Name: Midterm Test 1
Class: 8/… Time: 60 minutes
A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. cinemas B. games C. sports D. friends
2. A. scarf B. scene C. scissors D. scientist
B. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of
the main stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. basketball B. competition C. shuttlecock D. badminton
4. A. vacation B. become C. design D. cycling
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following
questions.
5. Sue likes ______ activities, such as playing soccer, cycling and
camping.
A. outdoors B. indoor C. outdoor D. indoors
6. Jess is not an active person, so she hates _________.
A. playing sports B. watching TV C. reading books D. doing arts and
crafts
7. You should wear a helmet if you’re going _________.
A. out for a walk B. swimming C. fishing D. skateboarding
8. ______ is the sport of moving over the ground wearing shoes with
wheels.
A. Cycling B. Roller skating C. Skiing D. Karate
9. Photography is his hobby, so he _________ traveling and taking photos
A. really likes B. really like C. doesn't really like D. would like
10. Their flight to Da Lat ________ at 6.50 a.m. tomorrow.
A. will leave B. leave C. leaves D. is leaving
11. We have English classes ________ Tuesday and Thursday.
A. in B. on C. from D. at
12. We won’t leave the movie theater _________ the action movie ends.
A. from B. to C. until D. during
Write the correct form of the given words.
13. Ms. Trang keeps her rings and necklaces in a ________ (JEWEL) box.
14. Annabelle is a very______ (SCARE) character in that horror movie.
15. What is the _______________ (DIFFERENT) between roller skating
and skateboarding?
16. My dad gave me this bicycle last week, he wants me to become a good
_______________ (CYCLE).
Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
Read the website article. Choose the best word or phrase, A, B, C, or
D, for each numbered space.
What kind of hobby do you have?
There are three main types of hobbies. In the first type, you play
something, like a sport, a board game, or a video game. Many people in the
USA play soccer, baseball, and basketball. In sports, people are usually in
(21) ________, but sometimes one person plays against another person, in
tennis, for example. Chess is a popular (22) ________ game with many
people. Many teenagers and younger children love playing games on their
computers. In all of these hobbies, there is a competition between people.
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In the second type of hobby, people do an activity outside on their own, for
example, skateboarding, cycling, or rock climbing. There is no
(23) ________ here. People do the activities because they are fun.
In the third type of hobby, people make something, such as a model plane,
a cake, or a piece of clothing. Most people do this kind of hobby on their
own, but in the end, they can show their parents and their friends. Some
people collect interesting things, like stamps or money from
(24) ________ countries. They put the things in a book or in a drawer. In
the past, people collected insects like butterflies in this way, but that is not
a (25) ________ hobby now.
21. A. sides B. teams C. classes D. groups
22. A. boring B. bored C. board D. born
23. A. competition B. play C. competitors D. players
24. A. strange B. old C. those D. foreign
25. A. interested B. popular C. extreme D. present
Put the words in the correct order to make correct sentences.
26. time/ do you/ chat with/ usually/ What/ your friends/ ?
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27. Let's / on/ 6.45 a.m./ at/ meet / Saturday morning/.
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28. Vietnam / their / baseball / in / in / Children / dislike / playing /free
time / .
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Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. Use
the given word(s) if any.
29. My sister likes watching basketball better than playing it. (TO)
My sister __________________________________________________
30. I have an English class tomorrow. It finishes at 5 p.m. (UNTIL)
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Write about the differences between country life and city life. Write
about 80 to 100 words
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