THE FIRST TEST FOR GRADE 8 (90 MINUTES)
FULL NAME: ________________________.
I. Which of these words are pronounced in different ways to other words (1,0pt)
1. A. so B. show C. who D. though
2. A. boat B. road C. broad D. coat
3. A. rose B. house C. organise D. practise
4. A. think B. that C. three D. thanks
5. A. took B. look C. floor D. cook
II. Choose the best answers A,B,C or D to complete these sentences: (2,0 pt)
1. Would you____________to go to the movies with me? – I’d love to.
A. like B. want C. love D. mind
2. He is not______________ get married.
A. enough old to B. enough old for C. old enough to D. old enough for
3. Her mother __________this city two years ago.
A. left B. leaves C. is leaving D. will leave
4. Would you like _____________a message ?
A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left
5.Our friends ______________ meet us at the airport tonight.
A. are B. are going to C. go to D. will be to
6. Do you keep your fruit in the____________ ? – No, I don’t like cold fruit.
A. oven B. refrigerator C. cupboard D. garden
7. You’ll_______________ cook dinner yourself.
A. ought to B. must C. should D. have to
8. The children are old enough to look after______________.
A. themselves B. ourselves C. herself D. himself
9. Alexander Graham Bell was born _____________March 3th 1847.
A. in B. on C. at D. during
10. Don’t come in. Please wait_____________ for your turn.
A. inside B. downstairs C. outside D. upstairs
11. Thank you very much. It’s very kind ..................you.
A. of B. with C. to D. at
12. You should spend more time ........................ English.
A. to study B. study C. studying D.studies
13. Is your brother different .....................you?
A. to B. from C. on D. with
14. I didn’t see the end of the film because I ...................... asleep.
A. felt B. felled C. went D. fell
15. Let’s........................ outside the theater.
A. meeting B. to meet C. meet D. meets
16. I usually spend two hours ................. Math everyday.
A. at B. in C. to D. on
17. The lower floor of the house is called the
A. downstairs B. upstairs C. outside D.inside
18. She did all the work ................................
A. herself B.hisself C.himself D.myself
19. I am not to reach the ceiling.
A. tall B.tall enough C.enough tall D.enough
20. What ________ awful restaurant!
A. an B. a C. the D. 0
III. Combine each pair of the following sentences into one, use “ adj + enough ““. (1,0 pt)
1. He is tall. He can play football. => __________________________________________.
2. My sister is old. She can drive a car. => __________________________________________.
3. The radio isn’t small. You can’t put it in your pocket.=> __________________________________________.
4. The coat isn’t warm. I don’t wear it in the winter. => __________________________________________.
5. The weather was fine. We could go swimming. => __________________________________________.
IV. Change these sentences into reported speech: (2,0 pt)
1. “Do you want to see the cathedral?” said the guide.
-> The guide asked _______________________________________________________________________.
2. “Why don’t you apply for the job?”
-> She asked ____________________________________________________________________________.
3. Nam said, “I am very busy today”
-> Nam said_____________________________________________________________________________.
4. “Would you like to join me for lunch?” Ann said to Laura.
-> Ann invited___________________________________________________________________________.
5. Where do you live, John?”
Ann asked____________________________________________________________________________.
6. “Don’t make so much noise, Peter.” said Carol.
-> Carol told Peter________________________________________________________________________.
7. Nam said “Why don’t we go swimming this afternoon?”
-> Nam suggested________________________________________________________________________.
8. “I am taking my driving test tomorrow” She said.
-> She said that__________________________________________________________________________.
9. “You shouldn’t lend him any money, Mai.”
=>Hoa advised__________________________________________________________________________.
10. They said to him, “We must finish these works on time”.
=>They told ___________________________________________________________________________.
V. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of verbs (1,0 pt)
1. Hung / stay / relatives / HCM city / the moment.
=> ______________________________________________________________________________________.
2. Lan / not listen/ music/ tonight.
=> ______________________________________________________________________________________.
3. While Hai / play/ soccer, Hung / listen/ radio.
=> ______________________________________________________________________________________.
4. The children/ go/ museum/ last Sunday.
=> ______________________________________________________________________________________.
5. When Mrs Huong/ come/ students / write/ English.
=> ______________________________________________________________________________________.
VI. Rewrite the following sentences (1,0 pt)
1.Why don’t we go to the movie this weekend? => What about...........................................................................?
2.You should wash your hands before meals. =>You ought ..............................................................................
3.Michael Jordan is a skillful basketball player => Michael Jordan plays...........................................................
4. We like video games better than computer games.=> We prefer .............................................................................
5.Mai dislikes the noise. => Mai doesn’t .........................................................................
VII> Make questions for the underlined (1,0 pt)
1. The black shoes are 150.00dong. => _________________________________________.
2. Lan can’t go to the class today because she feels tired. => _________________________________________.
3. It takes me 15 minutes to cycle to school everyday. => _________________________________________.
4. The building is 100 meters high. => _________________________________________.
5. Na went to see the dentist last week. => _________________________________________.
VIII. Read the passage and choose the best answer to the questions.(1,0 pt)
In the summer holidays, Mr.Hung, Mrs Chi and their children, Tuan and Hoa often go to the beach for two days.
They always go to Vung Tau in the South of Viet nam. They usually stay in a small house, but sometimes they stay in
a hotel. Last summer vacation they went to Nha Trang. They stayed at Hon Ngoc hotel for three days. In the morning,
Tuan played football with his father on the beach. Hoa and her mother walked along the beach and built sandcattles.
They visited Tri Nguyen Aquarium and saw different kinds of fish there. They also bought a lot of souvenirs for their
friends.
* Fill true( T) or false (F) for the following statements.
1. Hoa’s family often go to the beach on their summer holidays.
2. They often stay there for a week.
3. They usually stay in their friend’s house.
4. Last summer vacation, they went to visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium.
5. They forgot buying any souvenirs for their friends.