Son Hung secondary school Full name Class : 8A Written Test for t alent students Subject : English 8 Time : 150 minutes Marks I/ Choose the best answer from the following sentences : ( 5ms ) 1/ Yesterday, Nam to the zoo with his friends. A/ to go B/ went C/ going D/ will go 2/ / I to HoChiMinh city since 2000. A/ go B/ went C/ have gone D/ has gone 3/ Circle the word which has its pronunciation differently from the others : A/ needed B/ wanted C/ greeted D/ agreed 4/ Mr. Pike said that he a plumber. A/ was B/ is C/ will be D/ were 5/ I punished badly by my teacher yesterday. A/ was B/ am C/ will be D/ have been 6/ Linh said that she working then . A/ is B/ were C/ will be D/ was 7/ Tree leaves to wrap things. A/ using B/ are used C/ is used D/ used 8/ Circle the word which has its pronunciation differently from the others : A/ translation B/ information C/ communication D/ question 9/ The Statue of Liberty was to the United State by France in 1876. A/ to present B/ presented C/ presenting D/ present 10/ Millions of Christmas cards every year. A/ were sent B/ is sending C/ are sent D/ send 11/ Nam is fond studying Physics very much. A/ in B/ of C/ to D/ about 12/ This is the first time Mai the beautiful sights. A/ has seen B/ have seen C/ see D/ saw 13/ John asked Peter he borrowed his book . A/ if whether B/ whether if C/ if D/ what 14/ At 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, they soccer. A/ were playing B/ was playing C/ played D/ are playing 15/ Would you mind if I your book ? A/ borrow B/ to borrow C/ borrowing D/ borrowed 16/ This bicycle tomorrow. A/ will repair B/ is repair C/ will be repaired D/ are repaired 17/ He English since 1907. A. has learned B. have learned C. has learn D. have learn 18 I promise I………………… you this story . A.won’t B.will return C.return D .to to return 19. Will you carry me this case , please? ………………………. A.Sure B. No, thanks C. Yes, please . D.Yes, I will. 20. It’s not difficult ………………… how to protect the environment . A. remember B. remembering C. remembers D. to remember II. Read this text and tick True or False and answer the questions( 2ms) 1 London is Britain’s biggest city. It is very old city and dates back to the Romans. It is city of historic buildings and churches, and it has many beautiful parks. It also has some of the best museums in the world. London is very crowed in summer. It is popular city with foreign tourists, and has more than eight million visitors a year. The city is famous for its shopping and department stores. London has excellent underground railway system, so it is easy for tourist to get around. In London, there are plenty of good restaurant where you can get excellent British food. The city is also has lots of good Indian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, and Greek restaurants. 1. Choose T/F a. … None of the cities in Britain is bigger than London. b… You can’t get Chinese food in London c London has historic building and churches. d. Most of the best museum in the world are situated in London. 2. Answer the questions: a. What is London famous for? b. Is London busy in the summer? III/ Supply the correct form of the verb in bracket : ( 2ms) 1/ Last night, Mai (do ) her exercise, when the lights ( go ) out. 2/ Listen ! The birds ( sing ) beautifully and every body ( clap ) their hands. 3. He (work)……………………………………. for that company for 5 years. 4. What you (do)……………………………………… when we phoned you last night? 5. The man (stand) ………………………… near the door is my brother. 6. I ( not, see ) Hoa last Summer IV/ Rewrite the sentences without changing their original meanings, beginning with the words given: (1m) 1/ People speak English all over the world . English 2/ Nam said, “ I am tired now.” Nam said that 3/ Minh will buy a book tomorrow . A book 4/ The weather is warm. We can go camping. The weather …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The end 2 ANSWER KEY I/ Each correct sentence is 0,25m ( 0,25 . 20 = 5ms) 1/ B 2/ C 3/ D 4/ A 5/ A 6/ D 7/ B 8/ D 9/B 10/ A 11/ B 12/ A 13/ C 14/ A 15/ D 16/ C 17/A 18/ B 19/ D 20/ D II/ 1. ChooseT/F Each correct sentence is 0,25m ( 0,25 . 4 = 1m) a. T b. F c.T d. F 2. Answer the questions: Each correct sentence is 0,5m ( 0,5 . 2 = 1m) a. It is famous foits shopping and department stores. b. Yes, it is. III/ Each correct sentence is 0,25m ( 0,25 . 8 = 2ms) 1/ was doing / went 2/ are singing / is clapping 3/ were ….doing 4/ standing 5/ didn’t see IV/ Each correct sentence is 0,25m ( 0,25 . 4 = 1m) 1/ English is spoken all over the world . 2/ Nam said that he was tierd . 3/ A book will be bought by Minh tomorrow. 4/ The weather is warm enough for us to go camping. 3 MA TRAÄN ANH VAÊN 8 CONTENTS Awareness Understanding Practice Total Multiple choice writing Multiple choice writing Multiple choice writing Language focus 4 ( 1m) 16 ( 4ms ) 20 (5ms ) Reading 4 ( 2ms ) 4 ( 2ms ) Writing 8 ( 2ms ) 8 ( 2ms ) Listening 2 ( 1m ) 2 ( 1m ) Total 4 ( 1m) 18 (5ms ) 4 ( 2ms ) 8 ( 2ms ) 34 ( 10ms ) 4 . ( 4ms ) 20 (5ms ) Reading 4 ( 2ms ) 4 ( 2ms ) Writing 8 ( 2ms ) 8 ( 2ms ) Listening 2 ( 1m ) 2 ( 1m ) Total 4 ( 1m) 18 (5ms ) 4 ( 2ms ) 8 ( 2ms ) 34 ( 10ms ) 4 . bought by Minh tomorrow. 4/ The weather is warm enough for us to go camping. 3 MA TRA N ANH VAÊN 8 CONTENTS Awareness Understanding Practice Total Multiple choice writing Multiple choice writing. sentence is 0,25m ( 0,25 . 20 = 5ms) 1/ B 2/ C 3/ D 4/ A 5/ A 6/ D 7/ B 8/ D 9/B 10/ A 11/ B 12/ A 13/ C 14/ A 15/ D 16/ C 17/A 18/ B 19/ D 20/ D II/ 1. ChooseT/F Each correct sentence is 0,25m