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ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG CUỐI NĂM HỌC 2022-2023
Môn: Tiếng anh 8
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

SECTION A: LISTENING (2 POINTS)
I. In this part, listen to Diane talking to a friend about a trip to London. Choose the best
answer A.B ,C or D. You will hear the conversation twice. (1point)
1. Diane went to London yesterday ______________.
A. morning
B. afternoon
C. evening
D. at noon
2. Diane went to London by ____________.
A. bus
B. car
C. plane
D. train
3. Diane and her friends ate ____________.
A. Mexican food
B. Chinese food
C. Amerian food
D. Japanese food
4. Diane says the restaurant was ____________.
A. cheap
B. full
C. quiet
D. expensive
5. Diane went for a walk along …….
A. park
B. river
C. road
D street
SECTION B: LANGUAGE (2 POINTS)
I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences.
1.The meal _________ when I came.
A. was be cooked
B. is cooked C. was being cooked
2. If you didn't do this, you ______punished.
A. are
B. would be
C. will be
3. We are proud _____ our school.
A.in
B. of
C. about
4. Science is used in all corner of the world for the ......... of people
A. benefits
B. need
C. profits
5. I learnt from the news on TV that the earthquake ___________ hundreds of houses.
A.destroys

B.were destroyed

C.had destroyed

6. The teacher____ me that I had better devote more time to science subjects such as physics.
A. said
B. told
C. spoke
7. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others
A. happy
B. unsafe
C. unusual
8.. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined
A. use
B. just
C. Dutch
9……. your laptop at 8 o'clock this evening? May I borrow it to do my project homework?
A. Do you use
B. Were you using
C. Will you be doing
10. We__________ football at 9.00 am tomorrow.
A. play
B. will be playing
C. will play
SECTION 3: READING (2 POINTS)
I. Read the passage and then choose the correct answer to each question. (1 point)
Singapore is an island city of about three million people. It's a beautiful (1) ____ with lots
of parks and open spaces. It's also a very clean city.
Most of the people live in high-rise flats in different parts of the island. The business
district is very modern with (2) ____ of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some

nice older sections. In China town, there are rows of old shop houses. The Government
buildings in Singapore are very (3) ____ and date from the colonial days.
Singapore is famous (4) ____ its shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping
centers. Most of the goods are duty free. Singapore's restaurants (5) ____ Chinese, Indian,
Malay and European food, and the price are quite reasonable.
1. A. city
B. town
C. district
D. province
2. A. lot
B. lots
C. many
D. much
3 A. beauty
B. beautiful
C. beautifully
D. terrible
4. A. in
B. on
C. of
D. for
5. A. sell
B. selling
C. sells
D. are selling
II. Read the following passage then choose the best answer A, B, C or D (1.0 point)

I often hear or read about “natural disasters” - the eruption of Mount St Helen (a volcano in
the state of Washington), Hurricane Andrew in Florida, the floods in the American Midwest, terrible
earthquakes all over the world, huge fires and so on. But I'll never forget my first personal
experience with the strangeness of nature – “the London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday,
December 4th when a high-pressure system (warm air) cover southern England. With the freezingcold air below, heavy fog formed. Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves mixed with the fog.
The humidity was terribly high and there was no breeze at all. Traffic (cars, trains, and boats)
stopped. People couldn't see and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into the river. It was hard
to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally on Tuesday, December 9th, the wind came and the fog
went away. But after that, even more people got sick, many of them died.
1. Which natural disaster is NOT mentioned in the text?
A. a volcanic eruption
B. a tornado
C. a hurricane
2. What is his unforgettable personal experience?
A. the heavy fog in London
B. the strangeness of nature
C. a high-pressure system
3. What did NOT happen during the time of the London Killer Fog?
A. pollution
B. humidity
C. heavy rain
4. The traffic stopped because of _____________.
A. the heavy fog
B. the windy weather
C. the humid weather
5. How long did the London Killer Fog last ?
A. for a week
B. for five days
C. for six days

SECTION D: WRITING (2 POINTS)
I. Find out the mistake in each following sentence. (0.4 point)
1. Mr. Nam said that he would visit Singapore next year.
A
B
C
D
2. They watched TV last night when the earthquake suddenly began .
A
B
C
D
II. Rewrite the following sentences as directed ( using the suggested words) so that the
meanings stay the same. (0.6 point)
1. “I will hand my assignment to the teacher tomorrow.”
=>Mai said that………………………………………………………………….
2. They have seen these films many times
=> These films...........................................................................................................
3. I don't have a map, so I can't show you the way.
=> If I……………………………………………………………………………….