Quận Đống Đa Bài kiểm tra chất lượng đầu năm (2010-2011)
Trường THCS Bế Văn Đàn Môn: Tiếng Anh 8 - Thời gian: 45 phút (N1)

Full name: ..................................................................... Class: 8.......

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently:
A center B contest C careful D country
A tired B decide C library D terrible
A sound B youth C house D around
A movie B home C most D telephone

Supply the correct verb form:
He usually .................. (get up) at about seven o’clock, but this month he is on holiday and so he .......................... (get up) later.
- We’ve run out of milk.
- Oh, have we? I .................. (go) and get some.
Yesterday morning I .................. (get up) at 6.30 and .................... (not have) enough time for breakfast, so I ............... (be) very hungry.
- Where ............. you ............................... (spend) your next holiday?
- I .................................. (go) to Nha Trang.
He often .................. (have) accidents. He ought .................. (drive) more carefully.

Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one:
The girl is pretty. ( What ....................................................................!
The party is boring. ( How ..................................................................!
My mother is a careful cyclist. ( My mother cycles ............................
He plays football very well.
( He is .....................................................................................
I like chicken. My sister likes chicken.
( .......................................... and so ..................................
I didn’t go to school yesterday. My brother didn’t go to school yesterday.
( .................................................. and neither ...........................
We shouldn’t stay up late. ( We ought .................................................
My friend has more books than me.
( I ...............................................................................................
David eats more meat than John.
( John ................................................................................
We have a vacation that lasts three months.
( We have a .......................................................................

Choose the best answers:
She is quite different … her friends. (A. with / B. from / C. by / D. than)
(On the phone) - Can I …… Mrs. Nga, please? - Sorry, she`s out.
A. see B. talk to C. speak to D. meet
Our kitchen has a sink, ........... and an electric stove.
A. a shower B. a mirror C. a tub D. a refrigerator
She takes care of the books in a library. She is a ...............
A. nurse B. teacher C. library D. librarian
We study how to repair household appliances in.............
A. Literature B. Biology C. Electronics D. Geography
Nga is............... a play for the school anniversary celebration.
A. making B. rehearsing C. practicing D. doing
It ...... me about two hours to get there. (A. gets / B. has / C. takes / D. gives)
Could you tell me the ........ to Ben Thanh market?
A. distance B. way C. road D. street
It was a green skirt with white flowers.....it. (A. in / B. at / C. on / D. at)
Farmers are very busy during ..................
A. festival B. harvest C. vacation D. lesson
Your .................. is 37°C. That’s normal.
A. scale B. temperature C. height D. weight
Hoa set the table ..... plates, bowls, chopsticks, spoon and glasses.
A. for B. with C. by D. on
Jack Cousteau ............ a deep-sea driving vessel in early 1940s.
A. explored B. invented C. discovered D. played
They prefer reading ........ watching TV.
A. than B. more than C. to D. with
Nam often .............. an hour a day playing video games.
A. takes B. has C. spends D. pays
General Giap`s forces .................... the French in 1954.
A. defeated B. depended C. invented D. established

Read the passage, then write true (T) or false (F):
You are feeling weak. You`ve got a headache and pain in your back and limbs. Your temperature is up over 38°C. You may sweat a lot and don`t want to eat. Those symptoms show that you`ve got flu. There`s no quick cure for flu because when you have flu you have a virus. You don`t have to see the doctor because medicines can`t cure the flu. They just relieve the symptoms. You`ll feel better after a few days. So what should you do when you`ve got flu? You`d