Bộ đề trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh lớp 8 (học kỳ II)

UNIT 13 : FESTIVALS

TEST 3

I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. a. council b.award c.carol d.mushroom
2. a. design b.custom c. plumber d. jumble
3. a Christmas b. jolly c.compete d.teammate
4. a. professor b.separate c.marigold d.pomegranate
5. a. unsuitable b.traditional c.competition d.participate
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence
below or substitutes for the uuderlined word or phrase.
6. It is_____ that she works 16 hours a day.
a. say b. says c. sayed d. said
7. Hillary and Norgay were the first _____ Everest.
a. climb b. climbs c. to climb d. climbing
8. James likes climbing mountain. He has just joined a ____ club.
a. climb-mountain b. climbing-mountain
c. mountain-climbing d. mountain-climb
9. Have you ever tried Jananese food?
a. use something to find out if you like it b. make a preparation for
c. eating a small amount of food d. recognize flavors in food
10. Mary told Helen that she was tired of eating fish summer.
a. this b. that c. the d. Ø
11. It is a custom to give presents at Christmas.
a. tradition b. habit c. hobby d. rule
12. It’s cold - don’t go out_____your coat.
a. with b. without c. in d. wearing
13. Bob had someone _____ his house.

26. a. on b.at c. sinced of d. for
27. a. like b.as c. such as d a & c
28. a. also b.either c. too d. all are correct
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best
answers each of the questions about it.
One of the festiva’s in the Buddhist tradition is called Vesak. It takes place
in April or May, and it lasts for three days. The festival celebrates the life of
the Buddha, and it also marks the beginning of the Buddhist year. During the
festival, Buddhists decorate their houses and streets with flowers and paper
lanterns. They give presents to monks and to poor people, and they send
each other cards. In India, they sometimes buy birds in cages and set them
free.
29. What is Vesak?
a. A festival b. The beginning of the Buddhist year
c. An event d. A contest
30. How long does Vesak last?
a. It lasts for a month. b. It lasts for two months.
c. It lasts for two days. d. It lasts for three days.
31. What do people do?
a. They decorate their houses and streets.
b. They give presents to monks and to poor people.
c. They send each other cards.
d. all are correct
32. Which of the following is not true?
a. Vesak is one of the festivals in the Buddhist tradition.
b. Vesak is held from April to May.
c. Buddhists held Vesak to celebrate the life of Buddha.
d. Monks are given presents.
33. What does ‘set free’ in line 7 mean?
a. let an animal go out of a cage

12. The fish has gone.
a. has left b. has happened c. has moved d. has disappeared
13. James told me why he went home early two days _____.
a. before b. ago c. following d. previous
14. The journey from the airport to the university about an hour and a half.
a. spends b. takes c. want d. passes
15. Vietnam is a country that exports a lot of rice.
a. sells and transports goods to another country
b. buys goods from another country into one’s own country
c. plants something in the ground and looks after it
d. produces something
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. Vietnam’s New Year is officially know as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. BC