the first semester examination grade 8

THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I
CHÂU THÀNH
Năm học 2012-2013

Grade 8

Đề chính thức

Mơn: TIẾNG ANH lớp: 8
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Student’s name: ____________________

Class: ________

Mark(s): ________/10

Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.
1. I have lived in this house________ 1999.
A. in
B. for
C. since
D. on
2. After dinner, Mom________ the lamp and Dad used to tell us stories.
A. light
B. lighted
C. lighting
D. lit
3. Hoa’s friend will visit her________ Christmas Day.
A. on

B. in
C. at
D. for
4. Ba is very good at studying. He is a________ student.
A. out-going
B. generous
C. humorous
D. hard-working
5. A: Could you________ me a favor? –B: No problem.
A. do
B. give
C. make
D. bring
6. Children may drink chemicals because they look like________.
A. candy
B. soft drinks
C. things
D. water
7. You should do some housework________ please your parents.
A. so that
B. so as
C. in order to
D. in order
8. Mount Everest is ________ mountain in the world.
A. highest than
B. higher than
C. the higher
D. the highest
9. I am going________ a movie at 8 o’clock this evening.
A. to see

B. see
C. seeing
D. to seeing
10. Computers________ more important in our lives.
A. are
B. get
C. getting
D. are getting
11. The bag on the left is the same________ the bag on the right.
A. as
B. with
C. so
D. to
12. Lan is not________ to lift the box.
A. strong enough
B. enough strong
C. enough time
D. time enough
13. Mai: Who repaired the bike for you? –Nam: Nobody. I repaired it________.
A. themselves
B. myself
C. itself
D. ourselves
14. A: Do you need any help? –B: ________.
A. Yes, I’d love to
B. No, thank you
C. Sorry, I can’t
D. Good idea
15. Don’t go________. It’s too cold.
A. downstairs

B. upstairs
C. inside
D. outside
16. Mrs. Nga speaks English________.
A. good
B. goodly
C. well
D. bad
17. Mr. Green’s house is________ than Mr. Black’s flat.
A. more comfortable B. most comfortable C. comfortabler
D. comfortablest
18. Choose the word that is not correct.
Do you want go to the museum with us this Friday?
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A
B
C
D
19. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. lived
B. attended
C. collected

D. needed
20. We love________ volleyball after school.
A. play
B. plays
C. playing
D. to playing
21. ________ is the subject Hoa likes best.
A. Cook
B. To cook
C. Cooking
D. Cooker
22. Alexander Graham Bell invented the________.
A. television
B. telephone
C. ballpoint-pen
D. bike
23. Thu, ________ our new teacher!
A. come and meet
B. nice to meet you
C. how do you do
D. good morning
24. A: Why is Nam absent today? –B: ________ he is sick.
A. So
B. However
C. Because
D. Yes
Read the following passage and then answer the questions.
The Youth and Young Pioneers Organization was founded on 26 th March 1931. It builds character,
encourages citizenship and personal fitness. The Y&Y has many plans to help the community. It
encourages all the members to take part in different programs.

The recycling programs can help people save natural resources. The “Rosy Smile” program helps
to raise funds for poor children. The “Green Sunday” program makes the city more beautiful with clean
streets, plenty of trees and flowers. It gives more green colors to the city and it is done on Sunday, so it
has the name “Green Sunday”.
There are some more helpful programs such as “Helping the Elderly and Street Children”,
“Supporting Cultural-Sport”, “Young Scientist”, etc.
25. Where was the Y&Y founded on 26th March 1931?
 ______________________________________________________________________________
26. Does the Y&Y encourage all the members to join in different programs?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
27. What does the “Rosy Smile” program do?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
28. Why is it named “Green Sunday”?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.
29. It wasn’t very warm. We couldn’t sit in the garden. (enough)
 It wasn’t ________________________sit in the garden.
30. Your friend has a toothache. Advise him to go to the dentist. (ought)
 You ________________________ the dentist.
31. “Can you try your best at school?” Quang’s sister said to him. (asked)
 Quang’s sister________________________ best at school.
32. “You should change the way you learn English.” Nam told Lan. (said)
 Nam ________________________ the way she learned English.
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
33. Their grandmother (tell) ______________ them a lot of stories last year.
34. I (be) ___________________ to Nha Trang since I was ten years old.
35. She (work) ___________________ for the company for a long time.
36. My mother (watch) _____________ TV every evening.
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ANSWER KEYS
25. Where was the Y&Y founded on 26th March 1931?
 It was founded in Vietnam.________________________________________________________
26. Does the Y&Y encourage all the members to join in different programs?
 Yes, it does._____________________________________________________________________
27. What does the “Rosy Smile” program do?
 It helps to raise fund for poor children.______________________________________________
28. Why is it named “Green Sunday”?
 Because it is done on Sunday.______________________________________________________

Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.
29. It wasn’t very warm. We couldn’t sit in the garden. (enough)
 It wasn’t__warm enough for us to__sit in the garden.
30. Your friend has a toothache. Advise him to go to the dentist. (ought)
 You ___ought to go to___ the dentist.
31. “Can you try your best at school?” Quang’s sister said to him. (asked)
 Quang’s sister___asked him to try his___ best at school.
32. “You should change the way you learn English.” Nam told Lan. (said)
 Nam __said (that) Lan should change__ the way she learned English.
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
33. Their grandmother (tell) ___told__ them a lot of stories last year.
34. I (be) __have been___ to Nha Trang since I was ten years old.

35. She (work) ___has worked___ for the company for a long time.
36. My mother (watch) ___watches___ TV every evening.

Choose the word whose underlined is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. chore
B. match
C. chemical
D. armchair
2. A. mend
B. semester
C. letter
D. report
3. A. match
B. pan
C. transmit
D. safety
4. A. knife
B. socket
C. desk
D. bookshelf
5. A. head
B. reading
C. ready
D. measure
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. A: Can you help me carry my bags, please? B: -_________.
A. Certainly
B. Yes, I can
C. Yes, please
D. No, thanks

7. I used to _________book before going to bed.
A. read
B. reading
C. reads
D. to read
8. Nam is not _________to be in my class.
A. very old
B. old enough
C. too old
D. enough old
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9. I’ll come and pick you up _________6:30 this evening, is it O.K?

A. in
B. at
C. on
D. to
10. He is not _________to get married.
A. enough old
B. enough young
C. old enough
D. young enough

rd
11. Alexander Graham Bell was born_________3 March, 1847.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. during
12. Would you like _________a message?
A. to leave
B. leave
C. leaving
D. left
13. We must be there _________7.30 and 10.30.
A. at
B. before
C. between
D. after
14. My father used _________us to the zoo when we were young.
A. took
B. taking
C. to take
D. take
15. Nam hates _________home alone.
A. to live
B. lives
C. live
D. living
16. My mother is _________tired _________cook tonight.
A. enough/to
B. too/ to
C. so/ that

D. very/ to
17. She has _________over 30 pages since yesterday.
A. writen
B. wrote
C. written
D. write
18. London is _________capital city in Europe.
A. larger
B. the largest
C. most large
D. large
19. At the end of the film “Romeo and Juliet”, they killed _________.
A. herself
B. himself
C. themselves
D. ourselves
20. Vietnamese is different _________English.
A. from
B. as
C. like
D. with
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. They have lived in the country since ten years.
A
B
C
D
22. We enjoy to go for a walk in the morning.
A
B

C
D
23. Hoa usually visits us in Sunday.
A
B
C D
24. Nam must helps his mother do the housework.
A B
C
D
25. Airmail is very expensive than surface mail.
A
B
C
D
Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
26. She likes__________________ at home. (stay)
27. I_________________________ him since yesterday afternoon. (not see)
28. Children ought to__________________ the street carefully. (cross)
29. The sun never__________________ in the west. (rise)
30. Look! Some boys _________________________soccer in the school yard. (play)
Read and then answer the questions.
Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization for Vietnamese youth from 16 to
30 years of age. The Youth Union builds good character, love for the nation, and encourages
good citizenship, soft skills and personal fitness.
The Youth Union was founded on 26th March 1931 by the beloved President Ho Chi Minh.
It had different names over the years. One of its first names was “Vietnam Communist Youth
Union”. In December 1976, it was officially named as it is called today: Ho Chi Minh
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Communist Youth Union. However, people normally use the name “The Youth Union” for
short.
The Youth Union, together with other organizations such as The Young Pioneers
Organization, the Vietnam Youth Federation, the Vietnam Students Union, often hold social
activities such as Helping the Handicapped, Cleaning the Environment, Green Summer
Volunteers Campaign, and other similar movements. These activities aim to help the young
develop their public awareness and form their personality.
Ever since the Youth Union was founded, its aims and principles, established by President
Ho Chi Minh have been the guidelines for the young Vietnamese people of today and tomorrow.
31. At what age can one join the Youth Union?

32. When was the Youth Union founded?

33. What is the complete name of the Youth Union?

34. What do social activities of the Youth Union aim to help?

35. Who established the guidelines for the Vietnamese youth?


Use the given words to make sentences.
36. She / like / learn English/./


37. She / learn / this language /since 2008/./

38. She / always / want / improve her English/./

39. She / buy / an English -Vietnamese dictionary/ last week /./

40. / Her/ English /pronunciation / so/ bad/./


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Pick out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. late
B. half
C. after
D. hard
2. A. close
B. no
C. how
D. so
Choose the best option to complete each of the sentences below.
3. Yesterday she received Tom's__________ from his teacher.
A. report card
B. report call
C. call report
D. card report
4. The earth__________ around the sun, doesn't it?
A. is moving
B. move
C. moves

D. moving
5. She isn't old__________ to be in my class.
A. so that
B. enough
C. for
D. that
6. You often watch a football match at a__________.
A. large area
B. performance
C. stadium
D. swimming pool
7. Are you going to__________ in the summer activities of our school?
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A. play part
B. take part
C. take role
D. play role
8. How long__________? -- Since 1980.
A. do you live here B. have you lived here C. have you live here
D. did you live here
9. I have just bought a ticket. I'm going__________ the movie at 8 o’clock this evening.
A. to see

B. to seeing
C. seeing
D. see
10. I'm sorry but I can't__________ chess tonight.
A. to play
B. playing
C. played
D. play
11. I think I will do that work__________. What do you think about that?
A. ourselves
B. himself
C. herself
D. myself
12. __________ cook dinner for your family?
A. Used you
B. Did you used to
C. Did you use to
D. You used
13. Tim's mother is always proud__________ him because he works so hard.
A. at
B. with
C. of
D. about
14. What is__________ in learning words?
A. necessary
B. necessary
C. necessarily
D. necessarily
15. A person who cannot speak and hear is called__________.
A. a deaf-mute

B. a character
C. a deaf
D. a blind
16. Many volunteers take part in the activities and enjoy__________ poor people.
A. helping
B. to help
C. help
D. being help
17. It's difficult for old people to walk__________.
A. inside and outside B. inside
C. upstairs or downstairs D. outside
18. We use a __________ to cook rice.
A. steamer
B. rice cooker
C. frying pan
D. saucepan
19. My little brother__________ pictures very much.
A. enjoys to draw
B. enjoy to draw
C. enjoy drawing
D. enjoys drawing
20. Students__________ their homework after class.
A. have to do
B. have to be done
C. have to doing
D. have do
Choose the word whose underlined part needs correcting.
21. She speaks and listens to English very good.
A
B C

D
22. They use to work hark when they were on the farm.
A
B
C
D
23. The armchair is in the living room, among the television and the sofa.
A
B
C
D
24. I use a dictionary so that to learn new words, pronunciation and examples.
A
B
C
D
25. He had doing everything without the help of modern equipment.
A
B
C
D
Read and choose the best option to fill in the gaps.
Can you imagine what life would be (26)______ if there were no telephone? You could not call
your friends on the phone and talk to them. When a (27)______ broke out in your house you could not
call the fire department. If somebody were sick, he could not call a (28)______. Therefore, we should
(29)______ our deep thanks to Alexander Graham Bell, a (30)______, who invented the telephone in
1876.
26. A. like
B. of
C. for

D. as
27. A. light
B. fire
C. sunlight
D. match
28. A. dentist
B. farmer
C. doctor
D. engineer
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29. A. given
30. A. Dutch

B. gave
C. giving
D. give
B. Mexican
C. Scotsman
D. Vietnamese
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
We moved into our new house on a warm September day. It was not really a new house; it was
hundred and four years old, but it was new to us. The house had running water, gas and electricity, but

for some reasons there were no electric lights in the kitchen. It was something quite unexpected: a house
with electricity but without a kitchen light. It was quite puzzling because our kitchen was a large room,
perhaps the largest in the house. I telephoned for an electrician. He came and fixed it for us. And he
charged $86 for doing the job.
31. Why was it quite puzzling not to have electricity in the kitchen?
___________________________________________________________________________________
32. When did they move into their new house?
___________________________________________________________________________________
33. How old was the house?
___________________________________________________________________________________
34. What didn’t the house have?
___________________________________________________________________________________
35. How much did he charge for the electrician?
___________________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite these sentences as directed.
36. He is strong. He can carry that suitcase. ( use enough)
___________________________________________________________________________________
37. The boy is not old enough to drive his father’s car. (use too…to…)
___________________________________________________________________________________
38. The doctor said: “You should take a few days off.”
 The doctor advised___________________________________________________________________
39. She started learning to swim five years ago.
 She has____________________________________________________________________________
40. Lan said “Please give Tim this dictionary.”
 Lan told___________________________________________________________________________

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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. page

B. table
C. tasty
D. change
2. A. grocery
B. money
C. month
D. mother
3. A. effect
B. delicious
C. resident
D. selection
4. A. must
B. summer
C. much
D. humid
5. A. my
B. drive
C. since
D. mine
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. When I was a child, I ___________ to bed early.
A. used go
B. used to go
C. going
D. use to go
7. She was used to ___________ on the left when she stayed in England.
A. drives
B. drive
C. driving
D. to drive

8. He is ___________ generous boy in my class.
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A. the most
B. more
C. a lot
D. very
9. Would you like ___________ a game of chess?
A. playing
B. plays
C. play
D. to play
10. We have learned English ___________ 2002.
A. since
B. from
C. in
D. for
11. She asked Tim ___________ more time on English.
A. spend
B. spending
C. to spend
D. spent
12. Nam's house is the same ___________ Lan's.

A. than
B. as
C. with
D. from
13. When were you born? - I was born ___________ 23rd March, 1998.
A. between
B. in
C. on
D. at
14. Could you ________me a favour? - Yes. Of course. No problem.
A. help
B. give
C. make
D. do
15. He is a _________teacher. He teaches very well.
A. well
B. good
C. better
D. best
16. We haven't seen her _______ a few days.
A. since
B. for
C. on
D. until
17. My grandfather is not ______ enough to walk as fast as he used to.
A. strong
B. strength
C. stronger
D. strengthen
18. When my father was young, he used to _______ tennis in the afternoons.

A. to play
B. playing
C. play
D. plays
19. Mary hates ________, but she loves cooking.
A. to wash up
B. wash up
C. washing up
D. washed up
20. I am sure he will enjoys ____________ on his trip.
A. herself
B. ourselves
C. itself
D. himself
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. In many ways, I always prefer country life than city life.
A
B
C
D
22. T.V is bringing not only informations but also entertainment.
A
B
C
D
23. The countryside is too quite for me to live and work in.
A
B
C
D

24. We are going to held a summer camp this July.
A
B
C
D
25. How long do you and your classmates known each other?
A
B
C
D
Read and tick TRUE or FALSE
Tokyo is a famous city. There are a few good buildings and impressive temples; there are a few
parks worth visiting. Everything has to be small in Tokyo: houses, rooms, shops. Long-side streets
consists of tiny houses only, and this often creates a toy-like, with small women tip-toeing along in
their kimonos.
Tokyo at night is a very different place from Tokyo in daytime. Millions of neon signs are
switched on and nowhere in the world is more attractive.
[tiptoe: To walk or move quietly on one's toes.]

FACTS
26. There are many beautiful buildings in Tokyo.
27. There is nothing to see in the parks in Tokyo.
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28. Many small houses are found along long roads.
29. Tokyo at night is not as attractive as many other cities.
30. Tokyo at night isn’t different from in daytime.
Read and answer:
Young people prefer the city to the country because they love the noisy and busy life there. They
also think that it is easier to get money in the city than in the country. Therefore, more and more
young people leave the country for the city every year. Different from young people, old people like
living in the country because it is not so noisy and busy as the city. The air in the country is much
fresher than that in the city, too. Therefore, after stopping working, many of old people move to
their home villages.
31. Why do young people prefer the city to the country?

32. Why do old people like living in the country?

33. What about the air in the country?

34. Is it easier to get money in the city than in the country?

35. What do many people do after stopping working?

Rewrite these sentences as suggested.
36. Mary can’t go to school because she is too young.
 Mary isn’t_____________________________________________________________________
37. Lan spends 3 hours a day doing her homework.
 It takes Lan___________________________________________________________________
38. “Listen to me, please”.
 Mrs. Lien asked Nam____________________________________________________________

39. Let’s go swimming.
 How about____________________________________________________________________
40. “Don’t come to class late again”, Mr. An said to Long.
 Mr. An told ___________________________________________________________________

------THE END-----Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1.

A. bought

B. cough

C. sight

D. daughter

2.

A. happy

B. character

C. fat

D. classmate

3.

A. smile

B. thick

C. fit

D. visit

4.

A. hot

B. hat

C. hour

D. hall

5.

A. last

B. fast

C. task

D. taste

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
6. I often play soccer _________Sunday afternoon.
A. in

B. on

C. at

D. after

C. at

D. during

7. Graham Bell was born _________1847.
A. in
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8. Children are not old enough to look after_________.
A. yourselves

B. itself

C. themselves

D. ourselves

9. My father was good at swimming. He used to _________swimming.
A. go

B. goes

C. went

D. going

C. the largest

D. most large

C. to listening

D. for listening

C. left

D. will leave

10. London is _________capital city in Europe.
A. large

B. larger

11. My sister likes _________to the pop music.
A. listen

B. listening

12. Lee _________this town two years ago.
A. leaves

B. is leaving

13. Many young people are fond _________playing football.
A. in

B. on

C. at

D. of

14. No one else in the class plays the guitar _________Mark.
A. as far as

B. as well as

C. as soon as

D. as well

C. in

D. on

15. His family has lived here _________1983.
A. since

B. but

Supply the correct form of the verbs.
16. My uncle __________________________us since he moved to the new town. (not visit)
17. You should __________________________speaking English every day. (practice)
18. It __________________________hotter and hotter in June. (get)
19. The movie __________________________at 8.15 this evening. (start)
20. We ______________already __________________the first semester exams. (finish)
21. Kate hates __________________________to the pop music. (listen)
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
22. I have knew my English teacher since September.
A

B

C

D

23. This is the more interesting book I have ever read.
A

B

C

D

24. The boy always spends much time to play games.
A

B

C

D

25. When Jane was younger, she used to singing in a jazz band.
A

B

C

D

26. The telephone was invented by Bell on 1876.
A

B

C

D

Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words in brackets.
27. Don’t go to see that play. It’s very __________________________. (bore)

28. This is my favorite chair. It’s so __________________________. (comfort)
29. He made an __________________________to see her yesterday morning. (arrange)
30. I received an __________________________to lunch from him. (invite)
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Read the passage and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families
spend their holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers, and no very
large forests.
There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. The English countryside between the
towns is like the carpet of many colors. In spring and summer, the fields, meadows and forests are light green or
dark green, red, blue, yellow and white with flowers.
FACTS

T

F

31. England is not a large country.
32. There are high mountains in England.
33. There are many towns in England.
34. There are not very long rivers.
35. In spring and summer, the fields and meadows are not light green or dark green.

36. The forests are not colorful.
Rewrite these sentences that have the same meanings as the first one.
37. “Turn off the TV when you are out”, she said to me.
 She told________________________________________________________________________________
38. My sister cooks well.
 My sister is______________________________________________________________________________
39. The meat is more expensive than the vegetables.
 The vegetables are________________________________________________________________________
40. I have never read a more interesting novel.
 This is_________________________________________________________________________________

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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. late
B. half
C. after
2. A. close
B. no
C. one
3. A. reach
B. teacher
C. meat
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. improve
B. children
C. shopping
5. A. expensive
B. geography
C. assistant

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. What do you have _____________lunch?
A. to
B. for
C. in
7. I’ll try my best _____________my English.
A improving
B. improve
C. improved
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D. so
D. weather
D. mountain
D. national

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8. He is not tall enough _____________the top of the shelf.

A. reach
B. reaching

C. reached
D to reach
9. They are going _____________their homework tonight.
A. to do
B. doing
C. do
D. does
10. They bought new fishing rods to go_____________.
A. swimming
B. shopping
C. sailing
D. fishing
11. She has to _____________the room twice a week.
A. cleaning
B. clean
C cleaned
D. cleans
12. I can ride to school by_____________.
A. myself
B. himself
C. herself
D. themselves
13. This book is _____________expensive than that one.
A. the most
B. the same
C. more
D. as
14. The children are old enough to look after_____________.
A. ourselves
B. themselves

C. herself
D. himself
15. _____________ is the study of the earth and its countries, mountains, rivers, weather, etc.
A. Geography
B. Physics
C. Chemistry
D. Math
Which underlined part is incorrect?
16. In many ways, I always prefer country life than city life.
A
B
C
D
17. T.V is bringing not only informations but also entertainment.
A
B
C
D
18. The countryside is too quite for me to live and work in.
A
B
C
D
19. We are going to held a summer camp this July.
A
B
C
D
20. How long do you and your classmates known each other?
A

B
C
D
Arrange these words to make sentences.
21. homework/ the / to / students / ought / their / carefully /do/. /
________________________________________________________________________________
22. has / the chores / to / today / Mai / do / himself /. /
________________________________________________________________________________
23. clean/ the/ teacher/ me/ told/ to/ blackboard/the/./
________________________________________________________________________________
24. She / my class / is / enough / old / in/ not/ to be/./

________________________________________________________________________________
25. how/ English/ to/ me/ tell/ study/ you/ Could/?/
________________________________________________________________________________
Read and choose the best option.
Great Britain is not a large country, It is much smaller (26)________ French. It (27)________ four
parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England is the largest part of the country and has
always been the strongest. English is the national (28)________ in all parts of Britain. All the people
(29)________ live in Britain can speak (30)________, but not all the people are English in that country.
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A. to

B. more
C. than
D. less
A. have
B. having
C. to have
D. has
A. tongue
B. words
C. language
D. writing
A. what
B. who
C. he
D. which
A. French
B. English
C. Chinese
D. Vietnamese
Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Canada and then to
the USA in the 1870s. In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell started
experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. This led to the invention of the
telephone. Thomas Watson was Bell's assistant. Bell and Watson introduced the telephone in 1876. Bell
demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions. He died in 1922.
31. When and where was Alexander Graham Bell born?
________________________________________________________________________________
32. What did he do when he was at Boston University?
________________________________________________________________________________
33. Who was Thomas Watson?

________________________________________________________________________________
34. What did Bell and Watson do in 1876?
________________________________________________________________________________
35. How old was Bell when he died?
________________________________________________________________________________
Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
36. We __________________________ in grade 8 this year. (be)
37. Our class __________________________ to the zoo next week. (go)
38. Their grandmother __________________________ them a lot of stories last year. (tell)
39. Last year, we (live) __________________________ in Nha Trang with our grandparents but now
we (live) __________________________ in Hue with our parents.
40. I __________________________ to Nha Trang since I was ten years old. (be)
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

---------THE END--------Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. between
B. green
C. thirteen
D. volunteer
2. A. enough
B. cough
C. night
D. laugh
3. A. wanted
B. started
C. helped

D. needed
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. between
B. report
C. happy
D. enough
5. A. enjoy
B. uncle
C. Sunday
D. different
Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
6. We must be there _____ 7.30 and 8.15.
A. at
B. before
C. between
D. after
7. Dad stayed at the office _____ he finished the report.
A. between
B. until
C. for
D. at
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8. Vietnamese language is different _____ English language.

A. as
B. like
C. from
D. with
9. Tom is 16. He isn’t _____ to drive a car.
A. enough young B. young enough
C. enough old
D. old enough
10. When my uncle was young, he used _____ fishing on Sundays.
A. go
B. went
C. going
D. to go
11. Mary likes _____ the piano.
A. playing
B. plays
C. played
D. play
12. She told me _____ you that present.
A. giving
B. to give
C. gave
D. given
13. Last night I watched the movie “Romeo and Juliet”. In the end, they killed______.
A. himself
B. herself
C. themselves
D. ourselves

14. Jane is _____ beautiful than her sister.
A. as
B. like
C. the most
D. more
15. London is _____ capital city in Europe.
A. large
B. larger
C. most large
D. the largest
Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting.
16. My uncle and aunt lived in this village for over twenty years
A B
C
D
17. You should take a taxi although it’s raining hard.
A
B
C
D
18. I’m not very good on repairing things.
A
B
C D
19. I prefer the city life than country life.
A
B
C
D
20. We haven’t seen each other since a long time.

A
B
C
D
Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
Hello! My name is David. I work for a construction company. I started working for this
company in 2004. We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment my company
is producing a plan for a new motorway. I usually work in the road department, but this month I am
working in the department that builds bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I
normally spend a lot of time outdoors because I have to go to the construction sites. But with this
new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop. Now I am testing a model of one of the new
bridges. I enjoy it a lot because I have learned a lot of new things.
A. Check True (T) or False (F).
FACTS
T F
21. He works for a TV station.
22. He started working for this company in 2004.
23. He doesn’t build roads, dams, bridges.
24. He normally spends a lot of time outdoors.
25. Now he is testing a model of one of the new bridges.
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B. Answer the following questions.

26. When did David begin working for his construction company?
____________________________________________________________________________
27. What is his company doing at the moment?
____________________________________________________________________________
28. Where does he usually work?
____________________________________________________________________________
29. Is he working in the road department this month?
____________________________________________________________________________
30. Why does he normally spend a lot of time outdoors?
____________________________________________________________________________
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
31. There ____________________12 months in a year. (be)
32. At the moment, my mother ____________________in the office. (work)
33. My sister ____________________this place last year. (not visit)
34. Minh is a doctor. He ____________________in a hospital for 5 years. (work)
35. She enjoys____________________ T.V after dinner. (watch)
Rewrite these following sentences as directed.
36. Mai / enjoy / learn English. (make sentence)
____________________________________________________________________________
37. She often went to school by bike but now she doesn’t any more. (use used to)
 She________________________________________________________________________
38. “ Don’t go out and put on warm clothes” said the doctor ( use reported speech)
 The doctor___________________________________________________________________
39. Minh is young. He can’t drive a car ( use enough)
 Minh ______________________________________________________________________
40. Nam is not old enough to be in my class. (use too…to…)
 Nam _______________________________________________________________________

----- THE END -----

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. although
B. sidewalk
C. along
D. all
2. A. volunteer
B. century
C. Sunday
D. fund
3. A. enroll
B. both
C. program
D. lost
4. A. group
B. loud
C. shout
D. scout
5. A. school
B. else
C. secretary
D. position
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
6. Many learners put into the new words the meaning of their_________.
A. mother tongue
B. mother’s tongue
C. language
D. tongue mother
7. Some people try to learn new words and phrases _________heart.
A. with
B. in

C. by.
D. from
8. Before the festival started, a fairy appeared and _________changed the poor girl’s rags into
beautiful clothes.
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A. magical
B. magic
C. magically
D. magician
9. The step mother was very _________to the little poor girl.
A. sad
B. nice
C. cruel
D. happy
10. She used _________all the chores when she was young.
A. do
B. to do
C. doing
D. did
11. She told me that you didn’t learn English very_________.
A. good
B. well

C. badly
D. fast
12. Mr. Jackson told me _________this machine to your office.
A. bring
B. to bring
C. bringing
D. brought
13. My mother hates _________the dishes after meals
A. wash
B. to wash
C. washing
D. to washing
14. The prince immediately fell _________love with the kind girl.
A. to
B. in
C. into
D. from
15. Could you _________me a favor? - How can I help?
A. make
B. give
C. do
D. take
16. Let’s meet _________the cinema
A. outside
B. out
C. outside in
D. out side
17. He often gets his salary _________the fifth of the month.
A. in
B. since

C. at
D. on
18. My mother always_________. She is a good cook.
A. makes cooking
B. sets the cooking
C. does the cooking
D. gets to cook
19. Life in the _________is definitely changing for the better. The living conditions in the country are
getting better.
A. urban
B. district
C. provinces
D. rural
20. Tim promised _________to learn Spanish.
A. to work better
B. to work his best
C. to do his well
D. to try his best
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
21. I strongly believe that friends plays a very important role in our life.
A
B
C
D
22. We are having a birthday party in Saturday night. Would you like to come?
A
B
C
D
23. There are a lot of books in the library but you ought buy some more from the bookshop.

A
B
C
D
24. The armchair is in the living room, among the television and the sofa.
A
B
C
D
25. They wanted him understand that they wanted some milk and sandwiches.
A
B
C
D
Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
Once upon a time there (26)______a girl called Cindy. She had to work very hard all day while her
lazy sister did nothing. One night her sister (27)______to a party at the palace. Cindy was very sad
because she had to be at home. Suddenly, a fairy appeared and told her that she could (28)______to the
party, but turn back by midnight. She also changed Cindy’s rags into beautiful clothes. Then she went to
the party and danced with the Prince. At midnight she (29)______back home, leaving one of her shoes
on the dance floor. The prince wanted (30)______her again and went to every house in the capital until
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he found that the shoe was the right size for Cindy. She and the Prince were married and lived happily
ever after.
A. Choose the best option to complete each blank.
26. A. were
B. was
C. is
D. are
27. A. went
B. go
C. will go
D. is going
28. A. going
B. to go
C. go
D. went
29. A. will run
B. is running
C. runs
D. ran
30. A. to see
B. seeing
C. saw
D. see
B. Answer the following questions.
31. What’s her name?
_______________________________________________________________________________
32. Where did Cindy’s sister go one night?
_______________________________________________________________________________
33. Why was Cindy sad?
_______________________________________________________________________________

34. Who appeared and helped her?
_______________________________________________________________________________
35. Who wanted to see her again?
_______________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
36. “Can you explain this word to me?” She asked her teacher. (use reported speech)
_______________________________________________________________________________
37. “You should practise speaking English every day” Jackson said to Mary. (use reported speech)
_______________________________________________________________________________
38. She isn’t old enough to drive a car. (use to…too + to infinitive)
_______________________________________________________________________________
39. Nam is too short to reach the shelf. (use …adj.+ enough…)
_______________________________________________________________________________
40. She started school seven years ago. (change into present perfect tense)
_______________________________________________________________________________

------THE END-----Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
1. My father's car is not as new __________yours.
A. more
B. than
C. with
D. as
2. Our club members __________waste paper for the recycling program since last week.
A. collect
B. collected
C. have collected
D. collecting
3. My family used to __________in a big city, but now we live in the countryside.
A. lived
B. living

C. live
D. to live
4. __________I speak to Lan, please?
A. Could
B. Can
C. Should
D. A&B
5. We are going__________
Hue Citadel next week.
A. to visit
B. visits
C. visit
D. visiting
6. __________does she often go on weekends?
A. Which
B. When
C. Where
D. What
7. Ba is only thirteen years old, so he is not __________to drive car.
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A. old enough
B. enough old

C. young enough
8. Look! The boy __________up a ladder.
A. is climbing
B. climb
C. to climb
9. __________you like to go to the movies with me tonight?
A. Do
B. Would
C. Could
10. Nam was born __________HCM City __________1990.
A. at/in
B. on/in
C. in/in
11. If you want to see my teacher, please come__________8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
A. at
B. between
C. in
12. They have to clean up the classroom by __________.
A. himself
B. themselves
C. ourselves
13. Ba enjoys __________jokes, but he hates__________.
A. telling/read
B. reading / tell
C. tell/reading
14. It's safe __________medicine in locked cupboard.
A. put
B. puts
C. putting
15. There is a bookshelf __________the left __________the room.

A. on/at
B. in/on
C. on/of
16. She has lived here __________twenty years.
A. in
B. at
C. since
17. We have been in Ho Chi Minh City __________1995.
A. in
B. at
C. for
18. My friends are quite reserved __________public.
A. at
B. with
C. on
19. They __________to go to the market and buy something for dinner.
A. should
B. must
C. will
20. They are very happy __________what they get from their teacher.
A. at
B. for
C. about

D. enough young
D. climbing
D. Can
D. in/at
D. among
D. herself

D. telling/reading
D. to put
D. at/in
D. for
D. since
D. in
D. ought
D. to

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
21. When I was a child I used to write new words on mirrors around the house.
A
B
C
D
22. I use a dictionary so that to learn new words, pronunciation and examples.
A
B
C
D
23. You can enjoying fresh air, beautiful nature and marvelous scenery in the White Horse Mountains.
A
B
C
D
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Many people believe that life on a farm is very quiet and easy, but (24)_______ is very hard. I
myself have lived on a farm (25)_______ nearly twenty years and I know what farm work is. You must
(26)_______ up early, feed the chickens and the cows, water the flowers, vegetables, do a lot of
gardening and then (27)_______ in the fields. But my aunt (28)_______ this way of life and so do all

for her children.
24. A. it
B. they
C. these
D. those
25. A. since
B. for
C. in
D. between
26. A. stay
B. set
C. get
D. go
27. A. worked
B. working
C. to work
D. work
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28. A. likes
B. like
C. liked
D. liking

Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
29. I told Nga ____________________up too late. (not stay)
30. They said she ____________________the meaning of the words now. (learn)
31. We aren’t tall enough ____________________volleyball. (play)
32. She used to ____________________ up early. (get)
33. This question is too difficult for me____________________. (answer)
Use the given words to make sentences.
34. studying/ English/ very much/ enjoys/ she/./

35. She/ would work/ harder/ next semester/ said / she/./

Read the passage and answer the following questions.
In Scotland, there is a popular legend about a monster. The monster lives in a lake called Loch
Ness, near the town of Inverness. Loch Ness is 32 kms long, 5 kms wide, and very, very deep. The
monster’s name is Nessie. People say that she is very big, and that she has got a long neck, like a snake.
The legend of the monster is very famous, 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 be you!
Questions:
36. What is the monster’s name?
_______________________________________________________________________________
37. Where does it live?
_______________________________________________________________________________
38. Does it look like a snake?
_______________________________________________________________________________
39. How long is the lake?
_______________________________________________________________________________
40. How many tourists come to Loch Ness?
_______________________________________________________________________________

------THE END-----Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. rub
B. plumber
C. bamboo
D. suitable
2. A. burned
B. stopped
C. asked
D. promised
3. A. stamps
B. trains
C. caves
D. hotels
4. A. sight
B. tribe
C. seaside
D. magnificent
5. A. jungle
B. sunny
C. bus
D. surrounding
Choose the best option to complete these following sentences.
6. My family ________here since last year.
A. lived
B. was lived
C. have lived
D. lives
7. You ought to ________your homework before going to class.
A. did
B. do

C. doing
D. does
8. She enjoys ________jokes, but her jokes sometimes annoy us.
A. tell
B. tells
C. told
D. telling
9. He is only two years old, so he ________to go to school.
A. is enough old
B. old is enough
C. isn’t enough old
D. isn’t old enough
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10. Could you ________me a favor?

A. do
B. get
C. give
D. make
11. I lost my pen, but I couldn’t ________it anywhere.
A. look for
B. see

C. find
D. All are correct
12. That’s very kind ________you to help me.
A. on
B. to
C. from
D. of
13. Could I speak ________Lan, please?
A. for
B. to
C. with
D. at
14. We are going to ________fishing this Sunday.
A. go
B. went
C. going
D. have gone
15. Lan moved back home ________10. 00 pm.
A. with
B. for
C. of
D. at
16. As students, we ________our parents.
A. ought obey
B. ought to obey
C. must to
D. obeying
17. You can call me when you are out by using ________.
A. telephone directoryB. public telephone
C. address book

D. answering machine
18. He finally ________the decision to go abroad.
A. came up with
B. came up
C. came
D. came with
19. Ho Chi Minh City is ________city in Vietnam.
A. larger
B. the most large
C. the largest
D. more large
20. Living in the city is________.
A. more convenient B. quieter
C. more peaceful
D. easier
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
21. I’m glad telling you that I’m going to have interesting activities.
A
B
C
D
22. We have gone to Ho Chi Minh City five months ago.
A
B
C
D
23. He asked me if I like playing tennis.
A B
C
D

24. This hotel has been already in business for fifty years
A
B
C
D
25. She hates watch TV in the evening.
A
B C
D
Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Harry starts work at half past six. He delivers papers every day of the week, from Monday to
Saturday, but not (26)_____ Sundays. He works in the mornings before school and (27)_____ the
afternoons after school. He usually finishes work (28) ______ six o’clock.
Harry says, “(29)______ the summer, the job is OK, but (30)_____ December and January, the
weather is very cold! I like this job. I get a lot of exercise, and the money is good. I’m saving my money
in the bank at the moment for a holiday in Spain.”
26. A. in
B. at
C. on
D. between
27. A. in
B. at
C. on
D. when
28. A. in
B. at
C. on
D. since
29. A. In
B. At

C. On
D. Ø
30. A. from
B. at
C. on
D. in
Read the passage again and then answer the following questions.
Once, there was a king in Tibet who loved to eat fish. His love for fish was so great that he couldn’t
eat anything if there was no fish on the table.
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It happened one year that there was no rain. Month after month, there was less and less water in the rivers, and less and
less fish, until there was no fish at all, even for the king. The king could not eat everything. He sent men to all the
fishermen’s villages in the country to announce that the man who brought fish to the king’s table could have any
reward he asked for.
Some time passed and a poor fisherman appeared in front of the king’s palace, carrying a lot of fish. When the guard at
the gate saw the fisherman coming towards him, he immediately knew who the man was taking the fish to, so he asked
the man to give the fish to him. The fisherman did not agree. The guard finally agreed to let him go on the condition
that the fisherman had to give him half of his reward.

After the fisherman met the king, the king asked him what he wanted for the reward. Surprisingly, the
fisherman asked for thousand blows and he shared his reward to the guard at the gate. This gave the
guard a lesson about being dishonest.

31. Who loved to eat fish so great?
____________________________________________________________________________________
32. Why was there no fish at all?
____________________________________________________________________________________
33. Who could have any reward?
____________________________________________________________________________________
34. Who appeared in front of the king’s palace?
____________________________________________________________________________________
35. What did the fish man ask for?
____________________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
36. I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year.
 I used to____________________________________________________________________________
37. Mary is very intelligent. She can speak four languages. (use enough)
 Mary_______________________________________________________________________________
38. They intend to visit their grandparents at Christmas.
 They are going_______________________________________________________________________
39. “You should practice speaking English every day”. The teacher said to us
 The teacher advised___________________________________________________________________
40. Our teacher said, “Listen carefully in class to save your study time at home.”
 Our teacher told______________________________________________________________________

------THE END------

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. rub
B. plumber
C. bamboo
D. suitable
2. A. burned

B. stopped
C. asked
D. promised
3. A. stamps
B. trains
C. caves
D. hotels
4. A. sight
B. tribe
C. seaside
D. magnificent
5. A. jungle
B. sunny
C. bus
D. surrounding
Choose the best option to complete these following sentences.
6. My family ________here since last year.
A. lived
B. was lived
C. have lived
D. lives
7. You ought to ________your homework before going to class.
A. did
B. do
C. doing
D. does
8. She enjoys ________jokes, but her jokes sometimes annoy us.
A. tell
B. tells
C. told

D. telling
9. He is only two years old, so he ________to go to school.
A. is enough old
B. old is enough
C. isn’t enough old
D. isn’t old enough
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10. Could you ________me a favor?
A. do
B. get
C. give
D. make
11. I lost my pen, but I couldn’t ________it anywhere.
A. look for
B. see
C. find
D. All are correct
12. That’s very kind ________you to help me.
A. on
B. to
C. from
D. of

13. Could I speak ________Lan, please?
A. for
B. to
C. with
D. at
14. We are going to ________fishing this Sunday.
A. go
B. went
C. going
D. have gone
15. Lan moved back home ________10. 00 pm.
A. with
B. for
C. of
D. at
16. As students, we ________our parents.
A. ought obey
B. ought to obey
C. must to
D. obeying
17. You can call me when you are out by using ________.
A. telephone directoryB. public telephone
C. address book
D. answering machine
18. He finally ________the decision to go abroad.
A. came up with
B. came up
C. came
D. came with
19. Ho Chi Minh City is ________city in Vietnam.

A. larger
B. the most large
C. the largest
D. more large
20. Living in the city is________.
A. more convenient B. quieter
C. more peaceful
D. easier
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
21. I’m glad telling you that I’m going to have interesting activities.
A
B
C
D
22. We have gone to Ho Chi Minh City five months ago.
A
B
C
D
23. He asked me if I like playing tennis.
A B
C
D
24. This hotel has been already in business for fifty years
A
B
C
D
25. She hates watch TV in the evening.
A

B C
D
Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Harry starts work at half past six. He delivers papers every day of the week, from Monday to
Saturday, but not (26)_____ Sundays. He works in the mornings before school and (27)_____ the
afternoons after school. He usually finishes work (28)______ six o’clock.
Harry says, “(29)______ the summer, the job is OK, but (30)_____ December and January, the
weather is very cold! I like this job. I get a lot of exercise, and the money is good. I’m saving my money
in the bank at the moment for a holiday in Spain.”
26. A. in
B. at
C. on
D. between
27. A. in
B. at
C. on
D. when
28. A. in
B. at
C. on
D. since
29. A. In
B. At
C. On
D. Ø
30. A. from
B. at
C. on
D. in
Read the passage again and then answer the following questions.

Once, there was a king in Tibet who loved to eat fish. His love for fish was so great that he couldn’t
eat anything if there was no fish on the table.
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It happened one year that there was no rain. Month after month, there was less and less water in the rivers, and less and
less fish, until there was no fish at all, even for the king. The king could not eat everything. He sent men to all the
fishermen’s villages in the country to announce that the man who brought fish to the king’s table could have any
reward he asked for.
Some time passed and a poor fisherman appeared in front of the king’s palace, carrying a lot of fish. When the guard at
the gate saw the fisherman coming toward him, he immediately knew who the man was taking the fish to, so he asked
the man to give the fish to him. The fisherman did not agree. The guard finally agreed to let him go on the condition
that the fisherman had to give him half of his reward.

After the fisherman met the king, the king asked him what he wanted for the reward. Surprisingly, the
fisherman asked for thousand blows and he shared his reward to the guard at the gate. This gave the
guard a lesson about being dishonest.
31. Who loved to eat fish so great?
 The king loved to eat fish so great._______________________________________________________
32. Why was there no fish at all?
 Because there was no rain and there was less and less water in rivers.__________________________
33. Who could have any reward?
 The man who brought fish to the king’s table could have any reward he asked for. _______________
34. Who appeared in front of the king’s palace?

 A poor fisherman appeared in front of the king’s palace,____________________________________
35. What did the fish man ask for?
 He asked for thousand blows.___________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
36. I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year.
 I used to stay up late to watch football matches last year._____________________________________
37. Mary is very intelligent. She can speak four languages. (use enough)
 Mary is intelligent enough to speak four languages._________________________________________
38. They intend to visit their grandparents at Christmas.
 They are going to visit their grandparents at Christmas.______________________________________
39. “You should practice speaking English every day”. The teacher said to us
 The teacher advised us to practice speaking English every day.________________________________
40. Our teacher said, “Listen carefully in class to save your study time at home.”
 Our teacher told us to listen carefully in class to save our study time at home.____________________

------THE END------

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. how
B. now
C. know
D. cow
2. A. what
B. where
C. when
D. who
3. A. please
B. teach
C. head
D. meet

4. A. talked
B. stopped
C. noted
D. laughed
5. A. books
B. cats
C. stamps
D. weeds
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
6. _________ were you last Sunday? - I went to Ha Long Bay.
A. What
B. Who
C. When
D. Where
7. Don’t get up so late! You ought _________ earlier.
A. get up
B. gets up
C. to get up
D. to get
8. Nam’s father _________ him how to ride a bike when he was seven.
A. teach
B. taught
C. teacher
D. to teach
9. I’ve studied English _________ 3 years.
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A. at
B. for
C. since
D. on
10. Mrs. Lan asked me _________ her the truth.
A. tell
B. told
C. telling
D. to tell
11. They used _________ on a farm when they were young.
A. to live
B. live
C. lived
D. living
12. Mai often _________ badminton in the afternoon.
A. to play
B. play
C. plays
D. played
13. ______ is the study of the earth and its countries, mountains, rivers, weather, etc.
A. Geography
B. Physics
C. Chemistry
D. Math
14. They _________ a new bike three years ago.
A. bought

B. buy
C. buying
D. to buy
15. Vietnamese language is different _________ English language.
A. as
B. from
C. like
D. with
16. Would you like ___________a message?
A. leave
B. leaving
C. to leave
D. left
17. The children are old enough to look after__________
A. ourselves
B. themselves
C. herself
D. himself
18. My father used _________us to the zoo when he was alive.
A. taking
B. took
C. take
D. to take
19. They’ll arrive _________Monday, 14 July.
A. during
B. in
C. on
D. at
20. The new shopping mall is quite _________the present shopping area.
A. the same

B. different from
C. like to
D. similar
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting
21. I strongly believe that friends plays a very important role in our life.
A
B
C
D
22. We are having a birthday party in Saturday night. Would you like to come?
A
B
C
D
23. There are a lot of books in the library but you ought buy some more from the bookshop.
A
B
C
D
24. We have learnt to play the piano for 2005.
A
B
C
D
25. I used to working for this company when I was young.
A
B
C
D
Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the gaps.

Once a farmer (26)______ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which
the farmer used to (27)______ to buy food and clothing for his family.
One day, he (28)______ to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He
shouted excitedly to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!”
His wife (29)______ to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more,
so her husband decided (30)______ open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately, he
couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all the chickens were dead.
There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
26. A. lived
B. live
C. lives
D. living
27. A. selling
B. sell
C. sells
D. sold
28. A. go
B. goes
C. went
D. is going
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29. A. run

B. runs
C. is running
D. ran
30. A. cutting
B. to cut
C. cut
D. A&B
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
I have twin brothers, Tim and Tom. They are very similar and a lot of people don’t know which is
which. They both have blond hair and blue eyes, and they always wear jeans and T-shirts. They like
doing the same things, too. For example, they both like jazz and they’re crazy about football. They go to
a football match once a week. Tim doesn’t like dancing or discos and Tom doesn’t like them, either.
Although they’re twins, they’re not exactly the same at everything. Tim works hard at school because
he wants to go to university, but Tom is a bit lazy. Our mother is often away from home because of her
job, so we all work together in the house. Most of the time it’s fine, but sometimes we fight a bit!
31. What do Tim and Tom always wear?
__________________________________________________________________________________
32. How often do they go to a football match?
__________________________________________________________________________________
33. What don’t they like?
__________________________________________________________________________________
34. Why does Tim work hard at school?
__________________________________________________________________________________
35. Why is their mother often out?
__________________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
36. Mai / enjoy / learn English. (build sentence)
__________________________________________________________________________________
37. She often went to school by bike but now she doesn’t any more. (use used to)
 She______________________________________________________________________________

38. “Don’t go out and put on warm clothes!” said the doctor. ( use reported speech)
 The doctor_________________________________________________________________________
39. Minh is too young. He can’t drive a car. ( use enough)
 Minh_____________________________________________________________________________
40. I started playing tennis last year.
 I have____________________________________________________________________________

------THE END------

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. buffalo
B. rope
C. wisdom
2. A. mend
B. semester
C. letter
3. A. revision
B. festival
C. postcard
4. A. shout
B. loud
C. group
5. A. handicap
B. education
C. tidy
Choose the option that best fits each of the blanks.
6. I _________gardening, but I don’t have time for it now.
7.
8.
9.

10.

A. use to enjoy
B. used to enjoy
C. use to enjoying
He died _________a broken heart.
A. with
B. by
C. because
The doctor _________he should take a few days off.
A. say
B. asked
C. said
I went to bed _________last night.
A. lately
B. latest
C. late
The next meeting of the committee _________on November 5th.

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D. clothes
D. report
D. promise
D. scout
D. friend
D. used to enjoying
D. of
D. ask
D. later

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