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

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5. “Try to overcome this difficulty” they said

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

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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

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

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10. “ I’ve broken the vase,” she said

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

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

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

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

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

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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”.

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

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

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

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I. Choose the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. disabled     B. forced    C. believed    D. realized
2. A. deaf      B. teach      C. read         D. sleep

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

3. A. disabled  B. mentally  C. retarded  D. consuming
4. A. subtract  B. suffer  C. effort  D. proper

GIẢI THÍCH GIÚP E TẠI SAO RA ĐC ĐÁP ÁN NÀY VỚI Ạ.

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. routine B. violent C. decide D. provide
2. A. climb B. ski C. high D. shine
3. A. nation B. badminton C. radio D. information
4. A. change B. plane C. danger D. mature
5. A. central B. computer C. become D. conditioner
6. A. comedy B. city C. cartoon D. curtain
7. A. invited B. attended C. celebrated D. displayed
8. A. laughed B. passed C. suggested D. placed
9. A. walks B. begins C. helps D. cuts
10. A. boxes B. classes C. potatoes D. finishes

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

1. A.watched                 B. phoned                   C. preferred                         D. followed

2. A. midterm                 B.pepper                      C. prefer                               D. preserve

3. A.  popular                                                     B. control                             C. drops

4. A.  opportunity                                              B. originate                          C. volunteer

5. A.  donated                                                    B. passed                              C. cooked

6. A.  midterm                                                    B. pepper                              C. prefer

II. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences.

1. Hoa looks red. She was outdoors yesterday. Perhaps she has ________.

   A. flu                           B. sunburn                   C. spots                                D. stomachache

2. He is a great artist. He can _____________ in both _____________.

   A. carved – eggshell                                       B. plant – wood and eggshells

   C. plant – stone and eggshells                        D. carve – wood and eggshells

3. They are very _____________ about their volunteer program.

   A. excited                   B. excite                      C. Exciting                           D. excitement

4. My son usually _____________ his homework in the evenings.

   A. do                           B. does                        C. did                                   D. is doing

5. I have got _____________ apple in my bag.

   A. a                             B. An                          C. The                                  D. no article

6. What delicious food! _________ your mother _________ it?

   A. Does/cook              B. Will/cook                C. Did/cook                         D. Is/ cooking

7. Your sister likes cooking, and I do,_____________.

   A. so                            B. either                      C. too                                   D. neither

8. Who _____________ the garden when you are away? (H)

   A. looked after            B. will look at             C. looked at                         D. will look after

1. My sister hates _____________ computer games.

A. play               B. playing                    C. plays                                D. played

2. Would you like to have ________________ apple juice?

A. some              B. lots                          C. a lot                                 D. many

3. Last month, Nam participated in _______________ funds for street children.

A. raising            B. making                    C. gathering                         D. taking

4. Children _____________ plastic bottles for recycling last week.

A. collect            B. collects                   C. collecting                         D. collected

5.. This shirt is not as expensive __________________ I thought at first.

A. as                   B. like                          C. from                                 D. than

6. ___________________ are not good for your health.

   A. fish                         B. meat                        C. vegetables                        D. soft drinks

7. My classroom is ______________ the second floor.

   A. in                            B. on                           C. at                                     D. of

8. Lemonade isn’t very sweet. I’ll add some more ___________________

   A. sugar                       B. salt                          C. pepper                              D. lemon

1. Alice decided to take ___________ yoga class five years ago.

   A. in                            B. up                           C. out

2. To protect our skin from bad condition, we need to use ___________.

   A. eye drops                B. lip balm                   C. sun cream

3. At the end of this month, students will give a hand in cooking food for young children at ___________.

   A. an orphanage          B. a nursing home       C. rural area

4. The last performance was a successful cooperation between the ___________ and the musicians.

   A. composer                 B. viewers                  C. poets

5. European usually consumes ___________ bread and omelette for breakfast.

   A. fried                       B. toasted                    C. roasted

6. Alex will participate ___________ a singing contest next month.

   A. on                           B. in                            C. of

I/ Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1p)

A. solar B. power C. eco-friendly D. hydro

A. pedal B. invent C. expensive D. plentiful

II/ Circle the word which has a different stress pattern from the others (1p)

A. appear B. pilot C. pollute D. replace

A. abundant B. imagine C. solution D. driverless

III/ Choose the best option (3p)

I think perhaps we ______ flying cars soon.

A. will have B. will be having C. are going to have D. are having

Does that red motorbike belong to your mother? - No, ______ is white.

A. she B. her C. hers D. mine 

We should try to make the world greener by using vehicles that are ______ .

A. environmental friendly B. environmentally friendly

C. friendly environment D. friendly environmental

Mai usually goes to school ______ bus but yesterday she came ______ her dad’s car.

A. in / on B. on / in C. by / in D. by / by

At this time next week, we ______ a wind turbine in our garden.

A. install B. have installed C. will install D. will be installing

Natural gas is a non-renewable source of energy and it may ______ soon.

A. run out B. run down C. use up D. use over

IV/ Give the correct form of the words in brackets (2p)

We couldn’t see the airplane because it _____________ behind the cloud. (appear)

Your idea is really _____________ , however, I don’t think it will come true soon. (imagine)

Vesak Day is a _____________ festival for those who follow Buddhism. (religion)

The traffic in some cities is so _____________ that it is difficult to see a solution. (chaos)

V/ Write questions for the underlined parts (1.5p)

The highlight of the festival is the tomato fight.

The Songkran Festival is usually celebrated between 13 and 16 of April.

It costs about $500 to join Glastonbury Festival.

VI/ Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the given words (1.5p)

We will plant more trees to reduce the carbon dioxide.

More trees

I hope they will choose John for the school’s football team.

I hope John

The local government will build a power station here next year.

A power station

I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. a. language                          b. package                          c. mathematics                     d. marvelous

2. a. chemistry                         b. prepare                            c. receive                              d. degree

3. a. private                             b. diploma                          c. guide                                d. writer

4. a. trouble                              b. study                              c. tutor                                 d. subject

5. a. received                            b. worked                           c. obtained                           d. harbored
B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others

1. a. background                      b. career                              c. secondary                         d. private

2. a. scientific                           b. atomic                             c. impossible                         d. professor

3. a. obtain                               b. determine                       c. award                               d. harbour

4. a. ambitious                          b. difficulty                        c. brilliant                             d. mature

5. a. education                         b. difficulty                        c. champion                          d. institute

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. 

1. A. learned B. dressed C. guided D. wanted 

2. A. origami B. prize C. divide D. like 

3. A. comedy B. leisure C. cinema D. celebration 4. A. adore B. fancy C. attract D. alive 

5. A. worked B. looked C. naked D. cooked 

6. A. change B. chocolate C. chip D. schedule 

7. A. ethnic B. gather C. though D. clothing 

8. A. ethnic B. unique C. basic D. diverse

III. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by circling your answer (A/ B/ C or D). (2.0 point)

1. A. coach                  B. care                         C. decide                     D. scared

2. A. allow                   B. brown                     C. shower                    D. bowl

3. A. amusement         B. university               C. useful                     D. public

4. A. surgery               B. energy                     C. strange                    D. regular

5. A. add                     B. stomach                  C. absent                     D. band

6. A. gather                 B. author                     C. birthday                  D. month

7. A. cartoon               B. food                        C. coop                        D. stood

8. A. laugh                  B. weigh                     C. enough                   D. cough

9. A. typical                 B. type                         C. style                                    D. cyclist

10. A. catch                B. check                      C. headache                D. touch

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SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR

IV. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A/ B/ C or D) in the numbered box. (4.0 points)

1. My little brother set the table ________ plates, bowls, spoons and glasses.

2. My sister had a baby daughter yesterday and she is my first ________ .

3. ________, many teenagers say they don’t like football-one of the world’s most popular games.

4. Like Bobby, his wife prefers clothes made ________ silk ________ those of cotton.

5. Always wear goggles as a ________ for your eyes when using the machines.

 6. Please remove the document________ the glass of the photocopier.

7. Wearing a band over the wrist allows players ________ safely.

8. I hate drinking mineral water. The minerals in the water make it ________ to drink.

9. I watched a ________ movie last night and I couldn’t sleep.

10. ________ tired, I went to bed early last night.

11. She needs ________ how many books there are on the shelf.

12. How many numbers between 10 and 100 are divisible by 5 ________.

13. Liz liked ________ the dolphin and the color of the cap.

14. Some people play video games at home. ________ play them in the arcade.

15. She didn’t play volleyball last week and we ________.

16. I’m going to a wedding on Sunday. ________ is getting married.

17. His choice of words ________ good.

18. John: “Hello. Can I speak to Trang, please?”                   - Trang: “________”

19. These are my ________ children.

20. Who is ________of the couple?

V.  Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it.  (1.0 point)

1.My father has less days off than Tim’s father.

                     A     B          C   D

2.Susan plays  the piano in her room at the moment.

                             A              B           C              D

3.We work very hardly but we have fun working together

              A               B                      C             D

4.Mike usually drives to work, but today he walks.

                           A             B                           C            D

5.After each lesson, we often have a ten minutes rest.

               A                                  B              C          D

VI. Supply the correct form of the word in bold. (1.0 point)

1. I want to be a student at a ________university when I grow up.                         MEDICINE

2. They lived in a small ________ peaceful village in the mountainous area.            SLEEP

3. Lance Armstrong is one of the most famous ________.                                        CYCLE

4. He is in prison for three bank ________.                                                               ROB

5. This novel is famous ________.                                                                             WORLD

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VII. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (1.0 point)                    

1. You look tired. What you (think) ________ about?

2. Oh! This bag is very heavy. I can’t carry it.           

- Don’t worry, I (help) ________you with it.

3. Hoa can not speak English without (make) ________ any mistakes.

4. People need a pair of good rackets (play) ________ the game.

5. The police (protect) ________ the city day and night.

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SECTION 4: READING

VIII. Choose one suitable word (A/ B/ C or D) to complete the following passage. (2.0 points) (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)           

I’m writing to invite you to a party we........... (1) at the flat next Friday, December 14^th. As you know, .............(2) Lan’s 13^th birthday next week and my birthday is in next month, ......... (3)   we thought we’d celebrate together and have a joint party.  I can’t remember if you know my address or not, but anyway, if you   .................... (4) the direction below, you shouldn’t get lost. Take the Number 15 bus from the station and .................. (5) at the Star Hotel. Walk down Long Viet Road, past the Dan Chu Cinema, and then  ...........……(6) the first turning on the right. That’s Le Loi  Road. Turn left ...........  (7) the first junction, then go straight past the church as far as the next crossroads. .............(8) and our block of flats is the second on the right. Do try and come. Of course you’re ............ (9) to bring someone with you if you want to.

Look forward ................. (10) you then!

IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.  (2.0 points) (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)

Americans like sport very much. One of the (1)........... popular kinds of sports in Autumn is football. All the high schools (2)........... universities have their own teams.

 In winter the most popular kind of sports (3)........... basketball. There is usually a match every evening  in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United States there is a lot of (4)........... and ice. Many people like skiing and skating.

In the other two (5).............., millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their games in (6)..........., but the most important professional games are played during summer. Many people listen to the games (7) .......... the radio, watch them on television or read about them (8) ............. the newspapers. Some also play tennis or golf and others (9) .......... fishing. They like to stay outdoors (10)...............it is warm during the months of June, July and August.  

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SECTION 5. WRITING

X. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points)

1. He spent half an hour driving to work yesterday.

→ It took _______________________________________________________________

2. My brother is a more skillful badminton player than I am.

→ My brother ___________________________________________________________

3. We have a break that lasts thirty minutes every morning.

→ We have a ____________________________________________________________

4. My daddy likes fishing in the river better than fishing in the lake.

→ My daddy prefers_______________________________________________________

5. Why is not this TV working?

→ What ________________________________________________________________

6. We didn’t go to school yesterday because of the heavy rain.

→ Because it _____________________________________________________________

7. Miss. Sofia will be twenty next week.

→ It will be ______________________________________________________________

8. There are fewer cinemas in a small city than there are in a big city.

→ There aren’t_____________________________________________________________

9. How far is it from your school to Nui Trang English Centre?

→ What ________________________________________________________________

10. Did your mother buy you that interesting book last summer?

→ Your mother___________________________________________________________?

XI. Complete the sentence using the words given. Make all the changes and additions if neccessary.

1. could/ tell/ how/ get/ supermarket/ please?

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2. you/ shouldn’t/ put/ too much/ salt/ soup.

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3. eat/ talk/ friends/ be/ most common ways/ relax/ recess/ many/ country.

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4. everyone/ happy/ and/ wished/ keep/ activity/ walking.

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5. monitor/ always/ go/ class/ on time/ be/ good example/ class.

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XII. Arrange the words and phrases to make the meaningful sentences based on the given cues. (1.)

1. take / courses / help / you / with / can / the / of / university / a / home / video cassette recorder / at/.

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2. food/ like/ lunch/ what/ would/ and/ for/ kind/ you/ of/ today’s/ drink/?

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3. first/ on/ and/ see/ next to/ take/ turning/ the left/ will/ the shoe store/ the/ it/ you/.

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4. better/ food/ fat/ eat/ to/ it/ containing/ and/ is/ less/ sugar/.

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5. in/ USA/ 8.30/ day/ at/ o’clock/ start/ 3.30 or 4/ morning/ at/ the/ classes/ each/ ends/ the/ school/ and/.______________________________________________________________________

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (2.5 pts)