School ..............................
Class : ............ Date: ...........
Name : ............................
 TEST 07 - 08
Time allowed : 45 mins - Grade 8



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PRONUNCIATION (1pt) : Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
a. pronounce b. enough c. country d. cousin
a. excuse b. exhibition c. message d. emigrate
a. peace b. pleasure c. theater d. reach
a. decided b. called c. conducted d. excited
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I.Choose a suitable word for each blank in each sentence:(3 pts)
5. Some learners put the meanings of the new words in their _________, and try to learn them by heart.
a.different ways b. mother tongue c. examples
______________is very necessary in learning new words.
a. Reading b. Listening c. Revision
Miss Black ___________ Nancy to meet her after the class.
a. told b. said c. spoke
Mai wanted to participate in The Young Pioneers Club.
a. hold b. attend c. take part
When my Dad was young , he never ________up late in the morning.
a. gets b. got c. get
The farmer decided __________open all his chickens.
a. cutting b. to cut c. cut
It was a _______________ for him to meet her.
a. pleasure b. pleased c. pleasant
Nancy often spend her free time ______________her Mom with cooking.
a. to help b. help c. helping
Harry Potter ___________ changed Mathew into a street rat.
a. magic b. magical c. magically
_____________need any help? - No. Thanks.
a. Can you b. Do you c. May I
I had an appointment at the dentist ________8:00 and 9:00 a.m.
a. between b. about c. before
She got good grades _________ Science and English.
a. on b. for c. about
II. CHOOSE THE INCORRECT PART IN EACH SENTENCE BELOW: ( 1pt)
She doesn`t go to the movies with us last Sunday.
A B C
He said he was a badly cook.
A B C
Miss Jackson told them not talking in class.
A B C
She asked Tim should spend more time practicing Spanish pronunciation.
A B C
READING COMPREHENSION :Read the following passage ; then choose the most suitable word for each blank: ( 2 pts)
In the first year of lower secondary school I had (21 )_________ difficulties in learning English. My (22)________ of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I didn`t know how to (23)_______ them. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her (24)_______ the classroom. She (25)_______me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me to use an English-English (26)______to improve my English grammar. " Now I think you know (27)_____ you should do," said she. I did not know that only one year later I would win the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held (28)________ secondary school students in my hometown.
21
a. some
b. a
c. a little
25
a. gave
b. took
c. asked

22
a. vocabulary
b. grammar
c.pronunciation
26
a. word
b.dictionary
c.cassette

23
a. learn
b.read
c. improve
27
a. how
b. where
c. what

24
a. behind
b. out
c. outside
28
a. for
b. in
c. at

WRITING :
I. Supply the correct forms of the wors in parentheses: ( 1 pt)
He had an _______ Halloween night. ( enjoy)
30. The teacher said Tim should work harder on English ___________. (pronounce)
II. Rewrite these sentences , beginning with the words given: ( 2 pts)
31. She learns languages excellently.
She is..........................................................
32. " Please help me with my homework," said my sister.
My sister asked..................................................
33. They want to watch TV in their free time .
They enjoy..................................................
34. The man often played outside when he was young.
The man used..................................................

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