TEST FOR UNIT 7,8 ( E8) THCS PHAN DINH PHUNG I.Circle the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences or do as directed: (3pts) 1. People from _________ areas want to leave the country to find jobs in the city. A. rural B. urban C. far D. away 2. We have ___________ ways of learning a foreign language. A. differently B. different C. difference D. differ 3. He _________ me to give you a book. A. said B. asks C. asked to D. told 4. ________ began in England in 1907. A. Scout B. Scouting C. Scoutting D. Scouts 5. This boy is getting ………………………. A. fater B. fat C. fatter D. fatly 6. Hello ! I want to ________________ this parcel to Nha Trang . A. receive B. send C. get D. buy 7. We haven’t eaten in that restaurant _________ two years. A. since B. for C. on D. in 8. I’ll see you ____________ Wednesday evening. A. on B. in C. at D. between 9. She __________ here since last week. A. was B. is C. have been D. has been Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others 10 A. benches B. houses C. does D. dresses 11. A. changed B. learned C. laughed D. arrived 12 .Choose the incorrect part indicated by A,B,C or D in the following sentence: My sister has been to London for last year. A B C D II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: (1pt) 1. I (work) …………. in this company since I ( graduate ) ……… the university. 2. They (move)…… to Ho Chi Minh City in 1990 and (live) ……. there since then. II I . Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences: (1pt) 1. The town is becoming__________.(noise) 2. Nam thinks the food in this restaurant is______________ . (taste) 2. Surface mail is much ______________ than airmail. (cheap) 3. His parents are very _____________of his intelligence.(pride ) IV. Read the passage and answer the questions below: (2pts) When I was twelve, my family moved to the city. At first, everything was strange and difficult to me. Life in the city is always busy and the people are often in a hurry. Lots of bikes, motorbikes, cars and buses coming from every direction scared me. Now I get used to the life in the city. I am used to the noise and busy city traffic. I’m no longer afraid of crossing the road. However, I don’t really like to live in the city. I prefer to live in the countryside. Questions: 1. Where did his family move? 2. Was everything difficult or easy to him at first? . 3. What does he think about the city life and the city people? ……………………… . 4. Do you like to live in the city or in the country? …………………………………………………………………………… V. Fill in the numbered blank in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box: (1pt) urban rural opportunities left problems leaving home People from the countryside are ( 1)…………. their ( 2 )…………. to go and live in the City. Farming can sometimes be a difficult life and these people from (3)………… areas feel the city offers more (4)………………. . However, many people coming to the city create problems. This is a problem facing governments around the world. VI. Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the word(s) given or do as directed.(2pts) 1. My house is bigger than your house. àYour house is . 2. Cheese has more calories than bread. àBread doesn’t 3. He started to study English 4 years ago.  He has …………………………………………………………………………… 4. My room and my sister’s are not the same. -> My room is different ………………………………………………………………. The end ANSWER KEY I. Multiple choice : mỗi trường hợp 0,25 đ x 12 = 3 điểm 1. rural 2. different 3. told 4. Scouting 5. fatter 6.send 7. for 8. on 9. has been 10. does 11. laughed 12.(D) for II. Verb form : mỗi câu 0,25 đ x 4 = 1 điểm 1. has worked / graduated 2. moved / have lived III. Word formation : mỗi câu 0,25 đ x 4 = 1 điểm 1. noisier 2. tasty 3. cheaper 4. proud IV. Reading : mỗi câu 0,5 đ x 4 = 2 điểm 1. His family moved to the city. 2. It was difficult (to him at first). 3. He thinks the city life is always busy and the people are often in a hurry. 4. (Students’ answer) V. Gap-filling : mỗi từ 0,25 đ x 4 = 1 điểm 1. leaving 2. home 3. rural 4. opportunities VI. Writing : mỗi câu 0,5 đ x 4 = 2 điểm 1. Your house is smaller than mine. 2. Bread doesn’t have as many calories as cheese. 3. He has studied English for 4 years. 4. My room is different from my sister’s one. The end . TEST FOR UNIT 7,8 ( E8) THCS PHAN DINH PHUNG I.Circle the best word or phrase to complete. in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box: (1pt) urban rural opportunities left problems leaving home People from the countryside are ( 1)………….