ENGLISH 8 - EXERCISE UNIT 11- TRAVELING AROUND VIETNAM

ENGLISH 8 – UNIT 11 (FURTHER PRACTICE)

I. Pick out the words that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. seat great seaside beach
2. sights flights village tribes
3. heritage cottage luggage cage
4. seat sugar sight sand
5. looked suggested minded decided
6. stamps trains hotels caves
7. visit resort museum restaurant
8. seat great please beach
9. helped wanted sounded suggested
10. hotel photo move pagoda
11. city center country cigarette
12. mind climb exciting destination
13. sugar sorry seaside summer
14. busy why history family
15. page village luggage heritage

II. Choose the most suitable words or phrases to complete the sentences.
1. I can see a boy …………………. A water buffalo.
A. ride B. riding C. to ride D. rode
2. It’s …………………. to travel around Vietnam.
A. interesting B. interested C. interestingly D. interestedly
3. Would you mind …………………. the windows?
A. to close B. closing C. close D. closed
4. She cried …………………. when she heard that news.
A. exciting B. excitingly C. excited D. excitedly
5. …………………. you mind if I smoke?
A. Could B. Don’t C. Can D. Would
6. My sister likes sweets …………………. from chocolate.
A. making B. made C. to make D. make
7. This is the first time Sharron …………………. Rice paddies.
A. is seeing B. saw C. see D. has seen
8. There are flights daily to Ho Chi Minh City …………………. Monday.
A. besides B. after C. except D. on

III. Complete Tim’s letter with the correct form of the words in brackets.

Dear Peter,
We are having a (1) ………………….(wonder) time in Ha Noi. Life in Ha Noi is very (2) …………………. (excite). Ha Noi is a (3) …………………. (largely) city and it’s also very (4) …………………. (interest)! Vietnamese people are (5) …………………. (friend) and (6) …………………. (hospitality). They give us a warm welcome. Yesterday we saw a street (7) …………………. (music) playing the guitar on the pavement. He played quite (8) …………………. (beauty). The (9) …………………. (busily) street and the (10) …………………. (noisy) around didn’t bother him at all! I’m (11) …………………. (send) a photo of our hotel. It looks very nice, doesn’t it? It’s so quiet that we can (12) …………………. (hard) believe it’s the capital of Vietnam.
I hope you’re all (13) …………………. (good). Please send my regards to your parents.
Yours truly,
Tim.

IV. Complete the sentences, use the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. The man …………………. (sit) nest to me was very nervous.
2. Tom doesn’t enjoy …………………. (laugh) at by other people.
3. I’d like you …………………. (meet) my mother.
4. Take this street and you …………………. (arrive) at the bus station in fifteen minutes.
5. He suggested …………………. (travel) around the town by bike.
6. The flight to London will …………………. (delay) because of heavy rain.
7. This is the first time Hoa …………………. (meet) Tim’s family.
8. She has a lot of novels …………………. (write) in English.

V. Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct forms.

dance, steal, invite, blow, live, offer, call, arrest, touch
Ex: Everyone touching that wire will get a shock.
There was a tree …………………. down in the storm last night.
Who is the girl …………………. with your brother?
Half of the people …………………. to the party didn’t turn up.
Life must be unpleasant for people …………………. near busy airport.
The paintings …………………. from the museum haven’t been found yet.
Somebody …………………. Jack phoned while you were out.
A few days after the interview, I received a letter …………………. me the job.
What is the name of the man …………………. by the police?

VI. Use “Would/ Do you mind + V-ing? To make these requests more polite.
Ex: Could you open the windows