Đề cương ôn thi môn Tiếng Anh Khối 8

UNIT 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES
Bài 1:Điền dạng thích hợp của động từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành các câu sau:
1.Did you enjoy(watch)______the comedy last night?
2.Many people prefer(do)______gardening after their retirement.
3.My cat dislikes(sleep)________on the floor.
4.My father doesn’t mind(work)______hard.
5.My cousin doesn’t like(study)_________Math and Chemistry.
6.They dislike(talk)__________with each other.
7.Jim and Jane don’t fancy(go)__________out tomorrow.
8.Did you hate(eat)______vegetables when you was small?
9.she didn’t prefer(tell)________him about her plan.
10.James enjoys(have)_______dinner in a luxury restaurant.
11.I hope my mother will enjoy(spend)_______time with her grandchildren.
12.Some people enjoy(take)______a shower in the morning.
13.I think your brother won’t mind(lend)________you a helping hand.
14.My boyfriend dislike(wait)____________.
15.What do you detest(do)__________the most?
Bài 2: Dựa vào các từ cho sẵn, viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh:
1.Peter/ prefer/ play/ computer games/ in his free time.
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2.You/ hate/ do/ the washing? ________________________________________________________________________
3.My father/ enjoy/ play/ sports/ and/ read/ books. ________________________________________________________________________
4.The teacher/ not mind/ help/ you/ with difficult exercises.
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5.Jane/ not fancy/ read/ science books. ________________________________________________________________________
6.Which kind of juice/ you/ dislike/ drink/ the most? ________________________________________________________________________
7. Ann/ fancy/ do /DIY/ in her free time.
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8. My father/ prefer/ not eat/ out.
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9.Mr.Smith/ love/ go/ shopping/ at weekend.
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10.Everyone/ adore/ receive/ presents/ on their birthday.
Bài 3: Khoanh tròn vào đáp án đúng:
Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer enjoy(1)------ in outdoor activities after school. In stead, they(2)__________playing computer games or (3) ________the web in their free time. Some people (4)_______too much on computer and the Internet. For example, they prefer(5)______ messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends. Even when people (6)________out with their friends, they rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web. However, many people dislike the Internet and the(7)________world. They hate to waste time on the computer and(8)______other activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.
1.A.participate	B.to participate	C. participating	D. participates
2.A.fancy	B.don’t mind	C.dislike	D.hate
3.A.sailing	B. surfing	C.swimming	D.diving
4.A.play	B.rely	C.addict	D.use
5.A.send	B.to send	C.to sending	D. sends
6.A.play	B.rely	C.meet	D.hang
7.A.virtual	B.real	C.fake	D.new
8.A.dislike	B.detest	C.enjoy	D.mind
I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
1.	A. laughed	B. washed	C. danced	D. played
2.	A. beds	B. dogs	C. porters	D. books
3.	A. pictures	B. watches	C. buses	D. brushes
4.	A. homework	B. mother	C. open	D. judo
5.	A. leisure	B. eight	C. celebrate	D. penalty
6.	A. fun	B. sun	C. surf	D. cut
7.	A. bracelet	B. cake	C. make	D. hat
8.	A. although	B. laugh	C. paragraph	D. enough
9.	A. comedy	B. letter	C. princess	D. cinema
10.	A. high	B. sight	C. this	D. find
11.	A. stopped	B. agreed	C. listened	D. cleaned
12.	A. meat	B. seat	C. great	D. mean
13.	A. call	B. land	C. fall	D. ball
14.	A. rather	B. them	C. neither	D. think
III.	Choose the best answer.
1.	My dad doesn’t mind 	 my mom from work every day.
	A. pick up	B. picked up	C. picking up	D. picks up
2.	Using computers too much may have harmful effects 	 your minds and bodies.
	A. on	B. to	C. with	D. onto
3.	I love the people in my village. They are so 	 and hospitable.
	A. friendly	B. vast	C. slow	D. inconvenient
4.	Among the	, the Tay people have the largest population.
	A. groups	B. majorities	C. ethnic minorities	D. ethnic cultures.
5.	People in the countryside live 	 than those in the city.
	A. happy	B. more happily	C. happily	D. less happy
6.	Viet Nam is 	 multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
	A. a	B. an	C. the	D. A and C
7.	We 	 to the countryside two months ago.
	A. go	B. have gone	C. went	D. will go
8.	What will you do if you 	 the final examinations?
	A. will pass	B. would pass	C. pass	D. passed
9.	It rained hard. 	, my father went to work.
	A. Therefore	B. However	C. Because	D. So
10.	Your sister writes poems and stories, 	 she?
	A. does	B. doesn’t	C. will	D. won’t
11.	Laura fell asleep during the lesson 	 she was tired.	
	A. so	B. but	C. because D. therefore
12.	How much	 do you want?
	A. bananas	B. eggs	C. candies	D. sugar
13.	Tomorrow the director will have a meeting 	 8:00 am to 10:00 am.
	A. between	B. from	C. among	D. in
14.	We will start our trip 	 6 o’clock 	 the morning.
	A. in / in	B. at / in	C. in / at	D. at / at
15.	We	 anything from James since we left school.
	A. haven’t heard	B. heard	C. don’t hear	D. didn’t hear
16.	You have lived in this city since 1998, 	?
	A. haven’t you	B. didn’t you	C. did you	D. have you
17.	My students enjoy 	 English very much.
	A. learn	B. learnt	C. learning	D. to learn
IV.	Give the correct form of the following verbs.
1.	Mai enjoy 	 crafts, especially bracelets. (make)
2.	 you ever 	 a buffalo? (ride)
3.	The children used to 	 a long way to school. (go)
4.	They hate 	 their son texting his friends all day. (see)
5.	Do you fancy 	 in the park this Sunday? (skateboard)
V. Complete the sentences with the verb + -ing.
	do	go	play	ski	swim	watch
1.	Susan hates 	 boxing but she loves football.
2.	I don’t like 	 in the pool at the sports centre.
3.	Does she like 	 shopping in the supermarket?
4.	Peter loves 	 judo.
5.	They enjoy 	 the Olympics on TV.
6.	My brother and I really like 	 in the Alps in February.
VI. Match a word in column A with its antonym in column B.
A
B
Answer
1. slim
2. careful
3. quiet
4. interesting
5. generous
6. curly
7. beautiful
8. lazy
9. tall
10. confident
a. shy
b. boring
c. short
d. hard-working
e. careless
f. fat
g. noisy
h. selfish
i. straight
j. ugly
1. 	
2. 	
3. 	
4. 	
5. 	
6. 	
7. 	
8. 	
9. 	
10. 	
XI. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each gap.
	I surf the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1)	 more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got a laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2)	 the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been (3)	 three times.
	Mainly I just (4)	 my friends. I read online magazines and I look (5)	 information, too. I also compare prices of things, (6)	 I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe.
	I’m not an Internet addict, but some of my friends (7)	. One friend of mine always looks (8)	 because he spends all night online. Although he’s got a lot of bad marks for the exams, he hasn’t (9)	 his habits.
	In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet (10)	
1.	A. spend	B. spending	C. spent
2.	A. have	B. use	C. play
3.	A. online	B. Internet	C. computer
4.	A. write	B. email	C. send
5.	A. at	B. in	C. for
6.	A. because	B. but	C. although
7.	A. is	B. were	C. are
8.	A. tired	B. hard	C. happily
9.	A. change	B. to change	C. changed
10.	A. sensible	B. sensibly	C. sensibleness
XII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1.	look / does / she / what / like?
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2.	is / she / as / Mai / easy-going / not / as.
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3.	classroom / to / they / the / outside / the / prefer.
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4.	time / I / most / my / with / spend / of / Hoa
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5.	in / sun / the / rises / East / the
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6.	a / received / Lan / letter / yesterday / her / from / friend.
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7.	not / get / is / she / to / old / married / enough.
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8.	long / is / a / girl / she / with / nice / hair.
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TEST 1 UNIT 1
I.Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. leisure	B.eight	C. celebrate	D. penalty
2. A. fun	B. sun	C. surf	D. cut
3. A. bracelet	B. cake	C. cave	D. hat
4. A. although	B. laugh	C. paragraph	D. enough
II.	Leisure activities. Do the following tasks.
Task 1: Fill in each blank with the verbs below.
	play	listen to	write	 watch	have	 do
1.read:a newspaper,..
2.go: swimming 
3.	:football, .
4.	: a letter, 
5.	: the radio, ..
6.	television, .
7.go to: school, 
8.visit: friends,.
9.	:nothing, ..
10.	: a meal, 
Task 2: Add theses words/ phrases from the table to Part A. (There may be more than one possibility.)
	shopping	a magazine	the cinema	an e-mail	the guitar
	CDs	a video	computer games	a restaurant	a shower
	leisure activities	the library	cousins	a game show	music
	something	a quiz show	hiking	swimming	an outdoor activity
III.	Complete the sentences with the verb + -ing.
do	go	play	ski	swim	watch
1. 	Susan loves 	 judo.
2.	They enjoy 	 the Olympics on TV.
3.	We really like 	 in the Alps in February.
4.	Sam hates 	 boxing but he loves football.
5.	I don’t like 	 in the pool at the sports centre.
6.	Do you like 	 running in the morning?
V.	Read the passage about Phong’s weekend and answer the questions.
	On Friday’s afternoon, after school, I usually surf the Net or listen to music. In the evening I often go to the cinema with my friends.
	On Saturday morning I get up late and have breakfast. Then I play football with my classmates in the park. In the afternoon I watch TV (usually a football match). In the evening I go to my best friend’s place – we sometimes play computer games, or we talk.
	On Sunday morning I do my homework. Then I listen to music or watch TV. On Sunday evening I surf the Net again, or read a book.
1.	Where does Phong often go on Friday evening?
2.When does he play football?	
3.What does he watch on Saturday afternoon?	
4.What does he do on Sunday morning?
5.When does he surf the Net?
VI.Read the passage carefully, and then answer the question below.
In the 1970s, skateboarding suddenly became very popular. At first, skateboarders moved slowlyon flat, smooth areas. Then they began to ride quickly. This is called ‘freestyle’ skateboarding. Soon they were skateboarding skillfully up ramps and doing tricks in the air. This is called ‘ramp’ skateboarding. Then they started skateboarding and doing tricks on the street. This was ‘street-style’ skateboarding – a combination of freestyle and ramp. For this, the skateboarders needed protective clothing such as knee and elbow pads and helmets. This allowed them to skateboard safety.
Today skateboarding is still a very popular sport, and there are lots of competitions.
Note: skateboarding (n) = môntrượtván.
1. When did skateboarding become very popular?	
2.What are the three styles of skateboarding?
3.What was ‘street-style’ skateboarding?
4.Why do ‘street-style’ skateboarders need protective clothing?
5.Do you think skateboarding is a very popular sport now? Why or why not?
VIII.	Fill the gaps with the words/ phrases in the box to give your opinion about the best leisure activity. More than one word can be suitable for some gaps.
	In my opinion	In short	Finally	Second
	In addition	First	Besides	also
	I choose reading as my favourite leisure activity for a number of reason. (1)	, I read anywhere I can and whenever I am free. (2)	, I read many kinds of books, such as: short stories, novels, science books, etc. Books help me to have more knowledge and experience of society, science, and our world. Have you read a book “The Art of Happiness” by the Dalai Lama? It teaches us how not only to get over sadness, but also to be always cheerful. (3)	, it (4)	 reminds us to live because everybody and real happiness only comes when helping other people. (5)	 that, I read a lot of detective stories, like “The Godfather”, “Sherlock Holmes”, etc. (6)	, a number of comic books and magazines for teenagers make me feel relaxedin my free time. (7)	, reading makes my mind rich, my life more pleasant, and I learn a lot from it. (8)	, reading brings me
TEST 2 UNIT 1
I.	Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1.	a. sound	b. out	c. found	d. enough
2.	a. bracelet	b. favourite	c. craft	d. game
3.	a. leisure	b. sure	c. shopping	d. socialise
4.	a. trick	b. kit	c. addict	d. virtual
5.	a. satisfied	b. hooked	c. bored	d. socialised
II.	Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
1.	How much time do you spend _______ leisure activities?
	a.on	b. in	c. for	d. with
2.	Why don’t you apply for this job? It looks right _______ your street.
	a.on	b. in	c.at	d. up
3.	Many young people don’t _______ walking to school or playing active games?
	a. prefer	b. enjoy	c. suggest	d. want
4.	Daisy is _______ social media. She spends lots of time on Facebook and Instagram.
	a.tired of	b. bored with	c. addicted to	d. curious about
5.	_______ leisure time is free from compulsory activities, it is often referred to as “free time.’
	a. Because	b. Although	c. When	d. As long ass
6.	On YouTube you can find many videos on _______ all aspects of your English.
	a. surfing	b. working	c. taking	d. improving
7.	Some addicts are teenagers _______ are hooked on computer games.
	a. which	b. who	c. what	d. whose
8.	My sister enjoys _______. She usually walks around the mall, but not buying anything.
	a. going shopping	b. hanging out	c. window shopping	d. doing DIY
9.	You can raise a _______ pet like a Neopet if you aren’t allowed to own a real pet.
	a. domestic	b. virtual	c. weird	d. beloved
10.	“My favourite leisure activity is people watching.” “_______”
	a. That sounds so weird!	b. That’s all right.
	c. OK. That’s what you’ve chosen.	d. Sure. It’s very entertaining.
III. Complete the correct answer a, b, c or d.
1.	How much time do you spend _______ TV every day?	
	a. watch	b. to watch	c. watching	d. in watching
2.	I’d hate _______ the exams, so I’m doing my best.	
	a. failing	b. to fail	c. fail	d. failed
3.	I always enjoy _______ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.
	a. to talk	b. to talking 	c. talking	d. talk
4.	Could you help me _______ the kitchen? It’s a real mess!	
	a. tidy	b. tidied	c. tidying	d. with tidying
5.	Steven dislikes _______, so he usually takes a bus to work.	
	a. to drive	b. to be driven 	c. be driven	d. driving
6.	Jane prefers _______ music than to listen to it.	
	a. playing	b. play	c. to play	d. played
7.	Marlene can’t wait _______ to the beach again.	
	a. to go	b. going	c. for going	d. go
8.	I really regret _______ this computer – it’suseless.	
	a. buy	b. to buy	c. buying	d. for buying
9.	Your child needs _______ some weight. Tell him _______ less junk food and more exercise.
	a. to lose - eat	b. to lose - to eat	c. losing - to eat	d. losing - eat
10.	I would love _______ to your party! Thank you for inviting me.
	a. come	b. coming	c. to come	d. came
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form (to-infinitive or -ing form) of the verbs in the box. Some verbs can be followed by either a to-infinitive or an -ing form.
stay	make	watch	do	cycle	eat	hang out	travel	get	read
1.	My brother loves _____________ live football on TV.
2.	Do people in your country like _____________ abroad on vacation?
3.	Riding a bike is Lan’s pleasure, but she detests _____________ in the rain.
4.	I don’t mind _____________ at home to look after the children.
5.	As a child, he hated _____________ books, but now he finds it enjoyable.
6.	Minh is in good shape. He enjoys _____________ sport and exercise.
7.	She doesn’t like _____________ up early in the morning, especially at the weekend.
8.	Emily dislikes _____________ crafts, but she enjoys origami.
9.	I fancy _____________ out tonight because I’m too tired to cook.
10.	Nancy adores _____________ with her best friend Helen.
V.	Complete the sentences with the to-infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in brackets.
1.	I have enjoyed ___________ (meet) you. Hope ___________ (see) you again soon.
2.	My father is not keen on coffee. He prefers ___________ (drink) tea.
3.	I am a little busy. Would you mind ___________ (wait) a little longer?
4.	Mobile games are great, but I don’t like ___________ (play) them for too long.
5.	If I can choose, I prefer ___________ (stay) at home to ___________ (play) sport.
6.	Tonight I’d like ___________ (go) out, but I have to do my homework.
7.	Sue loves ___________ (make) origami. She can fold some animals, birds and flowers.
8.	I detested ___________ (spend) two hours every day travelling to work and back.
9.	He started ___________ (surf) the net hours ago. Has he stopped ___________ (surf) yet?
10.	I tried hard ___________ (concentrate), but my mind kept ___________ (wander).
VI.	Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1.	At present, the social networks ______________ (become) more popular among young generation.
2.	I ______________ (not listen) to their new CD yet. Is it any good?
3.	When I was a student, I ______________ (not like) doing homework.
4.	Facebook ______________ (found) in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin.
5.	The American ______________ (spend) 34 hours a week watching television.
6.	______________ (you/ ever/ make) origami cranes?
7.	I’ve just bought a new CD of folk songs. I ______________ (listen) to it tonight.
8.	Do you adore ______________ (lie) in a hot bath?
9.	Please try ______________ (arrive) punctually at 8.30.
10.	Many teenagers prefer ______________ (watch) TV to ______________ (read) books.
VIII.	Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
	The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is the Internet, which has been blamed for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin, and even suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could cause serious problems and ruin many lives.
	IAS is similar to other problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about the Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they lie to their parents and partners about how much time they spent online; they wish they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who find it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet.
1.	What is the best title of the passage?
	a. The advantage of the Internet	b. Hooked on the Net
	c. Impact of Internet on teens	d. A guide to the Internet
2.	According to the writer, internet addiction __________.
	a. is not the same as gambling	b. is not an illness
	c. can lead to financial problems	d. helps people kill time
3.	Internet addicts find it hard ___________.
	a. to use the Internet in the morning	b. to lie about the time they spent online
	c. to spend more time on the Internet	d. to spend less time on the Internet
4.	The word ‘it’ in paragraph 2 refers to ___________.
	a. the Internet	b. IAS	c. dream	d. computer
5.	Which of the followings is NOT true?
	a.IAS is recognised as a new illness.
	b.Internet addiction can cause suicide behaviours.
	c.Many internet addicts spend more than 40 hours a week online.
	d.Teenagers who are hooked on computer games can suffer from IAS	
IX.	Write sentences with the cues given.
1.	Mai/ usually/ listen/ K-pop music/ free time.
2.	when/ I/ be/ a child/ I/ enjoy/ play/ computer games.
3.	my father/ spend/ most/ spare time/ look after/ the garden.
4.	watching TV/ most/ popular/ leisure activity/ Britain?
5.	many teenagers/ addicted/ the Internet/ computer games.
6.	she/ get/ hooked/ the medical drama/ after/ watch/ the first episode.
7.	most/ my friends/ prefer/ play sports/ to/ surf the net.
8.	today’s world/ teenagers/ rely/ technology/ more/ the past
UNIIT 2: LIFE IN THE CITY
TEST 1 UNIT 2
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1.	A. neighbor	B. cough	C. although	D. drought
2.	A. entertain	B. rain	C. air	D. strain
3.	A. try	B. facility	C. typhoon	D. supply
4.	A. supermarket	B. ruler	C. pollution	D. urban
5.	A. nature	B. migrant	C. facility	D. away
6.	A. traffic	B. relative	C. tragedy	D. jam
7.	A. apartment	B. offer	C. prefer	D. another
8.	A. nature	B. pressure	C. urban	D. supply
9.	A. create	B. peaceful	C. increase	D. easily
10.	A. accessible	B. pressure	C. illness	D. success
III. Write the comparison of these adjectives and adverbs.
Tính từ/ Trạng từ	So sánh hơn
1. beautifully	
2. hot	
3. crazy	
4. slowly	
5. much	
6. little	
7. badly	
8. well	
9. attractively	
10. big	
IV. Write the comparative and superlative of these adjectives.
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
interesting
expensive
thick
friendly
fine
thin
difficult
warm
wise
easy
wonderful
sunny
fat
long
more interesting
the most interesting
V. Use the adjective in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences.
1.	Tea is 	 coffee. (cheap)
2.	The new harvest machine is 	 than the old one. (effective)
3.	The countryside is	 the town. (beautiful)
4.	A tractor is 	 a buffalo. (powerful)	
5.	My sister is 	 me. (tall)
6.	Blue whales are 	 elephants. (heavy)
7.	The Mekong River is 	 the Red River. (long)
8.	Do you think English is 	 French in grammar? (easy)
9.	My new bed is 	 my old bed. (comfortable)
10. The film about my village town is 	 than the book. (interesting)
VI. Choose the best answers of these sentences.
1.	Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/ best).
2.	Bill is the (happier/ happiest) person we know.
3.	Pat’s cat is (faster/ fastest) than Peter’s.
4.	This poster is (colourfuler/ more colourful) than the one in the hall.
5.	Does Fred feel (weller/ better) today than he did yesterday?
6.	This vegetable soup tastes very (good/ best).	
7.	Jane is the (less/ least) athletic of all the women.
8.	My cat is the (prettier/ prettiest) of the two.
9.	This summary is (the better/ the best) of the pair.
10.	The colder the weather gets, (sicker/ the sicker) I feel.
VII. Complete the sentences with the correct verb form.
1.	John adores 	(play) badminton in the winter
2.	My father sometimes goes 	(hunt) in the forests. He’d like to find some more food for our family.
3.	The boy 	(pick) up a stone and threw it in to the river.
4.	He 	(collect) stamps from many countries since he 	(be) eight.
5.	Which sports do you like 	(play)?	
6.	Hoa’s teacher wants her (spend) 	 more time on math.
7.	I promise I (try)	 my best next semester.
8.	Sandra needs (improve) 	 her English writing.
9.	You should (underline)	 the word you want (learn)	.
10.	Can you help me (move)	 this table?	
11.	Nam always (get)	 grade A in Physics, but last semester he (get) 	 B.	
12.	They were proud of (be) 	 so successful.
X. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
1.	Teenagers enjoy ............... to music and ............... out with friends.
	A. listen – hang	B. to listen – to hang
	C. listening – hang	D. listening – hanging
2.	Don’t worry. It is ............... to travel to that village even at night.
	A. safe	B. unsafe	C. difficult	D. inconvenient
3.	Life in a small town is ............... than that in a big city.
	A. peaceful	B. much peaceful
	C. less peaceful	D. much more peaceful
4.	The boys often help their parents to ............... water from the village well.
	A. gather	B. collect	C. absorb	D. give
5.	............... month is the Hoa Ban festival of the Thai people held in?
	A. When	B. Which	C. How many	D. How often
6.	Vietnamese people have many ............... customs and crafts.
	A. tradition	B. traditional	C. culture	D. cultural
7.	It is ....................... in the city than it is in the country.
	A. noisily	B. more noisier	C. noisier	D. noisy
8.	The English test was ....................... than I thought it would be.
	A. the easier	B. more easy	C. easiest	D. easier
9.	English is thought to be ....................... than Math.
	A. harder	B. the more hard	C. hardest	D. the hardest
10.	My house is ....................... hers.
	A. cheap than	B. cheaper	C. more cheap than	D. cheaper than
11.	Her office is ....................... away than mine.
	A. father	B. more far	C. farther	D. farer
12.	Tom is ....................... than David.
	A. handsome	B. the more handsome
	C. more handsome	D. the most handsome
13.	He did the test ....................... I did.
	A. as bad as	B. badder than	C. more badly than	D. worse than
14.	A boat is ....................... than a plane.
	A. slower	B. slowest	C. more slow	D. more slower
15.	My new sofa is ....................... than the old one.
	A. more comfortable	B. comfortably
	C. more comfortabler	D. comfortable
16.	My sister dances ....................... than me.
	A. gooder	B. weller	C. better	D. more good
17.	This road is ....................... than that road.
	A. narrower	B. narrow	C. the most narrow	D. more narrower
18.	He drives ....................... his brother.
	A. more careful than	B. more carefully
	C. more carefully than	D. as careful as
19.	It was ....................... day of the year.
	A. the colder	B. the coldest	C. coldest	D. colder
20.	She is ....................... student in my class.
	A. most hard-working	B. more hard-working
	C. the most hard-working	D. as hard-working
XI. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
	Sydney is Australia’s most exciting city. The history of Australia begins here. In 1788 Captain Arthur Philips arrived in Sydney with 11 ships and 1624 passengers from Britain (including 770 prisoners). Today there are about 3.6 million people in Sydney. It is the biggest city in Australia, the busiest port in the South Pacific and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. In Sydney, the buildings are higher, the colors are brighter and the nightlife is more exciting. There are over 20 excellent beaches close to Sydney and its warm climate and cool winter have made it a favorite city for immigrants from overseas. There are two things that make Sydney famous: its beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, which was built in 1932 and the Sydney Opera House, which was opened in 1973.
1.	Where did Captain Arthur Philips arrive in 1788?
	A. South Pacific	B. Sydney Harbor
	C. Britain	D. Sydney
2.	Which of the following should be the title of the reading passage?
	A. Sydney’s Opera House	B. The history of Sydney
	C. Sydneys beaches and harbors	D. An introduction of Sydney
3.	Which of the following statements is NOT true about Sydney?
	A. Sydney is not a favorite city for immigrants from overseas.
	B. Sydney is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
	C. Sydney is the most exciting city in Australia.
	D. Sydney is the biggest port in the South Pacific.
4.	How many beaches are there close to Sydney?
	A. 11 beaches	B. over 20 beaches
	C. nearly 20 beaches	D. 770 beaches
5.	When was the Sydney Harbor Bridge built?
	A. 1788	B. 1973	C. 1932	D. 1625
XII. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
	Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and disadvantages.
	 There are certainly many advantages of living in the country. First, you can enjoy peace and quietness. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children.
	However, there are certain disadvantages or drawbacks to life outside the city. First, because there are fewer people, you are likely to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services so it is quite hard to find jobs. As a result, you may have to travel a long way to work, which can be extremely expensive.
	In conclusion, it can be seen that the country is more suitable for some people than others. On the whole, it is often the best place for those who are retired or who have young children. In contrast, young or single people who have a career are better provided for in the city.
1.	According to the passage, living in the country has 	.
	A. both good and bad points	B. only bad points
	C. only good points	D. no disadvantages
2.	How many advantages does living in the country have?
	A. Two	B. Four	C. Three	D. No
3.	Living in the country is safer for young children because 	.
	A. there are few shops	B. there is less traffic
	C. there are fewer people	D. there are few services
4.	Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
	A. The country is only suitable for retired people.
	B. It’s hard to find entertainment in the country.
	C. There are fewer shops and services in the country.
	D. People in the country tend to be friendlier than people in the city.
5.	Having few friends is 	.
	A. one of drawbacks to life in the country
	B. the only disadvantage of living in the country
	C. one of certain advantages to life outside the city
	D. one of certain drawbacks to life outside the city
XIII. Read the text and choose the suitable words with the correct blank spaces.
visitors	stories	mountain	any	riding	to	with	life
	I live in a (1) .......................... village. My parents often tell me (2) .......................... about their life in the past. It’s not much like the village I can see nowadays.
	Some villagers now live in brick houses instead of earthen ones. Our houses are better equipped (3) .............