Đề kiểm tra số 4 cho học sinh trung bình Tiếng anh lớp 8

TEST 4
Time allowed : 90’
A. Phonetics
I. Choose a word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
A. pupil	B. lunar	C. truth	D. put
A. books	B. tips	C. rulers	D. puts
A. night	B. ink	C. nose	D. necessary
A. out	B. drought	C. count	D. brought
A. visited	B. wicked	C. provided	D. walked
II. Choose a word which has different stress from that of the others:
A. pronounce	B. revise	C. cover	D. tornado
A. Technology	B. Biology	C. Geography	D. Literature
A. region	B. resign	C. replay	D. recharge
A. capital	B. admire	C. memory	D. modern
A. prevent	B. canal	C. Physics	D. develop
B. Vocabulary and grammar
I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentences or substitute the underlined words or phrases.
1. A doctor and some nurses are waiting for the ________ in front of the hospital.
A. customer	B. assistant	C. patient	D. baker
2. People who cannot hear nor speak are called the ________.
	A. deaf-mutes	B. deaf 	C. dead-mutes	D. deaf-mute
3. Medical facilities are more accessible.
difficult to go
difficult to buy
easy to get to
easy to see 
4. If people cut down more trees, there will be big _____.
	A. drought	B. flood	C. rain	D. storm
5. He asked me ____________.
where was the post office
where the post office is
where the post office was
where is the post office
6. You should elevate the patient’s feet above the level of the heart. 
	A. press	B. cut	C. raise	D. decrease
7. Are you interested _____ learning words by heart ?
	A. in	B. at	C. to	D. in
8. Odd one out.
	A. sunny	B. snowy	C. easy	D. rainy
9. She’s good ____ Math but ignorant _____ History.
	A. at/at	B. at/in	C. at/to	D. at/of
10. It’s so impolite that she left _________ saying “goodbye”.
	A. without	B. within	C. with	D. and
11. _______ you _______ Hanoi ? – No, I haven’t.
A. Did/go	B. Have/go	C. Have/gone	D. All are correct
12. The first helicopter _________ by Heinrich Focke.
A. design	B. designed	C. was designed	D. were designed
13. She hasn’t finished her letter _____.
A. already	B. yet	C. before	D. never
14. The boring film made Lan ________.
	A. sleepy	B. sleep	C. sleepless	D. asleep
15. We are discussing ________ the environment.
	A. about	B. in	C. Ø	D. to
16. Nguyen	Hong Son was __________ midfielder of Vietnam in 1995s.
	A. good	B. better	C. best	D. the best
17. All the players are practicing so hard __________ win the championship in the final match.
A. to	B. in order to	C. so as to 	D. All are correct
18. Vietnamese is our mother _________.
	A. tongue	B. language	C. speak	D. saying
19. He seems _______ Vietnamese food.
	A. enjoy	B. enjoying	C. to enjoy	D. enjoyed
20. Pumpkins _________ almost at Halloween.
	A. is used	B. are used	C. used	D. have used
II. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs given in brackets.
The forests (be) ________ to the environment because they clean the air we (breathe) __________.
Malaysia (be) _________ a country which (separate) ___________ into two regions by South China Sea.
It (believe) __________ that a cure for AIDS (find) ____________ soon by scientists.
I (not know) __________ when he (bear) ____________.
I (send) __________ him the message as soon as he (return) ________.
Mary (just cut) __________ her hair. It seems (be) ________ beautiful.
He complained about (not inform) __________ of the change of the plan and insisted on (compensate) ____________ on it.
Many people still believe that natural resources will never (use) ______ ______ up. However, they don’t know that natural resources (run) ____ ______ out one day without conservation.
In order (not affect) __________ seriously by the storm, he must (buy) ______ some candles without delay.
The boss (fire) ______ him because he (behave) ______________ irresponsibly.
III. Give the correct form of he words given in brackets.
Michael Jackson’s sudden (die) _________ made people very sad.
Nam couldn’t go to school yesterday because of his (ill) ___________.
We should use natural resources (economic) ___________ to protect our environment.
Reduce means not buying products which are (overpackage) _________.
Compost is a wonderful (fertilize) __________.
I have to do some Mathematics (revise) _________ tonight.
My mother goes to the (drug) _________ to buy some aspirins.
She’s very (anxiety) ________ about her mother’s health.
It is (health) _________ to eat too much sugar and fat.
The waste from chemical factory is very (harm) ________.
 IV. Fill in a suitable preposition.
The international visitors will visit Mui Ne Beach ____ Sunday morning.
They are having a discussion _____ the environmental pollution.
The plane takes ____ at 8am.
John will be there _____ 8.30 and 10.00 tomorrow morning.
The picture ____ Mai won the contest.
C. Reading comprehension
I. Read the text carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false.
Alex lives in Porto which is a city on the coast in the north of Portugal. It has a population of 300000 people and it is the biggest city in Portugal.
It is a beautiful city. There are a lot of narrow streets and it’s full of churches, museum and markets. There is an area called Fox where there are a lot of outdoor bars and restaurants. People often go there at the weekends to sit in the sun, drink coffee and watch the Atlantic.
Many people say that the best things about Porto are the people and the festival. The people are friendly and the city is safe. It’s a working city and it has a real sense of history, and that’s the main reason why Alex likes living here so much.
____ Alex lives in Portugal.
____ Porto is the second biggest city in Portugal.
____ Porto is a safe city.
____ There are no churches, museums and markets in Porto.
____ People can sit in the sun in outdoor bars and restaurants at the weekends.
II. Identify whose underlined part needs correcting, then correct it.
1. I am glad that I received my aunt’s letter yesterday. _________
 A 	B	 C	D
2. Mai hardly never visits Europe.	 _________
 A B C D
3. Ho Chi Minh City is a industrial city in Vietnam.	 ________
 A B C	 D
4. The tree cut down in the heavy typhoon, and it’s been lying on ________
	A	B	 C	 D
the street.
5. Thomas Edison is remembered chiefly for the man who invented ________
	A	B	C	 D
the light bulb.
D. Writing
I. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the first. Beginning with the first word or phrase given.
1. What’s the price of the book ?
àHow _________________________________________________________?
2. Michael Jackson was a famous singer. He passed away in 2009.
àMichael Jackson, who ___________________________________________.
3. The milkman brings bottles of milk to houses.
à Bottles _______________________________________________________.
4. When did you begin to learn English?
à How long ____________________________________________________?
5. “Is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco ?”, Hoa said to Tim.
à Hoa asked Tim ________________________________________________.
6. It’s necessary for you to revise new words regularly.
à You _________________________________________________________.
7. Nam’s mother advised him not to drive so fast.
à Nam’s mother said, “____________________________________________.
8. Sao Mai movie theater is near Hoa’s house.
à Sao Mai movie theater is not _____________________________________.
9. She couldn’t go to school yesterday because of her sickness.
à Because she __________________________________________________.
10. My sister dances very well.
à My sister is ___________________________________________________.
II. Rewrite the sentences using the word or phrase given in brackets. Do not change this word or phrase in any way.
1. When I was young, I regularly travel around the country. (used)
à _____________________________________________________________.
2. She is too weak to lift the heavy suitcase. (enough)
à _____________________________________________________________.
3. She’s very pleased to see her grandparents soon. (forward)
à _____________________________________________________________.
4. Jane said to Tim, “Don’t forget to turn off the lights before leaving your house. (reminded)
à _____________________________________________________________.
5. Someone will translate this letter into Vietnamese. (translated)
à _____________________________________________________________.
III. Write the sentences using the words or phrases given.
1. They/ going/ to build/ new/ supermarket/ near/ house.
à _____________________________________________________________.
2. Ten/ people/ injure/ accident,/ only/ one/ take/ hospital.
à _____________________________________________________________.
3. We/ extremely/ tired/ after/ trip/ so/ sleep/ bus/ way/ home.
à _____________________________________________________________.
4. I/ prefer/ live/ the country/ live/ in/ city.
à _____________________________________________________________.
5. He/ climb/ tree/ so as to/ get/ better/ view.
à _____________________________________________________________.
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