27. We got ____________ in the woods.
A. lot B. lost C. loss D. lose
28. His parents are always proud __________ him because he always studies well.
A. about B. on C. of D. with
19. Last week, her _________ was out of order and Mrs. Quyen had to wash her family’s clothes with her hands.
A. shower B. washing machine C. kitchen sink D. iron
30. Mr. Brown is 50 years old; Mrs. Brown is 50 years old.
Mr. Brown is___________Mrs. Brown.
A. same age B. same age as C. the same age as D. different from
31. My grandfather used ___________us to the zoo when he was alive.
A. take B. took C. taking D. to take
32. You_____________to eat more, you are far too thin.
A. ought B. should C. must D. can
33. Nam’s father __________ him how to ride a bike six years ago.
A. teach B. teaches C. has taught D. taught
He lost his job because he was late every day.
àIf he .......................................................................................
4. The airport was closed. She didn't fly to Rome.
àIf ....................................................................................
5. There is so much noise in the room. I can’t study well.
If…………………………………………………………….
1. He was the __________ of the school after winning the contest. ( proud)
2. Our country is rich in __________ resources. ( nature)
3. Disneyland is one of the famous areas of __________. ( entertain)
4. He had no __________ for his absence. ( explain)
5. They are members of an international __________. ( organize)
6. Television is very __________ nowadays. ( popularity)
7. Those shoes were nice, but they were __________. ( comfort)
Make questions for the underlined words or phrases
1. Mary was making a birthday cake for her grandmother
2. He found a silver coin when he was digging his garden
3. When you telephones, I was looking after my sister
4. They were talking with Josh's wife
5. The kids were listening to the radio when I saw them
6. Peter was mowing the lawn while his wife was watering the trees
7. Jane was singing a folk song at this time yesterday
8. Josh was walking slowly when he was hit by a motorbike
Fill each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. We believe scientists______(find) cures to HIV soon.
2. He said he _____ ( not like ) science when he was small.
3. He said that before in the invention of the airplane people____( travel) by train and car.
4. He predicted that scientists_______( develop) medicines to lengthen our life soon.
5. He was proud that he______( award) the Kovalevskaya Prize.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847, but when he was a young man of twenty-three he moved with his parents to Canada. Before the year was over, young Graham had left his family and gone to Boston. Though Bell was a dreamer, he was also a practical thinker and a man of action. In Boston, where he worked by day as a teacher of the deaf, he worked far into the night experimenting with the electrical transmission of the sound. This led to the invention of the telephone.
TRUE/ FALSE
25. Alexander Graham Bell was a Scotsman. ____________
26. In Boston, he taught people who were not able to hear. ____________
27. He experimented with ways of transmitting sound by day. ____________
28. He moved with his parents to Canada in 1871. ____________
29. When did he emigrate to the United States?
A. 1874 B. 1867 C. 1870 D. 1871
30. Which of the followings is not used to describe Alexander Graham Bell?
A. dreamy B. practical C. active D. social
Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age.
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light was the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new. He worked 16 out of every 24 hours.Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that
improved the quality of life all over the world.
1. Thomas Edison was ___. A. a discoverer B. a teacher C. an explorer D. an inventor
2. In 1854 Edison’s family ______.
A. moved to Port Huron, Michigan B. bought a new house in Milan, Ohio
C. decided to settle in Milan, Ohio D. sent him to a school in New Jersey
3. The word “self-educated” in the passage mostly means ______.
A. “having been well taught” B. “having had good schooling”
C. “having taught himself” D. “having had a high education”
4. Edison died at the age of ______. A. 76 B. 84 C. 47 D. 74
5. Which of following statements is NOT true about Edison?
A. He invented the motion picture camera. B. He didn’t go to school at all.
C. He made numerous inventions. D. He worked very hard.
Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?
Hi everyone. This is Tom. He is tall and strong. He is in grade eight. His favorite subjects at school are Math and Literature. He is skilled at making crafts as well. However, he needs to improve his English speaking skills. Tom has a good study habit. He always remembers to do his homework before class. He hardly watches television in the evening. Instead, he spends time doing revision and preparation for the next school day. Tom said my teacher had sent his mother his school report the day before. It had excellent results. His mother was really proud of him. She would like him to continue to study hard at school
He usually watches television in the evening
A. True
B. False
Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?
Hi everyone. This is Tom. He is tall and strong. He is in grade eight. His favorite subjects at school are Math and Literature. He is skilled at making crafts as well. However, he needs to improve his English speaking skills. Tom has a good study habit. He always remembers to do his homework before class. He hardly watches television in the evening. Instead, he spends time doing revision and preparation for the next school day. Tom said my teacher had sent his mother his school report the day before. It had excellent results. His mother was really proud of him. She would like him to continue to study hard at school
His English listening skills need to be imporved.
A. True
B. Flase