KIEM TRA ANH 8 TIET 88 - TU YEN

English test-grade 8 - period 88(45 minutes)

Name : ………………………………..
Class :………………………………....

I/ Circle the word that has different pronunciation from that of the others.

A. hate
B. statue
C. danger
D. plane


A. arrive
B. around
C. v alley
D. abroad


A. Chicago
B. snowy
C. cold
D. prison


A. hold
B. clothes
C. nothing
D. told


A. rescue
B. city
C. recent
D. century

II/ Choose the best option A, B, C, or D
Christmas songs ............for people ceturies ago.
A. were performed B. are performed C. performed D. was performed
The park ranger talked about the...........
A. original inhabitants B. inhabitants original
C. originally inhabitants D. inhabitants originally
He asked me .......... I liked coffee.
A. where B. what C. whether D. which
Would you mind .......... the windows?
A. closed B. closing C. to closing D. to close
Two team members have to make fire in a ..........
A. fire making contest B. making fire contest
C. contest for making fire D. contest of making fire
We ........dinner when Hoa came.
A. are having B. have had C. had D. were having
Yesterday I went to the market and .........some vegetables.
A. buy B. buyed C. have bought D. bought
Angkor Wat is one of the largest ............in the world.
A. wonders B. temples C. churches D. pagodas
She said she ......... a worker in a large factory.
A. is B. has been C. was D. will be
He said he ........the faucets in our house.
A. can fix B. could fix C. can fixed D. could fixed
16. "..........to come and have dinner with us"-"I`d love to but I` m busy".
A. Would you like B.Would you mind C. Do you want D.Could you please
17. The report shows...........the rice- cooking festival was held.
A. what B. in what C. which D. how
18. " How did Mrs Quyen go to Hawaii? "- " She........a plane ".
A. made B. did C. took D. fly
19. Our accommodation is..........in the ticket price.
A. included B. concluded C. stayed D. picked
20. She told me how ....English words well .
A. learn
 B. to learn
 C. learned
D. learning

III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
21. The plumber told me how could fix the leak in the sink.
A B C D
22. The little girl stopped to cry when I handed her her doll.
A B C D
23. Paul tells me if I left my house unlocked.
A B C D
24. Don’t forget posting the letter I gave you.
A B C D
25. We get very boring with the same food every day.
A B C D
IV/ Read the passage carefully:
Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It’s officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteen. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. 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 ten 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 result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.

A. True (T)or False(F)?
26 ……… Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar.
27 ............. Vietnam’s New Year is known as Tet.

B- Answer the following questions:
28. What