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M«n thi : TiÕng anh 8

Thêi gian lµm bµi 90 phót (kh«ng kÓ giao nhËn ®Ò)

I. Find only one word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from that of the other words.

1. A. grapes B. roofs C. hats D. chairs

2. A. none B. done C. bone D. tongue

3. A. food B. moon C. good D. noodle

4. A. heat B. beach C. teach D. breath

5. A. forced B. caused C. stopped D. worked

II. Choose the best answer.

1. The librarian told us not _______ reference books out of the library.

A. taking B. to take C. take D. took

2. The animals gathered closely together for ______.

A. warmed B. warm C. warmth D. warmly

3. The house caught fire while they _____.

A. are sleeping B. have slept C. sleep D. were sleeping

4. Thank you for _____ me.

A. invite B. inviting C. invited D. invitation

5. In our school library, there are several large tables _____ we can sit to read books.

A. where B. that C. when D. which

6. We agreed _____ Mr. Wilson was a good teacher.

A. what B. which C. if D. that

7. In the past, some people hated . ..in big cities . …… …

A. living B. lived C. live D. lives

8. Playing computer games .popular among children nowadays …………………

A. is B. are C. was D. were

9. There is _____ water in the bottle.

A. many B. a number of C. few D. a little

10. We are not used _____ on the left.

A. to drive B. to driving C. driving D. to be driven

11. She loved tennis and could watch it till the _____ came home.

A. she B. everyone C. horses D. cows

12. Does the grass need ..? …………………………

A. be cut B. to cut C. cutting D. being cut

13. I don’t mind _____ you with it if you can’t find anyone else.

A. help B. helped C. helping to help

14. This film is for .....only. People under 18 may not see it. ……

A. adults B. children C. pupils D. infants

15. They took the robber to the police station ______.

A. so quick as they were

B. as quickly as they could

C. quickly as possible

D. very quick as possible

16. Do you know when _____?

A. was the accident happening

B. the accident was happening

C. did the accident happen

D. the accident happened

17. There’s a lot of information to learn in . ……………

A. cartoon B. folk music C. newsreel D. violent film

18. He got an excellent grade in his examination _____ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard .

A. on account of B. because C. in spite of D. although

19. It was .an interesting film that everyone stayed till the end …………

A. so B. such C. very D. too

20. Millions of tons of garbage . .into the oceans since the 20 …… … th century.

A. are thrown B. were thrown C. have thrown D. have been thrown