The old car tires ……… to make pipes and floor coverings.. He said the pipes ……… broken.. The first prize ……… to the Mekong Team just after the final match yesterday.. Our teacher asked u
Trang 1REVISION FOR THE SENCOND SEMESTER TEST
GRADE 8 (2010 – 2011)
I GRAMMAR:
1 Tense (present future, present progressive, present perfect …)
2 Request (yêu cầu), offers (đề nghị) and promises (hứa hẹn) with will/ shall
3 Request with “Would you mind…?
4 Past Progressive: S + was/ were + V-ing…
Past progressive with when/ while and when
Progressive with always
S + is/ am/ are + always + V-ing…
5 Adjective followed by a clause or to-infinitive
S + be + adj + that clause
S + be + adj + to-infinitive
6 Suggestions: Suggest + V-ing
7 Passive Voice: Be + V3/ V-ed
8 Reported speech:
Report a statement (Tường thuật một câu nói)
Report a question (Tường thuật một câu hỏi)
II EXERCISES
A LANGUAGE FOCUS
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
1 I’m learning very hard these days ……… get good marks at my exam
2 That beautiful toy is ……… from recycle paper
3 The old car tires ……… to make pipes and floor coverings
4 I am happy ……… all the exams
5 We are ready ……… clean the environment
6 Do you mind ……… the window? It’s cold
7 Would you mind if she ……… you?
8 Nga ……… a letter at 8 o’clock last night
9 Hoa ……… dinner at eight o’clock last night
10 He said he ……… a plumber
11 He said the pipes ……… broken
12 It is a race in which people have their horses race to win the prize It’s a ………
13 This is a machine which is used to wash clothes It’s a ………
A clothes-washing machine B washing-machine clothes
C clothes-machine washing D machine washing-clothes
14 The first prize ……… to the Mekong Team just after the final match yesterday
15 Mrs Quyen decided to go by bike ……… to keep fit
16 The boy ……… a book is my friend
17 I have bought a bicycle ……… in Vietnam
Trang 2A make B made C to make D making
18 The man ……… the bank is a millionaire
19 This project ……… at the end of this month
20 I’m interested in ……… to the party
21 Would you mind if I ……… now?
22 I’d like ……… her house in England
23 Our teacher asked us ……… we liked to go camping in the coming festival
24 Nam writes very quickly He has ……… finished his essay
25 It is exciting ……… the play many times It’s really a good one
26 Do you mind if he ……… me to carry this bag?
27 She ……… the letter yet
28 ………I was doing my homework, my father was watching T.V
29 The freshmen have to gather at universities in early October.
30 An ……… contest will be hold at Ngo Gia Tu School next month
FORM OF THE VERBS
1 The flights to London will (delay) ……… because of heavy rain
2 This is the first time Hoa (meet) ……… Tim’s family
3 What ………you (do) ……… this time yesterday?
- I (work) ……… on the computer
4 Yesterday the light (go) ……… out while we (have) ……… dinner
5 Do you mind if I (ask) ……… you a private question?
6 Would you like (go) ……… to the movies?
- Sorry, I can’t
7 Would you mind (close) ……… the door, please?
8 The trees are (plant) ………by his father
9 The new bridge will (build) ……… by the end of the year
10 The garbage can (use) ……… to make fertilizer
11 He said the pipes (be) ……… broken
12 Sometimes I’d like (learn) ……… to play the guitar
13 When he saw what had happened, she began (laugh) ……… loudly
14 He tried (reach) ………the shelf but he wasn’t tall enough
15 She is afraid of (go) ……… out in the evening
16 Could you show me how (do) ……… this exercise?
17 I didn’t know what (say) ……… when I met him yesterday
18 How about (spend) ……… our holiday on the beach?
19 Mary has decided (go) ……… to Vietnam this summer
20 The students stopped (talk) ……… when the teacher came in
21 He stopped the car (buy) ……… something
22 At this time yesterday I (study) ……… in the library
23 The machine (make) ……… in Japan is good
24 They (run) ……… home while it (rain) ……… at 5 p.m yesterday
25 When Nam (come) ………, I (sleep) ……… at 9 yesterday
26 What do you (do) ……… at this time yesterday?
Trang 327 I (already write) ……… the lesson.
28 While I (work) ……… on the computer, the earthquake happened
29 She is not tall enough (reach) ……… the ceiling fan
30 John (wash) ……… the clothes in the bathroom at four o’clock last night
C READING
1/ Read the passage and answer (T) for True or (F) for False.
Ha Long Bay is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer Upon arriving Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay It is here that the visitors can find some of the Southeast Asia’s most beautiful sites Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long
……… 1 Ha Long Bay is popular with only Vietnamese
……… 2 There aren’t any limestone mountains in Ha Long Bay
……… 3 Chay Beach is in Ha Long Bay
……… 4 One of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long is Dau Go Cave
2/ Choose the most suitable word to complete the passage.
THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL
The rice- cooking (1) ……… was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from (2)
……… There were three (3) ………: water-fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking The festival (4)
……… one day In the water-fetching (5) ……… one person from each team had (6) ……… to the river to get the (7) ……… In the fire-making contest two team members had to make fire in the (8) ……… way They tried to rub pieces of (9) ……… together to make fire Six people from each team (10) ……… in the rice-cooking festival They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice
Then choose the correct answer:
3 Read.
When Minh started learning English, he was really shy In class he never said a word in English because he was afraid
of making mistakes And he became more and more quiet in English classes Anyway, his English teacher was a very kind and friendly woman She encouraged him to practice English with a partner or in a group She said it might help him more confident She used to praise him when he said something good He was really frightened at first talking to his classmates in English But his teacher said the only way to learn speaking English is by speaking it And he did it Now he feels confident enough to speak English in front of the class
Answer the questions
a Why did Minh never say a word in English class?
………
b How was his teacher?
………
c What did his English teacher use to do when he said something good?
………
4 Fill in the blanks with the word provided in the box:
Christmas is the biggest (1) holiday of the year in most of Britain Celebrations start (2) ……… 24th
December The Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of (3) ……… beforehand The Christmas trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been sent (4) ……… Christmas cards have been (5)
……… to friends
B WRITING
preparations holiday bought on relatives
Trang 4COMPLETE THE SECOND SENTENCES SO THAT IT HAS THE SAME MEANING TO THE FIRST.
1 My father takes me to school
I am ………
2 The boy is playing chess with Ba He is my brother
The boy ………
3 She went to Ha Noi, she wanted to visit many interesting places
She went to Ha Noi in order to ………
4 The last time I met him was five years ago
I haven’t ………
5 They will build a new school in this area
A new school ………
6 Travelling around the world is very interesting
It is ………
7 I suggest going to Ben Thanh Market
How ………
8 Lan said to me, “I don’t know what Ba is doing now”
Lan ………
9 They asked me some difficult questions at the interview
I ………
10 Mary said, “Do you know this place, Peter?”
Mary asked ………
11 “Is Mount Everest 8, 848 meters high?”
Lien asked me ………
12 My brother painted the gate last year
The gate ………
13 Can I move the refrigerator to the right corner?
Would ………
14 We can’t wear jeans at work
Jeans ………
15 Do you mind if I close the door?
Would you mind if I ………
16 They will clean the floor tomorrow
The floor ………
17 It is easy to learn English
To learn English is ………
18 I see you again, so I am glad
I am very glad ………
19 Somebody cleans the room every day
The room ………
20 Your teacher must sign this form
This form ………
21 Will you invite her to your birthday party?
She ………
22 The girl is playing the piano She is Mai
The girl ………
23 My mother has baked that cake
That cake ………