Bài tập Anh 8 tuần 4

Exercises
Week: 4
Unit 2: Making arrangements
(continued)


Exercise : Fill in each blank with the appropriate word or phrase from the box.
send cards send a fax write a letter
leave a message makes calls surf the internet
on the phone hold on intention
receive or send e-mails






If you don`t have a computer, you can always ______; it takes more time, but it`s more personal.
______. I`ll just get a pen.
If the person you want to speak to isn`t at home when you phone, you can ______ on the answering machine.
He`s not ______, so we`ll have to come round to his house.
In many countries, it`s normal to ______ at New Year, or on birthdays.
You can find public telephones but many people nowadays prefer to use a mobile phone to ______.
My first ______ was to study all day, but this turned out to be impossible.
If you want to send a document quickly, and haven`t got a computer, the best way is to ______.
If you have a computer with the Internet connection, you can ______ to keep in touch with your friends without paying a lot of money.
Every night I like to ______ for about an hour to find interesting information on the webs!

Exercise : Write a question with "be going to" for each situation, using the words given in brackets.
Example: I`m going to paint something this afternoon. (What / you / paint?)
What are you going to paint this afternoon?
Mrs Roberts is going shopping. (What / she / buy?) _________________________
they are meeting Paul at the station. (When / he / arrive?) _____________________
We aren`t going to have a meeting on Thursday. (When / you / have a meeting?) ___
We`re going to the movies. (What / you / see?) ______________________________
My grandparents are going to Ha Noi this summer. (How / they / travel?) ________
I have just bought some posters. (Where / you / put them?) ____________________
My grandparents are coming for dinner tonight. (What / you / cook?) ____________
My brother is going to learn a foreign language. (What language / he / learn?) _____
It`s my birthday next week. (Where / you / have / your birthday party?) __________
I am too busy to paint the door. (When / you / paint it?) ______________________

Exercise : Write sentences with "be going to", using the words or phrases given.
Students / class 8A / plant / some trees / school yard / tomorrow morning.
Tourists / stop / restaurant / a short time.
My children / spend / their vacation / a farm.
My mother / prepare / food / my birthday party / next week.
Hoe / see / her parents / the country.
They / have / an important test / Friday.
Workers / build / more bridges / this area.
They / travel / Ha Noi / by air.
They / cut down / some trees / school yard.
It / rain / soon.

Exercise : Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence.
Marconi was the ______ of radio. (invent)
The ______ of radio was made by Marconi. (invent)
The play was a ______ success. (commerce)
He likes ______ movies very much. (act)
Alexander Graham Bell ______ demonstrated his invention. (success)
Lan felt sad because she was ______ in her job. (success)
Thomas Watson was Bell`s ______ . (assist)
Can I leave the ______ of the tables for you? (arrange)
Alexander Graham Bell experimented with ways of transmitting ______ over a long distance. (speak)
We have two postal ______ each day. (deliver)

Exercise : There is ONE mistake in each sentence. Correct the mistake.
We are going at the concert tonight.
Water is boiling at 100 degrees Celsius.
Let`s go out now. It doesn`t rain now.
Minh learned to swim when he is a child.
She is being in London at the moment.
My family moved to this city at 2005.
They felt happily when they got the good results.
Alexander Bell taught in a school for deaf.
When he heard the words, Watson rushed upstairs, run into Bell`s room, and shouted, "I heard you!"
He is going to buying a new computer.

Exercise : Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in the 19th century, and later came to the United States. Several members of his family did a great deal to encourage him in the field of science. His father helped him a lot by supervising his work with the deaf. When he worked with the deaf and investigated the science