TEST 8

TEST 8

I-Complete these sentences (15p)

Students sometimes have to go to school early so as to do their class D_______ such as cleaning, sweping
Smoking is now forbidden in P_______ places because there are a lot of people here
Ba is very good at R_______ household appliances. He is a good mechanic
The E_______ well will be full of water again after the rain
The boys in the volunteer group of our school are P_______ trees on the hill
The man walking with a C_______ had an accident last week. He has had a pain in his leg since then
The bus is crowded with the P________
It is hard for us to concentrate because the students next door is making so much N________
On the W________, American students are at home
I will have soup F________ and then chicken
Thanh likes sports, S________ football and basketball. He likes them best
I dislike fishing because I’m not P_______. I can’t sit quietly in only one seat
Would you like a G_______ of orange juice?
We have got P_______ of time. We need not hurry
Excuse me, waiter! This is not what I ordered. I need beef, not chicken
-Sorry, madam. I will bring it B_______ and get your beef

II- Each sentence has a mistake. Find and correct it (6p)

1- The road is more narrow than I thought ___________
2- He is a two-year student in a university ___________
3- Nga asked Nam if he went to the party or not ___________
4- Please speak more loudly. We can’t hardly listen to you ___________
5- Pluto is the furthest planet from the Sun ___________
6- If you have a headache, you should drink some medicine ___________
7- The sunglasses prevents you from the disadvantages of the sunbeam _______
8- I am about having a holiday this summer ___________
9- We had our car repair last week ___________
10-If you heat water at 100 degrees Celcious ___________
11-He avoids to meet me and I do not know the reason ___________
12-Tom said that he received her aunt’s letter the day before ___________

III- Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets (12p)

1- This box hasn’t been opened for a long time (nobody)
_______________________________________________________
2- They catch fish in the ocean to live everyday (make)
_______________________________________________________
3- The play is not so bring as I thought (interesting)
_______________________________________________________
4- I am as tall as you (same)
________________________________________________________
5- Susan and her friends do not have math on Friday (neither… nor…)
________________________________________________________
6- We are going to China tomorrow instead of today (rather)
________________________________________________________

IV- Circle the odd one out (6p)

1-tornado storm tidal wave typhoon
2-knife glass bowl cooking
3-compost fertilizer decompose dung

V- Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions (25p)

Are you aware ________ time?
Coffee beans are ground ________ powder
Learning must go along ________ practice
Tonight’s music performance starts at 7:00 and it doesn’t finish _______ 12:00
She came _______ ________ a new idea for increasing sale
Air-conditioner is the system used ________ keeping the air ________ in the building or vahicle cool
You should cover the wound ________ a dog bite _______ a clean and dry shirt
Ancient people used to make fire ________ matches or lighters
The plane is flying _______ the airport. It is going to land
All the oil was drained ________ the engine by the mechanic
Water is purified by passing _______ the system
I do not want my parents to pry _______ my private life
The bird jumped _______ this branch _______ that branch
The boy helped the blind man come ________ the street
Ten candles were lit _______ on my birthday
I hurt my foot when I put _______ the heavy box
We have flewn _______ lots of countries and continents, seas and oceans
The submarine is diving ________. It starts an exploration ________ the ocean
How many lights are there ________ the ceiling?
It is difficult to rid the house ________ the mice

VI- Complete the passage then answer the questions (14p)

The ancient Greeks loved to compile lists of marvellous structures in their world. Though we think of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as a single list today, there ________ actually a number of lists compiled by different Greek writers. Antipater of Sidon, and Philon of Byzantium, drew ________ two of the most well-known_______. Many of the lists agreed on six of the seven items
The final place on some lists was awarded to the Walls of the City of Babylon. On ______ the Palace of Cyrus, king of Persia took the seventh position. Finally, toward the 6th century A.D., the final