Tiếng Anh lớp 8 (Test yourself)

TEST YOURSELF 8 Question I. Choose one word whose stress part is pronounced differently. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A,B,C or D . 1.A. difficulty B. equality C. simplicity D. discovery 2.A. tenant B. machine C. rubbish D. common 3.A. animal B. habitat C. bacteria D. pyramid 4.A. writer B. teacher C. builder D. career 5.A. company B. atmosphere C. employment D. customer 6.A. purpose B. postpone C. postcard D. product 7.A. accomplished B. secretary C. comfortable D. necessary Question II . Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D . 1. John doesn’t play tennis. David doesn’t play tennis. A. Both John and David doesn’t play tennis. B. Neither John nor David plays tennis. C. Not either John or David plays tennis. D. Not only John but also David doesn’t play tennis. 2. If you do the washing up, I’ll cook lunch. A. I can’t do the washing up but I’ll cook lunch. B. If you can’t cook, you can do the washing up. C. You do the washing up and I’ll cook lunch. D. If you don’t do anything, I won’t, either. 3. We had nothing to eat but bananas. A. We ate everything but not bananas. B. We didn’t eat anything even bananas. C. Bananas were all we had to eat. D. Nothing to eat was better than bananas. 4. The coach said, “It’s time for you to go home, boys!” A. The coach told the boys that it was time for you to go home. B. The coach tells the boys that it was time for them to go home. C. The coach told the boys that it is time for them to go home. D. The coach told the boys that it was time for them to go home. 5. A small church lies at the foot of the hill. A. At the foot of the hill a small church lie. B. At the foot of the hill does a small church lies. C. At the foot of the hill lies a small church. D. At the foot of the hill does lie a small church. 6. All of us are waiting the man ______ son was lost. A. who B. which C. whom D. whose 7. Ken asked Barbara_____ she would like to go to the cinema. A. unless B. in case C. regarding D. whether 8. _____ the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand him at all. A. If B. Because C. Since D. Although 9. The girl ______ is our neighbor. A. talks to the lady over there B. is talking to the lady over there C. was talking to the lady over there D. talking to the lady over there 10. Her eyes were red and puffy _____ she had been crying a lot last night. A. even if B. since C. because of D. despite 1 11. My daughter often says that she won’t get married until she _____ 25 years old. A. is B. will be C. will have been D. has been 12. Don’t ask me anything about sports. I like ______ football _____ tennis. A. neither / nor B. both / and C. not only/ but also D. either / or 13. The old manager has just retired, so Jack takes _____ his position. A. on B. out C. in D. up 14. Your last job was a bank manager, _____ it? A. isn’t B. doesn’t C. didn’t D. wasn’t 15. Children will work hard if the lessons are _____. A. expressing B. inquiring C. disappointing D. interesting 16. _____ Long has finished his work, he will go home. A. As quickly as B. As far as C. As soon as D. As long as 17. Life here is very ______. A. peace B. peacefully C. peaceful D. peacefulness 18. It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him _____ he wouldn’t get wet. A. so as to B. in order C. so that D. in order to 19. _____ quarreled with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn’t want to answer his phone call. A. Having B. Because having C. Because hadn’t D. Having not 20. I gave up the job, _____ the attractive salary. A. because B. because of C. although D. despite 21. Everyone was asleep when the enemy ______. A. was attacking B. attacked C. had attacked D. attacking 22. Jack can speak two languages. One is English. ______ is Vietnamese. A. Other B. The other C. Another D. Others 23. Dogs are good traveling companions. They will go _____ you take them. A. whichever B. wherever C. whatever D. whenever 24. He keeps working _____ feeling unwell. A. although B. because of C. in spite of D. unless 25. He talked as if he ______ where she was. A. knew B. had known C. would know D. were knowing 26. Please don't be so ______ I can't do all the work by myself. A. reason B. reasonable C. unreasonable D. reasonably 27. Lomonosov was not _____ a great scientist but also a very talented poet. A. hardly B. fairly C. merely D. scarcely 28. My father asked me _____ of the film. A. what do you think B. what I think C. what did you think D. what I thought 29. Mr. Gibbon usually drinks mineral water, but in this party he _____ champagne. A. drinks B. will drink C. has drunk D. is drinking 30. The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy ______. A. sight B. view C. presence D. appearance Question III . Find out one mistake in each of the following sentences by circling the letter A, B, C or D below the underlined words. 31. Every discount store advertises that their products are cheaper than its competitors’. A B C D 32. The phone rung while I was washing the dishes. A B C D 33. Ho Chi Minh City, that has the biggest population, is also the largest city in my country. A B C D 34. I will intend to go back home when I finish my education. A B C D 2 35 . Henry’s friends told themselves to put his coat on the rack in their hall. A B C D Question IV. Choose the correct answer A,B,C or D to answer the questions below: TELEVISION Here in Egypt, television has a powerful hold over people's minds. It is an instrument of leisure, of information and - to a very limited extent - of culture. It does not stop people reading newspapers or books, going to the cinema or theatre or watching videos. But these activities are occasional, irregular and ultimately of secondary importance. Television is one of the main subjects of conversation, at school, in offices, at home and in the street, as well as being written about in all the newspapers. It might be said that the main objective of television is to persuade the maximum number of people to watch it for the maximum amount of time. And how effectively the sitcoms and soap operas do that! I do not think that I have ever seen any other country so totally dominated by these shows. Some of them are Egyptian productions but the majority is American. Each episode, each programme, is a talking point for everyone, young and old alike. 36. Which is the main idea of the passage? A. Television, an instrument of leisure. B. Television, the rest of the media and American soaps. C. Television, the main subjects of conversation. D. Television and its use. 37. What does television have over people's mind? A. A picture. B. An influence. C. An impression. D. A limit. 38. At school or in offices, television is considered as a topic _____. A. for people to talk about B. for learning C. for discussion D. for entertainment 39. What might the main objective of television be? A. To waste time. B. To get people away from their free time. C. To allow much time for many people to watch it. D. To get people away from their work. 40. How often are the sitcoms and soap operas shown on TV? A. Usually. B. Sometimes. C. Rarely. D. Never. Question V. Fill in the blanks of the passage with suitable words in the box: also succeeds although and because besides but so same on _____(1)_____ there are many different kinds of families in the world, there are some things that are the _____(2)_____ everywhere. Not all societies have western type marriage with one wife or husband, _____(3)_____ some kind of marriage is universal. And when a person marries, _____(4)_____ the new wife or husband, he or she also gets a complete new family of in-laws. Marriages with close relatives do not always produce healthy children, _____(5)_____ all societies have rules about who can marry who. Each society _____(6)_____ has a division of work based _____(7)_____ age and sex. In modern western societies, there is a move to change this last rule _____(8)_____ it can be unfair to woman, _____(9)_____it will be interesting to see if this _____(10)_____. Question Vi. Rewrite sentences: 1. "Let's have a meeting" John suggested.  John suggested that 3 2. I'd rather stay at home than go out tonight.  Staying at home would be 3. When the cost became more expensive, it is more difficult for me to buy.  The more 4. They had such a fierce dog that no one dared to go near their house.  Their dog was 5. He got the job though he had no qualifications.  Although 6. Although it was rainy, we went to the beach.  In spite of 7. I employed my neighbour to clean my car.  I had 8. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm.  We are 9. I get her to make some coffee.  I get 10. Ellen got martin to type her paper.  Ellen got 11. People said that he had gone to abroad.  He was said 12. People know that he was in London for many years.  It is 13. The flight to Hanoi lasted 3 hours and a half.  It took 14. Although the woman was old, she looked very graceful.  Despite 15. I'm not so intelligent as my friend.  My friend is 16. Unless someone has a key, we can't get into the class.  If 17. They will leave for Ho Chi Minh city next week.  I wish 18. He spent much money. He became poor.  The more 19. The soil was poor. The farmers tried hard.  The 20. The exercises are easy. We can do them.  The exercises THE END UNIT 11: TRAVELING AROUND VIETNAM Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. canoe B. water C. sugar D. island 2. A. resort B. hotel C. except D. rescue 3. A. sight B. tribe C. seaside D. magnificent 4. A. railway B. daily C. airport D. train 4 5. A. island B. florist C. stream D. sight Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below. 6. The flight ________at 6. 10 has been delayed. A. leave B. which leaves C. leaving D. B&C 7. This is the first time she ________rice paddies. A. will see B. sees C. has seen D. saw 8. Would you mind ________I borrowed your dictionary? A. if B. when C. that D. Ø 9. We ________lots of photos on vacation last summer. A. had B. took C. did D. made 10. The animal ________in the forest fire was a wild pig. A. hurt B. hurted C. hurts D. hurting 11. Would you mind ________the window? A. to close B. closing C. about closing D. closed 12. Welcome ________Springfield! A. at B. to C. in D. for 13. Accommodation in London ________very expensive. A. is B. are C. has D. have 14. The road ________down to the sea is very rough. A. goes B. going C. to go D. gone 15. ________is a large hole in the side of a mountain or under the ground. A. Waterfall B. Cave C. Bay D. Lake 16. The vase ________on the shelf is very beautiful. A. stands B. standing C. is standing D. stood 17. Do you mind if I ________your atlas for a minute? A. borrow B. will borrow C. am going to borrow D. borrowed 18. Ann asked me not ________anybody what happened. A. tell B. telling C. to tell D. told 19. After ________breakfast, I went out for a walk. A. finish B. having fmished C. finished D. had finished 20. ________is a type of white or gray stone containing calcium, used for building and making cement. A. Slope B. Limestone C. Site D. Sand 21. China has huge ________and onshore oil reserves. A. seaside B. remote C. outside D. offshore 22. Do you mind ________here for just a minute? A. to wait B. waiting C. about waiting D. waited 23. It was late, so we decided ________a taxi home. A. take B. to take C. taking D. took 24. The council should be able to help families who have no accommodation. A. a place to live B. a place to watch sport matches C. a place to buy meal and eat it D. a place to work 25. He picked the phone ________as soon as it rang. A. on B. up C. in D. off Choose the underlined part that needs correction. 26. Since this is the first time you own a computer, do you mind if I give you some advice? A B C D 27. Da Lat is known like a city of pines, waterfalls and flowers. 5 A B C D 28. There are notices showing arrivals and departs of trains. A B C D 29. They would like you telling them the truth. A B C D 30. It was so exciting to see those magnificently caves. A B C D Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. I have always wanted (21) _____ fishing. On the last day of my vacation, I went fishing on a beautiful lake. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch any fish, and I got (23)_____. I decided (24) _____ swimming. When I stood up, (25)_____wallet fell out of my pocket, and into the water. It had all my money, my passport, my plane tickets - everything. I jumped into the lake to look (26)____it, but I didn’t find anything. The next morning, I wasn't able to leave the hotel. I had no money to pay the bill and no plane ticket or passport to go home. So what did I do? I called my parents and asked for some money. I have never had such a terrible experience! 31. A. go B. to go C. going D. to going 32. A. bore B. bored C. boring D. boringly 33. A. go B. going C. to go D. to going 34. A. me B. my C. mine D. myself 35. A. at B. after C. for D. in Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions below. Hue is the ancient imperial capital of Vietnam during the time of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802- 1945). It is comfortably reached by plane or train from Hanoi. But it takes up to 14 hours to get to Hue from Hanoi if you travel by bus. On the South bank of the famous Huong River, opposite the Ancient Citadel and around the Le Loi and Hung Vuong Streets is where the majority of Hue’s hotels, restaurants and tourist services are located and this makes it easy for you to find everything you will need to maximize the enjoyment of your stay in the Imperial City. Many people hire motorcycles or bicycles to visit the historical sights and monuments there but it is possible to walk, or to take a taxi or cyclo, too. imperial (adj) : (thu c) ho ng / maximize (v) : l m t ng len n m c t i aộ à đế à ă đế ứ ố đ 36. What does the word ‘ancient ’ in line 1 mean? A. of the present time B. very old C. liked by a lot of people D. not special or unusual 37. Hue can be reached by________________. A. plane B. train C. bus D. all are correct 38. Where is the Ancient Citadel? A. On the South bank of the Huong river. B. On the North bank of the Huong river. C. On Hung Vuong Street. D. no information 39. We can visit the historical sights and monuments there ________________. A. by motorcycle or bicycle B. by taxi or cyclo C. on foot D. all are correct 40. Which of the following is not true? A. Hue used to be the imperial capital of Vietnam. B. We can travel to Hue by train or by plane. C. It’s comfortable to travel to Hue by bus. D. Most of Hue’s hotels and restaurants are on the South bank of the Huong river. THE END 6 ANSWER KEY Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. canoe B. water C. sugar D. island 2. A. resort B. hotel C. except D. rescue 3. A. sight B. tribe C. seaside D. magnificent 4. A. railway B. daily C. airport D. train 5. A. island B. florist C. stream D. sight Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below. 6. The flight ________at 6. 10 has been delayed. A. leave B. which leaves C. leaving D. B&C 7. This is the first time she ________rice paddies. A. will see B. sees C. has seen D. saw 8. Would you mind________I borrowed your dictionary? A. if B. when C. that D. Ø 9. We ________lots of photos on vacation last summer. A. had B. took C. did D. made 10. The animal ________in the forest fire was a wild pig. A. hurt B. hurted C. hurts D. hurting 11. Would you mind ________the window? A. to close B. closing C. about closing D. closed 12. Welcome ________Springfield! A. at B. to C. in D. for 13. Accommodation in London ________very expensive. A. is B. are C. has D. have 14. The road ________down to the sea is very rough. A. goes B. going C. to go D. gone 15. ________is a large hole in the side of a mountain or under the ground. A. Waterfall B. Cave C. Bay D. Lake 16. The vase ________on the shelf is very beautiful. A. stands B. standing C. is standing D. stood 17. Do you mind if I ________your atlas for a minute? A. borrow B. will borrow C. am going to borrow D. borrowed 18. Ann asked me not ________anybody what happened. A. tell B. telling C. to tell D. told 19. After ________breakfast, I went out for a walk. A. finish B. having finished C. finished D. had finished 20. ________is a type of white or gray stone containing calcium, used for building and making cement. A. Slope B. Limestone C. Site D. Sand 21. China has huge ________and onshore oil reserves. A. seaside B. remote C. outside D. offshore 22. Do you mind ________here for just a minute? A. to wait B. waiting C. about waiting D. waited 23. It was late, so we decided ________a taxi home. 7 A. take B. to take C. taking D. took 24. The council should be able to help families who have no accommodation. A. a place to live B. a place to watch sport matches C. a place to buy meal and eat it D. a place to work 25. He picked the phone ________as soon as it rang. A. on B. up C. in D. off Choose the underlined part that needs correction. 26. Since this is the first time you own a computer, do you mind if I give you some advice? A B C D 27. Da Lat is known like a city of pines, waterfalls and flowers. A B C D 28. There are notices showing arrivals and departs of trains. A B C D 29. They would like you telling them the truth. A B C D 30. It was so exciting to see those magnificently caves. A B C D Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. I have always wanted (21) _____ fishing. On the last day of my vacation, I went fishing on a beautiful lake. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch any fish, and I got (23)_____. I decided (24) _____ swimming. When I stood up, (25)_____wallet fell out of my pocket, and into the water. It had all my money, my passport, my plane tickets - everything. I jumped into the lake to look (26)____it, but I didn’t find anything. The next morning, I wasn't able to leave the hotel. I had no money to pay the bill and no plane ticket or passport to go home. So what did I do? I called my parents and asked for some money. I have never had such a terrible experience! 31. A. go B. to go C. going D. to going 32. A. bore B. bored C. boring D. boringly 33. A. go B. going C. to go D. to going 34. A. me B. my C. mine D. myself 35. A. at B. after C. for D. in Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions below. Hue is the ancient imperial capital of Vietnam during the time of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802- 1945). It is comfortably reached by plane or train from Hanoi. But it takes up to 14 hours to get to Hue from Hanoi if you travel by bus. On the South bank of the famous Huong River, opposite the Ancient Citadel and around the Le Loi and Hung Vuong Streets is where the majority of Hue’s hotels, restaurants and tourist services are located and this makes it easy for you to find everything you will need to maximize the enjoyment of your stay in the Imperial City. Many people hire motorcycles or bicycles to visit the historical sights and monuments there but it is possible to walk, or to take a taxi or cyclo, too. 36. What does the word ‘ancient ’ in line 1 mean? A. of the present time B. very old C. liked by a lot of people D. not special or unusual 37. Hue can be reached by________________. A. plane B. train C. bus D. all are correct 38. Where is the Ancient Citadel? A. On the South bank of the Huong river. B. On the North bank of the Huong river. 8 C. On Hung Vuong Street. D. no information 39. We can visit the historical sights and monuments there ________________. A. by motorcycle or bicycle B. by taxi or cyclo C. on foot D. all are correct 40. Which of the following is not true? A. Hue used to be the imperial capital of Vietnam. B. We can travel to Hue by train or by plane. C. It’s comfortable to travel to Hue by bus. D. Most of Hue s hotels and restaurants are on the South bank of the Huong river. ’ THE END UNIT 10: RECYCLING Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. math B. scatter C. package D. metal 2. A. smell B. press C. melt D. refill 3. A. those B. clothes C. shopping D. envelope 4. A. down B. throw C. nowadays D. how 5. A. fields B. plants C. trees D. newspapers Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below. 6. Every few weeks new satellites ________into orbit. A. are put B. is put C. are putted D. is putted 7. You ought to give up smoking because it is harmful to your health. A. should B. could C. may D. am going to 8. Try to ________the amount of fat in your diet. A. reuse B. refill C. reduce D. recycle 9. It is ________to park in the center of Newtown. A. impossible B. impossibility C. impossibilities D. impossibly 10. I am delighted ________you passed your exam. A. that B. to C. in order to D. so that 11. We will begin ________a brief discussion of the problems. A. from B. with C. at D. on 12. Tree leaves ________to wrap things. A. should used B. should be used C. should been used D. should be use 13. ________is a wonderful natural fertilizer. A. Compost B. Plastic C. Envelope D. Garbage 14. Glass is broken up, melted and made into new________. A. silverware B. hardware C. ironware D. glassware 15. Is the rubbish ________every day? A. collect B. collecting C. collected D. be collected 16. In 1876, the telephone ________first introduced by Bell and Watson. A. was B. is C. has been D. had been 17. It’s important ________wildlife in the area. A. to conserve B. conserving C. conservation D. conserve 18. Japan ________40% of its waste every year. A. reuses B. recycles C. refill D. broken 9 19. We were delighted ________your letter yesterday. A. to get B. got C. getting D. get 20. Sooner or later a satellite ________by a large piece of rubbish. A. will destroy B. will destroyed C. will be destroyed D. will been destroyed 21. Let’s play tennis instead of ________television. A. watch B. watching C. watches D. to watch 22. Everything depends on what you mean ________the word “free”. A. about B. by C. of D. for 23. We should use ________bags instead of plastic bags. A. cloth B. clothe C. clothed D. clothing 24. Beer ________for breakfast in England years ago. A. used be drunk B. used to be drunk C. used to drunk D. used to be drank 25. I ________some rice on the floor of the chicken coop. [coop: cage for poultry] A. scattered B. grew C. threw away D. raised Choose the underlined part that needs correction. 26. You will be gave a present when you go to the party next Saturday. A B C D 27. It is unhealthily to live in many of the world’s cities. A B C D 28. We began the meeting by a discussion about recycling. A B C D 29. Miss Blake is one of the represents from Friends of the Earth. A B C D 30. Climate change is causing the polar ice cap melting. A B C D Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. Dear Sir or Madam, We are in Class B, Year 8 at Stonehouse School. Every year our class goes (21)_______an adventure holiday. This year we would like (22)___your center. We are planning (23)____ away for the first week in May, arriving on Friday 2 May. There will be 15 boys and 15 girls in our party, and two teachers. We are (24)______in sailing, rock climbing, canoeing, and map-reading. Can you send us information about your center? We look forward (26)______from you. Yours faithfully, Class B 31. A. in B. at C. on D. aver 32. A. attend B. attending C. to attend D. to attending 33. A. go B. to go C. going D. to going 34. A. interested B. interesting C. bored D. boring 35. A. hear B. to hear C. hearing D. to hearing Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions below. Just a few years ago, this place was called Dumptown. The people living here didn’t think much about where waste went when they threw it out. Things that could be reused or recycled were thrown in the trash, because nobody believed recycling made a difference. And, eventually, that became a very big problem. The garbage heap grew and began to smell. Sometimes it caught fire, and making it hard for everyone to breathe. Dumptowners knew they had to fix it. They learned to reduce the amount of 10 [...]... silverware B hardware C ironware 15 Is the rubbish every day? A collect B collecting C collected collected 16 In 187 6, the telephone first introduced by Bell and Watson A was B is C has been 17 It’s important wildlife in the area A to conserve B conserving C conservation 18 Japan 40% of its waste every year A reuses B recycles C refill 19 We were delighted your letter yesterday A... below 6 Every few weeks new satellites into orbit A are put B is put C are putted D is putted 7 You ought to give up smoking because it is harmful to your health A should B could C may D am going to 8 Try to the amount of fat in your diet A reuse B refill C reduce D recycle 9 It is to park in the center of Newtown 11 A impossible B impossibility C impossibilities 10 I am delighted you passed... recycled into the trash C didn’t believe that recycling could make a difference D all are correct 37 Which of the following could replace the word ‘trash’ in line 2? A garbage B rubbish C compost D a & b 38 What were the Dumptown’s problems? A The garbage heap smelled B Sometimes the garbage heap caught fire C It was hard for everyone to breathe D all are correct 39 What does the word ‘them’ in line 6 refer... underlined part that needs correction 26 You will be gave a present when you go to the party next Saturday [wil be given] A B C D 27 It is unhealthily to live in many of the world’s cities [unhealthy] A B C D 28 We began the meeting by a discussion about recycling [with] A B C D 29 Miss Blake is one of the represents from Friends of the Earth [representatives] A B C D 30 Climate change is causing the polar ice... conserve D broken D get D will been D to watch D for D clothing D used to be D raised Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces Dear Sir or Madam, We are in Class B, Year 8 at Stonehouse School Every year our class goes (21) _an adventure holiday This year we would like (22) _your center We are planning (23) away for the first week in May, arriving on Friday 2 May There... recycled into the trash C didn’t believe that recycling could make a difference D all are correct 37 Which of the following could replace the word ‘trash’ in line 2? A garbage B rubbish C compost D a & b 38 What were the Dumptown’s problems? A The garbage heap smelled B Sometimes the garbage heap caught fire C It was hard for everyone to breathe D all are correct 39 What does the word ‘them’ in line 6 refer . B. train C. bus D. all are correct 38. Where is the Ancient Citadel? A. On the South bank of the Huong river. B. On the North bank of the Huong river. 8 C. On Hung Vuong Street. D. no information 39 asked Barbara_____ she would like to go to the cinema. A. unless B. in case C. regarding D. whether 8. _____ the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand him at all. A. If B. Because. D. As long as 17. Life here is very ______. A. peace B. peacefully C. peaceful D. peacefulness 18. It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him _____ he wouldn’t get wet. A. so