Ôn thi HSG anh 8

I. Fill in the gap with since or for to complete the sentence.
1. He watched television ………..three hours.
2. They have been friends………….five months.
3. My family has owned this farm……….1990.
4. I have wanted that book ………..months.
5. I haven’t seen you…………..Christmas.
6. We have been here………January.
7. I haven’t eaten any meat………….over a year.
8. She has worn the same old dress ………..the beginning of the month.
II. Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets in the present perfect tense.
1. I (know)……………….him all my life.
2. They (live)…………………..in that house for two years.
3. My brother (write)…………………..three books.
4. She (not break)…………………….her leg.
5. She (break)………………………her arm.
6. I (see)……………………….an elephant several times.
7. She (have)……………………that dress for ten years.
8. We (be)……………………………here for hours!
9. The children (not finish)……………………….their homework yet.
10. You (be)………………………to the zoo?
III. Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
1. We (study)______________ a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
2. I (read)______________ that novel by Hemingway several times before.
3. We (study)____________________almost every lesson in this book so far.
4. My wife and I (travel) ________________ to Mexico by air last summer.
5. I (have)______________ a little trouble with my car last week.
6. What you (do)_______________ yesterday?
7. How long you (learn)__________________ English?
8. Ton never (be)__________________ in Hanoi.
9. The plane (stop)_______________ at a small town. It then (take) ___________
off immediately after refuelling.
10. She (be)_______ so happy when she (hear)____________ the news that she (cry)___________________.
11. Steven (live)_________________ in London since 1990.
12. We (leave)_______________ Singapore six months ago.
13. I never(eat)____________________ snake meat.
13. Diana (meet)________________Simon for dinner last night.
14. Oh no! Someone(steal)________________ my bag.
IV. Fill in the blanks with the right prepositions:1. I was born ____ April 4th.
2. What did you do ___ this summer?
3. It often rains ____ October in Viet Nam.
4. What is he doing _____ this moment?
5. My birthday is ____ September
6. The classes starts ____ 7.00, so I must go to school ___ 7.00
7. You should brush your teeth ____ meals
8. Does it rain ___ spring?
9. She loves to watch stars ____ night.
10. I go to the market in order ___ buy food.
11. You have to learn it ___ heart.
12. Could you turn ___ the light, please?. It’s very dark.
15. Goodbye! See you ___ Monday.
15. The bus collected us ____ 5 o’clock.
13. Turn ___ the TV before going to bed.
14. His mum is always proud ___ him.
16. My father often reads newspapers _____ meals
17. There is a meeting ____ 7a.m and 9 a.m.
18. We were born ____ 2000.
19. You must wash your hands _____ meals
20. We had interesting activities _______ summer.
21. Teacher’s Day is ____ November 20th .
22.We always go to school ______ the morning.
23. There is a good movie on TV ___ 7p.m, so I must go home _____ 7.00 p.m.


VI. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1. She is fond of (go)______ camping on the weekend.
2. Nam hates (jog)______ in the morning.
3./ You should (read)______ stories to improve reading skill.
4. My father stopped (smoke)______ 5 years ago.
5. Nam (dislike / watch)_______________ TV in the morning.
6. My sister is afraid of _________(cross) the streets.
7. Mary (do) _________the housework and then she went to the market.
8. Hoa and Mai really (like / walk)_________ along the river in the morning.
9. My brother used (swim)_______ in the river when he (be) young.
10. My little sister often (cry) ______ at night when she (be) ________ a baby
11. Sue and Mary like (walk) ______ along the river in the morning.
12. His little brother enjoys (draw) ______ pictures very much.
13. Can you