MORE EXERCISES ( ENGLISH 8 ) Task 1 : Read the following passage and choose the item ( a, b, c or d ) that best answers each of the questions about it. In the home , you must keep matches, lighters and candles out of the reach of children. You must have a smoke detector on each floor, and test them monthly. In the kitchen, you must keep sharp knives, scissors, hot meals and drink out of reach of children. You must keep children out of the kitchen during cooking. In the bathroom, you must check the bath water temperature before children get in, and always run the cold water first before adding the hot. In the bedroom, you must keep furniture away from the windows, to make sure children do not climb up and fall out of open windows. Smoke detector: may do hoi run 1/ which of the following could be the best title of the passage? a. safety precautions for children. b. safety precautions in the home. c.safety precautions for older persons. d. a and b are correct. 2/ Matches , lighters and candles can ________ a. be suitable toys for children. b. cause a fire c. be dangerous. d. b & c 3/ It is _______ to put furniture near the windows. a.safe b. suitable c. dangerous d. all are correct 4/ Why do we have to keep furniture away from the windows? a. Because children can climb up and fall out of open the windows. b. because it is dangerous for children. c. Because children do not climb up and fall out of open the windows d. a & b are correct Task 2- Odd stress out : 1-a. fairy b. appear c. cruel d. master 2-a. after b. servant c.grandpa d.nearby 3-a. farmer b.village c.escape d. sister 4-a. festival b.excited c.traditional d.immediately 5-a. magically b. buffalo c. everyone d. equipment Task 3-Odd sound out : 1-match pan transmit safety 2-equipment upset end help 3-folk hold photo neighbor 4-fairy train afraid wait 5-excited prince once escape Task 4-Multiple choice: 1- I ______ football every often when I was younger. a. play b. was going to c. played d. was playing 2- Many people decorate their homes _______Christmas. a. at b. on c. in d. when 3- Children believe a fat, jolly man brings gifts ______ Christmas Eve. a. on b. for c. to 4- We live _______ the 21 st century. a. at b. in c. on d. for 5- I am not happy ______his work this term. a. to b. on c. withd. of 6- I thought there was some coffee in the cupboard, but there ‘s _________there. a. no b. none c. any d. none coffee. 7- The factory _____ down last year. a.flamed b. burned c. turned d.fired 8- He _______ his words carefully. a. collect b. chose c. use d.spoke 9- His wife _______ five years ago. a. dies b.died c. die d.was dying 10- The frog changed ________a handsome prince. a. in b. into c. from d. to Task 5– Writing : Learning a language is, in some ways, like learning how to fly or play the piano. There are important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this : learning how to do such things needs lots of practice. It is never enough simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what you know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on how to fly an aeroplane. A book can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if you only read a book and then try to fly without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and skill yourself. The same is true of playing the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it. Can you play the piano without having lots of practice first ? Questions 1. Is learning the language completely like learning how to fly or play the piano? 2. what is the similarity between them? 3. According to the author, what will happen if you fly without lots of practice first? 4. What is the meaning of the passage ? 5. Learning a language is, in some ways, like learning how to fly or play the piano. TASK 6 : Tenses and verbs : My parents used ( 1- live ) ___________ in Hue. They ( 2- be ) ______ born and ( 3- grow ) ______________ up there. In 1969, they (4-move) _________ to Da Nang and then to Sai Gon. At present, we ( 5- live ) _________________ in a small house in Ho Chi Minh City. TASK 7 : (best / well / carefully / slowly / fast / because / so / traffic ) We get up early in the morning. We (1) ________________ prepared our food boxes. To take with us. We left the house and had to drive (2) ________________through the town traffic. However in the countryside we drive (3) ________________. After an hour we reached the foot of the mountain. We climbed the first part easily, but when we were nearby at the top we naturally slowed down (4) ________________ it was difficult. We tried (5) ________________to reach the top and when we did. Dad said we had done (6) ___________