Tổng hợp bài tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH 8
I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. looked 	 B. watched 	C. carried 	D. stopped
2. A. unite 	 B. underline 	C. university 	D. uniform
3. A. character 	B. children 	 C. teacher 	D. change
II. Circle the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others. 
4. A. realize 	B. improve 	C. possible 	D. comfortable
5. A. comfort 	B. nation 	C. apply 	D. moment
III. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D. 
1. Are you interested...........playing badminton after class?
	A. in	B. with	C. on	D. for
2. "What.........going to Hanoi tomorrow? " 
	A. to	B. in	C. about	D. for
3. Hoa works very..........so she always gets good marks.
	A. badly	B. good	C. hardly	D. hard
4. The building was built .........1962 and 1969.
	A. between	B. from	C. since	D. for
5. This school..........in 1997
	A. built	B. is built	C. was built	D. has built
6. Of all my friends, Hoa is.............
	A. the tallest	B. the most tallest	C. taller	D. more taller
7. Would you mind if Ia photo ?
	A. take	B. took	C. would take	D. am going to take
8. Last week I my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. got	B. brought	C. fetch D. took
9. Are you proud.your country and its tradition ?
A. about	B. on	 	C. of	 D. for
10. Do you collect stamps or other things ?	- Yes, I am a stamp.
	A. collecting	B. collector	C. collect 	 D. collection
11. It is very dangerous .. in the polluted environment.
A. to live 	B. lives 	C. living 	D. live
12. Our .. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature 	B. natural 	C. naturing 	D. naturally
13. His car is the same color . my uncle’s.
A. alike	 B. as 	C. like 	D. to
14. This ruler .. of plastic. 
A. make 	B. made 	C. is making 	D. is made
15. I take part .. most youth activities of my school.
A. in 	B. of 	C. on 	D. at
III. Read the passage, then state whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
 Taj Mahal is the most famous of all India’s ancient buildings and a prime monument of Mughal Art. It was built as the mausoleum of Arjumand Banu Bagam, know as Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Shan Janhan. The Taj Mahal was built on the Yamuna river in 1630. It took 22 years to construct; 20,000 men were said to have been involved in the project. The tomb is over 73 meters high, and is lavishly decorated with Koranic inscriptions and carved relief. 
 Say whether these statements are True or False: 
1. Taj Mahal is the most famous ancient building of the world 
2. Taj Mahal was built for Mumtaz Mahal 
3. 20.000 men and women were said to be involved in the project 
4. It was completed in 1652 
IV. Read the letter, and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each numbered space.
Dear Amy
Thank you a lot (1)________your last letter. It was a nice surprise to(2)_________from
you. I’m sorry I haven’t written(3)________you earlier but I had to organize
somethings concerning my trip
As you probadly remember I’ve always wanted to(4)________some unusual places. 
And now, at least, off I went. But you’d never guess(5)________I’ve chosen to spend 
my holiday. It’s Antarctica. You would never think (6)________it,wouldn’t you? I’m 
so(7)________about the weather event
 I’d like to(8)_________you when I got back
 1. A. to B.for C.with D.at
 2. A.hear B.see C.meet D.think
 3. A.to B.for C.about D.of
 4. A.come B go C. visit D. spend
 5. A.why B. where C.what D.when
 6. A.at B.for C.in D.of
 7. A.like B.interested C.fond D.excited
 8. A.hear B. wait C. meet D. hope
V. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A.arrive B. sight C. island D.prison
2. A. head B.beach C. weather D.heavy
3. A.stopped B.missed C. needed D.looked
4. A. festival B.departure C.separate D. yell
VI. These are incomplete sentences. Circle the letter A, B, C or D as your best choice to complete each sentence.
A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called..
	A. water fetch contest	B. water- fetching contest
	C. fetching water contest	D. fetch water contest
 The doorbell rang while Tam television
	A. was watching	B. is watching	C. watches	D. watched
Do you mind if I . this composition for me
	A. corrected	B. am correcting	C. correct	D. correcting
We should use cloth bags.plastic bags to reduce garbage
	A. full of	B. instead of	C. afraid of	D. replace of
Tam said to his teacher “Will we have a test tomorrow?”.
	A. Tam asked his teacher if they would have a test the following day
	B. Tam asked his teacher if they would have a test tomorrow
	C Tam asked his teacher if we would have a test the following day
	D. Tam asked his teacher if they will have a test the following day	
8. The watch..of gold was given to me by my uncle on my 14th birthday
 A. that made	B. making	C. makes	D. made
9. .Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876
 A. The telephone is invented by Alexander graham Bell in 1876
	B. The telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell
	C. The telephone was invented By Alexander Graham Bell in 1876
	D. The telephone are invented By Alexander Graham Bell in 1876
 10. Donna works in a shop that sells flowers and plants. She ‘s ________.
	A. baker	B. farmer	C. gardener	D. florist
 11. _________ is a mountain with a hole in the top where fire , gas and lava 
 sometimes come out.
	A. volcano	B. valley 	C. hill	D. mount
 12. Nga showed the tourist where ________ a map of the city.
 	A. get	B. to get	C. getting	D. got
VII. There are 6 blanks in the following passage. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank by marking A, B, C or D.
 Tet is a national and (1) _____ festival in Vietnam. It is occasion for every Vietnamese to be returned to think (2)______ their past activities and hope for good luck when the year to come.
 Before Tet all houses are white washed and (3) _______with yellow apricot flowers and colorful lanterns. Everybody is looking (4) _______ to a more favorite life.
(5) _______the New Year’s Eve, children are smartly dressed. They are hoping to (6)_____ money put in a small red envelopes as they are wishing longevity to their grandparents and parents. Wrong doings should be absolutely avoided on these days. 
1. A. traditional	B. modern	C. music	D. summer
2. A. after	B. to	C. about	D. for
3. A. decorate	B. decorated	C. decorating 	D. decorates
4. A. forward	B. for	C. after	D. at
5. A. In	B. At	 C. On	 D. When
6. A. make	 	B. but	C. sell	 D. receive
VIII. Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions about it.
 The Seven Wonders of the world is a widely known list of seven popular sites of classical antiquity.
 The earliest known version of the list was compiled in the 2nd century BC by Antipater of Sidon. It only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim where sightseers could typically travel safety.
 Of these wonders, the only one that was survived to the present day is the Great Pyramid of Giza. The existence of the Hanging Gardens has not been definitively proven. Records show that the other five wonders were destroyed by natural disasters.
1. What is the passage written about?
	A. The Great Pyramid of Giza	C. The Seven Wonders of the World
	B. Antipater of Sidon	D. The existence of the Hanging Gardens
2. Which of the following could replace the word “ popular” in line 2 ?
	A. famous	B. wonderful	C. amazing	D. interesting
3. . The earliest version of the list of the seven wonders of the world _________.
 A. was compiled in the 2nd century	
 B. was compiled by Antipater of Sidon	 
	C. only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim 
	D. all are correct
4. Today we can see _________.
 A. all of the Seven Wonders of the World C. the Hanging Gardens
 B. only the Great Pyramid of Giza 	 D. 5 of the 7 wonders of the world
IX. Rewrite the following sentences.
Can I turn on the TV?
 Would you mind..?
They use recycled plastic to make toys and utensils.
 Recycled ...
The last time I played tennis was in 1990.
 I haven’t 
 4. Is Phong Nha the most beautiful cave in Viet Nam?
 The tourist asked ...
X. Use these sets of suggested words to write a story.
 Last year class 8B had a terrible experience. Once weekend, they decided to go for a 
 picnic to Cuc Phuong National park 
a. Soon after/ arrive/ the park/ start to rain
b.They/ have to wait/ two hours/ bus/ before rain/ stop.
c. They/ get out of/ bus/ lunch.
d. After lunch/ they/ begin to explore/ park/ groups of four students.
e. Unluckily/ it begin/ rain heavily again.
f. Everybody/ get wet/ decide/ leave park/ without/ watching anything. 
XI. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences: 
1. Nga showed Nhi where _________ tickets.
A. get 	B. to get 	C. getting 	D. got 
2. Mrs. Smith invited Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while she ________ the USA.
A. visit 	B. visited	C. was visiting 	D. have visited
3. Lan _____ her raincoat home.
A. always forgot 	 B. always forget 
C. has always forgotten D. is always forgetting 
4. I _______ do it for you. I promise.
A. will	B. should 	C. would 	D. may 
5. I watched the film ________ by Walt Disney last week.
A. produce 	B. produced 	C. producing 	D. to produced 
6. Would you mind if I ________ you for help?
A. ask 	B. to ask 	C. asking 	D. asked 
7. She asked her student _______ all the homework.
A. do 	B. to do 	C. did 	D. does 
8. Did your school hold a ________ contest last week?
A. flowers – arranged 	B. flower – arrange 	
C. flower – arranging 	 D. flowers-arranged
9. Ha Long Bay is recognized _____ UNESCO _____ a World Heritage Site.
A. by  for 	B. with  as	C. by  as 	D. for  by 
10. I’d _____ you didn’t smoke in my room.
A. like 	B. rather 	C. better 	D. mind 
11. She asked the guide _____ Phong Nha cave was the most beautiful cave in Viet Nam.
A. where 	B. which 	C. whether	D. what 
12. The woman _____ the blue shirt is my mother.
A. wear 	B. wearing 	C. worn 	D. to wear 
13. The custom of decorating Christmas tree _____ to America in the 1800s.
A. spread 	B. was spread 	C. spreads 	D. was spreading 
14. _____ is used for making paper.
A. Gain product 	B. Compost 	C. Tire 	D. Wood pulp
15. Angkor Wat is one of the largest ________ in the world.
A. churches 	B. pagodas 	C. temples 	D. tombs
16. She hasn’t finished the letter__________.
A. already 	B. just 	C. yet 	D. never 
17.”Would you mind if I took a photo?” ______________.
A. I hope so.	 	 B.Don’t forget. 
C. No problem	 	 D.I’d rather you didn’t
18. Miss Lien asked her students __________throw used things away.
A. don’t	 	B. not	 	C. to not	 D. not to
19.The __________have to cook rice in this rice –cooking contest.
A.freshman	 B.contestant	 C.participants	 D. competitor	
20.Ha Long Bay , one of the most picturesque sights in Vietnam, was__________by
UNESCO as World Heritage Site.
A. realized	 B. known C.signed	 D. recognized
XII. Read the passage and then answer the questions: 
Viet Nam is a country in the South – East Asia. It has an area of 329,566 km. Hanoi is the capital and Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city. The population of Viet Nam is about 80 million. It has age-old culture and long tradition of fighting against foreign invaders. Viet Nam is now a member country of ASEAN and many other international originations such as APEC, WTO
Viet Nam exports rice, coffee and many other farm products. Viet Nam has lots of tourist attractions and World Heritage Sites such as Ha Long Bay, Phong Nha Cave, Hoi An Ancient Town, My Son Sanctuary, etc. Vietnamese people are proud of their country. They have been trying hard to build into a power and prosperous one. 
Where is Viet Nam located? 
....... 
 2. What is the area of Viet Nam?
.......
3. What does Viet Nam export?
.......
 4. Name some World Heritage Sites in Viet Nam.
.......
XIII. Do the sentences as directed: 
1. “ Does your father work here?” Nam asked Mai.
Nam asked Mai 	
2. John will collect me at the airport.
I	.
3. Following your directions is difficult.
It is 	
4. He likes swimming and sunbathing.
He is ....
XIV. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. deaf	B. beat	C. lead	D. teach
2. A. safe	B. mall	C. nature	D. face
3. A. invited	B. liked	C. ended	D. wanted
4. A. like	B. wide	C. oponion	D. file
XV. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D. 
1. Phong Nha Cave is in the _________ of Viet Nam.
 A. southern B. northern C. south D. north
2. She asked me __________ I liked coffee.
 A. as B. if C. or D. and
3. Millions of Christmas cards ______every year.
 A. were sent B. are sent C. send D. will send
4. Taj Mahal is _______ famous of all India’s ancient buildings.
 A. more B. most C. the most D. best
5. My mother is very keen ________ growing roses.
 A. on B. in C. of D. about
6. A test in which participants have to fetch water is called _______.
 A. water-fetch contest B. fetching-water contest
 C. water-fetching contest. D. fetch-watering contest
7. He said that he would come there _______.
 A. tomorrow B. the following 
 C. the following day D. next day
8. Do you mind ________out your cigarette - No, of course not.
 A. put B. putting C. to put D. is putting
9. A workman who repairs water–pipes is called ______.
 A. plumber B. worker C. farmer D. repairer
10. Finally, we decided __________to the cinema.
 A. going B. go C. to go D. gone
11. The girl __________next to Lan is a new student
 A. standing B. stand C. to stand D. stood
12. I promise I ______on time. – I hope so.
 A. come B. will come C. came D. has
13. We're looking forward to_________ you earlier.
 A. see B. seeing C. saw D. be seeing
14. There is an/a ______. Please send an ambulance to Thang Long school.
 A. elevation B. emergency C. first-aid D. wound
15. Nam wrote the note on the board in order to ______ his classmates about the change in schedule.
 A. inform B. informs C. informing D. informed
16. Phong Nha Cave now is a famous tourist_______.
 A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attractively
17. The heads of four American presidents are ________ into the rock at Mount Rushmore.
 A. painted B. built C. seen D. carved
18. Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs ________ performed for people in towns and villages.
 A. are B. were C. will be D. have been
19. Thank you ________ inviting me to the rice-cooking festival.
 A. for B. at C. to D. of
20. Nga showed Nhi where ________ tickets.
 A. get B. to get C. getting D. got
XVI. Read the passage then answer questions below.
Hello, My name is David. I work for a construction company. I have worked for this company for nearly 5 years. We build roads, dams, brigdes and things like that. At the moment my company is producing a plan for a new motorway. I usually work in the roads department, but this month I am working in the department that builds brigdes, so my whole working day is different just now . I normally spend a lot of time outdoors, because I have to go to the construction sites. But with my new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop. Now I am testing a model of one of the new brigdes. I enjoy it a lot, because I have learned a lot of new things.
1.How long has David worked for his construction company ?
2.What is his company doing at the moment ?
3.Where does he usually worked ?
4.Is he working in the roads department this month ?
5.Why does he spend a lot of time outdoors ?
6.What is he testing now ?
XVII. Rewrite sentences with equivalent meaning.
1.We plan to collect used glass, paper, cans and send them for recycling.
We are..
2.The children liked to walk in the rain.
The children enjoy ...
3. “ Please wait for me outside the office ?”
Miss Jackson asked me
4.They often lived in Paris when they were young .
They used
5.I am lucky . I have a lot of friends .
I am lucky enough .
6.Shall we go to the cinema tonight ?
Let’s ..
7.You should study harder this semester .
You ought .
8.The last time I saw him was in 1985.
I haven’t 
9.When did you begin to learn English ?
How long ..
10.”Don’t walk on the grass.” - The gardener said to me .
The gardener told me ....
XVIII. Read the passage then answer the questions.
In the first year of lower secondary school. I had some difficulties in learning English. My pronunciation of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them .One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom .She took me to the school library and showed me cassette of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar . “Now I think you know what you should do” said she .I made much progress and only one year later I won the first prize in the English speaking contest held for secondary school students in my hometown .
1.What difficuties did Nam have in learning English in the first year ?
.
2.Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson ?
.
3.Where did they go after that ?	
.....
4.What did the teacher show him then ?
.
5.What did she tell him to improve his English grammar ?
.
6.What did he win one year later ?
.
XIX. Fill in each blank with a correct preposition: in, on, at, for, from, of, after:
1.They are very proud  their new clothes.
2.You should work harder your Spanish pronunciation.
3.How much time do you spend  English?
4.Try to learn the meaning of the new words  heart.
5.I got good grade English and history.
6.Please wait me a few minutes.
7. I’ll see you  Monday.
8. I’m going to Laos January.
9. We must be there  8.30 and 9.15.
10. The bank closes .3pm. If you arrive3pm, the bank will be closed.
11. I’ll be home seven because I want to see the seven o’clock news.
12. I used to live  a farm when I was young.
13. The prince immediately fell love with the girl.
14. I used to look  my younger sisters and brothers.
15.The post office is not far .. my house
16.Let’s meetthe City Theater 7 o’clock.
17.I was born December 18th, 2002 Tu Nham.
18.He worked  deaf-mutes Boston University.
19.Mrs.Lien said you could reach her  8 603 423.
20. Mary wants to live and work.........New York.
21. My mother is working.........the farm.
22. I am standing.....................the crossroad. I don’t know whether to turn left, turn right or go straight on.
23. At present, I am.........home while my friends are.........school.
24. They congratulated the speaker..his speech.
25. I'm not very good..making decisions.
26. I was born June 16th. I was born.........1949. I am a doctor. I work .................. a big hospital. I go to work.........5:00 A.M.
XX. Read the passage carefully, then write true (T) or false (F) for each statement:
Do you have any close friends ? I think everybody at least has one close friend in their life. And so do I. I have two close friends, Hanh and Mai.We are in the same class at the primary school, and then secondary school. We are also neighbor so we spend most of our time in learning and playing together. Hanh is a beautiful girl with big black eyes and an oval rosy face. She is an intelligent student who is always at the top of the class. She likes reading,and she often goes to the library whenever she has free time. Mai isn’t as beautiful as Hanh, but she has a lovely smile and looks very healthy. Mai is very sporty. She spends most of her free time playing sports. Mai is a volleyball star of our school. She is also sociable and has a good sense of humor. Her jokes always make us laugh. I love both of my friends and I always hope our friendship will never die.
* Check True (T) or False (F):
. 1. The writer formed her close friendship at Primary school. 
. 2. The writer lives far from her friends.
. 3. Hanh always spends her free time in the library
. 4. Mai is good at sport
. 5. Mai’s friends sometimes get tired of her jokes.
. 6. The writer hopes to have a lasting friendship.
XXI. Read the message below. Write the telephone message.
A customer telephoned the Vietravel Tourist Company on April 20th at 10.30 a.m. his name was Mr.Tan and he wanted to speak to Mr. Thanh, the manager. Mr.Thanh was out. So Mr.Son took a message. Mr Tan call about his family’s tour to Singapore and Malaysia. He said Mr.Thanh could reach him at 08883445632 in the afternoon.
 Date: .
 Time: 
 For:...
 Messages: ...
 ...
 ...
 Taken by: 
XXII. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.
25.The principal said “ I am very pleased to award prizes to many good students”.
The principal
26.Would you mind if I sat here?
Do you mind?
27.Why don’t we change the schedule so that everyone can come?
How about...?
28. “Are you going to visit Ha Long Bay, Hoa?” asked Mai.
Mai asked..
29.The woman is my mother. She understand me best.
The woman
30.People speak English in the most international conferences.
English...
XXIII. Read the passage and do below requests.
Mid-fall festival or Mid-Autumn festival is one of the popular celebrations in the Viet Nam. Every year, it's on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. It's organized so that people celebrate the largest full moon in the year. In festival, children wear masks, parade on the street, have parties with special cakes and lots of fruits.
Last week, at my school, we also organized activities to celebrate the festival. The activity I liked most is starlight-showing. I felt very happy when taking part in it because it made me exited and helped me remember about my childish.
* Check True (T) or False (F):
 .......... 1. Mid-fall festival is the same as Mid-Autumn festival.
 .......... 2. It's on the October, 15th .
 .......... 3. Children often eat chicken in the festival.
* Answers these questions:
 4. What do children wear in the festival?
 5. Do they eat cakes and fruits ?
 6. Why did the writer very happy when taking part in the festival ?
XXIV. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1. Do you want to visit Ho Chi Minh City?
She asked me 
2. Could you send the letter for me?
Would you mind..?
3. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1823.
The poem..
4. "We are waiting for the school bus", said the children.
The children said that..
5. She said: "Can you speak Spanish, Minh?"
She asked Minh
6. The Smiths have tidied the house for Tet.
The house..
7. The young man said, “I have to go to Cairo tomorrow”.
The young man..
8. “Do you have any friends in this town?”, she asked me.
She asked me.
XXV. Write complete sentences.
1. Sydney Opera House / complete / 1973.
.....
2. Nhi asked Nga / she know / My Son.
.
3. You / finish / homework / yet, Ba?
.?
4. We / delighted / you / interested / protect / environment.
...
5. While / I / dinner / phone / ring.
...........
6. Eiffel Tower / design / Alexandre Gustave Eiffel / 1889.
..
7. Nam / is studying / hard / in order / keep pace / his classmates.
..
8. She / always / want / improve her English.
..
9. They / play / tennis / at 10:30 / yesterday morning.
.
10. I / have / wonderful time / Sydney / last year.
.