Đề thi học kì 1 Tiếng Anh 8 Right on! - Đề số 3

I. PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. holiday B. nothing C. stop D. volcanic

2. A. warm B. farm C. harm D. start

3. A. climbed B. destroyed C. exploded D. injured

Choose the word that has a tress pattern different from the others.

4. A. reduce B. river C. problem D. forest

5. A. gardener B. energy C. beautiful D. recycle

II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

Choose the best option to complete each of the following questions.

6. There are a lot of __________ in the countryside. However, there are not many of them in big cities.

A. malls B. cottages C. tall buildings D. cars

7. __________ is one of the negative sides of cities.

A. Clean air B. Little traffic C. Heavy traffic D. Beautiful scenery

8. Peter always __________ to the lake near his village, but today he ________ his new bike.

A. walks / is riding B. walk / ride C. walks/rides D. walk/ is riding

9. At weekends, Lisa's mum often lets her ________ shopping at the nearby market.

A. goes B. go C. to go D. going

10. The firefighters __________ when the fire was spreading through the building.

A. go B. goes C. were going D. came

11. Fiona looked out of the window and suddenly _________ a loud explosion.

A. hear B. hears C. heard D. was hearing

12. A lot of ___________ flowed into the village during the volcano eruption last week.

A. lava B. wave C. water D. wind

13. A dangerous _________ dragged rocks, mud and trees down to the village.

A. shipwreck B. explosion C. landslide D. fire

14. Collecting rubbish is one of __________ effective ways to protect our environment.

A. a B. an C. the D. –

15. To become a volunteer at Dolphins Plus, you must be a ___________ person. The dolphins here need love

and care.

A. creative B. friendly C. brave D. caring

Give the correct form of the words in the brackets.

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16. Art __________ can visit Raul Speek Gallery to see wonderful works of art. (LOVE)

17. Saigon Zoo is one of the famous tourist __________ in Ho Chi Minh City. (ATTRACT)

18. You were very __________ because nothing happened to you in the accident. (LUCK)

19. Scientists found a lot of toxic elements in the __________ areas in the Atlantic Ocean. (POLLUTE)

20. At Dolphin Plus, animal ________ make sure all the dolphins get the right vitamins and minerals in their

food. (NUTRITION)

III. READING

Read a blog post about Nam's village. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D).

Hello, my name is Nam. I'm from Vietnam, a small country in Southeast Asia. Today, I (21) _________to tell

you about my daily life in my lovely village. I love this place (22) _________life here is relaxing. I can enjoy

the clean air and beautiful scenery. On my way to school in the morning, I can (21) _________ grasshoppers

buzzing. It's very peaceful. There aren't as many cars or traffic jams as in the city. My father sometimes (24)

_________me to a beach near our village. We enjoy swimming in the blue seawater. Many people in my

village are fishermen, and we can buy fresh seafood from them. Although there aren't (25) _________shops

or tall buildings in my village, I think it is an ideal place to live.

21. A. write B. am writing C. writing D. to write

22. A. so B. but C. because D. or

23. A. hear B. hearing C. to hear D. hears

24. A. asks B. allows C. guides D. takes

25. A. a lot B. many C. a few D. some

Read the text about a typhoon. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

TYPHOON NEWS

In the afternoon of September 27, a super typhoon named Noru hit the mainland of central Vietnam. Noru,

according to the government, would be the strongest storm in Vietnam over the past two decades.

Although people were aware of the danger, there was severe property damage. The strong winds blew away

thousands of house roofs and washed away a large number of facilities. The streets were flooded because of

the heavy rains. Over …