ENGLISH 8 PRACTICE TEST 5 Summer 2021

I. Listen to the following passage. Then fill in each numbered blank with the word you hear. (2,0
points)
As the proverb says “No one knows the value of (1) ___ until he loses it” in other words, nothing
is more (2) ___ than health.
It is clear that health is the foundation of one’s future success. If you become sick, it is nearly (3)
___ to pursue your career effectively, much less make your dreams come true. On the other hand, if you
are (4) ___ you can go all out to overcome the obstacles that lie ahead of you.
Health is the resource of our (5) ___. What should we do to maintain our health? First, we should
(6) ___ every day to strengthen our muscles. Second, we might as well keep good hours. If we get up
early, we can breathe fresh air and see the (7) ___. This habit can do wonders for our (8) ___ on life.
Third, there is a proverb that says, “(9) ___ is better than cure” If you pay close attention to your health,
you can avoid getting sick, or at least cure yourself of a disease while it is still in its beginning stage.
In conclusion, health is more important than (10) ___. Those who are rich but poor in health are
no more fortune than those who are poor, but healthy in body. If you want yo ur wish to come true,
health is the most important component of you success.
1.___________ 2.___________ 3.___________ 4.___________ 5.___________
6.___________ 7.___________ 8.___________ 9.___________ 10.__________
II. Listen and complete the note.
FITNESS COURSES
You cannot do the course unless you are a (1) ____________________
The speaker wants to do (2) ____________________ for beginners.
To become a member, he has to pay (3) ____________________ pounds a month.
His teacher's surname is (4) ____________________
She teaches on Mondays and (5)  ____________________
SECTION 2: PHONETICS
II. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by
writing your answer A, B, C or D. (0,6 point)
1. A. son B. sure C. sun D. sort
2. A. chopstick B. touch C. catch D. stomach
3. A. passed B. forced C. threatened D. walked
III. Choose the word which has the main stress placed differently from the other by writing your
answer A, B, C or D. (0,4 point)
1. A. cotton B. baggy C. ignore D. label
2. A. material B. completely C. economy D. tropical
SECTION 3: LEXICO - GRAMMAR
IV. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence by writing your answer
A, B, C or D. (7,0 points)
1. Linh always helps her mother ______the housework.
A. do B. does C. doing D. did
2. She looks tired. What’s ______ with her?
A. wrong B. matter C. happen D. right
3. I ______ a letter from my aunt last weekend.
A. sent B. send C. receive D. received
4. The nurse told ______ Hoa to the waiting room.
A. return B. to return C. returning D. returned
5. Do you know what time he ______ for Ha Noi tomorrow?
A. gets B. reaches C. arrives D. leaves
6. Tam ______ go fishing with his brother when he was young.
A. is used to B. has used to C. used to D. was used to
7. The people in my hometown ______ their living by planting vegetables and rice.
A. earn B. gain C. get D. take
8. Many young people are concerned ______ the environment.
A. of B. with C. about D. in
9. - What is your _______ name? - It is Nguyen.
A. full                          B. second             C. family                 D. third
10. My father is _______ work now.
A. in                            B. on                           C. at               D. with
11. December is the _______ month of the year.
A. twelve                    B. twenty                   C. twelveth                D. twelfth
12. We should have a _______ check - up every six months.
A. medical              B. medicine             C. medium             D. medically
13. Lien learns to play ______ piano in her free time.
A. a B. the C. and D. 0
14. Let ______ stay at home and watch TV
A. we B. our C. us D. ours
15. We always need more players. Why don’t you come ________ ?
A. on B. along C. with D. in
16. Do you know_______ ?
A. where are the Bakers living? B. where do the Baker live?
C. where the Bakers live? D. where are the Bakers live?
17. The train is running ________ top speech.
A. at B. on C. with D. by
18. We went on ________ journey.
A. an eighty-kilometer B. an eighty-kilometers C. eighty-kilometers D. a eight- kilometer
19. Jane bought________ a cap yesterday.
A. for me B. to me C. me D. with me
20. He writes articles for a newspaper. He is a _______
A. journalist B. teacher C. musician D. worker
21. This food tastes_______.
A. careful B. carefully C. delicious D. deliciously
22. A: “Would you like some corn?”
B: “____________.”
A. No, thanks. I’m full. B. Ok. I don’t like corn.
C. All right. D. Yes, I would.
23. Mr. Bill speaks Vietnamese very ___________.
A. skillfully B. good C. fluently D. best
24. I think Nam is ______ honest boy in our class.
A. a B. an C. the D. this
25. Are you hungry? Would you like______ else?
A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
26. My brother never eats beef and ________.
A. I do, too B. so do I C. I don’t, either D. neither don’t I
27. I didn’t see the end of the film because I ____ asleep.
A. fell B. felt C. went D. felled
28. Of the two girls, Nga is_______.
A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. the more beautiful D. the most beautiful
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29. My funny story made the whole class__________.
A. smile B. laughing C. laugh D. crying
30. I have____ uncle in Hue. He is a doctor. He often wears__ uniform.
A. a/a B. a/an C. an/an D. an/a
31. Her brother prefers listening to music at home______ playing soccer.
A. of B. than C. to D. with
32. Mr. Hai doesn’t buy any eggs in the market because his chickens___ a lot of them.
A. do B. feed C. grow D. produce
33. Quang is arriving___ the farm.
A. in B. at C. on D. to
34. Look at the _______ practice at page 98.
A. further B. far C. more D. farther
35. ___ she plays the guitar!
A. How well B. How good C. What well D. What good
V. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find the mistake and write your answer
A, B, C or D. (1,0 point)
1. Mai learns how to use a computer in her scientific class.
A B C D
2. There are less TV programs for teenagers than there are for adults.
A B C D
3. The table was so heavy that I could hard lift it.
A B C D
4. The teacher, together with his students, are planting trees.
A B C D
5. You look tired. You’d better to stay inside at recess.
A B C D
SECTION 4: READING
VI. Read the text and decide which option best fits each numbered blank by writing your
answer A, B, C or D. (2,0 points)
During the teenage (1) ___, many people can sometimes be (2) __ to talk to. They may not like to
talk about their work at school. This is a normal (3) ___ at this age, though it can be very hard for their
(4) __ to understand. Teenagers are trying to become adults.
Parents should do (5) ___ best to talk to their son or daughter about school, work and future plans
(6) __ shouldn’t push them to talk if they don’t want to. Parents should watch for (7) ___ signs: some
young people are trying to be adults may experiment with drug, alcohol, or smoking. These are not good
for their (8) ___ and for their future. Parents should know these signs and help them out.
1. A. days B. week C. month D. years
2. A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficulties D. difficultly
3. A. develop B. developing C. developed D. development
4. A. father B. mother C. teacher D. parents
5. A. my B. his C. their D. her
6. A. and B. but C. so D. or
7. A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. to danger
8. A. strong B. health C. healthy D. healthily
VII. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer by writing A, B, C or D. (1,0 point)
The Moon revolves once on its axis each time it orbits the Earth, thus always presenting the
same face to earth bound observers. However, even to the unaided eyes this unchanging face shows
two contrasting types of landscape dark, plain-like areas of lower relief, and brighter, decidedly more
rugged regions which cover about two-thirds of the surface, Early astronomers mistakenly referred to
the smooth dark areas as Maria (or sea) giving the name terrace (or land) to the bright up land regions.
The terms have persisted since, even though the Moon’s surface has long been known to be

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completely waterless.
1. The Moon’s revolution is responsible for_____________.
A. the way it orbits the sun B. the way its own axis is referred
C. the way earth bound people can observe it D. the way it is presented in history book
2. To us, the Moon’s surface ______________.
A. never changes B. change as we move out position
C. always changes D. sometimes changes
3. On the Moon, there are ______________.
A. many kinds of landscapes.
B. light and dark areas.
C. very few contrasts.
D. only low plains to be observed.
4. One mistake early astronomers made was ____________.
A. to confuse the words Maria and terrace.
B. ignore the smooth dark area
C. to consider some areas to be seas.
D. to think that the upland regions were bright
5. It is probable that the paragraph after the passage discuss_______________.
A. the revolution of the Moon on its axis
B. the use of incorrect terminology in history
C. the different views of early astronomers
D. the upland regions- the terrace of the Moon
VIII. Read the passage below and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (2,0 points)
When people talk about Nha Trang, the biggest city in Khanh Hoa (1)____, they often think of
a tropical paradise. Nha Trang is (2)____ for seaside resorts. It has long coastline with beautiful white
sandy beaches.
In the morning and afternoon, (3)____ can take part in various fascinating outdoor activities
(4)____ as mud bathing, swimming, snorkeling (5)____ scuba diving. Snorkeling and scuba diving are
both interesting sports, as swimmers (6)____ swim underwater and admired the lives at the bottom of
the sea. (7)____, tourists can also take boat trips (8)____ the islands. One of the most enjoyable trips
is the trip to Mieu Island, where Tri Nguyen Aquarium was built in 1999. This aquarium now home to
different kinds of colorful fish and even a few sharks.
In addition, tourists can spend an evening (9)____ a fishing village, where they could get a
taste of the local seafood. There are crabs, shrimps, lobsters, clams, oysters and several other kinds of
fish- all are fresh and (10)____.
WRITE YOUR ANSWERS HERE
1.___________ 2.___________ 3.___________ 4.___________ 5.___________
6.___________ 7.___________ 8.___________ 9.___________ 10.__________
SECTION 5: WRITING
IX. Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one, beginning with the
words or phrases given. (2,0 points)
1. Can’t you do better than that?
 Is that _____________________________________________________________?
2. You shouldn’t eat too much meat.
 You’d _____________________________________________________________.
3. Mr. Quang speaks Chinese fluently.
 Mr. Quang is ________________________________________________________.
4. He couldn’t go to school because of his illness.
 Because he__________________________________________________________.
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5. Hoa spends thirty minutes a day practicing the piano.
 Practicing the piano ___________________________________________________.
6. Tim’s mother works 5 days a week. His father works six days a week.
Tim’s mother works____________________________________________________.
7. How wide is the West Lake?
 What _______________________________________________________________?
8. People in this area often take a bus to work.
 People in this area get used ______________________________________________.
9. Mr. Thanh couldn’t enjoy the meal because of the stomachache.
 The stomachache prevented______________________________________________.
10. A train leaves at eight o’clock every morning.
 There is______________________________________________________________.
X. Use the word and phase to make sentence. Make any changes if necessary. (2,0 points)
1. Children / not enough / food/ eat / warm / clothes/ wear.
_____________________________________________________________________
2. I/ used / look/ after/ younger/ brother/ sister/when/parents/work.
_____________________________________________________________________
3. People/ do/ everything/ without/ help/ modern/ equipment/ year/ ago.
_____________________________________________________________________
4. there/ be/ good movies/ on/ the Megastar Theater/ now/?
_____________________________________________________________________
5. John/ not/ like/ pop music/ and/ do/ Teddy.
_____________________________________________________________________

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