Đề kiểm tra số 1 môn Tiếng Anh 8 - Đào Trọng Linh - Đề B

TEST 1
I. 	Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 
1. 	Mr. Ba is always................ to work late.
 	A. to go	B. going	C. went	D. gone
2. 	Do you know how ................fire without using the matches?
 	A. make 	B. making 	C. to make 	D. to made
3. 	Have you ever been to a....................................................festival?
 	A. bull-fight 	B. bull-fighting 	C. fighting-bull 	D. fight-bull
4. 	I was reading................... my mother was watching TV with my father.
	A. when	B. while	C. who	D. which
5. 	I’ll...... you up at the hotel at 7:30, OK?
	A. pick	B. get	C. wake	D. stand
6. 	My little niece is very keen.......................cartoon films.
 	A. in 	B. with 	C. at 	D. on
II.	 Read the passage and answer the questions. 
In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called “A visit from Saint Nicholas”. The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was written by Clement Clark Moore, an American professor, became popular in the USA. Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem. 	
Questions:
1. 	Who wrote the poem “A visit from Saint Nicholas”? 
2. 	What was the character in the poem look like? 
3. 	What did a fat jolly man who wore a red suit do on Christmas Eve? 
4. 	What does Santa Claus base on?
III. 	Read the passage about London then choose True (T) or False (F). 
 	London is Britain’s biggest city. It is a very old city and dates back to the Romans. It is a city of historic buildings and churches, and it has many beautiful parks. It also has some of the best museums in the world. London is very crowded in summer. It is a popular city with foreign tourists and has more than eight million visitors a year. The city is famous for its shopping and department stores. London has an excellent underground railway system, so it is easy for tourists to get around.
1. 	None of the cities in Britain is bigger than London. 
2. 	London has historic buildings and churches. 
3. 	The underground railway system in London isn’t very excellent.
4. 	Most of the best museums in the world are situated in London. 
IV. 	Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 
1. 	The students (have).....................the final exam at this time last week.
2. 	I'm looking forward to (meet)................you soon.
3. 	Do you mind (turn)..............on the television?
V. 	Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence with the same meaning. 
1. 	Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
	The telephone	
2. 	"Do you have many friends, Nga?" I said
	I asked	
TEST 1
I. 	Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 
1. 	Mr. Ba is always................ to work late.
 	A. to go	B. going	C. went	D. gone
2. 	Do you know how ................fire without using the matches?
 	A. make 	B. making 	C. to make 	D. to made
3. 	Have you ever been to a....................................................festival?
 	A. bull-fight 	B. bull-fighting 	C. fighting-bull 	D. fight-bull
4. 	I was reading................... my mother was watching TV with my father.
	A. when	B. while	C. who	D. which
5. 	I’ll...... you up at the hotel at 7:30, OK?
	A. pick	B. get	C. wake	D. stand
6. 	My little niece is very keen.......................cartoon films.
 	A. in 	B. with 	C. at 	D. on
II.	 Read the passage and answer the questions. 
In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called “A visit from Saint Nicholas”. The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was written by Clement Clark Moore, an American professor, became popular in the USA. Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem. 	
Questions:
1. 	Who wrote the poem “A visit from Saint Nicholas”? 
	Clement Clark Moore.
2. 	What was the character in the poem look like? 
	The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit.
3. 	What did a fat jolly man who wore a red suit do on Christmas Eve? 
	He gave children presents on Christmas Eve. .
4. 	What does Santa Claus base on?
	Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in the poem. 
III. 	Read the passage about London then choose True (T) or False (F). 
 	London is Britain’s biggest city. It is a very old city and dates back to the Romans. It is a city of historic buildings and churches, and it has many beautiful parks. It also has some of the best museums in the world. London is very crowded in summer. It is a popular city with foreign tourists and has more than eight million visitors a year. The city is famous for its shopping and department stores. London has an excellent underground railway system, so it is easy for tourists to get around.
1. 	None of the cities in Britain is bigger than London. (T) 
2. 	London has historic buildings and churches. (T) 
3. 	The underground railway system in London isn’t very excellent. (F)
4. 	Most of the best museums in the world are situated in London. (F) 
IV. 	Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 
1. 	The students were having the final exam at this time last week.
2. 	I'm looking forward to meeting you soon.
3. 	Do you mind turning on the television?
V. 	Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence with the same meaning. 
1. 	Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
	The telephone was invented by Bell in 1876.
2. 	"Do you have many friends, Nga?" I said
	I asked Nga if she had many friends.