Doan Thi Diem Secondary School English 8 Name: ……………………… Class: ……. Progress Tests Test 2 I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. general b. applicant c. usually d. October 2. a. parallel b. dependent c. educate d. primary 3. a. physical b. achievement c. government d. national 4. a. eleven b. history c. nursery d. different 5. a. consider b. similar c. actually d. carefully II. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. apply b. university c. identity d. early 2. a. choice b. achieve c. each d. chemistry 3. a. final b. applicant c. high d. decide 4. a. average b. indicate c. application d. grade 5. a. course b. four c. our d. yours III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1. Put …… the cigarette, please. I don’t like the smell of it. A. out B. in C. up D. off 2. I am able to pass the exam, ……, Mr. Brown? A. am I B. am not I C. aren’t I D. isn’t I 3. They are doing everything possible …… the environment is saved. A. so that B. so as to C. in order for D. now that 4. I’d like to say thank you to the doctor …… advice I couldn’t stay so healthy. A. without who B. of which no C. whose did not D. without whose 5. She …… her neighbor’s children for the broken windows. A. accused B. complained C. blamed D. charged 6. Mrs. Lan stopped …… her letter because she had to leave for the hospital. A. to wrote B. write C. writing D. wrote 7. It’s high time Jack ……some work for his examination. A. does B. has to do C. doing D. did 8. Two people …… in an explosion early this morning. A. were reported to injure B. reported to be injured C. were reported being injured D. were reported to be injured 9. I have put myself in big trouble. I …………… to the police last night. A. should not phone C. couldn’t have phoned B. shouldn’t have phoned D. might have phoned 10. If she …………… hard enough, she ………………. in the university now. A. had studied/ would be B. had studied/ would have been C. studied/ would be D. studied/ were 11. Which of her books have you got, ……………. this one? A. beside B. without C. besides D. apart 12.We did not arrive …………… time to say goodbye. They had already left. A. on B. in C. at D. by 13. The British railway workers have been………… strike for two weeks now. A. in B. at C. with D. on 14. One of the policemen was killed ……………… a knife. A. with B. by C. in D. on 1 Doan Thi Diem Secondary School English 8 Name: ……………………… Class: ……. Progress Tests 15. It is only ……………… you and me. Keep it confidential. A. among B. through C. between D. with 16. I know it was not an accident. You did it ……………… purpose. A. with B. on C. in D. by 17. When we watched television together we always voted …………. what to watch. A. at B. in C. for D. by 18. When I told him the story he burst ……………. laughing. A. into B. for C. on D. out 18. I lied ……………. them about the accident. A. with B. for C. to D. on 19. He couldn’t stand the chance ………… the new job due to his lack of experience in the field. A. with B. for C. of D. on 20. I took ……………… gardening when we moved into the countryside. A. up B. to C. off D. through IV. Supply the correct form of the words given in the brackets. THE ABC OF COOKING It's a (0) …marvelous…… idea for children to do some cooking at MARVEL an early age. Generally (1) … …, most children can't wait to help SPEAK in the kitchen and love getting involved in the (2) … … of their PREPARE meals. They should be (3) … … to do so, and care should be COURAGE taken to (4) … … they enjoy the experience. It is important to SURE show them how to do things (5) … … but they shouldn't be CORRECT criticized too much. Although the finished result may not be quite to your (6) … …, the young cook will undoubtedly find it quite LIKE the (7) … … food he or she has ever eaten. TASTY Kitchens can, of course, be (8) … … places and the absolute DANGER (9) … … of keeping an eye on children at all times cannot be IMPORTANT emphasized too (10) … … Sharp knives, for example, should HEAVY be avoided until children are old enough to handle them safely. Answers: 1. ………………… 2. ……………… 3. ………………. 4. ………………. 5. ……………… 6. ………………… 7. ……………… 8. ………………. 9. ………………. 10. …………… V. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts (A, B, C or D) of each sentence, then correct it. 1.The sooner you leave, the more early you will arrive at your destination. A B C D 2. After my father gets home from work, he will like to read the evening newspaper. A B C D 3. She has been waiting at the airport for over an hour before she finally received a message A B C telling her to go direct to her hotel. D 4.If I were you, I would have left this place right away. A B C D 5. When men and women are asked who is spending long hours cleaning and tidy up, women are 2 Doan Thi Diem Secondary School English 8 Name: ……………………… Class: ……. Progress Tests A B C still far ahead of men. D 6. It took me so many time to learn that lesson three months ago. A B C D 7. My father has retired since three years and he is now living on his pension. A B C D 8. Mrs. Brown’s children are used to be picked up after school everyday. A B C D 9. My father asked us not to spend too much time play computer games. A B C D 10. John found it was so difficult to fix his broken bike. A B C D Answers: 1. ………………. 2. …………… 3. ……………… 4. …………… 5. …………… 6. ………………. 7. …………… 8. ……………… 9. …………… 10. …………… VI. Read the following passage and carefully, and then decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). Many people still believe that natural resources will never be used up. Actually, the world’s energy resources are limited. Nobody knows exactly how much fuel is left. However, we also should use them economically and try to find out alternative sources of power. According to Professor Marvin Burnham of the New England Institute of Technology, we have to start conserving coal, oil and gas before it is too late; and nuclear power is the only alternative. However many people do not approve of using nuclear power because it’s very dangerous. What would happen if there was a serious nuclear accident? Radioactivity causes cancer and may badly affect the future generations. The most effective thing is that we should use natural resources as economical as possible. 1. We don’t know exactly how much fuel is left. …….…… 2. We shouldn’t waste fuel. …….…… 3. According to Mr. Burnham, there is no substitute for coal, gas and oil. …….…… 4. All people agree to use nuclear power as an alternative energy. …….…… 5. Radioactive waste is harmful for health. …….…… VII. Read the passage below and choose the best response to each of the questions. More than two hundred years ago, the term environmental pollution was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the environment. Actually it is man that destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes. Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycle. Manufactures know that wastes from factories make water ad soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering garbage is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution? 1. More than two hundred years ago, …… 3 Doan Thi Diem Secondary School English 8 Name: ……………………… Class: ……. Progress Tests A. the environment was polluted as much as it is today. B. people knew nothing about environmental pollution. C. air was polluted badly. D. people were faced with pollution. 2. Nowadays, many people are concerned about …… A. the poisonous air. B. the polluted water. C. the wastes form factories. D. the environmental pollution. 3. According to the passage, people know that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases …… A. so they do not travel by motorbikes and cars. B. so they prefer traveling by bicycles. C. but they prefer traveling by motorbikes and cars. D. and they enjoy traveling on foot. 4. Factory owners …… A. know nothing about pollution. B. pollute water and soil. C. spend a lot of money on treating wastes. D. don’t treat industrial waste safely 5. Which of the following is not true? A. In former days, people led a healthy life. B. people have no awareness of the danger of pollution. C. Water is now heavily contaminated by industrial wastes. D. It’s harmful for our health if rubbish is spread over our areas VIII. Choose the words that best fit each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate your answer. GREEK THEATRES The word theatre comes from Greek and literally means seeing place. The theatre has been popular in ancient times. People did not go to the theatre simply to see an interesting (1) for the plays formed part of religious festivals. (2) early Greek theatres consisted of no more than a flat space with an altar at the foot of a hillside. (3) that time, there were no (4) as there are in modern theatres, so the (5) stood or sat on the slopes of the hillside. Gradually, special theatres were made by building large stone or wooden steps one (6) another up the hillside. In later times, a hut was built at the far side of the acting area where it formed a background for the actors (7) the parts of the different characters. Eventually, a (8) platform was built so that the actors could be seen more clearly. This was the first appearance of anything (9) our modern stage. As well as these permanent theatres, there were simple wooden stages (10) around by actors wandering from one place to another. There was also a hut with curtains that served both as background scenery and as a dressing room. 1. a. scene b. performance c. scenery d. stage 2. a. Whole b. Complete c. Full d. All 3. a. In b. For c. At d. On 4. a. chairs b. benches c. seats d. stools 5. a. watchers b. players c. viewers d. audiences 6. a. among b. between c. around d. behind 4 Doan Thi Diem Secondary School English 8 Name: ……………………… Class: ……. Progress Tests 7. A. playing B. making C. doing D. being 8. A. lifted B. raised C. moved D. pulled 9. A. as B. like C. equal D. similar 10. A. carried B. held C. brought D. fetched IX. Fill in each numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space. The first one has been done for you. Everyone is becoming aware that the environment is a (0) serious issue. However, we have not done (1) ………… to deal with this problem because we seem to wait for governments to (2) ………… actions. In my opinion, individuals can do many things to help (3)………… the problem. To begin (4)…………, we can be more responsible in the (5)………… we dispose of waste. We should not throw rubbish into lakes and (6)………… Moreover, we also need to (7)………… the water we use. Fresh water (8)………… drinking is running out in many (9)……parts…… of the world. Finally, I think that using (10) ………… transport is also a way of reducing air pollution in cities. X. Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the roof one. 1. Despite the heavy snow, we got home on time. A. Although it snowed heavily, we got home on time. B. The heavy snow prevented us from getting home on time. C. In spite of the fact that it snowed heavily, we got home on time. D. It snowed heavily. However, we got home on time. 2. John Waye, who is our next-door neighbor, is a journalist. A. We live next door to a journalist whose name is John Waye. B. John Waye, who works as a journalist, is our next-door neighbor. C. Our next-door neighbor, whose name is John Waye, is a journalist. D. John Waye is our neighbor who lives next door to a journalist. 3. We last went to London two years ago. A. We haven’t been to London for two years. B. It’s two years since we last went to London. C. We have been in London for two years. D. The last we went to London was two years ago. 4. Study harder or you won’t past the exam. A. If you don’t study harder, you won’t pass the exam. B. Unless you study harder, you will fail the exam. C. If you don’t study harder, you will fail the exam. D. If you don’t pass the exam, you will have to study harder. 5. Why don’t we buy some canned food before a typhoon? A. I reminded them to buy some canned food before a typhoon. B. I suggest buying some canned food before a typhoon. C. What about buying some canned food before a typhoon? D. Shall we buy some canned food before a typhoon? 5 Doan Thi Diem Secondary School English 8 Name: ……………………… Class: ……. Progress Tests XI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. I have forgotten that director’s name, but he is very famous.  2. Peter is the tallest boy in his class.  3. It’s nearly twenty years since we knew each other.  4. The book was interesting to most children.  5. It was wrong of you to allow a four-year-old child to walk home alone.  6. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help.  7. She is fond of her nephew although he behaves terribly  XII. Using the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. 1. Yesterday morning my friend Marco arrived before I finished my breakfast. (when)  2. There was too little time to go back home for my umbrella. (not)  3. It was necessary to book concert tickets well in advance. (be)  4. What interests you about this city? (find)  5. Could you come and collect me from the station? (up)  6. He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain. (needn’t)  7. It is thought that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in a pub. (have)  8. A house in that district will cost you at least $ 100,000. (for less)  _______THE END______ 6 Doan Thi Diem Secondary School English 8 Name: ……………………… Class: ……. Progress Tests Key I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 6. a. general b. applicant c. usually d. October 7. a. parallel b. dependent c. educate d. primary 8. a. physical b. achievement c. government d. national 9. a. eleven b. history c. nursery d. different 10. a. consider b. similar c. actually d. carefully II. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 6. a. apply b. university c. identity d. early 7. a. choice b. achieve c. each d. chemistry 8. a. final b. applicant c. high d. decide 9. a. average b. indicate c. application d. grade 10. a. course b. four c. our d. yours III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 9. Put …… the cigarette, please. I don’t like the smell of it. A. out B. in C. up D. off 10. I am able to pass the exam, ……, Mr. Brown? A. am I B. am not I C. aren’t I D. isn’t I 11. They are doing everything possible …… the environment is saved. A. so that B. so as to C. in order for D. now that 12. I’d like to say thank you to the doctor …… advice I couldn’t stay so healthy. A. without who B. of which no C. whose did not D. without whose 13. She …… her neighbor’s children for the broken windows. A. accused B. complained C. blamed D. charged 14. Mrs. Lan stopped …… her letter because she had to leave for the hospital. A. to wrote B. write C. writing D. wrote 15. It’s high time Jack ……some work for his examination. A. does B. has to do C. doing D. did 16. Two people …… in an explosion early this morning. A. were reported to injure B. reported to be injured C. were reported being injured D. were reported to be injured 9. I have put myself in big trouble. I …………… to the police last night. A. should not phone C. couldn’t have phoned B. shouldn’t have phoned D. might have phoned 10. If she …………… hard enough, she ………………. in the university now. A. had studied/ would be B. had studied/ would have been C. studied/ would be D. studied/ were 11. Which of her books have you got, ……………. this one? A. beside B. without C. besides D. apart 12.We did not arrive …………… time to say goodbye. They had already left. A. on B. in C. at D. by 13. The British railway workers have been………… strike for two weeks now. A. in B. at C. with D. on 14. One of the policemen was killed ……………… a knife. A. with B. by C. in D. on 7 Doan Thi Diem Secondary School English 8 Name: ……………………… Class: ……. Progress Tests 15. It is only ……………… you and me. Keep it confidential. A. among B. through C. between D. with 16. I know it was not an accident. You did it ……………… purpose. A. with B. on C. in D. by 17. When we watched television together we always voted …………. what to watch. A. at B. in C. for D. by 18. When I told him the story he burst ……………. laughing. A. into B. for C. on D. out 18. I lied ……………. them about the accident. A. with B. for C. to D. on 19. He couldn’t stand the chance ………… the new job due to his lack of experience in the field. A. with B. for C. of D. on 20. I took ……………… gardening when we moved into the countryside. A. up B. to C. off D. through IV. Supply the correct form of the words given in the brackets. THE ABC OF COOKING It's a (0) …marvelous…… idea for children to do some cooking at MARVEL an early age. Generally (1) …speaking…, most children can't wait to help SPEAK in the kitchen and love getting involved in the (2) …preparation… of their PREPARE meals. They should be (3) …encouraged… to do so, and care should be COURAGE taken to (4) …ensure… they enjoy the experience. It is important to SURE show them how to do things (5) …correctly… but they shouldn't be CORRECT criticized too much. Although the finished result may not be quite to your (6) …liking…, the young cook will undoubtedly find it quite LIKE the (7) …tastiest… food he or she has ever eaten. TASTY Kitchens can, of course, be (8) …dangerous… places and the absolute DANGER (9) …importance… of keeping an eye on children at all times cannot be IMPORTANT emphasized too (10) …heavily… Sharp knives, for example, should HEAVY be avoided until children are old enough to handle them safely. Answers: 1. ………………… 2. ……………… 3. ………………. 4. ………………. 5. ……………… 6. ………………… 7. ……………… 8. ………………. 9. ………………. 10. …………… V. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts (A, B, C or D) of each sentence, then correct it. 5.The sooner you leave, the more early you will arrive at your destination. A B C (earlier) D 6. After my father gets home from work, he will like to read the evening newspaper. A B C (likes) D 7. She has been waiting at the airport for over an hour before she finally received a message A (had been waiting) B C telling her to go direct to her hotel. D 8.If I were you, I would have left this place right away. A B (would leave) C D 5. When men and women are asked who is spending long hours cleaning and tidy up, women are 8 Doan Thi Diem Secondary School English 8 Name: ……………………… Class: ……. Progress Tests A B C (tidying) still far ahead of men. D 6. It took me so many time to learn that lesson three months ago. A B (much) C D 7. My father has retired since three years and he is now living on his pension. A B (for three) C D 8. Mrs. Brown’s children are used to be picked up after school everyday. A B C D (being picked) 9. My father asked us not to spend too much time play computer games. A B C D (to play) 10. John found it was so difficult to fix his broken bike. A B (x) C D Answers: 1. ………………. 2. …………… 3. ……………… 4. …………… 5. …………… 6. ………………. 7. …………… 8. ……………… 9. …………… 10. …………… VI. Read the following passage and carefully, and then decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). Many people still believe that natural resources will never be used up. Actually, the world’s energy resources are limited. Nobody knows exactly how much fuel is left. However, we also should use them economically and try to find out alternative sources of power. According to Professor Marvin Burnham of the New England Institute of Technology, we have to start conserving coal, oil and gas before it is too late; and nuclear power is the only alternative. However many people do not approve of using nuclear power because it’s very dangerous. What would happen if there was a serious nuclear accident? Radioactivity causes cancer and may badly affect the future generations. The most effective thing is that we should use natural resources as economical as possible. 1. We don’t know exactly how much fuel is left. ……T…… 2. We shouldn’t waste fuel. ……T…… 3. According to Mr. Burnham, there is no substitute for coal, gas and oil. ……F…… 4. All people agree to use nuclear power as an alternative energy. ……F…… 5. Radioactive waste is harmful for health. ……T…… VII. Read the passage below and choose the best response to each of the questions. More than two hundred years ago, the term environmental pollution was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the environment. Actually it is man that destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes. Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycle. Manufactures know that wastes from factories make water ad soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering garbage is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution? 9 Doan Thi Diem Secondary School English 8 Name: ……………………… Class: ……. Progress Tests 6. More than two hundred years ago, …… A. the environment was polluted as much as it is today. B. people knew nothing about environmental pollution. C. air was polluted badly. D. people were faced with pollution. 7. Nowadays, many people are concerned about …… A. the poisonous air. B. the polluted water. C. the wastes form factories. D. the environmental pollution. 8. According to the passage, people know that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases …… A. so they do not travel by motorbikes and cars. B. so they prefer traveling by bicycles. C. but they prefer traveling by motorbikes and cars. D. and they enjoy traveling on foot. 9. Factory owners …… A. know nothing about pollution. B. pollute water and soil. C. spend a lot of money on treating wastes. D. don’t treat industrial waste safely 10. Which of the following is not true? A. In former days, people led a healthy life. B. people have no awareness of the danger of pollution. C. Water is now heavily contaminated by industrial wastes. D. It’s harmful for our health if rubbish is spread over our areas VIII. Choose the words that best fit each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate your answer. GREEK THEATRES The word theatre comes from Greek and literally means seeing place. The theatre has been popular in ancient times. People did not go to the theatre simply to see an interesting (1) for the plays formed part of religious festivals. (2) early Greek theatres consisted of no more than a flat space with an altar at the foot of a hillside. (3) that time, there were no (4) as there are in modern theatres, so the (5) stood or sat on the slopes of the hillside. Gradually, special theatres were made by building large stone or wooden steps one (6) another up the hillside. In later times, a hut was built at the far side of the acting area where it formed a background for the actors (7) the parts of the different characters. Eventually, a (8) platform was built so that the actors could be seen more clearly. This was the first appearance of anything (9) our modern stage. As well as these permanent theatres, there were simple wooden stages (10) around by actors wandering from one place to another. There was also a hut with curtains that served both as background scenery and as a dressing room. 1. a. scene b. performance c. scenery d. stage 2. a. Whole b. Complete c. Full d. All 3. a. In b. For c. At d. On 4. a. chairs b. benches c. seats d. stools 5. a. watchers b. players c. viewers d. audiences 10 [...]...Doan Thi Diem Secondary School Name: ……………………… Class: …… 6 a among b between 7 A playing B making 8 A lifted B raised 9 A as B like 10 A carried B held English 8 Progress Tests c around C doing C moved C equal C brought d behind D being D pulled D similar D fetched... has been done for you Everyone is becoming aware that the environment is a (0) serious issue However, we have not done (1) ……much…… to deal with this problem because we seem to wait for governments to (2) ……take…… actions In my opinion, individuals can do many things to help (3)……solve…… the problem To begin (4)……with……, we can be more responsible in the (5)……way…… we dispose of waste We should not throw... dispose of waste We should not throw rubbish into lakes and (6)……rivers…… Moreover, we also need to (7)……save…… the water we use Fresh water (8)……for…… drinking is running out in many (9) ……parts…… of the world Finally, I think that using (10) ……public…… transport is also a way of reducing air pollution in cities X Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the roof one 6 Despite the heavy snow,... typhoon? 11 Doan Thi Diem Secondary School Name: ……………………… Class: …… D Shall we buy some canned food before a typhoon? English 8 Progress Tests XI Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it 8 I have forgotten that director’s name, but he is very famous  That director, whose name I have forgotten, is very famous 9 Peter is the... go back home for my umbrella 3 It was necessary to book concert tickets well in advance (be)  Concert tickets needed to be booked well in advance 4 What interests you about this city? (find)  What do you find interesting about this city ? 5 Could you come and collect me from the station? (up)  Would you mind picking me up from the station? 6 He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain (needn’t)... went to London two years ago A We haven’t been to London for two years B It’s two years since we last went to London C We have been in London for two years D The last we went to London was two years ago 9 Study harder or you won’t past the exam A If you don’t study harder, you won’t pass the exam B Unless you study harder, you will fail the exam C If you don’t study harder, you will fail the exam D If . 8 Name: ……………………… Class: ……. Progress Tests Test 2 I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. general b. applicant c. usually d. October 2. a. parallel b. dependent c. educate. is spending long hours cleaning and tidy up, women are 2 Doan Thi Diem Secondary School English 8 Name: ……………………… Class: ……. Progress Tests A B C still far ahead of men. D 6. It took me so. Progress Tests A. the environment was polluted as much as it is today. B. people knew nothing about environmental pollution. C. air was polluted badly. D. people were faced with pollution. 2. Nowadays,