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.
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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.