PRACTICE TEST FOR GRADE 8
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SECTION A. LANGUAGE
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
Question 1 I often play soccer __________ Sunday Afternoon.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
Question 2 Mr. Brown is the same age __________ Mrs. Van.
A. as B. like C. from D. with
Question 3 Kates hates __________ to classical music.
A. listens B. listened C. listen D. listening
Question 4 They built this house ………………… 1990.
A. from B. in C. at D. on
Question 5 We must be there __________ 7.30 and 8.15.
A. at B. before C. between D. after
Question 6 Vietnamese language is different __________ English language.
A. as B. like C. from D. with
Question 7 The little boy is not __________ to lift the suitcase.
A. enough strong B. strong enough C. too strong D. so strong
Question 8 My father was good at swimming. He used to __________ swimming in summer.
A. go B. goes C. went D. going
Question 9 Hung is __________ student in my class.
A. good B. better C. the best D. a best
Question 10 Ho Chi Minh City is larger and __________ beautiful than Ha Noi.
A. more B. as C. most D. the most
Question 11 She told me __________ you that present.
A. giving B. to give C. gave D. given
Question 12 Last night I watched the movie “Romeo and Juliet”. At last they killed __________
A. himself B. herself C. themselves D. ourselves
SECTION B. READING
Part 1. Reading the passage and then decide whether each of the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Living in the countryside is something that people from the city often dream about. However, in reality it has both advantages and disadvanges of living in the countryside. First, you can enjoy peace and quiet. Second, there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children. Third, everything is cheaper in the city.
However it is difficult for young people to find good jobs and children can’t get better entertainment in the countryside.
TRUE OR FALSE?
Question 13 __________ Living in the countryside is the best.
Question 14 __________ One of the disadvanges of living in the countryside is that you can enjoy peace and quite.
Question 15 __________ It is difficult for young people in the countryside to find good jobs.
Question 16 __________ Children can’t get better entertainment in the countryside.





Part 2. Read the passage then answer these questions.
HOW NAM HAS IMPROVED HIS ENGLISH
In the first year of lower secondary school I had some difficulties in learning English. My pronunciation of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my Englsih grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she. I made much progress and only one year later I won the fisrt prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school student in my hometown.
Questions.
Question 17 What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?
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Question 18 Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?
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Question 19 What did she tell him to improve his English grammar?
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Question 20 What did he win one year later?
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SECTION C. WRITING
Part 1. Match one line in column A with one line in column B then make a sentence.

A

B

1. My sister loves cooking.

a. Because they may cause a fire.

2. Nam doesn’t like go to the Water Park.

b. in locked cupboards.

3. Why mustn’t children play with matches?

c. but she doesn’t like washing dishes.

4. It is safe to keep medicine.

d. because he