Bài luyện tập Tiếng anh lớp 8 - Chương trình cả năm

UNIT 1: MY FRIEND
Test 1
I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. planet b. character c. happy d. classmate
2. a.letter b. twelve c. person d. sentence
3. a. humor b. music c. cucumber d. sun
4. a. enough b. young c. country d. mountain
5. a. sociable b. ocean c. receive d. special
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes cach unfinished sentence below or substitutes for 
the underlined word or phrase.
6. The sun ............... in the east.
a. rise b. rose c. rises d. rising
7. ‘Which girl is Celis?’ ‘She’s the one with______’
a. long curly black hair b. curly long black hair
c. long black curly hair d. curly black long hair
8. Tom is very shy but his sister is outgoing.
a. humorous b. reserved c. hard-working d. sociable
9. She shouldn’t get married yet; she ........................
a. is not old enough b. was not old enough
c. is not enough old d. was not enough old
10. No, you can’t go to holiday by yourself! You aren’t ............!
a. very old b. too old c. old enough d. enough old
11. She was a very_____child.
a. health b. healthy c. healthily d. healthiness
12. That man seems ...............
a. happy b. happily c. happiness d. be happy
13. What does your brother ..............?
a. look like b. look as c. be like d. as
14. Will she be annoyed that you forgot to phone?
a. displeased b. pleased c. please d. pleasure
15. Dave has a good______of humor.
a. sense b. scene c. scent d. cent
16.  does Lien live? ~ In Hue.
A. What B. Which C. Who D. Where 
17.  does Hoa look like? ~ She’s beautiful.
A. Who B. What C. Which D. How 
18. My brother isn’t old enough  to school aloner.
A. going B. go C. to go D. went
19. Ba enjoys  jokes.
A. telling B. tell C. to tell D. told 
20. Bao spends his free time  volunteer work at a local orphanage.
A. to do B. do C. to doing D. doing 
21. Lan is getting tired  doing the same thing every day.
A. with B. of C. in D. by 
22. The sun  in the East and  in the West.
A. goes / sets B. moves / goes C. rises / moves D. rises / sets
23. Each of  has a different character.
A. we B. us C. our D. ourselves
24. Last year, Hoa and Lan  to the same school.
A. went B. go C. goes D. going 
25. We are  to drive a car.
A. old enough not B. not enough old C. not old enough D. enough not old
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English.
16. She threw the bag of potato chips to James and he catches it with one hand.
 A B C D
17. Old Mr. MacGill had thick red hair when he is young but now he is completely bald.
 A B C D
18. He didn’t get job because he wasn’t enough experienced.
 A B C D
19. It is annoyed when people don’t listen to you.
 A B C D
20. Generous is part of the American character.
 A B C D
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
My (21)_____friend is Natalie. She (22)_______intelligent, (23)_____fun to be with, and honest. She’s 
short and slim and she has (24)______and brown eyes. I think she is (25)______
21. a. best b. most c. closest d. nearest
22. a. was b. were c. is d. are
23. a. humor b. annoy c. kind d. peace
24. a. short curly brown hair b. short brown curly hair
c. curly short brown hair d. curly brown short hair
25. a. beautiful b. lovely c. pretty d. all are correct
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best answers each of the 
questions about it.
Nich Johnson live with his parents, and his sister. They live in Wembley, in north London. Nick’s mum is 
called Sue. She works in a supermarket. His dad is called Jim and he works in a bank. Nick’s sister is called 
Tracy. She is nine years old. There is also a dog in the family. His name is Fred.
26. How many people are there in Nick Johnson’s family?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
27. Where does Nick’s family live?
a. America b. England c. Scotland d. Australia
28. Which does the word ‘his’ in line 5 refer to?
a. Nick’s mother b. Nick’s sister c. Nick’s dog d. Nick’s cousin
29. What’s Nick’s sister’s name?
a. Sue b. Jim c. Tracy d. Fred
30. Which of the following is not true?
a. Nick’s family live in London. B. Nick’s father works in a bank
c. Nick’s mother works in a supermarket. d. Nick’s sister is five years old.
Test 2
1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
2. a. dark b. father c. star d. principal
2. a. old b. sociable c. outgoing d. volunteer
3. a. my b. curly c. library d. lucky
4. fair b. straight c. train d. wait
5. a. spends b. laughs c. friends d. potatoes
2. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for 
the underlined word or phrase.
6. The water in the lake seldom_______in winter.
a. freeze b. freezes c. froze d. freezing
7. In Britain school always________in September.
a. begin b. begins c. began d. beginning
8. I don’t have enough money_______________.
a. for a holiday b. to a holiday c. to go a holiday d. going on holiday
9. He wasn’t experienced enough_______.
a. for doing the job b. to do the job c. to the job d. doing the job
10. The wall was________.
a. ten meters height b. ten meter height
c. ten meters high d. high ten meters
11. Here are some books. Take the_____you want.
a. books b. things c. ones d. person
12. He’s the boy________ invited me to his party.
a. he b. who c. ones d. 
13. Her new glasses change her________
a. appear b. appears c. appearance d. appearances
14. She is very generous ................. She often buys me presents.
a. sociable b. outgoing c. kind d. reserved
15. _______is something that you say or do to make people laugh.
a. Joke b. Novel c. Poem d. Fairy tale
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. He always eats eggs for breakfast and drink some milk.
 A B C D
17. When he is four, Michael came to London with his parents.
 A B C D 
18. You won’t pass the examination if you don’t work hardly enough.
 A B C D
19. The instructions were’t clear enough for me understand
 A B C D
20. Last year, Tim comes to the school for the first time.
 A B C D
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the bank spaces.
Dear Juan,
Hello! I’m your new pen friend. My name is Halen. That’s my first name. My (21)______is Jones.
I’m from Cardiff, in Wales. I’m fifteen years (22)_______
The name of my school is the Central Cardiff Comprehensive. I am in Year 8. There (23)___twenty-
seven students (24)____my class. My (25)_____singer is Justin Timberlake. Who is your favorite? 
Best wishes, 
Helen 
This is a (26)_________of me! 
21. a. second name b.nick name c. middle name d. family name 
22. a. age b.ages c.old d. ago 
23. a. is b.are c. was d. were
24. a. in b. at c. on d.of
25. a. favorite b. interesting c. pleased d.best
26. a. photo b. photograph c. book d.a&b are correct
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the 
questions about it. 
My best friend’s full name is Stuart Kenneth Young. His family, call 
him Ken, for short, but his nickname at school is ‘Sky’! He was born in Manchester, but now he lives in 
Newcastle. Sky is fifteen years old. He is 1.65m tall and he weighs 50 kilos. He’s got short brown hair and 
dark brown eyes. 
He is interested in all kinds of sport and music. His favorite group is U2, but his favorite singer is Bryan 
Adams. Sports View is his favorite TV program Sky’s favorite food is pizza. He hates people who smoke all 
the time. I like Sky because he’s got a good sense of humor. I also like him because he’s a great dancer. 
27. Who is Stuart Kenneth Young? 
a. my best friend b. the author’s best friend
c. Sky’s classmate d. Sky’s next-door neighbor
28. Where does he live? 
a. In Newcastle b. In manchester
c. In the United State d. a & b 
29. Stuart likes____________
a. all kinds of sport and music b. U2 
c. Bryan Adams d. all are correct
30. Stuart is good at________ .
a. music b. sport c dancing d. all are correct
31. Which of the following is not true? 
a. Stuart is fifteen years old. 
b. Stuart’s eyes are dark brown. 
c. Stuart likes pizza and people who smoke all the time. 
d. Stuart has a good sense of humor. 
Test 3
I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 
1. a. annoy b. enough c. lucky d.reserved 
2. a. humor b. orphan c. receive d.curly 
3. a. appearance b. annoyance c. outgoing d.character 
4. a. extremely b. generous c. orphanage d.humorous 
5. a. sociable b. volunteer c. photograph d.beautiful 
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for 
the underlined word or phrase. 
6. It seems you often _______ up very early. 
a. get b. got c. getting d. getted 
7. Water _____ at 100°C. 
a. boil b. boils c. boiled d. is boiling 
8. In the kitchen, there was a _______ table. 
a. beautiful large wooden round b. beautiful large round wooden 
c. large wooden beautiful round d. round wooden beautiful large 
9. He wasn’t ______ the job. 
a. experienced enough to b. enough experienced to 
c. experienced enough for d. enough experienced for 
10. Is there enough room _____ in the car? 
a. for me b. to me c. for I d. to I 
11. That was one of the _____ days of my life. 
a. gladdest b. most glad c. happiest d. most happy 
12. Jane wants to go to the cinema but I would prefer at home. 
a. stay b. to stay c. to staying d. for staying 
13. I live ______20 Oxford Street. 
a. in b. at c. on d. from 
14. It was generous _______ you to share your food with me. 
a. of b. to c. for d. about 
15. I was late, but ________ they waited for me. 
a. lovely b. luckily c. extremely d. silly 
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. 
16. Harry went to Disneyland and has a good time
 A B C D 
17. Her grandmother has a big beautiful old brown table. 
 A B C D 
18. Some of us had to sit on the floor because there weren’t enough chak. 
 A B C D 
19. I washed my hands, although they still looked dirty. 
 A B C D 
20. Each of the rooms have a color television. 
 A B C D 
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
My sister and I like each other very much although we are very (21)______She’s six years (22) ______ 
____me and she works in a bank. I’m still (23)______ school, so I don’t have a job. My sister (24) ____her 
job, and she earns a lot of money, so she can go out and enjoy herself. She’s very (25)___and often invites 
me to go with her, but I’m studying very (26) ____ at the moment because I want to pass my exams. I 
usually say no 
when she asks me, (27) _______ last night I was tired (28)_______ work so I 
went with her to a dance. We had a great time! 
21. a. similar b. the same c. alike d. different 
22. a. old than b. older than c. oldest d. the oldest 
23. a. in b. at c. on d. of 
24. a. like b. likes c. is liking d. are liking 
25. a. kind b. reserved c. hard-working d. helpful 
26. a. hard b. hardly c. hard-working d. busy 
27. a. so b. because c. but d. and 
28. a. by b. with c. of d. to 
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the 
questions about it. 
My name’s Ellen and my husband’s name is Peter. We’ve got three children - two sons and a daughter. 
Our sons’ names are Ian and Ben. They’re twins, but they aren’t identical. Ian’s got dark hair, but Ben’s hair 
is fair. Our daughter’s name is Tracy. She’s eight years old. The boys are four. 
identical (adj): gi ng h tố ệ
29. How many people are there in Ellen’s family? 
a.3 b.4 c.5 d.6 
30. What does the word ‘twins’ in line 3 mean? 
a. one of two children who were born at the same time to the same mother 
b. the child of somebody’s aunt or uncle 
c. a girl or woman who is somebody’s child 
d. a boy or man who is somebody’s child 
31. How old is Ben? 
a. He’s four years old. b. He’s eight years old. 
c. He’s two years old. d. no information 
32. What’s Ellen’s daughter’s name? 
a. Ian b. Ben c. Tracy d. Peter 
33. Which of the following is not true? 
a. Ellen’s husband’s name is Peter.
b. Tracy is eight years old. 
c. Ian and Ben are twins. 
d. Ian’s got black hair and Ben’s hair is blond. 
Test 4
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 
1. a. classmate b. character c. grade d. place
2. a. enough b. extremely c. generous d. planet
3. a. lucky b. volunteer c. sun d. public 
4. a. brown b. however c. know d. town
5. a. reserved b. recived c.booked d. annoyed
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for 
the underlined word or phrase. 
6. The River Amazon ____ into the Atlantic Ocean. 
a. flow b. flows c. flew d. is flowing 
7. My sister and I______ the cartoons on TV every Saturday last summer. 
a. watch b. watched c. watches d. watching 
8. I don’t have enough money _____ for a taxi. 
a. to pay b. for paying c. for pay d. paying 
9. Surely 15 minutes is enough time ______ 
a. for you to have a bath b. to you for having a bath 
c. to you to have a bath d. for you for having a bath 
10. This is my _____ ear . - I’m rather deaf in the other one. 
a. best b. well c. perfectly d. good 
11. He prefers ______
a. go for a swim to study b. going for a swim to study 
c. going for a swim to studying d. go for a swim to studying 
12. Each of the rooms _____ a different color. 
a. has b. have c. have had d. are having 
13. He rarely shows his feelings. He’s rather_______ . 
a. reserved b. sociable c. humorous d. helpful 
14. The audience didn’t laugh ______ his joke. 
a.at b.on c.to d.for
15. He worked as a volunteer_______ Oxfarm. 
a.at b.for c.to d. with
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. 
16. Once when I was ten, I used to get sick and went to the hospital. 
 A B C D 
17. Mike doesn’t go to the cinema with us last Saturday. 
 A B C D 
18. I would like to go away on holiday but I don’t have money enough. 
 A B C D 
19. He lives on 26 Tran Phu Street in Ha Noi with his family. 
 A B C D 
20. Every morning I spend about an hour to read the newspaper. 
 A B C D 
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
 Dear Luis, 
 I’m your new pen friend! My first name is Andy and my (21) _________is Wong. I’m from Cheadle, 
in the north of England, and I’m sixteen (22) ____old. I’m fairly tall, with (23) ______. And I wear glasses. 
I enjoy (24) _____jokes and my friends usually enjoy my sense of (25) ______. The name of my school is 
Cheadle Comprehensive School, and I’m (26) ___Year 8. There (27) __thirty-one students in my class. My 
favorite subject is Geography and my (28) __sport is tennis. 
Best wishes, 
Andy 
21. a. second name b. middle name c. family name d. nickname 
22. a. year b. years c. 0 d.a&b are correct 
23. a. short curly black hair b. black short curly hair 
c. short black curly hair d. black curly short hair 
24. a. tell b. to tell c. telling d. to telling 
25. a. humor b. humorous c. humorously d. humorousness 
26. a. in b. on c. at d. of 
27. a. is b. are c. has d. have 
28. a. favorite b. good c. most d. lucky 
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the 
questions about it. 
I have twin brothers, Tim and Tom. They are very similar and a lot of people don’t know which is which. 
They both have blond hair and blue eyes, and they always wear jeans and T-shirts. 
They like doing the same things, too. For example, they both like jazz and they’re crazy about football. 
They go to a football match once a week. Tim doesn’t like dancing or discos and Tom doesn’t like them, 
either. Although they’re twins, they’re not exactly the same at everything. Tim works hard at school because 
he wants to go to university, but Tom is a bit lazy. Our mother is often away from home because of her job, 
so we all work together in the house. Most of the time it’s fine, but sometimes we fight a bit!
29. What does the word ‘similar’ in line 1 mean? 
a. the same in some ways b. completely the same 
c. completely different d. liked by many people 
30. Tim and Tom ____ .
a. are the author’s twin brothers b. have blond hair and blue eyes c. aiways wear jeans and T-
shirts d. all are correct 
31. What does the word ‘them’ in line 6 refer to? 
a. things b. jazz 
c. jeans and T-shirts d. dancing or discos 
32. Which of the following is not true? 
a. Tim is hard-working. 
b. Tom is a bit lazy. 
c. Their mother is often away from home. 
d. Tim doesn’t like dancing or discos but Tom likes them. 
33. The passage is written about the author’s _____ . 
a. brothers b. pen pals c. cousins d. a & c 
* LISTENING COMPREHENSION
1. Listen and fill the oval A, B, or C indicating your choice.
1.1 He has __________ friends.
A. 2 or 3 B. 20 or 30 C. 10 or 12
1.2 His friends are_________ . 
A. Bob and Tor B. Torn and John C. John and Bob
1.3 Her friend is_________ .
A.new B.nice C.cold
1.4 Her new friend is_________ .
A. outgoing B. sociable C. Both A and B are incorrect.
2. Listen and fill in the blanks.
John’s family (1.6) _______in my neighborhood (1.7) ________months ago. They are (1.8)________ . 
The father came to Viet Nam on(1.9) _______ .His company has a Ha Noi-based office and he works as a 
(1.10)________ for his trading company. John goes to an (1.11) _______ school in Ha Noi but he has some 
Vietnamese friends in the neighborhood. I am a friend of his. He (1.12) _______comes to my home because 
he wants to learn Vietnamese as he often says. We have been friends for (1.13)________ months. John 
learns a lot of Vietnamese, and I also learn a lot of spoken English from John and his family. John often says 
he will come back to work in Viet Nam when he (1.14) ________ up because he loves phd and other (1.15) 
________ food.
UNIT 2 : MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
TEST 1 
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 
1. .a. patient b. address c. assistant d. distance 
2. a. fishing ic b. cousin c. invent d. furniture 
3. a. conduct b. customer c. upstairs d. introduce 
4. a. upstairs b. fair A c. straight d. downstairs 
5. a. face b.city c. center d. commercial 
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for 
the underlined word or phrase. 
6. I have to leave to pick up the kids at school. 
a. must b. should c. ought to d. need to 
7. Come _____ and see the garden! 
a. inside b. outside c. insides d. outsides 
8. They buy a new car next month. 
a. are going to b. will c. Ø . d. a & b 
9 . He fell ______ and broke his leg. 
a. upstair b. upstairs c. downstair d. downstairs 
10. I ________ with some friends until I find a flat. 
a. live b. am living c. lives d. lived 
11. I said it was a good film, but Jason ______ with me. 
a. agrees b. disagrees c. agreed d. disagreed 
12. Are you going to visit anybody_________ ? 
a. last night b. tomorrow c. yesterday d. yesterday morning 
13. _________ is a building in which movies are shown. 
a. Movie theater b. University c. Aquarium d. Restaurant
14. There was a(n) _______ about the meeting. 
a. message b. news c. advice d. information 
15. I _____ town next Saturday. 
a. am going to b. am going c. go to d. am going to go 
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. 
16. I am thinking Sydney is an interesting city to visit. 
 A B C D 
17. Look out! The chair broke if that fat man sits on it. 
 A B C D 
18. We liked the hotel so much that we are going to there again next year. 
 A B C D 
19. We talked about which film we wanted to see, but there not many 
 A B C D
agreement.