Tiếng Anh khối lớp 8 - Test 1

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1. TEST 1 I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. question B. condition C. situation D. action 2. A. honest B. honor C. honey D. lost 3. A. rumor B. humor C. mutual D. duty II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 1. A. produce B. idea C. effort D. result 2. A. attract B. destroy C. level D. occur III. Choose the best answer. 1. I’m sorry you’ve missed the train, it five minutes ago. A. had left B. left C. has left D. has been left 2. Impalas cannot move as cheetahs but they are more efficient runners. A. faster than B. fast as C. fast D. are fast as 3. Both are informative articles, but this one is . A. best B. the best C. most D. better 4. Your house is mine. A. as big as B. many times as big as C. much big as D. not many times big 5. Last year, it was not as cold as this year. This year is . A. is as colder than last year B. is colder than last year C. isn’t as cold as last year D. isn’t colder than last year. 6. I wish I yesterday evening. The traffic jam was so terrible. A. has gone out B. hasn’t gone out C. hadn’t gone out D. had gone out 7. My grandmother said that our city had changed dramatically to the past. A. comparing B. compared C. cojnpare D. comparison 8. Liz prefers writing her private in a diary to posting them on Facebook. A. thoughts B. thinking C. think D. thought 9. Our school now is much better with modern learning facilities. A. equipment B. equipping C. equip D. equipped 10. John’s mother has bought a new car so she decides to stop to work by bus. A. for going B. to go C. to going D. going 11. All the to the party received a small gift. A. attendance B. attending C. attendants D. attend 12. I didn’t like the noise in the city at first. But now here. A. I got used to living B. I’m used to living C. I used to live D. I used to living 13. Galileo his first telescope in 1609. A. builds B. built C. has built D. had built 14. “What should we do to prevent global warming?” - “ ” A. We can plant more trees. B. I suggest we should call the police. C. We can prevent global warming. D. I think it is a good idea. 1
2. 15. “ ” . - That s too expensive. A. Let’s go swimming. B. We should go next Wednesday. C. I really want to travel on the skytrain. D. My mom suggests we go by airplane. IV. Give the correct form or tense of the verb in the bracket. 1. She said to me that she (sell) that car the following day. 2. He asked me where I (go) the previous day. 3. The teacher asked her why she (not do) the test. 4. A number of people (move) to Ho Chi Minh City in recent years, 5. I (never see) any of Picassos paintings before I (visit) the art museum. V. Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it. 1. When my family is on holiday we used to go to the beach every night. ABCD 2. John wishes he can consult on expert on how to reduce the air pollution. ABCD 3. He works much more hard for his exams than he does for his normal school work. ABCD 4. There used to being a mobile movie team coming to my village every month. ABCD 5. I suggest we to raise money to restore the damaged part of the Thien Mu Pagoda. ABCD VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best fits each space. Sydney, a city of diverse cultures is located (1) the state of New South Wales, Australia. It has many places of (2) that have fascinated tourists from all over the world. Sydney opera House is a unique structure situated in a large area of the sea. You can enjoy (3) out to the harbor with busy traffic of cruise ships and ferries (4) take people to Manli beach and other places. From the Opera House, you can take a walk around the Botanic Garden nearby. In the city center, you can go to the Sydney tower eye, the tallest building in Sydney. From here you can enjoy the whole (5) . Fish Market is also an interesting place to (6) , where tourists come to enjoy fresh seafood and the very smell of the sea! 1. A. in B. on C. under D. next 2. A. like B. preference C.interest D. attraction 3. A. that B. when C. what D. where 4. A. coming B. taking C. giving D. looking 5. A. view B. vision C. look D. sight 6. A. go B. travel C. visit D. take VII. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage. Today cities are bigger and noisier than cities from the past. They are also more crowded and much (1) because more population lives in them. Cities are less relaxed and less friendly (2) before. Everything has changed, not only in cities. In the past, people (3) hand - written letters to their friends. Today we use computers or laptops (4) writing or sending emails. In fact, computers are much more used than some years ago. They are also less (5) to buy and easier to use. One of the games children used to (6) was horseshoes. Today, they play much more sophisticated and complex games (7) as Play Station 3 or Wii. So games are funnier and more expensive than yesterday games (8) to most children. 2
3. The way we cook has changed, too. In the past, we used to cook on a stove. Today, food (9) cooked in a microwaved oven. Food is also cheaper and more delicious. So some things are (10) than before and some things are worse than before. VIII. Complete the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 1. Ihe exam question was so easy that we all got it right. It was 2. Although he wasn’t experienced, he got the job. Despite 3. Walking home alone is not a good idea. You 4. “Did someone ring you an hour ago?” - Martin said to Susan. Martin asked 5. Nigel hasn’t got a satellite TV, so he can’t watch the game. If LISTENING Part I. Listen to Kate interviewing Alex about his life in Spain. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? TRACK 31 T F 1. Alex is fed up with his new life. 2. The students at Alex’s school go to the park every lunch time. 3. Alex is good at learning languages. 4. Spanish people are really shy. 5. Alex’s Spanish friends are good at football. Part II. Listen to the passage and fill in the blank the missing words. TRACK 32 Education has been the first priority of my life. And I think city life can offer a (1) in terms of offering a vast choice of good institutions that one may like to choose for the higher studies I like city life because of the (2) of things you can do. For example, job opportunities (3) in the cities. So, if you are a city dweller, you don’t have to leave your home in search of better (4) . You will able to earn the livelihood and be by the side of your family simultaneously. Ibis was probably the biggest reason I never could go (5) the city life. 3
4. KEY TEST 1 I. 1. A 2. C 3. A II. 1. C 2. C III. l.B 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. D 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. D IV. 1. would sell 2. had gone 3. hadn’t done 4. have moved 5. had never seen, visited V. 1. A was 2. B  could 3. B  harder 4. A  be 5. B  should raise VI. 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. C VII. 1. polluted 2. Than 3. Wrote 4. for 5. expensive 6. Play 7. Such 8. according 9. is 10. Better VIII. 1. It was such an easy exam question that we all got it right. 2. Despite his inexperience, he got the job. 3. You shouldn’t walk home alone. 4. Martin asked Susan if someone had rung her an hour before. 5. If Nigel had a satellite TV, he could watch the game. LISTENING Part I. 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. T Part II. 1. great support 2. diversity 3. are better 4. work opportunities 5. against TAPESCRIPTS Part I. Listen to Kate interviewing Alex about his life in Spain. Are the sentences true or false? TRACK 31 Kate: Welcome to “Changing Places”. Today it’s time to hear about someone who’s living in sunny Spain! I’m talking to Alex. Alex comes from Scotland but is living in Spain at the moment. Hola, Alex! Alex: Hi! Kate: How’s life in Spain at the moment? Alex: It’s good, thanks! Kate: Why are you there? Alex: Well, my parents both have jobs in Madrid so we’re living here for a year and I’m going to school here. Madrid is often really warm and sunny, so it’s quite different from Scotland. 4
5. Kate: Do you like it though? Alex: Yes, I do. I like it a lot. I’m enjoying the good weather and I really like the outdoor lifestyle people do everything outdoors here. There’s a beautiful park near my school and my friends and I go there every day at lunch time. I’m really interested in languages too, so I’m learning Spanish. Kate: Are you learning quickly? Alex: I think I’m doing okay! Kate: Do you have a lot of friends at school? Alex: Yes, I do. I miss my friends at home, but I also love my Spanish friends. They’re really confident and lively. They’re all great at football too! Kate: Thanks for talking to us, Alex. Part II. Listen to the passage and fill in the blank the missing words. TRACK 32 Education has been the first priority of my life. And I think city life can offer a great support in terms of offering a vast choice of good institutions that one may like to choose for the higher studies. I like city life because of the diversity of things you can do. For example, job opportunities are better in the cities. So, if you are a city dweller, you don’t have to leave your home in search of better work opportunities. You will able to earn the livelihood and be by the side of your family simultaneously. This was probably the biggest reason I never could go against the city life. 5