ĐỀ KIỂM TRA SỐ 3 VÀ SỐ 4 TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 CÓ ĐÁP ÁN VÀ FILE NGHE

TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 – CHƯƠNG TRÌNH MỚI
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA SỐ 3 VÀ SỐ 4
CÓ FILE NGHE VÀ ĐÁP ÁN

1


ĐỀ SỐ 3.1
A.LISTENING:
1 .Listen and write T/F for each statement.
No.

Statement

True/False

1.

The main island of Singapore is 682 square km

……………
…

2.

Singapore is the biggest port in the world

……………
…

3.

Singapore is a leader in ship building and repairing in the ……………
world.
…

4.

Singapore is one of the lest important financial centres of ……………
Asia
…

5.

Singapore is a bad destination to tourists

……………
…

2. Listen and Answer the questions.
1. How many islets are there in Singapore?

________________________________________________________
2. Is Singapore a poor country because of its small size?

________________________________________________________
3. How many shipping lines does Singapore have?

________________________________________________________
B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. thermal

B. thankful

C. there

D. thorough

2. A. physical

B. visual

C. music

D. because

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
3. A. ecology

B. environment

C. autography

D. residential
2


4. A. Maltese

B. festive

C. degree

D. unique

C.LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.

1. Air___________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute

B. pollution

C. polluting

D. polluted

2. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.
A. to flood

B. flooding

C. flood

D. flooded

3. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.
A. cleanliness

B. cleanly

C. cleaning

D. clean

4. In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ___________ food at
Christmas.
A. national

B. historical

C. traditional

D. possible

5. The USA has a population of 304 million, and it’s the third_________ country in the
world.
A. smallest

B. largest

C. narrowest

D. highest

6. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.
A. damaged

B. was damaged

C. has damaged D.has been damaged

7. A severe tropical___________ is called a typhoon.
A. drought

B. rain

C. flood

D. storm

8. As soon as the floodwater ___________ down, people ____________ their houses.
A. went - cleaned

B. had gone – cleaned

C.went - had cleaned

D. had gone–had cleaned

II.Give correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. They (come) ……….. back home after they (finish) ………………… their work.
………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Before she watched TV, she ( not do)……………………. homework.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
3


3. His mother ( cook) ……………………………..in the kitchen at 5.30 p.m yesterday ?
………………………………………………………………………………..

III. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given
1. I like to speak English to people from ……………countries.
2. Speaking English with correct ………………… is difficult.

( differ)
( pronounce)

D. READING:
Fill in the blank with a suitable word from the box to complete the passage about the
causes of visual pollution.
includes - many - with - kind - inside - dump - example - a
Visual pollution can happen outside or (1) …………….. your house.
When you are in the street, do you look around and see too (2) . ……………….telephone
poles, overhead power lines, or advertising billboards?
This is known as (3) …………….. ‘negative visual environment’, and it causes visual
pollution. For many communities, visual pollution also (4) ……………….uncut weeds,
graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings. This (5) ………… of pollution can be
present in your house, too. If you (6) ………………clothes or school things on the floor, it
causes visual pollution. A room (7) …………... too much furniture placed in an untidy way
is another (8) ……………..of visual pollution in the house.
You may not know that when you go out without wearing appropriate clothing, you can also
cause this type of pollution.
E. WRITING:
Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words
given.
1. There was a loud noise next to my door last night, so I couldn’t sleep.
→ Because …………………………………………………………………
2. Tornadoes can move objects as big as a car.
4

→ Objects…………………………………………………………………..
3. Your parents are happy because you behave yourself well.
→ If ………………………………………………………………………..
4. They provided food then cleared up the debris.
→ After …………………………………………………………………….
5. A mechanic is going to serve our car tomorrow morning.
→Our car is
6. I’m not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags.
→ If I were you…………………………………………………………………

Key
A. LISTENING:
I.Listen and write T/F for each statement.
No.

Statement

True/False

1.

The main island of Singapore is 682 square km

…T…

2.

Singapore is the biggest port in the world

…F…

3.

Singapore is a leader in ship building and repairing in the …T…
world.

4.

Singapore is one of the lest important financial centres of …F…
Asia

5.

Singapore is a bad destination to tourists

…F…

II. Listen and Answer the questions.
5


1. How many islets are there in Singapore?
____ There are 63 islets _________________________
2.Is Singapore a poor country because of its small size?
_____No, it isn’t ___________________________________
3.How many shipping lines does Singapore have?
_____ It has 600 shipping lines_______________________________
B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. thermal

B. thankful

C. there

D. thorough

2. A. physical

B. visual

C. music

D. because

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
3. A. ecology

B. environment

C. autography

D. residential

4. A. Maltese

B. festive

C. degree

D. unique

C.LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
1.Air___________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute

B. pollution

C. polluting

D. polluted

2. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.
A. to flood

B. flooding

C. flood

D. flooded

3. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.
A. cleanliness

B. cleanly

C. cleaning

D. clean

4. In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ___________ food at
Christmas.
A. national

B. historical

C. traditional

D. possible

5. The USA has a population of 304 million, and it’s the third_________ country in the
world.
A. smallest

B. largest

C. narrowest D. highest

6. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.
A. damaged

B. was damaged

C. has damaged D.has been damaged
6


7. A severe tropical___________ is called a typhoon.

A. drought

B. rain

C. flood

D. storm

8. As soon as the floodwater ___________ down, people ____________ their houses.
A. went - cleaned

B. had gone – cleaned

C.went - had cleaned

D. had gone–had cleaned

II.Give correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. They (come) ……….. back home after they (finish) ………………… their work.
came – had finished
2. Before she watched TV, she ( not do)……………………. homework.
hadn’t done
3. His mother ( cook) ……………………………..in the kitchen at 5.30 p.m yesterday ?
was cooking
III. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given
1. I like to speak English to people from different countries.
2. Speaking English with correct pronunciation is difficult

D. READING:
Fill in the blank with a suitable word from the box to complete the passage about the

causes of visual pollution.
includes - many - with - kind - inside - dump - example - a
Visual pollution can happen outside or (1) …………….. your house.
When you are in the street, do you look around and see too (2) . ……………….telephone
poles, overhead power lines, or advertising billboards?

7


This is known as (3) …………….. ‘negative visual environment’, and it causes visual
pollution. For many communities, visual pollution also (4) ……………….uncut weeds,
graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings. This (5) ………… of pollution can be
present in your house, too. If you (6) ………………clothes or school things on the floor, it
causes visual pollution. A room (7) …………... too much furniture placed in an untidy way
is another (8) ……………..of visual pollution in the house.
You may not know that when you go out without wearing appropriate clothing, you can also
cause this type of pollution.
1.inside

2. many

3.a

4.includes

5.kind

6.dump

7.with 8.example

E. WRITING:
Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words
given.
1. There was a loud noise next to my door last night, so I couldn’t sleep.
→ Because there was a loud noise next to my door last night, I couldn’t sleep.
2. Tornadoes can move objects as big as a car.
→ Objects can be moved as big as a car by tornadoes.
3. Your parents are happy because you behave yourself well.
→ If you behave yourself well, your parents will be happy.
4. They provided food then cleared up the debris.
→ After they had provided food, they cleared up the debris.
5. A mechanic is going to serve our car tomorrow morning.
→- Our car is going to be served by a mechanic tomorrow morning
6. I’m not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags.
→ If I were you, I would recycle these plastic carrier bags

ĐỀ SỐ 3.2
A. LISTENING
I. Listen and write T/F for each statement.
8


No.

Statement

True/False

1.

The world’s ocean is so big that it doesn’t need to care for the ...........................
level of population

2.

People are destroying the Earth’s natural resources.

...........................

3.

The population is increasing rapidly.

...........................

4.

Few species of animal are in danger of extinction

...........................

5.

The environment of human kind is being changed in a better
way.
..

.........................

II. Listen again and complete sentence.
1.

People are destroying the earth and transforming huge areas into ________________ .

2. It’s more and more _______________ to grow enough food for the world’s population.
3. The smoke in the _______________ is a serious problem too.
B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. vanilla

B. vacuum

C. add

D. facsimile

2. A. whiten

B. fiber

C. zipper

D. conveyor

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. iconic

B. monument

C. territory

D. difficulty

2. A. native

B. perhaps

C. whisky

D. accent

C.LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences.
1. Environmental pollution has ___________ to lots of health problems.
A. caused

B. led

C. made

D.done

2. ___________ industrial waste, many fish cannot survive.
A. Because

B. Since

C. Because of

D.although

3. Oil spills from cargos and ships have ___________ many animals and plants die.
9


A. made

B. caused

C. resulted

D.done

4. This film is rated 18+ because there are too many ___________ scenes.
A. funny

B. violent

C. entertaining

D.dangerous

5. ___________ effects created an amazing world in the movie, it looked so real!
A. Incredible B. Moved
6.

C. Special

D.small

Be quiet! The baby ____________.

A. sleeps

B. are sleeping

C. sleep

D.is sleeping

II.Supply the correct tense of the words given in each blanket.

1. Four countries ______________ (visit) by John so far.
2. London _____________ (have) a population of eight million people.
3. The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which _________ (symbolize)
freedom.

4. Vietnam’s Independence Day ___________ (celebrate) on September 09th.
D. READING:
I. Choose the correct answer for each gap to complete the following passage.
Rivers are ____(1) ____ of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities
are on large rivers, and____ (2)____ every country has at least one river that ___(3)___ an
important part in the lives of its people.
Besides transportation, rivers ___(4)___ food, water for crops, water to drink, and
opportunities for recreation for people who live along their ____(5)____. And in order to
get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam across a river and let the water
become a lake ____(6)____ the dam. Then people can use their water not only to ___(7)___
fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries.
____(8)___, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks grow

____(9)____ size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary
to ____(10)_____ rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.
1. A. one

B. ones

C. among

D. those

2. A. most

B. mostly

C. almost

D. about

3. A. takes
4. A. supply

B. makes
B. provide

C. occupies
C. distribute

D. plays
D. bring
10

5. A. banks

B. shores

C. sides

D. beaches

6. A. behind

B. on

C. below

D. under

7. A. take

B. irrigate

C. drain

D. give

8. A. Moreover

B. Therefore

C. Thus

D. However

9. A. of

B. about

C. in

D. for

10. A. keep

B. get

C. hold

D. maintain

II. Answer the questions about you.
1. Is there a river near your house?
→……………………………………………………………………………….
2. Why don’t people swim in the river anymore?
→……………………………………………………………………………….
E. WRITING:
I. Combine each pair of sentences using the words given in brackets.
1. Hundreds of houses destroyed after a tornado hit the small town of Texas.
A

B

C

D

2. The earthquake occurred at midday when many people had had lunch.
A

B

C

D

II. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the
words given.
1. There was a loud noise next to my door last night, so I couldn’t sleep.
→ Because ……………………………………………………………………
2. Tornadoes can move objects as big as a car.
→ Objects…………………………………………………………….……..
3. Your parents are happy because you behave yourself well.
→ If …………………………………………………………………………
4. They provided food then cleared up the debris.
→ After ………………………………………………………………………

11


12

Key:
A. LISTENING
I. Listen and write T/F for each statement.
No.

Statement

True/False

1.

The world’s ocean is so big that it doesn’t need to care for ...........F................
the level of population

2.

People are destroying the Earth’s natural resources.

...........T..............

3.

The population is increasing rapidly.

...........T..............

4.

Few species of animal are in danger of extinction

............F.............

5.

The environment of human kind is being changed in a better
way.

...........F..............

II. Listen again and complete sentence.
1.
People are destroying the earth and transforming huge areas into
______wasteland_____ .
2.

It’s more and more ___difficult____ to grow enough food for the world’s population.

3. The smoke in the __atmosphere___ is a serious problem too.
B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. vanilla

B. vacuum

C. add

D. facsimile

2. A. whiten

B. fiber

C. zipper

D. conveyor

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. iconic

B. monument

C. territory

D. difficulty

2. A. native

B. perhaps

C. whisky

D. accent

C.LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to complete each of the sentences.
1. B

2. C

3. A

4. B

5. C 6.D
13


II.Supply the correct tense of the words given in each blanket.

1. Four countries ___have been visited___________ by John so far.
2. London ____has__________ a population of eight million people.
3. The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which ____symbolizes__________
freedom.

4. Vietnam’s Independence Day _______is celebrated____ on September 09th.
D. READING:
I. Choose the correct answer for each gap to complete the following passage. (2,5pts)
Rivers are ____(1) ____ of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities
are on large rivers, and____ (2)____ every country has at least one river that ___(3)___ an
important part in the lives of its people.
Besides transportation, rivers ___(4)___ food, water for crops, water to drink, and
opportunities for recreation for people who live along their ____(5)____. And in order to
get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (đập, đê) across a river and let the
water become a lake ____(6)____ the dam. Then people can use their water not only to
___(7)___ fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries.
____(8)___, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks grow
____(9)____ size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary
to ____(10)_____ rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.

1. A. one

B. ones

C. among

D. those

2. A. most

B. mostly

C. almost

D. about

3. A. takes

B. makes

C. occupies

D. plays

4. A. supply

B. provide

C. distribute

D. bring

5. A. banks

B. shores

C. sides

D. beaches

6. A. behind

B. on

C. below

D. under

7. A. take

B. irrigate

C. drain

D. give

8. A. Moreover

B. Therefore

C. Thus

D. However

9. A. of

B. about

C. in

D. for

10. A. keep

B. get

C. hold

D. maintain

II. Answer the questions about you.
14


1. Is there a river near your house?
→Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
2. Why don’t people swim in the river anymore?
→Because the water isn’t clean enough for us to swim and it’s seriously polluted now.
E. WRITING:
I. Combine each pair of sentences using the words given in brackets.

1. Hundreds of houses destroyed after a tornado hit the small town of Texas.
A

B

C

D

2. The earthquake occurred at midday when many people had had lunch.
A

B

C

D

II. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the
words given.
1. There was a loud noise next to my door last night, so I couldn’t sleep.
→ Because there was a loud noise next to my door last night, I couldn’t sleep.
2. Tornadoes can move objects as big as a car.
→ Objects can be moved as big as a car by tornadoes.
3. Your parents are happy because you behave yourself well.
→ If you behave yourself well, your parents will be happy.
4. They provided food then cleared up the debris.
→ After they had provided food, they cleared up the debris.

15

16


ĐỀ SỐ 3.3
A.LISTENING:
I.Listen and write T/F for each statement.
N
o

Statement

True/False

1

In recent years, tsunamis have caused less damage because people
understand more about them now.
Giaoandethitienganh. info

2

In order to survive a tsunami, we should only avoid going to the sea.

3

Avoid the place which has never a tsunami before.

4

Safety pack should be easy to be obtained.

5

A careful evacuation plan should be prepared before the tsunami.

II. Listen again and complete sentence.
1.A tsunami is a series of destructive and very dangerous _____________result from
earthquake activity or some other type of underwater disturbance.
2. Food, water and the first aid kit are among the _____________required.
3. The _____________pack should be obvious and well–known to every one.
B. PHONETICS Giaoandethitienganh. info

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1.A.invent
2.A. Christmas

B. debris
B. character

C. helpless

D. news

C. chemistry

D. brochure

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. classical
2. A. classic

B. poisonous
B. nature

C. logical
C. degree

D. pollution
D. debris
17


C.LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. If we use water________, more people will have cleaner water.
A. care

B. carefully

C. careless

D. carelessly

2. Water pollution make some aquatic animals___________
A. dying

B. to die

C. die

D. died

3. The city has a summer___________in the park .
A. festivily

B. festive

C. festively

D. festival

4. English is an _________ language in Singapore
A. office

B. official

C. officer

D. officially

5. A severe tropical_______ is called a typhoon.
A. drought

B. rain

C. flood

D. storm

6. Dozens of buildings ______when an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale hit
the city. Giaoandethitienganh. info

A. destroyed

B. collapsed

C. burried

D. damaged

7. “No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago. –“ ___________”
A. Oh dear

B. That’s shocking C. That’s a relief

D. How terrible

8. He said he worked very hard and that was the key __________his success.
A. to

B. for

C. of

D. on

II. Give the correct form of the verbs
1. This house ( build ) __________ in 2000.

2. Most people ( leave ) _________before the volcano erupted.
3. If you (not break) _________the rules, the teacher will not punish you.
4. If today were Sunday , I (not have to work) _________like this.
III. Give the correct form of the word
1. Water was_________with poisonous chemicals. ( contaminate )
2. The polluted water results in the _________of many aquatic animals and plants. (die)
18


D. READING:
I. Read and complete the following passage, using the words in the box.
with

includes

dump

kind

inside

Visual pollution can happen outside or (1)
your
house.
When you are in the street, do you look around and see too many telephone poles, overhead
power lines, or advertising billboards? This is known as a ‘negative visual environment’,
and it causes visual pollution. For many communities, visual pollution also (2)
uncut weeds, graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings.
This (3)_________of pollution can be present in your house, too. If you dump
clothes or school things on the floor, it causes visual pollution. A room (4) _________too

much furniture placed in an untidy way is another example of visual pollution in the house.
II. Read the following passage then answer the questions.
The Maori arrived in New Zealand from other Polynesian islands over a thousand years
ago. They were the first people to live there. They made beautiful wooden buildings with
pictures cut into the wood. There are about 280,000 Maori today. Maori have brown skin,
dark brown eyes, and wavy black hair.
In 1840, they agreed to become a British colony, and they learned European ways
quickly. Today there are Maori in all kinds of jobs. They attend schools and universities and
become lawyers and scientists. There are Maori in the government. Most of them live like
the white New Zealanders.
However, the Maori do not forget their traditions. Children learn the language,
music, and old stories. They have yearly competitions in speaking, dancing, and singing.
The Maori live a comfortable, modern life, but they keep their traditions by passing them to
their children.
1.Where did the Maori come from?
…………………………………………………………………………………
2.How many Maori are there?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3.What do the Maori look like?
…………………………………………………………………………….
4.What do they do at their yearly competitions?
……………………………………………………………………………
E. WRITING:
19


Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means the same as the first
one.
1. They provided food, then cleared up the debris.
=> After they…………………………………………..

2. Scientists have invented new devices to help people live a longer life.(PASSIVE)
=> New devices……………………………………………….
3. I don’t have enough time, so I can’t go on holiday this summer
=> If…………………………………………………………….
4. Vy ate a lot last night, so she had a stomachache.
=> Because....................................................................................
5.Smoke from mills, factories and industry can cause health problems like asthma and lung
diseases. (lead)
=> Smoke from mills
6.Although he took a taxi, he still arrived late for school. (in spite of)
=> In spite of
Keys
A.LISTENING:
I.Listen and write T/F for each statement.
No

Statement

True/False

1

In recent years, tsunamis have caused less damage because people F
understand more about them now.

2

In order to survive a tsunami, we should only avoid going to the sea.

F

3

Avoid the place which has never a tsunami before.

T

4

Safety pack should be easy to be obtained.

F

5

A careful evacuation plan should be prepared before the tsunami.

T

II.Listen again and complete sentence.
20


1. A tsunami is a series of destructive and very dangerous__waves___________that result
from earthquake activity or some other type of underwater disturbance.
2. Food, water and the first aid kit are among the ___basic__________required.
3. The _safety____________pack should be obvious and well–known to every one.
B. PHONETICS
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1.A.invent

B. debris

2.A. Christmas

C. helpless

B. character

D. news

C. chemistry

D. brochure

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. classical

B. poisonous

2. A. classic

C. logical

B. nature

D. pollution

C. degree

D. debris

C.LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. If we use water________, more people will have cleaner water.
A. care

B. carefully

C. careless

D. carelessly

2. Water pollution make some aquatic animals___________
A. dying

B. to die

C. die

D. died

3. The city has a summer___________in the park .
A. festivily

B. festive

C. festively

D. festival

4. English is an _________ language in Singapore
A. office

B. official

C. officer

D. officially

5. A severe tropical_______ is called a typhoon.
A. drought

B. rain

C. flood

D. storm

6. Dozens of buildings ______when an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale hit
the city.
A. destroyed

B. collapsed C. burried

D. damaged

7. “No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago. –“ ___________”
21

A. Oh dear

B. That’s shocking C. That’s a relief

D. How terrible

8. He said he worked very hard and that was the key __________his success.
A. to

B. for

C. of

D. on

II. Give the correct form of the verbs
1.This house ( build ) __________ in 2000.
was built
2. Most people ( leave ) _________before the volcano erupted.
had left
3. If you (not break) _________the rules, the teacher will not punish you.
don’t break
4. If today were Sunday , I (not have to work) _________like this.
would not have to work
III. Give the correct form of the word
1.Water was_________with poisonous chemicals. ( contaminate )
contaminated
2. The polluted water results in the _________of many aquatic animals and plants. (die)
death

D. READING:
I. Read and complete the following passage, using the words in the box.
wit
h

includes

dump

kind

inside

Visual pollution can happen outside or (1)
your
house.
When you are in the street, do you look around and see too many telephone poles, overhead
power lines, or advertising billboards? This is known as a ‘negative visual environment’,
and it causes visual pollution. For many communities, visual pollution also (2)
uncut weeds, graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings.
This (3)_________of pollution can be present in your house, too. If you dump

22


clothes or school things on the floor, it causes visual pollution. A room (4) _________too
much furniture placed in an untidy way is another example of visual pollution in the house.
1. inside 2. includes 3. kind 4. with
II. Read the following passage then answer the questions.

The Maori arrived in New Zealand from other Polynesian islands over a thousand years
ago. They were the first people to live there. They made beautiful wooden buildings with
pictures cut into the wood. There are about 280,000 Maori today. Maori have brown skin,
dark brown eyes, and wavy black hair.
In 1840, they agreed to become a British colony, and they learned European ways
quickly. Today there are Maori in all kinds of jobs. They attend schools and universities and
become lawyers and scientists. There are Maori in the government. Most of them live like
the white New Zealanders.
However, the Maori do not forget their traditions. Children learn the language,
music, and old stories. They have yearly competitions in speaking, dancing, and singing.
The Maori live a comfortable, modern life, but they keep their traditions by passing them to
their children.
1.Where did the Maori come from?
from other Polynesian islands
2.How many Maori are there?
7. 280,000
3.What do the Maori look like?
They have brown skin, dark brown eyes, and wavy black hair.
4.What do they do at their yearly competitions?
They speak, dance, and sing.

E. WRITING:
Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means the same as the first
one.
1. They provided food, then cleared up the debris.
After they had provided food, cleared up the debris.
2. Scientists have invented new devices to help people live a longer life.(PASSIVE)
New devices have been invented to help people live a longer life by scientists
23

3. I don’t have enough time, so I can’t go on holiday this summer
If I had enough time, I could go on holiday this summer
4. Vy ate a lot last night, so she had a stomachache.
Because Vy ate a lot last night, she had a stomachache.
5.Smoke from mills, factories and industry can cause health problems like asthma and lung
diseases. (lead)
Smoke from mills, factories and industry can lead to health problems like asthma
and lung diseases.
6.Although he took a taxi, he still arrived late for school. (in spite of)
In spite of taking a taxi, he still arrived late for school.

24


ĐỀ SỐ 4.1
A. LISTENING: (1pt)
I. Listen and decide the statements are true or false. Tick in the correct column
1. Tom read about human cloning technology yesterday.
F

T

2. Nick also knows well about this.
F

T

3. Nick feels this is a terrible technology.
F

T

4. Tom says that this technology can be used for good purposes.
F

T

B. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (5pts) Giaoandethitieng anh. info

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined (1pt)
5. A. deaf

B. leaf

C. meat

6. A. Dutch

B. Russian

C. just

7. A. exhaust B. hour
8. A. frightened

B. stamped

C. house

D. heat
D. use
D. honest

C. walked

D. laughed

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others (1p)
9. A. repetitive

B. positive

10. A. ability B. stability

C. creative
C. density

D. competitive
D. arrive

11. A. unlucky

B. unhealthy

C. unimportant

D. uncertain

12. A. imperfect

B. impure

C. impolite

D. impossible

III. Choose the best answer (a,b,c,d) to complete the following sentences.(2ps)
13. The most common way of attracting someone’s attention is by ……..
A. waving

B. to waving

C. to wave

D. wave

14. Ann and Mary said that they ……. cycling the day after tomorrow
A. will go

B. have gone

C. would go

D. has gone

15. If you behave yourself well, your parents will be ……...
25