Đề kiểm tra học kì I môn Tiếng anh lớp 8 - Đề số 14

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
A. habit 	B. hour 	C. honest 	D. honor 
A. sky 	B. my 	C. try 	D. sixty
A. meaning 	B. bead 	C. deaf 	D. steamer 
A. should 	B. proud 	C. sound 	D. count 
Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences. 
Don't _______until the race finishes. 
 	A. talking 	B. to talk 	C. talk 	D. talked
It's not difficult _______garbage around the school yard. 
 	A. collecting 	B. to collect 	C. collect 	D. collected
We let you know as soon as we made our _______. 
 	A. decide 	B. decided 	C. decisive 	D. decision
The baby doesn't look _______I think she's going to cry. 
 	A. happy 	B. happily 	C. happiness 	D. unhappily
They hope they will receive a gold_______. 
 	A. prize 	B. award 	C. medal 	D. all are correct
I have a lot of _______to do for tomorrow’s test, so I can't go with you. 
 	A. homework 	B. homeworks 	C. housework 	D. chores
We hope to earn some money_______our school. 
 	A. on 	B. for 	C. at 	D. from
Why don’t you participate_______our program? 
	A. on 	B. in 	C. at 	D. from
The new shopping mall is quite_______the present shopping area. 
 	A. different from 	B. the same 	C. like	D. similar to
Most people enjoy_______to different parts of the world. 
 	A. to travel 	B. travel 	C. traveled 	D. traveling 
My mother was_______last night, so we went out for dinner. 
 	A. tired enough to cook 	B. too tired to cook 
	C. very tired to cook 	D. tired for cooking
His doctor said he _______in bed that week. 
 	A. will stay 	B. has to stay 	C. can stay 	D. should stay
The doctor advised her_______a rest and _______any heavy work. 
 	A. to take / to do 	B. to take / not do 	C. to take / don’t do 	D. to take/ not to do
She has_______over 30 pages since yesterday. 
 	A. writen 	B. wrote 	C. written 	D. write 
They have studied_______six o’lock. 
 	A. since 	B. at 	C. for 	D. to
_______have you lived in this town? – For nearly 20 years. 
 	A. Where 	B. When 	C. How 	D. How long
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. 
Look at those large clouds. I (rain) ______________. 
My uncle (not visit) ______________us since he (move) _________to the new town.
It's difficult (find) ______________a comfortable flat there. 
I (phone) ______________you as soon as I arrive in Ho Chi Minh City. 
How long________you (know) _________Ann? –For five years. 
They stopped (talk) ___________when the teacher came in. 
I (live) ______________here for nearly 10 years. 
Supply the correct word form. 
Nam is swimming (slow) ______________and he seems (tire) _________. 
My brother works very (hardness) _________. 
I am going to take part in a stamp (collect) ______________ club. 
Read and answer the questions.
Glasgow is the largest city in Great Britain. It lies on the river Clyde in Scotland. 
Glasgow is a very old city. The university of Glasgow was founded in 1450. The famous English writer, Daniel Pefve said that Glasgow was the cleanest and the most beautiful city in Great Britain. James Watt studied at Glasgow University. He became a famous engineer and constructed a steam engine. Scotland is rich in coal and iron so Glasgow grows into a large city. There are big engineering plants and textile factories in the city.
Which city is the largest in Great Britain ?
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When was Glasgow University founded ?
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Why does Glasgow grow into a large city?
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What is the different between Glasgow before and nowadays ?
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Rewrite sentences as directed. 
 “Please turn down the radio for me,” said my father. 
	@ My father asked	 
Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to. 
	@ Tam used	
No one in my class is as careful as Nam. 
	@ Nam is	 
My father started working here when he was 20. 
	@ My father has	 
He spent two hours repairing the bike.
	@ It took him	
Mai enjoys watching cartoons on TV every evening.
	@ Mai is interested in	
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