Gián án HSG English 8 (Test 1)

HSG E8 Test 1 BBL - (2011) Proficiency Test ( E 8) I.Pick out the words that have the underlined letters pronounced differently from others. 1.a.sixty b.my c.sky d.fly 4.a.size b.sure c.serve d.sound 2.a.drought b.ought c.brought d.bought 5.a.mobile b.enroll c.socket d.notice 3.a.typhoon b.goose c.food d.flood 6.a.unite b.migrant c.habit d.sink II.Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences. 1.Oh ,that ‘s nice.Where ……… it ? a.do you buy b.are you buy c.did you buy d.you buy 2.our team played well……to win the golf medal. a.too b.that c.so d.enough 3.Don’t let your children………with matches a.play b.playing c.to play d.plays 4.I know you worked very…….this semester a.hardly b.good c.bad d.hard 5.Marry was born in France.French is her a.mother tongue b.first language c.foreign language d.a and b 6.John came……an old school friend in the street this morning. a.with b.along c. across d.off 7.He does morning exercises regulary……improve his health. a.in order to b.so that c.to be d.he 8.It’s too cold outside.Why……you close the door,please? a.Do b.Are c.Could d. don’t 9.She is studying hard……pass the final exam. a.for b.in order to c.so to d.so that 10.Can you fill…… this form for me? a.out b.on c.in d.at III.Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets 1.He is cold because he (swim) for an hour. 2.While we (walk) along the street we met an old friend. 3.You ever (hear) such a story? 4.What you( do) last night? - Well.I (be) tired,so I (go) to bed early. 5.I am Swiss.I (come) to London last month to learn English .I (not meet) many English people yet ,only my teacher. 6.I (have) these shoes since my twelfth birthday.I (give) on my twelfth birthday by my parents. 7.The last time I (go) to Brighton was in August. 8.He would buy this book if it (be) cheaper. 9.I wish I (live) in a big city.I don’t want to live in the countryside any more. 10.I’d like (see) a ghost,but I (never see) one. IV.Fill in the blank with the suitable words to complete the passage below. Nha Trang is a nice resort and(1)…………ideal center for relaxation Nha Trang has many beautiful mountains and lakes ,Cham towers,hot springs and architectural works However,(2) …… speaking of Nha Trang,people always mention its beaches in the first place.Nha Trang’s beauty(3)………… first of all from the blue sea and picturesque nature of its islands.this coastal city(4)……………a ten-kilometer beach runs fromTran Phus road and it(5)………….plated with pine trees and other evergreen trees.Nha Trang is a coastal city but it is not far (6) ………… forests.In the West of the town,(7)………… is a long range of hills where visitors can walk pleasantly.Nha Trang has many ancient cultural buildings.The town still preserves a (8)……… of old towers and pagodas.Nha Trang is sunny almost all the year (9)………… It doesn’t have winter,but in summer it isn’t (10)………….hot as in the North.The cool winds from the sea gives the town an eternal fall. V.Give the correct form of the words in the brackets. 1.Nam is very……kind and generous (social) 6.The play is……….,so I’m………… (bore) 2….the barber cut my hair too short.(Luck) 7.His sudden………must be a shock to you. (die) 3.The…….she gave last night was very marvelous(perform) 8.After taking asprin,her headache …(appear) 4.She looks……,so I am afraid. (friend) 9.Life is much better with the help of modern……………. (equip) 5.She’s beautiful with a…….smile. (love) 10.You don’t need to do this exercise because it is …… (important) VI.Complete these sentences using the suitable prepositions 1.The students have been here………….the beginning…………the semester. 2.This English class seemed very easy……….first. 3.The girl went to school…………the age………ten. 4.She is famous………her beaty. 5.He was accused……………stealing the car. 6.Wine is made……………grapes. 7.His father is good……….gardening. 8.The office will be close…………Christmas. 9.The flight from Da Lat arrived……… Hue…………noon. 10The teacher said we had to learn the expressions…………heart. VII.Rewrite the following sentences withow changing their meaning. 1.How long is it since you used the car?=>When……… 2.When did you go to bed?=>What…… . 3.You can’t understand these things because you are very young.=>You aren’t……… 4.It’s a long time since we last met our old friends.=>We have 5.Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone.=> Alexander Graham Bell was……. 6.Where is the dentist’s office?=>Could you tell me …………. 7.Thank you for helping me.=>It was very kind…………………. 8.Robert is a playwright as well as an actor.=>Robert is not only…………… 9.The cake is so hard that I couldn’t eat it.=>It was…………. 10.He usually went to school by bus when he was a student.=>He used…… VIII.Each sentence has one mistake .Find and correct it. 1.Shall you close the window for me,please? A B C D 2.She is studying very hard in order getting scholarship at university. A B C D 3.When I was having dinner,one friend of mine was coming to see me. A B C D 4.The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the word. A B C D 5.You’d better send it by surface mail.It’s many cheaper. A B C D IX.Arrange the words given to make the meaningful sentences. 1.information/bringing/entertainment/also/is/only/but /TV/not.=>………. 2.village/the/definitely/better/life/the/changing/is/for/in.=>……… 3.stamps/a child/Minh/since/collected/was/has/he.=>……………. 4.watching/the sitting-room/father/is/the moment/my/at/in/TV.=>………. 5.not/English/to/difficult//is/learn.=>……… 6.hair/she/tall/curly/has/is/short/slim/and/dark/and.=>……… 7.important/the/keeping/environment/is/clean/very.=>………. 8.the/if/do/I/you/turn off/mind/radio?=>……… 9.before/Lan/seen/rice/never/paddies/has.=>…… 10.will/the/about/in/ten/there/minutes/ambulance/be.=>…… Key: I. 1.a 2.a 3.d 4.b 5.c 6.a II. 1.c 2.d 3.a 4.d 5.a 6.c 7.a 8.d 9.b 10.c III. 1.has swum 3.Have you ever heard…? 5.came/haven’t met 7.went 9.lived 2.were walking 4.did you do….? -was/went 6.have had/was given 8.were 10.to see/have never seen IV. 1.an 3.comes 5.is 7.there 9.round 2.when 4.has 6.from 8.lot 10.as/so V. 1.sociable 3.performance 5.lovely 7.death 9.equipment 2.Unluckily 4.unfriendly 6.boring/bored 8.disappeared 10.unimportant VI. 1.at/of 3.at/of 5.of 7.at 9.in/at 2.at 4.for 6.of 8.at 10.by VII. 1.When did you use the car? 2.What time did you go to bed? 3.You aren’t old enough to understand these things. 4.We have not met our old friends for a long time. 5.Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of telephone. 6.Could you tell me the way to the dentist’s office? 7.It was very kind of you to help me. 8. Robert is not only a playwright but also an actor. 9. It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat. 10. He used to go to school by bus when he was a student. VIII. 1.a.Shall->Will 2.c.getting-> to get 3.c.was coming-> came 4.b.writing-> written 5.c.many-> much IX. 1.TV is bringing not only information but also entertainment. 2.The life in the village is definitely changing for the better. 3.Minh has collected stamps since he was a child. 4.My father is watching TV in the sitting room at the moment . 5.English is not difficult to learn. 6.She is tall and slim.She has short dark curly hair. 7.Keeping the environment clean is very important. 8.Do you mind if I turn off the radio? 9.Tim has never seen the rice paddies before. 10.The ambulance will be there in about ten minutes. . HSG E8 Test 1 BBL - (20 11) Proficiency Test ( E 8) I.Pick out the words that have the underlined letters. bed early. 5.I am Swiss.I (come) to London last month to learn English .I (not meet) many English people yet ,only my teacher. 6.I (have) these shoes since