Revision unit 1-2

Revision English 8 (Unit 1-2)
Fill one suitable word into each blank:
My close friend is really a .............. person. She always gets on well with our friends.
Nam is a …………. Boy. He always make us laugh with his funny jokes.
Don’t ask him. He will not tell you anything. He is very ………….
Homeless children live in …………. They are called …………
In the ………… center, people depend on trading to live.
Dryers, refrigerators, computers and modern ……….. We use them daily.
You can send and receive ………….. messages through telephone. It is very convenient.
A shop ……………. is as busy as a bee.
Graham Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of …………….
I had an …………… with the dentist this morning but I did not remember.
Read and answer the questions
My best friend, Thu, has long black hair that falls down her shoulder and surrounds her full moon- shaped face, which is smoothly skinned. She has black eyebrows over her dark brown eyes, which are in oval shape. Her nose is straight and neither too long nor too short.
In the left side of the bottom of her nose, by her nostril, is a black mole which adds to her beauty. Looking at her mouth, one might think she is happy because it seems to be smiling all the time. However, when she really smiles, her well-formed and even white teeth brighten up her face like a full moon.
Copy the word/phrase which describes Thu’s appearance
Hair:
Face:
Skin:
Eyes and eyebrows:
Mouth:
Teeth:
Make questions and answers with the given words.
What/ Mr. Smith/ like? He/ strict. ………………………………………………………………………
You/ meet/ John? ………………………………………………………………………
What/ new teacher/ like? She/ good looking ………………………………………………………………………
What/ weather/ like/ today? Nice ……………………………………………………………………….
Everybody/ my class/ look/ healthy/ after/ holiday. ………………………………………………………………
Your/ young brother/ not old enough/ drive a car. ……………………………………………………………...
Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning.
Going by car is faster than going by train. > It is …
Our class has 30 students. > There …
My mother usually spends 3 hours a day doing the housework. > It usually takes …
I have known Sam for 3 years. > I got acquainted …
To make friends in a new school is not easy. > It is …
We would like you to tell us about Alexander Graham Bell. > Would you mind …
Fill in the blank with one suitable word.
Can you imagine what Edison’s ……… was like in the years after he had invented the electric lamp? Many things had to be invented and built before ……….. lamps could really used by all: machines to ………… the electricity each home or office used; things to make it certain that the ………… in the wires did not start fires; things to send electricity ……….. the right palces.
Everything that was needed had to be thought of and built ………. Edison and the men who worked …… him. There was no place where they could buy things they needed. Edison made 360 ……… more in order to send electric power to wherever it was wanted.
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