BÀI tập TIẾNG ANH lớp 8 UNIT 1

UNIT 1: MY FRIENDS
I. Match an adjective in column A with its antonym in column B.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

A
beautiful
generous
big
short
reserved
quiet
hard – working
happy

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

B

small
noisy
ugly
unhappy
lazy
mean
outgoing
tall

II. Complete each sentence with one suitable adjective picked out from the table in
Exercise I.
1. I don’t like to live in a big city. I like to live in a ............ life in the
countryside.
2. My sister received a letter from her friend this morning. She seemed
very ..................
3. Hoang always gets good marks because he’s a ........................ student in our
class.
4. What a nice dress! You look ................... in this dress, Mai.
5. I can’t work in here. It’s far too .....................
6. It’s no good asking him for any money – he’s too much .................
7. When I was ........................., we lived in a big old house.
8. He was sacked by his boss because he was ........... and always late for work.
III. Complete the dialogues, using “(not) + adjective + enough”. You have to
choose the adjectives from the box.
long

tired

rich

2 warm

tall

strong

light

1. – Do you need any help?
- No, thanks. I’m ...................... to carry the suitcase.
2. – Can you give me the book on the top shelf?
- I’m sorry. I’m .......................... to reach it.
3. – Are Tuan and his friends going to see this horror film?
- Oh, no. They’re ........................... to see it.
4. – Can you give me a hand? The table is ........................ to lift up.
- Yes, of course.

old


5. – Do you want to go abroad for further education?
- Yes, I do, but I’m .....................
6. – Do you like the trousers, John?
- Yes. They’re ........................ to fit me.
7. – Can I go swimming, Mom?
- No, you can’t. The water is ....................... to swim in today.
8. – Why are you still alive?
- I am ......................... to fall asleep.
IV. Supply the correct tense for the verbs in brackets.
Mai (be) ............... Lien’s friend. She (come) ............. to Ha Noi last year. In

Ha Noi Mai (live) ................. with her aunt. The two girls (study) ..................
in the same class at Tran Phu School. Every day they (go) .................. to school
together. Mai (like) ................ studying and playing with Lien. Now they
(be) ............. on their summer vacation. They (visit) ................. Ha Long next
week.
V. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1. in/ sun/ the / rises / cast / the.
.................................................................................................................
2. time / I / most / my / with / spend / of / Hoa.
.................................................................................................................
3. is / she / as / Mai / outgoing / not / as.
.................................................................................................................
4. a / received / Lan / letter / yesterday / her / friend / from.
.................................................................................................................
5. look / does / she / what / like?
.................................................................................................................
6. here / be / she / at /will / Christmas.
.................................................................................................................
7. they / to / classroom / be / the / outside / prefer.
.................................................................................................................
8. is / lucky / to / she / enough / have / a / friends / lot / of.
.................................................................................................................
VI. Read the information about Tim Caldwell, then complete the table now.
My name’s Tim Caldwell. I’m twenty years old and I’m a student. I’m not
married. I live at 25 Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia with my parents and my
younger sister. I’m tall and thin and I have short brown hair. My girlfriend is a
secretary. Her name’s Glenda and she’s eighteen. She’s very nice. In this photo
we’re with her parents at their house.

Name: ........................................ Age: .........................................
Description: ......................................................................................
Address: ...........................................................................................
Family: ................................................................................................
Friends: ...............................................................................................

VII. Answer the questions about Tim Caldwell.
1. What’s his name?
2. How old is he?
3. What is he like?
4. Where does he live?
5. Who does he live with?
6. Who is his girlfriend?
7. How old is she?
8. What’s her job?