1. After a month, Hoa got used to ..... in her new school.

A. study B. studying C. studied D. is studying

2. She told me .... up too late.

A. don't stay B. not to stay C. not stay D. to not stay

3. Her son was absent from school .... of his illness last Tuesday.

A. because B. instead C. though D. but

4. That child .... to go t once.

A. will B. had better C. has D. have

5. The front yard is ... to play soccer in.

A. small too B. so small C. too small D. very small

6. My brother feels ... again after his operation.

A. strongly B. strength C. strong D. enough strong

7. He doesn't enjoy ..... basketball

A. to play B. plays C. played D. playing

8. This form must have the ... of the writer.

A. to sign B. signature C. signing D. sign

9. Jane and Jack stood in front of the mirror and locked at .......... .

A. herself B. himself C. theirselves D. themselves

10. Susan is the ... of the three girls.

A. prettier B. prettiest C. pretty D. prettily

11. ..... the beginning of the day called morning or evening?

A. Is B. Are C. Does D. Can

12. Nam ..... familiar with getting up early in winter two years ago.

A. was B. were C. is D. has been

13. The school yard was ... with students.

A. crowd B. crowds C. crowded D. crowding

14. There are new born ... of our farm.

A. calf B. calves C. calfes D. calfs

II. Circle the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. (2 points)

1. I to go out when I was in the countryside.

A. not use B. wasn’t used C.didn’t use D. wasn’t using

2. The party was great and we enjoyed very much.

A. weselves B. usselves C.ourselves D. ourself

3. I hope that us when you come to Ha Noi.

A. you’ll visit B. you’re visiting

C. youvisited D. you’d visit

4. Will she take this exam?

A. has to B. have to

C.to have D. had to

5. Your son ísn’t tall to be a good basket ball player.

A. too B. very C.so D. enough

6. After a month , Hoa got used to in her new school.

A. study B. studying C. studied D. is studying

7. Last Tuesday her son was absent from school of his illness.

A. because B. ínstead C. though D. but

8. My brother feels again after his operation.

A. strongly B. strength C.strong D. enough strong

III. Use the correct form of the word in the blank to complete the sentences: (1,5 point)

1. There wasn’t any………………..( electric) in the countryside 20 years ago.

2. Our life is much better with the help of modern……………….( equip)

3. “ The Lost shoe” is one of the……………(tradition) stories I like best.

4. Every one was …………………( excite) at the soccer match.

5. He was ………………. ( fool) to say that.

6. We must remember the………………….( safe) precautions in the home.

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.

I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

1. Did you __________ late this morning so that was the reason you went to school late?

A. getting up B. got up C. to get up D. get up

2. We ________ some souvenirs from our holiday in Vietnam.

A. buying B. buys C. bought D. buyed

3. __________ your last birthday over six months ago?

A. Is B. Were C. Was D. are

4. Hoang _______________ the party last night because he was very ill.

A. don't joins B. doesn't join C. didn't join D. not joined

5. _______________ the Robinsons return to Hanoi by train yesterday?

A. did B. do C. does D. are

6. Hoa learned how _____________ a washing machine with her neighbour.

A. used B. to use C. using D. use

7. Was Nguyen at the theater _______________ night? Yes, she was.

A. before B. after C. last D. ago

8. The Browns went to Hochiminh city ____________ plane.

A. on B. in C. by D. at

9. I don't know where ______________ last night.

A. he be B. he is C. was he D. he was

10. It took us an hour ____________ to Nha Trang.

A. drove B. to drive C. driving D. drive

II. Give correct form of the words in the brackets.

1. __________________ is one of my hobbies and now I can make clothes for myself. (sew)

2. I like to collect stamps. My father often helps me with my stamp ______________ .(collect)

3. My aunt is a ______________. She makes a lot of beautiful clothes. (dress)

and people are 4. Peter likes to travel to Viet Nam because the sights are ___________ and people are ______.(beauty friend)

III. Supply either or BECAUSE OF" as appropriate.

l. It was difficult to deliver the letter ........................ the sender had written the wrong address on the envelope.

2. We decided to leave early ................................. the party was boring.

3. Rescue attempts were temporarily ........................... the bad weather.

4. They visited their friends often ............................. they enjoyed their company.

5. Paul can't go to the football game ...................................... his grades.

6. Marcella was awarded a scholarship................... her superiors scholastic ability.

III. Choose the best answer of A,B,C or D to complete each of the following sentence (1.6 pts)

1. Nga’s grandmother often tells her ­_________in the evenings.

A.the books B. folktales C. novels D. songs

2. When Nam was a child , he __________ go to the market with his mother.

A. used to B. like C. usually D. prefers

3. His grandfather __________ everything without the help of modern equipment in the past.

A. must do B. musted do C.had to do D. have to do

4. Be sure to revise your lesson __________ you have a test.

A . after B. between C. before D. in

5. You must__________ your bedroom.

A. tidy B.to tidy C. tidying D. tidies

6. You seem _______________ today, Lam.
A. happily B. happy C. happiness D. unhappily

7. Mary was born ............................. August 20th , 1991.

A. to B. on C. in D. at

8. We must be there ................................... 8.30 and 9.15.

A. in B. between C. on D. to

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (2,5 points)

1.

After a month, Hoa got used to ________ in her new school.

A. study

B. studying

C. studied

D. is studying

2.

Last Tuesday her son was absent from school _______ of his illness.

A. because

B. instead

C. though

D. but

3.

The children ______ to go at once.

A. will

B. had better

C. must

D. have

4.

My brother feels ________ again after his operation.

A. strongly

B. strength

C. strong

D. enough strong

5.

The English course begins ______ May 9 th, and ends sometime ______ September.

A. on/in

B. in/on

C. at/on

D. in/at

6.

I _______ to go out when I was in the countryside.

A. not used

B. wasn't used

C. didn't use

D. wasn't using

7.

The party was great and we enjoyed ______ very much.

A. weselves

B. usselves

C. ourself

D. ourselves

8.

I used to live _____ a farm and look ______ my younger brother.

A. in/after

B. on/after

C. in/out

D. on/out

9.

Tuan hates _____ computer games all day.

A. play

B. to play

C. playing

D. plays

10.

Your son isn't tall ______ to be a good basket ball player.

A. too

B. very

C. so

D. enough

(01)

In the first year of lower secondary Nam had some (1) ____________ in learning English. His (2) ______ of English words was really bad and his English grammar was worse. He didn’t know how to improve it. One afternoon after the lesson, his English teacher told him (3) ____________ for her out of the classroom. She took him to school library and showed him cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She told him how to use an English- English (4) _____________ to improve his English grammar. He made (5) _________ progress and only one year later. He (6) ____________ the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in his hometown.

1. A. words B. grades C. difficulties D. sounds

2. A. pronunciation B. pronunciations C. pronounce D. pronouncing

3. A. waited B. wait C. to wait D. not to wait

4. A. book B. atlas C. brochure D. dictionary

5. A. much B. many C. some D. no

6. A. had B. won C. knew D. gave

(02)

In Scotland, there is a popular legend (1) _________ a monster. The monster lives in a lake (2) ______ Loch Ness, near the town of Inverness. Loch Ness is 32 km (3) ___________, 5km wide and very, very deep. The monster’s name is Nessie. People say that she is very big and she has a long neck, like (4) ______ snake.

The legend of the monster is very _____________ (5) and millions of tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness. Everybody wants to be the first person to see Nessie. Come to Scotland and Loch Ness - that person may _________ (6) you!

1. A. in B. at C. on D. about ____

2. A. called B. calls C. calling D. call ____

3. A. length B. long C. lengthen D. longer ____

4. A. a B. an C. the D. ____

5. A. fame B. famous C. famously D. infamous ____

6. A. are B. was C. were D. be ____

(03)

Many household (1) __________ are very dangerous. Young children may think that chemicals and drugs are soft drinks or candy, so they may drink or eat (2) ___________. Therefore you must put them in locked cupboard. You must not let children play in the kitchen because it is dangerous. Children (3) _________ play with matches. Just one match can (4) ____________ fire. Each year, fires (5) ___________ houses and injure people. You must (6) ____________ electrical sockets so that children cannot try to put anything into them.

1. A. subjects B. appliance C. thing D. objects

2. A. they B. theirs C. their D. them

3. A. must B. mustn’t C. don’t have to D. have to

4. A. do B. cause C. have D. play

5. A. destroy B. hurt C. collapse D. kill

6. A. close B. discover C. wraps D. cover

(04)

A new shopping (1) ___________ is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today. It is very different (2) _____ the present shopping area. All the shops are under one roof. That will be very (3) _____________, especially during the hot and humid summer months. Customers will shop (4) ________ comfort and (5) ___________ the weather. Some people in the neighborhood, (6) ______________, are not happy about the changes.

1) A. mall B. discount C. Comfort D. market
2) A. with B. from C. for D. in
3) A. convenience B. convenient C. inconvenient D. conveniently
4) A. on B. with C. in D. at
5) A. don’t notice B. haven’t noticed C. won’t notice D. aren’t noticing
6) A. but B. however C. although D. and

(05)

Hang is thirteen years old. She is a pretty girl with ___________________________ (1) hair. She lives at 805, Hau Giang Street in Ho Chi Minh City with her parents and her ­­__________________ (2) Hanh and Huong. She is a hard-working student who always ______________ (3) good grades. Her classmates often say, "Hang is very sociable _____________ (4) helpful. She is always willing to help us ____________ (5) difficult exercises..." That's why Hang has a lot of friends. Her best friends are Mai and Lan, with whom she often ______________ (6) her feelings.

1. A. long black wavy B. black long wavy C. wavy black long D. long wavy black

2. A. younger sisters B. two young C. younger two D. two young sister

3. A. gives B. works C. gets D. makes

4. A. but B. and C. or D. also

5. A. with B. for C. of D. at

6. A. talks B. shares C. tells D. says

(06)

Have you ever wanted to do something (1) ________________? Five years ago Bill Slade read about an organization calls Earth Watch. Earth Watch finds (2) ______________ for expeditions to study and explore different parts of the world.

Bill decided (3) _____________ an expedition to study elephants in Africa. And he counted birds in the rain forests of South America. He planted (4) ___________ in Europe and he studied whales in the Pacific Ocean. Bill said, ‘It was (5)______________work, but we had a lot of fun, and I learned a lot, (6)_______.’

1. A. different B. the same C. differently D. difficultly ____

2. A. volunteers B. activities C. programs D. resources ____

3. A. join B. to join C. joining D. to joining ____

4. A. banks B. parks C. lakes D. trees ____

5. A. easy B. hardly C. hard D. easily ____

6. A. also B. too C. either D. all are correct ____

(07)

There are also (1) ____________ ways of learning the same number of words. For example, (2) _______ you try to learn ten words in two days, you can do so in two ways. You can learn the first five words the first day, and then learn the other five the next day. However, because (3) ______________ is necessary; you can learn all the ten words the first day and revise them the next day. This helps you (4) _________________ the words more times.

Language learners should try different ways of learning words so as to find (5) ____________ the best way for themselves. Ask (6) ___________________ the question: How should I learn words?

1. A. differ B different C. differently D. indifferent

2. A. so B. however C. after that D. if

3. A. revision B. revise C. review D. revising

4. A. to practice B. practicing C. practice D. practices

5. A. up B. out C. in D. off

6. A. yourself B. yourselves C. myself D. themselves

(08)

Some people learn a second language (1) __________. Other people have trouble learning (2) ______ new language. There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and (3) __________ interesting. The first step is to feel about learning English. If you believe that you can (4) ___________, you will learn. Be patient! You do not have (5) _________________ everything all at once. It is natural to make mistakes when you learn (6) __________________ new.

1. A. ease B. easy C. easily D. easiest

2. A. two B. a C. an D. three

3. A. as B. at C. more D. than

4. A. learn B. to learn C. learnt D. learning

5. A. understand B. to understand C. understood D. be understood

6. A. something B. nothing C. think D. thought

(09)

Lan wanted to (1) _______for the activities for this summer, and the secretary helped her do that. She got (2) __________________ and filled it out for Lan. She asked Lan about her personal details such (3)­ ____ her name, her date of birth, her address, her phone number, and so on. Lan also told the secretary about her (4)______________ (drawing, outdoor activities and acting). After (5) __________________ filling out the form, the secretary told Lan to (6) __________the form to her teacher immediately and ask her to sign it.

1. A. enroll B. write C. play D. take

2. A. an order form B. a receipt C. a document D. an application form

3. A. as B. like C. at D. that

4. A. things B. study C. hobbies D. chores

5. A. to finish B. finished C. finish D. finishing

6. A. take B. bring C. send D. make

1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______ 6.______

THE END

Choose A,B,Cor D to complete the following sentences

1- My brother is studying hard ......................... pass the exam.

A. for B. in order to C. so to D. so that

2- We have studied ................... seven o'clock.

A. for B. at C. since D. to

3- He was born in England. English is his .................................

A. mother tongue B. first language

C. foreign language D. A and B are correct

4- It's dangerous .......................... in this river.

A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam

5- ........................... to America yet ?

A. Were you B. Have you ever been C.Were you been D. Are you

6- The boy was ....................... by the dog

A. bite B. bit C. bited D. bitten

7- My father used ...................... me to school.

A. took B. taking C. to take D. take

8- Would you mind ................... for a few minutes?

A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. be waiting

Bài 1: Choose the best answer

1. You are not allow ............. mobiles in the classroom

A. use B. to use C. using D. used

2. Students ........ wear uniforms all days in a week. It is one of my school's rules

A. should B. have to C. may D. will

3. Because it ........... heavily outside, we ............... go out

A. is raining-can't B. rain-shouldn't C. is raining-don't have to D. rains-mustn't

4. When they have finished .............., they always ............. the kife and fork on the plate

A. to eat-place B. to eat- are placing C. eating-place D. eating-are placing

5. I'd like ............. you ............ to the cinema tonight

A. to invite-going B. inviting-to go C. to invite-to go D. to invite-going

6. We fancy ............... traditional dishes at New Year

A. cook B. to cook C. to cooking D. cooking

7. Customs and traditions need ........ and .....................

A. keep-develop B. keeping-develeping C. to keep-to develop D. to keeping-to developing

8. We offer ............... you with your housework

A. to help B. helping C. help D. helped

9. I would rather you ........... the house cleanly before Tet

A. tidy up B. tidied up C. tidying up D. to tidy

10. I don't know what ......... her on her graduation day

A. to give B. give C. giving D. gave