Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted SECOND MID-TERM TEST
Name:................................... (2017-2018) MARK:.......................
Class:... Grade 8
Time allowance: 30 minutes
PART A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1. A. says B. plays C. rays D. stays
2. A. appeared B. formed C. imagined D. vanished
3. A. exchange B. champagne C. teacher D. children
4. A. sensitive B. benefit C. pretty D. remedy
5. A. oranges B. figures C. classes D. watches
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others
1. A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average
2. A. chemical B. effective C. experience D. biology
3. A. primary B. satisfy C. variety D. remedy
4. A. compulsory B. population C. occasionally D. immediate
5. A. favourite B. government C. influence D. identify
PART B. USE OF ENGLISH
I. Choose the option that best completes each of the following sentences
1. The Browns had to use all of their …………… to buy their new house.
A. expenses B. savings C. reserves D. remains
2. If Lan comes to England, it will be a good ………….... for her to improve.
A. opportunity B. possibility C. advantage D. experience
3. I’ve always enjoyed travelling. My brother; ………., prefers to stay at home.
A. but B. although C. however D. moreover
4. If he worked more slowly, he….…….so many mistakes.
A. wouldn’t make B. won’t make C. didn’t make D. doesn’t make
5.I wish you ……......... leave now. Can’t you stay a bit longer?
A. don’t have to B. didn’t have to C. won’t have to D. hadn’t to
6. If only I …….…... play the guitar as well as you!
A. would B. shall C. could D. might
7. The party, at …….…... I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable.
A. where B. that C. who D. which
8. Their new house …….…..yet.
A. wasn’t finished B. does not finish C.is not finished D. hasn’t been finished
9. To put off means to………....
A. destroy B. postpone C. cancel D. wait
10. If a bomb goes off, it ………....
A. explodes B. fails C. strikes D. misses its object
II. Use the correct form of the given word to complete each of the following sentences
volcanic
1. Some people think that gods create ............................... eruption. (VOLCANO)
acquaintances
2. Everyone has a number of ................................, but no one has many true friends. (ACQUAINT)
3. We are now fully aware of the ................................
conservation of natural resources. (CONSERVE)
Prevention
4. Do you understand the saying “............................... is better than cure”? (PREVENT)
5. The victims of the...........................
friendship village were provided with food and medicine. (FLOOD)
6. ............................ monuments are always great attractions for visitors and tourists. (ICON)
7. Technology will probably help to ............................ natural disasters. (PREDICTION)
8. Debris from collapsed buildings was............................ across the whole area. (SCATTER)
divided
9. New Zealand is............................. into the North Island and the South Island. (DIVIDE)
serve
10. That company gave us very good ...............................(SERVE)
III. Complete these sentences with appropriate prepositions.
up
- Glass is broken (1) ...................and made (2) .....................new
into glassware after being sent to the factories.
- You can find (3) …….........
in the answer to your questions in this book.
- These people have been trained to deal (4) ...................
up these problems.
with
- You should also be familiar (5) ....................my family members.
of
- They said there must be a deposit (6) ....................all drink cans.
up over
- People throw (7) .....................billions of cans all (8) ....................the world.
- “I have fallen (9) ………....... my bike and got a minor injury.” - “You should put pressure (10) ....................the
off on
wound!”
PART C. READING
I. Read the passage below and decide which option best fits each space.
Wales has a population of about three million. English is the main language and only twenty percent speak
both Welsh and English. Every year (1) ................. August there is a Welsh-speaking festival. It
(2) ............... place in a different town each year so everyone has the chance to join. Local people
(3) ............... years making plans for the time when the festival will be in (4) ............... towns. Each festival
is (5) ................. by about 160,000 people. They travel not only from nearby towns and villages
(6) .................. also from the rest of the British Isles and (7) ................... from abroad. There are concerts,
plays and (8) .................. to find best singers, poets, writers, and so on. Shops sell Welsh music, books,
pictures and clothes as (9) .................. as food and drink. The festival provides a chance for Welsh-
speaking people to be together for a whole week, with (10) .................. Welsh language all around them.
1. A. on B. by C. in D. at
2. A. takes B. finds C. has D. makes
3. A. pass B. put C. spend D. do
4. A. our B. their C. his D. its
5. A. arrived B. attended C. gone D. come
6. A. but B. and C. since D. however
7. A. just B. hardly C. quite D. even
8. A. tests B. examinations C. competitions D. races
9. A. long B. far C. good D. well
10. A. one B. a C. the D. some
PART D. WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first
one
1. Nuclear explosions and detonations of nuclear weapons cause radioactive pollution. (lead)
Nuclear explosions and detonations of nuclear weapons lead to radioactive pollution.
à……………....................................................................................................................................................
2. We don’t see our grandparents very often because they live so far away. (If)
If our grandparents don't live so far away, we would have seen them very often.
à....................................................................................................................................................................
3. It's the most beautiful waterfall I've ever seen. (such)
à I have......................................................................................................................................................
never seen such beautiful waterfall.
4. Smith Ltd. is supplying our company with furniture.
is being supplied with furniture.
à Our company.............................................................................................................................................
5. People believe that someone murdered Jenkins.
à It ..................................................................................................................................................................
was believed that someone murdered Jenkins
THE END
