Written Test No 1
(From unit 1 to unit 3)

Student’s name: ....................................................................... Class: 8.....

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:


a. bead
b. weather
c. bread
d. deaf


a. character
b. chore
c. chemistry
d. school


a. looked
b. watched
c. washed
d. dusted


a. knife
b. kitchen
c. cooker
d. joke


II. Choose the best word or phrase and stick (*) your choice:
1. A person who cannot speak or hear us called a......................................
a. deaf man b. blind man c. deaf-mute
2. We must put dangerous objects out....................................... Children’s reach
a. of b. at c. on
3. She’s tall and thin. She has a. long black hair b. hair long black c. black long hair
4. Alexander Graham Bell was born ...........March 3rd 1847............ Edinburgh, Scotland.
a. in / on b. on / in c. in / in
5. Don’t worry about us. We can look after..........................
a. myself b. ourselves c. themselves
6. Do you and your brother have the ..............character?
a. same b. like c. alike
7. Can I ................... a phone call?
a. speak b. bring c. make
8. You ........to go to the market yourself and buy some food.
a. must b. ought c. should
9. Hello. Can I …………. to Mary, please?
a. speak b. tell c. say
10. I live on the 1st floor but my friend, Hoa lives …………….on the 2nd floor.
a. outside b. downstairs c. upstairs
11. My mother’s hair is not a. humorous b. sociable c. straight
12. Lan doesn’t talk much in public. She’s rather .................. in public.
a. outgoing b. reserved c. generous
13. What does his brother look..................? – He’s tall and rather thin.
a. for b. at c. like
14. These boys are old enough to take care of a. himself b. herself c. themselves
15. The lighting fixture is the dinner table. a. on b. above c. beneath
16. I’m sorry my sister’s out. Would you like..................her a message?
a. to get b. to leave c. to send
17. He a letter from his friend yesterday. a. receive b. to receive c. received
18. The boy is a ……………student. He always gets good grades. a. hard-working b. humorous c. outgoing
19. The Moon around the Earth. a. rides b. moves c. makes
20. ………… is a telephone you can carry around with you. a. Mobile phone b. Public telephone c. Telephone directory


III. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses:
1. She has short.............................hair. (curl)
2. My close friend, Peter is ........................... in public. (reserve)
3. Cook the meat in the ......................... for at least 30 minutes. (steam)
4. Nam is very ........................., kind and generous. (social)

IV/ Rewrite these sentences as directed in parentheses:
1. She is very old. She can do this work. (Using “enough” to combine into one sentence)
...........................................................................................................................................................................
2. The water wasn’t warm. We couldn’t drink it. (Using “enough” to combine into one sentence)
................................................................ ............................................................................................................ 3. I am tall. I can reach the top shelf. (Using “enough” to combine into one sentence)
...........................................................................................................................................................................
4. Hue went to school late this morning because she missed the bus. (Making a question with “ Why ”)
...........................................................................................................................................................................

V. Read the following text and answer the questions:
Viet is a student and he lives in an apartment in a suburb in Ha Noi. It’s a part of an old house. He has one room and a kitchen and shares a bathroom with three other people. In his room, there