code. A message (6) ___ on a telegraph is called a telegraph (7) ___ the 1800s, the telegraph was extremely important until it was (8) ___ by the radio and the telephone. 1. A. invented B. improved C. invited D. discovered 2. A. from B. for C. on D. to 3. A. television B. telegram C. telegraph D. telephone 4. A. opened B. to open C. opening D. opens 5. A. call B. was called C. is called D. called 6. A. send B. received C. sent D. receives 7. A. On B. In C. From D. To 8. A. replaced B. retired C. repeated D. reread 2
3. VIII. Choose the right words from the box to complete each blank space in the passage. Excitedly experiment far careless Succeeded inventors clearly over One day, Alexander Graham Bell was doing an (1) ___in his workshop. He was (2) ___ and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes. Talking into his telephone, Bell said, “Mr. Watson, I want you to come (3) ___ here immediately, please.” His assistant, Watson was in another room (4) ___ away from the workshop; however he heard Bell (5) ___ on his own telephone. Quickly, he ran to Bell’s workshop. “Mr. Bell I heard every sound you said”, Watson shouted (6) ___. Bell has finally (7) ___. He has invented the first telephone. Later other (8) ___ made better one. IX. Read the passage then fill in the blank with a missing word. Bill Gate is a very famous person in the (1) ___ industry. He has been chief executive (2) ___ Microsoft Corporation for several years. He is also the richest person (3) ___ the USA. How did he do it? He (4) ___ a lot from his parents. While he was going to school, (5) ___ father went to college, and became a successful lawyer. From this Bill learned that you have to work hard (6) ___ you want something. His mother was very busy teacher, (7) ___ she also going to the party. From this, Bill learned something else: if you want to work hard and play (8) ___, you have to make a schedule. X. Read the passage carefully then decide if the statements true or false. One of the most wonderful inventions of the past one hundred years is the telephone. This familiar, handy instrument has become a highly important part of daily life. The first telephone was installed in 1877. Today there are over 170 million telephones in the world. The average person in North America makes over six hundred calls a years. The word telephone came from the Greek tele and phone, which means “distant” and “sound”. These words actually describe what the telephone does. It carries sound over a distance rapidly and accurately by using electric currents. The telephone transmits speech so that it sounds natural and has enough volume for conversation to take place as if the speakers were in the same room. Any telephone can be quickly connected to almost any other telephone anywhere in the world. Statements True (T) False (F) 1. Telephone can’t work without electric currents. 2. The first telephone was installed in 1878. 3. The Greek word phone means distant 4. The telephone sends out speech that helps people talk each other. XI. Read the passage carefully then decide if the statements true or false. We may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it? The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. Later he went to live in the USA. Bell was always interested in sound. He wanted to be able to send sound through a wire. He had a workshop in his house in America and did many experiments. Statements True (T) False (F) 1. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1847 2. Scotland is his birth place. 3. Bell settled down in the UK 4. Bell had a great interest in music 5. He was the owner of a workshop in his house in America. XII. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. 1. Christopher went to the market this afternoon. 2. The director arrived a hour ago. 3. It’s rain heavily now, and Peter left umbrella behind this morning. 4. It’s an long time since your friends last visited us. 5. You didn’t called me last weekend. 3
4. 6. The company buy some land last week but then sold it. 7. She worked hardly for her exam last month. 8. She always drives her car careful so that she never has an accident. 9. Simon is enough tall to join in the basket ball club. 10. They are playing badminton every afternoon. XII. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. 1. Her sister is old. She can drive a car. => Her sister is old enough 2. That house is very dirty. => What a 3. I intend to study abroad. => I am 4. Peter is too short to reach the shelf. => Peter is not 5. Tam is taller than Long. => Long is 6. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. => Alexander Graham Bell was 7. How about going out for dinner. => Let’s 8. They are going to play soccer this afternoon. => They intend 9. Nam enjoys listening to music. => Nam is 10. Nga is so impatient that no one wants to play with her => Nga is such XIII. Guided sentence building. 1. Loan / visit / grandparents / last weekend. => 2. Van / going / have / math / school / tomorrow. => 3. We / going / see / movie Dream City / 7 o’clock / this evening. => 4. David / too young / ride / bike / school. => 5. Phong / interested / listen / traditional stories. => 4