Bộ đề trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh lớp 8 (học kỳ I) - Unit 4: Our Past

ry says, “(26)______ the summer, the job is OK, but (27) _____ 
December and January, the weather is very cold! I like this job. I get a lot of 
exercise, and the money is good. I’m saving my money in the bank 
(28)_____the moment for a holiday in Spain.” 
21. a. in b. at c. on d. a & b 
22. a. in b. at c. on d. between 
23. a. in b. at c. on d. Ø 
24. a. in b. at c. on d. when 
25. a. in b. at c. on d. since 
26. a. In b. At c. On d. Ø 
27. a. in b. at c. on d. from 
28. a. in b. at c. on d. of 
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that 
best answers each of the questions about it. 
Cambridge 
20 February, 2050 
Dear Mr. Editor, 
I read the article last week which compared life in the 1990s with life today. 
The writer thought that family life then was better than it is now. I don’t 
agree. I think life today is much better than it used to be. 
Life is so much easier and more convenient now. Fifty or sixty years ago, 
they didn’t have domestic robots, for example. My grandparents had to do 
all their own housework! 
Today, we can order everything by using our cards, but in the last century 
people had to go to the shops themselves. What a waste of time! In my 
opinion, we’re much better off now. 
Yours faithfully, 
John Andrews 
domestic (adj) : trong nhà 
29. According to John Andrews, life in the 1990s was ______ . 
a. better than it used to be 
b. better than life in the year 2050 
c. so much easier and more convenient than life in the year 2050 
d. less easier and convenient than life in the year 2050 
30. Fifty or sixty years before the year 2050, _____ . 
a. there were many domestic robots 
b. people had to do all their housework by themselves 
c. people bought everything by using their cards 
d. people didn’t have to go to the shops themselves 
31. What does the word ‘order’ in line 10 mean? 
a. sell b. buy c. use d. have 
32. What does John think? 
a. The life in 1990s wasn’t very interesting. 
b. The writer of the article wasn’t right. 
c. It’s a waste of time to go to the shop by himself. 
d. all are correct. 
33. John writes this passage in the year______ . 
a. 1990 b. 2000 c 2006 d. 2050 
TEST 4 
 I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently 
from the others. 
1. a. graze b. past c. tale d. name 
2. a. folder b. cover c. mobile d. wardrobe 
3. a. drug b. cupboard c. sure d. destruction 
4. a. brought b. course c. sound d. ought 
5. a. school b. chore c. kitchen d. choose 
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished 
sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 
6. Mark_____ long hair when he was a teenager. 
a. has b. have c. had d. was having 
7. Many people wear new clothes____Easter Sunday too. 
a. in b.at c.on d. when 
8. I found it on a_____ table. 
a. near b. nearly c. nearby d. nearside 
9. The bus service is free in the evenings and______ weekends. 
a. in b. at c. on d. b & c 
10. There _____ so much violence. 
a. wasn’t use to b. weren’t use to being 
c. used not to be d. used not to being 
11. He decided_____ what would happen. 
a. to stay and see b. staying and seeing 
c. to stay and seeing d. staying and see 
12. Flowers and candies are popular gifts ______ Valentine’s Day. 
a. in b. at c. on d. when 
13. I went to every bookshop, but______ of them had the book I wanted. 
a. none b. no c. some d. anything 
14. I did some stupid things when I was young and______ . 
a. fool b. foolish c. foolishly d. foolery 
15. Ann_____ downstairs and hurt her back. 
a. fall b. fell c. fallen d. felt 
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard 
English. 
16. Late at Christmas Eve, Santa comes down the chimney and puts 
presents 
A B C D 
under the tree. 
17. My sister uses to play tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often now. 
A B C D 
18. She ate all the chocolates - there are no in the box. 
A B C D 
19. The company is losting money all the time. 
A B C D 
20. He was terribly exciting about his holiday. 
A B C D 
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. 
(21)_____ a beautiful princess had a golden ball. Unfortunately, one day she 
(22) _____ her ball into the water. She was unhappy and started (23)_____ . 
Suddenly a green frog appeared and offered to help her if she let him live 
with her in the palace. The (24) _____ agreed. 
(25) — the frog gave her the ball. She took the ball and forgot all about the 
frog. 
The frog was angry and (26)______ his story to the King. The King asked 
his daughter to take the frog to her room and look (27) ______ him 
carefully. The princess cried again, but she took the frog and put him on her 
bed. The frog asked her to kiss him, so she did. (28)______ , the frog turned 
into a handsome prince. Of course, he and the princess fell in love. And they 
lived happily ever after. 
21. a. One b. Once c. Two d. Twice 
22. a. drops b. droped c. dropped d. is dropping 
23. a. cry b. crying c. to cry d. b&c 
24. a. girl b. princess c. frog d. a&b 
25. a. So b. But c. However d.For example 
26. a. asked b. told c. said d. spoke 
27. a. for b. at c. after d. all are correct 
28. a. Lately b. Recently c.Hardly d. Immediately 
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that 
best answers each of the questions about it. 
Once upon a time, there is a girl called Little Red Riding Hood, because of 
the red hood she always wears. The girl walks through the woods to give her 
grandmother some food. A wolf wants to eat the girl but is afraid to do so in 
public (sometimes there are woodcutters watching). So, he suggests the girl 
to pick some flowers, which she does. After that, he goes to the 
grandmother’s house. He eats the grandmother, and waits for the girl, 
disguised as the grandmother. When the girl arrives, he eats her too. A 
woodcutter, however, comes to the house and cuts the wolf open. Little Red 
Riding Hood and her grandmother come out unharmed. 
hood (n) :mũ trùm đầu woodcutter (n) : tiều phu 
disguise (v) : cải trang 
29. Why is the girl called Little Red Riding Hood? 
a. Because she likes red. b.Because she always wears a red hood. 
c. Because she is little. d.no information 
30. What does the phrase “in public” in line 4 mean? 
a. in the woods b.when other people are there 
c. immediately d.soon 
31. What does the word “he” in line 5 refer to? 
a. the woodcutter b.the wolf 
c. the girl’s grandfather d.no information 
32. Little Red Riding Hood ______ . 
a. walks through the woods b. wants to give her grandmother some food 
c. picks some flowers d. all are correct 
33. Which of the following is not true? 
a. Sometimes, there are woodcutters in the wood. 
b. The wolf gives Little Red Riding Hood some flowers. 
c. A woodcutter saves the girl and her grandmother. 
d. The girl and her grandmother are not dead. 
* LISTENING COMPREHENSIONi 
1. Listen and fill A, B, or C indicating your choice. 
4.1 Who told her folktales when she was a child? 
A. Her father did. 
B. Nobody did. 
C. Her mother did. 
4.2 She wants to know about ________ in the old times. 
A. T.V and movies 
B. boating and swimming 
C. her grandfather’s leisure activities 
4.3 They talk about means of______ in the area where he used to live. 
A. transportation 
B. communications 
C. raising horses 
4.4 Her grandfather used to be a_______ during the Revolutionary War. 
A. a nurse 
B. a firefighter 
C. a soldier 
4.5 Her father______ . 
A. is still working 
B. is retiring 
C. is selling books to a library 
2. Listen and fill in the blanks. 
When my (4.6)______ was young he used to live in a remote mountainous 
(4.7)_____ . His family was very poor and his mother died (4.8) _____ 
because of snake bite when she went cutting the logs in the (4.9)______ with 
her husband. My great-grandfather worked very hard to bring up his only 
(4.10)_____ . The little boy had to go cutting trees with his father in the deep 
forest to (4.11)_____ for food and clothes in a small (4.12)______ down the 
river. One day my (4.13) ______ grandfather and his son happened to meet a 
very (4.14)______ man in the village. The man told my grand-father’s father 
that he wanted to (4.15) ______the handsome young boy because his wife 
blamed him for having no children. Since then my grandfather’s life turned 
to another page. 
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KEY 
UNIT 4 
TEST 1 
I. 1d 2a 3d 4a 5d 
II. 6c 7a 8b 9b 10a 11b 12b 13b 14b 15a 
III. 16c 17c 18b 19c 20c 
IV. 21d 22d 23d 24b 25c 26c 
V. 27c 28a 29c 30c 31c 
TEST 2 
I. 1c 2d 3c 4a 5d 
II. 6c 7a 8c 9a 10b 11b 12a 13b 14a 15b 
III. 16d 17b 18c 19b 20d 
IV. 21a 22a 23a 24b 25d 26b 
V. 27a 28b 29a 30c 31b 
TEST 3 
I. 1b 2d 3c 4a 5d 
II. 6c 7b 8c 9a 10b 11c l2a 13a 14b 15a 
III. 16a 17a 18d 19b 20b 
IV. 21b 22c 23a 24a 25b 26a 27a 28b 
V. 29d 30b 31b 32d 33d 
TEST 4 
I. lb 2b 3c 4c 5a 
II. 6c 7c 8c 9d 10c 11a 12c 13a 14b 15b 
III. 16a 17a 18c 19b 20b 
IV. 21b 22c 23d 24d 25a 26b 27c 28d 
V. 29b 30b 31b 32d 33b 
Listening 
4.1 Man: 
Woman: 
4.2 Woman: 
Man: 
4.3 Woman: 
Man: 
4.4 Woman: 
Man: 
4.5 Man: 
Woman: My dad used to tell me folktales when I was a child 
You’re lucky. My dad had been dead before I was born 
How did you use to spend your fre time when you were young? 
Well, there was no T.V nor movies then. I used to go boaring and 
swimming. 
Is there public transportation in the area you used to live? 
Well, the horse cart was the only way. 
What did my grandparents use to do during the Revolutionary War? 
She used to be a nurse and he used to be a war fighter. 
When did your father retire 
Oh, no. He’s the librarian in our school. 
4.1 B 4.2 C 4.3 A 4.4 C 4.5 A 
4.6 grandfather 4.7 area 4.8 young 4.9 woods 
4.10 son 4.11 trade 4.12 village 4.13 great 
4.14 rich 4.15 adopt