Đề kiểm tra học kì I môn Tiếng anh lớp 8 - Đề số 16

Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences.
My younger sister is not old enough______________ to school alone.
	A. going 	B. to go	C. go	D. went
The Earth______________ around the sun.
	A. goes	B. rises	C. sets	D. go
Lan’s close friend has______________.
	A. black long hair	B. hair short black	C. long black hair	D. hair long black
Hoa: Would you like some coffee? - Ba: ______________.
	A. Yes, I’d like	B. Yes, I like	C. Yes, I would	D. Yes, please
Bell started______________ with way of transmitting speech over a long distance.
	A. experiment	B. experimenting	C. experiments	D. experimented
We______________ ought to get up early to prepare our breakfast.
	A. us	B. we	C. ours	D. ourselves
Lien and Hoa have to wash their clothes by______________.
	A. her	B. herself	C. themselves	D. their
The children enjoy listening to______________ stories.
	A. tradition	B. traditional	C. traditions	D. traditioning
We______________ a lot of rice for dinner last week.
	A. eat	B. eating	C. eaten	D. ate
We’ll see each other______________ Thursday.
	A. on	B. in	C. at	D. by
The grade- eight students did their test______________.
	A. good	B. well	C. very good	D. best
Learners should try their best______________ new words.
	A. learning	B. learn	C. to learn	D. learned
She grows up in Japan, so her______________ is Japanese.
	A. mother tongue	B. second language	C. foreign language	D. third language
They are going to earn some money______________ the club.
	A. to 	B. for	C. by	D. of
Could you______________ me a favor, please?
	A. get	B. lend	C. make 	D. do
She can’t speak and hear. She is a______________ child.
	A. blind	B. deaf	C. mute	D. deaf – mute
They’ve studied English______________ three years.
	A. for	B. in	C. since	D. at
This book is different______________ that one.
	A. of	B. to 	C. from	D. with
Airmail is much______________ than surface mail.
	A. expensiver	B. expensive	C. more expensive	D. most expensive
Ba has collected stamps______________ 1990.
	A. in	B. on	C. for	D. since
 “8.20 ” is ______________.	
	A. It’s twenty to eight	B. It’s twenty past eight	C. It’s eight twenty	D. B and C are correct
 “ 9.45 ” is ______________.	
	A. It’s nine four five	B. It’s forty- five past nine
	C. It’s a quarter to ten	D. It’s quarter to ten
Tan : ______________ I help you? - Hoa: That is very kind of you.	
	A. Do	B. Am	C. May	D. Would you
Tom: Do you need any______________ ? - Mary : No, thank you.
	A. Sure	B. No problem	C. thank	D. help
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
Mr. Phong will be at home in Saturday evening.
	 A 	B 	C 	D	
Let me getting a form and we can fill it in.
	 A	 B 	C 	D
Read the letter then do the task below.
One day, as a farmer was in his field and his bufallo was grazing nearby, a tiger appeared. The tiger wanted to know why the strong bufallo was the servant and the small man was the master. The farmer said he had something called wisdom, but he left it at home that day. He went to get the wisdom, but before that he tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn’t want it to eat the bufallo. When he returned, the farmer brought some straw with him. He said it was his wisdom. He lit the straw and the fire burned the tiger. The tiger escaped, but it still has black stripes from the burns today
Where was the farmer?
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Why did the farmer tie the tiger?
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Where did the farmer leave his wisdom that day?
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What does the tiger have from the burn today?
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 “ Wisdom” means: ______________.	
	A. Intelligence	B. Greedy	C. Stupid	D. Cruel
 “ Master” means: ______________.	
	A. Servant	B. Boss	C. Doctor	D. Teacher 
Supply the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
We ____________________ (have) a party next week. Would you like______________ (come)?
You should practice____________________ (speak) English every day.
My uncle_______________________ ( not visit) us since we went to Ho Chi Minh City.
He is too young ____________________ (drive) his father’s car.
Rewrite these sentences as directed.
Thu doesn’t type as fast as she did.
	@ Thu used	
 “ Please turn down the radio for me”, said my mother.
	@ My mother asked me	
He is strong. He can carry that suitcase.
	@ He is strong enough	
His car runs fast but a race car runs faster.
	@ His car doesn’t	
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ANSWER KEYS
27. The farmer was in his field	
28. Because he didn’t want the tiger to eat his bufallo
29. He left his wisdom at home that day.
30. The tiger has black stripes from the burns today. 	
33. will have - to come
34. speaking	
35. has not visited	
36. to drive
37. Thu used to type fast.
38. My mother asked me to turn down the radio for her.
39. He is strong enough to carry that suitcase.
40. His car doesn’t run as fast as a race car.