Đề anh 8 - sưu tập đề kiểm tra, thi học sinh giỏi tiếng anh 8 tham khảo bồi dưỡng (26)

Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-011
Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. tourist B. anxious C. delicious D. famous
2. A. university B. unit C. discuss D. computer
3. A. fat B. festival C. grand D. man
4. A. rub B. surrounding C. plumber D. husk
5. A. helped B. worked C. asked D. cleaned
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
6. The man _______to the principal is my form teacher.
A. talks B. talk C. talked D. talking
7. Rice, coffee, fruit and vegetables are Vietnam’s agricultural _______.
A. produce B. production C. products D. productive
8. Thanks for the flowers you sent me while I was in hospital. They helped to cheer me _______.
A. over B. up C. on D. in
9. We have lived here _______years.
A. for B. from C. at D. since
10. She _______me she didn’t know what to do.
A. talked B. told C. said D. spoke
11. Would you mind if I _______a photo?
A. takes B. take C. took D. taken
12. The _______festival was held in the communal house yard.
A. rice- cook B. rice- cooking C. rice- cooker D. rice-cooked
13. He has worked with the computer _______this early morning.
A. for B. from C. since D. until
14. It is dangerous _______in this river.
A. swim B. swam C. swimming D. to swim
15. During his life, Thomas Edison made a lot of _______.
A. inventions B. discoveries C. findings D. phone calls
16. Please tell me _______to get to the bus station.
A. why B. which C. what D. how
17. Mary _______in a small house in the countryside.

A. lives B. live C. living D. lived
18. Would you mind putting out your cigarette? ~ _______.
A. No, thanks. B. No, of course not C. No, I wouldn’t. D. No, I don’t.
19. Sa Pa, located in the north of Vietnam, is a mountainous _______.
A. resort B. beach C. wonder D. hotel
20. The train _______at the station yet.
A. didn’t arrive B. hasn’t arrived C. isn’t arriving D. doesn’t arrive
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
21. The shop assistant asked Helen whether the shoes was too small for her.
A B C D
22. We must act now before it is too late doing anything about the problem.
A B C D
23. Can you tell me what you have done at 8 o’clock yesterday evening?
A B C D
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24. We are looking forward to seeing you on April.
A B C D
25. I am interesting in the rice - cooking contest you organized yesterday.
A B C D
Read the passage and choose the best option to fill in the passage.
Monica Fox is a tennis (26)_____ She started playing tennis (27)_____ she was ten years old. She
has traveled to many countries with her parents (28)_____ has won a lot of tournaments. She won her
first (29)_____ in a tournament in 1985. Now she is trying very (30)_____ . She (31)_____ to play at
Wimbledon next year.
26. A. player B. playing C. plays D. play
27. A. why B. what C. who D. when
28. A. and B. but C. or D. if
29. A. contest B. prize C. festival D. competition
30. A. hardly B. bad C. badly D. hard

31. A. hopes B. hoped C. hoping D. to hope
Rewrite these sentences, using the suggested words.
32. Columbus discovered America in the 15
th
century.
 America _______________________________________________________________________
33. I’ve never talked to a more interesting person than him.
 He is __________________________________________________________________________
34. The United States has a big industry that makes cars.
 There__________________________________________________________________________
35. “Can you help me with my homework, Lan”.
 Nga asked Lan if _________________________________________________________________
Read the passage and then answer the following questions.
Ha Long Bay or Bay of the Descending Dragon is popular with both Vietnamese and international
tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water and the thousands of limestone
mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long
City, visitors can go along “Bai Chay” or Scorched Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go
out to the Bay. It is hear that visitors can find some of Southest Asia’s most fascinating sites. Dau Go
cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long Bay. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung
Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.
Questions:
36. Who is Ha Long popular with?
_______________________________________________________________________________
37. What is one of the attractions of Ha Long?
_______________________________________________________________________________
38. What is the Bay’s water like during the spring and early summer?
_______________________________________________________________________________
39. Where can visitors hire a boat?
_______________________________________________________________________________
40. Which is one of the most fascinating caves at Ha Long Bay?

_______________________________________________________________________________
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