ENGLISH 8 PRACTICE TEST 6 Summer 2021

LISTENING.
I. Listen to the recording and choose the best answer for the questions below. (1.0 point)
1. What is Minh's favourite sport?
A. Football B. Tennis C. Volleyball
2. Who does Minh play the sport with?
A. His brothers B. His classmates C. His friends
3. What does Minh think about football?
A. It's interesting. B. It's difficult. C. It's easy.
4. How many volleyball players are there in each team?
A. Three B. Six C. Twelve
5. Which is NOT the reason for Linh's love to volleyball.
A. It's exciting. B. It's challenging. C. It's a good way to get exercise

II. Listen to the conversation and write the information you hear. (1.0 point)
New Street school library
1. Age: ………………………………
2. Teacher’s name: ………………………………
3. Favourite books: ………………………………
4. Hobbies: ………………………………
5. How many books: ………………………………
LEXICO AND GRAMMAR:
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 1p
1. A. switch B. stomach C. match D. catch
2. A. laughs B. cars C. stops D. works
3. A. watched B. reduced C. coughed D. raised
4. A. three B. through C. without D. thank
5. A. angle B. face C. page D. angel
II. Choose the word whose main stress is not the same as that of the others: (1pt)
1 A. directory B. telephone C.invention D. experiment
2. A. furniture B. university C. patient D. hospital
3. A. sociable B. humorous C. generous D. reserved
4. A. delivery B. equipment C. electricity D. experiment
5. A. enroll B. summer C. hobby D. favor
PART C. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2pts)
1. Jack is ____________.His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot.
A. generous B. humorous C. easy-going D. unusual
2. I’m sorry. I’m not __________to help you lift the table.
A. enough strong B. too strong C strong enough D. enough strength.
3. We used to wash clothes by hand. Now we have a ____________
A. washing machine B. dishwasher C. hair dryer D. steamer.
4. It took me a long time to get used ___________ glasses.
A. to wear B. to wearing C. wear D. wore.
5. The doctor ................he should take a few days off.
A. say B. said C. ask D. tell
6. She went to market without………. anything.
A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. buying
7. He said that he ................................ .
A.had already the film seen B.the film had already seen
C.had seen the film already D.had seen already the film
8. He likes travel, and_______ does she.
A. too B. such C. so D. but
9. He doesn't get up early on Sundays. He gets up_______
A. late B. lately C. early D. earlily
10.The audience _______ at the speech made by the young soldier the other day.
A.is exciting B.are excited C. was exciting D.were excited
II. There is an error in each sentence marked A, B, C or D. Find it out: (1pt)
1. These color televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time.
A B C D
2. You must not let children to play in the kitchen because it is a dangerous place.
A B C D
3. Let’s me help you with the housework so that you can have enough time for your homework.
A B C D
4.The armchair is in the living room, among the TV and the sofa.
A B C D
5. The course begins in 12 May and ends sometimes in August.
A B C D
III. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. People in my country are very warm and ______________________. (FRIEND)
2. An ___________________ is a child whose parents are dead. (ORPHANAGE)
3. L.A Hill is a ___________________ writer. (HUMOR)
4. I’m ___________________ sorry for the delay. ( EXTREME)
5. She looks more ___________________ than her sister. (BEAUTY)
6. I am ___________________ enough to have a lot of friends. (LUCK)
7. They enjoy the ___________________ summer evenings in the countryside. (PEACE)
8. Those cats look ___________________ (LOVE)
9. It was ___________________ of him to offer to pay for us both. (GENEROUSITY)
10. Role- play is ___________________ in developing communication skills. (HELP)
IV. Fill each blank with a word/ phrase in the box.
melodies , leisure time, making crafts, games, doing, skateboarding,
leisure activities, the most, comics, reading
1. Nick has just b.ought a CD of Vietnamese folk songs and he thinks he’ll enjoy listening to the _______.
2. While Nick was learning Japanese, he liked ______________ Doraemon.
3. My friends gave me some interesting short stories on my birthday because they know __________ that I
like reading__________.
4. Tam lives near the coast of Da Nang so he likes playing beach __________ with his friends after school.
5. Hobbies such as collecting stamps or___________ are very interesting.
6. How much _____________ do people in the US have on average day?
7. Minh hates _____________ the same thing every day.
8. What are the three activities that pupil in Viet Nam do __________ in their free time?.
9. How much time a day do you spend on _______________, Phuc?.
10. Which activity do you like best, football, badminton or______________?
PART D. READING:
I. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (2pts)
One of the (1) …............… beautiful part of Britain is the Lake District. The Lake District is situated in
the north-west of England. (2) …..................… consists of high hills, mountains and, (3) …...............…
course, lakes. There are sixteen (4)……............... in all. The largest one (5) …...................... Lake
Windermere.
Every year more than fourteen million people (6) …..............…. Britain and abroad visit the Lake District.
They (7) ……................there to enjoy the fresh air and the scenery. Some go to walk in the mountains. (8)
…...........…. sail boats on the lakes or simply sit admiring the magnificent views. Unfortunately, the region is
becoming the victim of its own success in attracting (9)….........….... . There are also (10) …............…
people coming to the Lake District. They threaten to destroy the peace and quiet which many are searching
for there.
II. Read the following passage, and choose the best answer for each blank.
 Leisure in Britain
The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax. But many people also (1)
_____________ voluntary work, especially for charities.
People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where the (2) _______ popular leisure activity is watching
television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often (3)______ programs on video so
that they can watch later, and video rental shop.
Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British spend a lot of time ____reading
newspapers and magazines.
In the summer gardening is popular, and in winter it is often replaced by “ do-it-yourself”, (5)________
people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after: taking the
dog for a daily walk is a regular routine.
The extra leisure time (6) _____ at the weekends means that some leisure activities, many of them to do
with sport, normally (7)_________place only then. Traditional spectator sports include football, cricket, horse
racing, motor racing and motor cycle racing. Popular forms of (8) ______ are swimming, tennis, ice-skating
or roller skating, cycling, climbing, and hill or country walking.
Families often have a “day out” at the weekend, especially in summer, with a (9) _______ to a local event
such as a festival, fair or show. Young people especially go to clubs and discos, while people of all (10)
________ go to the theatre, the cinema, art exhibitions and concerts.
1. A. make B. do C. play D. go
2. A. many B. more C. much D. most
3. A. record B. scan C. print D. power
4. A. with B. for C. on D. about
5. A. what B. why C. when D. while
6. A. available B. probable C. abundant D. exclusive
7. A. drag B. bring C. carry D. take
8. A. strength B. exercise C. athletics D. presentation
9. A. voyage B. journey C. visit D. road
10. A. ages B. numbers C. years D. groups
III. Read the passage and answer the questions.
Conversation
Some recent research into conversation between men and women has produced results which will surprise few
women. Men always interrupt women when they talk. One researcher feels that men regard female talk as a
kind of conversational housework. They expect women to play a supporting role. So a man interrupts in a
display of dominance or control. Men also have a much more unpleasant listening style. Whereas woman uses
gestures or say “mm”, a man will say such things as “right” or “okay” thus setting the stage for an
interruption.
Conversation of this kind is, then, hardly meaningful communication. Male talk is often argumentative
while women are more tentative, asking more questions and tending to build up their replies on what the other
person has said. The research would indicate that women are better listeners than men. Yet, listening secretly
to conversations between groups of women, one has the impression of several simultaneous monologues into
which no man would be able to get a chance to speak.

Questions:
1. Do men always interrupt women when they talk?
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. What do men expect women to do in conversation?
____________________________________________________________________________
3..What will a man say when a woman uses gestures or say “mm”?
_____________________________________________________________________________
4.. Is male talk often argumentative?
_____________________________________________________________________________
5..Are men better listeners than women?
_______________________________________________________________________________
PART E. WRITING:
 I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the
given words. (2pts)
1. I would like you to help me put the chairs away.
Do you mind…..........................................................................................?
2. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
It’s years................................................................................................... .
3. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed.
There is no point...................................................................................... .
4. It is really necessary for us to arrive so early
We really..........................................................................................................
5. Be careful or you may fall.
If you ............................................................................................................. .
6. This is my first visit to Scotland.
I have ................................................................................................... .
7. Mark is too young to see the horror film.
Mark is not ............................................................................................... .
8. Please don’t make any noise; I'm very tired.
I'd rather .................................................................................................. .
9. I expected them to offer me that job.
I expected to.......................................................................................... .
10. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework
Vinh is ................................................................................................ .
II. Write the sentences, using the cue words: (2pts)
1. you / mind / if / I / stay / here?
........................................................................................................................................................... .
2. I / invite / her birthday party / last week.
............................................................................................................................................................ .
3. The concert hall / so crowded / I / see / hear / nothing.
............................................................................................................................................................. .
4. It / very kind / you / make friend / me.
.......................................................................................................................................................... .
5. This book / is/ interesting enough / you / read.
............................................................................................................................................................ .
6.When/ we/ children/we/ used/ listen/ grandma’s old folktales after dinner.
........................................................................................................................................................... .
7.You/ can/ tell me/ best ways/ learn new word?
......................................................................................................................…................................ .
8. She/ will/ travel/ the North/ because/ she/ have/ three-week vacation.
…………………………………………………………………………………............................. .
9. She/ have to/ house work/ all day after/ mother/ died.
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10. I/ not/ see/ him/ since/ we/ leave/ school
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