Test for grade 8 Khổng Chi - 1 - KIỂM TRA ANH VĂN - Test No 3 PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION SECTION A: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A,B,C or D against the number of each item 1-10 for the word or phrase you choose (15ms) 1. She is afraid of _______ the test to fail failed failing fail 2. I was tired _____ watching the children playing with of in at 3. Tim is ______ I am so old as as old as older as as older as 4. If you were me, what ______ ? will you do did you do would you do are you going to do 5. My brother can’t play tomorrow, and ______ neither can I either can I neither I can I can’t too 6. There _____ no rain here since last month is has been did was 7. She spoke much more fluently than I _____ was am did will be 8. Mr. Sminth said he would come, but he ______ yet did not come had not come does not come has not come 9. She’s been a teacher _____ 1992 in for ever since 10. What _____ at nine o’clock last night ? did you do you did you were doing were you doing 11. He went _________ everyday as a boy to boat boating playing boat to play a boat 12. My sister had a baby daughter yesterday and she is my first ______ nephew cousin niece relation 13. When you come to stay, ______ some warm clothes. It’s cold here bring carry Take Look for 14. “you’re late”, he said “I think the bus _____ already” went was going has gone goes 15. That man is _____ deaf to hear what we say so too enough not SECTION B: Choose the words to fill in the blank of the following sentence: (15ms) Here you are – here it is – after – before – although – made of – made in – how – by what – so many – so much – making – the same – could I – I’d like – is – interesting – interested – because – at – on – should – shouldn’t – didn’t have Test for grade 8 Khổng Chi - 2 - 16. “Could you pass the salt, please” – “Certainly, ……………….” 17. “……… do you go to work?” – “By bus” 18. This bracelet is ………… silver 19. Try to avoid ………… him angry 20. ………… the evening meal, they went straight to bed 21. you should look after your teeth and not eat ……………. Sweets 22. …………… I was born in England, I grew up mostly in Australia 23. “Are you leaving?” – “yes, bit I wish …………… to go” 24. “My school bag’s …………… as your’ 25. “Hello …………… to speak to Prof. Raymond Bake, please” 26. We ………… brush our teeth at least twice a day 27. This book has a very ……………… introduction 28. I fell asleep …………… the film was so boring 29. In the past, people got married ………… quite an early age. 30. To be a good teacher ………… always what I want to PART 2: USE OF ENGLISH SECTION A: Complete the text by putting one of the verbs into each space. Choose the most suitable tense and form. Use each verb once only. (15ms) Be – call – come – decide – find – go – happen – keep – know – miss – need – phone – take – tell – understand Is was good to see you at the weekend. This is just a quick letter to tell you what …happened …… after you …went…… home on Saturday. Ron and I finally ……decided…… to buy a motobike and we found…… one advertised in the local paper. We ……know……… a way of getting to college, because at the moment we ………need….the bus every morning, and you …take……. What the buses are like. We usually …miss…… the first half an hour of lectures, and our tutor ……keep…… complaining. We …called……… about the bike, and the owner ……came… away on business, but his sister …told……… us to go round and see it this week. He is ……came…… back on Saturday. Could you come with us? You probably ……understand……… more about bikes than we do, so you can give us some advice. We ……are……. At your place on Saturday morning at about 10.00 See you then, Denise SECTION B: Rewrite the sentences using the given words (10ms) 31. The café has a lot of tables =>There 32. If John doesn’t change his way, he will end up in prison => Unless 33. The English exercise was so difficult that t couldn’t do it => The English exercise was too Test for grade 8 Khổng Chi - 3 - 34. A French engineer designed this bridge => This bridge 35. I can’t swim as far as Jane => Jane can 36. It was such an awful meal that we complained to the waiter =>The meal 37. They have built the supermarket for 2 years now => The supermarket 38. They walked to the beach in 2 hours => It took them 39. Pat is the tallest in the class =>No one 40. She started working as a secretary five years ago => She has SECTION C: Guided sentence building (10ms) Use the following sets of words and phrases to write completes sentences 41. weather / be / so bad / we can not / go out => 42. children / watch / television / room / at the moment => 43. I / not see / doctor / last Sunday => 44. We / enjoy / listen / pop music => 45. this tea / hot / me / drink => 46. you / ever / be / London ? => 47. If / I / be / you / I / not buy / that car => 48. my father / drive / carefully / than / my brother => 49. how long / it take her / get / office / every day ? => 50. he / learn / English / two years => PART 3. Circle the letter before the word in each group that has the underlined, itatic part pronuunced differently from the rest. 7. A. information B. education C. question D. collection 8. A. pan B. hat C. man D. say 9. A. talk B. weekend C. work D. know . Test for grade 8 Khổng Chi - 1 - KIỂM TRA ANH VĂN - Test No 3 PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION SECTION A: Choose the word or phrase. English exercise was too Test for grade 8 Khổng Chi - 3 - 34 . A French engineer designed this bridge => This bridge 35 . I can’t swim as far as Jane => Jane can 36 . It was such an awful. meal 37 . They have built the supermarket for 2 years now => The supermarket 38 . They walked to the beach in 2 hours => It took them 39 . Pat is the tallest in the class => ;No one