Dang Hoang Huy – Nguyen Du Secondary School - 1 - PRACTICE 1 I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern. 1. a. exciting b. interest c. marvelous d. average 2. a. happy b. pretty c. plenty d. address 3. a. orphanage b. principal c. important d. loneliness 4. a. orphan b. reserve c. prefer d. polite II. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently. 1. a. happened b. looked c. played d. smiled 2. a. general b. global c. growth d. grape 3. a. waited b. needed c. annoyed d. wanted 4. a. bought b. thought c. ought d. hour III. Choose the best answer 1. The school is a bit far ……… my house. a. from b. at c. to d. with 2. They are going to invite him ……….dinner tonight. a. to b. for c. with d. at 3. Peter doesn’t talk much in public. He’s rather ………… a. kind b. reserved c. sociable d. humorous 4. Would you like ………… a message. a. to leave b. leave c. leaving d. left 5. He spends most of his time……… charity work. a. did b. to do c. doing d. both a & c are correct. 6. Don’t come in. please wait ……….for your turn. a. inside b. outside c. downstairs d. upstairs. 7. Susan felt ……….since her boyfriend didn’t apologize for his coming late. a. annoying b. annoyance c. annoyed d. annoys 8. I’m looking forward…….the summer vacation. a. at b. for c. to d. None is correct. 9. Look! Nam is playing very well. He ………………… a. is winning b. is going to win c. will win d. wins 10. Did someone help you draw the picture ? – No, I did it ………… a. with one b. myself c. itself d. by me 11. A kitchen is not a(n) ………….place to play. a. unsuitable b. unsuitability c. suitable d. suitability IV. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake and correct it. 1. Tom is in such a hurry that he didn’t stop in the traffic lights. 2. He worked with people who neither speak and hear. 3. The wardrobe is opposite to the desk. 4. Nobody likes him because he behaves bad. 5. Mary bought a new cooking yesterday. V. Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blanks. Viet is a student and he lives in a bed-sit in (1) …………suburb of Hanoi. It’s a part of an old house. He has one room and a kitchen and (2) …………a bathroom with three other people. In his room, there is a bed on the left hand side. There is an armchair (3) ………….the bed. The desk is opposite the bed and there is a closet on the right side of the room. Above the desk, there is a clock. He has a TV and a Hi-fi, too. In the kitchen, there is a cooker on the right hand side. The sink is near the cooker. There’s a small table and two chairs in the (4)……. The kitchen is small, but it is ok. Viet likes his room very much. A. the B. a C. this D. that A. lives B. uses C. shares D. has A. next B. by C. beside D. close A. center B. centre C. central D. A & B are correct PRACITCE 2 English 8 Dang Hoang Huy – Nguyen Du Secondary School - 2 - I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern. 1. a. behavior b. television c. dynamic d. surrounding 2. a. market b. orphan c. plenty d. remote 3. a. various b. collection c. develop d. expensive 4. a. beloved b. interesting c. exciting d. intelligent II. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently. 1. a. permitted b. intended c. missed d. invented 2. a. last b. make c. take d. date 3. a. energy b. prefer c. envelope d. level 4. a. boring b. holding c. most d. go III. Choose the best answer 1. Each of us ………a different character. a. have b. is having c. has d. are having 2. A cat is lying ………a rug. a. in b. on c. under d. over 3. There is a bookshelf …… the let of the room. a. at b. in c. on d. of 4. What was wrong with you ? Why ……………….go to the hospital ? a. had to you b. did you have to c. must you d. did you must 5. Do you ……………any help ? a. want b. have c. wish d. need 6. Let’s ………… the graduation ceremony in a beautiful restaurant ! a. celebrate b. celebrating c. celebrated d. celebrates 7. My mother told me to study ……… a. hardly b. good c. bad d. hard 8. There are ………… stars in the sky in the evening. a. count b. countless c. counted d. counting 9. We’ll organize a party …….May 27 th . a. between b. in c. on d. at 10. It …………Lan 20 minutes to go to school by bike. a. take b. will take c. is taking d. takes IV. Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blanks. Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland. He emigrated (1)………….Canada first and then to the USA in 1870s. In America, he worked with (2) ………………at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting (3) ………… .over a long distance. He worked with Thomas Watson, his assistant. Bell and Watson conducted many experiments. He successfully demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibitions, he invented the telephone. By 1877, the first telephone was in (4)…………… use. A. to B. from C. in d. over A. mute deaf B. mute deafs C. deaf mute D. deaf mutes A. speak B. speaking C. speech D. spoke A. commerce B. commercial C. commercially D. commercialize V. Arrange the following words into a complete sentence. 1. He / study / ought / harder / to. 2. He / telephone / invented / 1877 / in / the / first. 3. Thu / interested / singing / in / very / is . 4. The weather / enough / fine / is / for them / a picnic / to have / in the countryside. 5. They / going / are / to / build / a / school / new / in my neighborhood. 6. I / think / shouldn’t / you / put / into the electric socket / the knife. 7. Viet / in the center / lives / of / Hanoi. 8. He / his / loves / room / much / very. PRACTICE 3 I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern. English 8 Dang Hoang Huy – Nguyen Du Secondary School - 3 - 1. a. precaution b. manager c. average d. dangerous 2. a. injure b. master c. happy d. sunny 3. a. excited b. behave c. annoy d. interest 4. a. successful b. majority c. different d. financial II. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently. 1. a. four b. flour c. resource d. pour 2. a. nice b. kind c. think d. fine 3. a. wanted b. laughed c. looked d. missed 4. a. who b. which c. while d. where III. Choose the best answer 1. Tom ……… two packets of cigarettes a day. a. smoke b. is smoking c. smoked d. smokes 2. Three hours ………not enough to finish the test. a. are b. is c. was d. were 3. There was a big ………….after the World War II. a. emigrate b. emigrating c. emigration d. emigrates 4. You ought to stop …………computer games. a. to play b. playing c. played d. plays 5. Last night, I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. At last, they killed …………… a. together b. each other c. themselves d. themselves 6. You seem ……….today. a. happy b. happiness c. happily d. unhappily 7. He will be …… home ……….Sunday morning. a. at / on b. from / in c. at / from d. to / until 8. I enjoyed listening ……… the radio when I was a child. a. to b. on c. up d. at 9. The girl sitting ……….my father and Michael is my little sister. a. on b. next c. between d. in 10. In Britain, people drive ……….the left……… the street. a. on / in b. to / of c. in / in d. in / of 11. She isn’t used to ………….part in social activities. a. a. take b. taking c. took d. takes 12. Can we ……….at yor house and go to the party together ? a. meet b. come c. see d. find IV. Arrange the following words into a complete sentence. 1. Mr. Quang / in / now / his / office/ is. 2. You / use / should / electricity / economically. 3. It / water / isn’t / necessary / for him / to / that tree / everyday. 4. They / going / to / are / see / movies / tonight. 5. He / proud / his wife / of / is. 6. The sun / in / rises / the east / and / in the west / sets. V. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Would you like (leave) ………….a message ? Let’s ask him (phone) ……….me this afternoon. I ( receive) ………….a letter from my old friend last week. You ought to (do) ………….more exercises. You must (cover) ………….electrical sockets so that children do not try to put anything into them. It is safe (keep) ………….medicine in locked cupboards. PRACTICE 4 I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern. English 8 Dang Hoang Huy – Nguyen Du Secondary School - 4 - 1. a. unfortunate b. behavior c. however d. orphanage 2. a. again b. pretend c. luggage d. tonight 3. a. boredom b. escape c. servant d. wisdom 4. a. excellent b. description c. invention d. annoyance II. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently. 1. a. played b. cooked c. saved d. sprayed 2. a. novel b. order c. core d. boredom 3. a. habit b. magic c. arrange d. academic 4. a. improve b. postcard c. notebook d. code. III. Choose the best answer 1. It’s …………in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. a. tradition b. traditional c. non-tradition d. All are correct 2. How ……… you……….to school when you were in Paris. a. have / gone b. do / go c. did / go d. will / go 3. I usually listen ………….music ……………my free time. a. to / in b. to / during c. for / in d. for / during 4. You should cat the train at 9 am so that you can arrive………….Hue at 5 p.m. a. to b. in c. on d. at 5. She was very kind …………my friends when they were in Hanoi. a. for b. to c. at d. with 6. They will come to our house……….10 minutes. a. for b. to c. in d. during 7. Their mother told them ……….so much noise. a. not to make b. not making c. not being made d. not make 8. The teacher said to his students, “Are you …………with you result ? a. satisfy b. satisfactory c. satisfied d. satisfying IV. Read the passage, then choose T or F. “ …in the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English. My pronunciation of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a class bookcase. She told me how to use an English – English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “ now I think you know what you should do”, said she. I made much progress and only one year later. I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.” Choose True or False 1. According to the passage, the writer didn’t find any difficulties in learning English. 2. His English pronunciation and grammar are rather good. 3. His teacher helped him a lot in learning English. 4. The teacher asked him to go to the school library to study English. 5. He can improve his English grammar by using an English-English dictionary. 6. He won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest one year after his teacher showed him the way to learn English. V. Make sentences with given words. 1. Would / play / you / soccer / like ? 2. What / you / eat / Christmas / often ? 3. Could / do / you / a favor ? 4. Ba / play / dislike / badminton. 5. We / going / plant / flowers / trees . 6. Can / show / you / way / the nearest bank ? PRACTICE 5 I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern. English 8 Dang Hoang Huy – Nguyen Du Secondary School - 5 - 1. a. luggage b. unit c. sandwich d. repair 2. a. January b. assistant c. suggestion d. performance 3. a. borrow b. danger c. combine d. cupboard. 4. a. notebook b. cover c. printer d. delay II. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently. 1. a. preparation b. question c. nation d. competition 2. a. loves b. boxes c. washes d. teaches 3. a. needed b. planted c. moved d. intended 4. a. hill b. mobile c. bill d. until III. Choose the best answer 1. His mother asked him ……… .harder so as to pass the exam. a. study b. to study c. studied d. studying 2. I hope to see him …… 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. a. in b. on c. at d. during 3. I ………….his email a few days ago. a. receive b. have received c. am receiving d. received 4. You have to do your exercises before ……… to bed. a. going b. go c. went d. have gone 5. She has learnt English ………12 years. a. since b. for c. on d. in 6. I haven’t seen her …… she left school. a. during b. for c. since d. until IV. Give the correct form the verbs in brackets. 1. We (go)………… to HCMC in 12 days. 2. She is very tired of (read) ……………such documents day after day. 3. Right now, she (do) …………… her housework. 4. He (die) ………… 75 years ago. 5. They (not/know) ………….what to do yet. 6. I usually (work) …………at night, though I (have)………………a holiday at the moment. 7. She often spends her free time (help)…………….her mother with the housework. 8. They (travel)………………to HCMC two months ago. 9. Next week, she (visit) …………….the History Museum. 10. She said.” I would like you (meet)…………….my friend.” 11. What you (do) ………………… this weekend ? I’m going to visit my grandparents on Sat. 12. Is she going out tonight ? Yes. She (go) ………….out with her friends. 13. The earth (move)……………around the sun. 14. He likes playing table tennis very much, so he (buy)………….two rackets yesterday. 15. Next week, my brother ( leave) ……………Vietnam for Australia. 16. You mustn’t let the children ( play )…………in the kitchen. 17. Each year, fire (destroy)………….homes and injures the children. 18. The teacher asked him ( answer) …………….four questions. 19. Mrs. Vui bought some new furniture, but she cannot decide where (put)………it. V. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake and correct it. 1. Read the instructions before you turn in machine. 2. We go to Halong Bay on bus this weekend. 3. Fortunately , I lost my key on the way to my house. 4. If you want to join in this club, please fill on this application form. 5. Jane gets up early so as review her lessons. 6. It’s interesting listen to music at night. PRACTICE 6 English 8 Dang Hoang Huy – Nguyen Du Secondary School - 6 - I. Fill in the spaces with a suitable form of the words capitalized at the beginning of the sentences. 1. YOUNG. Nam is 13 years old. Minh is 16. Therefore, Nam is ………… than Minh. 2. EQUIP. Mom had to do everything without the help of modern ………………… 3. FORTUNATELY. …………………., the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea. She had to do chores all day. 4. MARRY. Little Pea had to do the housework all day after her father got …………….again. 5. WISE. The man went to get the ……………., but before that he tied the tiger to a tree. 6. SERVE. The tiger asked the buffalo why the strong buffalo was my………….and I was its master. II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Why did Hoa go to school late this morning ? Because she (watch)………… TV late last night. 2. Boys and girls , you (do)………… this experiment tomorrow morning. 3. The repairman can’t (fix)……… the washing machine until Monday this week. 4. What is he doing now ? He (sweep) ………….his bedroom. 5. The earth (move) ……………around the sun. III. Re-write the sentences by using the words given. 1. Children have to look after their parents when they are old. Children must ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. My teacher said that I should study harder. My teacher advised ……………………………………………………………………………… 3. Every one is traveling to China for holiday next month. Every one is going ………………………………………………………………………………. 4. Would you like to leave her a message ? Do you want ……………………………………………………………………………………… IV. Fill in each space with a suitable word in box. When Tom was 28 years (1)………, he got married. That time, he had no job. A year later, he had a job. He’s an (2)………… teacher now at Mary Curie Secondary School. Because he was a newcomer, he had no (3)…………. to live. He and his wife lived in a small room in the school. The life was very difficult at that time. They didn’t buy any furniture to decorate their room. Three years later, they saved a little money, so they (4)……………. a computer, a television and a refrigerator. Every day, he cleans and sweeps the room. His wife goes to the (5)…………. to buy some meat , fish and vegetables to cook meals daily. They had a son and they had a (6) ………… life. V. Read the passage in part IV to answer the questions. 1) How old was Tom? …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2) when did Tom get married ? …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3) Did he have any jobs when he was 28? …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4) What does Tom do? …………………………………………………………………………………………… 5) What does his wife do every day? …………………………………………………………………………………………… 6) How many people Tom’s family have ? …………………………………………………………………………………………… 7) What did they do when they saved a little money ? …………………………………………………………………………………………… PRACTICE 7 English 8 English happy old market house bought Dang Hoang Huy – Nguyen Du Secondary School - 7 - I.Fill in the spaces with a suitable form of the words capitalized at the beginning of the sentences. 1. FARM. Once a poor man had a daughter named Little Pea. After his wife died, the ………………… . married again. 2. UNFORTUNATE. ………………………., his new wife was very cruel to his daughter. 3. WISE. The farmer had something called ……………., but before that he left it at home. 4. GREED. Every one usually says to him.” Don’t be foolish and ……………… ” 5. DIFFICULTY. It is ……………… to find a good job in such a city. II.Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Two years ago, David ( go )……………………. on holiday in Nha Trang. When he came there, he ( stay ) …………….in a hotel. But now he ( be )………….in my house. He said.” I (leave) …………… Vietnam for the USA in 2 days.” At present, we ( visit ) …………………Cham Temple. I ( take ) …………….him back to the hotel after we finish having lunch in a restaurant. We often ( write ) ……………….to each other. He usually ( tell ) …………me a lot of things about his hometown. III.Complete the sentences. Use the suitable preposition. 1. People always go swimming ……… Sunday morning. 2. What time is it ? I want to see the news ………….seven o’clock. 3. Lan left his office 40 minutes ago. She will come back ………10 minutes. 4. The post office closes ………….9.00 p.m. If you arrive ………….9.00 pm, it will be closed. 5. All students must come there ………… 13.00 and 13.30. 6. The meeting will take place at 8.00. You must come ………… that time if you don’t want to be late. IV.Use the cue words to make a sentence. 1. In the fall / village / hold / harvest. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. When / prince / found / shoe / he / decided / marry / girl. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. It / difficult / find / cold. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. How / you / go / school / yesterday ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. V.Read the passage to answer the questions. Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing for his family. One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife, “we’re rich, we’re rich !” His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were dead. There were no more eggs of any kinds for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife. Answer the questions: a) How was the farmer’s life ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. b) What did the farmer use to sell eggs to buy ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. c) What did he discover ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. d) Why did the farmer and his wife decide to cut open all the chickens ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. e) Did they find more gold eggs when they cut open all the chickens ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. PRACTICE 8 English 8 Dang Hoang Huy – Nguyen Du Secondary School - 8 - I. Choose the best answer. 1. Language learners learn words in different ways. Some makes a list and put into it the meanings of the new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them ……………………… a. by bus b. by heart c. with a pen d. with a book. 2. In order to …………………words better, some learners even write each word and its use on a small piece of paper. a. remember b. remembered c. remembering d. remembers 3. many language learners do not try ……………all new words they come across. a. learn b. learning c. to learn d. learned 4. language learners should …………… different ways of learning words so as to find out the best way for themselves. a. try b. highlight c. revise d. underline 5. some learners write each word and its use on a small piece of paper and stick it somewhere in their house ………………learn it at any time. a. so as to b. in order to c. to d. all “a, b and c” are true. II. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake (A,B,C or D) and correct it. 1. What do you often eat on Christmas ? A B C D 2. The fairy changed Little Pea’s rags into beautiful clothes magical. A B C D 3. Peter’s father soon died because of a break heart. A B C D 4. When Jane was young, she uses to swim in the river. A B C D 5. We met each other at Easter Day and went for a walk across the hills. A B C D III. Use the “ so as to / in order to / to / so that ” to combine the following sentences. 1. Yesterday, she went to the market. She wanted to buy some meat. 2. I am buying paint. I want to paint my room door. 3. He has a box. He plans to put his money in it. 4. They got up early. They wanted to get to the top of the hill before sunrise. 5. He rang the bell. He wanted to tell us that dinner was ready. 6. I am sending him to The USA. I want him to study electronics there. 7. He sent his children to their aunt’s house. He wanted to have some peace. 8. I took off my shoes. I did not want to make any noise. 9. He was playing very softly. He did not want to disturb anyone. 10. They employed a detective. They wanted to know what I did in the evening. IV. Use “ too / enough” to combine the following sentences. 1. You are very young. You can’t have a front door key. 2. It is very cold. We can’t have a bath. 3. I am rather old. I can’t wear that kind of hat. 4. The ladder wasn’t very long. I didn’t reach the window. 5. He hadn’t much money. He couldn’t live on it. (omit it) 6. He was furious. He couldn’t speak. 7. The fire isn’t very hot. I won’t boil a kettle. 8. You are quite thin. You could sleep between the bar. 9. He is very ill. He can’t eat anything. 10. The floor wasn’t strong. We couldn’t dance on it. 11. The bull isn’t big. He couldn’t harm you. 12. The coffee isn’t strong. It won’t keep us awake. PRACTICE 9 English 8 Dang Hoang Huy – Nguyen Du Secondary School - 9 - I. Choose the best answer. 1. What is your …………….? Pham Thi Thanh Ha. a. middle name b. name c. full name d. surname 2. …………were you born ? I was born in 1993. a. What b. Where c. Why d. When 3. Where do you live ? I live ……23 Yersin Street. a. on b. at c. from d. out 4. Please take this form to your teacher and ask her ………it. a. to sign b. bring c. draw d. to phone 5. Could you do me a favor ? Yes. What can I do ……you ? a. before b. after c. for d. between II. Choose “ must / have to / should / can ” to fill in the space. 1. She was very ill, so she …………go to see the doctor. 2. You have a lot of housework. Therefore, you ……….stay at home to do. 3. When you drive you car on the road, you …… control it on the right. 4. ……… you help me carry my bag ? Yes, I can. III. Fill a suitable preposition in the space. 1. Can I speak ……Tom, please ? 2. Turn right ………the end of this street and you will see it …….front of you. 3. Can I look up a word ……your dictionary ? I left mine ………home. 4. I went …… bed early, but I couldn’t get ……sleep. 5. Are you going to school … bus ? 6. She will go home…….7.00 tonight. 7. I went for a swim …………breakfast. 8. You should think carefully …………you choose. 9. She was standing …… the floor. 10. The meeting will happen ……… 4.50 and 7.30 p.m. 11. Mary should work harder ……… her German pronunciation 12. They will come to our house …….10 minutes. 13. I usually listen ……music……my free time. 14. The school is a bit far ……… my house. 15. I’m looking forward ………the summer vacation. 16. In the middle …….the room, there are four chairs. 17. The cat is sleeping …….the chair. 18. I don’t have much information………….the newspaper. 19. He will be ……home ………Sunday morning. 20. There is a computer …… the middle of the room. 21. The girl sitting ………… my father and Michael is my little sister. 22. He will come over to pick her . 23. Couldn’t you go a little faster ? I am ………a hurry. 24. Mai is very reserved, so she doesn’t talk ……….anyone in her class. IV. Fill a suitable reflexive pronoun in the space. 1. She drives to school …………… 2. Yesterday, while I was cooking, I cut …………. 3. He did this exercise…………two days ago. 4. Students should study harder and they must know how to improve their English …………. 5. We will try to do our best to help …………… 6. Tom ………… went to London. 7. We must know how to look after ………… 8. He does morning exercise …………to improve his health. PRACTICE 10 English 8 Dang Hoang Huy – Nguyen Du Secondary School - 10 - I. Use “ enough ” to combine sentences. 1. He is very old. He can stop working. 2. Tom isn't experienced. He doesn't apply for this job. 3. We don't have money. We cannot go on a trip 4. Peter was so clever that he could make clothes. 5. Dad was careful. He drove the car for a long time. 6. Children run fast so they can go there on time. 7. Mum stayed at home because she was very ill. 8. My friends are so active that they can take part in this game. 9. We didn't work hard and we couldn't get good marks. 10. The boy failed the exam because he was lazy. 11. The girl is too young to watch this film. 12. The show is interesting. We can watch it again. II. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets. 1. The boys often ( play ) …………….games on the yard 2. Look ! the bus ( come )……………. 3. My mother (not visit ) ………………this place last year 4. My Dad ( go )……………… to the zoo next week 5. We ( not tell ) …………………you the truth if you are scared 6. His pupils ( be ) …………….lazy when they were young 7. My Mother ( be ) ………… busy now because she ( work ) ………….in the office 8. Tom ( play )………… the guitar when I lived in the city 9. We ( not see )………… her for a long time 10. The moon ( move ) ……………around the earth 11. The girls ( be )……………… cleverer than the boys 12. Tomorrow , I ( come)………… to see you . Would you like ( go ) ………out with me ? 13. What ( you ) …………do since last year ? _ I ( be )…………. jobless for a short time 14. Every day I ( get )………… up late , so I ( not feel )…………… tired 15. Today it ( be ) …………….hot , so I ( want ) ……………to go swimming 16. He ( just / meet )……………….my parents and now he ( talk )………….about his trip 17. Where they ( go ) ………………on a trip 2 years ago ? 18. Water ( boil) ……………at 100 O C and ( freeze ) ………… at O o C 19. At the moment all of us ( feel )………… tired because we ( stay ) ………up late yesterday III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. Played b . cooked c. talked d. laughed 2. a. watches b. trees c. buses d. sentences 3. a. roofs b. boards c. hangs d. clothes 4. a. hanged b. earned c. noted d. cleaned 5. a. stopped b. weighed c. used d. climbed 6. a. changes b. aches c. washes d. oranges 7. a. lakes b. roofs c. steps d. taxis 8. a. walked b. practiced c. pleased d. missed 9. a. wicked b. needed c. learned d. collected 10. a. pages b. tops c. necks d. this PRACTICE 11 English 8 [...]... She's tall enough (play) ………… sports 5 My dad (drink)……………… beer 2 years ago 6 It's glad (meet) …………… you 7 Mum sometimes (take) …………… me to the zoo 8 She asked me (tell) ………….the truth 9 We are interested in ( watch ) ………………films PRACTICE 12 English 8 - 11 - Dang Hoang Huy – Nguyen Du Secondary School I Gerunds or infinitives after some verbs 1 She suggested (go)………… to a movie 2 She stopped (get)……………to... English ……………? (well) 8 He told me about a …………… story (fun) 9 We often got home ………………… last year (fast) 10 Peter speak English very …………… (fluent) 11 We are …………… to see you again (happily) 12 It was raining …………… when I left home (heavy) 13 We are watching an ……………… game (excite) 14 I'm much ……… in movies (interest) 15 All my classrooms are ………… decorated (beauty) PRACTICE 13 English 8 - 12 - Dang Hoang... / up / of / to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 She always laughs …………me when I make a mistake His volunteer work takes …… a lot of time Everyone gets tired ……….my jokes We usually listen ………music on weekends What is a bad thing ………Ba’s jokes ? She always talks………her friends about daily life The sun rises in the east and sets ……….the west She is going to have her birthday party …….the 28th of September, 2009 V Give... hear what she says She speaks (soft) ………… 6 Today dishes in the party are (taste) ……………… 7 He is a car racer He drives ( quite/fast ) ………………… 8 I promise I shall love her ( permanent ) ……………… 9 The life in the countryside is very ( peace ) ……………… PRACTICE 14 English 8 - 13 - Dang Hoang Huy – Nguyen Du Secondary School - 14 I Multiple choices: 1 He got good grades for English but his math result is ………... explained / explaining) 8 We hope ………… more green color to our school (to give / give / giving / gave) 9 Nga wants to enroll ……… this activity ( to / on / for / with) 10 Were you born …… 1990? (on / in / at / for) 11 We can save ……… resources if we recycle waste products (nature / national / natural / naturally) 12 I think you should learn words ……… heart (in / by / with / on) English 8 Dang Hoang Huy –... has an important test tomorrow 3 What do they buy for they day? 4 Who will take care of children? 5 Where does he stay for the night? 6 The tourists stop at the restaurant 7 We won't go there next week 8 The woman washes the car on weekends 9 The boy doesn't prepare for the test 10 Most of us are playing hide and seek IV Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets 1 Peter (not / go) ………… next week... movies too late,” I said to Mary 4 “Buy a new car,” I advised him 5 “Don’t lend her anything,” he advised us 6 “Don’t make too much noise, children,” he said 7 “Could you help me, please?” he said to her 8 “Will you be here tomorrow?” she asked 9 “Will you read this carefully?” he said to me 10 His wife said, “Write to me as often as you can.” 11 She said, “Don’t go near the water, children.” II Change... when she got sick 3 We enjoy (visit)……… them 4 I keep (hope)……… he will come 5 She finished (study)…………about 10 o’clock 6 I dislike (drive)………….long distance 7 Would you mind (help) ……… me with this ? 8 They discussed (open) ………… a new business 9 I want (tell)………… you something 10 I promise (not / be) ………… late 11 They offered (help) ………… us 12 I forgot (mail) ………… the letter 13 He learned (play)…………... words (tie / sounds / line / ties) 6 We try ……… as hard as we can (to learn / learn / learning / learnt) 7 He can ……….your speaking by listening to cassettes (improve / improving / to improve / improved) 8 I'll help you ………… your homework (on / with / to / for) 9 Tom should spend more time ……… learning (for / with / to / on) 10 I'm sorry because I behave……… (bad / good / well / badly) 11 Not all learners... result with the other subjects He didn't learn his lessons (6)……….by heart The teacher advised me (7)……… talk some sense into him when I came home Later he followed my advice And finally, his result (8) …………… only satisfactory was at excellently poor to by report card went III Family word 1 To do this work well we should ……… together (cooperation) 2 I'm always …… of our parents (pride) 3 Do you know . ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. PRACTICE 8 English 8 Dang Hoang Huy – Nguyen Du Secondary School - 8 - I. Choose the best answer. 1. Language learners. of / Hanoi. 8. He / his / loves / room / much / very. PRACTICE 3 I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern. English 8 Dang Hoang