Bài tập thực hành tiếng Anh lớp 8

UNIT 1: MY FRIENDS
I . Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced dierently from that of
the other three.
1. A. letter B. friend C. pretty D. pleasure
2. A. character B. classmate C. happy D. photograph
3. A. enough B. volunteer C. public D. humor
4. A. shy B. curly C. lucky D. library
5. A. comes B. lives C. rises D. smiles
II . Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of
the others.
6. A. annoy B. enough C. lucky D. describe
7. A. sociable B. photograph C. orphanage D. volunteer
8. A. although B. generous C. outgoing D. humorous
9. A. neighbor B. receive C. different D. classmate
10. A. appearance B. reserved C. orphanage D. description
III. Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C or D) that best ts the blank
space in each sentence.
1. My sister’s hair is not ______.
A. slim B. fat C. curly D. sociable
2. It’s ______ to meet you, Thu.
A. pleasure B. kind C. nice D. lucky
3. He is my ______. We are in the same class.
A. character B. classmate C. principal D. neighbor
4. I ______ a letter from my friend today.
A. sent B. took C. received D. gave
5. The boy is a ______ student. He always gets good grades.
A. generous B. reserved C. humorous D. hard-working
6. The moon ______ around the earth.
A. rides B. moves C. makes D. takes
7. I find he is not communicative. He’s rather ______ in public.
A. outgoing B. reserved C. sociable D. humorous

8. He’s tall and thin. He has ______.
A. black hair short B. short black hair C. hair short black D. black short hair
9. _______. Are you Mr. Thanh?
A. I’m sorry B. Excuse me C. Hello D. Certainly
10. –“Would you like to go to the movie with me tonight?” –“_______.”
A. Yes, please B. No, thanks C. Yes, I’d love to D. I’m sorry. I’d love to
IV. Match the word in column A with it’s synonym in column B.
A B Answer
1. slim
2. reserved
3. short
4. beautiful
5. generous
6. sociable
7. annoy
8. hard-working
9. friend
10. voluntary
a. kind
b. pretty
c. mate
d. outgoing
e. thin
f. willing
g. small in height
h. shy
i. make angry
j. diligent
1. __________
2. __________

3. __________
4. __________
5. __________
6. __________
7. __________
8. __________
9. __________
10. __________
V. Match a word in column A with its antonym in column B.
A B Answer
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1. slim
2. outgoing
3. quiet
4. rise
5. generous
6. curly
7. beautiful
8. please
9. tall
10. confident
a. shy
b. annoy
c. short
d. reserved
e. set
f. fat
g. noisy
h. selfish
i. straight

j. ugly
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________
5. __________
6. __________
7. __________
8. __________
9. __________
10. __________
VI. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. People in my country are very warm and ___________. (FRIEND)
2. An ___________ is a child whose parents are dead. (ORPHANAGE)
3. L.A Hill is a ___________ writer. (HUMOR)
4. I’m ___________ sorry for the delay. (EXTREME)
5. She looks more ___________ than her sister. (BEAUTY)
6. I am ___________ enough to have a lot of friends. (LUCK)
7. They enjoy the ___________ summer evenings in the countryside (PEACE)
8. Those cats look ___________ (LOVE)
9. It was ___________ of him to offer to pay for us both. (GENEROUSITY)
10. Role-play is ___________ in developing communication skills. (HELP)
VII. Put the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. Each of us ___________ (have) a different character.
2. I would like ___________ (make) a big cake for my father.
3. The sea ___________ (cover) two-third of the world.
4. Vegetarians ___________ (not eat) meat or fish.
5. Oranges ___________ (be) rich in vitamin C.
6. When I am tired, I enjoy ___________ (listen) to music.
7. The river Amazon ___________ (flow) into the Atlantic Ocean.

8. We don’t have enough money ___________ (go) by taxi.
9. Water ___________(boil) at 100
o
C.
10. The sun ___________(rise) in the east.
VIII. Read the passage then choose the best answer to complete the
passage.
Last year (1) _______ on a home stay to the United States. I lived (2) _______ the Johnsons in
California. When I (3) _______ there, I went to school with my American sister, Julie. At first, speaking
English (4) _______ day was hard. I was homesick. But then I started to enjoy my home stay. English was (5)
_______. School (6) _______ fun. I liked (7) _______ with the Johnsons. During spring vacation, we went (8)
_______ a camping trip. Now I am back home with my parents. I often write (9) _______ my American family
and they write to me. Next year the Johnsons are (10) _______ to visit me.
1. A. go B. went C. gone D. will go
2. A. for B. at C. with D. by
3. A. was B. be C. will be D. were
4. A. every B. each C. a D. the
5. A. hard B. harder C. more easy D. easier
6. A. am B. was C. were D. will be
7. A. live B. will live C. living D. None is correct
8. A. on B. at C. of D. near
9. A. to B. for C. with D. by
10. A. go B. going C. goes D. gone
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IX. Complete the passage with the words in the box.
The police are looking (1) _______ a tall, teenager boy (2) _______ blue eyes in connection with a
robbery yesterday (3) _______ Dayton’s Jewelry store. (4) _______ to the witness, robber is about six feet two
inches (5) _______. He’s very thin and his skin is of very (6) _______ color. He (7) _______ dark straight hair.
He has broad shoulders and a dimple in his check. He was last seen to (8) _______ a brown jacket and black
pants. If you (9) _______ anyone fitting this description, (10) _______ the police department immediately.

X. Read the passage carefully and check True (T) or False (F).
Dear Tom!
I am very sorry I can’t meet you at the airport, so Tam will meet you and take you home. As you never
meet him before, I shall describe him to you. Tam is tall and slim, He is a young man in his early twenty. He
has short dark hair and a round face. It is easy to recognize him because he will be wearing a brown T-shirt and
jeans.
I hope you will have a nice trip and I am looking forward to seeing you.
Yours truly,
Nam
Statements True (T) False (F)
1. Nam can’t meet Tom at the airport.
2. Nam will take Tom home.
3. Tam is an teenager.
4. Tam’s hair is short and dark.
XI. Read the passage carefully and check True (T) or False (F).
A FRIEND
Being there through the hard times to cheer you up, and put a smile on you. Taking some risks to have
such fun and to forget about the miserable problems.
Phone you when you are lying in bed sick. Sending you cards filled with get well wishes. Telling jokes,
make you laugh till your stomach hurts. No matter how distance they are from each other.
Knowing never to let anything or anyone come between them. To apologize at every mistake and to
forgive their faults. Friendship is a strong power, an unbreakable chain linked together with secrets and trust. A
good friend can always be a good teacher to us.
Statements True (T) False (F)
1. A friend will take away smiles from you and get you in troubles.
2. A good friend cares for you when you are sick.
3. You can share secrets with a good friend.
4. A good friend can be a good teacher to you.
XII. Combine the following sentences into one sentence, using (not) + adj
+ enough.

1. He wasn’t very experienced. He couldn’t do the job.
=>

2. She can’t ride a motorbike because she is too young.
=>

3. The boy is too young. He doesn’t understand it.
=>

4. You can’t put this book in your pocket because it is too big.
=>

5. The weather isn’t very warm. We can’t go swimming.
=>

6. I am very lucky because I have many good friends.
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tall see wear light with
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7. This exercise is too difficult for me to do.
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8. He is too young to drive a car.
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9. The book was so interesting that I read it twice.
=>

10. It is such cold water that you can’t go swimming today.
=>

XIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1. look / does / she / what / like?
=>

2. is / she / as / Mai / outgoing / not / as.
=>

3. classroom / to / they / the / outside / the / prefer.
=>

4. time / I / most / my / with / spend / of / Hoa
=>

5. is / lucky / of / she / enough / have / a / friends / lot / to
=>

6. in / sun / the / rises / east / the
=>

7. a / receive / Lan / letter / yesterday / her / from / friend.
=>

8. here / be / she / at / will / Christmas.
=>

9. not / get / is / she / to / old / married / enough.
=>

10. long / is / a / girl / she / with / nice / hair.
=>

XIII. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stay the same as
the given one.
1. His hair is curly, short, and black.
=> He

2. She is too young to ride a motorbike.
=> She isn’t

3. What a lovely smile you have!
=> How

4. I received a letter from my friend Nien today.
=> My friend

5. What is your address?
=> Where

6. He is so tall that he can reach the top of the bookshelf.
=> He is tall

7. The test is so difficult and I cannot do it.
=> The test isn’t

8. We have quite different characters
=> Our characters

9. Ba enjoys telling jokes
=> Ba is

10. It takes me about an hour to watch TV every day
=>

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UNIT 2: MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
I . Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced dierently from that of the
other three.
1. A. machine B. mobile C. movie D. theater
2. A. arrange B. demonstrate C. transmit D. answer
3. A. furniture B. university C. patient D. hospital
4. A. directory B. telephone C. invention D. experiment
5. A. delivery B. assistant C. introduce D. device
II . Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of
the others.
6. A. agree B. assistant C. arrange D. countless
7. A. transmit B. fishing C. emigrate D. demonstrate
8. A. curly B. sociable C. experiment D. character
9. A. assistant B. tomorrow C. character D. sociable
10. A. directory B. annoy C. exhibition D. transmit
III. Choose the word or the phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that best ts the blank space
in each sentences.
1. The match was _______ live all over the world.
A. arranged B. travelled C. transmitted D. demonstrated
2. Don’t come in. Please wait _______ for your turn.
A. upstairs B. inside C. outside D. downstairs.
3. She came _______ a new idea for increasing sale.
A. over B. up C. on D. in

4. They _______ from Canada to America to find work.
A. came B. left C. immigrated D. emigrated
5. Deaf-mutes can _______ speak _______ hear.
A. not only / but also B. either / or C. neither / nor D. both / and
6. Address book in which you can write people’s names, telephone _______ etc.
A. numbers B. alphabets C. consonants D. vowels
7. _______ is a phone you can carry around with you.
A. Public telephone B. Mobile phone C. e-mail D. fax machine
8. You can use a(n) _______ to record messages when you are out.
A. mobile phone B. fax machine C. telephone directory D. answering machine
9. Telephone _______ is a book containing the names, telephone numbers and addresses.
A. origin B. directory C. device D. message
10. You can see a lot of famous paintings in this _______.
A. demonstration B. service C. invention D. exhibition
11. Answering machine is a machine that answers your telephone and records _______.
A. messages B. replies C. responses D. answers
12. Movie theater is a _______ in which movies are shown.
A. building B. apartment C. flat D. cottage
13. Alexander Graham Bell was born _______ March 3
rd
1847.
A. at B. on C. during D. in
14. Would you like _______ a message?
A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left
15. Fax machine is _______ used for sending and receiving copies of documents.
A. a device B. an equipment C. a apartment D. an appliance
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16. Public _______ is a phone which is available for people in general to use.
A. telephone B. television C. telegraph D. telegram
17. I _______ a quick phone call. Can you wait for me?

A. make B. am going to make C. will make D. made
18. Can you give her a message for me - _______.
A. Yes, certainly B. Thank you C. I don’t know D. You’re welcome
19. What’s the date today?
A. It’s Thursday B. The third I think C. It’s Monday D. I’m 22 today
20. She said Mr. Minh call reach us _______ 8645 132 after dinner.
A. for B. in C. on D. at
IV. Use the correct word form.
1. We’ll make ______________ for the meeting. (Arrange)
2. Your order is ready for ______________. (Deliver)
3. We are thinking of ______________ to Canada. (Emigrate)
4. Ho Chi Minh City is an important ______________ center. (Commerce)
5. Thomas Watson was Bell’s ______________, wasn’t he (Assist)
6. She was ______________ in demonstrating her invention. (Succeed)
7. This young man is ______________ in one ear. (Deafen)
8. There was an ______________ of paintings at the Art Gallery. (Exhibit)
9. Michael Faraday made a lot of ______________ in the field of electricity.(Invent)
10. There was still no ______________ on what to do next. (Agree)
V. Preposition and adverbs.
1. My parents are going _______ Hanoi next month.
2. It’s afraid I can’t drink coffee with milk _______.
3. Let’s go _______ and sit in the sun.
4. Wait _______. I’ll be back in a few minutes.
5. They ran up the stairs to see what happened _______.
6. What’s _______ at the Rex Movie Theater this week?
7. Susan has invited some friends home _______ lunch.
8. Dr. Hammond is _______ right now. Can I take a message?
9. They are meeting Tom _______ the airport.
10. We are having a dinner party _______ Sunday.
VI. Use the correct form or tense of verbs in brackets.

1. Mike and Harriet _____________ (see) me at a party last Thursday.
2. I _____________(see) my friend on my way home last night.
3. The light suddenly _____________ (go) out last night.
4. They _____________ (stop) the car and got out.
5. It is very clear tonight. The stars _____________ (twinkle).
6. Vicky _____________ (buy) that camera last year
7. We _____________ (meet) Rachel three years ago.
8. I and my friends _____________ (watch) that play next Saturday.
9. The alarm is making an awful noise. I _____________(switch) it off.
10. They _____________ (wait) for the train now.
VII. Read the passage then choose the best answer.
The telegraph was (1) ______ in 1835 by Samuel Morse. The telegraph is an instrument (2) ______
sending messages between distance distant places by an electric current. To operate a (3) ______, you put a
special key and then release it. This action closes and (4) ______ the electric circuit. The telegraph makes
use of a special code, (5) ______ the Morse code. A message (6) ______ on a telegraph is called a
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telegraph (7) ______ the 1800s, the telegraph was extremely important until it was (8) ______ by the radio
and the telephone.
1. A. invented B. improved C. invited D. discovered
2. A. from B. for C. on D. to
3. A. television B. telegram C. telegraph D. telephone
4. A. opened B. to open C. opening D. opens
5. A. call B. was called C. is called D. called
6. A. send B. received C. sent D. receives
7. A. On B. In C. From D. To
8. A. replaced B. retired C. repeated D. reread
VIII. Choose the right words from the box to complete each blank space in
the passage.
One day, Alexander Graham Bell was doing an (1) ___________in his workshop. He was (2)

___________ and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes. Talking into his telephone, Bell said, “Mr.
Watson, I want you to come (3) ___________ here immediately, please.” His assistant, Watson was in
another room (4) ___________ away from the workshop; however he heard Bell (5) ___________ on his
own telephone. Quickly, he ran to Bell’s workshop. “Mr. Bell I heard every sound you said”, Watson
shouted (6) ___________. Bell has finally (7) ___________. He has invented the first telephone. Later
other (8) ___________ made better one.
IX. Read the passage then ll in the blank with a missing word.
Bill Gate is a very famous person in the (1) ___________ industry. He has been chief executive (2)
___________ Microsoft Corporation for several years. He is also the richest person (3) ___________ the
USA. How did he do it? He (4) ___________ a lot from his parents. While he was going to school, (5)
___________ father went to college, and became a successful lawyer. From this Bill learned that you have
to work hard (6) ___________ you want something. His mother was very busy teacher, (7) ___________
she also going to the party. From this, Bill learned something else: if you want to work hard and play (8)
__________, you have to make a schedule.
X. Read the passage carefully then decide if the statements true or false.
One of the most wonderful inventions of the past one hundred years is the telephone. This familiar,
handy instrument has become a highly important part of daily life. The first telephone was installed in
1877. Today there are over 170 million telephones in the world. The average person in North America
makes over six hundred calls a years.
The word telephone came from the Greek tele and phone, which means “distant” and “sound”.
These words actually describe what the telephone does. It carries sound over a distance rapidly and
accurately by using electric currents. The telephone transmits speech so that it sounds natural and has
enough volume for conversation to take place as if the speakers were in the same room. Any telephone can
be quickly connected to almost any other telephone anywhere in the world.
Statements True (T) False (F)
1. Telephone can’t work without electric currents.
2. The first telephone was installed in 1878.
3. The Greek word phone means distant
4. The telephone sends out speech that helps people talk each other.
XI. Read the passage carefully then decide if the statements true or false.

We may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it? The telephone was
invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. Later he went to live in the
USA. Bell was always interested in sound. He wanted to be able to send sound through a wire. He had a
workshop in his house in America and did many experiments.
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Excitedly experiment far careless
Succeeded inventors clearly over
Statements True (T) False (F)
1. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1847
2. Scotland is his birth place.
3. Bell settled down in the UK
4. Bell had a great interest in music
5. He was the owner of a workshop in his house in America.
XII. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
1. Christopher went to the market this afternoon.
2. The director arrived a hour ago.
3. It’s rain heavily now, and Peter left umbrella behind this morning.
4. It’s an long time since your friends last visited us.
5. You didn’t called me last weekend.
6. The company buy some land last week but then sold it.
7. She worked hardly for her exam last month.
8. She always drives her car careful so that she never has an accident.
9. Simon is enough tall to join in the basket ball club.
10. They are playing badminton every afternoon.
XII. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
1. Her sister is old. She can drive a car.
=> Her sister is old enough

2. That house is very dirty.
=> What a

3. I intend to study abroad.
=> I am

4. Peter is too short to reach the shelf.
=> Peter is not

5. Tam is taller than Long.
=> Long is

6. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
=> Alexander Graham Bell was

7. How about going out for dinner.
=> Let’s

8. They are going to play soccer this afternoon.
=> They intend

9. Nam enjoys listening to music.
=> Nam is

10. Nga is so impatient that no one wants to play with her
=> Nga is such

XIII. Guided sentence building.
1. Loan / visit / grandparents / last weekend.
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2. Van / going / have / math / school / tomorrow.

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3. We / going / see / movie Dream City / 7 o’clock / this evening.
=>

4. David / too young / ride / bike / school.
=>

5. Phong / interested / listen / traditional stories.
=>

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ENGLISH 8 – TEST FOR UNIT 2
I. Choose the most suitable words, phrases or sentences to fill the blanks.
1. Deaf-mute can ………… speak ………… hear.
A. both …and B. not only …but also C. neither…nor D. either…or
2. Alexander Graham Bell was born ………… March 3
rd
,1847.
A. in B. on C. at D. during
3. They ………… from Canada to America to find work.
A. started B. demonstrated C. delivered D. left
4. Would you like ………… a message?
A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left
5. She came ………… with a new idea for increasing sale.
A. on B. up C. in D. over
6. He’ll come ………… to pick you …………
A. on, in B. over, on C. in, up D. over, up
7. Don’t come in. Please wait ………… for your turn.
A. inside B. downstairs C. outside D. upstairs

8. Our friends ………… meet us at the airport tonight.
A. are B. are going to C. go to D. will be to
II. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1. The post office is not far ………… my house.
2. Let’s meet ………… the City Theater tonight.
3. She was born ………… May 16
th
, 2001 ………… Nha Trang.
4. He worked ………… deaf-mutes ………… Boston University.
5. Mrs.Lien said you could reach her ………… 8 603 423.
6. Snow is falling all ………… the country.
7. Will you pick me ………… after the party?
8. The secretary took a message ………… her boss.
III. Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
Isaac Newton (be) ………… one of the greatest men in the history of scientists. He
(bear) ………… in a small village of Wootphore in England. His father (be) ………… a poor
farmer. When the boy was fourteen, his father (die) ………… Newton left school and (help)
………… his mother on the farm. But the boy (not like) ………… farming, he was fond of the
poetry and mathematics. So Newton was sent to school. After he (leave) ………… school,
Newton studied at Cambridge University. He lectured on mathematics at Cambridge University
after (graduate) …………. His greatest discovery (be) ………… the law of gravitation.
IV. Supply the correct word form.
1. I’ll make ……………………… for the meeting tonight. (ARRANGE)
2. There was still no ……………………… on what to do next. (AGREE)
3. Ho Chi Minh City is an important ……………………… center. (COMMERCE)
4. Michael Faraday made a lot of ……………………… in the field of electricity. (INVENT)
5. We’re thinking of ……………………… to Autralia. (EMIGRATE)
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6. There was an ……………………… of painting at the Art Gallery. (EXHIBIT)
7. Your order is ready for ……………………… (DELIVER)

8. This old man is ……………………… in one ear. (DEAFEN)
V. Make question for the underlined words.
1. The film “Harry Potter” is on at 8.30.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
2. I’m going to play table tennis this evening.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
3. She lives downstairs.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
4. They bought new fishing rods yesterday.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
5. He worked with deaf-mutes.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
6. They demonstrated the telephone to the public.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
7. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
8. Marie Curie was born in Poland.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
VI. Complete the passage with the words in the box.
Nowadays, you don’t (1) …………… to be at home or at the office to use the telephone
anymore. Mobile phones (also known as cellular phones) hare (2)…………… wires. You can
(3) …………… one in your pocket or keep one in your car. A call from a mobile phone (4)

…………… along radio waves to stations (5) …………… in different places. From there, the
radio signal is connected (6) …………… the regular phone system. With a mobile phone, any
one (7) ……………can drive and talk can also drive and phone. This means (8) ……………
wasted time: You don’t have to look for a phone booth or use (9) …………… to make a call.
So remember, next time you are at the beach or riding your bicycle, there (10) …………… be a
call for you!
VII. Put the sentences below in the correct order to make a complete conversation.
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who carry coins might need to located no
…… OK. I’ll come with you. What time can we meet?
…… Fine. I’m seeing Mai later this evening. Shall I ask her to come too?
…1… Are you doing anything tomorrow evening, Nga?
…… Well, I’m going to see a movie Hijackers. Would you like to come?
…… The film begins at 8.45, so let’s meet at about 8.30 outside the theater, OK?
…… No. Why?
…… Yes, do that. I’ll see you tomorrow then.
VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning tto the first.
1. Peter is too young to see the horror film.
Peter is not
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Remember to turn off the light before going out.
Don’t
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…
3. That girl is very intelligent.
What
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……
4. I intend to come over to pick you up.
I am

……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…….
5. Hoa is older than Nien.
Nien is
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
….
6. Her hair is long and black.
She has
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…
IX. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form or tense.
1. Bad driving (cause) ……………… many accidents.
2. Nga and Hoa (see) ……………… a movie tonight.
3. Sue can (speak) ……………… Vietnamese very well.
4. Mozart (compose) ……………… more than 600 pieces of music.
5. “How ……………… you (learn) ……………… to drive?” – “My father (teach)
……………… me”.
6. We usually (go) …………… to the library three times a week, but last week we (go)
………………. twice.
7. Alexander Graham Bell (introduce) ……………… the telephone in 1876.
8. Yesterday I (be) ……………… busy, so I (not have) ……………… time to phone you.
9. “What ……………… you (do) ……………… next summer vacation?”
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- “I (visit) ……………… my grandparents in Nha Trang.”
10. Would you like (come) ……………… to dinner tomorrow?
X. Read the passage, then decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the
false sentences.
Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847, but when he was a young man of twenty-
three he moved with his parents to Canada. Before the years was over, young Graham had left
his family and gone to Boston. Though Bell was a dreamer, he was also a practical thinker and a

man of action. In Boston, where he worked by day as a teacher of the deaf, he worked far into
the night experimenting with the electrical transmission of the sound. This led to the invention
of the telephone.
1. Alexander G.Bell was born in England.
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2. He emigrated to Canada in 1865.
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3. He went to Boston when he was twenty-three.
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4. Graham Bell worked with the deaf in Boston.
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5. He experimented with the electrical tranmission of the sound by day.
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6. Graham Bell invented the telephone.
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ENGLISH 8 – TEST FOR UNIT 3
I. Choose the suitable words or pharses to fill in the blanks.
1. The children are old enough to look after …………
A. themselves B. ourselves C. herself D. themselves
2. We ought ………… the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed.
A. put B. push C. to ut D. to push
3. Take two ………… of this medicine after each meal.
A. teaspoons B. spoonful C. spoonsful D. teaspoon

4. You’ll ………… cook dinner yourself.
A. ought to B. must C. should D. have to
5. The calendar is ………… the clock, ………… the picture and the lamp.
A. on, next to B. under, between C. behind, between D. above, on
6. She worked hard ………… she could pass the final exams.
A. so that B. in order to C. as result D. so as to
7. Did you succeed ………… the problem?
A. to solve B. on solving C. in solving D. solving
8. What was wrong with you? Why ………… go to hospital?
A. had you to B. did you have to C. must you D. did you must
II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Although I (have) ……………. a car, I prefer (travel) ……………. by train, especially
if I have to (make) …………….a long journey. As the train (travel) …………….at full speed
through the countryside, I can (relax) ……………., drink a coffee, read a book, or just (look)
…………….out of the window, sometimes the movement of the train (keep) …………….me
asleep, something you couldn’t do while (drive) …………….a car. The trouble (be)
…………….that I hate (wait) …………….in cold stations, and I (get) …………….angry when
I have to waste time on (look) …………….for a taxi or a bus at the beginning or the end of my
journey.
III. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions: “in, at, on, after, under, between, beside,
out of, above, beneath”.
1. There is a bus station …………….the end of this road.
2. Keep those medicines …………….the children’s reach.
3. I lost my keys somewhere …………….the car and the house.
4. Come …………….and sit …………….your sister.
5. D comes …………….C in the alphabet.
6. The boat sank …………….the waves.
7. Don’t shelter …………….teh trees when it’s raining.
8. Please put these books …………….the bookshelf…………….the desk.
IV. Complete the sentences, using reflexive pronouns with the verbs in the box.

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burn cut look after decorate paint buy think of pay for
turn off
1. I don’t want you to pay for me. I’ll ………………………
2. Some people are very selfish. They only ………………………
3. Be careful! That pan is very hot. Don’t ………………………
4. The computer will ……………………… if you don’t use it.
5. Let’s ……………………… the house ………………………
6. Don’t worry about Jane and me. We can ………………………
7. Who decorated the Christmas tree? The children ……………………… it
………………………
8. Joanna……………………… these gifts ………………………
V. Underline and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. She must wear uniform when she was in duty last year.
……………….
2. The students ought to learn their lessons careful before the exams. ……………….
3. The bay doesn’t look happy. I think she is crying. ……………….
4. Don’t worry so much. The children can look after themself. ……………….
5. The water wasn’t enough clean to swim in. ……………….
6. George can’t go out with us this evening. He have to work. ……………….
7. Children enjoy to read picture book. ……………….
8. You must not let children to play in the kitchen. ……………….
VI. Supply the correct word form.
1. She’s always worried about ……………….of her family. (SAFE)
2. Don’t leave the light on. It wastes ………………. (ELECTRIC)
3. Most teenagers like taking part in ……………….service. (COMMUNAL)
4. This river is very ……………….for swimmers. (DANGER)
5. The ……………….of atom bomb is very terrible. (DESTROY)
6. Hard work always brings ………………. (SUCCEED)
7. Those clothes are ……………….for cold weather. (SUIT)

8. You must put all medicines in ……………….cupboards. (LOCK)
VII. Make questions for the following sentences.
1. I had to go to the police station last week.
Why
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…
2. They must leave soon.
When
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Jane has to go away for a long time.
How long
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. You ought to practice English frequently.
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How often
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5. We have to go home early.
What time
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Children mustn’t see that film.
Why
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
….
7. He’ll have to go somewhere for a few days.
Where
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. You should do something to help homeless people.
What
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…

VIII. Read the dialogue, then answer the questions.
Mrs. Vui: OK, children. Are you ready? Let’s tidy the living room and rearrange the furniture.
Nam & Nga: Yes, Mom.
Mrs. Vui: Could you put the couch against the wall, and then put the armchairs opposite the
couch, Nam?
Nam: Yes. And how about the coffee table, Mom?
Mrs. Vui: Right. Let’s move the shelf to the right corner, beside the window. Then put the
television, the stereo and the video recorder on the shelf.
Nam & Nga: OK, Mom. Where shall we put the cupboard?
Mrs. Vui: Well, the cupboard is all right. Please put the flower vase on the coffee talbe, Nga.
Nam: How about the lamp? Where do you want it?
Mrs. Vui: Put it on the shelf, next to the television.
Nam: I think we should hang the calendar above the couch.
Mrs. Vui: All right. Please put the rug on the floor, beneath the coffee table, chidren.
Nam & Nga: Oh. How tidy the room is!
1. What are Mrs. Vui and her children doing?
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2. Where is the coffee table?
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3. What is on the coffee table?
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4. What are on the shelf?
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5. What is on the rug?
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6. Where is the calendar?
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IX. Give advice with “ought to” or “ought not to”. Use the words given.
1. Minh looks very tired. (go to bed late)
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2. My parents are going to visit France. (learn a few French words)
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3. There is a traffic jam and the people are rushing forward. (drive like that)
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4. It’s eight o’clock. Helen is still sleeping. (get up earlier)
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5. Nam is going to have final exams tomorrow morning. He is playing computer games now.
(play computer games – learn the lessons)
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6. The speed limit is 30 mph, but Catherine is driving 50 mph. (drive so fast)
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7. The street is too narrow. It’s always full of vehicles. (They/ widen this street)
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8. I’m bored. I need a change. (go away for a few days)
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X.Fill in each blank with a correct reflexive pronoun.
1. My sister often looks at ……………… in the mirror.
2. Mark made ……………… a sandwich.
3. This refrigerator defrosts ………………
4. Hoa and I ……………… saw that accident yesterday.
5. Did you pay for ………………?
6. The children can look after ………………for a few days.
7. Please help me. I can’t do it ………………
8. Take care of ………………
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