Đề kiểm tra học kì 1 Anh lớp 8 đề 5: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others

I. Listen and state whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) .

Is it Time for Supper?

1. I had dinner with my friend, George last week. ______

2. George is very fat because he likes good food and eats a lot of it._____

3. We sat in the canteen. _____

4. We had a small meal. _____

5. We were in this place for more than 3 hours. _____

II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others

6.

A. nomadic                       B. ancestor

C. diversity                        D. reflect

7.

A. majority                       B. multicultural

C. community                  D. addicted

III. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

8.

A. taxes                            B. watches

C. books                           D. boxes

9.

A. fair                               B. hair

C. air                                D. bag

10.

A. transmit                        B. exhibition

C. spy                               D. slim

11.

A. chemistry                      B. charge

C. chunk                            D. church

12.

A. knife                              B. kill

C. know                             D. knives

IV. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences

13. She loves lying and _____________ the slow movement of the clouds.

A. watch                             B. to watch

C. watching                        D. watched

14._________ we followed the tradition of coming home for our family reunion, young people in Vietnam go abroad at Tet.

A. Nevertheless                     B. Although

C. But                                     D. However

15. We burn ____________ to show respect to our ancestors during Tet.

A. wood                                 B. paper

C. plastic                                D. incense

16. The farmer rides a buffalo -____________ cart loaded full of rice home.

A. draw                                   B. drawing

C. drew                                   D. drawn

17. People in the countryside live ___________ than those in the city.

A. happier                          B. happily

C. happy                             D. more happily

18. Viet Nam is ______________ multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.

A. a                                     B. an

C. the                                  D. A and C

19.__________ ethnic group has the largest population in Viet Nam?

A. Who                                 B. Which

C. Where                              D. When

20. Mozart was born in Salzburg __________ 1756.

A. in                                     B. on

C. at                                     D. since

21. __________Saturday night, I went to bed at 11 o’clock.

A. At                                     B. On

C. In                                      D. From

22. I used __________ fishing.

A. enjoy                                  B. to enjoy

C. enjoying                             D. to enjoying

V. Circle the mistake then correct it in each sentence.

23. Under (A) the new regulations (B) , a worker have to (C) wear protection (D) clothes.

24. Our (A) grandparents used to be telling (B) us fairy tales (C) when we (D) were small.

VI. Complete the correct forms of the words.

25. Some ethnic groups use their own ________ languages. (speak)

26. Are you interested in ________ baskets? (weave)

27. People in the countryside work ________on their farms than we can imagine. (hard)

28. _______tribes never stay in the same place for a long time. (nomad)

VII. Fill in each blank with a suitable word given in the box to complete the following passage.

Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting, and it takes (29) _________ in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (30) ____________ life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (31) ____________ warmer and hoa ban – a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area – blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (32) ______________. This is a great time for everyone, (33) _____________ for boys and girls. The boy (34) _________ the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (35) ____________ for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and (36) __________. The festival is always (37) _______ of songs and prayers.

VIII. Read the text then write the answers to the s below.

MY BEST FRIEND

My name’s John and my best friend is called Pamela. We met thirty years ago when we were both five years old. It was my first day at school and I was very unhappy because I wanted my mother. Pamela gave me a sweet and we became friends immediately. We were together nearly every day until we left school twelve years later.

Then I went to university but Pamela didn’t. She got married and had three children. I studied for eight years because I wanted to be an accountant. I had a lot of new friends so I didn’t see Pamela very often. Sometimes we didn’t meet for months but we often talked on the phone.

38. How old were John and Pamela when they became friends?

⟹ ______________________

39. How often did they meet at school?

⟹ ______________________

40. Why didn’t Pamela go to university?

⟹ _____________________

25. spoken

26. weaving

27. harder

28. Nomadic

29. place

30. cultural

31. gets

32. celebrated

33. especially

34. picks

35. pray

36. ancestors

37. full

38. They were both five years old when they became friends.

39. They met at school nearly every day.

40. Because she got married and had three children.