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Full name: Written test 45 minutes
Class: 8 THCS Thắng Lợi

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I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently.
1. a. character b. christmas c. children d. school
2. a. slim b. thin c. smile d. visit
3. a. house b. couch c. counter d. ought
4. a. knife b. injure c. kill d. sink
5 a. steamer b . breakfast c. reach d. bead
II. Choose the most suitable word of phrase to fill in the blanks.
1. The Sun___________ in the east.
a. rise b. rose c. rises d. rising
2. He spends most of his free time___________ volunteer work.
a. to do b. doing c. do d. for doing
3. The children are old enough to look after _____________
a. them b. their c. themself d. themselves
4. It’s dangerous to let children ___________ in the kitchen.
a. play b. to play c. playing d. to playing
5. We’ll go swimming today_____________ it’ hot.
a. so b. because c. so that d. then
III. Read the passage and answer the questions.
Vichai is my penpal . He is fourteen years old. He is a student in a small lower high school in Bangkok. He lives in a town house with his family. Both his father and mother are teachers . They teach English in a school in the center of the city.
Lass week I wrote a letter to him . I introduced myself and sent him a photograph of my family. In my letter I said that I loveVietnamese food but I don’t like boiled rice for breakfast . Yesterday I received his letter . In the letter he said “ I usually have boiled rice for breakfast and chicken with fried rice or a bowl of noodles for lunch . In the evening I eat the food my mother cooks. Her food is the best in the whole world.”
Questions:
1. How old is Vichai ?
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2. Where does he live ?
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3. Does he usually have boiled rice for breakfast ?
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4. What does he have for lunch ?
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5. Who cooks the food that he eats in the evening?
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IV. Listen to the passage and fill in the missing information.
This my bedroom. It is one of the smallest rooms in the house . There is a bed (1)_____________ of the room. It is a large bed with many things on it : two cushions , a blanket and some books. There is (2)_____________ on the left of the room. There are many books and toys on the table (3)_____________ is near the desk. To the right of the bookselfthere is (4) _____________ and there is a telephone next to the window. The wardrobe is big. It’s (5) ____________the bed.

V. Write a paragraph about one of your close friends, using the following prompts.
His/her name and age.
What he/she looks like.
What he/she like.
Where he/she lives.
Who he/she lives with.
What he/she usually does in his/her free time.
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