Bài kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 lần 4

 Full name: ............................... TEST 4 (45m)
 Class 8... 
I. Choose the best word or phrase that completes each unfinished sentence. (2,5pts)
1. Thank you ________ inviting me to the rice-cooking festival.
A. for	B. at	C. to	D. of
2. Nga showed Nhi where ________ tickets.
A. get	B. to get	C. getting	D. got
3. It's too cold outside. Would you mind ________ the window?
A. close 	B. closed	C. closing	D. to close
4. The printer isn't working. Have you turned it ________ yet?
A. on 	B. off	C. up	D. down
5. The heads of four American presidents are ________ into the rock at Mount Rushmore.
A. painted	B. built	C. seen	D. carved
6. Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs ________ performed for people in towns and villages.
A. are	B. were	C. will be	D. have been
7. In the fire-making contest, the fire is made in the ________ way.
A. traditional	B. tradition	C. traditionally	D. traditionalism
7. "Do you want to visit Dien Bien Phu, Linda?"-- Nam asked Linda _______ to visit Dien Bien Phu.
A. if she wanted	B. if he wanted	C. if she wants	D. if he wants
9. I think playing in the rain is ________.
A. danger	B. endanger 	C. dangerous	D. dangerously
10. Angkor Watt now is a famous tourist ________.
A. attract	B. attractive 	C. attraction 	D. attractively
11. Do you mind .. your dictionary?
	A. If I use	B. I using	C. If I used	D. your using
12. The family .. when the mailman came.
	A. sleep	B. is sleeping	C. was sleeing	D. sleeping
13. Last summer I ................... in London with my friends Lan and Nga.
	A. stay	B. staying	C. to stay	D. stayed
14. I . a friend while I was doing the shopping.
	A. meet	B. was meeting	C. met	D. is meeting
 15. Liz is very .. in the water-fetching contest.
	A. interest	B. interested	C. interesting	D. interests.
16. Many years ago, Christmas songs for people in towns and villages.
	A. performed	B. were performed	C. was performed	D. were performing
17. We're looking forward to  you in January.
	A. see	B. saw	C. being see	D. seeing
18. The first computer . in Japan.
II. Read the passage. Then decide which option best fits each space. (1pt)
 Ha Long- Bay of Descending Dragon- is (1) _______with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the (2) 	 of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with (3) 	 mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon (4) 	 in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden sticks to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288. 
1. A. famous	B. interested	C. popular	D. magnificent
2. A. places 	B. mountains	C. attractions 	D. beaches
3. A. limestone	B. wooden	C. snowy	D. remote
4. A. arriving	B. arrive	C. arrived	D. arrives
III. A. Choose the word in which the underlined part is not pronounced the same as those in the other words of the group. (0.5pt) 
1. A. leader 	B. spread 	C. greeting	D. team	 
2.A. memorial	B. snorkel	C. wonder	D. import	 	 
B. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest. (0.5pt)
4. A. pomegranate	B. festival	C. teammate	D. award	 
5. A. typhoon	B. victim	C. treatment 	D. fainting 	 
IV. Read the passage. Then tick the box True (T) or False (F) (1pt)
 Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Sidon compiled a list of what he thought were the seven wonders of the world. The seven included the Hanging Gardens of Cheops. In Egypt, The Pyramid is the only wonder you can still see today. Many people claim that there were other wonders, which the Ancient Greeks knew nothing about .These include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
1. The seven wonders were built by Antipater of Sidon... 	____
2. He made the list many years ago. 	____
3. Of the seven wonders, you can only see the Pyramid today. 	 ____
4. Hanging Gardens of Babylon was in Iran. 	____
V. Rewrite the sentences. (2,5pt)
1. The Chinese invented paper in the century A.D.
=> Paper .
2. "My sister likes cooking.", said Nam.
=> Nam said that ..
3. " Is Ha Long Bay in the Northern Viet Nam, Phuong?" asked Mary.
=> Mary asked Phuong ...
4. The question is very difficult. I can't understand it.
=>The question is too ...
5. The road is very narrow. It joins the two villages. .
=>The road ..
VI. Imagine you are a tourist on a vacation. Base on the cues to write a postcard to a friend about your trip. (1pt)
- Place: Ha Long Bay, in Quang Ninh
- How you feel about the people; hospitable, helpful.
- What the weather is like: sunny, hot.
- Who/What you visit: relatives, Chay Beach, Dau Go Cave
-What you buy: souvenirs, food.
VII/ Listening comprehension: 1pt
Listen to the weather reports, then fill in the blanks in the table with the information you hear:
City
Weather
Temperature
Low
High
Sydney
Tokyo
London
Bangkok
New York
Paris
Dry, windy
Dry, ( 1). 2)..., cold
Warm , dry
Windy, cloudy
 Cool, ( 5)
20
15
( 3)..
24
8
( 6)..................
26
22
7
32
( 4).................
16
 Full name: ............................... TEST 4 (45m)
 Class 8... 
I.Choose the best option to complete the sentences.(2,5pts)
1. The Duy family was sleeping ..................... the mailman came.
 a. when	b. what	c. how	d. which
2. Jane saw her old friend while she the street.
 a. crossed	b. is crossing	c. was crossing	 d. crosses
3 .I don’t know how the game
 a. playing	b. to play	c. played	 d. can I play 
4. Bao is................. forgetting his homework.
 a. sometimes	b. always	c. often	 d. every day
5. It’s a rice- ................................ contest.
 a. cook	b. to cook	c. cooks	 d. cooking
6. He said he could ......................... the faucets.
 a. fix	b. fixing	c. fixed	 d. to fix
7. Nhi asked Nga whether My Son ........... in Quang Nam province.
 a. is	b. be	c. was	 d. to be
8. Sydney Opera House was .................. in 1973.
 a. complete	b. completed	c. to complete	 d. completing
9. My family...............................when the mailman came. 
	A. was sleeping	B. is sleeping	C. has slept	D. slept
10. He asked me .....................I liked coffee.
 A. whether	B. weather	C. where	D. which
11. Some people are taking part in ................ contest.
 A. a cooking- rice	B. a rice- cooking	C. a cooked- rice	D. a rice- cooked
12. Mai showed Lan where.............ticket. 
 A.got	B. to get 	C.get 	D.getting
13. Hoa...........to the market at 7.00 yesterday evening. 
 A. is going	B. were going 	C. was going 	D. went
14. Minh ................his homework. 
 A. always is forgetting	B. forget	C. is always forgetting 	D. forgot
15. Angkor Wat is one of the largest ................in the world. 
 A. churches	B. wonders 	C. pagoda 	D. temples
16. Lien decided ..................to Ho Chi Minh city yesterday 
 A. going	B. went 	C. go 	D. to go
II.Read carefully then true or false and answer questiions(2,5pts)
 Tet is a national and family festival .It is an occasion for every Vietnamese to have a good time while thinking about the last year and next year .At Tet ,spring fairs are orgenized ,streets and public buildings are brightly decorated and almost all shops are crowded with people shopping for Tet .At home ,everything is tidied ,special food is cooked ,offerings of food ,fresh water ,flowers and betel are made on the family altar with burning joss-sticks scenting the air.First –footing is made when the first visitor comes and children are given lucky money wrapped in a red tiny envelope .Tet is also a time for peace and love .During Tet ,children often behave well and friends ,relatives and neighbors give each other best wishes for the new year 
 a.True or False .
.1)Tet is a national and family festival.
.2)Spring fairs are orgenized at home.
 b.Answer question .
3)What do people prepare for Tet ?
.
4)What do the children reeceive at Tet ?
.
5)Do the children often behave well with friends ,relatives ,neighbors during Tet ?
.
III.Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. (2,0pts)
1. His mother asked him, “Do you go to school?”
 FHis mother asked him................................................................................................................
2. Hung said, “I can fix this fan”.
 FHung said...................................................................................................................................
3- Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
The telephone ..................................................................................................................
4- It is a contest in which participants have to fetch a water 
It's a .................................................................................................................................
5. Will you please open the window?
 - Would you mind ...
IV.Write a postcard (2,5pts)
 With the words given ,write a short paragraph about your trip.
-Last summer I went /Vung Tau /my parents
-We went there /car
-We /stay /Sao Mai Hotel.
-The weather /fine /warm.
-We /visit /a lot /interesting places.
-We felt happy /healthy after the trip
..
................................................................................................................................................
 Love
V.Choose the underlined part is pronouned differently from the other A,B,C,D(1,0pts)
1. A. bother B. brochure C. competition D. god
2. A. gallery B. valley C. separate D. statue
3. A. itinerary B. Twin C. include D. prison 
4. A. Ranger B. religous C. gallery D. gym 
IV. Read the passage and do the tasks below:
 In the country of China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China. It wind up hill and down, through valleys and mountains. Every inch of this 1,500 mile wall was made by hand.
 The Great Wall of China was made many, many years ago. The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way. The wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on the top. People can walk along the top as if it were a road
- to wind(v): chạy quanh co ngoằn nghèo
- (a) watch tower: tháp canh
FTask 1: True (T) or false (F) (2,0pts)
a, The Great Wall was made with the help of machines
b, It was built in a short time
c, It is made of brick and earth.
d. It is very long. It is 2000 miles
 FTask 2: Answer the questions(1,0pt)
a.How long is the Great Wall of China?
........................................................................................................................................................
b.What is the Wall made of ?
.......................................................................................................
.LISTENING: (1.5pts)
	1. Listen to the tape and decide whether the statements are True or False . The recording will be spoken three times, with pauses in the second time. 
	1. Hoa , Nhi and Nga are playing a guessing game. 
	2. The game can end with twelve questions. 
	3. The answerer is given some clues to guess a place or a person. 
	4. Nhi has a right answer about the famous place, The Statue of Liberty. 
 2. Listen to the second recording and choose the option ( A, B or C ) that best answers each question.( 0,5 pts)
	 5. Where does Robinson’s family want to take a quiet , relaxing vacation ?
A. at Coconut Palm Hotel	B. in Queensland	C. at The Pacific Ocean
	 6. To know more information, please contact the phone number.
	A. 070-6924 3927	B. 077-6024 3927	C. 077-6924 3927