Khuong Thuong Junior High School Name: …………………… THE SECOND SEMESTER ENGLISH TEST Class: 8…………… (Time allowed 45 ms) I/ Find one word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others: (1pt) 1. A. carol B. competition C. connect D. compile 2. A. surround B. separate C. stream D. deposit 3. A. lava B. award C. canoe D. gallery 4. A. looked B. suggested C. minded D. decided II/ Choose the best answer (2 pts) 1. I’m having problems ( in / with / to / at ) my computer. 2. It was raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him ( so that / so as not / in order to / in order not to ) get wet. 3. She has just finished the report ( she / her / herself / hers ) without any help. 4. The boy ( sit / sits / sitting / sat ) next to me was very nervous. 5. He has worked with the computer ( from / since / for / until ) early morning. 6. I am ( delighting / delight / delightful / delighted ) that you broke the record. 7. Do you often send ( greeting-Christmas / greetings – Christmas / Christmas-greeting / Christmas- greetings ) to your friends ? 8. Could you tell me ( where to get / what to get / how to get / which to get ) to the bus stop?. III. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given: ( 1pt ) 1. Nobody has used this machine for ages . => This machine……………………….…… ……………. 2. May I ask you some questions? => Would you …………………………………………………………? 3. “Do you like studying abroad, Duong?”.→Nam asked…………………….…… ……………………… 4. He continues to forget his homework. => He is always……………………….…… ………………… IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: (1pt) 1. I having dinner with some of my friends at 8 o’clock yesterday evening. A B C D ………………………… 2. It’s nice to meet you again. We didn’t see each other for a long time. A B C D ………………………… 3. Don’t forget turning off the lights before going out A B C D ………………………… 4. My younger sister is always cry for our mom. A B C D ………………………… V/Read the passage and then answer the questions below:(2 pts) All holidays are wonderful for school children and of course for me, too. I like spending my holidays in the coountryside. It is lucky my grandparents are kiving in a small village, not very far from my city. So, I usually go there by bicycle. Taking a leisurely bicycle trip to the countryside is the best way of recreation. 1.What do school children think of their holidays? …………………………………………………… 2.Where does the writer like spending his holidays? Why? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3.What is the best way of recreation? ………………………………………………………………….…… 4.How does the writer feel after his holidays in the countryside? …………………………………………… VI/ Listen and fill in the gaps: (2 pts) Dear Mai, Here I am in (1)……………………… ! I’ve been here for two weeks now and it’s exciting. My friend Nancy ( I (2)………………… her in Viet Nam in (3)………………………) has lived in New York for (4) ……………… years, so she knows all about it. I’ve met a lot of people and I’ve (5)………………all the things that tourists usually do. I’ve had a trip to the (6)……………………… of Liberty. I’ve even (7) …………………….a ball game at the stadium! Back on (8)…………………. Love, Linh VII/ Make meaningful sentences from the following cues: (1 pt) 1. He / ask / me / if / enjoy / learn / English.………………………………………………………………. 2. It/ most interesting/computer game / I ever play. ……………………………………………………… Marks: 3. We/ cannot / visit / temple / because / it / repair. ………………………………………………………… 4. It / late / so / we / decide / take / taxi / home…………………………………………………………… Khuong Thuong Junior High School THE SECOND SEMESTER ENGLISH TEST Answer Key I/ Find one word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others: (1pt) 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. A II/ Choose the best answer (2 pts) 1. with 2. in order not to 3. herself 4. sitting 5. since 6. delighted 7.greeting-Christmas 8.how to get III. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given: ( 1pt ) 1. This machine hasn’t been used for ages. 2. Would you mind if I asked you some questions? 3. Nam asked Duong if he liked studying abroad. 4. He is always forgetting his homework. 5. IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: (1pt) 1. A → was having 2. C → haven’t seen 3. B → to turn 4. C → crying V/Read the passage and then answer the questions below:(2 pts) 1. They think ( that ) their holidays are wonderful. 2. He likes spending his holidays in the countryside because his grandparents are living there. 3. Taking a leisurely bicycle trip to the countryside is the best way of recreation. 4. He feels healthier. VI/ Listen and fill in the gaps: (2 pts) 1. New York 2. Met 3. 1982 4. Seventeen 5. Done 6. Statue 7. Watched 8. 19th VII/ Make meaningful sentences from the following cues: (1 pt) 1. He asked me if I enjoyed learning English. 2. It’s the most interesting computer game (which) I have ever played. 3. We cannot visit this temple because it is being repaired. 4. It was ( too ) late so we decided to take a taxi home. Tape script Dear Mai, Here I am in New York! I’ve been here for two weeks now and it’s exciting. My friend Nancy ( I met her in Viet Nam in 1982 ) has lived in New York for seventeen years, so she knows all about it. I’ve met a lot of people and I’ve done all the things that tourists usually do. I’ve had a trip to the Statue of Liberty. I’ve even watched a ball game at the stadium! Back on 19th Love, Linh Name: ………………………. ENGLISH TEST ( After U14) No. 2 Class: 8…………… (Time allowed 45 ms) I/ Odd one out: (1pt) 1. A. A. decided B. constructed C. happened D. completed 2. A. canoe B. waterfall C. canyon D. around 3. A. ancient B. century C. center D. rice – cooking 4. A. council B. surrounding C. throughout D. mount II/ Choose the best answer (2 pts) 1. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the (buildings/ strangers / walls / wonders)of the world. 2. Mr. Ba is always (to go / go / going / goes) to work late. 3. At nine o’clock yesterday, we (are lying / have lain / lay / were lying ) on the beach. 4. The ( rice – cook / rice – cooking / rice – cooked / rice – cooker) festival was held in the communal house yard. 5. A bill ( will send / will be send / will be sent / will be sending) to you at the end of the month. 6. All of the children participated ( on making / in making / for making / of making) decorations for their classroom. 7. Our accommodation is (include / including / includes / included) in the ticket price. 8. I don’t know how ( play / playing / to play / played) it. III. Rewrite the following sentences with the words given ( 2pts ) 1. Tom said: “ I am a student ‘” à Tom said that ……………………………… 2. The player kicked the ball into the goal . à The ball……………………………………………. 3. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. à Hamlet…………………………………………………………… 4. “Is Ha Noi the capital of Viet nam?” à A foreign tourist asked me ………………………………… ……… IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: (1pt) 1. The lava was pouring out when we fly overhead. A B C D 2. There were three competition: water – fetching, fire- making and rice – cooking. A B C D 3. 800 years ago, Christmas songs were performing for people in towns and villages. A B C D 4. Nhi asked Nga whether people do live at My Son. A B C D V.Read the passage and then answer the questions below:(2 pts) The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb of Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 BC. Although it was built a long time ago, its construction makes it one of the true wonder of the world. The four sides of the Pyramid are put almost exactly one true north, south, east and west. Explorations and detailed examination of the base of the structure reveal many interesting lines. Further scientific study indicate these represent a type of lines of events-past, present and future. Many of the events have been interpreted and found to coincide with known facts of the past. Was this super structure made by ordinary beings, or one built by a race far superior to any known today? *. Answer the questions: 1. What was the Great Pyramid like? →……………………………… 2. Where are four sides of the Pyramid put ? →……………………………………………………….… 3. When was the Great Pyramid of Giza built ? →……………………………………………………… 4. Do we know exactly who built the Pyramid? →………………………………………………. VI. Listen and fill in the gaps: (2 pts) Viet Nam’s New Year is(1) according to the Lunar calendar. It’s officially (2)………………… as Tết Nguy ên Đán or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteenth. The exact date changes (3)……year(4)…… year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their(5) …… ,cook special(6) ……, clean and make offerings on the Marks: family altars. On the New Year’Eve, people sit up to (7)………………… to see the New Year coming up, then they put on new(8) ……and give one another the greetings of the season. . (2 pts) Dear Mai, Here I am in (1 )……………………… ! I’ve been here for two weeks now and it’s exciting. My friend Nancy ( I (2 )………………… her in Viet Nam in (3 )………………………) has lived in New York for (4 ) ………………. I’ve (5 )………………all the things that tourists usually do. I’ve had a trip to the (6 )……………………… of Liberty. I’ve even (7 ) …………………….a ball game at the stadium! Back on (8 )…………………. Love, Linh VII/. the others: (1 pt) 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. A II/ Choose the best answer (2 pts) 1. with 2. in order not to 3. herself 4. sitting 5. since 6. delighted 7.greeting-Christmas 8.how to get III. Rewrite