THE EXERCISES FOR EXELLENT STUDENTS --- ENGLISH 8 TEST13 THE EXERCISES FOR EXELLENT STUDENTS. I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. classmate b. character c. grade d. place 2. a. enough b. extremely c. generous d. planet 3. a. lucky b. volunteer c. sun d. public 4. a. brown b. however c. know d. town 5. a. reserved b. recived c.booked d. annoyed II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 6. The River Amazon ____ into the Atlantic Ocean. a. flow b. flows c. flew d. is flowing 7. My sister and I______ the cartoons on TV every Saturday last summer. a. watch b. watched c. watches d. watching 8. I don’t have enough money _____ for a taxi. a. to pay b. for paying c. for pay d. paying 9. Surely 15 minutes is enough time ______ a. for you to have a bath b. to you for having a bath c. to you to have a bath d. for you for having a bath 10. This is my _____ ear . - I’m rather deaf in the other one. a. best b. well c. perfectly d. good 11. He prefers ______ a. go for a swim to study b. going for a swim to study c. going for a swim to studying d. go for a swim to studying 12. Each of the rooms _____ a different color. a. has b. have c. have had d. are having 13. He rarely shows his feelings. He’s rather_______ . a. reserved b. sociable c. humorous d. helpful 14. The audience didn’t laugh ______ his joke. a.at b.on c.to d.for 15. He worked as a volunteer_______ Oxfarm. a.at b.for c.to d. with III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. 16. Once when I was ten, I used to get sick and went to the hospital. A B C D 17. Mike doesn’t go to the cinema with us last Saturday. A B C D 18. I would like to go away on holiday but I don’t have money enough. A B C D 19. He lives on 26 Tran Phu Street in Ha Noi with his family. A B C D 20. Every morning I spend about an hour to read the newspaper. A B C D IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. TRAN HUNG DAO SCHOOL --- TRUONG THI CHINH THE EXERCISES FOR EXELLENT STUDENTS --- ENGLISH 8 Dear Luis, I’m your new pen friend! My first name is Andy and my (21) _________is Wong. I’m from Cheadle, in the north of England, and I’m sixteen (22) ____old. I’m fairly tall, with (23) ______. And I wear glasses. I enjoy (24) _____jokes and my friends usually enjoy my sense of (25) ______. The name of my school is Cheadle Comprehensive School, and I’m (26) ___Year 8. There (27) __thirty-one students in my class. My favorite subject is Geography and my (28) __sport is tennis. Best wishes, Andy 21. a. second name b. middle name c. family name d. nickname 22. a. year b. years c. 0 d.a&b are correct 23. a. short curly black hair b. black short curly hair c. short black curly hair d. black curly short hair 24. a. tell b. . to tell c. telling d. to telling 25. a. humor b. humorous c. humorously d. humorousness 26. a. in b. on c. at d. of 27. a. is b. are c. has d. have 28. a. favorite b. good c. most d. lucky V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. I have twin brothers, Tim and Tom. They are very similar and a lot of people don’t know which is which. They both have blond hair and blue eyes, and they always wear jeans and T- shirts. They like doing the same things, too. For example, they both like jazz and they’re crazy about football. They go to a football match once a week. Tim doesn’t like dancing or discos and Tom doesn’t like them, either. Although they’re twins, they’re not exactly the same at everything. Tim works hard at school because TRAN HUNG DAO SCHOOL --- TRUONG THI CHINH THE EXERCISES FOR EXELLENT STUDENTS --- ENGLISH 8 TEST 14. I. Choose and underline the best answers: 1. Her mother ……………. this city two years ago. (left - leaves - is leaving -will leave) 2. It’s great! What does your friend look ………? (likes – likes – like - liking) 3. Nam doesn’t like durian. …………… does Hoa. ( So – Neither - Too- Either) 4. Do you have the ………… character? ( like –same- alike- as) 5. I …………. a birthday present from my mother yesterday. (sent- gave- took - received) 6. I used to that film when I was ten.(watch - watching - watches – watched) 7. This film was …………… than that one. (interest - interested- most interest - more interest) 8. He is ………… student in our class. (the tallest – taller - more tall - the most tallest) II. Put the words or phrases in the correct order to make meaningful sentences: 1. you/ going/ to/ are / what / next / do / weekend? …………………………………………………………………………………………… … 2. a / received / Jane / letter / yesterday / her / friend / from …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. enough / Lan / stay / to / alone / old / isn’t / at home. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. My / told / her / new / painting / daughter / me / not / touch/ . III. Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets: 1. I (not have) ……………… .…. breakfast this morning, but I’m not hungry. 2. Look out! She (fall) ……………… .…. on the rail. 3. Where we (spend) ……………. the night tonight? – I think we (come) …… ….to the festival. 4. My friend in Australia (visit) ………………… .…. me this year. IV. Writing: Rewrite the sentences, keeping a similar meaning to the first: 1. Peter is too young to see the horror films → Peter is not …………………………………………………………………………………… 2. No one in the running team can run as fast as Quoc. TRAN HUNG DAO SCHOOL --- TRUONG THI CHINH THE EXERCISES FOR EXELLENT STUDENTS --- ENGLISH 8 → Quoc can ……………………………………………………………………………. ………… 3. Hoa is older than Nien. → Nien is ……………………………………………………………………………. ………… V. Read the passage and answer question below: In the summer holidays, Mr. Hung, Mrs. Chi and their children, Tuan and Hoa often go to the beach for two or three days. They always go to Vung Tau in the south of Vietnam. They usually stay in a small house or a flat by the sea, but sometimes they stay in a hotel. Last summer they went to Da Lat. they stayed at a hotel for three days. In the morning, Tuan and his father go jogging around Xuan Huong Lake. Hoa and her mother walked along Bui Thi Xuan Street and then visited the flower garden. Hoa liked it very much and the flowers were very beautiful. In the afternoon, the family went to visit the palace. They were so happy after the trip. Questions: 1. Where does Hoa’s family often go for their summer holiday? …………………………………………………………………………….…………… 2. How long do they often stay there? …………………………………………………………………………….…………… 3. Where do they usually stay? …………………………………………………………………………….…………… 4. Where do they sometimes stay? …………………………………………………………………………….…………… 5. Where did they go last summer? …………………………………………………………………………….…………… 6. What did Hoa and her mother do there in the morning? …………………………………………………………………………….…………… 7. What did her brother and father do there in the morning? …………………………………………………………………………….…………… 8. What did her family do in the afternoon? …………………………………………………………………………….…………… VI. Arrange the words given into correct sentences: 1.would/ you/ to/ go/ the/ like / the movies/ tonight? --> 2.you / wait / could / a / for / moment? --> 3. listen / don’t / him / to. --> . 4. them / photograph / a / could / take / you? --> . 5. play/ every morning/ should/ you badminton. --> . 6. you / go / will / this / afternoon? -> . 7. the / open / please / window. --> . TRAN HUNG DAO SCHOOL --- TRUONG THI CHINH THE EXERCISES FOR EXELLENT STUDENTS --- ENGLISH 8 8. can/ play/ you/ video games / me/ with? . TRAN HUNG DAO SCHOOL --- TRUONG THI CHINH . the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. TRAN HUNG DAO SCHOOL -- - TRUONG THI CHINH THE EXERCISES FOR EXELLENT STUDENTS -- - ENGLISH. at school because TRAN HUNG DAO SCHOOL -- - TRUONG THI CHINH THE EXERCISES FOR EXELLENT STUDENTS -- - ENGLISH 8 TEST 14. I. Choose and underline the best