Giải bài tập Tiếng Anh 8: Test yourself (2)

I. PRONUNCIATION
 
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
 
1. a. definite         b. quiet       c. supplies           d. migrant
2. ạ. country         b. scout       c. government       d. cousin
3. a. helped            b. asked      c. increased          d. prefered
4. a. character       b. school     c. teacher              d. chemistry
5. a. earth             b. heart       c. earn                   d. heard
 
B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
 
6. a. community   b. neighborhood   c. restaurant                   d. grocery
7. a. semester       b. experiment       c. necessary                d. Geography
8 a. understand    b. participate        c. entertain                    d. volunteer
9. a. comfort         b. concern             c. contact                    d. garbage
10. a. excellent     b. expensive         c. convenient                d. available
 
II. VOCABULARY
 
A. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
 
1. I’m not very good …………..  repairing things.
 
a. at   b. for                     c. in             d. about
 
2. I prefer city life ………. country life. 
 
a. than        b. against              c. to             d. over
 
3. We haven’t seen each other ……. a long time.
 
a. since        b. at   c. in             d. for
 
4. We are playing a game. Why don’t you ……… ? 
 
a. join in     b. come in   c. get in       d. break in
 
5. The store owners in the neighborhood have been ……. about the new mall for a few months.
 
a. interested                    b. excited    c. surprised                    d. concerned
 
6. Living in the country is not expensive. And it isn’t complex ……...
 
a. either       b. neither              c. too                    d. so
 
7. He hid that letter in a drawer ……….. no one could read it.
 
a. because   b. so that    c. although           d. when
 
8. Excuse me! I’m doing my homework…….. turn down your radio a bit?
 
a. Would you like          b. Why don’t you.         c. Could you         d. Would you mind
 
9.  You’re always at home. You ……… go out more often.
 
a. should     b. can          c. must        d. ought
 
10.  Students should take every ………. to widen their experience.
 
a. advantage         b. way         c. change     d. opportunity
 
B. Use the correct word form of the word given in each sentence.
 
11. He was the …….. of the school after winning the contest. (proud)
12. Disneyland is one of the famous areas of ………….. (entertain)
13. He had no ………… for his absence (explain) 
14. We live in a rather rich ………... (neighbor)
15.  Television is very ………… nowadays. (popularity)
 
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
 
A. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
 
1.  He……. to improve his Spanish pronunciation, but he had no luck.
 
a. tried hardly       b. hardly tried      c. tried hard                    d. tried harder
 
2. The next train to Newcastle …… at 3.45.
 
a. leaves                b. is leaving                    c. is going to leave         d. left
 
3. The exam was fairly easy - ………. we expected.
 
.a. more easy that          b. more easy than                    c. easier than        d. easier as
 
4. The moon ……….. around the earth.
 
a. has moved        b. moves     c. is moving          d. will move
 
5.  She told him ………… up late.
 
a. not stay             b. to stay not        c. not to stay                  d. to not stay
 
6.  I ………. Jane at the party ten days ago.
 
a. see                     b. saw                   c. have seen                    d. will see
 
7. We ……… him since we left high school.
 
a. don’t see b. didn’t see        c. haven’t seen     d. won’t see

8. Practice …….. English anywhere you can is a way to better your speaking skill.
 
a. speak      b. to speak           c. speaking           d. for speaking
 
9. Oh, no! It …………  to rain and my clothes are on the line.
 
a. starts       b. will start                     c. is to start                    d. is starting
 
10. The film was boring. It was ………… film I’ve ever seen.
 
a. most boring      b. more boring      c. the more boring                    d. the most boring
 
B. Choose word or phrase that needs correcting.
 
11. My uncle and aunt live in this village for over twenty years.
                                   A  B                   C           D
 
12. You should take a taxi although it’s raining hard.
              A                B         C                          D
 
13. We are going to study tonight until we will finish our homework.
                A                                 B            C                        D
 
14. Our new car is hard to drive than our old car.
              A               B                C        D
 
15. There are a lot of food in the fridge, so help yourself.
                 A       B      C                                    D
 
IV. READING COMPREHENSION

A. Choose the most suitable word to complete the passage.
 
There are two classes at the Elementary level; one is for complete (1)……  and the other is for students who know only (2)…… English. In both classes you will practice simple conversations.
 
In the class at the Intermediate level you will have a lot of (3)….. in communicating in real-life situations because we help you to use the English you have previously (4) ……… in your own country. You will also have the chance
to improve your (5)……… of. English grammar and to build up your vocabulary.
 
The emphasis is on oral communication practice in a wide variety of situations at the advanced (6)………. . You will learn how to use language correctly and appropriately when you (7)……… to native speakers. In addition, you will develop
such study (8)……..  as reading efficiently, writing articles and reports, and note-taking from books and talks.
 
1. a. creators        b. founders           c. beginners              d. pioneers
2. a. few                b. little                  c. a few                 d. a little
3. a. action           b. practice             c. doing                 d. use
4. a. studied                    b. known              c. practised                     d. used
5. a. information b. education .        c. knowledge        d. memory
6. a. event             b. level                  c. way                   d. aspect
7. a. say                b. tell                    c. state                  d. speak
8. a. skills             b. trainings           c. experiments      d: facilities
 
B. Read the passage then choose the best answer for each question.
 
Last week, my friend and I spent a weekend in the countryside. We visited my uncle’s farm. I had been to the farm several times before, but this was .the first time for my friend. Naturally, it was a great event for him. Finally, the days came. It was a fine morning. We got up very early because we wanted to leave home after breakfast. We made the journey by bus. We reach my uncle farm at noon. After lunch we spent many hours walking round the village to see the sights and Walking through the wood to look for bird’s nests.
 
In the next morning, we have a big breakfast, with plenty of farm products. After breakfast, my uncle took us to a small lake not far from home. There we fished and had a nice lunch with the fish we caught.
 
The weekend was short; however, we enjoyed it very much. The country air was fresh and pure. We felt healthy and strong when we came back to the city for our school work.
 
9. How long did the writer and his friend spend in the country?
 
a. a day       b. two days                    c. a few days        d. a week
 
10. What was the weather like on the day they started their journey?
 
a. It was bad         b. It was rainy      c. It was gloomy   d. It was good
 
11. When did they reach the farm?
 
a. at 9 a.m   b. at 12 o’clock    c. at 4 p.m d. at 8 p.m
 
12. What did they do on the first day?
 
a. go fishing          b. go sightseeing   c. go hunting        d. go swimming
 
13. How did they feel when they come back for their school work?
 
a. healthy    b. enjoyable                    c. fresh                 d. tired
 
V. WRITING

A. Rewrite these sentences, begining with the word given.
 
1. ‘Turn off all the lights when you go out,’ Jane said to Tim.
Jane   …………………………………………………………………
 
2. ‘You should take more exercises, Mr Roberts,’ the doctor said.
The doctor ……………………………………………………………
 
3. No one in the group is younger than Jane.
Jane is   ……………………………………………………………….
 
4. It’s nearly two years since we saw Joanna.
We haven’t  ……………………………………………………………
 
5. My sister dances very well.
My sister is …………………………………………………………….
 
A. Write sentences based on the given cues. Make changes if necessary.
 
6. Hoang/ used/ write/ friends/ but/ now/ he/ telephone//
……………………………………………………………………………
7. He/ work/ bank/ since/ he/ leave/ college//
……………………………………………………………………………
8. We/ extreme/ tired/ after/ trip/ so/ sleep/ bus/ way/ home//
……………………………………………………………………………
9. Language learners/ try/ different/ ways/ learn/ words/ so as/ find out/ best way/ themselves//
……………………………………………………………………………
10. I/ prefer/ live/ the country/ live/ the city//
……………………………………………………………………………

ANSWER KEY

I. A. 1.a      2.b              3.d              4.c               5.b
B. 1.a          2.c               3.b              4.b              5.a
 
II. A. 1.a     2.c     3.d     4.a     5.d     6.a     7.b     8.c     9.a     10.d
B. 11. Pride                             12. entertainment                    13. explanation
     14. neighborhood      15. Popular
 
III. A. 1.c    2.a     3.c     4.b     5.c     6.b     7.c     8.c     9.d     10.d
B. 11. A (have lived)      12. C (because)              13. C (finish)
14. B (harder)       15. A (is)
 
IV. A. 1.c    2.d     3.b     4.a     5.c     6.b     7.d     8.a
B. 9. b         10. d           11. b           12. b           13. a
 
V.  A. 1 Jane told/ asked Tim to turn off all the lights when he went out.
2. The doctor told Mr Roberts that he should take more exercise./ The doctor advised Mr Roberts to take more exercise.
3. Jane is the youngest in the group.
4. We haven’t seen Joanna for two years.
5. My sister is a good dancer.
B. 6. Hoang used to write to his friends, but now he telephones them.
7. He has worked in the bank since he left college.
8. We were extremely tired after the trip, so we slept on the bus on the way home.
9. Language learners should try different ways of learning words so as to find out the best way for themselves.
10.I prefer living in the country to living in the city.