Tiếng anh 8 bài kiểm tra số 1

ENGLISH TEST No 1 – Grade 8 (Time: 45 mins)
Name:………………………………………………. Class: 8A2

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (1p)
1. A. deaf
B. beat
C. lead
D. teach

2. A. safe
B. nature
C. mall
D. face

3. A. knife
B. sink
C. excite
D. device

4. A. honest
5. A. escape
B. hour
B. graze
C. honor
C. transit
D. humour
D. chase

II. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. (2p)
1. Jack can’t reach the top shelf. He isn’t ................. to reach it.

A. tall
B. tall enough
C. enough tall
D. too tall

2. The sun .............. in the east and ................. in the west.

A. rises/ sets
B. sets/ rises
C. rise/ set
D. rises/ set

3. It must be very interesting when he can do it ………….after learning.

A. he
B. his
C. himself
D. him

4. …………………………. – He is short and fat.

A. What does your father like?
B. What is your father like?
C. What does your father look like?
D. What is your father look like?

5. I ................. to go to the market.

A. has
B. have
C. must
D. should

6. It is .............. to learn Music at school.

A. interested
B. interestingly
C. interest
D. interesting

7. Do you………….clean the house everyday or every week?

A. must
B. has to
C. have to
D. had to

8. Why do we have to encourage the children to do everything …………..?

A. himself
B. herself
C. ourselves
D. themselves

9. They would really like…………….the art gallery on Friday.

A. to visit
B. visiting
C. visit
D. visited

10. Why must we put all chemicals and drugs in…………………?

A. lock cupboards
B. locked cupboards
C. locking cupboards
D. unlocked cupboards

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: (1p)
1. Where is Thu? - She (play)…………..……….in the schoolyard.
2. It is safe (keep)…………………drugs and chemicals in locked cupboards.
3. She (write)……………………….to me every week.
4. Do you like this picture? - My brother (paint)…………..…….it yesterday.
5. I was busy last night, so I (not have).......................... time to phone you.
IV. Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences (2p)
1. The soup was enough hot for the children to eat.
………………………………………………………………………………………...
2. I am going to traveling around the word with my family this year.
………………………………………………………………………………………...
3. You must keep these chemicals out from children’s reach.
………………………………………………………………………………………...
4. Let’s putting the rice cooker in the kitchen between the kettle and the micro-ware.
………………………………………………………………………………………...
5. You must not let children to play the kitchen because it is dangerous place.
………………………………………………………………………………………...
V. Read the following passage and answer the question (2p)
We moved into the new house on a warm September day. It was not really a new house; it was hundred and four years old, but it was new to us. The house had running water, gas and electricity, but for some reason there was no electric light in the kitchen. It was something quite unexpected: a house with electricity but without a kitchen light. It was quite puzzling because our kitchen was a large room, perhaps the largest in the house. I telephoned for an electrician. He came and fixed it for us. And he charged $86 for doing the job.
1. What was the weather like on the day they moved into the new house?
…………………………………………………………………………............
2. How old was the house?
…………………………………………………………………………............
3. Were there any lights in the kitchen?
…………………………………………………………………………............
4. How much did the electrician charge for doing the job?
…………………………………………………………………………............
VI. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same using the words given (2p)
1. Playing with matches is very dangerous. (IT IS)
.………………………………………………………………………………..
2. The front yard is too small for us to play football in. (LARGE)
.………………………………………………………………………………..
3. They plan to invite their close friends for dinner tonight. (BE