Tiếng Anh 8 - Test 4

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1. TEST 4 I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. charge B. large C. share D. bar 2. A. death B. clothes C. thing D. birthday 3. A. mature B. picture C. pasture D. adventure II. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose stress is different from the others. 1. A. abandoned B. confident C. assignment D. embarrass 2. A. lacquer ware B. cognitive C. medicine D. nationwide III. Choose the best answer. 1. Travelling by plane is faster than by train. A. the most B. more C. much more D. much 2. I the flowers yesterday morning. A. have been watering B. watered C. have watered D. did watered 3. Although he is keen on painting, his parents do not want him to become an artist. A. crowded with B. afraid of C. fond of D. because of 4. He could not keep his promise to pay his friends a visit lot of he had a things to do. A. as B. meanwhile C. due to D. because of 5. Time seems to go by quickly when we are taking an exam. A. stop B. continue C. stand still D. pass 6. Although he is good at more interesting. English, he finds mathematics more interesting. A. an/ a B. the/ the C. an/ no article D. no article/ no article 7. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard. A. Her living conditions made her difficult B. Although she lived in difficult living conditions C. Because of her difficult living conditions D. It was thanks to her difficult living conditions 8. Love market festival in Sa Pa attracts a lot of . A. visitors B. visiting C. visit D. visited 9. Nam’s grandmother asked him when he to Da Nang to visit her. A. will come B. would come C. comes D. had come 10. After a school year, Lan and Ha would like to have a summer vacation in Da Lat. A. hardly B. hardest C. hard D. hardening 11. Her parents want her to study medicine although she isn’t good at . A. chemical B. chemic C. chemist D. chemistry 12. Dan has too many projects at school and he feels too to complete all of them. A. exhausted B. exhausting C. exhaust D. exhaustible 13. Bill’s parents were annoyed because he the exam once again. A. passed B. was passed C. was failed D. failed 14. The last concert was not this one. A. interesting than B. as interesting as C. more interesting D. more interesting as 15. Do usually buy handicrafts as souvenirs? 1
2. A. tourists B. villagers C. artisans D. painters IV. Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition or adverb. 1. I used to smoke, but I gave it last year. 2. Just go with what you were doing. 3. Pick your litter! Don’t drop it on the street. 4. Don’t worry about the baby. I’ll look her while you’re out. 5. I’m looking to meeting her very much V. Complete the sentences. Put the verbs into the correct form 1. Trees (grow) more quickly in summer than in winter. 2. Frank (collect) stamps in his spare time. It’s his hobby. 3. “How are you getting on with the book?” - “At the moment, I (read) chapter four.” 4. My mother (lock) all the doors and windows before she goes to bed. 5. I (throw) away most of my old books when I moved house. VI. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. In American high schools, students move from one class to (1) study each subject with a different teacher and a different group of classmates. Many high schools have a tracking system, (2) groups students according (3) academic ability and motivation. (4) , more capable and hard - working students take more difficult courses. (5) on the subject, classes may be offered have at two, three, or even four different ability levels. High school students have (6) very busy day. They have to take five or six academic subjects (7) physical education. They also have to do homework, (8) research in the school library, and take part in activities such as the school band, school newspaper, athletic, drama or clubs. However, these school activities are worth (9) because they help students find friends with similar interests, develop their talents, gain (10) self – confidence and even discover their career goals. 1. A. another B. on another C. others D. each other 2. A. that B. which C. whom D. why 3. A. on B.for C. in D. to 4. A. Because B. If C. Although D. So 5. A. Talking B. Agreeing C. Depending D. Objecting 6. A. a B. an C. the D. no article 7. A. as B. as well C. as well as D. so as to 8. A. do B. make C. discover D. care 9. A. do. B. to do C. doing D.done 10. A. more greater B. the more greater C. much the greater D. greater VII. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 1. Melisa doesn’t play the piano as well as Anne. Anne plays 2. Shall we take a shower instead of a bath? I suggest 3. She looks like her mother very much. She takes 4. I turned the television on because I wanted to listen to the world news. I turned the television so that 5. Jane didn’t go to school yesterday because of her illness. As Jane 2
3. LISTENING Part I. Listen to the passage and choose the correct answer. TRACK 07 1. What does London Underground connect? A. Central London and the surrounding areas. B. The North and Central London. C. The South of London and surrounding areas. D. The North of London and surrounding areas. 2. What do local people often call London Underground system? A. The Tunnel B. The Channel C. The Tube D. The Pipe 3. When was the underground transport system built? A. In 1860 B. In 1861 C. In 1862 D. In 1863 4. What is the total length of London Underground? A. More than 400 kilometers B. Less than 400 kilometers C. More than 300 kilometers D. Less than 300 kilometers 5. London Underground is the longest metro system in the world. A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth Part II. Listen to the passage again and fill in the missing words. TRACK 08 London Underground is a (1) system connecting central London and the surrounding areas. Local people often called the (2) by its nickname, the Tube, because of the shape of the underground tunnel. Built in 1863, it’s the oldest underground transport in the world. Consisting of only a few lines and a handful of stations in the early 1900s, London Underground nowadays is made up of (3) and 11 lines. The total length of more than 400 kilometers makes London Underground the third (4) metro system in the world. Despite the name, only 45 percent of the rail line is below the ground. London Underground is a cheap and convenient way to get around London. It’s estimated that there are (5) passengers using the system to get to work or go to school each day KEY TEST 4 I. 1. C 2. B 3. A II. 1. B 2. D III. l. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. C 11. D 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. A IV. 1. up 2. on 3. up 4. after 5. Forward V. 1. grow 2. Collects 3. am reading 3
4. 4. locks 5. threw VI. l. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. D VII. 1. Anne plays the piano better than Melisa. 2. I suggest taking a shower instead of a bath. 3. She takes after her mother very much. 4. I turned the television on so that I could listen to the world news. 5. As Jane was ill, she didn’t go to school yesterday. LISTENING Part I. 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B Part II. 1. public transport 2. system 3. 270 stations 4. longest 5. 4.8 million TAPESCRIPTS Part I. Listen to the passage and choose the correct answers. TRACK 07 London Underground is a public transport system connecting central London and the surrounding areas. Local people often called the system by its nickname, the Tube, because of the shape of the underground tunnel. Built in 1863, it’s the oldest underground transport in the world. Consisting of only a few lines and a handful of stations in the early 1900s, London Underground nowadays is made up of 270 stations and 11 lines. The total length of more than 400 kilometers makes London Underground the third longest metro system in the world. Despite the name, only 45 percent of the rail line is below the ground. London Underground is a cheap and convenient way to get around London. It’s estimated that there are 4.8 million passengers using the system to get to work or go to school each day. Part II. Listen to the passage again and fill in the missing words. TRACK 08 4