Thanh Quan Secondary school Mark

Class: 8A
Name:
15 MINUTE TEST
I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A. cattle B. culture C. ceremony D. contaminate
2. A. action B. question C. mention D. education
II.Circle the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
3. A. pollution B. dangerous C. factory D. poisonous
4. A. monument B. symbolize C. attraction D. spectacle
III. Circle the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
5. I …………….to New York three times this year.
A. has been B. have been C. was D. were
6. Listen! John ………….an interesting book.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
7. People in countries like the USA, Great Britain and New Zealand use English as
their…………..language.
A. official B. native C. foreign D. traditional
8. Don’t drink that water. It’s………………….
A. pure B. contaminated C. damaged D. clean
9. If we………………………more, we will save the Earth.
A. recycle B. recycled C. recycling D. are recycled
10. This year the school………………on 28 June.
A. ends B. ending C. end D. ended
11. We’ve already booked our holiday.We …………….to Rome in May.
A. have gone B. are going C. go D. went
12. Would you mind if I ……………………..up the radio?
A. turn B. is turning C. turned D. had turned
13. Water pollution can make many aquatic animals……………….
A. dying B. to die C. die D. died
14. Scotland is famous ………………its culture.
A. for B. to C. in D. of
15. Oil and coal are the most important…………..resources.
A. national B. natural C. industrial D. agricultural
16.Many …………….students choose to study in Australia because of the high
quality of education.
A. nationally B. international C. internation D. nation
17. Loch Ness is a ……………..in the Highlands of Scotland.
A. person B. lake C. valley D. iver
18. He found it difficult to understand at first…………………their accent.
A. because B. so C. because of D. therefore
19. My mom doesn’t mind………………..me from school in the afternoon.
A. pick up B. picking up C. picks up D. to pick up
20. If I …………..you, I would sell that house.
A. am B. was C. were D. are