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Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted ENGLISH FIRST TERM TEST (2016-2017)
Name:................................... Grade 8 MARK:.......................
Class:... Time allowance: 60 minutes

PART A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.5 pt.)
1. A. anniversary B. command C. companion D. lantern 1. ……………
2. A. hostess B. offering C. shopping D. costume 2. ……………
3. A. spring B. stripe C. strict D. newsprint 3. ……………
4. A. ceremony B. procession C. ancestor D. convenient 4. ……………
5. A. virtual B. cultural C. multifunctional D. ritual 5. ……………
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others (0.5 pt.)
1. A. conduct B. comment C. comfort D. contact 1. ……………
2. A. demonstrate B. academic C. interest D. socialise 2. ……………
3. A. economic B. generation C. anniversary D. commemorate 3. ……………
4. A. equipment B. traditional C. satisfactory D. behaviour 4. ……………
5. A. magically B. memory C. awareness D. discount 5. ……………

PART B. USE OF ENGLISH

I. Choose the option that best completes each of the following sentences (1.5 pts.)
1. At 12.30, Junko and I went to the cafeteria to buy _____ some lunch.
A. myself B. itself C. ourself D. ourselves 1. ……………
2. You _____ sign your name in the application form. Otherwise, it is unacceptable.
A. should B. may C. must D. can 2. ……………
3. ‘Tam Cam’ is a very popular _____ in Vietnam.
A. novel B. non-fiction C. short story D. folk tale 3. ……………
4. She has to _____ her sick mother. She cannot go out with us.
A. take care B. look after C. care D. look at 4. ……………
5. The thief ran away when he saw a policeman _____ at the corner of the street.
A. appear B. to appear C. appeared D. appears 5. ……………
6. _____ Princess of Wales visited a shelter for _____ homeless yesterday.
A. The - the B. x - the C. The - x D. x - x 6. ……………
7. The mother felt _____ when her son didn’t pass the exam. The father; however, was not upset.
A. happy B. excited C. disappointed D. angrily 7. ……………
8. “_____ I borrow your pen?” – “Sure. Here you are.”
A. Should B. Do C. Must D. May 8. ……………
9. She has been working so hard that she feels quite _____.
A. wasted B. empty C. careful D. exhausted 9. ……………
10. Did you go to classes to learn German, or did you teach _____?
A. myself B. yourself C. themself D. themselves 10. ………….
11. Would you mind turning _____ your radio a little bit, please?
A. off B. down C. out D. over 11. ………….
12. Can you tell me the difference _____ SAT and SSAT?
A. from B. to C. between D. for 12. ………….
13. You can send this package by airmail or _____ mail.
A. surface B. surf C. superficial D. surfacing 13. ………….
14. _____ Great Wall of China is said to be _____ only man-made structure seen from _____ space.
A. The - the - x B. x - the - the C. The - x - the D. x - x - the 14. ………….
15. There didn’t use _____ a hospital in our town 10 years ago.
A. to have B. to be C. exist D. to having 15. ………….
II. Use the correct form of the given word to complete each of the following sentences (1 pt.)
1. The meeting room is (EQUIPMENT) with central heating system. 1. ……………........
2. The (MAJOR) of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. 2. ……………........
3. She can speak English with (FLUENT). 3. ……………........
4. How do you (PRONUNCIATION) this English word? 4. ……………........
5. The step mother treats her husband’s son (CRUEL). 5. ……………........
6. The USA is a (CULTURE) society with different races, religions, languages and traditions. 6. ……………........
7. Many birds fly a long way, but Arctic terns fly the (FAR). 7. ……………........
8. The (RESIDE) in the area are against the building of the expressway. 8. ……………........
9. Read through the passage and (LINE) any words you don’t understand. 9. ……………........
10. Rice cooked in clay pot is one of the (SPECIAL) in this restaurant. 10. ……………......
III. Read the passage and give the correct form and tense of the verb in brackets (1 pt.)
Since the first TV (1. invent), most teenagers (2. spend) time in front of the TV. However, is this a 1. ……………........
good thing? Some people think that most TV programmes are not suitable for teenagers. “Teenagers 2. ……………........
need (3. have) better programmes,” agrees TV producer Erica Johnson. “Our TV company promises 3. ……………........
(4. make) educational programmes which teenagers will enjoy (5. watch)”, she claims. Erica 4. ……………........
suggests (6. create) a special channel for teenagers. “Teenagers want (7.be) different, so a different 5. ……………........
channel is a good idea. TV is a great way of learning. Teenagers can learn (8. understand) the world 6. ……………........
through television.” 7. ……………........
What do teenagers think? Emily, 13, said, “It’s a bad idea. We have enough channels already, and 8. ……………........
I wouldn’t like (9. tell) what to watch.” Nevertheless, Erica still confirmed, “We (10. show) the first 9. ……………........
programme on this new channel next Spring.” 10. ……………......
IV. Fill in each blank with one appropriate preposition to complete each of the following sentences (1 pt .)
a. Can you translate this sentence (1) _____ Vietnamese? 1. ……………........
b. For reading comprehension, you don’t need to know the meaning of all the words (2) _____ your 2. ……………........
mother tongue. It should be inferred (3) _____ the context. 3. ……………........
4. ……………........
c. I’m going to stay (4) _____ my uncle’s farm for two days.
5. ……………........
d. Farmers (5) _____ my village often look (6) _____ extra work when they need more money (7) 6. ……………........
_____ their family. 7. ……………........
d. Life in the countryside is always a struggle (8) _____ nature. 8. ……………........
e. My English class starts (9) _____ ten minutes after three. 9. ……………........
f. Our friends will arrive in this city a week (10) _____ now. 10. ……………......
V. Underline word or phrase that needs correcting in each of the following sentences and provide correction (0.5
pt.)
1. When have meals with a British family, you should never chew with your mouth open. 1. ……………........
2. Although we wanted to be home before midnight, but we couldn’t take a taxi. 2. ……………........
3. We enjoy our family customs and traditions because they provide us of a sense of belonging. 3. ……………........
4. The storm arrived much more sooner than we expected. 4. ……………........
5. Nam and Tom arrived late; however, they missed the most important part of the festival. 5. ……………........

PART C. READING
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage. The first letter of each word is given.
(2 pts.)
The Hue Festival is a biennial (1) c_____ event celebrated in even years in order to honour Hue’s cultural heritages
as well as Vietnam’s national identity towards people from all over the world. With a quite long history (2) s_____ 1992, each
time of celebration is a distinctive festive theme, which never fails to (3) d_____ attractions from millions of visitors.
Undoubtedly, at present, the Hue Festival is (4) a_____ the most expected events of this tranquil city. In 2000, the
event attained its official (5) n_____ ‘Hue Festival’ as today. In this special event, a wide (6) v_____ of traditional activities of
Vietnam such as calligraphy exhibitions, kites playing and human chess playing are conducted. Also, re-creations of special
events are (7) c_____ out, such as the occasion of Nguyen Hue’s enthronement and Nguyen Dynasty’s Doctorial
examinations, and performances of dance and fireworks are included.
The festival (8) a_____ at promoting several kinds of arts as well, with the (9) p_____ of over 40 art companies from
both Vietnam and foreign countries. From all over the world, thousands of artists (10) g_____ in Hue to demonstrate their
talents and deliver exhibitions, fairs, and competitions to over 40 venues throughout the city.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART D. WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (1 pt.)
1. Can’t you find a better car?
 Is this ………………………………………………………………………………………………….............................?
2. Edward began playing the violin ten years ago.
 Edward has……………………………………………………………………………………………………...................
3. Jacob needs to practice harder.
 Jacob doesn’t……………………………………………………………………………………………………...............
4. The apartment is very noisy, but my friends enjoy living there.
 Despite………………………………………………………………………………………….........................…………
5. “If I were you I wouldn’t listen to Charlie,” she told Bella.
 She advised……………………………………………………………………………………………………................
II. Rewrite each sentence using the word given so that its meaning stays the same. Do not change the words given
(1 pt.)
1. It is 10 kilometres from my house to school. It’s the same distance between Peter’s house and school. (AS...AS)
 The distance……………………………………………………………………………………………………....................
2. “Don’t wait for me,” she said to her boyfriend. (TOLD)
 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
3. Van and her mother look much alike. (AFTER)
 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
4. My brother is 1.80 metres. So is Sue’s brother. (HEIGHT)
 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
5. Everyone in our village respects Mr. Ba because he is very wise. (OF)
 Because....……………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
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