Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Chương trình ôn tập

Use the correct tense and form of the verbs to complete the sentences. 
1. If you write more (care )___,you will make more mistakes. 
2.When I was a small child I fancied (fly )____kites in the field. 
3. They (live)_____________ a nomadic life for six years. 
4. Thien Nhan (win)_____________ The Voice Kids 2014. 
5.Their teacher (sing )____________ an English song now. 
6.The horse (herd)_____________ by Vang every day. 
7.Peter (play) _____________ football yesterday. 
8. John dislikes (work )_______ in front of a computer all day. 
9. I’d like (visit )____the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology this weekend. 
10. I’d rather (make )________crafts than listen to music. 
I. Choose the correct answers. 
1.Alice saw/ was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus. 
2. What were you doing/ did you do when I called? 
3.I didn’t visit/ weren’t visiting my friends last summer holiday. 
4. It rained/ was raining heavily last July. 
5. While people were talking to each other, he read/ was reading his book. 
6. My sister was eating/ ate hamburgers every weekend last month. 
7. While we were running/ run in the park, Mary fell over. 
8. Did you find/ Were you finding your keys yesterday? 
9. Who was she dancing/ did she dance with at the party last night? 
10. They were watching/ watched football on TV all day. 
III. Find the mistakes. 
1. I was play football when she called me. 
2. Was you study Math at 5 p.m. yesterday? 
3. What was she do while her mother was making lunch? 
4. Where did you went last Sunday? 
5. They weren’t sleep during the meeting last Monday. 
6. He got up early and have breakfast with his family yesterday morning . 
7. She didn’t broke the flower vase. Tom did. 
8. Last week my friend and I go to the beach by bus. 
9. While I am listening to music, I heard the doorbell . 
10. Peter turn on the TV, but nothing happened. 
X.Rewrite the sentences, using “the past continuous” and “while” or “when”. 
1. We were having dinner and they were listening to the radio. 
 We were .. 	 
2. She was sleeping and the fire started. 
 The fire.... 	 
3. It began to rain and what were you doing? 
 What .. 	 
4. The farmer started whistling and he was ploughing the field. 
 When. 
5. You came and what were they doing? 
 What 	 
6.	She came and what was happening? 
 	What was	 
7.	She was reading a book and the man came in. 
 	The man	 
8.	They were working in the field and the volcano erupted. 
 	The volcano	 
9.	The ship was leaving the harbor and the lava hit the town. 
 	The lava	 
10.	The headmaster was going to his car and someone hit him on the head. 
 	Someone hit the headmaster	 
6. H e came and what was happening? 
What was.. 
7.She was reading a book and the man came in. 
 The man. 
8. They were working in the field and the volcano erupted. 
 The volcano.. 
9. The ship was leaving the harbor and the lava hit the town. 
 The lava. 	 
10.The headmaster was going to his car and someone hit him on the head . 
 Someone hit the headmaster 
11. Minh loves (help )____her parents with DIY projects. 
12. Quang hates (take)_________the dog for a walk. 
13. We all adored (do )___aerobics when we were young. 
14. You should (play)_________sports to keep fit. 
15. They don’t need (watch)_________that programme if they don’t like it. 
16. Do you fancy (socialize)__________with friends? 
17. My brother prefers (surf)__________the Net. 
18. When I came, the whole family _____________ dinner around a big dining table. (have) 
19. Children should ___ things from adults with both hands. ( take) 
20. My father and I _____ up at 5 o’clock every morning. (get) 
21.They ___ English at the moment. (learn) 22. We __ to Hung King Festival since last Sunday. (go) 
23. Before leaving the dinner table, _____________ your son _____________ ask for permission? (have to) 
24. When I ___________ ,the whole family was having dinner around a big dining table. (come) 
25. We postpone the picnic because it (rain)__________________heavily. 
26. I didn’t interrupt Phuong because he (speak)______________to the teacher 
27. Thirty years ago, we (not have)_________________mobile phones. 
28.I (already, read)______________that book about volcanoes. It’s amazing to know how they are formed . 
I. Identify a mistake in each sentence and correct it. 
1.In Australia, you mustn’t to comment on a person’s accent->. 
2. In my family, children has to get permission before leaving the dining table->. 
3. When I came, the whole family is having dinner around a big dining table .-> 
4. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food while he was very poor->.. 
5. When you visit a temple in Thailand, you has to follow some important customs- >. 
6. People should wear short shorts and tank tops. This is disrespectful- > 
II. Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets. 
1. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food . He was very poor. ( BECAUSE) 
2. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets. They make Chung cakes as well.(SO) 
3. The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival. It has become a public holiday in Viet Nam since 2007.(HOWEVER) 
4. At the Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes. Every child like it very much.(THEREFORE) 
5. We don’t celebrate the festival. It costs too much money. (If) 
6. Most people book tickets long in advance. They cannot return home for Tet. (Otherwise) 
7. Children like Tet because it’s a long holiday. They can also receive lucky money. (Moreover) 
8. The buffalo-fighting Festival sounds frightening. Many people come to enjoy it. (Although) 
9. The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival. It has become a public holiday in Vietnam since 2007. (Nevertheless) 
10. We won’t hold the festival. It costs too much money. (IF) 
11. The tortoise was running. The hare was sleeping. (WHILE ) 
12. The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn’t happy. (ALTHOUGH) 
13. The Buffalo- fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday. There were so many people. (BECAUSE) 
14. A lion can run 100km/hr while a horse can run 80km/hr. (fast) 
15. They are both good at speaking English, but Hung speaks better than Nam. (badly) 
16. The Eagle team performed more successfully than the Tiger team. (successfully) 
17. A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car. (slowly ) 
18. No one in my group is more intelligent than Long. 
->Long........ 
19. Son Tung M-TP performs the song “Chung ta khong thuoc ve nhau” very beautifully. 
->The song “Chung ta khong thuoc ve nhau ” 
20. He uses all his free time to look after his garden. 
 → He spends .....................................................................