REVIEW - ENGLISH 8

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.
1. A. pan B. match C. lamp D. save
2. A. safety B.electricity C.myself D.anything
3. A. tiger B.fire C.stripe D.prince
4. A. reach  B. such  C. chemical D. chore
5. A. cooked B. brushed C. danced D. needed
6. A. impressed B. disappointed C. wished  D. stopped
7. A. conducted  B. annoyed  C. transmited  D. needed
8. A. slim B. sink C. device D. invention
II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each space
1. Bao spends his free time doing ___________ work at a local orphanage.
A. demonstrate   B. volunteer    C. hospital D. school
2. Mrs Vui will be home late, so Nam has to cook dinner ___________
A. herself B. himself C. themselves D. myself
3. Jack is ____________ . His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot.
A. generous B. humorous C. easy-going D. unusual
4. Bao is a ____________ student who always gets good grades.
A. generous              B. sociable                C. quiet  D. hard-working
5. He had to stay at home ________he was ill.
A. so B. because C. as soon as D. until
6. After his mother and father died, the boy had to live in the local ____________
A. orphanage B. post office C. school D. library
7. Alexander Graham Bell was a Scotsman _______ he later emigrated to the USA.
A. so B. because C. although D. even
8. Alexander Graham Bell was born ____________ March 3, 1847.
A. to B. on C. at D. in
9. It is _____________ to eat too much sugar and fatty food.
A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. undangerously
10. Don’t come in. Please wait ____________ for your turn.
A. inside B. downstairs C. outside D. upstairs
11. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.
A. choose B. kitchen C. chemical D. chore
12. She’s always worried about the ________ of her family.
A. safe B. unsafe C. safely D. safety
III. Read the passage then answer the questions
Marie was born in Poland in 1876. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was
intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was 15 years old.
When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University.
She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for
Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.
1.Where was Marie born?
-> She was bron in Poland.
2. When did she finish high school?
-> She finished high school when she was 15 years old.
3. What did she study at the University in Paris?
-> Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University.
4. How old was she when she won the Nobel Prize for Physics?
-> She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 when she was 27 years old.

IV. Complete the passage:

 leaving – happily – until – festival – but – fairy – danced – ate
Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while
her lazy sisters did nothing. One night her sisters went to a (1)_ festival ____ at the palace.
Cinderella was left at home, feeling very sad. After a time a (2)_fairy __ appeared and told
Cinderella that she could go to the festival, (3)_ but___ she had to return home by midnight.
So she went to the festival in a beautiful dress. She (4)_danced__with the prince, but at
midnight she ran back home, (5)___leaving ___ one of her shoes on the dance floor. The
prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital (6)_until _ he found that
the shoe was the right size for Cinderella. The prince and Cinderella were married and lived
(7)_happily_ ever after.
V. LISTEN
Harry starts work at half past six. He delivers (1)__________ every day of the week, from
Monday to (2)__________, but not on Sundays. He works in the mornings before school and
in the afternoons after school. He usually finishes work at (3)_____________o’clock.
Harry says, “In the summer, the job is OK, but in December and January, the weather is very
(4)__________! I like this job. I get a lot of exercise, and the money is good. I’m saving my
money in the bank at the moment for a holiday in (5)____________”

VI. Viết lại các câu sau bắt đầu bằng các từ đã cho.
1. They plan to collect used papers and send them for recycling. (Use ‘be going to’)
They are going to collect used papers and spend them for recycling.
2. We intend to meet her at the airport tonight
We are going to meet her at the airport tonight.
3. He isn’t tall. He can’t stick the picture above the window.
He isn’t tall enough to stick the picture about the window._
4. I am strong. I can move this table
He isn’t tall enough to move this table.
5. Tram is too young to cycle to school. (enough)
Tram isn't old enough to cycle to school.
6. He is too short to play volleyball
He isn’t tall enough to play volleyball.
7. The table is next to the door.
There is a table next to the door._
8. There is a wardrobe near the window.
à The wardrobe is near the window_
9. There is a flower garden behind my school
 The flower garden is behind in my school.
10. A lots of books are on the shelf.
 There is a lots of books are on the shelf_
11. The students are in the bookstore
 There are students in the bookstore.
12. She loves to watch stars at night.
She enjoys to watching stars at night._
13. My father played tennis a lot, but he doesn’t play very often now.
à My father used to play tennis.
14. Mr. An often drank coffee when he was young.
à He used to drink coffee when he was young.
15. The rug is in front of the fireplace
à The fireplace is behind to the rug.