Bài tập ôn tập kiểm tra học kỳ I Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 (Thí điểm) - Bài số 1

BÀI ÔN TẬP KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ 1 (Bài số 1)
I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others (1 point).
1. 	A. embarrassing 	B. appreciate 	C. experience 	D. situation 
2.	A. nation 	B. hospital 	C. volunteer 	D. college 
3.	A. population 	B. organization 	C. international 	D. popularity
4. 	A. figure 	B. limit 	C. frozen 	D. increase 
5.	A. probably 	B. animal 	C. petroleum 	D. different 
II. Choose the word whose UNDERLINED part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. (1 point)
1.	A. struggle 	B. clumsy 	C. crucial 	D. grumble 
2.	A. exchange 	B. children 	C. peach 	D. machine 
3.	A. wife 	B. who 	C. two 	D. power 
4.	A. church 	B. chemistry 	C. changeable 	D. champion 
5.	A. answer 	B. night 	C. ink 	D. run 
III. Choose the best answer. (3 points)
1.There is a growing tendency among singers to _____ some famous singers.
A. follow 	B. imitate 	C. reflect 	D. pursue 
2.I ___________ some warm clothes today if I were you.
A. would wear 	B. wore 	C. will wear 	D. would have worn 
3.Maria: "I'm taking my driving test tomorrow."
- Sarah: " ______ !"
A. Good day 	B. Good luck 	C. Good chance 	D. Good time 
4.What made you more interested ________ learning English?
A. with 	B. to 	C. in 	D. on 
5.Choose the phrase that has the same meaning as the underlined one.
We should take care of war invalids and family of martyrs.
A. look after 	B. look at 	C. look for 	D. look into 
6.A burglar ________ into the house while we ________ television.
A. had broken - watched 	B. broke - were watching 
C. broke - watched 	D. broke - had watched 
7.The teacher ________ them if they had done the exercise before.
A. told 	B. talked 	C. asked 	D. said 
8.Marry has got three bags and I have only got ________ .
A. no one 	B. ones 	C. one 	D. everyone 
9.When Diane won the race, she was given a gold ________.
A. award 	B. reward 	C. prize 	D. medal 
10.Remember not to tell ________ about our project.
A. someone 	B. anyone 	C. no one 	D. each one 
11.I expected ___________to the party, but I wasn’t.
A. to invite 	B. inviting 	C. to be invited 	D. being invited 
12.Tommy admitted __________the rock through the window.
A. to throw 	B. throwing 	C. throw 	D. being thrown 
13.You can’t prevent him from ___________his own money.
A. to spend 	B. spend 	C. being spent 	D. spending 
14.My sister reminded me ___________the door before going to school.
A. to lock 	B. locking 	C. being locked 	D. to be locked 
15.Peter insisted _____________driving Rose to the station.
A. to 	B. on 	C. at 	D. of 
IV. Choose the part that is incorrect. (1 point)
1. After she bought (A) herself (B) a (C) new motorbike, she sold (D) her bicycle.
2. There (A) had been (B) a significant increase (C) in sales (D) since May.
3. He said that (A) his wife (B) left (C) him two months before (D).
4. I’d like (A) buying (B) some earrings like (C) yours (D).
5. He advised me to not (A) buy a new computer because (B) it was (C) not necessary (D).
V. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question . (2 points)
THANKSGIVING
   Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.
   Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.
   Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days. The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie. 
   On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. In New York there is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in the shape of imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.
1.In the United States, Thanksgiving is ______.
A. a religious celebration held by Christians only B. celebrated as a public holiday 
C. more important than Christmas D. apart from Christmas 
2.According to the passage, Pilgrims are ______.
A. people who traveled to America by ships 
B. trips that religious people make to a holy place 
C. people who left their home and went to live in North America in 1620s 
D. Native Americans who live in North America 
3.All of the following statements are mentioned EXCEPT ______.
A. People celebrate Thanksgiving to thank God 
B. People usually have traditional dinners on Thanksgiving 
C. There are lots of entertainments on Thanksgiving 
D. People go to churches for religious services on Thanksgiving 
4.On Thanksgiving ______.
A. turkey, yams and pumpkin pies are served 
B. people join in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 
C. people wear colored carnival masks matching through the streets 
D. people go out to shop for Christmas presents 
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. In the US, Thanksgiving is not a national holiday; it's a religious holiday. 
B. Christmas comes less than a month after Thanksgiving. 
C. Thanksgiving was originally celebrated by the first Europeans in North America to thank God for their survival. 
D. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is colorful and exciting. 
VI. Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the original sentence. (2 points)
1.Nothing can account for this behaviour.
A. Nothing can be accounted for this behaviour. 
B. This behaviour can be accounted for. 
C. This behaviour can’t be accounted for. 
D. This behaviour can be accounted for by nothing. 
2.Visitors can't see the queen.
A. The queen can’t see the visitors. 
B. The visitors can’t be seen by the queen. 
C. The queen can’t be seen by the visitors. 
D. The visitors can’t see anything. 
3.He couldn’t retake the exam because he missed too many lessons.
A. He could have retaken the exam if he hadn’t missed too many lessons. 
B. He would retake the exam if he didn’t miss too many lessons. 
C. If he missed too many lessons, he wouldn’t retake the exam. 
D. If he had missed too many lessons, he wouldn’t have retaken the exam. 
4.Start at once or you will be late.
A. Unless you start at once, you won’t be late. 
B. You would be late if you didn’t start at once. 
C. If you don’t start at once, you will be late.
D. If you started at once, you wouldn’t be late. 
5.“You have just got a promotion, haven’t you? Congratulations!” Peter said to his friend.
A. Peter dream of getting promotion. 
B. Peter told his friend if his friend getting a promotion. 
C. Peter asked his friend on getting a promotion. 
D. Peter congratulated his friend on getting a promotion.