Test 1 - English 8

Phòng GD - ĐT Đam Rông
Trường THCS Đạ Long
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Class: 8A
ENGLISH TEST 1
Times: 45 minutes



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I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0.5pt)
1. A. rise B. slim C. smile D. kind
2. A. armchair B. chore C. match D. chemist
II. Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence. (3.5pts)
Minh is outgoing and enjoys ……….. jokes.
A. talking B. speaking C. saying D. telling
Bell ……….. with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance.
A. conducted B. discovered C. experimented D. invented
It only takes on match to ……….. a fire.
A. cause B. destroy C. happen D. play
You must ……….. electrical sockets so that children do not try to put anything into them
A. place B. cover C. reach D. keep
Can you help me with this exercise? – You must try to solve it ………..
A. myself B. ourselves C. yourself D. herself
Why does she like him? - ……….. he is a honest boy.
A. For B. That C. So D. Because
I am ……….. to drive a car.
A. enough B. old enough C. enough old D. old
8. I am good at English and I enjoy ……….. to foreigners.
A. talking B. to talk C. talk D. talked
9. Children ……….. wear uniform at school.
A. have to B. can C. must D. ought to
10. My friend is tall and has ………..
A. curly hair black B. curly black hair
C. black curly hair D. black hair curly
11. It is true that the moon ……….. around the Earth
A. go B. is going C. went D. goes
12. My classmates and I ……….. to have a picnic tomorrow
A. am going to B. are going to C. is going to D. will go
13. A: “Would you like to meet Hoa, my friend?”.
B: “………..”
A. Yes, I’d love to B. Yes, I like C. No, I wouldn’t like D. No, I would


14. A: “………...?”
B: “He’s short and fat.”
A. What does he look like B. How tall is he
C. How old is he D. What does he do
III. Read the following passage then decide whether the statements are True (T), False (F) (1.0pt)
This weekend, my family is going to move to our new house. The house has three floors with a lounge, a living room, a kitchen and four bedrooms. The lounge and the kitchen are on the ground floor. My parent’s room is beside the living room on the second floor. The others three bedrooms are upstairs. My room is at the back but looking out the garden. Inside the garden, there are some trees and a swimming pool. All members of my family like the new house very much and are looking forward to living in it as soon as possible.
1. The living room is next to the kitchen ………..
2. The children’s bedrooms are upstairs ………..
3. The swimming pool is in front of the house ………..
4. The new house is bigger than the old house ………..
IV. Read the following passage then answer the questions below (2.0pts)
My friend’s name is Peter. Peter is from Amsterdam, Holland. He is Dutch. He is married and has two children. His wife, Jane, is American. She is from Boston in the United States. Her family is still in Boston, but she now