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Giải bài tập Tiếng Anh 8, unit 4: Our past.

Giải bài tập Tiếng Anh 8, unit 4: Our past.
I. Write the past simple form of the following verbs.
 
Infinitive Past
be
use
light
make
fit
go
appear
hold
find
fall 
escape
graze
lose  
choose 
come
break . 		  
 
II. Complete the sentences, using the past simple of the suitable verbs in part I. 
 
Ex: A lion escaped from its cage yesterday morning.
 
1. A light …….. at the end of the road.
2. The sheep ………. peacefully in the fields.
3. He …………. a fire in the living room.
4. They ………… an Autumn Fashion Show three months ago.
5. I ………… my keys on the way home this afternoon.
6. The Americans …………. Mr. Bush as President.
7. We ……… home and ……….. her asleep on the sofa.
8. She ………… over and ………… her leg.
9. We …………. on a school trip to a museum.
10. She  …………. me a beautiful dress for my birthday party.
 
III. Complete these sentences with used to or didn't use to.
 
Ex: I used to so swimming (go swimming) but now I don’t go swimming any more.
 
1. My father gave up smoking two years ago. He ……….  (smoke) a packet of cigarettes a day.
 
2. There ………. (be) a movie theater here but it closed a long time ago.
 
3. Mr An ………….. (not drink) coffee when he was young but he like it now.
 
4. Peter …………(have) a motorbike, but last month he sold it and bought a car.
 
5. I  …………..(not like) her but we are best friends now.
 
6. They came to live in the city last year. They ……….. (live) in a small village in the country.
 
7. My sister …….. (play) tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often now.
 
8. When I was a child I …………..  (not study) hard.
 
IV. Complete the dialogue. Put in used to with the verb.
 
Mrs. Bell is a hundred years old. She is the oldest person in the village. A ratdio reporter is interviewing her.
 
Mrs. Bell : I’ve always lived in the village, but not always in this house.
 
Reporter : (1) ……………….  (Where/ you/ live?)
 
Mrs. Bell : When I was a girl, (2) …………….. (we/ live) at Apple Tree Farm.
 
Reporter: But, life was hard, wasn’t it?
 
Mrs. Bell: Oh, yes. Things (3) ……… (be) different from the way are now. In those days (4)………….(we /not / have) electricity.
 
Reporter: And (5)…………….. (you/ help) with the farm work?
 
Mrs. Bell: Yes, ………………. (I/ look) after the hens.
 
Reporter: What did you do in the evenings?
 
Mrs. Bell: After dinner, (7) ……………  (we/ gather) round my grandfather to listen to his stories. At the time , (8) ………………….(we/have) few games to play.
 
V. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
 
Ex: I was very tired, so I went (go) to bed early.
Mrs. Trang didn’t go (go) to work yesterday. She wasn’t feeling well.
 
1. It stopped raining, so I ………..  (take) off my raincoat.
2. The novel wasn’t very interesting. I……… (enjoy) it very much.
3. We went to Kate’s house but she ………(be) at home.
4.  She was in a hurry, so she ………… (have) time to phone you.
5.  The story was very funny but nobody………… (laugh)
6. Tom was very hungry. He …………(eat) like a horse.
7. The room was so cold, therefore we ………..(sleep) well.
8.  It was hard work carrying the bags. They ………. (be) very heavy.
9.  The window was open and a bird ………..(fly) into the room.
10. It was very hot, so I …………(turn) on the air-conditioner.
 
VI. Put the verb in the correct form.
 
1. Lisa ……… to work yesterday. She wasn’t feeling well, (not/ go)
2. It ………..  very much in summer, (not/ rain)
3.  Most people …………. to swim when they are child, (learn)
4. Listen to those people. What language …………? (they/ talk)
5.  The moon…………. round the earth in about 27 days. (go)
6. Wolfgang A. Mozart …………..  more than 600 pieces of music. (write)
7. We used ……………. in a small village, but now we……. in London. (live)
8. That bag looks heavy. I …………. you with it. (help)
9.  It’s her birthday. She ……….. a meal with her friends. (have)
10.  The letter ………….. a few days ago. (come)
 
VII- Complete the sentences with prepositions of time: in, at, on, after, before, between. 
Ex: I’ll see you in the evening.
 
1. Mozart was born …… Salzburg ……..1756.
2. What do you usually do …….. Sunday?  We often go for long walks in the country …….. weekends.
3.  They got married ……… 21 April 2002.
4.  I’m usually free ……….. 8 pm and 10 pm.
5.  The course begins …….. 12 May and ends sometime ……. August.
6. She doesn’t like travelling ……….. night.
7. I’ll leave …….. 7 o’clock, so you should call me ……...
8. My English class finishes ……….7.30. Let’s meet ……… 7.30.
9. Do you give each other presents ………. Christmas?
10. There are usually a lot of parties ………. New Year’s Eve.
 
VIII. Write questions of the conversation. Use the cue words in brackets.
 
Nam is asking Ba about his recent holiday.
 
Nam: Where did you go? (where/ go?)
Ba : I went to Nha Trang.
Nam: (1) ………………. (go/ alone?)
Ba : No, I didn’t. I went with my parents.
Nam: (2)…………….. (how/ travel?)
Ba : We travelled by train.
Nam: (3)………………… (how long/ stay there?)
Ba : We stayed there for a week.
Nam: (4) ……………….  (stay/ at a hotel?)
Ba : Yes, we did. We stayed at Thang Loi Hotel.
Nam : (5)………………….  (what/ do/ morning?)
Ba : In the early mornings, I went to the beach to swim and sunbathe.
Nam: (6) ………….. (the weather/ fine?)
Ba : Yes. The weather was fine in the morning, but sometimes it rained in the evening.
Nam: (7) (food/ good?)
Ba : Yes. The food was delicious, especially sea food. But they were quite expensive.
Nam: (8)………….. (buy/ souvenirs/ Nha Trang?)
Ba : Yes, I did. I bought some gifts for you and our friends.
Nam: (9) …………….. (tired/ the trip?)
Ba : No, I wasn’t. I had a great time.
 
IX. Complete the passage with the most suitable words.
 
The cook stole a leg from a beautiful toast stork just (1) ……. it was served to the king. The king asked him angrily (2)…… the bird had only one leg. The cook replied “Storks only ever have (3) …….. leg. Come to the river with me tomorrow (4)……. I will show you, your majesty”. Next morning the cook and the king went down (5)…….. the river and (6)…….. the stocks all standing on one leg. The king clapped his (7)……  and the birds flew (8) ……… . “There” he said ‘You see, they all have (9) …….. legs the moment I clap”. “But your majesty. You (10)……….. clap last night.”
 
TEST FOR UNIT 4
 
I.  Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
 
1. a. married         b. harvest              c. appear              d. village
2. a. electricity      b. equipment         c. traditional          d. unfortunate
3. a. buffalo           b. wisdom             c. magical             d. upset
4. a. modern         b. decide                c. excite                d. escape
5. a. foolish           b. remember          c. greedy               d. daughter
 
II. Choose the right words or phrases to fill in the blanks.
 
1. ……. is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next.
 
 a. Novel     b. Fiction    c. Folktale            d. Legend
 
2. I …….. tennis a lot, but I don’t play very often now.
 
 a. used to play     b. was playing      c. am used to play                   d. play
 
3. The office Will be closed ……… Christmas and New Year.
 
a. at   b. before               c. between            d. after
 
4. My mother used to live ……… a farm when she was young.

 a. in           b. at            c. during               d. on
 
5. My grandma……… us when my parents were away from home.
 
a. looked for         b. looked after      c. looked at                    d. looked up
 
6. They wanted to know ………. early?
 
a. why she left      b. why did she leave      c. when she left     d. where she left
 
7. My father ………. us to the zoo when he was alive.
 
a. use to take        b. used to taking   c. used to take      d. was used to taking
 
8. Oh, that’s nice! Where ………… it?
 
a. do you buy       b. will you buy     c. did you buy      d. you buy
 
9. She feels ……… that we didn’t tell her the truth.
 
a. cruel        b. greedy     c. upset       d. happy
 
10. I an ……….. in Scotland for ten year. Now he lives in London.
 
a. lived        b. used to live       c. was living         d. has lived
 
III. Complete the passage with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
 
THE ANT AND THE PIGEON
 
An ant (1) ……….. (go) down to a brook to drink. A wave (2)…….(knock) him over and he nearly drowned. At the moment, a pigeon (3)…….. (fly) overhead with a twig in her beak. She (4) …….. (see) the ant drowing in the brook and (5)…….. (drop) the twig to him. The ant (6)……..(climb) onto the twig and was saved. Then a hunter (7)……….(throw) a net over the pigeon and was about to pull it tight. The ant (8) …………. (crawl) up to the hunter and (9) ……… (bite) his leg. The hunter (10) ………. (cry) out with pain and dropped the net. Out (11) ……… (soar) the pigeon and (12)………… (fly) away.
 
IV. Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.
 
1. When the …….. failed, he struck the match to find the candles, (electric)
2. Our life is much better with the help of modern ………. (equip)
3. All the dancers wore …………. costumes, (tradition)
4. My uncle is an………… engineer, (electrify)
5. ……………, I lost my keys on the way home. (fortunate)
6. She was ………….. enough to believe him. (fool)
7. A fairy …………… changed Little Pea’s rags into beautiful clothes. (magic)
8.  Everyone was very …………….. after hearing that news. (excite)
9. Her father soon died of a ………….. heart. (break)
10. You made a wise ………….. when you chose to study Spanish. (decide)
 
V. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
 
1- Why you call me so late last night?
      A           B               C    D
2. What do you use to do when you felt afraid?
             A          B             C           D
3. If you don’t feel well, you ought to not go to school today.
    A           B         C                       D
4. Rick left class early because he used to have a headache.
            A               B       C                D
5. Did she leave a message after she went?
        A         B                    C             D
 
VI. Match the question in column A with the answer in column B.
 
A B
1. what was life like then?
2. What did you do in your free time?
3. Why didn’t you go to school?
4. When did you start work?
5. How did your parents earn their living?		 a. Just about ten years old.
b. Very hard. In those day we didn’t used to have electricity.
c. Wandered the fields, flied kites or played games.
d. Because I had to look after my younger bothers and sisters.
e. By farming.
 
VII. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
 
Long long time ago, there was a king in Tibet who loved to eat fish. His love for fish was so great that he could eat almost nothing if there was no fish on the table.
 
It happened one year that there was no rain. Month after month, there was less and less water in the river, and less and less fish, until there was no fish at all, even for the king. The king could not eat anything. He sent men to all the fishermen’s villages in the country to announce that the man who brought fish to the king’s table could have any reward he asked for.
 
Some time passed and a poor fisherman appeared in front of the king’s palace, carrying a tremendous fish. When the guard at the gate saw the fish, he asked the fisherman to give it to him. Needless to say, the fisherman did not egree and insisted on giving the fish to the king himself The guard finally greed to let him go on the condition that the fisherman had to give him half of his reward.
 
After the fisherman met the king, the king asked him what he wanted for the reward. Surprisingly, the fisherman aksed for a thousand blows and he shared his reward to the guard at the gate. This gave the guard a lesson about being dishonest.
 
1. What was special about the king in Tibet?
 
a. He ate a lot of fish in his meal.
b. He ate only fish in his mead.
c. He could eat nothing but fish.
d. It was difficult for him to have a meal without fish.
 
2. What happened to the country?
 
a. There was no rain, so there was no water
b. There wasn’t water in the rivers.
c. There was no rain and there were no fish at all.
d. There were no rivers so there were not a lot of fish.
 
3. What did the king do when there was no fish?
 
a. He asked his fishermen to look for fish.
b. He sent his men to villages to look for fish.
c. He offered a reward for fish.
d. He moved to fishermen’s village to live 

4. Why did a poor fisherman come to the palace?
 
a. Because he wanted the king’s reward.
b. Because he wanted to see the king.
c. Because he wanted to see the palace.
d. Because he had a fish to bring to the king’s table.
 
5. Why did the fisherman ask for blows as his reward?
 
a. Because he wanted to teach the king a lesson.
b. Because he wanted to teach the guard a lesson.
c. Because he liked blows.
d. Because he wanted to make the king angry.
 
VIII. Write the sentences, using the cue words.
 
1. We/ not go/ school/ Saturdays.
…………………………………………………………..
2. They/ usually/ hold/ party/ New Year’s Eve.
…………………………………………………………..
3. I/ going/ see/ Joanna/ lunchtime.
…………………………………………………………..
4. Last night/ she/ come home/ 10. 30 and 11 o’clock.
…………………………………………………………..
5. Jazz/ become/ popular/ United States/ the 1920s.
…………………………………………………………..
6. 1/ call/ you/ Friday afternoon/ about 2.30.
…………………………………………………………..
7. The first man/ walk/ moon/ 21 July 1969.
…………………………………………………………..
8. I / used/ stay/ farm/ grandparents/ parents.
…………………………………………………………..
ANSWER KEY
be =>  was/ were           go =>  went                              escape => escaped
use => used                  appear => appeared                  graze => grazed
light => lit                       hold => held                              lose => lost
make => made                find => found                            choose => chose
fit => fitted                      fall => fell                                 come => came
break =>  broke

II. 1. appeared
2. grazed
3. lit
4. held
5. lost
6. chose
7. came – found
8. fell- broke
9. went
10. made
 
III. 1. used to smoke
2. used to be
3. didn’t use to drink
4. used to have
5. didn’t use to like
6. used to live
7. used to play
8. didn’t use to study
 
IV. 1. Where did you use to live?
2. we used to live
3. used to be
4. we didn’t use to have
5. did you use to help
6. I used to look
7. we used to gather
8. used to have
 
V.  1. took             4. didn't have       7. didn't sleep       10. turned
      2. didn’t enjoy  5. laughed           8. were
      3. wasn’t         6. Ate                   9. flew
 
VI.    1. didn’t go                    4. are they talking      7. to live – live/ are living 10. Came
          2. doesn’t rain              5. goes                    8. will help
            3. learn                     6. wrote                    9. is having/ is going to have
 
VII.   1. in – in     3. on                   5. on – in    7. at – before        9. At
2. on – at/on       4. between           6. at             8. at – after          10. on
 
VIII. 1. Did you go alone?
2. How did you travel?
3. How long did you stay there?
4. Did you stay at a hotel?
5. What did you do in the mornings?
6. Was the weather fine?
7. Was the food good?
8. Did you buy any souvenirs in Nha Trang?
9. Were you tired after the trip?
 
IX.    1. Before     2. why        3. one          4. and         5. to
         6. saw         7. hands      8. off         9. two         10. didn't
 
TEST FOR UNIT 4
 
I. 1.c           2. a              3. d              4. a              5. b
 
II. 1. c         2. a    3. c    4.d     5. b    6. a    7. c    8. c    9. c    10. a
 
III.    1. went         4. saw                    7. threw                  10. cried
2. knocked           5. dropped             6. crawled               11. soared
3. was flying         6. climbed              9. bit                      12. flew
 
IV.    1. electricity  3. traditional        5. unfortunately  7. magically   9. broken
2. equipment 4. electrical         6. floolish           8. excited      10. decision
 
V. 1. A (Why did you)
2. A (did)
3. D (not to)
4. D (had)
5. C (before)
 
VI. 1. b       2. c              3. d              4. a              5. e
 
VII. 1. d      2. c              3. c              4. d              5. b
 
VIII. 1. We don’t go to school on Saturdays.
2. They usually hold a party on New Year’s Eve.
3. I am going to see Joanna at lunchtime.
4. Last night she came home between 10.30 and 11 o’ clock.
5. Jazz became popular in the United States in the 1920s
6. I called/ will call you on Friday afternoon at about a.30.
7. The first man walked on the moon on 21 July 1969.
8. I used to stay on a farm with my grandparents and my parents.
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