ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TIẾNG ANH 8 – ĐỀ 1

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part
different from others.

II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

5. The man said that he __________ from Bulgari.
    A. come B. came
    C. is coming  D. had come
6. Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, was famous __________ her
work on radioactivity.
    A. for B. with
    C. on D. at
7. If I watch weather forecast regularly, I __________ when the storm strikes
the city.
    A. will know B. know
    C. did know D. knew
8. Some people believe that aliens are just __________ creatures.
    A. imagine B. imagining
    C. imaginative D. imaginary
9. The students __________ for an exam at this time next week.
    A. are sitting B. will be sitting
    C. will sit D. are going to sit
10. This is the first time I __________ seafood.
    A. try B. tried
    C. have tried D. am trying
11. What is the most well-known __________ invention in the 19th century?
    A. scientist B. scientific
    C. science D. scientifically
12. People had __________ into a temporary shelter after the mud slide.
    A. move
    B. to move
    C. moving
    D. moved
13. The children are looking forward __________ the parade.
    A. to see
    B. seeing
    C. to seeing
    D. seen
14. This ancient cathedral __________ by two archeologists in 1988.
    A. discovered
    B. is discovered
    C. had discovered
    D. was discovered
15. We try __________ in touch with our neighbor after moving our house.
    A. to keep
    B. to come
    C. to take
    D. to have
16. Bobby asked me __________ I liked collecting stamps.
    A. as
    B. though
    C. whether
    D. what
17. Before he did his homework, he __________ a TV show.
    A. watches
    B. had watched
    C. watched
    D. is watching
18. Playing badminton __________ so interesting that we play it three times a
week.
    A. are
    B. be
    C. is
    D. has been
19. We would take part in the competition if the prize __________ bigger.
    A. were  B. is
    C. had been D. was
20. A __________ guide is a person employed to show tourists around places
of interest.
    A. tourist B. touring
    C. tour D. tourism
III. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow
Thomas Alva Edison was born in Ohio in 1847. As a child, he received less than a
year of formal schooling, but was educated at home. His parents allowed him to
set up a laboratory in their basement and his mother gave him books about
chemistry and electronics. Edison credits his mother as being ‘the making’ of him.
In 1878, Thomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical
incandescent lamp and on October 14, 1878, Edison filed his first patent
application for "Improvement In Electric Lights". In 1879 he created a successful
incandescent light bulb. This was his hardest project – from 1877 to 1880, Edison
and his assistants tried around 3000 experiments to perfect their light bulb design.
By the end of 1880, Edison had produced a bulb that lasted 1500 hours. This
discovery marked the beginning of commercially manufactured light bulbs and in
1880, Thomas Edison’s company, Edison Electric Light Company began
marketing its new product.
21. When was Edison born?
    A. in 1878
    B. in 1847
    C. in 1877
    D. in 1500
22. Where was Edison’s laboratory?
    A. at his school
    B. in a company
    C. in the city
    D. in their basement
23. How many hours did the 1880 bulb last?
    A. 3000
    B. 1500
    C. 1880
    D. 1878
24. What does the word “its” in the last sentence refer to?
    A. Thomas Edison’s company
    B. Thomas Edison’s patent
    C. Thomas Edison’s invention
    D. Thomas Edison’s discovery
25. What is the main idea of the passage?
    A. A brief history of the light bulb
    B. The early life of Thomas Edison
    C. Family of Thomas Edison
    D. Thomas Edison’s company
IV. Find and correct the mistakes

V. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in
each blank
The key advantage of face-to-face ____________ (31) is that body language
becomes a part of the conversation, too. When emailing or talking on the phone,
there is no opportunity ____________ (32) the other person. Even video
conferencing sometimes doesn’t provide the full picture of the person you’re
talking to.
By having a face-to-face conversation, people have the opportunity to see the
posture, facial expressions ____________ (33) arm gestures of their
communication partners. A look of shock or anger on the face can change the
whole trajectory of the conversation. Similarly, making eye contact and shaking
someone’s hand can help to establish trust and ease tensions.
For example, if a salesperson is meeting with a prospect ____________ (34)
person and presents the price for the product, the look on the prospect’s face can
be very telling about whether they will accept the price or not. This gives the
salesperson an opportunity to further elaborate on the benefits and results the
product will achieve. If this conversation had taken ____________ (35) on the
phone, the salesperson may not have realized that the prospect needed further
convincing after seeing the price.
31.
    A. communication B. communicative
    C. communicat   D. communicatively

VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first
one
36. “I am preparing for my coming exam now.” said my daughter.
________________________________________________________________
37. His father is going to repair the bike for him soon.
________________________________________________________________
38. I’ve never talked to a more interesting person than him.
________________________________________________________________
VII. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases
39. The city/ built/ on/ area/ of/ thirty square kilometers.
___________________________________________________________
40. Our teacher/ asked/ if/ we/ like/ go camping/ coming
______________________________________________________________

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TIẾNG ANH 8 – ĐỀ 2

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part
different from others.
II. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the different stress
pattern from others.

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

5. Water pollution may result __________ the dead of marine life.
    A. in
    B. on
    C. for
    D. at

6. At this time tomorrow, Bing __________ an examination.

    A. will have
    B. is having
    C. has had
    D. will be having
7. If the storm __________ our areas, the damage will be huge.
    A. strike
    B. strikes
    C. is striking
    D. stroke
8. My teacher __________ me to open my bag.
    A. said
    B. said that
    C. told
    D. tell that
9. Robots save workers from __________ dangerous tasks.
    A. making
    B. having
    C. performing
    D. carrying
10. Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless __________
that is not necessarily true.
    A. but
    B. and
    C. so
    D. or
11. Recent __________. developments have made robots more user-friendly
and intelligent.
    A. science B. scientist
    C. scientific D. scientifically
12. Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer games, __________
they lost their interests in daily activities.
    A. moreover B. so
    C. however D. as a result
13. Science and technology have __________ the life safe, secure and
comfortable.
    A. transformed
    B. made
    C. done
    D. changed
14. What is the ___________language of France?
    A. office
    B. officially
    C. official
    D. offices
15. Science is used in all corners of the world for the __________ of people.
    A. interest
    B. need
    C. profits
    D. benefit
16. At the moment, my mother __________ in the kitchen.
    A. is cooking
    B. cook
    C. cooks
    D. has cooked
17. We couldn’t organize a video conference __________ the network signal
is weak.
    A. although
    B. therefore
    C. because
    D. despite
18. This plant should __________ as soon as possible.
    A. is planted
    B. plants
    C. be planted
    D. planting
19. I __________ in this company for 5 years.
    A. have worked B. work
    C. am working D. worked
20. Some examples _________ nonverbal communication are gestures, body
language and facial expression.
    A. in
    B. of
    C. with
    D. for
IV. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow
Alexander Graham Bell is widely known as inventor of the first telephone. He
was born on March 3rd, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he was 23, Bell
emigrated to Canada with his parents and the next year moved to the United States
to teach deaf-mute children. With his colleague Thomas Watson, Bell worked
very hard on the experimentation to invent devices such as the harmonic
telegraph (used to send multiple messages over a single wire)
and phonautograph (used to draw the shape of the sound waves). The first
telephone communication was said to have happened between Bell and Watson in
1876 while Bell was at one end of the line, and Watson worked on the telephone
in other room. The first transmitted words were, ‘Mr Watson, come here. I want to
see you’.
a. Decide if the statements are T or F
21. _________ Alexander Graham Bell is Scottish.
22. _________ He spent all his life in Canada.
23. _________ He worked with the deaf when he moved to the USA.
24. _________ He wanted to create a device that can transmit human voice.
25. _________ He was able to succeed right from the first experiment.
26. _________ He worked on his inventions all by himself.
b. Answer the questions
27. When was Alexander Graham Bell born?
_________________________________________________________________
28. Who did he move to Canada with?
__________________________________________________________________
29. What is Bell’s ‘phonautograph’ used to do?
__________________________________________________________________
30. When did the first communication over happened?
__________________________________________________________________

VI. Give the correct tense or form of the words in the blanket.
31. Air ____________ is not good for our health. (POLLUTE)
32. Many houses were ______________ in the hurricane last night.
(DESTRUCTION)
33. If we save _____________, we won’t pay much money. (ELECTRIC)
34. Edison is known as the ___________ of the light bulb. (INVENTION)
VII. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the
first one
35. Scientists have invented new devices to help people live a longer life.
New devices ____________________________________________________
36. I don’t have enough time, so I can’t go on holiday this summer.
If _____________________________________________________________
37.The man had a broken leg. He tried to save his wife.
In spite of ______________________________________________________
VIII. Find the mistakes
 ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TIẾNG ANH 8 – ĐỀ 3
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part
different from others.

II. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the different stress
pattern from others.

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

5. Glass should be collected and sent to factories for ____________.
    A. reusing
    B. reducing
    C. refilling
    D. recycling
6. My friend ____________ to school late.
    A. is always going
    B. always going
    C. goes always
    D. always goes
7. The Statue of Liberty ____________by French people.
    A. design
    B. designed
    C. was designed
    D. was designing
8. Angkor Vat in Cambodia should be considered __________ a wonder.
    A. like
    B. as
    C. to
    D. in
9. Would you mind __________ for a few minutes?
    A. to wait
    B. waiting
    C. wait
    D. waited
10. __________ about the dangerous virus?
    A. Did you hear
    B. Do you hear
    C. Have you heard
    D. You heard
11. All flights to Hanoi had to be cancelled __________ the storm.
    A. as a result B. due to
    C. because D. so

12. I/ look forward to/ hear/ you/ soon.

    A. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
    B. I am looking forward to hear from you soon.
    C. So am I looking forward to hear from you soon.
    D. I look forward to hear from you soon.
13. Tsunamis/ also/ refer/ the public/ tidal waves.
    A. Tsunamis also referred to the public as tidal waves.
    B. Tsunamis also refer to the public as tidal waves.
    C. Tsunamis is also referred as the public as tidal waves.
    D. Tsunamis are also referred to the public as tidal waves.
14. While we __________ to school, we __________ an accident.
    A. were walking / saw
    B. walking / seeing
    C. were walking/ were seeing
    D. walked/ were seeing
15. It is dangerous _______in this river.
    A. swim
    B. swam
    C. swimming
    D. to swim
16. He has worked with the computer _______this early morning.
    A. for
    B. from
    C. since
    D. until
17. During his life, Thomas Edison made a lot of _______.
    A. invention
    B. discoveries
    C. study
    D. calls
18. Mary _______in a small house in the countryside.
    A. lives
    B. live
    C. living
    D. lived
19. “Can I borrow your ruler, Lan?” asked Viet.
    A. Lan asked Viet if Viet could lend her his ruler.
    B. Viet asked whether he could borrow Lan’s ruler.
    C. Viet wanted to lend Lan his ruler.
    D. Lan wanted to borrow Viet’s ruler.
20. You must be __________ when you enter this program.
    A. careless
    B. carelessly
    C. careful
    D. carefully

IV. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
In China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of
China. It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. It was made by
hand. The Great Wall of China was built from 246 to 209 BC. The people of
China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the
way. The Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can
walk along the top as if it were a road. No other defense line has ever been made
as long as the Great Wall of China.
Answer the questions:
21. Where is the Great Wall located?
____________________________________________________
22. How long is it?
____________________________________________________
23. When was it built?
____________________________________________________
24. What is the purpose of the Great Wall?
____________________________________________________
25. What is it made of?
____________________________________________________

V. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in
each blank
Technology has advanced to the point where instant communication anywhere in
the world is an everyday fact of life. Technology has improved, and has a positive
impact on communication as a whole in many (26) __________. It has increased
the reliability of sending messages to others, made it easier to meet new people
and keep (27) __________ touch with friends.
Modern communication is handled by wireless signals, undersea cables, satellites
and other (28) __________ technology, ensuring the fast delivery of messages and
data to any locations. The accessibility of technology also means that you don’t
need to be in any special locations like a post office or mail room to send a
message; all you need is a cell phone.
Online communication has (29) __________ the door to new ways of
communicating with strangers and taking part in communities. Chat rooms, (30)
__________ forums and dating sites let people meet each other and get to know
more people without having to be there in person.
VI. Find and correct the mistakes

VII. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the
first one
35. We will invite some old teachers to our class meeting.
→ Some old teachers
______________________________________________________

36. “I am going to do a test tomorrow”, he said.

→ He said
_______________________________________________________________
VIII. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
37. Learning English (be) ______________ interesting.
38. While Tim (drive) ______________ to work, he had a wonderful idea.
39. We (not meet) ______________ since last year.
40. I (do) ______________ my homework at 8 and 9 pm tonight.

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TIẾNG ANH 8 – ĐỀ 4

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part
different from others.
II. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the different stress
pattern from others.

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

1. It can’t be denied that English has become an __________ language of the
world.
    A. national
    B. international
    C. cultural
    D. multicultural
2. This book __________ to the library today.
    A. has to return
    C. has to been returned
    B. has to be returned
    D. has is returned
3. Would you mind if I __________ a photo?
    A. takes
    B. take
    C. took
    D. taken
4. Canada is made up _________ 10 provinces and 6 territories.
    A. on
    B. of
    C. by
    D. with
5. My father bought this house 2 years ago.
    A. This house was bought by my father 2 years ago.
    B. This house bought by my father 2 years ago.
    C. This house were bought 2 years ago.
    D. This house 2 years ago is bought by my father.
6. Could you __________ the salt, please?
    A. pass
    B. passing
    C. send
    D. passed
7. Thanks to multimedia, we can have __________ to the latest news in the
world.
    A. access
    B. message
    C. language
    D. landline
8. I don’t know how __________ the game.
    A. to play
    B. play
    C. played
    D. playing
IV. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow
THANKS GIVING DAY
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated in Canada and the United States as a
day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and the New Year. It is
celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth
Thursday of November in the United States. The first Thanksgiving celebration
was held in 1621. Traditional foods are turkey, sweet potatoes, fruits and
vegetables. Many people have pumpkin pie for dessert at the end of the meal. It is
the time for counting our blessings we have received during the year and being
with our families and friends.
1.Where is Thanksgiving celebrated?
_________________________________________________________
2. When is the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
_________________________________________________________
3. Is turkey a traditional food?
_________________________________________________________
4. What do many people have for dessert at the end of the meal?
_________________________________________________________
V. Find and correct the mistakes
VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first
one
1. People will melt the small glass pieces under high temperature.
The small glass pieces ____________________________________________
2. “I want to go skiing next week.” Henry said.
Henry said _______________________________________________________

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TIẾNG ANH 8 – ĐỀ 5

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part
different from others.

II. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the different stress
pattern from others.
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences
1. Last night’s storm caused a lot of __________ to people in that area.
    A. droughts
    B. forests
    C. damages
    D. volcanoes
2. When I came in, my mother __________ the dishes.
    A. wash
    B. is washing
    C. washed
    D. was washing
3. If we plant more trees, the environment __________.
    A. will protect
    B. protect
    C. are protected
    D. will be protected
4. The fire was raging so fiercely that the rescue workers couldn’t put it
__________.
    A. down
    B. out
    C. off
    D. with
5. “Do sit down.” “That’s very kind _______you.”
    A. from
    B. of
    C. with
    D. to
6. They are trying __________ residents from the flooded area.
    A. evacuate
    B. evacuating
    C. evacuated
    D. to evacuate
7. There are a lot of benefits to do __________ researches.
    A. scientific
    B. enormous
    C. precise
    D. technical
8. __________ means not buying products which are over packed.
    A. “Reducing”
    B. “Recycling”
    C. “Reusing”
    D. “Reordering”
IV. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Nepal on April 25th, 2015.
It was the most powerful earthquake to strike Nepal since 1934. The earthquake
occurred in central Nepal. It also affected India, Bangladesh and Tibet, China. The
earthquake killed more than 8,800 people and injured over 23, 000 people.
Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages
flattened. Kathmandu Burbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was
destroyed. The earthquake also caused an avalanche on Mount Everest which
killed at least 19 people. About 90% of soldiers from Nepalese Army were sent to
stricken areas. Many countries and international organizations sent medical
experts, emergency workers, rescue staff, and money as well as providing medical
supplies, food and equipment to help Nepal.
1. What hit Nepal on April 25th, 2015?
    A. a tsunami
    B. a tornado
    C. an earthquake
    D. a forest fire
2. How many countries are affected by the earthquake?
    A. two
    B. three
    C. four
    D. five
3. What is the number of people injured?
    A. 8,800
    B. 23,000
    C. 88,000
    D. 2,300
4. What happened to Kathmandu Burbar Square?
    A. It was safe
    B. It was destroyed
    C. It was moved away
    D. It wasn’t exist
V. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. It’s _______________ to cross the avenue. (danger)
2. The country’s _______________ resources include forests, coal and oil.
(nature)
3. Paris is _______________ for the Eiffel Tower. (fame)
4. Last night, the TV program was very _______________ (interest)
VI. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases
1. All my suits were made in London.
I had ___________________________________________________
2. “You had better not lend Donald any money, Mary”, said Peter.
Peter advised Mary _______________________________________
3. Eating too much fat and sugar can result in health problems. (lead)
_______________________________________________________________
4. Acid rain is dangerous. Trees’ leaves are damaged. (Because of)
________________________________________________________________