Grade 8
TEST 1
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. bookself
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
9. I’ll come and pick you up _________6:30 this evening, is it OK?
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
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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.
A. took B. taking C. to take D. take
15. Nam hates _________home alone.
A. to live B. lives C. live D. living

Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization for Vietnamese youth from 15 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 found 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 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?
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32. When was the Youth Union founded?
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33. What is the complete name of the Youth Union?
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34. What do social activities of the Youth Union aim to help?
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35. Who established the guidelines for the Vietnamese youth?
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Use the given words to make sentences.
36. She / like / learn English/./
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37. She / learn / this language /since 2008/./
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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. neccessary B. necessary C. necessarily D. neccessarily
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 livingroom, among the television and the sofa.
A B C D
24. I use a dictionary so that to learn new words, pronunciation and examples.
A B C D
25. He had doing everything without the help of modern equipments.

Rewrite these sentences as directed.
36. He is strong. He can carry that suitcase. ( use enough)
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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
TEST 3
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. page B. table C. tasty D. challenge
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. drive B. drive C. driving D. to drive
8. He is ___________ generous boy in my class.
A. the most B. more C. a lot D. very
9. Would you like ___________ a game of chess?
A. playing B. plays C. play D. to play
10. We have learned English ___________ 2002.
A. since B. from C. in D. for

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.
[tip·toe: 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.
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.
31. Why do young people prefer the city to the country?
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32. Why do old people like living in the country?

II. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it.
1. My mother takes care for me when I’m sick.
2. My sister teacher at a high school.
3. What does your elder brother work ?
4. What a lovely flowers!
5. Would you like seeing a movie with me tonight?
6. Nhung’s bithday is in the ninth of March.
7. Today is Thursday, the two of November.
8. Would you like some orange juices ?
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1. It’s 2.5 km…………my school……… the movie theater.
2. I live ……… Xuan Dieu street……….my grandparents
3. She is talking…………her students in the school yard.
4. My new house is different……….my old house.
5. My father is a farmer. He works……… a farm.
6. Does your aunt work ……….the central hospital? – Yes, she is a nurse there.
7. I’m always busy. I must work ……… early morning until night.
8. Mr. Minh is a journalist. He writes ……… Tuoi Tre newspaper.
9. This apartment is suitable………….my family.
10. I often help my parents ………….the housework after school.
11. My sister walks ……… school every day. Her classroom is …….the second floor.
12. Viet lives ………his aunt and uncle………… 83 Hoang Van Thu street.
13. Her birthday is……… October, 17
th
.
14. What’s your place……… birth, Nam ?
15. We have music class ……….8.40………… Monday morning.
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differrently from the others.
1.A. my B. sky C. fry D. sixty
2.A. habit B. hour C. honest D. honor

7. These colour televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time.
8. I don’t know what is he doing at the moment.
9. The shopkeeper asked the boys don’t lean their bikes against his window.
10. Let’s stop to work for a while. I’m getting tired.
11. The armchair is in the living room, among the TV and the sofa.
12. Mr Nam used to travel a lot but now he didn’t.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech, beginning as shown.
1. He is too young to go to school.
 He is not…………………………………………………………….
2. Her hair is long, straight and black.
 She has………………………………………………………………
3. He’d rather play soccer than tennis.
 He prefers……………………………………………………………
4. We have quite different characters.
 Our characters………………………………………………………
5. The water is so dirty that he can’t bathe his eyes.
 The water is not………………………………………………………
6. I gave up smoking ten years ago.
 I used…………………………………………………………………
7. John used to go on bare foot when he was a little boy.
 John often went……………………………………………………….
8. He doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to.
 He used……………………………………………………………….
9. I walked to school in 20 minutes
 It took…………………………………………………………………
10. When I was a child, I was afraid of ghost.
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 I used………………………………………………………………….
11. It took him an hour to solve that exercise

5. Brother/ very good/ repair/ household/ appliances.
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