THE FIRST 45 - MINUTE TEST - GRADE 8

Name: .......................... THE FIRST TEST
Class: 8..... Time: 45 minutes
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QUESTIONS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1.0 point)
1. A. band B. later C. fax D. back 2. A. tonight B. introduce C. movie D. humor 3. A. who B. what C. why D. when 4. A. deaf B. reach C. speak D. dream 5. A. speech B. March C. machine D. children
II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. (2.0 points)
1. They ... at home on Sundays.
A. be B. am C. is D. are 2. It is raining.... Let’s go inside. A. inside B. outside C. insides D. outsides 3. You ... should do the homework. A. myself B. ourselves C. yourself D. themselves 4. I am going to ... a good student this year. A. be B. am C. is D. are 5. Don’t put the box there. - Put it .... A. near B. here C. that D. nearby 6. Jenny’s not here now. Can I ... her a message? A. take B. to take C. taking D. took
7. Where is the movie Dream City...? A. in B. at C. on D. up 8. You can make a phone call if you have a.... A. mobile phone B. television C. rice cooker D. fax machine 9. I ... go to school. A. my B. me C. mine D. myself 10. That book ... neither interesting nor helpful. A. is B. are C. were D. be
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. (1.0 point) 1. That man (A) is going to (B) gets wet, (C) because he (D) doesn’t have an umbrella. 2. Tom (A) said you could (B) reach him (C) in 8 645 082 (D) after dinner. 3. She (A) often (B) goes (C) to work (D) himself. 4. They (A) is going to (B) buy him (C) a bike on (D) his birthday. 5. You or he (A) are going (B) to be ready (C) for class (D) tomorrow.

IV. Read the passage and then answer the questions. (1.0 point)
Viet is a student and he lives in a bed-sit in the suburb of Hanoi. It is a part of an old house. He has one room, a kitchen, and shares a bathroom with three other people. In his room, there is a bed on the left hand side. There is an armchair beside the bed. The desk is opposite the bed and there is a closet on the right side of the room. Above the desk, there is a clock. He has a TV and a Hi-fi, too. In the kitchen, there is a cooker on the right hand side. The sink is near the cooker. There is a small table and two chairs in the center. The kitchen is small, but it is ok. Viet likes his room very much.
1. Is Viet a student?
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2. Where is the sink?
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3. Are there 2 armchairs beside the bed?
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4. What is there above the desk?
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5. Does Viet like his room very much?
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V. Read the passage and then decide the sentences if they are true (T) or false (F). (1.0 point)
You may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it? The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. Bell was