Đề anh 8 - sưu tập đề kiểm tra, thi học sinh giỏi tiếng anh 8 tham khảo bồi dưỡng (42)

Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-018
Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences.
1. Would you mind _________the washing up for me tonight?
A. do B. did C. doing D. to do
2. The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven _________of the world.
A. wonders B. Pyramids C. temples D. landmarks
3. Lan: _________. Nga: I hope so.
A. I promise I will come on time. B. I promise I would come on time.
C. I promise I come on time. D. I promise to coming on time.
4. He is working very hard_________get good grades.
A. so as B. so as to C. to order D. in order
5. When the postman came, I _________breakfast.
A. have B. had C. am having D. was having
6. They have known the name of the company _________ a long time.
A. since B. for C. already D. yet
7. She showed me where_________souvenirs.
A. to buy B. is buying C. bought D. buying
8. A contest in which participants have to fetch water is called a_________at contest.
A. water-fetch B. fetching-water C. water-fetching D. fetch-watering
9. Nam: Could you bring me a bandage, please? –Tuan: _________.
A. Good B. Sure. Here you are C. I’m glad D. No, thank you
10. The heads of four American presidents are_________into the rock at Mount Rushmore.
A. carved B. paited C. drawn D. taken
11. It is_________to find an expensive restaurant in this town.
A. difficult B. difficultly C. difficulty D. differ
12. _________you_________the film Jurassic Park yet?
A. Were/seen B. Were/seeing C. Have/seen D. Do/see
13. Mr. Thanh: Do you mind if I close the window? –Mr. Quang: _________.
A. Thanks B. I rather you didn’t C. No, I do D. I’m sorry. I can’t
14. To prepare for the new year, we often _________the house.
A. reuse B. reduce C. recycle D. repair

15. Lunar New Year _________by Vietnamese people around January or February.
A. celebrates B. celebrated C. was celebrated D. is celebrated
16. Mrs. Quyen_________shopping while Mr. Thanh_________ a business meeting.
A. was did/was attending B. was doing/attended
C. Iwas doing/was attending D. did attended
17. Students are advised to collect plastic_________for recycling.
A. botle B. botles C. bottle D. bottles
18. Angkor Wat is the _________temple in the world.
A. large B. largest C. larger D. much larger
19. She asked me _________there was a TV in my house.
A. when B. how many C. if D. what
20. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
A. enjoyed B. performed C. returned D. decided
21. The boys _________trees are in the volunteer group of Long An School.
A. plant B. planting C. planted D. were planted
22. Which underlined part needs correcting?
Old car tires will be recycle to make pipes and floorcoverings.
A B C D
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23. My father bought this house 2 years ago.
A. This house was bought by my father 2 years ago.
B. This house bought by my father 2 years ago.
C. This house were bought 2 years ago.
D. This house 2 years ago is bought by my father.
24. the car is very beautiful. It is made in Japan.
A. The car is very beautiful made in Japan. B. The car made in Japan is very beautiful.
C. The car making in Japan is very beautiful. D. The car is made beautiful in Japan.
Choose the suitable to fill in each blanh in the following passage.
Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in Britain (25)_____. Christmas Eve starts on 24

th
December although there have been several weeks of preporatio beforehand. The Christmas tres have
been (26)_____. Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and (27)_____. About a week before
Christmas, people usually put up their decorations and an angel on the top of the (28)_____. Finally,
presents are usually put under the tree.
25. A. activity B. festival C. wonder D. contest
26. A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. to buy
27. A. relatives B. people C. chidren D. tourists
28. A. Santa Claus B. Christmas Carols C. Christmas Tree D. Christmas cards
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
LET’S VISIT TOKYO
Tokyo, which is the capital of Japan, is one of the three largest cities in the world. In the twelfth
century, Japan's capital was an island city named Kyoto. Six hundred years later, many people from
Kyoto had moved to a city called Eyed. They had renamed it Tokyo and had made this city the capital
of all Japan.
Today, Tokyo is a busy place. It is a center for business and education. It is also a center for
religion. In addition, Tokyo University, the beautiful grounds of the Imperial Palace, the famous
Imperial Hotel, built in 1920 by an American, Frank Loyd Wright, and many fine shops, stores, theaters
and eating places can be found in this capital. In downtown Tokyo, many large, new buildings made of
concrete and steel may be seen. Some of these were built after the earthquake of 1923. Others were built
after World War II.
29. Which is used to be the capital of Japan in the 12
th

century?
 ________________________________________________________________________________
30. When had a lot of people moved to Eyed?
 ________________________________________________________________________________
31. Who designed the Imperial hotel?
 ________________________________________________________________________________

32. What were large, modern buildings in Tokyo made of?
 ________________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
33. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1823.
 The poem________________________________________________________________________
34. People will melt the small glass pieces under the great heat.
 The small glass pieces______________________________________________________________
35. “I love to go skiing in the winter.” Hoa said.
 Hoa said_________________________________________________________________________
36. “Do many tourists visit Ha Long Bay every year?”
 I asked Nam_____________________________________________________________________
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