Tài liệu ôn thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Lê Viết Phú

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TEST 1 
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 
0. A. cat B. fat ©. hate D. that 
1. A. book B. look C. floor D. cook 
2. A. nine B. fine C. kind D. thing 
3. A. set B. between C. get D. met 
4. A. husband B. busy C. must D. bus 
5. A. do B. go C. so D. no 
II. Choose the correct answer for each sentence. (0) is an example for you. 
0. My mother believes that my brother is __________ than me. 
A. good B. gooder © better D. best 
1. They‟re getting married _____________ the end of June. 
A. on B. in C. at D. during 
2. I‟m sorry but you have to cook dinner _____________ 
A. alone you B. himself C. yourself D. on you 
3. You use a _______________ to cook rice. 
A. steamer B. rice cooker C. saucepan D. frying pan 
4. Looks! Nam has become ________________. 
A. to be tall and taller. B. to be taller and taller. 
C. tall and taller D. taller and taller. 
5. Because he didn‟t like the first pair of trousers, he asked for ____________. 
A. the other ones B. other trousers C. an other trousers D. an other pair 
6. If a patient can‟t walk, he can use _____________ to move around. 
A. an eye chart B. a stretcher C. a wheelchair D. a scale 
7. Would you mind _______ in the front seat of the taxi, Mark? 
A. to sit B. sit C. to sitting D. sitting 
8. Lan is ________ and she has a flower shop in Hanoi. 
A. a flower seller B. a florist C. a flower girl D. a flower lady 
9. The family _____________ when the mailman came. 
A. was sleeping B. is sleeping C. has slept D. have slept 
10. Paul is said __________ the brightest student in class. 
A. was B. being C. to be D. he was 
III. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets. (0) 
is an example for you. 
0. They have all been absolutely (wonder) wonderful! 
1. I don‟t like that film. It‟s very (bore) __________________. 
2. Ho Chi Minh City is (large) _________________ city in Vietnam. 
3. They boy fell asleep during (perform) __________________. 
4. They waited for his (habit) _______________ response. 
5. The male birds are more (colour) _________________ than the females. 
6. Every pupil was very (excite) ______________ about the holiday. 
7. His parents are very proud of his (succeed) _______________. 
8. David Beckham is my (favour) ______________. 
9. I don‟t know how you (celebration) ______________ your birthday. 
10. Some people feel that towns are too (noise) ______________ for them to live in. 
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IV. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (0) is an example for you. 
0. Tom wrote that letter. 
- That letter was written by Tom. 
1. Is this bladder mended by Mr Green. 
- Does Mr Green ___________________________________________ 
2. That girl is very intelligent. 
- What ________________________! 
3.This living-room isn‟t as big as that kitchen. 
- That kitchen ______________________________________________ 
4. Khanh said “You ought to take a break, Huy” 
- Khanh advised ____________________________________________ 
5. We‟ve never met such a famous singer before. 
- It‟s the first time ___________________________________________ 
6. Her hair is long and black. 
- She has __________________________________________________ 
V. Do as directed in parentheses. (0. is an example for you. 
0. I (go). to Dalat 2 years ago. (Supply the correct verb form) 
- I went to Dalat 2 years ago. 
1. The weather was fine. We could go camping. (Combine into one sentence using “enough . . . to”) 
- _____________________________________________________________ 
2) Everyone stopped (laugh) when we (come). (Supply the correct verb form) 
- _____________________________________________________________ 
3) He gave him back the money last Sunday. (Change into the passive voice) 
- _____________________________________________________________ 
4) Putting the knives __________ an electrical socket is dangerous. (Fill in the blank with the 
suitable preposition) 
5) Jeans can‟t be worn at work. (Change into active voice) 
- _____________________________________________________________ 
6) The boy said to the girl “Did you go out last night?”. (Change into reported speech) 
- _____________________________________________________________ 
VI. Complete the following sentences based on the given cues. (0) is an example for you. 
0. get up / six o‟clock / I / often / at. 
- I often get up at six o‟clock. 
1. you / mind / the west lake / telling / would / us / about ? 
- ___________________________________________________________ 
2. could / I / visit / someday / wish / I 
- ___________________________________________________________ 
3. My brother / in central Vietnam / was / 1972 / in / born 
- ___________________________________________________________ 
4. Se you / to / I am / how glad / again ! 
- ___________________________________________________________ 
5. A parting meeting / have / before leaving / you‟d better 
- ___________________________________________________________ 
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VII. Read the article and choose the best answer. (0) is an example for you. 
TRAVELLING IN THE LAKE DISTRICT 
The Lake District is very popular (0) ___________ holidays all year round. Roads leading 
into the area have been improved in (1) ___________ years. Inside the area itself, however, 
many roads are (2) _____________ and winding with steep hills and it may not be safe to drive 
(3) ____________ roads like this when they are (4) _______________ in ice. For the mountain 
walker a word of warning – every season visitors (5) ______________ lost or are injured and (6) 
_____________ to be rescued by the Mountain Rescue teams. This kind of problem can be (7) 
__________________ by following a few simple rules. When exploring the mountains, wear 
warm clothing, sensible boots, take a map, compass and whistle and a small (8) 
_________________ of food. Don‟t go (9) ______________ alone and always tell someone 
where you (10) __________ to go to. 
0. A. to B. with © for D. as for 
1. A. recent B. next C. last D. close 
2. A. thin B. slim C. narrow D. shallow 
3. A. along B. above C. by D. in 
4. A. wrapped B. covered C. drowned D. filled 
5. A. have B. be C. make D. get 
6. A. must B. should C. need D. ought 
7. A. encouraged B. prevented C. arranged D. organised 
8. A. quantity B. weight C. length D. limit 
9. A. for B. by C. with D. off 
10. A. look B. seem C. plan D. know 
VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer: 
Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were 
used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford 
to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn‟t enough time to learn. In any 
case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. 
They wanted booked because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. 
Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks 
and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read. 
The position with computers is very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very 
large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn‟t know how 
to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of 
people not only own microcomputer but also know how to use them. 
Questions: 
1. What happened before printing presses were invented? 
- _________________________________________________________________ 
2. Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented? 
- _________________________________________________________________ 
3. What is common feature of a book and a computer? 
- _________________________________________________________________ 
4. What situation has thoroughly changed nowadays? 
- _________________________________________________________________ 
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TEST 02 
I. Phonetics: Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others. 
 1. A. use B. music C. public D. value 
 2. A. breath B. bread C. dead D. great 
 3. A. bubble B. truck C. pollute D. public 
 4. A. learn B. fear C. clear D. hear 
 5. A. cook B. look C. book D. proof 
 6. A. children B. chorus C. check D. chicken 
 7. A. caps B. jeans C. shirts D. pants 
 8. A. invite B. tropical C. primary D. divide 
 9. A. student B. menu C. fur D. tutor 
 10. A. hot B. here C. hour D. hope 
II. Reading and choose the best answer. 
 Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty- 
four time zones, one hour apart. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty- four hours, 
and weeks with more or fewer than seven days. 
If you make a five- day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone 
every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Traveling West, you set your 
clock back; traveling East, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty - five or 
twenty - three hours. 
If you travel by ship across the Pacific Ocean, you cross the international date line. By 
agreement, this is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your 
calendar one full day, backward or forward. traveling East, today becomes yesterday; traveling 
east, it is tomorrow. 
11. The difference in time between zones is .............................. 
A. seven days B. more than seven days 
C. one hour D. twenty - four hours 
12. From this selection it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean ....................... 
A. is in one time zone B. is divided into twenty - four zones 
C. can't be crossed in five days D. is divided into five time zones 
13. If you cross the ocean going East, you set clock .......................................... 
A. ahead by twenty - three hours B. ahead one hour in each new time zone 
C. back one full day for each time zone D. ahead one hour for the whole trip 
14. The international date line is the name for ......................... 
A. the beginning of any new time zone B. any time zone in the Pacific Ocean. 
C. the point where a new day begins D. any point where time changes by one hour 
15. The best title for this selection is .......................... 
A. How Time Zones Were Set Up B. Crossing the International Date Line 
C. how Time Changes Around the World D. A trip Across the Atlantic 
III. Reading and choose the best answer from A,B,C or D. 
 Compost is a wonderful natural resource that helps plants grow well. Today I am going to 
tell you (16)........ to start a compost heap. First we must use only household and garden 
matter (17)...... tea leaves and egg shells, but we must (18)........ them first. 
Don't use any meat or grain products because this attracts rats. Find a place (19)....... 
your garden that gets a few hours of sunlight each day. The (20)....... also needs moisture 
but it will get this from condensation. Cover the heap with a sheet of strong- plastic if the 
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weather is wet. Keep adding to pile and after six months, your compost can be used for your 
fields , gardens. 
 16. A. why B. how C. where D. what 
 17. A. include B. to include C. included D. including 
 18. A. wash B. to wash C. washing D. washed 
 19. A. on B. for C. at D. in 
 20. A. glass B. cans C. compost D. bottles 
IV. Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D. 
21. Minh is interested .................. the history of Viet nam. 
A. on B. in C. about D. at 
22. A new school ................... in our neighborhood right now. 
A. is built B. is being built C. is building D. is being build 
23. My car .................... yesterday by him. 
A. was repaired B. has been repaired C. is repaired D. can be repaired 
24. My nephew .................... to stay with me next weekend. 
A. come B. is coming C. will come D. comes 
25. ....................... does he have to work so hard? - To earn more money. 
A. Why B. Who C. What D. When 
26. Thank for inviting me to the ........................ festival. 
A. rice- cooked B. cooking- rice C. rice- cooking D. cooked- rice 
27. Children should ............................... to bed early. 
A. gone B. go C. goes D. went 
28. Don't worry about us. We can ................... 
A. look ourselves B. look for ourselves C. look after our self D. look after ourselves 
29. She walked ............... the kitchen and put her packages ................... the table. 
A. in/ into B. on/ into C. into/ in D. into/ on 
30. I saw Peter at the party last night. He .................... a red dress 
A. wore B. was wearing C. had worn D. wears 
31. your hair is long. It needs ....................... 
A. cut B. cutting C. to cut D. had cut 
32. We have learnt English ............................ three years. 
A. at B. for C. in D. since 
33. You ................... forget what I told you. It is very important. 
A. must B. have to C. can't D. mustn't 
34. He doesn't look ...................... to be a famous boxer. 
A. enough strong B. strong enough C. weak enough D. too weak 
35. My friend Nam is .................. He loves giving things to other people. 
A. skilled B. friendly C. direct D. generous 
V. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English 
36. “I come from Canada”. He said he comes from Canada. 
 A B C D 
 37. I‟m bored and I wonder if you could to tell me what to do your fun. 
 A B C D 
 38. Thank for invite me to the rice –cooking contest of your school. 
 A B C D 
 39. I am interesting in the rice – cooking contest you organized yesterday. 
 A B C D 
 40. We don‟t want to go out tonight because it is rain. 
 A B C D 
 41. Nam has learnt English since three years. 
 A B C D 
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 42. He is very happy now. Because his bike is repaired yesterday. 
 A B C D 
 43. She is enough old to drive her car. 
 A B C D 
 44. “I can fix the faucets”. He said he can fix the faucets 
 A B C D 
45. I don‟t know where is he living now. 
 A B C D 
VI. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given. 
46.. What „s the weight of your suit case? 
- How. 
47. Speaking English fluently is not easy. 
- It  
48. John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man. 
- John used  
49. “ Why do you want the job?” He asked me 
- He asked me  
50. “Do you like learning English?” 
- She asked us  
51. They built this house in 1995. 
- This house  
52. He cleans his room. 
- His room  
53. You can‟t go to school unless you get a bike. 
- If you . 
54. They will ask you a lot of questions. 
- You  
55. They don‟t use this computer. 
- This computer  
VII. Writing: Write a letter to a friend about your neighborhood. These questions may help you. 
- Where do you live? - What does your house look like? 
- What can you see from your bedroom window? - How far is it from your home to school? 
- How do you go to school? 
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TEST 03 
I. Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. 
1. A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough 
2. A. chair B. cheap C. chorus D. child 
3. A physics B. basic C. sailor D. subject 
II. Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. 
4. A. advice B. beauty C. picture D. postcard 
5. A. scissors B. object C. wardrobe D. transmit 
III. Choose the best option to complete these following sentences. 
6. Don‟t worry about us. We can _________ ourselves. 
A. look B. look for C. look after D. look at 
7. Please answer the phone when it ___________. 
A. is ringing B. ringing C. rang D. rings 
8. I can‟t stand Jack. He _____ always ______ his dirty dishes on the table. 
A. does/leave B. has/left C. is/leaving D. was/leaving 
9. Don‟t touch that chair. It ___________ . 
A. was painted B. is being painted C. is painted D. has just been 
painted 
10. Why don‟t you ___________ your hat? It‟s sunny today. 
A. put on B. put out C. take off D. take on 
11. I „m delighted _________ you passed your exam. 
A. that B. to C. in order to D. so that 
12. The flight __________ at 6.00 has been delayed. 
A. leave B. leaves C. leaving D. left 
13. Some of the products are at cheaper__________. 
A. prices B. costs C. prizes D. charges 
14. If you want any further information please__________ the head- office. 
A. relate B. contact C. connect D. combine 
15. The bus service is free in the evenings and _________the weekends. 
A. in B. on C. at D. B and C are right 
16. He tries to give up smoking but he couldn‟t break the _________. 
A. hobby B. habit C. pastime D. favor 
17. His _________towards me is very strange. 
A. behave B. behavior C. behaved D. behaving 
18. She ___________her old friend on the street yesterday morning. 
A. came over B. came up with C. came across D. came on 
19. He is fond of _________by train so he can admire the sight along the railway. 
A. travel B. travelling C. to travel D. travelled 
20. I got _______when I tried to find the platform. 
A. lose B. lost C. loss D. loose 
21. You should practice_________ English to talk to your foreign friends. 
A. to speak B. speak C. spoke D. speaking 
22. I tried my_______not to laugh. 
A. good B. well C. better D. best 
23. It_______the coldest day in Ha Noi for 40 years. 
A. has B. was C. is D. has been 
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24. Tim‟s teacher asked him to spend more time_______Spanish pronunciation. 
A. in B. of C. at D. on 
25. How much is the car_______.in Japan? 
A. makes B. making C. to make D. made 
26. Thank you very much _______ the Christmas gift . 
A. of B. with C. for D. about 
27. _______ she plays the piano! 
A. How well B. How good C. What well D. What good 
28. These houses_______100 years ago. 
A. are built B. built C. were built D. build 
29. I prefer tea_______coffee. 
A. rather B. than C. more D. to 
30. Can you help me_______this exercise? 
A. do B. doing C. did D. does 
31. Everybody loves her because she is an............... girl. 
A. interesting B. interested C. interests D. anxious 
32. The red bicycle is not as expensive _______the blue one. 
A. so B. like C. more D. as 
33. Tom as well as his dog_______ here now. 
A. is B. are C. was D. were 
34. None of this money________ right now. 
A. belong to B. belongs to C. belonged to D. belonging to 
35. He made me ________ it all over again. 
A. do B. doing C. to do D. did 
36. You don‟t have to_______ anything. Just nod your head and he will understand. 
A. to say B. saying C. said D. say 
37. A: “Need I wait for you at the airport?” B:  Yes, you _______. 
A. need B. must C. may D. can 
38. Did you remember ________ him the money? 
A. to give B. giving C. gave D. give 
39. When you want to answer the teacher‟s questions you should _________your hand. 
A. rise B. lift C. raise D. give 
40. When you travel by public transport you must pay _________. 
A. fare B. fee C. salary D. tax 
IV. Give the word formation of the one in CAPITAL. 
41. Relax for some minutes and you‟ll feel more ________________. 
42. The child should be punished of his bad _________________. 
43. Mr. Minh has made an ________________to see us at 3 o‟clock. 
44. Bell_________________ demonstrated his invention. 
45. __________________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. 
46. Every day, there are two _________ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. 
47.Each of my friends has a ____________character. 
48. My uncle often spends his freetime doing volunteer work at a local_______ 
49. By recycling we can save ___________resources. 
50.Our teacher always ___________us to work hard. 
COMFORT 
BEHAVE 
ARRANGE 
SUCCESS 
FORTUNATE 
FLY 
DIFFER 
ORPHAN 
NATURE 
COURAGE 
V. Give the correct form or tense of verbs. 
A. He spends most of his free time(lie)(51)................ on the couch and(watch)(52)................TV. 
B. I can‟t help (laugh ) (53)............................when I see that clown. 
C. I‟ll remember(send ) (54)........................you a postcard when I reach London 
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D. My uncle (not/ be) (55). out of his house since he (buy) (56) a color TV. 
E. Tell him (bring) (57) ........................... his bike inside. 
F. Please stop (talk) (58) 
G. How long you (know) (59) Mrs Chi? 
H. Would you mind if I (take)(60).. you a cup of coffee? 
VI. Find the mistakes in the following sentence and correct them 
61. Let‟s gathering somewhere for a coffee after this wonderful meeting. 
 A B C D 
62. I look forward to hear from my mother in Singapore. 
 A B C D 
63. They turn in the radio to listen to some news. 
 A B C D 
64. I will come and stay with you and your family on March . 
 A B C D 
65. People said we ought to spend at least a little weeks at the seaside a year. 
 A B C D 
66. My dear friends, I wish you will visit us someday this summer. 
 A B C D 
67. Let‟s practise listening to English programs in the radio. 
 A B C D 
68. There is many information in the seven o‟clock news. 
 A B C D 
69. They denied to steal the money in the bank last week. 
 A B C D 
70. Unfortunate, We caught the last bus and we returned home late at night. 
 A B C D 
VII. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word. 
 The country is (71).beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people 
think so, and go to the country (72)their summer holiday though they can‟t live 
(73)..all the year round. Some have houses were built in the village near their city 
(74)that they can go there whenever (75)..find the time. 
 English villages are not alike, but (76)..some ways they are not very different from 
(77).other. Almost every village (78)..a church, the round or square tower of which 
can (79).seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church 
(80).where people are buried. 
VIII. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket: 
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the 
whole idea quite terrifying, (81) ................. flying is no more dangerous (82) ......................any 
other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that 
most accident occurs (83) .................taking off and landing when a (84) ......................decisions 
are vitally important. 
The people (85) ............. job it is to look (86)........... the passengers, the stewards and 
stewardesses play an important part in helping passengers to (87)................ safe and 
comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being (88) .............such care of is all part of the total 
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experience. (89) ........... other form of travel involves waiting for people in quite the same (90) 
................ , with food, drink, newspapers, magazins, music, and even video films. 
81. A. although B. too C. and D. because 
82. A. than B. as C. then D. with 
83. A. while B. during C. for D. through 
84. A. leader‟s B. chief‟s C. driver‟s D. pilot‟s 
85. A. whose B. which C. their D. that 
86. A. for B. up C. after D. round 
87. A.feel B. rest C. experience D. lie 
88. A. given B. kept C. shown D. taken 
89. A. Any B. No C. All D. Not 
90. A. way B. kind C. sort D. part 
IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first: 
91. The last time we saw him was in 1998. 
 We haven‟t 
92. She said, “I‟m living in Hai Duong now”. 
 She said... 
93. Both of the chairs are uncomfortable. 
 Neither of.. 
94. Peter spent three hours on repairing his computer. 
 It 
95. He doesn‟t lets anyone smoke in his house. 
 He hardly allowed 
96. He is the most intelligent girl in her family. 
 No one  
97. She would rather play golf than play tennis. 
 She prefers 
98. He made his children study hard late at night. 
 He forced 
99. You can‟t take this book away. 
 This book 
100. Your younger brother is too weak to lift that box. 
 Your brother is not 
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TEST 04 
I. Which word is differently pronounced ? Circle the letter A, B, C or D: 
1. A. business B. send C. noisy D. workers 
2. A. hour B. horn C. high D. home 
3 A. finished B. stopped C. pronounced D. closed 
4. A. few B. threw C. knew D. new 
5. A. corn B. carriage C. city D. car 
6. A. wear B. where C. hair D. here 
7. A. both B. dozen C. close D. so 
8. A. shoot B. food C. poor D. mood 
9. A. laughter B. caught C. taught D. daughter 
10. A. the B. them C. they D. three 
II. Choose the best by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D: 
1. I sometimes stay .................. bed until lunchtime. 
A. in B. on C. at D. by 
2. He has gone abroad. He will return .................... 
A. for two years B. in two years C. for two years ago D. in next two years 
3. Please .................. the radio, it‟s too noisy. 
A. slow down B. turn down C. put down D. let down 
4. .................. to swim across a flooded river. 
A. Dangerous B. Very dangerous is C. There has danger D. It‟s dangerous 
5. Every car ........ a number at the back and front. 
A. is having B. have C. has D. are having 
6. The singers were at the microphone at the time of the broadcast. ....................... . 
A. It was a successful broadcast C. It was a charity broadcast 
B. It was an education broadcast D. It was a live broadcast 
7. Good morning Susan. This is my sister, Emily. ................................... . 
A. What do you do? B. How do you do? C. What do you like? D. Don't I meet you? 
8. ........................... , Sir? - Fruit salad, please. 
A. What would you like for dessert B. What dessert you would like 
C. How would you like for dessert D. How dessert would like 
9. Could you tell me.................. to get to the bank? 
A. where B. what C. how D. place 
10.You did very..................in your study. 
A. good B. excellent C. bad D. well 
11. Wait a minute I want to .................. a picture of you and the baby. 
A. take B. give C. make D. do 
12. Airmail is much ................... than surface mail. 
A. expensive B. very expensive C. more expensive D. most expensive 
13. No one can make me ......... my mind ? 
A. change B. changing C. to change D. changed 
14. What are you cooking in that saucepan ? It ............. good. 
A. makes B. feels C. smells D. tastes 
15. This is my book and ......................... . 
A. that are yours B. those are your C. that are your D. those are yours 
16. Lan's got dark hair, but ..................... is fair. 
A. his brother's hair B. his brother hairs C. his brother hair D. his brother hair's 
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17. When is your birthday, Ann ? - It's ........................ . 
A. on the thirty-one of July B. on the thirty-first of July 
C. on July the thirty-one D. in July the thirty-first 
18. Tommy is a better swimmer than Tony. 
A. No one can swim as well as Tommy and Tony. 
B. Tommy is the best swimmer of all, apart from Tony. 
C. Tony can‟t swim so well as Tommy. 
D, Tony can‟t be better than Tommy. 
19. Christine finds it easy to make friends. 
A. It is easy to make friends to Christine B. Christine has no difficulty making friends. 
C. Christine has a lot of friends. D. Christine is fond of making friends. 
20. She started learning English 3 years ago 
A. She started learning English 3 years. B. She has learnt English for 3 years. 
C. She started learning English since 3 years. D. She learnt English since 3 years. 
21. Walking a mile a day is good exercise. 
A. It is good exercise for walking a mile a day. 
B. It is good exercise walking a mile a day. 
C. It is good exercise to walk a mile a day. 
D. It is good exercise to walking a mile a day. 
22. We / collect stamps. 
A. We likes collecting stamps C. We like to colleting stamps 
B. We likes stamps collect D. We enjoy collecting stamps. 
23. What time / you / work ? 
A. What time you work ? C. What time do you start work ? 
B. What time do you go work ? D. What time do you go to work ? 
24. I / ski / the winter / sometimes. 
A. I ski the winter sometimes. C. I sometimes go skiing in the winter. 
B. I ski on winter sometimes. D. I sometimes go to ski in winter. 
25. He / weak / that job. 
A. He is too weak to do that job. C. He doesn't week to do that job. 
B. He is weak doing that job. D. He does that job weak. 
III. Give the correct tense or form of the verb in brackets: 
1. He couldn't make his motor bike (start ) ............................ this morning. 
2. I dislike (listen ) ......... to music while (do) .................................. my homework. 
3. These tigers used (keep) ............................... in iron cages . 
4. What you (do) ........ when I (phone) .................................... you last night ? 
5. When we entered his room, we (see) ..................