Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

Question: She is so ___________ that she doesn’t talk much to strangers.

A. reserved

B. clever

C. active

D.smart

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

Question:Clara is a _____________ girl. She doesn’t talk much when she meets new friends.

A. talkative

B. reserved

C. active

D. confident

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 best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
5. Peter doesn’t talk much in public. He’s rather ________.
A. kind B. sociable C. humorous D. reserved
6. You must not let children play in the street because it is ________.
A. suitable B. dangerous C. safe D. careful
7. In Viet Nam you shouldn't use only the first name to________ people older than you.
A. speak B. talk C. say D. address
8. According to the________in England, we have to use a knife and fork at dinner.
A. table ways B. table manners C. behaviours D. differences
9. He _________ a long family tradition of serving the military.
A. followed B. obliged C. reflected D. agreed
10. Generally, rice is served _________ fish, meat, soup and vegetable.
A. to B. as C. in D. with
11. The airline only allows two pieces of luggage. You _________ pack too much!
A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. don’t have to D. couldn’t
12. In the UK, families often celebrate Christmas together, _________ they can watch each other open their
presents!
A. though B. but C. because D. so
13. John can’t come because he _________ work tomorrow.
A. should B. can C. must D. has to
14. I know they enjoy their work, but they ______ work at the weekends. It’s not good for them.
A. shouldn’t B. don’t have to C. mustn’t D. have to
15. You have to _________ your hat when going inside the main worship area of the temple.
A. take off B. put on C. break with D.get out
16. You _________ place your chopsticks on your rice bowl when finished with a meal. Don’t rest them on
the table.
A. shouldn’t B. don’t have to C. should D. mustn’t
17. You _________ look at other students’ work. It’s against the rules.
A. shouldn’t B. don’t have to C. mustn’t D. can’t
18. There’s a tradition of having parties _________ Christmas.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
19. “We don’t sweep the floor on the first day of Tet.” “_________ Why?”
A. What a bad day! B. You’re kidding! C. You’re right. D. Spot on!

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

17. Nam is very smart. He always answers the teacher’s question well.

A. clever B. bad C. lazy D. hardworking

18. Hoa is a good friend. She always shares things with her classmate.

A. gives B. listens C. takes D. wants

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

19. Doing morning exercises is an (a) exciting activity for students.

A. boring B. happy C. hard D. interesting

20. Our teacher remembers all of my classmates’ birthday.

A. gives B. forgets C. asks D. has

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions

Alice eats very little because she doesn’t want to put on weight.

A. Because Alice doesn’t want to get fat, she eats quite a lot.

B. Alice wants to put on weight, so she doesn’t eat anything.

C. Alice eats very little, but she doesn’t lose weight.

D. Alice eats very little so as not to gain weight.