Bài tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 4 đến Unit 7 - Trần Phạm Kim Thanh

EXCERCISES(U4-U7)
1. Complete the sentences with prepositions of time: in, at, on, after, before, between.
1/ Mozart was born _____ Salzburg ______1756.
2/ What do you usually do _____ Sunday? – We often go for long walks in the country _____ weekend.
3/ They got married ______ 21 April 2003.
4/ I’m usually free ___________ 8 pm and 10 pm.
5/ The course begins _____ 12 May and ends sometime _____ August.
6/ She doesn’t like travelling ____ night.
7/ I’ll leave ____ 7 o’clock, so you should call me ____ 7.
8/ My English class finishes ____ 7.30. Let’s meet ______ 7.30.
9/ Do you give each other presents ____ Christmas?
10/ There are usually a lot of parties ____ New Year’s Eve.
2. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
1/ A. married B. harvest C. appear D. village
2/ A. electricity B. equipment C. traditional D. unfortunate
3/ A. buffalo B. wisdom C. magical D. upset
4/ A. modern B. decide C. excite D. escape
5/ A. foolish B. remember C. greedy D. daughter
6/ A. magazine B. telephone C. volunteer D. medicine
7/ A. sociable B. reserved C. generous D. humorous
8/ A. delivery B. equipment C. electricity D. experiment
9/ A. remember B. understand C. invent D. exhibit
10/ A. festival B. folktale C. household D. tradition
11/ A. enroll B. summer C. hobby D. favor
12/ A. activity B. community C. participate D. citizenship
13/ A. popular B. business C. America D. personal
14/ A. encourage B. voluntary C. assistance D. resources
15/ A. environment B. excellent C. interesting D. character
3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1/ A. tiger B. wife C. wisdom D. fire
2/ A. named B. lived C. used D. washed
3/ A. great B. please C. greedy D. reach
4/ A. floor B. choose C. chore D. saw
5/ A. young B. lunch C. enough D. humor
6/ A. match B. mall C. bank D. hat
7. A. price B. tired C. nice D. humid
8/ A. cook B. food C. too D. pool
9/ A. soccer B. notice C. photo D. grocery
10/ A. meeting B. cheap C. weekend D. weather
4. Choose the right words or phrases to fill in the blank.
1/ _________ is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next.
A. Novel B. Fiction C. Folktale D. Legend
2/ I ________ tennis a lot, but I play very often now.
A. used to play B. was playing C. am used to play D. play
3/ The office will be closed _________ Christmas and New Year.
A. at B. before C. between D. after
4/ My mother used to live _____ a farm when she was young.
A. in B. at C. during D. on
5/ My grandma _________ us when my parents were away from home.
A. looked for B. looked after C. looked at D. looked up
6/ They wanted to know _______ early?
A. why she left B. why did she leave C. when she left D. where she left
7/ My father _______ us to the zoo when he was alive.
A. use to take B. used to taking C. used to take D. was used to taking
8/ Oh, that’s nice! Where __________________it?
A. do you buy B. will you buy C. did you buy D. you buy
9/ She feels ______ that we didn’t tell her the truth.
A. cruel B. greedy C. upset D. happy
10/ Ian _______ in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London.
A. lived B. used to live C. was living D. has lived
11/ She was born ____ June 26th, 1990.
A. of B. at C. on D. in
12/ She was very interested______ old folktales.
A. to B. at C. in D. on
13/ You are not allowed to go _____ the museum without praying.
A. outside B. inside C. upstairs D. downstairs
14/ I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. At last they killed _____.
A. together B. each other C. themselves D. them
15/ We don’t see you enough. You ______ come and visit us more often.
A. must B. have to C. can D. should
16/ Yesterday we watched television all evening ________ we didn’t have anything to do.
A. when B. because C. while D. although
17/ She was sent to the _____ after her parents died in an accident.
A. exhibition B. hospital C. university D. orphanage
18/ ______ you like to come? –I’d love to.
A. What B. Do C. would D. Will
19/ It really _______ me when people forget to say thank you.
A. annoys B. destroys C. injures D. appears
20/ We had a _______ fix our washing machine.
A. mechanic B. repairman C. engineer D. doctor
21/ My mother _______________ a long black hair when she was young.
A. has B. would have C. was having D. used to have
22/ Robert _____________ away two or three times a year.
A. is going usually B. is usually going C. usually goes D. goes usually
23/ It’s late. It’s time _____ home.
A. we go B. we must go C. we should go D. we went
24/ Don’t let young children ________ alone near a busy road.
A. walk B. to walk C. walking D. to walking
25/ We haven’t got _______on holiday at the moment.
A. money enough to go
B. enough money to go 
C. money enough for going 
D. enough money for going
26/ We ______ to Ireland for our holiday last year. 
A. go B. are going C. went D. gone
27/ I don’t understand this word. What ________________?
A. does mean this word
B. does this word mean
C. this word means
D. means this word
28/ She asked her children ________.
A. to stop playing B. stop to play C. stop playing D. to stop to play
29/ People________ think that the world was flat.
A. get used to B. didn’t use to C. used to D. are used to
30/ His parents always proud ______ him.
A. about B. of C. on D. with
31/ I know you worked really ______ this semester.
A. hardly B. harder C. hardest D. hard
32/ She grew up in Spain, so her ______ is Spanish.
A. mother tongue B. first language C. foreign language D. A and B
33/ They have studied _______ six o’clock.
A. in B. at C. since D. for
34/ My mother was ________ last night, so we went out for dinner.
A. tired enough to cook
B. too tired to cook
C. very tired to cook
D. tired for cooking
35/ __________ have you lived in this town? – For nearly 20 years.
A. How much B. How many C. How far D. How long
36/ They _______ a holiday for ten years.
A. haven’t had B. didn’t had C. don’t have D. aren’t having
37/ It’s too cold outside. __________________close the door, please?
A. Do you B. would you mind C. Can you D. Why don’t you
38/ She is studying hard _________ the final exams.
A. but for passing B. in order to pass C. so as pass D. so that she pass
39/ Most people enjoy _______ to different parts of the world.
A. to travel B. travel C. traveled D. traveling
40/ “ May I help you?” – “_______________________”.
A. What can I do for you?
B. I’m afraid I’m busy now.
C. Yes. That’s very kind of you.
D. How can I help you?
5. Reported speech
1/ “Try your best to improve your pronunciation, Tim,” Miss Jacson said.
-> Miss Jacson asked
2/ “Don’t make so much noise.”, my father said.
-> My father told
3/ “You should practice speaking English every day,” said my teacher.
-> My teacher said
4/ Their mother said to them, “Don’t make so much noise.”
->
5/ The traffic policeman said, “Show me your driving licence, please.”
->
6/ Mrs. Jacson said to Tim, “Could you give me a hand, please?”
->
7/ The lifeguard said, “Don’t swim out to far, boys.”
->
8/ Nam said to the taxi driver, “Please turn left at the first traffic light.”
->
9/ She said to her son, “Go straight upstairs and get into bed.”
->
10/ I said to my neighbors, “Would you mind turning the music down?”
->
11/ The policeman said, “Don’t touch anything in the room.”
->
12/ Mary said to John, “Can you carry my suitcase, please?”
->
13/ Mr. Atkins said to David, “You mustn’t leave the door unlocked.”
->
14/ The doctor said, “You should stay in bed for a few days.”
->
15/ “You shouldn’t stay up late at night,” the doctor said.
->
6.Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1/ I learn English so that I can communicate with foreigners.
-> I learn English so as
2/ They are good teacher at Maths.
-> They teach
3/ He actively participates in outdoor activities.
-> He is
4/ We intend to join in an English club.
-> We are
5/ It’s necessary to revise new words regularly.
-> You