Phòng giáo dục & đào tạo thị xã phúc yên đề khảo sát số 1 môn tiếng anh lớp 8 Nội dung tính đến ngày:15/12/2007 Họ tên giáo viên ra đề: ngô thị thu hiền Đơn vị công tác : trờng thcs cao minh Họ tên giáo viên đọc thẩm định đề: Đơn vị công tác Số điện thoại : . Contents Key Level I. Choose the word which has different pronunciation from others: 1. A. children B. chicken C. chair D. character D 1 2. A. curly B. shy C. fly D. sky A 2 3. A. joke B. local C. blond D. sociable C 3 4. A. laugh B. enough C. although D. cough C 3 5. A. fourteen B. volunteer C. seem D. free B 1 II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling the letter A, B, C or D: 6. A good hen .six or seven eggs a week. 1 A. lies B. lays C. puts D. reproduces B 7. Tom is looking forward to .his new job on Monday. 2 A. be starting B. be started C. start D. starting D 8. No one helped him ; he did it 1 A.himself B. herself C.hisself D.heself C 9. He had a very bad cold and couldnt stop 2 A. snoring B. sneezing C. sighing D. spitting B 10. The teacher out the words she had written on the black board. 3 A. cleaned B. dusted C. rubbed D. washed C 11. Susan was alone in the house when the fire broke. . 3 A. off B. out C. in D. up B 12. Thank you very much. Its very kind you. A. of B. with C. to D. at A 1 13. You should spend more time English. 3 A. to study B. study C. studying D.studies C 14. Is your brother different .you? 2 A. to B. from C. on D. with B 15. I didnt see the end of the film because I asleep. 1 A. felt B. felled C. went D. fell D 16. All of my friends agreed to come, .from James 3 A. only B. accept C. except D. apart D 17. If you mistake, put it right neatly. 1 A. have B. make C. do D. get B 18. You really believe . ghost , don’t you ? 1 A. in B. about C. of D. to A 19. Let’s outside the theater. 1 A. meeting B. to meet C. meet D. meets C 20. I usually spend two hours . Math everyday. 2 A. at B. in C. to D. on D 21.We should put the armchair .the table and the sofa 1 A. at B. in C. to D. between D 22.You shouldn’t let children play .matches. 1 A.by B. with C. to D. of B 23. We have to put knives . children’s reach 1 A. at B. in C.out of D. on C 24. On the counter, there are jars . sugar , salts and flour. 1 A. of B. in C. to D. on A 25. Mr. Tan is the table. He is writing something 1 A.with B. in C. to D. at D III. Read the passage and choose the best answer to the questions below by circling the letter A, B, C, or D: On the farm of today, machines provide almost all the power. Modern farmers now now farmers now have mechanized “hire land” and keeps horses only for pleasure. Besides developing new machinery, scientists and engineers have helped the farmers in many ways. For example, they have developed stronger fertilizers, more effective insecticides, and hybrid seeds which produce larger, tastier fruits and vegetables. Some farmers even have computers which help them use their resources more efficiently. As a result, the farm of today are able to produce much more food with the same amount of labor.This means fewer but larger farms and fewer but more prosperous farmers. 26.What do modern farmers keeps horses for ? 2 A. meat B. plow C. pleasure D. sale C 27.Who has developed new machinery ? 1 A. only scientists B. only engineers C. scientists and farmers D. scientists and engineers D 28.The farmers use computers to _______________ 2 A. play computer games B. help them use resources efficiently C. type documents D. send e- mails B 29.The farms today are ___________________ 1 A. fewer but larger B. fewer and smaller C. more but smaller D. more and larger A 30.The farmers today are ____________than they used to be. 1 A. richer B. poorer C. more D. less powerful A IV.Choose the best answer to give the correct form of the given word to complete the sentence: 31. He was . to say that. FOOL 1 A.fool B. a fool C. foolish D. fools C 32. “The lost shoe” is one of the stories I like best. TRADITION 1 A.traditional B. tradited C. to tradition D. traditioning 33. Her father soon died of a heart. BREAK A A.breaking B. broke C. broken D.breaks C 1 34. She is one of the greatest . to appear in this theater. PERFORM A.performing B. performance C. performer D. performers D 2 35. I wrote . letters of application, but got no reply END A.endest B. endless C. ended D.ending B 3 V. Choose the best sentence to rewrite the given sentences bellow : 36. I’ve never talked to the headmaster before. 3 A. It’s the first time I talked to the headmaster before B. It’s the first time I’ve talked to the headmaster C. It’s the first time I ‘ve talk to the headmaster before D. It’s the first time I talk to the headmaster before B 37.How long is it since he bought the computer? 2 A. When did he buy the computer? B. How long does he buy the computer? C. When has he bought the computer? D. How long has he bought the computer ? A 38. Viet does not play badminton as well as he used to 3 A. Viet used to playing badminton better B. Viet get used to playing badminton better C.Viet uses to play badminton better D. Viet used to play badminton better D 39. Riding a bycicle so fast is dangerous. 2 A.It’s not dangerous to ride a bicycle so fast B. it’s dangerous to ride a bicycle so fast B C. .It’s dangerous to riding a bicycle so fast D. .It’s not dangerous to riding a bicycle so fast 40. “ Don’t make such a mess in your room”, said Mrs. Quyen to her son 3 A. Mrs. Quyen told her son not to make such a mess in his room B. Mrs. Quyen told to her son not to make such a mess in his room C. Mrs. Quyen said her son not to make such a mess in his room D. Mrs. Quyen told her son to make such a mess in his room A . Phòng giáo dục & đào tạo thị xã phúc yên đề khảo sát số 1 môn tiếng anh lớp 8 Nội dung tính đến ngày :15 /12 /2007 Họ tên giáo viên ra đề: ngô thị thu hiền. Monday. 2 A. be starting B. be started C. start D. starting D 8. No one helped him ; he did it 1 A.himself B. herself