Test U9 -> U12 Eng8

Unit 9 – 10 – 11 – 12

Date: 28 – 2 – 2011
TEST - ENGLISH 8
2010 – 2011
Time allowed: 60 minutes



I. Phonetics.
Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from the others in each question.
1. a. teach b. cheap c. moustache d. church
2. a. failed b. reached c. solved d. played
3. a. hatred b. sacred c. warned d. decided
4. a. age b. any c. fate d. state
5. a. lyric b. fly c. recycle d. dye

Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the others in each question.
6. a. problem b. champion c. member d. believe
7. a. collect b. gather c. cancel d. worried
8. a. remember b. restaurant c. together d. recover
9. a. century b. fascinate c. exhausted d. frightening
10. a. fascinate b. estimate c. attention d. situate

II. Vocabulary and Grammar
Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.
Olympic Games are …………… every four years.
a. begun b. held c. happening d. setting
12. You must have a passport if you want to go …………….
a. by plane b. to the cinema to the countryside d. abroad
13. Don’t make a sound or you …………… the baby.
a. wake b. are waking c. will wake d. must wake
14. Eat …………… bread and more fruit.
a. much less b. much fewer c. many less d. many fewer
15. This is the …………… I have ever traveled.
a. far b. farther c. further d. farthest
16. Our picture …………… by a professional photographer at the morning.
a. will take b. will be taken c. will taken d. will be taking
17. Household cleaning agents must …………… with care.
a. use b. be used c. be using d. being used
18. How can we go to Ha Long Bay from Ha Noi? – By land, I mean by buses and …………….
a. planes b. boats c. ships d. trains
19. I found that book quite …………….
a. bored b. bore c. boring d. to bore
20. He’s an …………… man. He always tells amusing stories.
a. interest b. interested c. interesting d. uninterest
21. How long will it …………… you go to get there?
a. go b. need c. have d. take
22. The meaning of a smile …………… by everyone.
a. understand b. is understanding c. is understood d. understood
23. Your application letter must …………… in ink, not pencil.
a. write b. be writing c. be written d. being written
24. I don’t have my car today. It’s in the garage. It …………… right now.
a. is being repaired b. is preparing c. is repaired d. repairs
25. Shall we go out tonight? – I don’t think so. It’s …………… go out.
a. not good for b. late for us c. so cold for us d. too cold to
26. May I leave the room, teacher? – Sorry, It’s …………… until the lesson finishes.
a. important to waiting b. importance to wait
c. important to wait d. importance for waiting
27. The students are …………… in learning more about the subject.
a. interest b. interesting c. to interest