Name: THE SECOND ENGLISH TEST Class: …… Subject: English Grade 8 Duration: 45 minutes School year: 2010- 2011 ` I. Language focus: Choose the correct words or phrases to fill in the blanks (2,5ms) 1. The Le family was sleeping the mailman came. a. when b. what c. how d. which 2/ Jane saw her old friend while she the street. a. crossed b. is crossing c. was crossing d. crosses 3/ I don’t know how the game/ a. playing b. to play c. played d. can I play 4/ The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the of the world. a. buildings b. walls c. wonders d. strangers 5. Bao is forgetting his homework. a. sometimes b. always c. often d. every day 6. It’s a rice- contest. a. cook b. to cook c. cooks d. cooking 7. He said he could the faucets. a. fix b. fixing c. fixed d. to fix 8. Nhi asked Nga whether My Son in Quang Nam province. a. is b. be c. was d. to be 9. Sydney Opera House was in 1973. a. complete b. completed c. completing d. to complete 10. She TV at 8.30 last night. a. watched b. was watching c. watch d. watches II. Reading Read the passage carefully. Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It’s officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty- first and February nineteenth. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible. Write true (T)or false(F).(0.5m) 1 The New Year of Vietnam is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. 2 Vietnam’s New Year is known as Tet. Answer these questions. (2.0ms) 3.When does Tet begin? 4. What do Vietnamese people usually prepare for Tet? 5. What do people do on the New Year’s Eve? 6. How long does Tet last? III.Writing: Complete the sentences, using the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets (2,5ms) 1. What were you doing at 8 o’clock last night? - I (play) chess. 2. When we (meet) George and Linda yesterday, we (walk) through the park. 3. We ( go) to the movies last night. 4. Tom said that he (be) a student. IV. Listening: Listen to the weather report. Then fill in the blanks in the table with information you hear. (2,5) City Weather Temperature Low High 1. Sydney dry, windy 26 2. Tokyo dry, windy 15 22 3. London humid, - 3 4. Bangkok Warm, dry 24 32 5. New York windy, cloudy 15 6. Paris cool, 10 16 The answer: I. Language focus: (2,5ms) 1. a. 2. c 3. b 4. c 5. b 6. d 7. a 8. c 9. d 10. b II. Read:(2.5ms) 1. T 2. T 3. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteenth. 4. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. 5. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. 6. Tet lasts ten days. III.Writing: (2,5ms) 1. was playing 2. met, were walking 3. went 4. was IV. Listening: (2,5) City Weather Temperature Low High 1. Sydney dry, windy 20 26 2. Tokyo dry, windy 15 22 3. London humid, cold - 3 7 4. Bangkok Warm, dry 24 32 5. New York windy, cloudy 8 15 6. Paris Cool, dry 10 16 Tape transcription And here is today’s weather forecast for the international traveler. Let’s start with Sydney. It will be a dry day in Sydney today, and windy. For the temperature, the low will be twenty and the high will be twenty-six degrees. Tokyo will be dry and windy, with a low of fifteen and a high of twenty – two. London is going to have a humid day. It will be very cold with a low of minus three and a high of seven. Bangkok will be warm and dry, with a low of twenty-four degrees centigrade and a high of thirty-two. New York is going to have a windy day. It will be cloudy with a low of eight and a high of fifteen. In Paris it will be cool and dry today. The low will be ten degrees and the high will be sixteen. . High 1. Sydney dry, windy 26 2. Tokyo dry, windy 15 22 3. London humid, - 3 4. Bangkok Warm, dry 24 32 5. New York windy, cloudy 15 6. Paris cool, 10 16 The answer: I. Language focus: (2,5ms) 1. . TEST Class: …… Subject: English Grade 8 Duration: 45 minutes School year: 2 010 - 2 011 ` I. Language focus: Choose the correct words or phrases to fill in the blanks (2,5ms) 1. The Le family was sleeping. fix 8. Nhi asked Nga whether My Son in Quang Nam province. a. is b. be c. was d. to be 9. Sydney Opera House was in 19 73. a. complete b. completed c. completing d. to complete 10 . She TV at 8. 30