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CAM LO Office of Education&Training
Che Lan Vien Secondary school
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Class : 8 …..
Name: ………………………………..
45’ TEST OF ENGLISH 8
( Test 2 – 11/2009 )

Marks : ……

I. Choose the best answer ( 2 marks )
1). That is very kind ..............you.
a. on b. in c. of d. at
2). She passed her driving test................ March.
a. at b. on c. in d. of
3. They are having a plan to help us by.............people to join in.
a. encouraging b. to encourage c. encourage. d.encouraged.
4). Andy doesn`t often work...................
a. hard b. hardly c. happy d. glad
5). She likes.....................to school.
a. to walk b. walk c. walking d. walked
6). They dance the cha-ca-cha............
a. beautiful b. beautifully c. beauty d. good
7). When I was a child I...............go swimming in the lake.
a. use b. using c. used to d. to use
8. Ian ............ in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London.
a. lived. b. used to live. c. lives. d. was living.
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1m)
1. a. nation b. paper c. bank d. application
2. a. enroll b. hobby c. program d. over
3. a. used b. voluntary c. unite d. community
4. a. aim b. raise c. mainly d. certainly
III. Put the correct forms of the verbs (1m )
1. They didn`t try ( learn) ……………….. all new words they come across.
2. We are going to participate in ( raise ) …………………….. funds for the poor.
3.The Y & Y members ( plant ) ………………….. and water trees along streets on 2nd February. The activity ( start ) ……………….. from 7am to 4pm.
IV. Match the expressions in column A with the ones in column B. (1.5ms)
A
B

1. When do you do your homework ?
2. I used to go to school in the morning.
3. How much time do you spend on English ?
4. I need a favor.
5. You should try to learn about 6 - 10 words everyday.
6. Let me help you.
a. More than an hour.
b. How can I help you ?
c. I often do after dinner or in the morning.
d. That’s very kind of you.
e. Now I go to school in the afternoon.
f. In order to remember more words.

* Answers: 1. ……… 2. ……….. 3. ………. 4. ………… 5. ………. 6. ……….

V. Read the passage below and answer the questions below. (2ms)
Hoa is excited about the interesting activities she is going to do. The Y & Y is having a plan to help the community. She will participate in its recycling program. In joining this program, she will collect glass, used paper and empty cans. Then she will send them for recycling.
She hopes she can save natural resources and raise some money for her school Y & Y in these activities. She also thinks about participating in either planting trees and flowers or helping the street children.
1. Is Hoa going to have interesting activities ?
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2. What will she do ?

3. What will she send for recycling ?

4. What does she hope in these activities ?

VI. Rewrite these sentences so that the meanings stay the same (1ms)
1. Nam said to his brother: " You should practise speaking English everyday. "
=> Nam advised his brother ..........................................................................................
2. Teacher said to her students: " You should study hard ".
=> The teacher told ……………………………………………………………………
3. I said to my son: " Go to bed "
=> I asked ……………………………………………………………………………..
4. Tim’s Mom said to him : “ Finish your homework before watching TV.”
=> Tim’s Mom told ……………………………………………………………………
VII. Listen to the letter Hoa writes to Na, fill in the missing words.(1.5ms)
“ Dear Na,
Thanks for your letter. I’m pleased to hear you had a happy vacation