english 8 revision for 1st semester 2011

EXERCISES

I. Combine these sentences using “enough to...”

1. I am very strong. I can lift this box alone.
2. She is very intelligent. She can get the first price in this exam.
3. The ladder is very long. It can reach the window.
4. The fire is very hot. It will boil the kettle.
5. It was very hot. We can go swimming this afternoon.
6. Nam was very experienced. He could finish  that work for an hour.
7. Lan is old. She can go to school by herself.
8. Ba is tall. He can play volleyball.
9. Mai is intelligent. She can do that test.
10. They are very rich. They can buy a new car.
11. Tam is old. He can ride a motorbike.
12. Nam is very strong. He can carry those heavy bags.
13. The children are tired. They go to bed early.
14. Mr. Hung is hungry. He eats three loaves of bread.
15. We are thirsty. We can drink a lot of water.
16. Minh and Lan aren’t tall. They can’t play basketball.

II. Complete the passage:

Mai (live) lived in Hanoi last month, but now she (live)..................... Danang. Last week, she (go)...................shopping with her mother. She (buy).........................a lot of things there. Yesterday, She (had) ...................a small party at her house. She (invite) ........................... some new friends in her new school and the neighborhood. This morning, she (go)......................to her new school. And she (feel) ...................... very happy. She (think).......................that she (go) ..................... to school by bus because there is a bus stop near her house.

III. Make question for these answers:

1. Yes. I’d like to come to your house and listen to some music.
2. I am going to do my homework this afternoon.
3. Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh .
4. We bought a dictionary yesterday.
5. The wardrobe is opposite the desk.

IV. Make up question with “why...” and then answer them.

1. Ba didn’t work hard so he failed the exam.
2. The shops were closed so Minh didn’t get any milk.
3. The headmaster was ill so Mai went in his place.
4. It rained all day and night so they didn’t go to the beach.
5. His car broke down on the way to the railway station so MR. Nam missed the train to Hanoi.
6. Ba didn’t have a city map so he got lost.
7. Nam was sick so he absent today.
8. Hoa practice speaking English all the time so she can speak English fluently.
9. Mrs Hoa loves children very much so she want tobe a teacher.
10. Lan worked very hard for the exam so she got good marks.

V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences.

1. We (be)..........................in grade 8 this year.
2. Hoa and Lan (buy)..........................some books yesterday.
3. Our friends (watch).......................a game on TV at the moment.
4. Ba’s teacher (give).....................him a lot of homework last week.
5. Our class (go)......................to the zoo next week.
6. Their grandmother (tell)......................them a lot of stories last year.
7. Look! Lan (wear)...............................a new dress.
8. They enjoy (watch).............................TV.
9. Hoa’s mother (go)........................shopping everyday.
10. We(visit)..................................our grandparents this weekend.
11. I (receive)...........................a letter yesterday.
12. Listen! The birds (sing)..................................beautifully.
13. We (live).........................in a big city.
14. She (have)......................breakfast at 7 a.m every morning.
15. They (learn)..........................something about Geography.
16. Lan (help)..........................her mother with the houseworks.
17. My sister(listen).............................to music at the moment.
18. The children often (play)..............................pingpong after school.
19. Lan (spend).......................most of her time with Lien, her best friend.
20. Tam (watch).................................TV every night.

VI. Rewrite these sentences:

1. Minh said:” Please buy me a new book, Mom.”

2. Hoa said to her brother:” Please help me with my homework.”

3. I said:” Open your book , please,Miss Nga.”

4. Mr An said:” Please don’t make noise in class, Tom.”

5. “ Keep quiet during class time , Hoa” said Nam

6. He said :” Can you give me a pen , Tom.”

7. “Can you help me with my homework tomorrow? Hoa” Anh said

8. “ Can you turn off the TV , Marry” I said

9. “ Can you retell the story ,Hoa” Lan said

10. She asked Binh:” Could you show me the way to Hoi An, please.”

11. He said:’ Tan, you should practice speaking English everyday.”

12. She said:” We should read this sentence more carefully, Hung.”

13. “You should prepare your lesson before going to school, Na.” Tam said

14. He said: “You should spend more time on your English, Miss Lien.”

15. Minh said:” You shouldn’t use your car too much time”

VII. Hoàn thành câu theo gợi ý:

1. He/ already/ finish/ homework.
2. Ba / go / fishing / yesterday.
3. Hung / get up / 6 o’clock/ every morning.
4. We / live / Hanoi / for / ten years.
5. They / leave / their school / since Christmas.
6. I / just / tell / them / the truth.
7. Hoa/ do / homework / now.
8. Binh / like / listen to / music / after school.
9. When/ scouting / begin / England?
10. You / like / take part / sports?
11. It / take / him / minutes / repair / bike.
12. When / he / a boy / he / like / eat / sweets.
13. What / I / do / you?
14. Hoa / listen / music / everyday.

15.  The house /  expensive  /  than  /  the apartment.

16.  My father / hate  /  cook  / meals.

17.  You  /  mind  / if / I / you / question / ?

18.   Every year / billions  / cans  /  throw away / over the world.

19.   I / not / go / school / because  / I  / had  / stay /  home  / help  / mom.

20.   Mr Huan / have /  get up  / early / this morning / in order to /  get / meeting / on time.

VII.Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa của câu không thay đổi:

1. Ba likes visiting his grandmother on this weekend.

Ba enjoys .........................................................................................

2. “ Please go home a lone, Lan.” Her father said.

Lan’s father.......................................................................................

3. Bao is tall. He can reach the top of this tree. (enough)

Bao is ...............................................................................................

4. “ You should go to school by train.” My father said.

My father...........................................................................................

5. I often went fishing on the weekend when I lived on the farm .

I used .................................................................................................

6. “ Can you bring this case into my room, Hung?” Lan said

Lan .....................................................................................................

7. “ Help me to plan this tree, Nam.” Hong said

Hong ..................................................................................................

8. “ Can you lend me some money, Binh?” Hoa said

Hoa.....................................................................................................

9.       Peter didn't study hard, so he failed the exams.

       Peter failed ………………………………………………………………….

10.   Lan is the best student in her class.

      No one …..………………………………………………………………….

11.   She is very weak, so she can't carry the bag.

       She is not………………………………………………………..…………..

12.   People collect and send the glass to the factories.

      The glass …………………………………………………..……………….

13.   I often went swimming in the river but now I don't do it any more.

       I used……………………………………………………………………….

14.   "I will buy a new car", said Jack.

       Jack said that ……...………………………………………………………...

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