Kiểm tra 1 tiết

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TIẾNG ANH 8 - TEST 1
TOTAL TIME: 30 MINUTES

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently
1. happy character fat classmate
2. teacher pleasure please meet
3. tiger wife wisdom fire
4. floor choose chore saw
II. Supply the correct word form
1. People in my country are very warm and ______________. (friend)
2. Bao is very _____________, kind and generous. ( social)
3. I usually have ___________rice for breakfast. (boil)
4. In the letter, she ____________ herself and sends me a photograph of hers. (introduction)
III. Put the verbs in brackets into correct forms
1. It`s ________ to travel around Vietnam.
A. interesting B. interested C. interestingly D. interestedly
2. Would you mind__________ the windows?
A. to close B. closing C. close D. closed
3. She cried ___________ when she heard that news.
A. exciting B. excitingly C. excited D. excitedly
4. Would you mind if I ___________?
A. smoke B. smoked C. smoking D. will smoke
5. They are good friends. They ___________ each other for a long time.
A. know B. have known C. knew D. were knowing
6. I was reading while my sisters _____________with their dolls.
A. played B. have played C. playing D. were playing
7. We were having dinner when the phone __________.
A. ring B. rang C. was ringing D. has rung
8. Have you decide where ____________ for your holidays?
A. going B. will you go C. to go D. you went
IV. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. May I turn off the computer?
Would you _______________________________________________?
2. Traveling around Vietnam is very interesting.
It is_____________________________________________________.
3. Why don`t you go to Ben Thanh Market?
How about________________________________________________?
4. The hotel is more comfortable than all the others.
The hotel is the_____________________________________________.
V. Read the passage then write true (T) or false (F)
Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is official known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January 21st and February 19th . The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually prepare for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings (sắm lễ) on the family altars (bàn thờ tổ tiên). On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet lasts five days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.
1. Tet is also called Lunar New year.
2. Tet usally happens in late January or early February.
3. On New Year`Eve people usually stay awake until midnight.
4. Vietnamese people believe that they will have good luck on the first three days of Tet.
VI. Put the words or phrases in correct order to make sentences.
1. you / going to/ What/ are/ do/ next weekend?
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2. in the east/ rises/ The sun/ and/ in the west./ sets/
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3. her/ It took/ 2 hours/ to travel/ to Hanoi/ yesterday./ from Bacgiang/
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4. you/ Have/ ever/ this kind/ seen/ of calculator/ before?/
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5. necessary/ for you/ It is/ English/ to practise/ everyday./
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6. suggest/ Scientists/ solar energy/ using/ to keep/ clean./ our environment/
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7. My/ used to/ father/ smoke/ when/ was/ he/ in his early /thirties./
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