đề kiểm tra tiếng anh lớp 8 theo từng unit (16)

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Full name: ...............................................

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST

Class: ......................................................

Time: minutes

I. PRONUNCIATION
1. Put the words into the correct column according to their stress pattern.

musician

librarian

procession

oo0o

competition

o0o

education
o0oo

2. Circle the word whose stress pattern is different from the others’.

1. A. donation

B. festival

C. attention

2. A. depression

B. library

C. fantastic

3. A. historian

B. photography

C. education

4. A. magician

B. graffiti

C. notable

5. A. companion

B. information

C. conversation

II. VOCABULARY
1. Read the description of some personalities. What is the word for each one? The first letter

is already there. There is one space for each letter in the word.

1. showing courage

B_ _ _ _

2. having experience, knowledge and good judgement W_ _ _
3. truthful or sincere, not telling lies

H_ _ _ _ _

4. showing consideration for the needs of other people T_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. likely to attack or confront

A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences.

1. The ______ of traditional dances starts at 9 p.m.

PERFORM

2. There were lively New Year ______ all over the
world.

CELEBRATE

3. She left the competition with a ______ smile.

REGRET

4. The president has said that the government is
committed to the ______ of the country’s
traditional festivals.

PRESERVE


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5. Tet holiday is a good time of family ______.

REUNITE

III. GRAMMAR
1. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.

1. I have to be on time, _________ my favourite activity is right at the beginning of the
festival.
A. and

B. nor

C. for

2. Do you like chocolate _________ vanilla ice cream better?
A. or

B. nor

C. and

3. I have to go to the festival at six, _________ I’m waking up at four.
A. but

B. so

C. yet

4. Everyone else was on time, _________ I was late. All the beer at the Beer Festival
had all gone.
A. so

B. but

C. for

5. Nadia didn’t like to drive, _________ she took the bus to the Huong Pagoda Festival
and was too late for it.
A. but

B. yet

C. so

2. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences. Circle
A, B or C.
1. Once upon a time, there is a little girl who lived in a village with her father.
2. The mermaid was seeing the prince in the sea and saved him.
3. The witch was cooking the potion when the mermaid was waiting.
4. The sea was rough even though the mermaid managed to save the prince.

5. The thief broke the window, got into the room, and taking the statue.
IV. LISTENING
1. Listen to the conversation between two friends. Decide if the statements are true (T) or
false (F). Circle T or F.

1. Minh is watching television when Hanh phones.

T

F

2. Hanh invites Minh to a music festival.

T

F

3. Minh can’t go rollerblading because she has no rollerblades.

T

F


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4. Hanh suggests going to Museum of Ethnology to paint pottery.

T

F

5. In the end Hanh goes to the art fair alone.

T

F

2. Listen to the story of Hans Christian Andersen's life and complete the notes. Fill each of
the gaps with no more than THREE words and/or a number. You will listen TWICE.

A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
- 1805: Born in Odense, (1) ______________
- 1819: Travelled to Copenhagen and worked as (2) ______________
- (3) ______: Started writing fairy tales
- 1845: (4) ______________ of his stories became known to foreign audiences
- 1875: Died because of (5) ______________
V. READING
1. Read the following folk tale. Circle A, B or C to answer each question.

A Stack of Gold for Starfruit
There were two brothers living in this village. Their parents died, leaving them a fortune,
but the elder brother was greedy. He claimed all the fortune and left the younger brother
only a starfruit tree. Luckily, the tree gave him a lot of fruits. But when the fruits were
ripe, a giant raven came and ate them every day. The younger brother begged to the
raven, “Please don’t eat the fruits. If you eat them, my family will starve.” So the raven
responded, “Don’t worry, for each fruit I eat, I’ll pay you with gold.”
One day, the raven took the man to a secret island, which was full of gold. He filled a
small bag. Then the raven took him home, and he became well-off. Seeing that, the
elder brother wanted the gold too. He traded all of his fortune for the fruit tree.
The raven also took the elder brother to the island. He brought a very big sack and filled

it with gold. The raven got tired on his way back; it got angry and dropped the man into
the sea.
1. What did the elder brother do?
A. shared the wealth equally with his younger brother
B. took everything their parents left them
C. gave the younger brother very little of what their parents left
2. What does the word "them" in the passage refer to?
A. the brothers

B. the fruits

C. the raven

3. What does the word "trade" in the passage mean?
A. exchanged

B. changed

4. Why did the raven get tired?

C. turned


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A. Because he had to fly to the island twice.
B. Because the elder brother took too much gold.
C. Because the elder brother was too heavy.
5. What could be the message of this fairy tale?
A. You should share your wealth with the less fortunate.
B. You should treat your family kindly.

C. You will have to pay a dear price for greediness.
2. Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question or complete each sentence.

The meaning of Mid-Autumn Day is rather different to that in China, though the
Vietnamese also celebrate it by eating mooncakes. In Viet Nam the Mid-Autumn
Festival is the happiest day for children, during which parents buy their children various
kinds of lanterns and snacks.
There are also various activities held to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in Viet Nam.
The main activities include worshipping the God of Earth, and carrying carp-shaped
lanterns.
Usually a worshipping platform is set up in the yard during Mid-Autumn night, on which
mooncakes, fruits, and snacks are laid. Later family members sit to gether to eat the
food while appreciating the moon.
It's also a tradition for the Vietnamese to light lanterns during the Mid-Autumn night. It is
thought that if people walk at night with a carp lantern in hand, they will be safe from the
carp spirit. Now, children hold various kinds of paper lanterns and play in the moonlight,
while eating mooncakes during the evening of Mid-Autumn Day.
1. What is Vietnamese Mid-Autumn festival different from that of China in?
A. time

B. food

C. meaning

2. Parents buy children all of these things EXCEPT _________.
A. mooncakes

B. carps

C. lanterns

3. What are the main activities in Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival?
A. worshipping the God of Earth
B. carrying carp-shaped lanterns
C. Both A and B
4. Why do children carry a carp lantern?
A. To scare the carp spirit.
B. Because it is very beautiful.
C. To enjoy the moonlight better.
5. The word "hold" can be replaced by _________.


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A. buy

B. carry

C. light

VI. WRITING
1. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in
brackets. You can’t change the word.

Here is an example.
0. The bookshop is opposite the library.
_________________________ a bookshop opposite the library. (THERE)
Answer: 0. There is
1. I was watching Da Nang Fireworks Festival on TV, and at that time the power went
out. (WHILE)

The power
______________________________________________________________.
2. It is raining, so we won’t have practice today. (SINCE)
We won’t
______________________________________________________________.
3. The sun rises in the morning after a rooster crows very early. (BEFORE)
A rooster
______________________________________________________________.
4. I failed the quiz in math; there fore, I have to stay for tutoring. (BECAUSE)
I have to
______________________________________________________________.
5. You need to study a lot of new words to do well on the quiz. (SO THAT)
You need
______________________________________________________________.
2. You are proud that Viet Nam has many cultural festivals and you want to introduce one of
them to your friend, Mark, in the USA. Now write an email (80-100 words) to introduce one
festival to him.

You should use the following questions as cues:
- What is it?
- Where is it? When is it?
- What is special about it?
- Do you recommend it to your friend? Why?


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VII. SPEAKING
1. Now I’m going to ask you FOUR questions about your favourite fairy tale. Are you ready?

1. What is your favorite fairy tale?
2. Who are the main characters in the story?
3. What happened in the story?
4. What lessons did you learn from the story?
2. Each of you will now receive a card. On the card there is a picture and clues for five
questions. You should use the words to make questions and ask your friend. Your friend will
answer the questions based on the picture he/she has.

CARD A
Use the words given below to make questions. Ask your friend about his/her picture
and listen to the answers.
1. What/character/in the photo?
2. Where/character?


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3. What/the character/do?
4. What/happen next?
5. Do/you/like? Why/Why not?
Now, your friend will ask you questions about your picture. Answer his/her questions.

CARD B
Use the words given below to make questions. Ask your friend about his/her picture
and listen to the answers.
1. What/character/in the photo?
2. Where/character?
3. What/the character/do?
4. What/happen next?
5. Do/you/like? Why/Why not?

Now, your friend will ask you questions about your picture. Answer his/her questions.


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3. Each of you will now receive a pair of cards. On one card there is a short notice and on the
other card there are clues for four questions. You should use the clues to make questions
and ask your friend. Your friend will answer the questions based on the notice he/she has.
Here are your cards. You will have 30 seconds to prepare. You can make notes on the paper.


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Đáp án
I. PRONUNCIATION
1. Put the words into the correct column according to their stress pattern.

oo0o
competition, education

o0o
musician, procession

o0oo
librarian

2. Circle the word whose stress pattern is different from the others’.

1. B 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. A
II. VOCABULARY
1. Read the description of some personalities. What is the word for each one? The first letter
is already there. There is one space for each letter in the word.

1. brave 2. wise 3. honest 4. thoughtful 5. aggressive
2. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences.

1. performance 2. celebrations 3. regretful 4. preservation 5. reunion


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III. GRAMMAR
1. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C
2. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences. Circle
A, B or C.

1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C
IV. LISTENING
1. Listen to the conversation between two friends. Decide if the statements are true (T) or
false (F). Circle T or F.

1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F
2. Listen to the story of Hans Christian Andersen's life and complete the notes. Fill each of
the gaps with no more than THREE words and/or a number. You will listen TWICE.

1. Denmark 2. (an) actor 3. 1835 4. English translations 5. (liver) cancer
V. READING

1. Read the following folk tale. Circle A, B or C to answer each question.

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C
2. Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question or complete each sentence.

1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B
VI. WRITING
1. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in
brackets. You can’t change the word.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The power went out while I was watching Da Nang Fireworks Festival on TV.
We won’t have practice today since it is raining.
A rooster crows very early before the sun rises in the morning.
I have to stay for tutoring because I failed the quiz in math.
You need to study a lot of new words so that you can do well on the quiz.

2. You are proud that Viet Nam has many cultural festivals and you want to introduce one of
them to your friend, Mark, in the USA. Now write an email (80-100 words) to introduce one
festival to him.

I want to tell you about Ha Long Carnival in my country. Ha Long is where the carnival takes
place. Being the biggest annual festival in Ha Long, it attracts a huge number of tourists. It is the
heart of the series of events in Ha Long Tourism Week from late-April to early-May.
The festival is very cultural. It is joined by thousands of actors, dancers, singers, musicians and
students. Each year, Ha Long Carnival has a different theme which honors traditional and natural

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values of Ha Long Bay as well as the achievements of tourism in Ha Long.
I strongly recommend you go there to enjoy the festival.
VII. SPEAKING


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