Test forr good students- Grade8

Name:................................ Test for good students

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I. Choose the best answer.
1. This type of machine..............in 1950.
A. invented B. has been invented C. has invented D. was invented
2. .........my friends like to sing.
A. The most B. Most C. Most of D. The most of
3. Our President has .........many problems that he doesn’t know what to do.
A. very B. such C. so D. such as
4. I have two brothers. One is very smart, but..........isn’t.
A. another B. the other C. some other D. the another
5. John went.............in the river the day before yesterday.
A. swim B. swam C. swimming D. swims
6. Our president never lets his secretary..........off from the office early.
A. to take B. take C. taking D. takes
7. Sorry, I couldn’t hear you..........
A. because it noised B. because of the noise
C. despite the noise D. because it noisy
8. Spanish is different ..........Portuguese.
A. to B. from C. that D. than
9. My parents live in Idaho. They.........there.
A. lived B. lives C. is living D. have lived
10. After we........all these papers, we can go home.
A. are typing B. will type C. type D . typed
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Since his wife (die)..............., he (take)................to smoking a lot.
2. I don’t mind (walk)...............but I’d rather (get)................a taxi.
3. How often do you have your car (service)....................?
4. In recent years many buildings (build).................in this city.
5. o you know how often the bus (run)................at night?
6. When I first met him, he (study)..................painting.
7. Your hair needs (cut)............... You’d better (have)...............it (do)................tomorrow.
8. Nam often (spend)..................his free time (read)...............books.
9. In Britain, milk bottles (deliver)................and (collect).................at the doorstep.
10. It’s no use (ask)..................children (keep)..............quiet. They can’t help (make)...........noise
III. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage.
Watching TV and going for a walk(1)....................the most popular leisure activities in Britain. But although longer holiay and shorter (2).................hours have given more free(3).............. Women generally have less free time(4)..............men, because they spen time(5).............. domestic work, shopping an childcare.
(6).................survey showed that man were more(7)...............to read newspapers than women, while(8)..............slightly higher proportion of aults read(9).................newspapers than read aily morning national(10)..................
IV. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same.
1. We couldn’t go out bacause the weather was so bad.
-> It was such............................................................................................
2. He could repaired the broken vase.
-> The.......................................................................................................
3. I’d rather you smoked in here.
-> Would .................................................................................................?
4. No one has ever discussed that question.
-> That question........................................................................................
5. I tried to eat the cake, but it was too sweet.
-> The cake...............................................................................................
6. I’m quite happy to look after the baby for you.
-> I don’t mind..........................................................................................
7. My brother isn’t good at French. I am not good at French.
-> Neither..................................................................................................
8. No other excercise is as healthy as swimming.
-> Swimming.............................................................................................
9. She prefers Italian food to French food.
-> She’d ....................................................................................................
10. I haven’t been able to see him for two years.
-> It’s........................................................................................................
V. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. It is.......................to eat too much sugar and fat. (health)
2. If you can give a reasonable.............for your ba behavior last night, I’ll forgive you (explain)
3. The...............charged me 50,000 VND for each room. (decorate)
4. There are many cultural....................between his country and mine. (differ)
5. After taking an aspirin, her headache.................... (appear)
6. The...............she gave last night was marvelous. (perform)
7. D.E Huges was the................of microphone. (invent)
8. Discovering penicillin made Sir Alexander Fleming...........all over the world (fame)
9. There are a lot of..................festivals in Vietnam. (tradition)
10. You don’t have to do that work. In other wors, it’s............for you. (necessity)
VI. There is one mistake in each line of