MaDe: 001
Name: ..........................................
Class: 8
English test
Time: 45 minutes
Exercise 1: Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. (5 points )
1. It was kind to you to take me to the station.
A B C D
2. They write the meaning of new words by their mother tongue.
A B C D
3. She taught her children how to care after their pets.
A B C D
4. The hospital is trying to raise funds on a new kidney machine.
A B C D
5. He said that his mother was a badly cook.
A B C D
Exercise 2: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the other. (5 points)
6. A. your B. course C. encourage D. resource
7. A. semester B. report C. letter D. mend
8. A. sidewalk B. all C. although D. along
9. A. similar B. character C. act D. land
10. A. paper B. lunar C. pronunciationD. late
Exercise 3: Choose the words or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the
underlined word or phrase. ( 15 points )
11. He tried to give up smoking but couldn’t break the .......................... .
A. habit B. pastime C. hobby D. favor
12. I remember you .................. that shirt.
A. to buy B. buying C. for buying D. buy
13. You .............. take the baby to the doctor.
A. should B. need C. ought D. has to
14. The doctor ................. he should take a few days off.

place (26)___ ...................three hours every morning (27)___ ...............Monday to Friday. The maximum class size
(28)___ ....................)twelve and average is ten. We use modern methods of teaching and (29)___ .................., and the
school (30)___ ................... a language laboratory, a video camera and recorder. You will only be (31)___ ...................
in improving your English, however, if you work (32)___ .......................and practice speaking English as
(33)___ ...............you can.
26.
A. for B. since C. at D. on
27.
A. between B. from C. on D. at
28.
A. has B. are C. have D. is
29.
A. learning B. learnt C. learn D. learns
30.
A. has B. there are C. there is D. have
31.
A. successful B. successfully C. succeed D. success
32.
A. hardly B. hard C. quickly D. intelligent
33.
A. a lot B. much C. many D. lots
V.Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. (5 points )
34.Tom said to Jane: “Can you help me eithe my pronunciaation?”→ Tom told...............................
35.“I don’t behave very well in front of the crowd.”→ Peter said......................................................
36.Living with my family is always happiness to me. → It is ................. ..........................................
37.Recycling paper and cans is necessary. → It is...............................................................................
38.It is not good to talk in class while the teacher is explaining the lesson. →
39.Taking.............................................................................................................................................
VI.Read the passage and answer the questions below:(4 points)
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