English 8 - Revision Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions. 1. A. authority B. impolite C. repetitive D. unhealthy 2. A. impossible B. unrelated C. unnatural D. unbearable 3. A. application B. recreation C. congratulation D. education 4. A. objection B. reduction C. competition D. appearance Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. 5. She said she chose ________ for one year before entering university. A. working B. worked C. work D. to work 6. Teenagers often use abbreviations when ________. A. texting B. sending letters C. talking D. video conferencing 7. He asked me ________ I preferred video conferencing to face-to-face meetings. A. what B. which C. if D. that 8. People from other planets may use ________ to communicate, which is not possible for human beings. A. telepathy B. letters C. landlines D. chat rooms 9. By the time we got to the cinema,the film _____________. A. started B. had started C. starting D. starts 10. He told his classmate that he ________ a bicycle when he was ten years old. A. rode B. could rode C. would ride D. ride 11. I prefer ________ a nine-to-five job to working shifts. A. did B. does C. doing D. do 12. If trees ________________enough water and sunlight, they will grow well. A. will get B. are getting C. gets D. get 13. He asked me what the conservationists ________ so far to protect our environment. A. do B. had done C. does D. did Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences 14. Hey. I have tried (phone) ________ you so many times this morning. 15. Mai (live)______ in Hai Phong for five years before she (move)_____ to Ha Noi three years ago. 16. After Nick ________ (do) his homework, he ________(go) lo bed last night. 17. We’ve decided (cancel) ________ the meeting via Skype with Jane. Mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 18. If the soil was polluted, plants won’t be able to grow. A B C D 19. I sometimes wish that I will have another car. A B C D 20. Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren’t they? A B C D 21. We've decided canceling our picnic because it's forecast to rain tomorrow. A B B D 22. Mary is given some money by her mother now A B C D 23. My father said he was watching TV when my mother come home A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable respond to complete each of the following exchanges. 24.”How long have you known him?” “_____________” A. Since five years. B. For five years. C. Ever since five years. D. Along five years. 25. Nam: I’ve just finished my painting. Look! Tam: “_________ “ A. How cool! B. I wish I could do it C. Wow, I can’t imagine that. D. Sure 26. “Sorry, I’m late”- “____________” A.No problem B. No matter what C. No,thanks D.You’re welcome.