BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 CẢ NĂM

Unit 1: MY FRIENDS

TEST I

I. The letters of the words below are in the wrong order. Put them
into the correct order and match them with their definitions 1-5.
rensouge yonan noraph
murosouh rapohagen deversre
1 of having or showing a sense of
humour,
amusing.
2 giving or ready to give freely.
3 slow to show feelings or express opinions.
4 a child whose parents are dead.
5 to make somebody fairly angry.
6 ____ a home for children who are orohans.
II. Put the following words into the correct columns.
friendly fair oval straight square slim long blue
reserved heavy curly out-going bright dark blonde round

character hair eyes face built

III. Look at the pictures. Complete the descriptions of the people.


Allan Luigi Polly


1. Allan is .' and very
straight
He's wearing and a
2. Samantha is and She's short
, and she's wearing a and a
3. Luigi is quite and with
dark

He's got a and he's a suit with a
4. Polly is short and wearing ………… with long hair.

IV. Write Bruno's questions.
Bruno What's your name? Akiko
Akiko Watanabe.
Bruno
Akiko I'm Japanese.
Bruno
Akiko No, I'm single.
Bruno
Akiko I'm 25.
Bruno
Akiko 1 metre 60
Bruno

Akiko It's black.
Bruno
Akiko They're brown.




Samantha
V. Read the following sentences and correct them if necessan
E.g. The sun sets in the East.
The sun doesn't set in the East hut it sets in the West.
1. Water freezes at 100°C.
2. The earth revolves around the moon.
3. The sun rotates itself everyday.
4. The sun rises in the North.
5. Everything is faster than the speed of light.
6. Two parallel lines meet each other at a point.
7. The sea covers one-third of the world.
VI. Complete the dialogue.
Hoa: Hello, Hung! How. you?
Hung: I'm well, thanks are you?
Hoa: , thanks.
Hung: Hoa, is Tan comes from Le Quy Don School.
Hoa: Hi, Tan. How you ?
Tan: How do you ? What school you come from?
Hoa: from Nguyen Tri Phuong School.


VII. Rewrite the folowing sentences so that the meaning stays the same,
using the words given.

1. He is too young to go to school.
He is not ………. enough ……………………………
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 is
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 ;
VIII*. Writing: Think about the person of your dream, and read the
passage below. Then fill in each blank with a suitable word.
The boy / girl of my dream is about (number) years old. He'She
(adjective) and (adjective), with (color) eyes and Cadjective color) hair. In
my dream, he/she is wearing a/an (color noun) and (color plural noun).
When he/she comes into a room, people look at him/her, and say "What a an
(adjective) boy / girl!



Unit 1: TEST II
I. Find the antonyms by matching one word in column A
with one word in column B.

A
B
1.

curly a. tall
2.
generous b.set
3.

fat c. confident
4.
reserved d. selfish
5.

annoy e. straight
6.

rise f. slim
7.

short g. outgoing
8.

shy h. please

II. Choose the most suitable word from the list to fill in each gap.
generous orphan
humorous reserved annov
1. He is a writer.

2. It was of you to share your food with me.
3. It me when someone forgets to say thank you.
4. He has been a/an since he was 6 years old.
5. Lan is the new comer and comes from Hue. That's why she is


III. Read the following descriptions and answer the questions given
below.
A. Mr.Bao is 37 years old. He's married and he's got two children, a boy and
a girl. He 's an English teacher at Quoc Hoc High School. He's very tall
but rather slim. He loves his career and his students.
B. Ms. Loan is 25 years of age. She's still single, but she's got a boyfriend.
She works at the Provincial Post Office of Thua Thien Hue. She's tall and
pretty. Her hair is black and soft. She likes wearing "ao dai". She is a
hard-working clerk.
Questions.
1. How old is Mr. Bao? 5. How old is Ms. Loan?
2. What does he do? 6. What's her job?
3. Where does he work? 7. Where is her office?
9. Is she a hard-working clerk? 8. What is she like?

IV. * Complete the dialogue with questions.
Jim: What does she look like?
Steve: She's quite pretty, with straight black hair.
Jim: And
Steve: It's medium length.
Jim:
Steve: She's fairly tall.
Jim: And
Steve: She's about 14 years old.

Jim:
Steve: Sometimes. I think she's wearing them now.
Jim: OK. I think I see her over there.
V. Describe your close friend.
What is his / her name? How old is he / she? What does he / she look
like? What does he / she like? What does he / she often wear?
VI. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in brackets in the present
simple.
E.g.: The president of the U.S.A lives in the White House.
1. Jet engines (make) a lot of noise.
2. The sea (cover) two-thirds of the world.
3. Loud music (give ) me a headache.
4. We (go) to school from Monday to Saturday.
5. She usually (finish) her work at 5:30.
6. He (play) the guitar and the piano.
7. It (snow) a lot during the winter in his country.

8. The River Amazon (flow) into the Atlantic Ocean.
9. Vegetarians (not eat) meat or fish.
10. Oranges (be) rich in vitamin C.

VII. Make complete sentences from the words below.
1. The sun / rise / East.
2. He / be / old / enough I go I school.
3. It / be / cold / go out.
4. She / be / nice girl / long hair.
5. He / be / friendly / kind / everyone.
6. His hair / short / black.
7. What / your teacher / like?
8. He / be / not / sociable / as / his brother.

9. We / enjoy / tell /jokes.
10. He / be / hard-working student / who always / good marks.
VIII. *. Five people are staying at Expo Hotel for an international
conference. They are all from different countries. They all have
different hair colors and eyes. Read the clues carefully and fill
in the chart below.
CLUES
- The Russian is in the room opposite the lift.
- The Italian is in room 205, opposite the woman with red hair.
- The German is 42, and she's got fair hair.
- The brown-haired man has got blue eyes.
- The man with black hair is between the lift and the German.
- The man with grey hair and brown eyes is 54.


• The Norwegian is in the room between the Brazilian and the man
with grey hair.
The woman with green eyes is 10 years younger than the Norwegian.
The 31-year-old has got grey eyes.
The German is not in room 202.
The Norwegian is 39.


- The person in room 204 has got hazel eyes, (hazel = greenish-brow

203

202

204

205

201

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ROOM 201 202 203 204 205 !
nationality

man/woman

age

color of eyes

color of hair



MAKING
ARRANGEMENTS

TEST I
I. Match a word in column A with its partner in column B to create a
meaningful phrase.

A

B
1. make a. the time
2. arrange b. an invitation
3. introduce c. a call
4.accept d. a letter
5. send e. oneself

II. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. I'll make for you to meet him at the
airpor
(ARRANGE)
2. Tuan his friends to his house on Christm?
(INVITATION)
3. My will call you later. (ASSIST)
4. What led to the of the telephone? (INVENT)
5. Mr. Pike runs his business very His friends admire him.
(SUCCESS)
6. My brother bought a new rod yesterday. (FISH)
7. Their children have quite characters. (DIFFERENCE
8. He helps us out of (KIND)
III. Complete the following conversation with the words given below.
going sounds decided call hurry about
Susan: Has Bob (1) about next year?

Tim: Yes, he's going to do voluntary work in Africa.
Susan: Mm, (2) interesting. How (3) Belind.
Tim: Oh, she's (4) to stay at college for another
year. After that, I don't think she knows what she's going to do.
But why don't you ask her yourself, she's upstairs.
Susan: Well, I'm a bit of a (5) I'm going to
meet
some clients in the city. But I'll have a quick word with her.
Tim: Ok, great. You stay there and I'll (6) her.
IV. Complete the sentences in the following situations, using BE
GOING TO.
E.g.: Why are you working so hard?
Because I My car is too old.
—» I'm going to buy a new car.
1. I bought a pair of shoes because I Jogging in the morning is
very good for my health.
2. We at the Royal Shakespeare tonight. I like Hamlet very
much, but this is the first time I have had a chance to see it.
3. I hear you and John Congratulations! You're a a
happy couple.
4. "Where this year?"
"In France. My friends spent their holidays in France last year and
they said that France was very beautiful."
5. "What ?"
"Flowers. She likes a lot of flowers on her birthday."
6. "Why have you got so much milk?"
"Because I My family often have yogurt after meals."

V. *Match a question in column A with an answer in column B.


A

B
1. Would you like to leave a a. Yes, but I didn't have time to

message?

call you back.
2. Can I leave a message? b. No, nobody called all morning.
3. Are there any messages c. Yes. I'll pass on the message as

for me?


soon as I see him.

4. Can you tell her I called? d. Yes, of course. I'll just get a pen

Go ahead.
5. Could you ask him to call e. Yes, please. Could you tell him

me back?

I'm coming tomorrow?
6. I'll call back later. f. Yes. I'll tell her when I see her
7. Did you get my message?

this afternoon.

S-

OK. Good-bye.



VI. Use the key words to write meaningful sentences with BE GOING
TO.
E.g.: He / be / ready / five.
He's going to be ready at five.
1. men / repair / roof/ house / next week.
2. teacher / explain / next lesson / us / tomorrow.
3. Mrs. Johnson / wear / new dress / this / evening?
4. Browns / buy / new house / this year.
5. my family / visit / my grandparents / Nha Trang / next month.
6. we / listen / that radio program / this evening.
7 . 1 / ask / Mr. Wilson / his / advice / this matter.

8. They / build / new house / here / August?
VII. Read the text and fill in the chart about Angela.
Angela Duffy is a schoolgirl from Brighton. She wants to be a doctc
"I'm going to medical school next year. It's a long course - about six years -
but I'm going to work very hard. It's a difficult job, but I like working with
people, and I like the idea of working in a caring profession." She says that
later she would like to specialize and perhaps be a paediatrician. "I love
children, and looking after them would be wonderful".


TEST II
I. Complete the dialogue with the information given.
a. after 9.00. e. for calling.
b. he's not here at the moment f back later this evening
c. I ask for g. you've advertised
d. you should speak to.
W: Hello. Lucinda Gray speaking.
A: Er Hello. I'm phoning about the room (1)

W: Oh, yes. Actually it's my brother (2) It's his flat, and
I'm afraid (3)
A: Oh, I see.
W: Perhaps you could phone (4) He should be home
A: Yes, right. I will. Who should (6)
W: Richard Gray.
A: OK. Thank you very much. Goodbye.
W: Goodbye. Thank you (7)
II. Choose the correct word in each bracket.
John: Hello?
Mary: Hello. Could I (say / speak) to Mr. Carter, please?

John: I'm afraid he's out right now. He won't be back (until / after) this evening.
Mary: I see. Could you (take / give) him a message for me please? John:
Sure.
Mary: This is Barbara Lock, of Main Street Motors. Could you tell Mr. Carter
that his car needs a new gearbox? It'll cost about four hundred dollars
to fix so we need his agreement before we can start. Could you (show /
ask) him to call us before eight this evening or after eight thirty
tomorrow morning?
John: Yes, I'll (say / tell) him as soon as he gets home. Thank you for calling.
Mary: Thank you. Goodbye.

III. There is one missmg word in each of the following sentences.
Find the missing word and put it in the correct position.
1. The stadium is a bit far my house.
2. Could I speak Mrs. Hoa, please?
3. He will pick me tonight at 8 o'clock.
4. They're going buy a new car next year.
5. Would you like leave her a message?
6. He's going to work home tonight.
7. Who are you having dinner?
8. I have a lot homework to do tonight.
IV. Look at the picture to complete the following sentences describing
a small town.
This is a picture of a small town.
The church is opposite the bank.
1. The bookshop is the bank and the post office.
2. There is a woman the bank and there is a dog
beside her.
3. There is a van the post office and a man is
working the van.

4. There is a bird on the of the church.
5. Near the church there is a bridge over the river.


V. Reorder the following sentences to create a conversation.
(The telephone rings)
John William: Hello, Dean Smith. My name is John William. I'm a
reporter from the Times.
Dean Smith: Yes, it certainly would make an amusing story. Can
you come this afternoon at three o'clock?
John William: Yes, that would bq fine. Thank you very much. I'll
see you then.
Dean Smith: You're welcome. Good-bye.
Dean Smith: Yes?
John William: I heard about a strange animal at your house. Could I
come and talk to you about it?
Dean Smith: Hello, this is Peter Smith.
VI. Read the following conversation and write the correct word in
each blank.
Tom: It's going (1) rain tomorrow.
Sue: How (2) you know?
Tom: Well, there (3) some cows lying down in that
field
over there.
Sue: So what? What (4) that mean?
Tom: It Just means it's (5) to be wet.
Sue: Good gracious. I don't believe that!
Tom: Well, it (6) true.
Sue: How can we tell when it's going to (7) fine?
Tom: Certain birds (8) high in the

sky and begin to sing.
Could that (9) true, do you think?
Yes, scientists say they (10) learn a lot
from studying how animals behave.

VII. Read the text below and decide whether the following sentences
are True (T) or False (F).
"I'm going to look for a new job and a new flat next month. I'm going
to look in the newspapers and ask all my friends for help. I'd like to move
to a quieter town because I can't stand the noise. I'm not going to stay
where I am this time next year -1 know that."
1. Steve is living in a noisy town.
2. He's not going to change his job.
3. He thinks that his friends will help him.
4. He's going to live in another town this time next year.

Unit 3
AT HOME

TEST I
I. Complete the following chart with the words related to housework.

II. Find the words which have the opposite meaning.


dirty
tidy
big
hard-working

late
i

III. Reorder the following sentences to create a conversation.
Mai: It has a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom.
Mai: Yes.
Mai: On Marsh Avenue.
Lan: How big is it?
Mai: Hello?
Lan: Bye.

Lan: What's the rent?
Lan: Okay. I'll see you later then.
Lan:
Sounds okay. Can I go and see it today?
Lan: Hello. I believe you advertised an apartment for rent.
Mai: Yes, thank you for calling. Bye.
Lan: Where is it?
Mai: Sure.
Mai: Four hundred dollars a month.
IV. Supply the necessary reflexive pronoun.
1. We protect from the rain with an umbrella.
2. Both boys taught to swim.
3. The children amuse with the kitten.
4. You will cut with that knife if you are not careful.
5. She likes to look at in the mirror.
6. The boy is not old enough to dress
7. The dog hurt when it jumped over the fence.
8. Helen and I enjoyed very much at the party last night.
9. You shouldn't really blame for that mistake.

10.I must learn to control

V.* Complete the dialogues, using have to, don
r
t have to,
mustfn 't), ought to.
1. Thu: Would you like to go for a drink?
Thanh: I'd love to, but I'm afraid I go home and get the
dinner ready.
Thu: Yes, I know, but you go home right now, do you?
2. Loan: I'm not sleeping very well at the
moment.
Ngoc: Well, maybe you take sleeping pills.
Loan: But surely I take them without seeing my
doctor fir
3. Mary: Shall I heat up the soup?
Jane: No, you We can have it cold, if you like.
4. Peter: Do you want me to drive?
Tom: Yes, OK. But remember that you drink if you are
going to drive.
5. Tarn: Shall I go out and do the shopping?
Mrs.Ha: No. you carry heavy shopping bags with your bad
back.
6. Tim: Can I go to the disco in these jeans?
Nhan: No, and you wear a tie; otherwise; th
won't let you in.

VII. In the following situations, use the cues given and the word*
brackets to write complete sentences.
E.g. I have a toothache.

Go / see / dentist (ought to)
-> You ought to go and see the dentist.
1. I don't understand the lesson.
pay / attention / what / teacher / say (ought to)
2. He doesn't understand the problem.
speak /him / it / today (have to)
3. I'm not good at English.
spend / time / English (must)
4. I need some stamps.
go / post office / buy (have to)
5. The child is crying.
stay / there / him (must)
6. I can't phone Mary.
write / her / letter (ought to)
7. I usually get bad marks.
study / harder (must)



Unit 1_TEST II

I. Which of the followings have the same sound as home.
contain show fold short
motor told money shoulder
II. Choose the best word to complete the following sentences.
1. He often (makes / does / sets) the washing-up on Sundays.
2. Sally (did / made / cleaned) the kitchen floor yesterday.
3. I have to (set / make / tidy) my living room today.
4. She sometimes helps her mother (do / set / make) the table.
5. My little daughter likes (feeding / doing / sweeping) her bird.

III. Complete the following conversation with the words given
below.
from bad better long beautifully
Jeremy: What did you think of that place, then? Not (1)
was it?
Linda: Oh, it was lovely, it was really lovely. A very pretty house, a
(2) modernized cottage.
Jeremy: Mm. Not as big as the house we've got at the moment, though.
Linda: Not as big, it's true, but it's in a much (3)
location, with the countryside all around, and lovely views
(4) the bedrooms.
Jeremy: It's quite a (5) way from the station, isn't it? If
we bought it, we'd have to drive to the station, we couldr. .
walk.
Linda: That wouldn't matter. You can walk in summer if it's a nice
day. It's a lovely walk across the park.

IV. In each of the following sentences there is one mistake. Find it and
correct it.
1. Put all dangerous objects out on children's reach.
2. I'm going to being home late tonight.
3. Why mustn't children play by matches?
4. There is a table in the right of the room.
5. The bookshelf is opposite to the picture.
6. You ought study harder to make your parents happy.
7. Let put the radio next to the lamp.
8. There are some milk in the fridge.
9. When will you go house?
10. My mother is a good cooker.

V. Make a question for each of the underlined phrases in the sentences
below, using question words.
1. Their guests left for home because it was very late.
2. Mr. and Mrs. Thanh are going to Brazil next year.
3. The secretary gave Mr. Green a lot of information.
4. The two men returned to the office at three o'clock.
5. He failed the exam because he was lazy.
6. My mother often goes to work by bus.
7. Her sister bought three pairs of stockings yesterday.
8. Mr. Tuan goes to Hanoi three times a month.
9. The name of that book by Mark Twain is Tom Sawyer.
10. He didn't go to school because he had a headache.
VI. Read the text and answer the following questions.
Peter had a letter from his sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her
letter, she said that she was coming to England next month. If she comes
she will get a surprise. Peter is now living in a beautiful new house in the
country. Work on it had begun before his sister left. The house was
completed five months ago. In his letter, he said that he wanted her to stay
with his family. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely
garden. It is a modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be
the only modern house in the district.
1. Where does Peter's sister live?
2. What is she going to do next month?
3. Where is Peter living now?
4. When was his house completed?
5. Has it got many large rooms and a lovely garden?
6. Did he invite his sister to stay with him?
7. Why does the house look strange to some people?

VII. Look at the picture and use given cues to write a paragraph
describing the position of each item.

a. There / sofa / right / room
b. Chest / be / the left / sofa
c. On the other side / there / television set
d. Next to / television set / glass cabinet
e. In front of/ glass cabinet / stand / armchair
f. There / desk / behind / armchair