Đề kiểm tra tiếng anh số 8

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Every second, 1 hectare of the world's rainforest is destroyed. That' equivalent to two football fields. An area the size of New York City is lost every day. In a year, that adds up to 31 million hectares - more than the land area of Poland. This alarming rate of destruction has serious consequences for the environment; scientist estimate, for example, that 137 species of plant, insect or

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TEST 8 Part 1: Phonetics: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group 1. A. please B. measure C. rise D. pause 2. A. biscuits B. magazines C. newspapers D. vegetables 3. A. honourable B. honesty C. historic D. heir 4. A. bush B. brush C. pull D. lunar 5. A. depth B. with C. smooth D. mouth Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group 6. A. founder B. damage C. answer D. collapse 7. A. reverse B. conflict C. revise D. relax 8. A. accessible B. conspicuous C. convenient D. continental 9. A. intensity B. deficiency C. disadvantage D. associate 10. A. enclose B. evolve C. exert D. invite Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D 11. Would you do me a small favour? I______ very much A. appreciate it B. would appreciate C. would be appreciative D. would appreciate it 12. I am familiar with that product. I don't know______ times I've seen it advertised on TV A. how many B. how often C. how much D. many often 13. "When______ leaving for Toronto, Canada?" "We are planning to set out at 10 o'clock". A. are we B. will we C. will up D. are us 14. I asked Robert when he could fix my leaking tap. He said that he would come round and fix it______ A. as much as possible B. as possible as he could C. as fast as he could possibly D. as soon as possible 15. "Do you know______ that building is?" "I would say that it is was built at least 100 years ago". A. old B. how age C. how old D. which age 16. The man told us that the next train would arrive______ A. at three thirty B. at three thirty o'clock C. in three thirty D. in three thirty o'clock 17. "How______ had a crowd gathered at the scene of the accident?" "I don’t know exactly, but there were a lot of shocked onlookers" A. large B. often C. many D. much 18. That is the city______ worst crime record. A. on the B. in the C. with the D. for the 19. "Where should I put this key?" "You can______ it on the shelf?" 1
A. hang B. deposit C. sit D. put 20. The subway station is ______ here. A. near B. near to C. near from D. nearing 21. When we woke up, everywhere was______ snow. A. covered B. covered by C. covered with D. covering 22. Do earthquakes______ often in North America? A. break B. break out C. happen to D. occur 23. We had better______ before it begins to rain. A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. to leaving 24. A large crowd______ in front of the train station. A. gathering B. to gather C. had gathered D. had gathering 25. In winter, driving accidents occur quite______ on the highways. A. frequently B. many C. much D. a few Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one? 26. Are you going to spend your weekend in the countryside? A. Do you consider to spend your weekend in the countryside? B. How about to spend your weekend in the countryside? C. Will you spending your weekend in the countryside? D. Have you planed on spending your weekend in the countryside? 27. Shall we take a trip to Da Nang & visit Hoi An town? A. What about take a trip to Da Nang & visit Hoi an town? B. What about taking a trip to Da Nang & visit Hoi an town? C. What about taking a trip to Da Nang & visiting Hoi an town? D. What about we take a trip to Da Nang & visit Hoi an town? 28. It is cheaper to go by train than by air. A. going by air is cheaper than going by train. B. going by air is as cheap as going by train. C. going by train is cheaper than going by air. D. going by train is not cheap. 29. Do you consider staying at home & playing cards tonight? A. Let's staying at home & playing cards tonight. B. Let's stay at home & play cards tonight. C. Let's stay at home & playing cards tonight. D. Let's staying at home & play cards tonight. 30. People say that playing football is the most interesting A. The most important thing is playing football. B. Playing football is said to be the most interesting. C. It was said that playing football is the most interesting. D. It is said that playing football was the most interesting. Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 2
31. (A) Whenever I open my mouth (B) to speak English I always feel that (C) peoples are laughing and that (D) makes me nervous. 32. What I find is that (A) either I make a bad grammatical mistake (B) also I pronounce the word (C) the wrong (D) way. 33. I wonder if you (A) have ever (B) visit my country because more and more (C) tourists are (D) coming now. 34. I hope one day you (A) will come and I hope that I haven't (B) done too (C) many mistakes in my (D) sentences. 35. I (A) expect you will understand (B) most of what I have written and that you are not (C) effected too much (D) by the mistakes. Part 3: Reading Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D. Every second, 1 hectare of the world's rainforest is destroyed. That' equivalent to two football fields. An area the size of New York City is lost every day. In a year, that adds up to 31 million hectares - more than the land area of Poland. This alarming rate of destruction has serious consequences for the environment; scientist estimate, for example, that 137 species of plant, insect or animal become extinct every day due to logging. In British Columbia, where, since 1990, thirteen rainforest valleys have been clear-cut, 142 species of salmon have already become extinct, and the habitats on grizzly bears, wolves and many other creatures are threatened. Logging, however, provides jobs, profits, taxes for the government and cheap products of all kinds for consumers, so the government is reluctant to restrict or control it. Much of Canada's forestry production goes towards making pulp and paper. According to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, Canada supplies 34% of the world's wood pulp and 49% of its newsprint paper. If these paper products could be produced in some other way, Canadian forests could be preserved. Recently, a possible alternative way of producing paper has been suggested by agriculturalists and environmentalists: a plant called hemp. Hemp has been cultivated by many cultures for thousands of yours. It produces fibre which can be made into paper, fuel, oils, textiles, food, and rope. For centuries, it was essential to the economies of many countries because it was used to make the ropes and cables used on sailing ships; colonial expansion and the establishment of a world-wide trading network would not have been feasible without hemp. Nowadays, ships' cables are usually made from wire or synthetic fibres, but scientists are now suggesting that the cultivation of hemp should be revived for the production of paper and pulp. According to its proponents, four times as much paper can be produced from land using hemp rather than trees, and many environmentalists believe that the large-scale cultivation of hemp could reduce the pressure on Canada's forests. 36. How long does it take for 100 hectares of rainforest to be destroyed? A. less than two minutes B. about an hour C. two hours D. a day 37. Why is pulp and paper production important to Canada? A. Canada needs to find a way to use all its spare wood. B. Canada publishes a lot of newspapers and books. C. Pulp and paper export is a major source of income for Canada. 3
D. Producing paper is the only industry in Canada. 38. Who is suggesting that pulp and paper could be produced without cutting down trees? A. the logging industry B. the government C. the environmental lobby D. the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association 39. Why was the plant hemp essential to world-wide trade in the past? A. Ships' ropes were made from it B. Hemp was a very profitable export C. Hemp was used as fuel for ships D. Hemp was used as food for sailors. 40. Why do agriculturalists think that hemp would be better for paper production than trees? A. It is cheaper to grow hemp than to cut down trees. B. More paper can be produced from the same area of land. C. Hemp produces higher quality paper. D. All are correct Speech is one of the most important (41)_______ of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (42)_______ by other people we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (43)_______ that everyone agrees stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language. Learning a language properly is very (44)_______ The basic (45)_______ of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (46)_______ But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (47)_______ and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words are the (48)_______ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we (49)_______ the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (50)_______ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance. 41. A. ways B. reasons C. rules D. tests 42. A. be examined B. be talked C. be understood D. be spoken 43. A. sounds B. languages C. systems D. talks 44. A. important B. expensive C. simple D. easy 45. A. word B. vocabulary D. grammar D. structure 46. A. good B. fluent C. well D. perfect 47. A. grow B. need C. pass D. express 48. A. most B. main C. certain D. full 49. A. sent B. talk C. say D. pass 50. A. asks B. understands C. knows D. shows 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. b 6. d 7. b 8. d 9. c 10. a 11. d 12. a 13. a 14. d 15. c 16. a 17. a 18. c 19. d 20. a 21. c 22. d 23. a 24. c 25. a 26. d 27. c 28. c 29. b 30. b 31. c 32. b 33. b 34. b 35. c 36. a 37. c 38. c 39. a 40. b 41. a 42. c 43. a 44. a 45. b 46. c 47. d 48. b 49. c 50. d 4