TEST 1 - Hoc Ky I – English 8. I. Put the correct form of the verbs in ...

With his great [12].....he was able to help the little men in many ways, for example, in building. He could
[13].....great stone which seemed to them very [14]..... and they wanted him to [15].....their island for them by
walking round it and counting the steps he took.
III. Choose and underline the best answer
16. Mr. Thanh used to [smoke/ smoking/ smoked/ to smoke] when he was small.
17. The 7 o'clock train always leaves on time. If you arrive [before/after/at/on] 7 o'clock, you'll miss it
18. My uncle has worked with people who could.....hear .....speak. (either, or/ either, nor/ nor , either/ neither, nor)
19. S1: Why are you turning on the television?
S2: I [am going to watch/ will watch/ watch/ shall watch] the news.
20. Hung is not [enough old/ old enough/ old/ enough] to ride motorbike to school.
21. Green trees [give/ are giving/ gives/ giving] oxygen for us .
22. We [must/ have/get used/used ] to putting knives out of children's reach.
23. Tom failed the exam [because/ because of/ so/ or] his laziness.
24. I [didn't/ wasn't/ won't/ can't] eat much this morning, so I am hungry now.
25. Tama has [short curly/ curly short] hair.
IV. Put a suitable preposition in the blank
26. The English course begins .................May 9th, and ends sometimes .................September.
27. In the past, our grandparents had to do a lot of hard work..............the help .........modern equipment.
28. In my room, I can see a big tree .........the window.
29. It's a bit farther .................my house to the theater than yours.
30. My friends sometimes laugh .............my jokes.
31. Our new teacher is slim ..........long black hair.
32. I used to live ...............a farm and look .............my younger brother.
V. Put the correct form of the word at the end in the gap.
33. The _______________of television made Alexander G. Bell famous all over the world [invent]
34. We're worried about ___________________________ of children [safe]
35. My brother has a new___________________________ cooker. [electricity]
36. You must put all _________________________ objects out of children's reach [danger]
37. The Prince and the poor girl had a happy _________________________ [marry]
VI. Rewrite these sentences
38. We were late for school because of the heavy rain this morning .
Because it ________________________________________________
39. The ladder is too short to reach the window.
The ladder isn't ________________________________________________
40. Is it necessary for me to clean this table?
Do I ________________________________________________
41. Riding a bicycle fast is dangerous.
It is ________________________________________________
42. When I was small, my family lived in Hai Phong.
My family used ________________________________________________
VII. Write sentences using the suggested words.
43. My brother/ usually/ have/ some rice/ dinner/ but/ this evening/ have/ instant noodles.