VIII. Read the following passage, answer/ complete the questions/ statements below it.

     Once, there was a boy named Boly. He lived with his aged grandmother in Kanchi Village. His grandmother always woke up very early in the morning and made little buns and cakes. She sold them in the market place. With the money she earned, she sent Boly to school.

     Boly was a good boy. He was an orphan. He loved his grandmother a lot. After school, he always went home quickly. Then, he would have his lunch and do his homework. In the evenings, Boly would go round the village selling the cakes his grandmother made. Boly and his grandmother lived quite happily.

     One day, Boly’s grandmother fell ill. She could not make any more cakes. Boly now had to look for work. He went from house to house doing odd jobs.

     It was in one of these houses that a kind gentleman asked Boly why he was working at such a tender age. After listening to Boly’s story, the man said that he wanted to adopt Boly. He was willing to take care of Boly’s grandmother too. From then on, Boly and his grandmother led a very happy life.

1.  The phrases of words “very old” is similar to the word ......................... in the text.

2.  Boly was living with his grandmother because..............................................

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3.  Boly’s grandmother could afford to send him to school by ..........................

4.  After school, Boly would immediately...........................................................

5.  Boly had to look for work because................................................................          

V. Find the mistakes.

1.  I was play football when she called me.

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2.  Was you study Math at 5 p.m. yesterday?

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3.  What was she do while her mother was making lunch?

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4.  Where did you went last Sunday?

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5.  They weren’t sleep during the meeting last Monday.

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6.  He got up early and have breakfast with his family yesterday morning.

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7.  She didn’t broke the flower vase. Tom did.

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8.  Last week my friend and I go to the beach by bus.

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9.  While I am listening to music, I heard the doorbell.

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10.     Peter turn on the TV, but nothing happened.

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IV. Choose the correct answers.

1.  Alice saw/ was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus.

2.  What were you doing/ did you do when I called?

3.  I didn’t visit/ weren’t visiting my friends last summer holiday.

4.  It rained/ was raining heavily last July.

5.  While people were talking to each other, he read/ was reading his book.

6.  My sister was eating/ ate hamburgers every weekend last month.

7.  While we were running/ run in the park, Mary fell over.

8.  Did you find/ Were you finding your keys yesterday?

9.  Who was she dancing/ did she dance with at the party last night?

10.     They were watching/ watched football on TV all day

III. Complete the following sentences with prepositions of time: at, on, in if necessary.

1.  I don’t like going out alone ........................ night

2.  I’m afraid I can’t come to your birthday party  ...................Sunday.

3.  What do you usually do.............the weekend?

4.  Can you play football with us . ....... next Sunday?

5.  We went to bed late........... last night.

6. They are leaving for Hue ............. next Friday.

7.  Will you be at home . ..........this evening?

8.  I always feel relaxed.........the evening.

9.  We went to Nha Trang   ................ last summer.

10.     I won’t be out so long. I’ll be back   ................     ten minutes

I. Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1.  A. school              B. architect           C. change             D. chemical

2.  A. buffalo             B. minority           C. gold                 D. close

3.  A. end                  B. pencil               C. open                D. bench

4.  A. wanted             B. washed            C. watched           D. stopped

5.  A. remote             B. explore            C. relax                D. diverse

II. Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.

1.  A. reflect              B. fable                 C. spindle             D. legend

2.  A. ancestor           B. origin               C. stepmother      D. continue

3.  A. capture            B. granny             C. command         D. swallow

4.  A. rescue              B. religion            C. servant             D. tortoise

5.  A. emperor           B. woodcutter      C. announce         D. suddenly