Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-003
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. page B. table C. tasty D. change
2. A. grocery B. money C. month D. mother
3. A. effect B. delicious C. resident D. selection
4. A. must B. summer C. much D. humid
5. A. my B. drive C. since D. mine
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. When I was a child, I ___________ to bed early.
A. used go B. used to go C. going D. use to go
7. She was used to ___________ on the left when she stayed in England.
A. drives B. drive C. driving D. to drive
8. He is ___________ generous boy in my class.
A. the most B. more C. a lot D. very
9. Would you like ___________ a game of chess?
A. playing B. plays C. play D. to play
10. We have learned English ___________ 2002.
A. since B. from C. in D. for
11. She asked Tim ___________ more time on English.
A. spend B. spending C. to spend D. spent
12. Nam's house is the same ___________ Lan's.
A. than B. as C. with D. from
13. When were you born? - I was born ___________ 23rd March, 1998.
A. between B. in C. on D. at
14. Could you ________me a favour? - Yes. Of course. No problem.
A. help B. give C. make D. do
15. He is a _________teacher. He teaches very well.
A. well B. good C. better D. best
16. We haven't seen her _______ a few days.
A. since B. for C. on D. until
17. My grandfather is not ______ enough to walk as fast as he used to.

27. There is nothing to see in the parks in Tokyo.
28. Many small houses are found along long roads.
29. Tokyo at night is not as attractive as many other cities.
30. Tokyo at night isn’t different from in daytime.
Read and answer:
Young people prefer the city to the country because they love the noisy and busy life there. They
also think that it is easier to get money in the city than in the country. Therefore, more and more
young people leave the country for the city every year. Different from young people, old people like
living in the country because it is not so noisy and busy as the city. The air in the country is much
fresher than that in the city, too. Therefore, after stopping working, many of old people move to
their home villages.
31. Why do young people prefer the city to the country?
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32. Why do old people like living in the country?
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33. What about the air in the country?
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34. Is it easier to get money in the city than in the country?
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35. What do many people do after stopping working?
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Rewrite these sentences as suggested.
36. Mary can’t go to school because she is too young.
 Mary isn’t_____________________________________________________________________
37. Lan spends 3 hours a day doing her homework.
 It takes Lan___________________________________________________________________
38. “Listen to me, please”.
 Mrs. Lien asked Nam____________________________________________________________
39. Let’s go swimming.
 How about____________________________________________________________________