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BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 – Có đáp án
C. READING

I. Choose the words given to fill in the blanks correctly.

light between becomes month
around seems see earth

Once a month, the moon travels in a complete circle (1) the earth. As it moves in its
circle, it (2) to change shape. This is because we, on Earth, (3) only
that section of the moon that catches the sun‟s light.
When the sun, the moon and the earth are in a straight line with the moon in the middle, it is
impossible for us to see the moon. At this point, the moon is said to be new. We are unable to see it
in this position because the side facing the (4) is in shadow. As the new moon
begins to circle the earth, however, we begin to see that part of its surface that catches the sun‟s (5)
. After some days, when it reaches the position where the earth is (6) the
sun and the moon, we see the full moon. Later, it again (7) half moon, becoming
smaller and smaller until it disappears again to become the new moon. This cycle takes 28 days or
a lunar (8) .

II. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
Why does Man want to go to other planets (1) the solar system? Just for adventure?
True, (2) is adventure in space travel. But a (3) to other planets would also be
(4) . For example, space stations could be built that would give us (5) information
about the weather.
In space stations (6) around the earth, Man could live and study the cloud formation on
(7) surface. These formations could tell us what weather to (8) in any part of the
world at any time. (9) information would be useful to pilots, to ship captains, and even to
farmers (10) must set dates for planting and harvesting.

1. A. in B. on C. at D. of
2. A. this B. there C. that D. it
3. A. travel B. fly C. trip D. drive

4. A. practice B. practiced C. practicing D. practical
5. A. valuable B. wealthy C. expensive D. amused
6. A. moves B. moving C. moved D. moveable

7. A. his B. her C. its D. their
8. A. hope B. believe C. consider D. expect
9. A. Such B. Those C. So D. These

10. A. which B. who C. whom D. whose

III. Choose the item A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
A UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) is any object flying in the sky which cannot be identified
by the person who sees it. Sometimes the object is investigated. If people cannot figure out what
the object is after an investigation, it is called a UFO. If they figure out what the object is, it can no
longer be called a UFO because it has been identified.

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