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TEST 1 – Hoc ky I – English 8.
Theory.
- Present perfect simple tense/ perfect continuous
- The first conditional with the present perfect.
- Relative clauses
- Reported speech and short-formed relative clauses.
- Passive voice (with tenses & people say/ causative form/ let sb do/ imperatives)
- among (prep) the Ns/es
- when/ while Ving
I. Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket
a) My grandparents [1. just visit] (have just visited) us . Would you like [2. meet] (to
meet) them?
b) I (3. read) (am reading) this book at the moment. After I (4. finish) (have
finished) , I (5. lend) (will lend it to you.
c) Paul was born in France, and he [6. live] (has lived) there for 20 years.
d) We (7. be) (have been) to HCM city several times. (8. you ever go) Have you
ever gone there?
e) I hope my sister [9. send] (will send) me a letter soon.
f) I (10. buy) (bought) a new house last year, but I (11. not sell) (haven’t sold)
my old house yet, so I (12. have) (have) two houses.
g) He usually spends his free time (13. read) (reading) books in the afternoon.
h) I’m sure, my mother ( 14. come) (will come) back home in an hour
i) you (15. do) (have you done) your homework yet? Yes. I (16. already finish) (have
already finished) it
II. Rewrite the following sentences by using the cues.
17. I have a brother. His name is Ba. ( whose) I have a brother whose name is Ba.
18. Lan made her new dress yesterday. ( passive voice) Lan’s new dress was made by her
yesterday
19. He visited me yesterday. (He has ) He has visited me since yesterday.
20. They have believed that Nam stole that bicycle. (Nam has )

Nam has been believed to have stolen that bicycle.
21. We spend a lot of time doing our homework everyday. ( It takes…….)
It takes us a lot of time to do our homework everyday.
22. Mayday is a day, workers match to show their solidarity on that day. ( when)
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Mayday is the day when workers match to show their solidarity.
23. Look at the shoes on that shelf. They are made of leather. ( which)
Look at the shoes which are made of leather on that shelf.
24. I have my mother help do the housework everyday. ( passive)
I have the housework helped to do/ (done) by my mother everyday.
25. There will be a new road. It will be built through our neighborhood. ( V p2)
There will be a new road built through our neighborhood.
III. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest
26. a. children b. chicken c. chair d. character
27. a. curly b. shy c. fly d. sky
28. a. joke b. local c. blond d. sociable
29. a. laugh b. enough c. although d. cough
30. a. fourteen b. volunteerc. seen d. free
IV. Put a suitable word in each blank [2 pts]
Among many of my friends, Quan is [31. a/ one/ the/ an] best one. We became
good friends [32. since/ when/ and/ but] we were in primary school. Quan is thin and
a [33. lot of/ lots/ bit/ a little] tall. he has a long face and straight nose. His hair is
short, black and curly. His eyes [34. is/ are/ be/ being] large and he always has a
pleasant smile. When [35. go/ to go/ went/ going] to school Quan usually wears a
white shirt, black trousers and a [36. lot/ lots/ bit/ pair] of grey sandals. But after
school, he often wears a T-shirt, jeans and shoes. Quan is sociable. He is extremely
helpful and generous. Quan is very good [37. at/ for/ with/ by] natural sciences, so he
always helps me [38. in/ by/with/of] my homework. Whenever I meet a difficult

exercise and ask [39. him/ he/ for him/of him] , he kindly explains it to me until I
understand it completely. All the things I want to say is that I am lucky [40. very/ so/
too/ enough] to have a friend like Quan.
V. Put the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
41. We have two postal (deliver) deliveries a day.
42. He left the room without (explain) / explaining/ any explanations
43. Playing tennis is one of his favorite (act) activities .
44. We started our trip on a beautiful (sun) sunny morning.
45. They left the house in a (frighten) frightening mess.
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46. He said “ Good morning” in a most (friend) friendly way.
47. There is no easy (solve) solution to this problem.
48. He always drives more (care) carefully at night.
49. Does this (arrange) arrangement suit you?
50. He is a very (skill)_________________ carpenter.
VI. Rewrite these sentences in passive voice.
51. Why didn't you buy these books?  Why weren’t these books bought by you?
52. They cut my hair every month.  My hair is cut every month./ I have my hair
cut every month.
53. We couldn't do this difficult exercise yesterday.  This difficult exercise
couldn’t be done by us yesterday.
54. They said I was very intelligent.  I was said to have been very intelligent.
55. People believe that Nam stole that bicycle.  Nam is believed to have stolen
that bicycle.
56. We are discussing the pollution problem.  The pollution problem is being
discussed by us.
57. They made us work hard.  We were made to work hard.
58. Hoa doesn't admire this actor.  This actor isn’t admired by Hoa.
59. They were selling tickets when the match started.  Tickets were being sold when the

match started.
60. Mrs. Brown is watering the flowers in the garden.
 The flowers are being watered in the garden by Mrs. Brown
…………………………………………………
TEST 2 – Hoc Ky I- English 8.
Theory.
- Article: a/ an/ the
- although/ in spite of/ Despite mặc dầu, mặc
dù
- furthermore/ moreover/ what is more. Hơn
nữa, vả lại
- not…………………until……………….
- The more ……….the more……….
- be good for sb = do sb good.
- give care to sb/sth
- take care (not) to do sth
- be full of cares đầy lo âu
- be free from care không lo lắng
- not care for không cần, muốn, để ý.
- caretaker (n) người trông nom nhà của
- caress / kə'res /(n, v) vuốt ve, âu yếm
- caressive kə'res (a) /kə'resiv/ yêu mến, cưng
chiều
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I. Choose the best answer. [1 pt]
1. This summer holiday we [will climbing. Go climbing, are going to climb, going climb]
the mountain.
2. The lower floor of a house is called the [upstairs, downstairs, outside, inside]
3. You like the movie " The Kids in Town", [ you do, do you, you don't, don't you] ?

4. Let's [meet, meeting, to meet, to meeting] outside the theatre.
5. Alexander Graham Bell was a Scotsman [despite, in spite, although, even] he later emigrated
to the USA.
II. Put the following words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
6. stamps / a child / Minh / since / collected / was / has / he.
 Minh has collected stamps since he was a child
7. tomorrow / can / not / we / somewhere / I / so / working / go / am.
 I am not working tomorrow so we can go somewhere.
8. back / in / months / England / going / two / are / to / they.
 They are going back to England in two months.
9. information / entertainment / but also/ TV / not only / brings .
 TV brings not only information but also entertainment.
10. a struggle / always / nature /life / is / At home on the farm / with.
 At home on the farm life is always a struggle with nature.
III. Fill in each blank with a suitable word
Learning a language is, in some way, like (11) learning how to fly or play the
piano. There (12) are important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is
this: learning how to do such things needs lots (13) of practice. It is never simply to
“know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (14) you know. For
example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (15) how to fly an airplane. A (16)
book can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then
try to (17) fly without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (18) yourself .
The same is true of (19) playing the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read
about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (20) practice first?
IV. Fill a suitable article (a/ an/ the) or not in the gap
21- It's a bit far from my house to the cinema.
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22- Viet likes X comedies very much and there is an interesting comedy on TV
tonight.

23- the deaf are the people who can't hear.
24- It is a large lab, but there is only an assistant.
25- Trang isn't in the kitchen, she's X upstairs.
26- They are going to build a…… university in this town.
V. Change these sentences into passive voice
26. Our parents often take us to the zoo at weekends.
 We are often taken to the zoo at the weekend by our parents.
27. How can we keep our fields in good condition?  How can our fields be kept in
good condition by us?
28. The smell of fresh paint greeted hundreds of pupils.
 Hundreds of pupils were greeted by the smell of fresh paint.
29. They have just seen the new teacher in the school yard.
 The new teacher has just been seen in the school yard.
30. Did she do her homework last night?  Was her homework done last night?
31. We should stop experiments on animals as soon as possible.
 Experiments on animals should be stopped as soon as possible by us.
VI. Put the correct form of the words in brackets.
32. The museum is the (far) farther way of the two buildings.
33. We must take (act) action before things gets worse.
34. Conan Doyle was famous for the (create) creator of the great detective,
Sherlock Homes.
35. My new car is more (economy) economical than the old one I had
before.
36. Working on the car made his hands (grease) greasy.
VII. Rewrite these sentences. Use the cues given
37. Although his team played well, they lost the game of tennis.
→ Despite his good team, they lost the game of tennis
38. We had better get back to work → It’s high time we got back to work.
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39. "I'd take a taxi if I were you" said Peter → Peter suggested that I should take a
taxi.
40. In spite of the forecast, it stayed fine. .→ Although rain was forecasted, it
stayed fine.
41. He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film
→ He was too tired to see the end of the film
42. I haven't seen them for over a year. .
→ It’s over a year I haven’t seen them. (It’s over a year since I saw them)
43. She didn't say a word as she left the room. → She left the room without saying a
word.
44. The doctor suggested that I should rest → The doctor advised me to rest (to
take a rest)
45. The last time it rained here was a fortnight. → It has not rained here for a
fortnight.
46. You can try to get Tom to lend you his car but you won't succeed
→ There is no point in trying to get Tom to lend you his car.
47. I'm sorry I missed Professor Baker's lecture → I'm sorry not to have listened to
professor Baker’s lecture.
48. As I get older, I want to travel less → The older I get the less I want to travel.
49. "It certainly was not me who took your money" Said Nam → Nam denied having
taken my money.
50. Yogurt is supposed to be good for you → Yogurt is supposed to do you good.
TEST 3 - Hoc Ky I - English 8.
Theory.
- other/ another/ others
- in red ink/ with a red pen
- success/ successful/ succeed in
- house sb (v) cho ai ở trọ, cung cấp nhà cho/ household/ householder/ housekeeper
/housework
- home (n, adj, adv) nhà, trong nhà, về nhà

- attend (v) có mặt, tham dự/- attendant/ attention chú ý, chăm sóc, chu đáo/ attentive
- orphan/ orphanage/
- destroy/ destructive phá hoại, hủy/ destruction
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- (im) patient (n,a) (im) patience
- rely on sb/ (un) reliable
- lock / unlock the door
- courage/ encourage/ encouragement
- volunteer/ voluntary -adj
- go on a diet = have a diet
- call sb name: we call him Nam
- comfort/ comfortable/ comforful/less/ comforting có thể khuyên giải/ advisable nên, nên
làm theo, đáng theo
- pronoun/ pronounce/ pronunciation/ pronunciative thuộc phát âm = pronunciatory =
pronunciational /
I. Give the correct form of the words
1. Their children have quite __ different __characters.
DIFFERENCE
2. My brother bought a new___ fishing ___rod yesterday. FISH
3. Mr. Pike runs his business very __ successfully ___
SUCCESS
4. I like the city life because there are many kinds of ___ entertainment __
ENTERTAIN
5. The scouts do the__ voluntary __work.
VOLUNTEER
6. Is there anything___ interesting ___ on TV tonight?
INTEREST
7. What is the correct__ pronunciation __of this word?
PRONOUNCE

8. My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage _
ORPHAN
9. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more___ comfortable __
COMFORT
10. She is one of the greatest_ performers __to appear in this theater. PERFORM
II. Put the correct form of the word given at the end in the gap.
11. We must remember the safety precaution in the home. [safe]
12. Some………… household………objects are dangerous to children [house]
13. My uncle is an electrical engineer. [electricity]
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14. You must put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboards. [chemist]
15. The bomb explosion caused terrible destruction [destroy]
III. Underline and correct the mistake in each sentence
16. I call my father's brother is my uncle.  Bỏ is
17. You haven't to finish the work this afternoon, you can leave it later.  haven’t to
 don’t have to
18. Her son is absent today because he is sickness.  sick
19. Let's put the table in the middle in the room.  of
20. She wishes she is a teacher.  were
IV. Fill a suitable preposition in each blank
21. We should put the armchair between the table and the sofa.
22. There is a wardrobe to the left of her room.
23. You shouldn't let children play with matches.
24. We have to put knives out of children's reach.
25. Mr. Tan is at the table. He's writing something
26. I'm going home late tonight because I'm going to visit Uncle Tom after work.
27. Don't worry about us. we can look after ourselves.
28. It's very nice of you to give me a beautiful present for my
birthday.

29. He never goes to school late. He is always on time.
30. Please don't write in red ink on your test paper.
V. Change these sentences into passive voice.
31. They are going to build a big building downtown  A big building is going to be
built downtown.
32. All students should study English well.  English should be studied well by all
students.
33. You must give more care to your work  More care to your work must be given
by you.
34. I have seen that play three times.  That play has been seen three times by me.
35. Who wrote "Gulliver's Travels"?
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 By whom was ‘Gulliver’s travels’ written? who was ‘Gulliver’s travels’ written
by?
VI. Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
36. We (just receive) ……………have just received …………….our uncle’s letter from
Ha Noi
37. Ha is in front of the mirror. She (look at )…………is looking…………….herself in
it.
38. English (become)……………has become……………….a famous language recently.
39 you (ever read)……………Have you ever read………………….this story?
40 Where you (spend)…………did you spend……………….your last summer
holiday?
VII. Complete these sentences by filling the correct form of the words given in the
gap.
41. The weather was terrible. So we had a
very unpleasant holiday. (please)
42. Many people in the neighborhood have good jobs by the employer of that
company. (employ)

43. His lecture was so boring that everyone didn't pay attention to it. (bore)
44. She always listens attentively to what she is told. (attention)
45. He was informed of the change of the date of the meeting. (information)
46. I think this article is informative you should have a look in it.
(information)
47. This area has lots of big mountains. This is to say this area is mountainous
(mountain)
48. The arrival of the guest made my aunt surprised (arrive/
surprise)
49. We asked the police to direct us to the railway station. (direction)
50. Don't be so impatient , there is a lot of time. (patient)
51. He is very good at his job so he is highly paid by the company. (high)
52. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was
unsuccessful (success)
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53. I understand perfectly what you are saying. (perfect)
54. He has very high expectation of his son (expect)
55. I like him because he is a very reliable person (rely)
56. It's a lovely old house. We can afford to modernize it. (modern)
57. I'd lost my key, so I couldn’t unlock the door when I got home. (lock)
58. Their encouragement gave us heart to go on. (encourage)
59. Secondary education is compulsory and free in many countries. (compel)
60. Your father is a bit heavy I think he should go on a diet. (weight)
TEST 4 - Hoc Ky I - English 8.
Theory.
* Tag question: Review
- be born in PB/ to sb thuộc về / into a rich family
- think of mơ trở thành /about mơ về ai, cái gì /think oneself the most beautiful woman
- used to = would

- drop (v,n) nhỏ giọt, giọt/ dropping/
- child/ children/ childhood/ childish (face)
- use/ usual / as usual/ usually
- attract / attraction /- attracted/ attractive
- be on at……chiếu phim ở……….
I. Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket.
- Trung's father [1. teach] taught him how [2. ride] to ride a bike when he [3. be] was twelve
years old.
- Can I borrow your book? No. I'm reading it. When I (4. finish) have finished it, I (5.
lend) will lend. it to you.
- We [6. go] are going (to go) to Ha Long this weekend.
- You [7. play] Did you use to play so much when you [8. live] lived in the
countryside?
- Yesterday Hoang [9. spend] spent two hours [10. repair] repairing his
computer set.
II. Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box
dictionary contest improve should took lower
after year pronunciation home school bookshelf
In the first year of lower secondary (11) __school _I had some difficulties in
learning English. My (12) _ pronunciation _ of English words was really bad and my
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English grammar was worse. I didn’t know how to (13) improve them. One afternoon,
(14) after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom.
She (15) took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills
kept in a glass (16) bookshelf She also told me how to use an English-English (17)
dictionary to improve my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you (18) should
do,” said she. I didn’t know that only one (19) year later I would win the first prize in the
English Speaking (20)contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.
III. Find and correct the mistake masked in a, b, c, d

21. My grandmother used to be telling us folktales when we were small.  tell
22. You have to be back both 9 o'clock and 9.30 in the evening.  between
23. Our grandparents did not used to go to school because they had to do a lot of
housework.  didn’t use
24. There wasn't no electricity in our village ten years ago. no  any or wasn’t  was
25. Everyone was exciting as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village. 
excited
IV. Choose the best answer
26. Who ate all the cake? Oh, I think Mai (does/ ate/ did/ was)
27. S1: Would you like a piece of chocolate?
S2: (No, I wouldn’t like/ No, I would/ Thanks. I’m not hungry/Yes, I am)
28. You (needn’t/ don’t need/ need/ needn’t to ) come tomorrow if you have something
else to do.
29. What (is playing/ is played/ are they play/ is on ) at the ABC cinema tonight?
30. Twenty dollars (are/ is/ will be/ can be) not much.
31. They asked me (to/ at/ with/ for) giving them some help, and I agreed.
V. Complete these tag questions.
32. Don’t drive your car fast, …………will you………….?
33. Learn all the new English words by heart,……will you………… ?
34 That sounds like hard work,………doesn’t it…………… ?
35. Let’s go and buy some cold drinks, ……Shall we……….?
36. This is the first time you have seen this play,…………isn’t it……… ?
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37. This classroom has already been cleaned by the students,………hasn’t
it………….?
38. They will have a discussion on the garbage problem tomorrow,…………won’t
they………….?
39. We should have the meeting at 8 am tomorrow,…………shouldn’t
we……………?

40. She used to cry a lot when she was a baby,…………………didn’t
she…………?
41. Viet was very good at swimming,………wasn’t he…………?
VI. Rewrite these sentences using the suggested words
42. Who does these shoes belong to? [owner]  Who is the owner of these shoes?
43. We had lots of friends when we lived in the country. [have]
 We used to have lots of friends when we lived in the
44. Miss Lien rides a motorbike to work everyday. [gets]
 Miss Lien gets to work by motorbike everyday.
45. July 1
st
is my sister's birthday. [ born]  My sister was born on July 1
st

VII. Complete these sentences by filling the correct form of the words given in
the gap.
46. I spent all of my childhood in the countryside. (child)
47. What time do you usually start work? Oh, at seven o'clock in the
morning. (use)
48. Every women nowadays seems to want to lose weight (heavy)
49. Are you afraid of gaining too much weight. (gain)
50. She is very attractive She attracts many men. (attract)
51. The police are interested in the sudden disappearance of the valuable
painting. (appear)
52. I believe you because I know you are truthful (truth)
53. Do you have a national costume in your country? (nation)
54. They are going to announce the arrival of the prince. (arrive)
55. You need a lot of patience to be a teacher. (patient)
56. Have you got any suggestions ? (suggest)
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57. In comparison with Laos, Viet Nam grows more tea than Laos, Cambodia.
(compare)
58. Many homeless people have to leave their home villages for cities .
(home)
59. Those berries are poisonous Don't eat them. (poison)
60. They are setting up a new theater here now. (set)
……………………………………
TEST 5 - English 8.
KIEM TRA GIUA HOC KI 1 - so 1.
Theory.
- lift sth / give sb a bike lift
- fright (n) frighten (v) frightened/ frightening (a)
- electricity/ electric/ electrical
- device thiết bị, máy móc trong nhà, nhà máy, cộng đồng
- equipment trang thiết bị cung cấp cho ai
- equip sb with sth
- marry sb = get married to sb = take sb in marriage
- marriage cưới, kết hôn
- an offer of marriage lời cầu hôn
- marriage bureau cơ quan đăng ký kết hôn
- marriage line giấy kết hôn
- marriageable (a) đủ tuổi lấy vợ, chồng
- married (a) có vợ, chồng, cưới rồi
- set of 6 cups/ set of points tập hợp điểm/ set of day lúc chiều tà/ set of the hill có dáng
quả đồi
- set foot on đặt chân lên/ a watch bố trí canh phòng/ my clock lấy lại giờ
- set up / set off khởi hành, làm tăng lên cái gì đó
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest.

1. a. honest b. hour c. honor d. humor
2. a. escape b. graze c. transit d. chase
3. a. knife b. sink c. excite d. device
4. a. magic b. generous c. magazine d. refrigerator
5. a. deaf b. beat c. lead d. teach
II. Fill a given word in the box in each blank
able chain frightened heavy lift measure quick step strength
talked
Gulliver was always very [6] quick at learning languages, and before long, he was
[7] able to understand what the little people said and [8] talked to them. Although
they were rather [9] frightened of him, they bought him plenty to eat and when he
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promised to be careful not to [10] step on them and not to put them in his pockets,
they took the [11].chain off his leg.
With his great [12] strength he was able to help the little men in many ways, for
example, in building. He could [13] lift great stone which seemed to them very
[14] heavy and they wanted him to [15] measure… their island for them by
walking round it and counting the steps he took.
III. Choose the best answer
16. Mr. Thanh used to [smoke/ smoking/ smoked/ to smoke] when he was small.
17. The 7 o'clock train always leaves on time. If you arrive [before/ after/ at/ on ] 7
o'clock, you'll miss it
18. My uncle has worked with people who could hear speak. (either, or/ either,
nor/ nor, either/ neither, nor)
19. Why are you turning on the television? - I [am going to watch/ will watch/ watch/ shall
watch] the news.
20. Hung is not [enough old/ old enough/ old/ enough] to ride motorbike to school.
21. Green trees [give/ are giving/ gives/ giving] oxygen for us.
22. We [must/ have/get used/used ] to putting knives out of children's reach.

23. Tom failed the exam [because/ because of/ so/ or] his laziness.
24. I [didn't/ wasn't/ won't/ can't] eat much this morning, so I am hungry now.
25. Tama has [short curly/ curly short] hair.
IV. Put a suitable preposition in the blank
26. The English course begins on May 9th, and ends
sometimes in September.
27. In the past, our grandparents had to do a lot of hard work without the help of
modern equipment.
28. In my room, I can see a big tree from the window.
29. It's a bit farther from my house to the theater than yours.
30. My friends sometimes laugh at my jokes.
31. Our new teacher is slim with long black hair.
32. I used to live on a farm and look after my younger brother.
V. Put the correct form of the word at the end in the gap.
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33. The invention of television made Alexander G. Bell famous all over the world
[invent]
34. We're worried about safety of children [safe]
35. My brother has a new electric cooker . [electricity]
36. You must put all dangerous objects out of children's reach [danger]
37. The Prince and the poor girl had a happy marriage [marry]
VI. Rewrite these sentences
38. We were late for school because of the heavy rain this morning. > Because
it
 Because it rained heavily this morning, we were late for school.
39. The ladder is too short to reach the window.  The ladder isn’t long enough to
reach the window.
40. Is it necessary for me to clean this table?  Do I need/ have to clean this table?
41. Riding a bicycle fast is dangerous.  It is dangerous to ride a bicycle fast.

42. When I was small, my family lived in Hai Phong. > My family used
 My family used to live in Hai phong when I was small.
VII. Write sentences using the suggested words.
43. My brother/ usually/ have/ some rice/ dinner/ but/ this evening/ have/ instant
noodles.
 My brother usually has some rice for dinner, but this evening he had instant
noodles.
44. Nam/ not play/ lot/ sports/ when/ he/ be/ child.
 Nam didn’t use to play lots of sports when he was a child.
45. Lan/ get/ good marks/ because/ she/ work/ hard/ the final exam.
 Lan got good marks because she worked hard for the final exam.
46. We/ go/ travel/ Ho Chi Minh City/ train/ this Sunday.
 We are going to travel to HCM city by train this Sunday.
47. The flat/ not/ big/ enough/ family/ eight people/live in.
 The flat isn’t big enough for a family of eight people to live in.
48. Please/ not make/ special preparations/ your visit.
 Please don’t make any special preparations for your visit.
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49. As/ you know/ we/ buy/ a new house/ September
 As you know, we bought a new house in September.
50. I/ look forward to/ meet/ you soon, my friend.
 I am looking forward to meeting you soon, my friend.
TEST 6 - English 8.
KIEM TRA GIUA HOC KI 1 - so 2
Theory.
* be not………/ not to be
* Causative form : have sb do/ have sth done by… = get sb to do / get sth done by…
* passive voice (people say…………… )
- paint sth / paintwork = the coat of paint

- paint sth adj
- try to do/ try my best to do/ in doing sth/ try on sth
- because / because of….
I. Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket
- They [1. work] used to work very hard when they [2.
be] were young.
- I am doing my homework. I can't come with you now. As soon as I (3. do) have
done all of it, I (4. go) will go with you.
- It always [5. rain] rains a lot at the weekends.
- Mrs. Hien [6. go] has gone to the market. You [7. tell] can you tell her the
news when she [8. come] comes .back?
- By this time last year, my brother [9. spend] was spending his summer holiday
[10. do] doing volunteer work in the mountainous areas.
II. Fill a word from the box in the blank.
how because but on one are field of the
their
This small country is mostly farmland. The animals which can be seen most often
[11]….are cows and sheep. Most farm has a few geese, too. There are donkeys,
[12] but not many horses. There is a lot of wheat and potatoes, and there are
tomatoes [13]….on the south side of the hills. In the summer the men, women and
children work together in the [14 field , seven days a week. The people work hard all
[15] their….lives. The only two factories in the country are in the capital.
[16] one makes toys and games, and the other makes knives and forks. All
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[17] the….things are for export. The East of the country is thick forests, the home
[18] of wild ponies, deer and wolves. Photos of cliffs along the coast show
[19] how beautiful the country is. But not many tourists visit it [20] because the
airport is too small for most aircraft.
III. Correct the mistake in each sentence

21. On Saturday we haven't  don’t have to wear uniform when we go to school.
22. What is your brother going to study in  at university in September?
23. This bag is not enough big  big enough to carry all the shopping.
24. I'll talk to the boss when he will be  is back.
25. The children are keen of  on to the old folktales.
IV. Choose the best answer
26. I [ not used/ wasn't used/ didn't use/ wasn't using] to go out when I was in the
countryside.
27. I (am looking/ look/ will look/ would look) forward to hearing from you soon, Sir.
28. I hope that [you'll/ you're visiting/ you visited/ you'd visit] us when you come to
Hanoi.
29. At first, she doesn’t like tea, but now she is (loves/ fastened/ addicted/ fascinated)
to it.
30. It’s unwise to buy new shoes or sandals without first (taking/ putting/ trying/
wearing) them on.
V. Fill in each blank with [ a/ an/ the or X]
31. Our new teacher has an oval face with X wavy hair.
32. Nga is the most sociable person in my class.
33. His father died of a broken heart.
34. I used to work on the farm. it's in the north of the country.
35. We mustn't let X children play in the kitchen because it's a dangerous
place.
36. What X beautiful weather today!
VI. Rewrite sentences using the suggested words
37. Nam couldn't lift the candy box because he was weak. [because of]
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 Because of his being weak/ Because of his weakness, Nam couldn’t lift the
candy box.
38. How about buying another armchair. [Let's]

 Let’s buy another armchair.
39. The front yard is too small to play football in. [ large enough]
 The front yard isn’t large enough to play football in
40. Can you show me the way to the railway station, please? (tell)
 Can you tell me how to get to the railway station please?
41. In spite of having different characters, we are close friends. [Although]
 Although we have different characters, we are close friends.
VII. Change these sentences into passive voice.
42. They said he would return that book to me next week.
 He was said to return that book to me next week.
43. Did you give Lan an English-Vietnamese dictionary on her birthday?
 Was Lan given an English-Vietnamese dictionary on her birthday by you?
44. No one likes reading that book.  That book isn’t liked to read
45. Nobody has used this bicycle for many years.  This bicycle hasn’t been used
for many years.
46. You have to give the book back.  The book has to be given back.
47. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.  More than 600 pieces of music were
written by Mozart
48. He is painting his house green now.  His house is being painted green now.
49. People speak English all over the world.  English is spoken all over the world.
50. We haven't met him for 3 months.  He hasn’t been met for 3 months by us?
51. They are going to build a new bridge over the river near my house.
 A new bridge is going to be built over the river near my house.
52. They have supposed that Nam is studying hard for the coming exam.
 Nam has been supposed to be studying hard for the coming exam.
53. People have believed that the UFOs are not the weather balloons as someone said.
 The UFOs have been believed not to be the weather balloons as someone said.
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54. Scientists have helped farmers in many ways by giving them stronger fertilizers

and hybrid seeds.
 Farmers have been helped by scientists in many ways by giving them stronger
fertilizer and hybrid seeds.
55. They have just had five persons paint their house green.
 They have just had their house painted green by five persons.
……………………………………………….
TEST 7 - English 8.
KIEM TRA GIUA HOC KI 1 NANG CAO - so 1
Theory.
- flee bỏ chạy, bỏ trốn, trôi qua = play truant
- flee/ fled/ fled (time is fleeing way
- The night has fled đêm đã trôi qua
- fall onto the ground lăn ra đất
- play dead giả vờ chết ( play +adj giả vờ)
- came up to tiến lại gần
- breath /breθ/, breathe /bri:đ/
- in time of danger lúc nguy hiểm
- desert /'dezət/ sa mạc
- desert /di'zə:t] bỏ ai, rời bỏ
- it is my job to do sth = My job is to do
sth
- a bike of my own = my own bike
- smile at/ laugh at…….
- a nice smile / a cheerful laughter
I. Choose the best answer
Two friends were walking through the forest (1. when/ and/ after/ suddenly) a bear
attacked them. One turned down and fled. He (2. climb/ climbing/ climbed/ to climb) up
a tree and sat there while the (3. boy/ girl/ other/ student) remained on the road. There
was nothing (4. of/ with/ about/ for) him to do but fall into the ground and play dead. The
bear came up to (5. he/ him/ the tree/ his) and sniffed. The boy even stopped (6.

breath/breathe/breathing/ to breathe) . The bear sniffed his face, decided he was (7. die/
dead/ death/ died) and lumbered off. When the bear was (8. gone/ go/ to go/ going) the
other boy climbed down and said with a smile, " What did the bear whisper in your ear?"
" It said that someone (9. who/ which/ whom/ that) deserts his friends in time of danger
(10. are/ is/ will be/ must be) not a good friend at all"
II. Correct the mistake.
11. Lan seemed happily when she received her aunt's letter.  happy
12. My brother didn't have money enough to buy the dictionary he liked.  enough
money
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13. The boy fell down some steps but unfortunately he didn't hurt himself 
fortunately
14. We should put the coffee table among the armchair and the couch.  between
15. Minh falls asleep now because of stay up too late last night.  staying
III. Put the correct form of the word at the end in each blank [2 pts]
16. We were shocked at the news of his death [die]
17. David Copperfield is a famous magician [magic]
18. I think gun toys are unsuitable gifts for the children [suit]
19. The work was still at experimental level [experiment]
20. My brother draws cartoons for a humorous magazine [humor]
IV. Fill in each gap with a suitable word
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawking told me about his experience when
(21) young Frank is now the head of a very large business company, but as a boy
he (22) used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that
time he used to work fourteen hours a (23) day He saved money for years and in
1938 he bought a small workshop of his own. During the war Frank used to make spare
parts for planes. At that time he had two helpers. By the end of the war, the small
workshop became a large factory (24) which employed seven hundred and
twenty eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his early years and the long road

to (25) success He was smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. she
wanted him to repair their son's bicycle.
V. Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
The first electronic computer (26. build) was built at the university of
Pennsylvania in 1946, although the computer looked like machines built in the 19th
century. Computers were sold commercially for the first time in the 1950s, and a lot of
progress (27. make) has made since then. Computers are now much smaller and
more powerful, and they (28. can/ buy) can be bought much more cheaply.
Computers (29. use) are being used in many fields - in business, science,
medicine and education, for example. They (30. can/use) can be used to forecast the
weather or control robots which make cars. The computer's memory is the place where
information (31. keep)….is kept… and calculations (32. do)….are done….
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VI. Rewrite sentences using the suggested words
33. They won't be able to come this Sunday.  It will be impossible for them to come
this Sunday
34. We arrived too late to see the first film.  We didn't arrive early enough to see
the first film.
35. When is John and Mary's Wedding?  When are John and Mary going to get
married?
36. He remembered, and so did she.  He didn't forget and neither did she.
37. Would you mind smoking in here?  I'd rather you smoked in here.
38. They spoke that she had a bad cold .  She was spoken to have had a bad cold .
39. He should see a doctor to check up his health.  A doctor should be seen to check
up his health.
40. She advised me not to copy her test.  I was advised not to copy her test
41. They are going to have a neighbor look after their house next Sunday.  They are
going
 They are going to have their house looked after by a neighbor next Sunday.

42. Lan kept telling about the lion- tamer.  A lion- tamer was kept to tell about by
Lan.
43. I have seen this film several times.  This film has been seen several times by me
44. I haven’t met him before.  It’s the first time I’ve met him.
45. Let her go out with her dog.  She is allowed to go out with her dog.
VII. Write the letter using the suggested words [1 pt]
46. three months ago/ I/ buy/ new/ washing machine/ shop.
 Three months ago I bought a new washing machine from your shop.
47. machine/ give me/ a good service/ since/ I/ buy/ until yesterday.
 The machine had given me a good service since I bought until yesterday.
48. I/ sorry/ tell you/ something/ now/ go wrong/ it.
 I’m sorry to tell you that something is now going wrong with it.
49. there/ be/ a strange noise/ come/ machine/ and/ it/ not work.
 There is a strange noise coming from the machine and it doesn’t work/ isn’t
working.
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50. you/ please/ send/ engineer/ look at/ it/ me?
 Could / Will you please send an engineer to look at it for me?
…………………………………………….
TEST 8 - English 8.
KIEM TRA GIUA HOC KI 1 NANG CAO - so 2
Theory.
* restricted relative clauses (Vp2/ Ving)
- to green nhuộm thành mầu xanh
- take sth cầm, lấy, mang, bắt,uống thuốc,chụp ảnh …/- take notes ghi chép
- take the chance/ the opportunity to do sth tranh thủ cơ hội
- take well ăn ảnh /- take after = look like/- take sb/ sth along mang theo/- take on sth
đảm nhận
- take over tiếp quản, tiếp nhận/- take care of sb/ take care (not) to do sth./- take off cất

cánh, cởi quàn áo
- take to sth nhờ đến/- take up cầm, nhặt lên, cho lên xe, chọn 1 nghề/ take place in =
occur in = happen in
- get/ become/ go/ grow adj trở nên/ - come to be = become
- travel abroad du lịch nước ngoài/- go abroad đi nước ngoài
- those who …/ those which….
- convert sth into = change sth into
- engineer (v) xây dựng, điều hành/ engineering (n) nghề kỹ sư
-I. Choose the best answer.
1. After she (cleans/ was cleaning/ have cleaned/had cleaned), she had a shower.
2. They have just painted their house (greenly/ greenness/ green/ to green)
3. Sorry to keep you (wait/ to wait/ waited/ waiting) long.
4. After two weeks at the new school, Mary got used (to study/ to studied/ to studying/ to be
studying) there.
5. Remember to keep your hands (always clean/ clean always/ always cleanly/ cleanly
always)
6. Do you know the reason (that/ which/ what/ why) he insisted (by/ in/ with/ on) meeting
the manager?
7. We don’t like James because he is unsociable. We think he is a (bored/ boring/ bore/ too
bore) person.
8. We find this (difficulty/ difficulties/ difficult) to finish in two days.
9. Be careful ! You should take care (of not falling/ falling/ not falling/ not to fall) down.
The road is too bad.
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10. In general, my father would rather (have/ has/ to have/ having) tea than coffee.
II. Choose the best answer.
The coastal village of Breton today welcomed home Frank Davies. At the end of his
two-year voyage [11. around/ through/ on/ over] the world. Mr. Davies who is 75, was
born in a village and was a [12. student/ professor/ officer/ teacher] at a school for 50

years. When he retired he [13. sells/ sale/ sold/ sell] his house to buy a boat and see the
world. Now he has returned to the village where he has [14. too/ so/ such/ very] many
friends.
When asked what he was going to do [15. then/ next/ recently/ last], Frank replied
that he wanted to write a book about [16. him/ his/ he's/ himself] travels. He had kept a
diary [17. at/ for/ with/ during] the voyage and taken over 600 photographs of the [18.
exciting/ usual/ interested/ excited] places he had visited. Frank [19. wishes/ wants/
likes/ hopes] the book will encourage people of all ages to take [20. up/ off/ in/ to] the
sport of sailing.
III. Complete the dialogue.
Tourist: Good morning. Could you suggest what we should visit here? Are there any
old buildings, for example?
Officer: Well, there is the Art Museum. It's very famous.
Tourist: How [21] can I/ we get there?
Officer: Take the number 14 bus from here, it goes straight there.
Tourist: How [22] often does the bus/ it run?
Officer: At quarter to and quarter past the hour.
Tourist: How [23] long does it take me/ us to get there?
Officer: Oh, it only takes about 10 minutes, so it's not far.
Tourist: When [24] does the museum open?
Officer: Everyday, including weekends. Opening hours are 10 am to 4 p.m.
Tourist: Is [25] Is it expensive/ costly?
Officer: No, not very. It costs $ 2.00 for adults and $ 1.00 for children.
IV. Fill a suitable word in each blank
In the old days, England was almost purely agriculture and grew most of
[26] its food. but at the beginning of the 19th [2] century , the coal miners
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and factories created [28] by the industrial Revolution drew ( lôi cuốn) many
farmers away [29] from their land. Labor grew scarce [skeəs] (a. hiếm có, khan

hiếm) and corn imported from [30] abroad came to be cheaper than that
[31] grown in England. Many farmers were then ruined, or deserted their
[32] land for the factories and those [33] who remained converted their fields
[34] into pasture land. Although the 19th century the chief resource/ labor of
England farmers [35] was cattle breeding (nuôi lấy giống) and dairy products.
V. Correct ten mistakes in the passage below. ( 36 - 45)
David just left 1.  has just left school. Next year, he is going to travel around the
world. He says, 2.  said " I want to get any 3.  some experiences of life before I
start work 4.  working ". He is going to spend six months in South America and six
months on 5.  in Southeast Asia.
First of all, he is going to get a work 6.  job in a factory in Brazil - His father has
some friend 7.  friends there. When he goes to Southeast Asia, he is going to try to
find work teaching English, such as in Vietnam. After he's 9.  his year abroad, David
is going to study engineer 10.  engineering at London University.
VI. Rewrite these sentences using the suggested words at the end.
46. Your daughter needs to study harder. [enough]  Your daughter doesn’t study
hard enough
47. It's important for you to revise this lesson carefully. [have]  You have to revise this
lesson carefully
48. May I borrow your camera? [mind]
 Would you mind if I borrowed your camera? Do you mind if I borrow your
camera?
49. Getting a good job doesn't interest him. [interested]  He isn’t interested in
getting a good job
50. No one in the group is younger than Mai. [youngest]  Mai is the youngest in the
group.
………………………………
TEST 9 - Hoc Ky I - English 8.
Theory.
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* “never” in present perfect tense.
- have never done…… before.
- have a great success in …….
- work in Phu Binh/ for a factory/ on Math / with computer.
- put into sth sth đặt cái gì bên cạnh cái gì.
- a method of = an approach of = a procedure of
- award sth to sb tặng, thưởng phạt (sau trận đấu)
- reward sth with sth for tặng ai cái gì vì (do có công, thành tích)
- converse/'kɔnvə:s/ with sb about sth chuyện trò với ai
- converse together chuyện trò / converser người trò chuyện /- converse (a) ngược lại
- conversation/ conversational đàm thoại/conversationalist người hay trò chuyện.
- differ (with/ from) sb in age / on/ about sth khác, không giống về tuổi/
I. Put a suitable word in each blank. "Holiday courses in Scotland"
Our classes take place for three hours every morning [1] from Monday to Friday.
The maximum class size [2] is… twenty, and the average is ten. We use modern
methods of [3] teaching and learning, and the school has a language laboratory
[= room lə'bɔrətəri], a video camera and a recorder. You will only be successful
[4] in improving your English. However, your English is good and [5] you
can practice speaking English much , you will still have to take a short
[6] examination in English as soon as you arrive. In this way, we can put you in a [7].
class at the most suitable level.
There are two classes [8] for the elementary level; one is for complete beginners
and the [9] other is for students who know a [10] little English. In both classes
you will practice simple conversations.
II. Make questions for the underlined parts
11. My sister studied very well in grade 8.  How did your sister study in grade 8?
12. We have English three times a week.  How often do you have English?
13. The class teacher gave Mr. Binh her son's school report.  What did the class
teacher give Mr. Binh?

14. Mrs. Nhung is talking to the math teacher.  Who is Mrs. Nhung talking to?
15. You should try to learn twelve new words in two days.
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