Đề thi Olympic Tiếng Anh lớp 8 vòng 5 năm 2013 - 2014

After two hours of listening to his coworkers complain about various things, Jim decided it was time to ____________ the discussion in a new direction. He brought up some issues about the budget, and then he told Sarah that she was going to be in charge of the new Branson account. Everyone felt much better after the subjects of conversation had changed, and the group even decided to go out to a movie after the meeting.

As Gaius approached the recently attacked village, he could see smoke rising up from each home that had been set on fire. It made him very angry to see what the marauders had done to his friends and family. While walking through all the ____________ in the streets, Gaius vowed to avenge what had happened that day. He got on his horse, took a drink from his tankard, and rode off on his mission.