Môn: Tiếng Anh Lớp: 8 . Thời gian 45 phút
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:(1m)
1. a. tiger b. wife c. wisdom d. smile
2. a. wanted b. worked c. watched d. talked
3. a. mend b. semester c. letter d. report
4 a .equipment b. upset c.end d. help
II/. Circle the best answer: A, B, C or D to complete all the sentences (2 ms):
1. She has to …………………her chores.
a. did b. does c. do d. doing
2. Their children enjoy ……….. football after school.
a.playing b. play c.to playing d. to play
3. I am lucky enough___________a lot of friends.
a. have b. to have c. having d. had
4. Some language learners learn the new words ……………..heart
a. on b. in c. with d. by
5. ……………is necessary when you learn new words
a .revise b. revision c. stick d. list.
6……………….. you need any help ? – Yes, That’s very kind of you.
a. Can b. Could c. Do d. May
7. My father used .......................us to the zoo when he was alive.
a.to take b. took c. take d. taking
8. He will visit his parents…………….. Monday …………… 8.30.
a. on / on b. between c.on / at d. in / in
III. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions (2ms )
Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812 . His family then lived in London . His father was a clerk in an office . There were eight children in the family , so life was hard
Charles went to school and his teacher thought he was very clever , When he was only eleven , he had to leave school and went to work in a factory . He worked ten hours a day and earned 30p a week . Every night , after work , he walked four miles back to his home . Charles hated it and never forgot . He used it in many novels , especially David Copperfield and Oliver Twist .
1. Where was Charles Dickens born ?
……………………………………………………………………………….
2. How many children were there in his family ? .
………………………………………………………………………………..
3. How many hours a day did he work ?
………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Did he walk four miles back to his home after work ?
……………………………………………………………………………………….
IV.Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (2ms)
1. They (learn) ………………..English since 1999
2. We (have) ------------------- an English test yesterday morning.
3. My father used to (smoke)………………..a lot.
4. It’s not easy (study) …………………. a foreign language
V, Rewrite the following sentences ( 3ms )
1.“ Please take these books to my classroom”
-> She told me.................................................................
2. Lan bought a fishing rod ( be going to )
-> Lan .................................................................
3. Tam is very good at speaking English (Use adverb “well” )
->Tam speaks…..……………………………………
4. I went to school by bus , but now I don’t any more .
->I used……………………………..
5. My room and my sister’s room are not the same.
-> My room is different ……………………………………………………………….
6.Ba is tall. He can play volleyball. ( using “enough to...” )
->………………………………………………………………..
Họ và tên GV ra đề :Lê Thị Xoa
Đơn vị :Trường THCS Võ Thị Sáu

I) Listen carefully and circle the correct answer in A, B, C or D (1m)
1. Nga sees the secretary ______ .
A. at noon B. in the morning C. in the evening D. in the afternoon
2. Secretary wants to get ______.
A. an environment month B. a beautiful song C .a helpful activity D. an application form
3. Nga was born on ______.
A. April 22, 1989 B. May 22, 1998 C. April 22, 1998 D. August 22,1989
4. Nga lives at ______ Street.
A. 25 Hung Vuong B. 288 Le Loi C. 5 Tran Phu D. 55 Tran Khanh Du

II. / A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the following questions.(1m)
1.
A