GRADE 8 TEST 1 I. Choose the best option to complete these following sentences: 1. I spend most of my time _________ my friends. A. with B. at C. together D. for 2 The moon _________ around the Earth , doesn’t it ? A. move B. moving C. moves D. to move 3. You seem _________ , Peter. A. happy B. happiness C. happily D. happyly 4. She isn’t tall _________ to reach the ceiling. A. so that B. enough C. for D. that 5. My father has _________ A. short hair black B. short black hair C. black short hair D. hair short black 6. I’m going _________ the movie at 8 this evening. A. see B. seeing C. to seeing D. to see 7. He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him. A.Luckily B. magically C. cruelly D. Lately 8. Mrs. Lien said you could reach her __________ 0862197198. A.on B. to C in D. at 9. My child can’t wash his face ______________. A.myself B. itself C. himself D. herself 10. Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được đọc khác với từ còn lại A. curly B. my C. library D. lucky 11. She usually_________ books in her free time. A. reads B. reading C. read D. to read 12. You must not let children play in the kitchen because it’s a _________ place to play. A. suitable B. beautiful C. dangerous D. safe 13. There is a wardrobe on the right_________ the room. A. of B. at C. to D. for 14. A. visited B. heated C. locked D. Corresponded 15. He can’t hear and he can’t speak because he is a _________ man A. deaf B. mute C. mute-deaf D. deaf-mute 16. Lan isn’t downstairs. She’s _________ A. upstairs B. insides C. outsides D. beside 17. Did it _________ in the morning? A. rained B. rain C. rains D. raining 18. Let’s _________ to the restaurant. A. going B. go C. to go D. goes. 19. Alexander G. Bell was born _________ Scotland A. in B. at C. on D. over 20. Where are you going_________ next summer holiday? A. go B. going C. to go D. went 21. A. pens B. cookers C . televisions D. books 22. Peter doesn’t talk much in public. He’s rather _________ A. kind B. reserved C . sociable D. humorous 23.Did someone help you draw the picture? No, I did it _________ A. with one B. myself C. itself D . by me 24. Would you like _________ a cup of tea? A. to have B. have C. having D. had 25. Mary will _________ here at Christmas. A. is B. be C. are D. being 26. A. dark B. father C. star D. principal 27.We ought _________ the wardrobe in the conner opposite the bed. A. put B. push C. to put D. to push 28.What’s was wrong with you ? Why_________ go to the hospital? A. had you to B. did you have to C. must you D. did you must 29. Can I ________ to Mary, please? This is Nancy. A. speak B. listen C. read D. write 30. A. machine B. chess C. speech D . reach 1 II. Read the passage. Then decide which option best fits each space: In the home, you must (31)___________ matches, lighters and candles out of the reach of children. You must have a smoke detector on the floor, and test them monthly. In the (32)__________, you must keep sharp knives, scissors, hot meals and drinks out of reach of children. You must keep children out of the kitchen during (33)__________. In the bathroom, you must check the bath water temperature before children get (34)_______, and always run the cold water first before adding the hot. In the (35)__________, you must keep furniture away (36)__________ the windows, to make sure children do not climb up and fall out of open windows. 31 a. to keep b. keep c. keeping d. kept 32. a. bathroom b. bedroom c. kitchen d. living room 33. a. to cook b. cooking c. cook d. cooked 34. a. in b. on c. to d. off 35. a. bathroom b. bedroom c. kitchen d. living room 36. a. in b. on c. for d. from III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct : 37 . I must do my math homework tomorrow. A B C D 38. Can I speak with Mr Lam, please? A B C D 39. They don’t have monney enough to buy that car. A B C D 40.You must not let children to play in the kitchen because it is a dangerous place. A B C D TEST 2 I.Choose the best options to complete the following sentences: 1- . . . ………. .you call aunt Chi, please? – Sure . a- Can b- Do c- Must d. Should 2-It isn’t . . . ……… .to leave medicine around the house . a- interesting b- hard c- safe d. dangerous 3-She is not . . …………… . . .to reach the top of the shelf . a- enough tall b- tall enough c- tall enough for d. too tall 4-Would you like . . ……………. . .her a message ? a-leaving b-leave c-to leave d. leaves 5-You . . ……… . to go to the market yourself . a- must b- should c- ought d. mustn’t 6-You must . ……… .electrical sockets so that children do not try to put anything into them. a-cover b- keep c- place d. take 7- . . . ……… . she play tennis next Sunday ? a-Does b- Did c- Will d. Is 8-What are you doing ,Mom ?- I am ………. . . the waste basket . a- emptying b- sweeping c-dusting d. cleaning 9-Trang’s mother . . …………. . her mother tonight . a- is going to visit b- visits c-can visit d. visited 10- We ought to ________the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed. a.put b.to put c.putting d.putting 11- I ___________ a letter from my old friend last week. a.sent b.gave c.received d.took 12 I find Peter is not communicative. He’s rather ______ in public. A. kind B. reserved C. sociable D. humorous 13-Drugs and chemical can look _________ soft drinks and candy. A. like B. same , C. different D. alike 14-We must not_____the children play in the kitchen . A. let B. to let C. lets D. letting 15-The children are old enough to look after ___________. A. myself B. yourself C. ourselves D. themselves 16-Her mother __________ this city two years ago. A. leaves B. left C. is leaving D. will leave II. Complete the passage below with the given words.And then answer the questions below: 2 much, in, emigrated, use, born, interested, wanted, experiments You may________(1) the telephone very day, but how(2)________ do you know about it? The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell (3)________ 1876. He was (4)______in Scotland in 1847. Later, he __________(5) first to Canada and then to the USA. He was always(6)__________in sound. He (7)_________ to be able to send sound through a wire. He had a workshop in his house and did many(8)__________ there. III. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning: 1/ My hair is long and black. I _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2/ I intend to come over to pick you up. I am ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3/ Hoa is older than Nien. Nien ___________________________________________________________________________________ IV. Put the words in correct order to make sentences: 1/ you /going/ to/ are/ what/ next/ do/ weekend? _____________________________________________________________________________________? 2/ table/ there/a/kitchen/ big/ the/ is/ in. _____________________________________________________________________________________. 3/ enough/ he is / to be/ not old / my class/ in _____________________________________________________________________________________. 4/ have / you / to cook/ yourself / dinner. _____________________________________________________________________________________. TEST 3 I.Choose the correct answer: 1. There is a vase with flowers _________ the table. A. at B. in C. on D. above 2. We like our math teacher because of his sense of ________. A. sociable B. humor C. generous D. kind 3. You must _________ your homework at home. A. to finish B. finish C. finishes D. finished 4. She went to class late __________ she watched TV late last night. A. because B. why C. so D. that 5. We ought to ______ the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed. A. putting B. puts C. put D. putted 6. Nam has to finish the work ______ . A. himself B. themselves C. herself D. hisself 7. The sun ______ in the east. A. rose B. rise C. rises D. raise 8. You must not let children play in the kitchen. The kitchen is a ______ place. A. danger B. safe C. dangerously D. dangerous 9. She isn't old enough ________ horor film. A. seeing B. to see C. sees D. seen 10. Nam _______ to see the movie tonight. A. is B. am C. are D. is going II. Choose the word that has the underline part pronounced differently: 1.A. chess B. children C. chemistry D. chicken 2. A. conduct B. customer C. upstairs D. introduce 3. A. invented B. stopped C. walked D. looked 4. A. house B. sound C. ought D. counter III. Rewrite the sentences below using the suggested words in brackets: 1. She isn't old. She can't ride a bike to school. (enough ) => ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………. 2. The bag is light. I can bring it to my grandmother. (enough to) =>……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 3. the/ There/ rack/ is/ a/ on/ counter. (arrange to make a meaningful sentence) =>……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. cook/ has/ Minh/ to/ himself/ dinner (arrange to make a meaningful sentence) => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. My house is behind the school. (The school is ) => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 1. Last month, my brother (give) ……………………………………………….………me the present. 2. The earth (move) ……………………………………………………………… … around the sun. 3. Nam ought (do) ………………………………………………………………………more exercise. 4. They bought a new fishing rod yesterday. They (go) ……………………………………….fishing. V. Read the passage and write True (T) or False (F) for each sentence below: Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847, but when he was twenty-three, he moved with his parents to Canada. At the end of the year, he left his family and went to Boston. Though Bell was a dreamer, he was also a practical thinker and a man of action. At Boston University, he worked as a teacher of the deaf - mutes, he started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. This led to the invention of the telephone. a/ Graham Bell was born in England. ___________ b/ Graham Bell went to Boston with his family. ___________ c/ He emigrated to Canada when he was 21. ___________ d/ Bell invented the telephone. ___________ TEST 4 Question I: Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks (2.0p) 1.We must be there……………7.30 and 8.15.(at/ before / between/ after) 2. Vietnamese language is different………….English language.(as/ like/ from/ with) 3. Tom is 16. He isn’t………….to drive a car.( enough young/ young enough/ enough old/ old enough) 4. When my uncle was young, he used……….fishing on Sunday.( go/ went/ going/ to go) 5. Mary likes………… the piano.( playing/ plays/ played/ play) 6. She asked me………… you that present.( giving/ to give/ gave/ given) 7. Jane is ………….beautiful than her sister.(as/ like/ the most/ more) 8. We have lived in Ha Nam…………… 1990.(since/ for/ in/ on) II. Rewrite the second sentence, using the given words or phrase (2.0p). 1. It is three years since I last saw Minh. ->I haven’t…………………… 2. “ Please, open the door for me” said My grandmother. ->My grandmother told me…… 3. Nam doesn’t play soccer as well as he used to. ->Nam used to…………………… 4. I’m not strong. I can’t take part in the games. -> I’m not………………………… Question III. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets (2.0p) 1. Mr. Smith…………….…… (work) in this company since he………….……… (leave) Lon Don. 2. Lan and Nga………………(not be) out of their room since they………………(buy) a new computer. 3. My mother…………………….…(travel) to work by bus. 4. Look! Our teacher…………….…………(come) here. Let’s go. 5.We ………………… ….(have) a party next Sunday. Would you like……………….…(come) with me? 4 Question IV: Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets. 1. Some of my ………………………….live in the countryside. (relate) 2. Telephone is a wonderful…………………………of Alexander.(invent) 3. There is a new stadium in my………………… ………….(neighbor) 4. Lan is very …………………… ……in this book.(interest) Question IV: Read the passage then answer the questions below. Hello! My name is David. I work for a construction company. I started working for this company in 2004. We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment my company is producing a plan for a new motorway. I usually work in the road department, but this month I am working in the department that builds bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I normally spend a lot of time out doors because I have to go to the construction sites. But with this new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop. Now I am testing a model of one of the new bridges. I enjoy it a lot because I have learned a lot of new things. Questions: 1. When did David begin working for his construction company? 2. What is his company doing at the moment? 3. Where does he usually work? 4. Is he working in the road department this month? TEST 5 QUESTION I Choose the best answer ( A, B,C or D ) to fill in the gap of each sentence: 1. Would you like ___________a message? A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. left 2. The children are old enough to look after__________ A. ourselves B. themselves C. herself D. himself 3. My father used_________us to the zoo when he was alive. A. taking B. took C. take D. to take 4. They’ll arrive_________Monday, 14 July. A. during B. in C. on D. at 5. Nam hates_________to the market A. going B. goes C. to go D. go 6. The new shopping mall is quite_________the present shopping area. A. the same B.different from C. like to D.similar QUESTION II Read the passage, then state whether the statements are true (T) or false (F): Do you have any close friends? I think every body at least has one close friend in their life. And so do I. I have two close friends: Ly and Lan. We are in the same class at the primary school, and then secondary school. We are also neighbors so we spend most of our time in learning and playing together. Ly is a beautiful girl with big black eyes and an oval rosy face. She is an intelligent student who is always at the top of the class. She likes reading, and she often goes to the library whenever she has free time. Lan isn’t as beautiful as Ly, but she has a lovely smile and looks very healthy. Lan is very sporty. She spends most of her free time playing sports. Lan is a volleyball star of our school. She is also very sociable and has a good sense of humor. Her jokes always make us laugh. I love both of my friends and I always hope our friendship will never die. 1. The writer has two close friends. 2. They are in the same class for a long time. 3. Ly is a beautiful girl with long black hair and an oval rosy face. 4. Lan likes playing sports with her two close friends. QUESTION III Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others: 1. A. hi B. knife C. sink D. device 2. A. area B. agree C. arrange D. assistant 3 .A. rise B. slim C. mobile D. rice 4. A. match B. safety C. character D. transmit QUESTION IV Read the passage, and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each numbered space Alexander Graham Bell was born (1)______March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland.First, he (2)________with his family to Canada and then to the United States. He settled in Boston before beginning his (3)_________as an inventor He worked with the deaf-mutes at Boston University. He became(4)_________in the education of deaf people. This interest (5)________ him to invent the microphone. And then in 1876, he invented the “electrical speech machine”, which we now (6)_______a telephone. 1. A. on B. at C. in D. by 5 2. A. lived B. emigrated C reached D. arrived 3. A. work B. duty C. career D. task 4. A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. to interest 5. A. led B. had C. made D. got 6. A. know B. understand C. call D. name QUESTION V Complete the sentences, use the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets 1. In England the sun (not shine)_________everyday. 2. An is in hospital. I(visit)___________him tomorrow. 3. She (go)________to bed early last night. 4. I enjoy(listen)________to music. QUESTION VI Write complete sentences from the following sets of words and phrases. You can make all the necessary changes and addition 1. Lan / like / learn English 2. She / study / this foreign language / nearly 3 years 2 She / always / want / improve her English 4. Last week / she / buy / English- Vietnamese dictionary TEST 6 I. Complete each of the following sentences by circling the best option A, B, C or D. (6,0 pts) (Hoàn thành mỗi câu sau bằng cách khoanh tròn ý đúng nhất.) 1. I ____________ a letter from my old friend last week. A. sent B. gave C. received D. took 2. When were you born? – I was born ____________ November 1997. A. in B. on C. at D. during 3. Don’t come in. Pleased wait ____________ for your turn. A. inside B. downstairs C. outside D. upstairs 4. Our friends ____________ meet us at the airport tonight. A. are B. are going to C. go to D. will be to 5. The children ____________ are going to plant trees and flowers in the school garden and water them every afternoon after school. A. themselves B. ourselves C. herself D. themself 6. I know you worked really ____________ this semester. A. hardly B. good C. bad D. hard 7. The sun ____________ in the east. A. rise B. set C. sets D. rises 8. Martina has been a professional tennis player ____________ 1994. A. since B. for C. on D. in 9. ____________ have you known Jane? – For three years. A. What B. How many C. How long D. How far 10. The water wasn’t ____________ in. A. clear enough to swim B. enough clear to swim C. clear enough for swimming D. enough clear for swimming 11. I really love ____________ shoes. It’s relaxing! A. clean B. cleans C. to clean D. cleaning 12. We got ____________ in the woods. A. lot B. lost C. loss D. lose 13. His parents are always proud ____________ him because he always studies well. A. about B. on C. of D. with 14. Last week, her ____________ was out of order and Mrs. Quyen had to wash her family’s clothes with her hands. A. shower B. washing machine C. kitchen sink D. iron 15. Mr. Brown is 50 years old; Mrs. Brown is 50 years old. Mr. Brown is ____________ Mrs. Brown. A. same age B. same age as C. the same age as D. different from 16. My grandfather used ____________ us to the zoo when he was alive. A. take B. took C. taking D. to take 17. You ____________ to eat more, you are far too thin. A. ought B. should C. must D. can 6 18. Nam’s father ____________ him how to ride a bike six years ago. A. teach B. teaches C. has taught D. taught * Xác định từ hoặc cụm từ có phần gạch dưới cần phải sửa để trở thành câu chính xác: 19. The armchair is in the living-room among the television and the sofa. A B C D 20. Hoa wants going to West Lake Water Park this Sunday. A B C D * Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác với những từ còn lại: 21. A. injure B. kill C. sink D. knife 22. A. watched B. phoned C. looked D. missed * Chọn từ có trọng âm khác với những từ còn lại : 23. A. character B. semester C. orphanage D. festival 24. A. generous B. sociable C. volunteer D. plentiful II. Read the passage carefully, then do the tasks below. (2pts) (Đọc đoạn văn cẩn thận sau đó làm các bài tập bên dưới.) I have a little notebook. I always have it with me. I try to fill one page a day. Sometimes I put words in groups, like fruit – all kinds of fruit. You know? Or colors, or clothes, or things and the shop where you buy them. I have some grammar pages, where I write regular verbs, or irregular verbs, or a page of prepositions. I think prepositions are difficult, you know – on Sunday, in the morning, listen to a concert – but you say phone someone. In my language we say “phone to someone”. 1. Check the boxes True (T) or False (F): T F a) The writer always has a little notebook with her. b) She sometimes puts words in topics. c) She puts groups of colors, or clothes, or fruit, or groups of things and the shop where she buys them together. d) She also has a page of prepositions because she thinks they are easy. 2. Answer the questions: a) How many pages does she try to fill a day?  ________________________________________________________________. b) What does she write on grammar pages?  ________________________________________________________________. c) How do you study vocabulary?  ________________________________________________________________. d) What do you think is the most difficult in studying English?  ________________________________________________________________. III. Complete the following sentences using the words given.(1pt) (Hoàn thành các câu sau sử dụng những từ đã cho) 1. His brother / not / tall / play basketball. 2. We / work / for this company / 20 years. 3. The red dictionary / expensive / as / the blue dictionary. 4. Could / you / me / favor? IV. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way it has the same meaning as the first one. (1pt) (Viết lại các câu sau, sao cho câu thứ hai cùng nghĩa với câu thứ nhất) 1. “Can you lend me the Math book, Tom?” said Peter.  Peter told Tom __________________________________________________________. 2. “You should learn the phonetic symbols to improve your English pronunciation.” Ba said to Khanh.  Ba said ________________________________________________________________. 7 . _________ the movie at 8 this evening. A. see B. seeing C. to seeing D. to see 7. He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him. A.Luckily B. magically C. cruelly D. Lately 8. Mrs. Lien said. A.Luckily B. magically C. cruelly D. Lately 8. Mrs. Lien said you could reach her __________ 086 21971 98. A.on B. to C in D. at 9. My child can’t wash his face ______________. A.myself B. itself. put D. to push 28. What’s was wrong with you ? Why_________ go to the hospital? A. had you to B. did you have to C. must you D. did you must 29. Can I ________ to Mary, please? This is Nancy.