Exercise- grade8- 2nd semester

Multiple choice- Grade 8- 2nd semester
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

a. marine
b. memorial
c. pyramid
d. statue



a. edge
b. return
c. temple
d. temperature



a. jungle
b. sunny
c. bus
d. surrounding



a. wanted
b. moved
c. used
d. compiled



a. heritage
b. hike
c. honor
d. hundred



II/ Choose the best option
They will be …to the party.
a. invite
b. invites
c. inviting
d. invited


Please tell me …to get to the railway station.
a. what
b. which
c. why
d. how


Mr Baker has decided not …a new car.
a. to buy
b. to buying
c. buying
d. bought


Can you …how old he is?
a. think
b. know
c. guess
d. point out


We are thinking about going to the seaside this weekend.
a. in
b. on
c. for
d. of


We watched a new movie ….the adventure of the Cricket.
a. called
b. calling
c. were called
d. be called


Angkor Wat was originally built …Hindus.
a. of
b. for
c. to
d. in order to


Children should …to respect their elders.
a. be teach
b. be taught
c. be teaching
d. be teached


Ann wanted …where to get a map of the city.
a. to know
b. knowing
c. to knowing
d. know


We are here today …the men and women who gave their lives for their country.
a. to honor
b. honoring
c. for honoring
d. so that


Millions of Christmas cards …every year.
a. were sent
b. are sent
c. send
d. is sending


I take part …most youth activities of my school.
a. of
b. on
c. to
d. in


Jim saw his old friend while he …the street.
a. crossed
b. is crossing
c. was crossing
d. crosses


He had his father …his bike.
a. fixed
b. fixing
c. to fix
d. fix


I saw him …the flowers in the garden.
a. watering
b. watered
c. be watered
d. be watering


Paul is said …the brightest student in the class.
a. was
b. to be
c. being
d. he was


A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called…contest
a. water- fetch
b. fetching- water
c. water- fetching
d. fetch- water


When we were in Dalat, we spent a few hours ….Xuan Huong Lake.
a. at
b. on
c. in
d. to


We are good friends. We …each other for a long time.
a. know
b. have known
c. knew
d. were knowing


I was reading a book … my brother was watching TV.
a. when
b. while
c. at which
d. at time



III/ Rewrite the sentences, do as direct and keep the meaning.
Clement Clarke More wrote the poem in 1823.
The poem……………………………………………………………………………………………
Christmas cards should be sent a week before Christmas Day.
People should……………………………………………………………………………………………
“We are writing new words in classroom”, said the students.
The students told that…………………………………………………………………………………
The last time I saw her was in 1998.
I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Please don’t smoke here.
Mr. Lam asked us………………………………………………………………………………………