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ENGLISH 8 – 45’ TEST 3
Name: .............................................................. Class: 8…...
PRONUNCIATION(1.5p)
I. Circle the word that has different stressed
A. illustrate B. kangaroo C. permanent D. absolutely
A. collapse B. damage C. forest D. poison
A. puzzle B. litter C. visual D. volcano
II. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently
A. contaminate B. pollution C. loch D. awesome
A. dump B. tsunami C. eruption D. earplug
A. schedule B. legend C. effect D. thermal
VOCABULARY(1.5p)
Write the correct form of the given word
Filters cannot remove all the (contaminate)............................... from water.
It’s difficult to (visual)…………………… how the city looked like 100 years ago.
The tsunami came so quickly so the government didn’t prepare for any (evacuate) …………………
The boy is an (illustrate)…………………. example of behaving badly.
You dealt with the situation very (effect) ………………………
It is important to take the precise (measure) …………………… of the building.
GRAMMAR(2p)
Rewrite the sentences without changing its meaning (1p)
“We went out last night”, Angela said.
( Angela said ……………………………………………………………………………..
The last time I saw you was 3 years ago.
( I …………………………………………………………………………………………
Somebody will move all of your luggage to the hotel.
( All of your luggage ..……………………………………………………………………
There’s a lawyer lives nearby. They’re calling him.
( They …………………………………………………………………………….………
Write one word for each blank to complete the sentences(1p)
If Lucy (have) ……………. her laptop with her, she would email me.
If you don’t go to bed soon, you (be tired) ……………….. in the morning.
…………….. she (see)………….. the movie already?
………… Mike (meet)……….. Fiona before they worked together?

READING(2p)
Read the following passage and do the exercises below
When we are young, we learn that tigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We might be scared of them because they are big and powerful. As we get older, however, we learn that sometimes the most dangerous animals are also the smallest animals. In fact, the animal that kills the most people every year is one that you have probably killed yourself many times: the mosquito.
While it may seem that all mosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case. Male mosquitoes eat plant nectar. On the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They need this blood to live and produce eggs. When a female mosquito bites a human being, it transmits a small amount of saliva into the blood. This saliva may or may not contain a deadly disease. The result of the bite can be as minor as an itchy bump or as serious as death.
Because a mosquito can bite many people in the course of its life, it can carry diseases from one person to another very easily. Two of the most deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are malaria and yellow fever. More than 700 million people become sick from these diseases every year. At least 2 million of these people will die from these diseases.
Many scientists are working on safer and better ways to kill mosquitoes, but so far, there is no sure way to protect everyone in the world from their deadly bites. Mosquito nets can be placed over beds to protect people against being bitten. These nets help people stay safe at night, but they do not kill any mosquitoes. Mosquitoes have many natural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish. Bringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to cut down the amount of mosquitoes in that area. This is a natural solution, but it does not always work very well. Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons or sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other plants or animals.
Although mosquitoes may not seem as scary as larger, more powerful animals, they are far more dangerous to human beings. But things are changing. It is highly likely that one day scientists will find a way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.
According to the author, some people are more afraid of tigers and sharks than mosquitoes because tigers and sharks
A. kill more people than mosquitoes
B. are big and powerful
C. are found all over the world
D. have no natural enemies
Based on the information in paragraph 2, we can understand that
male mosquitoes and female mosquitoes have different eating habits
male mosquitoes are harmless to humans
female mosquitoes are responsible for transmitting diseases to humans

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III
As used in paragraph 2, ‘minor’ most nearly means
A. insignificant
B. deadly
C. frustrating
D. dangerous
It can be understood that the introduction of dragonflies might reduce the number of flies in