Grade 8 The mid- first semester
Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answer the question about the passage.
The thing I liked most when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and winter – I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. Now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter ad eat the same vegetables all the year round. Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year, for example, strawberries in June and turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with the seasons.
We also made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh, so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may think people in the country miss a lot of things about modern life. In fact, in my opinion they miss a lot more than people in the country, they miss real life.
1. What did the writer like most about living in the country?
A. Flowers in spring B. Leaves in autumn.
C. The wild animals and plants. D. The change of seasons.
2. What does the word “them” in line 2 refer to?
( Từ “ them” ở dòng 2 đề cập đến điều gì? )
A. Four season B. Winter and autumn
C. Countryside people D. Plants
3. In the countryside which season can we buy strawberries?
A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter
4. Why did the writer never eat tinned food when living in the country?
( Tại sao tác giả không bao giờ ăn thức ăn đóng hộp khi sống ở nông thôn? )
A. Because it was frozen B. Because it was contaminated
C. Because it was very fat D. Because it wasn’t very fresh
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
( Câu nào dưới đây không đúng theo nội dung bài đọc? )
A. People in the city can grow vegetables all year round.
B. In the countryside turnips are grown in winter
C. The writer often eat frozen and tinned food now.
D. Many city people think they live better than those in the country.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
6. She is very keen at drawing and she really wants to have her own gallery
A B C D
7. This house is more spacious as that white house I bought in HCM City
A B C D
Choose the correct answer
8.We are all hook ________ making star lanterns.
A.in B. off C.on D.to
9. An old woman was ________ the goats up the mountainside.
A. riding B. taking C. herding D. running
10. We found the film ……………………..because of the excellent actors and actresses.
A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interests
11. The church near our school…………. in the 16th century.
A. was built B. was building C. built D. builds
12. His parents feel very sad and upset because he’s __________ to computer games.
A. addiction B. addicted C. addictive D. addict
13. __________ a horse is one of the skills every child in Mongolia has to learn.
A. Ride B. Riding C. Rides D. Rode
14. My dad doesn't mind ________ my mom from work every day.
A. picks up B. picking up C. pick up D. picked up
15. He did the test ……………………than I did.
A.as bad as B. more worse C. worse D. badder
16. We will go swimming today…………it is very hot.
A. so B. so that C. because D. although
17.Using the computer as your hobby can be……………..to both your health and your social life.
A. harm B. to harm C. harmful D. harmless
18.– It isn’t a long way from Britain, isn’t it?” – “Yes, but it isn’t as ……………as HongKong.”
A. far B. farther C. farthest D. further
19. He ………… lots of old books for 5 years.
A. recycled B. is recycling C. has recycled D. will recycle
20. When I was a child, I …………. follow my Mom to the market.
A. used to B. use to C. get used to D. usually
21. They’ll arrive ………. Monday, 14 July.
A. in B. at C. during D. on
22. You look very _________- today.
A. happiness B. happy C. happily D. happiest.
23. Using computers too much may have harmful effects____________ your minds and bodies.
A. on B. to C. with D. onto
24. I love the people in my village. They are so __________and hospitable.
A. friendly B. vast C. slow D. inconvenient
25. People in the countryside live ___________than those in the city.
A. happy B. more happily C. happily D. less happy
26. We will start our trip ________6 o’clock _________the morning.
A. in / in B. at / in C. in / at D. at / at
27. We __________anything from James since we left school.
A. haven’t heard B. heard C. don’t hear D. didn’t hear
28. It is ....................... in the city than it is in the country.
A. noisily B. more noisier C. noisier D. noisy
29. Teenagers enjoy ............... to music and ............... out with friends.
A. listen – hang B. to listen – to hang
C. listening – hang D. listening – hanging
30."Do you love it?" can be abbreviated:
A. WBU B. J4F C. NUFF D. DYLI
31. Steven dislikes …………, so he usually takes a bus to work.
A. to drive B. to be driven C. be driven D. driving
32. Thanh is ………..lazy to pass the next exam.
A. very B. too C. enough D. so
33. I ……………..watch the football match on TV last night because I …………busy.
A. didn’t watch/ was B. didn’t watch / am
C. haven’t watched / was D. haven’t watched / am
34. She …………….to have a new computer.
A. enjoys B. dislikes C. would like D. adores
35. Look ! There are many………………kites in the sky.
A. color B. colorful C. colorfully D. colorless
36. I can’t run as……………..Huy.
A. fastly as B. fastly than C. fast as D. fast than
37. Quang’s parents are thinking of banning him from……………. the computer.
A. use B. to use C. used D. using
38. No one can help her solve that problem. She must do it………….
A. sheself B. yourself C. herself D. himself
39. They hate ……………their sin texting his friends all day.
A. texting B. to texting C. texting D. A + C are correct
40. I can see many boys……………..buffaloes .
a. herding B. playing C. collecting D. driving
41. Yesterday, we went on an……………..tour around the village.
A. eight hours B. eight hour C. eight – hours D. eight- hour
42. Would you like……..and ……………with us while you are in town?
A. to come/ staying B. coming/ staying C. to come / stay D. coming/ to stay
43.A new bridge over the river……………at the moment.
A. is built B. is being built C. has been built D. will be built
44. She enjoys looking at goods displayed in the shop windows, so she goes………very often.
A . window- shop B. shop- window
C. window-shopping D. shopping- window
45. Teenagers prefer……………….
A. to play computer games to read books.
B. playing computer games to read books.
C. playing computer games to reading books.
D. to play computer games to reading books.
46. Please don’t smoke in the kitchen.
A. Do you mind smoke in the kitchen?
B. Do you mind not smoke in the kitchen?
C. Do you mind not smoking in the kitchen?
D. Do you mind smoking in the kitchen?
47. He is working in a factory that makes cars.
A. He is working in a cars- making factory.
B. He is working in a car- making factory
C. He is working in a cars making factory
D. He is working in a car making factory
48. My daughter adores doing DIY .
A. My daughter is fond on doing DIY.
B. My daughter is keen on doing DIY.
C. My daughter detests doing DIY.
D. My daughter is fond to doing DIY.
49. She spends 2 hours each day using the computer.
A. It takes her 2 hours each day using the computer.
B. It takes she 2 hours each day using the computer.
C. It takes her 2 hours each day to use the computer.
D. It takes she 2 hours each day to use the computer.
50. This test is easier than the test we did last month.
A. This test is not as difficult as the test we did last month.
B. This test is less difficult than the test we did last month.
C. The test we did last month was more difficult than this test.
D. All are correct.
C - GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D).
Question 15. ___________ the tortoise was slow, he was very steady and he could win the race.
A. Because B. When C. Although D. Despite
Question 16. In most fairy tales, good characters often ___________ a happy life after a lot of challenges.
A. make B. go C. do D. lead
Question 17. The hunter saved her life, so she wanted to do something for him in ___________.
A. again B. back C. return D. turn
Question 18. It is easy for the little girl to fall ___________ sleep when her mother tells her the favorite fairy tale.
A. in B. into C. to D. over
Question 19. Folk tales are very good for kids’ personality development because they ___________ kids with many moral lessons.
A. give B. help C. provide D. tell
Question 20. I prefer reading stories with happy endings ___________ ones with unhappy endings.
A. than B. to C. from D. rather
Question 21. I was glad when the ___________ step – mother had to live a miserable life until death.
A. merciful B. gentle C. cunning D. helpless
Question 22. I remember that I first ___________ that story when I ___________ 6 years old.
A. reads – am B. read – was C. readed – was D. read – were
Question 23. When our elder brother ___________ us a frightening story, suddenly there ___________ a big knock on the door.
A. was telling – was B. were telling – was C. told – was D. tells – is
Question 24. The Giong festival is held to ___________ Saint Giong who defeated the invaders.
A. remember B. commemorate C. miss D. remind
Question 25. The lion and dragon dances performed at the opening ceremony of the festival was very ___________.
A. impressed B. impress C. impressive
lead a happy life cau oiii