TEST 1

Grade 8                     The mid- first semester

Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answer the question about the passage.

The thing I liked most when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and winter – I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. Now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter ad eat the same vegetables all the year round. Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year, for example, strawberries in June and turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with the seasons.

We also made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh, so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may think people in the country miss a lot of things about modern life. In fact, in my opinion they miss a lot more than people in the country, they miss real life.

1. What did the writer like most about living in the country?

A. Flowers in spring                                   B. Leaves in autumn.

C. The wild animals and plants.                D. The change of seasons.

2. What does the word “them” in line 2 refer to?

( Từ “ them” ở dòng 2 đề cập đến điều gì? )

A. Four season                       B. Winter and autumn

C. Countryside people            D. Plants

3. In the countryside which season can we buy strawberries?

A. Spring             B. Summer           C. Autumn           D. Winter

4. Why did the writer never eat tinned food when living in the country?

( Tại sao tác giả không bao giờ ăn thức ăn đóng hộp khi sống ở nông thôn? )

A. Because it was frozen                  B. Because it was contaminated

C. Because it was very fat                D. Because it wasn’t very fresh

5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

( Câu nào dưới đây không đúng theo nội dung bài đọc? )

A. People in the city can grow vegetables all year round.

B. In the countryside turnips are grown in winter

C. The writer often eat frozen and tinned food now.

D. Many city people think they live better than those in the country.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

6. She is very keen at drawing and she really wants to have her own gallery

          A                B                                     C                        D

7. This house is more spacious as that white house I bought in HCM City

                    A                         B                               C        D

Choose the correct answer

8.We are all hook ________ making star lanterns.

A.in                               B. off                    C.on                     D.to

9. An old woman was ________ the goats up the mountainside.

A. riding              B. taking              C. herding            D. running

10. We found the film ……………………..because of the excellent actors and actresses.

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

11. The church near our school…………. in the 16^th century.

A. was built                   B. was building    C. built                           D. builds

12. His parents feel very sad and upset because he’s __________ to computer games.

A. addiction                  B. addicted           C. addictive                    D. addict

13. __________ a horse is one of the skills every child in Mongolia has to learn.

A. Ride                B. Riding              C. Rides                         D. Rode

14. My dad doesn't mind ________ my mom from work every day.

A. picks up                   B. picking up       C. pick up                      D. picked up

15. He did the test ……………………than I did.

A.as bad as                   B. more worse      C. worse                        D. badder

16. We will go swimming today…………it is very hot.

A. so                    B. so that             C. because                      D. although

17.Using the computer as your hobby can be……………..to both your health and your social life.

A. harm               B. to harm            C. harmful            D. harmless

18.– It isn’t a long way from Britain, isn’t it?” – “Yes, but it isn’t as ……………as HongKong.”

A. far                             B. farther              C. farthest            D. further

19. He ………… lots of old books for 5 years.

A. recycled                B. is recycling           C. has recycled         D. will recycle

20. When I was a child, I …………. follow my Mom to the market.

A. used to                  B. use to                     C. get used to            D. usually

21. They’ll arrive ………. Monday, 14 July.

A. in                           B. at                           C. during                   D. on

22. You look very _________- today.

A. happiness             B. happy                    C. happily                  D. happiest.

23. Using computers too much may have harmful effects____________ your minds and bodies.

A. on                 B. to                   C. with                   D. onto

24. I love the people in my village. They are so __________and hospitable.

A. friendly         B. vast                 C. slow                     D. inconvenient

25. People in the countryside live ___________than those in the city.

A. happy            B. more happily    C. happily                   D. less happy
26. We will start our trip ________6 o’clock _________the morning.

A. in / in                      B. at / in              C. in / at                    D. at / at

27. We __________anything from James since we left school.

A. haven’t heard         B. heard                  C. don’t hear              D. didn’t hear

28. It is ....................... in the city than it is in the country.

A. noisily             B. more noisier                C. noisier                D. noisy

29. Teenagers enjoy ............... to music and ............... out with friends.

A. listen – hang                                               B. to listen – to hang

C. listening – hang                                          D. listening – hanging
30."Do you love it?" can be abbreviated:

A. WBU                 B. J4F                  C. NUFF                      D. DYLI

31. Steven dislikes …………, so he usually takes a bus to work.

A. to drive             B. to be driven       C. be driven               D. driving

32. Thanh is ………..lazy to pass the next exam.

A. very                 B. too                   C. enough             D. so

33. I ……………..watch the football match on TV last night because I …………busy.

A. didn’t watch/ was                         B. didn’t watch / am

C. haven’t watched / was                           D. haven’t watched / am

34. She …………….to have a new computer.

A. enjoys              B. dislikes            C. would like                 D. adores

35. Look ! There are many………………kites in the sky.

A. color                B. colorful            C. colorfully                            D. colorless

36. I can’t run as……………..Huy.

A. fastly as           B. fastly than       C. fast as                        D. fast than

37. Quang’s parents are thinking of banning him from……………. the computer.

A. use                            B. to use               C. used                           D. using

38. No one can help her solve that problem. She must do it………….

A. sheself             B. yourself              C. herself                     D. himself

39. They hate ……………their sin texting his friends all day.

A. texting             B. to texting           C. texting                     D. A + C are correct

40.  I can see many boys……………..buffaloes .

a. herding             B. playing               C. collecting                 D. driving

41. Yesterday, we went on an……………..tour around the village.

A. eight hours      B. eight hour          C. eight – hours           D. eight- hour

42. Would you like……..and ……………with us while you are in town?

A. to come/ staying        B. coming/ staying                   C. to come / stay            D. coming/ to stay

43.A new bridge over the river……………at the moment.

A. is built             B.  is being built    C. has been built                    D. will be built

44. She enjoys looking at goods displayed in the shop windows, so she goes………very often.

A . window- shop                              B. shop- window                                       

C. window-shopping                      D. shopping- window
45. Teenagers prefer……………….

A. to play computer games to read books.
B. playing computer games to read books.
C. playing computer games to reading books.
D. to play computer games to reading books.

46.  Please don’t smoke in the kitchen.

A. Do you mind smoke in the kitchen?

B. Do you mind not smoke in the kitchen?

C. Do you mind not smoking in the kitchen?

D. Do you mind smoking in the kitchen?

47. He is working in a factory that makes cars.

A. He is working in a cars- making factory.

B. He is working in a car- making factory

C. He is working in a cars  making factory

D. He is working in a car making factory

48. My daughter adores doing DIY .

A. My daughter is fond on doing DIY.

B. My daughter is keen on doing DIY.

C. My daughter detests doing DIY.

D. My daughter is fond to doing DIY.

49. She spends 2 hours each day using the computer.

A. It takes her 2 hours each day using the computer.

B. It takes she 2 hours each day using the computer.

C. It takes her 2 hours each day to use the computer.

D. It takes she 2 hours each day to use the computer.

50.  This test is easier than the test we did last month.

A. This test is not as difficult as the test we did last month.

B. This test is less difficult than the test we did last month.

C. The test we did last month was more difficult than this test.

D. All are correct.

Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first:

1)  He is strong. He can carry that suitcase.

    He is ________________________________________________ .

2)  Hoa was good. She could answer these questions.

    Hoa was_____________________________________________ .

3)  My sister is old. She can drive a bicycle.

    My sister _______________________________________________ . 

4)  Tam is old. He can ride a motorbike.

    Tam is ______________________________________________ .

5)    He is hungry. He eats three loaves of bread.
He is ___________________________________________________.

6)  This coat isn’t warm. I don’t wear it in winter.

    This coat ____________________________________________ .

7)  This exercise is not difficult. We can do it easily.

This exercise is_______________________________________ .

8)  He can touch the light because he is very tall.
He is _______________________________________________ .

9)  His hair is short and brown.

    He has .

      10)Her hair is black and long.

          She    

The sun _______ ( rises) in the east.

(1 Điểm)

a. rises

b.is rising

c.rised

d.rise

2.She usually goes swimming ______ Sunday mornings.

(1 Điểm)

a.at

b.on

c.in

d.or

3.He enjoys _______ to music while he's studying.

(1 Điểm)

a.to listen

b.listen

c.listening

d.to listening

4.Each of them _______ a different character.

(1 Điểm)

a.have

b.has

c.to have

d.having

5.Those cats look ________ ( love).

(1 Điểm)

a.lovely

b.loving

c.love 

d.loved

6.He is _______ to ride his bike to school.

(1 Điểm)

a.not enough old

b.enough not old

c.not old enough

d.enough old

7.Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence by using enough :
- Mr. John isn't rich. He can't buy a house.

Nhập câu trả lời chỗ này

(1 Điểm)

8.Make question for the answer: 
________________________? He's tall and thin.

(1 Điểm)

9.Rearrange these words to make correct sentence:
table/large/was/in the kitchen/there/a/wooden/round.

(1 Điểm)

a.There was a large wooden round table in the kitchen.

b.There was a wooden large round table in the kitchen.

c.There was a round wooden large table in the kitchen.

d.There was a large round wooden table in the kitchen.

10.I received a letter __________ my friend yesterday.

(1 Điểm)

a.on

b.to

c.from

d.with

II. Combine these sentences using: which , who , whom

1. A woman answered the phone. She told me you was busy.

2. The bus is always crowded. I take it to school every morning.

3. They are singing a song. I don't know the song.

4. A man spoke to me. He was very helpful.

5. A midwife is a woman. She assists other women in childbirth.

6. Linh Giang is my neighbor. We met her yesterday.

7. The house is for sale. It has the green shutters.

8. My farther bought a motor bike. The motorbike costs 2 thousand dollars.

9. They are the postcards. I sent them from Australia.

10. The house has been built in the forest. It doesn't have electricity.

11. The girl chatted with him yesterday. She arrived here at 6:30.

12. I'm reading the book. I bought it in London in 1996.

13. Trang couldn't come to the party. This was perfectly true.

14. Do you know the girl? Tom is talking to the girl.

15. Tuan speaks English very well. He comes from Vietnam.

16. The man invited me to his party. He was really polite.

17. A lion is an animal. This animal lives in Africa.

18. I have a class. It begins at 8 am.

19. A globe is a ball. This ball has a map of the world on it.

20. The soup was too salty. I had it for lunch.

21. We are visiting Ha Long. Ha Long is in the north of Vietnam.

22. My father is an doctor. He has gone to abroad.

23. Ms Kim Anh will be our History teacher next semester. You talked with her yesterday.

24. The watch belongs to Lam. It is in the bathroom.

26. Mary is a bit deaf. She didn't hear the phone.

27*. We'll meet Peter tomorrow. He has 2 brother and one sister.

28. We are talking to Vietnam. Vietnam has a population of 87 million people.

31. She can't speak English. It is a disadvantage.

33. Do you remember Mrs Lan? She taught us history.

34. The museum was built in 1805. Our class visited it last weekend.

35. The man works in the hospital. I told you about him.

36. Do you like the person? The person sits next to you.

37. The house costs a lot of money. My father bought it last year.

39. My sister is rather childish. She was trained to be a sewer.

40. Colin told me about his new job. He enjoys it very much.

41 . We know a lot of people. They live in London.

42. We know her grandparents. They live in London.

44. We stayed at the Cau Vong hotel. Nam recommended it to us.

45. Jane works for a company. It makes shoes.

46. She told me her address. I wrote down it on a piece of paper.

47. There are some words. They are very difficult to translate.

48. John is one of my closest friends. I have known him for a very long time.

49. A pacifist is a person. He believes that all wars are wrong.

50. What is the name of the man? You borrowed his car.

51. This watch costs a lot of money. I have lost the watch.

52. We were given a lot of information. Most of the information was useless.

55. Mary has three brothers. All of her brothers are married.

56. They asked me a lot of questions. I couldn't answer most of them.

57. Jill isn't on the phone. This makes it difficult to contact her.

58. Mr Carter is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him on the phone last night.

59. My computer is expensive. I bought it in Bac Giang in 2007.

60. The man is my father. I respect this man most.

63. The shirts are too big. My sister bought them for me.

64. Ho Chi Minh city is in the north of Vietnam. HCM city is the most populous city in the country.