Full name: English 8- 45 minute test

Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.

1. A. prize B. drill  C. brick D. trim

2. A. creamy B. steak C. sneaky D. speak
3. A. trophy B. problem C. broccoli D. drop
4. A. practice B. cracker C. tractor D. bracelet
5. A. trunk B. prudential C. brush D. crush
Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences
6. Nam helps his parents ………………the rice onto the ox-drawn cart.
A. load B. collect C. dry D. ride
7. In Emi’s opinion, city life is more ………………than country life.
A. friendly B. exciting C. natural D. peaceful
8. The sky is………………here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the
view.
A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast
9. Look! Some children are ………………the buffaloes.
A. picking B. playing C. driving D. herding
10. We all adored ________ aerobics when we were young.
A. doing B. do C. to do D. playing
11. They don’t need_____ that programme if they don’t like it.
A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. to see
12. There is_____ university and______ English centre in this City.
A. an/an B. an/a C. a/an D. a/a
13. My house is ………………from the river than Nam’s house.
A. far B. further C. furthest D. the furthest
14. Laura sings ………………than her sister.
A. better B. good C. best D. well
15. You can taste some ……………….of the local people sold right there at the open-air
market.
A. special B. specially C. speciality D. specialities
Each of the following sentences contains a mistake. Underline it and write the correct
answer in the space provided.
16. Today we play more badly than we did yesterday, so we need to practice more.
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17. Please speak clearer because I hardly understand the instructions.
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Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Viet Nam is a multicutural country with 54 ethnic groups. The Viet (King) people account
(18)……….86% of the country’s population and mainly inhabit the Red River delta, the
central coastal delta, the Mekong delta and major cities. The (19)……….53 ethnic minority
groups, totaling over 8 million people, are scattered over mountainous areas (covering
two- thirds of the country’s territory) (20)….from the North to the South.
      Among ethnic minorities, the (21)……….populated are Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa,Khmer,
Nung…..with a population of around 1 million each, (22)……….the least populated are
Brau, Roman, Odu with several hundred people each. The Viet people (23)……….in
establishing a centralised monarchy right in the 10th century. The Cham people once boasted
(24)……….flourishing culture early in the history. The Tay, Nung, and Khmer peoples had
reached high levels of (25)……….with the presence of various social strata. The Muong,
Hmong, Dao, Thai peoples…..gathered under the rule of (26)……….tribal heads. Many
ethnic groups divided their population into social echelons, especially those (27)……….lived
in moutainous areas.
18. A. with B. for C. of D. on
19. A. other B. another C. others D. anothers
20. A. coming B. lengthening C. leaving D. spreading
21. A. much B. many C. most D. more
22. A. while B. when C. though D. thus
23. A. managed B. achieved C. succeeded D. conquered
24. A. the B. a C. an D. some
25. A. development B. establishment C. operation D. contribution
26. A. social B. minor C. urban D. local
27. A. which B. who C. whose D. what
Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question below.
          Leisure activity isn’t just for fun, says Howard E.A. Tinsley, a professor from the
University of Florida who has developed a scale that classifies hobbies based on needs they
satỉsfy in people. The scale can help people find more personal fulfillment by giving them
insight into what they really like. “The surprising thing is that activities you might think are
very different have similar effects on people. Probably no one would consider acting to have
the same characteristics as roller-skating or playing baseball, but people who act as a hobby
report feeling an intense sense of belonging to a group, much the same way others do in
playing sports.”
          And activities providing the strongest sense of competition are not sports, but card and
Computer game, he found. Participating in soccer satisfies our desire for a sense of
“belonging”, and coin collecting fulfills the need for “creativity”. With so many people in
jobs they don’t care for, leisure is a prized aspect of people’s lives, Tinsley said. “Yet it’s not
something psychologists really study. Economists tell us how much money people spend
skiing, but nobody explains why skiing really appeals to people.”
        Fishing, generally considered an outdoor recreational activity, for example, is a form of
self-expression like stamp collecting, because it gives people the opportunity to express some
aspect of their personality by doing something different from their daily routine, he saỉd.
28. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Both acting and roller-skating give people a feeling of being a part of a team.
B. Collecting things satisfies people’s desire for making new things.
C. Fishing allows you to show the type of person you are.
D. Researchers know for sure why a hobby attracts a person.
29. According to the passage, outdoor recreational activity is considered as________ .
A. a way of showing people’s habbits
B. a method of satisfying their expectation
C. a chance to show their character
D. an activity to show their unity in a team 
30. Taking part in sports gives you ______
A. the strongest desire to win
B. a need for creativity
C. the chance to express your feelings
D. a sense of being part of a team
31. The bold word “it” in the last paragraph refers to
A. fishing
B. an activity
C. self-expression
D. stamp collecting
32. Which sentence best summarizes the passage?
A. Leisure activity and sport are totally different
B. Leisure activities satisfy people’s particular desires
C. A person’s personality is expressed Via his hobbies
D. Sports affect a person’s personality
Use the words given to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to
the first sentence.
33. Would you like to play a game of tennis now? (fancy)
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34. Phong was a quicker walker than his friends. (quickly)
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35. This is the largest kite I’ve ever seen. (larger)

36. How much are those trainers? (cost)

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Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.
37. Playing beach games is very interesting.
It is_______________________________________________________________________
38. It is not a good idea to spend too much time on Computer games.
It’s better to avoid___________________________________________________________
39. My parents insist me on learning something interesting.
My parents wants____________________________________________________________
40. Jenny finds reading poetry boring.
Jenny dislikes_______________________________________________________________