Đề kiểm tra số 3 môn Tiếng anh lớp 8 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Trường THCS Cổ Nhuế 2

PRACTISE TEST - Grade 8
I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
1. A bill to you at the end of the month.
a. will send	b. will be sent	c. will be send	d. will be sending
2. Basil asked me if I was going to visit my aunt a. tomorrow b. the following day c. the previous day	d. the day before
3. I don’t know what .
 a. to do	b. for doing	c. to be done	d. be done
 4 .How old were you when you learnt. .?
A to drive	 b. to driving	 c. driving	 d. drive
 5. I’m planning to university.
 a. to go	b. going	c. to going	d. of going
6. Gosh, that lesson was really; I nearly went to sleep.
 a. bored	 b. boring	c. interested	d. interesting
7. is a very deep narrow valley, usually with a river flowing through it.
 a. Canyon	 b. Reef	c. Cave	d. Bay
8. There are jungles in South America.
a. large areas of land that is usually covered with sand 	b. forests in a very hot country
c. big groups of tree	d. pieces of land with water all around it
9. Billy asked his teacherhe could read the story.
 a. if	 b. did	 c. do	 d. as
10. It was always his stories.
a. interested to hear b. interesting to hear c. interested hearing	 d. interesting hearing
11. You seem ., Peter.
a. happy 	 b. happiness 	 c. happily 	 d. happyly
12. She isn’t old.to be in my class.
a. enough 	 b. so that 	 c. for 	 d. that
13 . I am sorry but I can’t.chess tonight.
a. to play 	 b. playing 	 c. play 	 d. played
14. .he is poor, he is a hard-working and honest man.
a. Although 	 b. Because 	 c. When 	 d. As
15. My sister is very fond .................... chocolate candy.
a. of 	 b. about 	 c. with 	 d. at
16. How long will it ....................to get there ?
a. cost	 b. lose 	 c. make d. take 
17. Some people try to learn new words and phrases .heart.
a. at 	 b. with 	 c. in d. by
18. Miss Jackson asked me.you this dictionary.
a. give 	b. giving	c . to giving 	d. to give
19. He always gets excellent grades because he studies.
a. hardly 	b. hard 	c. good 	d. goodly
20. People take part in the activities and enjoy.poor people.
a. helping 	b. to help 	c. help	 d. being help
II. Give the corrected word forms
1.A successful business needs good .. .. (organize)
2. Children must be ... ... at home and at school (educate)
3. The class . is about collecting stamps (discuss)
4 . She reviewed her note .. . (careful)
5 . Her father is a famous ... (act)
6. are trying to find out new stars (science)
7. We are very proud of our  ( friend)
8. He was punished for his .(lazy)
9. He will never forget his happy . (child)
10. Ba is an  member of the club (act)
11. We like going in his car as he is a .. driver (care)
12. Do you often read  newspapers (day)
III. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best nswers each of the questions about it.
Well, here I am in Peru on our South American tour. We got to Lima five days ago. We had a good journey. It took three days by bus, but we saw a lot of things on the way. We didn’t do much for the first two days, as a couple of the other guys were ill. We spent most of the time on the beach. (They are OK now!)
On Wednesday, we came up to the mountains, and yesterday we went to the old Inca city of Machu Picchu and did some sightseeing. It was fantastic! We didn’t have a lot of time there, but we saw everything and I took a lot of photos.
1. Where was the author?
a. In Peru b. In South America 	 c. In Africa	 d. a & b are correct
2. The author went there 	.
a. by himself/ herself b. with some friends c. with his/ her best friend	d. with his/ her brother
3. What does the word ‘they’ in
a. days b. things c. the guys who were ill	d. most of the time
4. What did they do?
a. They spent most of the time on the beach. b. They came up to the mountains.
c. They went to the old Inca city of Machu Picchu. d. all are correct
5. Who is the author?
a. A tour guide	b. A tourist	c. A migrant	d. A businessman
IV. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one :
Mary hasn’t returned my book yet.
à My book ..
Her house is bigger than mine.
à My house .....
To find a job at my age is difficult.
à It’s .
Mai is younger than Lan.
à Lan .
My parents sent me to school when I was six years old.
à I 
To get acquainted with the regulation in a new school is easy.
à It’s ..
A bicycle isn’t so expensive as a motorbike.
à A motorbike .
8. “ Tom will be here tomorrow?” Na asked.
 à
9. “ Is Phong Nha Cave in Northern Vietnam, Nam?” I asked
 à.
10. “ Bring the stick here, Lucy” Hoa said.
 à
V. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions
She went out the roomsaying a word.
The life in the countryside is changingbetter.
She was born2 o’clock 18th July.
Mary is thinking__importing flowersChina.
They are travelingthe airporta bus.
I am afraidghosts.
My mom divided the cakethe children.
This country consists two regions.
The canoe turned over and everyone fellthe deep water.
She has lookedher pen for three hours but she hasn’t found it yet.
 BAC TU LIEM COMMITTEE DIVISION 
OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
CỔ NHUẾ 2 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST FOR ENGLISH 8 
	 Time: 45 minutes
Full name:Class: ............ CODE 1A
 Mark
 Teacher’s comments
A. Phonetics ( 1m)
I. Choose the word that has different sound in underlined part from others.(1.0m) 
1. A. hour
B. honor
C. honest
D. how
2. A. church
B. school
C. Christmas
D. character
3. A. vacation
B. facility
C. island
D. volcano
4. A. asked
B. helped
C. prayed
D. dressed
B. Grammar and vocabulary ( 3,0ms)
I. Choose the best answer. (2,0ms)
Nam is very _______ in the water-fetching contest. 
A. interest 
B. interested
C. interesting
D. interests
 Linh asked me _______ books before going to bed every night.
A. if I read 
B. did I read
C. that I read
D. if I readed
Liz said that she _______ me some information about her school.
A. will send 
B. would sent
C. can send
D. would send
 4. This time last Monday we _______ the final test. 
A. took 
B. takes
C. are taking
D. were taking
 5. Peter _______ his hand when he was cooking the dinner.
A. was burning 
B. burns
C. burnt
D. was burned
6. His new novel _______ in two months.
A. publish 
B. will publish
C. published
D. will be published
 7. Two team members had to make a fire in the _______ contest.
A. making-fire
B. fire-making
C. make-fire
D. fire-make
Have you decided where _______ for your holiday?
A. going 
B. you went
C. will you go
D. to go
II. Supply the correct tense form of the verbs in the brackets (1.0 pts)
 1.When he .... (arrive), his son .(listen) to music.
 2. I  (meet) Thuy yesterday at the bus stop.
 3. Huong .. (watch) TV at 8 o'clock last night.
C. Reading ( 2.0ms)
IV . Read the text and tick true (T) or false (F) for sentences below. (1.0 ms)
The ancient town of Hoi An lies on the river Thu Bon, more than 30 kilometres to the south of Da Nang. Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major old-time commercial ports of south Asia in the 16th century.
Hoi An is famous for old temples, pagodas, tiled-roof houses and narrow streets. Tourists can visit the relics of Sa Huynh and Cham civilization. They can also enjoy the beautiful scenery of the river Thu Bon, Cua Dai beach, etc. In recent years, Hoi An has be come a very popular tourist destination in Viet Nam. Importantly, the committee of the world. Heritages of UNESCO officially certified Hoi An as a world heritage site in 1999.
1/ Hoi An is the ancient town in Quang Nam. 	 
2/ It is famous for high building.	 
3/ Tourists can visit old temples, pagodas and tiled-roof house in Hoi An. ..
4/ Hoi An was recognized as a world Heritage site in 1999. .
Read the paragraph, then answer the following questions (1.0m)
 Vietnamese children look forward to the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, when they celebrate Trung Thu, a mid-fall festival commemorating the moon at its brightest and most beautiful. Traditional, the festival also marked the end of harvest, and parents who had been hard at work in the fields enjoyed spending extra time with their children and lavishing gifts on them.
 The children wear colorful masks and dance in the streets with star lanterns that are illuminated by candles. The lanterns, which are made out of bamboo and plastic, represent the moon.
 The children also feast on moon cakes. Shaped like fish of flowers, the sweet cakes are filled with sugar and meat or eggs.
 During trung Thu, Vietnamese also remember relatives who have died. They light incense and burn fake money as tributes to them.
 1. When is Trung Thu celebrate?
 2. Is the moon on that day brightest and most beautiful?
 3.What do Vietnamese children do at Trung Thu? 
 4. What do Vietnamese people do at trung Thu to remember their relatives who have died?
D. Writing (2.0 ms)
I. Complete the second sentences that it has the same meaning. (1m)
1. They have just sent an ambulance to the school.
-> An ambulance 
2. “Do you see what I see, Mary?” said the young man.
-> The young man .
3. His painting would be exhibited for the first time by New Arts gallery.
-> New Arts gallery ...
4. “It is the most interesting book,” she said.
-> She said.
II/ Rearange the words to create meningful sentences:(0,5m)
1/ It / not / difficult / is / this sentence / to / translate / into / English.
-> ........................................................................................................................................
2/ Would / lending / you / me / mind / dictionary / your?
-> ........................................................................................................................................
III. Complete the following sentences to make meaningful sentences( 0.5m)
 1. I /interested/ the/ rice- cooking/ contest/ organized/ yesterday. 
->..
2. Can/ you/ tell/ what/ you/ do/ 8 o’clock /last night? 
->..
 BAC TU LIEM COMMITTEE DIVISION 
OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
CỔ NHUẾ 2 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST FOR ENGLISH 8 
	 Time: 45 minutes
Full name:Class: ............ CODE 1A
 Mark
 Teacher’s comments
A. Grammar and vocabulary ( 3,0ms)
I. Supply the correct tense form of the verbs in the brackets (1.0 pts)
 1. Huong .. (watch) TV at 8 o'clock last night
 2.When he .... (arrive), his son .(listen) to music.
 3. I  (meet) Thuy yesterday at the bus stop
II. Choose the best answer. (2,0ms)
 1. Peter _______ his hand when he was cooking the dinner.
A. was burning 
B. burns
C. burnt
D. was burned
2. His new novel _______ in two months.
A. publish 
B. will publish
C. published
D. will be published
 3.Two team members had to make a fire in the _______ contest.
A. making-fire
B. fire-making
C. make-fire
D. fire-make
 4.Have you decided where _______ for your holiday?
A. going 
B. you went
C. will you go
D. to go
5. Nam is very _______ in the water-fetching contest. 
A. interest 
B. interested
C. interesting
D. interests
6. Linh asked me _______ books before going to bed every night.
A. if I read 
B. did I read
C. that I read
D. if I readed
7. Liz said that she _______ me some information about her school.
A. will send 
B. would sent
C. can send
D. would send
 8 . This time last Monday we _______ the final test. 
A. took 
B. takes
C. are taking
D. were taking
B. Reading ( 2.0ms)
I. Read the paragraph, then answer the following questions (1.0m)
 Vietnamese children look forward to the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, when they celebrate Trung Thu, a mid-fall festival commemorating the moon at its brightest and most beautiful. Traditional, the festival also marked the end of harvest, and parents who had been hard at work in the fields enjoyed spending extra time with their children and lavishing gifts on them.
 The children wear colorful masks and dance in the streets with star lanterns that are illuminated by candles. The lanterns, which are made out of bamboo and plastic, represent the moon.
 The children also feast on moon cakes. Shaped like fish of flowers, the sweet cakes are filled with sugar and meat or eggs.
 During trung Thu, Vietnamese also remember relatives who have died. They light incense and burn fake money as tributes to them.
 1. When is Trung Thu celebrate?
 2.What do Vietnamese children do at Trung Thu? 
3. What do Vietnamese people do at trung Thu to remember their relatives who have died?
 4. Is the moon on that day brightest and most beautiful?
II . Read the text and tick true (T) or false (F) for sentences below. (1.0 ms)
The ancient town of Hoi An lies on the river Thu Bon, more than 30 kilometres to the south of Da Nang. Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major old-time commercial ports of south Asia in the 16th century.
Hoi An is famous for old temples, pagodas, tiled-roof houses and narrow streets. Tourists can visit the relics of Sa Huynh and Cham civilization. They can also enjoy the beautiful scenery of the river Thu Bon, Cua Dai beach, etc. In recent years, Hoi An has be come a very popular tourist destination in Viet Nam. Importantly, the committee of the world. Heritages of UNESCO officially certified Hoi An as a world heritage site in 1999.
1/ Hoi An is the ancient town in Quang Nam. 	 
2/ Hoi An was recognized as a world Heritage site in 1999. .
3/ It is famous for high building.	 
4/ Tourists can visit old temples, pagodas and tiled-roof house in Hoi An. ..
D. Writing (2.0 ms)
I. Complete the second sentences that it has the same meaning. (1m)
1. His painting would be exhibited for the first time by New Arts gallery.
-> New Arts gallery ...
2. “It is the most interesting book,” she said.
-> She said.
3. They have just sent an ambulance to the school.
-> An ambulance 
4. “Do you see what I see, Mary?” said the young man.
-> The young man .
II/ Rearange the words to create meningful sentences:(0,5m)
1/ It / not / difficult / is / this sentence / to / translate / into / English.
-> ........................................................................................................................................
2/ Would / lending / you / me / mind / dictionary / your?
-> ........................................................................................................................................
III. Complete the following sentences to make meaningful sentences( 0.5m)
 1. I /interested/ the/ rice- cooking/ contest/ organized/ yesterday. 
->..
2. Can/ you/ tell/ what/ you/ do/ 8 o’clock /last night? 
->..
A. Phonetics ( 1m)
I. Choose the word that has different sound in underlined part from others.(1.0m) 
1. A. hour
B. honor
C. honest
D. how
2. A. church
B. school
C. Christmas
D. character
3. A. vacation
B. facility
C. island
D. volcano
4. A. asked
B. helped
C. prayed
D. dressed