For example, Newzealand people often asked “What do you eat in Thailand?” I wanted to tell them that “We eat rice”, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”.. I usually pract[r]
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Full name: ……… ENGLISH 8
I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest :
1 A champion B school C chemistry D headache
2 A interested B passed C needed D planted
3 A parked B played C decomposed D loved
4 A computer B company C comparison D commercial
5 A places B houses C misses D boxes
6 A looked B watched C carried D stopped
7 A study B success C surprise D sugar
8 A unite B underline C university D uniform
9 A danger B angry C language D passage
10 A character B children C teacher D change
II Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently:
1 A realize B improve C possible D comfortable
2 A important B especially C prefer D influence
5 A medical B advise C vegetables D physical
III/ Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất Khoanh tròn vào chữ cái A,B,C, hoặc D (15đ)
1 Are you interested playing badminton after class?
2 " What going to Hanoi tomorrow? "
3 Hoa works very so she always gets good marks
4 The building was built 1962 and 1969
5 This school in 1997
6 Of all my friends, Hoa is
A the tallest B the most tallest C taller D more taller
7 Would you mind if I………a photo ?
A take B took C would take D am going to take
8 Last week I ………my children to the biggest zoo in town
A got B brought C fetch D took
9 Are you proud……….your country and its tradition ?
10 Do you collect stamps or other things ? - Yes, I am a stamp…………
A collecting B collector C collect D collection
11 It is very dangerous ………… in the polluted environment
12 Our ………… resources are limited so we should recycle all used things
A nature B natural C naturing D naturally
13 His car is the same color ………… my uncle’s
14 This ruler ……… of plastic
A make B made C is making D is made
15 I take part ………… most youth activities of my school
IV Put the verbs in the correct forms (2 points)
1 When I (go)……….home, my parents were watching TV last night
2 We saw an accident when we (wait)……….for a bus
3 While I (have)………dinner, my sister was watching TV
4 Bao is always (forget )……… his homework
Trang 25 Would you mind if I (take )………some photos ?
6 The man (stand)……… under the tree is my friend
7 This motorbike (make)……… in Japan is 3000 dollars
8 Do you mind (open)……….the door ?
9 How long she ( cook) the dinner ?
10 I promise I ( complete)……… this work soon
V complete the passage with the words given
Chọn từ cho trớc điền vào mỗi chỗ trống để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau (10 điểm)
correcting which until by had much because from excited tell
I went to Newzealand on a student programme last year and I’d like to (1) you about it
It was very (2) when I knew I was going to Newzealand because I had never been there before I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (3) I met my host family At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad All the eight years I (4) been learning wasn’t much use at all, (5) we didn’t have real practice at school Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t My problem is pronouncing “l” and “r” For example, Newzealand people often asked “What do you eat in Thailand?” I wanted to tell them that “We eat rice”, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice” My host mum help me a lot
by (6) my bad pronunciation I usually practiced by talking to myself when I had a shower, so no one could hear me After four months my English was (7) better Apart (8) English I learn to make my own breakfast and lunch I had to ride a bicycle to school everyday I went swimming and ried water-skiing and sailing, (9) was wonderful But the most valuable thing was that I learn to be (10) myself and to be independent