Đề kiểm tra một tiết môn Tiếng anh Khối 8

REVISION UNIT 1 – 2
I.	Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1.	a. ride	b. excite	c. ridden	d. beehive
2.	a. pasture	b. vast	c. brave	d. farm
3.	a. cattle	b. circular	c. country	d. collect
4.	a. generous	b. ger	c. grassland	d. guess
5.	a. worked	b. watched	c. relaxed	d. crowded
II.	Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
1.	I went on a trip to the countryside and had my first experience _______ farm work.
	a.on	b. with	c. for	d. of
2.	We usually spend our holiday in the village _______ our grandparents live.
	a.what	b. where	c. which	d. when
3.	I think country life is so boring and _______ because you’re not close to shops and services.
	a. unhealthy	b.inconvenient	c. comfortable	d. peaceful
4.	On the farm, uncle Duong showed us how to _______ cucumbers.
	a. plough	b.produce	c. pick	d. put up
5.	Mongolian children start to learn _______ before they can walk.
	a. horse riding	b.riding horse	c. ride horse	d. horse ridden
6.	On the side of the road, a herd boy was herding _______.
	a. kites	b.hay	c. cattle	d. blackberries
7.	Mongolian children learn to ride when they are _______ as three years old.
	a. as young	b.younger	c. younger than	d. so young
8.	Does your new stereo play music _______ than your old one did?
	a. louder	b.more loudly	c. loudlier	d. more louder
9.	Countryside is not polluted _______ you can breathe there fresh air.
	a. although	b.however	c. therefore	d. as
10.	‘Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.’ ‘_______’
	a. It’s right up my street!	b. That’s awesome.
	c. Exactly what I want.	d. How interesting!
III.	Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1.	We	___________(play) football this afternoon. Do you want to play too?
2.	Could you meet me at the airport tomorrow? My flight___________(arrive) at six.
3.	Last summer, my friends and I ___________(spend) our holiday on a farm.
4.	Nick ___________(not ride) a buffalo drawn cart before.
5.	The cattle ___________(graze) on the green pastures right now.
6.	Millions of Mongolians ___________(be) semi-nomadic herders for thousands of years.
7.	My family ___________(live) in a small town for ten years before moving to Boston.
8.	Country life ___________(not excite) me at all. It’s so boring.
9.	Nick would like ___________(visit) the countryside at the harvest time.
10.	I don’t mind ___________(drive) for 1.5 hours on the weekend to get out to the countryside.
IV.	Write the correct form of the word in brackets.
1.	People seem to have lost their ___________ in boating on small rivers. (enjoy)
2.	More and more ___________are leaving the countryside to city. (farm)
3.	A town has a ___________ population than a village does. (large)
4.	Sylvia likes the ___________ atmosphere during her stay in the valley. (peace)
5.	The firefighters were praised for their ___________ and devotion to duty. (brave)
6.	Visually the house is very pleasing, but it’s ___________. (comfort)
7.	It is true that the city can provide much ___________. (convenient)
8.	Agricultural work is ___________ seen as a male occupation. (tradition)
9.	Villages and towns are not as densely ___________ as cities. (populate)
10.	The trip was an ___________ experience. We enjoyed it very much! (forget)
V.	Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1.	Some people think that health is _____________ than money. (important)	
2.	The pollution in our city is much	 _____________ than it used to be. (bad)
3.	My new teacher explained the lessons _____________ than my old teacher. (clear)
4.	He doesn’t play volleyball as _____________ as his brother. (good)
5.	Get rid of the sorrow! You will do it _____________ next time. (good)
6.	Communication is a lot _____________ than it was 50 years ago. (easy)
7.	People in rural areas wear _____________ than those in cities. (simple) 
8.	Robert arrived at the meeting _____________ than Francis. (late)
9.	These trousers are too wide. Do you have any that are _____________? (narrow)
10.	My mother always gets up _____________ than everybody else in the house. (early)
11.	Rene speaks _____________ than the other ESL students in the class. (fluent)
12.	Can’t you think of anything _____________ to say? (intelligent)
13.	I think his new book is much _____________ than his last one. (boring)
14.	Max finished the homework _____________ than anyone else in the class. (fast)
15.	He doesn’t look as	 _____________ as he used to. (happy)
VI.	Complete the sentences with the to-infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in brackets.
1.	I have enjoyed ___________ (meet) you. Hope ___________ (see) you again soon.
2.	My father is not keen on coffee. He prefers ___________ (drink) tea.
3.	I am a little busy. Would you mind ___________ (wait) a little longer?
4.	Mobile games are great, but I don’t like ___________ (play) them for too long.
5.	If I can choose, I prefer ___________ (stay) at home to ___________ (play) sport.
6.	Tonight I’d like ___________ (go) out, but I have to do my homework.
7.	Sue loves ___________ (make) origami. She can fold some animals, birds and flowers.
8.	I detested ___________ (spend) two hours every day travelling to work and back.
9.	He started ___________ (surf) the net hours ago. Has he stopped ___________ (surf) yet?
10.	I tried hard ___________ (concentrate), but my mind kept ___________ (wander).
VII. Complete the sentences with the correct form (to-infinitive or -ing form) of the verbs in the box. Some verbs can be followed by either a to-infinitive or an -ing form.
stay	make	watch	do	cycle	eat	hang out	travel	get	read
1.	My brother loves _____________ live football on TV.
2.	Do people in your country like _____________ abroad on vacation?
3.	Riding a bike is Lan’s pleasure, but she detests _____________ in the rain.
4.	I don’t mind _____________ at home to look after the children.
5.	As a child, he hated _____________ books, but now he finds it enjoyable.
6.	Minh is in good shape. He enjoys _____________ sport and exercise.
7.	She doesn’t like _____________ up early in the morning, especially at the weekend.
8.	Emily dislikes _____________ crafts, but she enjoys origami.
9.	I fancy _____________ out tonight because I’m too tired to cook.
10.	Nancy adores _____________ with her best friend Helen.
VIII. 	Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1.	I first got hooked ________ video games when I was eight.
2.	The library allows you to check ________ six books at a time.
3.	Carpentry isn’t right ________ my street. I’d rather pay someone else to do it.
4.	Could you help me look ________ my contact lens?
5.	What do you usually do ________ your leisure time?
6.	A lot of kids nowadays have become addicted ________ surfing the net.
7.	We work ________ volunteers for an animal protection organization.
8.	He spends most of his free time looking	________ the garden.
9.	Today, teenagers rely ________ technology more than in the past.
10.	Surfing the Net too many hours can be harmful	________ your health.