Đề kiểm tra số 12 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

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TEST 12 FOR GIFTED STUDENTS (GRADE 8) 
Time allowed: 60 minutes 
I - Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. Identify your 
answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper. 
1.A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough 
2.A. chair B. cheap C. chorus D. child 
3.A. missed B. closed C. called D. planned 
4.A. fat B. any C. gas D. hat 
5.A physics B. basic C. sailor D. subject 
II - Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. Identify your answer by 
writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper. 
6.A. scissors B. object C. wardrobe D. transmit 
7.A. comfortable B. commercial C. generous D. demonstrate 
8.A. experiment B. assistant C. sociable D. equipment 
9.A. advice B. beauty C. picture D. postcard 
10.A. theater B. career C. cinema D. gallery 
III - Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C or D) one best answer to complete each of 
the following sentences. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your 
answer paper. 
11. David’s school .. is very bad this term. 
A. report B. period C. day D. semester 
12. People go to a .. to look at the famous works of art. 
A. stadium B. gallery C. theater D. fair 
13. I’d like to go . very much. 
A. camp B. to camp C. a camp D. camping 
14. Hoa is reading short stories . Jack London. 
A. of B. from C. by D. with 
15. John .. Susan to go out with him but her parents didn’t let her out. 
A. insisted B. suggested C. invited D. helped 
16. This book is . that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time. 
A. so interesting B. so interested C. such interesting D. too interesting 
17. “Let it be” is a famous song . . It is one of the best works by this band. 
A. singing by the Beatles B. was sung by the Beatles 
C. sung by the Beatles D. sang by the Beatles 
18. He  the train ticket at home. 
A. took B. put C. brought D. left 
19. She was .. of watching television. 
A. interested B. tired C. tiring D. pleased 
20. My mother .. me that I should wake up earlier. 
A. told to B. said C. was told D. said to 
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21. Our teacher asked us . in class. 
A. not to talk B. to not talk C. no talk D. without talking 
22. Peter broke his leg when he fell .. his bike. 
A. in B. on C. off D. of 
23. You should  your lesson before the examination. 
A. read B. look C. revise D. study 
24. Hung is  do the crossword puzzles. 
A. intelligent enough to B. intelligent enough 
C. enough intelligent D. enough intelligent to 
25. Her math result is .. than her English result. 
A. bad B. bader C. worse D. well 
26. His father is very proud  him. 
A. of B. with C. on D. about 
27. Yesterday I came . your brother when I was going to school. 
A. of B. to C. about D. across 
28. Students should work . to make their parents happy. 
A. hard B. hardly C. in hard way D. more hardly 
29. Keep all dangerous things out of children’s . . 
A. hands B. place C. reach D. head 
30. When I was young, I used . on a farm. 
A. to live B. live C. to living D. living 
IV - Supply the correct form of the word in Capital letters for each gap in the following sentences. 
Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper. 
31. This coffee is too ................... to drink. heat 
32. I can’t tell the  between the twins. differ 
33. A fairy appeared andchanged Miss Tam’s rags into beautiful clothes. magic 
34. He drove  and he had an accident. care 
35. I feel so ................. that I’m going to bed. sleep 
36. Why was his lecture so .................... ?. bore 
37. How many ................. are there in a year in Vietnam ?. celebrate 
38. ................. have warned the local people of the disaster. science 
V - Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each gap. Identify your answer by 
writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper. 
These days most people, especially young girls, like(39).slim. Our grandparent’s tastes were 
different(40)ours but nowadays(41)seems to enjoy(42).fat people. The only thing(43) is 
wrong with this is what a(44).said to me the other days: “I don’t mind (45)..these foods if they 
will help me(46)weight but why do they taste so awful ?” The reason(47).this is that the 
manufacturers have to include a lot of vitamins to satisfy the law, so the only sensible advice I could give 
my friend was “Eat normal food, but (48)less.” 
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39. A. to looked B. to look C. they look D. look 
40. A. from B. of C. as D. with 
41. A. anymore B. none C. everyone D. no one 
42. A. to look at B. looking C. looking at D. to look 
43. A. it B. that C. what D. who 
44. A.friend of mine B. my friend C. friend of me D. friend of my 
45. A. to eat B. eat C. eating D. the eating 
46. A. gain B. put on C. loose D. lose 
47. A. of B. why C. for D. that 
48. A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. be eating 
VI - Read the following passage, then answer questions 50-53. After each question there are four 
options marked A,B,C or D. Choose the correct answer by writing down its corresponding letter A, 
B, C or D on your answer sheet. 
It is five o’clock in the evening when Rene Wagner come home from work. She walks into the 
living room and looks at her three children. They are 14,13 and 9 years old. They are watching TV. The 
living room is a mess. There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the sofa. Games and toys are 
everywhere. Rene is angry, “This place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then do 
housework all evening. I’m not going to do housework!” Rene doesn’t do housework. She doesn’t clean or 
wash dishes. She doesn’t wash clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV. 
 After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty. All the children’s clothes are dirty. 
Every garbage basket is full. The house is a mess. 
 Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The kitchen is clean. The 
children clean the kitchen ! 
 The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes. Rene tells the 
children “OK, I’ll do the housework again. But you have to help me.” 
 Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch 
TV ! 
49. When Rene came home from work, she found the house . . 
A. clean and dirty B. dirty and tidy C. dirty and untidy D. clean but untidy 
50. Rene told her children .. . 
A. to do the housework B. she couldn’t do housework 
C. not to do housework D. she wouldn’t do housework 
51. Two weeks later, the house was  . 
A. very clean B. a mess C. tidy D. rather dirty 
52. Some days later, the house was clean again because . . 
A. she couldn’t let it that way B. her children did housework. 
C. her children didn’t do housework. D. she did housework again. 
53. Now Rene does housework again because . . 
A. her children help her. B. they can watch TV together. 
C. her children wash their clothes. D. her children don’t do it. 
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VII - Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. 
54. The movie was very bad. I couldn’t see it. 
The movie was not  
55. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, he said to us. 
He told . . 
56. The garage is going to repair our car next week. 
 We are going .................................................................................................. 
57. In spite of his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school. 
Although .. . 
58. You must see the headmaster. 
You’ve . . 
59. Remember to check your flight numbers. 
 Don’t ........................................................................................................... 
60. It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears. 
 The news .................................................................................................... 
VIII - Use the suggested words and phrases to make a full sentence. 
61. Those buses / not going / airport / neither / taxis. 
62. You / not / want / sell / house last year? 
63. He / stop / smoke / save / money. 
64. My brother / not drive / carefully / I. 
65. It / difficult / prevent / people / park here. 
THE END! 
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ANSWER KEY 
I. (2,5 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng cho 0,5 điểm. 
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A 
II. (2,5 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng cho 0,5 điểm. 
 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. B 
III. (10 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng cho 0,5 điểm. 
11. A 16. A 21. A 26. A 
12. B 17. C 22. C 27. D 
13. D 18. D 23. C 28. A 
14. C 19. B 24. A 29. C 
15. C 20. D 25. C 30. A 
IV. (8 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm 
 31. hot 32. difference 33. magicially 34. carelessly 
 35. sleepy 36. boring 37. celebrations 38. scientists 
V. (10 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm 
39. B 40. A 41. C 42. C 43. B 
44. A 45. C 46. D 47. A 48. A 
VI. (5 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm 
 49. C 50. D 51. B 52. B 53. A 
VII. (7 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm 
54. The movie was not good enough for me to see. 
55. He told us to shut the door but not to lock it. 
56. We are going to have our car repaired next week. 
57. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at work. 
58. You’ve to see the headmaster. 
59. Don’t forget to check your flight numbers. 
60. The new was so bad that Helen burst into tears. 
VIII. (5 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm 
 61. Those buses are not going to the airport and neither are taxis. 
 62. Didn’t you want to sell the house last year? 
 63. He stops smoking to save money. 
 64. My brother doesn’t drive carefully as I do. 
 65. It is difficult to prevent people from parking here.