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TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8
(Theo chương trình sách thí điểm của Bộ Giáo Dục)
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the words that have the bold part has different pronunciation from
the others.
1. A. sound B. cloud C. found D.
favourite
2. A. tool B. noon C. door D. school
3. A. know B. show C. now D. low
4. A. crafts B. comics C. streets D. stamps
5. A. mention B. question C. action D.
education
6. A. leisure B. pleasure C. ensure D. measure
7. A. minority B. ethnic C. tradition D. religion
8. A. recognised B. designed C. displayed D. entered
9. A. country B. cloud C. loudly D. mouse
10. A. camel B. cattle C. paddy D. buffalo
11. A. populated B. loaded C. harvested D. lived
12. A. normal B. visitor C. transport D. chore
13. A. nomad B. badly C. adore D.
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14. A. behaved B. bored C. hoped D. tried

15. A. looked B. cooked C. naked D. booked

II. Choose the words that has the different stress from the others.
1. A. reflect B. fable C. spindle D. legent
2. A. ancestor B. origin C. stepmother D. continue
3. A. capture B. granny C. command D. swallow
4. A. rescue B. replay C. servant D. tortoise
5. A. emperor B. woodcutter C. announce D. suddenly
6. A. incense B. ritual C. preserve D. fortune
7. A. scenery B. invader C. childhood D. archway
8. A. historian B. speciality C. oriental D. preparation
9. A. belonging B. fisherman C. procession D. performance
10. A. B. companion C. reunion D. ceremony
commemorate

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
1. My mother enjoys _________ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet
holiday.
A. cook B. to cook C. cooking D. cooked
2. My father sometimes goes ____________ in the forests. He’d like to find some
more food for our family.
A. hunt B. hunting C. to hunt D. hunted
3. Look! Some children are ____________ the buffaloes.
A. picking B. herding C. driving D. playing
4. The sky is _______ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to
block the view.
A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast
5. Is living in the city _________ than living in the country?
A. more convenient B. as convenient
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C. most convenient D. so convenient

6. He is surprised __________ that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country.
A. to understand B. to study C. to know D. find
7. The Viet (or Kinh) have ____________ number of people, account for about
86% of the population.
A. large B. the large C. larger D. the largest
8. ________ ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?
A. What B. Which C. Why D. Who

II. Use the gerund of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences.
play; listen; eat; do; collect; ride; take; wash; watch; write

1. My sister enjoys _______________ aerobics in the morning.

2. Lucia fancies _______________ emails after dinner.
3. In his free time, Quang likes ______________ photographs.
4. Are you interested in ______________ handball, Peter?
5. Vinh’s brother loves _______________ foreign coins, doesn’t he?
6. David hates ________________ a bike to school on rainy days.
7. I prefer _________________ DVDs to going to cinema.
8. Nam detests ________________ the dishes every day.
9. We don’t mind _________________ to classical music.
10. The Robinsons adore _________________Vietnamese food.

III. Put the verbs in the brackets into infinitive (V/to V) or gerund (V-ing)
1. John dislikes (work) _______________ in front of a computer all day.
2. I’d like (visit) _______________ the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology this
weekend.
3. I’d rather (make) ________________ crafts than listen to music.
4. Minh loves (help) _______________ her parents with DIY projects.
5. Quang hates (take) ______________ the dog for a walk.
6. We all adored (do) ______________ aerobics when we were young.
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7. You should (play) ______________ sports to keep fit.

8. They don’t need (watch) ______________ that programme if they don’t like it.
9. Do you fancy (socialize) ________________ with friends?
10. My brother prefers (surf) _______________ the Internet.

IV. Complete the sentences. Put the verbs into the correct form. Affirmative or
negative.

1. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I _________ her. (disturb)

2. I was very tired, so I _________ to bed early. (go)
3. The bed was very uncomfortable. I __________ well. (sleep)
4. Sue wasn’t hungry, so she __________ anything. (eat)
5. We went to Kate’s house but she __________ at home. (be)
6. It was a funny situation but nobody __________. (laugh)
7. The window was open and a bird _________ into the room. (fly)
8. The hotel wasn’t expensive. It __________ very much. (cost)
9. I was in a hurry, so I __________ time to phone you. (have)
10. It was hard work carrying the bags. They __________ very heavy. (be)

V. Complete these sentences with used to or didn’t use to.

1. My father gave up smoking two years ago. He (smoke) _____USED TO
SMOKE________ a packet of cigarettes a day.
2. There (be) __USED TO BE________ a movie theater here but it closed a long
time ago.
3. Mr. An (not/ drink) _____DIDN’T USE TO DRINK_________ coffee when he
was young but he likes it now.
4. Peter (have) ______USED TO HAVE__________ a motorbike, but last month
he sold it and bought a car.
5. I (not/ like) _____DIDN’T USE TO LIKE________ her but we are best friends
now.
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6. They came to live in the city last year. They (live) ____USED TO
LIVE__________ in a small village in the country.
7. My sister (play) ____USED TO PLAY______________ tennis a lot but she
doesn’t play very often now.
8. When I was a child I (not/ study) _______DIDN’T USE TO
STUDY____________ hard.

C. READING
I. Read the following passage then choose the correct words.
Dear Grandma and Grandpa,
Hi. I'm on holiday (1) IN…………... Majorca with my friends, Tracy and
Sharon.We arrived last Saturday. The first two days the weather wasn't very (2)
……NICE………., so we did some sightseeing.We (3) ……TOOK……….. lots of
photographs. (4) …ON…………. Wednesday we hired a car and (5) …
DROVE………... out into the country. We (6) ………STOPPED………. for lunch
at a lovely little village and then in the (7) ………AFTERNOON………. we found
a beautiful beach. Last night, we went to (8) ……A……... disco. We didn't (9)
……GET………... back till about 4 am, so we got up (10) …LATE……….. this
morning and we decided to have a relaxing day by the hotel swimming pool.
So that’s where I am now.

II. There is one mistake in the line marked with a number in the following
passage. Underline and correct it:
Correction
Spring is a time when there is many festivals in our 1…ARE………… 2…
country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is a most THE…..….
beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai 3…GETS…
Chau. It is typical of the cultural life of the Thai 4…BEAUTIFUL
people. In the second lunar month of the year, when 5…CELEBRATED
it get warmer and hoa ban – a kind of beautifully
flower in the northwest mountainous area -
blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is celebrate.
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III. Read the following passage then answer the questions:

Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by
UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture
covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak
Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of
Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually in the
Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong
performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the ethnic
groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special
power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more
powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special
occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop
praying ceremonies… The Gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.
Answer the questions:
1. Where does Gong culture exist?
2. How often is the Gong Festival held?
3. What do artists do in the Gong Festival?
3. Are Gongs pieces of folk music? NO, THEY AREN’T
4. Is the gong sound a way to communicate with the ancestors? NO, IT ISN’T
IV. Read the passages and write True for (T) of False for (F).
His early life
George was born in Virginia. His family owned a big farm and had slaves.
George didn't have much education. During his life he had three jobs: he was a
farmer, a soldier, and a politician. He loved the life of a farmer. He grew tobacco
and owned horses. He worked hard but he also liked dancing and going to the
theatre. In 17S9 he married a widow called Martha Custis. They were happy
together, but didn't have any children.
His later life
He was Commander-in-Chief of the army and fought the British in the
War of Independence. When the war ended in 1781 he was happy to go back to
the farm, but his country wanted him to be President. Finally, in 1789, he became
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President, and gave his name to the new capital dry. He started the building of
the White House, but he never lived in it. By 1797 he was tired of politics. He
went back to his farm and died there two years later.
1. ____T_____ He came from a rich family.
2. ____F____ He loved being a politician.
3. ____T_____ He worked hard.
4. ____T_____ He had a lot of other interests.
5. ____F____ He had a good education.
6. ____T____ He married, but didn't have any children.
7. ____F____ He was in office for eight years.
8. ______T__ He was happy to live and work on the farm.
9. ____T_____ Finally he was tired of politics and resigned.
10. ____T___ Americans loved him very much.

D. WRITING
I. Put a suitable preposition in each blank.
1. I was born ___ON___ January 1st, 1965.
2. When did you meet him? - __AT____ lunch today.
3. It often rains __IN____ October ___IN___ Vietnam.
4. What are you going to do __IN____ 2020?
5. I don’t know but I am going to go to college ___IN___ September this year.
6. You want to watch the sky __AT____ sunset?
7. Sure. And I like to go for a walk ___AT___ sunrise, too.
8. Well, let’s go for a walk __AT____ the weekends.
9. I don’t know what he is doing ___AT___ the moment.
10. What did he do __ON____ the ninth of April, 2000?
11. She often hears some strange noise ____AT___ midnight.
12. Does it rain ___IN___ Spring? in
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II. Read the text, correct the underlined verbs if they are wrong. Some verbs
are correct.
I rememeber a trip I once (1) made to my 1. _____TRUE_______
grandmother’s house. She (2) would live about 30 2. ____LIVED______
kilometres away from us and we (3) used to going
3. ___used to go______
there quite often with our mother. On this occation
4. ____TRUE___
we (4) set off to my grandmother’s after school on a
cold winter’s day. When we were about to leave we 5. ____NOTICED______
(5) were noticing that some snow was beginning to 6. ______TRUE____
fall, 7. ___REALIZED_____
and as we (6) were driving along we (7) were 8. __WAS MOVING____
realizing that it (8) moved more and more heavily. 9. ____SKIDDED_
Suddenly we had to brake hard as the car in front
10. _____TRUE_____
stopped suddently. We (9) were skidding and (10)
went off the road into a ditch! It was pretty scary,
but we were lucky and none of us were hurt....

III. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.
1. Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.
→ Dogs can swim ....BETTER THAN CATS........................
2. Minh really loves to hang out with friends.
→ Minh really enjoys ....hanging out with friends.
3. Playing beach games is very interesting.
→ It is ..VERY INTERESTING TO PLAY BEACH GAMES.
4. He uses all his free time to look after his garden.
→ He spends .ALL HIS FREE TIME LOOKING AFTER…...

IV. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above. Use
“Used to”.
1. They once started these machines by hand.
→ They used to .........................................................................................
2. He doesn’t get up late any more.
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→ He used to .............................................................................................
3. I don’t listen to the radio any more.
→ I used to ................................................................................................
4. They don’t have a dog any more.
→ They used to .........................................................................................
5. My brother doesn’t serve in the army any longer.
→ My brother used to ................................................................................
1. Barbara is not as keen on travel as she used to be.
→ Barbara used to .....................................................................................
2. When he was young, he usually did morning exercise in the park.
→ He used to .............................................................................................
3. The man often spent his holiday in the mountain when he was young.
→ The man used to ....................................................................................
4. Before he had the car, he went to work by bike.
→ Before he had the car, he used to ..........................................................
5. When I was young, I usually get up early.
→ I used to ...................................................................................................

V. Read the passage and fill in the correct words.

Our library is (1) .................. the ground floor. It is a big (2) .................. It is about
thirty metres (3) .................. and fifteen metres (4) ..................... It has (5) ……..
…..... windows and lights. There (6) .................... a fan in thelibrary. There is a
clock (7) ..................... the wall.There are many (8) …………..... of books in the
library.They are on the (9) …………...... There is a shelf for dictionaries, too. Some
of the books are instore.There are some newspapers, magazines and (10)
………...... in the library, too.

VI. Use the words or phrases to complete the sentences.

1. my/ went/ mother/ shopping/ yesterday.
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2. father/ mother/ watches/ on TV/ goes/ my/ and/ in/ afternoon/ the/
walking / my/ football.
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3. back/ at/ I/ often/ home/ come/ weekends.
..........................................................................................................
4. teacher/ dances/ English/ gracefully/ my/ very.
..........................................................................................................
5. enjoys/ she/ in/ walking/ rain/ the.
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6. back/ at/ I/ often/ home/ come/ weekends.
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7. hasn’t/ done/ his/ homework/ he/ yet.
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8. passion/ swimming/ favourite/ my/ is.
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9. because/ I / help/ you/ you/ too/ are/ can’t / lazy.
..........................................................................................................
10. I / love / basketball / volleyball/ watching/ and.
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VII. Complete these sentences with the correct form of adjectives and adverbs
comparison.
1. Mary is (pretty) as her sister.
...........................................................................................................
2. A new house is (expensive) than an old one.
...........................................................................................................
3. His job is (important) than mine.
...........................................................................................................
4. Of the four ties, I like the red one (well).
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...........................................................................................................
5. Nobody is (happy) than Miss Snow.
............................................................................................................
6. Today English is the (international) of languages.
.............................................................................................................
7. Jonh is much (strong) than I thought.
.............................................................................................................
8. Benches are (comfortable) than arm- chairs.
.............................................................................................................
9. Bill is (good) than you thought.
...........................................................................................................
10. Mr Bush is the (delightful) person I have ever known.
...........................................................................................................
2. Dick is the (careful) of the three
workers. ..........................................................................................................
3. Is the book (interesting) than the one you read last week?
.........................................................................................................
4. Gold is (precious) than iron.
........................................................................................................
5. The weather today is (warm) than the weather yesterday.
........................................................................................................
6. This film is not (good) as the one we saw last week.
......................................................................................................
7. Holidays are (pleasant) than working days.
......................................................................................................
8. Which is (high) mountain in your country?
....................................................................................................
2. A house is (strong) than a dog.
......................................................................................................
3. Robert is (fat) than his brother.
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4. The Pacific is (large) ocean in the world.
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VIII. Read the passage and complete the sentences below.
A horse on board the Enterprise was perhaps the first and only horse ever to
save the livesof its shipmates. The Enterprise was sailing for North Carolina. She
carried a mixedcargo, and there were fifteen passengers on her. She was making
good time until at dawn, she struck something. Water poured into the ship. The
holds were soon flooded. Frightened men and women climbed the rigging to
save their lives. The crew tried to pump the holds out, but with no luck.
Then the cargo caught fire. All those on board thought they would die.
The captain knew the coast was near. But how near? Perhaps if the horse could
reach land, the people could, too. The horse was led to the side and pushed over.
The horse did reach land. In fact, it almost waded ashore! The people soon
followed. All were saved, thanks to a nameless horse.
1. There were ................................... people on the Enterprise.
2. The ship was wrecked at ..........................................
3. When water poured in, the crew tried to ................................ the holds.
4. The horse was pushed overboard in the hope that it could ........................
5. The horse got ashore almost by ..........................................

IX. Read the passage then answer the questions.

The Youth and Young Pioneers Organization was founded in Vietnam on
March 26th, 1931. It builds character, and encourages good citizenship and
personal fitness.
The Y & Y has many plans to help the community. It encourages all members to
take part in different programs.
The recycling program can help people save natural resources. The “Rosy
Smile” program helps raise fund for the poor children. The “Green Sunday”
program makes the city more beautiful with clean streets, plenty of trees and
flowers. It gives more green color to the city and it is done on Sunday so it has
the name “Green Sunday”.
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There are some more helpful programs such as “helping the elderly and street
children”, “supporting cultural-sport”, “young scientists”, etc......
1. When was the Y & Y founded?
-> ............................................................................................................
2. What does it build?
-> ............................................................................................................
3. What does it encourage?
-> ............................................................................................................
4. Why is it named “Green Sunday”?
-> ............................................................................................................
5. What does the recycling help?
->.............................................................................................................

X. Read the passage and fill a suitable word in each blank to complete its
sumary below

Nasreddin's Visitors
One day a visitor came to Nasreddin's house. "I am your cousin from
Konya," he said, "and I have brought you a duck to celebrate the visit."
Nasreddin was delighted. He asked his wife to cook the duck, and served the
visitor a fine dinner.
The next day another visitor arrived. "I am the friend of the man who
brought you the duck," he said. Nasreddin invited him in and gave him a good
meal. The next day another visitor arrived, and said he was the friend of the
friend of the man who had brought the duck. Again Nasreddin invited him in for
a meal. However, he was getting annoyed. Visitors seemed to be using his house
as a restaurant.
Then another visitor came, and said he was the friend of the friend of the friend
of the man who had brought the duck. Nasreddin invited him to eat dinner with
him. His wife brought some soup to the table and the visitor tasted it. "What kind
of soup is this?" asked the visitor. "It tastes just like warm water." "Ah!" said
Nasreddin, "That is the soup of the soup of the soup of the duck."
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One day, Nasreddin had a …………… (1) who claimed to be his…………….

(2) from Konya. The visitor brought a ……………. (3) as a gift, and Nasreddin's
………… (4) made some ………… (5) with it, and served a fine meal.
Then another visitor arrived, saying he was a ……………. (6) of the cousin;
then a third, who said he was a friend of the friend of the cousin. They didn't
bring any……………. (7), but Nasreddin gave them a meal anyway. However,
when the ……………… (8)visitor arrived, Nasreddin became angry. Instead of
soup, he served ………………. (9) water. He told the friend of the friend of the
friend of the cousin that it was soup of the soup of the soup of the ……………..
(10).