ENGLISH 8 -KEY

Tan Khanh Dong Secondary School
Class : 8A
Name:……………………………………………………


Date : ………………………………………
Test : 45 minutes
Subject: English




Mark :

Teacher’s comment :


I. Choose the best answer: (3 ms)
1. Would you mind___________the windows ?
a. open b. to open c. opening d. opened
2. English__________all over the world.
a. is spoken b. are spoken c. speak d. speaking
3. He ___________ books at 8 o’clock last night.
a. is reading b. was reading c. reads d.reading 4. Tom said he_________a student.
a. is b. are c. were d. was
5. I take part_________most youth activities of my school.
a. of b. on c. to d. in
6. It’s dangerous_________in this river.
a. swim b. to swim c. swimming d. swam
7. When I am tired, I enjoy__________television.
a. watch b. watches c. watching d. watched
8. I was reading________my sister was listening to music.
a. when b. while c. which d. what
9. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called___________
a. water – fetch contest b. fetching – water contest
c. water – fetching contest b. fetch – water contest
10. She asked me ……… I had a driving licence.
a. if b. whether c. it d. both a and b


11. I don’t know how …………. the game.
a. playing b. played c. can I play d. to play
12. The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven …………. of the world.
a. wonders b. temples c. landmarks d. pyramids


II. Read the passage and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F) (2.5ms)
London is Britain’s biggest city. It is a very old city and dates back to the Romans. It is a city of historic building and churches, and it has many beautiful parks. It also has some of the best museums in the world. London is very crowed in summer. It is a popular city with foreign tourists, and has more than eight million visitors a year. The city is famous for its shopping and department stores. London has an excellent underground railway system so it is easy for tourists to get around. In London, there are plenty of good restaurants where you can get excellent Bristish food. The city also has lots of good Indian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian and Greek restaurants.

True / False statements:
…….. London is the biggest city in Britain.
…….. Most of the best museums in the world are situated in London.
…….. London is crowded in winter.
…….. Foreign tourists like visiting London.
…….. It’s not easy for tourists to travel around London.

III. Rewrite the following sentences as directed below:(2.5ms)
Mai asked Peter, “Do you like this car?”
(Change into reported speech)

………………………………………………………………………

He will visit his father tomorrow.
(Change into passive voice)

………………………………………………………………………

It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire.
(Rewrite the sentence, using a compound word)

- It’s a ………………………………………………………………

We (play) chess at 7 o’clock last night.
(Use the correct tense of the verb)

………………………………………………………………………

He said “ I am a plumber.”
(Change into reported speech)

………………………………………………………………………
IV. Listen to the weather reports, then fill in the blanks in the table: (2ms)

City
Weather
Temperature



Low
High

Sydney
Tokyo
London
Bangkok
New York
Paris
(1)………. , windy
dry, (2)...………..
humid ,(4)………
warm , dry
windy, cloudy
(7)………. , dry
20
15
-3
24
(6)…………
(8) ………
26
(3)…………..
7
(5)………
15
16

ANSWERS
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