EXERCISE 1 Grade 8 Term 2 (2L)

EXERCISE 1
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. cat B. hat C. that D. hate
A. these B. thank C. this D. their
A. workedB. cleanedC. asked D. helped
Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the others.
A. repair B. invite C. because D. cooking
A. wonderful B. holiday C. attract D. happen
Choose the best answer:
Peter is interested______ Vietnamese history.
A. on B. at C. in D. about
We have learnt English______ three years.
A. for B. since C. in D. at
Thanks for inviting me to the______ festival.
A. cooking-rice B. rice-cooking C. rice-cooked D. cooked-rice
Children should______ to bed early.
A. go B. gone C. went D. goes
My car______ by my uncle yesterday.
A. has been repaired B. can be repaired C. is repaired D. was repaired
Would you mind if I______ a photo of your house?
A. take B. taking C. tookD. will take
Last night, my parents______ television when the phone rang.
A. watched B. has watched C. was watching D. were watching
I can’t read because the______ of computer is too dark.
A. mouse B. plug C. screen D. socket
Peter is ______ student in my class.
A. the bestB. better C. most better D. most best.
The children are old enough to look after______.
A. themselvesB. ourselves C. their D. for themselves
Have you ______ about Lan since her accident?
A. hear B. hearing C. to hear D. heard
We ______ dinner when my friends arrived yesterday evening.
A. are having B. is having C. were having D. was having
The glass bottle will be broken ______ small pieces.
A. into B. to C. in D. by
They don’t want ______ to the market now.
A. go B. to go C. going D. went
I ______ home for school at 7 o’clock every morning.
A. start B. leave C. go D. move
The girl enjoys ______ her fitness exercise after classes.
A. doing B. to do C. do D. did
I have known her _______ two years.
A. for B. since C. in D. within
I’d like you ______ with me for some days.
A. staying B. to stay C. stayed D. will stay
Used paper is collected and _______ to factories.
A. sent B. sending C. send D. to send
I am happy _______ all the exams.
A. passed B. pass C. passing D. to pass
Read the following passage then choose the best option :
COMPOST
Compost is a wonderful natural resource that helps plants grow well. Today I am going to tell you (26)______ to start a compost heap. First we must use only household and garden matter including tea leaves and egg shells, but we must (27)______ them first. Don’t use any meat or grain products because this attracts rats. Find a place (28)______ your garden that gets a few hours of sunlight each day. The (29)______ also needs moisture but it will get this from condensation. Cover the heap with a sheet of strong- plastic if the weather is wet. Keep adding to pile and after six months your compost can be (30)______ for your fields, gardens.
A. how B. what C. where D. why
A. washing B. washed C. washD. to wash
A. on B. at C. for D. in
A. compost B. glass C. bottles D. cans
A. use B. used C. using D. to use


Choose the underlined part that needs correction

I’m bored and I wonder if you could to tell me what to do for fun.
A B C D
Thanksfor invite me to the rice-cooking contest of your school.
A B C D
I am interesting in the rice-cooking contest you orgazined yesterday.
A B C D
We don’t want to go out tonight because it is rain.
A BC D
The statue of Liberty is presented to the USA by Francein 1897.
A