Bài tập bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng anh lớp 8

 I/ Give the correct tense form of the verbs in each sentence . 
1.The sun always (rise) ................... in the east . Look , It ( rise) ..........................!
2. I do not think I (go) ...................out tonight . I am too tired. 
5. The moon (move) ..................................... around the earth. 
6. Mai (be) .............. very happy when she(receive) ..............a letter from her sister this morning . 
7. Would you like(join) ............... my class next Sunday? We ( visit) .............. the local museum . 
8. My father (read) ........................ now . He always ( read) ....................... a book after dinner. 
9. A friend of my brother,s (call) .......................... him last night , but he (not be) ..................... at home . So I (take) ...................a message for him . 
10. Are you busy this evening ? – Yes ,I (meet) ....................... Tuan at the library at seven . We (study) ................ together . 
11. Mai ( telephone) .................... you when she comes back . 
12. When we (be) ........................ small , our family (live) ........................... in the countryside. 
13. Miss Trang is in hospital . – Yes , I know. I (visit) ........................... her tomorrow. 
14. I ( read ) ............................ an interesting book at the moment . I (lend) ................. it to you when I finish it . 
15. Look at the those black clouds. It (rain) ................................ . 
16. I (not invite) ..................her to the party because I (forget) ...................... her phone number. 
17. Look! Our new teacher (come) ........................ . She (have) .................... long , black hair . 
18. The boys like (play) ......................games but hate (do) ....................... lessons . 
19. Please stop (talk) ..............; I (try) .............(finish) .............a letter to the Y&Y Green Group . 
20. I (not go) ........................... out this evening . I (stay) .......................... at home . 
21. The film (begin) ................................at 7.30 or 8.00? 
22. We (have) ..................... a party next sunday . Would you like (come).............................? 
23. Last summer I (stay) ................... in London with my friend Sue and Dennis . One day Sue and Dennis (do) ............................. something and I was alone in the house . I (decide) ....................... to have a bath . I (go) ..................... to the bathroom and (turn on) .......................... the taps . Then while the bath (fill up )........................., I (go) to the bedroom . Unfortunately , while I (lie) ....................on the bed , I (fall)............................... asleep . I had a very strange dream . I (sail)....................a boat along river , when suddenly I (come) ....................... to a waterfall . The water (make) ........................ a terrible noise . While I (struggle)............................ to stop the boat , I (wake up) ...................., I (hear) a noise downstairs . Sue and Dennis (come).........................into the house . Then I (realize) ................... that I could still hear the waterfall . It was the bath , of course . I (jump) .....................off the bed and (run) ........................ to the bathroom . There (be) ............................ water everywhere. 
24. While my sister and I (watch)........... a movie on TV last night, our uncle in the USA (phone) ..................
25. Please continue your work ; We do not mind (wait)............................... . 
II. 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
6. a. dark	b. father	c. star 	d. principal
7. a. old 	b. socoable	c. outgoing	d. volunteer
8. a. my	b. curly	c. library	d. lucky
9. a. fair	b. straight	c. train	d. wait
10. a. spends	b. laughs	c. friends	d. potatoes
III / Rewrite these sentences as directed .
He is strong . He can carry that suitcase . ( enough)
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The fire is not very hot. It will not boil a kettle. (enough)
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The ice is quite thick. We can walk on it . (enough)
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It is not warm . We can not go swimming . (enough) 
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 It is not necessary for you to water that tree every day . ( have)
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 He stays up too late and he is always tired the next morning . ( should) 
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 No one helped Thanh repair the bicycle . ( himself) 
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 Putting a knife into an electrical socket is dangerous . ( It is ... ) 
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V/ Complete these sentences with the correct preposition : 
1. Alexander Graham bell was born ................. March 3rd , 1845 ................ Scotland . 
2. He worked ................... deaf-mute ............... Boston University . 
3. I will come .................... to pick her ....................... at 8 o,clock . 
4. Mrs. Lam called ....................... her newspaper delivery . 
5. I could not meet Mrs . chi because she is .................... 
6. He worked very hard and finally came ...................... ......................... a very important invention .
VI / Complete the sentences with the suggested words . 
1. Brown /has/ eyes / she / big. 
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2. gray / a / Mr.Thanh / Beard / long / has . 
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3. many / are / flowers / garden / in / red / her / her / there / small . 
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4. car / is / black / it / big / a . 
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5. draw / a / thin / firstly / line / long . 
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6. daughter / blond / has / hair / his / long . 
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7. talking / man / is / she / handsome / to /tall . 
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8. sister / short / does / hair / Linh,s / wavy / have? 
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9. married / fat / she / short / a / man . 
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10. teacher / dark / has / our / hair / straight / long . 
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11. Minh / use / live / farm / when / he / small boy . 
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Exercise 1: Choosse the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. safe	b. refrigerator	c. market	d. dangerous
2. a. folder	b. cover	c. socket	d. remember
3. a.drug	b. rufg	c. bus 	d. century
4. a.beneath	b. heavy	c. bread	d. wear
5. a. cup	b. object	c. include	d. place
6. a. message	b. mobile	c. hold	d. commerce
7. a. much	b. club	c. furniture	d. introduction
8. a. countless 	b. cousin	c. about	d. outside
9. a. answer	b. always	c. wrong	d. write
Exercise 2: Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in English.
1. He didn’t get the job because he wasn’t enough experienced.
	 A	B	 C D
2. It is anoyed when people don’t listen to you.
	 A B C D
3. Generous is part of the American character.
	A	 B. C D 
4. He always eats eggs for breakfast and drink some milk.
	 A B C	D
 5. When he is four, Michael came to LonDon with his parents.
	A	 B	 C 	 D
6. You won’t pass the examination if you don’t work hardly enough.
	A	 B	 C	D
7. The instruction weren’t clear enough for me understand.
	A	 B	 C	D
8. Last year, Tim comes to the school for the first time.
	 A	B	 C	 D
9. I would like to go away on holiday but I don’t have money enough.
	A	 B C	D
10. He lives on 26 Tran Phu Street in Ha Noi with his family.
	 A B C D
Exercise 3: Give the correct form of the words in the bracket.
1. You must read the following ....................... precautions carefully . ( safe) 
2. You should not talk about her character only through her .................. ( appear) 
3. Let me get an .................. form and we can fill out . ( apply) 
4. Nam likes acting and outdoor .................... . ( act) 
5. Our teacher always ........................ us to work hard . ( courage) 
6. The Boy Scouts of America is a youth ............................. . ( organize) 
7. The scouts do the ....................... work . ( volunteer)
 Exercise 4 :Complete these sentences with the correct preposition :
1. Linh,s uncle left H C M City ................... 2000 and went to Ha Noi . 
2. A: How long are you going to stay here? 
 B : ...................... I can speak the language fluently . 
3. The accident happened ................... Monday morning when Sue was driving to work . 
4. The birds started singing ................... haft past four this morning . 
5. We will know the result of the exam ........................ three weeks . 
6. Robert is going to stop work ............... next February . 
7. Does your brother really enjoy working ................... night ? 
8. Mr . Phong went to New York ................. ten days last spring . 
9. Tam works hard ................... Monday ................ Friday so he sleeps ................. the weekend . 
10. You can meet me ....................... 7.15 and 8.00 . 
Exercise 5: Complete these sentences with the correct options in the parentheses 
Can you record that program for me ? (I am going to / I will ) have a bath . 
Nam is not upstairs . he is ( side out / out side ) . 
Do you know where ( the new theater is / is the new theater ) ? 
Let,s ( meeting / meet ) at the front door . 
“ Mr. Watson , come here . I want you.” was ( the first / the once ) telephone message. 
Can I (leave/ live ) a message for Mr. Cuong ? 
Manh will give us a ring when he ( will arrive / arrives ) in ha Noi . 
Hoa has a lot of ( home work/ home works) in Math this week . 
I can not find my glasses . – Yes, Ok . ( I am going to / I will ) help you look for them . 
After filling in the form , please ( bring / take ) it back to me. 
The tourist needs ( finding / to find ) the police station because he is lost money . 
We are glad to tell you that we ( are going/ will go ) to have interesting activities 
 He does not enjoy ( playing / to play ) basketball . 
 Let him ( does / do ) what he wants . 
Exercise 6:
The sun ..in the east. (rise/ rose/ rises/ rising)
Tome is very shy but his sister is outgoing (humorous/ reserved/ hard- working sociable)
She shouldn’t get married yet: she . (is not old enough/ was not old enough/ is not enough old/ was not enough old)
She was a very .child (health/ healthy/ healthily/ healthiness)
That man seems . (happy/ happily/ happiness/ be happy)
What does your brother .? (look like/ look as/ be like/ as)
dave has a good . of humor (sense/ scene/ scent/ cent)
The water in the lake seldom . In winter. (freeze/ freezes/ froze/ freezing)
In Britain school always .in September. (begin/ begins/ began/ begining)
Here are some books – take the . you want(books/ things/ ones/ person)
 That was one of the .days of my life. (gladdest/ most glad/ happiest/ most happy)
 Jane wants to go to the cinema but I would prefer .at home. (stay/ to stay/ to staying/ for staying)
 I live . 20 Oxford Street.(in/ at/ on/ from)
 I was late, but .they waited for me. (lovely/ luckily/ extremely/ silly)
 I have to leave to pick up the kids at school. (must/ should/ ought to/ need to)
 Come .and see the garden. (inside/ outside/ insides/ outsides)
 He fell . and broke his leg. (upstair/ upstairs/ downstair/ downstairs)
 They found sine of electrical .in the room. (devices/ device/ advices/ advice)
 Let’s go to the theater this evening. (Let me/ Let us/ You should/ Would you like)
 We all have our favorite .of doing certain things. (roads/ paths/ ways/ streets)
 I can’t reach him by phone. (arrive at/ achieve/ contact/ come to)
 .is a big metal box for keeping food annd drink cold and fresh. (Counter/ Sink/ Jar/ Refrigerator)
 You .to eat more, you are too thin. (should/ ought/ could/ must)
 I .football very often when I was younger. (play/ was going to/ played/ was playing)
His wife .five years ago. (die/ died/ dies/ was dying)
Exercise 7: Choose the word (a, b,c, d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
. Precaution for Older person.
You (2).clean up spills quickly.
You should not climb on chairs or furniture.
You must have a smoke alarm (3).each floor and test them .(4)
You must not take . (5)appliances into the bathroom, and never touch electrical appliances . (6) wet hands.
You must not put plants or vases of flowers on a television set or other electrical .(7)
You must .(8) smoke in bed.
You must not take other people’s medicine or let others take yours.
1. a. Safe	b. Safer	c. Safety	d. Safely
2. a. should	b. ought to	c. need 	d. a& b
3. a. in 	b. at 	c. on	d. to
4. a. monthly	b. every month	c. months 	d. a& b
5. a. electrical	b. electrically	c. electricity	d. electrician
6. a. by 	b. with	c. use	d. using
7. a. devices	b. object 	c. appliances	d. a &c 
8. a. must not	b. need not to	c. don’t have to	d. a&b
Exercise 8
Hi! My name is John. I live in Liverpool. Liverpool is a large ctiy in the north of England. I live with my parents, my two brothers and my sister. We live in a large house.
In our house, there is a big kitchen, a dining room, a large living room, and a toilet. There is also a separate room for our washing machine and freezer. Upstairs there are five bedrooms, two bathrooms, and another toilet. Outside, there is a large garden. There are two garages.
Where does John live?
a. In England	b. In Wales	c. In Scotland	d. In France
How many people are there in John’s family?
a. 4	b. 5	c. 6	d. 7
How many rooms are there in John’s house?
a. 10	b. 11	c. 13	d. 14
Dining room is the room in the house where you . .
usually relax in comfortable chairs
eat meals
cook food and wash dishes.
wash your body
Which of the following is not true?
John’s family live in a large house.
John’s house is big but doesn’t have any garden.
The kitchen in John’s house is big.
John’s house has two garages.
Exercise 9: Write the full sentence using the words given.
1. Minh / use / live / farm / when / he / small boy . 
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2. Grandmother / not go / school / because / have to / stay / home / help / family
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3. We / not used / have / electricity / when / live / countryside . 
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4. She / have to / housework / all day / after / father / get married / new wife . 
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5. When / price / find / shoe / he / decide / marry / girl / who / own / it .
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6. If / arrive / after / half / four / bank / close . 
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7. Mr. Cuong / be home / before / seven / because / want / see / 7 o,clock news . 
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8. We / travel / overnight / Ha Noi / and / arrive / 5 o,clock / morning .
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9. They / going / visit / home village / weekend . 
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Exercise 10: Use “used to” or “didn’t use to” to rewrite the sentence so that it has constrast meaning with the given one.
Example	: This town is so ugly.
-> It used to be pretty.
The houses are very expensive. 
The streets are dirty.
There is so much litter on the street.
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The car parks are always full 
There is a lot of traffic on the roads.
It’s noisy at night.
Long’s changed! He is so miserable.
And he is really mean.
He is badly- dressed.
He drives very dangerously.
Exercise 11. Fill in each gap a suitable preposition.
Linh,s uncle left H C M City ................... 2000 and went to Ha Noi . 
A: How long are you going to stay here? 
 B : ...................... I can speak the language fluently . 
The accident happened ................... Monday morning when Sue was driving to work . 
The birds started singing ................... haft past four this morning . 
We will know the result of the exam ........................ three weeks . 
Robert is going to stop work ............... next February . 
Does your brother really enjoy working ................... night ? 
Mr . Phong went to New York ................. ten days last spring . 
Tam works hard ................ Monday .................. Friday so he sleeps ................. the weekend . 
You can meet me ....................... 7.15 and 8.00 . 
Exercise 12. Rewrite the setences
1. Bao is too young to cycle to school .
Bao isn’t ..............................................................................................................
2. I received some money from my aunt this morning . 
My aunt .......................................................................................................
3. How lovely the dress is ! 
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4. It takes Minh two hours to do his homework every day . 
Minh ....................................................