Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global Success - Test yourself 3: Unit 7+8+9

 A. ran B. runs C. was running D. will run
3. Nga was watching TV while her sister __________ the piano.
 A. is playing B. was playing C. will play D. plays
4. __________ borrow books from the school library?
 A. Do you often B. Do often you
 C. Will often you D. Will you often
5. The flight to London __________ off in five minutes.
 A. will take B. takes C. took D. was taking
6. __________ kites in the park at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon?
 A. Were you flying B. Are you flying
 C. Did you fly D. Will you fly
7. The summer sales __________ next Saturday.
 A. started B. will start C. start D. starts
8. There __________ only a few houses left standing after the tornadohit.
 A. was B. is C. were D. be
9. I __________ how to use computer until my father taught me.
 A. don’t know B. didn’tknow C. know D. won’t know
10. Listen to the announcement. The train __________ till 12:00.
 A. leaves B. left C. won’t leave D. doesn’t leave
V. Put the following expressions in the right column. 
1. What do you mean? 2. What I mean is...
3. Sorry, let me clarify... 4. I’d like to explain...
5. I don’t think I get you. 6. To put it in another way...
7. Let me see if I understand. 8. In other words,...
9. Could you clarify that, please? 10. Could you be more specific, please?
 Asking for clarification Giving clarification
 __________ __________
 __________ __________
 __________ __________
 __________ __________
 __________ __________
VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, orD. 
 One of the most important reasons of global warming is air (1) __________ .More and more 
factories are being built in different countries. By burning oil, coal, gasoline, even natural gas, they add 6. participate / More and more / activities / people / Earth Day / in /.
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 TEST 2
I. Find the word which has a different stress position from the others. 
1. A. again B. wildlife C. finish D. rarely
2. A. arrival B. typical C. numerous D. habitat
3. A. luckily B. afternoon C. cultural D. rescuer
4. A. electric B. natural C. ambition D. addiction
5. A. available B. economy C. decoration D. attractiveness
II. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences. 
1. A vocalno in the South Pacific __________ violently last Saturday.
 A. caused B. flooded C. erupted D. blew
2. The tsunami __________ hundreds of homes on some small islands.
 A. built B. burned C. destroyed D. trembled
3. They were very hard to __________ the villagers from the flooded area.
 A. shelter B. rescue C. provide D. hide
4. You can help protect the environment by picking up litter and __________trees.
 A. planting B. cutting C. reusing D. buying
5. Water pollution caused a wide range of __________ problems inhumans.
 A. traffic B. education C. history D. health
6. This forest provides a habitat for hundreds of __________ of plants andanimals.
 A. styles B. species C. families D. collections
7. Some people say that protecting the environment is the government’s _________.
 A. responsive B. responsible C. responsibly D. responsibility
8. __________ is a mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quicklydown a steep slope.
 A. Drought B. Flood C. Landslide D. Tornado
9. Shopping centres attract lots of __________ during the sales season.
 A. customers B. habitats C. products D. disasters
10. We should recycle single-use products instead __________ throwingthem away.
 A. on B. to C. of D. in
III. Circle the correct option in brackets. 
1. I (send / will send) it to you as soon as I come home.
2. You should help her if she (needs / will need).
3. They (go / will go) to England to visit their aunt next year.
4. The side effects of the drug (are / will be) not always predictable. Customer: The screen doesn’twork.
Manager: (2) ____________________ Can I offer you a full refundor an exchange?
Customer: (3) ____________________
Manager: No problem. (4) ____________________
Customer: Oh, sorry. I lost it.
Manager: (5) ____________________
Customer: I know, but the phone was very expensive and now I can’tuse it.
Manager: (6) ____________________ You can get it repaired.There’s a repair shop near our 
shop.
Customer: Thanks.
VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, orD. 
 What To Do During the Flood
 If you evacuate
 Avoid (1) __________ through flood water.
 Flood water can hide debris, sewage, electrical hazards and other (2) __________ .If your vehicle is 
trapped in (3) __________ moving water, stay inside. Ifthe vehicle fills with water, seek (4) 
__________ on the roof.
 Avoid evacuating over (5) __________ spanning fast-moving water. Thesecan fail without warning, 
taking you and your loved ones with them.
 If you shelter in place
 Move to the (6) __________ floors. Flood water against the lower floorscan infiltrate the home, 
break windows (7) __________ cause generallydangerous conditions. Also, consider (8) __________ 
to a neighbor’s home onhigher ground if you can safely do so.
 Stay aware of changing conditions and alerts by listening to the radio or periodically checking 
(9)__________ apps.
 If the (10) __________ continues to rise and make the home unsafe,carefully move to the roof and 
call 9-1-1 for help.
1. A. move B. moved C. moving D. to move
2. A. dangers B. notices C. warnings D. benefits
3. A. frequent B. frequently C. rapid D. rapidly
4. A. refuge B. food C. clothes D. money
5. A. flats B. paths C bridges D. buildings
6. A. lower B. upper C. under D. behind
7. A. and B. or C. but D. so
8. A. cycling B. moving C. driving D. walking
9. A. game B. shopping C. travel D. weather
10. A. water B. speed C. noise D. temperature
V. Read the above passage again and choose the best answer to the following questions. 4. residents / tall buildings / be frightened / when / they / fell / slight shaking /.
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5. When / natural disaster / happen, / we / must / listen / instruction from local authorities /.
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6. One disadvantage / shop online / be / that / you / not know exactly / what / you / get /.
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 TEST 3 (UNIT 7-UNIT 9)
Exercise 1. Circle the word whose underlined part differs from the others in pronunciation in each 
of the following questions.
1. A. paddy B. sand C. travel D. tribal
2. A. buffalo B. photo C. limestone D. botanical
3. A. jungle B. luggage C. sunbathe D. sugar
4. A. around B. various C. sound D. mountains
5. A. heritage B. giant C. garden D. village
6. A. twice B. flight C. piece D. mind
7. A. about B. around C. sound D. young
8. A. cover B. oven C. coffee D. company
9. A. plates B. cakes C. mates D. places
10. A. laughed B. learned C. changed D. arrived
Exercise 2. Circle the word that differs from the others in the position of primary stress in each of 
the following questions.
1. A. definition B. electricity C. contaminate D. radiation
2. A. dramatic B. overhead C. century D. groundwater
3. A. thermal B. beneath C. rubbish D. earplug
4. A. affect B. billboard C. visual D. substance
5. A. aquatic B. behaviour C. pollution D. permanent
6. A. relief B. debris C. typhoon D. severe
7. A. erupt B. victim C. forest D. message
8. A. volcano B. tropical C. government D. property
9. A. geography B. evacuate C. emergency D. temporary
10. A. scatter B. earthquake C. collapse D. mudslide
Exercise 3. Choose the word that doesn't belong to the group in each sentence.
A. accommodation B. bury C. destruction D. evacuation 12. While I ___________ in the sea, I saw a beautiful turtle. 
A. am snorkeling B. was snorkeling C. snorkeled D. were snorkeling
13. Jim’s club ___________ many meaningful activities to celebrate Earth Day last year. 
A. will hold B. holding C. hold D. held
14. There ___________ any plastic bottles on the beach after we cleaned it up.
A. were B. not be C. weren’t D. aren’t
15. My mother is very good at ___________, so she can purchase goods at cheaper prices.
A. bargaining B. reducing C. talking D. selling
16. Emma was a ___________. She’s extremely keen on shopping and spends a lot of time on this 
expensive hobby.
A. shoppers B. shopaholic C. shoper D. shop
17, The speciality shop is famous for its scented candles, ___________ many foreign tourists often 
drop by there to get some.
A. because of B. so that C. because D. so 
18. After trying ___________ the blue dress, the customer decided to buy it. 
A. on B. out C. in D. with 
19. Kate doesn’t often buy food and drinks in the supermarket. She prefers to buy them at the 
___________ market. 
A. open-aired B. airy C. open-air D. opened-air
20. ___________ my father is chopping wood in the back garden, I am slicing beef in the chicken. 
A. Before B. While C. When D. As soon as
21. As soon as Peter gathers enough information about the protection of endangered species, he 
___________ doing his wildlife project. 
A. started B. start C. starts D. will start
22. I turned off the electrical appliances, and then I ___________ home. 
A. leaving B. left C. leave D. will leave
23. What did you do after you ___________ around the boutiques? 
A. browsed B. browse C. will browse D. browsing
24. I returned home ___________ watched my favourite TV show.
A. so B. but C. and D. or
25. My father ___________ throws away rubbish in public. He’s very responsible.
A. often B. sometimes C. always D. never
26. There were bumpy roads ___________ I came back to my hometown.
A. when B. while C. as soon as D. so A. release B. reduce C. increase D. get
44. When Helen goes to the supermarket, she usually avoids buying ___________ products such as 
plastic containers. 
A. use-single B. singled-use C. single-used D. single-use
45. Their local rainforest is diverse with thousands of ___________ animals and plants. 
A. endanger B. rared C. rare D. rarely
46. The chief engineer was ___________ all the workers of the plant at this time yesterday. 
A. instructs B. instructing C. instinct D. instructed
47. Residents in skyscrapers were frightened when they ___________ a slight shaking for about a few 
seconds last night. 
A. feel B. feeled C. was feeling D. felt
48. To prepare for a ___________ disaster, we should make an emergency kit. 
A. natures B. nature C. natural D. naturally
49. We almost can’t ___________ when earthquakes will happen. 
A. predict B. prediction C. predictable D. predicts
50. The conservationists are worried about the increase in endangered species ___________. 
A. losing B. loss C. lost D. lose
Exercise 5. Read the text and find 5 mistakes then correct them.
Online shopping in general have its advantages and disadvantages. Online stores, like the auctions, 
are available around the clock. People can shop from home or work whereas a visit to the mall 
requires consumers travel via some form of transportation and forces them visit the stores during the 
stores' business hours. Physic stores aren't necessarily losing business. It's simply far more 
convenient to click on an item in the store's website.
However, when shopping in person, the consumer can actually examine the item before they will 
purchase.
Shopping online forces the consumer to be dependent on pictures and text descriptions. Online 
shopper have the advantage of comparing competing stores without driving to the actual stores, but 
visitors to a physical store don't face the same security and privacy concerns.
Example: have —> has
Answers:
1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________
Exercise 6. Read and provide the correct form of the words in brackets.
 Modern Forms of Online Payment 5. A. saw B. time C. caught D. noticed
6. A. away B. place C. part D. care
7. A. problem B. difficulty C. hurt Đ. damage
8. A. caused B. led C. resulted D. gave
9. A. including B. holding C. containing D. involving
10. A. mistaken B. felt C. told D. said
Exercise 8. Read the text then till in the blanks with the correct form of verbs.
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that (1. extend) ___________ from a thunderstorm to 
the ground and is often - although not always - visible as a funnel cloud. Lightning and hail (2. be) 
___________ common in thunderstorms that produce tornadoes. Tornadoes (3. cause) ___________ 
extensive damage to structures and disrupt transportation, power, water, gas, communications, and 
other services in their direct path and in neighbouring areas. Related thunderstorms can cause heavy 
rains, flash flooding, and hail.
About 1,200 tornadoes hit the United States every year and every state is at risk. Most tornadoes in 
the United States (4. occur) ___________ east of the Rocky Mountains with concentrations in the 
central and southern plains, the Gulf Coast and Florida.
Tornadoes can (5. strike) ___________ in any season, but occur most often in the spring and summer 
months. They can occur at all hours of the day and night, but are most likely to occur between 3 p.m. 
and 9 p.m.
Exercise 9. Read the passage and choose the best answers.
Two of the most dangerous storms which affect America are hurricanes and tornadoes. They are very 
much feared by anyone who may live in the path of their destruction.
Every year homes are destroyed by their fury and often lives arc lost. Most people who live near the 
coast arc forced to evacuate their homes and to move to safer areas until the storm passes. Floods 
are caused along the coasts by both the heavy rain and a storm tide that is considerably above 
normal water level. The high winds, coastal flooding and heavy rains associated with a hurricane 
cause enormous damage.