Test2-l8

Test (2nd)
Subject: English
Grade: 8
Time: 45 minutes
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Class:
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A. PRONUNCIATION (0.5 M)
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. a. proud b. hour c. your d. sound
2. a. wanted b. missed c. looked d. watched
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES (3.5 MS)
Choose the correct answer for each sentence below
1. I was born ..................... July 5
a. in b. on c. at d. for
2. Lan grew up in Vietnam, so her ..................... is Vietnamese
a. foreign language b. first language c. mother tongue d. b and c
3. ..................... you help me, please?
a. Should b. Could c. Would d. Must
4. They hate ..................... soccer
a. play b. to play c. played d. playing
5. Ba told me ..................... him
a. help b. to help c. helping d. helped
6. I like reading and watching TV. My ..................... are reading and watching.
a. hobbies b. outdoor activities c. home address d. sex
7. ..................... is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next
a. Novel b. Fiction c. Folktale d. Legend
8. Nga used ..................... stay in Hue when she was a child
a. live b. lives c. to live d. lived
9. They speak English .....................
a. good b. well c. bad d. slow
10. Why did they kill .....................?
a. myself b. yourselves c. themselves d. himself
11. He does morning exercises regularly in order ..................... his health
a. improve b. improves c. improving d. to improve
12. I often ..................... my younger sister when my mom goes out
a. take part in b. look after c. participate in d. fill in
13. “May I help you?” – “.....................”
a. Yes. Thanks b. I’m sorry c. I’m really busy d. How can I help you?
14. “Which subject do you need improve?” – “.....................”
a. After school b. My mother c. English d. Two hours
C. READING (3MS)
I. Complete the letter with the words given in the box (1,5ms)
collect participate earn hear plans forward

Dear Nam,
Thank for your letter. I am happy to (1)………………….. you have just won the race. I’m going to (2)…………………. in our school program this month. The Y & Y is having some new (3)…………………. to help the community. All the members have to (4)…………………….. glass, paper and cans and send them for recycling. We do this to help save natural resources and (5)………………… some money for the organization. We also plant some trees and flowers along the sidewalks near our school. We have a lot of things to do, but they are really interesting. Do you think so?
I’m looking (6)………. to hearing your news
Your friends,
Lan

II. Read the text below and answer the questions (1,5ms)
Dick was seven years old, and his sister, Catherine, was five. One day their mother took them to their aunt’s house to play while she went to the big city to buy some new clothes.
The children played for an hour, and then at half past four their aunt took Dick into the kitchen. She gave him a nice cake and a knife and said to him: “Now here’s a knife, Dick. Cut this cake in half and give one of the pieces to your sister, but remember to do it like a gentleman.”
“Like a gentleman?” Dick asked, “How do gentlemen do it?”
“They always give the bigger piece to the other person.” answered his aunt at once.
“Oh,” said Dick. He thought about this for a few seconds. Then he took the cake to his sister and said to her: “Cut this cake in half, Catherine.”
1. What did Dick’s aunt want him to do with the cake?
………………………………………………………………………………
2. What do gentlemen do when there are two pieces of cake?
………………………………………………………………………………
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