Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences: 1.. I started working for this company in 2004.. At the moment my company is producing a plan for a new motorway.. I usually
Trang 1Test – Grade 8
I A Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
II Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences:
1 Do you want to send this letter airmail or ?
A normal mail B ordinary mail C surface mail D usual mail
2 When he was young, he that primary school
3 The area is hot and in summer
4 The residents in my are not happy about the changes
A neighbor B neighborhood C neighborly D neighboring
5 From this bridge, you can see the of my house
6 This famous restaurant _food from every part of the world
7 He gave the answer as I did
8 The pocket-watch is very from the wristwatch
9 Airmail is expensive than surface mail
10 What have you done you said goodbye to us?
III Supply the correct form of the word in brackets:
1 Hoa and Nien used to be next-door (neighborhood)
2 Surface mail is much than airmail (cheap)
3 The shoes were nice, but they were (comfort)
4 A new mall is opening in this district today (shop)
5 The stores offer a wider _of products (select)
6 He thinks the pancakes are _ (taste)
7 They are looking at the _of “What’s on this week?” (advertise)
8 This man is a store _ (own)
9 The _are going to hold a community meeting (reside)
10 We can’t see him now; it’s (convenience)
IV Complete the sentences with “for / since”:
1 She’s been in Ha Noi _June
2 He’s lived in Ho Chi Minh _ten years
3 They haven’t seen each other a long time
4 She has read this novel _two hours
5 We’ve played football _two o’clock
6 I have known her a few years
7 My father has worked for that company 1990
8 They have been at my house 8 o’clock this morning
9 We have been waiting _an hour
10 They have studied _seven o’clock
V Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning:
1 The examination was easier than we expected
The examination wasn’t
2 Your hair is dark but her hair is blond
Her hair color is different _
3 I’m 14 years old and he’s 14 years old
He’s the same
Trang 24 He is wearing a red cap, and she is wearing a red cap, too
He is wearing _
5 A dog is bigger than a cat
A cat isn’t
6 No one in this class is as tall as Ba
Ba is the _
7 The coffee is so strong that I can’t drink it
The coffee is too
8 The suitcase is too heavy for the boy to lift up
The suitcase isn’t
9 They were too late to see the first film
They didn’t
10 We began to study here five years ago
We have _
II READING
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow (3.0 pts)
Hello! My name is David I work for a construction company I started working for this company in
2004 We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that At the moment my company is
producing a plan for a new motorway I usually work in the road department, but this month I am working in the department that builds bridges So my whole working day is different just now I normally spend a lot of time outdoors because I have to go to the construction sites But with this new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop Now I am testing a model of one of the new bridges I enjoy it a lot because I have learned a lot of new things
1 When did David begin working for his construction company?
2 What is his company doing at the moment?
3 Where does he usually work?
4 Is he working in the road department this month?
5 Why does he normally spend a lot of time outdoors?
6 What is he testing now?
III LANGUAGE FOCUS
Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (2.5 pts)
1 We must be there _ 7.30 and 8.15
2 Dad stayed at the office _ he finished the report
3 Vietnamese language is different _ English language
4 Tom is 16 He isn’t _ to drive a car
A enough young B young enough C enough old D old enough
5 When my uncle was young, he used _ fishing on Sundays
6 Mary likes _ the piano
7 She told me _ you that present
8 Last night I watched the movie “Romeo and Juliet” At last they killed
A himself B herself C themselves D ourselves
9 Jane is _ beautiful than her sister
10 London is _ capital city in Europe
A large B larger C most large D the largest