ON TAP TONG HOP TIENG ANH 8

EXRCISES – GRADE 8
I. Supply the correct verb form, positive or negative.
Ex: I was very tired, so I went (go) to bed early.
Mrs. Trang didn’t (go) to work yesterday. She wasn’t feeling well.
1. It stopped raining, so I ……………………………………. (take) off my rain cost.
2. The novel wasn’t very interesting. I ……………………………… (enjoy) it very much.
3. We went to Kate’s house but she …………………………………… (be) at home.
4. She was in a hurry, so she ………………………………………. (have) time to phone you.
5. The story was very funny but nobody ……………………………….. (laugh)
6. Ton was very hungry. He …………………………………… (eat) like a horse.
7. The room was so cold, therefore we …………………………….. (sleep) well.
8. It was hard work carrying the bags. They …………………………….. (be) very heavy.
9. The window was open and a bird …………………………………. (fly) into the room.
10. It was very hot, so I …………………………………… (turn) on the air-conditioner.
11. They……………………………… (award) him a medal for bravery last year.
12. Mr. Brown used ……………………… (play) football when he ………………(be) young.
13. Mozart ……………………….(start) …………………………..(compose) at the age of five and …………………………..(write) more than 600 pieces of music.
14. ……………………………. You ………………………….. (go) out last night?
15. Last night I ……………………. (go) to bed late. Suddenly I ………………….. (hear) a noise. I …………… (get) up to see what it ……………(be) but I …………(not see) anything.
16. What ……………… you ……………….(use) to do in your free time?-I sued to go fishing.
17. Martha …………………….(phone) me yesterday. She’s on holiday in France. She ………… (have) a great time and ………………………….. (not want) to come back.
18. My parents used ………………………(live) in Hue. They ………………….. (be) born and ………………. (grow) up there. In 1969, they ……………………(move) to Da Nang and then to Saigon. At present we ………………………. (live) in a small house in Ho Chi Minh City.
II. Write questions of the conversation. Use the cue words in brackets.
Nam is asking Ba about his recent holiday.
Nam: When did you go? (where/ go?)
Ba : I went to Nha Trang.
Nam: (1) ……………………………………………………………… (go/ alone?)
Ba : No, I didn’t. I went with my parents.
Nam: (2) ………………………………………………………………….( how/ travel?)
Ba : We traveled by train.
Nam: (3) …………………………………………………………….(how long/ stay there?)
Ba : We stayed there for a week.
Nam: (4) ……………………………………………………………….( stay/ at a hotel?)
Ba : Yes, we did. We stayed at Thang Loi Hotel.
Nam: (5) ………………………………………………………………….(what/ do/ morning?)
Ba : In the early mornings, I went to the beach to swim and sunbathe.
Nam: (6) …………………………………………………………………(the weather/ fine?)
Ba : Yes. The weather was fine in the morning, but sometimes it rained in the evening.
Nam: (7) ……………………………………………………….. (food/ good?)
Ba : Yes. The food was delicious, especially sea food. But they were quite expensive.
Nam: (8) …………………………………………………………( buy/ souvenirs/ Nha Trang?)
Ba : Yes, I did. I bought some gifts for you and our friends.
Nam: (9) ……………………………………………………………….. (tired/ the trip?)
Ba : No, I wasn’t. I had a great time.
III. Choose the right words or phrases to fill in the blanks.
1. ………………………… is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next.
a. Novel b. Fiction c. Folktale d. Legend.
2. When I was a child, I ………………………………….. follow my Mom to the market.
a. used to b. like c. get used to d. usually
3. We must be there ………………………………………….. 7.30 and 10.30.
a. at b. before c. between d. after
4. They’ll arrive …………………………….. Monday, 14 July.
a. in b. at c. during d. on
5. I like folktale and ………………………………………………… does my sister.
a. neither b. so c. too d. either
6. They wanted to know ……………………………………… she left early?
a. why b. what c. when d. where
7. My father used ………………………….. us to the zoo when he was alive.
a. took b. taking c. to take d. take
8. Oh, that’s nice. Where ………………………………………………….. it?
a