Class:___________________ Test on English 8 Name:___________________ Time: 45 minutes. Marks: Teacher’s comments : I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: (0.5m) 1. A. include B. prison C. trip D. minus 2. A. answer B. golden C. delicious D. wonder II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:(0.5 m) 3. A. prison B. festival C. decorate D. bamboo 4. A. plumber B. vacation C. buffalo D. humid III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: (4marks) 1. I don’t know how ……………………. the game. a. playing b. played c. to play d. can I play 2. The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven ……………… of the world. a. Pyramids b. temples c. landmarks d. wonders 3. A contest in which participants have to fetch water is called ………………… . a. water-fetch contest b. fetching-water contest c. water-fetching contest. d. fetch-watering contest 4. “What ………………… like in New York?” - “It’s very cold and humid” a. the weather b. does the weather c. the weather is d. is the weather 5. Nga showed Nhi where ………………… tickets. a. get b. to get c. getting d. got 6. It's too cold outside. Would you mind …………………. the window? a. close b. closed c. closing d. to close 7. In the fire-making contest, the fire is made in the ………………. way. a. traditional b. tradition c. traditionally d. traditionalism 8. Mrs.Smith invited Mrs.Quyen to have dinner while Mrs. Quyen ……………the USA. a. visit b. visited c. was visiting d. have visited 9. I burnt my hand while I _________ dinner. A. cooked B. was cooking C. have cooked D. cook 10. _________ is a religious song that people sing at Christmas. A. Carol B. Poem C. Christmas card D. Patron saint 11. Alcatraz is in ___________. A. San Francisco B. New York C. Chicago D. Los Angeles 12. People often ________ their houses before Tet. A. build B. leave C. destroy D. decorate 13. She asked me “Is this your book?” She asked me if _________________. A. this is my book B. that is my book C. that was your book D. that was my book 14. I cleaned my house before Tet. My house ______________ before Tet. A. cleaned B. was cleaned C. clean D. is cleaned 15. My aunt told me where _________ the book. A. getting B. get C. got D. to get 16. visited / I / while / was / he / sleeping. A. While he visited, I was sleeping. B. He visited while I was sleeping C. While he was visited, I sleeping. D. He was visited while I sleeping. IV. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of blank spaces: (1 marks) One (1)_____ the most famous statue in the (2) _________ stands on the New York harbor. This (3) _____ is, of course, The Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a woman who holds a touch up high. Visitors can go (4) _______ the statue. The statue weighs 225 tons and is 301 feet high. This statue was presented to the United States (5) _______ France in 1876. 1. A. between B. in C. of D. from 2. A. cities B. world C. countries D. earth 3. A. harbor B. island C. statues D. statue 4. A. inside B. outside C. from D. out 5. A. to B. by C. for D. with V. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first : (2) 1. The Smiths have tidied the house for Tet . -The house 2. The last time he met her was in 2005. -He hasn't 3. The young man said, “ I must go to Cairo tomorrow”. -The young man 4. "Do you have any friends in this town ?", she asked me. -She asked me… 5. “ She is a teacher”. Nga said. - ……………………………………………………………………… 6. “ Is Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province? ” Nhi asked Nga. - ……………………………………………………………………… 7. They built this house more than one hundred years ago. - This house…………………………………………………………… 8. She gives me a pencil in class. - I …………………………………………………………………… VI- Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Circle and correct it: (1m) 1. Toyota is a making- car company. A B C 2. Miss Lan said that she was cooking dinner now. A B C 3. When he came, I watched a football match. A B C 4. Do you mind if I asked you some questions? A B C VII.Supply the correct form of the verbs (1,5ms) 1/ He (learn)……………………Chinese for ten years ago. 2/ They began (work) ………………… hard this semester. 3/ Phụng might (clean ) ……………… the floor before going to school 4/ The baby ( watch) …………………… television at this time yesterday. * The end *