ENGLISH 8 _ The 2nd Semester
Test 1
I/ Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. Do you mind ______________the door ? – No, I don’t mind.
A. closing          B. to close       C. closes          D. closed
2. They showed me ______________to buy the air ticket.
A. whom          B. which         C. what            D. where
3. I’ll pick you ______________at your house at 7.30 p.m.
A. on             B. up            C. in              D. with
4. We should use cloth bags __________ plastic bags.
A. instead in        B. because of      C. instead of      D. as so
5. You will get back your___________ when you bring the cans back for recycling.
A. payment         B. account        C. deposit         D. envelope
6. It’s difficult _____________ your directions. Can you start again, please?
A. to follow         B. to following      C. follows         D. follow
7. Would you mind if I ______________ a photo?
A. take            B. taken          C. took            D. taking
8. She promises she _______________ me up at 7.30
A. pick            B. will pick        C. to pick          D. picking
9. John is ______________ in the history of Viet Nam.
A. interesting      B. interested       C. interest         D. interests
10. _______________ is used to check one’s eyesight.
A. Eye chart       B. Eyepiece       C. Eye-shade      D. Eyeglass
11. The old lamp _______________ in China is five dollars.
A. make          B. made          C. making         D. to make
12. The boy __________________ a book is Ba.
A. read           B. to read        C. reads           D. reading
13. Nga asked Nhi______________ they could stay long.
A. how long       B. what          C. whether         D. Who
14. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called ___________ contest.
A. water-fetch     B. fetching-water    C. fetch-water     D. water-fetching
15. Mount Rushmore ______________ from more than 100 kilometers away.
A. saw          B. can see        C. can be seen     D. was send
16. Would you mind if ______________you a question.
A. ask          B. asked         C. to ask           D. asking
17. Have you decided where ______________ for your holiday ?
A. to go        B. going         C. will you go       D. you went
18. She asked me ______________a driving license.
A. if I have      B. whether I have    C. if I have had   D. if I had
19.The doll ______________ in red is mine
A. dressed     B. dressing       C. is dressed       D. is dressing
20.Viet Nam is a ______________
A. country rice-exporting          B. rice-exporting country
C. country exporting-rice         D. exporting-rice country
II/ Rewrite the following sentences, keep the meaning stay unchanged (2ms):
1. The boy broke the windows last Sunday.
The windows……………………………………………………………….
2. Lan said: “I am living in London now”.
Lan said that ………………………………………………………………..
3. They said: “Do you want to visit Nha Trang, Nam? ”
They asked Nam if ………………………………………………………....
4. She is studying very hard because she wants to pass the exam.
She is studying very hard in order …………………………………………
5. “Do you like English, Nga?” The teacher asked.
The teacher asked ………………………………………………………..
6. It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire.
It’s a …………………………………………………………………….…..
7. Could you tell me how to study English?
Would you mind …………………….........……………………………...?
8. The paintings that were stolen from the museum haven’t been found yet.
The paintings ………………………………………………………..……
9. Many people speak English in the world.
 English ………………………………………………………………………
10. The plumber said “I can fix this faucets”.
The plumber said……………………………………………………….……
11. I passed all the exams. I am happy.
I am happy …………………………………………………………………
12. Lan asked me “ Do you like football?”.
Lan asked me ……………………………………………………………….
13. It’s a contest in which participants have to make fire.
It’s a …………………………………………………………………………..
14. “Are there many places of interest in your hometown ?” , asked she .
She asked me ………………………………………………………………
15. Vietnamese people celebrate their Lunar New Year around January or February.
Their Lunar New Year .……………………………………..………………
III. Find the mistake in each sentence then circle A, B, C or D:
1. He gets up early in order to consolidating his lesson.
2. Would you mind turn off the air-conditioner?.
3. Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are performed for people in towns and villages
4. The Statue of Liberty is presented to the USA by France in 1897.
IV. Choose the correct answer
1. A