BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 MỚI THEO TỪNG UNIT

UNIT 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others in each group.
1. A. flat B. hat C. casual D. equal
2. A. question B. location C. nation D. animation
3. A. design B. side C. picnic D. advice
4. A. gum B. hunt C. tunnel D. tunic
5. A. learned B. dressed C. guided D. wanted
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the
others in each group.
6. A. hotel B. swallow C. improve D. survive
7. A. eventual B. devastate C. admirable D. different
8. A. brother B. machine C. mother D. beauty
9. A. decorate B. family C. festival D. tradition
10. A. blanket B. invite C. replace D. exchange
III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
11. She ______ working with children.
A. would like B. adores C. would love D. wants
12. Speech is the fastest method of ______ between people.
A. communicate B. communicates C. communicated D. communication
13. Do you mind ______? I’m feeling pretty tired.
A. driving B. drives C. drove D. driven
14. I had a really ______ dream last night.
A. important B. fantastic C. weird D. light
15. The technology has enabled development of an online ______ library.
A. virtual B. real C. funny D. fast
16. I like ______ up as soon as I finish eating.
A. wash B. to wash C. washes D. washed
17. I’m trying ______ Chinese though it’s very difficult.
A. learn B. learning C. learnt D. to learn
18. We should stop ______ because it is harmful to our health.
 A. smoke B. smokes C. smoking D. to smoke
19. John isn’t here. Try ______ his home number.
A. phoning B. to phone C. phones D. phoned
20. Did you remember ______ that letter for me?
A. post B. to post C. posting D. posted
21. They enjoy _____ on Sundays.
A. garden B. gardened C. gardening D. gardens
22. I love the people in my village. They are so ________ and hospitable.
A. friendly B. vast C. slow D. inconvenient
23. For lunch I had _____ sandwich and _____apple.
A. an – a B. an – an C. the – a D. a – an
24. Among the ________, the Tay people have the largest population.
A. majorities B. ethenic minorities C. groups D. ethenic cultures
25. Most ethnic minority peoples are good_______ farming techniques.
A. of B. in C. on D. at
26. We________ there tomorrow.
A. will come B. came C. comes D. have come
27. The US is a __________ country with over 80 ethnic groups.
A. multi-cultural B. bi-lingual C. rich D. Ethnic
28. Among the __________, the Tay people have the largest population.
A. groups B. majorities C. ethnic minorities D. ethnic cultures
29. So many people nowadays are _______ computers and mobile phones. They use them a
lot.
A. addicted to B. bored with C. worried about D. afraid of
30. The volunteers have to work much ________ usual to save the dying animals from the
forest fìre.
A. as hard as B. more hard than C. harder than D. the hardest
IV. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.
31. She has the most ____________ two- year old girl. (ADORE)
32. He’s ____________ to computer games. (ADDICT)
33. The ideal candidate will be an effective ____________. (COMMUNICATE)
34. The best films are those which transcend national or ___________ barriers. (CULTURE)
35. Her time at collage was the most ____________ period of her life. (EVENT)
36. All terrorist crime is ____________, whoever the victims. (DETEST)
37. Couples strolled ____________ along the beach. (LEISURE)
38. She listens to classical music for ____________. (RELAX)
39. You haven’t yet given us a ____________ explanation. (SATISFY)
40. The ____________ party has been in office for almost ten years. (SOCIETY)
V. Complete the following sentences with the correct form (ing- form or to- infinitive) of
the verbs in brackets.
41. I couldn’t possibly afford (eat) ____________ in that restaurant.
42. The college principal promised (look) ____________ into the matter.
43. They built a wall to avoid soil (be) ____________ washed away.
44. He flatly refused (discuss) ____________ the matter.
45. Would you mind (explain) ____________ that again?
46. I was beginning (think) ____________ you’d never come.
47. I enjoy (play) ____________ tennis and squash.
48. We’ve decided (not go) ____________ away after all.
49. I didn’t fancy (swim) ____________ in that water.
50. We’re considering (buy) ____________ a new car.
VI. Read the following text and use the words given in the box to fill in the blanks.
arrange invented later first on
instead from was crossword horizontal
Arthur Wynne’s first crossword puzzle was initially called word- cross and was
diamond- shaped. The name (51) ___________ switched to dropped, and the name became
(52) ___________.
Wynne based his crossword puzzle (53) ___________ a similar but much older game
played in ancient Pompeii that translated (54) ___________ Latin to English was called
Magic Squares. In Magic Squares, the player is given a group of words and has to (55)
___________ them on a grid so that the words read the same way across and down.
A crossword puzzle is very similar, except (56) ___________ of being given the
words the player is given clues.
Arthur Wynne added other innovations to the crossword puzzle. While the first puzzle
was diamond- shaped, he later invented (57) ___________ and vertical shaped puzzles; and
Wynne (58) ___________ the use of adding blank black squares to a crossword puzzle.
The crossword puzzle in a British publication (59) ___________ published in
Pearson’s Magazine in February 1922. The (60) ___________ New York Times crossword
was published on February 1, 1930.
VII. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank.
Although computers can be used as a tool to spread awareness about problems in the
environment, they cause (61) ___________ of environmental problems themselves. Pollution
caused by the production of computer (62) ___________, as well as from the cleaning agents
used to clean computers, is (63) ___________ great hazard to the environment and the people
that live in it. People leave (64) ___________ computers on nonstop resulting in a lot of
energy consumption and enormous amounts of paper are (65) ___________ used daily to
print out electronically stored data. It causes health problems as well as (66) ___________
problems and is in urgent need of treatment. Use computer only when needed. If we all shut
(67) ___________ our computers at night the energy savings could light the Eiffel Tower 24
hours a day for 720 years. The increased (68) ___________ of computers in the workplace
has brought about the development of a number of health concerns. Many individuals who
(69) ___________ at a computer report a high level of job-related complaints and symptoms,
including ocular discomfort, muscular strain and stress. The (70) ___________ of discomfort
appears to increase with the amount of computer use.
61. A. a lot B. lot C. many D. much
62. A. software B. hardware C. glassware D. footwear
63. A. a B. an C. the D. x
64. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs
65. A. be B. to be C. being D. been
66. A. economic B. economy C. economics D. economize
67. A. up B. down C. on D. under
68. A. used B. to use C. to be used D. use
69. A. working B. work C. works D. to works
70. A. area B. range C. level D. size
VIII. Read the following text and complete the statements below.
Sport is one of the UK’s most popular leisure activities, with two- thirds of all adults
taking part in one or more sporting activities. Sadly, this is not true for children and young
adults. Of all sporting activities, walking is by far the most popular for men and women of all
ages. While men tend to dominate golf and “cue sport” such as snooker and billiards, women
generally prefer swimming, keep- fit classes and yoga. The UK claims to be among the top
five most successful nations in world sport. UK sportsmen and sportswomen hold over 50
world titles in a variety of sports, such as professional boxing, modern pentathlon, rowing,
snooker, squash and motorcycle sports. The Government’s view is that sport is an important
component of regeneration and can have a beneficial effect in helping the development of
run- down areas.
71. Two- thirds of all adults taking part in ______.
A. one sporting activities B. many sporting activities
C. one or more sporting activities D. no sporting activities
72. Among sporting activities, walking is the most popular for ______.
A. children B. men and woman
C. young adults D. men only
73. Women generally like ______.
A. golf B. keep- fit class
C. “cue sports” D. swimming, keep-fit classes and yoga
74. UK sportsmen and sportswomen hold over 50 world titles in ______.
A. a variety B. “cue sports”
C. motorcycle sports D. keep- fit classes
75. The Government’s view is that sport can have a beneficial effect in helping the
development of ______.
A. running activities B. neglected areas
C. prosperous areas D. remote areas
IX. Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same.
76. I don’t want to go to work this morning.
=> I don’t feel like _____________________________________________________
77. Dave said that “Let’s go to the movies”.
=> Dave suggested ____________________________________________________
78. It’s not a good idea to drive in the heavy rain.
=> It’s better to avoid __________________________________________________
79. Her explanation was so complicated that I couldn’t understand anything.
=> Her explanation was too______________________________________________
80. She felt very sleepy, so she went to bed early.
=> She went _________________________________________________________
81. Phillips’ mother gave him a bicycle for his birthday.
=> Phillips was________________________________________________________
82. The flight to London lasted seven hours.
=> It took ____________________________________________________________
83. It is not easy to train horses.
=> Horses are__________________________________________________
84. The red car was more beautiful than the blue car.
=> The blue_________________________________________________________
85. You can buy many kinds of tax free goods before getting on the plane.
=> Many kinds of goods _______________________________________________
X. Rearrange the given words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.
86. to share/ others/ Joe/ a book/ experiences/ wrote/ his/ with.
=> __________________________________________________________________
87. occurred/ department/ responsibility/ The/ for/ what/ denies.
=> __________________________________________________________________
88. soil/ to avoid/ washed away/ They/ a wall/ built/ being.
=> __________________________________________________________________
89. expecting/ any news/ three weeks/ After/ had stopped/ we/ to hear.
=> __________________________________________________________________
90. the keys/ remember/ here/ correctly,/ you/ on your way/ supposed/ If/ I were/ to collect.
=> __________________________________________________________________
XI. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.
91. I detest to have to get up when it’s dark outside.
A B C D
92. We can’t afford to taking a long holiday.
A B C D
93. Do you fancy to come on a day trip to Bath next Saturday?
A B C D
94. Would you mind to open the window?
A B C D
95. Why are they encouraged to learning English?
A B C D
96. I prefer read comics in my free time.
A B C D
97. Mai enjoys to make crafts, especially cloth dolls.
A B C D
98. For some people, training pets are hard work.
A B C D
99. How many leisure time did the people in Viet Nam have on an average day?
 A B C D
100. I often try to finish my homework before to watch TV.
A B C D