TRẦN ĐẠI NGHĨA Highschool For The Gifted THE FIRST SEMESTER Examiner’s Chữ Ký Foreign Language Department FINAL EXAMINATION Signature Giám Thị - Academic Year: 2013-2014 – Reading – Writing TEST - Grade 8 – GENERAL CURRICULUM Full name:……………………………………… Date: 20/12/2013 MARKS Candidate’s N o Class: 8A… Number in class:…………… Allotted Time: 60 minutes SBD ………. I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. (2.5 pts) 1. __________ he said nothing, he seemed to be very upset about it. A. Despite B. Because C. Although D. Even if 2. I know John is living in Tokyo, but I don’t think he _________ speak Japanese. A. could B. can C. should D. may 3. Usher is __________ famous that he gets recognized wherever he goes. A. too B. so C. such D. very 4. We thought the experiment would work, but __________ the end it didn’t. A. in B. at C. on D. to 5. I know London quite well because I ___________ there. A. used to live B. used to living C. was used to live D. was used to living 6. I’ll buy a ticket as soon as I ___________ my pocket money. A. will get B. would get C. get D. got 7. I’m __________ to go on my own! I’m nineteen! A. so old B. such an old C. too old D. old enough 8. Isaac __________ us a really funny joke, but I can’t remember it! A. said B. told C. spoke D. mentioned 9. Mr. Foster has decided _____________, so we’re going to have a farewell party. A. retire B. to retire C. retiring D. retired 10. I’m not a very _____________ person. I get nervous when I have to speak in public. A. confident B. patient C. independent D. shy II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. (0.5 pts) 1 1. In my first day in Hanoi, my uncle took my parents and me to the Temple of Literature. A B C D 2. The teacher gave Nam a cassette in order that help him improve his pronunciation. A B C D III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 pts) Modern technology is changing and improving all the time. Every month, scientists ____(1)____ new gadgets and equipment to help us with our daily lives, and ___(2)___ ways to make existing technology faster and better. Research suggests, however, that it’s young people who are best able to deal with this change. While teenagers have no problem operating a DVD player, their mums and dads and grandparents often find using new technology ___(3)___ and difficult. But if you’re teenager who criticizes your parents for their lack of technological awareness, don’t be too hard on them! Some time ___(4)___ the future, when you’ve got children of your own, your ability to deal with new technology will probably ___(5)___ and your children will feel more comfortable with new technology ___(6)___ you do. You won’t want them to criticize you, will you? 1. A. estimate B. invent C. involve D. experiment 2. A. involve B. discover C. decrease D. connect 3. A. automatic B. unique C. sudden D. complicated 4. A. to B. on C. in D. at 5. A. decrease B. lack C. go D. increase 6. A. as B. than C. then D. like IV. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False. (1.0 pt) Justin Weston is one of the most hotly discussed young British artists. After a childhood in the south of England, he discovered his passion for art while at secondary school in Scotland also brought him into direct contact with the landscape that later became his main subject matter. Mr. Weston is one of his generation’s great painters, but his style is not universally popular, as a number of negative comments from colleagues have shown. ‘Such comments only give me more courage to do new and exciting things and to paint more effectively’, he says. 1. Mr. Weston expressed thanks to his family for his success. 2. Mr. Weston is interested in painting England’s landscape. 3. Some people like his paintings, but some do not. 4. Mr. Weston thinks criticism has a positive effect on him. V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts) 1. No one has ever told us _________ about that change. (office) 2. Who is the _________ of Microsoft Corp.? (found) 3. I cannot understand that painting. It’s totally _________ to me. (meaning) 4. His explanation is not ___________. I’m not happy with it at all. (satisfy) 5. The government has spent a lot of money ___________ the traffic system. (modern) 6. We ___________ thought that it would be easy to live in a foreign country. (fool) VI. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentence. (1.0 pt) 1. The children ____________ for one hour. (sleep) 2 2. Dennis _____________ the director of the company from 2000 to 2005. (be) 3. Listen! I think someone ___________ at the door. (knock) 4. My students enjoy ____________ with new things. (experiment) VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 pts) 1. The bus driver stopped frequently to allow the tourists to see the sights. (so that) The bus driver stopped _________________________________________________ 2. There aren’t many differences between our school and yours. (similar) Our ________________________________________________________________ 3. ‘Do you want to join the Spanish speaking club, Mai?’, said Mrs Smith. (part) Mrs Smith __________________________________________________________ 4. Peter hasn’t seen his aunt Lucy for years. (saw) It’s ________________________________________________________________ THE END OF THE TEST 3 . TRẦN ĐẠI NGHĨA Highschool For The Gifted THE FIRST SEMESTER Examiner’s Chữ Ký Foreign Language Department FINAL EXAMINATION Signature Giám Thị - Academic Year: 2013-2014 – Reading. pts) 1. __________ he said nothing, he seemed to be very upset about it. A. Despite B. Because C. Although D. Even if 2. I know John is living in Tokyo, but I don’t think he _________ speak Japanese. A of the company from 2000 to 2005. (be) 3. Listen! I think someone ___________ at the door. (knock) 4. My students enjoy ____________ with new things. (experiment) VII. Rewrite each of the following