Choose the correct answer for each sentence 1pt: 1.Don’t worry about us.. Give the correct form of the word in the bracket1pt: 2.She has one of the biggest ...of stamps in Britain... Us
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Năm học 2013- 2014
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh 8
( Đề I ) Thời gian : 120 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)
I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronouned differently from the others(0,5pt):
5.A filled B destroyed C.prepared D wished
KEY: 1.A 2 C 3.D 4.A 5.D
II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern ( 0,5 pt):
1.A recyle B protect C instead D natural
3.A excellent B description C invention D tradition
4.A beauty B produce C picture D postcard
KEY: 1 D 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 D
III Choose the correct answer for each sentence ( 1pt):
1.Don’t worry about us We can ourselves
A look up B look after C.look for D.look at
2 I found a watch when I along the street
A walked B was walking C has walked D walking
3 Look at these flowers! I think they need
4 You should learn your lesson
A careful B.carefully C careless D carelessly
5 The students went on a canoe trip yesterday – I heard it was
A excited B exciting C exciteful D an excitement
6 Would you like to go to the movie with me tonight? -
A Yes, please B I’m sorry I’d love to
C.No, I wouldn’t D Yes, I’d love to
7.My mother me that I should wake up early
8 He’ll arrive the station five minutes
A at / in B at / for C in / for D to / in
9 It the coldest day in Ha Noi for 40 years
10 There were flowers that I couldn’t decide what to buy
IV Give the correct form of the word in the bracket(1pt):
2.She has one of the biggest of stamps in Britain ( collect)
Trang 23 Our from Ha Noi to Sydney took 23 hours ( fly)
4.People are now concerned about pollution ( environment) 5.The police are interested in the sudden of the valuablepainting ( appear)
KEY: 1 exciting
2 collections
3 flight
4 environmental
5 disappearance
V Use the correct form the verbs in the bracket(1pt):
1.Do you know the woman ( stand ) overthere ?
2.I’d rather you ( stay) at home tonight
3 My mother is too tired ( cook) tonight
4.It is difficult to get used to (eat) with chopsticks
5 Tom doesn’t enjoy ( laugh) at by other people
6.How fast you ( drive) when the accident ( happen) ?
7.I always prefer driving to ( be drive)
8 Tim and Hoa ( be) penpals for nearly three years
2 stayed 6 were driving ; happened
VI Complete the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first(1pt):
1.The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it
-> The water wasn’t
2 She last came back to her home town two years ago
-> She hasn’t
3 Jane is as tall as her elder sister
-> Jane is the same
9 “I’m living in Da Nang now” she said
-> She said
5 My boss made me work hard last week
-> I
KEY: 1 The water wasn’t warm enough for the children to swim in
2 She hasn’t come back to her home town for two years
3 Jane is the same height as her elder sister
4 She said she was living in Da Nang then
5 I was made to work hard last week
VII.Complete the second sentences using the word in brackets ( don’t change it in any way) so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it ( 1pt):
1 When did you start to learn English ? ( learnt)
-> ?
2 It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat it ( so that)
->
3 “ You shouldn’t lend that man any more money, Mary.” said John.( advised)
->
4 I hope to see you there ( look forward)
Trang 35 This is the first time I have played the computer games ( before)
->
KEY: 1 How long have you learnt English ?
2 The cake was so hard that I couldn’t eat it
3 John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money
4 I look forward to seeing you there
5 I have never( haven’t) played the computer games before
VIII Fill in the blank with a suitable word to complete the passage(2pts):
The country is (1) beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in Many people think so and go to the country (2) the summmer holiday though they can’t
live (3) all the year around Some have cottage built in a village (4) that they
can go there whenever they (5) find the time
English village are not all alike but (6) some ways they are not different from (7) .other Almost every village (8) a church, the round or square tower of which can (9) seen from many miles around Surrounding the church is the church
yard(10) people are burried
IX Find and correct one mistake in each following sentence ( 1pt):
1 The boy was enough intelligent to solve that problem
2 The book writing by Jack London is vey popular in the world
3 Hoa is the same old as my sister
4 He asked his friends not play soccer in the read
5 Ok I will give it to her when I will see her tomorrow
KEY:1 enough intelligent -> intelligent enough
2 writing -> written
3 old -> age
4 not play -> not to play
5 will see -> see
X Use the words/ phrases given to make full sentences (1pt) :
1.Nam/ spend/ most/ free time/ play soccer
2 When/ we/ children/ we/ used/ listen/ grandma’s old folktales/ dinner
3.Lan /like/cook / meals / but / not/ like/do/ washing up
4 Brother/ very good/ repair/ household appliances
5 You / mind/ not/ use/ office phone?
KEY: 1 Nam spends most of his free time playing soccer
2 When we were children, we used to listen to our grandma’s old folftales after dinner
3 Lan likes cooking meals but doesn’t like doing the washing up
4 My brother is very good at repairing household appliances
5 Do( Would ) you mind not using the office phone ?
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Năm học 2013- 2014
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh 8
( Đề II) Thời gian : 120 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)
I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronouned differently from the others(0,5pt):
3 A know B knife C kill D knee
4 A oranges B watches C.classes D figures
5.A looked B watched C carried D stopped
II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern ( 0,5 pt):
1.A recognize B remember C deposit D receive
2.A.immediate B celebrate C fortunate D decorate
4.A electricity B traditional C intertainment D celebration
KEY: 1 C 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 C
III Choose the correct answer for each sentence ( 1pt):
1 She advised me ……… an apple everyday to stay healthy
A eating B to eat C.I should eat D please, eat
2 Sarah was driving to fast , so I ……….to slow down
A her asked B asked her C ask her D have asked her
3 I remember ……….the letter a few days before on holiday
A to receive B receive C receiving D receives
4 Would you mind if I………a photo ?
5 Last week , my children to the biggest zoo in town by me
A taken B was taken C were taken D took
6 Are you proud……….your country and its tradition ?
7 Do you collect stamps or other things ? - Yes, I am a stamp…………
A collecting B collector C collect D collection
8 This ruler ……… of plastic
9 They have lived in this town they were students
10 I don’t want much sugar in my coffee Just , please
IV Give the correct form of the word in the bracket(1pt):
1 If you can give a seasonable …….for your bad beharior last night, I’ll forgive you
(explain)
2- It’s ……… to eat to much sugar and fat (health)
Trang 53- There are many cultural ……… between his country and mine (differ)
4- Two………from the group “Friend of the Earth” are talking to students
(represent)
5- What it the correct ……… of this word? (pronounce)
KEY: 1 explaination
2 unhealthy
3 differences
4 representatives
5 pronuciation
V Use the correct form the verbs in the bracket(0,5pt)
1.I suggested ( travel)……… around the city by bicycle
2.Look at those black clouds It( rain)………
3.This is the first time I (be)……… to Ha Noi
4.The ruler ( make ) of plastic is Hoa
5 The boy fell and hurt himself while he ( ride) his bicycle yesterday
KEY: 1 traveling
2 is going to rain
3 have been
4 made
5 was riding
VI Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition( 0,5pt):
1.Could you help me my bag ?
2 Nga got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go
3 Everyone fell the deep and dangerous water
4 They have a meeting 6.30 and 9.30
5 It’s nearly ten years I last saw her
KEY: 1 with 2 off 3 into 4 between 5 since
V/ Complete the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly The same as the first(1pt)
1.Let’s attend the Brighton Language Center
-> Why ?
2.I haven’t seen her for five months
-> The last
3 May I turn on the television?
-> Would you ?
4 You can’t take this book away
-> This book
5 We arrived too late to see the film
-> We didn’t
KEY: 1 Why don’t we attend the Brighton Language Center ?
2 The last time I saw her was five months ago
3 Would you mind if I turned on the television ?
4 This book can’t be taken away
5 We didn’t arrive early enough to see the film
VI/ Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets so that it has the same meaning as the first(1pt)
1 People say he is the best football player ( said )
Trang 6-> He
2 “Don’t leave until I come back”, she said to me ( told )
-> She
3.I’d rather read newspapers than watch TV ( prefer )
-> I
4 Does your country export coffee to Europe ? ( exported )
-> Is
5 She is the most intelligent girl in her class ( as)
-> No one
KEY: 1.`He is said to be the best football player
2 She told me not to leave until she came back
3 I prefer reading newspapers than watching TV
4 Is coffee exported to Europe by your county ?
5 No one in her class is as intelligent as her
Question V:Choose the one option that best completes the passage (2pts):
New Year is one of the most important (1) in the United States On New
Year Eve, most people go to the parties At twelve o’clock (2) night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (3) their friends and relatives good luck New Year Eve is usually a long night to many people They don’t go home until the morning
An other holiday, Halloween, is mainy for children On this holiday,
children(4) as witches, ghosts or others Most children go from house to house asking for candy or fruit.( 5) the people at the house do not give(6) candy, the children will (7) trick on them But this (8) ever happens Many people give them candy or fruit
1.A.festival B meetings C contests D courses
2.A.on B at C in D for
3.A.dream B greet C wish D congratulate
4.A.wear B dress C put on D take off
5.A.Whether B So C.Although D.If
6.A they B them C their D.theirs
7.A.say B tell C play D speak
8.A hardly B hard C soon D.always
VII/ Use the suggested words and phrases to makea complete letter (2pts)
1.We / have / wonderful time / moment / Sa Pa
………
2 Weather / warm / sunny / during / day / and / cool / night
………
3 The hotel / we / stay / pleasant / although / it / small
………
4 We / visit / some tribal villages / yesterday
………
5 We / also / see / beautiful mountain slopes / jungles streams / on the way
………
6 People here / friendly / hospitable
Trang 77.We / really / enjoy / mountainous resort
8 We / intend / come home / train / this Sunday
KEY: 1 We are having a wonderful time at the moment in Sa Pa
2 The weather is warm and sunny during the day and cool at night
3.The hotel we are staying is pleasant although it is small
4 We visited some tribal villages yesterday
5 We also saw some beautiful mountain slopes and jungle streams on the way
6 People here are friendly and hospitable
7 We really enjoy this mountainous resort
8 We intend to come home by train this Sunday
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