Bài tập môn Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 14: Wonders of the world - Đào Trọng Linh

UNIT 14 - WONDERS OF THE WORLD (REVIEW)
I. 	Write the sentences, using the adjective + to infinitive structure.
1. 	We/ delighted/ get/ your letter/ yesterday.
2. 	It/ not easy/ answer/ these/ questions.
3. 	Your writing/ difficult/ read. 
4. 	I/ surprised/ see/ Paul/ the party/ last night.
5. 	It/ impossible/ understand/ his theory.
6. 	They/ ready/ start/ now. 
II. 	Combine each pair of sentences, using the Adj + to-infinitive/ noun clause structure.
1. 	They passed all the exams. They are lucky.
2. 	John got Ann’s letter yesterday. He was very surprised.
3. 	She can’t come. I’m afraid.
4. 	We heard about your father’s illness. We were sorry.
5. 	I have nothing better to offer you. I’m ashamed.
6. 	Susan received a lot of birthday presents. She was happy.
7. 	You wouldn’t come back. I was worried.
8. 	You are interested in protecting the environment. We are delighted.
III. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
Contact an organization .................. Friends of the Earth .............................. information.
Don’t throw things .............................. . Try and find another use ........................ them.
We can look ..................... information ..................... recycling things in the local library.
These shoes are made .............................. old car tires.
“Vegetable matter” is made .............................. compost.
Are you interested .............................. protecting the environment.
IV. Rewrite the sentences, use the verbs in the present passive form.
1. 	People use milk for making butter and cheese.
	Milk	
2. 	The milkman bring bottles of milk to houses.
	Bottles of milk	
3. 	Careless driving causes many accidents.
	Many accidents	
4. 	Weeds cover the river bank. 
	The river bank	
5. 	People speak English all over the world. 
	English	
6. 	They don’t use this house very often. 
	This house	
7. 	Do they teach French in this school? 
	Is French	
8. 	They make a lot of beautiful toys from recycled plastic.
	A lot of beautiful toys	
9. 	The workers clean the streets every day. 
	The streets	
V. 	Rewrite sentences, use the verbs in passive form with “will/ can/ should/ must + be + V-ed/3
1. 	Somebody will clean the room later. 
2. 	You mustn’t open this parcel until Christmas Day.
3.	They can’t make tea with cold water. 
4. 	The students will hold a meeting before the Teacher’s Day.
5. 	People can recycle tires to make pipes or floor coverings.
6. 	They should send applications before December 30th. 
7. 	The manager must sign the contract today. 
8. 	They will build a new bridge by the end of the year.
9. 	We should use cloth bags instead of plastic bags. 
10. 	We can use the garbage to make fertilizer. 
VI. 	Write the correct tenses or forms of the verbs in parentheses. 
1. 	What ................ you (do)............................... next week?
2. 	Our roommates (travel)............................... to Tokyo next June. 
3. 	The girl (learn)............................... Chemistry at the moment. 
4. 	What .................. the officers (do)............................... now?
5. 	The little girl wants (buy)...............................a few pens and pencils. 
6. 	What should we (do)............................... in the evening. 
7. 	You may (stay)...............................at home on weekends. 
8. 	We (study)........................... English for 3 years.
9. 	He often (read)............................books every night.
10. 	Lan (buy)........................ this shirt last week. 
VII. Read the passage, the answer the questions.
Every day of the year throughout the world, about twenty million paper bags and newspapers are screwed and thrown away.
Making paper requires a lot of wood pulp and the work of millions of workers. Many countries have had plans to recycle waste paper to save money and labor. In countries where there is the cooperation of the public, paper mills recycle as much as sixty percent of waste paper. Their simple work is to take away the ink, crush it up and make it into pulp again. For every ton of recycled newsprint, twelve trees can be saved. We can insist that the more paper people save, the more trees are preserved.
Questions:
1. 	How many paper bags and newspaper are thrown away every day?
2. 	What material do paper mills need to make paper?
3. 	What have many countries done to save money and labor in making paper?
4. 	What percentage of waste paper is recycled with the help of the public?
5. 	What do the paper mills do to reuse waste paper?
6. 	How many trees can be saved for every ton of recycled newsprint?
UNIT 14 - WONDERS OF THE WORLD (REVIEW)
I. 	Write the sentences, using the adjective + to infinitive structure.
1. 	We/ delighted/ get/ your letter/ yesterday.
	We were delighted to get your letter yesterday.
2. 	It/ not easy/ answer/ these/ questions.
	It is not easy to answer these questions.
3. 	Your writing/ difficult/ read. 
	Your writing is difficult to read.
4. 	I/ surprised/ see/ Paul/ the party/ last night.
	I was surprised to see Paul at the party last night.
5. 	It/ impossible/ understand/ his theory.
	It is impossible to understand his theory.
6. 	They/ ready/ start/ now. 
	They are ready to start now.
II. 	Combine each pair of sentences, using the Adj + to-infinitive/ noun clause structure.
1. 	They passed all the exams. They are lucky.
	They are lucky to pass all the exams.
2. 	John got Ann’s letter yesterday. He was very surprised.
	John was very surprised to get Ann’s letter yesterday.
3. 	She can’t come. I’m afraid.
	I’m afraid that she can’t come.
4. 	We heard about your father’s illness. We were sorry.
	We were sorry to hear about your father’s illness.
5. 	I have nothing better to offer you. I’m ashamed.
	I’m ashamed to have nothing better to offer you.
6. 	Susan received a lot of birthday presents. She was happy.
	She was happy to receive a lot of birthday presents.
7. 	You wouldn’t come back. I was worried.
	I was worried that you wouldn’t come back.
8. 	You are interested in protecting the environment. We are delighted.
	We are delighted that you are interested in protecting the environment.
III. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
Contact an organization like Friends of the Earth for information.
Don’t throw things away. Try and find another use for them.
We can look for information about recycling things in the local library.
These shoes are made of old car tires.
“Vegetable matter” is made from compost.
Are you interested in protecting the environment.
IV. Rewrite the sentences, use the verbs in the present passive form.
1. 	People use milk for making butter and cheese.
	Milk is used for making butter and cheese. 
2. 	The milkman bring bottles of milk to houses.
	Bottles of milk are brought to houses by the milkman.
3. 	Careless driving causes many accidents.
	Many accidents are caused by careless driving.
4. 	Weeds cover the river bank. 
	The river bank is covered by weeds.
5. 	People speak English all over the world. 
	English is spoken all over the world.
6. 	They don’t use this house very often. 
	This house is not used very often
7. 	Do they teach French in this school? 
	Is French taught in this school?
8. 	They make a lot of beautiful toys from recycled plastic.
	A lot of beautiful toys are made from recycled plastic.
9. 	The workers clean the streets every day. 
	The streets are cleaned by the workers every day.
V. 	Rewrite sentences, use the verbs in passive form with “will/ can/ should/ must + be + V-ed/3
1. 	Somebody will clean the room later. 
	The room will be cleaned later.
2. 	You mustn’t open this parcel until Christmas Day.
	This parcel mustn’t be opened until Christmas Day.
3.	They can’t make tea with cold water. 
	Tea can’t made with cold water.
4. 	The students will hold a meeting before the Teacher’s Day.
	A meeting will be held by the students before the Teacher’s Day.
5. 	People can recycle tires to make pipes or floor coverings.
	Tires can be recycled to make pipes or floor coverings.
6. 	They should send applications before December 30th. 
	Applications should be sent before December 30th.
7. 	The manager must sign the contract today. 
	The contract must be signed by the manager today.
8. 	They will build a new bridge by the end of the year.
	A new bridge will be built by the end of the year.
9. 	We should use cloth bags instead of plastic bags. 
	Cloth bags should be used instead of plastic bags.
10. 	We can use the garbage to make fertilizer. 
	The garbage can be used to make fertilizer.
VI. 	Write the correct tenses or forms of the verbs in parentheses. 
1. 	What are you going to do next week?
2. 	Our roommates are going to travel to Tokyo next June. 
3. 	The girl is learning Chemistry at the moment. 
4. 	What are the officers doing now?
5. 	The little girl wants to buy a few pens and pencils. 
6. 	What should we do in the evening. 
7. 	You may stay at home on weekends. 
8. 	We have studied English for 3 years.
9. 	He often reads books every night.
10. 	Lan bought this shirt last week. 
VII. Read the passage, the answer the questions.
Every day of the year throughout the world, about twenty million paper bags and newspapers are screwed and thrown away.
Making paper requires a lot of wood pulp and the work of millions of workers. Many countries have had plans to recycle waste paper to save money and labor. In countries where there is the cooperation of the public, paper mills recycle as much as sixty percent of waste paper. Their simple work is to take away the ink, crush it up and make it into pulp again. For every ton of recycled newsprint, twelve trees can be saved. We can insist that the more paper people save, the more trees are preserved.
Questions:
1. 	How many paper bags and newspaper are thrown away every day?
	About twenty million paper bags and newspapers are thrown away
2. 	What material do paper mills need to make paper?
	Paper mills need a lot of wood pulp and the work of millions of workers to make paper.
3. 	What have many countries done to save money and labor in making paper?
	Many countries have had plans to recycle waste paper to save money and labor.
4. 	What percentage of waste paper is recycled with the help of the public?
	About sixty percent of waste paper is recycled with the help of the public.
5. 	What do the paper mills do to reuse waste paper?
	They to take away the ink, crush it up and make it into pulp again.
6. 	How many trees can be saved for every ton of recycled newsprint?
Twelve trees can be saved for every ton of recycled newsprint.