Đề kiểm tra năng lực môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề số 38

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PROGRESS TEST NUMBER 38 TOTAL:………/55 Grammar I. Choose the correct verb to complete the phrases. 1. Could you/ Did you manage to buy that DVD you wanted? 2. The motorway couldn't/ wasn't able to be seen from here before the trees were cut down. 3. Were they able to/ Could they pass yesterday's exam? 4. Are we able to / Can we consider the matter decided? 5. So far the girls haven't been able to/ couldn't get tickets for the concert. 6. These snakes are not dangerous and can/ are able to be kept as pets. 7. In the end Alex could/ managed to persuade us to go with him. 8. When Lily was in the team we were able to/ could win all our matches easily. 9. We were able to/ could send out two hundred orders yesterday. 10. Eating sugary foods can/ is able to be a cause of tooth decay. Mark _____/10 II. Write relative clauses using the words in brackets. Use which, that or no relative pronoun as appropriate. 1. The orange juice we had for breakfast, ____________ (be, freshly squeezed), was delicious. 2. The thing _________________ (surprise, me, most) was the low price. 3. The sign next to the lake, ________________ (I, not notice at first), said bathing was prohibited. 4. The goal ________________ (win, the match) was really cool! 5. I was told the rule _____________ (I, broke) was rather important. Mark _____/5 III. Complete the sentence with participle forms, using the words in brackets. 1. Local police may fine pedestrians ________________ (not obey the lights). 2. Luggage ____________________ (not require, on the journey) should be left on the racks outside. 3. All vegetables ____________________ (sell, in the shop) are home-grown. 4. Students ____________________ (copy, from others) will automatically fail the exam. 5. Travelers should note that ________ (any items, leave unattended) will be removed. Mark _____/5 Vocabulary IV. Complete the text with appropriate words to make compounds and collocations. Our primary sources of energy are drilling for 1 __________ gas and oil and 2 _________ coal. There are also resources which provide 3 __________ energy, such as wood, 4 _________ energy from the sun or 5 ________ energy from the rise and fall of sea water. Instead of relying solely on 6 __________ fuels, which create CO2 7 __________ that even with modern technology are difficult and expensive to deal with, it would be more environmentally friendly to create new natural energy sources, for example by 8 __________ wind 9 __________ or solar 10 __________ on roofs. Mark _____/10 V. Complete each sentence with a prefixed word with the same meaning as the phrase in brackets. 1. Many businesses were set up in Eastern Europe in the ___________ era. (after communism) 2. We ___________ the kitchen last year. (decorate again) 3. I must have ___________ the instructions for this printer. I've tried to print a page but it's not working. (not read correctly) 4. I'm doing a lot of _______________ at the moment because I need to save money for a new guitar. (time in addition to normal working hours) 5. William must earn good money since he works for a successful ________ pound business. (worth many millions) Mark _____/5 VI. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1. Surprisingly, no one was wounded/ damaged/ injured in the plane crash. 2. Your white sauce is full of lumps/ flakes/ specks of flour. 3. It wouldn't damage/ hurt/ wound you to call your mother every now and then! 4. You can see small flakes/ particles/ chunks of dust in the air when the sun shines in a room. 5. Toxic waste that leaks into rivers and seas hurts/ wounds/ harms fish and other marine life.

Mark _____/5 Use of English VII. Complete the sentences with one word in each space.

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