School ………………………………………………………………………… Class : ……………………………… Date: …………………………… Name : ………………………………………………………………………… TEST 07 - 08 Time allowed : 45 mins - Grade 8 MARKS TEACHER’S REMARKS A. PRONUNCIATION (1pt) : Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others 1. a. pronounce b. enough c. country d. cousin 2. a. excuse b. exhibition c. message d. emigrate 3. a. peace b. pleasure c. theater d. reach 4. a. decided b. called c. conducted d. excited B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: I.Choose a suitable word for each blank in each sentence:(3 pts) 5. Some learners put the meanings of the new words in their _________, and try to learn them by heart. a.different ways b. mother tongue c. examples 6. ______________is very necessary in learning new words. a. Reading b. Listening c. Revision 7. Miss Black ___________ Nancy to meet her after the class. a. told b. said c. spoke 8. Mai wanted to participate in The Young Pioneers Club. a. hold b. attend c. take part 9. When my Dad was young , he never ________up late in the morning. a. gets b. got c. get 10. The farmer decided __________open all his chickens. a. cutting b. to cut c. cut 11. It was a _______________ for him to meet her. a. pleasure b. pleased c. pleasant 12. Nancy often spend her free time ______________her Mom with cooking. a. to help b. help c. helping 13. Harry Potter ___________ changed Mathew into a street rat. a. magic b. magical c. magically 14. _____________need any help? - No. Thanks. a. Can you b. Do you c. May I 15. I had an appointment at the dentist ________8:00 and 9:00 a.m. a. between b. about c. before 16. She got good grades _________ Science and English. a. on b. for c. about II. CHOOSE THE INCORRECT PART IN EACH SENTENCE BELOW: ( 1pt) 17. She doesn’t go to the movies with us last Sunday. A B C 18. He said he was a badly cook. A B C 19. Miss Jackson told them not talking in class. A B C 20. She asked Tim should spend more time practicing Spanish pronunciation. A B C C. READING COMPREHENSION :Read the following passage ; then choose the most suitable word for each blank: ( 2 pts) In the first year of lower secondary school I had (21 )_________ difficulties in learning English. My (22)________ of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I didnt know how to (23)_______ them. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her (24)_______ the classroom. She (25)_______me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me to use an English-English (26)______to improve my English grammar. Now I think you know (27)_____ you should do, said she. I did not know that only one year later I would win the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held (28)________ secondary school students in my hometown. 21 a. some b. a c. a little 25 a. gave b. took c. asked 22 a. vocabulary b. grammar c.pronunciation 26 a. word b.dictionary c.cassette 23 a. learn b.read c. improve 27 a. how b. where c. what 24 a. behind b. out c. outside 28 a. for b. in c. at D. WRITING : I. Supply the correct forms of the wors in parentheses: ( 1 pt) 29. He had an _______ Halloween night. ( enjoy) 30. The teacher said Tim should work harder on English ___________. (pronounce) II. Rewrite these sentences , beginning with the words given: ( 2 pts) 31. She learns languages excellently. She is. 32. Please help me with my homework, said my sister. My sister asked 33. They want to watch TV in their free time . They enjoy 34. The man often played outside when he was young. The man used Hoùc sinh laứm baứi : ủaựnh daỏu ( X) vaứo oõ choùn a b c d a b c a b c A. 10 20 1 11 C 2 12 21 3 13 22 4 14 23 B.I 15 24 5 16 25 6 II 26 7 17 27 8 18 28 9 19 . A. 10 20 1 11 C 2 12 21 3 13 22 4 14 23 B.I 15 24 5 16 25 6 II 26 7 17 27 8 18 28 9 19 . …………………………… Name : ………………………………………………………………………… TEST 07 - 08 Time allowed : 45 mins - Grade 8 MARKS TEACHER’S REMARKS A. PRONUNCIATION (1pt) : Choose the