TEST YOURSELF 8

86.The painting was beautiful. I stood there (admire) ……………… it for a long time.
87.Jack made me (promise)…………………. (call) ……………him next week.
88.We are looking forward to (meet)……………………….my old friend at the party.
89.Long offered (take) …………….. care of my garden while I was out of town
90.If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop (have) ………...lunch
91.The teacher decided (accept) ……………. the paper. 92.She refused (accept) ………………. the gift.
93.His father doesn’t approve (tán thành) of his (go) …………....to Europe 
94.We found it very difficult (reach) …………….. a destination.
95.Mary regrets (be) …………… the one to have to tell him.
96.I hope(have) …………….. a job.       97.It’s no use (wait) ……………
98.Try to avoid (make)………….. him angry.       99.Please let me (know) …………..your decision 
100.I hate(see) ………… a child (cry) ………. 101. Stop (argue) ………….. and start (work)………….
102 He used (smoke) ……………….40 cigarettes a day.      103.The snow keeps (fall) ………….
104. I’m sorry (disappoint)(làm thất vọng) …………….. you 
105. I’d like (have) …………… a look at your new car.                          (chạm vào)
106.I am looking forward to (see) ……………… you.107.He warned her (not touch)………… the wire.
108.Would you mind (show)……………… me how (work) …………………. the lift ?
109.Stop (talk) ……………. I’m trying (finish) …………………. a letter.
110.There are some people who can’t help (laugh) ….……… when they see someone slip on a banana skin.
111.He told me (try) …………. (come) ………….. early.                                                                .
112.Ask him (come) ………………. in. Don’t keep him (stand) ……….………… at the door.
113.Is there anything here worth (buy) ………………. ?
114.Oh ! I can feel something (craw)(bò)…….....………… up my leg. It must be an insect. (côn trùng)
115.Can you smell (ngửi)something (burn) (cháy)……...………… ?
116.You’ll be able (do) ………..........……. it yourself when you are older.
117.He is too ill (eat) …………..........…. anything.   
118. I prefer (drive) ………...............…. to (ride) …………..
119.I don’t enjoy (go) …………. to the dentist. 
120.You’ll never regret (do) …………….. a kind action.
121.I ‘ll remember (send) …………. you a postcard when I reach London.

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other. (1pt)

1. A. character B. chemical C. kitchen D. school

2. A. learned B. loved C. enjoyed D. washed

3. A. books B. measures C. students D. lamps

4. A. pan B. match C. lamp D. save

II. Choose the best answer. (1,5pts)

1. Peter doesn’t talk much in public. He’s rather .....(A. reserved B. kind C. sociable D. humorous)

2. Can I speak .......Hoa, please? - This is Nam. (A. with B. to C. for D. out)

3. Mr. Ba enjoys ...... volleyball in his free time. (A. play B. played C. playing D. to play)

4. Nam is ..... because he always helps people when they need helping. (A. humorous B. sociable C. reserved D. helpful)

5. He ......... an interesting book last night . (A. to read B. read C. reads D. reading)

6. She looks at …… in the mirror. (A. her B. herself C. himself D. myself)

III. Reading: read the passage then do the tasks that follow (2,5pts)

On March 3, 1847 Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh. He was a Scotman although he later emigrated, first to Canada and then to the USA in 1870. In America, he worked with deaf-mute at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting ways of transmitting speech over long distance. This led to the invention of telephone.

1. When was he born?

2. Was he an American?

3. When did he move to the USA?

4. Where did he work in America?

5. What did he invent?

IV. Supply the correct form of verbs. (2,5pts)

1. The moon (go) ………………….around the earth and the earth (move) ……… around the sun.

2. He spends a lot of time (read) …………………books.

3. You ought (study) …………………harder.

4. She is tall enough (play) …………………volleyball.

V. Make meaningful sentences with given words (2,5pts)

1.They/ old/ enough/ go/to school.

2. He/going / visit/ Ha Noi tomorrow?

3. I / usually/ do / homework/ myself.

4. My sister/slim/and/she/hair/long/black

5. My brother/ used / play/ tennis/ but now /he / doesn’t

……………The end…………

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. (1pt)

1. A. hear B. year C. wear D. clear

2. A. boxes B. watches C. washes D. goes

3. A. arrived B. motioned C. ended D. loved

4. A. jeans B. styles C. labels D. students

II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences: (2pts)

1. She has studied English ………..(for/ since/ at/ about) 3 years.

2. The school is being ………….(repaints/ repaint/ repainting/ repainted) now.

3. This house …………(is / were/ are /was ) built in 2005

4. How long ……….(have/ has/ were / was) you stayed here?

5. She wishes she ……(was/ is/ were /are) a millionair.

6. They have worked in that factory ……… (since/ at/ about/ for) 1990.

7. I wish I ……….(can/ am/ could/ was) play tennis so well as he can.

8. What do you usually do ……… (at/ on/ in/ for) Sunday?

III. Put the verbs in the correct veb forms (2pts)

1. Your report should (write )………………………….in English.

2. I (see) ………………………………………… him several times on TV

3. My mother gets used to (get)…………….. up early in the morning,

4. They (buy)………………………………… the garden some days ago

5. I (learn) ……………………………………… English since I (be) …………………… 11 years old.

6. Be careful! I (just clean) ……………………………………… the floor.

7. He used (wear)....... the same clothes .

IV. Read the passage and choose the best answers. (2pts)

Clothes can tell a lot (1) ………. a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone (2)……… at them and they want to be the center of things. (3)………….. people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not (4)………. or fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very different (5)……….. the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (6)……..dress. The dresses all had long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800 and today is the (7) ……… In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are (8) ……. kinds of man made cloth. A lot of clothes are made from nylon, rayon or polyester.

1. A. about B. at C. with D. on

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

3. A. Each other B. Another C. Others D. Other

4. A. color B. colorfully C. colorful D. colored

5. A. at B. to C. from D. in

6. A. wear B. worn C. wore D. wearing

7. A. cloth B. clothing C. clothe D. clothes

8. A. many B. much C. any D. a little

V. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same: (2pts)

1. My father started to give up smoking last year. => My father has…………………………

2. We have learned English for 4 years. => We started……………………………………………………..

3. I can solve this problem quickly. => This problem………………………………………..

4. What a pity! I can’t go with you tomorrow, => I wish………………………………………

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. (1pt)

1. A. camping B. recycle C. vacuum D. communicate

2. A really B. healthy C. regularly D. identify

3. A. purpose B. bottle C. collect D. second

4. A. sofa B. away C. banana D. occasion

II. Choose the right words to fill in the blanks. (2pts)

1. My brother …….table tennis everyday (A. does B. takes C. makes D. plays)

2. My aunt always gives me doll……special occasions. (A. on B. in C. at D. of)

3. If you have a lot of bottles or stamps, your hobby is……(A. dancing B. painting C. collecting D. reading)

4. He keeps sneezing and coughing. I think he has… (A. a sunburn B. the flu C. a toothache D. a stomachache)

5. You should eat……..junk food if you want to stay healthy. (A. more B. much C. fewer D. less)

6. The Japanese eat much fish, ….. they live for a long time. (A. and B. because C. but D. so)

7. We’ve asked people to…..books and clothes to the children. (A. give B. donate C. cut D. both A and

Exercise1: Using Present participle phrase to combine each pair of sentences into one.
1. Who saw the boy? He swam in the pool two hours ago.
2. The man is a clown. He is trying to stand on a ball.
3. The envelope has no stamp on it. It lies on the table.
4. My grandmother is old and sick. She never goes out of the house.
5. The street is very wide. It leads to the school.
6. Mr. John is my friend. He teaches my son English.
7. The students are sitting for the exam. They are from Singapore.
8. The fence surrounds our house. It is made of wood.
9.The man works in this hospital. He can speak three foreign languages. 10.A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half an hour.
10.A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half an hour.
Exercise2: Using Past participle phrase to combine each pair of sentences into one.
1. We are driving on the road. It was built in 2000

2. The vegetables are sold in this shop. They are grown without chemicals. ……

3. The energy is radiated by the sun. It can boil water and run machines.

4. Flowers are grown in Dalat. We exported them to foreign countries.

5. Cars are made in Korea. They are cheap and beautiful.

6. “The Old Man and the Sea” was written by Hemingway. It is very interesting.

7. Penicillin has saved the lives of millions. It was discovered by Dr. Fleming.

8. Rome, Paris and London are big cities. They are visited every year by millions of tourists.

9. The Great Wall of China was built over 2,000 years ago. It is now one of the seven wonders of the world.

10.The boy was taken to the hospital. He was injured in the accident

Exercise3: Using Present participle phrase or Past participle phrase to combine each pair of sentences into one.

1. The baby is crying for his mother. He is lying in the baby carriage.

2. The singer is Trong Tan. He is singing on the television

3. The pottery vase is 100,000 dong. It is made in Bat Trang.

4. The road is very narrow. It joins the two villages

5. Do you know the woman? The woman is talking to Sally

6. The window has been repaired. It was broken last night.

8. A bridge has been declared unsafe. It was built only two years ago.

9. People don’t want to use the goods. They are produced in China.

10.The students are planting trees along the streets. They are volunteers.

11.The book is about the boy. He ran away from the orphanage

12.Trinh Cong Son composed songs. They are greatly liked by millions of Vietnamese people.

13. The little boy lost his way. He is crying over there.

14.The river is Saigon River. It flows through Ho Chi Minh City15. The paintings were stolen from the museum. They haven’t been found yet.

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One of the .... beautiful part of Britain is the Lake District. The Lake District is stuated in the north- west of England. ..... consists of high hills, mountain and, ..... course, lakes. There are sixteen ..... in all. The largest one ..... Lake Windermere.

Every year more than fourteen million people ..... Britain and abroad visit the Lake District. They ...... there to enjoythe fresh air and the scenery. Some go to walk in the mountains. .......... sail boats on the lakes or simply sit admiring the magnificent views. Unfornately, the region is becoming the victim of its own success in attracting ...

Use the words given to write a story of around 80 words about Minh's hobby and give it a title
_ Minh/collect stickers/beautiful
_ Sticker album/ pass around/ class presentation
_ All sorts/ stickers/ other countries
_ Pupils/ amazed/ collection
_ Questions
_ When/Trang/see/ask/interested/exchange stickers
_ Start/a month ago_ Minh/more than happy/ Trang's stickers
_ Agree/help/collection

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