Trial lesson (Global Success 8 - First Semester)
I. Grammar: Choose the correct answer
1. Mai enjoys ______________ music, especially pop music in her free time.
A. playing B. listening C. to play D. to
listen
2. Joan doesn't mind ______ football but she doesn't want to play it.
A. watches B. watching C. watched D. watch
3. They love ______ with their friends.
A. having eaten B. eating out C. ate out D. eat
out
4. My sister is ________on cooking, she cooks every time as she wants to become a
chef in the future.
A. interested B. keen C. fond D. hates
5. I would love___________to your party. Thank you for inviting me!
A. to come B. coming C. came D. come
6. They ran ______ through the forest passage than on their normal routes.
A. more enjoyably B. more enjoyed C. more enjoying D. more
enjoyable
7. I speak English__________than I did last year.
A. Fluent B. fluently C. more fluently D. most
fluently
8. Kate can’t get into the school music club because she can’t sing; ______, she
decided to join the arts and crafts club.
A. moreover B. therefore C. otherwise D.
however
9. I didn’t like the ending; ______, it was a very good movie.
A. therefore B. however C. so D. and
10. Linda and An are talking about recycling
Linda: “What about collecting cans and bottles”
An: “OK,__________________”
A. Thank you B. I don’t agree C. Good idea D. No,
thanks
II. Language focus: Choose the correct answer
1. Teachers hope young learners will not make a bad_________of using mobile
phones too much!
A. practice B. custom C. tradition D. habit
2. They are harvesting rice in the ____________
A. orchard B. paddy field C. garden D. crop
3. As a mental exercise, origami can help increase___________
A. health B. stress C. balance D. creativity
4. Teenagers that___________in leisure activities have less obesity, less depression
and stress, and more reliability.
A. take up B. participate C. pursue D. take
5. John invited Ann to join his family on__________to his home village about 60
kilometers to the north of Hanoi.
A. a two - day trip B. two - days trip C. a two-days trip D. a trip
two days
6. My sister dances ________than me.
A. weller B. better C. more good D. gooder
7. There’s________milk left in the fridge. It should be enough for our coffee.
A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
8. __________ does it cost to visit this baboo village?
A. How many B. How much C. How often D. How
III. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others
1. A. foot B. boot C. look D. book
2. A. ear B. bear C. hear D. clear
3. A. pictures B. watches C. brushes D. buses
4. A. worked B. watched C. needed D. walked
5. A. bracelet B. cake C. make D. hat
IV. Choose the words with different main stress
1. A. traveling B. visiting C. listening D. relaxing
2. A. skateboard B. community C. activity D. especially
3. A. leisure B. beehive C. ethnic D. unique
4. A. importance B. tradition C. information D. solution
5. A. describe B. elephant C. color D. nation
V. Grammar: Write the correct form of the verbs
1. Water (cover)___________most of the Earth’s surface.
2. Mai (come)___________ from Hanoi but she (stay)___________with her relatives
at the moment.
3. “I still haven’ put those shelves up,Trevor.”
-”Ok, I (do)____________ it's tomorrow.”
4. I’m a little scared because I (see)_________doctor this afternoon.
5. My plane (leave)________________ the airport at 9 o’clock.
6. I (have)_________- a cold. Yesterday I (feel)_________ terrible, but I’m feeling
better today.
7. My grandfather was a builder. He (build)_________this house many years ago.
8. They felt tired and hungry, so they (sit)___________- down under a tree and
rested for lunch.
9. Louise usually (phone) ___________me on Fridays, but she (not phone)___________
yesterday.
10. Did you (eat)____________noodle for dinner last night?
VI. Write the correct form of the words
1. _____________(village) are very friendly and hospitable.
2. My grandfather owns a valuable __________________(collect) of stamps.
3. Spring is coming, the hills are______________(color) with many species of wild
flowers blooming.
4. Each nation tries to work hard to protect the world___________(peaceful)
5. _______________ (ride) a camel is the most exciting activity I have ever
experienced before.
6. Old people often react less quickly to technical ____________ (develop) than city
children.
7. You must drive ________________ (care) on the city roads or you will take high
risk of getting accidents.
8. During my stay in the village, I was _____________(friend) with several local
farmers.
9. Local people in the village often wear their _______________(tradition) costume
during the festivals.
VII. Mark the letter A,b,C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
1. Some teenagers experience anxiety about their future, yet they seek guidance from
trusted adults or counselors.
A. about B. yet C. trusted D. or
2. Phong ran more fastly than all the other competitors in the race.
A. In B. than C. more fastly D. other
3. Teenagers in school may feel pressured to follow others in order to fit in or be
accepted, or in order to avoid feeling awkward or comfortable.
A. follow B. pressured C. fit in D. comfortable
VII. Rewrite the sentence
1. Living in the countryside is not as convenient as living in the city. (than)
=> Living in the city
2. Nam spends an hour watching the movies on TV.
=> It takes
3. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
=> It’s
4. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
=> Tam used
5. He failed the examination last year.
=> He did not
VIII. Reading skill:
With approximately 2.96 billion users as of 2022, Facebook is undoubtedly one of the
favored social networking sites in the globe. As for students, they use Facebook for
different purposes, including entertainment or academic learning. First, it is a relaxing
channel where students comfortably tend to vent their negative thoughts on their school
life via a status, share unforgettable memories, or watch multiple funny clips to relieve
stress. Additionally, they can easily connect with those who have the same interests
through various Facebook pages where they enjoy reading top comments or discussing
hot topics with each other. Second, Facebook, regarded as the biggest knowledge
platform, enables learners to get access to an array of free learning materials and even
ask for specialized knowledge from other friendly users. Besides, it’s very convenient
for students to create a Facebook group chat on Facebook Messenger to upload and
share lectures, prepare for class presentations as well as do assignments together. In
short, Facebook can contribute to students’ academic achievements if they take full
advantage of it in an appropriate way.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The drawbacks of Facebook in student’s learning.
B. The benefits of Facebook in student’s learning.
C. The development of Facebook in student’s learning.
2. What does the word it in line 4 mean?
A. Facebook
B. Entertainment
C. School life
3. According to the passage, where can students find like-minded ones?
A. Facebook Messenger
B. Facebook comments
C. Facebook pages
4. Why is Facebook called the biggest knowledge platform?
A. Because students can gain a large number of free learning materials.
B. Because students can enjoy a large number of English videos.
C. Because students can talk to a large number of knowledgeable users there.
5. Which of the following is NOT the main purpose when students form a
learning group chat?
A. Preparing for class presentations.
B. Venting their negative thoughts on their school life.
C. Discussing hot topics with each other.
