từ vựng và bài tập lớp 8 unit 4

ENGLISH 8 _ Moon UNIT 4: OUR PAST VOCABULARY look at (v) look after =take care of : chăm sóc look for = find (v): tìm kím look up: tra từ nhìn belong to + n thuộc về past (n) quá khứ grandma = grandmother (n) grandpa = grandfather (n) grandparents (n) great grandma (n) bà ông ông bà bà cố used to + vo đã từng (bây giờ không còn nữa) when khi live (v) life (n) lives (n) sống, sinh sống cuộc sống cuộc sống (số nhiều) like (adj) như thế nào have/had/had (v) có/ ăn have to +vo phải younger brother (n) younger sister (n) em trai em gái elder brother (n) elder sister (n) anh chị sound like (v) nghe có vẻ hard (adj) vất vả/chăm chỉ everything (n) mọi thứ without + n/ v-ing mà không modern (adj) hiện đại equipment (n) thiết bị light/lit/lit (v) thắp, đốt, chiếu sáng tell/ told/ told (v) tell sb sth kể, nói kể cho ai chuyện gì remember/ remembered/ remembered (v) nhớ story (n)  stories(n) câu chuyện/ tầng nhà “the lost shoe” chiếc giày bị mất folktale = tale (n) truyện dân gian tradition (n) traditional (adj) traditionally (adv) truyền thống thuộc về truyền thống một cách truyền thống once / once upon a time ngày xưa/ ngày xửa ngày xưa poor (adj) poverty (n) nghèo sự nghèo nàn daughter(n) coon gái name/ named/ named (v) đặt tên ENGLISH 8 _ Moon wife (n) wives (số nhiều) husband (n) vợ chồng marry (v) be married/ get married cưới/ kết hôn lập gia đình fortunately (adv) ≠ unfortunately (adv) may thay một cách không may/ không may thay cruel (adj) độc ác upset (v) đau buồn/ khổ tâm soon không lâu sau broken heart (n) đau tim die of (v) chết vì hold/held/held (v) tố chức harvest (v/n) harvest festival (n) thu hoạch/ mùa màng lễ hội vụ mùa excited (adj exciting (adj) phấn khởi/ hứng thú, kích thích as + mđ = since + mđ = because + mđ vì the prince (n) hoàng tử choose/ chose/ chosen (v) chọn lựa none (n) không ai/ không cái gì fairy (n) bà tiên appear /appeared/appeared (v) ≠disappear (v) xuất hiện biến mất magic (n) magical (adj) magically (adv) ma thuật/ ảo thuật kì diệu một cách kì diệu change/ changed/ changed (v) thay đổi rag (n) quần áo rách tả tơi drop/ dropped/ dropped (v) rơi, làm rơi loose/ lost/ lost (v) mất, lạc mất find/ found/ found (v) tìm kiếm decide to vo decision (n) quyết định sự quyết định own/owned/owned (v) làm chủ, sở hữu of course dĩ nhiên rồi fit/fitted/fitted (v) vừa khít immediately (adv) ngay lập tức fall/fell/fell (v) fall in love with sb. té/ ngã yêu ai burn/burnt/burnt (v) đốt cháy escape /escaped/ escaped (v) trốn thoát leave/ left/left (v) rời khỏi tie/tied/tied (v) trói, cột graze/ grazed/ grazed (v) gặm cỏ say/ said/said (v) nói stripe (n) sọc ENGLISH 8 _ Moon want to know muốn biết buffalo (n) con trâu servant (n) người hầu/ đầy tớ master (n) ông chủ wisdom (n) trí khôn rope (n) dây thừng return/ returned/returned (v) quay lại/ quay trở về bring/ brought/ brought (v) mang theo straw (n) rơm At the end Cuối cùng, vào cuối Foolish (adj) Ngớ ngẩn,ngu ngốc Greedy (adj) Tham lam Moral (adj) moral lesson (n) Đạo đức Bài học đạo đức LANGUAGE FOCUS A. PREPOSITION OF TIME (GIỚI TỪ CHỈ THỜI GIAN): In + năm/ mùa ( in 2006/ in the spring/ in the morning,…) On + thứ/ ngày At + giờ (at 7 o’clock, at Chrismast, ) After : sau, sau khi Before : trước, trước khi Between…and… : giữa…và… B. USED TO Used to + Vo: đã từng làm gì trong quá khứ, bây giờ không còn nữa Khẳng định: S + used to Vo Phủ định: S + didn’t use to Vo Nghi vấn: Did + S + use to Vo  Be used to / get used to / be accustomed to + V-ing: quen với (việc gì ở hiện tại) C. PAST SIMPLE TENSE ( THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN) EXERCISE I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 1. Yesterday I _____ to the cinema. A. go B. will go C. went D. has go 2. Mozart was born in Salzburg ______ 1756. A. in B. on C. at D. since ENGLISH 8 _ Moon 3. _____ Saturday night, I went to bed at 11 o’clock. A. At B. On C. In D. From 4. I used _____ fishing. A. enjoy B. to enjoy C. enjoying D. to enjoying 5. It’s hard work looking______ three children all day. A. after B. before C. about D. at 6.I can’t stand people who are cruel______ animals. A. with B. to C. on D. about 7. He died_____ a heart attack. A. with B. of C. because D. by 8. The sun suddenly _____ from behind a cloud. A. appear B. appeared C. disappear D. disappeared 9. An oil_____ burned in the darkness. A. lamb B. lamp C. lam D. lame 10. He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him. A. luckily B. magically C. cruelly D. lately II. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard Englith. 1. Bob lived in Rome for three years; now he was living in Amsterdam. A B C D 2. There used to be a movie theater here but it close a long time ago. A B C D 3. I don’t want to sound likely I’m complaining, but this plan is unfair. A B C D 4. We took all the rubbish outside and burn it. A B C D 5. He made me feel like such a foolish when he used me as an example! A B C D III. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. One day, two men (1) _____ in the woods. Suddenly, they saw a huge black bear. One man immediately (2) _____ down, took off his backpack, and took out his sneakers. He began (3) ______ off his hiking boots. The other man looked (4) _____ him and said, “Are you crazy? Do you think you can run (5) ______ than that bear?” “No,” replied the first man. “But I can run faster than (6)_____!” 1. A. hiked B. are hiking C. was hiking D. were hiking 2. A. sits B. sited C. sitted D. sat 3. A. take B. taking C. to take D. b & c 4. A. on B. at C. for D. after 5. A. fast B. fastly C. faster D. more fast 6. A. him B. his C. you D. your IV. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. ENGLISH 8 _ Moon In Scotland, there is a popular legend about a monster. The monster lives in a lake called Loch Ness, near the town of Inverness. Loch Ness is 32 km long, 5 km wide, and very, very deep. The monster’s name is Nessie. People say that she is very big, and that she has got a long neck, like a snake. The legend of the monster is very famous, and millions of tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness. Everybody wants to be the first person to see Nessie. Come to Scotland and Loch Ness _ that person may be you! 1. What does the word ‘popular’ in the first line mean? A. ancient B. modern C. famous D. interesting 2. What is the length of Loch Ness? A. 32 km B. 5 km C. very deep D. no information 3. Which of the following does the word ‘she’ in line 4 refer to? A. legend B. Loch Ness C. the monster D. the town 4. The tourists want to _____ . A. hear about the monster B. swim in the lake C. be the first person to see the monster D. catch the monster 5. Which of the following is not true? A. The name of the monster is Nessie. B. The lake where the monster lives is near the town of Inverness. C. Millions of tourists saw Nessie. D. The lake where the monster lives is in Scotland. V. Complete the sentences. For each sentence put one verb in the form of "used to" and the other into the simple past. 1. They (work) ___________ in a restaurant before they (go) ___________ to college. 2. John (work) ___________ in a factory before he (become) ___________ the director. 3. My father (smoke) ___________ but he (give it up) ___________ last year. 4. He (live) ___________ in Viet Nam before he (go) ___________ abroad. 5. I (earn) ___________ a lot of money, but then I (lose) ___________ my job. 6. Mrs. Green (drive) ___________ a lot before she (have) ___________ an accident. 7. She (play) ___________ a lot of tennis before she (break) ___________ her leg. 8. There (be) ___________ a cinema at the corner, but they (build) ___________ a park there. 9. He (live) ___________ in London, then he (move) ___________ to Oxford last year. VI. Write the past form of the following verbs, and then complete the sentences using the past form of the verbs given. Infinitive Past form Infinitive Past form begin buy build do get go ……………………… ……………………… ……………………… ……………………… ……………………… ……………………… meet send spend sell write ……………………… ……………………… ……………………… ……………………… ……………………… ENGLISH 8 _ Moon 1. Mai _________ her parents a letter last night. 2. Ba __________ studying English two years ago. 3. Nam __________ the washing-up after dinner. 4. The workers __________ two more bridges in this region. 5. I __________ my old teacher on the way to school. 6. Peter __________ a scholarship last month. 7. Last summer his family __________ their vacation in Da Lat and enjoyed themselves very much. 8. Mrs. Brown __________ her old car and __________ a new one. 9. John __________ his mother a nice present on the occasion of her birthday. 10. Yesterday the students of Class 8A __________ to the country for a camping trip. VII. Put the verbs in brackets in the past form. 1. He (have) ______________ a very good time at the picnic last week. 2. I (wait) ______________ for John for half an hour yesterday. 3. Bill (send) ______________ a present to his mother on her birthday last month. 4. I (think) ______________ about the problem all night. 5. The secretary (finish) ______________ the report this morning. 6. The police (catch) _____________ the thief the day before yesterday. 7. They (print) ______________ many English reference books last month. 8. I (come) ______________ to work on time yesterday. 9. The Greens (take) ______________ their vacation in March last year. 10. The train (arrive) ______________ half an hour late. VIII. Complete the first part of the story Cinderela. Use the verbs from the box in the Past Simple Tense. sleep love wash see say (x2) be (x2) iron have (x2) run scrub tear live come Once upon a time, there (1) _________ a pretty young girl named Cinderella. She (2) _________with her mean stepmother and two jealous stepsisters. Poor Cinderella (3) _______ to do all of the cooking and cleaning. She (4) _______ in a dusty attic and (5) _______ nothing to wear but old clothes. But no matter how mean her stepmother and stepsisters (6) _________, Cinderella was always cheerful. Even the animals (7) _______ to be near her. One day a letter (8) _______, inviting everyone to the King's palace for a ball. Cinderella's stepmother (9) ______, "Cinderella, you may go, but only if you finish your work." Cinderella (10) _________, (11) _________, and (12) _________ floors on day. Meanwhile, Cinderella's little friends made her a lovely gown. When Cinderella's stepsisters (13) _________ the gown, they (14) _________ it to pieces. That's my ribbon!" cried one. "And those are my beads!" the other shouted. Cinderella (15) _________ to the garden in tears. "Now I can't go to the ball," she cried. "Don't cry, my child," (16) _________ a gentle voice. "I am your fairy godmother, and I have come to help you." XI. Complete the following sentences with prepositions of time: at, on, in, before, after. 1. I haven't seen Mai for a few days. I last saw her ______ Tuesday. 2. The price of petrol will go up ______ November. ENGLISH 8 _ Moon 3. I'll phone you ______ Tuesday morning ______ about 10 o'clock. Isn't it OK. 4. His father died ______ 2005. 5. Are you doing anything special ______ the weekend? 6. ______ Sunday afternoons I usually go for a walk. 7. Mr. Brown enjoys walking around his garden ______ night. 8. I woke up ______ five o'clock ______ the morning. 9. Mai's birthday is ______ April 10 th . 10. My brother graduated from high school ______ June 2004. 11. Did you phone your teacher the day ______ yesterday? 12. My parents will get back from their holiday the day ______ tomorrow. X. Complete the following sentences with prepositions of time: at, on, in if necessary. 1. I don't like going out alone ______ night. 2. I'm afraid I can't come to your birthday party ______ Sunday. 3. What do you usually do ______ the weekend? 4. Can you play football with us ______ next Sunday? 5. We went to bed late ______ last night. 6. They are leaving for Hue ______ next Friday. 7. Will you be at home ______ this evening? 8. I always feel relaxed ______ the evening. 9. We went to Nha Trang ______ last summer. 10. I won't be out very long. I'll be back ______ ten minutes. XI. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 1. I____ football very often when I was younger. A. play B. was going to C. played D. was playing 2. Many people decorate their homes ______ Christmas. A. in B. at C.on D.when 3. Children believe a fat, jolly man brings gifts______Christmas Eve. A.in B. at C.on D.when 4. We live _____ the 21st century. A. in B. at C. on D. for 5. I ______ gardening, but I don’t have time for it now. A. use to enjoy B. used to enjoy C. use to enjoying D. used to enjoying 6. Costa Rica sounds______ a great place for a relaxing vacation. A. as B. like C. similar D. same 7. I am not happy _____ his work this term. A. with B. to C. on D. of 8. I thought there was some coffee in the cupboard, but there’s_______ there. A. no B. none C. any coffee D. none coffee 9. The factory ______ down last year. A. burned B. turned C.fire D.flamed 10. He _____ his words carefully. ENGLISH 8 _ Moon A. use B. chose C. collect D. spoke 11. His siste was born _______1992. A. in b.on C. at D. by 12. My birthday is _______May 28 th . A. in B. at C. on D. by 13. They came here _______8a.m. and 9a.m. A. at B. before C. after D. between 14. Springs come _______ summers. A. at B. before C. after D. between 15. When he say young, he _______ fishing with his brother. a. uses to go B. used to go C. was used to go D. is used to going 16. What did they do _______. A. yesterday night B. the night of yesterday C. last night D. the night in yesterday 17. Yesterday morning she _______ absent from clas because she was ill. A. is B. was C. will be D. would be 18. The man left the room just a few minutes. A. before B. after C. yet D. ago 19. We’ll leave Moscow for London _______ half an hour. A. on B. for C. in D. by 20. Have you done your homework _______? A. already B. yet C. just D. ago XII. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. 1. Mozart started composing at the age of five and writing more than 600 pieces of music. A B C D 2. The course begins in 12 May and ends sometime in August. A B C D 3. How could you be so cruel with someone who never did you any harm? A B C D 4. James had to chose between getting a job or going to college. A B C D 5. I tried to ask a question, but just made myself look fool. A B C D XIII. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. (1)____ the United States and Canada, (2)_____ a popular legend about a monster. People say that it is very big and that it has a lot of hair. (3) _____ name is Bigfoot, (4) _____ there are big footprints in the snow. The footprints are 60 cms (5) _____ and 20 cms wide. But (6)______Bigfoot really exist? We don’t know! 1. A.In B.At C.On D.From 2. A.there is B.there are C.have D.having 3. A.Its B.It C.It’s D.It has 4. A.so B.because C.so that D.although ENGLISH 8 _ Moon 5. A.length B.width C.height D.long 6. A.do B.does C.did D.are XIV. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. Legends are stories about the past. Some of the stories come from ancient history. But not all legends are ancient. There are modern legends too. They are often called urban legends, because the stories happen in modern cities. Ten years ago, there was a rumor that there were crocodiles under New York. The rumor was soon a newspaper story, and the newspaper story was soon a legend. So, today, many people in New York believe that there are crocodiles under the ground there! rumor (n) : tin đồn 1. What does the word ‘legends’ in line 1 mean? A. stories B. history C. people D. newspapers 2. Which of the following does the word ‘they’ in line 3 refers to? A. stories about the past B. modem legends C. modern cities D. people 3. Another name of ‘modern legends’ is ______ . A. urban legends B. modern cities C. rumors D.crocodiles 4. We can replace the word ‘believe’ in line 7 with _____ . A. ‘know’ B. ‘say’ C. ‘think’ D.’appear’ 5. Which of the following is true? A. All legends are about the past. B. Modern people still believe in legends. C. There are crocodiles under New York. D. Now many New Yorkers don’t believe that there are crocodiles under the ground of New York. XV. Match the sentences in column A with suitable ones in column B A B 1. How old is he ? A. It’s about three hundred meters 2. Why don’t you go to school ? B. He’s fourteen years old. 3. How long is that river ? C. No, I won’t. 4. Shall I answer the phone ? D. No, thank. It’s my duty. 5. What’s the height of that tree? E. It’s about twenty-two meters. 6. There are only some loaves of bread here. Will that do ? F. It’s about twenty kilometers. 7. Don’t go out too late. G. because I have a sore throat. 8. What’re you doing ? H. Yes, of course. Here you are. 9. How far is it from your house to the shopping center? I. I’m writing a letter. 10. Will you please get me the tea cup? J. well, I think there is enough. XVI. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. That boy has a ( girl ) ………………………… face. 2. The worst part is being ( help ) …………………… to change anything. 3. Helen, where is the vacuum ( clean ) ………………………? 4. Have you got a ( wash ) ………… machine at home ? 5. Don’t just sit watching television-make yourshelf (use )………………….? ENGLISH 8 _ Moon 6. The group shared their ( remember ) …………………… of life at school. 7. We always get ( love ) …………………… in London. 8. People’s reaction to the film has varied ( great ) ……………………… . 9. It’s ( tradition ) …………………. in American to eat turkey on Thanks-giving Day. 10. All of her children ( marry ) …………………… ended in divorce. EXTRA EXCERCISE EX 1: Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions 1. My elder sister was born January 26 th , 1983. 2. They left home 9.00 the morning Sunday. 3. I’ll come to see you 8 a.m and 10 a.m. 4. It’s now 10 o’clock. We’ll have a meeting 10 a.m today. 5. All schools in Viet Nam close June. 6. We don’t stay out late. We have to return home 7 a.m. 7. This car was made 2003. 8. The post-office closes 5 p.m Saturday. 9. Their parents will go to Ha Noi February. 10. Our teacher is going to give us a test Tuesday. EX 2: Write the sentences, using “USED TO” or “DIDN’T USE TO”: 1. I don’t stay up late this year. 2. He helps his Mum with the housework. 3. I don’t write letters to my friends nowadays. 4. She rides a motorbike to work. 5. I watch television until midnight. 6. My grandma doesn’t tell us traditional stories. 7. We don’t go swimming in the afternoon. 8. They practise English after school. [...]... September 6 th 4 Who were you with at 4pm today? d On Saturday I played tennis and on Sunday I slept 5 When was the beginning of term? e January 6 How did you come to class? f Three years ago 7 What did you eat for breakfast this morning? g John 8 What was the month before last? h Toast and coffee 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EX7: Complete with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs in brackets: ENGLISH 8 _ Moon A/ Last... child, she used to live in a small village 2 When he was a young man, he enjoyed playing basketball  ……………………………………………………………………………………… ENGLISH 8 _ Moon 3 In ancient Rome, wall paintings were a popular form of advertising  ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Before she learned to read, her parents read stories to her  ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5 Before he came to Ankara, life was cheap in...ENGLISH 8 _ Moon EX 3: Write the negative and progressive form of these sentences 1 She works in a bank in Ha Noi (-) (?) 2 The children have some bread for breakfast (-) (?) 3 The students bring the chairs into the classroom (-) (?) 4 Mrs Lan teaches us English... ……………………………………………………………………………………… 6 Jim spoke German ar school, but he has now forgotten  ……………………………………………………………………………………… 7 Susan was a nurse before she got married and raised a family  ……………………………………………………………………………………… 8 Sally played tennis when abroad, but she prefers swimming now  ……………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Before they bought their house, they lived in an apartment  ……………………………………………………………………………………… 10 While... (?) 3 The students bring the chairs into the classroom (-) (?) 4 Mrs Lan teaches us English (-) (?) EX 4: Put these words into the correct columns of their pronunciation Used/ worked/ lived/ chatted/ walked/ followed/ visited/ looked/ painted/ brushed/ sailed/ washed/ prepared/ mailed/ studied/ packed/ . morning? g. John. 8. What was the month before last? h. Toast and coffee. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. EX7: Complete with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs in brackets: ENGLISH 8 _ Moon A/ Last night. prepositions 1. My elder sister was born January 26 th , 1 983 . 2. They left home 9.00 the morning Sunday. 3. I’ll come to see you 8 a.m and 10 a.m. 4. It’s now 10 o’clock. We’ll have a meeting 10 a.m. ENGLISH 8 _ Moon UNIT 4: OUR PAST VOCABULARY look at (v) look after =take care of : chăm sóc look for = find