Bộ đề trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh lớp 8 (học kỳ I) - Unit 4: Our Past (Test 1)

Bộ đề trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh lớp 8 (học kỳ I) 
UNIT 4: OUR PAST 
Test 1 
I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently 
from the others. 
1. a. match b. pan c. transmit d. safety 
2. a. equipment b. upset c. end d. help 
3. a. folk b. hold c. photo d. neighbor 
4. a. fairy b. train c. afraid d. wait 
5. a. excited b. prince c. once d. escape 
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished 
sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 
6. Yesterday I _____ to the cinema. 
a. go b. will go c. went d.has go 
7. Mozart was born in Salzburg ______ 1756. 
a. in b.on c.at d.since 
8. _____ Saturday night, I went to bed at 11 o’clock. 
a.At b.On c.In d.From 
9. I used _____ fishing. 
a. enjoy b.to enjoy c.enjoying d.to enjoying 
10. It’s hard work looking______ three children all day. 
a. after b.before c.about d.at 
11.I can’t stand people who are cruel______ animals. 
a. with b.to c.on d.about 
12. He died_____ a heart attack. 
a. with b.of c.because d.by 
13. The sun suddenly _____ from behind a cloud. 
a. appear b. appeared c. disappear d. disappeared 
14. An oil_____ burned in the darkness. 
a. lamb b. lamp c. lam d. lame 
15. He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him. 
a. luckily b. magically c. cruelly d. lately 
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard 
Englith. 
16. Bob lived in Rome for three years; now he was living in Amsterdam. 
A B C D 
17. There used to be a movie theater here but it close a long time ago. 
A B C D 
18. I don’t want to sound likely I’m complaining, but this plan is unfair. 
A B C D 
19. We took all the rubbish outside and burn it. 
A B C D 
20. He made me feel like such a foolish when he used me as an example! 
A B C D 
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. 
One day, two men (21) _____ in the woods. Suddenly, they saw a huge 
black bear. One man immediately (22) _____ down, took off his backpack, 
and took out his sneakers. He began (23) ______ off his hiking boots. The 
other man looked (24) _____ him and said, “Are you crazy? Do you think 
you can run (25) ______ than that bear?” “No,” replied the first man. “But I 
can run faster than (26)_____!” 
take off (phrv) : cởi( giày...) sneakers (n) : giày chạy bộ 
hiking boots (n) : giày đi bộ 
21. a. hiked b. are hiking c. was hiking d. were hiking 
22. a. sits b. sited c. sitted d. sat 
23. a. take b. taking c. to take d. b & c 
24. a. on b. at c. for d. after 
25. a. fast b. fastly c. faster d. more fast 
26. a. him b. his c. you d. your 
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that 
best answers each of the questions about it. 
In Scotland, there is a popular legend about a monster. The monster lives in 
a lake called Loch Ness, near the town of Inverness. Loch Ness is 32 km 
long, 5 km wide, and very, very deep. The monster’s name is Nessie. People 
say that she is very big, and that she has got a long neck, like a snake. 
The legend of the monster is very famous, and millions of tourists from all 
over the world come to Loch Ness. Everybody wants to be the first person to 
see Nessie. Come to Scotland and Loch Ness _ that person may be you! 
legend (n) : truyền thuyết monster (n) : quái vật 
27. What does the word ‘popular’ in the first line mean? 
a. ancient b. modern c. famous d. interesting 
28. What is the length of Loch Ness? 
a. 32 km b. 5 km c. very deep d. no information 
29. Which of the following does the word ‘she’ in line 4 refer to? 
a. legend b. Loch Ness c. the monster d. the town 
30. The tourists want to _____ . 
a. hear about the monster b. swim in the lake 
c. be the first person to see the monster d. catch the monster 
31. Which of the following is not true? 
a. The name of the monster is Nessie. 
b. The lake where the monster lives is near the town of Inverness. 
c. Millions of tourists saw Nessie. 
d. The lake where the monster lives is in Scotland. 
Test 2 
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently 
from the others. 
1. a. beneath b. destroy c. upset d. planet 
2. a. tiger b. fire c. stripe d. prince 
3; a. buffalo b. rope c. wisdom d.clothes 
4. a. door b. foolish c. choose d. soon 
5. a. daugher b. light c. weigh d. cough 
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished 
sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 
6. I____ football very often when I was younger. 
a. play b. was going to c. played d. was playing 
7. Many people decorate their homes ______ Christmas. 
a. in b. at c.on d.when 
8. Children believe a fat, jolly man brings gifts______Christmas Eve. 
a.in b. at c.on d.when 
9. We live _____ the 21st century. 
a. in b. at c. on d. for 
10. I ______ gardening, but I don’t have time for it now. 
a. use to enjoy b. used to enjoy c. use to enjoying d. used to enjoying 
11. Costa Rica sounds______ a great place for a relaxing vacation. 
a. as b. like c. similar d. same 
12. I am not happy _____ his work this term. 
a. with b. to c. on d. of 
13. I thought there was some coffee in the cupboard, but there’s_______ 
there. 
a. no b. none c. any coffee d. none coffee 
14. The factory ______ down last year. 
a. burned b. turned c.fire d.flamed 
15. He _____ his words carefully. 
a. use b. chose c. collect d. spoke 
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard 
English. 
16. Mozart started composing at the age of five and writing more than 
A B C D 
600 pieces of music. 
17. The course begins in 12 May and ends sometime in August. 
A B C D 
18. How could you be so cruel with someone who never did you any harm? 
A B C D 
19. James had to chose between getting a job or going to college. 
A B C D 
20. I tried to ask a question, but just made myself look fool. 
A B C D 
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank 
spaces. 
(21)____ the United States and Canada, (22)_____ a popular legend about a 
monster. People say that it is very big and that it has a lot of hair. (23) _____ 
name is Bigfoot, (24) _____ there are big footprints in the snow. The 
footprints are 60 cms (25) _____ and 20 cms wide. But (26)______Bigfoot 
really exist? We don’t know! 
21. a.In b.At c.On d.From 
22. a.there is b.there are c.have d.having 
23. a.Its b.It c.It’s d.It has 
24. a.so b.because c.so that d.although 
25. a.length b.width c.height d.long 
26. a.do b.does c.did d.are 
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that 
best answers each of the questions about it. 
Legends are stories about the past. Some of the stories come from ancient 
history. But not all legends are ancient. There are modern legends too. They 
are often called urban legends, because the stories happen in modern cities. 
Ten years ago, there was a rumor that there were crocodiles under New 
York. The rumor was soon a newspaper story, and the newspaper story was 
soon a legend. So, today, many people in New York believe that there are 
crocodiles under the ground there! 
rumor (n) : tin đồn 
27. What does the word ‘legends’ in line 1 mean? 
a. stories b. history c. people d. newspapers 
28. Which of the following does the word ‘they’ in line 3 refers to? 
a. stories about the past b. modem legends c. modern cities d. people 
29. Another name of ‘modern legends’ is ______ . 
a. urban legends b. modern cities c. rumors d.crocodiles 
30. We can replace the word ‘believe’ in line 7 with _____ . 
a. ‘know’ b. ‘say’ c. ‘think’ d.’appear’ 
31. Which of the following is true? 
a. All legends are about the past. 
b. Modern people still believe in legends. 
c. There are crocodiles under New York. 
d. Now many New Yorkers don’t believe that there are crocodiles under the 
ground of New York.