Bo de thi hoc ki mon tieng anh lop 8

Name: ……………………….
Class: 8………..

ENGLISH TEST No.1
(Time allowed 45 ms)

A. PHONETICS
I.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1pt)
1. A. about
B. shout
C. wound
D. around
2. A. Christmas
B. check
C. character
D. chemistry
3. A. ancient
B. century
C. center
D. rice – cooking
4. A. council
B. surrounding
C. throughout
D. mount
II.
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others (0.5 pts
5. A. council
B. award
C. carol
D. mushroom

6. A Christmas
B. jolly
C. compete
D. teammate
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
III. Choose the best answer (1pt)
7. I was reading (when/ while/ at which/ at time) my sisters were playing with their dolls.
8. The pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven ( pyramids/ temples/ landmarks/ wonders ) of the
world.
9. They had the porter ( carry/ carrying/ to carry/ carried) their luggage.
10. I take part ( of/ on/ in/ to ) most youth activities of my school.
IV. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap. (1 pt)
11. There are 30 …………………… in the English-speaking contest. (participate)
12. Write a …………………… of your favorite film you saw.
(describe)
13. Their neighbors have always been …………………… to him.
(friend)
14. Look at the ……………………. sky. It’s going to rain.
(cloud)
V. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: (1pt)
15. Thanks for invite me to the rice-cooking festival of your village.
16. The participants said that they had to separate the rice of the husk and then cook the rice.
17. In 1823, Saint Nicholas was appeared in a poem called A Visit From Saint Nicholas.
18. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime.
C. READING
VI.Read the passage and then answer the questions below:(2 pts)
Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet
is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and
decorate their homes. They go to market to buy sweets, jams or dried watermelon seeds. They also
get new clothes to wear at Tet. They often buy peach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional

flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is time for family members to gather and have some special meals with
distinguished food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and close friends on the
second day of the holiday.
*True (T) or False (F)
19. Tet is the most important celebration in Vietnam. ......................
20. Tet happens in early January. ......................
21. People often visit relatives and close friends on the first day of New Year. ......................
22. Vietnamese people wear new clothes at Tet. ......................
* Questions:
19. When does Tet happen?
............................................................................................................................................


20. Which flowers do people often buy for Tet?
............................................................................................................................................
21. Do people tidy their houses during Tet?
............................................................................................................................................
22. When do Vietnamese people visit their relatives at Tet?
............................................................................................................................................

D. WRITING
VII. Rewrite the second sentence and/or write sentences with the cues ( 1.5pts )
23. Tom said: “ I am a student ‘”
Tom said that .........................................................................................................
24. The player kicked the ball into the goal .
The ball......................................................................................................................
25. It is a contest in which participants have to cook rice.
It’s a..........................................................................................................................
26. when/ he/ hold/ a beautiful vase/ he/ suddenly/ drop it
............................................................................................................................................

27. You/ tidy/ the bedroom/ yet?
............................................................................................................................................
28. The celebration / will/ hold/ tomorrow
............................................................................................................................................
ENGLISH TEST No.2
A. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1pt)
1. A. A. decided
B. constructed
C. happened
D. completed
2. A. canoe
B. waterfall
C. canyon
D. around
3. A. heritage
B. hire
C. hundred
D. honor
4. A. phone
B. stone
C. none
D. don’t
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0.5 pts)
5. A. canyon
B. surround
C. wonder
D. ranger
6. A. council
B. award

C. carol
D. plumber
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
II. Choose the best answer (1 pt)
7. Mr. Ba is always (to go/ go/ going/ goes) to work late.
8. All of the children participated (on/in/for/of) making decorations for their classroom.
9. Our accommodation is (includes/ including/ include/ included) in the ticket price.
10. I don’t know how ( play/ playing/ to play/ played) it.
III. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap. (1 pt)
11. On Christmas Day, I often send my close friends...................cards. (greet)
12. The school drama society will give a ................................of Hamlet
(perform)
13. We went on ............................... a lot of tours when we visited different cities. (sightsee)
14. A computer screen shows the........................ and departure times of the planes. (arrive)
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: (1pt)
15.The lava was pouring out when we fly overhead. ...................
16. There were three competition: water-fetching, fire- making and rice - cooking. ...................
17. 800 years ago, Christmas songs were performing for people in towns and villages. ...................
18. Nhi asked Nga whether people do live at My Son. ...................
I.


V.

C. WRITE
Rewrite the second sentence and/or write sentences with the cues ( 1.5pts )
15. ““I have to wear uniform when I am at school,” Susan said.
→ Susan said ................................................................................................
16. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
→ Hamlet……………………………………………………………................

17. “Will I finish my exercise at home?"
→ A student asked me …………………………………..………...........
18. The celebration/ will/ hold/ tomorrow.
→ ............................................................................................................................................
19. This/first time/Mary/visit/Ha Long Bay.
→ ............................................................................................................................................
20. I hope/finish/paint/the house/by the end of the week.
→ ............................................................................................................................................

ENGLISH TEST No.3
A. Phonetics: 1m
I. Choose the word which has underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1/2 m)
1. A. valley
B. carol
C. festival
D. cat
2. A. Christmas
B. church
C. character
D. chemical
II. Choose the word which has stress pattern differently from the others. (1/2 m)
1. A. include
B. snorkel
C. award
D. compile
2. A. competition
B. collection
C. invention
D. direction
B. Grammar, structure and vocabulary: 5 ms

I. Choose the best answer to complete each one below: (3 ms)
1. Please tell me……to get the airport. (where/what/how/why)
2. Angkor Wat was built around the year…….(1011/1100/1101/1110)
3. Hanging Garden of Babylon is in present-day…….(Iran/Syria/Iraq/China)
4. The Christmas tree finally came to America in the………(1900s/1700s/1600s/1800s)
5. The Empire State Building is in……(Washington D.C/Chicago/New york/San Francisco)
6. How many competitions are there in the rice cooking festival? – There are….(2/ 3/ 4/ 5)
II. Give correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (2 ms)
1. I don’t know how (use) this machine. …………………………………………
2. Mai (watch) T.V when her friends came. ………………………………………
3. My family decided (visit) Nha Trang on summer vacation. ……………………………….
4. I hate (ask) to do something by the others. …………………………………………………
C. Reading. 2,5 ms
I. Read the following passage and do as directed: (2,5 ms)
My class has returned from a trip to Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province. We took a coach to get
there. It took us two hours to get there. We spent 3 days there and I did not want to leave. We visited
a lot of interesting sights such as: Nha Trang beach, Vinpearl land, Tri Nguyen aquarium and
monkey island, Cam Ranh Bay…etc…
On our first day, we went swimming and ate seafood on Nha Trang beach. The food here was
very delicious. And the sights were very beautiful and breath-taking. In my opinion this is an
amazing vacation.
1. Answer question: (1,5 ms)


a. Did they visit Cua Dai beach on vacation?....................................................................................
b. Where is Nha Trang beach? ……………………………………………………………………..
c. How did they get there? …………………………………………………………………………
2. True (T) or False (F) statements: (1m)
a. Nha Trang beach is in Phu Yen province. ………………….
b. They spent 3 weeks in Nha Trang. …………………………

D. Writing. 1,5 ms
I. Rewrite the following sentences start with the words given: (1,5 ms)
1. It is a contest which participants must arrange flowers.
- It is…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. “ Do you want to visit London one day?” Hoa asked Nga.
- Hoa asked………………………………………………………………………………
3. We haven’t seen each other for a long time.
- The last…………………………………………………………………………………

ENGLISH TEST No.4
I. Choose the word which has underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1.a. festival
b. man
c. fat
d. grand
2.a. carol
b. export
c. patron
d. custom
3.a. upset
b. custom
c. return
d. unsuitable
4.a. beach
b. catch
c. church
d. Christmas
5.a. invite
b. prize
c. design

d. activity
II : Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
6. Sam likes swimming and ............... in his free time.
a. sunbathes
b. sunbathed
c. to sunbathe
d. sunbathing
7. Presents ............. in colored paper and put under the Christmas tree.
a. are wrapped
b. are wrap
c. are wraped
d.are wrapping
8. Tom likes ............... . He spends lots of hours watching the birds.
a. bird - watching
b. bird - watch
c. watch- bird
d.watching-bird
9. Peter ............. me that he liked rock music.
a. said to
b. told to
c. asked
d. explained
10. ............... is a delicious song that people sing at Christmas.
a. Carol
b. Poem
c. Christmas card d. Patron saint
11. The man ............. in front of the bookshop is my father’s friend.
a. standing
b. stands
c. stood

d. is standing
12Would you like ........... for a swim tomorrow morning ?
a. going
b. went
c. to going
d. to go
13. Minh does morning exercises every morning...............keep healhy.
a. in order to
b. so as to
c. to
d. All are correct
14. It’s very kind ............ you to say so.
a. from
b. of
c. off
d. on
15. Do you mind if I .............. your magazine ?
a. borrow
b. borrowed
c. borrowing
d.have borrowed
16. Jack ............. his homework between 8pm and 9pm yesterday.
a. did
b. was doing
c. made
d. was making
17. Tom cut his hand when he ................ the dinner.


a. cooked

b. was cooking
c. has cooked
d. cooks
18. Ann .............. TV when the phone rang.
a. watches
b. watched
c. has watched
d. was watching
19. We went ............ a 10- day tour of centrl Africa.
a. on
b. for
c. in
d. 0
20. Why don’t you come ........... for dinner ?
a. about
b. over
c. up
d. upon
21. I will pick you ............ at the airport.
a. on
b. over
c. through
d. up
22. Mai is fond ........... playing the piano.
a. in
b. on
c. of
d. for
23. John likes climbing mountain. He has just joined a .................club.
a. climb- mountain

b. climbing - mountain
c. mountain - climbing
d. mountain - climb
24. This letter .............. into English by Mary yesterday morning.
a. is translate
b. was translate
c. was translated
d. translated
III : Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting
25. I need to pick on my luggage befor leaving.
A
B
C
D
26. Mr Nam has dug his garden when his son got back from work .
A
B
C
D
27. If you are interested on helping, just show up on Saturday.
A
B C
D
28. Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east.
A
B
C
D
29. The house was design by Mike’s father and built by Mike.
A B

C
D
30. They asked us to remove our shoes before enter.
A
B
C
D
IV : Find the sentence which has the same meaning.
31. Lan keeps talking in class.
a. Lan is always talk in class.
b. Lan always talk in class.
c. Lan is always talking in class.
d. Lan always talking in class.
32. When you phoned me, it was my lunch time.
a. When you phoned me, I am having lunch.
b. I was having lunch when you phoned me.
c. I was having lunchtime when you phoned me.d. When you phoned me, I was having lunch.
33. Nobody will solve this hard problem.
a. This hard problem will be solved.
b. This hard problem won’t be solved.
c. This hard problem isn’t be solved.
d. This hard problem isn’t solved.
34. “ Would tou please sign the certificatefor me ? “ He said to me.
a. He asks me to sign the certificate for him.
b. He asked me to sign the certificate for him.
c. He asked me sign the certificate for him.
d. He asked me to sign the certificate for me.
V : Choose the right word
Harvest Festival is (35).............. October. It is a very ancient(36)............. but it is also part of
the Christian tradition. It (37).......... new crops and food. Children often bring fruit, veetables and

cereals into school. Schools usually give the food to hospitals or (38).............. old people.
(39)................ the past, people sometimes(40)......... traditional dolls out of corn.


35.a. in
36.a. thing
37.a. gives
38.a. for
39.a. In
40.a. make

b. at
b. festival
b. supplies
b. to
b. At
b. made

c. on
c. vacation
c. celebrates
c. about
c. On
c. making

d. from
d. holiday
d. holds
d. of
d. Since

d. are making

ENGLISH TEST No.5
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1point)
1. A. canoe
B. gallery
C. valley
D. card
2. A. grow
B. open
C. office
D. moment
3. A. mind
B. window
C. find
D. tidy
4. A. held
B. mend
C. tent
D. flew
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (2 points).
1. Do you mind ……………….. your dictionary?
A. If I use
B. I using
C. If I used
D. your using
2. The family ……………….. when the mailman came.
A. sleep
B. is sleeping
C. was sleeing

D. sleeping
3. Last summer I ................... in London with my friends Lan and Nga.
A. stay
B. staying
C. to stay
D. stayed
4. I ………………. a friend while I was doing the shopping.
A. meet
B. was meeting
C. met
D. is meeting
5. Liz is very …………….. in the water-fetching contest.
A. interest
B. interested
C. interesting
D. interests.
6. Many years ago, Christmas songs …………for people in towns and villages.
A. performed
B. were performed C. was performed D. were performing
7. We're looking forward to ……………… you in January.
A. see
B. saw
C. being see
D. seeing
8. The first computer ……………. in Japan.
A. was made
B. were made
C. is made
D. made
III. Supply the correct tense form of the verbs in the brackets (2 points)

1. She …………………………. (be) a teacher for 20 years.
2. When he …………….. (arrive), his son …………………….(listen) to music.
3. I …………………… (meet) Thuy yesterday at the bus stop.
4. Huong …………………….. (watch) TV at 8 o'clock last night.
V. Rewrite each sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning is unchanged (3points)
1. They made the fire in the tradition way.
- The fire ...………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Will you please open the window?
- Would you mind ………………………………………………………………………………...
3. "I will clean all the class windows" Thuy said.
- Thuy said………………………………………………………………….……………………..
4. The children are decorating the sitting-room.
- The sitting-room .……………………………….………………………………………………..
5. They lived in Ha Noi in 2005.


- They have………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. "I want my room to look nice at the festival" Hoa said
- Hoa said .…………………………………………………………………….…………………..