Revision for the first mid-term test

REVISION FOR THE FIRST MID-TERM TEST (UNITS 1, 2, 3, 4 – ENGLISH 8)
Unit 1
- Present simple to talk about general truths.
We use the present simple to express general truths. For example.
The earth moves around the sun.
The moon goes round the earth.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
The bear sleeps during the winter.
Today is Monday; tomorrow is Tuesday.
Fish lives in the water.
Water consists of main elements: Hydrogen and Oxygen
- Use of “enough”.
Enough is put before noun and after adjective. For example
She isn’t old enough to drive a car.
It is not old enough for her to drive a car.
I am fool enough to trust her.
S + Be + ADJ + Enough + To-infinitive
* Exercises:
I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
generous/ orphanage/ sociable/ planet/ next-door/ humor/ joke.
1.The Earth is the name of the ______ we live on.
2.He has a good sense of ______. He always makes people laugh.
3.After the death of his parents, he was sent to an ________.
4.Don’t do it as a ______. It’s a serious thing.
5.She lives next to my house. She is my ______ neighbor.
6.It was _____ of you to share your food with me.
7.Mai has a lot of friends. She is very ______.
II. Arrange the adjectives in brackets in the correct order.
It’s a (wooden/ round) table.
She is wearing a (green/ new/ beautiful) dress.
My uncle lives in a (old/ lovely/ small) house.
That girl has (blue/ nice/ big) eyes.
He gave me (black/ leather) gloves.
My teacher has a (round/ pink/ small) face.
It’s a (small/ metal/ black) box.
III. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence, using (not) adjective + enough + to-infinitive.
My sister is old. She can drive a car.
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The radio isn’t small. You can’t put it in your pocket.
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This coat isn’t warm. I don’t wear it in winter.
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She is beautiful and intelligent. She can become Miss World.
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IV. Put the words in correct order to make full sentences.
brown/ has/ eyes./ she/ big/
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gray/ a/ Mr. Thanh/ beard/ long/ has/
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many/ are/ flower/ garden./ in/red/ her/ there/ small/
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car./ is/ black/ it/ big/ a/
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Unit 2
- Be going to : dự định
We use “be going to” to express plans or intentions in the near future, it is sure to happen. For example
We are going to practice piano for two hours this evening.
She is going to travel abroad tomorrow.
We also use “ be going to ” to predict. For example
Oh, look ! it is going to rain. Look out, she is going to faint.
They are going to be married next May.
S + Be (am/is/are) + going to + Bare infinitive
- Adverbs of place.
We use adverbs of place to show the direction or position of people or things.
For example
He is not outside; Maybe he is inside.
They do not play football here; perhaps, they play there.
She is not upstairs; it is possible that she is downstairs.
Outside: bên ngoài	Inside: bên trong
Here: ở đây	There : ở đó
Upstairs: ở trên lầu	Downstairs: ở dưới lầu
We can also use prepositon phrases to show place: in, on, at, behind, in front of, to the left of, to the right of, on the right, on the left.
For example
We are sitting in the room.
She stays at home
The book is on the desk.
She stands behind me
Put the chairs in front of the board.
Grow flowers to the left of the house.
Keep standing on the right.
I. Write sentences. Say what the people are going to do.
My uncle has won some money. (buy a new car)
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They received a wedding present from their pen pal friend, Nick. (write a letter to thank him)
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I’ll have an annual holiday next month. (visit Ha Long Bay)
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My father has a bad cough. (stop smoking)
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Linh is studying medicine. (be a doctor)
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We have bought some bricks. (build a garage)
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form or tense.
Nga and Lan ________ (see) a movie tonight.
Sue can _________ (speak) Vietnamese very well.
Mozart _________ (write) more than 600 pieces of music.
We usually _____ (go) to the library three times a week, but last week we ______ (go) twice.
Alexander Graham Bell _______ (introduce) the telephone in 1876.
Yesterday I _______ (be) busy, so I _______ (not/ have) time to phone you.
‘What _______ you _______ (do) next summer vacation?’
 ‘I _______ (visit) my grandparents in Nha Trang.
III. Read the passage below and then answer the questions.
Angela Duffy is a schoolgirl from Liverpool. She wants to be a doctor. “I am going to medial school next year. It’s a long course – about six years – but I’m going to work very hard. It is a difficult job, but I like working with people, and I like the idea of working in a caring profession. “She says that later she would like specialize and perhaps be a vet. “I love animals, and looking after them would be wonderful.”
Angela’s sister is studying marketing at university. She enjoys traveling, and would probably like to work for a tour company. “I’m not sure yet exactly what I want to do. After university, I’m going to have a year off, and I’m going round the world with another girl. We hope to find a work on the way.”
How long is Angela going to study at the medical school?
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Is working as a doctor hard work?
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Why does Angela want to be a vet?
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What does Angela’s sister do?
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Who is she going round the world with?
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Unit 3
- Reflexive pronouns
The summary of reflexive pronouns
I	myself ( tự tôi )
You	yourself ( tự bạn )
He 	himself ( tự anh ấy )
She 	herself (tự cô ấy )
It 	itself ( tự nó )
You 	yourselves ( tự các bạn )
We 	ourselves ( tự chúng ta )
They 	themselves ( tự bọn họ )
- Modals: must, have to, ought to, should, may, can, could.
Must and have to both express necessity. It has the same meaning “ phải ”
For example.
All students must take the term exam.
All students have to take the term exam.
(There is no other choice. The exam is required.)
In everyday statements of necessary, have to is used more commonly than must. Must is usually stronger than have to and can indicate urgency or stress importance.
For example.
I’m looking for Sue. I have to talk to her about our lunch date tomorrow. I can’t meet her for lunch because I have to go to a business meeting at 1:00.
Where is Sue ? I must talk to her right away. I have an urgent message for her.
Should and ought to have the same meaning “ nên ”: they express advisability.
For example.
You should study harder.
You ought to study harder.
Drivers should obey the speed limit.
Drivers ought to obey the speed limit.
Can (có thể) usually expresses the idea that something is possible because certain characteristics or conditions exist. Can is also used to combine possibility and ability.
For example.
Tom is strong. He can lift that heavy box.
I can play the piano. I’ve taken lessons for many years.
You can see fish at an aquarium.
That race car can go very fast.
I. Complete the sentences with must or have/ has to.
Vietnamese children ____ wear uniform when they come to school
Last night my sister was ill. We _____ call the doctor.
I have bad toothache. I ____ make an appointment with the dentist.
I don’t want ____ wait in a queue for ages.
She ____ work on Saturday morning.
When you come to California, you ____ come and see us soon.
This is a terrible party. We ____ go home.
If there are no taxis, we’ll _____ walk.
Daniel ____ go to the bank. He hasn’t any money.
You really ____ hurry up, Vicky. We don’t want to be late.
II. Give advice with ought to or ought not to.
Minh looks very tired. (go to bed late)
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My parents are going to visit France. (learn a few French words)
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It’s eight o’clock. Helen is still sleeping. (get up earlier)
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Nam is going to have final exam tomorrow morning. He is playing computer games now. (play computer games – learn the lessons)
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I’m bored. I need a change. (go away for a few days) 
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III. Fill in each blank with a correct reflexive pronoun.
My sister often looks at _______ in the mirror.
Mark made _______ a sandwich.
This refrigerator defrosts _______. 
Hoa and I ________ saw that accident yesterday.
Did you pay for _______?
The children can look after _______ for a few days.
Don’t worry about Linh and me. We can look after _________.
My brother can repair the bicycle _______. 
Unit 4
- Past simple tense: “Used to”
We use “ used to ” to express the past habits. But now they don’t exist any longer.
For example.
When she was a little girl, she used to swim in this river.
When we were in grade 7, we used to play soccer.
Used to (thường) + Bare infinitive
- Prepositions of time: “ in , on, at, after, before, between ”
In (vào) + (second / minute / hour / day / week / month / seasons / year )
In 20 seconds, she will leave here.
They start working in spring and end in summer.
She always gets up at 5.00 in the morning.
I was born in 1978.
On (vào) + (holidays / days in a week / date)
We are going to have a party for my mom on March 8.
He has Math on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
At ( lúc ) + ( hour time )
Minh goes to sleep at 10.00 p.m.
After (sau)+(second/minute/hour /day/week/month/seasons/year)
before ( trước )+(second/minute/hour /day/week/month/seasons/year)
After 20 seconds, she will leave here.
They start working before Spring and end after Summer.
She always gets up after 5.00 .
Between ..and (giữa ..và .)
They will build my house between January and September.
I. Complete these sentences with used to or didn’t use to.
My father gave up smoking two years ago. He (smoke) ______a packet of cigarettes a day.
There (be) ______________ a movie theater here but it closed a long time ago.
Mr. An (not/ drink) ___________coffee when he was young but he likes it now.
I (not/ like)________________ her but we are best friends now.
They came to live in the city last year. They (live) _______ in a small village in the country.
When I was a child I (not/ study) ____________ hard.
II. Read the text and answer the questions that follow.
I remember the days when I was still a little girl. When the New Year cam, my mother used to tell me not to cry, she used to take me to the market and buy new clothes for me, she used to make sticky rice square cakes and cook them all night. She used to go to the flower market to buy some fresh flowers. My father used to pain the walls and redecorate the house and he used to help my mom with housework. Now my parents are old and I am grown up so I do everything myself. But I still remember the days 
What did your mother use to tell you when the New Year came?
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Where did she use to take you and what did she buy you?
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What did she use to make?
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Where did she use to go?
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What did your father use to do?
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Do your parents do those things nowadays? Why or Why not?
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III. Put a suitable preposition in each blank.
I was born _____ January 1st, 1965.
When did you meet him? - _____ lunch today.
It often rains _____ October _____ Vietnam.
What are you going to do _____ 2020?
I don’t know but I am going to go to college _____ September this year.
I don’t know what he is doing ______ the moment.
What did he do ______ the ninth of April, 2000?
She often hears some strange noise _______ midnight.
Does it rain _____ Spring?
IV. Put the words in correct order to make full sentences.
/school./ to/go/don’t /on/ We/Saturdays./
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on/ usually/ hold/They/ party/the/ New Year’s Eve./
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/ going/ see/ John/ lunchtime./ I/ to/ am/ at/ the/
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Last night/between / came home/ 10.30 and 11 o’clock./ she/
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V. Choose the right word in brackets to fill in the blank.
Last night I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. At last they killed (together/ each other/ themselves/ them).
(What/ Do/ Would/ Will) you like to com? – I’d love to.
We must be there (at/ before/ between/ after) 7.30 and 8.15.
When my grandmother was young, she used (sing/ to sing/ sang/ sung) very well.
Don’t go(outside/ inside/ into/ away). It’s too cold.
Our team played well (too/ that/ so/ enough) to win the gold medal.
Don’t let your child (play/ to play/ playing/ plays) with matches.
How long will he (must/ should/ have to/ has to) stay there?
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