Đề kiểm tra 1 tiết lần 2 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

English test 2
Full name: .. Grade 8
Question 1. Circle the answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence (2 pts)
1. When I was a child, I ..............follow my Mom to the market.
A. used to 	B. like 	C. get used to 	D. usually
2. We must be there ..............7:30 and 10:30.
A. at 	B. before 	C. between 	D. after
3. They’ll arrive ..............Monday, July 14th.
A. in 	B. at 	C. during 	D. on
4. I like folktale and ..............does my sister.
A. neither 	B. so 	C. too 	D. either
5. They wanted to know ..............she left early.
A. why 	B. what 	C. where 	D. when
6. My father used ..............us to the zoo when he was alive.
A. took 	B. take 	C. to take 	D. taking
7. Oh, that’s nice. Where .............. it?
A. do you buy 	B. are you buy 	C. did you buy 	D. you buy
8. She asked her children ........................
A. to stop playing 	B. stop to play 	C. stop playing 	D. stopping to play
Question 2: Read the following, then answer the questions. (1pts)
“ Language learners learn words in different ways. Some learners make a list and put into it the meanings of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart. Howerver, others do not. Instead, they write one or two example sentences with eath new word in order to remember how to use the word in the right way.
In order to remember words better, some learners even write each word and its use on a small piece of paper and stick it somewhere in their house so as to learn it at any time.
Many language learners do not try to learn all new words they come across. They usually underline or highlight only the words they want to learn. This helps them remember important words.”
Answer the questions:
1. Do learners learn words in the same way?
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2. Why do some learners write example sentences with new words ?
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3. What do some learners do in order to remember words better?
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4. Why don’t some learners learn all the new words they come across?
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Question 3: Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets (1 pt)
1. Mozart (start) ............ composing at the age of five and (write)................... more than 600 pieces of music.
2. I promise I (try)........................ my best next semester.	
3. Can you help me (move) ........................ this table for me?	
Question 4: Rewrite these sentences in Reported speech (1 pt)
1. Their mother said to them, “Don’t make so much noise.”
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2. The traffic policeman said, “Show me your driving license, please.”
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3. “You should stay in bed for a few days”, the doctor said to Mr. Lam.
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4. “You ought to keep your body warm”, the doctor said to Mr. Lam.
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Question 5: Give the correct form of the words in brackets.(2,5 pts)
My younger brother has a beautiful.of stamps. (collect)
Our school will hold a to raise funds for the poor. (meet)
We should save our .resources. (nature)
My sister is a good..(cooking)
Why don’t you say a word? You look so ..(happy)
Scouting is a popular .in the world which has more than 25 million members today. (organize)
What’s the between these two groups? (differ)
There was no .for his absence from class yesterday. (explain)
The prince and the poor girl had a happy..(marry)
 10. My brother is an .engineer. (electric)
Question 6: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouced differently. (0,5pts)
 1. a.marbles 	b.classes 	c.teaches 	d.changes.
 2. a.used 	b.promised 	c.laughed 	d.passed
Question 7: Pick out the word that streesed differently from the others.(0,5pts)
1. a.transmit 	b.invent 	c.wardrobe 	d.concern
2. a.expensive 	b.convenient 	c.participate 	d.organize
Question 7: Use the given words to rewrite the following sentences. (1,5pts)
1.He failed the exam because of his laziness.
Because..
2.It isn’t necessary for you to set off early.
You don’t..
3.The front yard is too small to play soccer in
The front yard isn’t
4.The last time I saw him was in 1998
I haven’t 
5.Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
Tam used..
6. “You had better not lend him any more money”, Miss Chi said
Miss advised me..