Bài tập Unit 4 môn Tiếng Anh 8

2. Cách phát âm đuôi –ed trong thì quá khứ - /id/:Khi động từ có tận cùng là phụ âm /t/ hoặc /d/ E.g Wanted / wɒntid /, Needed / ni:did / - /t/:Khi động từ tận cùng bằng phụ âm vô thanh: /p/, /f/, /k/, /s/, /∫/, /ʧ/ E.g Stoped / stɒpt / Laughed / lɑ:ft / Cooked / kʊkt / Sentenced / entənst / Washed / wɒ∫t / Watched / wɒt∫t / -/d/:Khi động từ tận cùng là các nguyên âm và các phụ âm còn lại Played / pleid / Opened / əʊpənd /

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BÀI TẬP UNIT 4 I. Choose the correct column according to how the / ed/ ending is pronounced.

Simple past verb / t/ /id/ /d/ 1. missed: /t/ 2. ended: 3. called 4. occurred 5. added 6. invited 7. polluted 8. studied 9. closed 10. laughed 11. worked 12. collected 13. wished 14. watched 15. rented 16. robbed 17. answered 18. decided 19. enjoted 20. separated II. Put the correct tense of each verb in brackets. a. My uncle ( take ) ……………….. me to a piano concert last night. It ( be) …………….. a pleasant evening. I ( meet) ……………….. many interesting people. The weather ( be) ……… nice. I really ( enjoy) …………… the concert. b. American engineer Henry Ford ( start) …………….. the Ford Motor Company in 1903. Ford ( produce) …………………. the first cheap motor car. He ( call) ……………….. the car the Ford Model T. He ( start) ………………… making the Ford Model T in Detroit in 1908. Millions of people ( buy) ……………….. the car and Ford ( become) …………………. a very rich man. c. Two people ( die) ……………… in a fire in Ellis Street, Oldport yesterday moring. They ( be) ………………… Herbert and Molly Paynter, a couple in their seventies. The fire ( start) ………………….. at 3.20 a.m. A neighbour, Mr.Aziz ( see) …………… the flames and ( call) ……………….. the fire brigade. He also ( try) ……………… to get into the house and rescue his neighbours, but the heat ( be) ………………….. too great. The fire brigade ( arrive) ………………… in five minutes. Twenty fire fighters ( flight) ……………… the fire and finally ( bring) …………………. it under control. Two fire- fighters ( enter) ………………. burning building but ( find) ………………. the couple dead. III. Complete the 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.

3. I'll phone you ______ Tuesday morning ______ about 10 o'clock. Isn't it OK.

4. Are you doing anything special ______ the weekend? ThuVienDeThi.com

5. ______ Sunday afternoons I usually go for a walk.

6. Mr. Brown enjoys walking around his garden ______ night.

7. I woke up ______ five o'clock ______ the morning.

8. Mai's birthday is ______ April 10th.

9. Did you phone your teacher the day ______ yesterday?

10.My parents will get back from their holiday the day ______ tomorrow

IV. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence. 1. “ How long have you been with the company?” “ I ……………………there for two years.” A. will work B. was working C. worked D. have worked 2. “ When are you planning to send me the memo to the staff?” “ I ………………. it already.” A. send B. had send C. have sent D. was to send 3. “ Betty told me that you have a cottage on Lake Superior?” “ Yes, we ……………… it since we first moved to Michigan.” A. had bought B. bought C. was buying D. have bought 4. What have you learned since you ………………. here? A. came B. come C. have came D. have been coming 5. “Where are kan and Margaret?” “They were hungry, so they ……………… to the grocery store.”

A. go B. had gone C. went D. were gone 6. My grandfather often wears ______ clothes on the Tet holiday.

A. same B. traditional C. magical D. normal 7. We are ______ about the holidays.

A. excited B. upset C. interested D. able 8. Cinderella was very happy with the ______ of the fairy.

A. escape B. precaution C. talk D. appearance 9. Those shoes look very tight. Do they really ______ you?.

A. match B. fit C. go with D. measure 10.We like to watch the stars ______ night.

A. in B. on C. at D. after 11.We must be there ______ 8.00 and 8.30.

A. at B. before C. between D. after V. …