Hsg anh 8

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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian:120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

I. Listen and complete the dialogue with the words you have heard(10pts)
Mr Robinson: I think this place ...................(1)all right.
Mrs Robinson: You ...............(2)the one in far ...............(3)Qeensland?
Mr Robison: Yes, it sounds.....................(4). The Coconut Palm Hotel is right on the beach .............(5)to the..............(6). Imagine getting up in the morning and ...............(7)up at the Pacific Ocean.
Mrs Robinson: It must be near a ..................(8)forest because the hotel offers guided tours. I hope there won’t be a lot of mosquitoes.
Mr Robinson: I don’t think there will be because it’ll be ..............(9)when we go.
Mrs Robison: The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is a ................(10)Heritage Site, isn’t it?
Mr Robinson: That’s right.
Mrs Robinson: OK. Let’s find out how much it costs. What’s the phone number?
Mr Robinson: 077-6924 3927
Mrs Robinson: 6924 3927
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (5pts)
1. a. hard b. carry c. card d. yard
2. a. try b. why c. heavy d. dry
3. a. cool b. food c. look d. flood
4. a. Thursday b. those c. thirteenth d. theatre
5. a . attended b. wanted c. needed d. looked
III. Supply the correct verb forms/ tense: 15pts
They (watch) their favorite TV programmes at the moment.
Mary and John are neighbors. They ( know) each other for a long time.
They ( arrive) in New york yesterday?
I haven’t met him since he ( move ) to Ho Chi Minh City..
My mother is tired enough ( cook) tonight.
The teacher asked me ( not make) noise in class.
The boys like ( play ) games but hate doing lessons.
His doctor advised him ( give) up smoking.
Look at those black clouds. It( rain).
This is the first time I (be) to Ha Noi.
IV. Give the correct forms of these words 10pts
Bell experimented with ways of transmitting ...........over a long distance. (SPEAK)
The tiger wanted to see the farmer`s ............. (WISE)
The scouts do the ................work . (VOLUNTEER)
Nowadays, scouting is popular ................ (WORLD)
After his parents died, he was sent to an……….….. ( ORPHAN)
Huy makes friends very easily because he is very ……………. . ( SOCIAL)



Cook the meat in the ……………………..for at least 30 minutes. ( STEAM)
My friend, Nga plays the piano……………………. ( BEAUTIFUL).
“The lost shoe” is one of the …………………. stories I like best. ( TRADITION)
Our teacher always………………………. us to work hard. (COURAGE)
V. Rewrite the sentences, keep the meaning unchanged:20pts
1. It’s a long time since we became close friends. (We have………………………………………………………………… 2. No one is more intelligent than her in our school.
(She………………………………………………………………………
3. ‘Can I borrow your bike, Nga?’, Nam asked.
( Nam asked Nga …………………………………………………………..
4. Lan is 1.60m tall and Hoa is 1.60 tall, too.
( Lan ……………………………………………………………………..
5. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
( Apples are not……………………………………………………………..
6. He’d rather play golf than tennis.
( He prefers………………………………………………………………….. 7. “You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Vietnamese,” my brother told me
(My brother told …………………………………………………..………....
8. When did you start playing the piano?
( How long…………………………………………………………………? 9. Your younger brother is too weak to lift that box
(Your brother is not…………………………………..….…………………
10. Hung is interested in collecting stamps
( Hung’s…………………………………………………………………..
VI. Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word. 10pts
My day usually (1)…………. at six thirty. I get up and do some exercises for about fifteen minutes. Then I take my shower. After that I (2)……………dress and have breakfast with my family. At seven thirty I leave (3)………..school. I generally take the bus to school. I catch the bus near my house and then (4)………….. from the bus -stop to school. It (5)…………….about thirty minutes to get to school. My first class is at eight thirty and I usually (6)………….school at three. Sometimes I