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.

The thing I liked most when I was small was 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 and eat the same vegetables all the year round! Whereas, in the country, I could oly eat things at certain times of the year - for example strawberries in June and turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with the seasons.

Also we 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, but in my opinion they miss a lot more than them - they miss real life.

1. What did the writer like most about living on a farm?

a. Flowers in a 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?

a. 4 seasons

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 write never eat tinned food when living in the country?

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?

a. People in the city can grow vegetable 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

36 - 40. Choose the item among a, b, c or d that best answers the question about the passage.

The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time.

English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where people are buried.

The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have water brought through pipes into each house. Most villagers are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.

36. When do city people often go to the country?

      a. At the weekends.                                              b. All the year round.

      c. At Christmas.                                                    d. The summer holidays.

37. What is the advantage of city people when they have a cottage built in the village?

      a. They can have their houses rented.

      b. They can go to the country at weekends.

      c. They can go to the country whenever they can find the time.

      d. All are correct.

38. What is the common feature of English villages?

      a. They have a church.

      b. They have a church with a tall tower, and a village green.

      c. They have a village green.

      d. They have running water.

39. What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages?

      a. The village green.                                             b. The church.

      c. Running water.                                                  d. The Internet.

40. What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?

      a. They can go there to buy whatever they want.

      b. They can go there to buy cheaper things.

      c. They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops.

      d. They can go there to buy luxury goods.

Read the passage and answer the questions

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 and eat the same vegetables all the year round! Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the years- for example strawberries in June and turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with the seasons.

Also we made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Every thing 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, but in my opinion they miss a lot more than them. They miss real life

1. What did the writer like most about living on a farm?

2. What does the word " them" in line two refer to?

3. In the coutryside, which season can we buy strawberries?

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

5. Can people in the city grow vegetables all year round?

I.       Choose the item among a, b, c or d that best answers the question about the passage.

Chiang Mai, also sometimes written as “Chiengmai”, is the largest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand, and the capital of Chiang Mai Province. It is about 800 kilometers north of Bangkok, among some of the highest mountains in the country. The city stands on the Ping River, a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River. In recent years, Chiang Mai has become an increasingly modern city, although it lacks the cosmopolitan gloss of Bangkok. It has many attractions for the thousands of foreign visitors who come to the city each year. Chiang Mai’s historic strength derived from its important strategic location near a southern branch of the ancient Silk Road, and long before the modern influx of foreign visitors the city served as an important center for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewellery particular silver, and woodcarving.

36. Where is Chiang Mai?

      a. in the east of Thailand                                       b. in the south of Thailand

      c. in the north of Thailand                                     d. in the centre of Thailand

37. Which of the following sentences is NOT true about Chiang Mai?

      a. It is the largest city in Thailand.

      b. It is the capital city of Chiang Mai Province.

      c. It is nearly one thousand kilometers from the capital of Thailand.

      d. It is surrounded by high mountains.

38. Chiang Mai is now _____.

      a. an ancient city                                                   b. famous for its vehicles

      c. a quickly developing city                                  d. near the Silk Road

39. Which jewellery is Chiang Mai most famous for?

      a. umbrellas                   b. silver                            c. woodcarving                d. silks

40. The word “significant” in line 1 means _____.

      a. ancient                      b. large                             c. important                     d. developed

I.       Choose the item among a, b, c or d that best answers the question about the passage.

These days, most people in Britain and the United States do not wear very formal clothes. But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing.

Many British people don't think about clothes very much. They just like to be comfortable. When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theatres, cinemas and concerts you can put on what you like from elegant suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy.

 But in Britain, as well as the United States, men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women wear dresses or skirts (not trousers). Doctors, lawyers and business people wear quite formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women wear smart dresses.

 In many years, Americans are more relaxed than British people, but they are more careful with their clothes. At home, or on holiday, most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes. But when they go out in the evening, they like to look elegant. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes and smart hairstyles.

 It is difficult to say exactly what people wear informal or formal in Britain and the United States because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and then do the same. You'll feel more relaxed if you don't look too different from everyone else.

36. Many British people wear freely when they _____.

      a. attend meetings                                                   b. attend lectures              

      c. spend their spare time                                         d. meet their friends

37. Who doesn’t usually wear suits and ties?

      a. Lawyers                    b. Doctors                         c. Drivers                           d. Secretaries

38. If you visit an American friend at home in the evening, you may find that your friend wears _____.

      a. pretty clothes            b. informal clothes            c. formal clothes               d. dirty clothes

39. If you are in a foreign country, the best way the writer suggests to you is to wear _____.

      a. strange clothes          b. as the people there do   c. your native clothes        d. pretty clothes

40. What do you think the passage is mainly about?

      a. Recent dressing habit in Great Britain and the United States.

      b. The reason why informal clothing is popular in Britain and the US.

      c. When we should wear in a formal way.

      d. Where we should wear in a formal way.

Read the passage and answer the questions

THE BEST TIME FOR APPLES

It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England. The lesson was about the seasons of the year. "There are four seasons in the year", said the teacher. "They are Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. In Spring it is warm and everything begins to grow. In Summer it is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens. In Autumn, there are many vegetables and much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In Winter, it is cold and it often rains. Sometimes there is snow on the ground."

Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils, "Stop talking, Tom" he said. "Now listen to me. Can you tell us when is the best time of apples?"

"Yes, sir," answered Tom. "It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the garden."

True (T) or False (F) questions.

__________ The lesson took place at a small school in England.

. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

  My husband and I had a problem about our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because I was tired and needed to relax. I loved lying in the sun, drinking iced beer and reading a good book. But Robert liked  busy cultural holidays. He liked visiting art galleries. He hated sunbathing because he always went red, not brown. The travel agent tried to help us and suggested Greece. I said I love to sail to a quiet island, but of course Robert said he’d like to stay in Athens. It was easy to decide what to do,  we flew to Athens together, Robert stayed there and I traveled to the island of Kos!

27. Why did the author want to have a lazy seaside holiday?

A. She liked a busy holiday        

B. She was tired and needed to relax          

C. She always went red, not brown                               

28. The author liked  _____ .                                           

A.  sunbathing                             B. visiting museum’s                                  C. art galleries

29. What does the word ‘island’ in line 5 mean?

A. a piece of land with water all around it          

B. a high piece of land that is not as high as a mountain                  

C. a big area of salty water

30. Which of the following is not true?

A. Robert liked lazy seaside holidays

B. Robert wanted to stay in Athens    

C. Robert’s wife loved to sail to a quiet island             

31. Kos is _____ .

A. a city in Greece                      B. an island                        C. a place which has many island

32. What is the passage written about?

A. a problem about the holiday  B. a trip to Greece              C. a busy cultural holiday 

. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

  My husband and I had a problem about our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because I was tired and needed to relax. I loved lying in the sun, drinking iced beer and reading a good book. But Robert liked  busy cultural holidays. He liked visiting art galleries. He hated sunbathing because he always went red, not brown. The travel agent tried to help us and suggested Greece. I said I love to sail to a quiet island, but of course Robert said he’d like to stay in Athens. It was easy to decide what to do,  we flew to Athens together, Robert stayed there and I traveled to the island of Kos!

27. Why did the author want to have a lazy seaside holiday?

A. She liked a busy holiday        

B. She was tired and needed to relax          

C. She always went red, not brown                               

28. The author liked  _____ .                                           

A.  sunbathing                             B. visiting museum’s                                  C. art galleries

29. What does the word ‘island’ in line 5 mean?

A. a piece of land with water all around it          

B. a high piece of land that is not as high as a mountain                  

C. a big area of salty water

30. Which of the following is not true?

A. Robert liked lazy seaside holidays

B. Robert wanted to stay in Athens    

C. Robert’s wife loved to sail to a quiet island             

31. Kos is _____ .

A. a city in Greece                      B. an island                        C. a place which has many island

32. What is the passage written about?

A. a problem about the holiday  B. a trip to Greece              C. a busy cultural holiday