Tiếng Anh khối 8 - Test 1

Nội dung text: Tiếng Anh khối 8 - Test 1

1. TEST 1 I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part. 1. A. stage B. package C. village D. manage 2. A. seaside B. license C. combine D. police 3. A. agreed B. liked C. missed D. watched II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest 1. A. business B. origin C. apartment D. visitor 2. A. liberty B. national C. convenient D. holiday III. Choose the best answer 1. They living on farms and working on fields. A. are used to B. are used for C. used to D. did not use to 2. She said she to me, but she didn’t. A. would have written B. will have written C. would write D. will write 3. He was very hard for most of his life after being injured on his head. A. to hear B. hearing C. for hearing D. of hearing 4. She is wearing a dress mine. A. as B. alike C. likely D. like 5. After a short time living in London, Paul are gradually used to his car driving on the left side of the street. A. keep B. keeping C. kept D. be kept 6. He our company 2 years ago. He still for us. A. joins/ worked B. joined/ works C. had joined/ is working D. was joining/ will work 7. He on the bank fishing when he a man’s hat floating down the river. A. had sat/ had seen B. was sitting/ saw C. sat/ was seeing D. was sitting/ has seen 8. , that poor old man had to spend more than five years in hospital. A. As his mental illness B. Although he is mental illness C. Because of his mental illness D. In spite of he is mentally ill 9. He did not get on well with his workmates. That’s the reason . A. why he gave up his work B. he gave up his work why C. for why he had given up his work D. why did he give up his work 10. I admire his courage, I think he should change his mind. A. As though B. Even though C. As soon as D. Due to 11. a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner. A. Finding B. After finding C. Found D. We found 12. I English for 4 years now. A. have learned B. am learning C. learned D. have been learning 13. I remember Bolivia for the first time. It’s a beautiful country. A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. be visited 14. Just keep on what you like. A. do B. did C. doing D. done 15. The guide encouraged the tourists the Prado Museum in Madrid. 1
2. A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. visited IV. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it. th 1. It is saving that the Temple of Literature was built in the 11 century. ABCD 2. They suggest that we must book a hotel by the Perfume River. ABCD 3. Many people have been claimed that the show tickets are too expensive. ABCD 4. She wanted to know if I saw Paul recently. ABCD 5. Have the play already started when you got to the theater? ABCD V. Choose the correct sentence A, B, C or D which has the same meaning to given one. 1. We haven’t been to the concert for two years. A. The last time we went to the concert was two years ago. B. It’s two years since we went to the concert. C. We didn’t go to the concert two years ago. D. Both A and B are correct. 2. Although they were very poor, the children seemed happy. A. The children seemed unhappy because they were very poor. B. The children were very poor, so they seemed happy. C. Despite their poverty, the children seemed happy. D. The children seemed happy whether they seemed happy. 3. He used to travel around the country doing gigs. A. He liked travelling around the country to do gigs. B. He no longer travels around the country doing gigs. C. He was accustomed to travelling around the country doing gigs. D. He never travels around the country doing gigs. 4. Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work. A. He requested me not forget to go to the supermarket after work. B. He asked me not to forget to go to the supermarket after work. C. He told me that I shouldn’t forget to go to the supermarket after work. D. He reminded me to go to the supermarket after work. VI. Read the passage and choose the best option for each blank to complete the passage Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we live. Obviously, it is difficult to (1) the life of ancient people and the life of the people living in the 21st century because so many changes have occurred. Even the changes that have (2) over the last ten years are amazing. People in the past were not (3) to travel such long distances within such a short period of time. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and (4) cars. In addition, more and more people travel by plane. Moreover, in the past people had to work harder as they did not have (5) and machines to make their work easier. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is (6) by computers and other powerful machines. In the past (7) of living were not as comfortable as they are now. Besides many people could not afford (8) appliances like a fridge or a vacuum cleaner because those used to be luxurious goods. Another difference (9) living now and in 2
3. the past is the fact that nowadays education is accessible to everyone. In the past, men were mainly the only ones educated and women were not (10) into public or private schools. 1. A. predict B. discuss C. compare D. suppose 2. A. occurred B. considered C. expressed D. arranged 3. A. used B. able C. might D. capable 4. A. skillful B. difficult C. historical D. comfortable 5. A. rules B. tools C. teams D. ideas 6. A. thought B. played C. done D. seen 7. A. conditions B. performances C. stories D. conflicts 8. A. mobile B. physical C. bare - footed D. household 9. A. within B. among C. between D. behind 10. A. allowed B. attended C. agreed D. appeared VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 1. He used to depend on his parents for money. No longer 2. It is the most interesting novel I’ve ever read. I have 3. Although she lived in difficult conditions, she worked very hard. In spite of 4. The flight to London lasted more than three hours. It 5. The weather was so bad that we couldn’t go sailing The weather was not LISTENING Part I. Listen to the passage. Decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F). TRACK 21 T F 1. The weather in Da Lat is cold in every month. 2. Da Lat Flower Festival is held bi - yearly. 3. The festival attracts not only Vietnamese tourists but also so foreign tourists. 4. The shows in the festivals are performed by hundreds of artists. 5. The content of the festival is various. Part II. Listen to the passage again and fill in each blank the missing words. TRACK 22 Da Lat has been called “The City of Flowers” by tourists. Indeed, thanks for its (1) all year around, Da Lat is suitable for planting flowers and having tourists. Da Lat is very famous for its (2) . Da Lat flower festival has been organized every two years since 2005. It occurs regularly at the end of the year. It is also an exclusive tourist product, which attracts lots of domestic and (3) tourists. The main stage of this festival is put on the water surface of Xuan Huong Lake and Lam Vien Square. The shows have the participation of (4) professional and unprofessional artists. Beside the opening and closing ceremonies, the festival also has some other programs such as flower exhibition fair, flower car march, trade air, and contest of Da Lat farmers. The programs of flower festival are varied in content for every festival period. These are (5) to tourists and participants as well. 3
4. ANSWERS KEY TEST 1 I. l. A 2. D 3.A II. l.C 2. C III. l. A 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. B 11.B 12. D 13. C 14. C 15. B IV. 1. A → said 2. B → should 3. B → claimed 4. D → had seen 5. A → Had V. l. D 2. C 3. B 4. D VI. l. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B 6.C 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. A VII. 1. No longer does he depend on his parents for money. 2. I have never read such an interesting novel before. 3. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked very hard. 4. It took more than three hours to fly to London. 5. The weather was not fine enough for US to go sailing. LISTENING Part I. 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. T Part II. 1. cool weather 2. flower festival 3. foreign 4. thousands of 5. Interesting TAPESCRIPTS Part I. Listen to the passage. Decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F). TRACK 21 Da Lat has been called “The City of Flowers” by tourists. Indeed, thanks for its cool weather all year around, Da Lat is suitable for planting flowers and having tourists business. Da Lat is very famous for its flower festival. Da Lat flower festival has been organized every two years since 2005. It occurs regularly at the end of the year. It is also an exclusive tourist product, which attracts lots of domestic and foreign tourists. The main stage of this festival is put on the water surface of Xuan Huong Lake and Lam Vien Square. The shows have the participation of thousands of professional and unprofessional artists. Beside the opening and closing ceremonies, the festival also has some other programs such as flower exhibition fair, flower car march, trade air, and contest of Da Lat farmers. The programs of flower festival are varied in content for every festival period. These are interesting to tourists and participants as well. Part II. Listen to the passage again and fill in each blank the missing words. TRACK 22 4