Phiếu học tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Unit 8 - Lesson 2: A closer look 1

 all day. We have been to Thien Mu Pagoda, Gia Long Tomb, the Citadel, and
Tu Dam pagoda.
a. sightseeing b. exploring
4. Tourism is destroying the animal’s native .
a. habitat b. living
5. She is a bit tired because she’s still suffering from .
a. jetlag b. sightseeing
6. Last week my friends and I went on a . Tour to Thailand.
a. packing b. package
7. I would like to stay at a resort during our next holidays. We want to relax and enjoy the 
sea.
a. tourist b. seaside
8. This is the first time they have ever on .along the Huong river.
a. a boat trip b. a tourist destination
9. My sister brought us back some chocolate from her business .to Paris.
a. trip b. journey
10. These kids go to the amusement  in the area most Sunday afternoons.
a. pack b. resort
II. Choose the correct meaning (a or b) of each word provided.
0. stopover
a. a stop during a journey, especially during a flight (√)
b. a visit to somebody’s place.
1. jetlag
a. the feeling of being depressed because you can’t find your way around in a city.
b. the feeling of being very tired and sometimes confused because you have travelled across 
parts of the world where the time is different.
2. package holiday
a. a holiday where you receive a lot of parcels and packages from your friends.
b. a holiday arranged by a travel company for a fixed price that includes the cost of your hotel 
and transport, and sometimes meals and entertainment.
3. drawback
a. disadvantage b. delay
4. check-in
a. the process you go through when you arrive at an airport or a hotel
b. the process you need to go through when you are on a plane
5. peak season
a. a season when there are a lot of sales going on at different stores
b. a season when a lot of people are doing or using something
6. expedition
a. a long journey organized for a particular purpose, especially to a dangerous or distant place
b. a guided journey to explore a marine area.
7. excursion
a. an adventure to new places
b. a short j...take or problem when somebody is confused about details: .
5. the activity of speaking formally to a large group of people: .
6. the act of leaving a hotel after paying the bill: .
V. Complete each of the following sentences with one suitable word from the box.
Peak seasons skyscrapers newspapers jetlag wheelchair football 
haircut policemen sunrise crossroads footprints 
1. My grandparents always get up before . .
2. Last weekend we spent three hours playing .together.
3. I have a . every two weeks. My hair grows long very fast.
4. These .are searching the area for the wanted man.
5. Dr Jordan Nguyen, a biomedical engineer, invented a mind controlled . that can be directed 
using electrical energy from the brain.
6. There is an increasingly high number of tourists during .
7. My father is a retired teacher. He stays home and reads a lot of .these days.
8. I was amazed to see many tall buildings and .in this newborn city, which used to be a 
deserted area.
9. I have been home for three days now, but I can’t sleep yet. I think I still suffer from .
10. There was a nasty car accident at a .in this town a few years ago.
11. Whose .are these? They must be tourists’. There were a group of them walking through the 
park.
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