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BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 – Có đáp án
6. A. experienced B. brought C. made D. taken

7. A. where B. during C. when D. since
8. A. ways B. methods C. techniques D. communications

III. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the suitable words.
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological.
But actually the idea for a computer (1) worked out over two centuries ago by a man
(2) Charles Babbage.

Babbage was born (3) 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew
up plans for several calculating machines (4) he called “engines”. But despite the
fact that he (5) building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the
years people have argued (6) his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the
Science Museum in London has finished building (7) engine based on one of

Babbages designs. (8) has taken six years to complete and more (9) four
thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at
a special exhibition in the Science Museum (10) remind people of Babbages work.

D. WRITING

I. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.
1. He got in through the window. I saw him.
 I saw ........................................................................................

2. She made herself sick. She had worked very hard.
 She had worked so ...................................................................
3. The traffic was bad. However, I arrived on time.

 Though ....................................................................................
4. We were late. We missed the first act of the play.
 We were so ..............................................................................

5. They‟re the birds. I fed them this morning.
 They‟re the birds that ...............................................................

6. I don‟t know many English words
 I wish ......................................................................................
7. “Do you have many friends?”

 She asked me ...........................................................................
8. We don‟t have a lot of money, so we don‟t buy a lot of new books.
 If we ........................................................................................

9. Learning English is not easy.
 It is ..........................................................................................
10. “Would you like to come to my birthday party, Sarah?” asked John.

 John invited .............................................................................

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