Bài kiểm tra: Tiếng Anh lớp 8

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. In some areas, when you meet old people, you take off your hat to greet them
and show your respect. ( lời khuyên )
Take off : tháo, gỡ ra
Show one’s respect : bày tỏ sự tôn trọng

A. should B. shouldn’t C. don’t have to D. have to

2. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food _ he was very poor.

although B. when C. while D. because

3. Mary adores with her best friend, Susan during the weekend.
like , love + toV /Ving
adore, fancy , enjoy + Ving :thích
detest, dislike, hate + Ving: không thích

A. to hang out B. hang out C. hanging out D. to hanging out

4. Tet is an occasion for family in Viet Nam.

Family reunion: gia đình đoàn viên

visiting B. meeting C. seeing D. reunions

5. People in the countryside live than those in the city.

Tobe + adj
Động từ thường + Adj

A. happy B. happily C. more happily D. less happy

II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses

Chia động từ ( chia thì)
Chia word form ( danh tính động từ)

1. My mother often (make) makes important decisions in my family.

Tiếp diễn : now, thời gian cụ thể ( at 8 o’clock ), look !, be careful ! ,..
Hiện tại đơn : usually , often, everyday,..

2. My house (repair) was repaired in 2009.

3. I am looking forward to (see) seeing my parents.

Be looking forward to Ving: háo hức mong chờ vào điều gì đó

4. While Mary (play) was playing basketball in the park, she fell over.

5. They (live) have lived in this city for 10 years.

For + khoảng thời gian + HTHT

Since + mốc thời gian + HTHT

6. Their teacher (sing) was singing an English song when we came.

When QKD , QKTD : 1 hành động ngắn, 1 động dài (mang nghĩa đang)
III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the
passage.

worship celebrate However preparation traditional

Tet is the biggest festival in Viet Nam. It takes place in the first lunar month of the year;
it’s a time for family reunion. To (1) Tet, Vietnamese people make
many tasty (2) foods. The most important food includes Chung cakes,
sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice,
pork, green beans and other spices, wrapped in the green leaves; therefore, this cake
needs a lot of (3) . This cake can be kept for a long time, even though the
weather is often humid during Tet. Other significant food that can’t be missed to (4)
the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls and sticky rice. Because
sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers. (5)
, sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare and must be served
immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home.

Take place = happened : diễn ra

Ancestor: ông bà, tổ tiên
Humid: ẩm

IV. Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

1. Some people think(A) young people should (B) to follow (C) the tradition of (D)
the society. Should + Vo

2. Your marks in English(A) are low although (B) you don’t (C) study hard
enough (D) because

V. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.

1. Minh really loves to hang out with friends.

→ Minh really enjoys hanging out with friends ............................................................

3. Playing beach games is very interesting. It + be + adj + to V

→ It is very interesting to play beach games...............................................

4. He uses all his free time to look after his garden.
S+ spend + thời gian + Ving : dành thời gian để làm gì
S+ take/use+ thời gian + to V:

→ He spends all his free time looking after his garden.

Look after: chăm sóc

5. The red car is more expensive than the black one.

A lớn hơn B → B bé hơn A: trái nghĩa
→ B Không bằng A
→The black car is cheaper than the red one.
→The black car isn’t as expensive as the red one.