School: ___________________ Revision Test
Class: 8 ENGLISH 8
Name: __________________________ Duration: 45 minutes
Marks Teacher’s remarks
I. Listening: Listen to this conversation and choose True (T) or False (F): (2pts)
T F
1. Tim doesn’t go to the pagoda.
2. The restaurant is opposite the pagoda.
3. Mrs. Jones takes Shannon to the restaurant
4. The bus station and the tourist information center are on the same road.
II. Vocabulary and grammar: Choose the correct answers: (2.5pts)
1) The ruler _____________ of plastic is Lan’s .
a. make b. making c. made
2) The canoe overturned and everyone fell __________ the deep water.
a. of b. off c. out
3) Do you mind if I sit ___________ the front seat of the car.
a. at b. on c. in
4) I __________ a friend while I was doing the shopping.
a. met b. was meeting c. meet
5) Mary _____________ in New York for 3 days.
a. has been b. was c. is
6) I haven’t met him _____________ we left Washington
a. while b. during c. since
7) John is never satisfied. He _______________.
a. always complains b. always complained c. is always complaining
8) Two ______________ from the group “ French of the Earth” are taking to the students.
a. represents b. representatives c. representors
9) This knife is _____________. It can’t cut anything.
a. useless b. useful c. use
10) She was very sad ____________ good marks in the final test.
a. not get b. not to get c. not getting
III. Choose the incorrect parts: (1pt)
1) I took off my shoes so as to not make any noise.
A B C
2) The ambulance will be there for about 10 minutes.
A B C
3) The flowers wrapping in blue paper are beautiful.
A B C
4) Kylie was making her first film when she was 21.
A B C
IV. Read the passage and choose the correct word to fill in each blank: (2pts)
Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, 300
kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh City. Da Lat is a well-known city(1)______________ all the people
who have been there one. Da Lat is known (2)_____________a city of pine trees, waterfalls and
flowers. Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with (3)______________colors and various
species. Flowers can be found (4)_________ and in any season. We can see flowers in Da Lat in the
parks, (5)_________of the house, in the gardens …. Da lat has a widest range of orchid varieties in the
country. Da Lat has (6)_______ rivers and canals but it has many waterfalls. It takes tourists several
days (7)________ all the waterfalls in the areas. Da Lat people are very(8)____________ of these
features.
1) a. attracting b. attracted c. attracts
2) a. like b. same c. as
3) a. different b. difference c. differ
4) a. somewhere b. everywherec. anywhere
5) a. behind b. opposite c. in front
6) a. lots b. many c. much
7) a. to visit b. visits c. visiting
8) a. pride b. proud c. prouding
V. Writing:
Rewrite as directed: (1.5pts)
1) People have to cut down many trees to make paper. (Change into passive voice)
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2) Keeping the environment clean is very important. ( Using “ It’s + Adj?+ to inf)
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3) May I turn on the television?( Using “Do you mind if”)
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Sentence building: (1pt)
1) Tom/ see/ boy/ ride/ water buffalo.
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2) I/ buy/ lot/ souvenirs/ the children.
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II.
a b c a b c
IV.
a. b. c.
1. 9. 1.
2. 10. 2.
3.
III.
3.
4. 1. 4.
5. 2. 5.
6. 3. 6.
7. 4. 7.
8. 8.