Đề kiểm tra số 9 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

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TEST 9 FOR GIFTED STUDENTS (GRADE 8) 
Time allowed: 45 minutes 
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 
1. A.read B.beat C.bread D.heat 
2. A.put B.but C.peanut D.shut 
3. A.what B.hat C.cat D.fat 
II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest: 
1. A.native B.revive C.relative D.sensitive 
2. A.disjuntion B.solution C.instruction D.station 
III. Choose the best words or phrases to complete the sentences below. 
1. Television..................very popular since the 1950s. 
A.is B.was C.has been D.have been 
2. -“Who sings best in your school?” - “Minh.............” 
A.sings B.is C.has D.does 
3. Please ask them .......................in this area. 
A.don’t smoke B.not smoking C.not to smoke D.to not smoke 
4. Let’s go to the museum, ................? 
 A.will you B.shall we C.do we D.don’t you 
5. He though much of his childhood.............. he lived with his family in the country. 
 A.that B.where C.when D.which 
6. It is the largest ship I...................... 
 A.Has seen B.saw C.have ever seen D.seen 
7. Students are looking forward to................on holiday. 
 A.go B.going C.went D.have gone 
8. His grandfather died.......................the age of 90. 
 A.in B.of C.on D.at 
9. Drinking and smoking will do great harm..............people’s health. 
 A.to B.for C.with D.in 
10. Lomonosov was not....................a great scientist but also a very talented poem. 
 A.fairly B.merely C.hardly D.scarely 
11. His parents never allowed him............. 
 A.to smoking B.smoking C.to smoke D.smoked 
12. School children always object to ...................uniform. 
 A.wearing B.wear C.have worn D.wore 
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13.Wine is made...............rice. 
 A.of B.from C.in D.with 
14.Let your name....................in the sheet of paper 
 A.to be written B.be written C.write D.being written 
15.He was offered the job.................he had no experience. 
 A.even though B.dispite C.while D.however 
16.If only he............accept some help with the work instead of trying to do it alone. 
 A.will B.may C.would D.were 
17.He always.................... 
 A.avoids to meet me B.avoiding to meet me 
 C.avoids meeting me D.to avoid meeting me 
18.After a month, Hoa got used to......................in her new school. 
 A.study B.studying C.studied D.is studying 
19.He likes.....................him “sir” 
 A.to call B.calling C.to be called D.to be calling 
20.He has his sister.......................his homework. 
 A.to do B.do C.doing D.done 
IV. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in bracket. 
1.He drives very carefully. He is a very.................................driver. (CARE) 
2.My brother and Trung like.............................movie very much. (ACT) 
3.Although he tried his best to do it, he was............................ (SUCCESS) 
4.This stadium looks larger. It has been.............................. (LARGE) 
5.Lan fell off the bike, but her..........................were not serious. (INJURE) 
6.You must read the following..............................precaution carefully. (SAFE) 
7.We watch the news everyday because it’s very............................... (INFORM) 
8.He’s always telling lies. He's a ......................... (LIE) 
9.Nowadays, scouting is popular.............................. (WORLD) 
10.Nam likes helping the other, he’s a....................................person. (HELP) 
V. Choose the best word to complete the passage below. 
Most people think......(1)........computers are very modern inventions, products of our new technological 
age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over 2 centuries ago by a man 
........(2)...........Charles Babbage. Babbge was born ............(3)..........1791 and grew..........(4)...........to be a 
billiant mathematican. He.........(5)...........up plans for serveral calculating machines which he called “engines”. 
But despite the fact that he .........(6)...........building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the 
years, people have argued.......(7)........ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum 
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in London has finished building engine based ..........(8)...... of the Babbage’s designs. ..............(9)..........has 
taken 6 years to complete and more than 4 thousand parts have been specially made. 
Whether it works or not, the machine will...............(10)......... on show at a special exhibition in the 
Science Museum to remind people of Babbage’s work. 
1. A.of B.from C.in D.up 
2. A.known B.called C. recognized D. written 
3. A.about B.around C.in D.at 
4. A.down B.up C.along D.across 
5. A.wrote B.drew C.took D.made 
6. A.wanted B.started C.made D.missed 
7. A.until B.though C.why D.whether 
8. A.on B.off C.in D.out 
9. A.He B.One C.It D.They 
10. A.come B.be C.take D.carry 
VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer. 
“Let’s have a picnic lunch in the countryside.” This is easy to say nice to think about. You imagine a 
beautiful green field with a big tree in the middle which gives some shade from the sun. All around is lovely 
scenery and in the distance you can see the cows quietly eating the grass. After a meal of delicious sandwiches 
and raw fruit you can imagine lying in the warm sun then as darkness comes. You strap uy your basket and 
drive happily home. 
But it doesn’t always happen like this. You must not forget that flies also like raw food, that green fields 
are sometimes damp fields, that rain may follow the sun that peaceful cows may be unfriendly bull. 
1.What is easy to say and nice to think about? 
A. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the countryside” is. 
B. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the mountain” is. 
C. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the green fields” is. 
D. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the city” is. 
2.Where, in your imagine, is the big tree? 
A.It’s in the middle of a beach. 
B. It’s in the middle of a hill. 
C. It’s in the middle of a beautiful stadium. 
D. It’s in the middle of a beautiful green field. 
3.What can you imagine doing after meal? 
A.We can imagine lying in the darkness. 
B. We can imagine lying in the warm sun. 
C. We can imagine lying in the badroom. 
D. We can imagine lying in the hotel. 
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4.What also likes raw fruit? 
 A. Dogs also do. 
B. Lions also do. 
C. Flies also do. 
D. Chicken also do. 
5.What may follow the sun? 
A. The earth may follow the sun. 
B. The rain may follow the sun. 
C. The cows may follow the sun. 
D. people may follow the sun. 
VII. Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same. 
1. I last wore that shirt in May. 
I haven’t.................................................................................................................. 
2. We have met each other for ages. 
It’s........................................................................................................................... 
3. Travelling by air is much more expensive than travelling by train. 
Travelling by train................................................................................................... 
4. Why isn’t this TV working? 
What........................................................................................................................ 
5. When is John and Mary’s wedding? 
When are................................................................................................................. 
6. Most people can understand him when he speaks English. 
He can make............................................................................................................ 
7. She needs to study harder. 
She doesn’t............................................................................................................... 
8. We can’t afford to buy this car. 
The car..................................................................................................................... 
VIII. Use the prompt words to make a sentence. 
1.These exercises/too difficult/ students/do/without/mistakes. 
2. I/not see/Mai/since/we/leave/school. 
THE END! 
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ANSWER KEY 
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 
1.C 2.A 3.A 
II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest: 
1.B 2.D 
III. Choose the best words or phrases to complete the sentences below 
1.C 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.C 
6.C 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.B 
11.C 12.A 13.B 14.B 15.A 
16.C 17.C 18.B 19.C 20.B 
IV. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in bracket. 
1. careful 2. action 3. unsuccessful 4. enlarged 5. injuries 
6. safety 7. informative 8. liar 9. worldwide 10. helpful 
V. Choose the best word to complete the passage below. 
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.B 
6.B 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.B 
VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer. 
1.A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B 
VII. Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same. 
1. I haven't worn that shirt since May. 
2. It's a long time since we last met each other. 
3. Travelling by train is much cheaper than travelling by air. 
4. What happens with this TV? 
 is wrong with this TV? 
5. When are John and Mary going to get married? 
6. He can make people understand him when he speaks English. 
7. She doesn't study hard enough. 
8. The car is too expensive for me to buy. 
VIII. Use the prompt words to make a sentence. 
1. These exercises are too difficult for students to do without mistakes. 
2. I have not seen Mai since we left school.