DE ON TAP HSG 8

Name: ............. THE 60- MINUTE TEST
Mark: ...../20

I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. (4. 0 points)
1. Lan is ... beautiful ... clever.
A. so / that B. enough / to C. both / and D. such / that
2. What do you intend...?
A. to buy B. bought C. buying D. buy
3. My grandfather stopped ... cigarette.
A. to smoke B. smoked C. smoking D. smoke
4. Tim is old enough……….with machines.
A. work B. working C. to work D. worked
5. I wish I ... play football like Messi.
A. can B. could C. am able to D. will
6. How many people took part ... the contest?
A. at B. in C. on D. to
7. The village ... noisier and noisier next year.
A. is become B. is becoming C. are becoming D. will becoming
8. She told me ... these books to her house.
A. to take B. take C. taking D. took
9. Mary is looking ... her school bag. She has lost it.
A. for B. of C. with D. after
10. Susan has worked for that company ... 4 years.
A. since B. during C. for D. in
II. Fill in the gaps with one suitable word. (3.0 points)
1. Lan’s family came to this city ..................................1985.
2. He had a lot of troubles with English .................................. the beginning.
3. Our class is going to that museum .................................. Thursday.
4. The doctor looks .................................. sick people.
5. It is about 30 kilometers from Ha Noi .................................. my house.
6. Do you get to school .................................. the morning?
III. Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given words. (3.0 points)
1. “I’ll take you home” he said to her.
-> He said................................................................................................................................................................
2. People are going to build a bridge over my house.
-> A bridge..............................................................................................................................................................
3. Hoa loves reading the story.
-> Hoa enjoys..........................................................................................................................................................
4. I don’t like to watch TV every night.
-> I dislike...............................................................................................................................................................
5. They repaired this road in 2002.
-> The road..............................................................................................................................................................
6. Tea is not warm. I can’t drink it.
-> Tea is not............................................................................................................................................................
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (3.0 points)
1. This film is the best one I ever (see). - see ->...............................................
2. I (not see) him since he (leave) this school. - not see ->...............................................
3. My father (work) for the Garment factory since 1987. - work ->...............................................
4. We (spend) several weeks in Ha Long bay last summer. - spend ->...............................................
5. Lan and Nga (not finish) their homework yet. - not finish ->...............................................
6. They enjoy (give) presents on my birthday. - give ->...............................................
V. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.0 point)
1. It is a three star hotel but it is not very (expense). - expense ->...............................................
2. The facsimile was (invent) by Alexander Bain in 1943. - invent ->...............................................
3. New ideas can be (develop) by private inventors. - develop ->...............................................
4. Is Quang Trung school your first (teach) position. - teach ->...............................................
VI. Underline the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (2.0 points)
1. The mail sort by computers before delivery. ............................................
2. Children educate in part by television directed by computers. ............................................
3. Your study will improve when you know how use computers more effectively. ............................................
4. Is Computers use in directing flights of planes and controlling their airspeeds? ............................................
VII. Read the passage and answer the questions. (4.0 points)
The ancient town of Hoi An lies on the river Thu Bon, more than 30 kilometers to the south of Da Nang. Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major old time commercial ports of South Asia in the 16th century.
Hoi An is famous for old temples, pagodas, tiled roof houses and narrow streets. Tourists can visit the relics of Sa Huynh and Cham civilizations. They can also enjoy the