Bài tập Anh 8 Tuần 12

Week: 12
Period: 12
Unit 6: The young pioneers club
(continued)


Exercise 1: Fill in each blank with gerund form of the appropriate verbs from the box.

work watch write listen play cook go out read do have


We like ______ television in the evening.
I love ______ a good novel.
I had to stop ______ badminton when I hurt my back.
Do you enjoy ______ to music?
My father started ______ in this company when he was 26.
Nam hates ______ his homework.
My mother often finishes ______ dinner by 6 p.m.
After I moved to this city, we continued ______ to each other for many years.
My father suggested ______ for dinner.
I prefer ______ a shower to a bath.

Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences with the appropriate words from the box.

collects sidewalk save participate community
program recycle member activities park


The children are playing in the ______.
You must walk on the ______.
Our ______ has its own public library.
You should ______ the English-speaking club.
Tom is a ______ of the school football team.
People can ______ waste paper to make cardboard.
Help! ______ the little boy.
What is our ______ for tomorrow?
On the day of the festival, there are many ______ in the street.
The teacher always ______ the homework.

Exercise 3: Complete the following letter, using the words in the box.

save
letter
do
plant
earn
keep
collect
participate
plans
hear


Dear Linh,
Thank you for your ___(1)___. I`m happy to ___(2)___ you`ve just won the race. I`m going to ___(3)___ in our school program this month. The Y&Y is having some new ___(4)___ to help the community. All the member have to ___(5)___ glass, waste paper and empty cans and send them for recycling. We do this to help ___(6)___ natural resources and ___(7)___ some money for the organization. We also ___(8)___ some trees and flowers along the sidewalks near our school. We ___(9)___ the streets clean by collecting and emptying all the garbage. We have a lot of things to ___(10)___, but they are really interesting, aren`t they?
Write to me soon and tell me all your news.
Love,
Your friend
Nga

Exercise 4: Read the following passage, and then answer the questions below.
We send young people of different nationalities on expeditions around the world. Our volunteers get the chance to work with local people to learn about different cultures.
There are ten expeditions every year. Each expedition lasts for ten weeks and takes 150 volunteers. They go to countries such as Chile, Namibia, Mongolia and Vietnam. Some of our volunteers work with local people to provide facilities, for example, building schools. Others work in national parks or help scientists to do environmental research.
These adventurous, young people come from all over the world. To become a volunteer, you have to be between 17 and 25; you have to speak some English and you also have to be enthusiastic, flexible and hard-working members of a team.
Who goes on the expeditions?
How many expeditions are there every year?
How long does each expedition last?
What do the volunteers help scientists?
Which language must we know to become a volunteer?

Exercise 5: Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meanings.
I swam in the sea last Sunday.
I went ______________________________________________________
It is unsafe to go out alone very late at night.
Going ______________________________________________________
It is interesting to learn English.
Learning ____________________________________________________
Linda thinks it is a good idea to go to Nha Trang by train.
Linda suggests _______________________________________________
He often participates in outdoor activities during his summer vacation.
He often takes ________________________________________________