Tài liệu Bộ đề trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh lớp 8 (học kỳ II) UNIT 16(phần 2) docx

Bộ đề trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh lớp 8 (học kỳ II)

UNIT 16: INVENTIONS

TEST 3

I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. a. toaster b. fiber c. zipper d. defrost
2. a. cocoa b. concrete c. remove d. process
3. a. vanilla b. intention c. utensil d. liquefy
4. a. papyrus b. microwave c. hairdryer d. instrument
5. a. ingredient b. chemically c. facsimile d. development
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence
below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. All her letters_____by her secretary.
a. is typed b. were typed c. is typped d. were typped
7. First Lewis will give a TV interview, comes the main news conference.
a. Then b. Soon c. After d. Behind
8. Please taste the soup and tell me if it needs more salt.
a. eat or drink a little of something
b. give a certain feeling when you put it in your mouth
c. use your teeth to make food soft
d. drink something slowly, taking only a little each time
9. Wine is made_____grapes.
a. in b. off c. from d. into
10. _____ is a tall plant with big yellow seeds that
a. Maize b. Papyrus c. Cacao d. Sugar cane
11. What do you think this button is____?
a. so that b. for c. to d. in oder to
12. We stayed home _____ the cold weather.
a. because b. due to c. therefore d. when

13. I was tongue-tied. I didn’t know what
a. say b. to say c. to be said d. for saying
14. The man looks_____.
a. angry b. happiness c. angrily d. happily

15. This ordinary-looking sofa can be made_____a bed.
a. in b. into c. for d. to
II. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. The bicycle has been invented by Karl D. Sauerbronn in 1816..
A B C D
17. Mix yellow and blue to make green.
A B C D
18. After invented the light bulb, Thomas Edison went on to create
A B
many other useful inventions.
C D
19. The music was very loud and could hear from a long way away.
A B C D
20. Thanh Ha School closed for two days last week because a flood.
A B C D
III. Choose the, word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Chocolate is made from up to 12 different types of cocoa (21)____. First, the
beans are sorted by hand before being (22)__. Each type of bean
(23)___roasted separately.
Next, the shells of the beans are (24)_____. After this, the beans are mashed
into a thick paste and sugar and vanilla are added. This paste is called the
‘chocolate liquor’. Then the chocolate (25) _____ is heated for up to 72
hours. Following this, the liquor is repeatedly heated and then cooled
(26)___several hours.
(27)___, the chocolate is allowed to cool and harden before

(28)___packaged.
21. a. beans b. peas c. plants d. fruits
22. a. roast b. roasts c. roasting d. roasted
23. a. is b. are c. was d. were
24. a.removed b. invented c. stirred d. poured
25.a.liquor b.candy c.powder d. flavor
26.a.on b.at c.of d. for
27.a.Daily b.Hardly c.Finally d. Nearly
28.a.be b.being c.to being d.ø
IV. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best
answers each of the questions about it.
Papyrus was made from the papyrus reed that grew near the Nile. First,
strips of papyrus reed were laid side by side on a large tray. Other strips of
reed were then put across these strips. The tray that contained the reeds was
then covered with water to help the reeds to stick together. After the strips
were stuck in this way, the sheet of papyrus was beaten with a hammer and
left to dry in the sun. Finally, the sheet of papyrus was poiished with ivory or
a smooth shell in order to remove any roughness.
tray (n) cái khay beat (v) đập, nện
hammer (n) cái búa ivory (n) ngà (voi, v.v.)
smooth (adj) nhẵn mịn roughness (n) sự xù xì
29. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
a. How Paper is Made b. How to Grow Papyrus Reed
c. How to Make Papyrus d. Where did Papyrus Reed Grow?
30. What does the word ‘help’ in line 4 mean?
a. do something useful for somebody b. make something easier c. do
something for somebody d. let somebody do something
31. Water was used to ______.
a. cover the tray that contained the reeds
b. help the reeds to stick together

c. to polish sheets of papyrus
d. a & b are correct
32. We can replace ‘in order to’ in line 7 with _____.
a. ‘to’ b. ‘so that’ c, ‘so as to’ d. a&c are correct
33. Which of the following is not true?
a. People used ivory to polish sheets of papyrus.
b. Sheets of papyrus didn’t have to be beaten with
c. Sheets of papyrus were left to dry in the sun.
d. Papyrus was a kind of paper.

TEST 4

I. Choose the word that has the underlined differently from the others.
1. a. vanilla b. vacuum c. add d. facsimile
2. a. whiten b. fiber c. zipper d. conveyor
3. a. remove b. wrote c. mold d. cocoa
4. a. follow b. powder c. show d. borrow
5. a. procedure b. thousand c. wood d. hairdryer
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence
below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. This beautiful picture_____by Mary.
a. is drawn b. is drew c. is draw d. is drawing
7. Don’t touch the paint - it’s still wet.
a. put your hand or finger on something
b. take something
c. do a job with something
d. put paint on something to change the color
8. I warned him ______ too close to the fire.
a. not to go b. not going c. no going d. didn’t go
9. _____ is a pen that has a very small bll at the end.

a. Ball-point pen b. Fountain pen c. Pencil d. Crayon
10. Tobacco is taxed in most countries, along with alcohol.
a. in the same way as something b. but not something
c. for example d. including
11. James picked up the ____ and said “Hello.”
a. telephone b. printer c. vacuum d. fax machine
12. Children, please behave!
a. do and say the right things b. do something
c. do what somebody tells you to do d. move on your legs, but not run
13. We now toast bread _____ a toaster on the table.
a. by b. with c. from d. in
14. Which _____ do I press to turn the radio on?
a. button b. roll c. roller d. plug
15. Don’t sit_____the sun too long.