Hong Son secondary school THE 15 MINUTE TEST (1)
Full name: SUBJECT : ENGLISH 8
Class: 8 …… SCHOOL YEAR: 2011-2012




Choose and circle the best correct word or phrase. (6ms)
(Chọn và khoanh tròn từ hay cụm từ đúng nhất) (6đ)
Odd one out. (Loại ra một từ không cùng loại) a. rice – cooking b. water – fetching c. camping d. fire – making
Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.
a. carol b. pomegranate c. waterfall d. gallery
Pick out the word whose stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest.
a. award b. participate c. seperate d.include
Tom likes ……........... and sunbathing in Nha Trang. a. swim b. swims c. swimming d. swam
David is ……........... in ancient cities in Viet Nam. a. in b. on c. at d. to
The firework festival……........... in Da Nang this summer.
a. is hold b. holds c. will hold d. will be held
Christmas songs ……........... for people eight hundred years ago. a. is performed b. are performed c. was performed d. were performed
……........... ago did the Chrismas tree come to the USA? a. How many b. How long c. How much d. How far
He said he ……........... an engineer.
a. be b. is c. was d. were
In the water – fetching contest each team had to .......... to the river to get the ……...
a. run / water b. make / fire c. cook / rice d. swim /water
We take part ……........... most youth activities of our school.
a. of b. on c. in d. at
Were there ……........... copetions?
a. a b. an c. some d. any
Find and circle a mistake:(2ms)(Tìm và khoanh tròn một lỗi sai)
Susan said she must take a taxi to get to the airport.
A B C D
Thanks for inviting me to the rice – cooking festival.
A B C D
Make the questions for the underlined words. (2ms)
(Viết câu hỏi cho những từ gạch chân )
Santa Clause is based on the description of Sait Nicholas. (Who)
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The fire is made in the traditional way in the fire – making. (What)
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