Hsg anh 8

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 MÔN: tiếng anh 8
Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. Listen then write the missing words you have heard. (10 pts)
The country and the city have advantages and (1)................. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (2)..................and quiet, and can do their work at their (3)...............place because no one is in a (4)..................They live in large, more comfortable houses, and their (5) ……….. are more friendly, and ready to help them (6)................they need it. Their life can be (7)………….. and they can be isolated, a long way from the nearest town, which is a serious problem if they (8)...............ill or want to take children to school.
The city has all the services the country lacks, but it is also has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often ugly and polluted; they not only (9).........................bad air but also are noisy. Everyone is always in a hurry and this (10)...........................that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others(5pts)
1: A. tourist B. anxious C. delicious D. famous
2: A. university B. unit C. discuss D. computer
3: A. fat B. festival C. grand D. man
4: A. rub B. surrounding C. plumber D. husk
5: A. helped B. worked C. asked D. cleaned
III. Supply the correct verb forms/ tense: 15pts
1. When my mother (leave)1 home yesterday, I (watch)2 television with my friends.
2. My brother (try)3 (give up)4 (smoke)5 recently.
3. I/d rather you (not stay up) 6 too late at night.
4. My teacher advised me (study)7 hard in order (pass)8 the final exam.
5. Mai has no pen again. She (always leave)9 her pen at home.
6. While my mother was going to the market, her bike (break)10
IV. Give the correct forms of these words 10pts
1. Ha Long Bay is in………………… VietNam north
2. The wild animals are being…………………. appear
3. I couldn’t find any………………. between the tow picture different
4. She is a ……………… she sells flowers at a shop in Canada flower
5. Long put…………… on that towel to stop the bleeding press
6. The question isn’t good. It’s ………….. to ask import
7. His father soon died of a ……………… heart break
8. Don’t let the child go out because it’s……………. wind
9. Her …... made us surprised fail
10. The knife is it can cut everything use
V. Rewrite the sentences, keep the meaning unchanged:20pts
1. Has anyone asked you for your opinions?
( Have you ...............................................................................................................?

2. I’ll only help you if you promise to try harder.
( Unless........ ............................................................................................................
3. Susan is better at mathematics than Sarah.
( Sarah..... ...................................................................................................................
4. It’s two months since I last had a good night’s sleep.
( I ...................... .......................................................................................................
5. They’re going to built a new hospital in my home town.
( A new ......................................................................................................................
6. “ I must go home before noon,” said Mrs. Nga.
( Mrs. Nga ..................................................................................................................
7. “ Children, don’t play soccer here,” said the old man to the children.
(The old man......... ....................................................................................................
8. Ba is too short to reach the top shelf.
( The top shelf.............................................................................................................
9. It is difficult for Tom to anwer the questions.
(Tom finds....................................................................................................................
10. Let’s go out for a walk.
( Why.........................................................................................................................?
VI. Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word. 10pts
During ...(1)... teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to.They
often seem to dislike ...(2)... questioned. They may seem unwilling to...(3)... about their work in school.This is a normal development at this ...(4)... . Though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are ...(5)...growing up. Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are trying to check up on them. Parents should do their ...(6)... to talk to their son and daughter about school, work and future plans but should not push them (7).......talk if they don’t want to ...(8)... parents should also watch for