Grade 8

REVISION
I/ Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. I _____________ a letter from my old friend yesterday.
A. sent B. gave C. received D. took
2. Vietnamese children ____ wear uniform when they come to school
A. should B. have to C. must D. ought
3. The football match ___________ live all over the world.
A. traveled B. is transmitted C. demonstrated D. arranged
4. The children are old enough to look after ___________ .
A. their B. they C. them D. themselves
5. She is wearing a ________________ skirt.
A. lovely new blue B. lovely blue new C. new lovely blue D. blue new lovely
6. My sister often looks at _______ in the mirror.
A. herself B. yourself C. myself D. her
7. They __________ from Canada to America to find work
A. emigrated B. came C. went D. immigrated
8. Deaf-mutes can ________ speak ____________ hear
A. both….and B. not only....but also C. neither……..nor D. either….or
9. I think Angela __________ to buy that coat because it is really lovely.
A. must B. ought C. should D. have
10. I don’t like going to the cinema with other people. I prefer going _______.
A. on myself B. with myself C. by myself D. to myself
11. The calendar is ________ the clock, _________ the picture and the lamp
A. on/next to B. under/among C. above/on D. under/between
12. My sister and I _________ the cartoons on TV every Saturday last summer.
A. watch B. watched C. were watching D. watches
13. It takes a long time ___________ a foreign language.
A. learn B. to learn C. learns D. learned
14. You’d better _____ your room before your mother arrives.
A. to tidy B. tidying C. tidy D. tidied
15. She usually goes camping ________________ Sunday mornings.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
16. My friends usually enjoy my sense ________________ humor.
A. with B. of C. by D. within
17. Alexander Graham Bell worked ________________ deaf-mutes at Boston University.
A. by B. among C. with D. between
18. There is a small table on the right hand side ________________ the kitchen.
A. of B. on C. in D. next
19. He _________ wear a suit to work but he usually does.
A. must B. have to C. doesn’t have to D. mustn’t
20. She wore a hat to ________________ the sun out of her eyes.
A. make B. do C. get D. keep
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21. Mrs. Lien said you could reach her _____ 6 863 423.
A. on B. at C. in D. by
22. She spends most of her free time ___________ volunteer work.
A. to do B. do C. doing D. does
23. Her mother ___________ this city two years ago.
A. left B. leaves C. is leaving D. will leave
24. I find Peter isn’t communicative. He’s rather ___________ in public.
A. kind B. reserved C. sociable D. humorous
25. Each of them ___________ a different character.
A. have B. has C. to have D. having
27. Deaf-mutes can ___________ speak ___________ hear.
A. both … and C. neither … nor
B. not only… but also D. either ... or
28. Alexander Graham Bell was born ___________ March 3, 1847.
A. in B. on C. at D. during
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29. You can use a(n) ___________ to record messages when you are out.
 A. telephone directory C. fax machine
B. mobile phone D. answering machine
30. I ___________ work every day from 8.30 to 5.30.
A. did B. could C. has to D. have to
31. We’ve got a problem. I hope you can help ___________
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A. Yourself B. myself C. ourselves D. us
32. The calendar is ___________ the clock, ___________ the picture and the lamp.
A. on/ next to C. under/ between
B. behind/ between D. above/ on
II/ Choose the underlined words or phrases that are incorrect:
1. Hard work always brings ____________________ (succeed)
2. You must put all medicines in _________________ cupboards. (lock)
3. There is still no _________________ on what to do. (agree)
4. An ________________ is a home for children whose parents are dead. (orphan)
5. Ho Chi Minh is an important _____________________ center. (commerce)
6. Michael Faraday made a lot of ____________________ in the field of electricity. (invent)
7. People in my country are very warm and ________________. (FRIEND)
8. Bao is very ________________ , kind and generous. (SOCIAL)
9. An ________________ is a home for children whose parents are dead. (ORPHAN)
10. Ho Chi Minh City is an important ________________ center. (COMMERCE)
11. Thomas Watson was Bell’s _______________, wasn’t he? (ASSIST)
III/ Use the correct verb of the word given to complete each sentence.
1. Bad driving _______ (cause) many accidents.
2. Nga and Lan ________ (see) a movie tonight.
3. Mozart _________ (write) more than 600 pieces of music.
4. ‘How _______ you _______ (learn) to drive?’ ‘My father ______ (teach) me.
5. “Would you like __________________ to dinner tomorrow?” (come)
6. Tom and Jerry have tickets. They ____________ a movie tonight. (see)
7. She _________ to work on Saturday morning. (have
8. She spends most of her free time ____________ volunteer work.(do)
IV/ Choose the underlined words or phrases that are incorrect.
1. You must not let children to play in the kitchen because it is a dangerous play.
A B C D
2. We are going to study tonight until we will finish our homework
A B C D
3. You don’t have to drive faster than 65 mph or you might get a ticket.
A B C D
4. Students ought to not go to school late even it rains.
A B C D
5. Coffee isn’t cold enough for Ba drink.
A B C D
6. The students should learn their lessons careful before the exams.
A B C D
7. Please put the doll on the shelf, among the flower vase and the lamp.
A B C D
8. Students ought to not tell lies to teacher.
A B C D
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V. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. (1.5pts)
Isaac Newton (1) _____________ (be) one of the greatest men in the history of scientists. He (2)
_____________ (bear) in a small village of Wootsphore in England. When the boy was fourteen, his
father (3) ___________ (die). Newton left school and (4) _____________ (help) his mother on the
farm. But the boy (5) _____________ (not like) farming, he was fond of poetry and mathematics.
His greatest discovery (6) ___________ (be) the law of gravitation.

VI. Writing Rewrite the following sentence as instructed.

1. Remember to turn off the light before going out.

 Don’t forget ____________________________________________________________________
2. Peter is too young to stay alone at home.
 Peter is not _____________________________________________________________________
3. Her hair is long and black.
 She has_________________________________________________________________________
4. I intend to come over to pick you up.
 I’m ____________________________________________________________________________
5. The story is very interesting.
 What __________________________________________________________________________
6. Lan doesn’t eat spicy food. Nam doesn’t eat spicy food, either.
 Neither Lan _____________________________________________________________________
7. Mary enjoys listening to traditional stories.
Mary is___________________________________________________________________
8. The theater is near Jennifer’s house
The theater isn’t ____________________________________________________________
9. The lesson is very interesting.
What _____________________________________________________________________!

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