School: ……………………………………. Name: ……………………………………… Class: ………………………………………. Date: 15-4-2007 The Second Term Examination Subject: English Grade: 8 Marks Remarks A. Listen to the activities in the emergency room of a large hospital carefully. (2mks) I. Choose True or False statement: (1mk) 1. _______ A doctor is wheeling a patient on a stretcher into the emergency room. 2. _______ The patient’s head is bandaged. 3. _______ A nurse is pushing an empty wheelchair toward the exit. 4. _______ the eye chart consists of 28 letters ranging in the same size. II. Listen again and choose the best answer: (1mk) 1. In the emergency, a ________ is waiting to treat the patient. a. nurse b. doctor c. paramedic d. dentist 2. The eye chart is used to check people’s ________. a. eyes b. health c. eyesight d. teeth 3. A doctor is trying to __________ a crying baby on the scale. a. weigh b. check c. measure d. put 4. The baby’s ________ is trying to stop him from crying. a. father b. sister c. aunt d. mother B. Vocabulary and grammar: (4mks) I. In three of the four words the first syllable is stressed. In the fourth the second syllable is stressed. Find the words in which the second syllable is stressed (1mk) 1. a. person b. enough c. picture d. people 2. a. famous b. father c. lucky d. agree 3. a. public b. occasion c. played d. problem 4. a. prefer b. classmate c. Christmas d. neighbor ii. Rewrite the sentences as directed: (1,5mks) 1. She asked me, “How old are you?”  She asked me ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Mary washes the clothes every day.  The clothes…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Her father asked her, “Will you go to the cinema with your friends?”  Her father asked her ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. You can buy the tickets on line. The tickets…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. “Bring me a glass of water, John.” His mother said. John’s mother ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Manchester United didn’t win the football match.  The football match …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… iii. Choose the best answer: (1,5mks) 1. She hasn’t finished the letter _________. a. already b. just c. yet d. never 2. Lan’s studying hard ________ pass the final exam. a. for b. in order to c. so to d. as to 3. Most of the NOKIA mobile phones ________ in this shop are imported from China. a. selling b. are sold c. were sold d. sold 4. She asked me if I _______ Pop music. a. like b. to like c. will like d. liked 5. We _________ in Le Nin Park when it rained a. walked b. have walked c. were walking d. would walk 6. The boy _________ next to Hoa is a newcomer. a. sit b. sits c. to sit d. sitting C. Read the passage The bicycle is cheap and clean way to travel. The first bicycle was made about one hundred and fifty years ago. At first, bicycles were expensive. Only rich people could buy one. These early bicycles looked very different from the ones we have today. Later, when bicycles became cheaper, many people bought one. People started riding bicycles to work and in their free time. Today, people use cars more than bicycles; cars are much faster and you don’t get wet when it rains! But some people still prefer to cycle to work. They say that there are too many cars in town centers and you can’t find any where to park! I. Answer the questions: (1mk) 1. Is traveling by bicycle cheap? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. When was the first bicycle made? ____________________________________________________________________________________ II. Choose True or False: (1mk) 1. _________ At first, everyone could have a bicycle. 2. _________ After that, bicycles were cheap, a lot of people bought one. 3. _________ Nowadays, people like traveling by cars because they are fast. 4. _________ All people don’t like going to work by bicycles. D. Write the postcard, using the suggestions: (2mks) The end Good luck to you Dear… ., 1. Here we / HCM City,/ a big city / Vietnam. _____________________________________________________________ 2. We / be / here / three days. _____________________________________________________________ 3. The weather / be / hot / but we / have / great vacation. _____________________________________________________________4 . We / stay / New World Hotel. _____________________________________________________________ 5. It / be / great / and the food / be / delicious. _____________________________________________________________ 6. Yesterday / we / go / shop / and / take / lots of photographs. _____________________________________________________________ 7. I / come back / next Wednesday. _____________________________________________________________ 8. I hope / you / well./ See / soon. _____________________________________________________________ Love, Ann ANSWER KEY A. LISTEN I. True /False 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F (0,25ñ/caâu) II. MCQ : 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. d B. Vocabulary and grammar: (4mks) I. Phonetics: (1mk) 1. b 2. d 3. b 4. a ii. Rewrite the sentences as directed: (1,5mks) 1. She asked me, “How old are you?”  She asked me how old I was. 2. Mary washes the clothes every day  The clothes are washed by Mary every day. 3. Her father asked her, “Will you go to the cinema with your friends?”  Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friends. 4. You can buy the tickets on line. The tickets can be bought on line. 5. “Bring me a glass of water, John.” His mother said. John’s mother told him to bring her a glass of water. 6. Manchester United didn’t win the football match.  The football match wasn’t won by Manchester United. iii. Choose the best answer: (1,5mks) 1. c 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. c 6. d C. READING I. Answer the questions: 1. Yes, it is. 2. The first bicycle was made about one hundred and fifty years ago II. Choose True or False: 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F D. WRITE Dear… ., 1. Here we are in HCM City, a big city of Vietnam. 2. We have been here for three days. 3. The weather is hot, but we have a great vacation. 4. We are staying in New World Hotel. 5. It is great and the food is delicious. 6. Yesterday we went shopping and took lots of photographs. 7. I’ll come back next Wednesday. 8. I hope you are well. See you soon. Love, Ann . ………………………………………. Date: 15-4-2007 The Second Term Examination Subject: English Grade: 8 Marks Remarks A. Listen to the activities in the emergency room of a large. ________ pass the final exam. a. for b. in order to c. so to d. as to 3. Most of the NOKIA mobile phones ________ in this shop are imported from China. a. selling