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

Choose A, B, C, D to complete the following sentences: 1.. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage: Singapore is an island city of about three million people.. People speak English a

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

@@@ TEST 1:

I Choose A, B, C, D to complete the following sentences:

1 They go to Nha Trang in summer

2 they playing soccer in the park

3 I am used to up early

4 Tom used to his homework in the evening

5 Lan is used to to Maryam

6 He work at night

7 Are they used T.V ?

8 playing badminton ?

9 He made a deep on the memebers of his speaking English club

10 His made us happy

II Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage:

Singapore is an island city of about three million people Iut’s a beautiful 1 with lots of parks andopen spaces It’s also a very 2 city

Most of the people 3 in high - rise flats in different parts of the island The business district is verymodern with .4 of high new office buildings Singapore also has some nice older section InChinatown, there 5 rows of old shop houses The Government buildings in Singapore are very 6 and date from the colonial days

Singapore is famous 7 its shops and restaurants There are many good shopping centers Most osthe 8 are duty free Singapore’s restaurants 9 Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, andthe 10 are quite reasonable

6 A beauty B beautiful C beatify D beatifully

III Put the correct prepositions in to each gap:

1 The road is busy all the time, even night

2 Don’t laugh her or she ‘ ll get angry

3 We live a tower Blok Our flat is the fifteenth floor

4 What do you think is the best solution the problem ?

5 As soon as I arrived London, I called my friend to ask him to gi ve me a sightseeingride The city

IV Change the following sentences in to passive voice.

1 They didn’t allow Tom to take these books home

2 How many trees did they cut down to build that fence ?

3 People say that he is intelligent

4 People speak English all the world

5 She used to pull my hat over my eyes

6 I want you to leave me alone

7 I remember that my father took me to town to see that film

8 They have never elected any woman president of United states

9 Before the princess arrived at the shipyard, they had used police dogs to make sure no one had hiddenany bombs there

10 Don’t let others see you

V Fill each blank with a right form of the word given in parentheses.

1 He say he has no of resigning.(intend)

2 The children spent their in the mountains (child)

3 He has worked well and has produced some essays (interest)

4 They have added three new songs to the show which it by about 15 minutes (long)

5 Her bussiness has been a huge (succeed)

6 His Caused the accident (care)

7 T.V is one of the cheapest forms of (entertain)

8 It would be to make a decision to quickly (fool)

9 We had on interesting about football (discuss)

10 He pays no to anything I say (attend)

VI There is one missing word in each sentence Find that word and put it in the correct order:

1. Fred is not tall enough be a policeman

2. The sun sets the West

3. What does she like? – She is beautiful

5. Who is most intelligent student in your class?

7. I received a letter my sister yesterday

10. He is not as outgoing his friends

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I Give the correct form of these verbs:

- She (go) ………once a year.

-Yes, they (be)

-No, they aren’t They (learn) to play the piano

- She (make)………a dress

20 I (do) an exercise on the present tenses at this moment and I (think) that

I (know) how to use it now

22 It (rain) much in summer It (rain) now

23 Daisy (cook) some food in the kitchen at present She always (cook) in themorning

25 Where ( be ) your father now ? _ He ( read ) a newspaper

26 Listen! Mai ( sing )

27 They ( play ) volleyball every afternoon , but they ( play ) badminton

28 It is 6:00 p.m Mary is at home She (have ) dinner She always ( have ) dinner with her family around 6 o’clock

29 Ha ( like ) badminton She often ( play ) badminton with her friend , Lan They ( play ) it every Thursday afternoon They ( play ) badminton in the stadium now

30 Laura ( be ) from Canada She ( speak ) English and French She ( come ) to VietNam tomorrow She ( stay ) .in a hotel in HCM City for 3 days She( visit ) a lot of places of interest in Viet Nam

II Read and choose the best answer:

I live in a house near the sea It is (1) old house, about 100 years old and (2) very small There are two bed rooms upstairs (3) no bathroom The bathroom is down stairs (4) the kitchen and there is

a living room where there is a lovely old fire place There is a garden (5) the house The garden (6) down to the beach and in spring and summer (7) flowers every where I like alone (8) my dog, Rack, but we have a lot of visitors My city friends often stay with (9)

I love my house for (10) reasons the garden, the flowers in summer, the fee in winter, but the best thing is the view from my bedroom window

3 A and B or C but D too

III Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it.

1 The trains couldn’t run because of the snow

7 The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it

⇒ The furniture was too

8 The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money

⇒ The bank manger

9 He learned to drive when he was 18

⇒ He has

10 She had never been unhappy before.

⇒ She was unhappier

11 It was so late that nothing could be done

IV Give the correct forms of the verbs.

1 (Enter) the room, he (greet) everybody most kindly

2 I love him but I (be) afraid I never (marry) him

3 I already (buy) some bricks and I (build) a garage

4 Unless it (rain), crops (be) destroyed

5 I (give) you a cigarette if I (have) one, but I'm afraid I haven't

6 Look! It (rain)

7 He (stop) smoking two months ago

8 What you (like) doing when you are free?

9 A lot of new houses (build) in Hanoi suburbs at present

10 Last week a new table (make) for me by my father

11 Three letters (write) to his friends abroad tomorrow

12 Ten lessons (learn) so far by us

13 He (thank) me for what I had done for him

14 Every one of the men (be) looking for a job

15 Since Robert was living in Rome, I (not have) a word from him

16 We (sit) in the car outside the house when the inspector called

17 When he came home, he (tell) his mother what he (see) at school

18 I don’t allow (smoke) in my drawing room

19 He didn’t dare (leave) the house because he was afraid of (meet) someone who might (recognize) him

20 I (teach) hundreds of students but I never (meet) such a hopeless class as this

V.CHANGE THE ACTIVE INTO THE PASSIVE

1 People drink a great deal of tea in England.

I Give the correct forms of the verbs.

1 That film (come) ………to the local cinema next week ……….You (want) ……… to see it?

2 It is he or I who (be)……… to go

3 After he (do) ………his homework, he went to the cinema

4 I am prepared to support anything he (say)……… tomorrow

5 Sometimes I getup before the sun (rise)………

6 Since he (buy)………… a new car, he (drive)……… to work every day

7 If we (know) ……….who he was, we (invite)……… him

8.The gray and blue blanket (wash) ………yesterday

9 It’s the British English that (be) ………spoken all over the world

10 They (come) ………here a month ago

11 She (go) ……….to school everyday

12 It (not rain)……… here since March

13 It would have been better if you (wait)……… for him

14 When we (take) ………our exam, we’ll have a holiday

15 They had their exercises (correct) ……….last week

II Read the passage and choose the most appropriate answer A, B, C or D

In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English.My English

pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse I did not know how to improve them Ididn’t want my father and mother to know about this.One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held forsecondary school students in my hometown

1 What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?

A The pronunciation

B The grammar

C Both pronunciation and grammar

D The way of improving his pronunciation

2 Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?

A His teacher

B One of his friends

C His father

D His mother

3 Where did Nam and his teacher go after that?

A to the town library

B to the school library

C to the teachers’ room

D to his house

4 What did the teacher show him then?

A A glass bookcase

B An English-English dictionary

C An English Grammar book

D Cassettes of pronunciation drills

5 What did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later?

A The first prize

B The second prize

C The third prize

D The fourth prize

III Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D

1 Trang is 15 years old She is not old enough a car

A drive B to drive C driving D drove

2 _can I do for you ?

A What B When C Where D How

3 It is easy _ English.

A learn B learning C to learn D learned

4 Would you mind _the washing up for me tonight 

A do B did C doing D to do

5 I prefer walking _riding a bicycle

A to B than C with D for

6 My grandmother used to _her younger brother and sister

A looks after B look after C looked after D looking after

7 Mr Lam asked me _you this dictionary

A give B to give C gave D giving

8 The ruler _of plastic is Lan's

A make B made C making D to make

IV Read and answer the questions.

Tokyo, which is the capital of Japan, is one of the three largest cities in the world In the twelfth century, Japan's capital was an inland city named Kyoto Six hundred years later, many people from Kyoto had moved to a city called Eyed They had renamed it Tokyo and had made this city the capital of all Japan Today, Tokyo is a busy place It is a center for business and education It is also a center for religion In addition, Tokyo University, the beautiful grounds of the Imperial Place, the famous Imperial Hotel, built

in 1920 by an American, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many fine shops, stores, theaters and eating places can

be found in this capital In downtown Tokyo, many large, new buildings made of concrete and steel may

be seen Some of these were built after the earthquake of 1923 Others were built after World War II

* Answer the questions.

1 Which city used to be the capital of Japan in the 12th century ?

4 What were large, modern buildings in Tokyo made of ?

V.CHANGE THE ACTIVE INTO THE PASSIVE

1 David’s going to be given a big surprise

I Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D

1 Phong Nha Cave is in the _ of Viet Nam

A southern B northern C south D north

2 She asked me I liked coffee

A as B if C or D and

3 Millions of Christmas cards every year

A were sent B are sent C send D will send

4 Taj Mahal is _ famous of all India’s ancient buildings

A more B most C the most D best

5 My mother is very keen growing roses

A on B in C of D about

6 A test in which participants have to fetch water is called _

A water-fetch contest B fetching-water contest

C water-fetching contest D fetch-watering contest

7 He said that he would come there _

A tomorrow B the following C the following day D next day

A put B putting C to put D is putting

9 A workman who repairs water-pipes is called .

A plumber B worker C farmer D repairer

10 Finally, we decided to the cinema

A going B go C to go D gone

11 The girl next to Lan is a new student

A standing B stand C to stand D stood

12 I promise I on time – I hope so

A come B will come C came D has come

II Supply the correct forms or tenses of the words in brackets

1 Lan arranged flowers the most (attract) _ in the contest

2 What Nam (do) _this time yesterday 

3 Ha Long Bay is one of the (culture) Heritage Sites

4 We (go) to school when it rained

III Do as directed

2 The light went out while _ (complete the sentence)

3 Does your country export rice to Britain (change into passive form)

4 The United States has a big industry that makes cars (using compound words)

IV Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box

Christmas is the biggest (1) of the year in Britain Christmas Eve starts on 24 December, although there have been (2) weeks of preparation beforehand The Christmas trees have been(3) Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and (4) About a week before Christmas, people usually put (5) their decorations and an angel on the top of the Christmastree Finally, presents are usually put under the (6)

V Read and answer the questions

Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes They go to the market to buy candy, jams or dried watermelon seeds They also get clothes which are worn at Tet They often buy peach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tetholiday Tet is a time for family members to have special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes People often visit relatives and friends on the second day of the holiday.

1 When is the Lunar New Year holiday celebrated in Vietnam?

2 What do Vietnamese people often do to prepare for Tet?

3 What do you often do on the second day of the holiday?

VI Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1 Do you mind opening the windows?

4 She asked him if he would stay with his friends the next day

She asked him " _"

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I Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following

sentences

1 There is an/a Please send an ambulance to Thang Long school

A elevation B emergency C first-aid D wound

2 Nam wrote the note on the board in order to his classmates about the change in schedule

A inform B informs C informing D informed

3 My brother _his homework at seven o'clock last night

A does B did C has done D was doing

4 What's the problem the computer?