Đề ôn thi tăng cường môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 học kỳ I năm học 2015-2016

8 	 Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling a,b,c or d:
 	1.This restaurant isn’t  as that one.
	a. cheap	b.cheaper	c. as cheap	d.cheapest
	2.Nam his homework when I came in.
	a. do	b.was doing	c. is doing	d. does
	3. Nga has worked in this company . 6 years.
	a. since	b.in	c.for	d. at
	4.Is Mr. Binh’s house bigger Mr. Ba’s ?
	a.than	b.so	c.as	d.that
	5. He has written a book .has 200 pages.
	a. which	b.what	c.who	d.when
	6.Would you please put your books .?
	a. on	b. away	c.up	d.at
	7.What are you thinking .?
	a.at	b.from	c.to	d.of
	8.I started to study in this school four years .
	a. for	b.ago	c.since	d.in
	9. You have to take your shoes .in some restaurants.
	a. up	b.off	c.away	d.of
	10. We use this pencil for ..a map.
	a. write	b.to write	c.writing	d.wrote
	11. A(n) .. is a person who you’re no longer friends with .It’s better not to ask about it.
	a. work friend	b.old friend	c.ex- friend	d.wild friend
	12. The negative form of “patient” is 
	a. unpatient	b.impatient	c.inpatient	d.dispatient
C. READING : (3ms)
Read the passage below and do the tasks:
 Like several great inventions, Dr Percy Spencer made his most famous discovery by accident. He was testing a new radar technology called “magnetron” in a laboratory in 1946 when the candy bar in his pocket started to cook. This interested him, so he put some corn next to the magnetron – and that cooked,too!
 The next day , Dr Spencer and a colleague placed an egg near the magnetron. Dr Spencer’s curious colleague took a step closer to check the egg- just in time for it to explode and cover his face! Fortunately, he wasn’t seriously hurt by the cokked egg.
 After a short time, the company Dr. Spencer worked for was trying to find a more controlled way to use this microwave energy to cook food. In 1947, the first microwave oven became available. It was almost two meters tall and weighed over 350 kilos!
 At first , the oven was only used by restaurants, railroad cars, and other plaves where people needed large quantities of food cooked quickly. But not everyone liked them . Microwave cooking didn’t turn meat brown and left French fries soft and pale. In fact, the head chef of the company that produced the microwave oven left his job because the director wanted him to use a microwave!
 Finally, in 1996, technology became advanced enough to produce microwaves for everyday domestic use. By then, they were much smaller and easier to control. Nowadays, millions of homes all over the world have one of these appliances. You can use them for heating a cup of coffee or preparing a meal. Microwave ovens are here to stay!
 	 *Write the year next to each next event.
 	1. Dr. Spencer discovered that the magnetron could cook food. . 
 	2. The first microwave ovens for use at home were available .
 	 *Find the word in the text to match the definitions below 
 	 1. a room where some scientists usually work (1) .
 	 2. of or in the home (5) 
 	* Choose True or False :
 	 1. The magnetron cooked a candy bar, some corn, and an egg . 
 	 2. Everyone loved microwave cooking at first . .
 	 D.WRITING: (2ms)
 Write a paragraph about the most interesting or unusual person you know.These questions help you
Who is he/she?
Is he/she married?
Who does he/she live with?
Does he /she have a lot of interests and hobbies ?
What does he/she love most?
Do you think that he/she is an ecentric person? 
What is the most interesting or unusual about him/her?
Do you want to become a person like him/her?