SECOND WRITTEN TEST OF ENGLISH 8 Time: 45minutes – Nov. 15 th , 2010 I.PHONETICS: Find the word that doesn’t belong to the group. (1m) 1. A. young B. pronunciation C. proud D. underline 2. A. scout B. enough C. encourage D. country 3. A. handicapped B. enrolled C. finished D. talked 4. A. floor B. choose C. chore D. saw II. VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE: Choose the correct answer: (4m) 1. Do you need any help? -______________________. A. No, I don’t need B. Thank you. I don’t need C. Yes. that’s very kind of you D. Yes. I’m fine 2. Have you heard the news? Laura and Jason ________________ in August. A. are getting married B. get married C. got married D. marry 3. We must be there______________ 7.30 and 8.15. A. at B. before C. between D. after 4. Some write new words and stick them around their house _________ to learn them at any time. A. in order that B. in order C. so as that D. so as to 5. Mr. Jackson __________________ this machine to your office. A. told me to bring B. told to me bring C. said me to bring D. asked to me bring 6. The buffalo was grazing in a ____________. A. flower garden B. field C. wisdom D. straw 7. When were you born? I was born _________ November 1980. A. in B. on C. at D. none of the above answers 8. He always gets excellent grades because he studies ______________. A. hardly B. hard C. good D. goodly 9. Before the festival started, a fairy appeared and magically changed the poor girl’s __________. A. rags into beautiful clothes B. rags from beautiful clothes C. beautiful rags into dirty clothes D. beautiful rags from dirty clothes 10. He had to do everything without the help of_________________. A. modern equipments B. modern equipment C. traditional clothes D. electricity 11. I ________________ on a farm when I was a young girl. A. use to living B. use to live C. used to live D. used to living 12. There is no electricity so we________________ everything in the dark. A. had to do B. have to do C. will have to D. are going to 13. Yesterday she received Tim’s ________________ from his teacher. A. semester B. application form C. report card D. behavior 14. We are all happy when we get ______________ our subjects. A. grades good for B. well grades for C. good grades on D. good grades for 15. Could you ___________ me a favor? – How can I help you? A. make B. give C. do D. bring 16. Please come and____________ us so that we can do something useful. A. participate B. take part C. join D. register III.SUPPLY THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS. (1m) 1. The World Health__________________ is an international one. ( organize) 2. The first World _____________festival was held in Prague in 1947. (young)   Tran Phu Junior High School Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .//Class: . . . . . . 3. You’d better do some _____________ for the final exam. (revise) 4. They collected over 1000_______________ for the petition. ( sign) IV. READING: Nam thinks learning English is very important. He is especially keen on English grammar. He spends many hours at home studying grammar books and doing exercises. In class, he always has a lot of questions for his teacher about English grammar. Nam is also keen to learn vocabulary. He always has his dictionary next to him in class, and look up any new words he meets. At home, as well as doing his homework and studying his grammar books, he spends twenty minutes every day studying lists of new vocabulary that he has learned. He tries to memorize all the new words and grammar rules. He quite enjoys English lessons, but he doesn’t like speaking to other students. He thinks they don’t speak English well enough, and he doesn’t like making mistakes. So when other students work in pairs or groups, he reads one of his grammar books, or looks through the dictionary. He feels he is learning more by this way. 1/ Questions: (1m) a. How does Nam learn English vocabulary? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b. Why doesn’t Nam want to practice his English with other students? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/ True (T) or False (F)? Correct if it’s false: (1m) a. He is good at English grammar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b. He never asks questions in class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V.WRITING: You are Lan write a letter her pen pal Donna in San Francisco. Use the cues below. (2m) Dear . . . , 1/ Mother’s Day. // Second semester report/ last month// 2/ good grades/ Geography/ Physics/ Math.// teacher/tell/ improve English/ history// 3/ in a few weeks/ Mid- Autumn Festival/ moon festival// 4/ Ha Long Bay/aunt and uncle/ bus/ this afternoon. // send you / postcard// Dear Donna, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE END! SECOND WRITTEN TEST OF ENGLISH 8 Time: 45minutes – Nov. 15 th , 2010 I.PHONETICS: Find the word that doesn’t belong to the group. (1m) 2. A. young B. pronunciation C. proud D. underline 2. A. scout B. enough C. encourage D. country 3. A. handicapped B. enrolled C. finished D. talked 4. A. floor B. choose C. chore D. saw II. VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE: Choose the correct answer: (4m) 1. Do you need any help? -______________________. A. No, I don’t need B. Thank you. I don’t need C. Yes. that’s very kind of you D. Yes. I’m fine 2. Have you heard the news? Laura and Jason ________________ in August. A. are getting married B. get married C. got married D. marry 3. We must be there______________ 7.30 and 8.15. B. at B. before C. between D. after 4. Some write new words and stick them around their house _________ to learn them at any time. B. in order that B. in order C. so as that D. so as to 5. Mr. Jackson __________________ this machine to your office. B. told me to bring B. told to me bring C. said me to bring D. asked to me bring 6. The buffalo was grazing in a ____________. B. flower garden B. field C. wisdom D. straw 7. When were you born? I was born _________ November 1980. B. in B. on C. at D. none of the above answers 8. He always gets excellent grades because he studies ______________. B. hardly B. hard C. good D. goodly 9. Before the festival started, a fairy appeared and magically changed the poor girl’s __________. A. rags into beautiful clothes B. rags from beautiful clothes C. beautiful rags into dirty clothes D. beautiful rags from dirty clothes 10. He had to do everything without the help of_________________. B. modern equipments B. modern equipment C. traditional clothes D. electricity 11. I ________________ on a farm when I was a young girl. B. use to living B. use to live C. used to live D. used to living 12. There is no electricity so we________________ everything in the dark. B. had to do B. have to do C. will have to D. are going to 13. Yesterday she received Tim’s ________________ from his teacher. A. semester B. application form C. report card D. behavior 14. We are all happy when we get ______________ our subjects. B. grades good for B. well grades for C. good grades on D. good grades for 15. Could you ___________ me a favor? – How can I help you? B. make B. give C. do D. bring 16. Please come and____________ us so that we can do something useful. B. participate B. take part C. join D. register  Tran Phu Junior High School Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .//Class: . . . . . . III.SUPPLY THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS. (1m) 1. The World Health organization is an international one. ( organize) 2. The first World Youth festival was held in Prague in 1947. (young) 3. You’d better do some revision for the final exam. (revise) 4. They collected over 1000 signatures for the petition. ( sign) IV. READING: Nam thinks learning English is very important. He is especially keen on English grammar. He spends many hours at home studying grammar books and doing exercises. In class, he always has a lot of questions for his teacher about English grammar. Nam is also keen to learn vocabulary. He always has his dictionary next to him in class, and look up any new words he meets. At home, as well as doing his homework and studying his grammar books, he spends twenty minutes every day studying lists of new vocabulary that he has learned. He tries to memorize all the new words and grammar rules. He quite enjoys English lessons, but he doesn’t like speaking to other students. He thinks they don’t speak English well enough, and he doesn’t like making mistakes. So when other students work in pairs or groups, he reads one of his grammar books, or looks through the dictionary. He feels he is learning more by this way. 1/ Questions: (1m) b. How does Nam learn English vocabulary?  Nam is also keen to learn vocabulary. He always has his dictionary next to him in class, and look up any new words he meets. He spends twenty minutes every day studying lists of new vocabulary that he has learned. b. Why doesn’t Nam want to practice his English with other students? Because he thinks they don’t speak English well enough, and he doesn’t like making mistakes. 2/ True (T) or False (F)? Correct if it’s false: (1m) a. He isn’t good at English grammar.  F b. He always asks questions in class. T V.WRITING: You are Lan write a letter her pen pal Donna in San Francisco. Use the cues below. (2m) Dear . . . , 1/ Mother’s Day. // Second semester report/ last month// 2/ good grades/ Geography/ Physics/ Math.// teacher/tell/ improve English/ history// 3/ in a few weeks/ Mid- Autumn Festival/ moon festival// 4/ Ha Long Bay/aunt and uncle/ bus/ this afternoon. // send you / postcard// Dear Donna, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE END! . SECOND WRITTEN TEST OF ENGLISH 8 Time: 45minutes – Nov. 15 th , 2010 I.PHONETICS: Find. // Second semester report/ last month// 2/ good grades/ Geography/ Physics/ Math.// teacher/tell/ improve English/ history// 3/ in a few weeks/ Mid- Autumn