10 ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

ĐỀ SỐ 1
A. LISTENING: Listen and complete the passage. (1p)
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (3ps)
I. Pronunciation: (1p)
Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0,5p)
1. A. camel a B. buffalo ơ C. cattle a D. paddy a
2. A. lived 3 B. populated C. harvested D. loaded
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (0,5p)
3. A. ‘ancester B. ‘curious C. ‘heritage D. tra’dition
4. A. ‘buffalo B. ‘recognise C. con’venient D. ‘cultural
II. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. (2ps)
1. My mother enjoys____Ving_____ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday.
A. cook B. to cook C. cooking D. cooked
2. My father sometimes goes ____________ in the forests. He’d like to find some more food for our family.
A. hunt B. hunting C. to hunt D. hunted
3. Look! Some children are ____________the buffaloes.
A. picking B. herding chăn C. driving D. playing
4. The sky is _______here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.
A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast rộng lớn
5. Is living in the city _________ than living in the country?
A. more convenient B. as convenient C. most convenient D. so convenient
6. He is surprised __________that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country.
A. to understand B. to study C. to know D. find
7. The Viet (or Kinh) have______ number of people, account for about 86% of the population.
A. large B. the large C. larger D. the largest
8. ________ ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?
A. What B. Which C. Why D. Who
C. READING: (3ps)
I. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each gap. (2,5ps)
I go on the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) __________ more than an hour at a time online. I’ve
got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2)___________ the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve
been (3) ____________ three times.
Mainly I just (4) ____________ my friends. I read online magazines and I look (5) __________
information, too. I also compare prices of things, (6) ___________ I’ve never bought anything online
because I don’t think it’s safe.
I’m not an Internet addict, but some of my friends (7) ___________. One friend of mine always looks
(8) ___________ because he spends all night online. Although he’s got a lot of bad marks for the exams, he
hasn’t (9) ___________ his habits.
In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet (10) ____________.
1. A. spend B. spending C. spent
2. A. have B. use C. play
3. A. online B. Internet C. computer
4. A. write B. email C. send
5. A. at B. in C. for
6. A. because B. but C. although
7. A. is B. were C. are
8. A. tired B. hard C. happily
9. A. change B. to change C. changed
10. A. sensible B. sensibly C. sensibleness
II. Read the text and answer the questions: (0,5p)
1. Is the writer an Internet addict?
→…… ………………………………………………………………………….
2. Why has he never bought anything online?
→……
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D. WRITING: (3ps)
I. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above. (2ps)
1. Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.
→ Dogs can swim.....................................................................................
2. Minh really loves to hang out with friends.
→ Minh really enjoys................................................................................
3. Playing beach games is very interesting.
→ It is........................................................................................................
4. He uses all his free time to look after his garden.
→ He spends..............................................................................................
II. Write questions for the underlined parts of the following sentences. (1p)
3. The Hani people live in Lai Chau and Lao Cai.
→.................................................................................................................
4. The Hoa ethnic group has the most colourful clothing.
→..................................................................................................................
ĐỀ SỐ 2
A-LISTENING:
B.USE OF LANGUAGE:
Question II. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
(1 point)
1. A. wanted B. washed C. decided D. needed
2. A. fun B. sun C. surf D. cut
3. A. leisure B. eight C. celebrate D. penalty
4. A. A. although B. laugh C. paragraph D. enough
Question III. Choose the best answer. ( 2.0 points )
1. The Gong Festivals is held ____________ in the Central Highlands.
A. year B. yearly C. annual D. annually
2. YMoan was the greatest pop singer of the ____________ group in Dak Lak Province.
A. Tay ethnic B. Thai ethnic C. Ede ethnic D.Muong
3. He was called “____________ singer of the great woods”.
A. the B. a C. an D. the best
4.Teenagers enjoy listening to music and____________ out with friends.
A. hang B. to hang C. hanging D. hangs
5. Life in a small town is ____________ than that in a big city.
A. less peaceful B. much more peaceful C. much peaceful D. peaceful
6. My mother always tells me that I ___________ be home by 9 p.m.
A. has to B. have to C. have not to D. mustn’t
7. When you eating in India, you_______ use the right hand. Never use the left hand.
A. must B. should C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t
8. ____________ month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?
A. Which B. When C. How many D. However
Question IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets: ( 1.0 point)
1. She ______ ______ wear that costume because it’s the family tradition. (have to)
2. In India, you ___ ___ shake hands with women, especially in rural areas. It’s a taboo cấm kị.
(must)
3. The wai is the __________ greeting of people in Thailand. (tradition)
4. In Australia, you mustn’t ___________ on a person’s accent. (comment)

C-READING:
Question V: 1. Read and complete the passage with words in the box. (1.5 point)

In addition Also As I have noted

In my opinion Besides I think
My favorite leisure activity is listening to music.(1)_____________, listening to music not only helps me
relax but also provides me with musical knowledge. I (2)________ like the time that I can lie lazily in bed,
put on the small earphone with my iPod and enjoy any favorite songs of many kinds of music: pop, hip-hop,
rock or jazz. I like pop music very much because I think it is gentle and suitable for teenagers. I listen to rock
music when I am sad and after that I feel cheerful and happy. (3)________________ music from other
countries is also good for teenagers to understand other cultures. (4)________ that, the lyrics are easy to
understand and interesting. (5)________, it can improve my English and listening skills. (6)___________,
music is an important part of my life and it helps me love my life more.
2. Read the passage and answer these questions below. (1point)
After retiring, my uncle – a lover of the sea- took up a strange leisure activity : he spends most mornings at
the beach, looking for things that the sea sends ashore. He says: It’s a multi-beneficial leisure activity. I can
get some exercise, blending, picking up, and walking. I can breathe the fresh air and enjoy the vastness and
quietness of the sea. Sometimes I watch the children playing beach games and I feel years younger. At the
same time, I can also clean the beach. It’s volunteer work, isn’t it? Many of the things I pick up from the
beach are still useful to someone. I clean them and sell them at the Sunday flea market in the town nearby.
Do you know of any leisure activity that pays? Mine does!

1. When did the writer’s take up this strange activity?

- ………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Which part of the day does he go to the beach?
-………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. How does he feel watching the children playing beach games?
- ……………………………………………………………………………………….
4. What kind of volunteer work does he do?
-……………………………………………………………………………………..…
D-WRITING:
Question VI. Make sentences, using the words and phrases provided (1.5point)
1. Tippping/ is not/ a custom/ in Viet Nam, so/ you/ do not/ have to tip if/ you don’t want to.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. In Brazil, the standard/ tip/ in/ restaurants/ is 10 percent.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. The xoe dance/is performed/ by the boys and girls/ in the hamlets.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. We/ have/to take/out our shoes/ when/ we/ go inside/a pagoda.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
5.Nowadays/ teenagers/ rely/ on technology/ more than/in the/ past.
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6.Life/ in the countryside/ has changed/ a lot/over the/ ten /years.
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ĐỀ SỐ 3
Question I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. ( 1 point)
1. A. mention B. question C. action D. education
2. A. listened B. opened C. wanted D. lived
3. A. community B. computer C. museum D. customs
4. A. needed B. opened C. wanted D. decided
Question II. Choose the best answer A, B, C , or D to complete the sentences. (2. 5 points)
1. You should ____________ information about a custom or tradition.
A. finds B. found C. finding D. find
2. A tradition is something we do that is special and ____________ down through the generations.
A. to passed B. pass C. passing D. is passing
3. In the UK, there are lots of customs for table manners. For example, We ____________ use
a knife and fork at dinner.
A. have to B. are having C. has to D. having to
4. In Viet Nam, you____________ use only the first name to address people older than you.
A. should B. must C. shouldn’t D. have to
5. At the Mid-Autumn Festival ,kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes ; ____________, every child
likes it very much.
A. However B. Moreover C. Because D. Therefore
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6. In 2010, Ha Noi____________ its 1000 anniversary.
A. celebrated B. commemorated C. worshipped D. remembered
7. Tet is an occasion for family____________ in Viet Nam.
A. visitings B. Meeting C. reunions D. seeings
8. ____________ spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.
A. While B. When C. Nevertheless D. However
9.People burn incense to show respect to their ____________ during Tet.
A. relatives B. ancestors C. friends D. neighbors
10.The Le Mat Festival ____________ the founding of the village.
A. worships B. commemorates C. performs D.preserves
Question III. Give the correct form of the following verbs: ( 2.0 points)
1.Peter _______played_____ ________ football yesterday. (play)
2. When I came, the whole family ___was having______ _____ dinner around a big dining table. (have)
3. Children should____take_________ things from adults with both hands. (take)
4. My father and I ___get_______ up at 5 o’clock every morning. (get)
5. They _____are learning____________ English at the moment. ( learn)
6.We _____have gone_______________ to Hung King Festival since last Sunday. Htht since qkđ have/has ved/3
(go)
7. Before leaving the dinner table, ____does_____your son __have to______ ask for permission? (have to)
8.When I ___came________ ,the whole family was having dinner around a big dining table. (come)
Question IV. Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage.( 3.0 points)
Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most
beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1)………life of the Thai people.
In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ……..warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in
the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3)………... This is a great time for
everyone, (4) …………… for boys and girls. The boy picks the most beautiful flower and gives it to his
girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5)………..for good crops, for
happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and (6) …………... The festival is always full of
songs and prayers.
1. A .minor B. cultural C. custom D. festival
2. A. gets B. goes C. comes D. runs
3. A. seen B. arranged C. observed D. celebrated
4. A. largely B. especially C. generally D. typically
5. A. ask B. look C. pray D. call
6. A. fathers B. relatives C. families D. ancestors
Question V . Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets. (
1.5 points)
1.Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food . He was very poor. (BECAUSE)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..…..…
2.During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets. They make Chung cakes as well.(SO)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..…..…
3.The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival; …, It has become a public holiday in Viet Nam since
2007.(HOWEVER)
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