Đề thi học kì I môn Tiếng anh Khối 8

REVIEW 6
A. PHONETICS	
Choose the words that have the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1.	A sound	B. cloud	C. found	D. favourite
2.	A. tool	B. noon	C. door	D. school
3.	A. know	B. show	C. now	D. low
4.	A. crafts	B. comics	C. streets	D. stamps
5.	A. mention	B. question	C. action	D. education
6.	A. leisure	B. pleasure	C. ensure	D. measure
7.	A. minority	B. ethnic	C. tradition	D. religion
8.	A. recognised	B. designed	C. displayed	D. entered
9.	A. country	B. cloud	C. loudly	D. mouse
10.	A. camel	B. cattle	C. paddy	D. buffalo
11.	A. populated	B. loaded	C. harvested	D. lived
12.	A. normal	B. visitor	C. transport	D. chore
13.	A. nomad	B. badly	C. adore	D. language
14.	A. behaved	B. bored	C. hoped	D. tried
15.	A. looked	B. cooked	C. naked	D. booked
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
1.	You should information about a custom or tradition.
	A. finds	B. found	C. finding	D. find
2.	A custom is something that has become an way of doing things.
	A. to be accept	B. to accept	C. accepting	D. accepted
3.	In the UK, there are lots of customs for table manners. For example, we 	 use a knife and fork at dinner.
	A. have to	B. are having	C. has to	D. having to
4.	In Viet Nam, you use only the first name to address people older than you.
	A. should	B. must	C. shouldn’t	D. have to
5.	At the Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes. 	, every child likes it very much.
	A. However	B. Moreover	C. Because	D. Therefore
6.	In 2010, Ha Noi its 1000th anniversary.
	A. celebrated	B. commemorated	C. worshipped	D. remembered
7.	Tet is an occasion for family in Viet Nam.
	A. visitings	B. meeting	C. reunions	D. seeings
8. 	 spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.
	A. While	B. When	C. Nevertheless	D. However
9.	This is the first time she rice paddies.
	A. will see	B. sees	C. has seen	D. saw
10.	Would you mind I borrowed your dictionary?
	A. if	B. when	C. that	D. Ø
11.	Would you mind the window?
	A. to close	B. closing	C. about closing	D. closed
12.	Welcome Springfield!
	A. at	B. to	C. in	D. for
13.	Accommodation in London very expensive.
	A. is	B. are	C. has	D. have
14.	The road down to the sea is very rough.
	A. goes	B. going	C. to go	D. gone
15.	Do you mind here for just a minute?
	A. to wait	B. waiting	C. about waiting	D. waited
16.	It was late, so we decided a taxi home.
	A. take	B. to take	C. taking	D. took
17.	The council should be able to help families who have no accommodation.
	A. a place to live	B. a place to watch sport matches
	C. a place to buy meal and eat it	D. a place to work
18.	Presents in colored paper and put under the Christmas tree.
	A. are wrapped 	B. are wrap	C. are wraped 	D. are wrapping
19.	Tom likes . He spends lots of hours watching the birds.
	A. bird-watching	B. bird-watch	C. watch-bird	D. watching-bird
20.	Sally is quite keen 	 the idea.	
	A. in	B. on	C. of	D. for
21.	Could you talk ?
	A. more quiet	B. quieter	C. quietlier	D. more quietly
22.	I thanked my classmate helping me with my homework.
	A. for	B. about	C. of	D. Ø
23.	Anita is fond playing the piano.
	A. in	B. on	C. of	D. for
24.	The fire is made matches or lighters. It is made in the traditional way.
	A. with	B. without	C. of	D. by
25.	Ten countries participated in the discussions.
	A. took part in	B. held	C. went to	D. arranged
26.	The festival was held in the communal house yard.
	A. rice-cook	B. rice-cooker	C. rice-cooking	D. rice-cooked
27.	I that I didn’t know what to do.
	A. said	B. told	C. asked	D. suggested
28.	My mother enjoys 	 traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday.
	A. cook	B. to cook	C. cooking	D. cooke
29.	My father sometimes goes 	in the forests. He’d like to find some more food for our family.
	A. hunt	B. hunting	C. to hunt	D. hunted
30.	Look! Some children are 	 the buffaloes.
	A. picking	B. herding	C. driving	D. playing
31.	The sky is 	 here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.
	A. tidy	B. close	C. dense	D. vast
32.	Is living in the city 	 than living in the country?
	A. more convenient B. as convenient C. most convenient D. so convenient
33.	He is surprised 	 that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country.
	A. to understand	B. to study	C. to know	D. find
34.	The Viet (or Kinh) have 	 number of people, account for about 86% of the population.
	A. large	B. the large	C. larger	D. the largest
35.	 ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?
	A. What	B. Which	C. Why	D. Who
II. Put the verbs in the brackets into infinitive (V/to V) or gerund (V-ing).
1.	John dislikes (work)	 in front of a computer all day.
2.	I’d like (visit)	 the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology this weekend
3.	I’d rather (make)	 crafts than listen to music.
4.	Minh loves (help)	 her parents with DIY projects.
5.	Quang hates (take)	 the dog for a walk.
6.	We all adored (do)	 aerobics when we were young.
7.	You should (play)	 sports to keep fit.
8.	They don’t need (watch)	 that programme if they don’t like it.
9.	Do you fancy (socialize)	 with friends?
10.	My brother prefers (surf)	 the Internet.
III. Complete these sentences with “used to” or “didn’t use to”.
1.	My father gave up smoking two years ago. He (smoke)	 a packet of cigarettes a day.
2.	There (be)	 a movie theater here but it closed a long time ago.
3.	Mr. An (not/ drink)	 coffee when he was young but he likes it now.
4.	Peter (have)	 a motorbike, but last month he sold it and bought a car.
5.	I (not/ like)	 her but we are best friends now.
6.	They came to live in the city last year. They (live)	in a small village in the country.
7.	My sister (play)	 tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often now.
8.	When I was a child I (not/ study) 	 hard.
IV. Complete these sentences with the correct form of adjectives and adverbs comparison.
1.	Mary is (pretty) as her sister.
2.	A new house is (expensive) than an old one.
3.	His job is (important) than mine.
4.	Of the four ties, I like the red one (well).
5.	Nobody is (happy) than Miss Snow.
6.	Today English is the (international) of languages.
7.	John is much (strong) than I thought.
8.	Benches are (comfortable) than arm- chairs.
9.	Bill is (good) than you thought.
10. Mr Bush is the (delightful) person I have ever known.
V.	Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1.	Sam _____________(play) his guitar at half past seven last night
2.	________ you ________(drive) to work when the accident happened?
3.	It _____________(rain) on Monday so we didn’t play football.
4.	At 6 o’clock on Saturday morning we _____________(travel) to the airport.
5.	I _____________(not listen) to my teacher when he asked a question.
6.	In 1986 my father	_____________(live) in Paris. That’s where he met my mother.
7.	What _________ they ________(do) when you arrived?
8.	Greg _____________(not study) for the test when we went to his place.
9.	______ Caroline _________(ski) when she broke her leg?
10.	My parents _____________(not sleep) when I came home last night.
V.	Complete these sentences by putting the verbs into the past simple or past continuous.
1.	Last week we _____________(drive) through the Alps into Switzerland.
2.	At 8p.m yesterday, we _____________(watch) a film.
3.	_____________(you/ see) the football match yesterday?
4.	James broke his arm when he _____________(play) rugby.
5.	Kylie _____________(make) her first film when she was 21.
6.	Mrs Jones _____________(not know) how to open the attachment in her email.
7.	What _____________(your father/ do) when the alarm sounded?
8.	When we _____________(leave) school yesterday, it was pouring with rain.
9.	They _____________(walk) through the forest when the storm started.
10.	I _____________(not queue) for the bus when the accident happened.
11.	My car _____________(break) down when I _____________(drive) home from work.
12.	Alan _____________(look) out of the window when he	_____________(see) a UFO.
13.	When he _____________(see) me, he _____________(fall) off the wall.
14.	We _____________(try)to log on when the Wifi _____________(stop) working.
15	_________ Jim _________(smoke) when he _________(turn) on the gas?
16. Last night I (read)	 when suddenly I (hear)	a shout.
17. The postman (come) 	while I (have)	 lunch.
18. (you/ watch)	 TV when I (phone)	you? 
19. The boys (break)	the window while they (play)	football 
20. I was home late, but my friends (wait)	 when I (arrive)	.
21. When my uncle (come)	,we (water)	 the plants and flowers in the garden.
22. Thu (talk)	to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.
23. Lan (practise)	the piano while her sister (read)	comics at 7 o'clock last night.
24.The monkeys (climb)	up the trees when we (visit)	the zoo yesterday morning. 
25. Ba (talk)	with his classmate when the principal (enter)	their classroom. 
26. Last night I (make)	a cake when the lights (go)	 out.
27. While I (cross)	 the street,I (step) 	on a banana skin and (fall)	heavily.
28.It (begin)	to rain when I (plant)	some flowers in the garden.
29.When I (arrive)	, the teacher (write)	 on the blackboard.
30. When they (walk)	 down the stairs, they (hear)	 a strange noise.
D. WRITING
I. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above. Use “Used to”.
1.	They once started these machines by hand.
g	They used to 	
2.	He doesn’t get up late anymore.
g	He 	
3.	I don’t listen to the radio any more.
g	I used to 	
4.	They don’t have a dog any more.
g	They used to 	
5.	My brother doesn’t serve in the army any longer.
g	My brother used to 	
6.	Barbara is not as keen on travel as she used to be.
g	Barbara used to 	
7.	When he was young, he usually did morning exercise in the park.
g	He used to 	
8.	The man often spent his holiday in the mountain when he was young.
g	The man used to 	
9.	Before he had the car, he went to work by bike.
g	Before he had the car, he used to 	
10.	When I was young, I usually get up early.
g	I used to 	
X. Rewrite the sentences, using “the past continuous” and “while” or “when”.
1.	We were having dinner and they were listening to the radio.
g	We were 	
2.	She was sleeping and the fire started.
g	The fire 	
3.	It began to rain and what were you doing?
g	What 	
4.	The farmer started whistling and he was ploughing the field.
g	When 	
5.	You came and what were they doing?
g	What 	
6.	She came and what was happening?
g	What was 	
7.	She was reading a book and the man came in.
g	The man	
8.	They were working in the field and the volcano erupted.
g	The volcano 	
9.	The ship was leaving the harbor and the lava hit the town.
g	The lava 	
10.	The headmaster was going to his car and someone hit him on the head.
g	Someone hit the headmaster