1. REVIEWING EXERCISES FOR THE SECOND TERM- TEST
GRADE 8
I. Choose the suitable options :
1. I’ll tell her what …………………… next.
A. do B. did C. doing D. to do
2. Their children are always …………………… loud noise at night.
A. make B. making C. to make D. made
3. They study hard …………………… pass the exam.
A. in order to B. because C. so D. want
4. I promises I …………………… do that again.
A. should B. won’t C. can D. must
5. It’s unhealthy …………………… a lot of fast food.
A. to eat B. eat C. eating D. ate
6. The appliances ………………… in Germany are really good.
A. was made B. were made C. made D. making
7. Would you mind if I …………………… some photos?
A. taking B. took C. take D. to take
8. The man ………………… a red suit is Santa Claus.
A. wearing B. wears C. wear D. is wearing
9. Would you mind …………………… me the way to the post office?
A. show B. showed C. showing D. to show
10. I am excited …………………… in the trip around the capital .
A. join B. to join C. joined D. joins
11. Cool the burns immediately so as to ……………………tissue damage.
A. ease B. relieve C. minimize D. maximize
12. The lane is ……………………Nguyen Trai Street and Tran Hung Dao Street.
A. near B. between C. beside D. on
13. Milk …………………… to the houses by the milkman every day.
A. brings B. is bring C. is brought D. has brought
14. We were delighted ……………………your letter last week.
A. getting B. to get C. get D. got
15. Milk bottles can be …………………… after being cleaned.
A. recycled B. thrown away C. broken D. reused
16. This project …………………… next month.
A. is carried out B. will carry out C. carried out D. will be carried out
17. It’s dangerous ……………………… in this river.
A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam
18. I can see a boy …………………… a water buffalo.
A. ride B. riding C. to ride D. rode
19. It’s …………………………… to travel around Vietnam.
A. interesting B. interested C. interestingly D. interestedly
20. My sister likes sweets …………………………… from chocolate
A. making B. made C. to make D. make
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
1. Tom has a bad toothache. He ought …………………… (go) to the dentist.
2. Children mustn’t …………………… (play) in the kitchen because it is a dangerous place.
3. It is not safe …………………… (leave) medicine around the house.
4. Next summer, I am going …………………… (travel) to Indonesia with my family.
5. I want …………………… (come) with my mother.
6. She …………………… (do) her homework already.

2. 7. We (listen) …………………… to music when Mom arrived home last Sunday.
8. They (not/ meet) …………………… that girl yet.
9. While Mrs. Hanh was cleaning the room yesterday, the mailman (come) ……………………
10. What time ………… you (be) ………… at the airport tomorrow?
11. Your poem should(write) …………………… in English.
12. I learned to swim when I (be) ……………… very young. I………………… (teach) by my mother.
13. What ………… you ………… (do) at eight o’clock last night? – We …………………… (watch)
television.
14. The doll (dress) …………………… in red is 5 dollars.
15. When she (come) …………………… , I was having lunch at 12 yesterday.
III. Read the texts then answer the questions.
Tet is a traditional festival in Vietnam. It is the time for Vietnamese people to come back home to be
with their family, to think about their past activities and hope for good luck in the next year.
Tet is in late January or early February. Before Tet all houses are cleaned and decorated with flowers.
Yellow apricot blossoms, cherry blossoms and marigolds are some traditional flowers. At Tet, people
enjoy a lot of good food. On New Year’s Eve, children are dressed beautifully. They wish their
grandparents and parents good health and receive lucky money put in small red envelopes. They try to say
and do good things in order to be good for the whole year.
1. Do people come back home to be with their family at Tet?
2. What are some traditional flowers at Tet?
3. Do people clean their houses before Tet?
4. What do children receive on New Year’s Eve?
5. What do people decorate their house with?
Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in many western countries. Celebrations start on 24th
December, Christmas Eve. Several weeks before Christmas, people buy the Christmas trees, presents,
food and drinks. They also send Christmas cards and presents to friends and relatives. About a week
before Christmas, people usually decorate the Christmas tree with color lights and put it near the
fireplace. Presents are usually put under the tree. On Christmas Eve, family members gather around
the Christmas tree to sing Christmas carols such as Jingle bells and Silent Night, Holy Night and then
give presents to each other.
1. Is the 24th
December the Christmas Eve?
2. What do people use to decorate the Christmas tree?
3. Is Christmas the biggest festival of the year in western countries?
4. Who do people send Christmas cards and presents to?
5. When do people sing Christmas carols?
Nha Trang is a famous seaside resort in Khanh Hoa province. It has beautiful white sandy beaches.
In the morning and afternoon, tourists can take part in various outdoor activities such as mud
bathing, swimming, snorkeling or scuba diving. Besides, tourists can also take boat trips to the
islands. One of the most enjoyable trips is the trip to Mieu Island, where Tri Nguyen Aquarium was
built in 1999. This aquarium is now home to different kinds of colorful fish and even a few sharks.
In addition, tourist can spend an evening visiting a fishing village, where they could get a taste of
the local seafood. There are crabs, shrimps, lobsters, oysters, and several other kinds of fish – all are
fresh and delicious.
- mud bathing: tắm bùn

3. - oyster: con sò
1. Where is Nha Trang?
2. What outdoor activities can tourists take part in?
3. When was Tri Nguyen Aquarium built?
4. Is it on Mieu Island?
5. When can tourists visit the fishing village?
IV. Rewrite the sentences as requested.
1. The man said: “ I am a pilot.” (reported speech)
-> The man ……………………………………………………………………………………
2. People built those houses one hundred years ago. (passive)
-> Those houses ……………………………………………………………………………….
3. My sister will hold a party next Sunday. (passive)
-> A party………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Can I close the windows? (request)
-> Do you mind if …………………………………………………………………………….?
5. I asked her “ Do you enjoy your English class? (reported speech)
-> I asked her if………………………………………………………………………….…….
6. Many people in the world speak English. (passive)
-> English ………………………………………………………………………………………
7. I will repair your bicycle tomorrow afternoon. (passive)
-> Your bicycle …………………………………………………………………………………
8. “We are waiting for the school bus”, said the children. (reported)
-> The children said …………………………………………………………………………….
9. I asked Nam “Are you free tonight?” (indirect question)
-> I asked ……………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1823. (passive)
-> The poem …………………………………………………………………………………….
V. Reorder the jumbled sentences.
1. he/ Tuan asked/ if/ was/ eleven/ Mr. Nam/ a doctor.
-> ……………...…………………………………………………………………………………..
2. is/ country/ The USA/ car- exporting/ a/.
-> …………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. you/ on/ Have/ yet/ turned/ it/?
-> ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. difficult/ direction/ It’s/ your/ to/ follow/.
->…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. be/ 10 minutes/ The/ there/ about/ ambulance/ in/ will/.

4. -> ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. help/ cheer/ up/ The/ me/ really/ flowers/ to/.
-> ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. cloth/ We/ use/ instead of/ plastic bags/ should/ bags/.
-> ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. waste/ compost/ Household/ be/ and garden/ can/ into/ made/.
-> ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. mind/ the front/ Would/ sitting/ seat/ the taxi/ you/ in/ of/?
-> ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. interested/ John/ history/ is/ Viet Nam/ in/ of/ the/.
-> ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
VI. Choose a suitable word in the box to fill in each blanks
Last summer vacation, my mum and dad (1) …………………… to rent a small flat in London in
August because our family wanted to visit England. It was a great trip.
On our first day there, Mum went to the National Gallery because she loves to see some famous (2)
…………………… . Dad hates galleries - and so do I - so we went (3) …………………… . We also
visited the Big Ben Clock Towel. We tried to take as much (4) …………………… as we could at the
place. On the following afternoon, while we were (5) …………………… to the Tower of London, it
started to rain . We tried to run as fast as we could, but we really got wet in a few seconds. So we decided
to stop at a small restaurant and enjoyed some (6) …………………… English food there.
Compost is a wonderful natural (1) ……………………that helps plants grow well. Today, I am going to
tell you how to start a (2) ……………………heap. First of all, we must use only household and garden
(3) ……………………, which includes tea leaves and egg shells, but we must wash the shells first, and
tissues. Don't use any meat or grain products (4) …………………… this attracts rats. Find a place in
your garden that gets a few hours of (5) …………………… each day. The compost also needs moisture
but it will get this from (6) …………………… . Cover the heap with a sheet of strong plastic if the
weather is wet. Keep adding to the pile and after about six months, your compost will be ready to use as
fertilizer.
Every day of the year throughout the world, about twenty million paper bags and (1)
…………………… are thrown away. Making paper requires a lot of wood (2) ……………………
and the work of millions of (3) …………………… . Many countries have had plans to (4)
…………………… waste paper to save money. In countries where there is the cooperation of the
public, (5) …………………… recycle as much as sixty percent of waste paper. Every ton of
recycled paper saves approximately (6) …………………… trees.
waste fertilizer sunlight condensation compost because
paintings walking photos decided delicious shopping
workers factory newspaper eight pulp recycle