II. Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.

1. Hung is ………….. student in my class.

A. good        B. better        C. the best     D. a best

2. Ho Chi Minh City is larger and ……….. beautiful than Hanoi.

A. more        B. as   C. most         D. the most

3. She has bought this dress ………………Saturday.

A. for           B. since        C. next          D. last

4. Minh ……………. in this town since 1987.

A. is living    B. has lived             C. lives         D. lived

5. The Sun ….in the East.

A. rise          B. rose          C. rises         D. rising

6. That boy has short ………….hair.

A. curly        B. oval          C. tall           D. reserved

7. Alexander Graham Bell …………….. the telephone in 1876.

A. invent      B. invented             C. invents     D. is inventing

8. You must cover ………………sockets so that children do not try to put anything into them.

A. electrical            B. dangerous           C. safe          D. suitable

9. ……………. Was Alexander Graham Bell born? He was born in 1847.

A. When       B. Where      C. Why         D. Who

10. A: Can I speak to Lan please? This is Hung.

A. Hello, Lan          B. Hello,Hung         C. How are you?     D. How about tomorrow?

11. Revision is …………… when we learn new words.

A. necessary           B. necessarily         C. more necessary             D. unnecessary

12. Could you do me a favor?........................

A. Why?       B. I’m sorry. I’m really busy.       C. What can I do for you?  D. Both B and C are correct

13. Hey! Lan. How about...................... to the cinema this afternoon? - OK.

A. to go        B. going        C. we go                 D. go

14. ………you need any help? Yes. That’s very kind of you.

A. Do           B. May         C. Can          D. Could

15. “Why was Ba late?” “………………he got up late.”

A. However            B. So            C. Because             D. While

REVISION OF ENGLISH 8 (cont)

I. READING COMPREHENSION
1. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer the questions
Nam is in grade 8A. He (1)...........his report card for the last school year. He got good grade (2)............Literature and Math, but his English was poor. His English teacher said, "Nam, you must work harder on your English". He`ll try his best to study well next year. He loves (3).................., and he likes sports, too. He enjoys (4)............... soccer a lot. This summer vacation, he is enrolling for the summer activities in his home town. They`ll plant trees, clean the streets and participate in the city`s sport programs.
1. A. received B. have received C. has received D. receive
2. A. in B. during C. for D. since
3. A. study B. studies C. studied D. studying
4. A. play B. plays C. will play D. playing
2. Read the passage again and write T or F
Statements
T/F

Nam is in grade 8A.
His English was excellent.
He ought to work harder on his English
This summer vacation he is going to clean his school.
….…
….…
….…
….…

3. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space
farm being near play
to play chores nearby with
A Vietnamese girl named Hoa is living (1) _________ the Parker family in the American State of Texas. Mr. Parker is a farmer and Mrs. Parker works part time at a grocery store in a (2) _________ town. They have two children, Tom and Mary. Hoa often does (3) ____________ after school. Sometimes, she also helps on the (4) _________. The family relaxes on Sunday afternoons and watches Tom (5)___________ baseball. Hoa likes the Parkers, and she enjoys (6)________ a member of their family.
4. Read the passage and write T or F
Marie was born in Poland in 1876. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and hard an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was 15 years old. When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.
1. ______ Marie finished high school in 1891
2. ______ She studied Mathematics and Chemistry at the University in Paris.
3. ______ She won the Nobel Prize for Physics when she was 28.
4. ______ Marie Curie died in 1943.
II. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
1. I often play soccer _______ Sunday afternoon.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
2. We should wait here _______ our teacher comes back.
A. before B. until C. after D. during
3. Mr. Brown is the same age ________ Mrs. Brown.
A. as B. like C. from D. with
4. The little boy is not _________ to lift the suitcase.
A. enough strong B. strong enough C. too strong D. so strong
5. My father was good at swimming. He used to ______ swimming in summer.
A. go B. goes C. went D. going
6. Kate hates ______ to classical music.
A. listens B. listened C. listen D. listening
7. Hung is ______ student in my class.
A. good B. better C. the best D. a best
8. Ho Chi Minh City is larger and ______ beautiful than Hanoi.
A. more B. as C. most D. the most
9. Mr. Smith likes _______ to music in his free time.
A. listens B. listened C. listen D. listening
10. They built this house _______1990.
A. from B. in C. at D. for
. The boy had to cook dinner _________because his mother came home late.
A. yourself B. himself C. herself D. themselves
. My brother speaks English very __________.
A. easy B. bad C. fluently D. fluent
13. Mrs. Brown asked John ________ her a cup of tea.
A. get B. to get C. getting D. got
14. The boy _________ that film yet.
A. has not seen B. has seen C. saw D. does not see
15. I am sure he will enjoy ____________ on his trip.
A. herself B. ourselves C. itself D. himself
16. I was born in Viet Nam. So Vietnamese is my____________.
A.

D. discoveries

VI. Chose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Daisy is fifteen years old. She is a pretty girl (1) ...... long black hair. She (2) ....... to school every day and usually goes (3) ...... with her friends (4) ...... Saturday afternoon. She likes (5) ..... to pop music. She lives with (6) ...... parents in (7) ...... large apartment. She has a lot (8) ...... interesting pictures and books. She enjoys (9) ...... at her pictures and reading books (10) ...... her free time.

1.A. at B. with C. for D. in

2.A. goes B. arrives C. reaches D. is

3.A. in B. of C. out D. at

4.A. at B. in C. on D. of

5.A. listen B. listening C. listened D. listens

6.A. she B. hers C. herself D. her

7.A. a B. an C. \(\phi\) D. the

8.A. off B. of C. on D. in

9.A. look B. looks C. to look D. looking

10.A. in B. at C. on D. for

VIII. Combine the sentences, using "too .... to"

1. This boy is naughty. He can't do anything.

2. This milk is very sour. I can't drink it.

3. This novel is very bad. He can't read it again.

4. My father is old. He can't work on the farm.

5. You couldn't swim in this river because it is very deep.

6. He can't join the club because he is young.

II. Choose the right answer for following sentences. (2ms)
1. He ____________ in this town since 1987.
a. lives b. has lived c. have lived d. is living
2. Airmail is more expensive than ____________
a. post-office b. surface mail c. resident d. century
3. Last night, I watched the Romeo and Juliet. At last they killed ____________
a. themselves b. herself c. himself d. ourselves
4. Your son isn`t tall ____________ to be a good basketball player.
a. too b. very c. so d. enough
5. Someone ____________ tickets were free.
a. said me b. said me that c. told me d. told to me
6. When she lived in the countryside, she ____________ in the river.
a. was swimming b. used to swim c. has swim d. is used to swimming
7. The manager asked me ____________ for him outside his office.
a. wait b. waiting c. to wait d. waited
8. London is ____________ capital city in Europe.
a. large b. the largest c. large d. most large

EXERCISE 4: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.

1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.

A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.

B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.

C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.

D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.

2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn't stay up late to learn his lessons.

A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.

B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.

C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.

D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.

3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.

A. My father hasn't seen a violent film.

B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.

C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.

D. My father never wants to see another violent film.

4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.

A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.

B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.

C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.

D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.

5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.

A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.

B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.

C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.

D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.

6. My father hasn't smoked cigarettes for a month.

A. It's a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.

B. It's a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.

C. It's a month that my father hasn't smoked cigarettes.

D. It's a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.

7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.

A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.

B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.

C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.

D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.

8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.

A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.

B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.

C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .

D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.

9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.

A. John doesn't write home once a week any longer.

B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.

C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.

D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.

10. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years.

A. It's years since I enjoyed myself so much.

B. It's years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.

D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

I/ Circle the word underlined part is pronounced differently from the others inthe same line: (1 point).

1. a. annoy b. agree c. arrange d. airmail

2. a. escape b. excited c. exhibition d. experiment

3. a. comment b. comfort c. compost d. accommodation

4. a. graze b. behavior c. traditional d. claim

II/ Vocabulary and Grammar:

A. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences below: (4 points).

1. I’m lucky enough ……………. a lot of friends.a. to have b. having c. have d. has

2. Yesterday, Hoa …………… Nien a letter.a. send b. sent c. sends d.to send

3. She …………………….. a movie tonight.a. see b. seeing c. is going to see d. saw

4. You will have to ……… dinner yourself.a. cooking b. cook c. to cook d. cooks

5. It only takes one ………….. to cause a fire.a. book b. tree c. match d. lamp

6. Can you help me ………… my bags?a. carry b. carried c. carries d. carring

7. They ……………… here since last week.a. lived b. live c. living d. have lived

8. My Dad ………………….. for his company for 20 years.a. hasn’t worked b. worked c. works d. to work

9. Lipton tea is different …………. Dilmah tea.a. to b. from c. on d. at

10. The magagine is not ……………………. the newspaper.a. as large as b. larger c. the most large d. more larger

11. This is the first time Hoa ………….. Tim’family.a. met b. meets c .meeting d. has met

12. Would you mind …………….. in the front seat of the taxi?a. sit b. to sit c. sitting d. sat

13. Would you mind if I ……………….. a photo? a. take b. taking c. to take d. took

14. Nhi asked Nga if she …………… My Son.a. knew b. know c. to know d. knowing

15. Hoa ………………………. TV at seven o’clock last night.a. watches b. was watching c. watch d. to watch

16. My family ………………… when the phone rang.a. was sleeping b. slept c. to sleep d. sleep

B. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms: (2 point)

.1. How long you (live) here?………………………………………………………………………..…………

2. Andy (do) her homework when her friends came.……………………………………………......……………………...………….

3. The white house will (build) in this area next year.……………………………………….………………………………………….

4. While I (work) on the computer, the earthquake happened.……………..……………………………………………………………………

5. She is not tall enough (reach) the ceiling fan.………………………………………………………………………………….

6. John (wash) the clothes in the bathroom at four o’clock last night.………………....................................

7. I (not meet) her for two years.…………………………………………………………………………………

8. Would you mind (give) me the book from the shelf?…………………………………...…………………………………………….