On tap cuoi nam tong hop lop 8

Test – Grade 8
I. A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. pancake B. stadium C. tasty D. change
2. A. grocery B. money C. month D. comfort
3. A. effect B. delicious C. resident D. selection
4. A. just B. summer C. much D. humid
5. A. wristwatch B. notice C. tired D. specialty
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences:
Do you want to send this letter airmail or ______________________? A. normal mail B. ordinary mail C. surface mail D. usual mail
When he was young, he __________________that primary school. A. arrived B. attended C. collected D. destroyed
The area is hot and __________________in summer. A. cold B. cool C. warm D. humid
The residents in my __________________are not happy about the changes. A. neighbor B. neighborhood C. neighborly D. neighboring
From this bridge, you can see the __________________of my house. A. foot B. floor C. roof D. stairs
This famous restaurant _________________food from every part of the world. A. serves B. cooks C. boils D. stews
He gave the ____________________answer as I did. A. different B. same C. far D. convenient
The pocket-watch is very ____________________from the wristwatch. A. same B. similar C. different D. difficult
Airmail is __________________expensive than surface mail. A. more B. like C. as D. the most
10. What have you done ____________________you said goodbye to us? A. for B. since C. when D. before
III. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets:
Hoa and Nien used to be next-door ______________________. (neighborhood)
Surface mail is much ____________________than airmail. (cheap)
The shoes were nice, but they were ______________________. (comfort)
A new ____________________mall is opening in this district today. (shop)
The stores offer a wider ___________________of products. (select)
He thinks the pancakes are _____________________. (taste)
They are looking at the _____________________of “What’s on this week?”. (advertise)
This man is a store _____________________. (own)
The _____________________are going to hold a community meeting. (reside)
We can’t see him now; it’s ____________________. (convenience)
IV. Complete the sentences with “for / since”:
She’s been in Ha Noi _____________________June.
He’s lived in Ho Chi Minh _____________________ten years.
They haven’t seen each other ____________________a long time.
She has read this novel _____________________two hours.
We’ve played football _____________________two o’clock.
I have known her ______________________a few years.
My father has worked for that company __________________1990.
They have been at my house ____________________8 o’clock this morning.
We have been waiting _____________________an hour.
They have studied _____________________seven o’clock.
V. Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning:
1. The examination was easier than we expected. The examination wasn’t____________________________________________
2. Your hair is dark but her hair is blond. Her hair color is different ___________________________________________
3. I’m 14 years old and he’s 14 years old. He’s the same ____________________________________________________
He is wearing a red cap, and she is wearing a red cap, too. He is wearing _____________________________________________________
A dog is bigger than a cat. A cat isn’t ________________________________________________________
No one in this class is as tall as Ba. Ba is the _________________________________________________________
The coffee is so strong that I can’t drink it. The coffee is too __________________________________________________
The suitcase is too heavy for the boy to lift up. The suitcase isn’t __________________________________________________
They were too late to see the first film. They didn’t ________________________________________________________
We began to study here five years ago. We have _________________________________________________________
II. READING
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. (3.0 pts)
Hello! My name is David. I work for a construction company. I started working for this company in 2004. We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment my company is producing a plan for a new motorway. I usually work in the road department, but this month I am working in the department that builds bridges