Đề thi học kì 1 Tiếng Anh 8 iLearn Smart World - Đề số 5

Exercise 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. proofs B. books C. points D. days

2. A. change B. choice C. cheap D. school

Exercise 2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.

3. A. reduce B. destroy C. increase D. prefer

4. A. shuttlecock B. bakery C. recipe D. discussion

Exercise 3. Choose the option that best completes each of the following sentences.

5. In his free time, my younger brother is ______ on taking photos and doing puzzles.

A. fond B. keen C. interested D. crazy

6. According to a survey, 21% of children under 18 in the UK enjoy ________ football.

A. to play B. play C. playing D. played

7. People in my village grow rice in vast _____ fields.

A. corn B. wheat C. pad D. paddy

8. If the temperature ____ rising, the polar ice caps will melt.

A. kept B. keeps C. has kept D. will keep

9. Because of ____ pollution, the bicycle may someday replace the automobile.

A. water B. air C. noise D. soil

10. A strong earthquake caused a lot of _______ to eastern Japan last week.

A. damaged B. damages C. damaging D. damage

11. We cannot prevent natural disasters but can _______ some of them.

A. damage B. destroy C. predict D. erupt

12. - What do shopping centres ______ offer customers on special occasions? - Mostly sales and

entertainment.

A. never B. rarely C. usually D. occasionally

13. The cycling club ___________ at 12 p.m.

A. will finish B. finishes C. is finishing D. has finished

14. We should clean up the park _______ we can enjoy hanging out there.

A. and B. but C. so that D. because

15. Lam: It’s time for lunch. – Ly: ___________

A. Oh good! B. One hour. C. Half past twelve. D. What is it?

16. Mai: Will you be able to come to the meeting? - Linh: ___________.

A. I’m afraid not B. Of course you will

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C. You must be kidding D. I’m sorry not

Exercise 4. Supply the correct form of the given word.

17. Cutting down a lot of trees is very _____ to the environment. (HARM)

18. National parks are ____ in protecting the environment and natural resources. (IMPORTANCE)

19. They live in a beautiful cottage ______ by trees and flowers. (SURROUND)

20. I ______ cooking because I usually burn the food. (LIKE)

Exercise 5. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete the email.

Dear Elena,

Thanks for your email. Now I'II tell you about my summer holiday in my hometown. I live in Ha Noi, (21)

________ my hometown is Ninh Binh. My grandparents live there, in a small house near a paddy field. I went

to stay with them in June. It was a wonderful holiday. Every morning, my grandma and I got up early and (22)

________ the pigs and chickens. When we finished, we cooked breakfast. After that, I (23) ________ fishing

with my grandpa or helped my grandma with gardening. In the afternoon, I went to the fields with some other

children. They taught me to (24) _______ the buffaloes. Sometimes we flew kites or skipped rope together.

In the evening, I drew pictures, read books, or watched TV with my grandparents. I went to bed quite early,

at about 9 p.m.

I'm sending you a photo I took (25) _________ my grandparents' house. I hope you'll like it.

Love,

Mi

21. A. but B. so C. for D. or

22. A. feed B. is feeding C. fed D. will fed

23. A. could B. went C. did D. played

24. A. run B. get C. go D. herd

25. A. for B. of C. on D. next

Exercise 6. Read the following passage. Choose TRUE if the statement is true, FALSE if the statement

is false.

Nothing on earth is more majestic than a tall, spreading tree. Trees are our friends in our fight for a healthier

planet. This is how they help us. First, trees are the Earth's lungs. They remove pollutants from the air and

significantly improve air quality. Research shows that with billions of trees, we could remove two-thirds of

all the carbon dioxide created …