TEST7-1 06-07

Full-name: ……………………………… ONE PERIOD TEST A
Class: 8 / ……. ENGLISH 8
I. Choose the best answer : ( 2 points )
He is …………… to lift this box.
A. strong enough B. enough strong C. very strong
My friend invited me to her birthday party. I ……………… her a nice birthday present on her next birthday.
A. will give B. give C. am going to give
My mother is fat. I think she ……………… to eat less meat and do exercise more often.
A. should B. had C. ought
Did the children paint the pictures? – Yes. They painted them ……………….
A. themselves B. themselves C. the pictures themselves
Last Sunday morning, I ………………. my room.
A. must tidy B. had to tidy C. ought to
Can you hang this picture over there? – No. I’m not tall enough…………. it.
A. to hang B. hanging C. hang
He will come …………….. to pick me ………………. at 1.30.
A. up / over B. over / down C. over / up
Most people …………….. to swim when they ……………… children.
A. learn / are B. learnt / were C. learned / are
II. Match the two halves of these sentences about Alexander Graham Bell : ( 1,5 point )
A
B

1. Alexander Graham Bell was …….
a. … in the United States.

2. He went to live ………
b. … born in Scotand.

3. And then he went to live ………
c. … the telephone.

4. He worked with people ………
d. … in Canada.

5. He worked with ……….
e. … who could neither speak nor hear.

6. He successfully demonstrated……
f. … his invention.

7. He invented ………..
g. … Thomas Watson.

1+ b 2+ … 3+ … 4+ … 5+ … 6+ … 7+ …
III. Complete the passage with the corect tense of the verbs given, then answer the questions that follow : ( 2,5 points )
introduce – say – receive – write
Wenchin is my pen pal. He is fourteen years old. He is a student in a small lower secondary school in Singapore. He lives in a townhouse with his family. Both his father and mother are teachers. They teach English in a school in the center of the city.
Last week, I (1)…………… a letter to him. I (2)…………… myself and sent him a photograph of my family. In my letter I (3)…………….I love Vietnamese food but I don’t like boiled rice for breakfast. Yesterday I (4)……………. his letter. In the letter he said “ I usually have boiled rice for breakfast, and chicken with fried rice or a bowl of noodles for lunch. In the evening, I eat the food my mother cooks. Her food is the best in the whole world”.
DoesWenchin usually have boiled rice for breakfast?
……………………………………………………………………………….
What does he have for lunch?
……………………………………………………………………………….
Who cooks the food that he eats in the evening?
……………………………………………………………………………….
IV. Make sentences based on the given cues : ( 2 points )
My two – year –old younger brother /not/old/ to ride a bike.
……………………………………………………………………………….
I / going/ visit / my grandma / after work / in the evening.
………………………………………………………………………………
Why / we / put / these things / out / children’s reach?
……………………………………………………………………………...
You / ought / go / market / buy / fish / vegetables.
……………………………………………………………………………..
V. LISTENING ( 2 points ) Full-name:………………………………….Class:8/…
Listen to the dialogue between Hoa and Nga on the phone. Circle the correct answer.
1. Nga’s telephone number is …………. 2. The movie starts at …………..
3 837 329 a. 6.45
3 847 329 b. 6.15
3 847 339 c. 7.45
3. They are going to meet ……………. 4. Who arranged the time? - ……………
inside the theater. a. Nga
outside the theater. b. Hoa
in front of the theater. c. Both of them