TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 – CHƯƠNG TRÌNH MỚI
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA SỐ 3 VÀ SỐ 4
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ĐỀ SỐ 3.1
A.LISTENING:
1 .Listen and write T/F for each statement.
No.

Statement

True/False

1.

The main island of Singapore is 682 square km

……………
…

2.

Singapore is the biggest port in the world

……………
…

3.

1. A. thermal

B. thankful

C. there

D. thorough

2. A. physical

B. visual

C. music

D. because

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
3. A. ecology

B. environment

C. autography

D. residential
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4. A. Maltese

B. festive


C. cleaning

D. clean

4. In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ___________ food at
Christmas.
A. national

B. historical

C. traditional

D. possible

5. The USA has a population of 304 million, and it’s the third_________ country in the
world.
A. smallest

B. largest

C. narrowest

D. highest

6. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.
A. damaged

B. was damaged


III. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given
1. I like to speak English to people from ……………countries.
2. Speaking English with correct ………………… is difficult.

( differ)
( pronounce)

D. READING:
Fill in the blank with a suitable word from the box to complete the passage about the
causes of visual pollution.
includes - many - with - kind - inside - dump - example - a
Visual pollution can happen outside or (1) …………….. your house.
When you are in the street, do you look around and see too (2) . ……………….telephone
poles, overhead power lines, or advertising billboards?
This is known as (3) …………….. ‘negative visual environment’, and it causes visual
pollution. For many communities, visual pollution also (4) ……………….uncut weeds,
graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings. This (5) ………… of pollution can be
present in your house, too. If you (6) ………………clothes or school things on the floor, it
causes visual pollution. A room (7) …………... too much furniture placed in an untidy way
is another (8) ……………..of visual pollution in the house.
You may not know that when you go out without wearing appropriate clothing, you can also
cause this type of pollution.
E. WRITING:
Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words
given.
1. There was a loud noise next to my door last night, so I couldn’t sleep.
→ Because …………………………………………………………………
2. Tornadoes can move objects as big as a car.
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…F…

3.

Singapore is a leader in ship building and repairing in the …T…
world.

4.

Singapore is one of the lest important financial centres of …F…
Asia

5.

Singapore is a bad destination to tourists

…F…

II. Listen and Answer the questions.
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1. How many islets are there in Singapore?
____ There are 63 islets _________________________
2.Is Singapore a poor country because of its small size?
_____No, it isn’t ___________________________________
3.How many shipping lines does Singapore have?
_____ It has 600 shipping lines_______________________________
B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.


D. unique

C.LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
1.Air___________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute

B. pollution

C. polluting

D. polluted

2. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.
A. to flood

B. flooding

C. flood

D. flooded

3. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.
A. cleanliness

B. cleanly

C. cleaning


A. drought

B. rain

C. flood

D. storm

8. As soon as the floodwater ___________ down, people ____________ their houses.
A. went - cleaned

B. had gone – cleaned

C.went - had cleaned

D. had gone–had cleaned

II.Give correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. They (come) ……….. back home after they (finish) ………………… their work.
came – had finished
2. Before she watched TV, she ( not do)……………………. homework.
hadn’t done
3. His mother ( cook) ……………………………..in the kitchen at 5.30 p.m yesterday ?
was cooking
III. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given
1. I like to speak English to people from different countries.
2. Speaking English with correct pronunciation is difficult

D. READING:
Fill in the blank with a suitable word from the box to complete the passage about the


E. WRITING:
Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words
given.
1. There was a loud noise next to my door last night, so I couldn’t sleep.
→ Because there was a loud noise next to my door last night, I couldn’t sleep.
2. Tornadoes can move objects as big as a car.
→ Objects can be moved as big as a car by tornadoes.
3. Your parents are happy because you behave yourself well.
→ If you behave yourself well, your parents will be happy.
4. They provided food then cleared up the debris.
→ After they had provided food, they cleared up the debris.
5. A mechanic is going to serve our car tomorrow morning.
→- Our car is going to be served by a mechanic tomorrow morning
6. I’m not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags.
→ If I were you, I would recycle these plastic carrier bags

ĐỀ SỐ 3.2
A. LISTENING
I. Listen and write T/F for each statement.
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No.

Statement

True/False

1.

II. Listen again and complete sentence.
1.

People are destroying the earth and transforming huge areas into ________________ .

2. It’s more and more _______________ to grow enough food for the world’s population.
3. The smoke in the _______________ is a serious problem too.
B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. vanilla

B. vacuum

C. add

D. facsimile

2. A. whiten

B. fiber

C. zipper

D. conveyor

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. iconic

B. monument


D.although

3. Oil spills from cargos and ships have ___________ many animals and plants die.
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A. made

B. caused

C. resulted

D.done

4. This film is rated 18+ because there are too many ___________ scenes.
A. funny

B. violent

C. entertaining

D.dangerous

5. ___________ effects created an amazing world in the movie, it looked so real!
A. Incredible B. Moved
6.

C. Special

D.small

____(9)____ size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary
to ____(10)_____ rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.
1. A. one

B. ones

C. among

D. those

2. A. most

B. mostly

C. almost

D. about

3. A. takes
4. A. supply

B. makes
B. provide

C. occupies
C. distribute

D. plays
D. bring
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C. Thus

D. However

9. A. of

B. about

C. in

D. for

10. A. keep

B. get

C. hold

D. maintain

II. Answer the questions about you.
1. Is there a river near your house?
→……………………………………………………………………………….
2. Why don’t people swim in the river anymore?
→……………………………………………………………………………….
E. WRITING:
I. Combine each pair of sentences using the words given in brackets.
1. Hundreds of houses destroyed after a tornado hit the small town of Texas.
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Key:
A. LISTENING
I. Listen and write T/F for each statement.
No.

Statement

True/False

1.

The world’s ocean is so big that it doesn’t need to care for ...........F................
the level of population

2.

People are destroying the Earth’s natural resources.

...........T..............

3.

The population is increasing rapidly.

...........T..............

4.


2. A. whiten

B. fiber

C. zipper

D. conveyor

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. iconic

B. monument

C. territory

D. difficulty

2. A. native

B. perhaps

C. whisky

D. accent

C.LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to complete each of the sentences.
1. B

2. C

1. A. one

B. ones

C. among

D. those

2. A. most

B. mostly

C. almost

D. about

3. A. takes

B. makes

C. occupies

D. plays

4. A. supply

B. provide

C. distribute


C. Thus

D. However

9. A. of

B. about

C. in

D. for

10. A. keep

B. get

C. hold

D. maintain

II. Answer the questions about you.
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1. Is there a river near your house?
→Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
2. Why don’t people swim in the river anymore?
→Because the water isn’t clean enough for us to swim and it’s seriously polluted now.
E. WRITING:
I. Combine each pair of sentences using the words given in brackets.



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ĐỀ SỐ 3.3
A.LISTENING:
I.Listen and write T/F for each statement.
N
o

Statement

True/False

1

In recent years, tsunamis have caused less damage because people
understand more about them now.
Giaoandethitienganh. info

2

In order to survive a tsunami, we should only avoid going to the sea.

3

Avoid the place which has never a tsunami before.

4

1. A. classical
2. A. classic

B. poisonous
B. nature

C. logical
C. degree

D. pollution
D. debris
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C.LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. If we use water________, more people will have cleaner water.
A. care

B. carefully

C. careless

D. carelessly

2. Water pollution make some aquatic animals___________
A. dying

B. to die



6. Dozens of buildings ______when an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale hit
the city. Giaoandethitienganh. info

A. destroyed

B. collapsed

C. burried

D. damaged

7. “No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago. –“ ___________”
A. Oh dear

B. That’s shocking C. That’s a relief

D. How terrible

8. He said he worked very hard and that was the key __________his success.
A. to

B. for

C. of

D. on

II. Give the correct form of the verbs
1. This house ( build ) __________ in 2000.

much furniture placed in an untidy way is another example of visual pollution in the house.
II. Read the following passage then answer the questions.
The Maori arrived in New Zealand from other Polynesian islands over a thousand years
ago. They were the first people to live there. They made beautiful wooden buildings with
pictures cut into the wood. There are about 280,000 Maori today. Maori have brown skin,
dark brown eyes, and wavy black hair.
In 1840, they agreed to become a British colony, and they learned European ways
quickly. Today there are Maori in all kinds of jobs. They attend schools and universities and
become lawyers and scientists. There are Maori in the government. Most of them live like
the white New Zealanders.
However, the Maori do not forget their traditions. Children learn the language,
music, and old stories. They have yearly competitions in speaking, dancing, and singing.
The Maori live a comfortable, modern life, but they keep their traditions by passing them to
their children.
1.Where did the Maori come from?
…………………………………………………………………………………
2.How many Maori are there?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3.What do the Maori look like?
…………………………………………………………………………….
4.What do they do at their yearly competitions?
……………………………………………………………………………
E. WRITING:
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Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means the same as the first
one.
1. They provided food, then cleared up the debris.
=> After they…………………………………………..


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Avoid the place which has never a tsunami before.

T

4

Safety pack should be easy to be obtained.

F

5

A careful evacuation plan should be prepared before the tsunami.

T

II.Listen again and complete sentence.
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1. A tsunami is a series of destructive and very dangerous__waves___________that result
from earthquake activity or some other type of underwater disturbance.
2. Food, water and the first aid kit are among the ___basic__________required.
3. The _safety____________pack should be obvious and well–known to every one.
B. PHONETICS
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1.A.invent

D. debris

C.LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. If we use water________, more people will have cleaner water.
A. care

B. carefully

C. careless

D. carelessly

2. Water pollution make some aquatic animals___________
A. dying

B. to die

C. die

D. died

3. The city has a summer___________in the park .
A. festivily

B. festive

C. festively

D. festival


A. Oh dear

B. That’s shocking C. That’s a relief

D. How terrible

8. He said he worked very hard and that was the key __________his success.
A. to

B. for

C. of

D. on

II. Give the correct form of the verbs
1.This house ( build ) __________ in 2000.
was built
2. Most people ( leave ) _________before the volcano erupted.
had left
3. If you (not break) _________the rules, the teacher will not punish you.
don’t break
4. If today were Sunday , I (not have to work) _________like this.
would not have to work
III. Give the correct form of the word
1.Water was_________with poisonous chemicals. ( contaminate )
contaminated
2. The polluted water results in the _________of many aquatic animals and plants. (die)
death

The Maori arrived in New Zealand from other Polynesian islands over a thousand years
ago. They were the first people to live there. They made beautiful wooden buildings with
pictures cut into the wood. There are about 280,000 Maori today. Maori have brown skin,
dark brown eyes, and wavy black hair.
In 1840, they agreed to become a British colony, and they learned European ways
quickly. Today there are Maori in all kinds of jobs. They attend schools and universities and
become lawyers and scientists. There are Maori in the government. Most of them live like
the white New Zealanders.
However, the Maori do not forget their traditions. Children learn the language,
music, and old stories. They have yearly competitions in speaking, dancing, and singing.
The Maori live a comfortable, modern life, but they keep their traditions by passing them to
their children.
1.Where did the Maori come from?
from other Polynesian islands
2.How many Maori are there?
7. 280,000
3.What do the Maori look like?
They have brown skin, dark brown eyes, and wavy black hair.
4.What do they do at their yearly competitions?
They speak, dance, and sing.

E. WRITING:
Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means the same as the first
one.
1. They provided food, then cleared up the debris.
After they had provided food, cleared up the debris.
2. Scientists have invented new devices to help people live a longer life.(PASSIVE)
New devices have been invented to help people live a longer life by scientists
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T

4. Tom says that this technology can be used for good purposes.
F

T

B. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (5pts) Giaoandethitieng anh. info

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined (1pt)
5. A. deaf

B. leaf

C. meat

6. A. Dutch

B. Russian

C. just

7. A. exhaust B. hour
8. A. frightened

B. stamped

C. house



B. impure

C. impolite

D. impossible

III. Choose the best answer (a,b,c,d) to complete the following sentences.(2ps)
13. The most common way of attracting someone’s attention is by ……..
A. waving

B. to waving

C. to wave

D. wave

14. Ann and Mary said that they ……. cycling the day after tomorrow
A. will go

B. have gone

C. would go

D. has gone

15. If you behave yourself well, your parents will be ……...
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