SAMPLE TEST- ENGLISH 8- HK1

Task 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the others in each group. (0.5pt)
1. A. picturesque B. surprise C. business D. focus
2. A. avoid B. voice C. doing D. join
Task 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to completes each of the sentences. (2.0 pts)
3. He is 16; _______ it is against the law to buy alcohol without their parents’ observation.
A. and B. nevertheless C. so D. therefore
4. A tent can be_______ pulled down and transported than a ger.
A. easier B. more easily C. most easily D. easily
5. It’s snowing now. Would you like _______ on Sunday?
A. skiing B. go to ski C. to go skiing D. go skiing
6. Nowadays, people in my village use a combine harvester to _______ their rice.
A. separate B. dry C. load D. harvest
7. Ba works _______ so he often gets worse marks than Tuan.
A. lazier B. more lazily C. lazily D. lazy
8. In his free time, my younger brother is keen on _______ puzzles and taking photos.
A. hanging B. doing C. herding D. making
PART 3. READING
Task 1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D. (1.25 pts)
There are a lot of pastimes that young people like, and one of (1) is mountain climbing. It is an
active leisure activity that people can do either indoors or outdoors. If you go climbing outdoors, it is a
great way to (2) your strength and enjoy nature at the same time. You can even set up your own
climbing wall in your backyard or (3) your home. This way you don't have to go out and still can keep
fit and enjoy the activity. So how can you start mountain climbing? Many people take a class to learn
how to climb and use their equipment (4) Others join climbing clubs to make new friends with the same
interest and go climbing together. If you are an active person and like outdoor activities, (5) don't you
try this activity?
1. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs
2. A. decrease B. raise C. increase D. reduce
3. A. indoor B. within C. among D. inside
4. A. effect B. effective C. effectiveness D. effectively
5. A. why B. when C. how D. where
PART 4. WRITING
Task 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the part that is incorrect. (0.5 pt)
1. Teenagers fancy to socialize with their friends after school.
A. teenagers B. after C. their D. to socialize
2. The Kinh have large number of people, accounting for about 86% of the population.
A. large B. for C. the D. people
Task 2. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same
meaning as the first one. (1 pt)
1. Are you interested in hanging out with friends at weekends?
Do you fancy___________________________________________________________
2. Duong was very busy; however, he spent the whole day at the Lim festival.
Although Duong_______________________________________________________
3. The buses run every 15 minutes. The trains run every 30 minutes.
The buses run _________________________________________________________
4. Mai bought many books, for she likes reading
Mai likes _____________________________________________________________
PART B: LANGUAGE (2,0 pts)
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0.4pt)
1. A. chopstick B. chicken C. cheek D. character
2. A. breakfast B. brief C. bright D. climb
II. Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following
sentences (1.6 pts)
1. The boys often help their parents to ______ water from the village well.
A. gather B. collect C. give D. find
2. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the ______ house.
A. communication B. community C. communal D. commune
3. ______ did you go with last year when you participated in the Hoa Ban festival?
A. Whom B. When C. Where D. Whose
4. If we meet at 9:00, we ______ plenty of time to talk.
A. have B. is having C. will have D. had
5. My uncle works in ______ coffee plantation in Dak Lak.
A. a B. an C. some D. much
6. We are going to prepare ______ sticky rice served with grilled chicken for the celebration.
A. five colours B. five-colours C. five colour D. five-coloured
7. The village festival helps us maintain our traditions, connect with other people, and strengthen our
family ______.
A. relation B. reunion C. bonds D. activity
8. In the mountainous region, the number of ______ going to school is going up.
A. child B. childs C. children D. childrens
PART C: READING (2,0pts)
I. Read the following paragraph and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps (1.0 pt)
Nowadays, with the high-speed Internet (1) ______, people can quickly update the (2) ______
news on the coming natural disasters in their neighborhood. For example, last year many flood victims
in Da Nang were rescued from deep flooded areas (3) ______ to the short videos and images of where
they got stuck, they posted on social networks like Facebook or TikTok. In addition, the collaborative
work on storm and flood prevention between departments goes (4) ______ because they can have video
conferences to guide and evacuate locals from dangerous areas. In the future, the communication (5)
______ people and the rescue teams might be much more convenient when telepathy technology has a
breakthrough.
1. A. connect B. connecting C. connection D. connector
2. A. latest B. last C. later D. late
3. A. despite B. because C. thank D. thanks
4. A. smoothy B. smoothly C. smooth D. smoother
5. A. by B. with C. between D. from

PART D: WRITING (2,0pts)

I. Make letter A, B, C or D to indicate the part that is incorrect. (0.4pt)
1. People here often grow some crop like rice and corn.
A. People B. crop C. rice D. corn
2. Many the Vietnamese go to temples or pagodas to pray for good luck.
A. Many B. the C. temples D. good luck
II. Rewrite the sentences in the way suggested (0,8 pt)
1. Unless she wears warm clothes, she will have a cold.
 If ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. No one in my family can speak English more fluently than my father.
 My father can…………………………………………………………………………….……………
3. He is interested in getting up early in the morning.
 He enjoys…………………………………………………………………………….………………..
4. He will go to school by bus if it rains.
 He will take …………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. pet B. letter C. let D. set
2. A. food B. tooth C. good D. smooth
3. I always enjoy __________to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.
A. to talk B. to talking C. talking D. talk
4. The Internet allows us to communicate ________friends from different parts of the world.
A. to B. with C. for D. of
5 ‘I was wondering if you’d like to go to Da Lat Flower Festival’ ‘- When does it take place?’
A. Not bad! B. Are you sure? C. For what? D. Sure, I’d love to!
6. Red envelopes are believed to bring good _________ on Tet holiday.
A. luck B. love C. wish D. hope
7. Linh wanted to make some pies but didn’t have apples; _________, she decided to bake a cake.
A. therefore B. in contrast C. namely D. so
8. There’s a __________ of having parties at Christmas.
A. habit B. rule C. tradition D. practice
9. Mr. Ba: “Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.” Mrs. Black:
“______________”
A. It’s right up my street! B. That’s awesome.
C. Exactly what I want. D. How interesting!
10. _____________ ethnic Khmer live in Mekong Delta of Vietnam.
A. The / - B. The / a C. A / the D. The / the
Rewrite second sentences with the same meaning
1. Study hard and you will pass your exam.
→ If …………………………………………………………
2. Duong is fond of travelling and has been everywhere.
→ Duong is keen ……………………………………………
3. My mother cannot cook as well as me.
→ I can.....................................................................................
4. Despite being tired, he did the test very well.
→ Although .............................................................................
5. A sports car goes faster than an ordinary one.
→ An ordinary car goes ...........................................................
Give the correct form of the word in the rackets in the following questions.
6. Nga eats more _________ than Tung does because she likes fast food. (HEALTHY)
7. The ______ houses of many ethnic groups are used to worship the ancestors. (COMMUNE)
8. Most of the Central Highlands is __________. (MOUNTAIN)
9. Do villagers today dress _______ as in the past? (TRADITION)
10. I am _________ in her hometown with a lot of paddy fields. (INTEREST)
Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. pool B. wood C. cook D. football
2. A. avoid B. toing C. choice D. join

Choose the best option to complete each sentence.

3. I am crazy about my children.
A. keen on B. worried C. happy D. sad
4. Children in the countryside enjoy _________ cattle in the field.
A. walking B. herding C. following D. raising
5. She wanted to prepare for the exam;______, she turned off her mobile phone.
A.so B. but C. however D. therefore
6. My family often have a tradition of holding a family ______at Christmas.
A. reunion B. work C. meal D. party
7. She _________ sore eyes if she spends too much time on the computer.
A. have B. has C. will have D. had
8. _________ does Hung Temple Festival take place? – In Phu Tho.
A. What B. Where C. When D. Why
9. ___________ youngest boy has just started going to __________ school.
A. A – Ø B. Ø – the C. an – Ø D. The – Ø
10. Mono danced ________than Mr Buong, my teacher.
A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. as beautiful D. more beautifully

Find out the mistake in each following sentence.

1. My sister enjoys read about wild animals and natural mysteries.
A. enjoys B. read C. wild animals D. natural
2. The Vietnamese people believe that the Kitchen Gods go to Heaven on carps.
A. The B. that C. the D. carps
3. Lan often goes to school by bus, but today she goes on foot.
A. by B. but C. goes D. on
4. I looked everywhere for my keys, but I couldn’t only find your.
A. looked B. for C. but D. your
5. I’m becoming increasingly forgettable. Last week I locked myself out of the house twice.
A. becoming B. forgettable C. myself D. the
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before it.
6. I would like to use Facebook in my free time.
=> I am fond________________________________________________________
7. Mr Hung is a more careful taxi driver than Mr Nam.
=> Mr Hung drives____________________________________________________
8. He had a good salary, but he was unhappy in his job.
=> Although _________________________________________________________
Use the words given to write the meaningful sentences.
9. He/ fancy / play/ Monopoly / when / he / have/ leisure time. =>
__________________________________________________________
10. I/ visit/ my neighbours/ yesterday/ no one/ be/ home.
=> ____________________________________________________________

Choose the best option to complete the sentences below.

11. Viet Nam is _____________ multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
12. I ________ camping with my friends tomorrow if the weather ________ fine. A. am
/ will be B. went / was C. will go / is D. go / is 13. _________ does
this laptop belong to? - It belongs to Jim.
A. Who B. Whose C. Which D. What
14. The typical house type of the ethnic minority peoples is the _________.
A. stilt house B. igloo C. apartment D. lighthouse
15. Jim doesn’t want to borrow _________ money from anyone.
A. a B. an C. many D. much
16. Do you think we _______ a test tomorrow?
A. write B. wrote C. will write D. writes
17. The Viet people have many traditional _________: weaving, carpentry, embroidery, …..
and their products are famous everywhere.
A. festivals B. crafts C. languages D. costumes
18. Lan: Thanks to online learning, we could continue our studying during Covid-19 pandemic. -
Mai: _________.
A. Yes, I’d love to. B. Good idea! C. Do you think so? D. Yes, certainly.
19. Nam: Shall we visit a recycling factory in Ha Noi? - Ba: _________.
A.Thanks for your idea. B. Right! What to say? C. Great! When should we go? D. Don’t tell me about it.
20. Tet is an occasion for family _________ in Viet Nam. A. visiting B. meeting
C. reunions D. celebration Find out the mistake in each following sentence.
31. Much people in remote areas travel on foot.
A. Much B. areas C. travel D. on
32. Most families in the Viet Nam prepare offerings for the Kitchen Gods.
A. Most B. the C. prepare D. for
33. Jane used to living with her grandparents when she was a child.
A. living B. with C. grandparents D. was
34. You usually spend your free time to play games, don’t you?
A. usually B. your C. to play D. you
35. If it will rain heavily tomorrow, we won’t go swimming.
A. will rain B. heavily C. won’t D. swimming
Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
11. A. wood B. moon C. cool D. soon
12. A. girl B. game C. village D. garden
Mark the letter A, B, C or D that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress.
13. A. understand B. experience C. interact D. afternoon
14. 14. A. staple B. impact C. revive D. tribal
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
15. In his free time, he is _______ about messaging friends.
A. fond B. keen C. crazy D. interested
16. It’s ______ time, so the villagers are busy cutting and gathering their crops.
A. festival B. harvest C. growing D. planting
17. Going out for breakfast has become a common _________ in this city.
A. tradition B. lifestyle C. hobby D. practice
18. _____ clothes do minority people wear to Bac Ha Sunday Fair?
A. When B. What C. How D. Where
19. It takes me more than ________ hour to drive from my house to the city centre.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
20. If we eat more vegetables and fruit every day, we _______ healthy.
A. will be B. are C. be D. will
21. Nhi: “What do you think about traditional games?” - Minh: “___________”
A. Yes, I don’t like it. B. I think I can. C. I think it’s very interesting. D. I don’t think so.
22. Lam: “Do you fancy going out for a drink?” - Phong: “____________”
A. I usually drink tea. B. Sure, thanks C. Why are you asking? D. No, I prefer coffee.
23. Unless you ______ all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.
A. answered B. answer C. would answer D. are answering
24. The tribal women know how to __________ these threads into nice hats.
A. weave B. practice C. celebrate D. leisurely
25. Mr Nam _________ to the countryside next month
A. go B. has gone C. went D. will go
Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.
36. My younger brother enjoys doing puzzles.
=> My younger brother is ___________________________________________.
37. Mr Smith is a more careful driver than his wife.
=> Mr Smith drives ________________________________________________.
38. Unless we leave now, we will miss the first bus.
=> If we don’t ____________________________________________________.
39. He wanted to prepare for the exam. He turned off his mobile phone.
40. => He wanted ___________________________________________________. (therefore)
41. 40. I like playing sports better than surfing the net.
=> I prefer ____________________________________
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
11. A. keep B. know C. kitchen D. keen
12. A. return B. future C. picture D. culture
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
13. A. accept B. costume C. follow D. mention
14. A. diversity B. intelligent C. generation D. apparently
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
15. She worked hard, _______she passed the exam easily.
A. so B. because C. if D. although
16. We often post many questions to discuss on a/an _______after school.
A. forum B. market C. club D. office
17. If you ________ the letter today, It'll arrive tomorrow.
A. send B. to send C. sending D. sends
18. The xoe dance is a ______ dance of the Thai in Viet Nam. A. folk B.
national C. special D. international
19. Mr. Buong is old customer and honest man.
A. an – the B. the – an C. an – an D. the – the
20.______, we hold the winter festival on the 15 of December in lunar calendar.
A. Custom B. Traditionally C. In the past D. In the future
21. “We‘re going on a trip to Ha Long Bay next week.” “ Really? _______!”
A. Good luck B. Have a nice time C. It’s your pleasure D. Take your time
22. “How about fixing the dripping faucet.” - “__________” A. We will.
B. Good idea! C. Yes, please. D. I’m afraid not Find out the
mistake in each following sentence.
33. Lan often goes to school by bus, but today she goes on foot.
A. goes B. by C. but D. goes
34. His family was very poor, because he had to work for a company
A. very poor B. because C. had to work D. company
Rewrite the following sentences as directed) so that the meanings stay the same.
35. Jack has a new laptop; however, he never logs on his account on the Facebook.
Although __________________________________.
36. The white car is cheaper than the black car The black car is
_____________________________.
37. Plant more trees and we will have fresh air.
If we _____________________________________.
39. They want to chase away bad luck and pray for a lucky new year.
40. They enjoy __________________________________.
41. The Vietnamese decorate their houses with plants and trees.
42. The Vietnamese use plants and __________________.