Name: Class: 8 THE ENGLISH TEST N0 4 Time: 45 minutes A I. Find the word that has the underlined letters pronounced differently from the others.(1pt) 1. A. decided B. wanted C. happened D. completed 2. A. throughout B. this C. there D. that 3. A. mine B. machine C. fine D. outline 4. A. arrange B. sugar C. later D. China II. Circle the right answer A, B, C, or D.(2pts) 1. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the… … ….of the world. A. buildings B. walls C. wonders D. strangers 2. Mr Ba is always to work late. A. to go B. going C. went D. gone 3. There were many other wonders which the……….Greeks knew nothing about. A. ancient B. modern C. nowadays D. present 4. These wonders………….the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat in Cambodia. A. consist B. include C. be D. has been 5. Angkor Wat………….around 1100 to honor a Hindu God. . A. is built B. was built C. would be built D. has been built 6. The area……………the temple, Angkor Thom, used to be the royal capital city. A. surround B. surrounded C. surrounding D. surroundingly 7. In the early 15 century, the Khmer rulers…………….to Phnom Penh and Angkor was quiet. A. move B. movi C. has moved D. moved 8. Paper is often made wood. A. of B. from C. with D. into III. Fill in each gap with an appropriate preposition.(1pt) 1. Thanks…… ….inviting me…… ….the rice-cooking festival. 2. What’s special……… ….the fire-making contest? 3. My little niece is very keen…… ……… cartoon films. IV. Rewrite each sentence,beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.(3pts) 1. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. => Hamlet…………………………………………………………… 2. A maid will clean our hotel room. => Our hotel room…………………………………………………… 3. “I don’t like the film,’’ she said. => She said…………………………………………………… ……… 4. “We must go now,’’ they said. => They said……………………………………………………… 5. “ How long will it take you to get here?’’ he asked => He asked……………………………………………………………… 6. “ You had better eat more vegetables,” said my mother. => My mother adviced V. Read the passage write true ( T) or false ( F):(1pt) London is Britain / s biggest city. It is a very old city and dates back to the Romans. It is a city of historic buildings and churches, and it has many beautiful parks.It also has some of the best museums in the world. London is very crowded in summer. It is a popular city with foreign tourists and has more than eight million visitors a year. The city is famous for its shopping and department stores. London has an excellent underground railway system, so it is eary for tourists to get around. 1. None of the cities in Britain is bigger than London. 2. London is founded by the Romans. 3. London has historic buildings and churches. 4. Most of the best museums in the world are situated in London. VI. Listen and fill in the blank with a suitable word.(2pts) Fixman is an(1) He comes from Hanover in Germany, but now he (2) in Liverpool, EnglandHis family moved there when he(3) five years old. He graduated(4) the Technology university in 2002 then he got a job in a(5) company in his city. He (6) 5 days a week .He is married and he has(7) children a boy and a girl.His job is very busy but he (8) time playing tennis and badminton on Friday evenings. the end . Circle the right answer A, B, C, or D.(2pts) 1. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the… … ….of the world. A. buildings B. walls C. wonders D. strangers 2. Mr Ba is always to work late. A D. moved 8. Paper is often made wood. A. of B. from C. with D. into III. Fill in each gap with an appropriate preposition.(1pt) 1. Thanks…… ….inviting me…… ….the rice-cooking festival. 2. What’s. word.(2pts) Fixman is an(1) He comes from Hanover in Germany, but now he (2) in Liverpool, EnglandHis family moved there when he(3) five years old. He graduated(4) the Technology university in 20 02