Bài tập bổ trợ Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global Success - Test 1 (Kèm đáp án)

 IV. Jack and Tina talk about their leisure activities. Complete what they say with the verbs below in 
the correct simple present form. Some verbs may be used more than once.
 listen to watch go go out play use
Jack: My computer is very important to me. I’m a student at Manchester University, so I 24 the Internet 
a lot for my studies and my friends and I 25 ______________ a lot of computer games. I don’t 26 
______________ any sport. I 27 ______________ to evening classes twice a week; it’s a course on 
Computer Skills. On other nights, I 28 ______________ with friends - we usually 29 ______________ to 
the cinema.
Tina: I’m an amateur musician, so music is my life! I 30 ______________ the radio nearly all day - mainly 
classical or jazz. When I 31 ______________ TV, it’s always a music channel. I even 32 ______________ 
music when I 33 ______________ to the gym! I 34 ______________ the piano and the saxophone. And I 
35 ______________ a lot of live music in my free time.
V. Complete the sentences in Mai’s e-mail with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Hi Susan!
Well, I’m here in Ha Noi, now. I see quite a lot of my cousin Hoa because we 36 ______________ (enjoy 
/ do) the same things. I have some new friends called David and John. David is very good at computers 
and he 37 ______________ (not mind I help) me so that’s good. John is really nice too. He 38 
______________ (play) basketball and he 39 ______________ (go / skateboard) quite a lot. His brother 
Toby is 18 and he’s really cool but he 40 ______________ (prefer / play) football. I 41 ______________ 
(do) gymnastics once a week and Hoa 42 ______________ (do) karate. She prefers indoor sports because 
she 43 ______________ (not like / get) cold! Write soon!
Love, Mai
VI. Read the conversation and put the sentences (A-F) in the correct places (44-48). There is one extra 
question.
A. Who’s she?
B. Not just a name on a computer screen.
C. Does she live near here?
D. Do you fancy coming with us?
E. Are you there?
F. How do you know her?
Mai: Hi, Susan. I’m going out with Hoa and Lan this evening. 44 ______________ We’re going to have So Strange! People Have Strange Hobbies
Mr. and Mrs. Ball live in Oxford. They collect garden gnomes. They have 225 in their garden! The gnomes 
are all different colours and come from different countries.
Today, Mr. and Mrs. Ball are preparing a big garden party for their gnomes. They are putting lanterns 
on the trees and decorating the garden with colourful balloons. “We’re writing 225 invitations and we 
are putting up little tables and chairs for the gnomes,” Mrs. Ball says. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s fun.”
Note:
- (garden) gnome (n) = tượng thần lùn giữ của
55. Mr. and Mrs. Ball come from England. _________
56. They collect garden plants. _________
57. There are a lot of gnomes in Mr. and Mrs. Ball’s garden. _________
58. The gnomes are all from the UK. _________
59. The gnomes are not very colourful. _________
60. Mr. and Mrs. Ball have had a party. _________
61. Mr. and Mrs. Ball will invite all their gnomes to the party. _________
62. Mr. and Mrs. Ball hope that the party will be enjoyable. _________
IX. Read the passage carefully, and do the tasks that follow.
Task 1. Match the headings (A-E) to the paragraphs (63-67).
A. No computers for two days. 
B. Never again! 
C. Homework wasn’t as easy. 
D. I used my phone more. 
E. I didn’t want to listen to them talking!
 No computer day! How did you survive?
63. _________ Ben, Luton, UK 
It was very difficult. I had quite a lot of homework to do. Usually, I use the computer to find information 
and I write my essay on it. My dad has lots of books, atlases and reference books, but almost all of them 
are out of date! It wasn’t difficult to find information, but it took more time.
64. _________ Jenny, Des Moines, USA 
I didn’t have email contact with my friends. I hate it! I sent a lot of texts. A few of my friends also turned 
off their computers, but most of them didn’t. On Sunday, there were lots of emails to read. 80. this / a great reason / organise monthly gatherings / learn new things / and / make / friendship / 
last
 Hi Jack,
 It’s nice to hear from you again.
 Let me tell you about what I do in my free time.
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