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---( ( (--- Khoùa ngaøy:22/04/2007 - Naêm hoïc: 2006 – 2007

ÑEÀ CHÍNH THÖÙC MOÂN THI: TIEÁNG ANH – LÔÙP 8
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LISTENING:
I – Listen to a woman talking about learning a foreign language and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. You will hear the passage three times:
She is learning Italian because it is her …………………………………………
She likes going to her ……………………………………
She always goes to Italy for her ………………………………………
So she can ………………………………… what she learns
II – Listen to these statements and choose the correct answers by circling A,. B, C , or D. You will hear these statements three times:
- She is wearing ……………………
A. a T-shirt B. a blouse C. a shirt D. a sweater
- Her skirt is …………………………
A. plaid B. plain C. blue D. striped
2. – He is ……………………
A. 14 B. 15 C. 16 D. 13
- He is wearing …………………………
A. green shorts B. blue shorts C. white shorts D. plain shorts
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answers to these sentences by circling A, B, C or D:
He isn’t __________ to drive a car.
A. enough old B. old enough C. too young D. young enough
Please answer the phone when it ___________
A. is ringing B. ringing C. rang D. rings
The Prime Minister ____________ on TV tonight.
A. will speak B. is speaking C. speaks D. speaking
Don’t worry about us. We can ____________ ourselves
A. look B. look for C. look after D. look at
The old man asked me if I ___________ a flying saucer.
A. have ever seen B. had ever seen C. ever saw D. have ever been seeing
Have you decided ___________ to cook for dinner this evening?
A. who B. whom C. why D. what
Don’t touch that chair. It _____________
A. has just been painted B. is being painted C. is painted D. was painted
I can’t stand Jack. He _____ always ______ his dirty dishes on the table.
A. does/leave B. has/left C. is/leaving D. was/leaving
When I arrived at the station, Mary ___________ for me
A. waited B. waits C. is waiting D. was waiting
Why don’t you ___________ your hat? It’s sunny today.
A. put on B. put out C. take off D. take on
Floods and droughts can easily _________ a harvest.
A. harmful B. destroy C. kill D. change
To remember the words you have learned, you have to _________ them often.
A. repeat B. revise C. replace D. rewrite
You are always late. You need a(n) _________ to wake you up earlier.
A. alarm clock B. watch C. answering machine D. clock
I am sure that they will tell us about ____________
A. myself B. themselves C. ourselves D. himself
I ‘m delighted _________ you passed your exam.
A. that B. to C. in order to D. so that
The flight __________ at 6.00 has been delayed.
A. leave B. leaves C. leaving D. left
II. Put the verbs in the correct tenses:
Sally : Hi, Simon. Something smells good. What _______ you _________? (cook)
Simon: I _________________ (make) some onion soup. Would you like some?
Sally : No, thanks. I ____________ (not/be) hungry at the moment.
I ______________(just , have) something to eat in town.
Simon: Oh, What __________ you __________? (have)
Sally : I __________ (meet) Peter at 5.00 and we _________(go) to an Italian for a pizza. Can I just taste the soup? It _______________ (look) delicious. Umm! Very good. I ______________ (think) it’s the best onion soup I _____________ (ever, taste)!
III – Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
Harry starts work at half past six. He delivers papers every day ……………… the week, ……………… Monday to Saturday, but not ……………Sundays. He works …………… the mornings before school and ……………the afternoons after school. He usually finishes work ………………six o’clock
Harry says “…………the summer, the job is OK, but ……………December and January, the weather is cold ! I like this job. I get a lot of exercises, and the money is good. I’m saving my money in the bank …………… the moment ……………… a holiday in Spain

READING COMPREHENSION
I – Read the passage and do the task
Smoking caused lung cancer and 90% of the people who get lung cancer die. Smokers have twice as much heart disease. Smoking gives people breathing problems. It harms the stomach.
Children whose parents smoke have more breathing and lung problems than other children. Throughout the world, women live longer than men because men smoke more.
Factories and businesses lose millions of dollars every year because of smokers. Smokers have higher medical bills.
All of these facts show that smoking is bad, and millions of people in the world have stopped smoking.
Choose the correct answer:
Smoking is harmful_______________________
to smokers themselves. B. to smokers and their wives.
C. to smokers and their children. D. A, B and C are correct.
The author says that_______________________
A. all of the people who get lung cancer die.
B. all of the people who get lung cancer die.
C. 90% of the people who get lung cancer may die.
D. lung cancer may be caused by smoking and drinking.
Women live longer than men because _________________
A. they don’t smoke. B. they only smoke when necessary.
C. they don’t smoke as much as men D. they sometimes smoke.
Factories and businesses have to lose millions of dollars every year in order to ________
A. buy cigarette for smokers.
B. pay for the holidays of smokers.
C. pay smokers for their extra working time.
D. pay for the treatment of smokers’ illnesses.
If smokers don’t give up smoking ________________________________
A. all of them will die. B. all of them will be taken to hospital.
C. all of them will get lung cancer. D. it will harmful to their health.
The main idea of the passage is ___________________________
Smoking is good for your health.
Smoking is bad for your health.
Many women smoke today.
Many people get heart disease because of smoking.
II – Choose the suitable words for this passage by circling A, B, C or D
HOW TO BE A FRIEND OF THE EARTH
There ……(1)…… many simple things we can do to stop the ……(2)……of the environment. First of all, we should not dump our rubbish without ……(3)……which things, such as bottles and paper can ……(4)…… We should put objects that we can recycle in ……(5)…… bins. Secondly, instead of taking our car wherever we go, we ought to leave it at home ……(6)…… possible, and go on foot or ……(7)…… public transport. When we have to drive to the supermarket ……(8)…… our shopping, we should always remember ……(9)…… our own bags ……(10)……we don’t need to use the supermarket’s plastic bags.
1. A. are B. is C. was D. were
2. A. destroy B. destroyed C. destructive D. destruction
3. A. think B. to think C. thinking D. thought
4. A. be recycled B. recycle C. be recycling D. being recycling
5. A. recycle B. recycles C. recycled D. recycling
6. A. when B. whenever C. where D. wherever
7. A. on B. in C. by D. to
` 8. A. To do B. do C. to make D. making
9. A. taking B. to take C. take D. took
10. A. so B. that C. so that D. so as
WRITING
I – Complete these sentences
Would you mind if ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………
I am too young …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………
I study hard in order that ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
It is difficult ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
I promise …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
My teacher asked us ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
II – Put these sentences in correct order to make a conversation between the doctor and the patient and write the numbers and letters in the blanks

The doctor
The patient

Try some of this new lotion. It is very good.
Hi. Can I help you?
Well, I suggest a box of these cough syrup. And you should get a bottle of vitamin C, too
OK. Thanks a lot
Thank you. And what do you have for dry skin?
Yes, please. Could I have something for cough? I think I’m getting a cold.


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III – There are 8 mistakes in this letter. Underline them then write the correct words in the numbered blanks
Dear Scott,
Thank you very much to the magazines and comics. I read all of they last night. I have never seen American comics after. They are really good – much better than England comics.
I hear some good news last night – we are going to Florida in the summer. I have never been in the States before, so I’m really exciting. I’ve already bought a guide book – Disney World looks amazed. Had you ever been there?
Write soon,
Helen

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IV – Your friend likes studying English, but he/she faces some difficulties. Write a letter to him/her telling how to help him/her improve English

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