Grade 8 TEST 1 Choose the word whose underlined is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. chore B. match C. chemical D. armchair 2. A. mend B. semester C. letter D. report 3. A. match B. pan C. transmit D. safety 4. A. knife B. socket C. desk D. bookself 5. A. head B. reading C. ready D. measure Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 6. A: Can you help me carry my bags, please? B: -_________. A. Certainly B. Yes, I can C. Yes, please D. No, thanks 7. I used to _________book before going to bed. A. read B. reading C. reads D. to read 8. Nam is not _________to be in my class. A. very old B. old enough C. too old D. enough old 9. I’ll come and pick you up _________6:30 this evening, is it OK? A. in B. at C. on D. to 10. He is not _________to get married. A. enough old B. enough young C. old enough D. young enough 11. Alexander Graham Bell was born _________3 rd March, 1847. A. in B. on C. at D. during 12. Would you like _________a message ? A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left 13. We must be there _________7.30 and 10.30. A. at B. before C. between D. after 14. My father used _________us to the zoo when we were young. A. took B. taking C. to take D. take 15. Nam hates _________home alone. A. to live B. lives C. live D. living 16. My mother is _________tired _________cook tonight. A. enough/to B. too/ to C. so/ that D. very/ to 17. She has _________over 30 pages since yesterday. A. writen B. wrote C. written D. write 18. London is _________capital city in Europe. A. larger B. the largest C. most large D. large 19. At the end of the film “Romeo and Juliet”, they killed _________. A. herself B. himself C. themselves D. ourselves 20. Vietnamese is different _________English. A. from B. as C. like D. with Choose the words or phrases that needs correction. 21. They have lived in the country since ten years. A B C D 22. We enjoy to go for a walk in the morning. A B C D 23. Hoa usually visits us in Sunday. A B C D 24. Nam must helps his mother do the housework. A B C D 25. Airmail is very expensive than surface mail. A B C D Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. 26. She likes__________________ at home. (stay) 27. I_________________________ him since yesterday afternoon. (not see) 28. Children ought to__________________ the street carefully. (cross) 1 Grade 8 29. The sun never__________________ in the west. (rise) 30. Look! Some boys _________________________soccer in the school yard. (play) Read and then answer the questions. Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization for Vietnamese youth from 15 to 30 years of age. The Youth Union builds good character, love for the nation, and encourages good citizenship, soft skills and personal fitness. The Youth Union was found on 26 th March 1931 by the beloved President Ho Chi Minh. It had different names over the years. One of its first names was “ Vietnam Communist Youth Union”. In December 1976, it was officially named as it is called today: Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. However, people normally use the name “ The Youth Union” for short. The Youth Union, together with other organizations such as The Young Pioneers Organization, the Vietnam Youth Federation, the Vietnam Students Union, often hold social activities such as Helping the Handicapped, Cleaning the Environment, Green Summer Volunteers Campaign, and other similar movements. These activities aim to help the young develop their public awareness and form their personality. Ever since the Youth Union was founded, its aims and principles, established by President Ho Chi Minh have been the guidelines for the young Vietnamese people of today and tomorrow. 31. At what age can one join the Youth Union? 32. When was the Youth Union founded? 33. What is the complete name of the Youth Union? 34. What do social activities of the Youth Union aim to help? 35. Who established the guidelines for the Vietnamese youth? Use the given words to make sentences. 36. She / like / learn English/./ 37. She / learn / this language /since 2008/./ 38. She / always / want / improve her English/./ 39. She / buy / an English -Vietnamese dictionary/ last week /./ 40. / Her/ English /pronunciation / so/ bad/./ THE END TEST 2 Pick out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. late B. half C. after D. hard 2. A. close B. no C. how D. so Choose the best option to complete each of the sentences below. 3. Yesterday she received Tom's__________ from his teacher. A. report card B. report call C. call report D. card report 4. The earth__________ around the sun, doesn't it? A. is moving B. move C. moves D. moving 5. She isn't old__________ to be in my class. A. so that B. enough C. for D. that 6. You often watch a football match at a__________. A. large area B. performance C. stadium D. swimming pool 7. Are you going to__________ in the summer activities of our school? 2 Grade 8 A. play part B. take part C. take role D. play role 8. How long__________? Since 1980. A. do you live here B. have you lived here C. have you live here D. did you live here 9. I have just bought a ticket. I'm going__________ the movie at 8 o’clock this evening. A. to see B. to seeing C. seeing D. see 10. I'm sorry but I can't__________ chess tonight. A. to play B. playing C. played D. play 11. I think I will do that work__________. What do you think about that? A. ourselves B. himself C. herself D. myself 12. __________ cook dinner for your family? A. Used you B. Did you used to C. Did you use to D. You used 13. Tim's mother is always proud__________ him because he works so hard. A. at B. with C. of D. about 14. What is__________ in learning words? A. neccessary B. necessary C. necessarily D. neccessarily 15. A person who cannot speak and hear is called__________. A. a deaf-mute B. a character C. a deaf D. a blind 16. Many volunteers take part in the activities and enjoy__________ poor people. A. helping B. to help C. help D. being help 17. It's difficult for old people to walk__________. A. inside and outside B. inside C. upstairs or downstairs D. outside 18. We use a __________ to cook rice. A. steamer B. rice cooker C. frying pan D. saucepan 19. My little brother__________ pictures very much. A. enjoys to draw B. enjoy to draw C. enjoy drawing D. enjoys drawing 20. Students__________ their homework after class. A. have to do B. have to be done C. have to doing D. have do Choose the word whose underlined part needs correcting. 21. She speaks and listens to English very good. A B C D 22. They use to work hark when they were on the farm. A B C D 23. The armchair is in the livingroom, among the television and the sofa. A B C D 24. I use a dictionary so that to learn new words, pronunciation and examples. A B C D 25. He had doing everything without the help of modern equipments. A B C D Read and choose the best option to fill in the gaps. Can you imagine what life would be (26)______ if there were no telephone? You could not call your friends on the phone and talk to them. When a (27)______ broke out in your house you could not call the fire department. If somebody were sick, he could not call a (28)______. Therefore, we should (29)______ our deep thanks to Alexander Graham Bell, a (30)______, who invented the telephone in 1876. 26. A. like B. of C. for D. as 27. A. light B. fire C. sunlight D. match 28. A. dentist B. farmer C. doctor D. engineer 29. A. given B. gave C. giving D. give 30. A. Dutch B. Mexican C. Scotsman D. Vietnamese Read the passage and answer the following questions. We moved into our new house on a warm September day. It was not really a new house; it was hundred and four years old, but it was new to us. The house had running water, gas and electricity, but for some reasons there were no electric lights in the kitchen. It was something quite unexpected: a house with electricity but without a kitchen light. It was quite puzzling because our kitchen was a large room, perhaps the largest in the house. I telephoned for an electrician. He came and fixed it for us. And he charged $86 for doing the job. 31. Why was it quite puzzling not to have electricity in the kitchen? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Grade 8 32. When did they move into their new house? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 33. How old was the house? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 34. What didn’t the house have? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 35. How much did he charge for the electrician? __________________________________________________________________________________________ Rewrite these sentences as directed. 36. He is strong. He can carry that suitcase. ( use enough) __________________________________________________________________________________________ 37. The boy is not old enough to drive his father’s car. (use too…to…) __________________________________________________________________________________________ 38. The doctor said: “You should take a few days off.” The doctor advised__________________________________________________________________________ 39. She started learning to swim five years ago. She has___________________________________________________________________________________ 40. Lan said “ Please give Tim this dictionary.” Lan told__________________________________________________________________________________ THE END TEST 3 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. page B. table C. tasty D. change 2. A. grocery B. money C. month D. mother 3. A. effect B. delicious C. resident D. selection 4. A. must B. summer C. much D. humid 5. A. my B. drive C. since D. mine Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 6. When I was a child, I ___________ to bed early. A. used go B. used to go C. going D. use to go 7. She was used to ___________ on the left when she stayed in England. A. drive B. drive C. driving D. to drive 8. He is ___________ generous boy in my class. A. the most B. more C. a lot D. very 9. Would you like ___________ a game of chess? A. playing B. plays C. play D. to play 10. We have learned English ___________ 2002. A. since B. from C. in D. for 11. She asked Tim ___________ more time on English. A. spend B. spending C. to spend D. spent 12. Nam's house is the same ___________ Lan's. A. than B. as C. with D. from 13. When were you born? - I was born ___________ 23rd March, 1998. A. between B. in C. on D. at 14. Could you ________me a favour? - Yes. Of course. No problem. 4 Grade 8 A. help B. give C. make D. do 15. He is a _________teacher. He teaches very well. A. well B. good C. better D. best 16. We haven't seen her _______ a few days. A. since B. for C. on D. until 17. My grandfather is not ______ enough to walk as fast as she used to. A. strong B. strength C. stronger D. strengthen 18. When my father was young, he used to _______ tennis in the afternoons. A. to play B. playing C. play D. plays 19. Mary hates ________, but she loves cooking . A. to wash up B. wash up C. washing up D. washed up 20. I am sure he will enjoys ____________ on his trip. A. herself B. ourselves C. itself D. himself Choose the words or phrases that needs correction. 21. In many ways, I always prefer country life than city life. A B C D 22. TV is bringing not only informations but also entertainment. A B C D 23. The countryside is too quite for me to live and work in. A B C D 24. We are going to held a summer camp this July. A B C D 25. How long do you and your classmates known each other? A B C D Read and tick TRUE or FALSE Tokyo is a famous city. There are a few good buildings and impressive temples; there are a few parks worth visiting. Everything has to be small in Tokyo: houses, rooms, shops. Long-side streets consists of tiny houses only, and this often creates a toy-like, with small women tip-toeing along in their kimonos. Tokyo at night is a very different place from Tokyo in daytime. Millions of neon signs are switched on and nowhere in the world is more attractive. [tip·toe: To walk or move quietly on one's toes.] FACTS TRUE FALSE 26. There are many beautiful buildings in Tokyo. 27. There is nothing to see in the parks in Tokyo. 28. Many small houses are found along long roads. 29. Tokyo at night is not as attractive as many other cities. 30. Tokyo at night isn’t different from in daytime. Read and answer: Young people prefer the city to the country because they love the noisy and busy life there. They also think that it is easier to get money in the city than in the country. Therefore, more and more young people leave the country for the city every year. Different from young people, old people like living in the country because it is not so noisy and busy as the city. The air in the country is much fresher than that in the city, too. Therefore, after stopping working, many of old people move to their home villages. 31. Why do young people prefer the city to the country? 32. Why do old people like living in the country? 33. What about the air in the country? 34. Is it easier to get money in the city than in the country? 5 Grade 8 35. What do many people do after stopping working? Rewrite these sentences as suggested. 36. Mary can’t go to school because she is too young. Mary isn’t_______________________________________________________________________________ 37. Lan spends 3 hours a day doing her homework. It takes Lan______________________________________________________________________________ 38. “Listen to me, please”. Mrs. Lien asked Nam______________________________________________________________________ 39. Let’s go swimming. How about_____________________________________________________________________________? 40. “Don’t come to class late again”, Mr. An said to Long. Mr. An told _____________________________________________________________________________ THE END 6 . help 17. It's difficult for old people to walk__________. A. inside and outside B. inside C. upstairs or downstairs D. outside 18. We use a __________ to cook rice. A. steamer B. rice cooker C fire department. If somebody were sick, he could not call a ( 28) ______. Therefore, we should (29)______ our deep thanks to Alexander Graham Bell, a (30)______, who invented the telephone in 187 6. 26 from 13. When were you born? - I was born ___________ 23rd March, 19 98. A. between B. in C. on D. at 14. Could you ________me a favour? - Yes. Of course. No problem. 4 Grade 8 A. help B. give C. make