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NĂM HỌC: 2022-2023 Môn: Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Thời gian: 60 phút

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PART A: LISTENING: (4ms)

 Listen 1: Listen to the tape and circle the best answer (A, B or C) for each space (1m)

1 When does Bob want to go to the movies? - _

A On the weekend B On Friday morning C.On Friday night D On Saturday

2 When is the party?

A.On Saturday night B On the next weekend C On Sunday night D Next Sunday

3 When does Ken want to go out with Nancy?

A On Friday morning B On Friday night C On the weekend D Next weekend

4 When is the game?

A On Sunday morningB On Sunday night C.On Sunday afternoon D On Saturday afternoon

5 When is the movie on TV?

 Listen 2: Listen to the tape carefully Then write (T) for true or (F) for false (1m)

 Listen 3: Listen to the tape Then fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS (2ms)

Name: Parthenon Place: Athens, (0) Greece Age: (1) more than 2000 years old Description: huge (2) _columns _ and beautiful statues

Name: Stonehenge Place: Salisbury, the UK Age: (3) more than 4000 years old Description: lots of huge blocks of (4) _stone _

PART B: PHONETICS (2ms)

I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (1m)

3 A study B success C surprise D sugar

II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern (1m)

1 A different B remember C important D semester

2 A popular B natural C possible D encourage

4 A agree B arrange C mobile D conduct

PART C: VOCABULARY – GRAMMAR (4ms)

I Find the one choice that best completes the sentence (1m)

1 His brother is a _ boy He always tells a joke

2 Do you mind if I your car to work?

3 They are that their son won the championship

4 My sister regretting _ Mai’s glasses yesterday

5 Hoa dances more _ than her classmates

II Find and circle the mistake A, B, C or D in each sentence below (1m)

1 She has won many tennis matches for she moved from Slovakia

A B C D

2 We must arrange a conveniently time and place for the meeting

A B C D

3 Nam have to cook dinner himself because his mom went out

A B C D

4 Alexander Graham Bell successful demonstrated his invention to the public

A B C D

5 They used to living in the countryside when they were young

A B C D

III Supply the correct form of the verbs in parentheses (1m)

1 I (phone) _will phone _you as soon as I arrive in Ho Chi Minh City

3 They stopped (talk) talking _when the teacher came in

4 Listen! Mai (play) is playing the guitar

5 My train (leave) _leaves Plymouth at 11.30 , so I need (be) to be at the station by 11.15

IV Supply the correct form of the words in brackets (1m):

1 There are many cultural _differences between his country and mine (DIFFER)

2 It is _unhealthy to eat much sugar and fat (HEALTH)

3 There was no explanation _for his absence from class yesterday (EXPLAIN)

4 Every week, there are two flights _from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city (FLY)

5 They had an enjoyable _Christmas vacation (ENJOY)

PART D: READING COMPREHENSION (5ms)

I Read the following passage carefully then circle the best answer (A, B, C, or D) which you think is best suited to each gap (1m)

Air pollution is caused of ill health in human beings In a lot of countries, there are _(1) limiting the

amount of smoke factories can produce although there is not enough information on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere Doctors have (2) that air pollution causes lung diseases The gases from the exhausts of cars _(3) also increased air pollution in most cities The gas of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which

is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings Children _(4) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as (5) as other children, and are clumsy when they use their hands

II Read the passage and decide which is the best answer Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the word you choose (2ms)

It is very important to have healthy teeth Good teeth help us to chew our food They also help us to look nice How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the tooth This happens after germs and bits of food have collected there Then the decay slowly spreads inside the tooth Eventually, poison goes into the blood, and we may feel quite ill

How can we keep our teeth healthy? Firstly, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year He can fill the small holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth He can examine our teeth to check that they are growing in the right way Unfortunately, many people wait until they have toothache before they see a dentist Secondly, we should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day - once after breakfast and once before we go to bed We can also use wooden toothpicks to clean between our teeth after a meal Thirdly,

we should eat food that is good for our teeth and our body: milk, cheese, fish, brown bread, potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables and fresh fruit Chocolates, sweets, biscuits and cakes are bad, especially when we eat them between meals They are harmful because they stick to our teeth and cause decay

1 Good teeth mainly help us to _

2 When food and germs collect in a small crack, our teeth _

3 A lot of people do not visit a dentist until _

4 Which of the following sentence is not true ?

A We should brush teeth two times a day B We should brush teeth before going to bed

5 The best title for the passage would be _

III Read the following passage carefully and fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word (2ms)

In the first year of lower secondary (0) school, I had some difficulties in learning English My English pronunciation (1) was _really bad and my English grammar was worse I did not (2)

about this One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher (4) of _ English told me to wait (5)

_for her outside the classroom She took (6) _me_to the school library and showed me tapes

of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase She also told (7) _me how to use an English-

English dictionary to (8) improve _my English grammar “Now I think you know what you

should do” she said I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first (9) _prize in

the English Speaking Contest held for secondary (10) school _ students in my hometown PART E: WRITING (5ms)

I Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same (1m)

1 Tony keeps forgetting his homework

2 No one invited Lan to the party

→Lan _ Lan wasn’t invited to the party

3 It’s three years since I last spoke to her

→I haven’t I haven’t spoken to her for three years

4 Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to

5 Let’s meet inside the centre at the cafe corner?

II Make complete sentences, using the cues : (2ms)

1 The man / sit / next / me / be / father

→ The man sitting next to me is my father

2 The grand prize / be / give / the team / the most points

→ The grand prize is given to the team with the most points

3 The Statue of Liberty / be / present / to the United States / France / 1876

→ The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States by France in 1876

4 Santa Claus / be / base / the description / Saint Nicholas

→ _ Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas

5 She / going / see / movie / TV

6.You / ought / come / class / early /in the morning

→ _ You ought to come to class early in the morning

8 They / been / here / 2015

→ They have been here since 2015

III Read the note from his friend Richard, then write a postcard about 40-50 words to tell him what he wants to know (2ms)

Dear _, _ _ _ _ _ _

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