Đề kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 năm học 2015-2016 - Trường Trung học cơ sở Nguyễn Thượng Hiền

Education and Training of Ung Hoa district
Nguyen Thuong Hien secondary school Date of exam:..........................
Name:..................................................
Class: 8 
 TEST FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM No1
 School year 2015 - 2016 (Time 45’) 
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Question I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. a. marine	b. memorial	 c. pyramid	 d. statue
2. a. edge	b. return	 c. temple	 d. temperate
3. a. jungle	b. sunny	 c. bus	d. surrounding
4. a. guessed	b. moved	 c. used	d. compiled
5. a. heritage	b. hike	 c. honor	d. hundred
Question II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
1. a .marine 	b. jungle 	c. royal 	d. snorkel
2 a. relaxing 	b. vacation 	c. attraction 	 d. barrier
Question III Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. The flights to London will (delay) because of heavy rain.
2. This is the first time Hoa (meet) Tim’s family.
3. What  you (do) this time yesterday? I (work) on the computer.
4. The trees are (plant) by his father.
5. we are really interested in (visit)  Ha Long Bay.
Question IV . Choose A, B ,C or D which best completes the sentences
1. I am happy  all the exams.
A. to passing 	B. to pass 	C. passing 	D. is passing
2. Dried sugar canes  to produce paper.
A. are reused 	B. reused 	C. are reusing 	D. is reused
3. It is a race in which people have their horses race to win the prize. It’s a 
A. horse-racing 	B. racing-horse 	C. horse-race 	D. race-horse
4. My friend told me what .....................when I visited Hoi An.
A. doing	 B. to do 	 C. do	D. done
5. He was watching TV .....................his brother was playing with his toys.
A. when	 B. why	 C. where	D. while
6. Liz said that she . me some information about her school the following week.
 A. sent	 B. will send	 C. would send	D. were sending
7.I make a fire by rubbing pieces of .................................. together.
a. ranger. b. heritage. c. compost.	d. bamboo.
8. It is difficult ................................... her address.
a. remember b. remembered c. to remember	d. remembering
 9. They had to .................................... the rice from the husk.
a. separate b. elevate c. Minimize d. explain.
10. She asked me “Is this your book?” à She asked me if _______________________.
 A. this is my book 	B. that is my book C. that was your book D. that was my book
Question VII . Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
1.This is a farm which grow vegettables 
this is -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Mary said to her father: “I don’t know how to do this exercise”. 
àMary told ... 
3.She had me translate the document into Vietnamese two days ago
-> she had 
4 They will hold the celebration before January. 
-> The celebration ......................................................................
5. “Do you enjoy reading books?”, Phong asked Peter.
-> Phong asked Peter .
6.Nam keeps talking on the phone
-> Nam is always
Question VII . Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL
The rice-cooking (1)_____ was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a (2)_____. There were three (3)_____: water fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking . The festival (4)_____ one day. In the water-fetching (5)_____ one person from each team had (6)_____ to the river to get the (7)_____. In the fire-making contest two team members had to make fire in the (8)_____ way. They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to make the fire. Six people from each team participated in the rice-cooking festival. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
1.A. holiday
B. contest
C. festival
D. competition
2.A. mountain
B. city
C. house
D. river
3.A. holidays
B. contests
C. festivals
D. competitions
4.A. takes
B. took
C. taking
D. take
5.A. contest
B. contests
C. test
D. tests
6.A. to run
B. run
C. ran
D. running
7.A. bamboo
B. rice
C. fire
D. water
8.A. strange
B. tradition
C. traditional
D. tradition
VIII .Imagine you are a tourist on vacation in a place / city in Vietnam . Write a postcard to a friend about your trip . (1M)
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Education and Training of Ung Hoa district
Nguyen Thuong Hien secondary school Date of exam:..........................
Name:..................................................
Class: 8 
 TEST FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM No2
 School year 2015 - 2016 (Time 45’) 
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Question I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. a. century 	 b. crystal 	c. stone 	d. might
2. a. arrange	 b. age 	c. name 	d. canyon
3. a. seven	 b. level 	c. next 	 d. ruler
4. a. enjoyed	 b. performed 	 c. finished 	 d. urged
5. a. ancient	 b. century 	c. center 	 d. rice
Question II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
1. a. statue	b. prison	c. abroad	d. building
2. a. lava 	b. empire	 c. humid 	d. museum
Question III Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. The new bridge will (build) by the end of the year.
2. The garbage can (use).. to make fertilizer.
3.This is the first time my mother(be)...to Hanoi.
4.We never(see).rice paddies before.
5.The machine(make).in Japan is good
Question IV . Choose A, B ,C or D which best completes the sentences
1. I’m learning very hard these days  get good marks at my exam.
A. that 	B. in order 	C. in order to 	D. in order that
2. Cloth bags  used instead of plastic bags.
A. are 	B. is 	C. are used 	D. are using
3. Would you mind if she  you?
A. phoned 	B. phoned to 	C. phoning 	D. is phoned
4This is a machine which is used to wash clothes. It’s a 
A. clothes-washing machine 	B. washing machine-clothes 
C. clothes-machine washing 	D. machine washing-clothes
5. This project. at the end of this month.
A. will finish	B. finishing 	C. will be finished 	D. finished
6. Household and garden waste _____collected____ compost.
 a. is / to make	b. are/ to do	c. is/ to do	d. are/ to make
7.She asked if many tourists  to visit My Son in summer.
 A. want B. will want C. wanted D. were wanting
8.It was late, so we decided a taxi home.
	A. take	B. to take	C. taking	D. took
9.Tim said he .. a chocolate factory then.
 A. visited	 B. are visiting	C. has visited 	D. was visiting
10.She .. a movie tonight.
A. see	B. seeing	C. is going to see	 D. saw
Question VII Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
1It is a companny which import sugar 
->It is -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Tom said “My friend is coming next week”.
=> Tom said ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. The family had someone paint the house for Tet. 
-> The family
4. The boys broke the window last night. 
-> The window ..........................................................................
5. ."Did you see that car?" he asked me.
→ He asked me
6. Na keeps missing the bus
-> Na is always
Question VII . Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Why (1) _____ you go to Da Lat for your holiday next year? I went there
(2) ____ last week. It was (3)_____! We (4) _____ fresh fruits and vegetables every day. We (5) _____ visited many beautiful gardens. There were lots of other things (6)_____. We played golf or went (7) _____ walks in the woods. One day we hired bicycles and visited a lake. We had a picnic there.
Then in the evenings there was a disco. We danced all night! It wasn’t
(8) _____ and we had a fantastic time! Did you have a good holiday too?
1. a. do 	b. don’t	 c. did 	d. didn’t
2. a. in 	b. at 	c. on 	d. 0
3. a. great	b. wonderful 	 c. fantastic 	 d. all are correct
4. a. eat 	b. will eat 	c. ate 	d. are eating
5. a. also 	b. too 	c. either 	d. neither
6. a. do 	b. to do 	c. doing 	d. to doing
7. a. to 	b. of 	c. for 	d. on
8. a. cheap	b. expensive 	 c. interesting 	 d. famous
VIII . Write a letter to a friend . Tell him/her about a place you have visited recently 
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Education and Training of Ung Hoa district
Nguyen Thuong Hien secondary school Date of exam:..........................
Name:..................................................
Class: 8 
 TEST FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM No3
 School year 2015 - 2016 (Time 45’) 
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Question I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. a. age 	 b. heritage 	 c. ranger 	 d. game
2. a. answer 	 b. golden 	 c. delicious 	 d. wonder
3. a. more 	 b. correct 	 c. snorkel 	 d. bore
4. a. out 	b. sound 	 c. southern 	 d. surrounding
5. a. century 	 b. crystal 	 c. stone 	 d. might
Question II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
1. a. include 	b. over 	 c. ticket 	d. valley
2 a. gallery 	b. liberty 	 c. souvenir	 d. prisoner
Question III Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1.Rice and corn(grow).in Vietnam.
2..the child(sit) near the tree is my brother.
3.The novel(write)by Mr Quang is interesting.
4.You (tidy) the bedroom yet?................................................................?
5.The white house will (build) . in this area next year.
Question IV . Choose A, B ,C or D which best completes the sentences
1. Perhaps she went to another store  get better milk of lower price.
A. in order as 	B. so as to 	C. in order that 	D. so as
2. The old car tires  to make pipes and floor coverings.
A. will be recycled 	B. will recycled 	C. will recycle 	D. will be
3. Hoa  dinner at eight o’clock last night.
A. eat 	B. was eating 	C. is eating 	D. eating
4. In the rice cooking festival, a fire  in the traditional way.
A. was made 	B. making 	C. were made 	D. was making
5. The policeman. The robber last night was very brave.
A. caught 	 B. catching 	C. being caught 	D. catches
6. Viet Nam is a ________________ country
A. rice -export B. export- rice C. rice - exporting D. exporting- rice.
7. He asked Long ___________My Son was in Quang Nam province.
A. if B. what C. as D. how
8. The Great Wall in China is one of the seven _________ of the world.
A. pyramids B. landmarks C. temples D. wonders .
9. This exercise ________________carefully by the students
 A. is done B are done C has done D has been done 
10.My Dad .. for his company for 20 years.
 A. hasn’t worked	B. worked	C. works	D. to work
Question VII . Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
1.Viet Nam is a country which export coffee 
->Viet nam --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. . She said “I can’t find my umberlla”.
=> She said that ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3. .I am going to have Peter wash my car tomorrow 
->I am.
4. The teacher is going to punish some students. 
-> Some students ........................................................................
5. “Are you fond of watching television?”, Tuan said to Ba.
-> Tuan asked Ba 
6.Dat keeps talking in the class
-> Dat is always
Question VII . Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
 THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL
The (1)____ was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from a river. There were (2)_______competitions: fire-making, water-fetching and rice-cooking. The festival took one (3)______.
In the water-fetching contest one person from each team had to run to the river to get the (4)________. 
In the fire-making contest two team members had to make a fire in the (5)____ way. They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to (6)______ the fire.
Six people from each team took part (7)_______ the rice-cooking contest. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then (8)_________ the rice.
After the three contests, all the points were added and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize. The festival was wonderful.
1. a. festival	b. contest	c. competition	d. holiday
2. a. one	b. two	c. three	d. four
3. a. day	b. week	c. month	d. hour
4. a. bamboo	b. water	c. rice	d. fire
5. a. traditional	b. similar	c. different	d. normal
6. a. do	b. make	c. take	d. be
7. a. in	b. on	c. at	d. of
8. a. make	b. put	c. break	d. cook
VIII .Imagine you are a tourist on vacation in a place / city in Vietnam . Write a postcard to a friend about your trip .
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Education and Training of Ung Hoa district
Nguyen Thuong Hien secondary school Date of exam:..........................
Name:..................................................
Class: 8 
 TEST FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM No4
 School year 2015 - 2016 (Time 45’) 
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Question I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others(1,25)
1 .a. hotel 	 b. postcard 	c. shore 	d. cold
2 .a. included 	 b. called 	c. carved 	d. arrived
3 .a. brochure	 b. teacher	c. beach 	d. much
4. a. shock b. chart c. stretcher d. teacher
5.a. corn b . snorkel c. wonder d. import
Question II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others (0,5M)
1. a. canyon 	b. surround	 c. wonder	 d. ranger
2. a. wonder	 b. connect	 c. compile	 d. requirement
Question III Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. (1,25M )
1.A picture-drawing festival ( hold ). in my village next week .
2 . He ( not see ) his teacher since he ( leave )..... his school 
3 . Nga said she ( walk ) to school everyday .
4. I ( not decide ) who ( invite ) to my huse for the party yet .
5. Do you mind if I (take ).some photos ?
Question IV . Choose A, B ,C or D which best completes the sentences ( 2M)
1. Mrs Quyen decided to go by bike  to keep fit.
A. so as 	B. so as to 	C. in order to 	D. in order that
2. Nga  a letter at 8 o’clock last night.
A. was writing 	B. is writing 	C. was wrote 	D. write
3. The man.. the bank is a millionaire.
A. is entering 	B. entering 	C, to be entered 	 D. enters
4. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the.....of the world.
 A. buildings	 B. walls 	 C. wonders	 D. strangers
5. Mr Ba is always................ to work late.
 A. to go	 B. going	 C. went	 D. gone
 6. Do you know how ................fire without using the matches?
 A. make B. making C. to make D. to made
 7. Have you ever been to a....................................................festival?
 A. bull-fight B. bull-fighting C. fighting-bull D. fight-bull
8 I was reading................... my mother was watching TV with my father.
 A. when	 B. while	 C. who	 D. which
9. She asked him..he liked eating raw fish.
 A. but B. and C. if D. then
8.Santa Claus is based on the .of Saint Nicholas in a poem.
 A. performance B description C. invention D. tradition
9. John promised that he ______Grandfather the following week.
 A. will visit 	B. visited	C. would visit	D. week
10. Please tell me_____to get to the bus station
A. what 	B. which	C. why	D. how
Question VII . Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (1,5M)
1.It is a festival in which participants have to cut rice 
->it is ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. They said “We are learning English now”.
=> They said that ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3. They have to repair their car. 
-> Their car ..............................................................................
4 Someone will have you type the letter for me 
-> Someone ..
5. “Does she like sports?”, Hoa asked Lan.
->Hoa asked Lan..
6 Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.
-Vinh is always.
Question VII . Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. (2M)
Yesterday, when I was riding along a busy street, I saw an (1)___. A woman was knocked down when she crossed the street at a zebra crossing. Many people stopped (2)_____ their help. A police man arrived and asked a young man to telephone for an (3)____While waiting for the ambulance, the policeman and some people tried to (4)_____the bleeding. They used a handkerchief to cover the wound, then put pressure on it. and held it (5)____They tried to talk to her in (6)_____to keep her (7)_____After about three minutes, the ambulance (8)____and the woman was taken to the hospital.
1. a. accident 	 b. event 	c. ambulance 	 d. emergency
2. a. offer 	b. offering 	c. to offering 	 d. to offer
3. a. ambulance 	b. first-aid 	c. arrangement 	d. address
4. a. cut 	b. hold 	c. stop 	 d. cover
5. a. tight 	b. tightly 	c. tightness 	d. tights
6. a. time 	b. as 	c. addition 	d. order
7. a. awake 	b. unconscious 	c. asleep 	d. warm
8. a. arrives 	b. is arriving 	c. arrived 	d. has arrived
VIII . Write a letter to a friend . Tell him/her about a place you have visited recently (1,5M)
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