ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST Name: …………………………… Class 8… I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (1pt) 1. A. type B. usually C. party D. thirty 2.A. watched B. looked C. fitted D. stopped 3.A. sure B. saw C. send D. sit 4.A. chopstick B. touch C. catch D. stomach 5. A. husk B. include C. crush D. sunbathe II.Choose A, B , C , or D for the following sentences: (2pts) 1. The weather nice yesterday. a. is b. was c. will be d. has been 2. It's difficult your direction. a. to follow b. following c. to following d. followed 3. Would you mind in the front of the Taxi, Mark? a. sit b. to sit c, sitting d. siting 4. The boy . over there is my brother. a. stand b. stood c. standing d. being stood 5. I was cooking for dinner . a. Then the phone rang b. then the phone was ringing c. When the phone rang d. when the phone was ringing. 6. The leader said that . to award the prize to you . a. He is pleasing b. he was pleasing c. he is pleased d. he was pleased 7. On Christmas Eve, people often a tree a. are decorated b, were decorated c. decorating d. decorate 8. He asked me a. Where I like coffce or not b, Whether I liked coffce c. What I liked coffce d, Which I liked coffce 9. What's was wrong with your printer? a. It didn't work b, It's doesn't c, It hasn't work d, It won't work. 10. The Statue of Liberty was . to the USA by the french. a. contructed b, designed c, completed d, presented 11. I finished housework while my mother ……… dinner. A.cook B. to cook C. was cooking D. is cooking 12. The first prize ………. To the Me Kong team just after the final match yesterday. A.award B. was awarded C. awarding D. is awarded) III. Supply the correct verb form (2pts) 1. I (see) ………………her before. 2. I (see)……………… her last year. 3. Mr Green. (teach) ………… English in this school since he (graduate) …………… from the university in 1986. 4. How long you (learn) …………………………… English? 5. The light went out while we (have) ……………………. dinner. 6. Be quiet! The baby (sleep)…………………. 7. We seldom (eat)…………………………. before 6:30. IV. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap? (1pt) 1. Write a …………………….… .of your favorite film you saw.(describle) 2. Tom often tell us …………….… stories after his summer vacation.( amuse) 3. You must make a quick ………………. about who win the contest.( decide) 4.Discovering penicillin made Sir Alexander Fleming…….…… .all over the world ( fame) 5. The tennis game …………………… because of the heavy rain. (postpone) V Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first ( 2PTs) People speak english over the world. English Do you mind if I take a photo Would you mind 3. Someone stole my bike last night. My bike…………………………………………………………………… 4. Can I sit here ?. Would you mind ………………………………………………….? 5. The hairdresser is cutting my hair this afternoon. I am………………………………………………………………… 6. ‘’Do you like Marlon Brando?’’she asked. She asked………………………………………………………… “Can you wait for me here, Jerry?” →Tom told 8. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it. → The coffee is too . VI. Read the following passage and answer the questions: (2pts) Electricity is the most common form of energy today. In the modern world, electricity is very available at the touch of a switch. Electricity has many uses . The most common use of electricity is to provide artificial lighting . In factories , electricity is used to light up the work place. It is also used to operate airconditioners, computers and many other machines. Electricity is also used to power many appliances that we have in our homes Such appliances include television sets, computers, electric fans, irons and many others . The list is simply endless . Modern man will most probably be lost without electricity . *Questions: . Is electricity the common form of energy nowadays? ……………………………………………………………………………… . What is electricity used to in factories ? …………………………………………………………………………… . What appliances we have in our homes? ………………………………………………………………………………… . What should we to save electricity at home ? ………………………………………………………….…………………… ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST Name: …………………………… Class 8… I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (1pt) 1. A. honey B. house C. horn D. humour 2. A. challenging B. fetch C. brochure D. chocolate 3. A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough 4. A. comment B. equipment C. improvement D. development 5. A. native B. nature C. naked D. natural II.Choose A, B , C , or D for the following sentences: 1. The 23rd Seagams____________in the Philippenes. a. will hold b. will held c. would be held d. is held b. to like c. will like d. liked b. saw c. was seeing 2. She asked me if I_________pop music a. like 3. I______it years ago a. have seen d. am seeing. 4. It's very kind________you to help me. a. for b. at c. off d. of c. if d. for 5. Would you mind________I smoked here. a. When b. that 6. The old lamp________in China is dollars a. to be making b. making c. mode d. make 7. Millions of Chirsmas card_______every year. a. were sent b. are sent c. send d. is sending. 8. I don't know how_________the game a. playing b. to play c. player d. can I play 9. ’’………………………this week ‘’ ‘’No, she’s on holiday. ‘’ A. Is Susan working B. Does Susan work C. Does work Susan D.Has Susan worked 10. Tom……………… his hand when he was cooking the dinner A. burn B. was burning C. has burnt D. burnt 11.We . dinner when the phone rang. A.are having B.had C.have had D.were having 12. Color television . by John Logie Bard in 1982. A.invented B.was inventC.was invented D.has invented III. Supply the correct verb form (2pts) 1. Tom never (be)……………………. in Hanoi. 2. I (read)……………………. the novel written by Jack London several times before. 3. How long you (learn)………………………… English? 4. Bill (have)………………… breakfast when I (stop)………………… at this house this morning. 5. The Sun (set) …………………in the West. 6. It (be) ………………………often hot in summer 7. You (ever, see)…………………………a lion? IV. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap? (1pt) 1. When I first met her she ……………………………. to paint. ( study) 2. Trung and his brother like ……………… movies very much.( act) 3. Bell…………………….….demonstrated his invention.( success) 4. I think your garden needs …………… and you should have it done tomorrow. ( weed) 5. My brother often does experiments about electricity for his ……….(please) V. Read the first sentences, and then complete the second sentence with the same meaning(2pts) 1. Let's put garbage bin around the schoolyard. -I suggest……………………………………………………………………………… 2. Tom failed the exam because of his laziness. - Because Tom………………………………………………………………………… 3. She couldn't join us because she was busy - She was busy, so……………………………………………………………………… . 4. I started learning English three years ago . I have . 5. “ Do many tourists visit Viet Nam every year , Hanh?’’ Susan asked . Susan asked Hanh . 6.Could you lend me some money ? Do you mind . 7. I had a cat once , but now I don’t have it any more. I used ……… 8. A dog is bigger than a cat. A cat isn’t as VI. Read the passage then answer the questions below.(2pts) Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighborhood very much because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing, going boating. He doesn’t want to live in a big city anymore. *Questions: 1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood? 2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days? 3. Why does he like his neighborhood now? 4. Does he want to live in a big city now? ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST Name: …………………………… Class 8… I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in group? 1. A. melted B. recycled C. refilled D. reused 2. A. great B. bean C. beach D. reach 3. A.planet B. electrical C. grocery D. sockets 4. A. come B. roll C. comb D. grow 5. A. busy B. must C. thus D. bus II.Choose A, B , C , or D for the following sentences: 1.She fell off a bike and her head on the road. A.hited B.hit C.hitted .you like a cup of coffee? Yes, please. A.could B.do C.would 3.It is difficult all the in structions at the same time A.to remember B.remember C.remembering D. remembered 4.Would you mind for a few minutes ? A.to wait B.wait C.waiting D.be waiting 5.Would you mind if I .a photo ? A.take B.took C.taking D.to take 6.Do you mind if I here ? A.to sitting B.to sit C.sit D. sitting 7.Let’s . the festival together A.going B.to go C. go D. went 8.Angkor Wat should really .as wonder because it is the largest temple in the world A.know B. known C.knew D. be known 9.He told me to in that situation A.how B. where C. when D. what 10.I will try to the printer for you A.correct B. C. fix D.correcting 11.How long . a teacher ? For three years now A.are you B. have you been C.were you 12.The weather was fine so we decided to go foot A.on B. by C. with III. Supply the correct verb form 1. What you (do) ……………………yesterday? 2. You (ever, see) …………………….a lion? 3. The children (play) ………………….football when their mother (come) …………… back home. 4. The bell (ring)……………. while Tom (take)………… a bath. 5. My mother sometimes (buy)………………. vegetables at this market. 6. It (be) …………………very cold now. IV. Give the correct form of the bold words in parentheses. (2,5pts) 1. This book has a lot of information. It’s very ____________________. (use) 2. You’ll meet the tour guide on your ___________________ at the hotel. (arrive) 3. Our post is delivered _______________________ except for Saturday ( day) 4. Ha Long Bay was ___________by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. (recognition) 5. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more ________________ . (comfort) V.Write the second sentence so that it has a same meaning as the first 1.To travel around the world is exciting It . 2.The cat is sitting in the table.It is wild. The cat 3. “ She is a teacher “ Nga said. Nga said . 4.He kicked the ball. The ball 5.” Is Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province? “ Nhi asked . 6.I have learned english English . 7. “ Don’t come back after ten o’clock ”. said my mother. My mother asked………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. My English friend finds driving on the left difficult. My English friend isn’t……………………………………………………………………………………………… VI.Read the test and answer the questions Viet is a student and he lives in a bed_sit in a suburb of HaNoi.It’s apart of an old house . He has one room and a kitchen and share a bathroom with three other people . In his room , there is a bed on the left hand side . There is an armchair beside the bed.The desk is opposite the bed and there is a closet on the right side of the room . Above the desk , there is a bookshelf and above the bed there is a clock. He has a tv and a hi-fi , too. In the kitchen , there is a cooker on the right hand side. The sink is near the cooker . There’s a small table and two chairs in the center. The kitchen is small , but it’s ok. Viet like his room very much *Questions: 1.Where does Viet live? 2.How many people share the bathroom with Viet? 3.What is there on the right side of the room ? . 4.Where is the cooker? ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST Name: …………………………… Class 8… I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1pt) 1. A. promised B. hopped C. booked D. burned 2. A. though B. ought C. thought D. bought 3. A. hard B. carry C. card D. yard 4. A. try B. why C. heavy D. dry 5. A. cool B. food C. look D. flood II.Choose A, B , C , or D for the following sentences: (2pts) 1. Have you ……………. Any news about Lan since her bike accident a. heard b.hearing c. hear d. heared 2. We ……………dinner when he arrived yesterday evening. a. were having b. is having c. are having c. have 3. Mai asked her friend……………shopping a. goes b. to go c. go d. went 4. I have known her……………… two years. a. with b. for c. since d. at 5. would you mind…… the window a. open b.opening c. opened d. to open 6. The Statue of liberty ……………….in the United States by France in 1876 7. ……………… is often called “ THE WINDY CITY” a. San Francisco b. Chicago c. Hawaii d. Paris 8. The table…………….of wood is more expensive than plastics a. makes b. made c make d. was make 9. The old car tires are ………to make pipes and floor coverings a. reused b. reduced c. recycled d. remaked 10. How many ………………do you celebrate in your country ? a. festivals b. festival c. harvests d. crops 11 He said that he .for a car company. a.worked b.works c.is working d.has worked 12. " Do you know where .?" – "No, he didn't say" a.Tom has gone b.has Tom gone c. did Tom go d.Tom went III. Supply the correct verb form (2pts) 1. She (be)……………… born in 1980. 2. He (write) ……………… a book since last year. 3. What you (do)…………………. at p.m yesterday? 4.When the phone (ring)………………, I (have)…………………… dinner. 5. It (rain) …………… much in summer. It (rain)………………. now. 6. Daisy (cook)…………… some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) …………… in the morning. IV. Give the correct form of the bold words in parentheses. (1pt) 1. His parents are very of him. (pride) 2. “The lost shoes” is one of the …………………. stories I like best. (tradition) 3. The …………… from Hanoi to London was delayed in two hours. (fly) 4. I’m sure that I have connected the printer ……………. . (proper) 5. Each of my friends has a ………………character. (differ) V.Write the second sentence so that it has a same meaning as the first 1/ Could you tell me how to study English ? Would you mind……………………………………………………………… ? 2/ They built this house more than one hundred years ago. This house…………………………………………………………………… 3/ Is Phong Nha in Quang Tri province ? The tourist asked Lan…………………………………………………… 4.It is a contest in which participants have to cook rice. It’s a…………………………………………. 5.This dress was made by a famous tailor. A famous tailor …………………………………………………………………… 6.The students learn how to recycle waste paper. They are very excited. The students are ………………………………………………………………………… 7. The front yard isn’t too small to play soccer in The front yard isn’t ………………………………………………………………………….…………………………… 8. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough. The sea was too……………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ……… VI,Read the passage and then answer the questions below: (2pts) Ha Long- Bay of the Descending Dragon – is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains.The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long city,visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is hear that the visitors can find some of Southest Asia’s most beautiful sites.Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288. *Questions: 1.Whom is Ha Long popular with? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2.What is one of the attractions of Ha Long ? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3.What is the Bay’s water like ? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 4.What can visitor when they arrive in Ha Long city? …………………………………………………………………… . Viet? 3.What is there on the right side of the room ? 4. Where is the cooker? ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST 4 Name: …………………………… Class 8 I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in. go d.Tom went III. Supply the correct verb form (2pts) 1. She (be) born in 1 980 .……………… 2. He (write) a book since last year.……………… 3. What you (do) . at 6 p.m yesterday?………………… 4. When the phone. C.have had D.were having 12. Color television by John Logie Bard in 1 982 . A.invented B.was inventC.was invented D.has invented III. Supply the correct verb form (2pts) 1. Tom never (be) . in Hanoi.…………………… 2.