Unit 8 : Country life and City life

1.      They bring back all drink cans for recycling.
All ...................................................................................................................................

2.      People break up glass into many small pieces.
Many small pieces........................................................................................................

3.      This toy /make / recycled cans.
This toy ..........................................................................................................................

4.      This cloth bag /use / again and again.               
This cloth bag ...............................................................................................................

5.      I / too excited / do / anything.                            
I .......................................................................................................................................

6.      She /pleased / hear /the new information.
She ..................................................................................................................................

7.      We/ delighted/ you /interested/protect /the environment.
We ..................................................................................................................................

8.      Tam/ intelligent enough/ finish /the test /an hour.
Tam ................................................................................................................................

9.      Your grandfather/I / delighted/ you / pass / English exam.
Your grandfather ..........................................................................................................

1.      She /pleased / hear /the new information.
She ..................................................................................................................................

2.      We/ delighted/ you /interested/protect /the environment.
We ..................................................................................................................................

3.      Tam/ intelligent enough/ finish /the test /an hour.
Tam ................................................................................................................................

4.      Your grandfather/I / delighted/ you / pass / English exam.
Your grandfather ..........................................................................................................

1.      They bring back all drink cans for recycling.
All ...................................................................................................................................

2.      People break up glass into many small pieces.
Many small pieces........................................................................................................

3.      This toy /make / recycled cans.
This toy ..........................................................................................................................

4.      This cloth bag /use / again and again.               
This cloth bag ...............................................................................................................

5.      I / too excited / do / anything.                            
I .......................................................................................................................................

II. Choose the suitable word and circle A, B, C or D:

1.      We have to avoid rush hours, because there are always _________ then.
A. traffic stuck                       B. heavy traffic                       C. traffic jams                                   D. traffic noise

2.      Lan is my _________. In fact, she is one of my cousins.
A. relative                               B. neighbor                           C. friend                                           D. comrade

3.      What kind of _________ do you like best? Films or plays or music?
A. art                                     B entertainment                      C. performances                                D. shows

4.      I like the countryside. It’s very quiet and _________.
A. noisy                                  B. stressful                           C. peaceful                                        D. expensive

5.      So do I. But I don’t want to live there _________.
A. all time                              B. usually                             C. permanently                                 D. my life

6.      _________ facilities are coming to people living in the countryside.
A. Medical                              B. Physical                           C. Mental                                          D. Natural

7.      Many rural areas are _________. People in the country can enjoy watching television.
A. electric                               B. electrified                         C. electricity                                     D. electrical

8.      Nowadays medical care and entertainment are easily _________ in the countryside.
A. changeable                         B. workable                          C. accessible                                      D. servable

9.      What is the _________ city in your country?
A. large                                   B. larger                               C. largest                                          D. as large

10.   Going by train is fast, but going by car is _________.
A. fast                                    B. faster                                C. fastest                                           D. the fastest

11.   What are you doing tonight? – I _________ to the cinema with my brother.
A. will go                                B. go                                    C. going                                            D. am going

12.   It’s a very cheap restaurant. It _________ restaurant in the town.
A. the cheap                            B. cheaper                            C. the cheapest                                  D. the cheaper

13.   I can’t meet you this evening. My uncle c. cheaper to see me.
A. will come                           B. comes                              C. is coming                                      D. came

14.   That box looks very heavy. Can I help you c. cheaper it?
A. with                                   B. in                                     C. about                                            D. on

    15. Is the boat to Nha Trang leaving at 10? – No, it’s leaving at 11. It’s been _________.
          A. delayed                               B. cut off                               C. slowed down                   D. changed

    16. There are so many people moving to the city to live that it becomes _________.
          A. crowd                                 B. crowded                            C. over crowed                    D. crowding

    17. You have to work hard to live in a big city. You have to _________ to live.
          A. fight                                   B. struggle                             C. quarrel                            D. offer

    18. She can’t accept the truth. She refuses _________ the truth.
          A. to look                                B. to have                              C. to get                              D. to face

    19. Every winter, flocks of birds _________ to the south to get the sunlight there.
          A. change                                B. replace                              C. prefer                             D. migrate

    20. The drought last year _________ a lot of rice fields.
          A. killed                                  B. destroyed                           C. harmed                           D. dried

V. Supply the correct forms of the words in parentheses:

1.     The spoken word is immediate but lacks _____________________. (permanent)

2.     We apologize for the late ____________________ of the train. (arrive)

3.     He was __________________ of his father. (pride)

4.     She had no __________________ for her absence. (explain)

5.     We live in a rather rich ______________________. (neighbor)

6.     Television is very _______________________ nowadays. (popularity)

    7.   Some of the _____________________ have lived here all their lives. (village)

    8.   The talk was both ____________________ and entertaining. (inform)

    9.   Our country is rich in ___________________ resources. (nature)

   10.  Ha Long is one of the famous areas of ____________________. (entertain)

   11.  Be __________________! The car is coming. (care)

   12.  They are members of an international _____________________. (organize)

   13.  She has no parents or close ______________________. (relate)

   14.  Farmers are always faced with________________ brought about by typhoons, floods or droughts. (destroy)

   15.  The air is heavily _______________________ with traffic fumes. (pollute)

   16.  Joyce thinks her hometown is a very ____________ place. She really gets ______________ there. (bore)    

   17.  The remote desert area is _______________________ only by helicopter. (access)

   18.  There has been a _______________________ increase in the price of oil  and gas. (surprise)

   19.  The ____________________ of work makes me feel extremely tired. (press)

   20.  I can’t stand the _____________________ smell of bad fish.(please)

Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization for Vietnamese youth from 16 to 30 years of ages. The Union builds good character, love for the nation, and encourages good citizenship, soft skills and personal fitness.

The Union was founded on March 26, 1931 by the loved President Ho Chi Minh. It had different names over the years. One of its first names was “Vietnam Communist Youth Union”. In December 1976, it was officially named as it is call today: Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. However, people normally use the name “The Youth Union” for short.

The Youth Union, together with other youth organizations such as the Young Pioneers Organization, the Vietnam Youth Federation, the Vietnam Students Union, often hold social activities such as helping the Handicapped, cleaning the Environment, green Summer Volunteers Campaign, collect used paper  and send them for recyling. The recyling program can help people save natural resourses and the green Sunday help the city more beautiful and clearner.

a.  Was the Youth Union founded on March 26^th 1931  ?

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b. Who was established  guidelines for the young Vietnam  Youth Union ?

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     c. Are you a member Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union?

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d. Do you take part in activities of the young Vietnam  Youth Union ? what activities do you  participate in ?

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Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization for Vietnamese youth from 16 to 30 years of ages. The Union builds good character, love for the nation, and encourages good citizenship, soft skills and personal fitness.

The Union was founded on March 26, 1931 by the loved President Ho Chi Minh. It had different names over the years. One of its first names was “Vietnam Communist Youth Union”. In December 1976, it was officially named as it is call today: Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. However, people normally use the name “The Youth Union” for short.

The Youth Union, together with other youth organizations such as the Young Pioneers Organization, the Vietnam Youth Federation, the Vietnam Students Union, often hold social activities such as helping the Handicapped, cleaning the Environment, green Summer Volunteers Campaign, collect used paper  and send them for recyling. The recyling program can help people save natural resourses and the green Sunday help the city more beautiful and clearner.

1. Write True(T) or False(F) statements (0.5 pt)

a. ………The members of the Union is from 15 to 30.

b. ……… “Vietnam Communist Youth Union”  wasn’t one of its first names.                                     

2. Answer the questions (1.5 pt)

a.  Was the Youth Union founded on March 26^th 1931  ?

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b. Who was established  guidelines for the young Vietnam  Youth Union ?

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     c. Are you a member Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union?

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d. Do you take part in activities of the young Vietnam  Youth Union ? what activities do you  participate in ?

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1. He (plays/ is playing/ play) in a tennis match on Friday

2. The cat (will scratch/ is scratch/ scratches) you if you pull its tail

3. I (have/ am having/ going to have) my car repaired next week

4. She (is waiting/ will wait/ waits) here till he comes back

5. I've left the light on. (Will it matter/ Does it matter/ Is it mattering)?

6. Do you think that he (recognizes/ is going to recognize/ will recognizes) me?

7. He (leaves/ leaving/ is going to leave) in a few days

8. His speech (is being/ be/ will) broadcast tonight

9. What (does your father say/ will your father say/ is your father saying) when he hears about this accident?

10. She (goes/ is going/ will goes) on a cruise next summer