重庆市枫叶国际学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期入学测试英语试题

Time: 60 minutes Name: _ Maple Leaf International Schools - Chongqing Simulation Test Level 4 2023-2024 Date: _ Section Content Total Score Section One Reading / 30 Section Two Writing / 50 Total: / 80 Task 1 Directions: Read the following sentences and choose the correct responses. (10 marks Part I Reading (25 minutes) 30 marks ) 1. What kind of card is this? (2 marks) A. a birthday card B. a postcard C. a thank you card 2. Why did Caitlin write the card? (2 marks) A. because she wanted to tell Ryan about her vacation B. because she wanted to finish her homework C. because she wanted to thank Ryan for the birthday gift Write your answer to the following questions. Write your answer in a full sentence. 3. Which country does Ryan live? (2 marks) _ Circle True or False for the following statements. 4. True/False Caitlin is getting some good exercise.(2 marks) 5. True/False Caitlin is not enjoying her trip very much.(2 marks) Task 2 Directions: Choose the topic sentences for each paragraph. (9 marks) 1)_. Some seeds blow in the wind and land in the soil. Some seeds will be eaten and dropped by animals. Some even float in water until they begin to grow. Many are put into packets and bought by gardeners. (3 marks) 2)_. Some seeds are light so that they can blow in the wind. Some can float so that they can travel in water. Some are large like peach stone. Some are small like the seeds on a strawberry. (3 marks) 3)_. Sunflower seeds can be eaten on their own. Peas and beans are seeds from a plant. They can be eaten also.(3 marks) Task 3 Directions: Look at what is in the box below and answer the following questions. (11 marks) Getting Locked Out Betty was in front of her apartment. She had a long day. She wanted to take a nap. She looked for her key in her bag. She could not find it. She realized that she left it at school. School was closed now. She could only get her keys tomorrow. She knocked on the door. Nobody answered. She called her roommate. “Hey, when are you com