Thanh Quan Secondary school

Class: 8A Mark
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15 MINUTES TEST
I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A. wanted B. naked C. danced D. needed
2. A. thermal B. there C. thankful D. thorough
II.Circle the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
3. A.aquatic B. botanical C. historic D. physical
4. A.athletic B. dramatic C. scientific D. heroic
III. Circle the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
5. The inhabitants of Scotland are calld……………………
A. Scotlanders B. Scotlish C. Scots D. Scotchs
6. Her English accent is so good that she is thought of as a………….speaker.
A. natural B. official C. non-native D. native
7. ………having two official languages, Canada has the third largest English-
speaking population.
A. Despite B. Because C. Due to D. Even though
8. People around the world see the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of……………..
A. free B. freely C. freedom D. happy
9. In the United State there are 50……………and six different time zones across
the country.
A. states B. nations C. towns D. countries
10. If you …………a billionaire, what would you do to help the poor?
A. was B. were C. are D. had been
11.If you……….. your promise, I will punish you.
A. break B. broke C. will break D. broken
12. Many fish in this lake were died because of the…………….water.
A. pollution B. polluted C. polluting D. pollute
13. The Maori’s culture has a major………………….on New Zealand life.
A. affect B. impact C. aspect D. importance
14. She……………her family since Christmas.
A. didn’t meet B. doesn’t meet C. hasn’t met D. won’t meet
IV. Circle the letter A, B, C or D that needs CORRECTION.
15. I find it’s difficult to understand some of my Scottish friends because of their
accent.
A B C D
16. Niagara Falls is one of the most spectacle waterfalls in the world.
A B C D
V. Supply the correct form of the words.
17. Air pollution is ( harm)………….to people’s health.
18.(poison)……………chemicals are dumped into the river every day.
19. That strong storm(damage)………….many buildings in the city yesterday.
20. You should improve your English ( pronounce)………………………