3/ _____ Nam’s English teacher helped him to improve his English grammar.. 4/ _____ The teacher showed nam an English grammar book.[r]
Trang 1The first semester test
Name: ……… Class : 8 ………
I./ Circle the best options to complete the sentences
1 I am not to move the piano
A enough strong B strong enough C enough weak D weak enough
2 My sister often looks at _ in the mirror
A herself B myself C yourself D.themselves
3 Mr Brown is the same age Mrs Brown A as , B like , C from ,D with
4 Hung is _student in my class A good B better C the best D most best
5 The earth _around the sun A move B moves C moved D will move
6 Most people who work _ London prefer to live outside it
A on B at C in D with
7 They can from the noise and hurry of the town
A rest B to rest C resting D to resting
8 People can relax by doing some gardening work in the countryside the weekend
A in B on C of D off
9 You ought to school earlier A go ,B to go ,C going ,D gone
10 We must _ uniform whenever go to school
A wear B wearing C to wear D worn
II Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others
1 A stationery B appear C traditional D arrange
5 a planet b character c happy d classmate
6 a letter b twelve c person d sentence
7 a humor b music c cucumber d sun
8 a enough b young c country d mountain
III Circle the best options A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1 Her mother _this City two years ago A left ,B leaves ,C Is leaving ,D will leave
2 He enjoys _to music while he’s studying A to listen , B listening , C listen
,D to listening
3 Alexander Graham Bell was born _ March 3, 1847 A in B at C on D during
4 My mother on afarm when she was young
A.use to living , B use to live, C used to live, D used to living
5 Kate hates _to classical music A listens ,B listened,C listening ,D listen
6 Mr Smith likes televition in his free time A watches ,B watches ,C watch D watching
7 The teacher asked Susan to the blackboard A to go ,B go , C going ,D went
8 They _ a holiday for ten years A didn’t have B don’t have C aren’t having
D haven’t had
9 They built this house _ 1990 A from B in C at D for
10 We must be there _ 7:30 and 8:15 A at ,B before ,C between , D after
11 She told me _you that present A giving ,B to give ,C gave D give
12 My sister in Long Xuyen 5 years ago A worked ,B works ,C work ,
D working
13 I know you worked really this semester A hardly,B harder ,C hardest,
D hard
14 She sang very at the concert last night A good,B well,C better ,D best
IV Choose the word or phrase that need correcting.
1 They used go to the library when they studied in london
A B C D
2 I finished doing my homework quick last night
A B C D
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A B C D 4 Did she left a message before she went ?
A B C D 5 I’d like buying a new dictionary but I don’t have enough money
A B C D 6 He offered to help me in a very loudly voice
A B C D 7 She cried hardly when she failed her English test
A B C D 8 He is enough strong to carry the heavy luggage
A B C D 9 My brother is going to studying in New York next month
A B C D 10.What did you used to do when you feft afraid ?
A B C D V Read the passage carefully How Nam has improved his English 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 I didn’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 the glass bookcase She 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 for the secondary students in my hometown Write True or False. 1/ _ Nam’s English pronunciation was really bad 2/ _ He didn’t want his parents to know about his problem 3/ _ Nam’s English teacher helped him to improve his English grammar 4/ _ The teacher showed nam an English grammar book 5/ _ Nam failed the first prize in the English Speaking Contest Answer the questions. 1/ Did Nam get any difficulties in learning English in the first year ?
………
2/ Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson ? ………
3/ Where did nam and his teacher go after that ? ………
VI Make meaningful sentences from the following cues 1 We / live / Thailand / for ten years ………
2 You / listen / radio / everyday ? ………
3 Nga / 14 / her next birthday ………
4 I / not / interested / read / fairy tales ………
5 My family / used / live / village / when / I / young
………
6 She / move / HCM city / two years ago ………
7 Your shirt / expensive / than / Lan’s
………
8 Mr Tim / asked / me / give / you / novel ……… ………
9 Tuan / have to / improve / English pronunciation
………
10.They / happy / meet / old friends
………
VII Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D that best fits each numbered space
Not long ago , people only (1)……… the telephone to make phone calls Now thanks to computers, people use the telephone to do much more They can bank, rent videos and even shop by phone (2) ……… also possible to send letters and reports by faxing them
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But you don’t need to be at home or at the office to use the telephone any more Now you can carry a mobile phone in your pocket (3) ……… a mobile phone, you can phone and talk in the car You don’t (4) ……… look for a pay phone to make a call Now , you can (5)…………your calls with you everywhere
1 A use B used C to use D using
2 A It is B It has C There is D There are
3 A At B In C On D With
4 A must B have to C ought to D used to
5 A take B took C to take D taking
VIII Rewrite the sentences:
1 It’s better for us to save water
-> We should ………
2 You are not allowed to make noise here
-> You mustn’t ………
3 Don’t stay up late every night
-> You shouldn’t ……… ………
4 It’s better for you to review what you have learnt
-> You should ………
5 Nobody helped him with his work
-> He did ………
6 I usually watch football matches -> (add “last year”)
………
7 There was a small house at the corner of the street 10 years ago -> (use “ used to”)
………
8 He will clean his room tomorrow -> (use “yesterday” instead of “tomorrow”)
………
9 “Be careful when you cross the streets”, the mother said to his son
The mother told ………
10.“Please , close the door when you come in”, I said to my friend
I asked
11.“Tom should learn his lessons very well”, the form teacher said to Mr Green
. >Your form teacher said
12.“Don’t leave the door open when you go out”, Mrs Green told Daisy
Mrs Green ………
13.Ba is a very good student >Ba always ………
14.I like staying home on Sundays better than going to the movies
I prefer………
15 “Don’t tell lies in any case ”(use mustn’t)
“You……… ”
16.I like tea better than milk >I prefer……… 17.I think it would be a good idea to go to the movies now
How about………
18.The food was delicious , so I ate lot
->The food was delicious enough………
19.I think it would be a good idea to take the train
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20.The movie is very interesting , and we want to see it again
The movie is interesting enough
EXERCISES (Unit 1- 8)
I Choose one word in the parentheses that best fits the blank space:
1 We like him very much because he is very ( blond/ curly/ fat/ generous)
2 We are very happy to have friends (kinds/ slim/ sociable/ accessible)
3 A bicycle is often more than a car in towns.(difficult/ cheap/ expensive/ convenient)
4 Each of us has a different (distance/ character/ assistance/ festival)
5 Alexander Graham Bell to Canada in 1870s (immigrate/ emigrate/ enter/ turned)
6 Thomas Watson was Bell’s (assistant/ invention/ distance/ appearance)
7 Graham Bell successfully his invention (intended/ demonstrated/ assisted/ experimented)
8 We should collect used paper to .(recycle/ use/ establish/ apply)
9 They can neither speak nor hear They are (mute/deaf/deaf-mute/deaf-mutes) 10.Mai couldn’t go to the movies with her friends because she had to do her (thing/ chore/ lesson/ best) Nam’s mother told him the rice was in the (bowl/ pan/ cupboard/ stove)
11.Her mother told her how to cook in a (saucepan/ sink/ steamer/ rice-cooker) 12.We use for cutting cloth (knife/ scissor/ scissors/ rug)
13.There is a dirty on your shirt.(place/ mark/ piece/ rag)
14.“The lost shoe” is my favourite _ (novel – short story – folk tale – writing) 15.Would you like to participate in the _ in Hue ? (festival – garden – temple – river)
16.These poor children always wear (costumed – jewelry – perfume – rags)
Trang 517.The roofs of these cottages are made of _ (wood – bricks – straw – iron) 18.A school-year in our country has two (parts – terms – months – half) 19.We must try our best to give up bad _ (habits – thing – lines – clothes) 20.His English _ is fair (air – breath – pronunciation – speak)
21.If you want to take that course , you need to before the end of August (apply – sign – offer – enroll)
22.Your shoes are similar mine , but they are not exactly the same (with –
as – to – of)
23.It can rain Take a raincoat as a _ (object – chore – safely –
precaution)
24.There was a strange _ in the next room It frightened him (straw – rag – rug – sound)
25.He can only read the in newspapers (pictures – highlights – words –
people)
26.Vietnamese people are much interested in celebrating the _New year’s Day (lunar – whole – best – last)
27.My…….(volunteer – application – favor – association) to that company for a new job has been refused
28.Your shoes are similar……….(with – as – to – of) mine , but they are not exactly the same
29.They……….(enrolled – organized – encouraged – educated) us to learn foreign
languages at school
30.Without being paid , we do some………….(interesting – good – active – voluntary) work at the local hospital
31 One day , the knife slipped and hit Louis in the eye He soon became
completely……(deaf – blind – elderly – dumb)
32 She moved back home to care…………(for – from – with – of) her elderly parents 33.The children are old enough to look after (them, themselves, their, themselves)
34.I (have to,must,should, ought to) work every day from 8.30 a.m to 5.30 p.m
35.She spends most of her free time (do, to do, doing,for doing) volunteer work
36.He is (not enough old, enough not old, enough old, not old enough) to ride his bike to school
37.She is wearing a (red new pretty, new pretty red,pretty red new, pretty new red) dress 38.I find Peter is not communicative He’s (reserved, kind, sociable, humorous) in public 39.He enjoys (to listen, listen, listening, to listening) to music while he’s studying
40.They (left, emigrated, came,, immigrated) from Canada to America to find work
41.Don’t come in Please wait (inside, downstairs, outside, upstairs) for your turn
42 Nam is not ( good enough / enough good / good ) to pass the exam
43 You ( should / must / ought ) to practice your English more fluently
44.( Will / Would / Do ) you like to come with me ? - Yes, I'd love to
45 Who repaired the bike for you ? - Nobody, I repaired it ( yourself / myself / herself )
46 What are you going to do this vacation ? - I ( will visit / visit / am visiting ) Hue 47.( Who / What / How ) is she like ? - She's kind and generous
48 He's slim and has ( curly short hair / short hair curly / short curly hair )
49 Lan was born ( on / in / at ) 1985
50.I _ a letter from my old friend last week.(.sent , received, gave ,took)
Trang 651 Deaf – mutes can speak hear.(neither – nor , both –and, not only - but also,either – or)
52 The children are old enough to look after _(for themselves , ourselves, herself , themselves)
53.She spends most of her free time volunteer work.(for doing , to do , do , doing)
54.We ought the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed.(to put , put , putting ,puted)
55.He is to ride his bike to school.(not enough old , not old enough enough not old ,enough old)
56.They _ From Canada to America to find work.(emigrated , left, came, immigrated)
57.You’ll _cook dinner yourself.(must ,ought , have to ,should)
58.I find Nam doesn’t speak any words in class He’s _ in public (kind sociable, reserved ,humorous)
59.Would you like a message ?(to leave ,leave , leaving ,left)
60.You should go to the _ to buy some fish and vegetables.(theater, post office, kitchen , market)
61.Her mother _this city two years ago.(is leaving, leaves, left ,will leave) 62.He’ll come _ to pick you _.(over – up, over – on ,on – in, in – up 63.You must the sockets so that children won’t be killed.( reach, put, include, Cover)
64.They enjoy Jokes.(to tell , tell ,telling , told)
65.Our friends meet us at the airport tonight.(went,go to ,are going to, will
be to)
66 He enjoys to music while he’s studying.(listening ,to listen, listen , to listening)
67.I’m sorry but I can’t _ chess tonight.(played ,to play , playing ,play
68.It’s very dangerous to let children in the kitchen (play ,to play,
played,playing)
69.Children often eat chemicals because they look like .(cupboard, things , coca cola ,candy)
70.Each of them _a different character.(,has,have , to have ,having)
71 A child whose parents have died is called a(n) _(orphan ,cousin,
neighbor,nephew)
72.Lien is very shy but her sister is _.(kind , generous , reserved,
outgoing)
73.The weather is warm enough for us _(to going out, to go out, going out , go out)
74.I’m enough to have a lot of friends.(luckier ,luckily,luck , lucky)
75.The Earth _around the sun , doesn’t it?(moves , Move, moving , is moving) 76.Let’s paint the house _ It will be much cheaper.(yourselves ,herself , themselves , ourselves)
77 You can find in a bathroom (soap and shampoo,folders, bed,
refrigerator)
III Use the proper form or tense of the verbs in parentheses:
1 That girl is old enough to school.(go)
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3 We a birthday party next weekend (have)
4 Why must people electrical socket? (cover)
5 They get up early yesterday (not have)
6 He isn’t rich enough a car (buy)
7 Her brother action movies very much (like)
8 The moon round the earth (move)
9 They last Tet holiday happily (spend)
10.Lan her birthday party next Saturday.(have)
11.Those men from prison last week
12.The events in the 22nd Sea Games them the most (excite) 13.Our parents us some new clothes for the Tet holidays (buy) 14.Minh hide and seek with his friends at present (play)
15.Do you enjoy jokes? (tell)
16.She food two hours ago (cook)
17.They went last weekend.(fish)
18.Why do we have our lesson very carefully? (learn)
19.She ought to her parents more frequently (write)
20.We should always the poor (help)
21.My mother a very interesting story yesterday (tell)
22.We used a lot of songs when we were young (learn)
23.I anything about him two days ago (not know)
24.Last Sunday , they to the seaside (go)
25.Let’s that good student (cheer)
26.I to work early yesterday (go)
27.They _ for Nha Trang next month (leave)
28.Sue is afraid of _ out after dark (go)
29.Let’s on the pavement (walk)
30.Everybody in a hurry in a big city (seem)
31.Let’s to the supermarket (go)
32.My younger brother is afraid of _ in the river (swim)
33.That film _ interesting (look)
34.Mrs Green wanted for her daughter’s hard work (reward) 35.You should your bicycle carefully (ride)
36.He may to England (go)
37.Most of the young men enjoy _ good films (watch)
38.Is she fond of ? (cook)
39.Most of them enjoy _ books (report)
40.The pupils _ interested in this topic (be)
41.He to go to the school library (not have)
42.She _ French when she was at school (study)
43.At present , Mr Moore another book (write)
44.We back from our holiday (just come)
45.It’s important _ to people (listen)
46.Each of us is ready _ the work (do)
47.I love that film (see)
48.I don’t think you must now (go)
Trang 849.Where you _ for your holiday last year ? (go)
50.I intend _ a new bicycle (buy)
51.Listen! The bird _ beautifully (sing)
52.My brother is familiar with _ this game (play)
53.He seems tired because he’s worked all day (be) 54.I _ that novel last week (see)
55.He television every evening (watch)
56.We _ an English test tomorrow afternoon (have) 57.I _ you the answer (just tell)
58.It’s interesting at the new pupils in uniform (look) 59.Lan to school every day (go)
60.They to the party tomorrow (have)
61. _ the students _their old teacher next week ? (visit) 62.She bread for breakfast (not eat)
63.They fishing next Sunday (go)
64.The students English now (learn)
65.I these postcards to my friend next week (send) 66.They _ their music lesson at the moment (practice) 67. his father smoking ? (stop)
68.The boys _ volleyball in the yard now (play)
69.He that toy car (not buy)
70.She _ Math now (not learn)
71.This girl learns how _ cakes (make)
72.I am my math homework (do)
73.I enjoy _ football (play)
74.How often do you _ to the library ? (go)
75.Ba often _ stamps He’s a stamp collector (collect)
76.My mother is tired of _ television (watch)
77.There any good movies on at the moment (not are)
78.American teenagers enjoy _ in fast food restaurant (eat) 79.Would you like a movie ? (see)
80.What should we this evening ? (do)
81.What are you going after school ? (do)
82.Where can you _ some food ? At the canteen (buy)
83.Why doesn’t Tam want _ to the cinema with her ? (go) 84.Let’s shopping (go)
85.We aren’t going football tomorrow (play)
86.Hoa’s friend is interested in letters (write)
87.Students have to their work before tests (review) 88.Could you _ me the way to the railway station ? (tell)
89.He his parents twice a week (phone)
90.How much those stamps ? (be)
91.My father beef (not like)
92.She _ an apple now (eat)
93.His brother to bed early every night (go)
94.How much homework _ he have ? (do)
95.He his bicycle at the moment (ride)
Trang 996.My mother _ up early every morning (get)
97.Don’t trash on the street (throw)
98.People are _ down the forests (cut)
99.We should _ many things (recycle)
100 Our country _ a lot of rice every year (produce)
101 he his car now ? (clean)
102 Look !The mouse _ on the chair (run)
103 The children English now (not learn)
104 Hoa likes _ her parents with the farm work (help)
105 Farmers have _ all day long ( work)
106 In the future machine all the work of people (do)
107 It takes me two hours my homework (do)
108 She volleyball for the school team (play)
109 Young people like _ to Pop music (listen)
110 Many young people enjoy _ community service (do)
111 How many subjects does he at school ? (have)
112 He enjoyed books (read)
113 She wanted London (visit)
114 He used to up late (get)
115 They were surprised at the news (hear)
116 The children kept _ so much noise (make)
117 Last night, I _ him but he was out (call)
118 She had the luggage _ upstairs (take)
119 It’s easy English fluently (speak)
120 Is she used to _ up early? (get)
121 We ask them _ waste paper (collect)
122 You should have your health _ every six month (check)
123 The children are tired of boiled eggs (eat)
124 They are requested in the hall (not smoke)
125 Is he getting used to late? (work)
126 That student goes on research in the library (do)
127 Our form teacher wants that report _in a short time (finish)
128 They practice English in class (speak)
129 He left without _ a word (say)
130 Bad driving many accidents (cause)
131 Nga and Hoa a movie tonight (see)
132 Sue can Vietnamese very well (speak)
133 Mozart _ more than 600 pieces of music (write)
134 “How did you to drive?” “My father _ me.”(learn – teach)
135 We usually to the library three times a week , but last week we _ twice (go – go)
136 Alexander Graham Bell the telephone in 1876 (introduce)
137 Yesterday I busy , so I _ time to phone (be – not have)
138 Would you like to dinner tomorrow ? (come)
139 It stopped raining , so I _ off my raincoat (take)
140 The novel wasn’t very interesting I it very much (not enjoy)
Trang 10141 She was in a hurry , so she time to phone you (not have)
142 The story was very funny but nobody (laugh)
143 It was hard work carrying the bags They _ very heavy (be)
144 The room was so cold , therefore we well (not sleep)
145 The window was open and a bird _ into the room (fly)
146 They him a medal for bravery last year (award)
147 Mr Brown used _ football when he young (play – be)
148 you _ out last night ? (go)
149 Last night I _ to bed late Suddenly I a noise I _ up to see what
it but I anything (go – hear – get – be – not see)
150 What _ you _ to do in your free time ? I used to go (use – fish)
151 Martha _me yesterday She’s on holiday in France She a great time and to come back (phone – have – not want)
152 My parents used _ in Hue They _born and up there In 1969 , they to Dalat and then to Saigon At present we in a small house
in Ho Chi Minh City (live – be – grow – move – live)
153 It’s difficult _ this mountain (climb)
154 You must _ an umbrella It _ now (take – rain)
155 When I was a child , I used _ hours playing with a tin box (spend)
156 In England the sun _ every day (not shine)
157 Do you remember the film we _ last week ? (see)
158 Everyone stopped _ when we (laugh – come)
159 Sandra ought her English more frequently (practice)
160 You should _ the word you want (underline – learn)
161 Can you help me _ this table ? (move)
162 I _ Lan’s boyfriends last night He’s really cool (meet)
163 How was the Nancy King concert last night ? She (not sing) She _ a sore throat (not sing – have)
IV Rewrite the sentences:
1 Mai was not very well She couldn’t go to work (use “enough”)
………
21.Your bag isn’t big It can’t carry everything (use “enough”)
………
22.The movie is very interesting and we want to see it again
-> The movie is interesting enough ………
23.The food was delicious, so I ate a lot
-> The food was delicious enough ………
24.Sue went shopping so she could buy herself a new television