25 đề thi HSG anh 8

TETS-1
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the others.
1. A. rope B. household C. also D. history
2. A. computer B. some C. Geography D. other
3. A. study B. music C. fun D. subject
4. A. open B. close C. come D. old
5. A. clock B. city C. class D. come
6. A. waste B. stand C. bag D. that
7. A. ready B. teacher C. bed D. head
8. A. these B. brother C. thank D. that
II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Hoa (get) up at 6 o’clock every morning.
2. Where is your mother ? – Maybe she (cook) in the kitchen.
3. She can’t answer the phone because she (take) a bath.
4. Be careful! The bus (come).
5. The moon (go) around the earth.
6. Lan (not have) many new friends in her new school.
8. Nam (come) from Vinh but he (stay) with his relatives in HCM city at the moment.
9. We (not drive) to work every day. We (go) by bus.
10. Trang (not be) in her room at the moment. She (watch) T.V in the livingroom.
11. You (like) your new school, Mai ? – Yes. But I’m unhappy because I (not have) many
friends.
12. Let’s (meet) at 7 o’clock in front of the park.
III. Use these key words to write meaningful sentences.
1. How far/ it/ your house/ library?
2. I/ happy/ because/ have/ lot/ friends.
3. His/ date/ birth/ be/ October 2
nd
.
4. Refrigerator/ next/ closet/ and/ front/ dishwasher.
5. Uncle/ farmer/ and/ grow/ lot/ vegetables/ his farm.

6. It/ difficult/ find/ apartment/ HCM city ?
IV. Make questions for the underlined parts.
1. It’s two kilometers from my house to the movie theater.
2. My mother is talking to my teacher.
3. I often feel worried when I have a test.
4. My aunt works at a clothes shop.
5. A teaher teaches students at school.
6. My brother writes for Hue newspaper.
7. My new school is different from my old school.
8. This apartment is good for us because it’s near the city center.
9. I am talking to Mrs. Nga.
10. Her family name is Tran.
V. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it.
1. My mother takes care for me when I’m sick.
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2. My sister teacher at a high school.
3. What does your elder brother work ?
4. What a lovely flowers!
5. Would you like seeing a movie with me tonight?
6. Nhung’s bithday is in the ninth of March.
7. Today is Thursday, the two of November.
8. Would you like some orange juices ?
VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1. It’s 2.5 km…………my school……… the movie theater.
2. I live ……… Xuan Dieu street……….my grandparents
3. She is talking…………her students in the school yard.
4. My new house is different……….my old house.
5. My father is a farmer. He works……… a farm.
6. Does your aunt work ……….the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there.
7. I’m always busy. I must work ……… early morning until night.

8. Mr. Minh is a journalist. He writes ……… Tuoi Tre newspaper.
9. This apartment is suitable………….my family.
10.I often help my parents ………….the housework after school.
11.My sister walks ……… school every day. Her classroom is …….the second floor.
12.Viet lives ………his aunt and uncle………… 83 Hoang Van Thu street.
13.Her birthday is……… October, 17
th
.
14.What’s your place……… birth, Nam ?
15. We have music class ……….8.40………… Monday morning.
VII. Complete the conversation by making questions.
Nam : Hello. Are you a new student here ?
Mai : Yes, I am
Nam : ……… (1)……………….?
Mai : I’m from Da Lat.
Nam : ……………(2)…………………… ?
Mai : I move here because my parents are living here.
Nam : ……………… (3)…………………… ?
Mai : I’m living on Mai Thuc Loan street. And you?
Nam : I live near here, on Nguyen Hue street.
Mai : ………………(4)………………………… ?
Nam : I walk to school. It takes me only five minutes.
………………………(5)……………………?
Mai : My father takes me to school by motorbike.
Nam : Why ?
Mai : Because I don’t have a bike.
Nam : …………… (6)…………………………?
Mai : My father works in Thai Hoa company near here.
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TETS-2

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the others.
1.A. my B. sky C. fry D. sixty
2.A. habit B. hour C. honest D. honor
3.A. meaning B. bead C. steamer D. deaf
4.A. lunar B. mark C. arrange D. sugar
5.A. comment B. equipment C. improvement D. development
6.A. proud B. should C. sound D. count
7. A. looked B. watched C. carried D. stopped
8. A. unite B. underline C. university D. uniform
9. A. danger B. angry C. language D. passage
10. A. character B. children C. teacher D. change
II. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition
1. We are waiting _____________ the bus stop.
2. I’ll wait ______________ you are ready.
3. They came to visit me______________my birthday.
4. We arranged to meet you ______________seven______________the morning
5. Susan can come and see you______________lunch time.
6. The conference is ______________July.
7. Did you have a good time ______________Christmas?
8. Could I help you ______________ your bag?
9. I’m looking forward ____________ seeing you in June.
10. In the competition, everyone fell ______________ the deep and dangerous water.
11. They have a meeting ___________ 6.30 and 9.30.
12. My mother often picks me ___________ from the school.
13. I’m going to invite my friends to come over ___________ dinner tonight.
14. Next summer, my family will have a vacation __________ Thailand and stay there
________ one week.
III. There is one error in each sentence. Find and correct it.
1. Peter studied very hardly but his result in the last semester was not good.
2. Peter’s teacher asked his mother pay more attention to his study at home.

3. She buys him an alarm clock last week.
4. I’m going to being home late tonight.
5. The bookself is opposite to the picture.
6. There are some milk in the fridge.
7. These colour televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time.
8. I don’t know what is he doing at the moment.
9. The shopkeeper asked the boys don’t lean their bikes against his window.
10. Let’s stop to work for a while. I’m getting tired.
11. The armchair is in the living room, among the TV and the sofa.
12. Mr Nam used to travel a lot but now he didn’t.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech, beginning as shown.
1. He is too young to go to school.
 He is not…………………………………………………………….
2. Her hair is long, straight and black.
 She has………………………………………………………………
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3. He’d rather play soccer than tennis.
 He prefers……………………………………………………………
4. We have quite different characters.
 Our characters………………………………………………………
5. The water is so dirty that he can’t bathe his eyes.
 The water is not………………………………………………………
6. I gave up smoking ten years ago.
 I used…………………………………………………………………
7. John used to go on bare foot when he was a little boy.
 John often went……………………………………………………….
8. He doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to.
 He used……………………………………………………………….
9. I walked to school in 20 minutes
 It took…………………………………………………………………

10. When I was a child, I was afraid of ghost.
 I used………………………………………………………………….
11. It took him an hour to solve that exercise
 He solved……………………………………………………………
12. Kate took two aspirins and then she felt a lot better.
 After taking……………………………………………………………
V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished (read) it.
2. Do you ever go (swim) in the sea?
3. They suggested (have) dinner in a Indian restaurant.
4. Would you like (go) out for a drink with me?
5. Would you mind (close) the window?
6. I nearly missed (catch) the bus.
7. Lan wants (become) a teacher
8. I normally try to avoid (borrow) money.
9. Robert gave up (play) football years ago.
10. I didn’t feel like (go) out last night, so I stayed at home
VI. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. I’ll make (arrange) for you to meet him at the airport.
2. Tuan (invitation) his friends to his house on Christmas Day
3. My (assist) will call you later.
4. What led to the (invent) of the telephone?
5. Mr. Pike runs his business very (success). His friends admire him.
6. My brother bought a new (fish) rod yesterday.
7. Their children have quite (difference) characters.
8. “Ao dai” is a (tradition) dress of Vietnam
9. My car has given me excellent (serve).
10. Who is the (own) of this black Merced?
VII. Make up sentences using the given words
1. Nam/ spend/ most/ free time/play soccer.

2. When/ we/ children/we/ used/ listen/ grandma’s old folktales/ dinner.
3. You/ tell me/ best ways/ learn new word?
4. Lan/ like/ cook/ meals/ but/ not like/ washing up.
5. Brother/ very good/ repair/ household/ appliances.
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TETS-3
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the others.
1. A. size B. sister C. sure D. see
2. A. shine B. time C. kind D. thin
3. A. we B. who C. weather D. warm
4. A. read B. ready C. beach D. speak
5. A. poor B. soon C. tooth D. school
6. A. butcher B. watch C. earache D. chest
II. Circle the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. Please, hurry up, ……….you will be late.
A. and B. so C. or D. because
2. Mary is a student and Peter is, ……
A. too B. not C. either D. so
3. All they have to do now …… to listen to the teacher
A. are B. is C. be D. will
4. Shall I bring you a glass of water ?
A. No B. No, thanks C. Let’s D. Let’s not
5. My mother ………… she’s very busy.
A. says B. speaks C. talks D. tells
6. Buy a pair of glasses ………… , please.
A. me B. with me C. to me D. for me
III. Rewrite the following sentences using the cues.
1. Do you want me to help you ? (shall)
2. Shall we go to the zoo ? (Let’s)
3. My father will have dinner. After that he will watch T.V. (…… first, then…… )

4. Is there a garden in your house ? (have).
5. We must go now. (time)
6. My friend doesn’t have any stamps. (no)
7. Nam can speak English well. (able)
8. The sun is shining today. (sunny)
IV. Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. Let’s going to the library at break
2. Nam never play games after school.
3. Would you like come over for dinner with me tonight.
4. There an interesting movie on at the moment in Sao Mai theater.
5. Minh often practices guitar in his free time.
6. I ofen watch the news on T.V after dinner meal.
7. Are you free tomorrow night?
8. Playing computer games are one of the most popular after-school activities of students
now.
9. Don’t talk, please. I learn English now.
10. How are you feeling now ? – Very good.
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11. Hurry up. I don’t want to lose the bus.
12. How much are a pair of scissors ?
13. The wall is wide 5 meters.
14. How high is Peter ?
15. The doctor says I have to drink an aspirin
V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. It’s a lovely day. The sun (shine) and the birds (sing).
2. What she usually (do) in the evening ? – She (play) games or (watch) T.V
3. My brother (be) 15 years old next Sunday.
4. Look! What they (do) ? – They (play) blindman’s bluff.
5 . Where (be) Minh? – He (practice) the piano in the classroom.
6. Let’s (go) to the movies tomorrow.

7. It’s Sunday tomorrow. What (you/do) ? – I (stay) at home and (listen) to music.
8. He often (study) in the school library.
9. We (not go) to the movies very often.
10. I (see) a movie next Saturday. You (go) with me ?
VI. Make questions for the underlined parts.
1. Vietnamese teenagers help old people by cleaning their yards or painting their houses.
2. Viet doesn’t want to go to my house because he has too many assignments.
3. It is Thursday tomorrow.
4. Lien’s brother is practicing the guitar now.
5. My uncle and I go to the tennis club once a week.
6. They will fly to Brazil next month.
7. We are going to visit the Natural Science Museum next weekend.
8. You should invite our former classmates to your birthday party.
9. Trung usually borrows his brother’s motorbike.
10. Our children have to do a lot of homework every day.
VII. Make sentences with the given words.
1. Let/ go/ cafeteria/ and/ get/ cold drink.
2. Lam/ be/ music room/ now/ and/ learn/ play/ guitar.
3. How often/ sister/ pratice/ piano/ Youth club ?
4. Tom/ spend/ most/ time/ lie/ couch/ front/ T.V.
5. If/ you/ tired/ watch/ TV/ come/ me.
6. You/ going/ sell/ house/ and/ move/ cappital ?
7. You/ like/ go/ movies/ me/ tonight ?
8. How/ father/ always/ travel/ work/ every day ?
9. Students/ learn/ present/ past/ events/ the world/ History.
10. Nam/ usually/ do/ experiments/ free time.
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TETS-4
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the others.
1. A. fun B. run C. sun D. music

2. A. orchestra B. chat C. lunch D. teacher
3. A. celebration B. collection C. education D. question
4. A. relax B. snack C. area D. atlas
5. A. receive B. score C. scout D. comics
6. A. rehearse B. hour C. household D. horrible
II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Look! That plane (fly) toward the airport. It (land).
2. How often Lien (practice) the piano in the club ? – She (go) there twice a week.
3. I (not like) volleyball, so I (not learn) (play) it.
4. At present we (rehearse) a play. Nam (play) a flute (cay sao).
5. We (see) a movie tomorrow. You (join) us ?
6. What you (do) now ? – I (practice) (speak) English.
7. Children should (go) to bed early.
8. My brother enjoys (play) volleyball after school.
9. I’m reading books while my mother (cook).
10. Take an umbrella. It (rain).
III. Fill in each blank a suitable word to complete the following passage.
On Mother’s Day sons and daughters visit their mothers and bring …(1)…. Flowers
and little presents. The eldest son must ….(2)… his mother a good cake. If sons and
daughters can not be …(3)… 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 her
daughters … (6)… the dinner on that day and lay the …(7)… and the sons help to ….(8)
… the plates and dishes after dinner.
In United States and Canada, Mother’s Day is the second Sunday in May. They have a
….(9)…… beautiful stamp for Mother’s Day in the United States. It shows the portrait (buc
chan dung) of the … (10)… of James Whistler, one of the greatest American painters.
IV. Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. Mrs. Brown eats a few fruit for breakfast.
2. I have less books in English than my classmates.
3. We are going to have a two-weeks summer vacation in Hue next month.

4. My uncle is a architect and he works in HCM City.
5. Do American students have more vacations a year than Vietnamese one ?
6. Long usually stays up lately to do his homwork.
7. How much hours does Hoa’s brother work a week ?
8. In the future robots do all the housework for me and you.
9. A farmer needs feeding the animals every day of the year.
10. Mr. Thanh doesn’t live in the country, and we don’t, too.
V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. My brother is a (study) at Vietnam National University, Ha Noi.
2. That (art) paints beautiful pictures
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3. Ask the (library) if youcan borrow this book.
4. That (music) plays a lot of different instruments.
5. Lan’s brother is a (piano). He plays it very well.
6. I find working on the farm very (interest) I love it.
7. She works very (good) at school and at home.
8. I am (please) to hear good news about you.
9. We should help (home) people because they don’t have their home.
10. I always (food) my dog and cat before my meals.
VI. Put one suitable preposition in each blank.
1. How many days………….a week do you have ? – Only one-Sunday. I can stay
home……….Sunday.
2. My classes always start …… 7.00 a.m. and finish………11.30 a.m.
3. American students celebrate the New Year…………January 1.
4. I always get up early the morning, so I’m never late school
5. My mother retired. Now she stays home and takes care the family.
6. Students don’t have an easy life. They must work hard school and home.
7. My father works all day. He has time to rest only 12 1.p.m.
8. My mom likes doing social work. She and some women cook dinner homeless
people once a week.

9. He always tries to spend time his children when he’s free.
10.What do you often do Christmas Day ?
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has te same meaning as the first one.
1. My dad works 40 hours a week and my mom works 45 hours a week.
 My dad works
2. Lan has longer vacations than her uncle.
 Lan’s uncle
3. Farmers don’t have as many days off as student.
 Farmers have
4. Susan is freer than her husband.
 Her husband is
5. I have more time off than my brother.
 My brother has
6. No one in my class works as hard as Ba.
 Ba works
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TETS-5
I. Complete the sentences with the best word in brackets.
1. Farmers have ……… (few/ fewer/ more few) vacations than students.
2. I will have three days …………(of/ up/ off) next week.
3. I like to go to other cities ………….(in/ on/ at) holidays.
4. Farmers have to work ………….(hard/ hardly/ hardy) on their farms.
5. Independence day is a ………….(individual/ public/ common) holiday.
6. Our summer vacation ……….(last/ long/ lasts) for 3 months.
7. Vietnamese people always …………(spend/ use/ live) Tet holiday with their families,
relatives, friends and also neighbors.
8. I often help my uncle clean his buffalo ………….(house/ cage/ shed).
9. My father works ten hours …………….(a day/ in a day/ in one day).
10. I have two pigs at home. I often ……….(food/ feed/ feeding) them in the morning and in
the afternoon.

II. Make questions for the underlined parts.
1. Daisy’s father may travel to Spain on his holiday.
2. He likes to travel because he wants to go and see new places.
3. The weather is fine today.
4. The children can sing and dance well.
5. The shoes are fifty pence.
6. If she learns well, she will be able to have a good job.
7. My mother is 40 kilos heavy.
8. Mr and Mrs John are going to buy another house.
9. The buses to the city center run every fifteen minutes.
10.I’d like to go to Ha Long Bay for a holiday.
III. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Coffee is not good for (grow) children.
2. This desk is 4 (foot) and two (inch) wide.
3. Mary has some (stamp) envelopes.
4. Tom ask his mother’s (permit) to go to the movies.
5. He’s (sleep), so he goes to bed.
6. I’m (worry) about my exam.
7. The students are always very (noise), they always do things (noise).
8. Look out! That crazy (drive) is going too fast!
9. I hope we have (sun) weather for our holidays.
10.I’d like a nice (juice) lemon.
IV. Use these words to make sentences.
1. He/ usually/ start/ work/ six o’clock/ morning/ and/ finish/ noon.
2. Farmers/ have/ little/ time off/ workers.
3. We/ often/ go/ country/ vacations.
4. What/ you/ do/ Thanksgiving Day?
- We/ usually/ have/ party/ home.
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5. She/ will/ travel/ the North/ because/ she/ have/ three-week vacation.

6. Our working day/ last/ eight hours.
7. How many/ public/ vacations/ year/ Vietnamese students/ have?
8. How many/ hours/ day/ he/ spend/ homework?
- It/ take/ him/ three/ hours/ day.
9. Mai/ often/ help/ mother/ housework/ free time.
10.After/ work/ farm/ he/ always/ clean/ chicken coop/ and/ collect/ eggs.
V. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. My neighbors must having a lot of money because they’re always taking expensive trips.
2. We like to swim in the pool, and Henry does so.
3. I think I go out for a walk soon.
4. Hurry up! We don’t have many times before the train starts.
5. I don’t know what I’m doing tomorrow. I may don’t stay at home, I may go to the beach.
6. My younger sister always keeps her hands are clean.
7. Parents are always want their children learn well.
8. she doesn’t have something to do.
9. What beautiful your Christmas tree is!
10. You look very tiredly. Would you like me to make you a glass of lemon juice ?
VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has te same meaning as the first one.
1. I get to work in half an hour.
 It takes…………………………………………………………………….
2. Do you have a cheaper coputer than this ?
 Is this …………………………………………………………………….?
3. How much is this dictionary ?
 How much does ………………………………………………………… ?
4. It isn’t important for you to finish the work today.
 You don’t …………………………………………………………………
5. There are over eight hundred stamps in Tim’s collection.
 Tim’s collection ……………………………………………………………

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TETS-6
I. There is a mistake in the underlined parts in the following sentences, find and correct it.
1. It takes Huy three hours doing his homework every day.
A B C D
2. How many does it cost to send this letter to China ?
A B C D
3. My father has less days off than Tim’s father.
A B C D
4. Hoa is playing piano in her room at the moment
A B C D
5. Does Nam’s mother go always to work by bus ?
A B C D
II. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the
others.
1.A. stool B. room C. afternoon D. door
2.A. teenager B. together C. guess D. regular
3.A. chicken B. coach C. orchestra D. change
4.A. meat B. reader C. overseas D. realize
5.A horrible B. hour C. hundred D. hold
6.A. much B. drug C. future D. buffalo
III. Make questions for the underlined parts.
1. The souvenir shop is in front of the bookstore
2. It’s five kilometers from my house to the supermarket.
3. It takes Mr. Lam fifteen minutes to walk to work.
4. We go to HCM city by train.
5. Trung will mail his letter to Bruce, his pen pal.
6. The stamps for your letter cost 8.000 VND.
7. Minh needs a phone card because he wants to give his parents a call.
8. There are over 1.000 stamps in Nam’s collection.
9. I’d like to buy some local goods.

10.Tam phones his uncle twice a month.
IV. Fill in each blank a suitable word to complete the following passage.
Let me tell you something about my family. My father is sixty-four. He’s a lot older
…(1)…. my mother. She is only fifty-one. Dad has his …….(2)……business (an export
business). Mum helps him ……(3)…….the business. I have two brothers and two sisters, so
……(4)……are seven of us altogether in the family.
The oldest is my brother Thomas. He’s twenty-eight. He is … (5)… and has two
children. The ……(6)……oldest is my sister Helen. She’s twenty-three. She’s …….(7)……
accountant and she works in a bank Then there’s me. I’m twenty. I’m in my second year
…….(8)…….university. The next youngest is Susan. She’s eighteen and is in ….(9)… last
year at high school. Then there’s Tony. He’s the youngest. He’s fifteen. He ….(10)…… to
secondary school.
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V. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Where’s the (near) post office from here, Tam ?
2. Nhan has a pen pal in France and they write to each other (regular).
3. There are four (music) in that pop music.
4. I have (little) time to play than my friend.
5. We take part in many different (act) at recess
VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has te same meaning as the first one.
1. This house is more expensive than that one.
 That house………………………………………………………………
2. Why don’t we go to the beach ?
 What about………………………………………………………………?
3. The trip lasts in eight days.
 It si an…………………………………………………………………….
4. How nice Christmas is!
 What………………………………………………………………………
5. How long is this road ?
 What’s ………………………………………………………………… ?

VII. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I’d like (buy) some stamps for overseas mail.
2. It often (take) me twenty minutes (go) to school. How long it (take) you?
3. Where they (spend) their summer vacation next year ?
4. Students in the USA usually (not wear) uniform.
5. You (look) for my sister? She (not be) at home now. She (go) to the library.
6. I (tell) him the news when he (come).
VIII. Make sentences with the given words.
1. Could/ tell/ how/ get/ police station/ please?
2. How/ much/ cost/ mail/ letter/ USA?
3. In/ future/ we/ less work/ more money/ spend.
4. Brother/ engineer/ and/ work/ factory/ suburb/ capital.
5. Eat/ and/ tlak/ friends/ be/ most common ways/ relax/ recess/ many countries.
6. His health/ getting/ better/ better.
7. Your hat/ cheap/ my hat.
8. I/ enjoy/ watch TV/ my family/ every night.
9. Nam/ love/ collect stamps/ and/ have/ hundreds/ stamps/ his collection.
10. He/ usually/ work/ morning/ so/ he/ free/ afternoon.
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TETS-7
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the others.
1.A. should B. route (lo trinh) C. would D. course
2.A. send B. sure C. sick D. soap
3.A. weight B. height C. either D. neither
4.A. tidy B. worry C. empty D. fry
5.A while B. why C. whose D. where
6.A. wind B. wine C. behind D. night
7.A. shall B. hall C. tall D. ball
II. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. They will go …………. a trip to HCM City.

2. I have some bread and eggs ………breakfast.
3. My mother gets up late. Maybe she’ll be late ………….work.
4. Don’t tell anyone ……….this.
5. What’s the matter ……… Mai? She is having flu.
6. I can’t make up my mind yet. It depends………… my parents.
7. The train will leave ……………ten minutes.
8. Ask Tim ………… your problem. He might be able to help you.
9. My daughter is really afraid………….dogs.
10. The price ……… this packet is wrong. It should be $ 20, not $29.
III. Make questions for the underlined parts.
1. You should take a glass of milk every day.
2. He will be here at eight o’clock.
3. We may go to the seaside next summer holidays.
4. Mr Pike’s daughter is my friend
5. Growing children shouldn’t drink coffee and tea because they are not good for their
health.
6. This Vietnamese-English dictionary costs $6.5
7. Our summer vacation last for almost three months.
8. Yes, they are . They are tidying the room.
9. I can’t join you because I am busy.
10.It takes him about two hours to do the exercises
IV. There is a mistake in the underlined parts in the following sentences, find and correct it.
1. Mike usually drives to work, but today he walks
A B C D
2. The wind is blowing, it rains, and the sky looks gray
A B C D
3. Something is seeming different-are you wearing a new skirt
A B C D
4. We always eat out because we hates cooking
A B C D

5. I need my CD player if you don’t using it at the moment
A B C D
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V. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. It’s (interest) to study English, isn’t it?
2. The firm has over 500 (employ).
3. He is a (fame) football player.
4. She practices (play) the piano every day.
5. Are you (bore) with the film ?
6. Keep fit, and you’ll find you have a (health) body.
7. (collect) stamps is Ba’s favorite hobby.
8. We have the fun of (work) together.
9. We have (few) vacations than Anerican students.
10. The movie is (definite) not suitable for young children.
11. Do your classes start (early) or later?
12. Tet is one of the most (importance) celebrations in Vietnam.
VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. I don’t have so many friends as my sister.
 I have…………………………………………………………………
2. My brother drinks more coffee than my sister.
 My sister drinks…………………………………………………………
3. It is necessary to learn English well.
 Learning………………………………………………………………
4. We should get up early every day.
 We shouldn’t…………………………………………………………….
5. How wide is this room?
 What…………………………………………………………………….
6. Don’t forget to lock the door before you leave.
 Be sure………………………………………………………………….
VII. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. She wants (become) a teacher.
2. It is not good for you (stay) up late.
3. We usually (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we (not grow) any.
4. What you (prefer) T.V or cinema? I prefer (watch) T.V to (go) to the cinema.
5. Water (boil) at 100
0
C.
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TETS-8
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the others.
1.A. breakfast B. afternoon C. vacation D. buffalo
2.A. factory B. animal C. day D. back
3.A. fine B. animal C. chicken D. until
4.A. egg B. pen C. leg D. repair
5.A. seat B. meat C. ready D. bean
6.A. needed B. arrived C. mended D. started
7.A. hope B. clothes C. both D. on
8.A. care B. stay C. cake D. make
II. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. Lien made a cushion ……………….her own room
2. Nam lives a long way ……… his parents’s house.
3. Liz helped me a lot ………….my stamp collection.
4. Did you speak…….….Mr. Robinson………….your vacation…………Da Lat?
5. Lam tried……………the blue shirt but it didn’t fit.
6. There is a souvenir shop near the exit………….the zoo.
7. How was your vacation ……… Quang Binh?
8. Last night I spoke to my mom …………… my hobby.
9. He rented (thue) a house next door ……….mine.
10.The hotel was …………….the other side …………the city.
III. Make questions for the underlined parts.

1. Their family went to Nha Trang on their vacation last week.
2. She helped her mother with housework.
3. It took him an hour to repair his bike.
4. The stamps cost 10.000 dong
5. Mrs. Robinson bought some souvenirs.
6. I was ironing clothes when you called me.
7. They went swimming every afternoon.
8. We often listen to music in our free time.
9. She was talking to her friend this time yesterday.
10.It took me two hours to go to the beach
IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. My friend (write) a novel about the Civil war at the moment.
2. The Andersens (move) into a new apartment last week.
3. It (rain) very much in this part of the country every spring.
4. Although Arthur enjoys writing, he (like) to be a history teacher.
5. After the war, many workers (return) to their hometown.
6. Mr. Hall will speak to you before he (leave) the office.
7. When the policeman (shout) at me last Sunday, I (stop) the car immediately.
8. When you come here, you (have) a lot of new friends soon.
9. Why you (come) back home late last night?
- Because I (meet) my old friend.
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10.I (not do) morning exercise when I (be) young.
V. There is a mistake in the underlined parts in the following sentences, find and correct it.
1. I buyed a different for my friend in America last year.
A B C D
2. My parents take me to a zoo in North America on a fine Sunday
A B C D
3. My parents are always think that I am not old enough to do what I wanted.
A B C D

4. I still think children can did a lot of things
A B C D
5. We work very hardly but we have fun working together.
A B C D
VI. Choose the best answer in brackets to complete the following sentences.
1. Did you (get up/ got up) late this morning ?
2. We (buyed/ bought) some sovenirs from our holiday in Vietnam
3. (Was/ Were) your last birthday over six week ago?
4. Hoang (didn’t arrive/ not arrived) in the evening.
5. (Was/ Did) the Robinsons return to Ha Noi by train?
6. Hoa learned how (using/ to use) a sewing machine
7. Nam is a good friend of (me/ mine).
8. I don’t know where (was he/ he was) last night.
9. I don’t want much sugar in my coffee. Just ……………, please.
A. a few B. a little C. fewer D. less
10. …………noodle for dinner last night?
A. Did you eat B. Were you eat C. Did you ate D. Do you ate
V. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. What is the (high) mountain in the world ?
2. Many (visit) come to Hue every day.
3. They told me about the evening (perform) they like best.
4. These students are (interest) in science book.
5. They saw many (difference) types of fish.
6. Vietnamese people are very (friend).
7. Thang has a large (collect) of America stamps.
8. Ba can draw well. He wants to be a famous (art).
9. Yellow is my favorite (colorful).
10.After the summer holidays, the children all looked (health).

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TETS-9
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the others.
1.A. weak B. wealthy C. peanut D. mean
2.A. cousin B. catch C. circus D. culture
3.A. invitation B. collection C. nation D. question
4.A. hobby B. honest C. heavy D. hire
5.A. bird B. thirsty C. tiring D. first
6A. seat B. meat C. heat D. head
7.A. how B. low C. know D. slow
8.A. dark B. park C. warm D. spark
9.A. summer B. future C. number D. drummer
10.A. read B. ready C. beach D. speak
II. Choose the best answer
1. Do you like pop music ?
A. I would B. Yes, a lot C. No, I like it D. Yes, we are
2. You are quite right. I agree…………you completely.
A. with B. on C. by D. for
3. This is something………… my birthday.
A. to B. for C. at D. with
4. ………….time will they spend in New York ?
A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How far
5. I am tired ……………learning English.
A. on B. with C. of D. to
6. You go………… There’s no need to wait ……… me.
A. for B. by C. on D. with
7. I’m going to a wedding on Saturday. ……………is getting married.
A. a friend of me B. a friend of mine C. one my friends D. a friend of I
8. I prefer tea …………coffee.
A. to B. about C. over D. in
III. Make questions for the underlined parts.

1. It will take us four hours to get there.
2. I’d like to speak to Mr. Pitt, please.
3. The secretary gives me a lot of information
4. She gave Lan’s mother her report card.
5. Mai studied very well this semester.
6. Yes, I do . I have difficulty in studying English.
7. We mustn’t let children play in the kitchen because it is a dangerous place.
8. Lan used to live on a farm when she was a young girl.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech, beginning as shown.
1. “Please stop making noise” said Mrs. Lan.
 Mrs Lan told the children……………………………………………………
2. “Could you take these pictures to my room, Tan?” asked Nga.
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 Nga told Tan…………………………………………………………………
3. “You should concentrate on your study at school” said the teacher.
 The teacher said……………………………………………………………….
4. “Please post this letter for me” said Mom.
 Mom told me………………………………………………………………….
5. “Please give your parents your report card” said the teacher.
 The teacher told………………………………………………………………
6. “You should spend more time doing your homework, Tam” said Mr Nam.
 Mr Nam told…………………………………………………………………
7. “Could you help me with my English speaking, Ba” asked Minh
 Minh told……………………………………………………………………
8. “Can you wait for me here, Jerry?”
 Tom told…………………………………………………………………
9. “You should spend more time on English writing, Tim”
 The teacher told Tim……………………………………………………….
10. “Go out of here, children”
 The guard ordered………………………………………………………….

V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Look at that car! He (drive) too fast.
2. The car isn’t here today because Sheila (use) it. She usually (use) the bus, but the
drivers are on strike.
3. I (read) an interesting book at the moment. I (lend) it to you when I finish it.
4. How long you (study) English? – I (study) it for 7 years.
5. The child (be) seriously ill since last night.
6. Could you be quiet, please? I (listen) to te radio.
7. You look tired. Sit down and I (make) you a cup of tea.
8. She paid for her ticket and (leave).
9. What you (think) about the new sports center.
10. How many times he (call) since he came to New York?
VI. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. My younger brother has a beautiful (collect) of stamps
2. Our school will hold a (meet) to raise funds for the poor.
3. We should save our (nature) resources .
4. My mother is a good (cooking).
5. Why don’t you say a word? You look so (happy).
6. Scouting is a popular (organize) in the world which has more than 25 million
members today.
7. What’s the (differ) between these two groups?
8. There was no (explain) for his absence from class yesterday.
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TETS-10
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the others.
1.A. my B. sky C. fry D. sixty
2.A. habit B. hour C. honest D. honor
3.A. meaning B. bead C. steamer D. deaf
4.A. lunar B. mark C. arrange D. sugar
5.A. comment B. equipment C. improvement D. development

6.A. proud B. should C. sound D. count
II. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition
8. We are waiting……………….the bus stop.
9. I’ll wait………… you are ready.
10.They came to visit me…………….my birthday.
11.We arranged to meet you ……………seven………….the morning
12.Susan can come and see you…………….lunch time.
13.The conference is ………… July.
14.Did you have a good time ……………Christmas?
15.I’m enrolling ………… the activities
III. There is one error in each sentence. Find and correct it.
13.Peter studied very hardly but his result in the last semester was not good.
14.Peter’s teacher asked his mother pay more attention to his study at home.
15.Since then, his mother spent more time in helping them.
16.She buys him an alarm clock last week.
17.She told him that he should does morning exercise to keep him fresh in the whole day.
18.She also told him not stay up late the night before the exam to avoid stress.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech, beginning as shown.
1. “Could you buy me an English exercise book, Ha?”
 Nam asked Ha ………………………………………………………….
2. “Can you put my book onto the bookshelf over there, Huy?”
 Lien asked Huy………………………………………………………….
3. “Please turn off the radio”
 Phuong told Tuan……………………………………………………
4. “Can you help my son with his English?” Mai asked her friend.
 Mai asked her friend…………………………………………………….
5. “Get up early to learn your lesson, Toan” his father said
 Toan’s father told …………………………………………………………….
6. “Can you get back home by half past ten?”
 Loan’s brother told her……………………………………………………….

7. “Please remind Nam to practice speaking English, Mrs Hang”
 Nam’s teacher told Mrs Hang…………………………………………………
8. “Please lend me me your dictionary, Quang” Hoa said
…………………………………………………………………………………
9. “Can you help me with my homework?” Minh said to her sister.
…………………………………………………………………………………
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10. “You should practice speaking English every day” the teacher said.
…………………………………………………………………………………
11. “You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Vietnamese” my brother told me.
…………………………………………………………………………………
12. “Please repeat what you have said, Mr Binh” Tim said
………………………………………………………………………………….
13. Can you turn down the radio?” Miss Jackson said to Mary.
…………………………………………………………………………………
14. “Can you explain this word to me?” Trang asked Hue
………………………………………………………………………………….
15. “Please don’t talk during the test” Mrs Lan talk to the children.
 ………………………………………………………………………………….
V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
11.I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished (read) it.
12.Do you ever go (swim) in the sea?
13.They suggested (have) dinner in a Indian restaurant.
14.Would you like (go) out for a drink with me?
15.Would you mind (close) the window?
16.I nearly missed (catch) the bus.
17.Lan wants (become) a teacher
18.I normally try to avoid (borrow) money.
19.Robert gave up (play) football years ago.
20.I didn’t feel like (go) out last night, so I stayed at home

VI. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
11.I’ll make (arrange) for you to meet him at the airport.
12.Tuan (invitation) his friends to his house on Christmas Day?
13.My (assist) will call you later.
14.What led to the (invent) of the telephone?
15.Mr. Pike runs his business very (success). His friends admire him.
16.My brther bought a new (fish) rod yesterday.
17.Their children have quite (difference) characters.
18.“Ao dai” is a (tradition) dress of Vietnam
19.My car has given me excellent (serve).
20.Who is the (own) of this black Merced?
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TETS-11
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the others.
1.A. sit B. fine C. nine D. line
2.A. children B. chicken C. chair D. character
3.A. curly B. shy C. fly D. sky
4.A. joke B. local C. blond D. sociable
5.A. fourteen B. volunteer C. seem D. free
6.A. honest B. hour C. honor D. humor
7.A. knife B. sink C. excite D. device
8.A magic B. generous C. magazine D. refrigerator
9.A deaf B. beat C. lead D. teach
II. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition
1. We should put the armchair……………….the table and the sofa.
2. There is wardrobe…………… the left……………her room.
3. You shouldn’t let children play…………….matches.
4. We have to put knives…………. ……………children’s reach. (2 gioi tu)
5. Mr Tan is ………… the table. He’s writing something.
6. I’m going home late tonight because I’m going to visit Uncle Tom …………….work.

7. Don’t worry……………us. We can look………………ourselves.
8. The English course begins………….May 9
th
, and ends sometimes……….September.
9. Our grandparents had to do a lot of hard work……… the help…….modern
equipment.
10.In my room, I can see a big tree……………the window.
III. There is one error in each sentence. Find and correct it.
1. Trung fell off his bike, but luckily he didn’t hurt heself.
2. Mrs Van’s daughter is absent today because her sickness.
3. Let’s putting the coffee table in the middle of the room.
4. On the table of his room there have many books.
5. My grandmother used to be telling us folktales when we were small
A B C D
6. You have to be back both 9 o’clock and 9.30 in the evening
A B C D
7. Our grandparent not went to school because they had to do a lot of housework.
A B C D
8. There wasn’t no electricity in our village ten years ago.
A B C D
IV. Combine the following sentences using the formation of “enough”.
1. He is strong. He can carry that suitcase.
2. The fire isn’t hot. It won’t boil the kettle.
3. The ice is quite thick. We can walk on it.
4. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window.
5. It is not warm. We can’t go swimming
6. You are not old. You can drive this modern car.
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7. He didn’t have much money. He couldn’t live on it.
8. The buffalo isn’t big. He can’t harm you.

V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (buy) a new house last year, but I (not sell) my old house yet, so at the moment I
have two houses.
2. Everything (look) strange to newcomers.
3. I’m sure my mother (come) back home in an hour.
4. I (start) learning English when I (be) ten
5. Where is Tom? –I don’t know. I (not see) him this afternoon.
6. He (spend) his free time (read) books every day.
7. How much you (save) since Christmas? –I (save) $10.
8. I’m sure you are capable of (pass) the exam.
9. The film wasn’t very good. I (not enjoy) it very much.
10.Jack isn’t as old as he (look).
VI. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. This school doesn’t have any sports (equip).
2. My mother cooked a (taste) dish last night.
3. My neighborhood is (fame) for good and cheap restaurants.
4. How often do you (weight) yourself ?
5. Everyone in the neighborhood is (please) with what we have done.
6. The (own) of the house is very kind to us.
7. Mary likes attending the English (speak) contests.
8. The life in the countryside makes us relaxed because it’s very (peace).
9. Many people hate living in the city. They hate its (noisy).
10. We like living here because the people are (friend).
VII. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same, using the
words given.
1. He is too young to go to school.  He is
not……………………………………………
2. Her hair is long, straight and black.  She
has………………………………………….
3. What does he do ?  What is

………………………………………………………….?
4. He’d rather play football than tennis.  He prefers…………………………………….
5. We have quite different characters.  Our characters………………………………….
6. Lan is not as clever as Huong.  Huong………………………………………………
7. The water is so dirty that he can’t bathe his eyes.
 The water is not……………………………………………………………………….
8. He isn’t allowed to ride a motorbike because he is too young.
 He is not………………………………………………………………………………
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TETS-12
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the others.
1.A. score B. forward C. consider D. gold
2.A. seat B. meat C. heat D. head
3.A. luggage B. cage C. village D. cottage
4.A. ache B. cheese C. chemist D. character
5.A. liked B. changed C. stopped D. looked
6.A. seventh B. author C. though D. through
7.A. fire B. birth C. first D. skirt
8.A. energy B. stage C. general D. eager
II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. Those students always do things…………….
A. noise B. noisy C. noisily D. noisier
2. My sister is ……………….from me.
A. different B. differ C. differing D. difference
3. Those students worked……………….all day.
A. busy B. busier C. busily D. more busy
4. What is the …………….of this lake?
A. long B. length C. short D. lengthen
5. My sister is a very good ……………….
A. cook B. cooker C. cooking D. cooked

6. Keep……………please! Our father is sleeping.
A. safe B. noisy C. quiet D. quite
7. I felt…………… after a hard working day.
A. tire B. tired C. tiring D. happily
8. Kien can run the…………… in my class.
A. fastest B. faster C. more fastly D. fastly
III. Use the suggested words to make meaningful sentences.
1. My children/ like/ read/ picture books/ free time.
2. My brother/ fond/ listen/ pop music.
3. Some of us/ intrested/ collect/ stamps.
4. Most of my classmates/ enjoy/ play/ badminton
5. I/ myself/ interested/ visit/ museums.
6. It/ important/ do/ homework/ before/ go/ class.
7. I/ want/ reward/ her/ hard work
8. She/ seem/ easy/ talk/ with.
IV.Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. I felt very coldy when I went out of the room.
2. He learns English as well as his sister is.
3. When they came home yesterday, their children are preparing dinner.
4. I feel not as tired today as I felt yesterday.
5. We didn’t begin to study for the test yet.
6. He has forgotten to tell us when will she be back.
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7. It’s pleasant of reading books in spare time.
8. Let’s paint the house weselves. It will be much cheaper.
V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Be careful! A car (come).
2. If you feel tired, please (lie) down for a moment and you (feel) better.
3. Barbara (write) a lot of books for years. She (write) her first fifteen years ago.
4. I never (be) to Russia. When you (go) there?

5. We (not catch) the train if we don’t hurry.
6. The play just (begin). You are a little late.
7. You (used) to play so much when you (live) in the country?
8. Yesterday Hoang (spend) two hours (repair) his computer set.
9. The concert (begin) at 7.30 tonight.
10.You (enjoy)(watch) the movie on TV last night?
VI. Complete the following passage.
I have two brothers, Tim and Tom. They (1)………….very similar and a lot of people
don’t know which is which. They (2)……………….have blond hair and blue eyes, and they
always wear jeans and T-shirts.
They like (3)……………the same things, too. For example, they both like jazz and
they’re crazy about football. They (4) ………… to a football match once a week. Tim
doesn’t like dancing or discos and Tom doesn’t like them, (5)………… . Although they are
twins, they are not exactly the (6)…………… at everything. Tim works hard at school (7)
……………….he wants to go to university, but Tom is a bit lazy.
Our mother is often away (8)…………….home because of her job, so we all work (9)
…………….in the house. Most (10)…………the time is fine, but sometimes we fight a bit.
VII. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same, using the
words given.
1. It started to snow at 5 o’clock.
 It has……………………………………………
2. When did you go to bed last night?
 What……………………………………… ?
3. This house is less comfortable than the one we saw last month.
 This house is not as…………………………………………………………………
4. Sue began to be interested in healthy eating 3 years ago.
 Sue has been……………………………………………………………………….
5. What time does Paul have to leave ?
 Do you know what……………………………………………………………….
6. This book is very boring, and so is that one.

 This book is as ………………………………………………………………….
7. Will it be necessary for me to sleep under a mosquito net?
 Shall I have to…………………………………………………………………….?
8. I last read a book on September 20.
 I haven’t……………………………………………………………………………
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TETS-13
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the others.
1) A. honest B. hour C. honor D. humor
2) A. deaf B. beat C. lead D. teach
3) A. there B. thank C. youth D. thirsty
4) A. fund B. upset C. tutor D. rug
5) A. safe B. mall C. nature D. face
6) A. option B. information C. question D. invitation
7) A. invited B. liked C. ended D. wanted
8) notice B. grow C. ghost D. lost
9) like B. wide C. oponion D. file
II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Yesterday, I (spend) two hours (do) the homework.
2. The thief (catch) when he (leave) the bank.
3. Two hours ago, Mrs Brown (have) Alice (take) her son to the school.
4. How many times you (be) to Ho Chi Minh City?
5. The moon (move) around the earth.
6. Next summer, my parents will let me (visit) my grandfather.
7. This film is the best one I ever (see) .
8. I (not see) him since he (leave) this school.
9. My father (work) for a China factory since 1987
10. We (spend) several weeks in Ha Long Bay last summer.
11. Lan and Nga (not finish) their homework yet.
12. They enjoy ( live ) in Nha Trang.

III. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition
1. She went out the room_____saying a word.
2. The life in the countryside is changing_____ better.
3. She was born_____2 o’clock _____18
th
July.
4. Mary is thinking_____ importing flowers_____China.
5. They are traveling_____ the airport_____ a bus.
6. I am afraid_____ghost.
7. Lan’s family came to this city____1985.
8. He had a lot of troubles with English____the beginning.
9. The doctor looks ____sick people.
10. It is about 30 kms from Ha Noi ____my house.
IV. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Ha Long Bay is in_____ Vietnam (north).
2. The wild animals are being_____(appear).
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