LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. Mar.@1a Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes Tuesday, July 22, 2014. .GRADE 8. Marks Teacher’s Comment QUESTION I. A. Pick out the word that is pronounced differently from the others: (0,5 pt) 1. A. reuse B. reduce C. natural D. student 2. A. course B. hour C. pour D. resource B. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others: (0,5 pt) 1. A. delighted B. arrival C. deposit D. organize 2. A. ambulance B. receive C. protect D. prevent C. Odd one out of the others: (0,5 pt) 1. A. church B. resort C. temple D. pagoda 2. A. florist B. scientist C. mathematics D. historians QUESTION II. Choose the best answer (A; B; or C) for each sentence below: (1.5pts) 1. Milk bottles can be ………………after being cleaned. 2. The cell phone ……………in Poland is very expensive. 3. ……………………you mind If I used this phone? 4. An speaks……………………………… 5. Would you mind …………… for a few minutes? 6. She is looking forward……………… getting a good job. QUESTION III. Match a part of the sentence in A with a suitable part of sentence in B: (1pt) 1. The boy……. A. so as to pass the next exam 2. Do you mind…… B. taught English since 2000. 3. Jane tries to study hard…. C. If I sat here? 4. Mr. Smith has……. D. reading a book is Mike E. lending me your dictionary? 1./…… 2./…… 3./…… 4./…… Created by DoHuuToan Study and Hope A reused B recycle C thrown away D broken A make B makes C to make D made A Do B Will C Would D Can A English perfect B English perfectly C perfectly English D perfected English A waiting B to wait C be waiting D waited A for B to C on D from 1 Full name: Class: QUESTION IV- Read the passage and choose TRUE or FALSE statements ( 2,5 m) A boy was riding a bike when he had an accident. He fell off his bike and his head on the road. His head was hurt, it was bleeding. However, he was still conscious. It was an emergency so people called an ambulance in order to take him to hospital. Some people tried to stop the bleeding by using a handkerchief to cover the wound. Then they put pressure on it and held tight. After ten minutes, the ambulance arrived and people took the victim to hospital. 1 /………… The boy had a motorbike accident 2 /………… His left hand was broken. 3 /………… The boy was still unconscious . 4 /………… People covered his wound with ice. 5 /………… The boy was taken to hospital after ten minutes. QUESTION V. Fill in each numbered blank in this passage with one suitable word: (1.5pts) People throw (1)……… billions of cans every year all over the world. In Oregon, the (2)………….… made a new law several years ago. They said that there must be a (3)……… … on all drink cans. The deposit is (4)………… when people bring the cans back for (5)…………… In industry, most glass is (6)……….… The glass is collected and sent to the factories. There it is broken up, melted and made into new glassware. A B C D 1 out about away of 2 master government people policemen 3 deposit money card recycling 4 came spent bought returned 5 recycling to recycle making reuse 6 reduced taken recycled thrown QUESTION VI. Rewrite the sentences by using the suggested words: (1pt) 1. They will open some new modern classrooms in our school next week. →Some…………………………………………….…………….….…… 2. All the students should put the garbage into the dusbins →The garbage…………………………………………………….….…… QUESTION VII. Write complete sentences by using the prompts: (1pt) 1. Would / mind / turn on / the electric fan?// →………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Ha Long Bay / recognize / World Heritage Site / UNESCO // →………………………………………………………………………………… Created by DoHuuToan Study and Hope 2 LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes Tuesday, July 22, 2014. .GRADE 8. Marks Teacher’s Comment QUESTION I. Read the passage and choose TRUE or FALSE statements ( 2,5 m) A boy was riding a bike when he had an accident. He fell off his bike and his head on the road. His head was hurt, it was bleeding. However, he was still conscious. It was an emergency so people called an ambulance, in order to take him to hospital. Some people tried to stop the bleeding by using a handkerchief to cover the wound. Then they put pressure on it and held tight. After ten minutes, the ambulance arrived and people took the victim to hospital. 1 /………… The boy had a motorbike accident 2 /………… His left hand was broken. 3 /………… The boy was still unconscious . 4 /………… People covered his wound with ice. 5 /………… The boy was taken to hospital after ten minutes. QUESTION II. Fill in each numbered blank in this passage with one suitable word: (1.5pts) People throw (1)……… billions of cans every year all over the world. In Oregon, the (2)………….… made a new law several years ago. They said that there must be a (3)……… … on all drink cans. The deposit is (4)………… when people bring the cans back for (5)…………… In industry, most glass is (6)……….… The glass is collected and sent to the factories. There it is broken up, melted and made into new glassware. A B C D 1 away about out of 2 master policemen people government 3 card money deposit recycling 4 spent returned bought came 5 reuse to recycle recycling making 6 recycled taken thrown reduced QUESTION III. Write complete sentences by using the prompts: (1pt) 1. Would / mind / turn on / the electric fan?// →………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Ha Long Bay / recognize / World Heritage Site / UNESCO // →………………………………………………………………………………… QUESTION IV. Match a part of the sentence in A with a suitable part of sentence in B: (1pt) 1. The boy……. A. so as to pass the next exam 2. Do you mind…… B. taught English since 2000. Created by DoHuuToan Study and Hope 3 Full name: Class: 3. Jane tries to study hard…. C. If I sat here? 4. Mr. Smith has……. D. reading a book is Mike E. lending me your dictionary? 1./…… 2./…… 3./…… 4./…… QUESTION V. Choose the best answer (A; B; or C) for each sentence below: (1.5pts) 1. Milk bottles can be ………………after being cleaned. 2. The cell phone ……………in Poland is very expensive. 3. ……………………you mind If I used this phone? 4. An speaks……………………………… 5. Would you mind …………… for a few minutes? 6. She is looking forward……………… getting a good job. QUESTION VI. Rewrite the sentences by using the suggested words: (1pt) 1. They will open some new modern classrooms in our school next week. →Some…………………………………………….…………….….…… 2. All the students should put the garbage into the dusbins →The garbage…………………………………………………….….…… QUESTION VII. A. Pick out the word that is pronounced differently from the others: (0,5 pt) 1. A. natural B. student C. reuse D. reduce 2. A. resource B. course C. pour D. hour B. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others: (0,5 pt) 1. A. deposit B. organize C. delighted D. arrival 2. A. prevent B. receive C. protect D. ambulance C. Odd one out of the others: (0,5 pt) 1. A. temple B. church C. resort D. pagoda 2. A. mathematics B. scientist C. historians D. florist Created by DoHuuToan Study and Hope A thrown away B recycle C reused D broken A made B makes C to make D making A Do B Would C Will D Can A English perfect B perfected English C perfectly English D English perfectly A be waiting B to wait C waiting D waited A for B on C to D from 4 LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes Tuesday, July 22, 2014. .GRADE 8. Marks Teacher’s Comment TES T 2 I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1.a. wharf b. place c. volcano d. plane 2.a. fisherman b. ticket c. prisoner d. over 3.a. hotel b. postcard c. shore d. cold 4.a. included b. called c. carved d. arrived 5.a. brochure b. teacher c. beach d. much II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 6. Miss Brown………………us last week because our teacher was ill. a. teaches b. is teaching c. was teaching d. has taught 7.You …………… come and visit us again some time. a. should b. must c. need d. could 8. I’m usually free in the evening. The synonym of the underlined wors is: a. tired b. relaxed c. not busy d. not at home 9. I picked up a copy of their summer travel……………… . a. paper b. magazine c. book d. brochure 10. While the choir……………. Christmas carols, we were making them some cocoa. a. are singing b. were singing c. sang d. have sung 11. Would you like _____ for a drink? a. go b. to go c. going d. went 12. ………………….is hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano. a. Limestone b. Marble c. Lava d. Ice 13. When I was a child, I………………… my ball through the window. a. was always kicking b. always was kicking c. was kicking always d. kicked always 14. I was born in a small village……………….PQ Island. a. on b. for c. in d. 0 15. We went………………a 10-day tour of central Africa. a. on b. for c. in d.0 b. on c. at d. from IlI Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. 16. While I was dreaming about tigers chasing me, I was falling out of bed. A B C D 17. When the train arrived on London, he was still asleep. A B C D 18. My sister was always got into trouble at school when she was a child. A B C D 19. I need to pick on my luggage before leaving. A B C D 20. The holiday package includes of a two-day cruise along the Rhine. A B C D IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces Created by DoHuuToan Study and Hope 5 Full name: Class: Dear Ace, I can’t believe. I’m here at last! The flight was really, really long. It took almost thirty hours. Anyway, Australia is great. I’m (21)…………… Melbourne now. It’s a lot smaller than London, but it’s also (22)……………cleaner and nicer. People are so (23)…………! Everyone says ‘G’ day mate’ when you meet them. The accent is a bit strange at first. But you soon (24)………… it. We’re going to go snorkeling. I started (25)……… few days ago .Can you see me in the photo? I’m arriving home (26)……… 10 September, in time for school (ugh!) on the 12th. See you then! See you then! Sophie Melbourne: một thành phố ở Úc 21. a. in b. at c. on d. to 22. a. more b. much c. many d. most 23. a. friend b. friends c. friendly d. friendship 24. a. use b. use to c. used to d. get used to 25. a. practice b. to practice c. practicing d. b&c are correct 26. a. in b. on c. at d. 0 V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. Last December our Geography teacher, Mrs. Taylor, took us to Yorkshire on a school trip. We left Liverpool at 8.00 a.m. on Saturday morning and finally arrived in York at 11.00 p.m. Then it started to rain. We woke up early on Sunday morning and looked outside. There was water everywhere. We went downstairs for breakfast, but the kitchen in the hostel was flooded. Sunday afternoon was terrible too. Two girls hired bikes and rode into the center of the city. But what did they do? They stole some sweets from a shop. So then the police came! Mrs. Taylor was furious! We returned to Liverpool on Sunday evening. We were cold, wet and tired. Never again! hostel (n) : khách sạn nhỏ furious (adj) : giận dữ 27. How long did the journey take? a. 3 hours b. 4 hours c. 15 hours d. 2 days 28. What was the weather like? a. It’s hot and humid. b. It’s sunny. c. It’s rainy. d. It’s snowy. 29. Who is the author? a. a teacher b. a student c. a tourist d. a police officer 30. They stayed in Yorkshire for ……………… a. two days b. three days c. one week d. two weeks 31. Their school trip was …………… a. great b. terrible c. wonderful d. exciting Created by DoHuuToan Study and Hope 6 . TEST. Mar.@1a Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes Tuesday, July 22, 2014. .GRADE 8. Marks Teacher’s Comment QUESTION I. A. Pick out the word that is pronounced differently from. being cleaned. 2. The cell phone ……………in Poland is very expensive. 3. ……………………you mind If I used this phone? 4. An speaks……………………………… 5. Would you mind …………… for a few minutes? 6. She is looking. /………… The boy was taken to hospital after ten minutes. QUESTION V. Fill in each numbered blank in this passage with one suitable word: (1.5pts) People throw (1)……… billions of cans every year all