ENGLISH 8 – UNIT 8: ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
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KEY 8
I.
Listen to the passage and decide which statements are True (T) or False (F).
1.
Big Ben is the most famous attraction in England.
………
T
………
2.
Big Ben is locatted in front of the House of parliament.
………
F
………
3.
The tower is home to the largest four faced chiming bell in the world.
………
T
………
4.
Big Ben is 69 meters high and weighs about the same as an elephant.
………
F
………
5.
The clock took nearly 30 years to build and began ticking in the summer of 1858.
………
F
………
II.
Listen again and complete the sentences.
1.
The Big Ben attracts………
MILLIONS OF TOURISTS
……… each year.
2.
The chiming bell of the tower has ………
FOUR
……… faces.
3.
It took………
NEARLY 13 YEARS
………to build the bell.
4.
The first chime of the bell as heard in………
JULY 1859
………
5.
The bell now rings……
EVERY 15 MINUTES
…………
6.
The clock wasn’t………
DESTROYED
………during the Second World War.
III.
Find the word which has a different stress from the other words.
1.
A. coffee
B. Chinese
C. payee
D. trainee
2.
A. referee
B. guarantee
C. Japanese
D. jubilee
3.
A. refugee
B. committee
C. absentee
D. Taiwanese
4.
A. Viennese
B. Chinese
C. Burmese
D. Maltese
5.
A. engineer
B. volunteer
C. mountaineer
D. reindeer
6.
A. Maltese
B. festive
C. degree
D. unique
7.
A. government
B. celebrate
C. nominee
D. popular
8.
A. Canadian
B. introduce
C. Guyanese
D. absentee
9.
A. coffee
B. rupee
C. trainee
D. agree
10.
A. kangaroo
B. Taiwanese
C. guarantee
D. symbolise
IV.
Choose the best answer.
1.
David uses English as his mother ……………… because he comes from the UK.
A.
Tongue
B. mouth
C. nose
D. cheek
2.
The Sydney Opera House is an ………………of Australia’s creative and technical achievement.
A.
Orchestra
B. emblem
C. icon
D. armorial
3.
In the United States, there are 50 ……………… and six different time zones across the country.
A.
States
B. nations
C. towns
D. countries
4.
I once tried to………………an apple pie when I was in London. It was really delicious.
A.
Do
B. cook
C. make
D. show
5.
You should go to Canada in summer because it is the most popular time for visitors to ………………Niagara
Falls and see the beautiful sights there.
A.
Stay
B. look
C. tour
D. visit
6.
Nowadays you still see the……………… men wear kilts (skirts) to wedding or other formal occasions.
A.
Scottish
B. Scotland
C. Scots
D. Scot
7.
The USA has a population of about 304 million, and it’s the third……………… country in the world.
A.
Smallest
B. largest
C. narrowest
D. highest
8.
In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are………………food at Christmas.
A.
National
B. historical
C. traditional
D. possible
9.
The fight number 781 to Melbourne………………at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning.
A.
Arrives
B. is arriving
C. has arrived
D. will arrive
10.
Some documents say that people……………… the Glastonbury Festival since the beginning of the 19
th
century.