ON TAP THI HK1-4 SKILLS

REVISION FOR THE 1st SEMESTER – ENGLISH 8 - 2009
I/ Choose the best answer a , b , c or d:
1/ She is very generous- she often buys me presents.
a. sociable b. outgoing c. kind d. reserved
2/ Tom is shy but his sister is outgoing.
a. humorous b. hard-working c. sociable d. helpful
3/ No, you can’t go on holiday by yourself! You aren’t…………..!
a. very old b. too old c. old enough d. enough old
4/ Will she be annoyed that you forgot to phone?
a. displeased b. pleased c. please d. pleasure
5/ Dave has a good ……………… of humor.
a. sense b .scene c. scent d. cent
6/ Our neighbors always show their ……………… .
a. character b. sociability c. volunteer d. annoyance
7/ It’s funny to tell………….. .
a. jokes b. stories c. cartoons d. albums
8/ Mr Lai has a little hair on his head. He is………….. .
a. bald b. fat c. short d. hairless
9/The sun rises in the ……………… .
a. west b. east c. north d. south
10/ Her new glasses change her…………….. .
a. appear b. appears c. appearance d. appearances
11/ ……….. is something that you say or do to make people laugh.
a. Joke b. Novel c. Poem d. Fairy tale
12/ He wasn’t experienced enough………….. .
a. for doing the job b. to do the job c. to the job d. doing the job.
13/ Cyril & Dean helped those street children…………….. .
a. skillfully b. normally c. moderately d. voluntarily
14/ Generosity is part of the Vietnamese………………
a. character b. appearance c. straightness d. orphanage
15/ This road leads …………. my school.
a. on b. at c. to d. for
16/ Sorry, Mr Nam is out. Can I …………… a message?
a. receive b. leave c. have d. take
17/ He fell…………. and broke his leg.
a. upstairs b. downstairs c. inside d. outside
18/ It’s raining. Let’s go………………. .
a. inside b. outside c. away d. swimming
19/ It’s said H5N1 does not……………… from one person to another.
a. transmit b. do c. make d. come
20/ Alexander Graham Bell……………. first to Canada & then to the USA in 1870s.
a. immigrated b. emigrated c. entered d. changed
21/ Thomas Watson was Bell’s ……………….
a. owner b. assistant c. inventor d. demonstrator
22/ I tried to phone him countless times but he wasn’t there.
a. few b. little c. much d. many
23/ I can’t reach him by phone.
a. arrive at b. achieve c. contact d. come to
24/ Vu …………….. his birthday party next Saturday.
a. has b. is having c. is going to have d. had
25/ She fixes the washing machine…………… .
a. her b. herself c. by her d. himself
26/ Lucia’s mother told him that the rice was in the……………….. .
a. stove b. sink c. cupboard d. socket
27/ It’s too dangerous to put your finger into a…………… .
a. bowl b. hole c. socket d. sink
28/ Ha used a pair of……………… to cut the cloth.
a. devices b. scissors c. knives d.