Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences:

1. She was very surprised________ the grade she received.

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

2. We might need more food, depending____ how many people turn up.

     A. for                               B. on                         C. at                            D. with

3. Jane doesn't spend much money______ clothes.

     A. over                             B. about                   C. at                            D. on

4. She always takes good care_______ her children.

     A. for                               B. in                          C. of                            D. with

5. A sign warned motorists______ dangers.

     A. of                                 B. for                        C. about                     D. A and C

6. They translated the letter ______ French.

     A. for                               B. with                      C. into                        D. about

7. I was disappointed________ the grade I received on my last essay.

     A. for                               B. about                   C. to                            D. A and B

8. The medical center is close ________ campus.

     A. to                                 B. for                        C. up                           D. with

9. We went there_______ car and stayed there for the whole day.

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

10.     We started our journey ______ foot.

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

11.     He always prevents me_______ doing my duty.

     A. of                                 B. from                     C. with                        D. against

12.     I write letters _______ my right hand.

     A. in                                 B. by                         C. with                        D. at

13.     The war victims suffered terribly______ coldness and hunger.

     A. with                             B. from                     C. through                  D. of

14.     She is absent_______ class

     A. at                                 B. from                     C. to                            D. away

15.     It is very nice______ you to take care of my parents.

     A. of                                 B. to                          C. for                          D. from

16.     You may write________ pencil.

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

17.     He congratulated me_______ winning the competition.

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

18.     Remember me________ your parents.

     A. to                                 B. for                        C. with                        D. about

19.     Mr. Nguyen lives_____ 67 Nguyen Du Street ______ Ha Noi.

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

20.     We reached______ her house safe and sound.

     A. at                                 B. to                          C. with                        D. X

Exercise 4: Choose the best answer 

She was very surprised________ the grade she received. 

a. at    b. on       c. of     d. about 

We might need more food, depending____ how many people turn up. 

a. for     b. on    c. at     d. wit 

Jane doesn't spend much money______ clothes. 

a. over     b. about    c. at     d. on 

She always takes good care_______ her children. 

a. for      b. in       c. of        d. with 

A sign warned motorists______ dangers. 

a. of           b. for         c. about              d. a and c 

They translated the letter ______ French. 

a. for               b. with            c. into          d. about 

I was disappointed________ the grade I received on my last essay. 

a. for      b. about         c. to               d.  a and b 

The medical center is close ________ campus. 

a. to          b. for          c. up            d. with 

We went there_______ car and stayed there for the whole day. 

a. in    b. by    c. on      d. in 

He always prevents me_______ doing my duty. 

a. of        b. from        c. with           d. against 

I write letters _______ my right hand. 

a. in         b. by       c. with        d. at 

The war victims suffered terribly______ cold and hunger. 

a. with       b. from         c. through        d. of 

She is absent_______ class 

a. at         b. from         c. to         d. away 

It is very nice__of___ you to take so much trouble. 

a. of      b. to       c. for       d. from 

She arrived ……..two o’clock…….. the morning. 

a. at/ on      b. in/ in         c. at / in        d. on/ in 

Brown and yellow hair is fashionable………the moment. 

a. in b. at c. over d. on 

They see each other ……..lunchtime and ……..night only. 

a. in/ in     b. on/ on         c. at/ at            d. in/ at 

 Remember the meeting will be ……..Tuesday, ……..9 am and 11am. 

a. on/ at      b. on/ from    c. on / between   d. at/ at 

 I know Jane.  I first met her ……Christmas……1990. 

a. in/ in         b. at/ in          c. at/ at           d. on/ in 

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.

Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

1. She was _____ tired that she couldn’t do anything at all.

a. such b. so c. very d. too

2. Can you tell me what happened _____ the end of the film?

a. in b. at c. on d. from

3. Ba has to walk to school, so he wishes he _____ a bicycle.

a. has b. had c. will have d. shall have

4. There were _____ flowers that I couldn’t decide what to buy.

a. so many b. so few c. so little d. so much

5. He has _____ money that he can’t afford to buy food.

a. so few b. so many c. so little d. so much

6. She doesn’t like Spanish _____ she has to study the language.

a. so b. though c. but d. when

7. My dear mother was made _____ her job in the end.

a. quit b. quitting c. to quit d. to quitting

8. What do people in your country do _____ Easter?

a. in b. on c. at d. upon

9. He has _____ interesting book that we all want to borrow it.

a. so b. such c. such a d. such an

10. This is a mountainous area so a large number of mountaineers come here _____ mountains in Spring.

a. climb b. to climb c. climbing d. being climbed

11. What do you actually want to exchange these bags _____?

a. for b. to c. on d. in

12. My house is just _____ here. I live in the nearby neighborhood.

a. near b. near to c. near by d. near from

13. He went camping _____ a sunny morning with his classmates.

a. for b. at c. in d. on

14. I met him _____ the entrance to the village just this morning.

a. on b. at c. in d. from

15. The children felt tired _____ they sat down and rested for lunch.

a. so b. so that c. because d. because of

16. Fiona didn’t come. I waited _____ nine o’clock and then went home.

a. until b. at c. on d. for

17. Will you come and see me _____ a week or two?

a. at b. in c. on d. by

18. Sarah missed a lot of lessons. She was ill _____ February to March.

a. in b. until c. between d. from

19. Can you wait _____ 9:00 a.m.? I’ll be able to speak to you then!

a. till b. in c. for d. during

20. He didn’t have much money, _____ he had to travel everywhere by bicycle.

a. but b. so c. because d. as

21. I went straight to bed, _____ I felt very tired.

a. so b. but c. that d. because

22. We got lost, _____ we asked a policeman for the way.

a. because b. so that c. so d. but

23. It was very late at night, _____ they went on working.

a. but b. so c. because d. so that

24. We couldn’t open the door _____ the lock was broken.

a. so that b. but c. because d. so

25. Tommy is very strong. I wish I _____ his energy.

a. have b. can have c. am having d. had

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Nam is living in Hanoi city with her family. She is in grade 6. In summer, she doesn’t go to school. Because the weather is very hot, she often goes swimming with some of her friends. She sometimes goes to the park to fly the kite or goes fishing. She also goes on vacation with her family. Her favorite place is Ha Long. Nam likes summer very much.

Question:Which place does she like best?

A. Hanoi

B. Ho Chi Minh

C. Ninh Binh

D. Halong

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

Geoffrey Hampden has a lot of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admired him for his fine sense of humour, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.

Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a weeding reception. This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the weeding with Jenny. He included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Geoffrey was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she didn't. Geoffrey asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!

Question. Why is Geoffrey very popular at parties?

A. Because he has a fine sense of humour.

B. Because he can make a good speech.

C. Because he has a lot of friends.

D. Because he is admired by everybody.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Nga lives in the city. Every morning she gets up at 6. 30. She brushes her teeth. She washes her face. She has a big breakfast. Then she gets dressed. She goes to school at 6:30. She is in grade 6. Her classroom is on the second floor. It is very big. There are 42 students in her class. She loves her friends and teachers very much.

Where is her classroom?

A. On the third floor     

B. On the second floor

C. On the first floor

D. On the fourth floor

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Nga lives in the city. Every morning she gets up at 6. 30. She brushes her teeth. She washes her face. She has a big breakfast. Then she gets dressed. She goes to school at 6:30. She is in grade 6. Her classroom is on the second floor. It is very big. There are 42 students in her class. She loves her friends and teachers very much.

Where does Nga live?

A. She lives in the urban areas.

B. She lives in the countryside.

C. She lives in a beautiful house.

D. She lives in a poor hometown.