RAINBOW ENGLISH CENTER UNIT 2 – Test 3

E8- NAME :...........................

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined:
1. A. country B. cloud C. loudly D. mouse
2. A. camel B. cattle C. paddy D. buffalo
3. A. populated B. loaded C. harvested D. lived
4. A. fields B. flowers C. lemons D. parks
5. A. normal B. visitor C. transport D. chore

II. Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences:
1. People in my country are very open and ______________. I like to go there when I have free time.
(friend)
2. Some of my ______________ live in the countryside. (relate)
3. Some people say that the country is more ______________ for the people who are retired. (suit)
4. Entertainment is difficult to find in the country, ______________ in the evening. (particular)
5. Natural disasters can ______________ destroy a harvest and leave the farmers with little or no
money until the following year. (easy)
III. Use the adjectives or adverbs in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to
complete the sentences.
1. Minh says life in the countryside is ______________ he expected. He’ll go there whenever he has
free time. (interesting)
2. My brother is studying at a university in Hanoi. He often says he loves living in our village
because people here are ______________ people in Hanoi. (friendly)
3. Last week we went to Sapa. It’s ______________ to look at the paddy fields on mountain slops
than the paddy fields on the lowlands. (wonderful)
4. My grandparents often tell us that they used to live in a ______________ life than it is now. (hard)
5. Living in the countryside is ______________ and ______________ living in big cities. (peaceful, quiet)
6. The cost of living in my town is ______________ in this area. (expensive)
7. Living in modern flocks of flats is ______________ other places. You can buy everything you want
just on the ground floor. (convenient)
8. City children have ______________ life than the country children. (exciting)
9. He is famous athletic so of course he runs ______________ me. (fast)
10. My grandfather says that farmers in the past worked ______________ farmers nowadays.
(hard)
IV. Fill in each blank with the verbs below.

rice countryside herding buffalo busiest time

harvest time buffalo-drawn carts colourful fantastic noisier than

1. At the ______________, my brother always helps my parents load the rice onto the truck and
drives it homes.
2. I often help my parents dry the ______________ in the yard in front of my house.
3. Some farmers in my village still use ______________ to transport rice home.
4. He usually goes ______________ the buffalos with other boys in his village.
5. My pen pal friend says he would like to visit my ______________ at harvest time to see what
farmers do.
6. My friend has never ridden a ______________ so he would like to try once.
7. Harvest time is the ______________ of the year in the countryside.
8. Our garden is ______________ in spring when almost flowers bloom.
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 9. I like looking at the stars on starry nights. It’s ______________.
10. My uncle lives in the city. He says it’s ______________ my village.

V. Read the text and answer the questions below.

Last week, Nick and some of his classmates went to the countryside. They went to visit a
farm of Nick’s uncle.
They left early in the morning and went there by bus. Nick’s uncle, Mr. Brown met them at
the bus stop and took them to his farm. On the way, Uncle Brown showed them the field of wheat
and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, ploughing and breaking soil,
distributing manure and planting potatoes.
After lunch, they all went for a walk. In the large yard of the farm, they saw some farm
machines. Among them is the biggest machine which is called a combine harvester. They were told
that this machine can cut and thresh corn at the same time.
In the afternoon, they went to the place where cattle such as horses, sheep and cows were
raised. They were very excited to see how cows were milked by the workers there. Uncle Brown
also spoke about many interesting things in the countryside. After having some fruits and cakes,
they said goodbye and went home.
1. How did Peter and his classmates go to Uncle Brown?
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2. What does his uncle grow his farm?
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3. What can a tractor do?
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4. Which kinds of cattle are raised in Uncle Brown’s farm?
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5. What did they do before saying goodbye and going home?
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VI. Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements that follow are True (T) or
False (F) :
In my opinion, using the computer as your hobby can be harmful to both your health and your
social life. Firstly, sitting all day in front of the computer can cause health problems such as eye-
tiredness and obesity. Secondly, you may get irritated easily. Besides, if you use the computer too
much, you will not have time for our family and friends. In short, computers should only be used for
a limited time.
1. Using the computer too much can make your eyes tired. 1. ………...
2. Using the computer too much is not good for you. 2. ………...
3. We still can spend a lot of time with our family and friends. 3. ………...
4. According to the writer, we can use the computer for a long time. 4. ………....
5. Computers should only be used for a limited time. 5. ………....
VII. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings. Use the right
comparative forms of the adverbs in brackets.
1. Hung drives more carefully than his brother. (carefully)
Hung’s brother
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2. The laboratory in my school is now better equipped than some years ago. (badly)
Some years ago, the laboratory
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3. Nam works more lazily so he often gets worse marks than Quang. (hard, good)
Quang works
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4. Trung drives more carefully than Minh so he has rarely had an accident. (carelessly)
Minh drives
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5. Mr. Quynh is the happiest person in the village. (than)
No one
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6. Life in the countryside isn’t as stressful as life in the city. (more)
Life in the city
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7. Phong was a quicker walker than his friends. (quickly)
Phong walked
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8. Houses in the city are much more expensive than those in the countryside. (cheap)
Houses in the countryside are
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9. I’ve never seen a larger kite than this. (largest)
This is the
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UNIT 2 – Test 4 – Grade: 8
I. Find the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line.
1. A. twenty B. happy C. by D. early
2. A. what B. why C. who D. when
3. A. books B. stops C. opens D. works
4. A. wanted B. needed C. decided D. stopped
II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:
1. Nam helped his parents ___________ the rice onto the buffalo-drawn cart.
A. load B. collect C. dry D. ride
2. In Emi’s opinion, city life is more ___________ than country life.
A. friendly B. exciting C. natural D. peaceful
3. The sky is ___________ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.
A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast
4. Look! Some children are ___________ the buffaloes.
A. picking B. playing C. driving D. herding
5. Viet plays the guitar ___________ than Phong does.
A. more goodly B. more well C. better D. gooder
6. Medical help is ___________ easily obtained in remote areas than towns.
A. more B. fewer C. less D. higher
7. Today, Peter gets up ___________ than he did yesterday.
A. earlier B. more early C. more earlily D. more earlier
8. He seems to be ___________ than we thought.
A. more quick B. more quickly C. quicklier D. quicker
9. The wind is blowing ___________ than it did last night
A. more strongly B. stronglier C. more stronger D. stronger
10. Is living in the city ___________ than in the country?
A. more convenient B. as convenient C. most convenient D. so convenient
III. Use the suggestions to write sentences of comparative:
1. Your brother / optimistic / you.
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2. Air / countryside / healthy / city.
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3. People / countryside / work / hard / city.

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4. This paddy field / large / five stadiums.
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5. A cow / plough / bad / a buffalo.
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6. Mai / speak English / fluent / her sister.
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7. Summer / hot / autumn.
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8. Life / countryside / peaceful / city.
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9. An ox / strong / a horse.
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10. Quang / write / careful / his friends.
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IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
Hi! My name is Marek. I’ve been staying in England on an exchange visit and I’ve found it a
very interesting experience. I’ve been staying with a boy called Peter and his family for two weeks.
The first thing I learnt was how to greet English people. When I met Peter and his parents at the
airport, I tried to kiss them on the cheeks. His parents looked a bit shocked but let me kiss them.
Peter just smiled and said “Hi”.
The city where they lived is very interesting and is much bigger than my small village. I’ve
never seen so many motorways, and there’s a recycling bin on every corner. It’s really noisy,
though, and there are so many cars that they need to have traffic lights everywhere!
I like it here but I think I still prefer the countryside. There are more trees and animals, and
not so many factories.
In all, I’ve learnt a lot from my exchange but I’ll be glad to get back to Poland. I wonder what
Peter will think when he comes to stay here!
1. How long has Marek been in England?
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2. How did he greet Peter’s parents at the airport?
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3. What hasn’t Marek seen before?
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4. Does Marek prefer cities or the countryside?
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5. Where does Marek come from?
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V. Read the passage and choose the best answer:
MY VILLAGE
I live in a village by the Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three
kilometres away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens.
At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch
TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around, playing
games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere.
My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like
vegetables, fruits, eggs... He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the
town square. I love those trips.
On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky
Way. We dream of faraway places.
1. The boy often helps his parents __________.
A. to collect water from the village well B. to sell the vegetables
C. to collect eggs from the chicken shed D. to feed the chickens
2. The villagers gather at the community hall __________.
A. every day B. once a month
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 C. only when there is an important event D. at the weekend
3. The thing the boy enjoys better than other things on his trips to town is __________.
A. he can sell his home products B. he feels grown-up
C. he can ride on the electric train D. he can buy his father an ice cream
4. The village children dream about __________.
A. having a school that is nearer B. having a TV at home
C. finding the Milky Way D. travelling to faraway places
VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one:
1. My house is smaller than your house.
Your house ____________________________________________________________________________
2. I love listening to music.
I fancy _______________________________________________________________________________
3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
The white dress ________________________________________________________________________
4. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
Mary _________________________________________________________________________________

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