TEST 1 -English 8

Name:………………………………………….
Class:……………………………………………. TEST 1
English 8. Time : 45 minutes


I/ Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rests: (1pt)
1. a. machine b. chess c. speech d. reach
2. a. dream b. deaf c. speak d. please
3. a. sink b. rice c. side d. alive
4. a. knife b. cooker c. kitchen d. socket
II/ Choose the correct answers : (2pts)
Peter doesn’t talk much in public. He’s rather..................
a. kind b. reserved c. sociable d. humorous
2. Would you like ...................... a message?
a. to leave b. leave c. leaving d. left
3. Don’t come in . Please wait.................... for your turn.
a. inside b. outside c. downstairs d. upstairs
4. Look! Nam is playing very well. He.............................
a.is winning b. will win c. is going to win d. wins
5. Did someone help you draw the picture? No, I did it .......................
a. with one b. myself c. itself d. by me
6. We must cover all the .................... sockets in our house.
a. electrify b. electricity c. electricican d. electrical
7. What’s was wrong with you ? Why ................ go to the hospital?
a. had you to b. did you have to c. must you d. did you must
8. I................. a letter from my old friend last week
a. sent b. send c. received d. took
III/ Rewrite as directed: ( 2pts)
They intend to invite him for dinner tonight.
-> They are ......................................................................................
2. Hoa went to school late this morning because her bicycle broken down.
-> Why ..............................................................................................?
3. The old man isn’t strong. He can’t walk by himself.
-> .................................................................................................( enough )
4. Mai looks very tired.
-> She should .............................................


IV/ Read the passage and answer the questions: ( 2pts)
Viet is a student and he lives in a bed-sit in a surburb of Hanoi. It’s a part of an old house. He has one room and a kitchen and share a bathroom with three other people. In his room , there is abed on the left hand side. There is an armchair beside the bed. The desk is opposite the bed and there is a closet on the right side of the room. Above the desk , there is abookshelf and above the bed, there is a clock. He has a television and a hi-fi, too. In the kitchen , there is a cooker on the right hand side. The sink is near the cooker. There’s a small table and two chairs in the center. The kitchen is small , but it’s OK. Viet likes his room very much.
*Questions:
1. Where does Viet live? ......................................................................................................................................
2. What is there above the bed? ............................................................................................................................................
3. Does he have stereo? ...........................................................................................................................................
4. What is there in the kitchen? -...........................................................................................................................................

V/ Write about a person you like best( 2pts)
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VI/ Listen and fill a right word in the blank:(1pt)
Lan: Can I help you cook dinner , mom?
Mrs Tu: Sure. You can .................. the “ Special Chinese Fried Rice” for me.
Use a big pan, please
Lan: Okay . How much oil do I put in?
Mrs Tu: Just a little. Wait until it’s hot and then fry the garlic and the
green ......................
Lan: Do I put the ham in now?
Mrs Tu: Yes. And you can ............the rice and a teaspoon of salt in
Lan: Yummy. It smells ....................