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)
Mayday is the day when workers match to show their solidarity.

45. They left the house in a (frighten) frightening mess.
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
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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

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.
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.
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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

- 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
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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]
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

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)
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……….

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……… ?
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
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is my sister's birthday. [ born]  My sister was born on July 1
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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)

- 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 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.
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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.

 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.
49. As/ you know/ we/ buy/ a new house/ September
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 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?

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]
 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.

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
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

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.
50. you/ please/ send/ engineer/ look at/ it/ me?
 Could / Will you please send an engineer to look at it for me?
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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.
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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.

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.
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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.
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TEST 9 - Hoc Ky I - English 8.
Theory.
* “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

 Why ought you to read new words loudly?
III. Fill a correct form of the word at the end in each blank
21. You should be proud of your son, Mrs. Hoa. [pride]
22. You should vary your ways of learning new words. [various]
23. revision is very important because it helps you practice the new words more times [revise]
24. Your English pronunciation is not very good. You should work harder. [pronounce]
25. Minh's listening skill is unsatisfactory and she really needs to improve it. [satisfy]
IV. Change these sentences into reported speech.
26. " Please show me your homework" the teacher said.
 The teacher asked/ told me to show him my homework
27. " You should keep your room tidy," My mother said to me.
 My mother suggested (I should keep my room tidy/ my keeping my room tidy)
28. " Can you buy me some stamps?" Tom said to me.
 Tom asked / told/ requested me to buy him some stamps.
29. " Don't read the answer keys before you finish the task," the teacher told us.
 The teacher told/ asked / requested us not to read the answer key before we finished the task.
30. " Could you open the window for me?" My brother said.
 My brother asked / told/ requested me to open the window for him.
V. Fill a suitable preposition in each gap
31. You should learn irregular verbs by heart.
32. Please wait for us outside the school gate.
33. Mrs. Hien's daughter should work harder on her English spelling.
34. Some learners make a list and put….into….it the meaning of new words in mother tongue.
35. Many thanks for your letter. I'm very pleased to hear from you.
36. Please turn on the lights for me. it's getting very dark here.
VI. Choose the best answer
37. My aunt speaks English very [ good/ well/ goodly/ best]
38. We have Math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. It means we have Math [ once/ twice/ three times/ four
times] a week.
39. Lan promises to [try/ make/ work/ learn] her best in learning English.

4. a. youth b. thank c. thirsty d. cloth
5. a. favor b. glad c. bank d. happy
II. Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets
- My sister loves [6. cook] cooking but she doesn't like [7. wash] washing the dishes.
- The concert [8. begin] begins at 7.30 tonight.
- Are we able [9. join] to join the Y & Y Green group?
- Nam [10. not want] doesn’t want [11. go] to go to the Water Park because she [12. visit] visited it yesterday.
- You [13. enjoy] Did you enjoy [14. watch] watching the movie on TV last night?
- We [15. collect] are going to collect garbage in Lenin park next Sunday.
III. Put a given word in each blank
afford/ baby-sister/ kitchen/ look/ middle-class/ proud/ returning/ things/ washing/ whenever
I really feel obliged in helping my mother [16] whenever what she asks me to do. We are a
[17] middle-class family with parents and only two children. My father is drawing a small salary, so we
can't [18] afford to have a servant to help in the [19 kitchen and the housework. In the afternoon
after [20] returning from school, I help my mother in her [21] washing Sometimes she asks me to
go to the shop to buy [22] things ; but most of the time I act as a [23] baby-sister My brother is an
eight-month old boy. Most of the time I [24] look after my younger brother, so my mother can do her
work. I sometimes feel [25] proud that I can help my mother.
IV. Correct the mistake in each sentence.
26. Why does your father dislike to drive the car?  driving
27. I'm glad telling you that I'm going to have interesting activities.  to tell
28. Is there something interesting at school this month?  anything
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29. Viet's brother is very well at repairing household appliances.  good
30. All you have to do is collect glass, paper and cans, and send it for recycling.  to collect
V. Fill ( a/ an/ the/ X) in each gap.
31. Could you do me a favor please, Mr. Hoang?
32. Can you show me to the nearest bus-stop? Oh. Go straight ahead, then take the second turning on the right
33. The scout is helping an old man to cross the street.

- residence thời gian trú quán/ - resident (a) thường trú/ - residential (a) thuộc về của riêng.
- residential address địa chỉ nhà riêng/- resident (n) = people
I. Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket.
Barbara and John [1. be] are neighbors. they [2. know] have known each other for several years.
Barbara [3. move]……moved into her house in 1995 and John [4. live]……has lived……….next door since he
[5. come] came to the area in 1996. Barbara (6. be) is a writer. She [7. write]………has
written… seven novels and [8. win]……won… several awards for her books. A few years ago she [9.
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win] won the prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment she [10. write] is
writing a detective story.
II. Fill a suitable word in each blank
11. We have been to Hoi An for five days.
12. My sister's taste is different from mine, because she likes sugar, but I don't.
13. Mr. Long is the same age as my father.
14. Mia's house is as big … as…….ours.
15. I haven't phoned Hoa since last month.
16. Since when have you worked for this company?
17. Surface mail is much cheaper than airmail
18. How long has your aunt lived there?
19. It started raining two hours ago
20. The play was quite different from what I had thought.
III. Fill the correct form of the word at the end in each blank
21. The residents in our neighborhood are very kind [reside].
22. Would you like to go to the English speaking contest? [speak]
23. Dogs are very friendly pets. [friend]
24. First of all, we have to weigh the parcel, madam. [weight]
25. Have you seen the advertisement " What's on tonight?" [ advertise]
IV. Rewrite these sentences. use the cues given.
26. I think coffee is better than tea. (prefer)  I prefer coffee to tea.

50. The last time we ate this kind of food was in January.
 We haven't eaten this kind of food since January.
……………………………………………
TEST 12 - Hoc Ky I - English 8.
Theory.
- Be Ving for changes with (get/ become/ grow/ )
- The city life > life in the city
- Wash the dishes and clothes > do the washing up/ the wash-up
- Ving (joining two sentences into a new one)
- the problem of sth for sb is…………………
I. Put the correct form of the verbs in the bracket
- Your son [1. get] is getting taller and taller, Mrs. Mai.
- Hung [2. not visit] hasn’t visited his grandparents since he [3. go] went to University.
- You [4. be] have you been to Phong Nha caves before? Yes, I (5) spend] spent my holiday last summer.
- My sister always [6. do]…does the washing up, but I [7. do] am going to do it tonight because she is sick.
- We [8. have] are having a very nice weekend in the country, but we [9. not want] don’t want [10.
live]…to live…….here permanently.
II. Fill a suitable word in each blank
I live in a small village called Vinh An. There [11] are about 600 people here. I love the village
[12] because it is very quiet and life is easy and slow. The village is always clean - people look [13] after
it with great care. The air is always clean, [14] and it is much more friendly here than in a city
because everyone knows everyone else, and [15] when someone has a problem, there are always people
who can help.
There are only a [16] few things that I don't know about Vinh An. One thing is that we don't have
[17] many things to do in the evening. We don't have any cinemas or theaters. The[18] only thing is
that people always talk about [19] the others, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still
[20] prefer village life to life in a big city.
III. Correct the mistake in each sentence
21. A house in the country is more cheaper than a house in the city.  much
22. It's become more and more difficult to find a job in this town.  becoming

42. Life/ countryside/ simple/ people/ friendly/ and/ air/ clean.
 Life in the country is simple, people are friendly and air is clean.
43. I/ call/ tell you/ that/ we/ come/ visit/ you/ next weekend.
 I am calling to tell you that we are coming to visit you next week.
44. My uncle / work/ farm/ since/ he/ return/ the army.
 My uncle has worked on the farm since he returned from the army.
45. Life/ countryside/ quieter/ and/ more peaceful / city life.
 Life in the country is quieter and more peaceful than the city life.
VII/ Combine these sentences using the words given at the end of each sentence.
46. I am very tired. I can’t go for a walk now. ( too + adj…… )
 I am too tired to go for a walk now.
47. The room is bright. We can learn here. ( adj + enough……)
 The room is bright enough for us to learn in .
48. He turned the lights off. Then he went to bed. ( after)
 After He had turned the lights off, he went to bed.
49. The pupils had a parting party. Then they went on their summer vacation. (before)
 The pupils had had a parting party before they went on their summer vacation.
50. We had dinner. Then we went to the movie. ( Ving)
 Having (had) dinner, we went to the movie.
TEST 13 - English 8.
KIEM TRA HOC KI 1 - so 1
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- Since/ As/ Because/ Owing to N/ due to N
Owing to the drought, the crops are short (thất bát)
Due to the fog, the flight is cancelled
- Be/ get used to /sth or Ving
- What (a/an) adj N ! > How adj (your/ the/ this/ these/ that/ those) N - be!
- should (not) do sth > had better (not) do sth
- The second conditional (If S Vp1, S would do sth)

will carry/ will get/ will take) E.T home.
VI. Write sentences using the suggested words
34. Nam / fond of/ go out for dinner.  Nam is fond of going out for dinner
35. They / keen on/ watch interesting programmes on TV.
 They are keen on watching interesting programmes on TV.
36. Linh's parents/ proud/ him/ because/ he/ always/ get/ good marks.
 Linh’s parents are proud of him because he always gets good marks.
37. We / very interested/ play/ soccer/ when/ live/ countryside.
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 We were very interested in playing soccer when we lived in the countryside.
38. I/ not talk/ uncle/ since/ he/ buy/ new house/ city center.
 I haven’t talked to my uncle since he bought the new house in the city center.
39. The Browns/ buy/ lot/ food/ because/ they/ have/ party.
 The Browns have just bought a lot of food because they are going to have a party.
40. It/ only/ a small car/ so/ there/ not/ enough room/ all/ us.
 It is only a small car, so there isn’t enough room for all of us.
VII. Rewrite these sentences using the cues at the end of each sentence.
41. Although he is very lazy, he sometimes gets good marks. ( Despite)
 Despite his laziness/ Despite the fact that he is lazy, he sometimes gets good grades.
42. He drives his car very carefully, so he never has any accidents. ( Because of)
 Because of a careful driver, he never has any accidents.
43. As a pretty girl, boys are interested in her. ( Since she ……… )
 Since she is a pretty girl, boys are interested in her.
44. His children are allowed to listen to music in their free time. ( He lets…)
 He lets his children listen to music in their free time.
45. I don't know the regulations of this school. ( be not used to ….)
 I am not used to the regulations of this school.
46. What clever students ! ( How…)  How clever your/ the/ these/ those students are!
47. You shouldn't stay up late, it's not good for your health. ( You'd better …)

21. The house is beautiful with a large garden.
22. Many people go to big cities to look for work.
23. The government has provided many tools for the farmers.
24. I haven't talked to your brother since January.
25. My handbag is different from yours.
26. We've been concerned about the new mall for ages.
27. It's very good you to help me the housework.
IV. Find and write the 10 odd words in the following passage.
People usually give each other 28. √ one gifts at Christmas. Christmas is coming soon. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have
29. √ been already bought gifts for their Children. They will 30. √ going give them their parcels. On 31. √
these Christmas morning. Tommy and Laura have 32. √ lots presents for their parents, too. Their eldest brother,
Jimmy, is 33. √ must working overseas. They have already posted him 34. √ since a Christmas card. Jimmy
will not 35. √ be stay at home this Christmas. The others have 36. √ all bought presents for him. They have
sent the Presents some weeks ago, so that he 37. √ itself would have them by Christmas.
V. Choose the best answer.
38. That's young man isn't [experienced enough/ enough experienced] to do the job.
39. The windows are dirty. Yes, I know. I [will clean/ am going to clean] them later.
40. We [ought/ must] go now or we will miss the last train
41. Who helped you with your homework? - No one. I did it [myself/ mineself]
42. Mr. Thanh [wasn't used / didn't use] to smoke when he was young.
43. My brother told me he [wants/ wanted] me to turn down the TV.
44. The little boy rides the bicycle very [ fast/ fastly]
45. Hoa dislikes [ cooking/ to cook] the meals for many people.
46. They haven't seen each other [for/ since] Christmas.
47 The water [boils/ is boiling] Can you turn it off?
VI. Rewrite sentences using the suggested words
48 We started living here in 1995. → We have  lived here since 1995
49. It's unnecessary for us to drive so fast. → We don't  have to drive so fast.
50. Trung is the most intelligent student in my class.  …… in my class is more intelligent than Trung.
51. The coffee was too weak to keep us awake. → The coffee wasn't strong enough to keep us awake.

(though) the native language is [4] (not) English.
English is the [5] (language) of international communication. It is the language [6]
(of) international business, research [7] (and) science. More than three fourths of the world's mail is
written [8] (in) English. More than three fifths of the world's radio stations are [9] (in) English.
More than half of the scientific and research journals (báo và tạp chí) are in English, too. Most [10]
(other) languages have borrowed many English words.
II. Fill in each gap with the correct form of the word at the end
11. May I have your (signature) on this form. [sign]
12. The village looks quiet and (peaceful) [peace]
13. Thank you very much for your (assistance)…., Mrs. Mai [assist] (assistance = help / assistant = helper)
14. The stranger was very (helpful) He showed me the way. [help]
15. Mrs. Ngoc's daughter wants to become an (actress) [act]
III. Put the sentences in the right order to make a dialogue ( 19-18-21-17-16-20)
16. Thank God ! I was worried
17. Well, you are lucky. Your classmate found it.
18. Where did you lose it?
19. Excuse me, I lost my schoolbag this morning
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20. Here it is. He gave it to me an hour ago.
21. In the classroom, 8A. I left it in the desk.
IV. Read the dialogue then do the exercise.
On the farm of today, Machines provide all the power. Modern farmers now have mechanized " hired land"
and keep horses only for pleasure. Besides developing new machinery, scientists and engineers have helped
the farmers in many ways. For example, they have developed stronger fertilizers, more effective insecticides
and hybrid seeds which produce larger, tastier fruits and vegetables. Some farmers even have computers
which help them use their resources more efficiently. As a result, the farms of today are able to produce
much more food with the same amount of labor. This means fewer but larger farms and fewer but more
prosperous /prɔspərəs thành công /farmers.
22. What do modern farmers keep horses for [meat/ please/ entertainment/ sale]
23. Who has developed new machinery? [Only scientists/ Only engineers/ Scientists and farmers/ Scientists