Phßng gd-®t huyÖn lËp th¹ch Trêng thcs lËp th¹ch ®Ò kh¶o s¸t ®éi tuyÓn tiÕng anh líp 8 Thêi gian: 120’ I/ Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1. A. driver B. prefer C. soccer D. meter 2. A. finish B. invite C. sometimes D. nice 3. A. neighbor B. receive C. weight D.great 4. A. resident B. please C. museum D. selection 5. A. pleased B. passed C. reduced D. cooked II/ Supply the correct forms or tenses of the verbs in brackets 1. People used (make)……… by (rub)…………… two sticks together 2. Each July, John together with his family (go)…… to Spain for holidays 3. While I (study)…………last night, Fred (come)………… 4. The world (change)…………. Things never stay the same 5. The children are late. They (not come)……….home from school yet 6. This is the first time I (drink)……….Vodka 7. I wish I (be)………home when you called last night 8. “ Would you like me (go)……….with you?” I said to her? 9. After hearing the condition, I deciced (not enter)……….the competition 10. At the end of next month, the building (build)………… III/ Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it 1. The nurse taught Hoa how to give first- aid on the phone Hoa………………………………………………………… 2. “ Do you know what the time is, Steve?” asked David David asked……………………………………………… 3. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen I’ve never…………………………………………………. 4. You can’t visit the USA unless you have a visa. If you…………………………………………………… 5. She started working as a secretary five years ago She has…………………………………………………… 6. I’m interested in knowing more about the ancient Egyptians I’d like…………………………………………………… 7. I saw Jane standing outside the shop Jane was………………………………………………… 8. My father had him repair his car yesterday My father had…………………………………………… 9. My sister finds driving on the left difficulty My sister isn’t………………………………………… 10.I didn’t call her because I didn’t have her phone number If I………………………………………………………… IV/ Put the words in brackets into correct forms 1. I like living in the countryside because people there are (friend)……….and the air is clean 2. If you need any help, just go to the (inform)……… center 3. The (reside) ……… in the area are against the building of the expressway 1 4. Our environment is being ( pollution) ………………seriously 5. We have a (day)…………newspaper in this town 6. If you want to be a teacher, you need a lot of………… (patient) 7. The house is nice, but it is (comfort)………… to live in 8. We are sorry for the (convenient)………………….you have had for these days 9. The………… to the problem will be difficult to say (solve) 10. The new shopping mall will offer a wider (select)……………….of goods V/ Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition 1. Phong Nha cave in Viet Nam is known ……… a World Heritage Site 2. The Eiffel Tower was designed……… a French engineer for the Paris World’s Fair of 1889 3. We have returned ……… a trip to Hue citadel 4. The lecturer is talking……….the Great Wall of China 5. Can I help you………….your bag, Mrs Hoa? 6. In our place, it is very cold………….night 7. The canoe overturned and everyone fell………… the deep water 8. The store’s owners are concerned ………….the new mall 9. The child divided the cake………….two small part 10. The step mother was very cruel………… the little girl VI/ Use the sets of words and phrases to make meaningful sentences 1.How long/ he/ learn/ English? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2.I/ used/ swim/ this/ river/ but/ I/ not any more ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3.If/ I / be/ you/ I/ not buy/ that/ dress ………………………………………………………………………………………… 4.He/ want/ Jame/ lend/ money ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5.She/ tell/ not/ close/ window ……………………………………………………………………………………… VII/ Choose the best answer to complete the passage An increasing number of people are now going on holiday to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million (1)…….visited Egypt. The (20)……of Egypt is about fifty million and the (3)…….is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the (4)…….is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average (5)…… from October to March is not too high. The most (6)…… sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to (7)…… Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much (8)…….as possible in the time available. A (9)……to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there are frequent (10)…….there from Cairo. 1. A. explorers B. voyagers C. tourist D. passenger 2. A. people B. citizenship C. nation D. population 3. A. principal B. head C. state D. capital 4. A. temperature B. climate C. condition D. position 5. A. weather B. measurement C. climate D. temperature 6. A.famous B. known C. visited D. requested 7. A. search B. inspect C. examine D. visit 8. A. viewing B. inspecting C. sightseeing D. looking 9. A. picnic B. trip C. guide D.entertainment 10. A. fights B. travels C. journeys D. voyages 2 VIII/ Choose the best answer 1. It’s was impossible to tell the truth so she had to…………… A. invent B. combine C. manage D. lie 2. Minh………….just a few minutes ago A. left B. has left C. leaved D. was leaving 3. …… Lan lately? A. Did you see B. Have you seen C. Do you see D. Are you seeing 4. He succeded in……… the work on time A. to finish B. finish C. to finishing D. finishing 5. This is our new………………… It was made speacially. A. product B. production C. produce D. productive 6. My brother oftens……………Shakespeare’s line in his writing A. writes B. reads C. quotes D. uses 7. The former teacher had us…….manual work at the school A. did B. do C. to do D. doing 8. Do exercises by……… Do not ask your brother to do it for you. A. you B. your C. yourself D. yours 9. Her mother wouldn’t ………her to ride a bike A. allow B. let C. permit D. accept 10. She left the house………….saying a word A. to B. with C. without D. by IX/ Underline and correct the mistakes 1. I would have seen her last week if I have her address 2. It’s nearly ten years since I last seen my uncle 3. I have got littler homework than my brother 4. Mary’s visited us since she have moved to New York 5. My mother prefers cooking than washing up The end 3