MaDe: 005
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. He said that his mother was a badly cook.
A B C D
2. They write the meaning of new words by their mother tongue.
A B C D
3. The hospital is trying to raise funds on a new kidney machine.
A B C D
4. She taught her children how to care after their pets.
A B C D
5. It was kind to you to take me to the station.
A B C D
Exercise 2: Choose the words or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or
substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. ( 15 points )
6. The..................... is the air, water, land. animals and plants around us.
A. program B. organization C. environment D. community
7. You .............. take the baby to the doctor.
A. need B. has to C. should D. ought
8. You ................ right.
A. was B. will be C. may be D. are being
9. He tried to give up smoking but couldn’t break the .......................... .
A. pastime B. habit C. hobby D. favor
10. ..................... is the people who live in a place.
A. Program B. Environment C. Community D. Organization
11. He was more than a little proud........... himself.
A. for B. about C. to D. of
12. If you want to join the library, you’ll need to fill ................ an application form.

Exercise 4: Choose the word (a, b, c or d ) that best fits each of the blank spaces. (8
points ).Our class take 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. since B. for C. at D. on
27. A. on B. from C. between D. at
28. A. is B. has C. have D. are
29. A. learn B. learns C. learnt D. learning
30. A. has B. there are C. have D. there is
31. A. success B. successfully C. succeed D. successful
32. A. hardly B. intelligent C. quickly D. hard
33. A. lots B. a lot C. much D. many
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)
Everyone knows that in studying foreign languages, practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language
learners even the advenced learners need practice. There is a face that a learner can know a lot of
grammar rules and have a large vocabulary, however, he can’t speak well yet. So the learner know how
to use what they have learned apart from the ability to explain grammar rules.
Questions:
40.What is the key to fluency in studying a foreign language?
41..What kind of learners need practice?