II. Choose the best option to complete the sentences.

1.________ you have a test tomorrow afternoon?

A. Will                                    B. Do                          C. Are                         D. Have

2. The television is ________ to the window.

A. on                           B. next                        C. near             D. in front

3. ________  take care of sick people.

A. Doctors                  B. Teachers                 C. Farmers                   D. Journalists

4. Are there ________ lamps on the wall?

A. some                       B. any                          C. a                              D. An

5. My uncle ________ on a farm every Sunday.

A. work                       B. works                      C. working                  D. will work

6. Would you like ________  orange juice?

A.  drink                      B.  drinks                    C. will drink                D. to drink

7. What does your brother do? – He is a ________ He writes for the “Youth Newspaper”.

A. doctor                     B. teacher                    C. farmer                     D. journalist

8. Your house is ________  my house.

A. more beautiful                    B. the more beautiful  C. more beautiful than              D. the most beautiful

9. That apartment is ________ of the three.

A. cheapest                 B. the cheaper C. the cheapest            D. the more cheap

10. What does your uncle ________ on his farm? – Cattle.

A. raise                        B. grow                       C. plant                       D. work

11. They love ________ on the farm.

A. work                       B. works                      C.  working                 D. to working

12. They ________  badminton next Sunday.

A. play                                    B. to play                    C. playing                    D. will play

13. ­­­­­­­­­_________is it from your house to the market? – It’s about 2 kilometers.

A.How long                B.How far                   C. How often              D. How long  

14. Nguyen Van An. His________name is Nguyen

A. first                         B. family                     C. middle                    D. full

15. Are there ____ apples in the refrigerator.- Yes , There are__________in the refrigerator.

A.any/some                 B.some/some               C. any/any                   D. some/any

16. He grows vegetables and raises cattle. He is a_______.

A. worker                    B. farmer                     C. doctor                     D. journalist

17. The sixth month of the year is______________.

A.April                        B.May                         C. June                        D. July

18..The doctor takes care ___________sick people.

A. of                            B. in                            C. on                           D. at

19.Hoa will have____________friends soon.

A.any                          B.a                               C.some                        D. many

20. What _______ awful restaurant!

A. an                           B.a                               C. is                             D.are

21. Red is my_______ color.

A. interesting              B. beautiful                 C. favorite                   D. lovely

22. What’s your________?_June eighth.

A.birthday                   B.date of birth            C. day of birth            D. date of birthday

23……….  beautiful days!

A. What                            B. How                                   C. What is                               D. What are

24.The living – room …… a table and four armchairs.

A. has                                B. is having                             C. have                                    D. are having

25 …….. interesting the film is!

A. How much                   B. Which                                 C. What                                   D. How

ENGLISH 8 – EXERCISES -L3(31/3)

A. PHONETICS

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. twice    B. flight    C. piece    D. mind

2. A. about    B. around    C. sound    D. young

3. A. cover    B. oven    C. coffee     D. company

4. A. plates     B. cakes     C. mates     D. places

5. A. laughed     B. learned     C. changed     D. arrived

II. Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.

1. A. coffee     B. Chinese     C. payee     D. trainee

2. A. referee     B. guarantee     C. Japanese     D. jubilee

3. A. refugee     B. committee     C. absentee     D. Taiwanese

4. A. Viennese     B. Chinese     C. Burmese     D. Maltese

5. A. engineer     B. volunteer     C. mountaineer     D. reindeer

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence:

1. A table with four chairs is .................. of the dining room.

A. in     B. the middle     C. in the middle     D. about

2. You .................. brush your teeth twice a day.

A. should    B. can     C. will     D. have

3. Tim is a good student. He did very well in the first semester. His mother is .................. him.

A. sorry for     B. sad     C. proud of     D. displeased

4. The new hotel .................. next year.

A. is opened     B. will be opened     C. is opening     D. opens

5. Would you mind .................. on the light?

A. turn     B. to turn     C. turned     D. turning

6. - Where is the fridge? - It’s .................. the corner of the kitchen.

A. in     B. at     C. to     D. above

7. Did the children enjoy .................. when they were on holiday?

A. themselves     B. themself     C. himself     D. itself

8. Carmen didn’t use to eat fish, but now she ..................

A. used to     B. do     C. does     D. doesn’t

9. I never go to Australia. I .................. to Australia yet.

A. went     B. have been     C. will go     D. haven’t been

10. I’m .................. Let’s do something. How about going to a movie?

A. boring     B. bore     C. bored     D. being bored

11. I’m hungry. .................. is for dinner this evening?

A. Why     B. When     C. How     D. What

12. The old lady sat in a corner talking to ..................

A. himself     B. itself     C. herself     D. themselves

13. I .................. swimming very much.

A. wait     B. try     C. enjoy     D. finish

14. The teacher said, “Come at 8 o’clock”.

 The teacher told the students .................. at 8 o’clock.

A. not to come     B. to come     C. coming     D. came

15. Mary is watching a film. She really likes it. Mary is really ..................

A. to interest     B. interest     C. interested     D. interesting

16. .................. to do homework today?

A. Have you     B. Do you have     C. Must you     D. You must

17. She knows that he worked really .................. this semester.

A. good     B. hardly     C. better     D. hard

18. Stop, boys! It’s .................. near the streets.

A. dangerous for playing     B. dangerously to play

C. dangerous to playing     D. dangerous to play

19. It’s possible to supplement one’s .................. by taking a part-time job.

A. income     B. earning     C. gaining     D. attainment

20. Do you mind if I switch on the radio? - ..................

A. No, thank     B. Yes, go ahead     C. No, not at all     D. Yes, you can

II. Fill in the correct verb form.

1. They (come) .......................... back home after they (finish) .......................... their work.

2. She said that she (meet) .......................... Mr. Bean before.

3. Before he (go) .......................... to bed, he (read) .......................... a novel.

4. He told me he (not/wear) ...................................... such kind of clothes before.

5. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) ......................................

6. After Nick (do) ............................ his homework, he (go) ............................ to bed last night.

7. Mai (live) ............................ in Hai Phong for five years before she (move) ............................ to Ha Noi three years ago.

8. Phong (tell) .......................... me yesterday that he (learn) .......................... French for a year.

9. Ms. Hong (work) ............................ at our school for twenty years before she (retire) ............................ last June.

10. By the time I (get) ....................................... to Nick’s house, his party (already/ start) ................................................

11. When we (come) ..................................... back to our home village last month, it (change) ............................ so much.

12. I couldn’t recognize my cousin because he (grow) ............................ a lot.

13. By the time the bus (come) ............................ this morning, Duong (wait) ............................ for it for half an hour.

14. Before she (listen) ............................ to music, she (do) ............................ homework.

15. Last night, Peter (go) ...................... to the supermarket before he (go) ........................ home.

C. READING

I. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

More than a billion people all over the world are (1) the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2) . People cut (3) trees for fuel and farmland. Their herd eat (4) the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) .

In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people (6) trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many techniques have been (7) . For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on sandy areas to retain (8) for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9) water to desert areas.

Unless people find more (10) methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last against the desert is continuing.

1. A. of    B. in   C. on     D. under

2. A. victims     B. enemies     C. friends     D. effects

3. A. off     B. back     C. down     D. in

4. A. up     B. away     C. into     D. out

5. A. blanks     B. deserts     C. spaces     D. bareness

6. A. planting     B. plant     C. to plant     D. planted

7. A. using     B. use     C. used     D. uses

8. A. fertilizer     B. soil     C. earth     D. water

9. A. to carry     B. take     C. fetch     D. bring

10. A. great     B. effective     C. major     D. useful

II. Read the following passage, choose the best answer for each question followed.

Since the world has become industrialized, there has been an increase in the number of animal species that have either become extinct or have neared extinction. Bengal tiger, for instance, which once roamed the jungles in vast number, now only about 2,300 and by the year 2025, their population is estimated to be down to zero. What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will have been caused almost entirely by poachers who according to some sources, are not interested in material gain but in personal gratification. This is an example of the callousness that is part of what is causing the problem of extinction. Animals like Bengal tigers as well as other endangered species are a valuable part of the world’s ecosystem. International laws protecting these animals must be enacted to ensure their survival and the survival of our planet.

Countries around the world have begun to deal with the problem in various ways. Some countries, in order to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animal reserves. They then charge admission to help defray the costs of maintaining the parks and they often must also depend on world organizations for support. With the money they get, they can invest in equipment, and patrols to protect the animals. Another solution that is an attempt to stem the tide of animal extinction is an international boycott of products made from endangered species. This seems fairly effective but it will not, by itself, prevent animals from being hunted and killed.

1. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. the Bengal tiger     B. international boycotts

C. endangered species     D. problems with industrialization

2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “alarming” in paragraph 1?

A. dangerous     B. serious     C. gripping     D. distressing

3. Which of the following could best replace the word “case” as used in paragraph 1?

A. act     B. situation     C. contrast     D. trade

4. The word “poachers” as used in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by which of the following?

A. illegal hunters     B. enterprising researchers

C. concerned scientists     D. trained hunters

5. The word “callousness” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by which of the following?

A. indirectness     B. independence     C. incompetence     D. insensitivity

6. The above passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to contrast

A. a problem and a solution     B. a statement and an illustration

C. a comparison and a contrast     D. specific and general information

7. What does the word “this” refer to in paragraph 1?

A. endangered species that are increasing

B. Bengal tigers that are decreasing

C. poachers who seek personal gratification

D. sources that may not be accurate

8. Which of the following could best replace the word “allocated’’ in paragraph 2?

A. set aside     B. combined     C. organized     D. taken off

9. The word “defray” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A. lower     B. raise

C. make a payment on     D. make an investment toward

10. The author uses the phrase “stem the tide” in paragraph 2 to mean

A. touch     B. stop     C. tax     D. save

11. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude?

A. forgiving     B. concerned     C. vindictive     D. surprised

D. WRITING

I. Rewrite the sentences

1. David had gone home before we arrived.

=> After

2. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops.

=> Before

3. The light had gone out before we got out of the office.

=> When

4. After she had explained everything dearly, we started our work.

=> By the time

5. My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home.

=> Before

Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one, using the word given in brackets. Do not change this word in any way.

1. My sister is always talking whenever I watch my favourite TV programme. (HABIT)

2. Everyone heard about the accident before I did. (LAST)

3. The publisher told her very clearly that he had no interest in her short stories. (UNCERTAIN)

4. His aggressive attitude shocked me. (ABACK)

5. I hope you enjoy yourself while you stay with Mabel. (DURING)

 II. Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses. (10 pts)
a. Yesterday, I (6. spend)_______ two hours (7. do)_______ the homework.
b. The thieves (8. catch)_______ when the (9. leave)_______ the bank.
c. Two hours ago, Mrs. Brown (10. have)_______ Alice (11. take)_______ her son to the school.
d. How many times you (12. be)_______ to Ho Chi Minh City?
e. The moon (13. move)_______ around the earth.
f. Next summer, my parents will let me (14. visit)_______ my grandfather.
g. How about (15. go)_______ to the zoo?
III. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions. (10 pts)
a. She went out the room (16)_______ saying a word.
b. The life in the countryside is changing (17)_______ better.
c. She was born (18)_______ 2 o’clock (19)_______ 18 th July.
d. Mary is thinking (20)_______ importing flowers (21)_______ China.
e. They are traveling (22)_______ the airport (23)_______ a bus.
f. I am afraid (24)_______ ghost.
g. The fight (25)_______ deforestation is very important.
IV. Put the words in brackets into correct forms. (10 pts)
26. The question isn’t good. It’s_______ to ask. (import)
27. His father soon died of a_______ heart. (break)
28. Don’t let the child go out because it’s_______. (wind)
29. I am going to have a_______ check-up next Monday. (medicine)
30. The knife is _______ it can cut everything. (use)
31. Ha Long Bay is in_______ Vietnam. (north)
32. The wild animals are being_______. (appear)
33. I couldn’t find any_______ between the two picture. (different)
34. She is a _______ she sells flowers at a shop in Canada. (flower)
35. Long put_______ on that towel to stop the bleeding. (press)
V. Choose the best answer. (10 pts)
36. Do you find anything________ there?
A. interested B. useful C. bored D. easily
37. Ann is very busy these days. She has________ free time.
A. a little B. few C. a few D. little
38. It’s raining very________
A. wet B. badly C. hard D. firmly
39. A new shopping is________ in my neighborhood today.
A. being opened B. opened C. opening D. be opened
40. The stolen machines were________ a lot of money.
A. valued B. cost C. price D. worth
41. I finish________ the book and went to bed.
A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads
42. That man can tell us where________.
A. does John live B. is John living C. John lives D. John live
43. ________ clothes do you prefer, T- shirt or pullover?
A. Which B. What C. Where D. How
44. Can you________ your paper with you when I come there, please?
A. collect B. bring C. get D. take
45. Smoking is harmful________ your health.                                                                                                                                              A. on B. for C. about D. toA. on B. for C. about D. to                             

VI. Rewrite the following sentences as directed. (10 pts)
46. Has anyone asked you for your opinions? → Nam said that__________________.
47. I had a dog once, but I don’t have anymore. → I_________________________________.
48. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it. → The water______________________.
49. “Eat more and more vegetables” the doctor said. → The doctor told________________.
50. To live on your salary must be hard. → It________________________________.
51. Tom is the best player in the team. → No one in the team____________.
52. It’s interesting to read this book. → This book______________________.
53. I spend half an hour traveling to work by motorbike everyday.→ It takes______________________.
54. Peter said he wasn’t feeling well then. → Peter said “I___________________.”
55. A boy was injured in the accident, he is now in the hospital. → The boy________________________.
VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions. (10 pts)

ends Just with growing been can reason you recycling what

Most types of paper (66)______ be recycled. Newspapers have (67)______ recycled profitably for
decades and recycling of other paper is (68)______. It’s important to know (69)______ you are buying
in a paper product, for that (70)______ virtually all paper products should be marked (71)______ the
percentage and type of recycled content. (72)______ saying “recycle paper” isn’t enough. “Recycled
paper” can mean anything from 100% true recycled paper to 1% re-manufactured (73)______ of
large paper rolls. “Post- consumer” mean the paper that (74)______ and I return to (75)______
centers.
IX. Choose the best answer which can fit in the number space. (10 pts).
Many British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family, or on short business trips. People are
(76)______ to find out how to get urgent treatment before leaving the UK. They have to (77)______ a
form which explains what they (78)______ do if they fall ill or (79)______ an accident, and what
arrangements exist in (80)______ country for medical treatment. The regulations are fairly simple
but (81)______ people do not have this information, they may (82)______ that private medical care is
extremely expensive. It is not unusual for people to discover that they do not have (83)______
money with them to (84)______ the total costs and (85)______ such circumstances an already
difficult situation becomes even more complicated.
76. A. advised B. suggested C. said D. spoken
77. A. put B. bring C. till D. get
78. A. ought B. will C. should D. may
79. A. have B. get C. happen D. take
80. A. their B. each C. one D. this
81. A. because B. whether C. as D. if
82. A. look B. want C. find D. know
83. A. enough B. little C. few D. full
84. A. pay B. give C. spend D. have
85. A. on B. in C. at D. up

I. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from others. (5 pts)
1. A. worked B. naked C. looked D. attacked
2. A. engineer B. excited C. experiment D. exhibition
3. A. teammate B. speaker C. bean D. overhead
4. A. furious B. purpose C. surf D. turn
5. A. deny B. deposit C. benefit D. respond
II. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. (15 pts)
6. My friend________ the answer to the question now.
A. is known B. know C. is knowing D. knows
7. I think I’ll buy this pair of shoes. They________ me really well.
A. fit B. are fitting C. have fit D. are fitted
8. I’ll tell my uncle all the news when I________ him.
A. will see B. am going to see C. see D. shall see
9. I’ve got my key. I found it when I________ for something else.
A. looked B. have looked C. looking D. was looking
10. “All these photographs________ with a very cheap camera,” he said.
A. have taken B. take C. were taken D. were taking
11. I wondered________ the tickets were on sale yet.
A. what B. whether C. when D. where
12. Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please________ the table?
A. lay B. put C. make D. take
13. Our neighbors are very________ on camping holidays.
A. interested B. fond C. eager D. keen
14. There are some one following us. I think we________ in this area.
A. are following B. are followed C. follow D. are being followed
15. Walt Disney________ the character of Mickey Mouse
A. was created B. is created C. creates D. created
16. Would you like to go to the cinema? –No, thanks. I’d________ stay at home.
A. better B. like C. rather D. prefer
17. Did they ask you what examinations you’ve________?
A. succeeded B. passed C. overcome D. obtained
18. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is________ any other lake in the world.
A. larger than B. largest C. the largest D. the larger than
19. Most people prefer________ money to________ it.
A. spend/earn B. spending/earn C. to spend/earning D. spending/earning
20. Our teacher made us________ harder.
A. working B. to work C. work D. works
III. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting. (5 pts)
21. Peter, I’d would like you to meet some very special people

A B C D
22. It is greatly to be with you on such a lovely day
A B C D
23. Would you mind to go to the local bookshop to get me some papers?
A B C D
24. I think I prefer country life more than city life.
A B C D
25. Thanks for invite me to the water-fetching contest of your school.
A B C D

IV. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the CAPITAL words provided. (10 pts)
26. It is______________ to eat too much sugar and fatty food. HEALTH
27. During his____________ the family lived in Cornwall. CHILD
28. Bell_____________ demonstrated his invention. SUCCESS
29. Every day, there are two_________ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. FLY                         

30. ______________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. SUDDEN
31. Their children have quite____________ characters. DIFFERENCE
32. What is the correct_____________ of this word? PRONOUNCE
33. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more_________. COMFORT
34. She is one of the greatest_____________ to appear in this theater. PERFORM
35. My house is on the top of a hill. It’s very __________ there in the fall. WIND
V. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive form. (5 pts)

Wiki Website

“Wiki” means “quick” in Hawaiian. The word is used to describe websites that (36. write)______ by
people who use the site. Anyone who visits a wiki website can add or change the information on
the page. The first wiki website (37. create)______ by Ward Cunningham in 1995. Since then, wiki
guidebooks, wiki dictionaries and wiki encyclopedias (38. publish)______ on the Internet. The most
popular online encyclopedia is “wikipedia”. Over 22 million entries (39. add)______ since it started,
and it is now the most detailed encyclopedia in the world. According to the create or of Wikipedia,
the work (40. do)______ by 20. 000 people who regularly edit the pages. The amazing thing is that
the information is completely free.
VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable word. (10 pts)
celebration custom gather gifts midnight particularly symbolize ring bring display
In Scotland, the biggest (41)______ of the year is “Hogmanay”. “Hogmanay” is the Scottish word for
New Year’s Eve. On 31 st December in Edinburgh, there is an enormous firework (42)______ at the
castle and they play live music in the park. Thousands of people (43)______ in the streets, coffees
and bars. Then at 12 o’clock, church bells (44)______ all over the city. After midnight people go
“first footing”. This is a Scottish (45)______ that dates back hundreds of years. “First footing” is
visiting your neighbors after (46)______ on New Year’s Eve. The visitors must step into the house
with their right foot step first, to (47)______ good luck. Traditionally, the visitors bring three
(48)______: a piece of coal, a piece of “short bread” ( a Scottish biscuit) and a little whisky. The gifts
(49)______ warmth, food and happiness. If the first person who visits your home after midnight is a
man with dark hair, that is (50)______ lucky.
VII. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket. (10 pts)
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the
whole idea quite terrifying, (51)______ flying is no more dangerous (52)______ any other form of
travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accident
occurs (53)______ taking off and landing when (54)______ decisions are vitally important.
The people (55)______ job it is to look (56)______ the passengers, the stewards and
stewardesses play an important part in helping passengers to (57)______ safe and comfortable.
Indeed for many passengers being (58)______ such care of is all part of the total experience.
(59)______ other form of travel involves waiting for people in quite the same (60)______ with food,
drink, newspapers, magazines, music, and even video films.
51. A. although B. too C. and D. because
52. A. than B. as C. then D. with
53. A. while B. during C. for D. through
54. A. leader’s B. chief’s C. driver’s D. pilot’s
55. A. whose B. which C. their D. that
56. A. for B. up C. after D. round
57. A. feel B. rest C. experience D. lie
58. A. given B. kept C. shown D. taken
59. A. Any B. No C. All D. Not
60. A. sort B. kind C. way D. part
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first. (10 pts)
61. Tom works hard as a student. → Tom__________________________________________.
62. It is good exercise to run a mile a day. → Running______________________________________.
63. It’s a great pleasure to be with you. → Being_________________________________________.
64. We didn’t see her at all. → She___________________________________________.
65. Tom is not as tall as Peter. → Peter_________________________________________.