LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST. Mar.@1a
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Wednesday, September 28, 2005. .GRADE 8.

Marks
Teacher’s Comment


QUESTION I. A. Pick out the word that is pronounced differently from the others: (0,5 pt)

1. A. reuse B. reduce C. natural D. student
2. A. course B. hour C. pour D. resource

B. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others: (0,5 pt)

1. A. delighted B. arrival C. deposit D. organize
2. A. ambulance B. receive C. protect D. prevent

C. Odd one out of the others: (0,5 pt)

1. A. church B. resort C. temple D. pagoda
2. A. florist B. scientist C. mathematics D. historians

QUESTION II. Choose the best answer (A; B; or C) for each sentence below: (1.5pts)

1. Milk bottles can be ………………after being cleaned.

A
reused
B
recycle
C
thrown away
D
broken


2. The cell phone ……………in Poland is very expensive.
A
make
B
makes
C
to make
D
made


3. ……………………you mind If I used this phone?
A
Do
B
Will
C
Would
D
Can


4. An speaks………………………………
A
English perfect
B
English perfectly
C
perfectly English
D
perfected English


5. Would you mind ……………..for a few minutes?
A
waiting
B
to wait
C
be waiting
D
waited


6. She is looking forward………………..getting a good job.
A
for
B
to
C
on
D
from


QUESTION III. Match a part of the sentence in A with a suitable part of sentence in B: (1pt)

The boy……. A. so as to pass the next exam
Do you mind…… B. taught English since 2000.
Jane tries to study hard…. C. If I sat here?
Mr. Smith has……. D. reading a book is Mike
E. lending me your dictionary?

1./……
2./……
3./……
4./……





QUESTION IV- Read the passage and choose TRUE or FALSE statements ( 2,5 m)

A boy was riding a bike when he had an accident. He fell off his bike and his head on the road. His head was hurt, it was bleeding. However, he was still conscious. It was an emergency so people called an ambulance in order to take him to hospital. Some people tried to stop the bleeding by using a handkerchief to cover the wound. Then they put pressure on it and held tight. After ten minutes, the ambulance arrived and people took the victim to hospital.

1 /………… The boy had a motorbike accident
2 /………… His left hand was broken.
3 /………… The boy was still unconscious .
4 /………… People covered his wound with ice.
5 /………… The boy was taken to hospital after ten minutes.


QUESTION V. Fill in each numbered blank in this passage with one suitable word: (1.5pts)

People throw (1)……….. billions of cans every year all over the world. In Oregon, the (2)………….….. made a new law several years ago. They said that there must be a (3)………..… on all drink cans. The deposit is (4)………… when people bring the cans back for (5)…………….. In industry, most glass is (6)……….….. The glass is collected and sent to the factories. There it is broken up, melted and made into new glassware.


A
B
C
D

1
out
about
away
of

2
master
government
people
policemen

3
deposit
money
card
recycling

4
came
spent
bought
returned

5
recycling
to recycle
making
reuse

6
reduced
taken
recycled
thrown


QUESTION VI. Rewrite the sentences by using the suggested words: (1pt)

They will open some new modern classrooms in our school next week.
→Some…………………………………………….…………….….……

All the students should put the garbage into the dusbins
→The garbage…………………………………………………….….……

QUESTION VII. Write complete sentences by using the prompts: (1pt)

1. Would / mind / turn on / the electric fan?//
→…………………………………………………………………………………..

2. Ha Long Bay / recognize