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LANGUAGEI.Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the othersII .Mark the letter A, B, C or D that differs from the other three in the positio

Fullname:……… Class: 8

I LISTENING

I Listen to a conversation and match Nam's hobbies and leisure activities with different stages in his life You will listen TWICE.

II Listen to a talk about teenagers and technology Fill each of the gaps with no more than TWO words You will listen TWICE.

5 Nowadays teenagers can be called a

6 Teenagers like friends on the Internet

7 Teenagers can _ what time to do something

8 Playing computer games makes teenagers less on their lessons in class

II LANGUAGE

I.Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others

II Mark the letter A, B, C or D that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress

12 A connect

13 A collect

B stressful

B arangement

C.account

C upload

D forum

D famous

III Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

14.Mono wants to become a singer; _, he can’t sing or play any instruments

15.We often post many questions to discuss on a/an _after school

16.Nam often to her Instagram account to chat with her sister in Ha Noi

17.Lan with some friends, so she can’t concentrate on the lesson now

18.She wanted to prepare for the exam; ,she turned off her mobile phone

19.Mr Buong decided a new laptop last week

A buy B bought C buying D tobuy

20.There is nothing _ than going swimming in hot weather

IV.Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

21 Mary ( wash ) ………her teeth twice a day

22 I’m interested in (take) ……… part in the outdoor activities

23 My father ……… (work) for the telephone company 20 years ago

24 John and Mary ……… (not contact) each other for a long time

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V.Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

25 My brother is a stamp ……… He has collected stamps for 10 years (COLLECT)

26 Jane is only 10 years old, but she cooks very ……… (GOOD)

27 Lan is a ……… girl, so everyone likes her (BEAUTY)

III READING

I Choose the given words to complete the passage:

saving higher energy daily cook

Energy is one of the problems that many people are interested in It is not an unfamiliar word It is heard, said, discussed day after day It is close to everyone’s (28) life You turn on the lamp and it is (29) that gives you light You turn on a TV and it is energy that gives you pictures and sound You ride a motorcycle and it is energy that gives you movement You (30) your meals and it is energy that gives you heat to boil rice

The problem is that the demand for energy is rising and that the price of energy is getting (31) and higher The supply of energy on earth is limited It cannot provide us all forever The shortage of energy in the future is inevitable Therefore, (32) energy is a must if we want to continue to live in a safe and sound world

II.Read the passage and mark A, B, C, or D on your answer the correct answer to complete the passage.

When you are in Singapore, you can go about (33) _taxi, by bus, or by underground I myself prefer the

underground because it is fast, easy and cheap There are many buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot

drive along the road (34) and without many stops, especially on Monday morning The underground is therefore usually quicker (35) taxis or buses If you do not know Singapore very well, it is difficult to

find the bus you want You can take a taxi, but it is more expensive than the underground or a bus On the

underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and show you (36) _to get to them (37) , it is easy to find your way

33.A by

34 A quick

35 A so

36 A who

37 A Therefore

B in

B quickly

B like

B what

B so

C at

C quicker

C than

C when

C Although

D on

D quickest

D as

D how

D However

IV WRITING

I Rewrite the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

38 Jack has a new laptop; however, he never logs on his account on the Facebook

 Although ………

………

39.It takes Mr Nam 30 minutes to drive to work everyday

 Mr Nam spends………

40.Do you like making dollhouses in your leisure time?

 Are you interested………

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