Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. …………… he always did well on his English tests, his parents were not surprised that he got an B level.

A. When          B. Since           C. Because of  D. Although

2. You should keep the milk in the refrigerator, ……………   it doesn't go bad.

A. since           B. so that         C. because       D. after
3. You should say goodbye to your brother…………… you leave for Europe.
 A. despite       B. after            C. since           D. before

4. _________ he is old, he wants to travel around the world.

A. In spite of   B. Although    C. Despite       D. Because
5. …………… my father has high blood pressure, he has to watch what he eats.
 A. Although   B. After           C. Since           D. Before
6. …………… I came to this country, I couldn't speak a word of English.
 A. Since         B. After           C. When          D. Before
7. I'll let you know ……………  I come back.
 A. though       B. since           C. because       D. before
8. He doesn't understand ……………  he doesn't speak French very well.

A. whenever    B. so that         C. because       D. before
9. He spoke slowly ……………  she would understand.

A. while          B. after            C. so that         D. because
10. …………… you stop crying, I'll buy you an ice cream.

A. Unless        B. If                C. Since           D. As

Read and complete.

Trung is a newcomer in Class 5B. Today, he’s happy (1) _________ he has two English lessons. To practice speaking English, he (2) ___________ it every day with his friends. To learn vocabulary, he (3) __________ new words and reads them aloud. He also learns English by (4) ____________ English songs. His (5) __________ is singing English songs!

II.Read the passage and choose the most suitable answer A, B, C or D.

Nam is in grade 8A. He (1)...........his report card for 2 days ago. He got good grade (2)............Literature and Math, but his English was poor. His English teacher said, "Nam, you must work harder on your English". He'll try his best to study (3)........... next year. He loves studying and he likes sports, too. He enjoys (4)............... soccer a lot. This summer vacation, he is enrolling for the summer (5) ................ in his home town. They'll plant trees, clean the streets and participate in the city's sport programs.

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to the following question. 

1. He wants to get high marks in the final exam, __________ he is trying his best.

A. but B. so C. and D. because

2. He likes travelling __________discovering the world.

A. and B. so C. but D. because

3. __________ can kids learn from TV?

A. Where B. What C. When D. Who

4. When a program teaches you something, it’s __________.

A. educational B. funny C. clever D. popular

5. My father often watches __________. They’re so funny.

A. animated films B. gameshow C. comedies D. channels

6. He __________ English at this secondary school 3 years ago.

A. taught B. teach C. is teaching D. teaches

7. Where did you __________ that dress yesterday?

A. buy B. bought C. buyed D. buying

8. __________ up the tree! You’ll fall down.

A. Climb B. Climbing C. Not to climb D. Don’t climb

9. __________ the window. It’s windy outside.

A. Opening B. Open C. Close D. Closed

10. Football is an example of a __________ sport when you play with several other people.

A. team B. individual C. indoor D. dangerous

11. ________ materials are good for our environment.

A. Expensive B. Natural C. Polluted D. Fresh

12. These three Rs _______ reduce, reuse and recycle.

A. stand for B. stand up C. ask for D. means

13. Reusable bags are better for the environment than ______ ones.

A. plastic B. rubbish C. shopping D. paper

14. I turned off the fan to __________ electricity.

A. reuse B. save C. recycle D. reduce

15. My father switched the light ________ off before he changed the .

A. dish B. refillable pen C. water bottle D. bulb

16. You should __________ things that can be recycled in a recycling bin.

A. put B. wrap C. decorate D. swap

17. They __________ empty cans so that they can use the metal.

A. recycle B. reduce C. swap D. reuse

10. You should give your old clothes to those ___________ .

A. for fun B. for good C. in use D. in need

11. If we recycle waste paper, we ____________ less trees.

A. will cut B. should cut C. won't cut D. must cut

12. Daisy will become 'greener' if she ___________ refillable pencils.

A. use B. uses C. will use D. used

13. Future houses might much cheaper than current houses.

A. be B. are C.to be D. being

14. Our house in the future ______ electricity.

A. can't use B. don't use C. won't using D. might not use

15. We will have a hi-tech house, and it will ________ in the city.

A. are B. being C. be D. to be

16. I think robots_______ meals better than humans do.

A. might be cook B. might not to cook C. might not cook D. might to cook

17. Her family _______ move to the city, but I’m still not sure.

A. might B. won’t be C. will be D. mustn’t

18. I will clean the living room but I ___________clean the kitchen.

A. will B. won’t C. won’t be D. will be

19. We might have a _________ TV to watch TV programmes from space.

A. wireless B. remote C. automatic D. local

20. A hi-tech robot will help us ________ children while we are away.

A. look out B. look at C. look after D. look in

21. What will you do if ___________ someone throwing trash on the street?

A. you can see B. you will see C. you see D. you saw

22. If we _________ more plants, we __________soil pollution.

A. will grow/ reduce B. grew/ will reduce

C. grow/ will reduce D. are growing/ will reduce

23. If you bring water bottles to a picnic, what __________ type of bottles ?

A. do you bring B. should you bring C. are you bringing D. you will bring

24. _________ your food in a reusable box if you bring it to school?

A. Will you not put B. You won't put C. You will put D. Will you put

25. "___________ do you do judo?" - "Twice a week."

A. How often B. Where C. When D. Why

1. Rewrite, using because / because of.
A. 
1, Because he behaved badly, he found himself in trouble.
=> Because of
2. Because of theri good performance, they won the first prize
=> Because 
3. Because of your advice, we didn't use that poisonous chemical.
=> Because

B. 
4. John succeeded in his exam because he worked hard and methodically
=> 
5. Margaret stayed home because her mother was sick.
=>
6. We stopped our car because the traffic lights turned red.
=>

2. Rewrite, using although / though / despite / in spite of.
a. Everybody has great regard for him despite his poverty
=>
b. He studied very well despite his hard life at that time.
=>
c. Despite being good at English, he wasn't chosen.
=>
d. Despite having an English name, he is in fact German.
=>
e. He always studied hard though he encounters difficulty.
=>
f. Despite the bad weather, he came to the meeting on time.
=>

3. Rewrite.
a. Although the heat ứa on, the rôm wasn't warm.
=> Despite
b. We're not very good friends although we've known each other a long time.
=> Despite
c. Although Minh was ill, he still came to the meeting.
=> In spite of
d. The play was not accepted because of numerous objections which they made.
=> Because
e. In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.
=> Even though
f. In spite of his hard work, Ba he failed his exam.
=> Though
g. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match.
=>Although
h. In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
=>Though
i. In spite of the bad weather, they went our for dinner.
=> Although
j. She isn't brillant but she studies quiet well
=> Although
k. The house isn't nice, but I like the garden.
=>Even though

REVISION OF ENGLISH 8 (cont)

I. READING COMPREHENSION
1. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer the questions
Nam is in grade 8A. He (1)...........his report card for the last school year. He got good grade (2)............Literature and Math, but his English was poor. His English teacher said, "Nam, you must work harder on your English". He`ll try his best to study well next year. He loves (3).................., and he likes sports, too. He enjoys (4)............... soccer a lot. This summer vacation, he is enrolling for the summer activities in his home town. They`ll plant trees, clean the streets and participate in the city`s sport programs.
1. A. received B. have received C. has received D. receive
2. A. in B. during C. for D. since
3. A. study B. studies C. studied D. studying
4. A. play B. plays C. will play D. playing
2. Read the passage again and write T or F
Statements
T/F

Nam is in grade 8A.
His English was excellent.
He ought to work harder on his English
This summer vacation he is going to clean his school.
….…
….…
….…
….…

3. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space
farm being near play
to play chores nearby with
A Vietnamese girl named Hoa is living (1) _________ the Parker family in the American State of Texas. Mr. Parker is a farmer and Mrs. Parker works part time at a grocery store in a (2) _________ town. They have two children, Tom and Mary. Hoa often does (3) ____________ after school. Sometimes, she also helps on the (4) _________. The family relaxes on Sunday afternoons and watches Tom (5)___________ baseball. Hoa likes the Parkers, and she enjoys (6)________ a member of their family.
4. Read the passage and write T or F
Marie was born in Poland in 1876. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and hard an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was 15 years old. When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.
1. ______ Marie finished high school in 1891
2. ______ She studied Mathematics and Chemistry at the University in Paris.
3. ______ She won the Nobel Prize for Physics when she was 28.
4. ______ Marie Curie died in 1943.
II. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
1. I often play soccer _______ Sunday afternoon.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
2. We should wait here _______ our teacher comes back.
A. before B. until C. after D. during
3. Mr. Brown is the same age ________ Mrs. Brown.
A. as B. like C. from D. with
4. The little boy is not _________ to lift the suitcase.
A. enough strong B. strong enough C. too strong D. so strong
5. My father was good at swimming. He used to ______ swimming in summer.
A. go B. goes C. went D. going
6. Kate hates ______ to classical music.
A. listens B. listened C. listen D. listening
7. Hung is ______ student in my class.
A. good B. better C. the best D. a best
8. Ho Chi Minh City is larger and ______ beautiful than Hanoi.
A. more B. as C. most D. the most
9. Mr. Smith likes _______ to music in his free time.
A. listens B. listened C. listen D. listening
10. They built this house _______1990.
A. from B. in C. at D. for
. The boy had to cook dinner _________because his mother came home late.
A. yourself B. himself C. herself D. themselves
. My brother speaks English very __________.
A. easy B. bad C. fluently D. fluent
13. Mrs. Brown asked John ________ her a cup of tea.
A. get B. to get C. getting D. got
14. The boy _________ that film yet.
A. has not seen B. has seen C. saw D. does not see
15. I am sure he will enjoy ____________ on his trip.
A. herself B. ourselves C. itself D. himself
16. I was born in Viet Nam. So Vietnamese is my____________.
A.

Error identification
1. Nam decides (A) to become (B) a teacher because (C) he enjoys to teaching (D) a lot.

MULTIPLE CHOICE:

2. "Which ___are you good at?" - "I think I'm doing well in Math and English."

A. lessons        B. subjects       C. lectures       D. studies

3. The streets were____with fans when the final match was won by the home team.

A. crowding       B. crowds       C. crowded        D. overcrowding

4. Miss Lan is an excellent teacher. She's a teacher by ____.

A. work        B. profession          C. jobs            D. employment

5. Most men's shoulders are abroad, whereas women normally have ____shoulders.

A. wide         B. small        C. thin       D. narrow

6. Approximately half the people interviewed were in manual occupations.
A. hobbies       B. careers     C. jobs      D. visits
7. Peter cannot ____ English. Neither can Mary.
A. tell             B. talk           C. speak         D. say
8. During the rush hour, streets are often crowded ___people and vehicles
A. for          B. of              C. in          D. with

CÂU 1 ĐỌC VÀ CHO ĐÁP ÁN ĐỂ HOÀN THÀNH ĐOẠN VĂN SAU

NAM IS IN GRADE 8A. HE(1) ...... HIS REPORT CARD FOR THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR, HE GOT GOOD GRADE (2) ...... LITERATURE AND MATH, BUT HIS ENGLISH WAS POOR. HIS ENGLISH TEACHER SAID, '' NAM, YOU MUST WORK HARDER ON YOUR ENGLISH''. HE'LL TRY HIS BEST TO STUDY WELL NEXT YEAR. HE LOVES(3)..... , AND HE LIKES SPORTS, TOO . HE ENJOYS(4)....... SOCCER A LOT . THIS SUMMER VACATION , HE IS ENROLLING FOR THE SUMMER ACTIVITIES IN HIS HOME TOWN . THEY'LL PLANT TREES, CLEAN THE STREETS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY'S SPORT PROGRAMS.

1 A. RECEIVED     B. HAVE RECEIVED    C. HAS RECEIVED    D. RECEIVE

2. A IN      B. DURING    C. FOR    SINCE

3 A. STUDY     B. STUDIES     C. STUDIED    D. STUDYING

4 A. PLAY     B. PLAYS    C. WILL PLAY     D. PLAYING

CÁC BẠN LM GIÚP MÌNH

Question 1: Read the passage and choose the most suitable answer A, B, C or D. (1pt)

Nam is in grade 8A. He (1)...........his report card for the last school year. He got good grade (2)............Literature and Math, but his English was poor. His English teacher said, "Nam, you must work harder on your English". He'll try his best to study well next year. He loves (3).................., and he likes sports, too. He enjoys (4)............... soccer a lot. This summer vacation, he is enrolling for the summer activities in his home town. They'll plant trees, clean the streets and participate in the city's sport programs.

Question 2: Read the passage again and write T or F (1pt)