KEY 1 – G8- NĐC

Đề 1 – khối 8
I. Listen (listen – task 2 / page 66 – track21)
1. Na does not know the neighborhood very well. True
2. Na will go to the photo exhibition this weekend. FALSE
3. Na saw the film on ___________ channel.
a. Rang Dong b. The Newcomer c. Star Movies d. Culture House
4. The match starts at _______________
a. 1 pm b. 2 pm c. 3 pm d. 4 pm

II. Choose the word/ phrase (A,B,C, or D)

5. Without electricity we can’t use any modern ________ for doing housework.
A.things B.equipment C.machinery D.robots
6. “The Lost shoe”is my favorite ___________.
A.novel B.fiction C.folktale D.legend
7.Miss Van is my English teacher.She _________me for two years.
A.has taught B.taught C.teaches D.is teaching
8. The teacher advised us to ________ more time on listening.
A.take B.spend C.use D.do
9. Nga’s _________are drawing,outdoor activities and acting.
A.enjoying B.favors C.participant D.hobbies
10.He often gets his salary ______________the fifth of the month.
A.at B.in C.since D.on
11. When I lived in my hometown, I ___ to the beach every weekend, but now I don’t.
A. used to go B. am used to go C. didn’t use to go D. used to going
12. “Could you help me, please?” _ “____________________”
A. I’m afraid I’m busy B. Yes, that’s very kind of you
C.What can I do for you? D.Where can I help you?

13. . What does this sign mean?

A.There aren’t any parks here.
B.There is a place where you can park your car.
C.Everybody can stop here.
D.We mustn’t park here.
14. What does the sign mean?

A. You can dance. B. You can have fun.

C. Dangerous! Wet floor! D . You play with water.
III. Read

People who want to learn a foreign language may have one of a great number of reasons. Firstly, those who
find themselves living temporarily in the foreign language community will have to learn the language to
survive in the community. Secondly, many students study a foreign language only because it is part of the
school curriculum. Additionally, some students learn the language because they want to know more about
the people who speak it and the places where it is spoken. Finally, some people want to study a foreign
language as they think it offers, in some general way, a chance for improvement in their daily lives. It is
obvious that there are several possible reasons for studying a language.
15. The first reason to study a foreign language is to survive in the community. True
16. Many students study a foreign language only because it is a compulsory subject. True
17. Some students learn the language because they want to know more about the economy there. False
18. Some people want to study a foreign language as they think this can make their lives better. True
B. Read the passage again, then choose the best answer: (0.5 pt)
19. People living temporarily in the foreign language community will have to learn the language because
they want __________________.
A. To get good jobs. B. To earn more money.
C. to manage to live in the community D. to talk with foreigners.
20. What is the passage about?
A. Reasons for going abroad. B. How to talk with foreigners?
C. How to study a foreign language? D. Why to study a foreign language?

IV. Choose the word (A,B,C, or D)

Once a beautiful princess had a golden ball. Unfortunately, one day she (21) ________ her ball into the
water. She was (22) ________ and started crying. Suddenly a green frog appeared and offered to help
her if she let him live with her in the palace. The (23) ________ agreed.
(24) ________ the frog gave her the ball. She took the ball and forgot all about the frog.
The frog was angry and (25) ________ his story to the King. The King asked his daughter (26)
_______ the frog to her room and look after him carefully. The princess cried again, but she took the
frog and put him on her bed. The frog asked her to kiss him, so she did. Immediately, the frog turned
into a handsome prince. Of course, he and the princess fell in love. And they lived happily ever after.
21. A. drops B. was dropped        C. dropped              D. is dropping
22. A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappy
23.A. girl B. prince C. frog D. queen
24.A. so B. but                       C. however           D. for example
25.A. asked B. told                      C. said                   D. spoke
26.A. take B. taking C. to take D. took

V. Use the correct form

27.Most of us love him because of his ____generosity____.(generous)
28.I used to live in a ___orphanage____ when I was a child. (orphan)
29.The fire __destroys___ many houses every year.(destruction)
30.It’s my ___pleased____ to meet you.(please)
VI. Rearrange
31. should try different / Language learners / so as so to find the best /ways of learning words /
way for themselves.
=> Language learners should try different ways of learning words so as so to find the best
way for themselves.
32.enough chairs/ all the students/ to sit./ for /There are
=> There are enough chairs for all the students to sit.

VII. Rewrite
33. The little boy no longer cries at night.
The little boy used to cry at night
34.” Don’t swim out too far ”, the mother said to her children
The mother told her children not to swim out too far.
35. We started collecting stamps when we were ten.
We’ve collected stamps since we were ten.
36. She learns English so that she can communicate with foreigners.
So as to communicate with foreigners, she learns English.

KEY 2 – G8- NĐC

I. Listen ( listen/ page 48)
1. Sarah attended 87 days of school. TRUE
2. Sarah’s grade in listening skill is A . FALSE
3. How many days of school did Sarah miss due to sickness?
a. 4 days b. 5 days c. 6 days d. 7 days
4. Which subject are they talking about?
a. English b. math c. P.E c. music

II. Choose the word/ phrase (A,B,C, or D)

5. John’s lived in England _________________ last Christmas.

A.for B.since C.on D.in
6. Do you enjoy ____________________ in class activities?
A.join B.taking C.liking D.participating
7.The teacher told him __________________ his reading comprehension.
A.to improve B.improve C.improving D.improves
8. Hoa gets used ______________ at her new school.
A. study B. studies C. to study D. to studying
9. What does the underlined word mean? “Traditional stories” are great.
A. folktales B. tale C. talking D. tradition
10. People __________ the lamp because there wasn’t electricity.
A. light B. lit C. lights D. lighting
11. Alexander Graham Bell ________________ the telephone in 1876.
A. introduce B. introduces C. introduced D. has introduced
12. A: “_________________?” – B: At Sao Mai theater.
A.When’s it on B. Where’s it on C. Where’s watch D. Where are you from

13. What does the sign say?

A. Don’t wear shoes.
B. Don’t pick the flowers.
C. Don’t draw on the wall.
D. Don’t walk on the grass
14. This sign says: “___________________”
A. You can catch some fish here.
B. You can go fishing on the weekend.
C. You can’t fish here.
D. You can’t eat fish here.
 III. Read

People who want to learn a foreign language may have one of a great number of reasons. Firstly, those who
find themselves living temporarily in the foreign language community will have to learn the language to
survive in the community. Secondly, many students study a foreign language only because it is part of the
school curriculum. Additionally, some students learn the language because they want to know more about
the people who speak it and the places where it is spoken. Finally, some people want to study a foreign
language as they think it offers, in some general way, a chance for improvement in their daily lives. It is
obvious that there are several possible reasons for studying a language.
15. The first reason to study a foreign language is to survive in the community. TRUE
16. Many students study a foreign language only because it is a compulsory subject. TRUE
17. Some students learn the language because they want to know more about the economy there. FALSE
18. Some people want to study a foreign language as they think this can make their lives better. TRUE
B. Read the passage again, then choose the best answer:
19. People living temporarily in the foreign language community will have to learn the language because
they want __________________.
A. To get good jobs.
B. To earn more money.
C. to manage to live in the community
D. to talk with foreigners.
20. What is the passage about?
A. Reasons for going abroad.
B. How to talk with foreigners?
C. How to study a foreign language?
D. Why to study a foreign language?

IV. Choose the word (A,B,C, or D)

Once a poor farmer had a daughter (21) ________ Little Pea. After his wife died, the farmer married
again. His new wife had a daughter, Stout Nut. Unfortunately, the new wife is very cruel (22)______ Little
Pea. Little Pea had to do the chores all day. This made Little Pea’s father very upset. He (23) _______ died
of a broken heart.
Summer came and went. In the fall, the village held its (24)________ festival. That year, everyone was
(25)_________ as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village. Stout Nut’s mother made new
clothes for her, but poor Little Pea had (26)________.

21. A. told B. was C. named D. asked

22. A. with B. by C. of D. to
23. A. extremely B. soon C. later D. immediately
24. A. happy B. harvest C. heaven D. heavy
25. A. exciting B. excitedly C. exciting D. excited
26. A. none B. not C. no D. don’t

V. Use the correct form

27.My house is _______CONVENIENTLY________ situated near the school and the market.(convenience)
28.You should work harder on your English ___________PRONUNCIATION____________. ( pronounce)
29. ___GENEROUSLY____, he usually buys the homeless children foods. (generosity)
30. The company needs to find a way to sell many _______PRODUCTS________(produce)

VI. Rearrange

31. to play/ My brother/for ten years/ has learned /the piano.

 => My brother has learned to play the piano for ten years.
32. to do the housework/ after her father /Little Pea had /all day/ got married again.
=> .Little Pea had to do the housework all day after her father got married again.
VI. Rewrite

33. Nam often went out for dinner last month.

=> Nam used to go out for dinner last month.
34. “ Don’t make so much noise” , the teacher said to his students.
=> The teacher asked his students not to make so much noise.
35. The last time he ate Chinese foods was two years ago.
=> He hasn’t eaten Chinese food for two years.
36. He does morning exercises regularly. He wants to improve his health.
=> In order to improve his health, he does morning exercises regularly.

KEY 3 – G8- NĐC

I. Listen to the tape twice.
a. Decide whether the statements that are True or False
1. Sao Mai Movie Theater is not far from Hoa’s house .
2. Hoa is going to the movie theater by her cousin’s bike.
b. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits in each sentence.
3. Where are Nga and Hoa going to meet each other?
A. inside the theater B. downstairs C. outside the theater D. upstairs
4. What time does the film Dream City start?
A. 6.30 am B. 6.45 am C. 6.30 pm D. 6.45 pm
 Answers : 1____FALSE__ 2___TRUE____3_____C_____4______D____
II. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)
5. Nobody helped us. We did the test …………….. .
A. myself B. yourself C. yourselves D. ourselves
6. I’m English but I emigrated …………….. America.
A. in B. on C. of D. to
7. He spends his free time …………….. volunteer work at an orphanage.
A. to do B. doing C. does D. do
8. I asked Sara …………….. me to the station.
A. drive B. drives C. driven D. to drive.
9. “What ________ ?” _He’s very nice.
A. did Tom like? B .is Tom like?
C. does Tom look like? D. was Tom like?
10. 1. The ______ is the air, water, land, animals, and plants around us.
A. environment B. community C. organization D. program
11. 4. We arrived in Da Lat ______ a beautiful day in June
A. in B. at C. on D. for
12. 8. “______ you do me a favor?” _Sure.
A. May B. Could C. Should D. Might

13. What is this sign about?

A. There is no truck on this way B. We don’t like trucks
C. Trucks must not go this way D. Trucks can go here
14. What is this sign about?
A. Dogs are welcome B. You have to keep your dog outside
C. Guide dogs are allowed D. B & C are correct

 Answers :
5__D__6_D__7_B__8__D__9__B__10___A__11__C___12____B___13___C__14__D___
III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in the following passage. (1.5 pts)
Last year I (15)_______ to a home stay in the United States. I lived (16) _______the Johnsons in California.
When I (17) _______there, I went to school with my American sister, Julie. At first, speaking English (18)
_______day was hard. I was homesick. But then I started to enjoy my home stay. English was (19) _______.
School (20) _______fun.
15. A. go B. went C. gone D. will go
16. A. for B. at C. with D. by
17. A was B. be C. will be D. were
18. A. every B. each C. a D. the
19. A. hard B. harder C. difficult D. easier
20. A. am B. was C. were D. will be
 Answers : 13___B__ 14___C____15___A___ 16___A____ 17__D__18__B____
IV. Read the passage. Decide whether the statements that are True or False (1.5 pts)
We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been
trying to get my new house in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand
books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books
on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk
on them to get in or out of the room.
21.The writer are trying to arrange her new house neatly.
22.The room isn’t big enough to hold all of her books.
23.She has temporarily put her books on the bed.
24.She has to walk on her books to get in or out of the room.
25.The word “own” in the third line means……………… .
A. have B. take C. move D. get
26.The writer has ……………… books
A. a thousand B. two thousand
C. over a thousand D. thousands of
 Answers : 21__T___ 22___T____23___F___ 24____T___ 25___A___26___C___
V- Use the correct from of the word given in each sentence (1.5 pts)
27. Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of ___________. (exhibit)
28. How __________ of you to break that cup! (care)
29. Helen’s ___________ of book is praised by her mother. (arrange)
30. Bao is __________ kind and generous. (extreme)
 Answers :
 27____EXHIBITIONS_______ 28__CARELESS_______
29__ARRANGEMENT________ 30__EXTREMELY_________
VI. Arrange the words to make the meaningful sentences. (0.5 pt)
31. can start / one match / a fire/ Playing with.
Playing with one match can start a fire………………………………..
32. is not / A kitchen / children to play/ a suitable place for.
A kitchen is not a suitable place for children to play……………………………..

VII. Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same as those printed before them (2.0 pts)
33. How careful the boy is!
 What’s/ is a careful boy!____________________________
34. Nobody helps her with the housework.
 She does the housework (by) herself________________________
35. Last night I stayed up late, so I was late for school this morning.
I was late for school this morning because (last night) I stayed up late (last night)____
36. The boy is too young. He can’t understand it.
The boy isn’t/ is not old enough to understand it.________________________

KEY 4 – G8- NĐC

II. Listen to the tape twice.
a. Decide whether the statements that are True or False
1. Tim needs to improve his Spanish grammar..
2. Tim promised to try his best in learning Spanish.
b. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits in each sentence.
3. How did Tim study this semester?
A. really hard B. badly C. excellently D. a & c
4. What did Tim’s mother give him at the end of the conversation?
A. a report card B. a dictionary C. a book D. a & b
 Answers : 1___FALSE_____ 2___TRUE____3____D______4_____B_____
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)
5. “____________have you live in this town?” “_For nearly 20 years.”
A. How much B. How many C. How far D. How long
6. The office will be closed___________ Christmas and New Year.
A. at B. before C. between D. after
7. You must improve your spelling.
A. make something better B. become better
C. make something worse D. become worse
8. ______ is the study of the earth and its countries, mountains, rivers, weather, etc.
A. Geography B. Physics
C. Chemistry D. Mathematics
9. We left at 6 a.m _______ late.
A. so as not to be B. so as not being
 C. so as to be D. so as not being
10. He usually ______ or highlights only the words he wants to learn.
A. underline B. underlines C. underlining D. to underline
11. He came ______ some of his old photographs while he was looking for his books
A. to B. up C. with D. across
12. “May I help you?” “__________”
A. What can I do for you ? B. I’m afraid I’m busy now.
C. Yes. That’s very kind of you D. How can I help you ?

13. This sign means:

A. Don’t let children B. You can buy C. Children may use this D. These are dangerous
play with this children’s clothes here children

14. Look at the picture. What does it say?

A. Smoking is unnecessary here.
B. Smoking is prohibited here.
C. Smoking is unsatisfactory here.
D. Smoking is permitted here.
 Answers : 5_D__6_C__7__A__8__A__9__A__10_B___11_D__12__C___13__A__14___B___
III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in the following passage. (1.5 pts)
Kenji and Ykari are new students in Peter’s class. They are from Japan. They said they (15) ____
together (16) ____ a week. They studied their textbook (17) ______ it has the grammar at the back.
They learned the rules (18) _____ heart and then they wrote (19) _____ of sentences and examples and
(20)______ with conversations.
15. A. revised B. revision C. learned D. learning
16. A. once B. one C. two D. a & b
17. A. so B. so that C. because D. in order to
18. A. with B. by C. on D. in
19 A. lot B. lots C. many D. much
20. A. practices B. to practice C. practicing D. practiced

 Answers : 15__C__ 16__A___17___ 18___B___ 19____B__20__D__

IV. Read the passage. Decide whether the statements that are True or False (1.5 pts)
I learn many subjects in school. But the one I enjoy learning is History. History tells us how people
lived a long time ago. It also tells us how men had to struggle to make the world a better place to live in.
Many pupils, however, do not like to read History. They say that there are too many names and dates
to remember. But they do not understand that if we do not know about the past, we cannot understand
the present property. For example, if we wish to know how men did in the past to travel at night or to
keep themselves warm. In fact, only a student of History will make us realize that everything that we do
 today is the result of what our grandfathers and others before them did in the past, so , History is the long
story of men’s struggle through the ages. As we read this story, we learn many interesting things.
I love history so much that I have a lot of history books in my house. Someday, I might even write a
history book myself.
21. History is the writer’s favorite subject.
22. Learning History, we can know how people lived a long time ago.
23. Many students like to study History.
24. If you want to study History well, you have to be good at remembering many names and dates.
25. What does history tell us ?
A. all the events that happened in the past. B. all the people that happened in the past.
C. all the clothes that happened in the past. D. all the customs that happened in the past.
26. We can learn a lot of …………. thing as we read the historical story.
A. interested B. bored C. interesting D. boring
 Answers : 21_TRUE__ 22__TRUE___23_FALSE__ 24_TRUE__ 25__A__26___C__
V. Use the correct from of the word given in each sentence (1.5 pts)
27.. He said that my brother is a wonderful _____________. (dance)
28. He was __________of his achievements in the field of politics. ( pride)
29. You should ____________ before the final exam. ( revision)
30. It’s a very simple question. You can _______________ answer it. ( easy)
 Answers :
27___DANCER_____ 28___PROUD______
29______REVISE___30__EASILY____
VI. Arrange the words to make the meaningful sentences. (0.5 pt)
27. a child / when I was / play football / I used to.
 I used to play football when I was a child………………………………………….
28. had to do everything / Her mother / /the modern equipment/ without helping of /.
 Her mother had to do everything without helping of the modern equipment……….

VII. Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same as those printed before them (2.0 pts)
29. They once started these machines by hand.
They used to start these machines by hand._____________________________________
30. My father doesn’t work in this company any longer.
My father used to work in this company. ____________________________________
31. Mr. White said, “Please come to our dinner tonight, Sarah.”
Mr. White told Sarah to come to their dinner that night.___________________________
32. “You shouldn’t stay up late at night.” the mom said to her daughter.
The mom told her daughter (that) she shouldn’t stay up late.__________________________