đề thi học kì 1 anh văn lớp 8, đề tham khảo số 4

Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-004
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. bought B. cough C. sight D. daughter
2. A. happy B. character C. fat D. classmate
3. A. smile B. thick C. fit D. visit
4. A. hot B. hat C. hour D. hall
5. A. last B. fast C. task D. taste
Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
6. I often play soccer _________Sunday afternoon.
A. in B. on C. at D. after
7. Graham Bell was born _________1847.
A. in B. on C. at D. during
8. Children are not old enough to look after_________.
A. yourselves B. itself C. themselves D. ourselves
9. My father was good at swimming. He used to _________swimming.
A. go B. goes C. went D. going
10. London is _________capital city in Europe.
A. large B. larger C. the largest D. most large
11. My sister likes _________to the pop music.
A. listen B. listening C. to listening D. for listening
12. Lee _________this town two years ago.
A. leaves B. is leaving C. left D. will leave
13. Many young people are fond _________playing football.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
14. No one else in the class plays the guitar _________Mark.
A. as far as B. as well as C. as soon as D. as well
15. His family has lived here _________1983.
A. since B. but C. in D. on
Supply the correct form of the verbs.
16. My uncle __________________________us since he moved to the new town. (not visit)
17. You should __________________________speaking English every day. (practice)

18. It __________________________hotter and hotter in June. (get)
19. The movie __________________________at 8.15 this evening. (start)
20. We ______________already __________________the first semester exams. (finish)
21. Kate hates __________________________to the pop music. (listen)
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
22. I have knew my English teacher since September.
A B C D
23. This is the more interesting book I have ever read.
A B C D
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24. The boy always spends much time to play games.
A B C D
25. When Jane was younger, she used to singing in a jazz band.
A B C D
26. The telephone was invented by Bell on 1876.
A B C D
Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words in brackets.
27. Don’t go to see that play. It’s very __________________________. (bore)
28. This is my favorite chair. It’s so __________________________. (comfort)
29. He made an __________________________to see her yesterday morning. (arrange)
30. I received an __________________________to lunch from him. (invite)
Read the passage and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many
English families spend their holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no
very long rivers, and no very large forests.
There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. The English
countryside between the towns is like the carpet of many colors. In spring and summer, the
fields, meadows and forests are light green or dark green, red, blue, yellow and white with
flowers.

FACTS T F
31. England is not a large country.
32. There are high mountains in England.
33. There are many towns in England.
34. There are not very long rivers.
35. In spring and summer, the fields and meadows are not light green or dark green.
36. The forests are not colorful.
Rewrite these sentences that have the same meanings as the first one.
37. “Turn off the TV when you are out”, she said to me.
 She told___________________________________________________________________
38. My sister cooks well.
 My sister is_________________________________________________________________
39. The meat is more expensive than the vegetables.
 The vegetables are___________________________________________________________
40. I have never read a more interesting novel.
 This is_____________________________________________________________________
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