Kiem tra 1 tiet lan 3 lop 8

Student’s name:…………………………… Grade 8
Class:8……. Time allowance: 45 minutes

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (1m)
1. A. recycle B. reuse C. refill D. recognize
2. A. prison B. limestone C. kind D. tribe
3. A. worked B. stopped C. forced D. wanted
A. emergency B. resident C. deposit D. prefer
II. Read the passage and tick (()True or False. There is an example at the beginning (1.5 ms)
I live in Da Nang. It’s one of the biggest cities in my country. There are some nice beaches and a group of five mountains which is very famous for the magnificent caves inside. If you like swimming and sunbathing, you can go to My Khe beach or Tien Sa beach. There are lots of hotels and guess houses here. The food is so various, it can satisfy every taste. Special dishes of the three areas - North, Middle and South - can be found everywhere in famous restaurants. You can travel to Da Nang by plane, train or coach at any time. I’m sure you will enjoy your trip to visit Da Nang city.
True False
e.g. Da Nang is one of the biggest cities in the country. ( (
There are some nice beaches but there are no mountains in Da Nang. ( (
You can swim and sunbathe on My Khe beach or Tien Sa beach. ( (
There are lots of hotels and guess houses in Da Nang. ( (
The food here is not good. ( (
Special dishes of North, Middle and South can be found in famous restaurants. ( (
You can only travel to Da Nang by train or coach ( (
III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence. (3.75ms)

Da Lat, .................. the City of Eternal Spring, is about 300 km from Ho Chi Minh City.
A. known as B. knowing as C. called as D. calling as
Would you mind ……. the radio?
A. turn off B. turning of C. turns off D. turned off
From Ho Chi Minh City you can go to Da Lat by plane. There are ............. to and from there three times a week.
A. flights B. trips C. cruises D. voyages
Do you mind if I switch on the radio? – .................. .
A. No, thanks. B. Yes, go ahead. C. No, not at all. D. Yes, you can.
Look at the man .................. near the window. Do you know him?
A. to stand B. stood C. stand D. standing
Motorbikes ………….in China are cheap A. make B. made C. making D. are made
The garden ………….every morning is full of flowers. A. water B. watered C. watering D. is watered
-I promise I ……… on time. -I hope so. A. come B. came C. will come D. can come
It’s very difficult ……… people from littering. A. keep B. to keep C. keeping D. kept
It is important _______students attend all the lectures.
A. that B. in order to C. to D. 0
Sam was trying hard ____.
A. not to laugh B. to not laugh C. not laughing D. to not laughing
It is difficult …………English A. study B. studying C. to study D. studied
The man ………..the house is my uncle. A.are painting B. paint C.painting D. painted
I think the conference will ………..next week. A. held B. be held C. happening D. tobe happened
Will you ……. The door please? A. open B. opening C. opened D. to open
Would you mind .................. I park my car here?
A. if B. if case C. because D. but

III. Read the passage and choose the correct answers. (1.25 m)
Every day of the year throughout the world about twenty millions paper bags and newspaper are thrown away.
Making paper requires a lot