Bài ôn tập môn Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 2

Name: ______________________________	English 8
TEST FOR UNIT 2
Time allotted: 60 minutes
A – PHONETICS
I/ Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in  each line (1pt)
1. A. flag
B. glad
C. blame
D. clap
2. A. click 
B. glide
C. climb
D. blind
3. A. clothing
B. blond
C. globe
D. slogan
4. A. club
B. blunt
C. fluffy
D. glucose
5. A. bloom
B. gloom
C. flood
D. scooter
6. A. loud                      B. amount                  	C. found                     	D. you
7. A. car                      	B. carry                  	C. corn            	D. city
8. A. now                      	B. show                     	C. borrow           	D. slow
9. A. ahead                    B. capitalist   	C. also           	D. important
10. A. peace               	B. meat              	C. instead        	D. leader
B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
II/ Match the word to its meaning (1pt)
III/ Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences (1 pt)
1. Nam helps his parents the rice onto the ox-drawn cart. 
A. load 	B. collect 	C. dry 	D. ride
2. In Emma’s opinion, city life is more than country life. 
A. friendly 	B. exciting 	C. natural 	D. peaceful
3. The sky ishere in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.
A. tidy 	B. close 	C. dense 	D. vast
4. Look! Some children are the buffaloes.
A. picking 	B. playing 	C. driving 	D. herding
5. Viet plays the guitar than Phong does.
A. more goodly 	B. more well 	C. better 	D. gooder
6. Medical help is easily obtained in remote areas than in towns. 
A. more 	B. fewer 	C. less 	D. higher
7. Today Peter gets up than he did yesterday.
A. earlier	B. more early 	C. more earlily 	D. more earlier
8. He seems to be than we thought.
A. more quick 	B. more quickly 	C. quicklier 	D. quicker
9. The wind is blowing than it did last night.
A. stronger 	B. more strongly	C. stronglier 	D. more stronger
10. Is living in the city than living in the country? 
A. more convenient 	B. most convenient	C. as convenient 	D. so convenient
IV/ Fill each blank with ONE suitable word to finish the passage (1pt)
         Life in the countryside is a bit slower than life in the city. It isn’t as exciting  as life in the city. But (1) general people work hard – they work in the fields, in the garden, in the woods etc. They grow vegetables, cultivate crops and raise (2) (cows, horses, buffaloes,). Some people even have vineyards and fruits orchards.
       There is a ton of work to be done on the farm-milk cows, taking (3) of livestock, mucking out, ploughing fields, sowing seeds, fertilizing, harvesting,It is said that a farmer works from (4)to sunset. People use farm machinery and drive tractors. 
         Children can freely play outdoors. In rural area people (5)each other better. There are no skyscrapers in the countryside. People’s home may be (6) a farmhouse or a cottage. 
            People sniff air that is definitely cleaner than air in the cities. There is also (7)  violence and vandalism. The traffic isn’t as dense as in the  cities. There (8) no rush hours. Furthermore, it isn’t as noisy as it is in cities.
         People living in the countryside can enjoy the green scenery. They can enjoy the nature. They can (9) birds chirping, deer stopping in a clearing in wood. Besides, people can eat fresh home-grown (10) and fruit. It seems that life in the countryside is not that stressful. Altogether that must have a positive effect on their health.
V/ Complete the sentences with a suitable comparative form of the words provided (1pt)
1. Towns are than villages. (big) 
2. A sofa is than a chair. (comfortable) 
3. Does an ox run than a horse? (slow)
4. Laura sings than her sister. (good) 
5. My house is from the river than Nam’s house. (far) 
6. Minh plays the flutes than Quang. (bad) 
7. Traffic in the city is always than that in the countryside. (busy)
8. This year the farmers work than they did last year. (hard) 
9. Villages are than towns. (quiet)
10. I think people in this area live than those in other areas. (happy)
VI/ Each of the following sentences contains a mistake. Underline it and  write the correct answer in the space provided (1pt)
1. Today we play more badly than we did yesterday, so we need to practise more.
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2. I have never see a most colourful kite than this one.
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3. Maria and her sister talked loud than the other guests.
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4. John ran more fastly than all other competitors in the race.
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5. Please speak clearer because I hardly understand the instructions.
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C – READING
VII/ Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage (1pt)
My parents are farmers. They work very (1).on the paddy fields. They usually get (2)very early in the morning. After (3)..breakfast, they feed the buffaloes, pigs, chicken, ducks and they (4).the eggs. From about eight, they work on the fields. They (5).rice but their main (6).is vegetables. Form eleven thirty to one thirty, they rest and have lunch. They continue to work until five in the afternoon they come back home. My mother (7).the animals again while my father (8)the buffalo shed and the chicken coop. They usually finish their work at about six thirty. Twice a week, my mother (9)the vegetables and eggs to the town market to sell them then she often buys the things we need for our daily life. She also (10)me a small present each time.
1. A. hard                    B. hardly                    C. harder                     	D. hardest
2. A. on                       B. off                         C. up                           	D. in
3. A. to have               B. having                    C. have                        	D. had
4. A. take                    B. see                          C. have                        	D. collect
5. A. plant                   B. water                      C. grow                       	D. cut
6. A. period                 B. crop                        C. time                        	D. harvest
7. A. leads                   B. feeds                       C. gives                   	D. calls
8. A. cleans                 B. washes                    C. polishes                   	D. clears
9. A. makes                 B. takes                       C. carries                     	D. brings
10. A. buying              B. buys                        C. to buy                     	D. bought
VIII/ Read the text and answer the questions below (1pt)
Last week, Nick and some of his classmates went to the countryside. They went to visit a farm of Nick’s uncle.
They left early in the morning and went there by bus. Nick’s uncle, Mr. Brown met them at the bus stop and took them to his farm. On the way, Uncle Brown showed them the field of wheat and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, ploughing and breaking soil, distributing manure and planting potatoes.
After lunch, they all went for a walk. In the large yard of the farm, they saw some farm machines. Among them is the biggest machine which is called a combine harvester. They were told that this machine can cut and thresh corn at the same time.
In the afternoon, they went to the place where cattle such as horses, sheep and cows were raised. They were very excited to see how cows were milked by the workers there. Uncle Brown also spoke about many interesting things in the countryside. After having some fruits and cakes, they said goodbye and went home.
How did Peter and his classmates go to Uncle Brown?
What does his uncle grow on his farm?
What can a tractor do?
What is typical of a combine harvester?
Which kinds of cattle are raised in Uncle Brown’s farm?
IX/ Use the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (Use 2-5 words in total) (1pt)
1. Mr. Quynh is the happiest person in the village. (than)
=> No one in the village ..Mr. Quynh.
2. Life in the countryside isn’t as stressful as life in the city. (more) 
=> Life in the city .. life in the countryside. 
3. This is the largest kite I’ve ever seen. (larger) 
=> I’ve never this.
4. Phong was a quicker walker than his friends. (quickly)
=> Phong his friends.
5. Houses in the city are much more expensive than those in the countryside. (much)
=> Houses in the countryside those in the city.
X/ Use the following suggestions to write passages about city and country life with comparative forms of adjectives (1pt)
-Cities/ big/ life/ exciting//. Public transport/ good//.But/ life/ stressful//. People/ busy/ run/ one place/ other//.
-Life/ country/ may/ boring/ but / people/ close/ nature/ air/ clean//. People/ have/ relaxed/ lifestyle//. But/ there/ nothing bad/ have/ nothing/ do/ all day//.