Luyện tập tiếng Anh lớp 8 bài 1 (With key)

Exercises for Unit 1
I/ Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn:
1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot (khu đỗ xe) for 20 mins to find a parking space.
3. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
4. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations (đặt chỗ trước) .
5. I (say)----------, “No, my secretary forgets to make them.”
6. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.
7. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.
8. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store ( cửa hàng tạp hoá) .
9. We (stop)---------- in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.
10. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.
11. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.
12. She (get) ______ married last year?
13. What you (do) ______ last night?
- I (do) ______ my homework.
14. I (love) ______ him but no more.
15. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.
II. Combine each sentences into a new one,using “adj + enough + to.v”:
She is old. She can work by herself.
The boy is intelligent.He can understand you.
Mai is good. She can pass the examination.
The girl is not clever. She cannot mend this shirt.
This machine is not powerful. It cannot plough the hard soil.
Your sister was clever. She could do this exercise in a few minutes.
Peter is very ill. He must see the doctor.
Mary is not old. She cannot do that work.
We were not early. We could not see the first part of the play.
The children were very eager. They started playing without me.
He is tall.He can play volleyball.
My sister is old.She can drive a car.
She is beautiful and intelligent. She can become Miss World.
Mr Robinson isn’t rich. He can’t buy a house.
The worker is clever. He can make fine things from wood.
III. Combine each sentences into a new one,using “adj + enough + for + n/pro + to.v”:
The story is short. We can read it in one hour.
The film was very good. We saw it through.
The pkay was very amusing. They enjoyed it.
This song is very simple. Everybody can sing it.
This book is very interesting. You should read it.


Some of the books are important. I must read them.
He was kind. Everybody liked him.
The programme on TV was interesting. We followed it through.
This exercise is very easy. The pupils can finish it in five minutes.
The weather is very fine. We can go out for a walk.
The radio isn’t small.You cannot put it in your pocket.
This coat isn’t warm.I don’t wear it in winter.
The weather was fine.We could go camping.
Those apples aren’t ripe.We can’t eat them.
IV/ Combine each sentences into a new one,using “enough + noun + to.v”:
We have money. We can buy that motorcycle.
She has a lot of free time. She can go to the movies with you.
Mr Brown has experience. He can solve this problem.
There are enough knitting frames (khung dệt) in the workshop (xưởng). Student can practise knitting.
I haven’t got money. I can’t go away on holiday.
We have enough time. We can get to the airport on time.
She doesn’t know enough French. She cannot read a newspaper in French.

* TRANSFORMATION (Biến đổi câu) TOO + ADJ1 + FOR ..... + TO.V ( NOT + ADJ2 + ENOUGH + FOR ….+ TO.V

Note: ADJ1 ( ADJ2:
Eg, These shoes are too small for me to wear. (Giầy nay quá nhỏ nên tôi ko đi được) ( These shoes are not big enough for me to wear. (Giầy này ko đủ rộng để tôi đi vừa )
A/ Rewrite,using “too .....”
This skirt is not big enough for her to wear.
That house is not large enough for us to stay there for the night.
Dick is not clever enough to learn this in a short time.
The movie is not exciting enough to attract all the audience.
They are not free enough to help you.
Jack is not clever enough to do this work.
He is not tall enough to reach the books on that shelf.
We are not enough strong to lift that heavy box.
It is not nice enough for us to go out for a walk.
The room is not clean for me to stay in.
B/ Rewrite,using “enough .....”
The blouse is too small for her to wear.
It was too dark for me to see the words.
It was too early for me to tell you once more story.
My mother is too old to do that work.
Daisy is too short to reach the picture.
The little girl was too shy to tell me the story.
The lady was too old to live there by herself.
They are too busy to help you.
The children are too late to have good seat.
The film was too boring to attract us.

KEY
I/ Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn:
1. Yesterday, I (go)_went_____ to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) __drove____ around the parking lot (khu đỗ xe) for 20 mins to find a parking space.
3. When we (arrive) ___arrived___ at the restaurant, the place (be) ____was__ full.
4. The waitress (ask) __asked____ us if we (have) reservations (đặt chỗ trước) .
5. I (say)-------said---, “No, my secretary forgets to make them.”
6. The waitress (tell)____told__ us to come back in two hours.
7. My client and I slowly (walk) ____walked__ back to the car.
8. Then we (see) ____saw__ a small grocery store ( cửa hàng tạp hoá) .
9. We (stop)--------stopped-- in the grocery store and (buy) __bought____ some sandwiches.
10. That (be) ____was__ better than waiting for two hours.
11. I (not go) ____didn’t go__ to school last Sunday.
12. She (get) ____Did she get__ married last year?
13. What you (do) ___did you do___ last night?
- I (do) ___did___ my homework.
14. I (love) ___loved___ him but no more.
15. Yesterday, I (get) _____got_ up at 6 and (have) ____had__ breakfast at 6.30.
II. Combine each sentences into a new one,using “adj + enough + to.v”:
She is old enough to work by herself
The boy is intelligent enough to understand you.
Mai is good enough to pass the examination.
The girl is not clever enough to mend this shirt.
This machine is not powerful enough to plough the hard soil.
Your sister was clever enough to do this exercise in a few minutes.
Peter is ill enough to see the doctor.
Mary is not old enough to do that work.
We were not early enough to see the first part of the play.
The children were eager enough to start playing without me.
He is tall enough to play volleyball.
My sister is old enough to drive a car.
She is beautiful and intelligent enough to become Miss World.
Mr Robinson isn’t rich enough to buy a house.
The worker is clever enough to make fine things from wood.
III. Combine each sentences into a new one,using “adj + enough + for + n/pro + to.v”:
The story is short for us to read it in one hour.
The film was good enough for us to see it through.
The play was amusing enough for them to enjoy.
This song is simple enough for everybody to sing.
This book is interesting enough for you to read.


Some of the books are important enough for me to read.
He was kind enough for everybody to like him.
The programme on TV was interesting enough for us to follow through.
This exercise is easy enough for the pupils to finish in five minutes.
The weather is fine enough for us to go out for a walk.
The radio isn’t small enough for you to put in your pocket.
This coat isn’t warm enough for me to wear in winter.
The weather was fine enough for us to go camping.
Those apples aren’t ripe enough for us to eat.
IV/ Combine each sentences into a new one,using “enough + noun + to.v”:
We have enough money to buy that motorcycle.
She has enough free time to go to the movies with you.
Mr Brown has enough experience to solve this problem.
There are enough knitting frames (khung dệt) in the workshop (xưởng) for student to practise knitting.
I haven’t got enough money to go away on holiday.
We have enough time to get to the airport on time.
She doesn’t know enough French to read a newspaper in French.

* TRANSFORMATION (Biến đổi câu) TOO + ADJ1 + FOR ..... + TO.V ( NOT + ADJ2 + ENOUGH + FOR ….+ TO.V

Note: ADJ1 ( ADJ2:
Eg, These shoes are too small for me to wear. (Giầy nay quá nhỏ nên tôi ko đi được) ( These shoes are not big enough for me to wear. (Giầy này ko đủ rộng để tôi đi vừa )
A/ Rewrite,using “too .....”
This skirt is too small for her to wear.
That house is too small for us to stay there for the night.
Dick is too slow to learn this in a short time.
The movie is too boring to attract all the audience.
They are too busy to help you.
Jack is too slow to do this work.
He is not too short to reach the books on that shelf.
We are too weak to lift that heavy box.
It is not too boring for us to go out for a walk.
The room is too dirty for me to stay in.
B/ Rewrite,using “enough .....”
The blouse is not big enough for her to wear.
It was not light enough for me to see the words.
It was not late enough for me to tell you once more story.
My mother is not young enough to do that work.
Daisy is not tall enough to reach the picture.
The little girl was not confident enough to tell me the story.
The lady was not young enough to live there by herself.
They are not free enough to help you.
The children are not early enough to have good seat.
The film was not interesting enough to attract us.