từ vựng và bài tập lớp 8 unit 4

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UNIT 4: OUR PAST
VOCABULARY
look at (v)
look after =take care of : chăm sóc
look for = find (v): tìm kím
look up: tra từ
nhìn
belong to + n thuộc về
past (n) quá khứ
grandma = grandmother (n)
grandpa = grandfather (n)
grandparents (n)
great grandma (n)
bà
ông
ông bà
bà cố
used to + vo đã từng (bây giờ không còn nữa)
when khi
live (v)
life (n)
lives (n)
sống, sinh sống
cuộc sống
cuộc sống (số nhiều)
like (adj) như thế nào
have/had/had (v) có/ ăn
have to +vo phải
younger brother (n)
younger sister (n)

em trai
em gái
elder brother (n)
elder sister (n)
anh
chị
sound like (v) nghe có vẻ
hard (adj) vất vả/chăm chỉ
everything (n) mọi thứ
without + n/ v-ing mà không
modern (adj) hiện đại
equipment (n) thiết bị
light/lit/lit (v) thắp, đốt, chiếu sáng
tell/ told/ told (v)
tell sb sth
kể, nói
kể cho ai chuyện gì
remember/ remembered/ remembered (v) nhớ
story (n)  stories(n) câu chuyện/ tầng nhà
“the lost shoe” chiếc giày bị mất
folktale = tale (n) truyện dân gian
tradition (n)
traditional (adj)
traditionally (adv)
truyền thống
thuộc về truyền thống
một cách truyền thống
once / once upon a time ngày xưa/ ngày xửa ngày xưa
poor (adj)
poverty (n)

nghèo
sự nghèo nàn
daughter(n) coon gái
name/ named/ named (v) đặt tên
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wife (n) wives (số nhiều)
husband (n)
vợ
chồng
marry (v)
be married/ get married
cưới/ kết hôn
lập gia đình
fortunately (adv)
≠ unfortunately (adv)
may thay
một cách không may/ không may thay
cruel (adj) độc ác
upset (v) đau buồn/ khổ tâm
soon không lâu sau
broken heart (n) đau tim
die of (v) chết vì
hold/held/held (v) tố chức
harvest (v/n)
harvest festival (n)
thu hoạch/ mùa màng
lễ hội vụ mùa
excited (adj
exciting (adj)
phấn khởi/

hứng thú, kích thích
as + mđ = since + mđ = because + mđ vì
the prince (n) hoàng tử
choose/ chose/ chosen (v) chọn lựa
none (n) không ai/ không cái gì
fairy (n) bà tiên
appear /appeared/appeared (v)
≠disappear (v)
xuất hiện
biến mất
magic (n)
magical (adj)
magically (adv)
ma thuật/ ảo thuật
kì diệu
một cách kì diệu
change/ changed/ changed (v) thay đổi
rag (n) quần áo rách tả tơi
drop/ dropped/ dropped (v) rơi, làm rơi
loose/ lost/ lost (v) mất, lạc mất
find/ found/ found (v) tìm kiếm
decide to vo
decision (n)
quyết định
sự quyết định
own/owned/owned (v) làm chủ, sở hữu
of course dĩ nhiên rồi
fit/fitted/fitted (v) vừa khít
immediately (adv) ngay lập tức
fall/fell/fell (v)

fall in love with sb.
té/ ngã
yêu ai
burn/burnt/burnt (v) đốt cháy
escape /escaped/ escaped (v) trốn thoát
leave/ left/left (v) rời khỏi
tie/tied/tied (v) trói, cột
graze/ grazed/ grazed (v) gặm cỏ
say/ said/said (v) nói
stripe (n) sọc
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want to know muốn biết
buffalo (n) con trâu
servant (n) người hầu/ đầy tớ
master (n) ông chủ
wisdom (n) trí khôn
rope (n) dây thừng
return/ returned/returned (v) quay lại/ quay trở về
bring/ brought/ brought (v) mang theo
straw (n) rơm
At the end Cuối cùng, vào cuối
Foolish (adj) Ngớ ngẩn,ngu ngốc
Greedy (adj) Tham lam
Moral (adj)
moral lesson (n)
Đạo đức
Bài học đạo đức
LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. PREPOSITION OF TIME (GIỚI TỪ CHỈ THỜI GIAN):
In + năm/ mùa ( in 2006/ in the spring/ in the morning,…)

On + thứ/ ngày
At + giờ (at 7 o’clock, at Chrismast, )
After : sau, sau khi
Before : trước, trước khi
Between…and… : giữa…và…
B. USED TO
Used to + Vo: đã từng làm gì trong quá khứ, bây giờ không còn nữa
Khẳng định: S + used to Vo
Phủ định: S + didn’t use to Vo
Nghi vấn: Did + S + use to Vo
 Be used to / get used to / be accustomed to + V-ing: quen với (việc gì ở hiện tại)
C. PAST SIMPLE TENSE ( THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN)





EXERCISE
I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes
for the underlined word or phrase.
1. Yesterday I _____ to the cinema.
A. go B. will go C. went D. has go
2. Mozart was born in Salzburg ______ 1756.
A. in B. on C. at D. since
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3. _____ Saturday night, I went to bed at 11 o’clock.
A. At B. On C. In D. From
4. I used _____ fishing.
A. enjoy B. to enjoy C. enjoying D. to enjoying
5. It’s hard work looking______ three children all day.

A. after B. before C. about D. at
6.I can’t stand people who are cruel______ animals.
A. with B. to C. on D. about
7. He died_____ a heart attack.
A. with B. of C. because D. by
8. The sun suddenly _____ from behind a cloud.
A. appear B. appeared C. disappear D. disappeared
9. An oil_____ burned in the darkness.
A. lamb B. lamp C. lam D. lame
10. He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him.
A. luckily B. magically C. cruelly D. lately
II. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard Englith.
1. Bob lived in Rome for three years; now he was living in Amsterdam.
A B C D
2. There used to be a movie theater here but it close a long time ago.
A B C D
3. I don’t want to sound likely I’m complaining, but this plan is unfair.
A B C D
4. We took all the rubbish outside and burn it.
A B C D
5. He made me feel like such a foolish when he used me as an example!
A B C D
III. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
One day, two men (1) _____ in the woods. Suddenly, they saw a huge black bear. One man
immediately (2) _____ down, took off his backpack, and took out his sneakers. He began (3) ______
off his hiking boots. The other man looked (4) _____ him and said, “Are you crazy? Do you think
you can run (5) ______ than that bear?” “No,” replied the first man. “But I can run faster than
(6)_____!”
1. A. hiked B. are hiking C. was hiking D. were hiking
2. A. sits B. sited C. sitted D. sat

3. A. take B. taking C. to take D. b & c
4. A. on B. at C. for D. after
5. A. fast B. fastly C. faster D. more fast
6. A. him B. his C. you D. your
IV. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the
questions about it.
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In Scotland, there is a popular legend about a monster. The monster lives in a lake called Loch
Ness, near the town of Inverness. Loch Ness is 32 km long, 5 km wide, and very, very deep. The
monster’s name is Nessie. People say that she is very big, and that she has got a long neck, like a
snake.
The legend of the monster is very famous, and millions of tourists from all over the world come to
Loch Ness. Everybody wants to be the first person to see Nessie. Come to Scotland and Loch Ness _
that person may be you!
1. What does the word ‘popular’ in the first line mean?
A. ancient B. modern C. famous D. interesting
2. What is the length of Loch Ness?
A. 32 km B. 5 km C. very deep D. no information
3. Which of the following does the word ‘she’ in line 4 refer to?
A. legend B. Loch Ness C. the monster D. the town
4. The tourists want to _____ .
A. hear about the monster B. swim in the lake
C. be the first person to see the monster D. catch the monster
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. The name of the monster is Nessie.
B. The lake where the monster lives is near the town of Inverness.
C. Millions of tourists saw Nessie.
D. The lake where the monster lives is in Scotland.
V. Complete the sentences. For each sentence put one verb in the form of "used to" and the
other into the simple past.

1. They (work) ___________ in a restaurant before they (go) ___________ to college.
2. John (work) ___________ in a factory before he (become) ___________ the director.
3. My father (smoke) ___________ but he (give it up) ___________ last year.
4. He (live) ___________ in Viet Nam before he (go) ___________ abroad.
5. I (earn) ___________ a lot of money, but then I (lose) ___________ my job.
6. Mrs. Green (drive) ___________ a lot before she (have) ___________ an accident.
7. She (play) ___________ a lot of tennis before she (break) ___________ her leg.
8. There (be) ___________ a cinema at the corner, but they (build) ___________ a park
there.
9. He (live) ___________ in London, then he (move) ___________ to Oxford last year.
VI. Write the past form of the following verbs, and then complete the sentences using the past
form of the verbs given.
Infinitive Past form Infinitive Past form
begin
buy
build
do
get
go
………………………
………………………
………………………
………………………
………………………
………………………
meet
send
spend
sell
write

………………………
………………………
………………………
………………………
………………………
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1. Mai _________ her parents a letter last night.
2. Ba __________ studying English two years ago.
3. Nam __________ the washing-up after dinner.
4. The workers __________ two more bridges in this region.
5. I __________ my old teacher on the way to school.
6. Peter __________ a scholarship last month.
7. Last summer his family __________ their vacation in Da Lat and enjoyed themselves very much.
8. Mrs. Brown __________ her old car and __________ a new one.
9. John __________ his mother a nice present on the occasion of her birthday.
10. Yesterday the students of Class 8A __________ to the country for a camping trip.
VII. Put the verbs in brackets in the past form.
1. He (have) ______________ a very good time at the picnic last week.
2. I (wait) ______________ for John for half an hour yesterday.
3. Bill (send) ______________ a present to his mother on her birthday last month.
4. I (think) ______________ about the problem all night.
5. The secretary (finish) ______________ the report this morning.
6. The police (catch) _____________ the thief the day before yesterday.
7. They (print) ______________ many English reference books last month.
8. I (come) ______________ to work on time yesterday.
9. The Greens (take) ______________ their vacation in March last year.
10. The train (arrive) ______________ half an hour late.
VIII. Complete the first part of the story Cinderela. Use the verbs from the box in the Past
Simple Tense.
sleep love wash see say (x2) be (x2) iron

have (x2) run scrub tear live come
Once upon a time, there (1) _________ a pretty young girl named Cinderella. She (2)
_________with her mean stepmother and two jealous stepsisters. Poor Cinderella (3) _______ to do
all of the cooking and cleaning. She (4) _______ in a dusty attic and (5) _______ nothing to wear
but old clothes. But no matter how mean her stepmother and stepsisters (6) _________, Cinderella
was always cheerful. Even the animals (7) _______ to be near her. One day a letter (8) _______,
inviting everyone to the King's palace for a ball.
Cinderella's stepmother (9) ______, "Cinderella, you may go, but only if you finish your
work."
Cinderella (10) _________, (11) _________, and (12) _________ floors on day. Meanwhile,
Cinderella's little friends made her a lovely gown. When Cinderella's stepsisters (13) _________ the
gown, they (14) _________ it to pieces. That's my ribbon!" cried one.
"And those are my beads!" the other shouted. Cinderella (15) _________ to the garden in tears.
"Now I can't go to the ball," she cried.
"Don't cry, my child," (16) _________ a gentle voice.
"I am your fairy godmother, and I have come to help you."
XI. Complete the following sentences with prepositions of time: at, on, in, before, after.
1. I haven't seen Mai for a few days. I last saw her ______ Tuesday.
2. The price of petrol will go up ______ November.
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3. I'll phone you ______ Tuesday morning ______ about 10 o'clock. Isn't it OK.
4. His father died ______ 2005.
5. Are you doing anything special ______ the weekend?
6. ______ Sunday afternoons I usually go for a walk.
7. Mr. Brown enjoys walking around his garden ______ night.
8. I woke up ______ five o'clock ______ the morning.
9. Mai's birthday is ______ April 10
th
.
10. My brother graduated from high school ______ June 2004.

11. Did you phone your teacher the day ______ yesterday?
12. My parents will get back from their holiday the day ______ tomorrow.
X. Complete the following sentences with prepositions of time: at, on, in if necessary.
1. I don't like going out alone ______ night.
2. I'm afraid I can't come to your birthday party ______ Sunday.
3. What do you usually do ______ the weekend?
4. Can you play football with us ______ next Sunday?
5. We went to bed late ______ last night.
6. They are leaving for Hue ______ next Friday.
7. Will you be at home ______ this evening?
8. I always feel relaxed ______ the evening.
9. We went to Nha Trang ______ last summer.
10. I won't be out very long. I'll be back ______ ten minutes.
XI. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or
substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
1. I____ football very often when I was younger.
A. play B. was going to C. played D. was playing
2. Many people decorate their homes ______ Christmas.
A. in B. at C.on D.when
3. Children believe a fat, jolly man brings gifts______Christmas Eve.
A.in B. at C.on D.when
4. We live _____ the 21st century.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
5. I ______ gardening, but I don’t have time for it now.
A. use to enjoy B. used to enjoy C. use to enjoying D. used to enjoying
6. Costa Rica sounds______ a great place for a relaxing vacation.
A. as B. like C. similar D. same
7. I am not happy _____ his work this term.
A. with B. to C. on D. of
8. I thought there was some coffee in the cupboard, but there’s_______ there.

A. no B. none C. any coffee D. none coffee
9. The factory ______ down last year.
A. burned B. turned C.fire D.flamed
10. He _____ his words carefully.
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A. use B. chose C. collect D. spoke
11. His siste was born _______1992.
A. in b.on C. at D. by
12. My birthday is _______May 28
th
.
A. in B. at C. on D. by
13. They came here _______8a.m. and 9a.m.
A. at B. before C. after D. between
14. Springs come _______ summers.
A. at B. before C. after D. between
15. When he say young, he _______ fishing with his brother.
a. uses to go B. used to go C. was used to go D. is used to going
16. What did they do _______.
A. yesterday night B. the night of yesterday C. last night D. the night in yesterday
17. Yesterday morning she _______ absent from clas because she was ill.
A. is B. was C. will be D. would be
18. The man left the room just a few minutes.
A. before B. after C. yet D. ago
19. We’ll leave Moscow for London _______ half an hour.
A. on B. for C. in D. by
20. Have you done your homework _______?
A. already B. yet C. just D. ago
XII. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
1. Mozart started composing at the age of five and writing more than 600 pieces of music.

A B C D
2. The course begins in 12 May and ends sometime in August.
A B C D
3. How could you be so cruel with someone who never did you any harm?
A B C D
4. James had to chose between getting a job or going to college.
A B C D
5. I tried to ask a question, but just made myself look fool.
A B C D
XIII. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
(1)____ the United States and Canada, (2)_____ a popular legend about a monster. People say that
it is very big and that it has a lot of hair. (3) _____ name is Bigfoot, (4) _____ there are big
footprints in the snow. The footprints are 60 cms (5) _____ and 20 cms wide. But (6)______Bigfoot
really exist? We don’t know!
1. A.In B.At C.On D.From
2. A.there is B.there are C.have D.having
3. A.Its B.It C.It’s D.It has
4. A.so B.because C.so that D.although
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5. A.length B.width C.height D.long
6. A.do B.does C.did D.are
XIV. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of
the questions about it.
Legends are stories about the past. Some of the stories come from ancient history. But not all
legends are ancient. There are modern legends too. They are often called urban legends, because the
stories happen in modern cities. Ten years ago, there was a rumor that there were crocodiles under
New York. The rumor was soon a newspaper story, and the newspaper story was soon a legend. So,
today, many people in New York believe that there are crocodiles under the ground there!
rumor (n) : tin đồn
1. What does the word ‘legends’ in line 1 mean?

A. stories B. history C. people D. newspapers
2. Which of the following does the word ‘they’ in line 3 refers to?
A. stories about the past B. modem legends C. modern cities D. people
3. Another name of ‘modern legends’ is ______ .
A. urban legends B. modern cities C. rumors D.crocodiles
4. We can replace the word ‘believe’ in line 7 with _____ .
A. ‘know’ B. ‘say’ C. ‘think’ D.’appear’
5. Which of the following is true?
A. All legends are about the past.
B. Modern people still believe in legends.
C. There are crocodiles under New York.
D. Now many New Yorkers don’t believe that there are crocodiles under the ground of New York.
XV. Match the sentences in column A with suitable ones in column B
A B
1. How old is he ? A. It’s about three hundred meters
2. Why don’t you go to school ? B. He’s fourteen years old.
3. How long is that river ? C. No, I won’t.
4. Shall I answer the phone ? D. No, thank. It’s my duty.
5. What’s the height of that tree? E. It’s about twenty-two meters.
6. There are only some loaves of bread here. Will that do ? F. It’s about twenty kilometers.
7. Don’t go out too late. G. because I have a sore throat.
8. What’re you doing ? H. Yes, of course. Here you are.
9. How far is it from your house to the shopping center? I. I’m writing a letter.
10. Will you please get me the tea cup? J. well, I think there is enough.
XVI. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. That boy has a ( girl ) ………………………… face.
2. The worst part is being ( help ) …………………… to change anything.
3. Helen, where is the vacuum ( clean ) ………………………?
4. Have you got a ( wash ) ………… machine at home ?
5. Don’t just sit watching television-make yourshelf (use )………………….?

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6. The group shared their ( remember ) …………………… of life at school.
7. We always get ( love ) …………………… in London.
8. People’s reaction to the film has varied ( great ) ……………………… .
9. It’s ( tradition ) …………………. in American to eat turkey on Thanks-giving Day.
10. All of her children ( marry ) …………………… ended in divorce.
EXTRA EXCERCISE
EX 1: Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions
1. My elder sister was born January 26
th
, 1983.
2. They left home 9.00 the morning Sunday.
3. I’ll come to see you 8 a.m and 10 a.m.
4. It’s now 10 o’clock. We’ll have a meeting 10 a.m today.
5. All schools in Viet Nam close June.
6. We don’t stay out late. We have to return home 7 a.m.
7. This car was made 2003.
8. The post-office closes 5 p.m Saturday.
9. Their parents will go to Ha Noi February.
10. Our teacher is going to give us a test Tuesday.
EX 2: Write the sentences, using “USED TO” or “DIDN’T USE TO”:
1. I don’t stay up late this year.

2. He helps his Mum with the housework.

3. I don’t write letters to my friends nowadays.

4. She rides a motorbike to work.

5. I watch television until midnight.

6. My grandma doesn’t tell us traditional stories.

7. We don’t go swimming in the afternoon.

8. They practise English after school.
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EX 3: Write the negative and progressive form of these sentences.
1. She works in a bank in Ha Noi.
(-)
(?)
2. The children have some bread for breakfast.
(-)
(?)
3. The students bring the chairs into the classroom.
(-)
(?)
4. Mrs Lan teaches us English.
(-)
(?)
EX 4: Put these words into the correct columns of their pronunciation
Used/ worked/ lived/ chatted/ walked/ followed/ visited/ looked/ painted/ brushed/ sailed/
washed/ prepared/ mailed/ studied/ packed/ intended/ wanted/ seemed/ rained/ fixed/ helped/
changed/ watched/ hoped/ rewarded/ received/ produced/ advised/ raised/ practised/ returned/
needed/ crowded/ played/ matched/ stayed/ complained/ agreed.
/ id/ /t/ /d/
EX5: Rewrite thee sentences USING USED TO
1. When she was a child, she lived in a small village.
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When she was a child, she used to live in a small village.
2. When he was a young man, he enjoyed playing basketball.
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3. In ancient Rome, wall paintings were a popular form of advertising.
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4. Before she learned to read, her parents read stories to her.
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5. Before he came to Ankara, life was cheap in Turkey.
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6. Jim spoke German ar school, but he has now forgotten.
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7. Susan was a nurse before she got married and raised a family.
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8. Sally played tennis when abroad, but she prefers swimming now.
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9. Before they bought their house, they lived in an apartment.
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………………………………………………………………………………………
10. While she was going to university, she worked in a doctor’s office.
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11. Before he married his second wife, he was quite happy.

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EX6: Match the questions with the answers:
1. When did you learn to drive a car? a. By bus
2. What did you watch on television last night? b. The news.
3. What did you do last weekend? c. September 6
th
.
4. Who were you with at 4pm today? d. On Saturday I played tennis and on
Sunday I slept.
5. When was the beginning of term? e. January.
6. How did you come to class? f. Three years ago.
7. What did you eat for breakfast this morning? g. John.
8. What was the month before last? h. Toast and coffee.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
EX7: Complete with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs in brackets:
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A/ Last night I ……………… (go) to my favorite restaurant in West Street. I …………… (leave)
the restaurant at about 11 o’clock. It …………… (be) a warm evening and I ………… (decide) to
walk along the beach.Suddenly, I ………………… (hear) a noise. I ……………… (turn) and
……………… (see) three boys aged about eighteen. One boy ……………… (come) up to me and
……………… (ask) me the time. When I ……………. (look) down at my watch, he
……………… (hit) me and I …………… (fall) to the ground. Another boy …………….(take) my
wallet. I …………… (shout) for help. Then they ………… (run) away.
B/ Last year I went (go) on holiday. I ……………… (drive) to the sea with my friend. On the first
day we ………………(look) at the beautiful buildings and ……………. (eat) in lots of restaurants.
The next day ……………… (be) very hot so we …………… (drive) to the sea. We ………………
(leave) our clothes in the car and …………………(sunbathe) and ……………. (swim) all day. At
six o’clock we ……………….(walk) to our car, but the car ……………(be) there. We …………
(buy) some clothes and ……………. (go) to the Police Station. The police ………….(be) nice and

we …………… (sleep) in the police station.