TEST 1 GRADE 8

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Co Loa secondary school Full name:……………………. Class: 8…….. THE ENGLISH TEST School – year: 2017 - 2018 Time: 45 minutes. GRADE 8 Type 1. PART A: LISTENING (2pts): Listen to the passage and: I. Complete the sentences below (1pt) 1. Five – coloured sticky rice is an.................................dish . 2. Five - coloured sticky rice is made with natural roots and ...................... 3. The purple or black colour is .............................. 4. These elements create harmony between heaven and .................. II. Decide if these sentences are true (T) or false(F).(1pt) ......1. The five – coloured sticky rice is important to southern region. ......2. Yellow is the earth. ......3. The five colours are white, green, yellow, purple and black. ......4. People often have five - coloured sticky rice only at Tet. PART B: LANGUAGE FOCUS I. Pick out the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line. (1pt) 1. A. end 2. A. wanted stopped 3. A. sound 4. A. pictures. B. pencil C. open B. washed B. cloud B. watches. C. liked. C. found C. buses. D. bench. D.. D. favourite D. brushes. II. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D .(2.0pts) 1. Nam enjoys …………… his homework in the morning. A. doing B. to do C. am doing D. does 2. My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day. A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up 3. ..............is the festival celebrated? – Every year. A. When B. How often C. How D. What 4. Does she fancy …………… a book to the younger children? A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read 5. Mai studies Literature a little bit ............................... A. bad B. badly C. good D. smartly 6. An old man was .................the sheep up the mountainside A. riding B. herding C. taking D. running 7. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the ______ house. A. Communication B. community C. communal D. commune 8. The Viet people have many _______ customs and crafts. A. Tradition B. traditional C. culture D. customary.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> III. Fill each blank with an article (a/ an / the/ x) to complete the sentences.(1pt) 1. How far is it from here to ________________ airport? 2. “What’s ____________ capital of Spain?” – “It’s Madrid”. 3. My father works in _____________ office in______________ city center. 4. Can you switch off ____________ television? Nobody’s watching it. Part C: Reading I. Fill the gaps with the words in the box. (1.0pt) festivals celebrated lunar. best. happy. most. Spring is the time when there are many (1) _______ in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban festival is the (2)_______ beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the cultural life of the Thai people. In the second (3) _______ month of the year, when it gets warmer and Hoa Ban – a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (4) _______. This is a great time for everyone, especially for boys and girls. II. Decide if the sentences below are true (T) or false(F) according to the passage above(1pt) ..... 1. There are many festivals in Viet Nam especially in spring. ..... 2. People celebrate Hoa Ban festival in Lai Chau. ..... 3. Hoa Ban blossoms when it gets cold. ......4. The festival is a great time for boys and girls. D. PART D: WRITING I. Use the adjectives in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences. (1pt) 1. His house is equipped .......................than my house. ( good) 2. The Manchester team performed ..........................than the Liverpool team. ( skillful) 3. I work................................................. than Tom does. (fast) 4. We arrived at the party .......................................... than the Smiths last night did. (early) II. Rearrange the words / phrases given to make sentences. (1pt) 1.teenagers / on / Nowadays / more / past / rely / the / than / technology/ in. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. a / life / We / from / people : / live / different / other / a nomadic life / many. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> THE END Co Loa secondary school Full name:……………………. Class: 8…….. THE ENGLISH TEST School – year: 2017 - 2018 Time: 45 minutes. GRADE 8 Type 2. PART A: LISTENING (2pts): Listen to the passage and: I. Complete the sentences below(1pt) 1. Five – coloured sticky rice is an.................................dish . 2. Five - coloured sticky rice is made with natural roots and ...................... 3. The red colour is .............................. 4. These elements create harmony between heaven and .................. II. Decide if these sentences are true(T) or false(F).(1pt) ......1. The five – coloured sticky rice is important traditional dish to northern mountainous region. ......2. White is the earth. ......3. The five colours are red, white, green, yellow, and black. ......4. People often have five - coloured sticky rice only at Tet. PART B: LANGUAGE FOCUS I. Pick out the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line. (1pt) 1. A. rest B. different C. ethnic D. question 2. A. polluted B. established C. finished D. watched 3. A. crafts B. stops C. opens D. months 4. A. what B. where C. who D. when II. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.(2.0pts) 1. Yoga helps us learn________ to co-ordinate breathing and movement. A. What B. when C. why D. how 2. Teenagers love ________ games and ________ friends. A. play-text B. to play-text C. playing-texting D. playing-to text 3. _________shouldn’t you use computer too much? A. Why B. when C. what D. how 4. Don’t worry. It’s _____________enough to catch the last train. A. early B. not early C. late D. lately 5. Life in a small town is ______ than that in a big city. A. peaceful B. much peaceful C. less peaceful D. more peaceful 6. ......................activities often occur in the Rong house such as meetings, wedding ceremonies or praying ceremonies..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> A. Communal B. Community C. Communicate D. Communication 7. Everyone in the race can run fast, but John ran..............than all the others. A. fast B. more fast C. fastest D. faster 8. My father detests …………. soccer in the morning A. playing B. played C. to play D. plays III. Fill each blank with an article (a/ an / the/ x) to complete the sentences.(1pt) 1. He felt bored with _____________ woman who sat beside him at the party. 2. He has lived in ____________ United Kingdom. 3. I’ll give you _______ call when I arrive. 4. The reading table is in ________ middle of _______ room Part C: Reading I. Fill the gaps with the words in the box. (1pt) ethnic. display. cultural heritage. information. research. ethnic groups. Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi offers an insight into the 54 different (1)..............groups of Viet Nam. The museum is full of (2) ......................about traditional Vietnamese ways of life of all the Vietnamese (3) ............................. The display hall shows everyday objects representing each ethnic group, a research center, a library, and an auditorium. The outdoor (4).........................area presents a variety of Vietnamese homes including a Tay stilt house, and a Viet house. The museum is suitable for children, and all documents and signs are translated into English and French. II. Answer these questions (1pt) 1. How many ethnic groups does the Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi offer? ........................................................................................................................... 2. Does the display hall show everyday objects? ............................................... 3. Is there a Tay stilt house?............................................................................. 4. Who is the museum suitable for? ................................................................................................................................ D. PART D: WRITING I. Use the adjectives in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences. (1,0pt) 1. The boys were playing the game...............................than the girls. (noisy) 2. A tractor can plough...................................than a buffalo or a horse. (good) 4. Mai sings ............................................................................ than Mi does. (beautiful) 5. I speak English ............................................than my sister does. (fluent) II. Rearrange the words / phrases given to make sentences. (1pt) 1. over/ Life / changed / past / in / countryside/ the / has / ten / years / a lot / the . …………………………………………………………………………………………………..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> 2. among/ beautiful / Sapa’s / world / terraced fields / in / most / are / the / the . …………………………………………………………………………………………………. THE END.

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