Class8 Midtesti 2
Class8 Midtesti 2
(Đề số 2)
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest.
1. A. tiger B. fire C. stripe D. prince
2. A. graze B. past C. tale D. name
3. A. folder B. cover C. mobile D. wardrobe
4. A. drug B. cupboard C. sure D. buffalo
5. A. looked B. happened C. appeared D. tied
II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
6. Mark__________ long hair when he was a teenager.
A. had B. have C. has D. was having
7. Many people wear new clothes__________ Easter too.
A. in B. at C. on D. when
8. I ___________ gardening, but I don’t have time for it now.
A. use to enjoy B. use to enjoying C. used to enjoy D. used to enjoying
9. Look!Namis playing very well. He ____________
A. is winning B. is going to win C. will win D. wins
10. He spends most of his time___________ charity work.
A. did B. do C. doing D. does
11. We’ll organize a party ____________ May 27th.
A. between B. in C. on D. at
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
1. Late at Christmas Eve, Santa comes down the chimney and puts presents under the tree.
2. My sister uses to play tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often now.
3. How could you be so cruel with someone who never did you any harm?
4. Mozart start composing at the age of five and wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
5. I used to live on the farm when I am a small boy.
IV. Complete the passage below by using the words in the box.
Shop get help parents flowers
I (1)_______up at 6 every morning and help my dad. He has a flowers (2)_______ so he has
to be at the flower market by four. Then when he comes we unload all the (3) _______into
the shop. I usually take telephone orders for him so he knows what he has to deliver that
day. Then I make a cup of tea for my mum while she’s still in bed, get my breakfast and go
to school. On the weekend I work in the shop on Saturday and (4) _______my mother and
arrange the flowers in the church on Sunday. Then on Sunday I go to church in the morning
and the evening with my (5) ________.
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each
of the questions about it.
Once upon a time, there is a girl called Little Red Riding Hood, because of the red hood she
always wears. The girl walks through the woods to give her grandmother some food. A wolf
wants to eat the girl but is afraid to do so in public (sometimes there are woodcutters
watching). So, he suggests the girl to pick some flowers, which she does. After that, he goes
to the grandmother’s house. He eats the grandmother, and waits for the girl, disguised as the
grandmother. When the girl arrives, he eats her too. A woodcutter, however, comes to the
house and cuts the wolf open. Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother come out
unharmed.
1. Why is the girl called Little Red Riding Hood?
A. Because she likes red. B. Because she always wears a red hood.
C. Because she is little. D. no information
2. What does the phrase “in public” in line 4 mean?
A. in the woods B. immediately
C. when other people are there D. soon
3. What does the word “He” in line 5 refer to?
A. the woodcutter B. the wolf
C. the girl’s grandfather D. no information
4. Little Red Riding Hood ____________ .
A. walks through the woods
B. wants to give her grandmother some food
C. picks some flowers
D. all are correct
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. The wolf gives Little Red Riding Hood some flowers.
B. Sometimes, there are woodcutters in the wood.
C. A woodcutter saves the girl and her grandmother.
D. The girl and her grandmother are not dead.
VI. Arrange the following words into a complete sentence.
1. We / study / ought / harder / to.
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2. The weather / enough / fine / is / for them / a picnic / to have / in the countryside.
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3. Mr Nam/ in / now / his office/ is.
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4. They / going / to / are / see / a movies / tonight.
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5. Alexander Graham Bell / in 1876 / introduced / the telephone
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(Đề số 3)
I. Circle the best answer
1. Who repaired the bicycle for you? - Nobody. I repaired it_____-
A. itself B. myself C. yourself D. himself
2. ________does your new English teacher look like? - She’s tall and thin.
A. How B. Who C. What D. Which
3. We can find the ____________ under the sink in the kitchen.
A. armchair B. cushion C. bookshelf D. saucepan
4. When were you born? – I was born __________November 8th 2000.
A. to B. on C. at D. in
5. Ms Jackson said Tim_________harder on his Spanish pronunciation.
A. ought to worked C. ought to working
B. should work D. should working
6. Can I speak to Mary, please? -___________________________
A. Keep the phone B. Wait the phone C. Hold on D. Stay there ten minutes
7. Yesterday Tim’s mother received a ___________from his teacher.
A. card report B. call report C. report card D. report call
8. After her father died, Little Pea ___________do chores all day.
A. had to B. have to C. don’t have to D. doesn’t have
9. Should we put all the dangerous objects out of children’s________________?
A. knives B. feet C. reach D. beads
10. His _________________ always makes people laugh.
A. sense of humor B. quite C. reserved D. shy
II. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. Let’s (meet)____________________outside the garden of the club.
2. The sun (rise)__________________ in the east and sets in the west.
3. What (be )________________the weather like yesterday? – It was cloudy and rainy.
4. After dinner Mom (light)_______________and Dad used to tell us stories.
5. What __________Nga __________ (play) at present?
She is playing the violin in the living room.
6. Peter just bought a novel last week. He (read)______________ next Sunday.
III. Read and answer the following questions
Joan Chen is famous both in China, where he grew up, and in the United States, where she
now lives. How did Joan become a famous actress in both countries?
It’s an interesting story. She was born in Shanghai in 1961. When she was 14, some people
from the studio came to her school and choose her to study at the studio. She was happy
about this chance, but mainly she liked the idea of getting out of school. Soon, however, she
discovered that she really liked acting. At the age of 18, she won the Golden Rooster,
China’s top film award.
In the late 1970s, Joan’s parents, who were doctors, moved to the United States. Joan joined
them when she was 20 and went to college there. Her parents hope she would study
medicine. Instead she majored in films and later she looked for work as an actress.
Decide True or False.
1. When Joan Chen was fourteen, some people from the hospital came to her school.
2. She didn’t feel happy to take this chance. She likes school very much.
3. Her parents wanted her to study medicine, but she majored in films.
4. Her parents were journalists.
Answer the questions.
1/ Where is Joan Chen famous?
_______________________________________________________________________
2/ Where did she grow up?
_______________________________________________________________________
3/ What happened to her at the age of eighteen?
_______________________________________________________________________
4/ Were her parents nurses?
_______________________________________________________________________
5/ When did Joan Chen and her family move to the United States?
_______________________________________________________________________
6/ Did she look for a job as an engineer?
_______________________________________________________________________
IV. Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the first. Use the given
cues
1. It is necessary to turn off the light before leaving room.”
You______________________________________________
2. This coat isn’t warm. I cannot wear it in winter. (so)
This coat _____________________________________________
3. You have beautiful hair.
Your hair_____________________________________________
4. I lived on the farm with my grandma ten years ago.
Ten years ago I used to__________________________________
V. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others
1. A. missed B. washed C. called D. watched
2. A. character B. chemical C. school D. change
3. A. time B. big C. live D. sit
4. A these B. brother C. thank D. that