I NguyỄn Công Thành 090 2787 090 GRADE 8 REVIEW FOR THE MID 1ST SEMESTER TEST 1 A Phonetics (1pt) Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others 1 A sound B cloud C[.]
NguyỄn Công Thành 090 2787 090 GRADE REVIEW FOR THE MID-1ST SEMESTER - TEST A Phonetics: (1pt) Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others: A sound B cloud C found D favourite A crafts B comics C streets D stamps A camel B cattle C paddy D buffalo A lived B loaded C harvested D populated B Grammar and Vocabulary: (4,5pts) I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:(2,5 pts) I don’t like………….up early in the winter days I love……………in bed late A getting/ stay B get/ stay C getting/ staying D get/ staying My brother is learning to……………a horse at the moment A ride B collect C herd D pick …………….does Hoa Ban festival take place?- In Lai Chau A What B When C How D Where Mai studies Maths a little bit……………… A bad B badly C good D smartly Why don’t we………………our parents with some DIY projects?.- I think it’s useful A B make C help D give It is typical of the cultural life of………….Thai people A some B a C the D x The Viet people have many……………… customs and crafts A tradition B traditional C culture D customary The streets in the cities are………………than those in the countryside A crowded B crowdeder C more crowded D less crowded The ……………on display in Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture are very interesting A items B goods C products D shows 10 Do you fancy………………around the West Lake with me this Sunday morning? A having B staying C moving D going II Give the correct forms of the verbs: (1pt) They adore (make)……….……… and (eat)……………… good food I used to climb trees when I (be)……………….……small It is necessary (water)……….………….the flowers twice a day III Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets: (1pt) It is very……………………….…….for people in remote areas to get to hospitals (CONVENIENT) My sister doesn’t like surfing the Internet, she says it is……………………… … ……….(BORE) Our family has lived……….…………….….in the country than in the town since last year (HAPPY) The…………… …….…….have a very hard life They can not live permanently in one place (NOMADIC) Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Mài Thành Giỏi Miệt NguyỄn Công Thành 090 2787 090 C Reading: (2pts) * Read the passage, then answer the questions: MY VILLAGE We are Khmer Krom, one of the biggest ethnic groups in the south of Viet Nam We live by farming – mostly rice – and fishing on the Mekong River Life is sometimes hard as our work depends heavily on the weather When it is not harvest time, the men of the village go fishing from early morning and don’t return until late afternoon By the time they return, most of the village women will be waiting for them on the river bank They wait to buy the fish, which they will later sell at the local market or bring to the nearby town for a higher price Our children will be there too We love running around the beach and waiting for the boats to come in Our most important festival of the year is the Chol Chnam Thmay, which celebrates the New Year It falls in mid-April Every family tries to prepare well for the festive activities The community also visits and helps poor families so that everybody has a happy New Year Questions: Where the Khmer Krom live? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Why is life hard for the Khmer? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… When the women and children of the village go to the river bank? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… What the women with the fish they buy from the fishermen? ………………………………………………………………………………………….… D Writing: (2,5 pts) I Write questions for the underlined parts in the following sentences: (1,5pts) It is about seven kilometers from the centre to the Museum of Ethnology ……………………………………………………………………………………………? The Tay People have the second largest population in Viet Nam ……………………………………………………………………………………………? The Yao people are famous for their elaborate costumes …………………………………………………………………………………………….? II Rewrite sentences with the same meanings of the root ones: (1pt) A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car An ordinary car goes………………………………………………………… He likes listening to pop music better than watching TV He prefers…………………………………………………………………… Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Mài Thành Giỏi Miệt NguyỄn Công Thành 090 2787 090 TEST I Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others A equipment B socket C customer D sentence A enough B brought C ought D course A choose B kitchen C chemical D chore A buffalo B wisdom C clothes D rope A match B sauce pan C transmit D safety II Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences Yesterday, I ……… to the cinema A go B will go C went D gone On the left …… the picture, you can see his grandmother, Jane Cryer A to B from C on D of She fell and hurt ……… A her B herself C himself D myself Let’s go to the theater this evening A Let us B Let me C You should D Would you like They ……… buy a new car next month A are going to B will C D A & B My sister and I ……… the cartoons on TV every Saturday last summer A watch B watched C watches D watching Water ……… at 100 C A boil B boiling C boils D is boiling I live ……… 20 Oxford Street A at B in C on D from Her new glasses change her ……… A appear B appearance C appears D appearances 10 I tried ……… her name but I couldn’t A remember B remembering C to remember D remembered 11 I ……… badminton but I don’t time have for it now A use to play B used to playing C use to playing D used to play 12 He decided ……… what would happen A to stay and see B staying and seeing C to stay and seeing D saying and see 13 He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him A luckily B magically C cruelly D lately 14 You …… write on the walls A have to B must C don’t have to D must not 15 Are Christ going to close his shop early …… ? A last night B tonight C last month D yesterday III Error Identification That man is (A) going to gets (B) wet because (C) he doesn’t (D) have an umbrella Once when I was (A) ten, I used to get sick (B) and went (C) to (D) the hospital Lan is (A) not going to (B) buy a big (C) house yesterday (D) Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Mài Thành Giỏi Miệt NguyỄn Công Thành 090 2787 090 Nam doesn’t have to (A) take his (B) medicine yesterday because (C) he was better (D) We took all (A) the rubbish outside (B) and burn (C) it (D) IV Read the passage, then choose the best answer Once a poor farmer had a daughter named Little Pea After his wife died, the farmer married again His new wife had a daughter, Stout Nut Unfortunately, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea Little Pea had to chores all day This made Little Pea’s father very upset He soon died of a broken heart Summer came and went In the fall, the village held its harvest festival That year, everyone was excited as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village Stout Nut’s mother made her new clothes for her, but poor Little Pea had none However, before the festival started, a fairy appeared and magically changed Little Pea’s rags into beautiful clothes As Little Pea ran to the festival, she dropped one of her shoes and lost it When the prince found the shoe, he decided to marry he girl who owned it Of course the shoe fitted Little Pea, and the prince immediately fell in love with her Little Pea’s father was a ……… and her mother died when she was young A rich farmer B poor farmer C rich worker D.poor worker What does “His” in the first line refer to? A Little Pea’s father B Little Pea’s brother C A fairy D The prince Stout Nut’s mother made new clothes for ……… before the festival A herself B Stout Nut C Little Pea D the prince The village held its harvest festival in the …… A fall B summer C spring D winter Which following sentence is NOT true? A Little Pea’s father died of a broken heart because he was very upset about his new wife B Little Pea’s step mother made her chores all day C Little Pea’s mother made new clothes for Little Pea and Stout Nut before the festival D The prince decided to marry Little Pea V Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase Once a farmer lived a (1)……… life with his family His chicken laid many eggs which the farmer used (2) ……… to buy food and clothing for his family One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens (3) …… a gold egg He shouted excitedly to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!” His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement The wife wanted more, so her husband decided (4) …… open all the chickens and find more gold eggs Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs When he finished, all the chickens were dead There (5) ……… no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife A comfort B comfortable C unhappily D happily A sell B selling C sold D to sell A lay B laid C to lay D laying A to cut B cutting C cut D to cutting A wasn’t B was C weren’t D were Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Mài Thành Giỏi Miệt NguyỄn Công Thành 090 2787 090 VI Rewrite these sentences I didn’t go to school in the morning last year so I got up late I used …………………………………………………………………………………… Lan is only ten years old She isn’t in my class (enough) Lan isn’t………………………………………………………………………………… Last night / she / come home / 10.30 and 11.00 ………………………………………………………………………………………………… They plan to invite him for dinner tonight (be going to) They ……………………………………………………………………………… ………… Driving too fast is dangerous It’s ……………………………………………………………………………………………… TEST A LISTENING I What did these people use to in their childhood? Listen and choose the best answer marked A, B, C or D ? (1.25 pts) She used to _ when she was ten A/ watch cartoons B/ play soccer C/ listen to music She used to _ when she was a little girl A/ draw pictures B/ have many toys C/ have a pet He used to _ A/ play video games B/ play soccer C/ watch TV His family used to _ on weekends when he was fifteen A/ go shopping B/ visit their grandparents C/ go fishing She used to _ when she was around twelve A/ read B/ listen to music C/ play sports II Listen to the conversation and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) (1.25 pts) T F Dan gets up early He has a small breakfast every day Dan has lunch at home He has dinner at seven o’clock Dan watches TV and goes on the internet before bed B PHONETICS + LANGUAGE FOCUS + LANGUAGE FUNCTION I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently (0.5 pt) A pan B match C lamp D save A safety B electricity C myself D anything Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Mài Thành Giỏi Miệt NguyỄn Công Thành 090 2787 090 A tiger A door A chore B fire B foolish B school C stripe C choose C kitchen C prince D soon D choose II Choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence (2 pts) I’ll see you Wednesday A on B in C at D between Ba does the homework , nobody helps him A hisself B myself C himself D herself The sun _ in the east and sets in the west A rise B rises C rising D rose Nga’s grandmother used in Hue when she was young A live B to live C living D lives “Why is Nam absent today ?” - “ _ he was sick.” A So B But C And D Because Miss Jackson said you work harder on your Spanish pronunciation A should B ought C have to D will I to school by bus last year A will go B go C went D am going She isn’t to be in my class A enough age B enough old C age enough D old enough C READING I Read the passage carefully then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) (1 pt) Peter had a letter form his sister yesterday She lives in Nigeria In her letter, she said that she was coming to England next month If she comes, she will get a surprise Peter is now living in a beautiful new house in the country The house was completed five months ago In his letter, he said that, he wanted her to stay with his family The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden It is a modern house So it looks strange to some people It must be the only modern house in the district T F Peter lives in Nigeria His sister’s coming to England next month Peter’s new house is in the city The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden II Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below (1.5 pts) Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sisters did nothing One night her sisters went to a festival at the palace Cinderella was left at home, feeling very sad After a time a fairy appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the festival, but she had to return home by midnight So she went to the festival in a beautiful dress She danced with the prince, but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance floor The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella The prince and Cinderella were married and lived happily ever after Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Mài Thành Giỏi Miệt NguyỄn Công Thành 090 2787 090 Where did Cinderella's sisters go one night? => Who appeared and helped Cinderella go to the festival? => Did Cinderella dance with the prince at the ball? => D WRITING (Tỉ lệ 25%) I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (1.5 pts) Minh should study harder for his exam => Minh ought My sister felt sick yesterday, so she stayed at home => Because She is very young, she can’t drive a car => She isn’t II Rearrange the jumbled words to make meaningful sentences (1.0 pt) here/ between/ came /8a.m and 9a.m / they => different/ language learners/ ways/ learn/ words/ in => ***Ô***GOOD LUCK TO YOU***Ô*** Kh Luyn Thnh Ti Mài Thành Giỏi Miệt ... remembering C to remember D remembered 11 I ……… badminton but I don’t time have for it now A use to play B used to playing C use to playing D used to play 12 He decided ……… what would happen A... saying and see 13 He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him A luckily B magically C cruelly D lately 14 You …… write on the walls A have to B must C don’t have to D must not 15 Are Christ... my class (enough) Lan isn’t………………………………………………………………………………… Last night / she / come home / 10 .30 and 11 .00 ………………………………………………………………………………………………… They plan to invite him for dinner tonight (be