PART 7- E GRADE 8-EXERCISES COLLECTION (2011-2012)

PART 7 – E GRADE 8 – EXERCISES COLLECTION (2011 -2012) @@@ TEST 1: I . Choose A, B, C, D to complete the following sentences: 1. They go to Nha Trang in summer. A. use B. used to C. are used D. are used to 2. they playing soccer in the park. A. use B. used to C. are used D. are used to 3. I am used to up early. A. get B. to get C. getting D. got 4. Tom used to his homework in the evening. A. do B. did C. doing D. done 5. Lan is used to to Maryam. A. write B. written C. writing D. wrote 6. He work at night A. uses B. used C. is used to D. used to 7. Are they used T.V ? A. to watching B. to watch C. to watched D. to watch 8. playing badminton ? A. Does she use to B. Did she use to C. is she used to D. Will she use to 9. He made a deep on the memebers of his speaking English club. A. impression B. impress C. impressing D. impressed. 10. His made us happy. A. friendly B. friendliness. C. unfriendly D. unfriendliness II. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage: Singapore is an island city of about three million people. Iut’s a beautiful 1 with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a very 2 city. Most of the people 3 in high - rise flats in different parts of the island. The business district is very modern with 4 of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older section. In Chinatown, there 5 rows of old shop houses. The Government buildings in Singapore are very 6 and date from the colonial days. Singapore is famous 7 its shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most os the 8 are duty free. Singapore’s restaurants 9 Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the 10 are quite reasonable. 1. A district B. town C. city D. village 2. A. large B. dirty C. small D. clean 3. A. live B. lives C. are living D. lived 4. A. lot B. lots C. many D. much 5. A. is B. will be C. were D. are 6. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beatify D. beatifully 7. A. in B. on C. at D. for 8. A. good B. goods C. goodness D. goody 9. A. sells B. selling C. sell D. sold 10. A. priced B. price C. prices D. pricer III. Put the correct prepositions in to each gap: 1. The road is busy all the time, even night 2. Don’t laugh her or she ‘ ll get angry. 3. We live a tower Blok. Our flat is the fifteenth floor. 4. What do you think is the best solution the problem ? 5. As soon as I arrived London, I called my friend to ask him to gi ve me a sightseeing ride The city. IV. Change the following sentences in to passive voice. 1. They didn’t allow Tom to take these books home. 2. How many trees did they cut down to build that fence ? 3. People say that he is intelligent 4. People speak English all the world. 5. She used to pull my hat over my eyes. 6. I want you to leave me alone. 7. I remember that my father took me to town to see that film. 8. They have never elected any woman president of United states. 9. Before the princess arrived at the shipyard, they had used police dogs to make sure no one had hidden any bombs there. 10. Don’t let others see you. V. Fill each blank with a right form of the word given in parentheses. 1. He say he has no of resigning.(intend) 2. The children spent their in the mountains (child) 3. He has worked well and has produced some essays (interest). 4. They have added three new songs to the show which it by about 15 minutes. (long) 5. Her bussiness has been a huge (succeed) 6. His Caused the accident. (care) 7. T.V is one of the cheapest forms of (entertain) 8. It would be to make a decision to quickly. (fool) 9. We had on interesting about football (discuss) 10. He pays no to anything I say. (attend) VI. There is one missing word in each sentence. Find that word and put it in the correct order: 1. Fred is not tall enough be a policeman. 2. The sun sets the West. 3. What does she like? – She is beautiful. 4. I’m going visit my grandmother. 5. Who is most intelligent student in your class? 6. Andrew doesn’t speak clearly enough to an English teacher. 7. I received a letter my sister yesterday. 8. What beautiful day! 9. Would you like be here at Christmas? 10. He is not as outgoing his friends. @@@ TEST 2: I. Give the correct form of these verbs: 1. The sun (set) ………………………in the West. 2. It usually (rain) ……………in the summer. 3. Bees (make) …………………honey. 4. They (get) ……………………on the scale now. 5. The earth (circle) ……………the Sun once every 365 days. 6. Rivers usually (flow) ……………… to the sea. 7. Don’t worry. I (give) ………him your message when I (see) ………… him. 8. Look! Jane (play) … the guitar. Hurry up! The bus (come) ……… . 9. I (not talk) ……… to her at present. 10. How often…………… she (go) ………… fishing? - She (go) ……………once a year. 11. your friends (be)………… students? -Yes, they (be) 12. the children (play)………… in the park at the moment? -No, they aren’t. They (learn) to play the piano. 13. ……….you (go)………… to school on Sundays? – Yes, I do. 14. My mother (cook) ………a meal now. She ( cook)………… everyday. 15. What………… your mother (do)……………. at this time? - She (make)……………a dress. 16. she often (go)………… to the cinema every weekend? 17. I don’t know. But she always (go) to the church on Sundays. 18. The students (not be) in class at present. 19. She always (wash) the dishes after meals. 20. I (do) an exercise on the present tenses at this moment and I (think) that I (know) how to use it now. 21. My mother sometimes (buy) vegetables at this market. 22. It (rain) much in summer. It (rain) now. 23. Daisy (cook) some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) in the morning. 25. Where ( be ) your father now ? _ He ( read ) a newspaper. 26. Listen! Mai ( sing ) 27. They ( play ) volleyball every afternoon , but they ( play ) badminton . 28. It is 6:00 p.m. Mary is at home. She (have ) dinner. She always ( have ) dinner with her family around 6 o’clock . 29. Ha ( like ) badminton . She often ( play ) badminton with her friend , Lan. They ( play ) it every Thursday afternoon . They ( play ) badminton in the stadium now. 30. Laura ( be ) from Canada. She ( speak ) English and French . She ( come ) to VietNam tomorrow . She ( stay ) in a hotel in HCM City for 3 days . She ( visit ) a lot of places of interest in Viet Nam . II. Read and choose the best answer: I live in a house near the sea. It is (1) old house, about 100 years old and (2) very small. There are two bed rooms upstairs (3) no bathroom. The bathroom is down stairs (4) the kitchen and there is a living room where there is a lovely old fire place. There is a garden (5) the house. The garden (6) down to the beach and in spring and summer (7) flowers every where. I like alone (8) my dog, Rack, but we have a lot of visitors. My city friends often stay with (9) I love my house for (10) reasons the garden, the flowers in summer, the fee in winter, but the best thing is the view from my bedroom window. 1. A. a B. an C. the D. any 2. A. It's B. It C. there's D. They're 3. A. and B. or C. but D. too 4. A. between B. next C. near to D. next to 5. A. in front B. front of C. of front in D. in front of 6. A. go B. going C. goes D. in goes 7. A. there are B. they are C. there are D. those are 8. A. for B. of C. on D. with 9. A. me B. I C. my D. I'm 10. A. a B. any C. many D. a lot III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it. 1. The trains couldn’t run because of the snow. ⇒ The snow 2. I didn’t arrive in time to see her. ⇒ I wasn’t early 3. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday. ⇒ I apologize 4. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train. ⇒ If 5. Janet is the best tennis- player in the club. ⇒ No one 6. I haven’t seen that man here before. ⇒ It’s 7. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it. ⇒ The furniture was too 8. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money. ⇒ The bank manger 9. He learned to drive when he was 18. ⇒ He has 10. She had never been unhappy before. ⇒ She was unhappier 11. It was so late that nothing could be done. ⇒ It was too 12. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning. ⇒ “ Please 13. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again. ⇒ The date 14. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week. ⇒ We are going 15. The bus takes longer than the train. ⇒ The train IV. Give the correct forms of the verbs. 1. (Enter) the room, he (greet) everybody most kindly. 2. I love him but I (be) afraid I never (marry) him. 3. I already (buy) some bricks and I (build) a garage. 4. Unless it (rain), crops (be) destroyed. 5. I (give) you a cigarette if I (have) one, but I'm afraid I haven't. 6. Look! It (rain). 7. He (stop) smoking two months ago. 8. What you (like) doing when you are free? 9. A lot of new houses (build) in Hanoi suburbs at present. 10. Last week a new table (make) for me by my father. 11. Three letters (write) to his friends abroad tomorrow. 12. Ten lessons (learn) so far by us. 13. He (thank) me for what I had done for him. 14. Every one of the men (be) looking for a job. 15. Since Robert was living in Rome, I (not have) a word from him. 16. We (sit) in the car outside the house when the inspector called. 17. When he came home, he (tell) his mother what he (see) at school. 18. I don’t allow (smoke) in my drawing room. 19. He didn’t dare (leave) the house because he was afraid of (meet) someone who might (recognize) him. 20. I (teach) hundreds of students but I never (meet) such a hopeless class as this. V.CHANGE THE ACTIVE INTO THE PASSIVE 1. People drink a great deal of tea in England. 2. Someone has locked this door. 3. Look ! Helen is carrying a basket of pears. 4. This team will win the prize by any means. 5. When she had taken off her coat , she hung it up. 6. The hot sun dried up the pools . 7. You may hand in the answers now. 8. By the end of the day the party will have set up the big tent. 9. People have laughed at the joke for many years. 10. They heard him make an interesting remark . 11. I can assure you will arrange everything in time . 12. Why don’t you have an optician test your eyes ? 13. Have you counted the money ? 14. Last night the visitors ate all the cakes. 15. They have brought most of these thongs from London. @@@ TEST 3: I. Give the correct forms of the verbs. 1. That film (come) ……………to the local cinema next week. ……….You (want) ……… to see it? 2. It is he or I who (be)……………… to go. 3. After he (do) …………………his homework, he went to the cinema. 4. I am prepared to support anything he (say)……………………. tomorrow. 5. Sometimes I getup before the sun (rise)…………………… 6. Since he (buy)………… a new car, he (drive)…………… to work every day. 7. If we (know) ……………….who he was, we (invite)……………… him. 8.The gray and blue blanket (wash) …………………yesterday. 9. It’s the British English that (be) ………………spoken all over the world. 10. They (come) ……………………here a month ago. 11. She (go) ……………….to school everyday. 12. It (not rain)……………………. here since March. 13. It would have been better if you (wait)………………… for him. 14. When we (take) …………………our exam, we’ll have a holiday. 15. They had their exercises (correct) ………………….last week. II. Read the passage and choose the most appropriate answer A, B, C or D. In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English.My English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them. I didn’t want my father and mother to know about this.One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown. 1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year? A. The pronunciation B. The grammar C. Both pronunciation and grammar D. The way of improving his pronunciation 2. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson? A. His teacher B. One of his friends C. His father D. His mother 3. Where did Nam and his teacher go after that? A. to the town library B. to the school library C. to the teachers’ room D. to his house 4. What did the teacher show him then? A. A glass bookcase B. An English-English dictionary C. An English Grammar book D. Cassettes of pronunciation drills 5. What did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later? A. The first prize B. The second prize C. The third prize D. The fourth prize III. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D. 1. Trang is 15 years old. She is not old enough ______a car. A. drive B. to drive C. driving D. drove 2. _________can I do for you ? A. What B. When C. Where D. How 3. It is easy_________ English. A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned 4. Would you mind _________the washing up for me tonight  A. do B. did C. doing D. to do 5. I prefer walking _________riding a bicycle. A. to B. than C. with D. for 6. My grandmother used to _________her younger brother and sister. A. looks after B. look after C. looked after D. looking after 7. Mr. Lam asked me _________you this dictionary. A. give B. to give C. gave D. giving 8. The ruler _________of plastic is Lan's. A. make B. made C. making D. to make IV. Read and answer the questions. Tokyo, which is the capital of Japan, is one of the three largest cities in the world. In the twelfth century, Japan's capital was an inland city named Kyoto. Six hundred years later, many people from Kyoto had moved to a city called Eyed. They had renamed it Tokyo and had made this city the capital of all Japan. Today, Tokyo is a busy place. It is a center for business and education. It is also a center for religion. In addition, Tokyo University, the beautiful grounds of the Imperial Place, the famous Imperial Hotel, built in 1920 by an American, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many fine shops, stores, theaters and eating places can be found in this capital. In downtown Tokyo, many large, new buildings made of concrete and steel may be seen. Some of these were built after the earthquake of 1923. Others were built after World War II. * Answer the questions. 1. Which city used to be the capital of Japan in the 12th century ? ____________________________________________ 2. What did Tokyo use to be called? ____________________________________________ 3. Who designed the Imperial Hotel ? ____________________________________________ [...]... put (5) their decorations and an angel on the top of the Christmas tree Finally, presents are usually put under the (6) V Read and answer the questions Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes They go to the market to buy candy,... the new year 1 A meeting B holiday C festival 2 A be B have 3 A decorated B appeared C designed D organized 4 A by B from C for D with 5 A given B cooked C used D seen 6 A first B last C strange D only 7 A good B hard C polite D well C enjoy D vacation D take 8 A cards B greetings C wishes D gifts VI Rewrite the following sentences, beginning the given words: 1 The Vietnamese celebrate Lunar New Year... industry that makes cars (using compound words) IV Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box Christmas is the biggest (1) of the year in Britain Christmas Eve starts on 24 December, although there have been (2) weeks of preparation beforehand The Christmas trees have been(3) Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and (4) About a week before Christmas, people usually... dried watermelon seeds They also get clothes which are worn at Tet They often buy peach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday Tet is a time for family members to have special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes People often visit relatives and friends on the second day of the holiday 1 When is the Lunar New Year holiday celebrated in Vietnam? 2 What do Vietnamese... offerings of food, fresh water, flowers and betel are made on the family altar with burning joss-sticks scenting the air First-footing is made when the (6) _ visitor comes, and children are lucky to be given money wrapped in a red tiny envelop Tet is also a time for peace and love During Tet, children often behave (7) ; and friends, relatives and neighbors give each other their best... expensive C delicious D interesting 3 Centuries ago, a man _a list of what he thought were the seven wonders of the world A compiled B designed C included D participated 4 An _contest will be held next month A English-spoken B English-speaking C speaking-English D spoken-English 5 Would you turning on the electric fan ? A like B please C let D mind 6 She asked me _I liked... In the fire-making contest two team members had to make fire in the (5) way They tried to (6) pieces of bamboo together to make the fire Six people from each team (7) _in the rice-cooking festival They had to (8) _ the rice from the husk and then cook the rice III Read the passage and do the tasks that follow Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the central high land province of Lam... all the year round Some have cottages built in a village……(4)… that they can go there whenever they…(5)… find the time English villages are not all alike, but……(6)… some ways they are not very different from……(7)… other Almost every village…(8)… a church, the round or square tower of which can…(9)… seen from many miles around Surrounding the church is the church yard where people …(10)… burried 1…………... She asked him if he would stay with his friends the next day She asked him " _" @@@ TEST 5: I Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences 1 There is an/a Please send an ambulance to Thang Long school A elevation B emergency C first-aid D wound 2 Nam wrote the note on the board in order to his classmates about the change in schedule A inform... marine 2 A award B snorkel C include D compile 3 A festival B gallery C brochure D pyramid 4 A heritage B memorial C emergency D itinerary II Choose the correct word to fill in each of the following sentences: 1 10 She bought lots of _during her vacation in the USA A schedules B souvenirs C suitcases D tickets 2 They won the prize because their rice was the most A traditional B expensive . People speak English all the world. 5. She used to pull my hat over my eyes. 6. I want you to leave me alone. 7. I remember that my father took me to town to see that film. 8. They have never. elected any woman president of United states. 9. Before the princess arrived at the shipyard, they had used police dogs to make sure no one had hidden any bombs there. 10. Don’t let others see. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money. ⇒ The bank manger 9. He learned to drive when he was 18. ⇒ He has 10. She had never been unhappy before. ⇒ She was unhappier 11. It