Le The Hieu Secondary School THE END OF SEMESTER TEST
Name:………………………….. Subject: English 8 (A)
Class: …………………….Date of testing: Date of returning:
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Teacher’s remark




I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1m)
1.
a. planet
b. character
c. happy
d. classmate

2.
a. letter
b. twelve
c. person
d. sentence

3.
a. humor
b. music
c. cucumber
d. sun

4.
a. enough
b. young
c. country
d. mountain


II. Circle the one choice that best completes each unfinished sentence below or replace the underlined word or phrase. (4ms)
5. I have to leave to pick up the kids at school.
a. must
b. should
c. ought to
d. need to

6. Come ____ and see the garden!
a. inside
b. outside
c. insides
d. outsides

7. He fell ____ and broke his leg.
a. upstair
b. upstairs
c. downstair
d. downstairs

8. I ____ with some friends until I find a flat.
a. live
b. am living
c. lives
d. lived

9. I said it was a good film, but Jackson ____ with me.
a. agrees
b. disagrees
c. agreed
d. disagreed

10. Are you going to visit anybody ___?
a. last night
b. tomorrow
c. yesterday
d. yesterday morning

11. ____ is a building in which movies are shown.
a. Movie theater
b. University
c. Aquarium
d. Restaurant

12. There was a(n) ____ about the meeting.
a. message
b. news
c. advice
d. information

13. She felt and hurt ____.
a. her
b. herself
c. himself
d. myself

14. They bought ____ a new car.
a. theyself
b. theyselves
c. themselves
d. themself

15. They ____ talk in the library.
a. mustn’t
b. don’t have to
c. shouldn’t to
d. needn’t to

16. He ____ wear a suit to work but he usually does.
a. doesn’t have to
b. mustn’t
c. have to
d. must

17. ____ not ask Kate to go with you?
a. When
b. Why
c. What
d. Who

18. I asked Sara ____ me to the station.
a. drive
b. drives
c. to drive
d. driving

19. Her parents won’t let her ____ with her friends.
a. go out
b. goes out
c. to go out
d. going out

20. It takes a long time ____a language.
a. learn
b. to learn
c. learning
d. learns


III. Circle the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. (2.5ms)
21. Bob lived in Rome for three years; now he was living in Amsterdam.
a b c d
22. There used to be a movie theater here but it close a long time ago.
a b c d
23. I don’t want to sound likely I’m complaining, but this plan is unfair.
a b c d
24. We took all the rubbish outside and burn it.
a b c d
25. He made me feel like such a foolish when he used me as an example.
a b c d

IV. Read the following passage and circle the letter (a, b, c or d) that best answers each of the questions below. (2.5ms)
According to Dr. Lee, here are the most important things a student should do to be a good language learner. First, you should always go to class and get to it early. Second, you should sit straight and pay attention. And you ought to ask and answer questions in class. Third, you should do all homework and try to use your new language outside of class at least once every week. Finally, you mustn’t give up.
26. The author was trying to ____.
a. show how important the language is
b. introduce a new way of language learning
c. give the reader advice on language learning
d. persuade the readers to join their new language class
27. The author wrote the passage to ____.
a. students
b. language learners
c