ENGLISH TEST FOR GRADE 8 – No. 5

Read the passage and then circle the correct answer among A, B, C or D... However, because the air is so cold and thin, the cabin has to be air-conditioned and has to be at normal pressu

Hanoi National University of Education

HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

Name: _

Class: 8 _

ENGLISH TEST FOR GRADE 8 – No 5

Time allowed: 60 minutes

Date: , 2014

Exercise 1 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

Exercise 2 Choose the word whose main stress is places differently from the others

8 A technology B mechanical C unnecessary D uniform

Exercise 3 Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

6 This is a shopping season in my city so all kinds of goods are at a

7 Sorry, I am late because I got stuck in the

8 My shoes are Hoa’s ones

A same as B the same size C the same size as D size the same

9 And finally, add some pepper on, turn off the cooker and the food yourself

10 This girl lives near my house She is one of my

A neighborhood B neighborhoods C neighbor D neighbors

11 We are going to hold a running competition to Teacher’s Day

12 Thu: What’s your hometown ? Hang: It’s beef noodles.

A special B specialty C specially D especial

13 It’s going to rain The sky is

A cloud B a lot of clouds C cloudy D clouds

14 He becomes after the accident

15 The shoes look nice but they are

A comfortable B incomfortable C uncomfortable D comfort

16 There are a lot of interesting things in the city

17 Which one is , cat or dog?

A intelligent B more intelligent C intelligence D the most intelligence

18 They moved two days ago They tell me that they leave Ho Chi Minh City

19 The student’s years provided me with knowledge experiences

A so/that B neither/or C more/than D not only/but also

20 She to New York and may come back this weekend

A has been B has go C went D has gone

21 Computers more and more important to our life nowadays

A becomes B are becoming C became D has became

22 He met her while he on his way down town

23 She swimming every day She since she was a girl

A goes/practices B went/practiced C went/has practiced D goes/has practiced

24 The store owners about the new mall for months

A have concerned B concerned C was concerning D concern

25 They for you since I to work this morning

A waited/went B have waited/have gone C have waited/went D waited/have gone

26 At the moment he as a policeman in a T.V series He several films

A is acting/acted B has acted/acted C acts/has acted D is acting/has acted

27 Since when as his secretary?

A have you work B have you worked C do you work D did you work

28 I my birthday this Saturday Would you like to come?

A am going to give B gave C will give D give

29 It’s years since we each other

30 I to Great Wall It’s really splendid I want to go there again

Exercise 3 Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it.

31 We have wrote(A) letter to(B) each other(C) for more(D) than 4 years

32 Who(A) is more(B) patient(C), father and(D) mother?

33 I can’t(A) go out tonight because(B) I have lots much(C) things to do(D)

34 We hope you can be able(A) to come(B) to stay with us(C) this Christmas(D)

35 What is(A) the most(B) beautiful place(C) you have ever went to(D)?

Exercise 4 Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets

41 Angkor Wat was once a centre

42 He was lucky to be among a few after the shipwreck

43 The Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt is one of the most famous tourist

44 Hoi An is still able to keep its features

45 A guide is needed if you want to climb Mount Everest

46 Viet Nam is a country with over 90 million

47 I felt when we were away for the holiday

48 The _ of flour, water and yeast is then left in a warm place for 4h

49 I think it is impossible to reach an on this issue

50 I am sure that I have connected the printer

(RELIGION) (SURVISE) (ATTRACT) (ORIGIN) (NEPAL) (INHABIT) (RELAX) (MIX) (AGREE) (PROPER)

Exercise 5 Give the correct form of the verb in brackets

51 Nga (wait) for me outside the theater when I came

52 They have got used to (live) in the city so far

53 My motorbike ( break) down on my way to school yesterday

54 Radium (discover) by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898

55 “You are very lazy I’d rather you (study) harder,” the mother said

56 If I (be) you, I would apply for this company

57 The goods (make) in Japan are often good

58 Would you mind if I (take) your hat away?

59 I think, up to now, 5 phone calls (make) by her today

60 At our school, the student grades ( send) to their parents once a month

Exercise 6 Read the passage and then circle the correct answer among A, B, C or D

In 1945, a new type of plane engines was invented It was much lighter and more powerful than earlier engines, and enabled war planes to fly faster and higher than ever This type of engines was called jet engine because it blows a large jet of hot air backwards at high speed

The first airliner to use the new jet engines was built in Britain and it began carrying passengers in

1952 It had two jet engines and flew much higher than petrol-engined airliners At this height, the air is thinner and very cold, and the aeroplane cut through the air more easily There are no clouds to disturb the flight of the airliner, and rain and thunderstorms are far below it The sky above is a brilliant blue

However, because the air is so cold and thin, the cabin has to be air-conditioned and has to be at normal pressure so that the passengers may eat, read and sleep in comfort

Today, all long distance airliners have jet engines The modern jet airliners are even bigger, they can carry 350 passengers on two different floors In this way, air travel can be made much cheaper

Tomorrow’s airliners will be flying at over twice the speed of today’s airliners In fact, a new-type airliner has already reached this enormous speed It can carry passengers in safety and comfort far up the blue sky

61 The jet engine was invented during the Second World War and was first used in

62 The jet aeroplane can cut through the air more easily because .

A it has two jet engines B its cabin is air-conditioned

C the air is thinner and colder high up in the sky D it has more than two engines

63 The passengers in modern jet airliners can eat, read and sleep in comfort because .

A the cabins are kept at normal pressure

B the cabins are kept warm

C the cabins are air-conditioned and at normal pressure

D the cabins are air-conditioned

64 The biggest jet airliners described in the passage can carry .

C as many as 500 passengers D over one thousand passengers

65 Tomorrow’s airliners will be flying over twice the speed of .

C today’s faster war plane D a satellite

Exercise 7 Read the passage and circle the answer among A, B, C or D best fits each space.

Katherine Boudreaux is a computer information specialist Right now she is teaching a class about computers She is teaching the workers (66.) to change part of the computer The computer is upside down, so she is (67.) to it

In Ms Boudreaux’s class, the students are learning to relax They feel afraid (68.) the computers Now, they have a computer beside them Some of them are very (69.)

In rooms with computers, the (70.) has to be exactly right, not too high and not too low No dirt (71.) can get into the computers For example, one worker can not use his computer now because he

is eating a sandwich

Computer information specialists do many different jobs They have to (72.) ways for computers

to help managers and workers in all parts of a company They also tell their company when to buy new computers and (73.) kind to buy

(74.) use of computers can make companies more productive Computer information specialists try to make the whole (75.) , human and electronic, work effectively

74 A Slow B Quick C Efficient D Bad

Exercise 8 Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one.

76 Tom is the best programmer in his company.

A No one in Tom’s company is as good at programming as he is

B Tom is the only one good programmer in his company

C The best programmer in his company is someone else, not Tom

D Tom is a good programmer in his company

77 I started working here in 1998.

A I have started working here since 1998 B I haven’t worked here since 1998

C I have started working here since 1998 D I have worked here since 1998

78 Your car is more expensive than mine.

A My car is cheaper than yours B Your car is cheaper than mine

C My car is as expensive as yours D Both your car and mine are the same price

79 The older he grew the more forgetful he became.

A He grew older when he became more forgetful

B B He became more forgetful and older

C As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful

D He grew older and more and more forgetful

80 We had to go home because it got darker and darker.

A We had to go home when it was still early

B B We didn’t go home though it got darker

C It got darker and darker so we had to go home

D We didn’t want to go home when it got darker and darker

Exercise 8 Rewrite the following sentences, using the words provided without changing the original meaning.

81 A famous artist painted this picture

 This………

82 He gave a clear explanation of the lesson

He explained………

83 “ What time do you think the competition will finish?” asked Harry

 Harry asked me……….?

84 This is the strangest film I have ever seen

 I have never………

85 “ Do you realize what the time is, Ba?” asked Lan

 Lan asked ………

86 The nurse covers the burns with ice The ice helps ease the pain

 In order to………

Exercise 9 Complete the following sentences, using the words or phrases provided

87 weather / so warm / I / not need / thick coat

………

88 piano / be / too / heavy / John / move / by himself

………

89 long / she /waited / more impatient / she / became

………

90 Thank / you / picture frame/ you / send / my / last birthday

………