bài tập học sinh giỏi tiếng anh lớp 8

LESSON 1:VERB FORMS
Put the verbs in the right forms.
1. Some documents ( steal ) last night.
2. John (wash) his hands. He (just/ repair) the TV set.
3. Tell him (bring) his bike inside. If he (leave) it there, someone (steal) it.
4. Let’s wait for Lien (arrive)…………… and we (have)……… dinner.
5. Mai (be) …….……very happy when she (receive)………… …a letter from her sister this morning.
6. Are you busy this evening ?
-Yes, I (meet) …………… Tuan at the library at seven. We (study) ……………….….together.
7. Mai (telephone) …………….…you when she comes back.
8. Miss Trang is in hospital.
- Yes, I know. I (visit) …………………….her tomorrow.
9. I (read) ……………….an interesting book at the moment. I (lend )……… ………it to you when I finish it.
10. Look at those black clouds. It (rain)…………….…….
11. I (not invite) …………… her to the party because I (forget) ……………… her phone number.
12. Please stop (talk) ……… ……I (try) ………….… (finish) …………….….a letter to the Y & Y Green Group.
13. There (be)………many volunteers in SEA GAMES 22
nd
in Viet Nam in 2003.
14. The tourist needs (find)……………………. the police station because he’s lost money.
15. My mother is busy (cook) ………… ……
16. She (feed) ……………… the cat yet ?- Yes, she (feed) ………………… it half an hour ago.
17. The weather (become) ……………………colder and colder in December.
18. He (cut) ……… … my hair too short Don’t worry: it (grow)………….… again very quickly.
19. I (not go ) ……………… ….out this evening. I (stay ) ………………….at home.
20. The film (begin) ………… ……at 7.30 or 8.00 ?
21. You (be) …………… away ?- Yes, I (go ) ………….… to the country last Sunday.
22.They just (phone) ………….… to say that they (not come) ………………….back till Friday night.
23. The movie (start) …………… …at 8.15 this evening.
24. Mr Binh (learn ) ……… …….Chinese at school , but he (forget) …………………most of it.
25. I’d rather you ( not put off)…………………….… the shoes.

26. I’m used to (live) ………………in the city.
27. This computer is used to (study). ………….……….
28. I (meet) …………….a friend while I (do) …………….… the shopping.
29. I (pay)…….for my things when I ( hear)………….…….some one call my name.
30. Ha Long Bay in Viet Nam (be)………a World Heritage Site. It (visit)……… by millions of people every year.
31. If Mr Lam (go)……… ……to Paris next week, he (see) ………….……the Eiffel Tower.
32. I myself (witness) ……… an accident on the Main Road yesterday. A boy (knock) …… down by the car.
Then he (take) ……….……to the nearest hospital.
33. Most of the Earth’s surface (cover) ………….…… by water.
34. The first festival (hold)……………… nearly eight hundred years ago.
35. There’s someone behind us. I think we (follow)………….
36. An interesting book (read) …………….……by Lan at the moment.
37. This bike (use) …………… …for more than six years.
38. Nowadays, many historical places (destroy) …………….….seriously.
39. He (allow)………(open)……….a new restaurant on the main road by the city council.
40. Her grandfather (die)………….… 20 years ago. She never (meet)………………him.
41. Apples (say)……………… to be good for our health.
42. How cakes (make)…………… … ?- You (ever make) ……………….…cakes ?
43. Yesterday, my father (fix)…….his motorbike while my mother (cook) ……….dinner.
44. My father had his bike (fix)……….yesterday.
45. I have my father (fix)…………. the bike.
46. Paul told me that he (wake)…… up feeling ill so he (not go )………. to work.
47. When I was a child I always ( walk ) ………………… to school .
48. She (not come)…….until you (be)……….ready.
49. My train (leave)……….Plymouth at 11.30 , so I need (be)… at the station by 11.15.
50. They didn’t try (learn) ……all new words they (come)………across.
51. He asked me (not wait) …… for him.
52. They were proud of (be)………. so successful.
53. It’s the first time I (see)……… that film.
54. It’s high time I (go)……………….

55. How this word (pronounce)…………………………….?
56. Hoa (be)…………… born in Hue, but she (grow)…………….up in Hanoi.
57. Who (invent)……………the telephone?. It (invent)…………… by Alexander Bell.
58. The printer (break)…………….down yesterday, but now it’s O.K.
59. Where you (take)…………….these photographs ? They (take)…………… on the bookshelf yesterday.
60. We ( help)…………………… him whenever he needs.

LESSON 2: PRONUNCIATION
A- Theory:
1. Cách phát âm đuôi ‘ed’”
‘ed’ được phát âm là : /id/ khi đứng sau : t hoặc d .Ví dụ : visited, wanted,planted,needed,united,polluted……
‘ed’ được phát âm là : /t/ khi đứng sau : p, k , s , sh, ch ,gh .Ví dụ : stopped, looked, missed, washed, watched,
laughed…
‘ed’ được phát âm là : /d/ ngoài 2 trường hợp trên : Ví dụ : learned, lived, played, happened, carried……
2. Cách phát âm phụ âm CH :
CH được phát âm là : /k/ : school , character, chemistry, christmas, chaos/keios/(sự hỗn loạn), scholar ( học giả) ,
scheme (kế hoạch) , orchestra, christ, stomach, monarchy ( nước quân chủ lập hiến ), architect, chorus, choral,
…….
CH được phát âm là : / / : machine, champage, chemise / áo sơ mi /… schedule(Thời gian biểu)……
CH được phát âm là : / / trong các trường hợp còn lại : chore (việc nhà), cheap, child, children, chicken,
church, catch, charity, charm, cheerful…….
3. Cách phát âm phụ âm TH :
TH được phát âm là : / / : this, that, these, those, than, though, eventhough, then, the, father, brother, weather,
TH được phát âm là : / / : think, thought, thank, three, breathe, sixth, seventh, depth, width, month, truth,
thing, theater , bath, healthy……
4. Cách phát âm phụ âm S :
S được phát âm là : / s / khi sau : / p, t, k, f, gh / Ví dụ : stops, wants, looks, laughs, ……
S được phát âm là : / iz / khi có đuôi /es/ sau: /s , ch, sh, x, z / Ví dụ : misses, watches, washes, boxes, …
S được phát âm là : / z / trong các trường hợp còn lại : Ví dụ : learns, plays, goes, swims, lives, sings, pens,…
5. Một số phụ âm câm :

H câm : honest, hour, honour, heir, honesty, exhaust (mệt phờ ) , exhibit, rhyme, ghost, ghoul,
Budhism
K câm : knee, knit, know, known, knew….
W câm : wrap, write, wrist,answer, who, swod, whole,…
B câm : lamb, climb, doubt, debt, comb…
Gh câm: though, although, even though
6. Một số nhóm cần lưu ý:
a. “OO” - /U/ look, book, took, good, food # /^/- flood, blood
b. “EW”- /U/- threw, grew, flew, drew # /JU/- knew, new, few, nephew, # SEW
c. “S”- sure, sugar,
d. ‘ISE”/s/(promise/s/) # /Z/(recognise/z/, realise/z/, surprise/z/), design, physics, presever
e. “AGE”/i/(village, message, passage, garbage, cabbage…
/a/ (massage, garage)
/ei/ (teenage, cage)
LESSON 3: STRESS
A- Theory:
1.Từ có một âm tiết không có trọng âm.
2.Từ có 2 âm tiết :
Đa số trọng âm tiết ở âm thứ nhất (Đặc biệt khi âm tiết cuối có tận cùng là :-er, -or, -ar, -ow, -on, -en,
-ent, -ance, -y…….)
Eg. Father, mother, flower, lion, children, parents, absent, mountain, valley……….
Nhưng nếu ĐỘNG TỪ tận cùng là –ENT, -ER thì trọng âm thường rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2. (eg. (to)
enter, (to) suffer (chịu đựng), (to) present, (to) prefer, (to) refer(tham khảo), (to) consent (thỏa thuận), (to)
frequent (năng lui tới).
Ngoại lệ: Một số từ có 2 âm tiết , nhưng trọng âm ở âm tiết thứ 2 :
Police, technique, machine, July, idea, ideal (lý tưởng), ………
3.Từ có 3, 4, âm tiết : Đa số trọng âm ở âm tiết số 1:
Eg. Chemistry, architect, elephant, animal, liberty, mineral,……….
Ngoại lệ: September, October, November, December, pagoda, examine, imagine………
4.Trọng âm TRƯỚC những vần sau :

ance, ence, ant, ent, ian, ic, ous, ive, cial, tial, ity, tion,sion, cion, ury……
Eg. Nation, prevention, anxious, precious, expensive, special, injury, famous, unity, compendious( súc tích),
librarian, politician, attendance…………
5. Danh từ chỉ các môn học :
Trọng âm cách âm tiết cuối 1 âm tiết: (Trừ 2 âm sau)
Eg. Geography, biology, literature,…….
6. Đa số động từ có 2 âm tiết thì trọng âm ở âm tiết thứ 2, vì âm tiết trước có đặc tính tiếp đầu ngữ:
NHỮNG TIẾP ĐẦU NGỮ THÔNG THƯỜNG LÀ:
Ab, ad, ac, af, al, an, ap, ar, at, as, … (eg, accept, affect, address, apply, arrange, arrive, attach……
Bi….(eg: bisect (cắt đôi) )
Com, co, col, con……… (eg: combine, complete, compare,co-operature,collect,conclude………)
De, dis………(eg: depent, defend (protect)…, dispose (định đoạt), dislike……………
Ex, en,im, in, into, mis, ob, oc,of,op, per, pro,sub, suc, sug, un, out, sur, re,………
(eg: exciting, exclaim, exclude, enlarge, immix, important, imply(hàm ý), impossible, into, invent, mistake,
impression, observe(quan sát), occur, offend(làm phật ý), oppose (chống đối), perform, propose (intend),
protect, submit(đầu hàng), succeed, suggest, unlock, unman (làm mất can đảm), outdo, outgrow, surprise,
resist…………
7. Những vần có trọng âm cố định:
ade, ee, eer, ese, self, cur, dict, ect, fer, mit, sist, tain, tract, vent,………
Eg: engineer, Chinese, myself, occur, predict, collect, effect, correct, prefer, confer, prevent, attract,
detest(hate)……
8. Trọng âm với DANH TỪ GHÉP : Thường rơi vào âm tiết đầu (Trừ: DT ghép với từ chỉ vật liệu chế tạo ra
vật đó thì trọng âm ở DT sau ).
Eg. paper bag, nylon shirt, brick house…….
9.Trọng âm với ĐỘNG TỪ GHÉP :
a) Có 2 từ: Trọng âm ở từ thứ 2 (throw away, cool off, warm up, see off, take off………….
b). Ghép bởi trạng từ + ĐT : Trọng âm ở ĐT gốc.
eg. Outdo, overdo, overweight, underline, understand,………
Ngoại lệ: backbite (nói xấu)
B. Practice:

Choose the word whose main STRESS pattern is not the same as that of the others.
1. A. machine B. mobile C. movie D. theater
2. A. directory B. telephone C. invention D. experiment
3. A. arrange B. demonstrate C. transmit D. answer
4. A. delivery B. emigrate C. introduce D. customer
5. A. furniture B. university C. patient D. hospital
6. A. married B. harvest C. appear D. village
7. A. electricity B. equipment C. traditional D. unfortunate
8. A. buffalo B. wisdom C. magical D. upset
9. A. modern B. decide C. excite D. escape
10. A. foolish B. remember C. greedy D. daughter
11. A. magazine B. telephone C. volunteer D. medicine
12. A. sociable B. reserved C. generous D. humorous
13. A. delivery B. equipment C. electricity D. experiment
14. A. remember B. understand C. invent D. exhibit
15. A. festival B. folktale C. household D. tradition
16. A. enroll B. summer C. hobby D. favor
17. A. activity B. community C. participate D. citizenship
18. A. popular B. business C. America D. personal
19. A. encourage B. voluntary C. assistance D. resources
20. A. environtment B. excellent C. interesting D. character
21. A. village B. relative C. facility D. countryside
22. A. permanently B. information C. electricity D. entertainment
23. A. beautiful B. expensive C. plentiful D. difficult
24. A. modern B. dirty C. remote D. peaceful
25. A. accessible B. definite C. neighborhood D. government
26. A. community B. neighborhood C. restaurant D. grocery
27. A. semester B. experiment C. necessary D. geography
28. A. understand B. participate C. entertain D. volunteer
29. A. comfort B. concern C. contact D. garbage

30. A. excellent B. expensie C. convenient D. available
31. A. magazine B. telephone C. community D. dangerous
32. A. semester B. electricity C. arrangement D. delicious
33. A. recycle B. protect C. instead D. natural
34. A. fertilize B. represent C. overpackage D. understand
35. A. compost B. product C. resources D. envelope
36. A. difficult B. environment C. certainly D. vegetable
37. A. garbage B. plastic C. industry D. approximate
38. A. paddle B. canoe C. travel D. institute
39. A. entertainment B. oceanic C. fertilizer D. representative
40. A. emergency B. hospital C. ambulance D. handkerchief
41. A. recognize B. remember C. deposit D. immediate
42. A. minimize B. damage C. natural . D. recycle
43. A. computer B. guarantee C. university D. education
44. A. document B. technology C. company D. monitor
45. A. telephone B. library C. equipment D. campuses
46. A. available B. delicious C. amusing D. entertaining
47. A. concern B. access C. impact D. skeptical
48. A. liquify B. appliance C. helicopter D. document
49. A. mixture B. wonder C. perform D. heritage
50. A. guarantee B. properly C. chocolate D. printer
LESSON 4: PREPOSITIONS
Ex 1: Put the suitable prepositions in the blanks.
1. Mrs Lien said you could reach her…………….854126354.
2. Snow is falling all…………………… the country.
3. Will you pick me………………after the party?
4. The secrectary took a message…………………….her boss.
5. He emigrated…………… Canada……………… 1870s.
6. We all agreed……………….their request for a full investigation.
7. Keep those medicines…………………the children’s reach.

8. I lost my keys somewhere…………… the car and the house.
9. Come ………………and sit……………… your sister.
10. D comes……………….C in the alphabet.
11. The boat sank……………….the waves.
12. Don’t shelter………………….the trees when it’s raining.
13. Please put these books……………… the bookshelf………………… the desk.
14. I often feel nervous when I am…………………strangers.
15. Children must attend school………………… the ages of 5 and 16.
16. I’ll leave…………….7 o’clock, you should call me…………….7.
17. Tim should work harder………………….his Spanish pronunciation.
18. Do you believe………………ghosts?
19. I got good grade…………… English and History.
20. How much time do you spend …………………English?
21. Some learners write the meaning of new words……………… their mother tongue.
22. He does volunteer work………………a local hospital.
23. His friends didn’t laugh…………… his jokes.
24. Don’t you care……………… your country’ future?
25. I’m enrolling………………… the activities for this summer.
26. They collect and empty garbage………………….Dong Xuan market.
27. He spent his whole life struggle……………….imperialism.
28. Hold………………a minute while I get my breath back.
29. My parents are tired……………………living in the city.
30. She’s still looking……………….a job.
31. The increase in population has led………………overcrowding in many cities.
32. The girl fell………………her bike and hit her head…………… the road.
33. The policeman asked me to phone………………….an ambulance.
34. You’d better put the pressure…………………the wound.
35. The ambulance will be there……………… about 10 minutes.
36. Don’t overheat the victim……………… blankets or coats.
37. How can we make contact………………….you?

38. Thanks……………….your praise. It really cheers me…………………
39. Will you come…………………to my house……………………the weekend?
40. After the accident I spent 6 months……………… crutches.
41. Contact an organization…………….Friends of the Earth………………information.
42. Don’t throw things…………… Try and find another use…………….them.
43. We can look………… information………… recycling things in the local library.
44. These shoes are made……………old car tires.
45. “Vegetable matter” is made……………… compost.
46. In the factory, the glass is broken…………… , melted and made……………new glassware.
47. What did the government do to prevent people……………… throwing drink cans away?
48. If you want to share your recycling story………………our reader, call or fax us…………5264318.
49. I’m looking forward…………………seeing you in June.
50. Ha Long Bay is recognized………………UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
51. She is thinking………………importing flowers from Vietnam.
52. He realized his alarm clock didn’t go………………
53. Everyone fell……………the deep and dangerous water.
54. You must come……………for dinner one night.
55. We’ll only be…………….town……………….three days.
56. They went swimming…………… Waikiki Beach as soon as they arrived……………the Hawaiian
island…………… Oahu.
57. If we don’t finish the report today, we can go…………….with it tomorrow.
58. She complained…………… me……………….his rudeness.
59. We went…………….a 10-day tour of central Africa.
60. They caught the flight 710…………… 10.00…………….Thursday, 22.
61. My mother is keen………………growing roses.
62. We thanked them………………….all their help.
63. Wine is made……………….grapes.
64. Santa Claus is based………………the description of Saint Nicholas.
65. They have to separate the rice……………….the husk and cook the rice.
66. Nam turned…………… his computer, but it didn’t work.

67. I disagree…………… you. I think computers are useful.
68. I’m having problems…………………my computer.
69. If your computer doesn’t work, you should check if the plug has come…………… the socket.
70. All the information students need is now stored…………………the university’s computers.
71. Not all people think positively about the new method of study………………campus.
72. A Chinese official made paper……………….wood pulp in 105.
73. The first paper making machine was invented…………… the late 1700s…………….a French man.
74. The factory foreman is showing them…………… the factory.
75. “What is this button…………… ?” – “It’s used to operate the machine.
76. “Whom was the helicopter invented……………… ?- “Igor Sikorsky”
77. Don’t go away. Come and stand………………….me.
78. Cocoa butter is added, along……………………sugar, vanilla and milk.
79. Pour a little milk…………………my cup of coffee, please
80. Our group is planning to help the community……………encouraging all members to participate…………….a
recycling program.
81. We hope to earn some money……………… our school Y & Y.
82. To be a member of our organization, you can register…………… today.
83. My father is good……………… gardening.
84 Tam had high marks…………… exams…………….working very hard……………….school.
85. Would you mind if I had a look………………your luggage ?
86. Phong Nha Cave in Viet nam is known……………a World Heritage Site.
87. The Eiffel Tower was designed……………a French engineer……………the Paris World’
Fair…………….1889.
88. Coming to our area, visitors can take guided tours…………….the jungle or swim………….the blue sea.
89. We have just returned……………… a trip to Hue Citadel.
90. In our place it is very cold…………………night, but it’s warm…………… the day.
91. The lecturer is talking………………the Great Wall of China.
92. I couldn’t meet Mrs Chi because she’s …………….
LESSON 5: WORDS FORMATION.
1. Nam is very………., kind and generous. ( social)

2. Each of my friends has a………character. ( differ)
3. …………the barber cut my hair too short.( luck )
4. Trung and his brother like ……… movies very much. ( act)
5. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting………over a long distance. ( speak)
6. Bell……….demonstrated his invention. (success)
7. Mr Phong made an……….to see us at two o’clock. ( arrange)
8. Thomas Watson was Bee’s………., wasn’t he ? (assist)
9. There wasn’t any …………in our village two years ago. (electric)
10. Our life is much better with the help of modern……….(equip)
11. “The Lost Shoes “ is one of the………… stories I like best.(tradition)
12. Everyone was …… at the soccer match. (excite)
13. A fairy appeared and……… changed her old clothes.(magic)
14. The tiger wanted to see the farmer’s………… (wise)
15. In that story , the prince got ………… to a poor girl. (marry)
16. Her father soon died of a………… heart. (break)
17. He was……….to say that. (fool)
18.He fell off the bike , but his……… werenot serious. (injure)
18. She gave me a……… of the new house.(demonstrate)
19. The shop……… showed me a lot of new models. (assist)
20. You must read the following …………precautions carefully.(safe)
21. You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her……….(appear)
22. Let me get an ………form and we can fill out. (apply)
23. Mai likes acting and outdoor ……… (act)
24. Our teacher always ………….us to work hard. (courage)
25. The scouts do the …………work. (volunteer)
26. Nowadays, scouting is popular………….(world)
27. By recycling we can save ……….resources. (nature)
28. He also helps the ……… and street children.(old)
29. Is there any thing …………on TV tonight? (interest)
30. This form must have the………of the writer. (sign)

31. Some of my ……… live in the city. (relate)
32. Nowadays, many remote areas of Viet Nam are getting……… (electric)
33. A lot of people believe that well-paid jobs are……….in the city. (plenty)
34. Air……… is a big problem in the city. (pollute)
35. The child should be punished because of his bad ……… (behave)
36. What’s is the correct ………….of this word ? (pronounce)
37. His parents are very …………of him. (pride)
38. If your work is……….,you’ll get a raise. (satisfy)
39. We’ve decided to interview the best six……… for the job. (apply)
40. Our main ……….to export are rice, coffee and rubber.(produce)
41. The…………in this town are very friendly. (reside)
42. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been ………….in the last few years. (urban)
43. She received a lot of ……… from her parents. (courage)
44. These shoes are smart, but they are very………….(comfort)
45. Everyweek,there are two……….from Hanoi to Nha Trang. (fly)
46. It’s difficult to find……….at busy times in this time.( accommodate)
47. The train made a late………(depart)
48. We are waiting for the …………of his plane. (arrive)
49. There are three trains ……… from Hanoi to Lao Cai.(day)
50. …………, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain.(fortunate)
51. Tim and Shannon want to visit an………….institute in Viet Nam.(ocean)
52. My aunt lives in a……… area of the country.(mountain)
53. There are some buses to………… destinations.(south)
54. Ha Long Bay was ………by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.(recognition)
55. Mr Thanh is having…… for his bad back. (treat)
56. Years later, she passed me in the street without even the smallest sign of…… (recognize)
57. Two………from the group “Friends of the Earth” are talking to the students.(represent)
58. There are more and more people concerning about……….pollution.(environment)
59. This knife is ……… It can’t cut anything. (use)
60. It’s a contest in which ………have to read two poems in English.(participate)

61. Santa Claus is based on the……….of Saint Nicholas in a poem.(describe)
62. Unfortunately, the leaders of the Church said the songs were………(suit)
63. Phuong arranged flowers the most ………in the contest.(attract)
64. How do people organize these…………………? (act)
65. This temple was built by the local………over 100 years ago.(inhabit)
66. Angkor Wat was…………built to honor a Hindu God.(origin)
67. The town now becomes the Buddist………….center of the whole country.(religion)
68. The area……….the village used to be flooded.(surround)
69. Ha Long Bay is in …… Viet Nam.(north)
70. The ancient……… wrote on a plant called papyrus. (Egypt)
71. There was a strange ……… in the bowl.(mix)
72. The wood pulp is cleaned and…………whitened.( chemist)
73. Televition is one of the most important……………of the 20
th
century. (invent)
74. Paper was made from wood pulp in the year 105 by a Chinese…………… (office)
75. I live in a small village and its……… are very beautiful.(surround)
76. The world of computers is extremely………… (complete)
77. What’s the ………… of Thomas Edison? (nation)
78. D.E. Huges was the …………of microphone.(invent)
79. Discovering penicillin made Sir Alexander Fleming………….all over the world.(fame)
80. What’s your ……………for designing this house ? (suggest)
81. Is PETRONAS Twin Towers the………….building in the world ?(high)
82. You don’t have to do that work. In other words, it’s …… for you.(necessity)
83. There are a lot of ………….festivals in Viet Nam.(tradition)
84. You must make a quick………… about who wins the contest.(decide)
85. It’s ……………to eat too much sugar and fat. (health)
86. If you can give a reasonable………… for your bad behavior lastnight, I’ll forgive you. (explain)
87. My brother often does experiments about electricity for…………… (please)
88. The………charged me 50,000 VND for each room.(decorate)

89. There are many culture………….between his country and mine.(differ)
90. A toaster is a kitchen …………that cooks food. (apply)
91. ………… in Viet Nam has brought a lot of big changes. (industry)
92. After taking an aspirin, her headache……… (appear)
93. The ……… she gave lastnight was marvelous. (perform)
94. The ……… in his province is very dramatic. (land)
95. He is one of the best……….in the world. (photograph)
96. Their first public……… was not very successful. (perform)
97. She was …………for days after the accident.(conscious)
98. Come by the fire . You must be……….to the bone.(chill)
99. Reduce means not buying products which are ………… (overpackage)
100. Compost is a wonderful …………… It helps plants grow.(fertilize)
101. These products are ………… friendly. (environtment)
102. The next …………for New York will be at 11;00 (depart)
103. There are ………… ways of solving the problem. (variety)
104. Most tourists like visiting ……… villages. (tribe)
105. Some ……… are not immediately dangerous because they are not active. (volcanic)
106. I found the trip very ………….(excite)
107. I want an……….reply. (immediately )
108. She is very…………about her mother‘s health.(anxiety)
109. Make sure that the needles are …………… (sterilize)
110. I found the trip very………………(excite)


LESSON 6: REWRITE SENTENCES WITH THE SAME MEANINGS OF THE ROOTS.
10. He failed the exam because of his laziness.
Because he…………………………………………………………………
13. Would you like me to call Linh ?
I’ll……………………………………………………
15. His briefcase is red. My briefcase is red, too. (like)

The color of…………………………………………………………………
16. Mr Phong teaches Math. Mr Ha teaches History. (same subject)
Mr Phong…………………………………………………………………………….
17. It’s three years since I last saw Mai.
I have…………………………………………………………………….
22. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
Tam used…………………………………………………………………….
24. Nhung will be fifteen nextweek.
It’s Nhung’s ………………………………………………………………………
28. The bread is so stale that we can’t eat. ( fresh)
…………………………………………………………………………………
29. Whose handbag is this? (belong)
………………………………………………………………………………
30. He last came back to his home village 5 months ago. (for)
……………………………………………………………………………………
31. My aunt managed a small business in the city but doesn’t any more. (used)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
32. She said nothing. She didn’t want to make him angry. ( so as to)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
33. He locked the door. He wanted nobody to disturb him. (so that)
………………………………………………………………………………………
36. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
He was delighted that his……………………………………………….
37. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
People………………………………………………………………………
40. Please don’t play your music so loudly. (playing)
Would…………………………………………………………………….?
41. Will you permit me to use your dictionary ? (mind)
I hope you…………………………………………………………………
42. Would you mind not using the office phone? (use)

I’d…………………………………………………………………………
45. Mai keeps forgetting his homework.
Mai is………………………………………………………………………….
47. Please don’t make any noise: I’m very tired.
I’d rather you…………………………………………………………………
50. This is the best computer I have ever used.
I have never………………………………………………………………………….
51. He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the internet for ages.
It’s ages………………………………………………………………………………
52. Trung’s parents gave him a book on his birthday.
Trung…………………………………………………………………………
56. “Do you know the name of the person who first climbed Mount Everest?”
He asked me…………………………………………………………………………
59. Have you ever played a computer game before?
Is this……………………………………………………………………………… ?
60. We last went to Sapa two years ago. (been)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
61. I’m willing to help you repair the radio. (mind)
………………………………………………………………………………………
63. Was the steam engine invented by James Watt? (invent)
………………………………………………………………………….
64. She has never seen a more unusual festival than this. (most )
………………………………………………………………………………………
66. Mrs Thu is going to ask a plumber to fix the faucets. (Use “have” instead of “ask”
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
72. Nobody has used this room for years.
This room…………………………………………………………….
73. Tax free goods can be bought before you get on the plane.
You……………………………………………………………………
74. The repairman is going to repair my car next week.

We are going to have…………………………………………………….
77. “Where are you going next weekend?” An said to Hanh
An asked……………………………………………………………………
82. When I was young, I regularly traveled around the country. (used)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
83. His hobby is to collect stamps. (fond)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
87. People say exercise is good for you. (be)
………………………………………………………………………………………
89. She said to me, “Turn off the lights when you go out.”
She…………………………………………………………………………………….
90. “I’ll give you my phone number so that you can call me” Jane said to me.
Jane told…………………………………………………………………………………
91. “I don’t know what Fred is doing,” Jone said to me.
Jone said…………………………………………………………………………………
97. We find it difficult to understand this question.
This question…………………………………………………………………
98. She’s very pleased to see her grandparents soon.
She’s looking…………………………………………………………
99. Does your country export rice to Britain ?
Is……………………………………………………
105. I thought she was an intelligent girl: but she is so stupid. (different from)
She is…………………………………………………………………………………
108. You can get off this train at Bath.
This train…………………………………………
109. We are willing to drive you to the airport.
LESSON 7: READING
1). Fill in the blank with a suitable word. (10pts)
The country is (1)…………beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and
go to the country (2)………… the summer holiday though they can’t live (3)…………all the year round. Some

have cottage built in a village (4)………… that they can go there whenever they (5)…………find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but (6)………….some ways they are not very different from (7)…………other.
Almost every village (8)…………… a church, the round or square tower of which can (9)………….seen from
miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10)…………… people are buried.
2). Choose the best one to fill in each blank. (10pts)
The tourist industry is considered to be the world’s largest industry. Before 1950 about one million people
(1)……….abroad each year (2)………….by the 1990s the figure had (3)……….to over 400 million every year.
… (4)………large numbers of tourist, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the
skiers are destroying the mountains (5)………… came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are
reported to be covered (6)………….old tins, tents and food that have been (7)………….away.
But at a time when we have greater freedom to travel (8)………….ever before, more and more people are asking
how they can enjoy their holiday (9)……………causing problems by spoiling the countryside.
Now there is a new holiday guide called Holidays That Don’t Cost the Earth. It (10)…………you how you can
help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent or your tour operator the right questions before you go on
holiday.
1. A. traveled B. came C. sailed D. were
2. A. as B. because C. but D. when
3. A. gone B. flown C. risen D. raised
4. A. Such B. More C. Few D. So
5. which B. you C. who D. they
6. A. for B. on C. with D. below
7. A. put B. thrown C. given D. tidied
8. A. than B. when C. then D. while
9. A. outside B. instead C. beside D. without
10. A. says B. offers C. tells D. gives
3).Fill in the blank with a suitable word. (10pts)
First- aid is very important. An ordinary person can (1)……… a first aid course and learn what to do
until the patien receives professional help. This might (2)………….helping some one until an ambulance comes.
Then professionals can use (3)…………… equipment to take charge of the patien. Or it might mean giving first-
aid and (4)………… taking a patien to a doctor. First- aid can keep a person alive (5)………… he or she reaches

a hospital. Electric shock is a situation where first-aid can be used. If enough electricity enters the body, the person
(6)…………immediately. First-aid can bring him or her back to consciousness. Another situation is drowning, or
dying in (7)…………… , which happens most often in the summer when many people (8)………….swimming.
Children can also drown when they are left (9)…………… near a swimming pool . A person trained in first-aid
can help a person start to breathe (10)………… clearing the water out of the airway.
4).Fill in the blank with a suitable word .(10pts)
Recycling saves. It saves money, enery, and natural resources. Aluminum cans (1)………very easy to
recycle. But, every three months, we throw away (2)……………aluminum to rebuild all the commercial airplanes
in the country. So please think (3)………….the next time you throw away a soda can. And we throw away enough
iron and steel to supply all of our car makers. If we recycled more metal, our car makers (4)……………never need
any new iron and steel. Every week, more than five hundred thousand trees ared used to make newspapers, and
two-third of those newspapers are (5)…………away. This year, we’ll throw away enough office and writing paper
to (6)…………….a wall three and a half meters high. And that wall would be so (7)…………….it would go from
Los Angeles to New York. Every year, we throw away enough glass bottles to fill (8)……………two tallest
buildings in New York every two weeks. Those bottles can (9)………… recycled. We throw away two and a half
million plastic bottles every hour. Very (10)…………….plastic bottles are ever recycled. This message is from the
Environmental Concern Fund. If you are not recycling, you’re throwing it away.
5).Choose the best one to fill in each blank. (10pts)
Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, 300 kilometers north of
Ho Chi Minh City. Da Lat is a well-known city …… (1) all the people who have been there once. Da Lat is known
……( 2) a city of pine trees, waterfalls and flowers. Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with … (3) colors
and various species. Flowers can be found …(4) and in any season. We can see flowers in Da Lat in the parks, …
(5) of the houses, in the gardens etc. Da Lat has the widest range of orchid varieties in the country. Da Lat has …
(6) rivers and canals but it has many picturesque waterfalls. It takes tourists several days … (7) all the waterfalls in
the area. The famous Cam Ly Fall is only 3 kilometers … (8) the town center. The Prenn Falls is 10 kilometers in
the south of Da Lat. The water … (9) down like a white shade. Da Lat people are very … (10) of it. They always
boast to tourists about it in the first place. Around the Prenn Falls is the valley of various flowers and pine hills.
1- A. attracts B. attracting C. attracted D. attractive
2- A. as B. like C. same D. similar
3- A. different B. difficult C. differ D. difference

4- A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. everywhere
5- A. behind B. next to C. opposite D. in front
6- A. few B. little C. much D. lots
7- A. visit B. visiting C. to visit D. visited
8- A. in B. at C. to D. from
9- A. falls B. goes C. pours D. walks
10- A. pride B. priding C. prided D. proud
6).Fill in the blank with a suitable word. (10pts)
Nha Trang is a nice seaside resort and (1)……………ideal center for relaxation. Nha Trang has many
beautiful mountains and lakes, Cham towers, hot springs and architectural works. However. (2)…………speaking
of nha Trang, people always mention its beaches in the first place. Nha Trang’s beauty (3)…………first of all
from the blue sea and picturesque nature of its islands. This coastal city (4)…………….a ten- kilometer beach and
19 islands. The main beach runs from Tran Phu road and it (5)…………….planted with pine trees and other
evergreen trees. Nha Trang is a coastal city but it’s not far (6)…………….forests. In the west of the town, (7)
……… is a long range of hills where visitors can walk pleasantly. Nha Trang has many ancient cultural buildings.
The town still preserves a (8)……………… of old towers and pagodas. Nha Trang is sunny almost all the year (9)
…………….It doesn’t have winter, but in summer it isn’t (10)…………….hot as in the North.The cool winds
from the sea gives the town an eternal fall.
7). Choose the best one to fill in each blank. (10pts)
An increasing number of people are now going on holiday to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and
a half million (1)……………visited Egypt. The (2)……… of Egypt is about fifty million and the (3)……………
is El Qahira, a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the (4)……………is hot and dry and most of
the country is desert, the average(5)………… from October to March is not too high. The most(6)
…………….sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to (7)…………… Alexandria, Port said
and several other places do as much (8)…………as possible in the time available. A (9)………… to Luxor is an
unforgettable experience, and there are frequent (10)…………….there from Cairo.
1. A. explorers B. voyagers C. tourists D. passengers
2. A. people B. citizenship C. nation D. population
3. A. principle B. head C. state D. capital
4. A. temperature B. climate C. condition D. position

5. A. weather B. measurement C. climate D. temperature
6. A. famous B. known C. visited D. requested
7. A. search B. inspect C. examine D. visit
8. A. viewing B. inspecting C. sightseeing D. looking
9. A. picnic B. trip C. guide D. entertainment
10. A. flights B. travels C. journeys D. voyages
8). Fill in the blank with a suitable word .(10pts)
Most Bristish people go abroad on holiday, to visit family, or (1)………… short business trips. People
are advised to find out (2)……………to get urgent treatment before (3)……………the UK. They have to get a
form which explains what they (4)……………do if they fall ill or have an accident, and what arrangements exist
in each country (5)…………….medical treatment. The regulations are fairly simple but (6)…………… people
donot have this information, they may (7)…………….that private medical care is extremely expensive. It (8)
…………….not unusual for people to discover that they donot have enough money with (9)……………to pay the
total costs in such circumstances (10)………… already difficult situation becomes even more complicated.
9). Fill in the blank with a suitable word .(10pts)
In Canada and the United States, (1)………………of the most popular days in the year in Halloween.
Halloween is on October 31 st. It’s a day (2)……………….some people dress up in strange or unusual costumes.
For example, they may dress up to look (3)…………an animal, a person from a book or movie or a famous person
from history. In some places, children go to school in (4)………… Halloween costumes. After dark, many young
children (5)…………on their costumes and visit their neighbors. They knock on the (6)…………… and shout
“Trick or treat” Then the neighbors (7)……….them some candies, and the children go on to the (8)……….house.
Adults also enjoy dressing up for Halloween. .(9)………….are usually Halloween parties in the evening and
usually there is a prize for the best or (10)………….unusual costume.
10). Fill in the blank with a suitable word .(10pts)
The world’s (1)……… famous clock is Big Ben standing (2)………to the house of Parliament in Lon don.
Big Ben is the (3)…………of the bell which chimes every hour. The bell (4)………….named after Sir Benjamin
Hall, the man (5)………….was given the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower.
The clock (6)………….four faces and keeps accurate time. It can (7)……………adjusted by the removal or
addition of coins (8)………… a stray attached to the clock’s pendulum.
One interesting thing about the clock is (9)………………the light shines above the belfry at night, it (10)………

that the House of Common is still in session.
11). Choose the best one to fill in each blank. (10pts)
Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or have you read a piece of music? If you have,
you have behaved in a similar way to a computer. A computer obeys a program to carry out a particular tast. Just
(1)……….a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and a piece of music in lines and dots, so a computer program
is (2)…………in the form of programming language. Like the English language (or any other language), there are
(3)……………of grammar, and a program must be correct in every way.
There are hundreds of programming language, but only (4)……………are well known and widely used. The
most popular language which is used in offices (5)…………….Cobol. This language is used for printing payrolls
and keeping records of goods.
Engineers and scientists use Fortran (6)…………carry out calculations. (7)…………., neither of these two
programs is very popular with people working on home computers. Basic is the most popular language for home
computers, chiefly (8)……… it is easy to learn and use.
(9)…………… these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time that a new simple program was devised.
Such a program (10)……………to be not only easy to use but also completely reliable.
1. A. like B. by C. too D. as
2. A. expressive B. expresses C. expressed D. expressing
3. A. rules B. laws C. regulations D. principles
4. A. a little B. a few C. much D. a lot of
5. A. called B. calling C. is called D. is calling
6. A. so as for B. in order that C. so as that D. in order to
7. A. In addition B. Therefore C. Consequently D. However
8. A. because B. if C. because of D. unless
9. A. Even B. Despite C. Although D. In spite
10. A. ought B. should C. would D. might
12). Fill in the blank with a suitable word .(10pts)
Nowadays, a lot of important inventions (1)……… carried out by scientists (2)……… for large
industrial firms. (3)…… , there are still opportunities (4)…………. other people to invent various things. In
Britain, (5)……. is a weekly TV program which attempts to show (6)…………. The various devices which people
have recently (7)…………. The people organizing the program receive (8)………………. about 700 inventions

per year. New ideas can still be developed (9)……… private inventors. However, it is important to consider
these (10)… … : Will it work? Will it be wanted ? Is it new?
13). Fill in the blank with a suitable word .(10pts)
Most people agree that computers are the most important…(1)……….of the 20
th
century. The first business
computers… (2)……….introduced just about thirty years ago, and now they are being…(3)……. In a wide variety of fields,
from banking to space travel. (4)……., until just a few years ago, computers were very large, expensive machines owned by
large corporation and governments. (5)… everyone knew that computers existed, very few people had ever seen one and
even…(6)…… had used one. Then in the 1970s the silicon chip was invented. Because this electronic device …(7)
…….store a large amount of information in a very small space, computers could be much smaller and less expensive …
(8) the huge mainframe computers used……(9)……… corporations. Some computers manufacturers believed that
people might like to have computers in…(10)…….homes, offices, and school, so the personal computer was born.
14). Choose the best one to fill in each blank. (10pts)
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But
actually the idea for a computer (1)………… worked out over two centuries ago by a man (2)………Charles
Babbage.
Babbage was born (3)……….1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for
several calculating machines (4)……… he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he (5)………….building
some of these he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (6)………….his machines would
ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (7)…………engine based on
one of Babbage’s designs. (8)……………has taken six years to complete and more (9)……………four thousand
parts have been special made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the
Science Museum (10)………….remind people of Babbage’s work.
1. A. has B. was C. had D. is
2. A. known B. recognized C. written D. called
3. A. on B. in C. by D. for
4. A. whose B. who C. these D. which
5. A. wanted B. made C. started D. missed
6. A. until B. whether C. while D. though

7. A. some B. the C. an D. that
8. A. One B. He C. They D. It
9. A. than B. therefore C. when D. then
10. A. to B. as C. for D. so
15). Fill in the blank with a suitable word .(10pts)
Mother’s Day in Britain falls on the last Monday of March. On Mother’s Day sons and daughters visit
(1)………mothers and bring them flowers and little presents. The eldest son must (2)……….his mother a good
cake. If sons or (3)………… cannot be with their mother on that day, they usually (4)………….her presents.
Mother’s Day must be a day of rest (5)…………the mother of the family, so the daughters cook the dinner on
that day and lay the (6)………… and the sons help to wash the plates and dishes (7)……… dinner.
In the United Stated and Canada, Mother’s Day is (8)……………second Sunday in May. They (9)
………….a very beautiful stamp for Mother’s Day in the United Stated. It shows the portrait of the mother of
James Whistler, (10)……… of the greatest Americain painters.