Test U9 -> U12 Eng8

Unit 9 – 10 – 11 – 12 Date: 28 – 2 – 2011 TEST - ENGLISH 8 2010 – 2011 Time allowed: 60 minutes I. Phonetics. Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from the others in each question. 1. a. teach b. cheap c. moustache d. church 2. a. failed b. reached c. solved d. played 3. a. hatred b. sacred c. warned d. decided 4. a. age b. any c. fate d. state 5. a. lyric b. fly c. recycle d. dye Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the others in each question. 6. a. problem b. champion c. member d. believe 7. a. collect b. gather c. cancel d. worried 8. a. remember b. restaurant c. together d. recover 9. a. century b. fascinate c. exhausted d. frightening 10. a. fascinate b. estimate c. attention d. situate II. Vocabulary and Grammar Find the one choice that best completes the sentence. 11. Olympic Games are …………… every four years. a. begun b. held c. happening d. setting 12. You must have a passport if you want to go ……………. a. by plane b. to the cinema to the countryside d. abroad 13. Don’t make a sound or you …………… the baby. a. wake b. are waking c. will wake d. must wake 14. Eat …………… bread and more fruit. a. much less b. much fewer c. many less d. many fewer 15. This is the …………… I have ever traveled. a. far b. farther c. further d. farthest 16. Our picture …………… by a professional photographer at the morning. a. will take b. will be taken c. will taken d. will be taking 17. Household cleaning agents must …………… with care. a. use b. be used c. be using d. being used 18. How can we go to Ha Long Bay from Ha Noi? – By land, I mean by buses and ……………. a. planes b. boats c. ships d. trains 19. I found that book quite ……………. a. bored b. bore c. boring d. to bore 20. He’s an …………… man. He always tells amusing stories. a. interest b. interested c. interesting d. uninterest 21. How long will it …………… you go to get there? a. go b. need c. have d. take 22. The meaning of a smile …………… by everyone. a. understand b. is understanding c. is understood d. understood 23. Your application letter must …………… in ink, not pencil. a. write b. be writing c. be written d. being written 24. I don’t have my car today. It’s in the garage. It …………… right now. a. is being repaired b. is preparing c. is repaired d. repairs 25. Shall we go out tonight? – I don’t think so. It’s …………… go out. a. not good for b. late for us c. so cold for us d. too cold to 26. May I leave the room, teacher? – Sorry, It’s …………… until the lesson finishes. a. important to waiting b. importance to wait c. important to wait d. importance for waiting 27. The students are …………… in learning more about the subject. a. interest b. interesting c. to interest d. interested 28. I like that story because it has a very …………… ending. a. surprise b. surprising c. surprised d. surprisingly 29. The baby is …………… about her new toy. a. excite b. excites c. exciting d. excited 30. What an …………… day! I am so …………… from picking strawberries. a. exhausted / tired b. exhausting / tiring c. exhausting / tired d. exhausted / tiring 31. Would you mind if I …………… on the radio. a. turn b. turning c. turn d. to turn 32. Could you help me …………… this door, please? a. push b. pushing c. pushed d. for pushing 33. - Would you like to go to a concert tomorrow night? - ……………. a. Oh, I’d love to. b. Oh, that’s a good idea c. I’m sorry, I can’t d. All are correct 34. He came to our class and …………… the map of the world. a. borrow b. borrows c. was borrowing d. borrowed 35. I’d like to exchange this shirt …………… a bigger size. a. with b. by c. to d. for Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 36. Mary seem to be pleasing with her new job. a b c d 37. Last night, I was listening to music and did my home work when Kim stopped by. a b c d 38. He opened the door, the window and turn the light on. a b c d 39. While the guests were dancing, thieves broke into the house and stealing a lot of fur coats. a b c d 40. When I arrived Tom was standing near the door, looked at the crowd in the street. a b c d III. Reading comprehension Choose the words or phrases that best fit of the blank spaces Thanks (41) …………… the Internet, we are now living in a global village. We have more information about other countries (42) …………… ever before. We know as much about the situation in Africa (43) …………… in the USA, pollution which (44) …………… in one country will affect other countries, too. For example, nuclear power is not dangerous only for one country (45) ………… is an international problem. If we do not take action soon, the possibility of a nuclear (46) …………… is very real. We should all recycle our (47) …………… not hope “green” people will do it for us. Some people think (48) …………… resources will go on forever, but they (49) ……………. We all have an obligation (50) …………… our environment. 41. a. to b. for c. of d. from 42. a. as b. than c. more d. all 43. a. than b. as well c. as d. more than 44. a. produces b. producing c. is produce d. is produced 45. a. but b. and c. or d. so 46. a. event b. happening c. disaster d. incident 47. a. rubbish b. garbage c. waste d. all are correct 48. a. nature b. natural c. man – made d. artificial 49. a. will b. shan’t c. won’t d. may 50. a. to protect b. protect c. protecting d. protected THE END . Unit 9 – 10 – 11 – 12 Date: 28 – 2 – 2011 TEST - ENGLISH 8 2010 – 2011 Time allowed: 60 minutes I. Phonetics. Choose the word whose underlined