Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-013 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. tourist B. anxious C. delicious D. famous 2. A. university B. unit C. discuss D. computer 3. A. fat B. festival C. grand D. man 4. A. rub B. surrounding C. plumber D. husk 5. A. helped B. worked C. asked D. cleaned Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences. 6. Bristish people call April 1 st _________Day ? A. fishing B. fish C. April fools’ D. telling lie 7. If I eat I will live and if I drink water I will die. What am I? A. food B. rice C. fire D. water 8. Wine is made _________grapes. A. from B. of C. in to D. with 9. She is fond_________listening to music. A. to B. with C. about D. of 10. People learn how_________paper many centuries ago. A. make B. making C. to make D. was made 11. Last night I_________TV when the phone rang. A. watched B. was watching C. was watched D. have watched 12. The prize_________to the Thon Trieu team last week. A. is awarded B. was awarded C. awarded D. awarding 13. There were many other wonders which the_________Greeks knew nothing about. A. ancient B. modern C. nowadays D. present 14. _________I come to the airport with you? - That would be nice. A. Must B. Shall C. Would D. Do 15. She asked me if I_________pop music. A. like B. liked C. liking D. to like 16. A new school will be_________ in this area next year. A building B. to build C. built D. builded 17. My friends visited while I_________a book. A. read B. reads C. to read D. was reading 18. I don’t know how_________the game. A. to play B. playing C. to playing D. play 19. . _________is often calles “ The Windy City”. A. San Francisco B. Hawaii C. Chicago D. NewYork 20. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the_________of the world. A. buildings B. strangers C. walls D. wonders 21. The _________festival was held in the communal house yard. A. rice- cooking B. rice-cook C. rice- cooked D. rice- cooker 22. The plumber said I _________pay him then. A. must B. had to C. have to D. can 23. Our accommodation is _________the ticket price. A. include in B. including in C. to include in D. included in Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-013 24. Chrismat songs _________for people in town and villages 800 years ago. A. perform B. was perform C. were perfomed D. performed 25. Rice, coffee, fruits and vegetables are Vietnam’s agricultural _________. A. produce B. production C. products D. productive Read the passage and answer the questions. 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 wonders of the world. The four sides of the pyramid are put almost exactly on true North, South, East and West. Explorations and detailed examinations of the structure reveal many interesting lines. Further scientific study indicates that these represent a type of line of events – past, present and future. Nowadays, we don't know exactly who built the Pyramid. 26. When was The Great Pyramid of Giza built? ______________________________________________________________________________ 27. Where are four sides of the Pyramid put? ______________________________________________________________________________ 28. What do the lines of the Pyramid represent? ______________________________________________________________________________ 29. Do we know exactly who built the Pyramid? ______________________________________________________________________________ 30. Was The Great Pyramid of Giza built as a tomb of Pharaoh Cheops? ______________________________________________________________________________ Rewrite these sentences with the same meanings. 31. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.  The Statue____________________________________________________________________ 32. " Do you know the name of the person standing here? He asked me.  He asked me___________________________________________________________________ 33. They said "We are learning English now. "  They said_____________________________________________________________________ 34. It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire.  It's a_________________________________________________________________________ 35. They have sold that old house.  That old house _________________________________________________________________ 36. Lan lives quite near her aunt’s house.  Lan doesn’t___________________________________________________________________ 37. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.  You don’t_____________________________________________________________________ 38. All the students were allowed to go camping in the mountain.  The school let _________________________________________________________________ 39. Having a vacation abroad is very interesting.  It is__________________________________________________________________________ 40. Columbus discovered America in the 15 th century.  America ______________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE SECOND SEMESTER . wonders 21. The _________festival was held in the communal house yard. A. rice- cooking B. rice-cook C. rice- cooked D. rice- cooker 22. The plumber said I _________pay him then. A. must B. had. in D. included in Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-013 24. Chrismat songs _________for people in town and villages 80 0 years ago. A. perform B. was perform C. were. will be_________ in this area next year. A building B. to build C. built D. builded 17. My friends visited while I_________a book. A. read B. reads C. to read D. was reading 18. I don’t know