Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I
CHÂU THÀNH Năm học 2012-2013
Đề chính thức
Môn: TIẾNG ANH lớp: 8
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Student’s name: ____________________ Class: ________ Mark(s): ________/10
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.
1. I have lived in this house________ 1999.
A. in B. for C. since D. on
2. After dinner, Mom________ the lamp and Dad used to tell us stories.
A. light B. lighted C. lighting D. lit
3. Hoa’s friend will visit her________ Christmas Day.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
4. Ba is very good at studying. He is a________ student.
A. out-going B. generous C. humorous D. hard-working
5. A: Could you________ me a favor? –B: No problem.
A. do B. give C. make D. bring
6. Children may drink chemicals because they look like________.
A. candy B. soft drinks C. things D. water
7. You should do some housework________ please your parents.
A. so that B. so as C. in order to D. in order
8. Mount Everest is ________ mountain in the world.
A. highest than B. higher than C. the higher D. the highest
9. I am going________ a movie at 8 o’clock this evening.
A. to see B. see C. seeing D. to seeing
10. Computers________ more important in our lives.
A. are B. get C. getting D. are getting
11. The bag on the left is the same________ the bag on the right.
A. as B. with C. so D. to
12. Lan is not________ to lift the box.

th
March 1931. It builds character,
encourages citizenship and personal fitness. The Y&Y has many plans to help the community. It
encourages all the members to take part in different programs.
The recycling programs can help people save natural resources. The “Rosy Smile” program helps
to raise funds for poor children. The “Green Sunday” program makes the city more beautiful with clean
streets, plenty of trees and flowers. It gives more green colors to the city and it is done on Sunday, so it
has the name “Green Sunday”.
There are some more helpful programs such as “Helping the Elderly and Street Children”,
“Supporting Cultural-Sport”, “Young Scientist”, etc.
25. Where was the Y&Y founded on 26
th
March 1931?
 ______________________________________________________________________________
26. Does the Y&Y encourage all the members to join in different programs?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
27. What does the “Rosy Smile” program do?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
28. Why is it named “Green Sunday”?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.
29. It wasn’t very warm. We couldn’t sit in the garden. (enough)
 It wasn’t ________________________sit in the garden.
30. Your friend has a toothache. Advise him to go to the dentist. (ought)
 You ________________________ the dentist.
31. “Can you try your best at school?” Quang’s sister said to him. (asked)
 Quang’s sister________________________ best at school.
32. “You should change the way you learn English.” Nam told Lan. (said)
 Nam ________________________ the way she learned English.
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

35. She (work) ___has worked___ for the company for a long time.
36. My mother (watch) ___watches___ TV every evening.
Choose the word whose underlined is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. chore B. match C. chemical D. armchair
2. A. mend B. semester C. letter D. report
3. A. match B. pan C. transmit D. safety
4. A. knife B. socket C. desk D. bookshelf
5. A. head B. reading C. ready D. measure
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. A: Can you help me carry my bags, please? B: -_________.
A. Certainly B. Yes, I can C. Yes, please D. No, thanks
7. I used to _________book before going to bed.
A. read B. reading C. reads D. to read
8. Nam is not _________to be in my class.
A. very old B. old enough C. too old D. enough old
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9. I’ll come and pick you up _________6:30 this evening, is it O.K?
A. in B. at C. on D. to
10. He is not _________to get married.
A. enough old B. enough young C. old enough D. young enough
11. Alexander Graham Bell was born_________3
rd
March, 1847.
A. in B. on C. at D. during
12. Would you like _________a message?
A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left
13. We must be there _________7.30 and 10.30.
A. at B. before C. between D. after
14. My father used _________us to the zoo when we were young.

Read and then answer the questions.
Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization for Vietnamese youth from 16 to
30 years of age. The Youth Union builds good character, love for the nation, and encourages
good citizenship, soft skills and personal fitness.
The Youth Union was founded on 26
th
March 1931 by the beloved President Ho Chi Minh.
It had different names over the years. One of its first names was “Vietnam Communist Youth
Union”. In December 1976, it was officially named as it is called today: Ho Chi Minh
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Communist Youth Union. However, people normally use the name “The Youth Union” for
short.
The Youth Union, together with other organizations such as The Young Pioneers
Organization, the Vietnam Youth Federation, the Vietnam Students Union, often hold social
activities such as Helping the Handicapped, Cleaning the Environment, Green Summer
Volunteers Campaign, and other similar movements. These activities aim to help the young
develop their public awareness and form their personality.
Ever since the Youth Union was founded, its aims and principles, established by President
Ho Chi Minh have been the guidelines for the young Vietnamese people of today and tomorrow.
31. At what age can one join the Youth Union?

32. When was the Youth Union founded?

33. What is the complete name of the Youth Union?

34. What do social activities of the Youth Union aim to help?

35. Who established the guidelines for the Vietnamese youth?


9. I have just bought a ticket. I'm going__________ the movie at 8 o’clock this evening.
A. to see B. to seeing C. seeing D. see
10. I'm sorry but I can't__________ chess tonight.
A. to play B. playing C. played D. play
11. I think I will do that work__________. What do you think about that?
A. ourselves B. himself C. herself D. myself
12. __________ cook dinner for your family?
A. Used you B. Did you used to C. Did you use to D. You used
13. Tim's mother is always proud__________ him because he works so hard.
A. at B. with C. of D. about
14. What is__________ in learning words?
A. necessary B. necessary C. necessarily D. necessarily
15. A person who cannot speak and hear is called__________.
A. a deaf-mute B. a character C. a deaf D. a blind
16. Many volunteers take part in the activities and enjoy__________ poor people.
A. helping B. to help C. help D. being help
17. It's difficult for old people to walk__________.
A. inside and outside B. inside C. upstairs or downstairs D. outside
18. We use a __________ to cook rice.
A. steamer B. rice cooker C. frying pan D. saucepan
19. My little brother__________ pictures very much.
A. enjoys to draw B. enjoy to draw C. enjoy drawing D. enjoys drawing
20. Students__________ their homework after class.
A. have to do B. have to be done C. have to doing D. have do
Choose the word whose underlined part needs correcting.
21. She speaks and listens to English very good.
A B C D
22. They use to work hark when they were on the farm.
A B C D
23. The armchair is in the living room, among the television and the sofa.

___________________________________________________________________________________
34. What didn’t the house have?
___________________________________________________________________________________
35. How much did he charge for the electrician?
___________________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite these sentences as directed.
36. He is strong. He can carry that suitcase. ( use enough)
___________________________________________________________________________________
37. The boy is not old enough to drive his father’s car. (use too…to…)
___________________________________________________________________________________
38. The doctor said: “You should take a few days off.”
 The doctor advised___________________________________________________________________
39. She started learning to swim five years ago.
 She has____________________________________________________________________________
40. Lan said “Please give Tim this dictionary.”
 Lan told___________________________________________________________________________
THE END
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. page B. table C. tasty D. change
2. A. grocery B. money C. month D. mother
3. A. effect B. delicious C. resident D. selection
4. A. must B. summer C. much D. humid
5. A. my B. drive C. since D. mine
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. When I was a child, I ___________ to bed early.
A. used go B. used to go C. going D. use to go
7. She was used to ___________ on the left when she stayed in England.
A. drives B. drive C. driving D. to drive
8. He is ___________ generous boy in my class.
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A B C D
23. The countryside is too quite for me to live and work in.
A B C D
24. We are going to held a summer camp this July.
A B C D
25. How long do you and your classmates known each other?
A B C D
Read and tick TRUE or FALSE
Tokyo is a famous city. There are a few good buildings and impressive temples; there are a few
parks worth visiting. Everything has to be small in Tokyo: houses, rooms, shops. Long-side streets
consists of tiny houses only, and this often creates a toy-like, with small women tip-toeing along in
their kimonos.
Tokyo at night is a very different place from Tokyo in daytime. Millions of neon signs are
switched on and nowhere in the world is more attractive.
[tiptoe: To walk or move quietly on one's toes.]
FACTS TRUE FALSE
26. There are many beautiful buildings in Tokyo.
27. There is nothing to see in the parks in Tokyo.
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28. Many small houses are found along long roads.
29. Tokyo at night is not as attractive as many other cities.
30. Tokyo at night isn’t different from in daytime.
Read and answer:
Young people prefer the city to the country because they love the noisy and busy life there. They
also think that it is easier to get money in the city than in the country. Therefore, more and more
young people leave the country for the city every year. Different from young people, old people like
living in the country because it is not so noisy and busy as the city. The air in the country is much
fresher than that in the city, too. Therefore, after stopping working, many of old people move to
their home villages.

A. in B. on C. at D. after
7. Graham Bell was born _________1847.
A. in B. on C. at D. during
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8. Children are not old enough to look after_________.
A. yourselves B. itself C. themselves D. ourselves
9. My father was good at swimming. He used to _________swimming.
A. go B. goes C. went D. going
10. London is _________capital city in Europe.
A. large B. larger C. the largest D. most large
11. My sister likes _________to the pop music.
A. listen B. listening C. to listening D. for listening
12. Lee _________this town two years ago.
A. leaves B. is leaving C. left D. will leave
13. Many young people are fond _________playing football.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
14. No one else in the class plays the guitar _________Mark.
A. as far as B. as well as C. as soon as D. as well
15. His family has lived here _________1983.
A. since B. but C. in D. on
Supply the correct form of the verbs.
16. My uncle __________________________us since he moved to the new town. (not visit)
17. You should __________________________speaking English every day. (practice)
18. It __________________________hotter and hotter in June. (get)
19. The movie __________________________at 8.15 this evening. (start)
20. We ______________already __________________the first semester exams. (finish)
21. Kate hates __________________________to the pop music. (listen)
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
22. I have knew my English teacher since September.

Rewrite these sentences that have the same meanings as the first one.
37. “Turn off the TV when you are out”, she said to me.
 She told________________________________________________________________________________
38. My sister cooks well.
 My sister is______________________________________________________________________________
39. The meat is more expensive than the vegetables.
 The vegetables are________________________________________________________________________
40. I have never read a more interesting novel.
 This is_________________________________________________________________________________
THE END
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. late B. half C. after D. hard
2. A. close B. no C. one D. so
3. A. reach B. teacher C. meat D. weather
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. improve B. children C. shopping D. mountain
5. A. expensive B. geography C. assistant D. national
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. What do you have _____________lunch?
A. to B. for C. in D. of
7. I’ll try my best _____________my English.
A improving B. improve C. improved D. to improve
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8. He is not tall enough _____________the top of the shelf.
A. reach B. reaching C. reached D to reach
9. They are going _____________their homework tonight.
A. to do B. doing C. do D. does
10. They bought new fishing rods to go_____________.
A. swimming B. shopping C. sailing D. fishing

25. how/ English/ to/ me/ tell/ study/ you/ Could/?/
________________________________________________________________________________
Read and choose the best option.
Great Britain is not a large country, It is much smaller (26)________ French. It (27)________ four
parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England is the largest part of the country and has
always been the strongest. English is the national (28)________ in all parts of Britain. All the people
(29)________ live in Britain can speak (30)________, but not all the people are English in that country.
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26. A. to B. more C. than D. less
27. A. have B. having C. to have D. has
28. A. tongue B. words C. language D. writing
29. A. what B. who C. he D. which
30. A. French B. English C. Chinese D. Vietnamese
Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Canada and then to
the USA in the 1870s. In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell started
experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. This led to the invention of the
telephone. Thomas Watson was Bell's assistant. Bell and Watson introduced the telephone in 1876. Bell
demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions. He died in 1922.
31. When and where was Alexander Graham Bell born?
________________________________________________________________________________
32. What did he do when he was at Boston University?
________________________________________________________________________________
33. Who was Thomas Watson?
________________________________________________________________________________
34. What did Bell and Watson do in 1876?
________________________________________________________________________________
35. How old was Bell when he died?
________________________________________________________________________________

12. She told me _____ you that present.
A. giving B. to give C. gave D. given
13. Last night I watched the movie “Romeo and Juliet”. In the end, they killed______.
A. himself B. herself C. themselves D. ourselves
14. Jane is _____ beautiful than her sister.
A. as B. like C. the most D. more
15. London is _____ capital city in Europe.
A. large B. larger C. most large D. the largest
Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting.
16. My uncle and aunt lived in this village for over twenty years
A B C D
17. You should take a taxi although it’s raining hard.
A B C D
18. I’m not very good on repairing things.
A B C D
19. I prefer the city life than country life.
A B C D
20. We haven’t seen each other since a long time.
A B C D
Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
Hello! My name is David. I work for a construction company. I started working for this
company in 2004. We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment my company
is producing a plan for a new motorway. I usually work in the road department, but this month I am
working in the department that builds bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I
normally spend a lot of time outdoors because I have to go to the construction sites. But with this
new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop. Now I am testing a model of one of the new
bridges. I enjoy it a lot because I have learned a lot of new things.
A. Check True (T) or False (F).
FACTS T F
21. He works for a TV station.

39. Minh is young. He can’t drive a car ( use enough)
 Minh ______________________________________________________________________
40. Nam is not old enough to be in my class. (use too…to…)
 Nam _______________________________________________________________________
THE END
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. although B. sidewalk C. along D. all
2. A. volunteer B. century C. Sunday D. fund
3. A. enroll B. both C. program D. lost
4. A. group B. loud C. shout D. scout
5. A. school B. else C. secretary D. position
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
6. Many learners put into the new words the meaning of their_________.
A. mother tongue B. mother’s tongue C. language D. tongue mother
7. Some people try to learn new words and phrases _________heart.
A. with B. in C. by. D. from
8. Before the festival started, a fairy appeared and _________changed the poor girl’s rags into
beautiful clothes.
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A. magical B. magic C. magically D. magician
9. The step mother was very _________to the little poor girl.
A. sad B. nice C. cruel D. happy
10. She used _________all the chores when she was young.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. did
11. She told me that you didn’t learn English very_________.
A. good B. well C. badly D. fast
12. Mr. Jackson told me _________this machine to your office.
A. bring B. to bring C. bringing D. brought
13. My mother hates _________the dishes after meals

because she had to be at home. Suddenly, a fairy appeared and told her that she could (28)______to the
party, but turn back by midnight. She also changed Cindy’s rags into beautiful clothes. Then she went to
the party and danced with the Prince. At midnight she (29)______back home, leaving one of her shoes
on the dance floor. The prince wanted (30)______her again and went to every house in the capital until
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he found that the shoe was the right size for Cindy. She and the Prince were married and lived happily
ever after.
A. Choose the best option to complete each blank.
26. A. were B. was C. is D. are
27. A. went B. go C. will go D. is going
28. A. going B. to go C. go D. went
29. A. will run B. is running C. runs D. ran
30. A. to see B. seeing C. saw D. see
B. Answer the following questions.
31. What’s her name?
_______________________________________________________________________________
32. Where did Cindy’s sister go one night?
_______________________________________________________________________________
33. Why was Cindy sad?
_______________________________________________________________________________
34. Who appeared and helped her?
_______________________________________________________________________________
35. Who wanted to see her again?
_______________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
36. “Can you explain this word to me?” She asked her teacher. (use reported speech)
_______________________________________________________________________________
37. “You should practise speaking English every day” Jackson said to Mary. (use reported speech)
_______________________________________________________________________________

11. If you want to see my teacher, please come__________8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
A. at B. between C. in D. among
12. They have to clean up the classroom by __________.
A. himself B. themselves C. ourselves D. herself
13. Ba enjoys __________jokes, but he hates__________.
A. telling/read B. reading / tell C. tell/reading D. telling/reading
14. It's safe __________medicine in locked cupboard.
A. put B. puts C. putting D. to put
15. There is a bookshelf __________the left __________the room.
A. on/at B. in/on C. on/of D. at/in
16. She has lived here __________twenty years.
A. in B. at C. since D. for
17. We have been in Ho Chi Minh City __________1995.
A. in B. at C. for D. since
18. My friends are quite reserved __________public.
A. at B. with C. on D. in
19. They __________to go to the market and buy something for dinner.
A. should B. must C. will D. ought
20. They are very happy __________what they get from their teacher.
A. at B. for C. about D. to
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
21. When I was a child I used to write new words on mirrors around the house.
A B C D
22. I use a dictionary so that to learn new words, pronunciation and examples.
A B C D
23. You can enjoying fresh air, beautiful nature and marvelous scenery in the White Horse Mountains.
A B C D
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Many people believe that life on a farm is very quiet and easy, but (24)_______ is very hard. I
myself have lived on a farm (25)_______ nearly twenty years and I know what farm work is. You must

_______________________________________________________________________________
37. Where does it live?
_______________________________________________________________________________
38. Does it look like a snake?
_______________________________________________________________________________
39. How long is the lake?
_______________________________________________________________________________
40. How many tourists come to Loch Ness?
_______________________________________________________________________________
THE END
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. rub B. plumber C. bamboo D. suitable
2. A. burned B. stopped C. asked D. promised
3. A. stamps B. trains C. caves D. hotels
4. A. sight B. tribe C. seaside D. magnificent
5. A. jungle B. sunny C. bus D. surrounding
Choose the best option to complete these following sentences.
6. My family ________here since last year.
A. lived B. was lived C. have lived D. lives
7. You ought to ________your homework before going to class.
A. did B. do C. doing D. does
8. She enjoys ________jokes, but her jokes sometimes annoy us.
A. tell B. tells C. told D. telling
9. He is only two years old, so he ________to go to school.
A. is enough old B. old is enough C. isn’t enough old D. isn’t old enough
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10. Could you ________me a favor?
A. do B. get C. give D. make
11. I lost my pen, but I couldn’t ________it anywhere.

Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Harry starts work at half past six. He delivers papers every day of the week, from Monday to
Saturday, but not (26)_____ Sundays. He works in the mornings before school and (27)_____ the
afternoons after school. He usually finishes work (28) ______ six o’clock.
Harry says, “(29)______ the summer, the job is OK, but (30)_____ December and January, the
weather is very cold! I like this job. I get a lot of exercise, and the money is good. I’m saving my money
in the bank at the moment for a holiday in Spain.”
26. A. in B. at C. on D. between
27. A. in B. at C. on D. when
28. A. in B. at C. on D. since
29. A. In B. At C. On D. Ø
30. A. from B. at C. on D. in
Read the passage again and then answer the following questions.
Once, there was a king in Tibet who loved to eat fish. His love for fish was so great that he couldn’t
eat anything if there was no fish on the table.
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It happened one year that there was no rain. Month after month, there was less and less water in the rivers, and less and
less fish, until there was no fish at all, even for the king. The king could not eat everything. He sent men to all the
fishermen’s villages in the country to announce that the man who brought fish to the king’s table could have any
reward he asked for.
Some time passed and a poor fisherman appeared in front of the king’s palace, carrying a lot of fish. When the guard at
the gate saw the fisherman coming towards him, he immediately knew who the man was taking the fish to, so he asked
the man to give the fish to him. The fisherman did not agree. The guard finally agreed to let him go on the condition
that the fisherman had to give him half of his reward.
After the fisherman met the king, the king asked him what he wanted for the reward. Surprisingly, the
fisherman asked for thousand blows and he shared his reward to the guard at the gate. This gave the
guard a lesson about being dishonest.
31. Who loved to eat fish so great?
____________________________________________________________________________________

A. did B. do C. doing D. does
8. She enjoys ________jokes, but her jokes sometimes annoy us.
A. tell B. tells C. told D. telling
9. He is only two years old, so he ________to go to school.
A. is enough old B. old is enough C. isn’t enough old D. isn’t old enough
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10. Could you ________me a favor?
A. do B. get C. give D. make
11. I lost my pen, but I couldn’t ________it anywhere.
A. look for B. see C. find D. All are correct
12. That’s very kind ________you to help me.
A. on B. to C. from D. of
13. Could I speak ________Lan, please?
A. for B. to C. with D. at
14. We are going to ________fishing this Sunday.
A. go B. went C. going D. have gone
15. Lan moved back home ________10. 00 pm.
A. with B. for C. of D. at
16. As students, we ________our parents.
A. ought obey B. ought to obey C. must to D. obeying
17. You can call me when you are out by using ________.
A. telephone directoryB. public telephone C. address book D. answering machine
18. He finally ________the decision to go abroad.
A. came up with B. came up C. came D. came with
19. Ho Chi Minh City is ________city in Vietnam.
A. larger B. the most large C. the largest D. more large
20. Living in the city is________.
A. more convenient B. quieter C. more peaceful D. easier
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.

reward he asked for.
Some time passed and a poor fisherman appeared in front of the king’s palace, carrying a lot of fish. When the guard at
the gate saw the fisherman coming toward him, he immediately knew who the man was taking the fish to, so he asked
the man to give the fish to him. The fisherman did not agree. The guard finally agreed to let him go on the condition
that the fisherman had to give him half of his reward.
After the fisherman met the king, the king asked him what he wanted for the reward. Surprisingly, the
fisherman asked for thousand blows and he shared his reward to the guard at the gate. This gave the
guard a lesson about being dishonest.
31. Who loved to eat fish so great?

The king loved to eat fish so great._______________________________________________________
32. Why was there no fish at all?

Because there was no rain and there was less and less water in rivers.__________________________
33. Who could have any reward?

The man who brought fish to the king’s table could have any reward he asked for. _______________
34. Who appeared in front of the king’s palace?

A poor fisherman appeared in front of the king’s palace,____________________________________
35. What did the fish man ask for?

He asked for thousand blows.___________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
36. I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year.
 I used to stay up late to watch football matches last year._____________________________________
37. Mary is very intelligent. She can speak four languages. (use enough)
 Mary is intelligent enough to speak four languages._________________________________________
38. They intend to visit their grandparents at Christmas.
 They are going to visit their grandparents at Christmas.______________________________________

14. They _________ a new bike three years ago.
A. bought B. buy C. buying D. to buy
15. Vietnamese language is different _________ English language.
A. as B. from C. like D. with
16. Would you like ___________a message?
A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. left
17. The children are old enough to look after__________
A. ourselves B. themselves C. herself D. himself
18. My father used _________us to the zoo when he was alive.
A. taking B. took C. take D. to take
19. They’ll arrive _________Monday, 14 July.
A. during B. in C. on D. at
20. The new shopping mall is quite _________the present shopping area.
A. the same B. different from C. like to D. similar
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting
21. I strongly believe that friends plays a very important role in our life.
A B C D
22. We are having a birthday party in Saturday night. Would you like to come?
A B C D
23. There are a lot of books in the library but you ought buy some more from the bookshop.
A B C D
24. We have learnt to play the piano for 2005.
A B C D
25. I used to working for this company when I was young.
A B C D
Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the gaps.
Once a farmer (26)______ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which
the farmer used to (27)______ to buy food and clothing for his family.
One day, he (28)______ to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He
shouted excitedly to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!”

36. Mai / enjoy / learn English. (build sentence)
__________________________________________________________________________________
37. She often went to school by bike but now she doesn’t any more. (use used to)
 She______________________________________________________________________________
38. “Don’t go out and put on warm clothes!” said the doctor. ( use reported speech)
 The doctor_________________________________________________________________________
39. Minh is too young. He can’t drive a car. ( use enough)
 Minh_____________________________________________________________________________
40. I started playing tennis last year.
 I have____________________________________________________________________________
THE END
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. buffalo B. rope C. wisdom D. clothes
2. A. mend B. semester C. letter D. report
3. A. revision B. festival C. postcard D. promise
4. A. shout B. loud C. group D. scout
5. A. handicap B. education C. tidy D. friend
Choose the option that best fits each of the blanks.
6. I _________gardening, but I don’t have time for it now.
A. use to enjoy B. used to enjoy C. use to enjoying D. used to enjoying
7. He died _________a broken heart.
A. with B. by C. because D. of
8. The doctor _________he should take a few days off.
A. say B. asked C. said D. ask
9. I went to bed _________last night.
A. lately B. latest C. late D. later
10. The next meeting of the committee _________on November 5
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