Tiếng Anh 8 - Test 2

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1. TEST 2 I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern. 1. A. medicine B. graduate C. confident D. encourage 2. A. expect B. depress C. manage D. assure 3. A. cognitive B. abandon C. emotion D. important 4. A. attraction B. craftsman C. lacquerware D. sculpture 5. A. embroider B. publish C. remind D. preserve II. Choose the best answer. 1. All fights have been cancelled bad weather. A. although B. because C. because of D. even though 2. I’ve been here for five months. I haven’t been to the museum, A. though B. even though C. until D. too 3. My mother was cooking somebody came and knocked at the door A. while B. when C. as soon as D. after 4. I hope you will finish all your homework we come home. A. although B. so that C. by the time D. after 5. “Have you finished the book?” “Almost. You can have it I’m done.” A. after B. before C. until D. while 6. We didn’t need to the fan since the room was not very hot. A. turn on B. turn off C. put on D. put off 7. your coat, it’s cold outside. A. Put on B. Put off C. Take on D. Take off 8. Remember to off your shoes when you are in a Japanese house. A. make B. turn C. take D. give 9. I came here I could see you. A. so that B. in order C. after D. despite 10. She to wear dresses, but now she does most of the time. A. used B. didn’t use C. was used D. wasn’t used 11. The fire alarm went off when smoke rose. A. exploded B. shouted C. rang D. burned 12. After a short break for tea, they went on working. A. began B. continued C. delayed D. harrowed 13. My car is hers. A. cheaper and more convenient than B. more cheap and convenient than C. more cheaper and convenient than D. as cheap and more convenient than 14. Who the boss tell him that? - Peter did. A. did hear B. does hear C. hears D. heard 15. He said he to the party. A. had rather not go B. would rather did not go C. would rather not go D. had better not going III. Write the comparative or superlative form of the words ill brackets 1. A holiday by the sea is (good) than that in the mountains 2. He had an accident last year. Now, he drives (careful) than before 3. That film was (boring) film I’ve ever seen 4. It’s been (hot) day in London for 35 years. 5. The telephone is one of (useful) inventions ever. IV. Find the mistakes and correct. 1. They haven’t seen that film about 3 years. ABC 1
2. 2. The milk was such sour that we couldn’t drink it. ABC 3. Because her illness, she was absent from the meeting yesterday. ABC 4. His English improved well recently. Oh, I see. ABC 5. I won’t have meat for every meal because of I am on a diet. ABC V. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. Chris I think most people in the city are there be because of work, so a lot of people are rushing, and they’ve got deadlines and appointments to meet. So they can come across as a bit ruder than perhaps people in the suburbs who have less pressure on them. Emma I live in the city. Where I live is kind of quiet, but it depends on the time of the day, and sometimes there is like a little restaurant in the area, and people tend to go there. Different cultures, hard - working people. It’s a very nice community. It’s very clean, which is kind of different from the city because the city’s kind of messy, but they maintain it, and they keep it very nice. I enjoy living in the city because it’s quick access to everything or you don’t have to travel in a car or go down an hour or two to the mall Natalie I really enjoy living in the city because it’s very busy, and there’s always something to do. There are always bars to go, there are restaurants, there’s plenty to do. The commute to work is very short - it only takes me about 20 minutes to get to work by public transportation. And, yeah, I really like it because there’s lots of people with similar interests and very interesting people to speak to all the time. 1. Chris says people in the cities can on first impression seem___ than people in the suburbs. A. more intelligent B. ruder C. more stressed out 2. Emma likes living in the city because of___. A. cultural events B. her short commute C. the convenience 3. According to Natalie, one advantage of living in the city is that___ A. it’s more exciting B. it’s busier C. it’s less expensive 4. One of the reasons Natalie likes living in the city is the___ A. culture B. social life C. employment 5. Emma thinks___ . A. her city is like the suburb B. her city is messy C. her city is clean. VI. Make a complex sentence from each pair of sentences. Use the subordinator provided and make any necessary changes. 1. We decided to go for a walk in the park. It was very cold out. (even though) ___ 2. The tourists wanted to buy some silk. They went to Van Phuc village (because) ___ 3. He will stay in England for 2 months more. He can perfect his English (in order that) ___ 4. There is nothing to eat. We have to go shopping today (as) 2
3. ___ 5. Mai could have good marks. She studied hard for the exam (so that) ___ LISTENING Part I. You will hear a student asking the social organizer of his school for information about organized trips. Listen and complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. TRACK 03 NOTES ON SOCIAL PROGRAMME Example Answer Number of trips per month 5 Visit places which have: • historical interest • good (l) • (2) Cost: between £5.00 and £15.00 per person Note: special trips organized for groups of (3) people Time: departure - (4) ; return - 6.00 p.m. To reserve a seat: sign name on the (5) 3 days in advance. Part II. Listen to the passage and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). TRACK 04 1. The skies are already full of air traffic. T F 2. Some countries are planning to make new super - planes and increase the number of planes in the skies. 3. New super - planes will be able to carry up to eight hundred people at one time. 4. Less than one billion people will travel on airplanes in 2020 5. The best way to avoid traffic jam in the skies is to build faster planes. KEY TEST 2 I. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B II. l. C 2. A 3.B 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. C 12. B 13.A 14. D 15. C III. 1. better 2. more carefully 3. the most boring 4. the hottest 5. the most useful 3
4. IV. 1. C  for 2. A  so 3. A  Because of 4. A  has improved 5. B  because V. 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. C VI. 1. Even though it was very cold out, we decided to go for a walk in the park. 2. The tourists went to Van Phuc village because they wanted to buy some silk. 3. He will stay in England for two months more in order that he can perfect his English. 4. We have to go shopping today as there is nothing to eat. 5. Mai studied hard for the exam so that she could have good marks LISTENING Part I. 1. (variety of) shopping 2. guided tours 3. more than twelve 4. 8.30 a.m 5. notice board Part II. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F TAPESCRIPTS Part I. You will hear a student asking the social organizer of his school for information about organized trips. Listen and complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. TRACK 03 MAN: Good morning. WOMAN: Good morning. How can I help you? MAN: I understand that the school organizes umm, trips to different WOMAN: Yes, we run five every months: three during weekends and two Wednesday afternoon trips. MAN: What sort of places? WOMAN: It varies, but always places of historical interest and also which offer a variety of shopping, and then we go for ones where we know there are guided tours, because this gives a good focus for the visit. MAN: Do you travel far? WOMAN: Well, our visits are less than three hours’ drive. MAN: How much do they cost? WOMAN: Between five and fifteen pounds a head, depending on distance. MAN: Ah ha WOMAN: Oh, and we do offer to arrange special trips if there are more than twelve people. MAN: And what are the times normally? WOMAN: We leave at eight - thirty a.m. and return at six p.m. We figure it’s best to keep the day fairly short. MAN: And how do we reserve a place? WOMAN: You sign your name on the notice board 3 days in advance. Do you know where it is? MAN: Ah ha. I saw it this morning. Part II. Listen to the passage and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). TRACK 04 The big problem for plane - manufactures in the future is the size of the airplanes, not their speed because the skies are already full of air traffic, some countries are planning to make new super - planes 4
5. and reduce the number of planes in the skies. Those new planes will be much bigger than the planes we see today. They will be able to carry up to eight hundred people at one time. At the moment, a billion people travel on airplanes a year but this number will be a lot of higher by the year 2020. The best way to avoid traffic jam in the skies is to build bigger planes. Plane - manufactures are working to turn their designs into real super - planes. Ten years from now, we may possibly be travelling on a super - plane for the first time. 5