English 8 - first semester revision

ENGLISH 8
REVISION FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION.(2012-2013)

I.Give the correct forms of the following given verbs:
1. My grandparents (visit)............................us next Sunday. Would you like (meet) ................... them?
2, The Moon (go) .................. around the Earth, and the Earth (revolve) ..................... around the Sun.
3. Paul (be) ...................born in France, but now he (live) ............. ……….in America with his uncle.
4. What……..Miss Lan (look).............like?
- She (be) .............slim, and she (have)................ wavy hair.
5. I hope my sister (send).....................................me a letter soon.
6. I ( live) …………….in Ha Noi, though I ( stay) ………………….in Da Nang at the moment
7. I (study) ……………….French at the moment, but I ( not speak) ………………….it very well
8. I usually ( work) ………….at night, though I ( have) ……………………a holiday at the moment
9. My uncle`s grocery store usually ( make) ………………a lot of money
10. She ( come) ……………from Nha Trang, though I ( live)……………….in Hue just now
11. He ( teach) ……………..in a language school.
12. The sun always (rise) ...................in the east. Look, it (rise)...........................................!
13. I don’t think I (go) ................................................ out tonight. I’m too tired.
14.Where you (spend) your summer holiday last year, Tam?................................................................?
15. In my country, it (not rain) ...............................................much in winter.
16. Let’s wait for Lien (arrive) ...................... and we (have) .............. ……..dinner.
17. The moon (move) ......................... around the earth.
18Mai(be) ................... very happy when she(receive) ...................a letter from her sister this morning.
II.Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.
1, Bao is too young to cycle to school.
→ Bao isn`t………………………………………………………
2, I received some money from my aunt this morning.
→ My aunt ……………………………………..
3, How lovely the dress is!
→ What ……………………………………………………………………!
4, It takes Minh two hours to do his homework every day.
→ Minh spends …………………………….
5, What is your granddaughter’s age?
→ How …………………………………………………………?
III/ Combine two following sentences, "ENOUGH hoặc TOO + TO V".
1. My brother is young. He can`t ride a bike.- …………………………………………………………..
2. My elder brother is strong. He can lift the piano. - …………………………………………………..
3. Lan is young. She can`t see the horror film.- ………………………………………………………..
4. My sister is short. She can`t reach the top shelf. - ……………………………………………………
5. Chi is unwell. She can`t go on the picnic with her classmates. - …………………………………….
6. The water here is unsafe. We can`t drink it.- ……………………………………………………….
7. The candlelight is dim. We can`t read with it. - ……………………………………………………..
8. We are young. We can`t vote in the coming election.- ………………………………………………
9. My uncle`s eyesight is bad. He can`t join the army.- …………………………………………………
10. My grandfather`s eyes are good. He can read the small print without glasses
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
11. These paintings are good. They can enter for the competition.- ……………………………………
12. the room is large. It can hold 80 people. - ………………………………………………………….
13. The plane is fast . It can reach the island in two hours. - …………………………………………..
14. The laptop is light. We can bring it along on long journeys- ………………………………………
15.He is strong. He can carry that suitcase.- ………………………………………………………….
16. The fire isn’t very hot, it won’t boil a kettle.- ………………………………………………………
17. The ice is quite thick. We can walk on it.- …………………………………………………………
18. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window - ………………………………………...
19. It is not warm. We can’t go swimming.- …………………………………………………………..
20. You are not old. You can’t have a front-door key- ……………………………………………….
21. He didn’t have much money. He couldn’t live on it.- …………………………………………….
22. It was very hot. You could fry an egg on the pavement.- ………………………………………….
23. Hoang was very foolish. He told lies to the police.- ………………………………………………
24. The buffalo isn’t big. He can’t harm you.- ……………………………………………………….
25.He wasn`t very experienced. He couldn`t do the job- ……………………………………………….
26. The tea isn`t strong .It won`t keep us awake - ……………………………………………………..
27. It wasn`t very warm. We couldn`t sit in the garden. - ……………………………………………..
IV.Give the correct word forms of the following given words:
1. ORPHAN After his parents died, he was sent to an …………………………
2. CLASS Some of my …………….are going to my birthday party
3. SOCIAL Huy makes friends very easily because he is very ……………….
4. HUMOROUS We