Đề khảo sát chất lượng môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 8: English speaking countries

UNIT 8 ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Question I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. 
1. A. wanted 	B. washed 	C. needed 	D. waited
2. A. goes 	 B. watches	C. misses	D. brushes
3. A. come	 B. mother	C. open	D. some
4. A. mention	B. question	C. action	D. education
5. A. who	B. when	C. where	D. what
6.A. sun	 B. fun	 C. put	 D. unhappy
7. A. mind	 B. bike	C. tradition	D. tidy
8. A. my 	B. happy 	C. hobby 	D. factory
9.A. health	B. team	C. tea	 D. beach
10.A. listened	 B. opened	C. wanted	D. lived
Question II. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
1.A. person	 B. father	C. teacher	D. enjoy
2. A. destroy	B. enjoy	C. happen	D. agree
3.A. doctor 	B. father 	C. picture 	D. fancy
4.A. pollution	B. visit	C. listen	D. open
5.A. depend	 B. advise	C. affect	D. listen 
6. A. artistic	 B. historic	C. dramatic	D. scientific 
7. A. medical	 B. national	 C. chemical	D. historical 
8.A. athletic 	 B. dramatic 	C. scientific 	D. heroic
9.A. medical	 B. hospital	C. politic	D. electric
10.A. chemical	 B. physical	C. environmental	D. medical
PART B .VOCABURLARY AND GRAMMAR
Question I. Choose the best answer. (A,B, C or D )
1. Mi and Nick like ______________ back Mi’s home village on holiday. 
A. comes	 	B. come	 	C. came	 	D. coming
2. If the factory ___ dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die.
A. continues	B. to continue	 C. continued	D. will continue
3.Water ________________ in the lake has made the fish die. 
A. pollution 	B. pollute	 C. polluted D. polluting
4.If the air wasn’t dirty, I ________________ so much.
A. wouldn’t sneeze B. sneeze 	 C. would sneeze	 D. to sneeze
5. If the factory continues dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals _.
A. die	 B. to died	 C. dead	 D. will die
6. Water pollution is the ________________ in the lake has made the fish die. 
A. contaminating 	B. contaminate	 C. contaminated D. contamination
7. If I were you , I ______________ that car . 
A. would buy	 B. buy	 	 C. bought	 D. buying
8. If we recycle more , we ________________ the Earth.
A. help	 B. would help	 C. helping	 D. will help
Question II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. If he (study) ________________ harder, he can pass an exam.
2. She may be late if she (not hurry) ________________.
3.If you study harder, you (pass) ________________ the exam.
4. If you are kind to me, I (be) _______________ good to you.
5.If he (give) _______________ up smoking, as his doctor orders, he will be soon well again.
6. You (not pass) _______________ your driving test unless you drive more carefully.
7. He’ll be ill if he (not stop) ________________ worrying so much.
8. We’ll go to the beach tomorrow if it ( be) ________________ nice.
Question III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. If I were you, I (look) ________________ for a new place to live.
2. If Lan wasn’t ill, she ( join) ________________ out tree planting activity.
3.If there were fewer cars on the road, there (be) ________________ less pollution.
4.If people really cared about the environment, they ( not dump ) _________ waste into the lake.
5.If there was no fresh water in the world, what (happen) ________________.
6.If you (be) ________________ the president, what would you do to help the environment ?
7.They get sick so often.If they exercised more, they (be) ________________ heathier.
8.If I (have) ________________ one million US dollars , I would build more parks in our city.
9.Quan’s mother is unhappy.If Quan tided his room every day, his mother (not be) __so upset.
10.There isn’t a garden at house .If there were, we (grow) ________________ vegetables.
Question IV. Supply the correct tense of the words given in each blanket.
Four countries ______________ (visit) by John so far.
London ______________ (have) a population of eight million people.
The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which _________ (symbolize) freedom.
Vietnam’s Independence Day ________________ (celebrate) on September 09th.
We ______________ (visit) Sydney Opera House for several times.
Some activities ______________ (prepare) to celebrate the lunar new year now.
1. The natural_____ beauty of Thodupuzha has attracted many Malayalam movie makers. (scenery)
2. The town is___ situated between two glacial lakes and is surrounded by natural beauty. (unique)
3. The Eiffel Tower is the most__________ Parisian landmark. (icon)
4. Which countries have the most English__________? (speak)
5. The __________ anthem of Vietnam is “Tiến Quân Ca”. (nation)
6. England is the largest of the four_________ regions making up the United Kingdom. (geography)
7. The _________ between Vietnam and America is good. (friend)
8. They enjoy the _________ atmosphere here. (peace)
9. The Glastonbury Festival in England is a ___________ of music and it attracts thousands of people. (celebrate)
10. The ________ founder of the city was Helenus, son of Priam, and Virgil. (legend)
11. Scotland is __________ for its rich culture and its amazing natural beauty. (fame)
12. It is claimed that the__________ were the first discoverers of Australia. (Portugal)
PART C.READING
Question I. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow
	Alaska is perhaps the most amazing state in the USA. It has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. This state has an incredible three million lakes. That’s four lakes per person living there.
	Many cities in Alaska cannot be reached by road, sea, or river. The only way to get in and out is by air, on foot, or by dogsled. That’s why Alaska has the busiest sea airport in the world, Lake Hood Seaplane Base. Nearly two hundred floatplanes take off and land on the water of this airport every day. It is a really fun scene to watch.
	Alaska is called the land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three months. But in winter the sun stays almost unseen.
	All Alaskans take special pride in their beautiful and unique state.
1. Alaska ___________.
A. is another name for the USA	B. is an island in the Pacific Ocean
C. has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
2. Which statement below is NOT CORRECT?
A. In Alaska, the number of lakes is bigger than that of people.
B. There is one lake for each person living there.
C. Alaska has an incredibly high number of lakes.
3.Which method below can always be used to reach a place in Alaska?
A. by air	B. by road	C. by river	
4. In Alaska we can always see the sun ___________.
A. in winter	B. in summer	C. every month of the year
Question II Read the passage and answer the questions.
Visual pollution has a greater effect on people than you may think. I remember when I went to a big city, I was really scared because so much graffiti on the buildings' wall. Then I looked up, and I saw a lot of power lines over my head. Although they were not dangerous, I still felt unsafe since I thought they might fall down. These things prevented me from enjoying the beautiful sights of the city.
I also remember the time when I was a student at a university. Once I was so busy with my assignments that I did not tidy my room for two weeks. Looking at the messy room caused me so much stress that I did not want to study. Then I decided to clean the room and put my thing in their proper places. I also bought a small plants and placed it in a corner of the room. These simple actions increased my motivation and helped me to focus on my learning.
Questions.
1.How did the author feel when she saw the power lines?
 .
2.Why did she have that feeling?
3. What was she busy with?
4. What happened when she looked the messy room?
5. What did she do for her room?
PART D. WRITING
Question I. Rewrite the sentences below without changing their original meaning.
1.Radioactive pollution is very dangerous. It can cause abnormal growth. [since]
2.Leaves are damaged. The tree cannot get enough food energy to stay healthy. [because]
3. I don’t have much money now, but I want to buy a house in Phu Cuong.
If 	
4. Light pollution happens. There is a change in animals’ living patterns.
If 	
5.Acid rain is dangerous. Trees’ leaves are damaged. [because of]
6.The Walt Disney Studios, the famous movie company, has produced hundreds of cartoons for
children.
Hundreds of cartoons for children 	
Question V.Combine each pair of sentences to make a conditional sentence type 1.
1.Students are more aware of protecting the environment. Teachers teach environmental issues at school.
If 
2.Light pollution happens. Animals change their behaviour patterns.
If ..
3.The levels of radioactive polluion decrease.We switch from nuclear power to renewable energy sources.
If ..
4.The water temperature increases.Some aquatic creatures are unable to reproduces.
If.....................
5.People get more diseases.The water is contaminated.
If 
Question VI.Write a conditional sentence type 2 for each situation, as in the example.
1.People throw rubbish in the street.The street doesn’t look attractive.
If 
2.There are so many billboards in our city. People can not enjoy the view.
If .
3.There is so much light in the cityat night.We can not see the stars clearly.
If 
4.We turn on the heater all the time. We have to pay three million dong for electricity a month.
If 
5.The karaoke bar makes so much noise almost every night. The residents complain to its owner.
If 
6.She has a headache after work every day.She works in a noisy office.
If .
V.1. Nigel hasn’t got satellite TV, so he can’t watch the game.
=> If Nigel _____________________________
2. Walking home alone is not a good idea.
=> You shouldn’t ________________________
3. Throw a stone into water and it sinks
=> If you _________________________________
 4. You can’t travel on this train if you don’t have a reservation.
=> Unless you ______________________________
5. It is a long time since we last met.
=> We haven’t _____________________________
6. When did you have it ?
=> How long _______________________________
7. I haven’t seen him for 8 days.
=> The last time ____________________________
9. The blue car is being driven by the blonde girl
=> The blonde girl __________________________
10. English and Spanish are spoken at this hotel.
=> They speak _______________________________