TEST 1 - GRADE 8
I. Listen. (2)
A. Listen to five short conversations and choose the correct answer.
1. What did the doctor tell Richard to do?
2. What’s the matter with Richard now?
3. What does Richard ask his mother for?
4. What homework has Richard got to do?
5. When is Richard going to go back to school?
B. Listen and complete the following questions.
GUITAR LESSONS
Name of music school: The Stage Music School
Where: (6) next to the______________
Address: (7)____________ London Street
Day of lesson: (8)________________________
Name of teacher: (9) Mr._____________________
Teacher’s telephone number: (10)________________________
II. Pronunciation (1)
A. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. maps B. trucks C. roofs D. bags
2. A. chair B. machine C. rich D. children
B. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
1. A. collection B. basketball C. badminton D. model
2. A. routine B. recipe C. announce D. pollute
III. Choose the best option. (2)
1. The city council has a plan for a new sport _________.
A. room B. peace C. facility D. thing
2. His children are always making a ___________in the kitchen.
A. hobby B. mess C. swimming D. baking
3. Jack is a big fan of soccer _________he usually plays soccer with his friends after school.
A. but B. and C. to D. for
4. There isn't much ________ in my village-just a cinema and a sport center.
A. room B. music C. football D. entertainment
5. "We should recycle things to reduce land pollution."
“________________________________________”
A. Good idea. What else? B. I love it. Anything else?
C. Don't worry. D. A and B are correct.
6. Attention, please! The flight from HCMC to Seoul
A. will leave B. left C. leaves D. leave
7. She has sewing class tomorrow _______ 9 a.m ________ 10 a.m.
A. from/to B. at/at C. from/and D. at/and
8. Let's watch the amazing fireworks show _______ Tết Eve.
A. in B. on C. with D. to
9. A: "Do you want to come to a concert with me?"
B:" ___________”
A. Sorry, I know. B. See you soon. C. Never mind. D. Sorry, I can't.
10. _________ does John play spinning tops?
- Not often, about once or twice a month.
A. What B. How long C. How far D. How often
11. If we keep burning trash, the air__________ polluted.
A. will be B. is C. are D. will are
12. He has _________ work to do during weekdays.
A. too many B. enough C. too much D. many
13. What is the sign about?
A. You aren't allowed to read. B. Reading area.
C. You must go straight. D. You must stop and read.
14. The sign is about
A. This recycle bin is for plastic only. B. You cannot put plastic inside this bin.
C. Throw away plastic. D. This recycle bin isn't for plastic.
15. Sam hates ___________ jogging. He often plays table tennis in his free time.
A. go B. going C. goes D. to going
16. This city has too _________ pollution.
A. much B. many C. enough D. few
17. ________ do you have knitting class? - At 9:30 a.m
A. What B. Who C. How D. when
18. I think that the new hospital is the most important ____________ in our town.
A. nature B. fresh C. facility D. hobby
19. We should clean up the park _______ we can enjoy hanging out there.
A. and B. but C. so that D. because
20. My uncle hired extra workers to help at harvest _____.
A. time B. point C. period D. season
IV. Fill in the blanks. There are TWO EXTRA words. (1)
of many when relax
best sports centre relaxing much
I have many hobbies, but I like doing martial arts the most. At first, my dad taught me some karate (1)
__________ I was ten years old. He took me to lessons at the (2) ____________because I enjoyed doing it
so (3) ___________. Now, I do karate and other martial arts with my younger brother. We always practice in
our garden. We have martial arts lessons on Saturday mornings. Mornings are the (4) _________ time to do
martial arts because we have a lot (5) __________ energy at that time of day. Doing martial arts after school
is good, too. It helps us (6) ___________ after studying, and we always sleep very well after practice. Doing
martial arts is a great hobby for young people because it’s good for our health, and it makes us stronger.
V. Read the passage carefully, then decide if the statements are True or False, then choose the correct
answer. (1)
The Vietnamese Food Festival is an event on January 1 of every year. The event is an occasion when people
celebrate the new year by participating in different activities. This year's festival is at the Youth Cultural
House. Visitors can watch famous cooks on television preparing well-known dishes from different parts of
the country. Visitors can have a chance to have some of the dishes. At the same time, there is a lion dance
show. Usually, children and teenagers are excited about the performance because there are many exciting
things to see in the show. There is a particular area for such traditional leisure activities as tug of war,
shuttlecock or jump rope. These activities are mainly available for children and teenagers. The most exciting
activity of the festival is a rice cooking competition. The winners can have an excellent opportunity to visit
Ha Long for four days. Last year's winners received a three-day trip to Sapa. This year's event starts on
September 16, and the tickets to the entrance are free of charge. Visitors can go to the webpage and get
tickets for free. The information is available on the website.
1. The Vietnamese Food Festival takes place at the Youth Cultural House this year.
2. According to the writer, the lion dance show is the most exciting activity of the festival.
3. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Traditional games in Sapa.
B. Vietnamese Food Festival.
C. Youth Culture House is the best place to celebrate festivals.
D. Rice cooking competition.
4. What is the closest meaning of the word "particular"?
A. public B. common C. general D. specific
VI. Word forms: (1.5)
1. My father enjoys the ____________ of the summer evening. (peaceful)
2. We will damage the environment if we keep _____________ the air. (pollution)
3. I also like doing indoor ____________ such as making jewelry and designing clothes. (act)
4. Come to the festival and watch ___________ live music. (tradition)
5. Baking makes me feel ___________ after school. (relax)
6. The first time I went rock climbing, I was ___________ scared. (extreme)
7. In 2011, there was a massive ______________ in Japan. (EARTH)
8. The air will become more ________ if we use lots of cars on roads. (POLLUTE)
VII. Rearrangement: (0.5)
1. the dance show/ will perform/ Children from/ at/ songs/ around the town/./
Children ______________________________________________________
2. use public transportation/ a vehicle/ because I/ I have to/ don't have /./
I have to _______________________________________________________
VIII. Transformation: (1)
1. There is too little fresh water in this village.
There isn’t _____________________________________________________
2. It's interesting to play folk games at Tet festival.
Playing ________________________________________________________
3. Does the boy enjoy baking cakes in his free time?
Is _____________________________________________________________
4. We keep polluting our land. Some plants and animals become extinct.
If _____________________________________________________________
5. They don’t like building models in their free time.
They aren't _______________________________________________________
6. We have a cycling competition. It finishes at 9 a.m. (until)
We have __________________________________________________________
