MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST (Grade 8)
Choose the best option a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences

1. The sun ___ in the East.

a. rise
b. rises
c. rose
d. rising

2. She told me ___ you this present.

a. to give
b. giving
c. gave
d. gives

3. We must be there ___ 7.30 and 9.00

a. at
b. before
c. between
d. after

4. People will ___ more time studying English.

a. take
b. give
c. have
d. spend

5. Vietnamese language is different ___ English language.

a. from
b. with
c. like
d. as

6. He likes ___ to music.

a. listen
b. listens
c. listening
d. listened

7. Nam is 16. He isn’t ___ to drive a car.

a. enough young
b. enough old
c. older
d. old enough

8. Lan is ___ beautiful than her sister.

a. as
b. more
c. the most
d. like

9. He stayed at his office ___ he finished his report.

a. until
b. before
c. for
d. during

10. What time ___? About an hour ago.

a. has he phoned
b. he phoned
c. did he phone
d. he phones

11. Are you free ___ Sunday morning?

a. in
b. on
c. at
d. of

12. Let’s go ___. It’s going to rain.

a. here
b. there
c. inside
d. outside

13. He always good marks. He studies ___.

a. good
b. bad
c. badly
d. well

14. Who made this skirt for her? – Nobody. She made it ___.

a. by her
b. herself
c. her
d. hers

15. Last year, Hoa ___ in Hue.

a. live
b. lives
c. lived
d. living

16. Don’t go ___. It’s too cold now.

a. outside
b. inside
c. in front
d. in

17. ___ I help you? Yes, please.

a. Do
b. Am
c. Did
d. May

18. ___ you going to see a movie?

a. Do
b. Are
c. Did
d. Will

19. It is very difficult ___ from here.

a. to see
b. see
c. sees
d. saw

20. The intervals between the Olympic Games are ___ years.

a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five

21___ is nam absent today? He is sick.

a. What
b. Why
c. Where
d. When

22. There’s a TV set ___ the living room.

a. on
b. at
c. in
d. under

23. The topic of the discussion was very ___.

a. interest
b. interested
c. interesting
d. to interest

24. Which of them is going to ___ the race?

a. win
b. do
c. make
d. prefer

25. He always does his work ___

a. care
b. careful
c. careless
d. carefully

26. She enjoys ___ books.

a. to read
b. reading
c. reads
d. read


27. ___ the short holiday, the children had a chance to visit their grandparents in the countryside.

a. During
b. At
C, In
d. On

28. My father always takes us to the zoo ___ a walk.

a. on
b. at
c. in
d. for

29. She is eighteen years old. He is fifteen. He is her ___ brother.

a. older
b. younger
c. old
d. young

30. I wish I ___ go sight seeing around the world.

a. can
b. could
c. may
d. must

31. I am fond ___ going to the movies.

a. of
b. on
c. in
d. for

32. We prefer comedy ___ tragedy.

a. than
b. to
c. better
d. best

33. The students are very ___ because their school has won the basketball championship.

a. excite
b. excited
c. exciting
d. excitement

34. That was a very ___ story about the adventures in the tropical forests.

a. exciting
b. excited
c. excitement
d. excite

35. At home, we put out food in the ___ to keep it for a long time.

a. kitchen
b. refrigerator
c. furniture
d. shelf

36. My parents want me ___ a doctor.

a. am
b. be
c. was
d. to be

37. You have lived here ___ 1980, haven’t you?

a. in
b. on
c. since
d. for

38. If you get up early, you ___ time for breakfast.

a. will have
b. would have
c. have
d. had

39. Must she ___ here, too?

a. comes
b. come
c. came
d. to come

40. I like sitting ___ my two close friends, Lan and hoa.

a. in
b. among
c. between
d. on

41. You aren’t old ___ to travel by yourself.

a. rather
b. too
c. more
d. enough

42. The children went out after ___ off the lights.

a. turning
b. turned
c. to turn
d. turn

43. Shakespeare has ___ all over the world.

a. read
b. be read
c. been read
d. to read

44. I went to bed ___ I brushed my teeth.

a. before
b. after
c. until
d. beside

45. You have to cook dinner ___.

a. himself
b. herself
c. yourself
d. ourselves

46. I used to ___ soccer when I was young.

a. play
b. playing
c. played
d. be played

47. My mother ___ a new hat yesterday.

a. buys
b. bought
c. to buy
d. buying

48. I am going to Laos ___ June.

a. in
b. on
c. at
d. of

49. He’ll be home ___ seven because he wants to see the seven o’clock news.

a. on
b. at
c. before
d. after

50. We must learn new words by ___

a. heart
b. hard
c. heartily
d. hardly

51. We are going to Hue tonight to ___ the festival.

a. send
b. celebrate
c. do
d. went

52. She speaks English ___

a. well
b. good
c. fluent
d. bad

53. That;s very kind ___ you.

a. to
b. of
c. in
d. on


54. Water and other liquids are ___

a. shape
b. shapely
c. shapeles
d. shapèul

55. She is very kind ___ us.

a. to
b. of
c. in
d. on

56. Can you see Lan ___ the crowd?

a. in
b. on
c. among
d. between

57. That old man is clever ___ to make five things from wood.

a. rather
b. enough
c. more
d. quite

58. They laughed ___ me because I made a funny mistake.

a. in
b. on
c. at
d. of

59. Nguyen Du is one of the most brilliant poets in Vietnamese ___

a. history
b. literature
c. geography
d. biology

60. You should ___ us the truth.

a. tell
b. told
c. telling
d. to tell

61. Would you mind ___ this letter for me?

a. post
b. posting
c. to post
d. posted

62. They left the house ___ saying goodbye to their mother.

a. before
b. during
c. after
d. until

63. Don’t tell anyone ___ that.

a. about
b. to
c. on
d. for

64. Ba loves ___ soccer.

a. play
b. played
c. playing
d. plays

65. I haven’t seen you ___ ages.

a. in
b. to
c. for
d. since

66. I’ve taught in this school ___ 1990.

a. since
b. for
c. in
d. at

67. My dad ___ for this company since 2001.

a. works
b. to work
c. worked
d. has worked

68. They ___ Quang Trung school since last year.

a. attend
b. attended
c. have attended
d. attends

69. I ___ in Dalat for six years.

a. live
b. lived
c. to live
d. have lived

70. A cat is different ___ a dog.

a. to
b. from
c. for
d. with

71. Your bag is the same ___ mine.

a. as
b. from
c. to
d. of

72. We ___ that film already.

a. see
b. saw
c. have seen
d. seeing

73. She hasn’t met him ___.

a. yet
b. yes
c. ready
d. already

74. The house is ___ than the apartment.

a. expensive
b. more expensive
c. the most expensive
d. not expensive

75. The vila is ___ of all.

a. older
b. the oldest
c. old
d. elder

76. I opened my umbrella ___ protect myself from rain.

a. in order
b. in order to
c. order
d. to order

77. Mary wrote a note on the board so as ___ get class members to the meeting on time.

a. to
b. that
c. call
d. from

78. The glass ___ into small pieces.

a. break
b. broke
c. is broken
d. is breaking

79. Many people want ___ the time machine.

a. to see
b. saw
c. see
d. seeing

80. She told me you ___ her a beautiful scarf.

a. give
b. gave
c. to give
d. giving


81. I am looking forward to ___ you in June.

a. see
b. saw
c. seeing
d. sees

82. Car tyres ___ to make pipes and floor covering.

a. recycle
b. recycled
c. to recycle
d. are recycled

83. It’s easy ___ that exercise.

a. to do
b. did
c. done
d. has done

84. I’m busy ___ my Mom with housework.

a. to help
b. helped
c. helping
d. help

85. The teacher ___ to the principal is my teacher.

a. to talk
b. talking
c. is talking
d. talks

86. Most of the mobile phanes ___ in this shop are imported from China.

a. selling
b. sold
c. are sold
d. were sold

87. We ___ in the park when it rained.

a.walked
b. would walk
c. were walking
d. have walked

88. The bike ___ in japan is US$100.

a. made
b. making
c. is making
d. to make

89. Would you mind if I ___ the window?

a. open
b. opening
c. opened
d. opens

90. I’m happy ___ all the exams.

a. pass
b. passed
c. passing
d. to pass

91. We were having dinner when the phone ___.

a. ring
b. rang
c. ringing
d. to ring

92. Colour TV ___ by John logic Baird in 1928.

a. was inventing
b. invented
c. has invented
d. was invented

93. His father said that he ___ for a car company.

a. worked
b. works
c. is working
d. has worked

94. I’d like you ___ my parents and my sister.

a. meet
b. met
c. to meet
d. meeting

95. Do you mind ___ me the story?

a. tell
b. telling
c. told
d. to tell

96. Do you mind if I ___ here?

a. to sit
b. sitting
c. sat
d. sit

97. Would you mind if I ___ your bike?

a. borrow
b. borrowing
c. borrowed
d. to borrow

98. This is the first time Hoa ___ Tim’s family.

a. has met
b. met
c. meet
d. meeting

99. Would you mind if I ___ a photo?

a. take
b. took
c. has taken
d. taking

100. Hos about ___ to the movies?

a. go
b. to go
c. going
d. went

101. John is interested ___ swimming.

a. at
b. in
c. on
d. for

102. She fell ___ the deep water.

a. into
b. on
c. at
d. from

103. We leave ___ 28th May.

a. in
b. on
c. at
d. of

104. ___ I speak to Sandra, please?

a. Must
b. Ought
c. have
d. May

105. The ___ are friendly here.

a. weather
b. food
c. sights
d. people

106. Ba ___ a shower at 8 o’clock last night.

a. taken
b. was taking
c. took
d. was taken

107. When I came, she ___ dinner yesterday.

a. cooks
b. is cooking
c. cooked
d. was cooking


108. Nam was sleeping ___ Nga was reading book.

a. while
b. when
c. what
d. where

109. Tom loves ___ soccer.

a. plays
b. played
c. playing
d. play

110. Oliver is keen ___ pottery.

a. in
b. on
c. at
d. of

111. Jack is fond _