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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG 8 TUẦN KÌ 1
MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. works
B. shops
C. shifts
D. plays
Question 2: A. coughed
B. phoned
C. booked
D. stopped
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions
Question 3: A. begin
B. visit
C. consist
D. include
Question 4: A. attraction
B. satisfactory
C. occupation
D. disappointment
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions
Question 5: I painted four chairs and a table so far this morning.
A
B

C
D
Question 6: Frank didn’t live at home with his family since he was a child.
A
B
C
D
Question 7: Paulo has learnt English for five years ago.
A
B
C
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions
Question 8: He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go
B. is going
C. goes
D. going
Question 9: Dad is always willing to give ______ hand with cleaning _____ house.
A. an/the
B. an/a
C. a/the
D. an/an
Question 10: Can I ______ you brain for a moment? I can’t do this crossword by myself.
A. use
B. have
C. mind
D. pick
Question 11: Buckingham Palace is a major tourist ………….. in London

A. attract B. attraction
C. attractive D. attractiveness
Question 12: According to the boss, John is the most _______ for the position of executive secretary.
A. supportive
B. caring
C. suitable
D. comfortable
Question 13: An Asian husband is often _____to tell his wife where he has been if he comes home late
A. obsessed
B. obliged
C. obtained
D. observed
Question 14: _____, women are responsible for the chores in the house and taking care of the children.
A. With tradition
B. On tradition
C. Traditional
D. Traditionally
Question 15: 1. Our car ________ at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
A. broke into
B. broke away
C. broke in
D. broke down
Question 16: Everyone can _______ in this school activity.
A. take off
B. take on
C. take part
D. take
Question 17: Hotels have developed …………………… restaurants.
A. as rapidly as
B. so rapidly as

C. as rapid as
D. more rapid
Question 18: The room ______ if it is not empty.
A. couldn’t be repainted
B. cannot be repainted
C. could be repainted
D. can be repainted
Question 19: Who ________ when I came?
A. were you talking to
B. are you talking to
C. you are talking to D. you were talking to
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges
Question 20: - Peter: “ I thought your baseball game was a lot better, Phil” - Phil: “
………………….”
A. You’ve got to be kidding. I thought it was bad B. Yes, please. Just a little
C. Thank you. I’d love to.
D. No, thanks. I think I can do.


Question 21: - Jenifer: “ Let’s go camping” - Jack: “ ……………… The weather is not so good
today”
A. No problem
B. Just bring yourself C. Oh, I don’t think it’s a good idea
D. Yes, let’s
do that
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 22: Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home
A. deal with

B. manage
C. help together
D. work together
Question 23: The twins look so much alike that no one can tell them apart.
A. distinguish between them B. point out with them
C. spoil them D. pick them out
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 24: Primary education in the U.S is compusory
A. free of charge
B. excellent
C. required
D. easy
Question 25: He looks healthy enough to hike the mountain.
A. sick
B. strong
C. ugly
D. slim
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions
Question 26: “Would you like to have dinner with me?”, Miss Hoa said to me
A. Miss Hoa asked me if would I like to have dinner with her?
B. Miss Hoa suggested me if I would like to have dinner with her or not.
C. Miss Hoa told me to like to have dinner with her or not.
D. Miss Hoa invited me to have dinner with her.
Question 27: They have built a new hospital near the airport.
A. A new hospital has been built near the airport by them.
B. A new hospital near the airport has been built.
C. A new hospital has been built near the airport.
D. Near the airport a new hospital has been built by them.

Question 28: I have never seen this man here before.
A. It’s the one time I’ve seen this man here.
B. It’s the first time I’ve seen this man here.
C. I don’t know that man here.
D. I know that man here before.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions
Question 29: He watched TV first. Then he went to bed.
A. Before he watched TV, he had gone to bed.
B. Before he went to bed, he had watched TV.
C. He went to bed then he watched TV.
D. While he watched TV, he went to bed.
Question 30: My mother is 1.6 meter tall. My father is 1.7 meter tall.
A. My father is not as tall as my mother.
B. My father is shorter than my mother.
C. My mother is shorter than my father.
D. My father and my mother are the same height.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
In Japan, (31) _____________and good manners are very important and business meetings
are very formal. Business cards are also important and they (32)____________these at the
beginning of a meeting. They always look at them carefully, so you should do the same as
they might think you're rude if you don't. A lot of communication is non-verbal. They are
very good listeners and may ask a lot of questions to (33)_______they understand everything.


In a conversation they wait longer before they reply than westerners do, so it's important not
to speak in those long pauses but to wait for their reply. In their culture it's rude to ask direct
questions or to say 'No' or 'I disagree'. In business it takes a long time to (34)___________a
decision because they have to ask everyone in the company. When they say 'Yes' it may mean

'I understand', not 'I agree', and when they smile it might be because they don't know (35)
__________ to say.
Question 31: . A. polite
B. impolite
C. politeness
D. politeness
Question 32. A. exchange B. change
C. purchase
D. barter
Question 33. A. find
B. notice
C. check
D. identify
Question 34. A. get
B. make
C. take
D. gain
Question 35. A. when
B. that
C. who
D. what
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions
Body postures and movements are frequently indicators of self-confidence, energy, fatigue, or status.
Cognitively, gestures operate to clarify, contradict, or replace verbal messages. Gestures also serve an
important function with regard to regulating the flow of conversation. For example, if a student is
talking about something in front of the class, single nods of the head from the teacher will likely cause
that student to continue and perhaps more elaborate. Postures as well as gestures are used to indicate
attitudes, status, affective moods, approval, deception, warmth, arid other variables related to
conversation interaction.

The saying "A picture is worth a thousand words" well describes the meaning of facial expressions.
Facial appearance - including wrinkles, muscle tone, skin coloration, and eye color-offers enduring
cues that reve1il information about age, sex, race, ethnic origin, and status.
A less permanent second set of facial cues-including length of hair, hairstyle, cleanliness, and facial
hair-relate to an individual's idea of beauty. A third group of facial markers are momentary expressions
that signal that cause changes in the forehead, eyebrows, eyelids, cheeks, nose, lips, and chin, such as
raising the eyebrows, wrinkling the brow, curling the lip.
Some facial expressions are readily visible, while others are fleeting. Both types can positively or
negatively reinforce the spoken words and convey cues concerning emotions and attitudes.
Question 36: Gestures _________.
A. can do nothing with a conversation
B. can clarify the meaning of verbal messages.
C. may interrupt the flow of a conversation
D. can end a conversation more quickly than usual
Question 37: A nod of the head from the teacher will likely ask his student to ____ what he is saying.
A. go on
B. give up
C. put off
D. throwaway
Question 38: According to the writer, "A picture is worth a thousand words" means _______.
A. a picture of a face is more valuable than a thousand words
B. a picture is more important than a thousand words
C. facial gestures can convey a lot of meanings
D. he has just bought a picture with a thousand words on it
Question 39: How many categories of facial expressions are mentioned?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Question 40: Facial expressions _________.

A. cannot convey emotions
B. cannot reinforce spoken words
C. can only express negative attitudes D. can be either visible or fleeting
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions
A survey is a study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, which provides
information concerning how people think and act. In the United States, the best-known surveys are the
Gallup poll and the Harris poll. As anyone who watches the news during presidential campaigns
knows, these polls have become an important part of political life in the United States.


North Americans are familiar with the many "person on the street" interviews on local television news
shows. While such interviews can be highly entertaining, they are not necessarily an accurate
indication of public opinion. First, they reflect the opinions of only those people who appear at a
certain location. Thus, such samples can be biased in favor of commuters, middle-class shoppers, or
factory workers, depending on which area the new people select. Second, television interviews tend to
attract outgoing people who are willing to appear on the air, while they frighten away others who may
feel intimidated by a camera. A survey must be based on a precise, representative sampling if it is to
genuinely reflect a broad range of the population.
In preparing to conduct a survey, sociologists must exercisegreat care in the wording of questions. An
effective survey question must be simple and clear enough for people to understand it. It must also be
specific enough so that there are no problems in interpreting the results. Even questions that are less
structured must be carefully phrased in order to elicitthe type of information desired. Surveys can be
indispensable sources of information, but only if the sampling is done properly and the questions are
worded accurately.
There are two main forms of surveys: the interview and the questionnaire. Each of these forms of
survey research has its advantages. An interviewer can obtain a high response rate because people find
it more difficult to turn down a personal request for an interview than to throw away a written
questionnaire. In addition, an interviewer can go beyond written questions and probefor a subject's
underlying feelings and reasons. However, questionnaires have the advantage of being cheaper and

more consistent.
Question 41. According to the passage, the main disadvantage of person-on-the-street interviews is that
they______.
A. are not based on a representative sampling
B. reflect political opinions
C. are not carefully worded
D. are used only on television
Question 42. According to the passage, one advantage of live interviews over questionnaires is that
live interviews _____.
A. minimize the influence of the researcher
B. are easier to interpret
C. costless
D. can produce more information
Question 43. The word "precise" is closest in meaning to______.
A. accurate
B. rational
C. required
D. planned
Question 44. According to the reading passage, there are ____ main categories of surveys.
A. four
B. five
C. two
D. three
Question 45. Which word is given definition in the text?
A. sampling
B. poll
C. survey
D. interview
Question 46. The word "they" refers to ______.
A. interviews

B. opinions
C. news shows
D. North Americans
Question 47. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The principles of conducting surveys
B. The importance of polls in American political life
C. Problems associated with interpreting surveys
D. The history of surveys in North America
Question 48. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is most important for an effective
survey?
A. A sociologist who is able to interpret the results
B. Carefully worded questions
C. An interviewer's ability to measure respondents' feelings
D. A high number of respondents
Question 49. The word "indispensable" is closest in meaning to______.
A. necessary
B. complicated
C. expensive
D. simple


Question 50. It can be inferred from the passage that one reason that sociologists may become
frustrated with questionnaires is that______.
A. respondents often do not complete and return questionnaires
B. questionnaires are expensive and difficult to distribute
C. respondents are too eager to supplement questions with their own opinions
D. questionnaires are often difficult to read
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