English 8 - Revision for unit 2: Life in the countryside

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1. ENGLISH 8 REVISION FOR UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE A. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I)-Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases matching with the verbs. Maybe some verbs can be used more than once. grapes food buffaloes a camel data dolls a tent water cattle a flag strawberry a bike a fence tea buds a car goats information an ostrich blackberry sheep a motorbike a notice postcards a memorial a donkey 1. ride: ___ 2. collect: ___ 3. pick: ___ 4. herd: ___ 5. put up: ___ II)-Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank. Answer A B ___ 1. cattle A. food made from milk, such as butter, cheese, etc. ___ 2. a nomad B. tasks such as cleaning, washing, ironing that have to be done regularly at home ___ 3. pasture C. a field planted with rice growing in water ___ 4. home-made D. an area with mountains or hills ___ 5. a paddy field E. a person moving from a place to another for earning a living all the time ___ 6. household chores F. male and female cows on a farm ___ 7. countryside G. the way that you live ___ 8. lifestyle H. made at home ___ 9. dairy products I. a field or land covered with grass, where cattle can feed ___ 10. highland J. land which is away from towns and cities
2. III)-Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box. ride grassland cattle loaded kites beehive vast harvest convenient dry 1. Several people were flying ___ on the field. 2. Russia is a ___ country with a lot of natural resources. 3. My brother is learning to ___ a horse at the moment. 4. Farmers often leave the rice in the sun to ___. 5. They ___ the buffalo-drawn cart with hay. 6. Farmers always need extra help with the ___. 7. Local people are turning ___ into farmland. 8. A ___ is a type of box that people use for keeping bees in. 9. Is it ___ to meet you at the moment? 10. My uncle raises a herd of ___ on his farm. IV)-Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets. 1. Iceland is considered the most ___ country in the word. (peace) 2. A ___ lifestyle has its advantages and disadvantages. (nomad) 3. My brother has been ___ a stamp for several years. 4. It is a/an ___ place to hold a picnic because it is too far from the road. (convenience) 5. Drinking water in some areas may be ___. (safe) 6. During my stay in the village, I was ___ with several local farmers. (friend) 7. Encouraging children to eat and drink ___ is very important. (health) 8. Local people in the village often wear their ___ costumes during the festivals. (tradition) 9. Please give ___ to that charity to help the homeless after the flood. (generous) 10. The baby slept very ___ because the bed was really comfortable. (sound) V)-Complete the sentences, using the comparative form of the adjectives in the box. cheap expensive good small hot intelligent bad big hard important 1. An elephant is ___ a mouse. 2. The weather today is ___ it was yesterday. 3. A diamond costs a lot of money. A diamond is ___ a ruby. 4. A lake is ___ an ocean. 5. A person can think logically. A person is ___ an animal. 6. Good health is ___ money. 7. I can buy a bicycle, but not a motorbike. A bicycle is ___ a motorbike. 8. The last question is ___ the others. 9. I think my second essay is ___ the first. There were many mistakes in the first essay. 10. The food in a street market is ___ than in a supermarket. VI)-Use the adjectives in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences. 1. Tea is ___ coffee. (cheap) 2. The new harvest machine is ___ than the old one. (effective)
3. 3. The countryside is ___ the town. (beautiful) 4. A tractor is ___ a buffalo. (powerful) 5. My sister is ___ me. (tall) 6. Blue whales are ___ elephants. (heavy) 7. The Mekong River is ___ the Red River. (long) 8. Do you think English is ___ French in grammar? (easy) 9. My new bed is ___ my old bed. (comfortable) 10. The film about my village town is ___ than the book. (interesting) VII)-Complete the sentences with suitable forms of the adverbs given in the brackets. 1. I am faster worker than Tom is. (fast) I work ___. 2. Mai’s singing is more beautiful than Mi’s. (beautifully) Mai sings___. 3. We were earlier at the party than the Smiths last night. (early) We arrived ___. 4. Phong’s voice is louder than Nick’s. (loudly) Phong speaks ___. 5. My English is more fluent than my sister’s. (fluently) I speak English ___. B. READING I)-Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage. Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and disadvantages. There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First, you can enjoy peace and quietness. Moreover, people tend t be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children. However, there are certain disadvantages or drawbacks to life outside the city. First, because there are fewer people, you are likely to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find jobs. In short, it can be seen that the country is more suitable for some people than others. On the whole, it is often the best for those who are retired or who have young children. In contrast, young people who have a career are better provided in the city. 1. According to the passage, living in the country has ___. A. only good points B. only bad points C. both good and bad points D. no disadvantages 2. How many advantages does living in the country have? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. No 3. Living in the country is safer for young children because___. A. there is less traffic B. there are few shops C. there are fewer people D. there are few services 4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A.People in the country tend to be friendlier than people in the city.
4. B. It’s hard to find entertainment in the country. C. There are fewer shops and services in the country. D. The country is only suitable for retired people. 5. Having few friends is ___. A. one of drawbacks to life in the country B. the only disadvantage to living in the country C. one of certain drawbacks to life outside the city D. one of certain advantages to life outside the city II)-Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. The country is (1)___ beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2)___ the summer holiday although they can’t live (3)___ all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village (4)___ that they can go there whenever they (5)___ find the time. English villages are not all alike, but (6)___ some ways they are not very different from (7)___ other. Almost every village (8) ___ a church, the round or square tower of which can (9)___ seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10)___ people are buried. C. WRITING I)-Complete the sentences about what Linda thinks about the country life, using the cues given. Name: Linda Home: a farm/ the country/ Colorado/ USA. Likes: summer – hiking/ mountains; winter – snowboarding. Reasons: relaxing/ quiet Dislikes: city life/ not safe enough/ walk around alone/ too dangerous/ cycle/ street/ heavy traffic 1. Linda lives ___ 2. In summer, she ___ 3. In winter, she ___ . 4. She really likes it because ___ . 5. She thinks city life is not ___ 6. She also thinks it is too ___ II)-Use the words or phrases given to write meaningful sentences. 1. Soc Trang province/ follow/ new rural development programme/ 22 poor villages/ since 2000. ___ 2. Local people/ rice, vegetables/ and/ animals. ___ 3. Agricultural work/ become/ less difficult/ thank/ machinery. ___ 4. Electricity/ help/ children/ study better/ and/ paved roads/ make/ transportation/ easier. ___ 5. Public works/ help/ local people especially Khmer people/ develop production/ reduce poverty/ create better lives. ___