Hong Bang Secondary School MARKS

Full name : Lư Hiểu Long

PRACTICE TEST 2
Class : 8A5
Grade 8
Date : 17/10/2021
I. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5pts)

1. Danny: " How lovely your pets are!" - Emma: " ______"
A. Thank you. It is very nice of you to say so. B. Really! They are.
B. Can you say it again. D. I love them too.
2. I am sorry, but I've got _____much work to do to come to the beach today.
A. so B. too C. enough D. such
3. Ben is really serious and I don't think he has a ______
A. different characters B. telling joke C. sense of humor D. enjoying jokes
4. I am trying to concentrate on my homework and that loud music from the next door is beginning to _____me!
A. tear B. destroy C. injure D. annoy
5. Jack is quite confident now, but he used to be really ______and he didn't like to meet new people!
A. sociable B. outgoing C. generous D. reserved
6. My grandmother had a very strong ______and everyone respected her.
A. bully B. character C. person D. generosity
7. Bell was very successful ______demonstrating his products at countless exhibitions.
A. in B. about C. at D. towards
8. The baby looked ______when she fell asleep on the sofa.
A. peaceful B. happy C. generous D. kind
9. Scientists ______a carefully controlled experiment on the dangerous virus.
A. made B. did C. took D. got
10. That was one of the best films I have ever seen- it was ______interesting.
A. a little bit B. very C. extremely D. too

II. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sign:
11. What does the sign say?

A. The drivers can drive as fast as they can. B. Beware of careless driving.
C. You cannot drive with care on this road. D. Slippery road is ahead.

12. What does the sign say?

A. Littering is allowed here. B. You must use recycle bins.

C. We must put waste paper into the bin. D. We can find dust bins everywhere.

III. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 13 to 16 are True or False and choose the
correct answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions 17 and 18
One of my favorite people is Mark. I first met him about four years ago at a football match and now we are
very good friends. Mark looks really cool and is quite popular. He is 16 years old and is tall and wellbuilt. he
has got brown eyes and short black hair. He usually wears casual clothes such as jeans and a T-shirt or loose-
fitting shirt. He is very easy-going and has got a great sense of humor. Athough he gets on well with most
people, he can be a bit reserved at times.
Mark has a lots of interests. He is crazy about football. He plays almost every day and is the best player in the
school team. He hopes to become a professional player one day. He often collects football outfits and goes to
matches all the time. He also likes playing basketball and volleyball. I think that Mark is a great guy. I enjoy
hanging out with him. I hope that we can be friends forever.

13. The writer first met Mark at a football match 2 years ago. False
14. Mark is a crazy guy that sometimes drives his friends angry. False
15. Mark is a sporty guy who can play many kinds of sports. True
16. Mark likes to collect football outfits and sometimes goes to matches. True
17. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The brief description of the friend, Mark.
B. Mark and his interest in sports.
C. Mark's good characters.
D. Mark's appearance and his hobby.
18. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Mark appears nice and everyone likes him.
B. Although he gets on well with everyone, they don't like him much.
C. Nobody likes him because he sometimes becomes crazy.
D. Mark and the writer first met at the football match and they didn't meet again.
IV. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Alexander Fleming was born (19) ______the sixth of August in 1881 in Scotland. He went to a small school in
a village, and when he left school he didn’t ( 20) ______university. He worked for five years in an office. But his
brother, Tom, was a doctor and (21) ______Fleming to study medicine in university., (22) ______he went to London
University and in 1906 he became a doctor. In 1915, Fleming married Sarah, an Irish woman. They had one son.
During the First World War, many soldiers died in hospital because they didn’t have the (23) ______medicines. So
after the war, Fleming tried to find a drug that could help them. He worked for many years and in 1928 he (24)
______a new drug and he called it “penicillin”. He later worked with an Australian and a German scientist to develop a
drug that doctors could use. In 1945, they won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their work on penicillin.

19. A. on B. in C. at D. during
20. A. learn B. study C. take D. go to
21. A. helped B. supported C. got D. affected
22. A. although B. because C. so D. but
23. A. much B. right C. expensive D. comfortable
24. A. realized B. delivered C. discovered D. explored

V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.

25. High winds can be very _____destructive___________, so everyone should stay indoors. DESTROY
26. We offer free _____delivery___________on all purchases over $ 100. DELIVER
27. I think we're all in ___agreement_____________that something must be done about the problem. AGREE
28. Bell successfully demonstrated his inventions at __countless__________exhibitions. COUNT
29. ___Luckily_________, I have such a lot of good friends at Hong Bang school. LUCK
30. Each year, fires destroy homes and ___injure_________people very badly. INJURY
VI. Arrange these words into their correct orders

31. a/ lovely / on my birthday/ Swiss watch/ My mother bought me/ new/./

--> My mother bought me a new lovely Swiss watch on my birthday.
32. with electricity/ to take/ It is very important / when working /safety precautions /./
--> It is very important to take safety precautions when working with electricity.

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence
printed before it.
33. Danny couldn't see the film because he was very tired.
--> Danny was too tired to see the film.
34. Emma intends to eat out with her classmates after school.
--> Emma is going to eat out with her classmates after school.
35. It takes the students two hours to complete their homework after school.
--> The students spend two hours to complete their homework after school.
36. My grandma sent me a special gift on my birthday.
--> I received a special gift from grandma on my birthday.