TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 GLOBAL SUCCESS Unit 3 exercises

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EXERCISES – UNIT 3: TEENAGERS & REVIEW 1
Ex 1. Choose the word that underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. bully

B. cook

C. would

D. group

2. A. football

B. sugar

C. wolf

D. soup

3. A. pasta

B. hard

C. farmer

D. orchard

4. A. harvest

B. milk

C. enjoyable

D. ability

Ex 2. Put the verbs in the blankets into “to verb” or “gerund” or both.
1.My mother dislikes (prepare)………………………………………… the meals.
2.Do you enjoy (do) ………………………………………….. DIY in your freetime?
3. I detest (have) ……………………………………… a conversation with John.
4.Do you think Jane prefers (not socialise) …………………………………with other students?
5.I don’t mind (explain) ……………………………………… the problem again.
6.Ann fancies (listen) ………………………………… to songs of her favourite singer.
7.My friend adores (spend) …………………………………… time with her cats.
8.I always love (try) ………………………………………… new things when I go travelling.
9.Mr.Smith hates (drive) …………………………………………… his old car.
10.Anne prefers (not go) ……………………………………… out too late.
Ex 3. Match the words with its definitions.
Vocabulary

Definition

Key

1. account

a. giving pleasure

1…

2. emjoyable

b. causing a lot of worry
c. an arrangement that somebody has with a company that
allows them to use the internet, send and receive messages
by email, social media, etc.
d. to give all your attention to something and not think
about anything else
e. easy for people who are not experts to use or understand
f. websites and software programs used for social
networking
g. a person who is the same age or who has the same social
status as you
h. a hope that something good will happen

2…

3. Expectation
4. social media
5. stressful
6. user-friendly
7. concentrate
8. peer

3…
4…
5…
6…
7…
8…

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Ex 4. Choose the correct answer.
1. My sister is a nurse, (and/ but) she works in a dental clinic.
2. My teeth hurt, (so/ or) I make an appointment with the dentist.
3. The couple want to go to the musical, (but/ so) there aren't any tickets left.
4. Stop listening to rock music through earphones, (or/ and) you will have earache.
5. Eating too much sugar is bad for your teeth, (so/ and) it causes obesity.
6. The laptop suddenly stops working, (but/ so) I cannot finish my work on time.
7. There are many people passing by, (and/ but) only few people drop in the restaurant.
8. The doctor advises people to drink enough water, (and/ so) do exercises regularly.
9. My neighborhood is peaceful, (but/ so) sometimes there are several cases of petty crime.
10. My boyfriend asked me out, (and/ but) I was sick.
Ex 5. Complete the sentences with the words given: and, but, or, so, for
1.

I feel tired, _____I feel weak.

2.

The Japanese eat healthily, _____they live for a long time.

3.

I have the flu, _____I don’t feel very tired.

4.

Mai bought many book, ______ she likes reading.

5.

You can go and see the doctor, _____you can go to bed now and rest.

6.

The Japanese eat a lot of rice, _____they eat lots of fish, too.

7.

I want to eat ice-cream, _____I have a sore throat

8.

You should eat less fast food, _____you can put on weight.

9.

Americans often eat fast food, _____ many of them are overweight.

10.

You can walk, _____ you can ride a bike to get there.

Ex 6. Fill the correct conjunctive adverb into the gap.
1. He studied late; …………………………… , he could drink a cup of coffee after breakfast.
2. You should be in a hurry; …………………………………, you will be late.
3. Mary is so fat; ……………………………………, she keeps eating junk food.
4. My big brother is good at math; ……………………………………, he is excellent at English.

5. Mark is hard-working; ……………………………., he usually gets high scores on exam.

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Ex 7. Reading the following passage and choose the best answer for each question.
What Is It Like Being a Teenager in Britain?
School
British teenagers spend most of their time at school. Students in Britain can leave school at
sixteen (grade 11). This is also the age when most students take their first important exams, the
GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education). Most teens take between 5-10 subjects,
which means a lot of studying. They are spending more time on homework than teenagers ever
before. Forget watching TV, teenagers in Britain now spend 2-3 hours on homework after
school.
School uniform
Visit almost any school in Britain and the first thing you'll notice is the school uniform.
Although school uniform has its advantages, when they are 15 or 16 most teenagers are tired of
wearing it. When there is more than one school in a town, school uniforms can highlight
differences between schools. In London there are many cases of bullying and fighting between
pupils from different schools.
Clothes and looks
In Britain, some teens judge you by the shirt or trainers you are wearing. 40% of British
teenagers believe it's important to wear designer labels. If you want to follow the crowd, you
need to wear trendy labels. Teenage feet in Britain wear fashionable trainers and the more
expensive, the better.
1. Most students in Britain take the GCSE when _______________.
A. they are 11 years old

B. they are 16 years old

C. they finish grade 10

D. they begin grade 11

2. What is the first thing you'll notice when you visit almost any school in Britain?
A. the school logo

B. the school gate

C. the school playground

D. the school uniform

3. What do most teenagers in Britain prefer to wear?
A. trendy labels

B. expensive uniforms

C. fashionable hats

D. economical trainers

4. The word ‘highlight' in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. confuse

B. remark

C. emphasise

D. decrease

5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A. Students in Britain can take 8 subjects at the GCSE.
B. Most British teenagers spend 2-3 hours watching TV after school.
C. Most 16-year-old students in Britain don't like school uniforms.
D. Many British teenagers judge their friends by their shirts or trainers.
Ex 8 . Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so,
and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round.
Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another.
Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower if which can be seen from many
miles around.
The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built around it. Country
life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have running water brought through pipes into
each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what
they can’t find in the village shops.
1. When do city people often go to the country?
A. The summer holidays

B. All the year round

C. At Christmas

D. At the weekends

2. Which one does the word “Some” in line 2 refer to?
A. Village people

B. City people

C. Summer holidays

D. English people

3. Which word is CLOSEST in meaning to the word “cottages” in paragraph 3?
A. churches

B. shops

C. grass

D. houses

4. What is the common feature of English village?
A. They have running water.
B. They have a church.
C. They have a village green.
D. They have church with a tall tower, and a village green.
5. What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages?
A. The Internet

B. The church

C. Running water

D. The village green

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