1. Circle the word that has the stress differently from that of the others. 

1. A. action B. airport C. Sunday D. sixteen
2. A. engineer B. understand C. employer D. volunteer

II. Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
3. A. honour B. horrible C. house D. hi
4. visits b. stops C. cooks D. runs
5. A. word B. long C. mom D. orange
III. Circle the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
6. Can you translate it __ Vietnamese? 

A. into B. with C. by D. on
7. Are there ___ banks nears here?

A. a B. an C. any D. some
8. _ books does your teacher need? 

A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How often
9. When ____ here?
 A. did he arrive B. was he arrive C. was he arrive D. he arrived
10. She seems _ today. 

A. unhappy B. happily C. unhappily D. happiness
11._ that tree. 

A. Don't climb B. Not climb C. No climb D. Can't climb
12. This is the book __ he bought yesterday. 

A. which B. who C. whom D. whose

13. Their parents __ on the beach next week.
A. is B. are C. were
 14. My mother ___ tree when it started to rain. 

A. was planting B. plants C. is planting
15. - Tom: “I have passed all my exams!". 

- Dad:"
A. Many thanks! B. Best wishes! C. Well done! D. Alright! 

IV. Complete the passage with the words from the box. 

increase  grains  diet  reduce  good  nutrients  sick  necessary  attention  products 

Having a good (16) __ and take regular exercise will keep you healthy. Your body needs the vitamins and (17) __ found in vegetables and fruit. It also needs enough exercise to strengthen muscles and bones and (18) __ your chances of getting (19) . Paying (20) to diet and exercise isn't that hard. If you do it, your life will be better. You also need to eat (21) __ such as rice, wheat, oats, or corn. Dairy (22) _ in the form of milk and cheese provide your body with (23) __ calcium. Protein comes from meat and nuts. Don't eat too much meat, howerver. Eating too much red meat, in particular, is not (24). for your heart, and it might (25) __ your chances of getting cancer. 

V. Identify a mistake in each sentence and correct it.
26. They are talking to financial problems.                                   _________
27. Mathematics are my favourite subject.                                   _________
28. Could you tell me how using this machine?                            _________
29. He arrived here ago five minutes.                                           _________
 30. He didn't met his girlfriend.                                                     _________

VI. Put the correct form of the words in brackets.
31. Her (nation) __ is Vetnemese.
32. He will give you some (advise) __.
33. She lives on the (twelve) __ floor of the Tower.
34. My mother is a (library)__.
35. My father is (sport) __.

VII. Make questions for the underlined parts. 
36. Mai likes this cartoon movie because it's very interesting. 
      _______________________________________________.

37. Hoa will clean the floor. 
      _______________________________________________.

38. They were at the fair yesterday.
      _______________________________________________. 

39. It's 300 kilometers from his hometown to Ha Noi. 
      _______________________________________________.

40. Yes. There is a picture on the wall. 
      _______________________________________________.

VIII. Reorrange the words to make complete sentences.
41. does/ English/ how/ speaking/she/ practise/? 

42. zoo/see/they/ animals/ to/ went/the/ yesterday/ tol. 

43. many / there / family / how / are / her / people / in/? 

44. decorating /house/ to/the/ are/ party/ prepare /we/ for / the/. 

45. spend/ many/ time/ watching/ a lot/ young/ of/ TV/ children/ every day/. 

IX. Read the passage and answer the questions. My name's Nam. I was born in Nghe An, but now I live with my parents in Ha Noi. It is a big and busy city. I live in a flat in the city centre. My address is 275, Nguyen Trai Street, Ha Noi, We live on the twentieth floor of Gold Tower. Our flat is nice and modern. It has one living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms and one kitchen. It has a good view, so we can see the whole city. I like my flat because it is nice, clean and safe. 46. Where was Nam born? 

47. Is Ha Noi small? 

48. Does Nam live in a house with his parents? 

49. How many rooms are there in his flat? 

50. Why does he like his flat?

8. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. *

A.hilarious

B.sign

C.violent

D. high

9. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. *

A.exists

B.claims

C.warns

D.lives

REVIEW FOR GRADE 8

PRONUNCIATION & REPORTED SPEECH

Exercise 1: Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest.

1.A. top B. chose C. song D. holiday

2 A. causes B. audiences C. bridges D. aunts

3 A. cancer B. ocean C. cinema D. centre

4 A. Chemistry B. which C. choose D. chick

5 A. suggested B. needed C. wanted D. worked

Exercise 2: Turn these sentences into Reported speech.

1. She said ” I can’t find my umbrella”

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2. They said “We are learning English now”

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3. “ My friend is coming next week” Tom said.

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4. “ I’ll help my mum with housework this weekend” she said

___________________________________________________________

5. “Try to overcome this difficulty” they said

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6. “ Is your father a doctor here?”, my friend said

___________________________________________________________

7. “Are you going on holiday tomorrow?”, the boy said to his neighbor.

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8. “ Why will you have to finish all these exercises before next week?” the teacher said to his students

___________________________________________________________

9. “ I came back here early yesterday,” she said.

___________________________________________________________

10. “ I’ve broken the vase,” she said

___________________________________________________________

11. “ I will never see you again,” the boy said to the girl.

___________________________________________________________

12. He said to her, “Don’t hurt my friend.”

___________________________________________________________

13. Johnny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to do this exercise.”

___________________________________________________________

14. “We are waiting for the school bus”, said the chidren.

___________________________________________________________

15. Marry said, “My father died a year ago”.

___________________________________________________________

16. John said, “Have you finished studying my lesson?”.

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17. Mary said, “I can not go to the movies with you, John”.

___________________________________________________________

18. “Will you expect to see me next Wednesday?” Mary said to her friend.

___________________________________________________________

19. He said, “I don’t know what happened.”

________________________________________________

20. She said, “How did you go to the hospital yesterday?”

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PART B: Phonetic

          Circle the letter preceding the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. ( 1 pt )

1.     A. hear                 B. near                 C. fear                  D. bear

2.     A. gather              B. monthly           C. father               D. brother

3.     A. favorite            B. slight                C. fine                  D. high

4.     A. cold                 B. hold                 C. close                D. mother

PART C: Language focus

Circle the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences. (2 pts)

1. He can …….the guitar skillfully

          A. play                 B. do                     C. go                   D. goes

2.At the weekend, we can play a________of badminton or join a football match.

          A. sport                B. game                C. match               D. sporty

3.This is the________restaurant I have ever known.

          A. good                B. best                  C. better               D. well

4.Many girls and women________ aerobics to keep fit.

          A. play                B. went                 C. do                              D. go

5.She …..........Ha Noi last week

A. visits              B. visiting             C. visited              D. visit

6.It’s very__________to swim there. The water is heavily polluted.

A. safe                 B. unpopular        C. unsafe              D. good

7.I have never……….to Australia

A. be                  B. been                            C. was                          D. am

8.As it doesn’t snow in Viet Nam, we cannot __________skiing.

A. play                B. do                    C. make                D. go

9. They cancelled  their picnic ........... the weather was bad.

           A. because          B. when                         C. but                   D. or

10. Mai likes ........weather because she can go swimming.

              A. cold                   B. hot                    C. rainy                   D. windy

mấy bạn giúp mình với 5h15 mình cần rồi

Circle  the letter A, B, C or D which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest in each sentence.

1. A. improved                        B. returned                              C. arrived                                D. stopped

2. A. nervous                           B. scout                                   C. household                           D. mouse

3. A. favorite                           B. find                                     C. outside                                D. library

4. A. last                                  B. taste                                    C. fast                                                 D. task

5. A. future                             B. summer                               C. number                               D. drummer

6. A. time                                B. kind                                    C. bid                                      D. nice

7. A. hard                                B. carry                                   C. card                                    D. yard

8. A. my                                  B. baby                                    C. spy                                      D. cry

9. A. well                                B. get                                      C. send                                    D. pretty

10. A. weather                        B. ready                                  C. mean                                   D. head 

bạn nào giúp mình với ạ mình cám ơn 
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. sport B. job C. boss D. top
2. A. for B. more C. four D.
wrong Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
3. A. continue B. realize C. demonstrate D. opposite
4. A. activity B. attentiveness C. explanation D. ability
Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence; or that best substitutes the underlined part.
5. Her suggestion met with strong _______. Her workmates did not agree with her to some things.
A. opposition B. determination C. condition D. consumption
6. In our modern time, there are still many farmers and workers living ______ poor conditions.
A. at B. in C. for D. within
7. Most people in the town are interested in the ______ of photographs taken by some disabled children, which are displayed in the town hall. A. exhibition B. expenditure C. passion D. feature
8. They _______ living on farms and working on fields. A. are used to B. are used for C. used to D. did not use
9. There are many different technologies such as hearing aids available to people _______ are hearing impaired.
A. which B. whom C. whose D. who
10. I’m going to meet a woman with _______ I used to study.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. that
11. He had _______ no effort to finish the work so the boss did not agree to offer him a promotion.
A. done B. made C. determined D. earned
12. Many Vietnamese people _____ from disability due to dioxin during the war struggling for freedom and independence:
A. determine B. suffer C. cope D. face
13. To communicate fluently in English, we have to spend a lot of time practicing. It is a _____ work.
A. time-consuming B. time-bargain C. time-saving D. time-limit
14. When the teacher entered the classroom, his students ________ too much noise.
A. is making B. made C. were making D. have made
15. Mary left the city without saying goodbye so we do not have her now address or telephone number, _______ makes it impossible to contact her.
A. that B. those C. when D. which
16. Every school year we have four________.
A. forty-five minute tests B. forty-five minutes tests C. forty-five minutes test D. forty-five minute test
17. They ______ best friends when they were little boys but now their friend- ship no longer exists.
A. are used to be B. are used to being C. used to be D. got used to being
18. The _______ of policy is not our business - our job is to put it into practice.
A. determine B. to determine C. determination D. determined
19. She cannot be at work. No one in the office _______ her since the lunch time.
A. has seen B. saw C. had seen D. would see
20. She is teaching some mentally retarded ________.
A. adding and subtracting B. how to add and subtract C. added and subtracted D. for adding and subtracting
21. Gold and diamonds _______ making jewelries.
A. are used to B. are used for C. used to D. get used to
22. Paul seemed very proud _______ his success when everybody congratulated him on what he had got.
A. for B. through C. in D. of
23. Children _______ have always been part of our communities.
A. disabled B. disabilities C. who is disabled D. with disabilities
Choose the best answer to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following questions.
24. Most parents have realized that they should send their disabled kids to school to get special education as soon as possible.
A. children B. students C. grandsons D. nephews
25. They are good friends. They often share their common joy and sorrow.
A. fun B. happiness C. gift D. sadness
Choose the best answer to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following questions.
26. Why did the parents oppose to the idea of sending their children to the special class at first?
A. unlimited B. everyday C. normal D. undefined
27. At first, there was a lot of opposition from the parents of the disabled children as they did not believe that their children could learn anything at all.
A. doubt B. reply C. regret D. ignore
Choose the underlined part that needs correction in the following questions.
28. When I was younger, I used not to be allowed eating too many sweets.
         A B C D 29. It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words. A B C D 30. I can’t find my diary, that is a real nuisance. A B C D Choose the correct words to complete the passage. The New York Institution for the Blind was (31) ________ in 1831, about five years after Louis Braille had developed his system of writing for the (32) ________. It was one of the first schools in the United States to provide an (33) ________ program for children who were blind or visually impaired. Early in the twentieth century the name was (34) ________ to The New York Institute for Special Education (NYISE) to better reflect the school’s expanded focus and commitment to children with a variety of (35) ________. 31. A. discovered B. founded C. located D. provided 32. A. deaf B. blind C. mute D. disabled 33. A. educated B. educating C. educate D. educational 34. A. renamed B. adjusted C. changed D. developed 35. A. impairments B. injuries C. handicaps D. disabilities Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with given cues. 36. We haven’t seen her since 1999. → We last ___________ in 1999. 37. My younger brother is lazy. This annoys his teachers. → My younger brother is lazy, ____________ his teachers. 38. Mr. Micheal grew tulips but he doesn't any more. → Mr. Micheal used ___________ tulips. Complete sentences with the cues. 39. I / write / ask / you / solve / problem / I / get / one of your shops //. - I am __________ you to solve the problem that I got from one of your shops. 40. Last week / I / buy / a sweater / T & T shop / Oxford Street //. - Last week, I ___________ from T & T shop on Oxford Street.