English 8 TEST3 I Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined (5pts) 1 A glad B blame C clap D flag 2 A creamy B steak C sneaky D speak 3 A laughed B looked C played D watched 4 A f[.]
English TEST3 I Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined (5pts) A glad B blame C clap D flag A creamy B steak C sneaky D speak A laughed B looked C played D watched A fear B hear C clear D bear A cover B oven C coffee D company II Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.(9 pts) He usually ( go) to school by bike My father used to (go) fishing when he was a child They ( live) here for years If we (recycle) more, we will help the Earth If you .(drive) from London to Glasgow, which way would you go? The postman came while I (have) lunch I (phone) you when I get home from work Maori (be) recognized as an official language of New Zealand since the Maori Language Act of 1987 After Nick (do) his homework, he wentto bed last night III Choose the best answer (15 pts) Typhoons are severe tropical storms They sometimes happen in my ………… A stay B home C house D hometown 2.……… you ever been to any English speaking countries? A Do B Have C Were D Are Australia is home to ………… animals like kangaroos and koalas A only B rare C unique D precious When a typhoon happened, many houses and roads ……………….destroyed or flooded A is B are C was D were If this factory continues …………… poison into the lake, all the fish will die A pouring B dumping C pumping D sacking All people who were without homes in the flood were provided with ……… accommodation A short B temporary C present D instant The sight of too many advertising billboards, overhead poles and shop signs causes ……………… pollution A air B light C noise D visual What ……………… we to prevent these natural disasters? A may B ought C should D.be able When thermal pollution happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes and oceans …………… English A changes B keeps C remains D stays 10 In the United States, there are 50 ………………… and six different time zones across the country A states B nations C towns D countries 11 Nowadays you still see the …………… men wear kilts (skirts) to wedding or other formal occasions A Scottish B Scotland C Scots D Scot 12 The USA has a population of about 304 million, and it's the third …………… country in the world A smallest B largest C narrowest D highest 13 New Zealand …………… lovers of nature and fans of dangerous sports A attracts B keeps C calls D asks 14 If she sold her car, she .much money A.gets B.would get C.will get D.would have got 15 If I go shopping, I .some food A.buy B.will buy C.would buy D.would have bought IV Give the correct form of the word in bracket (6pts) This river will soon become if the people here keep dumping waste into it (POLLUTION) Are all types of pollutions to the health of humans and animals (HARM) Many fish in the lake near my house have died because of the water (POLLUTE) My friend and I are going to give a presentation about our problems (ENVIRONMENT) English is an …………………… language in this country (OFFICIALLY) Last summer holiday, my family went to Da Nang and Hoi An We had a ………… time there (WONDER) V Circle the mistake in each sentence and correct it.(4pts) 1.What you if you won the first prize of the lottery? A B C D The earthquake occurred at midday when many people had had lunch A B C D I found it very excited to take part in the spring festival of Bai Dinh Pagoda A B C D It started to rain hardly while we were playing some folk games at the festival A B C D VI Read the passage and the tasks that follow.(4pts) Alaska is perhaps the most amazing state in the USA It has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean This state has an incredible three million lakes That’s four lakes per person living there English Many cities in Alaska cannot be reached by road, sea, or river The only way to get in and out is by air, on foot, or by dogsled That’s why Alaska has the busiest sea airport in the world, Lake Hood Seaplane Base Nearly two hundred floatplanes take off and land on the water of this airport every day It is a really fun scene to watch Alaska is called the land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three months But in winter the sun stays almost unseen All Alaskans take special pride in their beautiful and unique state Alaska _ A is another name for the USA B is an island in the Pacific Ocean C has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean Which statement below is NOT CORRECT? A In Alaska, the number of lakes is bigger than that of people B There is one lake for each person living there C Alaska has an incredibly high number of lakes Which method below can always be used to reach a place in Alaska? A by air B by road C by river In Alaska we can always see the sun _ A in winter B in summer C every month of the year VII Read the following paragraph and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps (5pts) Tropical rainforests are amazing places You find them in Asia, Central and South America and parts of Africa The temperatures there are (1) 25 and 30° all year round and it rains (2) _ almost every day These hot, wet conditions are ideal for plants, so the vegetation is dense and rich, and the wildlife is incredibly diverse More than half of the world's plant and animal species live in these forests We've already (3) more than half of the world's tropical rainforests, either for wood or through farming If we (4) like this, we might wipe them out completely in less than forty years from now One (5) is to use the forests in a sustainable way, by using their natural resources, such as fruit, nuts and medical plants, without destroying the trees A in B between C from D at A hard B mainly C heavily D continuously A destroyed B managed C cut D burnt A begin B C go on D carry on A method B solution C way D idea VIII Recorder the words to make sentences (4pts) 1.has/offical/English/its/years/language/for/considered/Malaysia/as 2.an/iconic/Gate/is/Golden/monument/San Fransico/Bridge/of/The English Australians/native speakers/because/are/they/English/as/use/their/mother tounge English/as/countries/What/their offical language/speak? IX Rewrite these sentences so that the meaning stays the same as the first one (8pts) Global warming has caused many natural disasters => Many natural disasters The noise from the music club is loud, so the residents of the street cannot sleep => Because of ………………………………… ………………………………………… The soil is poisoned because farmers use too many pesticides and herbicides => If ……………………………………… ……………… David had gone home before we arrived => After ……… ………………………………………………………………………… A man asked me several difficult questions at the interview => I ………… ……………………………….………… They don't drive out the cattle to the field in the winter =>The cattle……………………………………… ……… Mary could not go to school because she was sick => Because of … Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time => Despite …