REVISION FOR MID-TERM TEST

REVISION FOR MID-TERM TEST

​ENGLISH 8

by Hoàng Đinh

​MULTIPLE CHOICE:

​I. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence

Multiple Choice

1. She spends most of her free time……………… volunteer work.

• doing

• to do

• do

• for doing

Multiple Choice

2. She is wearing a ……………… dress.

• red new pretty

• new pretty red

• pretty new red

• pretty red new

Multiple Choice

3. He is ……………… to ride his bike to school.

• not enough old

• enough not old

• not old enough

• enough old

Multiple Choice

4. I think Peter is not communicative. He’s rather ……………… in public.

• kind

• reserved

•  sociable

• humorous

Multiple Choice

5. Each of them ……………… a different character.

• have

• to have

• is having

• has

Multiple Choice

6. A lot of young people have volunteered ………………social activities.

• in

• for

• at

• about

Multiple Choice

7. The match was ____________ live all over the world.

• arranged

• traveled

• transmitted

• demonstrated

Multiple Choice

8. She came_________with a new idea for increasing sales.

• over

• up

• on

• in

Multiple Choice

9. Deaf-mutes can ______________ speak ________________ hear.

• not only… but also

• either… or

• neither….. nor

• both….and

Multiple Choice

10. Answering machine is a machine that answers your telephone and records __________.

• messages

• replies

• responses

• answers

Multiple Choice

11. She said Mr. Minh could reach her _________________ 8 645 132 after dinner.

• for

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

12. She ought ……………… the fridge in the corner of the room.

• putting

• to put

• put

• for putting

Multiple Choice

13. Let’s paint the house ……………… .

• yourself

• herself

• themselves

• ourselves

Multiple Choice

14. He fell off his bicycle and injured himself.

• hurt

• destroyed

• pain

• hit

Multiple Choice

15. You should put household objects ……………… of children’s reach.

• on

• in

• out

• at

Multiple Choice

16. However the tiger still has ______________ from the burns today.

• black stripes

• black shape

• yellow check

• black spots

Multiple Choice

17. Even though the man was weak and small, he was the _____________.

• maid

• server

• master

• servant

Multiple Choice

18. After his wife died, he married again. He ______________.

• reoccupied

• remarried

• repeated

• rearranged

Multiple Choice

19. My mother used to live _____________ a farm when she was young.

• in

• at

• during

• on

Multiple Choice

20. ___________ is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next.

• Novel

• Fiction

•  Folktale

• Legend

Multiple Choice

21. The doctor……………… he should take a few days off.

• say

• said

• ask

• tell

Multiple Choice

22. His ……………… towards me is very strange.

• behave

• behavior

• behaved

• behaving

Multiple Choice

23. How do you ………………your name?

• pronunciation

• pronounce

•  pronounced

• pronoun

Multiple Choice

24. We left at 6.00 a.m ………………late.

• so as not to be

• so as not being

• so as to be

• o as not being

​WORD FORMS

​II. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.    

Fill in the Blank

1. An …………………. is a home for children whose parents are dead. (orphan)

Fill in the Blank

2. Bao is a ……………….…. boy. (generosity)

Fill in the Blank

3. She has short ……………….…. hair. (curl)

Fill in the Blank

4. I’m ……………….…. sorry for the delay. ( extreme )

Fill in the Blank

5. All of my friends love my sense of ……………….…. (humorous)

Fill in the Blank

6. ……………….…., the barber cut her hair so short. (luck)

Fill in the Blank

7. My …………………… will call you later ( assist )

Fill in the Blank

8. You don't need to shout because I’m not ……………….…. . (deafness)

Fill in the Blank

9. He ………………. in winning the title last year. (success)

Fill in the Blank

10. Ho Chi Minh City is an important ……………… center. (commerce)

Fill in the Blank

11. Michael Faraday made a lot of …………..  in the field of electronics. (invent)

Fill in the Blank

12. I’d like to know about this …………….. cooker. (electricity)

Fill in the Blank

 13. You must put all ……………..  in locked cupboards. (chemistry)

Fill in the Blank

14. He always worries about his family’s  …………………… here. (safe)

Fill in the Blank

15. His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in _________. (amaze)

Fill in the Blank

16. All the dancers wore __________ costume. (tradition)

Fill in the Blank

17. He shouted ___________ to his friends, “We’re got good marks”. (excite)

Fill in the Blank

18. The sayings of the sage are full of ___________. (wise)

​REWRITE

​III. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.    

Fill in the Blank

1. The soup is delicious. (KHÔNG VIẾT LẠI TỪ ĐÃ CHO, KHÔNG GÕ DẤU CUỐI CÂU)

--> What..................!

Fill in the Blank

2. My sister is old. She can ride a bike to school. (KHÔNG VIẾT LẠI TỪ ĐÃ CHO, KHÔNG GÕ DẤU CUỐI CÂU)

--> My sister.................

Fill in the Blank

3. My uncle’s house is old. It is small, but lovely. (KHÔNG VIẾT LẠI TỪ ĐÃ CHO, KHÔNG GÕ DẤU CUỐI CÂU)

--> My uncle lives in a..........................

Fill in the Blank

4. This software isn’t good. The children can’t use it. (KHÔNG VIẾT LẠI TỪ ĐÃ CHO, KHÔNG GÕ DẤU CUỐI CÂU)

--> This software..................

Fill in the Blank

5. He can go swimming because it’s warm. (KHÔNG VIẾT LẠI TỪ ĐÃ CHO, KHÔNG GÕ DẤU CUỐI CÂU)

--> It's..............

Fill in the Blank

6. She plans to buy a new house next time. (KHÔNG VIẾT LẠI TỪ ĐÃ CHO, KHÔNG GÕ DẤU CUỐI CÂU)

--> She is.................

Fill in the Blank

7. Driving too fast is dangerous. (KHÔNG VIẾT LẠI TỪ ĐÃ CHO, KHÔNG GÕ DẤU CUỐI CÂU)

--> It's...............

Fill in the Blank

8. You aren’t allowed to make noise in the library. (KHÔNG VIẾT LẠI TỪ ĐÃ CHO, KHÔNG GÕ DẤU CUỐI CÂU)

--> You must....................

Fill in the Blank

9. Why don’t you tell her about your problems? (KHÔNG VIẾT LẠI TỪ ĐÃ CHO, KHÔNG GÕ DẤU CUỐI CÂU)

--> I think you ought.............

Fill in the Blank

10.  My father doesn’t work in this company any longer. (KHÔNG VIẾT LẠI TỪ ĐÃ CHO, KHÔNG GÕ DẤU CUỐI CÂU)

--> My father used................

Fill in the Blank

11. Kate took two aspirins, and then she felt a lot better. (KHÔNG VIẾT LẠI TỪ ĐÃ CHO, KHÔNG GÕ DẤU CUỐI CÂU)

--> After..................

Fill in the Blank

12. Mary doesn’t spend money as much as she used to. (KHÔNG VIẾT LẠI TỪ ĐÃ CHO, KHÔNG GÕ DẤU CUỐI CÂU)

--> Mary used................