Put the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.. Complete these sentences by filling the correct form of the words given in the gap.. Complete the passage with t
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- Present perfect simple tense/ perfect continuous
- The first conditional with the present perfect
- Relative clauses
- Reported speech and short-formed relative clauses
- Passive voice (with tenses & people say/ causative form/ let sb do/ imperatives)
- among (prep) the Ns/es
- when/ while Ving
I Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket
a) My grandparents [1 just visit] (have just visited) us Would you like [2 meet] (to meet)
them?
b) I (3 read) (am reading) this book at the moment After I (4 finish) (have finished) ,
I (5 lend) (will lend it to you.
c) Paul was born in France, and he [6 live] (has lived) there for 20 years.
d) We (7 be) (have been) to HCM city several times (8 you ever go) Have you ever gone
there?
e) I hope my sister [9 send] (will send) me a letter soon.
f) I (10 buy) (bought) a new house last year, but I (11 not sell) (haven’t sold) my old
house yet, so I (12 have) (have) two houses.
g) He usually spends his free time (13 read) (reading) books in the afternoon.
h) I’m sure, my mother ( 14 come) (will come) back home in an hour
i) you (15 do) (have you done) your homework yet? Yes I (16 already finish) (have already finished) it
II Rewrite the following sentences by using the cues.
17 I have a brother His name is Ba ( whose) I have a brother whose name is Ba
18 Lan made her new dress yesterday ( passive voice) Lan’s new dress was made by her yesterday
19 He visited me yesterday (He has ) He has visited me since yesterday.
20 They have believed that Nam stole that bicycle (Nam has )
Nam has been believed to have stolen that bicycle.
21 We spend a lot of time doing our homework everyday ( It takes…….)
It takes us a lot of time to do our homework everyday.
22 Mayday is a day, workers match to show their solidarity on that day ( when)
Mayday is the day when workers match to show their solidarity.
23 Look at the shoes on that shelf They are made of leather ( which)
Look at the shoes which are made of leather on that shelf.
24 I have my mother help do the housework everyday ( passive)
I have the housework helped to do/ (done) by my mother everyday.
25 There will be a new road It will be built through our neighborhood ( V p2)
There will be a new road built through our neighborhood.
III Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest
26 a children b chicken c chair d character
29 a laugh b enough c although d cough
30 a fourteen b volunteer c seen d free
IV Put a suitable word in each blank [2 pts]
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[32 since/ when/ and/ but] we were in primary school Quan is thin and a [33 lot of/ lots/ bit/ a
little] tall he has a long face and straight nose His hair is short, black and curly His eyes [34
is/ are/ be/ being] large and he always has a pleasant smile When [35 go/ to go/ went/ going]
to school Quan usually wears a white shirt, black trousers and a [36 lot/ lots/ bit/ pair] of grey
sandals But after school, he often wears a T-shirt, jeans and shoes Quan is sociable He is
extremely helpful and generous Quan is very good [37 at/ for/ with/ by] natural sciences, so he
always helps me [38 in/ by/with/of] my homework Whenever I meet a difficult exercise and
ask [39 him/ he/ for him/of him] , he kindly explains it to me until I understand it completely All
the things I want to say is that I am lucky [40 very/ so/ too/ enough] to have a friend like Quan.
V Put the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
41 We have two postal (deliver) deliveries a day.
42 He left the room without (explain) / explaining/ any explanations
43 Playing tennis is one of his favorite (act) activities
44 We started our trip on a beautiful (sun) sunny morning
45 They left the house in a (frighten) frightening mess
46 He said “ Good morning” in a most (friend) friendly way.
47 There is no easy (solve) solution to this problem.
48 He always drives more (care) carefully at night.
49 Does this (arrange) arrangement suit you?
50 He is a very (skill) _ carpenter
VI Rewrite these sentences in passive voice.
51 Why didn't you buy these books? Why weren’t these books bought by you?
52 They cut my hair every month My hair is cut every month./ I have my hair cut
every month.
53 We couldn't do this difficult exercise yesterday This difficult exercise couldn’t be done by us yesterday.
54 They said I was very intelligent I was said to have been very intelligent.
55 People believe that Nam stole that bicycle Nam is believed to have stolen that
bicycle.
56 We are discussing the pollution problem The pollution problem is being
discussed by us.
57 They made us work hard We were made to work hard.
58 Hoa doesn't admire this actor This actor isn’t admired by Hoa.
59 They were selling tickets when the match started Tickets were being sold when the match started.
60 Mrs Brown is watering the flowers in the garden
The flowers are being watered in the garden by Mrs Brown
Trang 4- Article: a/ an/ the
- although/ in spite of/ Despite mặc dầu, mặc dù
- furthermore/ moreover/ what is more Hơn nữa, vả
lại
- not………until………
- The more ……….the more………
- be good for sb = do sb good
- give care to sb/sth
- take care (not) to do sth
- be full of cares đầy lo âu
- be free from care không lo lắng
- not care for không cần, muốn, để ý
- caretaker (n) người trông nom nhà của
- caress / kə'res /(n, v) vuốt ve, âu yếm
- caressive kə'res (a) /kə'resiv/ yêu mến, cưng chiều
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1 This summer holiday we [will climbing Go climbing, are going to climb, going climb] the mountain.
2 The lower floor of a house is called the [upstairs, downstairs, outside, inside]
3 You like the movie " The Kids in Town", [ you do, do you, you don't, don't you] ?
4 Let's [meet, meeting, to meet, to meeting] outside the theatre.
5 Alexander Graham Bell was a Scotsman [despite, in spite, although, even] he later emigrated to the
USA
II Put the following words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences
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Minh has collected stamps since he was a child
7 tomorrow / can / not / we / somewhere / I / so / working / go / am
I am not working tomorrow so we can go somewhere.
8 back / in / months / England / going / two / are / to / they
They are going back to England in two months.
9 information / entertainment / but also/ TV / not only / brings
TV brings not only information but also entertainment.
10 a struggle / always / nature /life / is / At home on the farm / with
At home on the farm life is always a struggle with nature
III Fill in each blank with a suitable word
Learning a language is, in some way, like (11) learning how to fly or play the piano There (12) are important differences, but there is a very important similarity It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (13) of practice It is never simply to “know” something You must be able to
“do” things with what (14) you know For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (15) how to fly an airplane A (16) book can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only
read a book and then try to (17) fly without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (18) yourself The same is true of (19) playing the piano So you think it is enough simply to read
about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (20) practice first?
IV Fill a suitable article (a/ an/ the) or not in the gap
21- It's a bit far from my house to the cinema.
22- Viet likes X comedies very much and there is an interesting comedy on TV tonight 23- the deaf are the people who can't hear.
24- It is a large lab, but there is only an assistant
25- Trang isn't in the kitchen, she's X upstairs.
26- They are going to build a…… university in this town
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26 Our parents often take us to the zoo at weekends
We are often taken to the zoo at the weekend by our parents.
27 How can we keep our fields in good condition? How can our fields be kept in good condition by us?
28 The smell of fresh paint greeted hundreds of pupils
Hundreds of pupils were greeted by the smell of fresh paint.
29 They have just seen the new teacher in the school yard
The new teacher has just been seen in the school yard.
30 Did she do her homework last night? Was her homework done last night?
31 We should stop experiments on animals as soon as possible
Experiments on animals should be stopped as soon as possible by us.
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32 The museum is the (far) farther way of the two buildings.
33 We must take (act) action before things gets worse.
34 Conan Doyle was famous for the (create) creator of the great detective, Sherlock
Homes
35 My new car is more (economy) economical than the old one I had before.
36 Working on the car made his hands (grease) greasy .
VII Rewrite these sentences Use the cues given
37 Although his team played well, they lost the game of tennis
Despite his good team, they lost the game of tennis
38 We had better get back to work It’s high time we got back to work.
39 "I'd take a taxi if I were you" said Peter Peter suggested that I should take a taxi
40 In spite of the forecast, it stayed fine . Although rain was forecasted, it stayed fine.
41 He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film
He was too tired to see the end of the film
42 I haven't seen them for over a year .
It’s over a year I haven’t seen them (It’s over a year since I saw them)
43 She didn't say a word as she left the room She left the room without saying a word.
44 The doctor suggested that I should rest The doctor advised me to rest (to take a
rest)
45 The last time it rained here was a fortnight It has not rained here for a fortnight.
46 You can try to get Tom to lend you his car but you won't succeed
There is no point in trying to get Tom to lend you his car.
47 I'm sorry I missed Professor Baker's lecture I'm sorry not to have listened to professor Baker’s lecture.
48 As I get older, I want to travel less The older I get the less I want to travel.
49 "It certainly was not me who took your money" Said Nam Nam denied having taken
my money.
50 Yogurt is supposed to be good for you Yogurt is supposed to do you good.
TEST 3 - Hoc Ky I - English 8.
Trang 9- other/ another/ others
- in red ink/ with a red pen
- success/ successful/ succeed in
- house sb (v) cho ai ở trọ, cung cấp nhà cho/ household/ householder/ housekeeper /housework
- home (n, adj, adv) nhà, trong nhà, về nhà
- attend (v) có mặt, tham dự/- attendant/ attention chú ý, chăm sóc, chu đáo/ attentive
- orphan/ orphanage/
- destroy/ destructive phá hoại, hủy/ destruction
- (im) patient (n,a) (im) patience
- rely on sb/ (un) reliable
- lock / unlock the door
- courage/ encourage/ encouragement
- volunteer/ voluntary -adj
- go on a diet = have a diet
- call sb name: we call him Nam
- comfort/ comfortable/ comforful/less/ comforting có thể khuyên giải/ advisable nên, nên làm theo, đáng theo
- pronoun/ pronounce/ pronunciation/ pronunciative thuộc phát âm = pronunciatory =
pronunciational /
I Give the correct form of the words
1 Their children have quite different characters DIFFERENCE
2 My brother bought a new _ fishing _rod yesterday FISH
3 Mr Pike runs his business very successfully _ SUCCESS
4 I like the city life because there are many kinds of _ entertainment ENTERTAIN
5 The scouts do the voluntary work VOLUNTEER
6 Is there anything _ interesting _ on TV tonight? INTEREST
7 What is the correct pronunciation of this word? PRONOUNCE
8 My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage _ ORPHAN
9 Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more _ comfortable COMFORT
10 She is one of the greatest_ performers to appear in this theater PERFORM
II Put the correct form of the word given at the end in the gap
11 We must remember the safety precaution in the home [safe]
12 Some………… household………objects are dangerous to children [house]
13 My uncle is an electrical engineer [electricity]
14 You must put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboards [chemist]
15 The bomb explosion caused terrible destruction [destroy]
Trang 10III Underline and correct the mistake in each sentence
Trang 1116 I call my father's brother is my uncle Bỏ is
17 You haven't to finish the work this afternoon, you can leave it later haven’t to don’t have to
18 Her son is absent today because he is sickness sick
19 Let's put the table in the middle in the room of
20 She wishes she is a teacher were
IV Fill a suitable preposition in each blank
21 We should put the armchair between the table and the sofa.
22 There is a wardrobe to the left of her room.
23 You shouldn't let children play with matches.
24 We have to put knives out .of children's reach.
25 Mr Tan is at the table He's writing something
26 I'm going home late tonight because I'm going to visit Uncle Tom after work.
27 Don't worry about us we can look after ourselves.
28 It's very nice of you to give me a beautiful present for my birthday.
29 He never goes to school late He is always on time.
30 Please don't write in red ink on your test paper.
V Change these sentences into passive voice
31 They are going to build a big building downtown A big building is going to be built
downtown.
32 All students should study English well English should be studied well by all students.
33 You must give more care to your work More care to your work must be given by you.
34 I have seen that play three times That play has been seen three times by me.
35 Who wrote "Gulliver's Travels"?
By whom was ‘Gulliver’s travels’ written? who was ‘Gulliver’s travels’ written by?
VI Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
36 We (just receive) ………have just received ……….our uncle’s letter from Ha Noi
37 Ha is in front of the mirror She (look at )…………is looking……….herself in it.
38 English (become)………has become……….a famous language recently.
39 you (ever read)………Have you ever read……….this story?
40 Where you (spend)…………did you spend……….your last summer holiday?
VII Complete these sentences by filling the correct form of the words given in the gap.
41 The weather was terrible So we had a very unpleasant holiday (please)
42 Many people in the neighborhood have good jobs by the employer of that company.
(employ)
43 His lecture was so boring that everyone didn't pay attention to it (bore)
44 She always listens attentively to what she is told (attention)
45 He was informed of the change of the date of the meeting (information)
46 I think this article is informative you should have a look in it (information)
47 This area has lots of big mountains This is to say this area is .mountainous
(mountain)
48 The arrival of the guest made my aunt surprised (arrive/ surprise)
49 We asked the police to direct us to the railway station (direction)
Trang 1250 Don't be so impatient , there is a lot of time (patient)
51 He is very good at his job so he is highly paid by the company (high)
52 The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was unsuccessful
(success)
53 I understand perfectly what you are saying (perfect)
54 He has very high expectation of his son (expect)
55 I like him because he is a very reliable person (rely)
56 It's a lovely old house We can afford to modernize it (modern)
57 I'd lost my key, so I couldn’t unlock the door when I got home (lock)
58 Their encouragement gave us heart to go on (encourage)
59 Secondary education is compulsory and free in many countries (compel)
60 Your father is a bit heavy I think he should go on a diet (weight)
TEST 4 - Hoc Ky I - English 8.
Theory.
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- be born in PB/ to sb thuộc về / into a rich family
- think of mơ trở thành /about mơ về ai, cái gì /think oneself the most beautiful woman
- used to = would
- drop (v,n) nhỏ giọt, giọt/ dropping/
- child/ children/ childhood/ childish (face)
- use/ usual / as usual/ usually
- attract / attraction /- attracted/ attractive
- be on at……chiếu phim ở………
I Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket
- Trung's father [1 teach] taught him how [2 ride] to ride a bike when he [3 be] was twelve years old.
- Can I borrow your book? No I'm reading it When I (4 finish) have finished it, I (5 lend) will lend.
it to you
- We [6 go] are going (to go) to Ha Long this weekend.
- You [7 play] Did you use to play so much when you [8 live] lived in the countryside?
- Yesterday Hoang [9 spend] spent two hours [10 repair] repairing his computer set.
II Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box
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In the first year of lower secondary (11) school _I had some difficulties in learning English.
My (12) _ pronunciation _ of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse I didn’t know how to (13) improve them One afternoon, (14) after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom She (15) took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass (16) bookshelf She also told me how to use an English-English (17) dictionary to improve my English grammar “Now I think you know what you (18) should do,” said she I didn’t know that only one (19) year later I would win the first prize in the English Speaking (20)contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.
III Find and correct the mistake masked in a, b, c, d
21 My grandmother used to be telling us folktales when we were small tell
22 You have to be back both 9 o'clock and 9.30 in the evening between
23 Our grandparents did not used to go to school because they had to do a lot of housework didn’t use
24 There wasn't no electricity in our village ten years ago no any or wasn’t was
25 Everyone was exciting as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village excited
IV Choose the best answer
26 Who ate all the cake? Oh, I think Mai (does/ ate/ did/ was)
27 S1: Would you like a piece of chocolate?
S2: (No, I wouldn’t like/ No, I would/ Thanks I’m not hungry/Yes, I am)
28 You (needn’t/ don’t need/ need/ needn’t to ) come tomorrow if you have something else to do
29 What (is playing/ is played/ are they play/ is on ) at the ABC cinema tonight?
30 Twenty dollars (are/ is/ will be/ can be) not much.
31 They asked me (to/ at/ with/ for) giving them some help, and I agreed.
V Complete these tag questions.
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33 Learn all the new English words by heart,……will you………… ?
34 That sounds like hard work,………doesn’t it……… ?
35 Let’s go and buy some cold drinks, ……Shall we……….?
36 This is the first time you have seen this play,…………isn’t it……… ?
37 This classroom has already been cleaned by the students,………hasn’t it………….?
38 They will have a discussion on the garbage problem tomorrow,…………won’t they………….?
39 We should have the meeting at 8 am tomorrow,…………shouldn’t we………?
40 She used to cry a lot when she was a baby,………didn’t she…………?
41 Viet was very good at swimming,………wasn’t he…………?
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42 Who does these shoes belong to? [owner] Who is the owner of these shoes?
43 We had lots of friends when we lived in the country [have]
We used to have lots of friends when we lived in the
44 Miss Lien rides a motorbike to work everyday [gets]
Miss Lien gets to work by motorbike everyday.
45 July 1st is my sister's birthday [ born] My sister was born on July 1 st
VII Complete these sentences by filling the correct form of the words given in the gap.
46 I spent all of my childhood in the countryside (child)
47 What time do you usually start work? Oh, at seven o'clock in the morning (use)
48 Every women nowadays seems to want to lose weight (heavy)
49 Are you afraid of gaining too much weight (gain)
50 She is very attractive She attracts many men (attract)
51 The police are interested in the sudden disappearance of the valuable painting.
(appear)
52 I believe you because I know you are truthful (truth)
53 Do you have a national costume in your country? (nation)
54 They are going to announce the arrival of the prince (arrive)
55 You need a lot of patience to be a teacher (patient)
56 Have you got any suggestions ? (suggest)
57 In comparison with Laos, Viet Nam grows more tea than Laos, Cambodia.(compare)
58 Many homeless people have to leave their home villages for cities (home)
59 Those berries are poisonous Don't eat them (poison)
60 They are setting up a new theater here now (set)
………
TEST 5 - English 8.
KIEM TRA GIUA HOC KI 1 - so 1.
Trang 16- lift sth / give sb a bike lift
- fright (n) frighten (v) frightened/ frightening (a)
- electricity/ electric/ electrical
- device thiết bị, máy móc trong nhà, nhà máy, cộng đồng
- equipment trang thiết bị cung cấp cho ai
- equip sb with sth
- marry sb = get married to sb = take sb in marriage
- marriage cưới, kết hôn
- an offer of marriage lời cầu hôn
- marriage bureau cơ quan đăng ký kết hôn
- marriage line giấy kết hôn
- marriageable (a) đủ tuổi lấy vợ, chồng
- married (a) có vợ, chồng, cưới rồi
- set of 6 cups/ set of points tập hợp điểm/ set of day lúc chiều tà/ set of the hill có dáng quả đồi
- set foot on đặt chân lên/ a watch bố trí canh phòng/ my clock lấy lại giờ
- set up / set off khởi hành, làm tăng lên cái gì đó
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4 a magic b generous c magazine d refrigerator
II Fill a given word in the box in each blank
able chain frightened heavy lift measure quick step strength
talked
Gulliver was always very [6] quick at learning languages, and before long, he was [7] able
to understand what the little people said and [8] talked to them Although they were rather
[9] frightened of him, they bought him plenty to eat and when he promised to be careful not
to [10] step on them and not to put them in his pockets, they took the [11].chain off his leg.
With his great [12] strength he was able to help the little men in many ways, for example, in
building He could [13] lift .great stone which seemed to them very [14] heavy and they
wanted him to [15] measure… their island for them by walking round it and counting the steps
he took
III Choose the best answer
16 Mr Thanh used to [smoke/ smoking/ smoked/ to smoke] when he was small
17 The 7 o'clock train always leaves on time If you arrive [before/ after/ at/ on ] 7 o'clock, you'll
miss it
18 My uncle has worked with people who could hear speak (either, or/ either, nor/ nor,
either/ neither, nor)
19 Why are you turning on the television? - I [am going to watch/ will watch/ watch/ shall watch] the
news
20 Hung is not [enough old/ old enough/ old/ enough] to ride motorbike to school.
21 Green trees [give/ are giving/ gives/ giving] oxygen for us.
22 We [must/ have/get used/used ] to putting knives out of children's reach.
23 Tom failed the exam [because/ because of/ so/ or] his laziness.
24 I [didn't/ wasn't/ won't/ can't] eat much this morning, so I am hungry now.
25 Tama has [short curly/ curly short] hair.
IV Put a suitable preposition in the blank
26 The English course begins on May 9th, and ends sometimes in September.
27 In the past, our grandparents had to do a lot of hard work without the help of modern
equipment
28 In my room, I can see a big tree from the window.
29 It's a bit farther from my house to the theater than yours.
30 My friends sometimes laugh at my jokes.
31 Our new teacher is slim with long black hair.
32 I used to live on a farm and look after my younger brother.
V Put the correct form of the word at the end in the gap
33 The invention of television made Alexander G Bell famous all over the world [invent]
34 We're worried about safety of children [safe]
35 My brother has a new electric cooker [electricity]
36 You must put all dangerous objects out of children's reach [danger]
37 The Prince and the poor girl had a happy marriage [marry]
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38 We were late for school because of the heavy rain this morning > Because it
Because it rained heavily this morning, we were late for school.
39 The ladder is too short to reach the window The ladder isn’t long enough to reach the window.
40 Is it necessary for me to clean this table? Do I need/ have to clean this table?
41 Riding a bicycle fast is dangerous It is dangerous to ride a bicycle fast.
42 When I was small, my family lived in Hai Phong > My family used
My family used to live in Hai phong when I was small.
VII Write sentences using the suggested words.
43 My brother/ usually/ have/ some rice/ dinner/ but/ this evening/ have/ instant noodles
My brother usually has some rice for dinner, but this evening he had instant noodles.
44 Nam/ not play/ lot/ sports/ when/ he/ be/ child
Nam didn’t use to play lots of sports when he was a child.
45 Lan/ get/ good marks/ because/ she/ work/ hard/ the final exam
Lan got good marks because she worked hard for the final exam.
46 We/ go/ travel/ Ho Chi Minh City/ train/ this Sunday
We are going to travel to HCM city by train this Sunday.
47 The flat/ not/ big/ enough/ family/ eight people/live in
The flat isn’t big enough for a family of eight people to live in.
48 Please/ not make/ special preparations/ your visit
Please don’t make any special preparations for your visit.
49 As/ you know/ we/ buy/ a new house/ September
As you know, we bought a new house in September.
50 I/ look forward to/ meet/ you soon, my friend
I am looking forward to meeting you soon, my friend.
TEST 6 - English 8.
KIEM TRA GIUA HOC KI 1 - so 2
Trang 19* be not………/ not to be
* Causative form : have sb do/ have sth done by… = get sb to do / get sth done by…
Trang 20* passive voice (people say……… )
- paint sth / paintwork = the coat of paint
- paint sth adj
- try to do/ try my best to do/ in doing sth/ try on sth
- because / because of…
I Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket
- They [1 work] used to work very hard when they [2 be] were young.
- I am doing my homework I can't come with you now As soon as I (3 do) have done all
of it, I (4 go) will go with you.
- It always [5 rain] rains a lot at the weekends.
- Mrs Hien [6 go] has gone to the market You [7 tell] can you tell her the news when she [8 come] comes .back?
- By this time last year, my brother [9 spend] was spending his summer holiday [10 do] doing volunteer work in the mountainous areas.
II Fill a word from the box in the blank
how because but on one are field of the
their
This small country is mostly farmland The animals which can be seen most often [11]
….are cows and sheep Most farm has a few geese, too There are donkeys, [12] but not many horses There is a lot of wheat and potatoes, and there are tomatoes [13]….on the south side of the hills In the summer the men, women and children work together in the [14 field , seven days a week The people work hard all [15] their….lives The only two factories in the country are in the capital [16] one makes toys and games, and the other makes knives and forks All [17] the….things are for export The East of the country is thick forests, the home [18] of wild ponies, deer and wolves Photos of cliffs along the coast show [19] how beautiful the country is But not many tourists visit it [20] because the airport is
too small for most aircraft
III Correct the mistake in each sentence
21 On Saturday we haven't don’t have to wear uniform when we go to school.
22 What is your brother going to study in at university in September?
23 This bag is not enough big big enough to carry all the shopping
24 I'll talk to the boss when he will be is back.
25 The children are keen of on to the old folktales.
IV Choose the best answer
26 I [ not used/ wasn't used/ didn't use/ wasn't using] to go out when I was in the countryside
27 I (am looking/ look/ will look/ would look) forward to hearing from you soon, Sir.
28 I hope that [you'll/ you're visiting/ you visited/ you'd visit] us when you come to Hanoi.
29 At first, she doesn’t like tea, but now she is (loves/ fastened/ addicted/ fascinated) to it.
30 It’s unwise to buy new shoes or sandals without first (taking/ putting/ trying/ wearing) them
on
V Fill in each blank with [ a/ an/ the or X]
31 Our new teacher has an oval face with X wavy hair.
32 Nga is the most sociable person in my class.
33 His father died of a broken heart.
34 I used to work on the farm it's in the north of the country.
35 We mustn't let X children play in the kitchen because it's a dangerous place.
Trang 2136 What X beautiful weather today!
VI Rewrite sentences using the suggested words
37 Nam couldn't lift the candy box because he was weak [because of]
Because of his being weak/ Because of his weakness, Nam couldn’t lift the candy box.
38 How about buying another armchair [Let's]
Let’s buy another armchair.
39 The front yard is too small to play football in [ large enough]
The front yard isn’t large enough to play football in
40 Can you show me the way to the railway station, please? (tell)
Can you tell me how to get to the railway station please?
41 In spite of having different characters, we are close friends [Although]
Although we have different characters, we are close friends.
VII Change these sentences into passive voice.
42 They said he would return that book to me next week
He was said to return that book to me next week.
43 Did you give Lan an English-Vietnamese dictionary on her birthday?
Was Lan given an English-Vietnamese dictionary on her birthday by you?
44 No one likes reading that book That book isn’t liked to read
45 Nobody has used this bicycle for many years This bicycle hasn’t been used for
many years.
46 You have to give the book back The book has to be given back.
47 Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music More than 600 pieces of music were written by Mozart
48 He is painting his house green now His house is being painted green now.
49 People speak English all over the world English is spoken all over the world.
50 We haven't met him for 3 months He hasn’t been met for 3 months by us?
51 They are going to build a new bridge over the river near my house
A new bridge is going to be built over the river near my house.
52 They have supposed that Nam is studying hard for the coming exam
Nam has been supposed to be studying hard for the coming exam.
53 People have believed that the UFOs are not the weather balloons as someone said
The UFOs have been believed not to be the weather balloons as someone said
54 Scientists have helped farmers in many ways by giving them stronger fertilizers and hybrid
seeds
Farmers have been helped by scientists in many ways by giving them stronger fertilizer and hybrid seeds.
55 They have just had five persons paint their house green
They have just had their house painted green by five persons.
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TEST 7 - English 8.
KIEM TRA GIUA HOC KI 1 NANG CAO - so 1
Trang 22- flee bỏ chạy, bỏ trốn, trôi qua = play truant
- flee/ fled/ fled (time is fleeing way
- The night has fled đêm đã trôi qua
- fall onto the ground lăn ra đất
- play dead giả vờ chết ( play +adj giả vờ)
- came up to tiến lại gần
- breath /breθ/, breathe /bri:đ/
- in time of danger lúc nguy hiểm
- desert /'dezət/ sa mạc
- desert /di'zə:t] bỏ ai, rời bỏ
- it is my job to do sth = My job is to do sth
- a bike of my own = my own bike
- smile at/ laugh at……
- a nice smile / a cheerful laughter
I Choose the best answer
Two friends were walking through the forest (1 when/ and/ after/ suddenly) a bear attacked them One turned down and fled He (2 climb/ climbing/ climbed/ to climb) up a tree and sat there while the (3 boy/ girl/ other/ student) remained on the road There was nothing (4 of/ with/ about/ for) him to do but fall into the ground and play dead The bear came up to (5 he/ him/ the tree/ his) and sniffed The boy even stopped (6 breath/breathe/breathing/ to breathe) The bear sniffed his face, decided he was (7 die/ dead/ death/ died) and lumbered off When the bear was (8 gone/ go/ to go/ going) the other boy climbed down and said with a smile, " What did the bear whisper in your ear?" " It said that someone (9 who/ which/ whom/ that) deserts his friends in time
of danger (10 are/ is/ will be/ must be) not a good friend at all"
II Correct the mistake.
11 Lan seemed happily when she received her aunt's letter happy
12 My brother didn't have money enough to buy the dictionary he liked enough money
13 The boy fell down some steps but unfortunately he didn't hurt himself fortunately
14 We should put the coffee table among the armchair and the couch between
15 Minh falls asleep now because of stay up too late last night staying
III Put the correct form of the word at the end in each blank [2 pts]
16 We were shocked at the news of his death [die]
17 David Copperfield is a famous magician [magic]
18 I think gun toys are unsuitable gifts for the children [suit]
19 The work was still at experimental level [experiment]
20 My brother draws cartoons for a humorous magazine [humor]
IV Fill in each gap with a suitable word
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawking told me about his experience when (21) young Frank
is now the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he (22) used to work in a
small shop It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a
(23) day He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a small workshop of his own.
During the war Frank used to make spare parts for planes At that time he had two helpers By the
end of the war, the small workshop became a large factory (24) which employed seven
hundred and twenty eight people Frank smiled when he remembered his early years and the long
road to (25) success He was smiling when the door opened and his wife came in she
wanted him to repair their son's bicycle
V Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
The first electronic computer (26 build) was built at the university of Pennsylvania in
1946, although the computer looked like machines built in the 19th century Computers were sold
commercially for the first time in the 1950s, and a lot of progress (27 make) has
Trang 23made since then Computers are now much smaller and more powerful, and they (28 can/ buy) can be bought much more cheaply.
Computers (29 use) are being used .in many fields - in business, science, medicine and education, for example They (30 can/use) can be used .to forecast the weather or control robots which make cars The computer's memory is the place where information (31 keep)….is kept… and calculations (32 do)….are done….
VI Rewrite sentences using the suggested words
33 They won't be able to come this Sunday It will be impossible for them to come this Sunday
34 We arrived too late to see the first film We didn't arrive early enough to see the first film.
35 When is John and Mary's Wedding? When are John and Mary going to get married?
36 He remembered, and so did she He didn't forget and neither did she.
37 Would you mind smoking in here? I'd rather you smoked in here.
38 They spoke that she had a bad cold She was spoken to have had a bad cold
39 He should see a doctor to check up his health A doctor should be seen to check up his health.
40 She advised me not to copy her test I was advised not to copy her test
41 They are going to have a neighbor look after their house next Sunday They are going
They are going to have their house looked after by a neighbor next Sunday.
42 Lan kept telling about the lion- tamer A lion- tamer was kept to tell about by Lan.
43 I have seen this film several times This film has been seen several times by me
44 I haven’t met him before It’s the first time I’ve met him.
45 Let her go out with her dog She is allowed to go out with her dog.
VII Write the letter using the suggested words [1 pt]
46 three months ago/ I/ buy/ new/ washing machine/ shop
Three months ago I bought a new washing machine from your shop.
47 machine/ give me/ a good service/ since/ I/ buy/ until yesterday
The machine had given me a good service since I bought until yesterday.
48 I/ sorry/ tell you/ something/ now/ go wrong/ it
I’m sorry to tell you that something is now going wrong with it.
49 there/ be/ a strange noise/ come/ machine/ and/ it/ not work
There is a strange noise coming from the machine and it doesn’t work/ isn’t working.
50 you/ please/ send/ engineer/ look at/ it/ me?
Could / Will you please send an engineer to look at it for me?
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TEST 8 - English 8.
KIEM TRA GIUA HOC KI 1 NANG CAO - so 2
Trang 24* restricted relative clauses (Vp2/ Ving)
- to green nhuộm thành mầu xanh
- take sth cầm, lấy, mang, bắt,uống thuốc,chụp ảnh …/- take notes ghi chép
- take the chance/ the opportunity to do sth tranh thủ cơ hội
- take well ăn ảnh /- take after = look like/- take sb/ sth along mang theo/- take on sth đảm nhận
- take over tiếp quản, tiếp nhận/- take care of sb/ take care (not) to do sth./- take off cất cánh, cởi quàn áo
- take to sth nhờ đến/- take up cầm, nhặt lên, cho lên xe, chọn 1 nghề/ take place in = occur in = happen in
- get/ become/ go/ grow adj trở nên/ - come to be = become
- travel abroad du lịch nước ngoài/- go abroad đi nước ngoài
- those who …/ those which…
- convert sth into = change sth into
- engineer (v) xây dựng, điều hành/ engineering (n) nghề kỹ sư
-I Choose the best answer
1 After she (cleans/ was cleaning/ have cleaned/had cleaned), she had a shower.
2 They have just painted their house (greenly/ greenness/ green/ to green)
3 Sorry to keep you (wait/ to wait/ waited/ waiting) long.
4 After two weeks at the new school, Mary got used (to study/ to studied/ to studying/ to be studying)
there
5 Remember to keep your hands (always clean/ clean always/ always cleanly/ cleanly always)
6 Do you know the reason (that/ which/ what/ why) he insisted (by/ in/ with/ on) meeting the
manager?
7 We don’t like James because he is unsociable We think he is a (bored/ boring/ bore/ too bore)
person
8 We find this (difficulty/ difficulties/ difficult) to finish in two days.
9 Be careful ! You should take care (of not falling/ falling/ not falling/ not to fall) down The road is too
bad
10 In general, my father would rather (have/ has/ to have/ having) tea than coffee.
II Choose the best answer
The coastal village of Breton today welcomed home Frank Davies At the end of his two-year
voyage [11 around/ through/ on/ over] the world Mr Davies who is 75, was born in a village and was a [12 student/ professor/ officer/ teacher] at a school for 50 years When he retired he [13 sells/ sale/ sold/ sell] his house to buy a boat and see the world Now he has returned to the village where he has [14 too/ so/ such/ very] many friends.
When asked what he was going to do [15 then/ next/ recently/ last], Frank replied that he wanted to write a book about [16 him/ his/ he's/ himself] travels He had kept a diary [17 at/ for/ with/ during] the voyage and taken over 600 photographs of the [18 exciting/ usual/ interested/ excited] places he had visited Frank [19 wishes/ wants/ likes/ hopes] the book will encourage people of all ages to take [20 up/ off/ in/ to] the sport of sailing.
III Complete the dialogue
Tourist: Good morning Could you suggest what we should visit here? Are there any old buildings,for example?
Officer: Well, there is the Art Museum It's very famous
Tourist: How [21] can I/ we get there?
Officer: Take the number 14 bus from here, it goes straight there
Tourist: How [22] often does the bus/ it run?
Trang 25Officer: At quarter to and quarter past the hour.
Tourist: How [23] long does it take me/ us to get there?
Officer: Oh, it only takes about 10 minutes, so it's not far
Tourist: When [24] does the museum open?
Officer: Everyday, including weekends Opening hours are 10 am to 4 p.m
Tourist: Is [25] Is it expensive/ costly?
Officer: No, not very It costs $ 2.00 for adults and $ 1.00 for children
IV Fill a suitable word in each blank
In the old days, England was almost purely agriculture and grew most of [26] its food but
at the beginning of the 19th [2] century ., the coal miners and factories created [28] by the industrial Revolution drew ( lôi cuốn) many farmers away [29] from their land Labor grew scarce [skeəs] (a hiếm có, khan hiếm) and corn imported from [30] abroad came to be cheaper than that [31] grown in England Many farmers were then ruined, or deserted their [32] land for the factories and those [33] who remained converted their fields [34] into pasture land Although the 19th century the chief resource/ labor of England farmers [35] was cattle breeding (nuôi lấy giống) and dairy
products
V Correct ten mistakes in the passage below ( 36 - 45)
David just left 1 has just left school Next year, he is going to travel around the world He says, 2 said " I want to get any 3 some experiences of life before I start work 4 working " He is going to spend six months in South America and six months on 5 in
Southeast Asia
First of all, he is going to get a work 6 job in a factory in Brazil - His father has some friend 7.
friends there When he goes to Southeast Asia, he is going to try to find work teaching English,
such as in Vietnam After he's 9 his year abroad, David is going to study engineer 10 engineering at London University.
VI Rewrite these sentences using the suggested words at the end.
46 Your daughter needs to study harder [enough] Your daughter doesn’t study hard enough
47 It's important for you to revise this lesson carefully [have] You have to revise this lesson carefully
48 May I borrow your camera? [mind]
Would you mind if I borrowed your camera? Do you mind if I borrow your camera?
49 Getting a good job doesn't interest him [interested] He isn’t interested in getting a good job
50 No one in the group is younger than Mai [youngest] Mai is the youngest in the group.
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TEST 9 - Hoc Ky I - English 8.
Trang 26* “never” in present perfect tense
- have never done…… before
- have a great success in ……
- work in Phu Binh/ for a factory/ on Math / with computer
- put into sth sth đặt cái gì bên cạnh cái gì
- a method of = an approach of = a procedure of
- award sth to sb tặng, thưởng phạt (sau trận đấu)
- reward sth with sth for tặng ai cái gì vì (do có công, thành tích)
- converse/'kɔnvə:s/ with sb about sth chuyện trò với ai
- converse together chuyện trò / converser người trò chuyện /- converse (a) ngược lại
- conversation/ conversational đàm thoại/conversationalist người hay trò chuyện
- differ (with/ from) sb in age / on/ about sth khác, không giống về tuổi/
I Put a suitable word in each blank "Holiday courses in Scotland"
Our classes take place for three hours every morning [1] from Monday to Friday The maximum class size [2] is… twenty, and the average is ten We use modern methods of [3] teaching and learning, and the school has a language laboratory [= room lə'bɔrətəri], a video camera and a recorder You will only be successful [4] in improving your English However, your English is good and [5] you can practice speaking English much , you will still have to take a short [6] examination in English as soon as you arrive In this way, we can put you in a [7] class at the most suitable level.
There are two classes [8] for the elementary level; one is for complete beginners and the [9] other is for students who know a [10] little English In both classes you will practice
simple conversations
II Make questions for the underlined parts
11 My sister studied very well in grade 8 How did your sister study in grade 8?
12 We have English three times a week How often do you have English?
13 The class teacher gave Mr Binh her son's school report What did the class teacher give
Mr Binh?
14 Mrs Nhung is talking to the math teacher Who is Mrs Nhung talking to?
15 You should try to learn twelve new words in two days
How many new words should we/ I try to learn in two days?
16 I am going to study English in Australia next year Where are you going to study English next year?
17 It is fifteen kilometers from our house to the college How far is it from your house to the college?
18 It takes Tam 20 minutes to walk to school everyday
How long does it take Tam to walk to school everyday?
19 They went to Ho Chi Ming City four days ago When did they go to HCM city?
20 We ought to read new words loudly because that's the way to have correct pronunciation
Why ought you to read new words loudly?
III Fill a correct form of the word at the end in each blank
21 You should be proud of your son, Mrs Hoa [pride]
Trang 2722 You should vary your ways of learning new words [various]
23 revision is very important because it helps you practice the new words more times [revise]
24 Your English pronunciation is not very good You should work harder [pronounce]
25 Minh's listening skill is unsatisfactory and she really needs to improve it [satisfy]
IV Change these sentences into reported speech.
26 " Please show me your homework" the teacher said
The teacher asked/ told me to show him my homework
27 " You should keep your room tidy," My mother said to me
My mother suggested (I should keep my room tidy/ my keeping my room tidy)
28 " Can you buy me some stamps?" Tom said to me
Tom asked / told/ requested me to buy him some stamps.
29 " Don't read the answer keys before you finish the task," the teacher told us
The teacher told/ asked / requested us not to read the answer key before we finished the task.
30 " Could you open the window for me?" My brother said
My brother asked / told/ requested me to open the window for him.
V Fill a suitable preposition in each gap
31 You should learn irregular verbs by heart.
32 Please wait for us outside the school gate.
33 Mrs Hien's daughter should work harder on her English spelling.
34 Some learners make a list and put….into….it the meaning of new words in mother
tongue
35 Many thanks for your letter I'm very pleased to hear from you.
36 Please turn on the lights for me it's getting very dark here.
VI Choose the best answer
37 My aunt speaks English very [ good/ well/ goodly/ best]
38 We have Math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday It means we have Math [ once/ twice/ three times/ four times] a week.
39 Lan promises to [try/ make/ work/ learn] her best in learning English
40 Learners do not only learn the meaning [too/ as well as/ also/ but also] the spelling and
pronunciation of new words
41 The manager asked me [wait/ waiting/ to wait/ waited] for him outside his office
VII Find and correct the mistakes in these sentences.( there is one in each sentence)
42 The children are eager go to school to go
43 Nowadays it is difficult get a job to get
44 I felt very coldly when I went out of the room cold
45 He learns English as well as his sister is does
46 Our parents rewarded him with his rapid progress at school for
47 Does she fond of reading books? Is
48 When I came home this morning, my children are playing chess were
49 Did you finished your homework yet? No I’m doing it have
50 They just bought a new house in the village have just bought
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Trang 28TEST 10 - Hoc Ky I - English 8.
Theory.
- oblige sb to do sth = make sb do sth bắt buộc ai làm gì
- oblige sb with sth làm ơn giúp
- be obliged to sb for sth biết ơn ai về cái gì/ buộc ai phải làm gì
- be obliged in cảm thấy bị bắt buộc làm gì
- draw a salary = have a salary
- afford to do sth ai đó có khả năng làm gì, mua gì
- fill sth out = finish sth
- book sth in advance
I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
II Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets
- My sister loves [6 cook] cooking but she doesn't like [7 wash] washing the dishes.
- The concert [8 begin] begins at 7.30 tonight.
- Are we able [9 join] to join the Y & Y Green group?
- Nam [10 not want] doesn’t want [11 go] to go to the Water Park because she [12 visit] visited
it yesterday
- You [13 enjoy] Did you enjoy [14 watch] watching the movie on TV last night?
- We [15 collect] are going to collect garbage in Lenin park next Sunday.
III Put a given word in each blank
afford/ baby-sister/ kitchen/ look/ middle-class/ proud/ returning/ things/ washing/ whenever
I really feel obliged in helping my mother [16] whenever .what she asks me to do We are a [17] middle-class family with parents and only two children My father is drawing a small salary, so we can't [18] afford to have a servant to help in the [19 kitchen and the housework In the afternoon after [20] returning from school, I help my mother in her [21] washing Sometimes she asks me to go to the shop to buy [22] things ; but most
of the time I act as a [23] baby-sister My brother is an eight-month old boy Most of the time I [24] look after my younger brother, so my mother can do her work I sometimes feel [25] proud that I can help my mother.
IV Correct the mistake in each sentence
26 Why does your father dislike to drive the car? driving
27 I'm glad telling you that I'm going to have interesting activities to tell
28 Is there something interesting at school this month? anything
29 Viet's brother is very well at repairing household appliances good
30 All you have to do is collect glass, paper and cans, and send it for recycling to collect
V Fill ( a/ an/ the/ X) in each gap
31 Could you do me a favor please, Mr Hoang?
32 Can you show me to the nearest bus-stop? Oh Go straight ahead, then take the second turning on the right
33 The scout is helping an old man to cross the street.
34 You can participate in this program to raise X funds for the poor.
35 They are having an environment month They are going to clean the lakes' bank.
VI Put the words in the right order to make meaningful sentences
Trang 2936 playing, running, brother, especially, badminton, my, and, likes, sports.
My brother likes playing sports and running especially badminton.
37 form, fill, get, we, out, let, application, and, it, me, can, an
Let me get an application form and we can fill it out
38 marks, at school, wants, exams, very hard, high, by, Nam, have, working, in, to
Nam wants to have high marks in exams by working very hard at school.
39 people, projects, we, other, small, hope, with, help, their, to
We hope to help other people with their small projects
40 homework, plays, games, after, his, usually, computer, his, Tom, doing/ all
Tom usually plays computer games after doing all his homework.
VII Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
41 At last you are here I ( wait) …………have waited ………….for you more than an hour.
42 They ( live)……have lived…… in the neighborhood for 10 year, and they ( just make)……… have just made… up their minds to move.
43 The floor of your class (look) looks very clean It (already clean) has already been cleaned
by the students
44 I can't find where my pen is Well, you ( ever ask) have you (ever) asked anyone in your
class?
45 You'll avoid ( wait) ………waiting… by ( book) booking a table in advance.
46 It was not very kind of you ( leave) to leave here without (say) saying goodbye.
47 I never ( watch) have never watched a more interesting football match than that.
48 I never ( eat) have never eaten meals with knives and forks before.
48 He couldn't remember ( drive) driving a long the road before the accident ( happen) happened
50 I'd rather you ( go) went to work on foot to save energy.
TEST 11 - Hoc Ky I - English 8.
Theory.
- Since when + present perfect
- reside in………
- residence thời gian trú quán/ - resident (a) thường trú/ - residential (a) thuộc về của riêng
- residential address địa chỉ nhà riêng/- resident (n) = people
I Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket.
Barbara and John [1 be] are neighbors they [2 know] have known each other for several years Barbara [3 move]……moved into her house in 1995 and John [4 live]……has lived……….next door since he [5 come] came to the area in 1996 Barbara (6 be) is a writer She [7 write]………has written… seven novels and [8 win]……won… several awards for her books A few years ago she [9 win] won the prize for the most promising author of the year.
At the moment she [10 write] is writing a detective story.
II Fill a suitable word in each blank
11 We have been to Hoi An for five days.
12 My sister's taste is different from mine, because she likes sugar, but I don't.
13 Mr Long is the same age as my father.
14 Mia's house is as big … as…….ours.
15 I haven't phoned Hoa since last month.
Trang 3016 Since when have you worked for this company?
17 Surface mail is much cheaper than airmail
18 How long has your aunt lived there?
19 It started raining two hours ago
20 The play was quite different from what I had thought.
III Fill the correct form of the word at the end in each blank
21 The residents in our neighborhood are very kind [reside].
22 Would you like to go to the English speaking contest? [speak]
23 Dogs are very friendly pets [friend]
24 First of all, we have to weigh the parcel, madam [weight]
25 Have you seen the advertisement " What's on tonight?" [ advertise]
IV Rewrite these sentences use the cues given.
26 I think coffee is better than tea (prefer) I prefer coffee to tea.
27 Learning English is necessary (learn) It is necessary to learn English.
28 I started running one mile every morning 3 years ago (for 3 years)
I have run one mile every morning for 3 years.
29 I can't swim very well (good at) I am not good at swimming.
30 I ride my bike very carefully (careful) I am a careful bicycle rider
31 She thinks tennis is wonderful game (loves) She loves playing tennis.
32 Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music (written by)
More than 600 pieces of music were written by Mozart.
33 He is painting his house green now (being) His house is being painted green now.
34 You have to give the book back (given) The book has to be given back.
35 No one I know is taller than he is (tallest) he is the tallest (person) I know.
V Choose the best answer
36 His garden isn't so large [ as/ than] mine.
37 My dictionary is different [than/ from] Lien's.
38 Her mother is the [same/ similar] age as yours.
39 We haven't talked to your sister [for/ since] a long time.
40 Trung [hasn't collected/ didn't collected] stamps since Christmas.
41 It's nine months since I [drank/ have drunk] Lipton tea.
42 There are [much/ more] than eight stories in the mall.
43 The students were worried [about/ for] the results of the final exam.
44 We should organize the meeting in [so/ order] to discuss the new pay offer.
45 She is [enough/ too] tired to cook the meal tonight.
VI Rewrite these sentences using the suggested words
46 I last saw Minh six months ago I haven't seen Minh for 6 months
47 The last time Tom visited his uncle was two years ago It's 2 years since Tom last visited his uncle
48 Hoa hasn't written to her parents for three months
The last time Hoa wrote to her parents was 3 months ago
49 Lan is better at Math than Nga Nga isn't so/as good at Math as Lan
50 The last time we ate this kind of food was in January
Trang 31 We haven't eaten this kind of food since January.
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TEST 12 - Hoc Ky I - English 8.
Theory.
- Be Ving for changes with (get/ become/ grow/ )
- The city life > life in the city
- Wash the dishes and clothes > do the washing up/ the wash-up
- Ving (joining two sentences into a new one)
- the problem of sth for sb is………
I Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket
- Your son [1 get] is getting taller and taller, Mrs Mai.
- Hung [2 not visit] hasn’t visited .his grandparents since he [3 go] went to
II Fill a suitable word in each blank
I live in a small village called Vinh An There [11] are about 600 people here I love the village [12] because it is very quiet and life is easy and slow The village is always clean - people look [13] after .it with great care The air is always clean, [14] and it is much
more friendly here than in a city because everyone knows everyone else, and
[15] when someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.
There are only a [16] few things that I don't know about Vinh An One thing is that we don't have [17] many things to do in the evening We don't have any cinemas or theaters The[18] only thing is that people always talk about [19] the others, and everyone knows what everyone is doing But I still [20] prefer village life to life in a big city.
III Correct the mistake in each sentence
21 A house in the country is more cheaper than a house in the city much
22 It's become more and more difficult to find a job in this town becoming
23 The students have done the test for a quarter past eight since
24 We are hearing that Kim Lien is a beautiful village have heard
25 The weather is getting hotter and hottest in July hotter
IV Put the correct form of the word that is opposite to the one given at the end.
26 Life of the people in rural areas are changing day after day [urban]
27 The Vila is bigger than the apartment [small]
28 This is the oldest bridge in my country [new]
29 Is the boat to Hai Phong arriving at 7.30 [leave]
30 The streets are becoming cleaner [dirtier]
31 It is too noisy I can't hear any thing [quiet]
32 You look taller in these clothes [short]
33 It isn't easy to get used to city life [difficult]
34 There are still many poor people in the countryside [rich]
35 The air in the city is very polluted [fresh]
Trang 32V Rewrite the following sentences using the cues at the end.
36 This is the highest building I have ever seen [I have never any higher this.]
I have never seen any higher buildings than this one.
37 Linh likes the country life more than the city life [Linh prefers the city life]
Linh prefers the country life to the city life.
38 No cars in the company is bigger than Mr Ba's [ Mr Ba's car the company]
Mr Ba’s car is the biggest (car) in the company.
39 It's three years since we last met Uncle Tam [We for three years
We haven’t met Uncle Tam for 3 years.
40 Do you intend to fly to Ho Chi Minh next Monday? [ going Ho Chi Minh City next Monday? )
Are you going to fly to HCM City next Monday?
VI Write sentences using the suggested words
41 Problem/ food/ everyone/ world/ get/ worse/ and
The problem of food for everyone in the world is getting worse and worse.
42 Life/ countryside/ simple/ people/ friendly/ and/ air/ clean
Life in the country is simple, people are friendly and air is clean.
43 I/ call/ tell you/ that/ we/ come/ visit/ you/ next weekend
I am calling to tell you that we are coming to visit you next week.
44 My uncle / work/ farm/ since/ he/ return/ the army
My uncle has worked on the farm since he returned from the army.
45 Life/ countryside/ quieter/ and/ more peaceful / city life
Life in the country is quieter and more peaceful than the city life
VII/ Combine these sentences using the words given at the end of each sentence.
46 I am very tired I can’t go for a walk now ( too + adj…… )
I am too tired to go for a walk now.
47 The room is bright We can learn here ( adj + enough……)
The room is bright enough for us to learn in
48 He turned the lights off Then he went to bed ( after)
After He had turned the lights off, he went to bed.
49 The pupils had a parting party Then they went on their summer vacation (before)
The pupils had had a parting party before they went on their summer vacation.
50 We had dinner Then we went to the movie ( Ving)
Having (had) dinner, we went to the movie
TEST 13 - English 8.
KIEM TRA HOC KI 1 - so 1
- Since/ As/ Because/ Owing to N/ due to N
Owing to the drought, the crops are short (thất bát)
Due to the fog, the flight is cancelled
- Be/ get used to /sth or Ving
- What (a/an) adj N ! > How adj (your/ the/ this/ these/ that/ those) N - be!
- should (not) do sth > had better (not) do sth
- The second conditional (If S Vp1, S would do sth)
- find sth adj
- the 1970s/ in the early/ late 1970s
- Although/ even though/…despite…
I Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket
Trang 33Robert Wilson [1 be]… is a politician He [2 go]……went …… to Oxford University in 1960, and in 1976 he [3 become] became .a member of parliament [= an MP] He [4 be] has been an MP sine then He [5 be] was Minister of Education from 1980 to 1985 he [6 write] has written many books He [7 be] is married, and [8 have] has two children His family lived in Oxford for 15 years, then they [9 move] moved to London in 1980 they now [10 live] ……live……in a house in Kensington Street, London.
II Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
11 The football match is becoming more and more excited exciting
-12 You should do your homework myself and you can learn a lot about it. -yourself/
yourselves
-13 Ba always gets excellent grades because he studies hardly -hard -
14 My mother has cooked the meal for a quarter of an hour -has been
cooking -15 Do you enjoy living in here or you want to move? -do you
want -III Put a suitable word in each blank
I have just [16] got/ received a letter from my brother, Dave He is in Australia He has been there [17] for six months He is an engineer He is [18] working for a big farm, and he has visited a great [19] number of different places in Australia He has just bought [20] an Australian car and he has [21] gone to Alice Spring, a small town to the center of Australia He [22] will soon visit Darwin From [23] Darwin/ there , he'll fly to Perth My brother has [24] never been abroad before, so he [25] finds this trip very exciting.
IV Choose the best answer.
One of my favorite (26 movie/ a movie/ movies/ moving) is E.T :The Extra-Terrestrial [tə'restriəl : trái đất] - A fiction story about a friendship of a young boy and a (27 creator/ creature/ creation/ creating) from outer space It takes place in (28 the/ a/ year/ the year) 1980s in a small American
town (29 Before/ If/ Then/ When) E.T's spaceship leaves without him, he meets Elliot, a boy who
becomes his friend E.T likes Elliot, but he is very homesick, so Elliot decides (30 help/ to help/ helped/ helping) him contact his friends This is not easy (31 because/ so/ so that/ but) some
scientists are searching for E.T in order to study him Elliot and E.T escape from the scientists (32
in/ of/ with/ by) bicycle They go to the woods to meet the spaceship that (33 will bring/ will carry/ will get/ will take) E.T home
VI Write sentences using the suggested words
34 Nam / fond of/ go out for dinner Nam is fond of going out for dinner
35 They / keen on/ watch interesting programmes on TV
They are keen on watching interesting programmes on TV.
36 Linh's parents/ proud/ him/ because/ he/ always/ get/ good marks
Linh’s parents are proud of him because he always gets good marks.
37 We / very interested/ play/ soccer/ when/ live/ countryside
We were very interested in playing soccer when we lived in the countryside
38 I/ not talk/ uncle/ since/ he/ buy/ new house/ city center
I haven’t talked to my uncle since he bought the new house in the city center.
39 The Browns/ buy/ lot/ food/ because/ they/ have/ party
The Browns have just bought a lot of food because they are going to have a party.
40 It/ only/ a small car/ so/ there/ not/ enough room/ all/ us
Trang 34 It is only a small car, so there isn’t enough room for all of us.
VII Rewrite these sentences using the cues at the end of each sentence.
41 Although he is very lazy, he sometimes gets good marks ( Despite)
Despite his laziness/ Despite the fact that he is lazy, he sometimes gets good grades.
42 He drives his car very carefully, so he never has any accidents ( Because of)
Because of a careful driver, he never has any accidents.
43 As a pretty girl, boys are interested in her ( Since she ……… )
Since she is a pretty girl, boys are interested in her.
44 His children are allowed to listen to music in their free time ( He lets…)
He lets his children listen to music in their free time.
45 I don't know the regulations of this school ( be not used to ….)
I am not used to the regulations of this school.
46 What clever students ! ( How…) How clever your/ the/ these/ those students are!
47 You shouldn't stay up late, it's not good for your health ( You'd better …)
You’d better not stay up late It’s not good for your health.
48 I prefer doing my homework in the evening ( I'd rather… )
I’d rather do my homework in the evening.
49 I'm the only child of my family ( I wish….) I wish I were not the only child of the family.
50 You are lazy to learn lessons, so you always get bad marks ( If I …….)
If I were you, I would learn hard/ I wouldn’t be lazy.
……….
TEST 14 - English 8.
KIEM TRA HOC KI 1 - so 2
Trang 35I Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket.
- My uncle [1 not be] hasn’t been out of his house since he [2 buy].bought the color TV.
- Look ! A man [3 run] is running after the bus He [4 want] wants [5 catch] to catch it.
- Our grandparents [6 live] live in Bac Giang They [7 live] have lived there for over 60 years.
- Tom hopes he [8 meet]………will meet… many interesting people when he [9 go]…… goes…… on holiday in Hawaii next month.
- Mai and her sister [10 walk] are walking to school now.
II Fill in each gap with a given word in the box [2 pts]
area foreign knows living major native official population
speakers those
There are about 5,000 [11] living languages in the world today, but about six of them are [12] major .languages of the world Two thirds of the world 's population speak [13] those languages more than 400 million people speak English as their first or [14] native language another 400 million speak it as a second language Nobody [15] knows exactly how many people speak it as a [16] foreign language Chinese is the only language with more [17] speakers than English This is because of the huge [18] population of China, more than one billion people English is the native or [19] official language on one fifth of the land [20] area of the world It is spoken in North America, Great
Britain and New Zealand In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages
Trang 36III Put a suitable preposition in each blank
21 The house is beautiful with a large garden.
22 Many people go to big cities to look for work.
23 The government has provided many tools for the farmers.
24 I haven't talked to your brother since January.
25 My handbag is different from yours.
26 We've been concerned about the new mall for ages.
27 It's very good you to help me the housework
IV Find and write the 10 odd words in the following passage.
Trang 37People usually give each other 28 √ one gifts at Christmas Christmas is coming soon Mr and Mrs.
Smith have 29 √ been already bought gifts for their Children They will 30 √ going give them their
parcels On 31 √ these Christmas morning Tommy and Laura have 32 √ lots presents for their
parents, too Their eldest brother, Jimmy, is 33 √ must working overseas They have already posted
him 34 √ since a Christmas card Jimmy will not 35 √ be stay at home this Christmas The
others have 36 √ all bought presents for him They have sent the Presents some weeks ago, so that
he 37 √ itself would have them by Christmas.
V Choose the best answer.
38 That's young man isn't [experienced enough/ enough experienced] to do the job
39 The windows are dirty Yes, I know I [will clean/ am going to clean] them later.
40 We [ought/ must] go now or we will miss the last train
41 Who helped you with your homework? - No one I did it [myself/ mineself]
42 Mr Thanh [wasn't used / didn't use] to smoke when he was young.
43 My brother told me he [wants/ wanted] me to turn down the TV.
44 The little boy rides the bicycle very [ fast/ fastly]
45 Hoa dislikes [ cooking/ to cook] the meals for many people.
46 They haven't seen each other [for/ since] Christmas.
47 The water [boils/ is boiling] Can you turn it off?
VI Rewrite sentences using the suggested words
48 We started living here in 1995 We have lived here since 1995
49 It's unnecessary for us to drive so fast We don't have to drive so fast.
50 Trung is the most intelligent student in my class …… in my class is more intelligent than Trung
51 The coffee was too weak to keep us awake The coffee wasn't strong enough to keep us
awake
52 Huong last wrote to her parents two months ago. Huong hasn't … written to her parents
for 2 months.
53 She is bad at Math She wishes ………… she were good at Math.
54 I am very tired I can't walk I am too ………… tired to walk
55 The room is bright We can learn here The room is bright enough ………… for us to
learn in.
56 We should study harder at school We had ………… better study harder at school.
57 It's such a heavy box that I can't lift it The box is too ………… heavy for me to lift.
58 I've never seen that play before It's the first ………… time I’ve seen that play.
………
TEST 15 KIEM TRA HOC KI 1 - so 3 - English 8.
Trang 38Theory.
Trang 39- one fourth/ two fourths
- be in English bằng tiếng anh
- The language of ngôn ngữ của
- put sth in sth / sth out of sth
- for the recent years = the last few years
- be taught in English được dậy bằng tiếng anh
- communicate with sb
- be communicative dễ bắt chuyện với, vui long trò
chuyện
- scientific có kỹ thuật, khoa học
- assist sb in sth = help sb with
- find sb/ sth tìm thấy (work)
- find time to read tìm thấy thời gian để đọc
- find out khám phá ra, phát minh ra, tìm ra
I Put a suitable word in the bracket
More and more people study English [1] (than) any other languages In many countries, the textbooks in universities [2] (are) in English Many universities classes are taught in English even [3] (though) the native language is [4] (not) English.
English is the [5] (language) of international communication It is the language [6] (of) international business, research [7] (and) science More than three fourths of the world's mail is written [8] (in) English More than three fifths of the world's radio stations are [9] (in) English More than half of the scientific and research journals (báo và tạp chí) are in English, too Most [10] (other) languages have borrowed many English words.
II Fill in each gap with the correct form of the word at the end
11 May I have your (signature) on this form [sign]
12 The village looks quiet and (peaceful) [peace]
13 Thank you very much for your (assistance)…., Mrs Mai [assist] (assistance = help / assistant
= helper)
14 The stranger was very (helpful) He showed me the way [help]
15 Mrs Ngoc's daughter wants to become an (actress) [act]
III Put the sentences in the right order to make a dialogue ( 19-18-21-17-16-20)
Trang 4016 Thank God ! I was worried
17 Well, you are lucky Your classmate found it
18 Where did you lose it?
19 Excuse me, I lost my schoolbag this morning.
20 Here it is He gave it to me an hour ago
21 In the classroom, 8A I left it in the desk