Student’s name:

REVIEW
I/ Choose the answer which best completes each of the following
sentences
1. The woman was carrying …… plastic carrier bag in her hand.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article is needed

2. It was a great success. He succeeded …… everyone work hard.

A. to make B. for making C. in make D. in making

3. How many people …… in ancient myths?

A. believes B. believe C. are believing D. believing

4. He ordered them …… it again.

A. don’t do B. not do C. didn’t do D. not to do

5. He turned …… the light so as not to waste electricity.

A. off B. of C. on D. down

6. He repeated the conversation that he had heard word …… word.

A. through B. for C. with D. by

7. How many hours a day do you practice …… the piano?

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

8. My shirt was torn …… the tree.

A. while climbing up B. while I was climbing up
C. while a climb was made up D. in a climb up

9. David was …… anyone else in his class.

A. as clever as B. as clever than C. cleverer than D. more clever than

10. He …… in the café when she came in.

A. sat B. has sat C. has been sitting D. was sitting

11. While Mary was cleaning the flat, her husband …….
A. sleep B. slept C. was sleeping D. is sleeping

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12. When …… a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and
abbreviations it contains.
A. having used B. use C. to use D. using

13. The news …… bad last night.

A. were B. was C. has been D. have been

14. John said that no other car could go ________.

A. so fast like his car B. as fast like the car of him
C. as fast like his car D. as fast as his car

15. Ancient civilizations were not aware that the earth …… a sphere.
A. is B. was C. has been D. had been

16. As usual Tim …. tea, but today he….. milk.

A. drinks/ drinks

B. is drinking/ is drinking

C. is drinking/ drinks

D. drinks/ is drinking

17. Geoffrey …… making his own furniture.

A. is loving B. loves C. has been loving D. was loving

18. Some scientists spend most of their lives …… at rocks.

A. looking B. look C. to look D. looked

19. Mary is ….. as her sister.

A. so pretty B. prettier C. as pretty D. the prettiest

20. His job is ………… than mine.

A. more important B. the most important C. as important D. important

21. Disk is the ……… of the two workers.

A. most careful B. more careful C. careful as D. careful

22. Sam’s product is …….. than Paul’s.

A. bad B. as bad C. worse D. the worst

23. Mr. Bush is the …........... person I have ever known.

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A. more delightful B. delightful C. as delightful D. most delightful

24. Don’t walk so ……….! Can’t you walk ……..?

A. fast- slower B. Fast-more slowly C. Fastly-slower D. fastly - more slowly

25. You are always tired in the morning. You should go to bed…………

A. earlier B. more early C. more earlier D. more earlily

26. I don’t know ……….. people in our neighbourhood as you do.

A. as much B. so many C. more D. much more

27. Vietnam is now the ……………. rice exporting country in the world.

A. two bigger B. second bigger C. two biggest D. second biggest

28. Would you like to have a cup of coffee?

A. No, thanks B. Yes, I like C. I don’t like D. No, I would

29. Keiko has $100. Betty has $75. Betty has less money than Keiko.

A. more money than B. not as much money as

C. the same money as D. a lot of money

30. Help me …………… this letter.

A. translate B. translating C. translated D. with translation

II/ Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.

1. When the movie was over, John and me went for a quick walk.
A B C D

2. Almost everyone has heard the more famous Olympic saying: “Stronger,
Higher, Faster.” A B
C D
3. This telephone isn’t as cheap the other one, but it works much better.
A B C D

4. Most students were able of finding good jobs three to six months after

A B C

graduation.
D
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5. Both cattle or railroads helped build the city of Chicago.
A B C D

6. No other state receives as few rainfall as the state of Neveda.

A B C D

III/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from that of the others
1. A. qualify B. economy C. apply D. reply

2. A. threaten B. think C. healthy D. although

3. A. scholar B. chemist C. approach D. school

4. A. books B. rejects C. claps D. nods

5. A. engaged B. attracted C. decided D. expected

IV/ Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. attract B. formal C. altar D. signal

2. A. engineer B. employee C. applicant D. volunteer

3. A. endangered B. colony C. destruction D. provision

4. A. forest B. wildlife C. damage D. derive

5. A. program B. reform C. enough D. produce

V/ Put the verbs in the parentheses into correct tense.

A.
1. He (often/ go) ....................... to school on foot.
2.The sun (warm)....................... the air and (give) .......................... us light.
3. She (go) ............................................. to school everyday.
4. Bad students (never/ work) ...................................... hard.
5. It (often/ rain) ............................in the summer.
6. The teacher (always/point) .................... at the black-board when he (want)
.....................to explain something.
7. I (always/ meet) ............................... him on the corner of this street.
8. He (not do) ..................................... morning exersices regularly.
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9. Water (boil) .................................... at 100 degree centigrades.
10. you (be) ............. a good student?
11. They (not go) ............................. to school by motorbike.
12. They (not be) ............................... doctors.
13. He (often/ get) ...............................up late.
14. You (often/ watch) ......................................... TV?
15. I (usually/ go) ................................ (shop) ................................ on the weekend.
16. Hai (often/wash) ........................................... his face at 6.15.
17. Thanh and Mai (always/ see) ........................................ a movie on Saturday.
18. He (often/ take) ............................... a bus to school?
19. We (be) ..................................students in class 8A.
20. She (not do) ............................................ homework in the evening.
21. He (usually/ take) ...................................... a taxi to the airport.
22. She (not go) ........................................ to school by bike.
23. They (be) ....................................... beautiful?
24. They (often/ visit) ...................................... their parents on Saturday.
25. Mi and I (always/ go) ..................................... to the countryside.
26. He (not be) ...............................at home now.
27. Our teacher (usually/ give) .....................................us many exersices.
28. He (occasionally/ catch) ...................................a train to work.
29. My old friend, Manh (write) ................................ to me twice a month.
30. What she says (be)................................. true.
31. Where she (buy) ...................................... her breakfast every morning?
32. Bi (not phone) ....................................to me.
33. He (usually/ water) ................................the trees in the morning.
34. The sun (rise) ....................in the East and (set) .....................in the West.
35. They (always/ make) .............................noise in the class.
36. Son (write) ...........................to their friends every summer holiday?
37. What you (listen) ...........................on the radio?
38. Kien and Tuyen (be)................ good students.
39. They (not be)............................ doctors.
40. You (often/ do) .................................your homework in the evening?
41. They (not be) ............................classmates.
42. He (be) ..........................your father?
43. They (usually/ sing) ................................in the early morning.
44. They (plant).............................. trees in the early year.
45. They sometimes (do)............................... morning exersices at 5.30.

B.
1. Where ___________you (live)____________?
I (live)______________in Hai Duong town.
2. What _______________he (do) ______________now?
He (water)_________________flowers in the garden.
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3. What _______________she (do)_____________?
She (be)______________a teacher.
4. Where _________________you (be) from?
5. At the moment, my sisters (play) ____________ volleyball and my brother
(play) ______________soccer.
6. It is 9.00; my family (watch)___________________TV.
7. In the summer, I usually (go) ______________ to the park with my friends, and
in the spring, we (have) ___________Tet Holiday; I (be) ________ happy because
I always (visit) ______________ my granparents.
8. ____________your father (go)_____________to work by bus?
9. How ___________your sister (go)___________to school?
10. What time _____________they (get up)_________________?
11. What ____________they (do)________________in the winter?
12. Today, we (have)______________English class.
13. Her favourite subject (be)__________________English.
14. Now, my brother (like)_________________eating bananas.
15. Look! A man (call)_________________you.
16. Keep silent ! I (listen)____________________to the radio.
17. ______________ you (play)_________________badminton now?
18. Everyday, my father (get up)_________________ at 5.00 a.m, but today, he
(get up) __________________ at 6.00 am.
19. Every morning , I (watch)_________________tv at 10.00, but today I (Listen)
________________ to music at 10.00.
20. Everyday , I (go) __________to school by bike but today I go to school by
motorbike.
21. Every morning, my father (have) ______________a cup of coffe but today he
(drink)____________milk.
22. At the moment, I(read)_______________a book and my brother
(watch)_______ TV.
23. Hoa (live)________________in Hanoi, and Ha (live)________________in
HCM City.
24. Hung and his friend (play)_______________badminton.
25. They usually (get up)___________________at 6.oo in the morning.
26. Ha never (go)______________fishing in the winter but she always
(do)_____________ it in the summer.
27. My teacher (tell)__________________Hoa about Math.
28. There (be)____________________ animals in the circus.
29. _______________he (watch)______________TV at 7.00 every morning?
30. What _____________she (do) _________________at 7.00 am?
31. How old _________she (be)?
32. What ___________she like (be)?
33. My children (go)________________to school by bike.
34. We (go)_______________to supermarket to buy some food.
35. Mr. Hien (go)________________on business to Hanoi every month.
36. Ha (like)______________coffee very much, but I (not like)______________it.
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37. She (like)________________Tea, but she (not
like)____________________coffee.
38. I (love)_______________ cats, but I (not love)__________________dogs.
39. Everyday ,I (go)______________to school on foot, but today I
(go)________________to school by bike.
40. Who you _________________(wait) for Nam?
- No, I _______________________(wait) for Mr. Hai.
41. My sister (get)______________ dressed and (brush)_______________her
teeth herself at 6.30 everyday.
42. Mrs. Smith (not live)____________in downtown. She (rent)___________in an
appartment in the suburb.
43. How _________your children (go)_________________to school everyday?
44. It's 9 o'clock in the morning. Lien (be)________in her room. She (listen)
_______________to music.
45. We_______________________(play) soccer in the yard now.
46. My father (go)___________ to work by bike. Sometimes
he(walk)______________.
47. _________You (live)________near a market? _ It (be)____________noisy?
48. Now I (do)_____________the cooking while Hoa (listen)_______________to
music.
49. At the moment, Nam and his friends (go)_______________________shopping
at the mall.
50. In the autumn, I rarely (go)______________sailing and (go)__________to
school.
51. I (write)_____________________________ a letter to my friend now.
52. At 12 a.m every day, I (have)______________lunch and (go)____________to
bed.
53. On Monday, I (have)________________________ math and Art.
54. On Friday, I (have)______________________English.
55. At the moment, I (eat)______________an orange, and My sisters
(Play)_______ Tennis.
56. _______her bag (be)?
- No, they(not be)______________.
57. What time _____________your children (go)____________ to school?
58. He (live)________________in HCM City.
59. What time___________your brother usually (get)___________up?
60. My house (be)_________in the city and it (be)_________small.
61. Every morning , we (have)__________breakfast at 7.00 am.
62. This (be)________a book and there (be)_________pens.
63. Mr. Quang (live)____________in the countryside. He (have)__________a big
garden.
64. John (not have)______________Literature lesson on Friday.
65. What time _________you (start)___________your class?
66. ___________you (be) in class 12A3?

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67. Mrs. Ha (learn)__________________in Hanoi, but she (not
live)__________________ there.
68. My brother (not live)____________________in London; he
(live)_______________ in Manchester.
69. Now Mr. Long (design) ____________________his dream house.
70. He (like)_____________APPLES, but he (not
like)_____________________bananas.
71. __________________she (like)______________apples?
72. Usually, I (have)_________________lunch at 12.00.
-__________________you (have) ___________________lunch at 11.00?
73. He can (swim)_______________but I can't(swim)_____________________.
74. At the moment, my sister (read)___________________ a comic book.
75. I (like)__________________ice-cream.
76. Where___________________Mr. Ha (live)_______________?
77. Monkeys can (climb)_________________ the tree.
78. Hang (go)__________________to the bookshop now because she (want)
___________to buy some books.
79. We (go) ______________to market to buy_________________some fruits.
80. Now, Lan (study)________________English and Lien
(listen)______________to music.
81. Everynight , she (have)____________________dinner at 7.00 p.m.
82. Every year, I usually (go)______________________Vietnam.
83. In the summer, I sometimes (go)____________________swimming.
84. Every everning, my mother (like)___________ watching television.
85. Lan (have)_______________breakfast and (go)___________to school at 6.30
a.m.
86. We (not read)___________________after lunch.
87. Tom (be)___________my friend. He (play)______________sports everyday.
88. ______________your students (play)__________soccer every afternoon?
89. He (go)_____________to bed at 11.30 p.m.
90. They (go)___________home and (have)___________lunch.
91. ___________he (play)__________sports?
92. He (teach)_______________English in a big school in town.
93. Everyday she (go)____________to work by bike.
94. We usually (read)_________books, (listen)_________to music or
(watch)_______TV.
95. Sometimes, I (play)__________badminton.
96. Ann (like)____________her job very much.
97. ___________your mother (walk)_________to the market?
98. Look! They (run)_________________________together.

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C. PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) (1) …………to the beach for the
first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) (2) …………in the sea while
my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a sand castle and my
father (drink) (3) …………. some water. Suddenly, I (see) (4) …………a boy on
the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) (5)
…………beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My
heart (beat) (6) …………fast. I (ask) (7) …………him for his name with a shy
voice. He (tell) (8) …………me that his name was John. He (stay) (9)
…………with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza
in a restaurant. The following days we (have) (10) …………a lot of fun together.
At the end of my holiday when I left Hawaii I said goodbye to John. We had tears
in our eyes. He wrote me a letter very soon and I answered him.

VII/ USE THESE CUES TO MAKE FULL SENTENCES

1. She/ intend/ take a trip/ to/ Italy.

 ……………....…………………………………………………………………..

2. Nowadays/ is/ easier/ learn English/much.

 ……………....…………………………………………………………………..

3. You/ should/ practice/ do/ physical exercises regularly/ to/ have good health.

 ……………....…………………………………………………………………..

4. John/ take part in / usually/ traditional festivals.

 ……………....…………………………………………………………………..

VIII/ UNSCRAMBLE
1. have /we/ a/ and/ is/ cut into/ 8/ it/ pieces/ cake.

 ……………....…………………………………………………………………..

2. walking/ him/ in/ gives/ the rain/ pleasure.

 ……………....…………………………………………………………………..

3. he/ be/ is/ going/ a/ famous/ to/ singer.

 ……………....…………………………………………………………………..

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4. I/ bought/ gold / beautiful / have /a/ Chinese/ ring/ just.

 ……………....…………………………………………………………………..

5. sometimes/ We/ to/ the/ go/ pagoda/ Quan Su street/ on/.

 ……………....…………………………………………………………………..

6. like/ me/ to/ visit/ summer/ you/ and/ Would/ come/ next/?

 ……………....…………………………………………………………………..

7. write/ usually/ They/ other/ at/ every/ weeks/ once/ to / least/ two/ each/.

 ……………....…………………………………………………………………..

8. The/ ways/ same/ cities/ are/ the/ in/ some/ two/.

 ……………....…………………………………………………………………..

X/ COMPARISON
1. Thang is older than Dat.

 Dat isn’t ………...………………………………………………………………..

 Dat is………....…………………………………………………………………..

2. Tuyen is more careful than Tram.

 Tram isn’t.………………………………………………………………….. …..

3. Ly runs faster than Duy.

 Duy doesn’t .………………………………………………………………….. ...

4. Tuyet works harder than Loan.

 Loan doesn’t .…………………………………………………………………..

5. The blue shoes cost $3. The pink shoes cost $5.

 The pink shoes .…………………………………………………………………..

 The blue shoes .…………………………………………………………………..

6. Tom speaks English fluently. Mary speaks English more fluently.

 Mary……...………………………………………………………………….. …..

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XI. Combining sentences by using conjunctions (AND, BUT, SO,
BECAUSE)
1. Jennifer was good at science. Her sister had trouble with writing.

 …….……...…………………………………………………………………..
…..

2. That movie scares me. I don’t want to watch the movie.

 …….……...…………………………………………………………………..
…..

3. The zoo’s only elephant was starving. It had not eaten since last week.

 …….……...…………………………………………………………………..
…..

4. I really disliked that teacher. I still wanted to take his class.

 …….……...…………………………………………………………………..
…..

5. If you’re certain about your choice, please do it now. You may lose your chance.

 …….……...…………………………………………………………………..
…..

6. We passed through passport card. We boarded the airplane. 

…….……...………………………………………………………………….. …..

7. My pet has fleas. It needs a bath.

 …….……...…………………………………………………………………..
…..

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