Tran Thi Nhuong Secondary School<br />
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TEST ON ENGLISH 8 (1 )<br />
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Class: 8A….<br />
<br />
Time limited: 45 minutes<br />
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Name:……………………………….<br />
<br />
Date:............................................<br />
<br />
Marks<br />
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Section A (7,0 point)<br />
below:<br />
<br />
Teacher’s comment.<br />
<br />
Listen to the conversation three times and do as directed<br />
<br />
I/ Choose the best answer for each of the following statements.<br />
Question 1: They cook the “Special Chinese………………”<br />
A. noodles<br />
<br />
B. rice<br />
<br />
C. fried rice<br />
<br />
D. fried fish<br />
<br />
Question 2: They use the………………….<br />
A. pan<br />
<br />
B. big pan C. big cooker<br />
<br />
D. frying pan<br />
<br />
Question 3: They fry the………………………………..<br />
A. garlic<br />
<br />
B. onions<br />
<br />
C. green peppers D. A&C<br />
<br />
Question 4: They put ……………………….in<br />
A. the ham and the peas B. rice<br />
<br />
C. salt<br />
<br />
D. All are right<br />
<br />
II/ Decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F)<br />
T/F<br />
Question 5: Lan helps her Mom cook the dinner .<br />
<br />
______<br />
<br />
Question 6: She puts a lot of oil in the pan.<br />
<br />
______<br />
<br />
Question 7: She puts garlic and green peppers when the pan is hot<br />
<br />
______<br />
<br />
Question 8: She adds a teaspoon of sugar to the mixture<br />
<br />
______<br />
<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose<br />
underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following<br />
questions.<br />
Question 9: A. number<br />
<br />
B. much<br />
<br />
C. public<br />
<br />
D. mute<br />
<br />
Question 10: A. deaf<br />
<br />
B. teach<br />
<br />
C. seat<br />
<br />
D. peace<br />
<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that<br />
differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following<br />
questions.<br />
Question 11: A. character<br />
<br />
B. generous<br />
<br />
C. expression<br />
<br />
D. sociable<br />
<br />
Question 12: A. transmit<br />
<br />
B. arrangement<br />
<br />
C. activity<br />
<br />
D. conversation<br />
<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer<br />
to each of the following questions.<br />
Question 13: You’ll have to cook dinner……………………<br />
A. yourself<br />
<br />
B. youself<br />
<br />
C. myself<br />
<br />
D. itself<br />
<br />
Question 14: You are too thin. You ………………… eat much more meat.<br />
A. ought not to<br />
<br />
B. ought to<br />
<br />
C. ought<br />
<br />
D. ought not<br />
<br />
Question 15: Minh is humorous and he enjoys…………………….jokes<br />
A. talking<br />
B. telling<br />
C. saying<br />
D. speaking<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in<br />
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.<br />
Question 16: I am not an outgoing person, so I don’t have a lot of friends<br />
A. sociable<br />
<br />
B. reserved<br />
<br />
C. generous<br />
<br />
D. kind<br />
<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE<br />
in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.<br />
Question 17: My little sister has long curly hair<br />
A. blond<br />
<br />
B. straight<br />
<br />
C. dark<br />
<br />
D. bald<br />
<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that<br />
needs correction in each of the following questions.<br />
Question 18: We’re going to giving him an amazing present for his next birthday<br />
A<br />
<br />
B<br />
<br />
C<br />
<br />
D<br />
<br />
Question 19: The sun rises in the east and set in the west.<br />
A<br />
<br />
B<br />
<br />
C<br />
<br />
D<br />
<br />
Question 20: Do you watch the football match between France and Brazil on TV last<br />
night?<br />
A<br />
<br />
B<br />
<br />
C<br />
<br />
D<br />
<br />
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet<br />
to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks.<br />
My sister and I like each other very much although we are very different. She’s six years<br />
older than me and she .(21).......................... in a bank. I’m still at school, so I don’t have a<br />
job. My sister likes her job, and she earns a lot of.(22)..............., so she can go out and<br />
enjoy (23).................... She’s very kind and often invites me to go with her, but I’m<br />
<br />
studying very (24)............................. at the moment because I want to pass my exams. I<br />
usually say no when she asks me, but last night I was tired of work so I<br />
went with her to a dance. We had a great time!<br />
Question 21: A. works<br />
<br />
B. studies<br />
<br />
C. plays<br />
<br />
D. does<br />
<br />
Question 22: A. time<br />
<br />
B. money<br />
<br />
C. presents<br />
<br />
D. news<br />
<br />
Question 23: A. working<br />
<br />
B. family<br />
<br />
C. life<br />
<br />
D. herself<br />
<br />
Question 24: A. free<br />
<br />
B. lazy<br />
<br />
C. busy<br />
<br />
D. hard<br />
<br />
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet<br />
to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.<br />
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an<br />
expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of languages. As a boy, Bell became interested<br />
in sounds and speech.<br />
In 1870 the Bells decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where<br />
Alexander taught in a school for the deaf – mutes. There, he began experimenting with a<br />
machine to help the deaf hear.<br />
While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not use electricity to<br />
send the human voice from one place to another? Bell began work on a new invention of<br />
the telephone.<br />
Question 25: Where was Alexander G. Bell born?<br />
A. In Scotland<br />
B. In America.<br />
C. In Boston.<br />
D. All are wrong.<br />
Question 26: He went to live ……………..<br />
A. in America<br />
B. in Scotland<br />
C. in Boston<br />
D. A & C are correct.<br />
Question 27: Which of the following is NOT TRUE?<br />
A. He experimented a machine to help the deaf hear.<br />
B. Bell’s father was an expert in phonetics.<br />
C. Bell learned in a school for the deaf – mutes.<br />
D. Bell became interested in sounds and speech since he was a boy.<br />
Question 28: Bell was the inventor of the ………………..<br />
A. telephone<br />
B. gas cooker<br />
C. bicycle<br />
D. television<br />
Section B (3,0 points)<br />
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the<br />
sentence printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (0,5 point)<br />
Question 29: Lan watched TV late last night, so she went to school late this morning.<br />
=> Because…………………………………………………………………………<br />
Question 30: Na bought a movie ticket yesterday<br />
=> Na is going to………………………………………………………………………<br />
Question 31: He is old. He can travel alone. (using “enough”)<br />
He is ………………………………..………………………………………….<br />
II. Writing a paragraph (1,5 points)<br />
Write a paragraph to describe about your close friend. The following<br />
questions will help you<br />
<br />
1/ What’s her/his name?<br />
2/ How old is she/he?<br />
3/ Where does she/he live?<br />
4/ Who does she/he live with?<br />
5/ What does she/he look like?<br />
6/ How is she/he like?<br />
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Tran Thi Nhuong Secondary School<br />
<br />
TEST ON ENGLISH 8 (1 )<br />
<br />
Class: 8A2<br />
<br />
Time limited: 45 minutes<br />
<br />
Name:……………………………….<br />
<br />
Date:............................................<br />
<br />
Marks<br />
<br />
Teacher’s comment.<br />
<br />
Section A (7,0 point) Listen to the conversation three times and do as directed below:<br />
I/ Choose the best answer for each of the following statements.<br />
Question 1: They cook the “Special Chinese………………”<br />
A. noodles<br />
<br />
B. rice<br />
<br />
C. fried rice<br />
<br />
D. fried fish<br />
<br />
Question 2: They use the………………….<br />
A. pan<br />
<br />
B. big pan C. big cooker<br />
<br />
D. frying pan<br />
<br />
Question 3: They fry the………………………………..<br />
A. garlic<br />
<br />
B. onions<br />
<br />
C. green peppers D. A&C<br />
<br />
Question 4: They put ……………………….in<br />
A. the ham and the peas B. rice<br />
<br />
C. salt<br />
<br />
D. All are right<br />
<br />
II/ Decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F)<br />
T/F<br />
Question 5: Lan helps her Mom cook the dinner .<br />
<br />
______<br />
<br />
Question 6: She puts a lot of oil in the pan.<br />
<br />
______<br />
<br />
Question 7: She puts garlic and green peppers when the pan is hot<br />
<br />
______<br />
<br />
Question 8: She adds a teaspoon of sugar to the mixture<br />
<br />
______<br />
<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose<br />
underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following<br />
questions.<br />
Question 9: A. number<br />
<br />
B. much<br />
<br />
C. public<br />
<br />
D. mute<br />
<br />
Question 10: A. deaf<br />
<br />
B. teach<br />
<br />
C. seat<br />
<br />
D. peace<br />
<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that<br />
differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following<br />
questions.<br />
<br />