EXERCISES FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST EXERCISES FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST Grade 8th Exercise 1 Choose the best answer 1 London is capital city in Europe (larger/ the largest/most large/ large) 2 Sus[.]
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Grade 8th
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer
1 London is capital city in Europe.(larger/ the largest/most large/ large)
2 Susan to work yesterday - She didn’t feel well (didn’t go/ hasn’t gone/went/goes)
3 My mother is to cook tonight.( too tired/ enough tired/ very tired/ so tired)
4 The doctor asked him a rest (take/ took/ takes/ to take)
5 It’s too cold outside you close the window please? (Do/Are/Could/Why don’t)
6 They have studied six o’clock (for/at/ since/to)
7 Which is , milk or orange juice? (better/ the best/ good/ gooder)
8 She is studying hard pass the exams.(for/in order to/so to/ so that)
9 Nam hates to the market (to go/goes/go going)
10 Airmail is expensive than surface mail (The most/ like/as/more)
11 have you lived in this town? (When/ Where/ How long/ How)
12 She has (written/ wrote/write/ writen) over 30 pages a day
13 TV is bringing information entertainments.(Not only but also/so that/more than/ either or)
14 We must be there 7.30 and 8.00 (at/ before/ between/ after)
15 Tom is 17 He isn’t to drive a car.(enough young/ young enough/ enough old/ old enough)
16 Vietnamese language is different English (as/ like/ from/with)
17 When my uncle was young , he used fishing on Sundays.(go/went/going/to go)
18 Hung is student in our class (better/ good/ the best / best)
19 Ho Chi Minh is larger and beautiful than Hanoi (more/ as/ most/ the most)
20 I in this house for 20 years.(live/ lived/ have lived/haved)
21 This book is the same price that book (as/ like/ from/ with)
22 They should English pronunciation everyday.(practice/ practiced/ practicing/ practices/
23 We’ve been here last week.(since/ for/in/from)
24 I often do my homework dinner (at/ in/ on/ after)
25 Do you need any help?-No thanks I am to lift this box (enough strong/ strong enough/too strong/not strong)
26 My father ten cigarettes a day.(often smokes/ smoking/ used to smoke/smoke)
27 The Moon around the Earth.(move/ moves/ is moving/is moved)
28 We do the last English test very (bad/good/ goodly/well)
29 The street very crowded after 5pm everyday (become/becomes/ is becoming/are becoming)
30 The world population bigger (is getting/ are getting/ get/gets)
31 I to bed at 11 o’clock last night.( go/ went/have gone/am going)
32 That’s a very old bike He it for a long time.(have had/ has/ had/ has had )
33 They each other for a long time (haven’t seen/saw/ didn’t see/have seen)
34 I’ve read this novel 2 hours (for /in/ since/at)
35 My friend doesn’t know the city very … (a good/ b bad/ c goodly/ d well)
36 The doctor asked him ……… to bed on time (a to go/b going/ c go to/ went)
37 His parents are always proud ……… him.(a about/b of/ c on / d with)
38 You ought to ……… harder.(a studying/ b studied/ c study d studies)
39 You’ll have to do it ……… (a yourself/ b himself/ c herself d themselves)
40 She ……… cry a lot when she was a child (a use to/ b used to/ c used /d using)
41 Can you help me …….(doing/ do/ did/ does) this homework?
42 It’s very nice ……… (for/ of/ off/ to) you to pick up me
43 Why don’t you ……… (take/ have/ give) part in the activity?
44 She told me ……… (take/ to take/ taking/ takes) these cakes to her house
45 Tam was too sleepy ………… (to do/ does/ did/ doing) his homework
46 Mai can play basketball very ………(good/ well/ bad)
47 She looks very ………… (happy/ happiness/ happily) today
48 The boy likes doing it ……… (myself/ itself/ himself)
49 Where did you ……… (use/ used/ using) to live?
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51 Can you fill ……… (in/ out/ on) this form for me ?
52 Nam enjoys …………(reading/ read/ to read ) detective stories
53 They are planning ……… (to join/ join/ joining) the club
54 The boy scout do ………… (voluntary/ volunteer/ voluntarily) work
55 It’s very kind ………… (in/ of/ to) you to say so
Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences:
1- “Please turn down the radio for me,” said my father _ My father told me
2- My aunt has worked in that school for two years - How long
3- The / film/ begin/ 7.00 The film ………
4- She/ enjoy/ listen/ music/ She ………
5- Minh/ like/play/ soccer Minh ………
6- This bag is as large as that one the same size
7- “Please tell me the story”, Lan said to me Lan told me 8- He said to me “Can you give me the pen?” He asked me 9- You should stay in bed for a few days “, she said She said to me ………
10-Mrs Jackson said to Jim “Would you give me a hand, please ?” Mrs Jackson asked Jim
11-The teacher said to Tim, “Come into my office, please” The teacher told Tim
12-Bao/ help/ his friends /orphanage/ play football/ last week Bao helped
13-Mary said to me, “ Can you carry my bag” ( Mary asked me ………
14-The boy is not strong He can’t lift the case (enough) 15-This book is cheap, but that book is cheaper, ( as … as ) 16-I/have/meeting/Sunday 17-Mary said to John: “Can you carry my suitcase, please?” Mary asked 18-Their mother said to them, “Don’t make so much noise” 19-The traffic policeman said” Show me you driving license, please” 20-He didn’t prepare the lesson well, so she got bad marks Because ………
21-The English book is 45,000 dong The Math book is 50,000 dong ………
22-I like to play badminton I love ………
23-This exercise is not as difficult as that one That exercise ………
24-Hung is 10 years old Hoang is 8 years old Hoang is ………
25-Hoa doesn’t speak French so well as Lan Lan speaks………
26-My brother is a more careful driver than I am My brother drives………
27-An works harder than Tam Tam doesn’t ………
28-They like basketball more than soccer They prefer………
29-I’d like to borrow this book Can I ?
30-I want you to phone me later Could you ?
31-Nam is very young He can’t drive a car Nam isn’t ?
32-Nam doesn’t speak English as well as Mai (Mai
33-No one in this class are as intelligent as Hai ( Hai is
34-Japanese is difficult Is Chinese, too? Is Chinese ?
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36-My room is small but my sister’s is big (as as) 37-The old man is weak He can’t walk by himself (enough) 38-I went to the CD shop before going to school (AFTER)\ 39-My room is small but my sister’s is big (AS………AS) 40-The old man is weak He can’t walk by himself (ENOUGH) 41-“Please help me with my homework”, Linh said to Trang (REPORTED SPEECH) 42-Mr Smith is 60 years old, and Mrs Smith is 60 years old too.-> Mr Smith is as
43-He didn’t work hard, so he failed the exams.-> Because Exercise 3* Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. 1 He is not a poor man any more He used ………
2 They didn’t often go to the park every Sunday They didn’t use ………
3 The library closes after 6 p.m The library opens ………
4 I was shy girl when I was young I used ………
5 Did you often go to the beach? Did you use………?
6 My hair now is much longer than that in the past I used………
7 I don’t have time to collect stamps as when I was in high school I used………
8 I suggest you get up early You shouldn’t.………
9 Why don’t you finish the work soon? You ought………
10 Why don’t we phone her? Let’s………
11 You should do more exercises Why don’t………
12 Why don’t you go and see the dentist? You ought………
13 “Close your book, Nam” Hung asked Nam………
14 “You shouldn’t listen to that kind of music, Tim” Tim’s mother told him………
12 “Can you buy me some stamp, Hoa?” Mai asked ….………
13 Nam is more intelligent than Ba Ba isn’t………
14 They started living here last month They have………….………
15 My shoes and yours are not the same My shoes are…….………
16 This house is larger than that one That house isn’t.………
17 She started learning English two year ago She has………
18 The last time I saw that movie was two months ago I haven’t ………….………
Exercise 3 : Supply the correct verb tense or form:
1 The planets of the solar system (travel) around the sun
2 Summer (follow) spring
3 Everyone (drink) a lot of beer at the party last night
4 Alexander Graham Bell (be) born in Edinburgh He first (introduce) the telephone in 1876
5 Can I (speak) to Lan please? – Sorry she’s out Would you like (leave) a message?
6 I (buy) a ticket yesterday My friends and I (be) going (see) a movie tomorrow?
7 My father (die) when I (be) only 12 years old
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9 He (use) to (smoke) a lot 10 years ago He (give) it up last year
10 Women (have) to (work) hard in the past
11 There (be) not any electricity in the past, so we played hide and seek every night
12 Who (do) the chores yesterday? – It (be) me
13 (You/ use) walk to school? – Yes, I did
14 Where (be) you last weekend? – I (come) to Cat Ba island with my friends
15 I often (go) to the market once a week when (I live) alone last year, but now I (stay) with my aunt and (try) (go) shopping everyday
16 Can you (help) me (fix) the washing machine.?
17 He (join) the Y & Y because he (enjoy) (take) part in the social activities
18 It’s interesting (join) in the Y &Y group
19 My grandmother (eat) noodles an hour ago
20 We (have) English three times a week
21 Your teacher (say) you should (work) harder on your English pronunciation
22 (you/ need) any help?
23 When I (buy) my new house, I (ask) for a telephone The post office (tell)
me (wait) a year now and my phone still (not, come)
24 Where is your mother? – She (talk) with my father in the living room
25 She (come) with us tomorrow
26 She (never/ stay) up late at night
27 How long ( you/ learn) English? – I (learn) it for 4 years?
28 His father (drink) coffee every morning
29 Yesterday (meet) an old friend on the way home He (leave) school three years ago He (be) a doctor now
30 He (be) an orphan since he (be) 5 years old
31 There (be) nothing interesting on TV last night, so I (go) out with my friends
32 What (you/ do) now? – I (listen) to music
33 She (not, drink) coffee She (drink) Coca Cola
34 It (be) often hot in summer
35 The earth (circle) the sun once every 365 days
36 Rice (not, grow) in cold climates
37 Where Martin (come) from? – He (be) Scottish
38 Bad driving (cause) many accidents
39 “How you (learn) to drive?” – “My father (teach) me last year”
40 It stopped (rain) , so I (take) off my raincoat
41 She was in a hurry, so she (not, have) time to phone you
42 They (award) him a medal for bravery last year
43 Mr Brown used ( swim) when he (be) young
44 In England, the sun (not, shine) everyday
45 Hoa’s teacher (want) Hoa (spend) more time on Math
46 I hope you (recover) soon
47 She hopes (have) a suitable job
48 Nam always (get) grade A for Physics but last semester he (get) grade B So his teacherasked him ( study) harder this semester
49 I promise I (try) best next week
50 I promise (get) high grade for English
51 You should (underline) the words you want (learn)
52 Your teacher needs (meet) you after 4 p.m
53 We (start) our work on Monday and ( finish) on Saturday
54 They are thinking of (move) to America
55 I like (think) carefully about things before (make) a decision
Trang 556 I prefer (walk) to (ride)
57 Don’t try (persuade) me Nothing can (make) me (change) my mind
58 I (do) all the housework The flat is really clean now
59 He (write) a novel for two years, but he (not, finish) it yet
60 My brother (leave) home 10 years ago I (never/ meet) him since then
61 I like your car How long (you/ have ) it?
62 We (have) a party next Sunday Would you like (come)
63 His friends (study) ……… English since 2003
64 She (arrive) ……… in Qui Nhon city last month
65 We (have) ……… a picnic next weekend
66 Mrs Lien asked me (spend) ……… more on grammar
67 We should go home It (get) darker
68 Computers (become) more important in our life
Exercise 4: Prepositions
1 My grandmother prefers living in the country living in the city
2 Are you free Sunday afternoon?
3 She’s still looking a job
4 I’m interested farming
5 Hold a minute and I’ll get her
6 The Tran Phu residents and store owners are going to hold a meeting to discuss effects the new mall The meeting will be Binh’s hardware Store, 12 hang Da street, 8p.m 10 p.m May 20 Please contact Pham Van Tai the above address more information
7 Please hurry up! We have been waiting an hour
8 Have you learnt English a long time.?
9 I have known her January
10 It’s / That’s very kind you to say so
11 In this respect, French is different English
12 Are you going to take part the contest?
13 Could you help me the washing up?
14 He is proud his new watch
15 Try to learn the meaning of new words heart
16 Trang is very good swimming She thinks swimming is good health
17 I got good grade English and history
18 I hang the picture the clock and the calendar
19 Putting a knife an electrical socket is dangerous
20 The wardrobe is the right side the room
21 You can reach her 831 199
22 Do you give each other presents Christmas Eve “She doesn’t like travelling night
23 The course begins 12 May and ends (sometimes ) August
24 Will you pick me after the party?
25 The secretary took message her boss
26 He worked deaf-mute Boston university
27 I’ll see you 2a.m Nguyen Lac restaurant
Exercise 5: Put these words in the order to make meaningful sentences
1 enough/ Jane/ watch/ to/ old/ that/ isn’t/ film
2 you/ going/ short/ next weekend/ have / holiday
3 black/ has/ long/ our/ straight/ hair/ teacher
4 in / in/ sets/ rises/ the/ the/the/ sun/ east/ west
5 Bob/ love / play/ soccer/ but/ he/ not/ strong/ enough/ play
6 I/ gad/ tell/ you/ I/ going/ have/ interesting activities
Exercise 6:* There is one missing word in each sentence Find that word and put it in the correct position.
1 Fred is not tall enough be a policeman
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3 What does she like? – She is beautiful
4 I’m going visit my grandmother
5 Who is most intelligent student in your class?
6 Andrew doesn’t speak clearly enough to an English teacher
7 I received a letter my sister yesterday
8 What beautiful day!
9 Would you like be here at Christmas?
10 He is not as outgoing his friends
11 You ought study hard to pass the exam
12 Have you ever gone school by motorbike?
13 He’s very good English
15 Would you like leave a message?
14 She has played the guitar five years
15 Your bicycle isn’t expensive as mine
16 I studied French since last year
17 How do you go to the theater? – One month
18 This car is cheaper that one
Exercise 7:* Make questions for the underlined parts.
1 I usually play tennis in my free time
2 They got home at 11 p m
3 She got bad marks because she didn’t do her homework
4 The rice cooker is beside the stove
5 Mary goes to the zoo once a month
8 My father bought two tickets last night
9 He has been the principal of the school since February
10 She often goes to school by bus
11 They’re going to buy a new car next year
12 She’s quite pretty, with straight black hair
13 He has worked in that firm for eight years
14 Nam repaired the bicycle yesterday
15 I received your letter two days ago
16 She is going read the book tonight
Exercise 8: Word form
1 I have to use an (answer) ……….machine to receive messages while I’m out
2 I made (arrange)……… to play chess with Minh this afternoon
3 Alexander Bell was famous for his (invent) ……… of the telephone
4 Thomas Edison was Bell’s (assist) ………
5 Their products displayed in (count) ………… exhibitions They become famous since then
6 Bell experimented with ways of transmitting speech over a long (distant) ………
7 By 1877, the first telephone was in (commerce) ……… use
8 There is a/ an (interest) ……… film on TV tonight
9 He is a famous businessman He (success) ……… demonstrated his new products
10 He always does his work (good) ………
11 This is an (easy) ……… exercise
12 (medicine) ……… facilities are more easily accessible here
13 There are (many) ……… events in a film than in a play
14 She looks more (beauty)………
15 We live in a rather rich (neighbor) ………
16 They are members of an international (organize) ………
17 TV is very (popularity) ……… nowadays
18 We are reading the (safe) ……… precautions
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1 That man is going to gets wet, because he doesn’t have an umbrella
Trang 824 Are you going to let me eating that last piece of blueberry pie?
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Many (1) … believe that life on a farm is quiet and easy, but (2) … is very hard, I myself have (3) … on a farm for nearly 20 years and I know what farm work (4) … You must get up early, (5) … the chickens and the cows, water the vegetables, flowers, do a (6) … of gardening and then (7) … on the fields But my aunt likes this way and (8) … do her children
* Answer the questions:
1 How is the farm work life in the writer’s opinion?
2 How long has he lived on the farm?
3 What do farmers often do?
4 Do you like farm work? Why (not)?
B/ Great Britain is (1) large country It is much smaller (2) French It (3) 4
parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland England is the largest part (4) the country andhas always been the strongest English is the national (5) in all parts of Britain All the people(6) live in Britain can speak (7) but not all the people (8) English in that country
C/ Complete the passage, then answer the questions:
Learning a language is , in some ways, like (1) how to fly or play the piano There (2) important differences, but there is a very important similarity It is this: learning how to do such thingsneeds lots (3) practice It never enough simply to “know” something You must be able to “do”things with what (4) know For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) tofly an aeroplane A (6) can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if you only read a bookand then try to (7) without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) Thesame is true of (9) the piano So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play thepiano without having lots of (10) first?
1 Is learning a language completely like learning how to fly or play the piano?
2 What is the similarity between them?
3 According to the writer, what will happen if you fly without lots of practice first?
4 What is the meaning of the passage?
D/ Complete the passage by choosing A, B, C or D
Some people learn a second language (1) Other people have trouble learning (2) newlanguage There (3) several ways to make learning English a little easier and (4) interesting.The first step is to feel about learning English If you believe that you can (5) you will learn BEpatient You do not have (6) everything all at once It is natural to make mistakes when youlearn something new
6 A understand B to understand C understands D understanding
E/ Read the paragraph carefully, filling each gap with one suitable word in the box (1,5pts)
From - when - near - leave - on - toYou must never come (1) school late, or you are punished; so you must (2) home early to arrive in a good time If you live (3) your school, you can walk there, but must always walk (4) the pavement, and mind the traffic (5) you cross over the street If you live far (6) your school, you must take a train or a bus or the tube
Exercise 14: Comparative or superlative?
1 Life in the city is (expensive) life in the country
2 We prefer this film to that one; It’s (interesting)
3 Hanoi is one of (busy) cities in Vietnam
4 Water in the rivers and sea is getting (dirty)
5 The air in the early morning is (fresh)
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7 The villa is (good) the apartment
8 Eifel Tower is one of (famous) structures in the world
9 I was tired yesterday but now I’m (good)
II/ Complete the passage using the given words:
( old/ car/ name/ when/ language/ also/ learn/ over)
My (1) …… is Linda I’m fifty years (2) …………, and this is my plan (3) …… when I retire I’m going to (4) … Vietnamese I can already speak French, German, and I want to learn another (5)
…… I’m (6) ……… going to learn to drive I’m going to buy a (7) ……… , a tent and travel all (8)
…… the world
Exercise 8: Complete the sentences, using the appropriate adverbs in the box:
In on there outside inside upstairs here downstairs
1 The children love Dysneyland They want to go there again.
2 I open the box and look
3 She ran to open the door for him
4 I’m afraid I can’t drink coffee with milk
5 Let’s go and sit in the sun
6 Wait I’ll be back in a minute
7 He ran up the stairs to see what haappened
8 What’s at the Rex Movie Theater this week?
Exercise 15: Fill in the blank with suitable words:
THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST (06-07) I/ Choose the best answer: (3pts)
1 My father me a bike two days ago (took/ had/ bought/ brought)
2 She is old enough what she wants (doing/ do/ to do/ did)
3 He bought a new car (heself/ himself/hiselt/ himselfves)
4 (Where/ What/ When/ How) does Peter have Chemistry? – He has Chemistry at 9.00
5 She is going to sing a song, ? (didn’t she/ is she/ won’t she/ did she)
6 Be on time You be late ( won’t/ will not/ don’t have to/ shouldn’t)
II/ Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (2pts)
1 I (live) here since last year
2 My brother (work) in this company for 20 years
3 Alexander Graham Bell (be) born in Edinburgh
4 They (go) HCMC next week
III/ Fill in the blank with a suitable prepsition (1pt)
1 They’ ll see you Thursday
2 We’re ging to Laos January
3 Tim should listen Spanish conversation on TV
4 We must be there 8.30 and 9.15
V/ Rearrange the words in the correct sentences (1,5pts)
1 I/ going/ have/ am/ to activities/ interesting//
2 Can/ me/ you/ the/ to/ nearest/ the/ bank/ way/ tell//
VI/ Write the sentences beginning with the given words (1pt)
1 Miss Nga said “ Please wait for me outside my office”
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2 The policeman said, “ Please show me your driving licence”
The policeman asked
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Class: 8A3
I Complete the sentence by choosing A, B, C, or D (2m)
1 Can you help me ………this homework?
2 It’s very nice ………you to pick up me
3 My youger brother loves……… TV
4 Tam is too sleepy………his homework
5 My family have lived here………last year
6 Why don’t you………part in this activity?
7 He has………for that company for 5 year
8 She told me………these cakes to her house
II Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense
1 I (not invite)………Mr Linh yet
2 She (stay)……… here for 2 weeks
3 We should go home It (get)………darker and darker
4 Water (boil)………at 100oC
III Choose the most suitable word or phrase underlined.
1 Mai can play basketball good / well / bad
2 I always listen to music before / after / if I go to bed
3 My mother said that I should doing / to do / do my homework tonight
4 She look very happiness / happy / happily today
5 Where did you use / using / used to live?
6 I like doing it me / myself / my
IV Make complete sentence, using the given cues.
1 Your shirt / expensive / than / Huong’s
5 You / ought / get up / early / help / mother / housework
V Rewrite each sentence as directed, so that the meaning stays the same.
VI Complete the passage by choosing A, B, C or D.
If I’d had a choice, I would have learned to play (1) guitar when I was a kid My parents made me (2)……the piano I love the piano, but it’s not very practical I mean, you can’t (3)………a piano with you (4)………aparty But I love it play songs and everyone sings along I (6)…I could do that
Read the passage then answer the questions:
Language learners learn words in different ways Some learners make a list and put into itsmeanings of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart However, others do not.Instead, they write one or two example sentences with each new word in order to remember the words
in the right way
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