TRuc THAI SECONDARY SCHOOL Official Test ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST No 2 – THE SECOND TERM School year :2008 – 2009 Allowed time: 45minutes Full name: ………………… …………………………. Class 8: ………………………………… . (02 pages) Paper mark Remark I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (1pt) 1. A. cool B. blood C. food D. typhoon 2. A. friendly B. rainy C. lucky D. sky 3. A. stream B. head C. treatment D. seat 4. A. nature B. picture C. fertilizer D. departure II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (1,5pts) 1. My friend suggested _____ by bus. A. to go B. going C. go D. to going 2. Do you mind _____ this letter for me? A. posting B. post C. to post D. posted 3. It’s not easy _____ this question. A. answer B. to answer C. for answering D. answering 4. This modern car _____ in Japan is very expensive. A. make B. making C. to make D. made 5. We haven’t seen each other ____ last January. A. since B. for C. on D. in 6. We have to get up early ____ late for class. A. so as to be B. in order not to be C. so that not to be D. so as to not be III. Change these sentences into reported speech: (1.5pts) 1. “Please don’t wake me up early, Mum,” said the son. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. “I can do this test easily,” said Lan. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. “Is Phong Nha Cave in Quang Nam Province ?” Lan said Nga. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… IV. Change these sentences into the passive voice: (1,0 pts) 1. Mr . Green loves his children. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. She advised me to sell that old house. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. IV. Read the following text then then do the tasks below (2.0pts) Ha Long – Bay of the Descending Dragon – is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is here that visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang river in 1288. • Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) and write your answers in the box. 1. Only Vietnamese tourists know Ha Long Bay. 2. Ha Long Bay is famous for its calm water with limestone mountains. • Answer the questions: 1. How can visitors go out to the Bay from Chay Beach? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Where did General Tran Hung Dao hide wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang river? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… V. Imagine you are on vacation in Australia and now you write a postcard to your friend to tell him/her something about tour vacation. Use the suggested words and phrases.(3pts) Here/ we / be/ Sydney,/ one / Australia’s biggest cities./ We / be / here/ five days/. The weather/ cold / but we / having / a great vacation/. We / staying / a mini-hotel near the sea/. Yesterday we / go / skiing/. It/ be / very exciting / and I / take / lots of photos/. We / go / Canberra / next weekend./ Dear Lan, Here we are in Sydney, one of Australia’s biggest cities. We……………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. See you soon. Love, Thu Trang ---------- The end---------- . No 2 – THE SECOND TERM School year :20 08 – 2009 Allowed time: 45 minutes Full name: ………………… …………………………. Class 8: ………………………………… . (02 pages) Paper mark. long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang river in 1 288 . • Decide whether the following statements