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Choose the best answer to complete the sentences?. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences8. Melbourne people enjoy telling this joke

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NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8

Ngày thi: 21/3/2014

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I  Listening (15 pts)

Part 1 Listen to Pete talking to a friend about his holiday What was the weather like each day?

Listen and write a letter A-H next to each day You will hear the conversation twice There is one example (5 pts)

Example: 0 Monday _B _

F sun

G warm

H wind

Part 2 Listen and write There is one example (5 pts)

CAMPING TRIP TO LAKE

Ex. 0 Meet at: _ KERBY BRIDGE .

1 Time: .

Take:

Part 3: Listen to Chloe talking to a man about a sailing holiday Put a tick next to the right answer You will hear the conversation twice There is an example (5 pts)

0 Chloe wants to go to

1 How many times has Chloe been sailing before?

2 How much can Chloe spend?

Số phách

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3 Chloe will go in .

4 Chloe would like to sail on

5 How does Chloe want to pay?

II Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (10 pts)

1 There used to a high building right in front of the pagoda, ?

2 He always me a favor whenever I am in trouble

3 He hardly has time to hang out with his friends because his preparation for the show is

4 There are not enough schools or hospitals Besides, water and electricity supplies may not be

5 She has to leave early avoid getting caught in the traffic during rush hours

6 Our friends have lived in Ho Chi Minh city 2002

7 you mind if I use your dictionary?

8 If possible, you can take part in other programs such as funds for the poor, helping street children and planting trees and flowers

9 He lost his job right after 2 weeks of working simply he didn't work hard enough

10 I'd like to buy the shoes the ones on display at the exhibition

Your answers: 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5

III Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition (5 pts)

1 Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, finally came up _ a device which they first introduced in 1876

2 The ambulance will be there _ about 15 minutes

3 The residents and store owners have been concerned _ the new mall for a few months

4 The stores in the mall will offer a wide selection of products, some _ cheaper prices

5 Every day, he often goes to work _ Tom's car

6 Many people from rural areas are leaving _ their traditional ways of life and moving _ big cities

7 They are trying to provide necessary facilities _ those who are need

8 _ my surprise, he passed the exam with flying colors

IV Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters (10 pts)

1 I’m going to see a wonderful programme _ by a

world-famous violinist at the Sydney Opera House tonight

PERFORM

2 The glasses I bought yesterday were _ cheap, only 20

3 The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the

_ and the small man was the master

SERVE

4 _ in many cities put a strain on schools and hospitals

as well as water and electricity supplies

CROWD

5 Traditional _ are a good source of fun and

entertainment

CELEBRATE

7 He is not old enough to make _ on this matter DECIDE

9 Besides the increase in population, increased pollution is another

_ result

PLEASE

V Put the sentences (A – J) in the correct order (1 – 10 ) to make a meaningful conversation (5 pts)

1 Would you like to come to the cinema with us?

2 Which of these would you like?

3 What shall we do this evening?

4 Do you want any help?

5 I’m sorry I can’t remember your surname

6 I’ve passed my driving test

7 You come from Venezuela, don’t you?

8 It’s very kind of you to help me

9 I don’t like loud music

10 Is it going to rain tonight?

A How about going to the cinema?

B It’s Johnson

C Congratulations!

D No, thanks It’s all right

E Not at all

F I’m afraid I can’t

G Yes, that’s right

H The green one please

I Neither do I

J I hope not

Your answers: 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5

VI Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences (5 pts)

1 My friend, John (drive) to work this morning when he

a wonderful natural fertilizer



4 I'm pleased you want to know more "Reduce" means



and cans, and send them for recycling



do any since coming here



VII Each of the following sentences contains one error Underline and write the correct answer

in the space provided (5 pts)

1 They are presently discussing about the ways of stopping the

violence in schools

2 ABC is a youth organization which builds character and

encouraging good citizenship and personal fitness

3 My brother tried to learn Japanese at a night school, so he gave

up after 2 months

4 The voluntary organization was established last year has more

than 40 members now

5 He sounded so unhappily when someone stole his car yesterday

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





VIII Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word (10 pts)

You can now phone almost any country in the (1) _, (2) in some cases you can only call major cities When you cannot (3)

you This is more expensive and time-consuming, but it may be helpful if you want to speak to a particular person and no one else; in this (5) , you should ask for a “person to

person” call Even more expensive is a reversed-charge call where the person (6) receives the call has to pay the fee If the international (7) is busy, you can reserve

a call, explain the number you want and the operator will call you (8) when the line is free You can (9) a lot of money by calling outside office hours, for example, (10) in the morning, late at night and on Sundays

IX Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D (10 pts)

A new restaurant with a difference has opened in the High Street next door to the Royal Theater in Bristol It is called "Starters" and is (1) _ by Carol and Philip Wells who opened a (2) _ restaurant in London last year

Instead of a traditional three-course (3) _, customers can choose (4) _ they want from a list of (5) _ a hundred starters or first courses The list also includes recipes from all over the world and customers are recommended to choose (6) _ 3 starters to (7) _ a satisfying meal Prices vary depending on what you have, (8) _ it is possible to eat quite cheaply if you (9) _ want to spend a lot of money The new restaurant is becoming very popular and it's (10) _

to book a table to avoid waiting

Your answers: 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5

X Read the following text then choose from the list A-F the best sentence to fill each of the spaces There is one extra sentence which you do not need (5 pts)

The city of Melbourne, (1) _ Melbourne people enjoy telling this joke to visitors: if you don’t like the weather in Melbourne, don’t worry, just wait five minutes, because it’s sure to change

At the beginning of 1992, Melbourne had its wettest January for over 100 years It rained for nine days on end (2) _ At night, people in some Melbourne suburbs were turning on their heating as

if it was winter It was so cold that many people could hardly never believe that it was summer at all The best weather in Melbourne, however, is not usually in the summer: it is in the autumn The autumn usually has more pleasant days than the summer (3) _

The scenery of the city at this time of year is beautiful, too (4) _ In the autumn, the trees change their leaves to red, gold and brown As they are blown in the air by the wind of a late autumn day, the leaves add life to the city (5) _, people in Melbourne can still look forward to the possibility of a warm sunny autumn

A Melbourne has many lovely gardens and parklands with beautiful trees

B As well as raining all day, the weather was also cold

C Tourists will never forget the weather and the scenery in Melbourne

D The weather is usually composed of warm days and cool, comfortable nights

E So even if the summer is cold and wet

F Australia has always had a reputation for unusual weather

Your answers: 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5

XI Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given

words (10 pts)

1 I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City

 I

2 The train takes longer than the plane.

 The plane _ 3.When did you start working in that factory?

_?

4 My brother studies now harder than he used to

 My brother

5 He didn't work hard enough to pass the exam

 Because he

6 "Why don't you put a better lock on the door, Julia?" Jonathan said

 Jonathan

7 Could you please help me with this box?

 Would you mind _?

8 "Would you like me to give you a lift to the station?" she said to me

 She offered _

9 People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to

 The smoking of cigarettes is

10 Her ability to run a company really impresses me

 I

XII Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible

in meaning to the original sentence Do not change the form of the given word (5 pts)

1 The door was so heavy that the children couldn't push it open (too)

 The door _

 She _

 I

 You _

 I

XIII Use the given suggestions to complete sentences (5 pts)

1 We / delight / you / interest / protect / environment

 _

2 She / lose / job / last month / and / out of work / ever since

 _

3 Tom / always / go / home / late/, / so / mother / often / get / angry

 _

4 We / finish / most / it now / and / look / very nice

 _

5 You / like / come / stay / we / while you / town?

 _?

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