De HSG khoi 8

ENGLISH TEST FOR EXCELLENT STUDENTS (Grade 8)
Time allowed: 60 minutes

I.Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others (2ps)

1. a. coughed
2. a. chemist
3. a. low
4. a. leaf
6. a. this
5. a. nature
7. a.scholarship
8. a. look
9. a. pour
10.a. son

b. played
b. achieve
b. slow
b. of
b. natural
b. that
b. chemical
b. cook
b. six
b. course

c. solved
c. require
c. allow
c. deaf
c. native
c. these
c. cheap
c. book
c. resource
c. suit

d. failed
d. believe
d. own
d. wife
d. nation
d. think
d. character
d. roof
d. court
d. sugar



II.Find the one choice that best completes the sentence (2ps)
1.We will plant trees and flowers along the…….or in the parks.
a.side walks b.pavements c.sideways d.a and b
2.Everybody loves her because she is an……..girl.
a.interesting b.interested c.interests d.anxious
3. Mai looks ……….her mother.
a. as b.the same c.like d.as same as
4. You should drive ……The traffic is heavy.
5. Do not trust Bill.He is a kind of person who does not do what he says he will.he is so ……
a.reliable b.unreliable c.easy-going d.friendly
6.Where is the ……..?I want to fry these potatoes
a.steamer b.saucepan c.frying pan d.cooker
7.Some people are very selfish.They only think of………..
a.himself b.itself c.ourselves d.themselves
8. To remember the words you´ve learnt ,yoe have to…….them often.
a.repeat b.revise c.replace d.rewrite
9. Some of the products are cheaper……..
a.prices b.costs c.prizes d.charges
10.If you want any further information please ……….the head-office.
a.relate b.contact c.connect d.combine
III .Choose the best word to complete this passage (2ps)
VietNam is a country in the …..(1)…….Asia.It has an area of 329,566 sq km.Ha Noi is the …..(2)……and Ho Chi Minh is the …..(3)……city .The population of Viet Nam is about 80 ……(4)…….It has an age-old culture and a long tradition of fighting against foreign invaders .Viet Nam is now a…….(5)…….country of ASEAN and many other ……(6)……organizations such as APEC,WTO…
Viet Nam ….(7)……rice,coffee and many farm…….(8)…… Viet Nam has…….(9)……..of tourist attractions and World Heritage Sites such as Ha Long bay,Phong Nha cave ,Hoi An ancient town…etc…and is now known as a safe and attractive….(10)….for tourists the over.Viet Namese people are proud of their country.They have been trying hard to build it into a powerful and prosperous one.

1. a. South-east
2. a. city
3. a. large
4. a. billion
5. a. member
6. a. national
7. a. exported
8. a. products
9. a. many
10. a. depart

b. South
b. town
b. larger
b. million
b. friend
b. international
b. imported
b. production
b. some
b. destination
c. North
c. old city
c. largest
c. billions
c. classmate
c. nation
c. exports
c. productive
c. a lots
c. departure

d. Northern.
d. capital
d. wide
d. millions
d. workmate
d. internation
d. imports.
d. producting
d. lots
d. departmen



IV.Give the correct form or tense of verbs (4ps)
From now on ,I (try) …(1)….to do things better.
He spends most of his free time (lie)…(2).. on the couch and (watch)…(3)..TV.
Sad movies always make me (cry)…(4)….
Either Baker or his wife (make)…(5)….breakfast each morning
I can not help (laugh)…(6)…..when I see that clown.
He (cut) ….(7)…