ENGLISH 8 – EXERCISE 1

I. Choose the most suitable words to fill in the blanks of the following sentnces
1. My sister is quite ..................... She doesn’t talk much in public .
A. reserved B. sociable C. kind D. hard-working
2. Although his friends enjoy his funny stories, they sometimes ........... by his jokes.
A. annoyed B. worried C. sad D. happy
3. My father spends his free time .................to classical music .
A. listened B. to listen C. listening D. listen
4. Alexander Graham Bell was born ......................March 3rd ,1847.
A. at B. on C. in D. with
5. Lan ..................a letter from her mom last week .
A. receives B. will receive C. received D. is receiving
6. The boy is a................................student. He’s always gets good grades.
A. humorous B. reserved C. hard-working D. sociable
7. Can I....................to Daisy, please? This is John.
A. speak B. call C. tell D. phone
8. I................................ a letter to my friend yesterday.
A. give B. took C. received D. sent
9. He feels.................. to have a lot of friends .
A. too lucky B. enough lucky C. lucky enough D. luckier
10. Diana is short and thin. She has ............................ hair.
A. long curly short B. black curly short
C. black long curly D. long curly black
11. It is a ...................... to meet you, Tony.
A. nice B. pleasure C. pity D. kind
12. It’s easy for Hoa to make friends because She is .........................
A. reserved B. sociable C. big D. tall
13. My teacher has ........................... eyes.
A. big blue round B. round big blue
C. big round blue D. blue big round
14.His friends usually enjoy his sense .......................... humor.
A. of C. on C. to D. in

II. Read the passage and choose the best answer A,B,C,or D to complete each gap :
Nam is (15) ...........enough to have a lot of friends. Of all his friends, Hung, Minh,
Nhan are the ones he (16)...............most of his time with. Hung is the most
(17).............. He usually takes part (18) ...........doing volunteer work at the local
orphanage to help the (19) ..........He is always a hard-working students (20)
.............gets good grades in class.
15.A. luck B. lucky C. luckily D. unlucky
16.A. stays B. does C. spends D. studies
17.A. kind B. slim C. curly D. sociable
18.A. in B. for C. after D. at
19.A. deaf-mutes B. orphans C. poor D. doctors
20.A. what B. where C. who D.

I. Choose the most suitable words to fill in the blanks of the following sentences

1. Chicago is called " The ................ city "

A. wind

B. windy

C. flower

D. spring

2. A contest in which you have to make a fire is a .............. contest

A. fire-made

B. fire-make

C. fire-making

D. making-fire

3. My mother is very keen ............... growing roses

A. on

B. about

C. in

D. of

4. He had hid father................. his watch

A. fixed

B. to fix

C. fix

D. fixing

5. Millions of Christmas cards ............... every year

A. send

B. is sent

C. are sending

D. are sent

6. Do you mind................out you cigarette ? - No, of course not

A. put

B. putting

C. to put

D. is putting

7. Christmas songs.............for people in towns and villagers 800 years ago

A. performed

B. is performed

C. was performed

D. we're performed

8. I'll pick you......... at your hotel

A. on

B. to

C. up

D. in

9. I decided that I must word harder...............

A. the following year

B. the previous year

C. the year before

D. Last year

10. Nhi asked Nga " Is it fat from HCM City ? "

A. Nhi asked Nga it far from HCM City

B. Nhi asked Nga if it was far from HCM City

C. Nhi asked Nga whether was it far from HCM City

D. Nhi asked Nga if it is far from HCM City

II. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets

1. The Pyramid in Egypt is one of the most famous tourist............... in the world (attract)

2. It is not easy to find a cheap............... at busy times. (aaccommodate)

3. I'd like to visit Japan because Japanese people are very................ (friend)

4. Christmas songs were ................... for people in towns and villages. (performance)

5. It's...............to travel around Vietnam. (interest)

6. I'm order to keep fit, we should do exercise............... (regular)

III..Rewrite the following sentences with provide words without changing their meaning

1. The girl is my classmate. She is talking to Mrs. Land

==> The girl

2. My mother decorated that Christmas tree yesterday

==> The Christmas tree

3. Open the door, please!

==> Would you mind

4. " I'd the temple far from here,Hoa? asked Land

==> Land asked How

5. It / not / difficult / is / thi sentence / to / translate / into / English

==>

6. Would / lending / you / me / mind / dictionary / your ?

==>

Read and choose T (TRUE) or F (FALSE) statements
Chicago, where I am from, is called "the Windy City." In the winter a cold wind blows off Lake Michigan and it snows a lot. The temperature gets very cold, sometimes below zero. In the spring the weather is great. It's warm and the snow melts. People enjoy gardening and start to play outdoor sports like basketball and baseball. In the summer it's hot and sometimes humid. People swim and turn on their air conditioners to keep cool. Sometimes it rains or we get thunderstorms. In the fall it's cool. People prepare for winter and buy warm clothes like coats and hats. The leaves change colours and fall from the trees. It's very beautiful.
Statement:

The leaves change colours in the winter in Chicago.

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VII. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer

The Windy City

Chicago, where I am from, is called “the Windy City”. In the winter a cold wind blows off Lake Michigan and it snows a lot. The temperature gets very cold, sometimes below zero.

   In the spring, the weather is great. It’s warm and snow melts. People plant gardens and start to play outdoor sports like baseball.

   In the summer, it’s hot and sometimes humid. People swim and turn on their air-conditioners to keep cool. Sometimes it rains or we get thunderstorm.

   In the fall it’s cool. People prepare for winter and buy warm clothes like coats and hats. The leaves change colors and fall from the trees. It’s very beautiful.

1. When do the leaves change colors in Chicago?

A. In the spring         B. in the Autumn                  C. In the winter         D. in the summer

2. How many seasons are mentioned in the passage?

A. 3                             B. 4                                         C. 5                             D. 6

3. When is it humid?

A. In the spring         B. in the Autumn                  C. In the winter         D. in the summer

4. What does “It” in the second paragraph stand for?

A. Spring                   B. Winter                               C. Temperature         D. weather

Task 4. Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill the blanks.

1.The children are old enough to look after _______

a) themselves b) ourselves c) herself d) for themselves

2.We ought _____________ the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed.

a) put b) push c) to put d) to push

3.What was wrong with you? Why __________ go to hospital?

a) had you to b) did you have to

c) must you d) did you must

4.You’ll _____________cook dinner yourself.

a) ought to b) must c) should d) have to.

5.The calendar is ____________the clock, __________the picture and the lamp.

a) on/ next to b) under/ between

c) behind/ between d) above/ on