Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 8: English speaking countries - Lesson 4 - Năm học 2019-2020

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1. MONDAY,MARCH 30th,2020 Mrs Ngọc Grade 8: Unit 8 ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES Lesson 4 I)-Rearrange the sentences to make a conversation by writing the correct letter (A-H) in each blank. The conversation starts with number 0. 0 Mai: Nick, I know that Uncle Sam is a popular symbol of the United Sates, but I don’t know its origin. Do you know that? 1. ___A. Nick: That’s right, Mai. And the town of Troy, New York is called “The Home of Uncle Sam”. 2. ___B. Nick: Well, the soldiers considered the barrels of meat as “Uncle Sam’s”. The local newspaper told the story and Uncle Sam had widespread acceptance as the nickname for the US government. 3. ___C. Mai: Thank you so much, Nick. I wish I had a trip to New York. 4. ___D. Mai: A meat supplier? How did the nick name Uncle Sam start, Nick? 5. ___E. Nick: The cartoonist Thomas Nast gave the white beard and stars-and-stripes suit to the image of Uncle Sam in the 1870s. 6. ___F. Nick: Yes, it’s also the nickname of the USA, Mai. The name is lined to Samuel Wilson, a meat supplier from Troy, New Work during the war of 1812. 7. ___G. Mai: I think since that time it has been considered America’s national symbol. 8. ___H. Mai: The story was simple. And who painted the image of Uncle Sam? II)-Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. London’s Tower Bridge London’s Tower Bridge is one of the most famous (1)___ in the world. The bridge, designed by the architect Horace Jones together with John Wolfe Barry, was finally completed in 1894. It (2)___ 11,000 tons of steel to build the framework of the 265-meter-long bridge. Over time, the bridge has become one of London’s most famous (3)___.
2. (4)___ photographs of the Tower Bridge is a favourite London tourist activity, but you can also go inside the bridge, where you’ll have a magnificent view over London from the walkway (5)___ the two bridge towers. In 2014, glass floors were installed in the walkways, giving visitors another, unusual view from the bridge. The long glass floors, more than 40 meters above the river, allow you to (6)___ the traffic over the Tower Bridge from above. It is particularly (7)___ to see the bridge (8)___ and close below your feet. 1. A. bridge B. bridges C. tower D. towers 2. A. brought B. built C. took D. gave 3. A. symbols B. views C. landscapes D. scenes 4. A. To take B. Take C. Taking D. To taking 5. A. at B. between C. on D. in 6. A. watch B. follow C. record D. consider 7. A. fascinate B. fascination C. fascinated D. fascinating 8. A. open B. to open C. opened D. be opened III)- Read the passage and do the tasks that follow. Stonehenge Stonehenge stands in a grassy field in the Wiltshire countryside. It is one of the most popular sights in England. Stonehenge is a prehistoric, mysterious circle of upright stones in southern England. Construction on the great monument began 5,000 years ago. Stonehenge draw over 800,000 visitors per year. Stonehenge was built as a spectacular place of worship. A visit to Stonehenge begins from Visitor’s Centre to the monument. There is a fee for parking as well as for admission, which includes an optional audio guide. For conversation reasons, visitors are no longer allowed to approach the stones except on certain occasions or on a special tour. Task 1: Match the underlined words in the text with their meanings, and write each answer in the blank. ___1. prehistoric (adj) A. very interesting or attractive ___2. upright (adj) B. attract somebody ___3. draw (v) C. vertical
3. ___4. spectacular (adj) D. come near ___5. approach (v) E. of the time before history was written down Task 2: Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) . T F 1. Stonehenge is located in the English countryside.   2. It was built for a religious purpose.   3. Scientist have discovered the way how ancient people built   Stonehenge. 4. Approach to Stonehenge is limited now.  