Tài liệu BÀI TẬP ANH 8 HỌC KỲ 1

UNIT 1: MY FRIENDS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 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 fits 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 a. kind 1. __________ 2. reserved b. pretty 2. __________ 3. short c. mate 3. __________ 4. beautiful d. outgoing 4. __________ 5. generous e. thin 5. __________ 6. sociable f. willing 6. __________ 7. annoy g. small in height 7. __________ 8. hard-working h. shy 8. __________ 9. friend i. make angry 9. __________ 10. voluntary j. diligent 10. __________ V. Match a word in column A with its antonym in column B. A B Answer 1. slim a. shy 1. __________ 1 2. outgoing b. annoy 2. __________ 3. quiet c. short 3. __________ 4. rise d. reserved 4. __________ 5. generous e. set 5. __________ 6. curly f. fat 6. __________ 7. beautiful g. noisy 7. __________ 8. please h. selfish 8. __________ 9. tall i. straight 9. __________ 10. confident j. ugly 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. (GENEROSITY) 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) I _______ to stay in 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 2 IX. Complete the passage with the words in the box. according tall at see contact wear for light has with 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. 3 => .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6. I am very lucky because I have many good friends. => .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7. This exercise is too difficult for me to do. => .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8. He is too young to drive a car. => .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 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 isn’t tall enough to reach the top of the bookshelf. => He is............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7. The test is too difficult for me do it. => The test isn’t..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8. We have quite different characters. => Our characters ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 9. Ba enjoys telling jokes => Ba is............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10. It takes me about an hour to watch TV every day => I spend..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11. How beautiful the girls are! => What........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12. They like travel to school by bus. => They are.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ======================================================================== UNIT 2: MAKING ARRANGEMENTS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. 1. A. band B. later C. fax D. back 2. A. tonight B. introduce C. movie D. humor 3 A. mute B. humor C. junior D. music 4. A. deaf B. reach C. speak D. dream 5. A. speech B. March C. machine D. children 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 fits 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 5 13. Alexander Graham Bell was born _______ March 3rd 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 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. 2. Your order is ready for ______________. 3. We are thinking of ______________ to Canada. 4. Ho Chi Minh City is an important ______________ center. 5. Thomas Watson was Bell’s ______________, wasn’t he 6. She was ______________ in demonstrating her invention. 7. This young man is ______________ in one ear. 8. There was an ______________ of paintings at the Art Gallery. 9. Michael Faraday made a lot of ______________ in the field of electricity. 10. There was still no ______________ on what to do next. V. Preposition and adverbs. at next to for outside in 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. 6 here (Arrange) (Deliver) (Emigrate) (Commerce) (Assist) (Succeed) (Deafen) (Exhibit) (Invent) (Agree) out on upstairs 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 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. Excitedly Succeeded experiment inventors far clearly careless over 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 fill 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. 7 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 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. True (T) False (F) 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. Statements 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. True (T) False (F) 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. 8 => 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. => .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2. Van / going / have / math / school / tomorrow. => .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3. We / going / see / movie Dream City / 7 o’clock / this evening. => .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4. David / too young / ride / bike / school. => .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5. Phong / like / listen / traditional stories. => .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ======================================================================== UNIT 3: AT HOME I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. 1. A. lamp B. pan C. match D. table 2. A. about B. outside C. cousin D. countless 3. A. bread B. steamer C. bead D. meet 4. A. injure B. knife C. picture D. sink 5. A. chemical B. chores C. reach D. match II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 6. A. tonight B. dinner C. sorry D. problem 7. A. saucepan B. steamer C. beside D. object 8. A. lighting B. refrigerator C. fixture D. safety 9. A. destroy B. remember C. forget D. injure 10. A. chemical B. medicine C. calendar D. precaution III. Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 1. They put the _______ on the floor, between the armchair and the couch. A. picture B. shelf C. cushion D. rug 2. The woman _______ the floor of the office three times a day. A. destroys B. injures C. sweeps D. feeds 3. Young children do not understand that many _______ objects are dangerous. A. home B. house C. homework D. household 4. Don’t let your little brother play with ball point pens. They can _______ him. A. injure B. dust C. destroy D. move 5. It’s easy to find my school. It’s_______ The AC Bank. A. under B. opposite C. next D. between 6. The children are old enough to take care of _______. 9 A. himself B. herself C. ourselves D. themselves 7. You’ll _______ cook dinner yourself. A. have to B. ought to C. must D. should 8. The lighting fixture is _______ the dinner table. A. on B. above C. under D. beneath 9. _______ the kitchen there is a table and four chairs. A. Between B. On the other side C. On the right D. In the middle of 10. He worked hard _______ he could pass the final exam. A. so as to B. in order to C. so that D. as a result IV. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. She is always worried about the ____________ of her family. (Safe) 2. Don’t leave the light on. It wastes ____________. (Electric) 3. It’s ____________ to swim in this river. (Danger) 4. The ____________ of atom bomb is very terrible. (Destroy) 5. You must put all medicines in ____________ cupboards. (Lock) 6. Hard work always brings ____________. (Succeed) 7. There were no ____________ in the crash. (Injure) 8. These thin clothes are ____________ for cold weather. (Suit) 9. You must be careful when handing ____________. (Chemistry) 10. As a student he tried____________ living for a few years. (Community) V. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form in the following passage. Although I have a car, I prefer (1. travel) __________ by train, especially if I have to (2. make) __________ a long journey. AS the train (3. travel) __________ at full speed through the countryside, I can (4. relax) __________, drink a coffee, read a book, or just (5. look) __________ out of the window, sometimes the movement of the train (6. keep) __________ me asleep, something you couldn’t do while (7. drive) __________ a car. The trouble (8. be) __________ that I hate (9. wait) __________ in cold stations and I get angry when I have to waste time on (10. look) __________ for a taxi or a bus at the beginning or the end of my journey. VI. Make the question in column A with the appropriate answer in B using Why – Because. A B 1. Why is Nam absent today? a. Because she missed his flight. 2. Why does Miss Huong want to be a teacher? b. Because she practices it all the time. 3. Why did Lan get good marks? c. Because she has to do it again. 4. Why did Mr. Long get upset? d. Because I have to finish my book report. 5. Why couldn’t Ba answer all the questions? e. Because he has to deliver milk. 6. Why didn’t Mr. Quang attend the conference? f. Because his son was too lazy. 7. Why can Hoa speak English fluently? g. Because she loves children. 8. Why does Mr. Tan have to get up so early? h. Because some of them were too difficult. 9. Why is she angry? i. Because she worked very hard. 10. Why do you look so busy? j. Because he was sick. VII. Complete the following sentences, using reflexive pronouns with the verb in the box. blame cut do enjoy draw hurt look look after pay repair 1. My brother can ____________ the bicycle____________. 2. The dog was in front of the mirror and ____________ ____________. 3. They had a great time. They really ____________ ____________. 4. This exercise isn’t very difficult. ____________ it ____________. 5. Don’t worry about us. We can ____________ ____________. 6. It isn’t her fault. She really shouln’t ____________ ____________. 10 7. He fell down but fortunately he didn’t ____________ ____________. 8. Look at the picture on the wall. I ____________ it ____________. 9. He ____________ ____________when shaving this morning. 10. Did you ____________ for ____________. VIII. Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions. 1. He has a lot of homework ____________ math. 2. We were ____________ home yesterday morning. 3. Give my love ____________ your parents. 4. She bought new furniture ____________ her living room. 5. You must put valuable things ____________ locked cupboard. 6. Don’t let children play ____________ matches. 7. There are special arrangements ____________ people working overseas. 8. We should keep all dangerous objects ____________ children’s reach. 9. There is a table and four chairs ____________ the middle of the kitchen. 10. Young children often try to put anything ____________ electrical sockets. IX. Read the passage then choose the best answer. Dear Grandma and grandpa, Hi! (1) _______ are you? We’re (2) _______ Well, we finally moved! This is a picture (3) _______ the living room of our new house. It’s really huge. (4) _______ are lots of windows (5) _______ it’s very sunny. (6) _______, we don’t have (7) _______ furniture yet. We (8) _______ a beautiful couch – actually, a sofa bed. It’s pretty blue color. We want (9) _______ an ultra-modern table to put (10) _______ of it. Please visit soon – after we get our new couch. Love, Sharon and Alex. 1. A. What B. Where C. How D. Who 2. A. fine B. better C. well D. A and C are correct 3. A. on B. of C. about D. with 4. A. There B. These C. We D. They 5. A. because B. and C. so D. but 6. A. Of course B. For example C. Therefore D. Soon 7. A. many B. much C. a lot D. lots of 8. A. buy B. will buy C. are buying D. bought 9. A. get B. to get C. getting D. to getting 10. A. beside B. behind C. in front D. next X. Complete the passage with the words in the box. And Large away on flat price got there in with This large flat is (1) _______ the top floor of a five-story modern block of flats (2) _______ a quiet part of the country. (3) _______ are two schools, a restaurant and several shops nearby. Weston Station is only a few hundred meters (4) _______. The flat has (5) _______ a large living-room, a dining-room, a modern kitchen, a large bed-room (6) _______ two small bed-rooms. There is a bathroom (7) _______ shower, sink and toilet. The (8) _______ has also got a small storeroom, and there is a (9) _______ verandah. The (10) _______ is $44,590, including carpets. XI. Fill in the blank with one suitable word. (1) _______ Precautions for older people. You (2) _______ to clean up spills quickly. You shouldn’t climb (3) _______ chairs or furniture. You must have a smoke alarm (4) _______ each floor and test them (5) _______ month. You must not take (6) _______ appliances into the bathroom, and never touch electrical 11 appliances (7) _______ wet hands. You must not put plants or a vase of flowers on a television set or other electrical 8) _______. You must (9) _______ smoke in bed. You must not take other people’s medicine or (10) _______ others take yours XII. Read the passage carefully and check True (T) or False (F): In the home, you must keep matches, lighters and candles out of the children’s reach. You must have a smoke detector on each floor, and test them monthly. In the kitchen, you must keep sharp knives, scissors, hot meals and drinks out of reach of children. You must keep children out of the kitchen during cooking. In the bathroom, you must check the bath water temperature before children get in, and always run the cold water first before adding the hot. In the bedroom, you must keep furniture away from the windows, to make sure children do not climb up and fall out of open windows. Statements True False 1. The best title of the passage could be “Safety Precautions for Older People”. 2. Matches, lighters and candles can cause a fire. 3. It is safe to put furniture near the window. 4. Water temperature in the bathroom ought to be checked before children get in. XIII. Read the passage carefully and check True (T) or False (F): HOA'S ROOM This is Hoa’s bedroom. There is a desk on the left of the room. On the desk there are many folders, and above the desk there is a bookshelf. There is a bed near the desk. On the right side of the room, there is a window. There is a wardrobe beside the window. The wardrobe is opposite the desk. Statements True False 1. The passage is about Hoa’s bedroom. 2. There is a bookshelf beside the desk. 3. The window is on the right of the room. 4. The desk is in front of the wardrobe. XIV. Make a question for each of the underlined phrases in the following sentences: 1. Their guests left for home because it was very late. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. I have to tidy the living room. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. The secretary gave Mr. Green a lot of information. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. The two men returned to the office at three o’clock. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. You ought to put the rug between the armchair and the couch. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. My mother often goes to work by bus. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Her sister bought four pairs of stockings yesterday. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. Mr. Tuan goes to Ha Noi three times a month. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. The name of that book by Mark Twain is Tom Sawver. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. She had to wear glasses at the age of eleven. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 XV. Write a description of Hoa's living room. Use the sets of words and phrases provided: 1. This / Hoa’s / living room. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. There / rug / front of / fireplace. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. A dog / lying / rug. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. On the fireplace / there / mirror. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. There / some pictures / wall / near / mirror. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. The TV set / be / shelf / next / lamp. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. There / be / another lamp / near / sofa. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. Near / lamp / be / the telephone. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. There / plant / behind / sofa / front / window. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. The stereo / be / between / sofa / television. => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… XVI. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first: 1. Driving too fast is dangerous. => It’s............................................................................................................................................. 2. He isn’t strong. He can’t lift such a heavy box. => He is too.................................................................................................................................... 3. They plan to invite her for dinner tonight. => They are ................................................................................................................................... 4. She can’t speak. She can’t hear. => She can neither ........................................................................................................................ 5. The children liked to swim in the rain. => The children enjoyed................................................................................................................. 6. How carefully he drives! => What ........................................................................................................................................ 7. We must cover electrical sockets because children may to put anything into them. => Electrical sockets ...................................................................................................................... 8. Nobody helps her with the housework. => She does ................................................................................................................................... 9. He missed the first bus. He got up late. => Because .................................................................................................................................... 10. He is very lazy, so he can’t get good marks. => He isn’t...................................................................................................................................... 13 ĐỀỀ KIỂM TRA 1 TIỀẾT I. Choose the correct answer A, B, c or D: (4 ms) 1. If Richard wants to become a professional musician, he_______ study everyday. A. have to practice B. has to practice C. must to practice D. had to practice 2. Although we have quite different_______, we are very close friends. A. characters B. jokes C. annoyance D. friendliness 3. Tuan isn’t inside. I think he’s_______. A. inside B. outside C. upstairs D. downstairs 4. His elder brother is sociable, _______ and helpful. A. humor B. humorously C. outgoing D. different 5. A customer telephoned the Thanh Cong Delivery_______ on June 16 just after midday. A. server B. serve C. servant D. service 6. I don’t think my English is_______to be a member in the English Speaking Club. A. enough well B. enough good C. well enoughD. good enough 7. G. Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech_______ a long distance. A. for B. in C. over D. of 8. Miss Jackson told me_______ you this dictionary. A. giving B. give C. to give D. gave 9. According to the law, drivers_______at stop signs. A. must to stop B. has to stop C. must stopping D. must stop 10. Miss Jackson said that Tim should work harder on his Spanish _______. A. pronunciation B. pronounce C. skills D. dictionary 11. My mother isn’t feeling well, so I told her that she_______to the doctor. A. ought go B. ought to go C. ought D. should 12. I’m _______ to hear that you had an enjoyable Christmas vacation. A. pleased B. interesting C. interested D. beautiful 13. Bell & Watson finally came with a device which they first introduced in 1876. A. at B. in C. up D. on 14. Miss Jackson asked me _______her next week. A. to meet B. met C. meeting D. meet 15. Tim tried his best_______ work harder on his Spanish pronunciation. A. in B. to C. over D. from 16. Son: Mom, I don’t want to clean my room. _______it right now? Mother: Yes, right now. A. Do I must clean B. Have I to clean C. Do I have to clean D. Has I to clean III. Read the passage carefully and choose the best word: (2 ms) Children may drink or eat (1) _______ and drugs (because they look like soft drinks or candy) if we don’t put all these things in locked (2) _______. The kitchen is a (3) _______ place so we must not let children play in the (4) _______. Playing with (5) _______ is also very dangerous because it only takes one match to cause a (6) _______. We must cover (7) _______ sockets because electricity can easily (8) _______ . 1. A. candies B. food C. chemicals D. vegetables 2. A. cupboards B. houses C. kitchens D. rooms 3. A. safe B. dangerous C. suitable D.happy 4. A. house B. kitchen C.garden D. yard 5. A. fire B. children C.trees D. matches 6. A. fire B. rain C. flood D. danger 7. A. cupboard B.locked C. electrical D. unlocked 8. A. save B. kill C. help D. play III. True or false: (lm) 14 Of all my relatives, I like my aunt Emily best. She’s my mother’s youngest sister. She has never married and lives alone in a small village near Bath. She is fifty years old, but she’s quite young in spirit. She has a fair complexion, thick brown hair and dark brown eyes. She has a kind face, and when you meet her, the first thing you notice is her smile. Her face is a little wrinkled now, but I think she is still rather attractive. She is the sort of person you can always go to if you have a problem and she’s extremely generous. She likes reading and gardening, and she still goes for long walks over the hills. I hope I’m as active as she is when I’m in her age. Statements True False 1. My aunt Emily has been married and now she lives alone. 2. She is attractive because she is quite young. 3. She usually smiles at anyone she meets. 4. My aunt is an active woman. IV. Word form: (1 m) 1. My sister is beautiful with a______________ smile, (love) 2. Her brother is very______________, kind and generous, (social) 3. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting______________ over a long distance, (speak) 4. My baby sister was surprised when she looked at______________ in the mirror, (she) V. Rewrite the following sentences: (1.5 ms) 1. “Please give Tim his report card for the first semester, Mrs Green.” => Miss Jackson told....................................................................................................................... 2. “Tim should spend more time on his Spanish pronunciation”. => Miss Jackson said ...................................................................................................................... 3. No one has signed this cheque yet. => This cheque............................................................................................................................... 4. Janet is a better cook than Tom. => Tom can’t.................................................................................................................................. 5. No one helped us finish this homework. => We finished............................................................................................................................... VI. Identification error: (0.5 ms) 1. Would you like joining my class next week? A B C D 2. Mr. Brown must stay in bed because his illness. AB C D ==================================================== UNIT 4: OUR PAST I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. too B. look C. pool D. fool 2. A. skull B. pull C. bull D. full 3. A. wife B. deaf C. leaf D. of 4. A. but B. bus C. busy D. butter 5. A. age B. voyage C. passage D. message II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 6. A. modern B. excite C. escape D. decide 7. A. daughter B. remember C. greedy D. foolish 8. A. electricity B. traditional C. immediate D. equipment 9. A. village B. married C. appear D. harvest 10. A. magical B. wisdom C. buffalo D. upset III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 11. However the tiger still has_______ from the burns today. A. black stripes B. black shape C. yellow check D. black spots 15 12. The tiger succeeded in_______ from the farmer. A. freeing B. running away C. getting D. going 13. The tiger was frightened and tried_______. A. to escape B. to run C. to go D. to free 14. He lit the straw and the fire_______ the tiger. A. beat B. stroke C. burned D. flamed 15. When he returned, he brought some_______- the dried stems of grain plants. A. leaves B. straw C. grass D. hay 16. The farmer said that he had something called_______ but he left it at home. A. wisdom B. interesting C. intelligent D. wise 17. Even though the man was weak and small, he was the_______. A. maid B. server C. master D. servant 18. Strong as the buffalo was, it was a _______. A. boss B. master C. servant D. server 19. Nowadays in some villages people still force a_______ to plough the field. A. cow B. buffalo C. dog D. pig 20. The cattle are eating grass in the field. They are_______. A. feeding B. working C. swallowing D. grazing 21. She was late, but_______ his friends waited for him. A. luckily B. magically C. lately D. cruelly 22. The sun suddenly_______ from behind a cloud. A. disappear B. appear C. appeared D. disappeared 23. We can’t stand people who are cruel_______ animals. A. about B. to C. with D. on 24. My father used_______ fishing. A. to enjoying B. to enjoy C. enjoy D. enjoying 25. Mozart was born in Salzburg_______1756. A. in B. since C. on D. at 26. An oil_______ burned in the darkness. A. lame B. lamp C. lamb D. lam 27. After his wife died, he married again. He_______. A. reoccupied B. remarried C. repeated D. rearranged 28. The new wife was a bad and wicked woman. She was very_______. A. nice B. gentle C. cruel D. good 29. There was the news that the prince would _______his wife from the village. A. choose B. select C. pick up D. both A and B are correct 30. The news made all the villagers_______. They were happy to wait for the prince. A. sad B. upset C. cruel D. excited IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets: 1. His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in______________. (Amaze) 2. Once a farmer lived a______________ life with his family, (Comfortably) 3. All the dancers wore______________ costume. (Tradition) 4. He shouted______________ to his friends, “We’re got good marks.” (Excite) 5. They agreed to our______________. (Suggest) 6. Peter was very______________ in playing soccer when he lived in the town. (Interest) 7. She______________ gets up early. But this morning she got up at 8.30. (Unusual) 8. Our lives depend on______________. (Electric) 9. He said that my brother is a wonderful______________. (Dance) 10. It is not ______________to leave small objects around the house (Unsafely) 16 IV. Prepositions: for –from - on – over – at – in – as 1. A lion escaped_______ its cage yesterday morning. 2. She gave me a beautiful dress ___________my birthday 3. We went___________ school trip to a museum. 4. A light appeared___________ the end of the road. 5. The sheep grazed peacefully____________ the fields. 6. She fell___________ and broke her leg. 7. We came home and found her asleep ____________the sofa. 8. He lit a fire___________ the living-room. 9. I lost my keys ____________the way home this afternoon. 10. She worked____________ a teacher for a while. 11. I usually go swimming ________Tuesday. 12. I got up________7 o'clock this morning. 13. Jim came round________ the afternoon. 14. The children get too many presents ________Christmas 15. We usually take our holiday________ September. 16. She was born in Australia ________ 1952. 17. We left school ________ 20 years 18. I couldn't sleep________ night. 19. We moved here________ 20th October. 20. We all came to Ann's birthday party ________Sunday. V. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words in the box. Folktales play live between farm Looked after left take buy upset 1. Lan used to _________ in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London. 2. Oh, that’s nice! Where did you _________it? 3. My grandma _________ us when my parents were away from home. 4. My mother used to live in a_________ when she was young. 5. _________ are story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next. 6. I _________ tennis a lot, but I don’t play very often now. 7. She feels_________ that we didn’t tell her the truth. 8. My father used to_________ us to the zoo when he was alive. 9. The office will be closed __________ Christmas and New Year. 10. They wanted to know why she_________ early? VI. Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets: 1. Dennis doesn’t smoke anymore but he used (smoke) __________ a packet of cigarettes a day. 2. Tom’s father (teach) __________him how to drive when he was 17. 3. Frank lives alone. He doesn’t mind this. He is used to (live) ________ alone. 4. Susan’s grandfather(die) _________ in 1990 of the age of 79. 5. The course (begin) _________ on 12 May and ends sometime in August. 6. Britt had to (choose) __________ between getting a job or going to college. 7. My grandfather (enjoy) __________ gardening, but he doesn’t have time for it now. 8. The committee decided (accept) __________ the offer. 9. This child (fall)__________downstairs and hurt her back. 10. He used to play football a lot but he (not play) __________ very often now. VII. Read the passage and choose the best answer: Once upon a time, there was a man who (1) ________ a goose that could lay golden eggs. Every day, the goose would lay one (2) ________ egg for her master. This man soon became very (3) ________. But he has also become (4) ________ and impatient. He thought that he could get all his treasures by (5) ________ 17 the goose. The next day, he (6) ________ the goose. (7) ________, he could not find any treasure. Thus, the impatient man (8) ________that it takes time to succeed. 1. A. processed B. owned C. proceeded D. owed 2. A. wooden B. solid C. golden D. godly 3. A. sad B. unhappy C. poor D. rich 4. A. greedy B. crazy C. cruel D. wicked 5. A. selling B. killing C. buying D. raising 6. A. sold B. bought C. killed D. raised 7. A. Unfortunately B. Fortunately C. Luckily D. Traditionally 8. A. knows B. learn C. knew D. learned VIII. Choose the right words from the box to complete the text: without way top voice sorry clever eating dropped bottom drinking The Crow flew to the (l) ________ of a tree holding in her beak a piece of cheese. The fox saw his chance. He said to the Crow: “Good evening, Mrs. Crow”. The Crow nodded her head but did not stop (2) ________. “I see you are having your supper. I am (3) ________ I did not get here a little sooner. I have come a long (4) ________ to hear your singing. I have heard you a beautiful (5) ________. They say you sing better than any other birds in these woods. Do sing something. I shall be so happy to hear your beautiful voice”. Mrs. Crow went on with her cheese (6) ________ saying a word. When she had finished eating she looked down at the fox and said: “Have you read the tale about a crow who (7) ________ the cheese as soon as she was asked to sing? No? Well, I have. You know, one simply must read and learn things. One must move with the times. They say foxes are (8) ________. It may be true, but it’s wrong to think that everybody else is a fool. I am not such a fool as you are. Good night!” IX. Read the passage carefully and decide if the following sentences are true or false: It was a cold winter’s day and an ant was bringing out some grains of paddy that he had gathered in the summer to dry them. A cicada, who was very hungry, saw him and said, “Give me a few grains of paddy, I am dying of hunger.” “But, said the ant, what did you do in the summer? Didn’t you store up any grain?” “No,” replied the cicada, “I was too busy.” “What did you do?” asked the ant. “I sang all day,” answered the cicada. “If you sang all summer,” said the ant, “now you can dance all winter.” Statements True Fase 1. The cicada was very hungry in the winter because he worked hard all summer. 2. The cicada was lazy, so the ant didn’t give him any grains of paddy. 3. The cicada danced all summer. 4. The ant worked so hard in the summer that he had enough food to eat during the winter. X. Read the passage carefully and decide if the following sentences are true or false: A king liked to write poems and thought his poems were very good. As he was a king, the people he showed the poems to always praised him to the skies. One day he showed some of his poems to a philosopher who did not like them at all and told the king that the poems were very poor. This made the king so angry that he sent the philosopher to prison. Some time passed, and the king freed the philosopher. A week later, the king invited him to the dinner. He showed the philosopher a new poem he had just written and asked the man what he thought of it. The philosopher turned to the soldiers who were standing at the door and said, “Take me back to the prison!” Statements True False 1. The poems which the king wrote were very good. 2. The philosopher was imprisoned because he said the king’s poem was not good. 3. The philosopher was invited to the dinner by the king. 18 4. A new poem which the king had just written was poor. XI. Rewrite the text using would/ used to where possible: When we were young, we (1) lived ____________ in France. In the holidays, we (2) went ____________to the same village on the coast very year. We (3) stayed ____________in a beautiful house right on the beach. I (4) got up ____________early every morning and I (5) ran down ____________on the beach. I (6) swam ____________if the weather was good and then I (7) walked ____________along the beach or (8) explored____________ the area. One day, I (9) met ____________a girl and after that we (10) spent ____________all our spare time together. We (11) became ____________very good friends and we (12) wrote ____________long letters every week. We (13) saw ____________each other as often as possible and a few years later we (14) started ____________going out together. Last year we (15) got ____________married and we went back to the village for our honeymoon. XII. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same: 1. They once started these machines by hand. => They used to____________________________________________________________ 2. My father doesn’t work in this company any longer. => My father used__________________________________________________________ 3. I don’t stay up late any more. => I used to________________________________________________________________ 4. He went to school on foot before he had a bike. => He used to______________________________________________________________ 5. Mary doesn’t spend money as much as she used to. => Marv used to____________________________________________________________ 6. Kate took two aspirins, and then she felt a lot better. => After__________________________________________________________________ 7. Mary went out for the evening, but first she washed her hair. => Before_________________________________________________________________ 8. Alan was skiing in Switzerland and met his old friend, Ken. => While__________________________________________________________________ 9. She often gets up early. => She is used to____________________________________________________________ 10. This is the first time I have played basketball. => I am not used to__________________________________________________________ 11. I gave up smoking 10 years ago. => I used to________________________________________________________________ 12. John used to go on bare foot when he was a little boy. => John often went__________________________________________________________ 13. He doesn't play tennis as well as he used to. => He used_________________________________________________________________ 14. I walked to school in 20 minutes. => It took__________________________________________________________________ 15. During dinner, the phone rang. => While I_________________________________________________________________ XI. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. 1. Year ago. I use to have a cold bath ever morning. A B C D 2. Did you used to eat a lot of ice cream when you were a child? A B C D 3. She felt sleepy because she was not used to stay up late. A B C D 19 4. I ate at a Japanese restaurant in Sunday. A B C D 5. I left my shopping bag in the train. A B C D ================================================== UNIT 5: STUDY HABITS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. dome B. tomb C. comb D. home 2. A. pause B. taught C. naughty D. laugh 3. A. answer B. sweet C. word D. work 4. A. none B. stone C. phone D. zone 5. A. practice B. ice C. device D. advice II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others 1. A. tutor B. explain C. hobby D. interest 2. A. improve B. comment C. aloud D. believe 3. A. promise B. meaning C. mother D. revise 4. A. traditional B. behavior C. necessary D. participate 5. A. assistance B. register C. citizen D. similar III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 1. _______ is necessary; it helps you practice the words more times. A. Revision B. Repetition C. Rearrangement D. Recognition 2. You can focus on important words by underlining or _______ them. A. highlighting B. marking C. noting D. both A and B are correct 3. So they _______ a piece of paper on which new words with their meaning and use are written everywhere in the house to learn it at any time. A. Put B. stick C. get D. post 4. They also write _______ sentences to show how the words are used in the right way. A. example B. correct C. model D. sample 5. There are different _______ of learning new words. A. methods B. ways C. processes D. all are correct 6. Some people write a list of new words with the meaning in their_______. A. explanation B. mother tongue C. mother language D. translation 7. Some people think that learning vocabulary_______ is the best way. A. by mind B. in mind C. by heart D. with heart 8. Don’t try to learn all new words you _______in a day. A. get into B. get by C. come across D. come into 9. To remember the words you’ve learnt, you have to_______ them often. A. rewrite B. replace C. revise D. repeat 10. Anyway, you should try different ways of learning words_______ the best way for yourself. A. to get in B. to give up C. to find out D. to make up 11. He tried to give up smoking but couldn’t break the_______. A. pastime B. habit C. favor D. hobby 12. We were born in Vietnam; Vietnamese is our_______. A. first language B. mother tongue C. foreign language D. A and B 13. We should learn this poem_______. A. by millions B. by heart C. by many times D. by soul 14. He arrived early_______ a good seat. 20