English practice for the test 2+mp3 ENGLISH 8

English practice
I. Listen to the passage carefully then do exercises below(2pts)
1. Choose the best answers (1pt):
1. How old is Bobby ?
A. Thirteen B. fourteen C. fifteen. D. Sixteen.
2. Where does he live ?
A. in a house B. in a villa C. in an apartment D. in a flat.
3. How does he work at school ?
A. well B. lazily C. badly D. hard
4. What does he like doing in his free time ?
A. playing football B. playing football and baseball
C. playing basketball D. playing baseball
2. Answer True or False (T/F) (1pt) :
There are many Vietnamese students in Bobby’s school. …………
They don’t study in the same class. …………
He’s going to visit England. …………
He’s going there with his classmates. …………
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (0.5pt)
1. a. village b. relative c. facility d. countryside
2. a. sociable b. reserved c. generous d. humorous
3. a. enrol b. summer c. hobby d. favour
4. a. encourage b. voluntary c. assistance d resources
5. a. remember b. understand c. invent d. exhibit
*Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.(0.5pt)
1. A. adult B. mausoleum C. subject D. publish
2. A. design B. consist C. risen D. musician
3. A. purpose B. force C. minority D. cross
4. A. government B. hamburger C. logic D. pagoda
5. A. reading B. speaking C. learning D. pleasing
III. Vocabulary- Grammar and structure (2pts)
1. Nga enjoys……..fishing on the weekend.
A. go B. to go C. going D. went
2. …………..were you last Sunday? I went to HaLong Bay.
A. What B. Who C. When D. Where
3. You ought…………………earlier.
A. get up B. gets up C. to get up D. to get
4. Nam’s father………………him how to ride a bike when he was 7.
A. teach B. taught C. teacher D. to teach
5. I’ve studied English……………….3 years.
A. at B. for C. since D. on
6. Mrs. Lan told me……………. her the truth.
A. tell B. told C. telling D. to tell
7. They used…………….on a farm.
A. to live B. live C. lived D. living
8. Mai often………….badminton in the afternoon.
A. to play B. play C. plays D. played
9. John is interested………………….the history of VietNam.
A. of B. in C. for D. about
10. They……………….the car since 2010.
A. have bought B. has bought C. bought D. to buy
* Match the question in column A to the answers in column(0.5pt)
A
B
A-B

1. What are you studying?
a. Two years ago
1

2. What do you think most people learn English?
b. yes I do
2

3. Do you like learning English?
c. English
3

4. When do you start learning English?
d. Very often it’s to get a better job
4

5.How did you learn to speak English
e. I speak English whenever I have a chance
5

* Choose the words or phrases that are not correct. (0.5pt)
1. Can you help me moving this table?
A B C D
2. He said that his mother was a badly cook.
A B C D
3. The course begins in 12 May and ends sometime in August.
A B C D
4. This software isn’t enough good for the children to use.