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45 minute test- period 38
English 8 – N01

I. Language focus.
Exercise 1: Choose the word whose sound or stress pattern is different from that of the other three: (1pt)
1. A. proud B. hour C. your D. sound
2. A. promise B. revise C. stick D. visit
3. A. foolish B. remember C. greedy D. daughter
4. A. enroll B. summer C. hobby D. popular
Exercise 2: Choose the correct word to fill in each of the following sentences: (2pts)
1. You should ________________these medicines every two hours. A. to take B. taking C .took D. take
2. I ___________tennis a lot, but I don’t play very often now.
A. used to play B. was playing C. am used to play D. play
3. Do they enjoy_________sports programs? A. in watching B. to watch C. watching D. watch
She asked her children __________.
A. stop playing B. to stop playing C. stop play D. to stop to play
5.“You ought not to eat fatty food” The doctor said we ….. fatty food.
A. ought not to eat B. not ought to eat C. ought not ate D. ought to eat
6. It is too cold outside. ________ closing the door , please?
A. Do you B. Would you mind C. Why don’t you D. Can you
7. We hope to earn some money _________our school Y & Y. A. in B. for C. at D. with
8. Don’t you know the___________of self-study? – Yes, I do.
A. importance B. important C. importable D. import
II. Listen then fill in blanks with suitable word. (2.pts)
Many people now think that (1)… give students too much (2)…. They say that it is unnecessary for (3)… to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give (4)… students. The result is that students have to repeat tasks which they have already done at school.

1:………….
2:…………….
3:……………
4:……………..


III. Fill in the blanks with ONE suitable word to make a meaningful passage.(1.5pts)

us– money –– needs – at – year – better


Help Ngoc Ha
Ngoc Ha, from class 8A was very ill with her heart disease last (1)… ..and was in hospital for several weeks. She is now at home and is getting (2)….. but she (3)… ..a holiday in the sun to help her recover. Class 8A would like to raise some (4)…..for Ngoc Ha to have a holiday.
Can you help us? We are going to have a meeting in the school hall (5)….. 4 o’clock. Please come and give (6)…..your ideas and your help.
(1) …………………
(2) …………………
(3) ……………………

(4) …………………
(5) ………………
(6) ……………………..


IV. Read this paragraph carefully, then check true/ false (1.5pts)
Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing for his family. One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife: “We’re rich! We ‘re rich!”. His wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more gold egg . Unluckily , they couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished, all the chickens were dead. There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
T / F?
1) Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family.
2) He discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg when feeding the eggs .
3) The farmer decided to cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs.