Bai on thi hoc ky anh 8

IChoose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence: (2 marks)
1) A person who can`t speak or hear is called ..................
a. a character b. a deaf c. a bind d. a deaf-mute
2) Her room seemed warmer with a nice ................. on the wall.
a. booth b. poster c. shelf d. curtain
3) My parents will ................. their wedding anniversary next month.
a. make b. celebrate c. remember d. promise
4) The meeting was ............... in the garden last week.
a. revived b. held c. developed d. joined
5) If you don`t understand many words, you can ................ them up in the dictionary.
a. look b. get c. find d. finish
6) The ............... in Vietnam usually begins in December and ends in July.
a. football match b. football team c. football fan d. football season
7) He ran to the station to .................. the early train.
a. ride b. drive c. catch d. go
8) He prefers country life ................. city life.
a. more than b. than c. to d. better than
II/ Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: (2 marks)
1) The sun always (rise) .......................... in the East.
2) Where................ you (spend) ...................... your summer holiday last year, Tam?
3) I (visit) ......................... her tomorrow.
4) They just (phone) ........................ their friends.
5) He met his friends while he (do) .......................... the shopping.
6) He (come) ......................... back a moment ago.
7) I (read) ............................. am interesting book at the moment.
8) We (use) ............................ this bike for more than six years.
III/ Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions: (2 marks)
1) Hai lives ................. 15 Ba Trieu Street .................... his parents.
2) I received a letter ..................... my old friend yesterday.
3) Let`s stay here ...................... a few days.
4) My brother is ........................ the army.
5) She spends all her money .......................... clothes.
6) Young people are very fond .......................... pop music.
7) We will have a discussion ......................... how to study well tomorrow.
8) Mr. Lam is very successful ........................... his business.
IV/ Do as directed in parentheses: (3 marks)
1) They will open a new hotel next year. (Change into the passive voice)
( .........................................................................................
2) "You should concentrate on your study at school." The teacher said
(Change into Reported Speech)
( ................................................................................................
3) She sings (well) ............................ in my class.
(Give the superlative of the adjective )
4) He isn`t tall. He can`t be a good basketball player.
(Combine into one sentence, using "enough + to-infinitive")
..........................................................
5) Vietnam is one of the most (beauty) ............................... countries.
(Give the correct form of the word)
6) Nga speaks English well. Lan speaks English well.
(Combine into one sentence, using "as......... as ............")
(.................................................................................................................
VII/ Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning: (3 marks)
1) My grandmother told us a lot of stories in the past.
(My grandmother used to
2) Ba is taller than Nam.
(Nam is
3) My classmate, Minh plays football beautifully.
(Football
4) Can you help me put the chairs away?
( Would you mind .................................................................
5) "Please give your friend this dictionary."
( She asked me ..................................
6) He learns English so that he can communicate with people from other countries.
( He learns English in order to
VIII, Put the correct form of these words
31) Life is more . . . . . . . . . . now. (comfort)
32) Would you like to go . . . . . . . . . . . (swim)
33) He speaks French very . . . . . . . . . . . . (good)
34) Life in the city is . . . . . . . . . . . . . from life in the country. (difference)
35) Meat is not a . . . . . . . . . . food if we know how much to eat. (health)
36) These medicines can work well with your . . . . . . . . . (ill)
37) My sister has a beautiful . . . . . . . . . . . . . of stamp. (collect)
38) There was no . . . . . . . . . . for his absence from