Đề thi học kì 1 Tiếng Anh 8 Friends Plus - Đề số 4

Exercise 1. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?

1. A. stop B. profit C. solar D. product

2. A. cave B. valley C. wave D. volcano

Exercise 2. Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?

3. A. era B. follow C. bamboo D. fashion

4. A. musician B. media C. interest D. indigo

Exercise 3. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each question.

5. Elevate your workout with the ultimate performance _______ and sports bras from our newest collection.

A. leggings B. shorts C. pants D. jeans

6. It was the decade _______ people only had black-and-white TVs.

A. then B. when C. which D. X

7. At six o’clock yesterday evening, my mom _______ her favorite TV program.

A. watches B. has watched C. was watching D. watched

8. Which one has the same meaning as this sentence “We used to be friends.”

A. We are friends forever. C. We are no longer friends.

B. We will be friends. D. We have been friends for years.

9. Could I have ______ of butter, please?

A. a few B. a bit C. a more D. a lots

10. People are not protecting Mother Earth, ______?

A. are they B. aren't they C. is it D. isn't it

11. This is a(n) ______ kettle that switches itself off when it boils.

A. automatic B. secondhand C. multifunctional D. homemade

12. I'm afraid there aren’t ______ for everyone.

A. enough desserts B. desserts enough C. too much desserts D. much desserts

13. Do you know how much energy a ______ panel produces?

A. sun B. sunny C. solar D. non-solar

14. Sơn Đoòng Cave holds the world’s largest natural cave ______ a volume of 38.5 million m3.

A. in B. for C. with D. into

15. Although Nam had an interesting solo trip around Viet Nam, he found it hard to ______ his friends and

family.

A. stay with B. leave behind C. stop off D. carry on

16. A desert is a large area covered with sand or rocks, and with very little ______.

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A. evaporation B. solidification C. precipitation D. liquefication

Exercise 4. Supply the correct form of the word given in each sentence.

17. They paid less for the house because it was in a/an ______ part of town. (FASHION)

18. Cristiano Ronaldo was the first footballer to reach 100 million ______ on Instagram. (FOLLOW)

19. Millions of wild flowers color the valleys ______ in April and May. (SPECIAL)

20. A scientist has ______ a new species that belongs to a group of rare insects whose closest relative was

last seen in 1969. (DISCOVERY)

Exercise 5. Read the following and decide if the following sentences are True or False.

In recent years, environmentalists have raised concerns about the future of food. Every year, 1.3 billion tons

of food are consciously thrown away by consumers while over one-tenth of the population still go hungry.

Many governments have started to take remedial action to reduce food waste. Since 2013, for example, the

US government has launched the Food Waste Challenge, encouraging restaurants, schools and universities to

make contact with hunger relief organizations like food banks and pantries. It also forces food manufacturers

and stores to improve their product storage systems through which food can be kept longer. In addition, food

suppliers are required to recycle their discarded but unexpired products to feed animals or create compost,

bioenergy and natural fertilizers. In Viet Nam, diners at some buffet restaurants have to make a heavy charge

for extra amounts of leftovers whereas some food retailers offer a big discount on near-expired products.

21. Food waste has recently caused concern among environmentalists.

22. Not many countries want to address the problem of food waste.

23. According to the US Food Waste Challenge, leftovers should not be given to food banks.

24. Vietnamese buffet diners have to pay more than normal if they leave food behind.

Exercise 6. Choose the word (A, B, C …