School:………………………………… Class : 8 / THE 4 th ONE PERIOD TEST Full name:………… Date:…… / 4 / 2010 I . Choose the most suitable words : ( 2,5ms) 1/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from that of the others.: hour honor honest how 2/ Can you tell me what ( is her name / her name is / is she / she be ) ? 3/ We take part ( on / of / to / in) most youth activities of our school . 4/ Tam was playing chess while his friends ( was studying / were studying./ to study / studied ). 5/ They didn’t know how ( help / helping / helped / to help) the chilldren. 6/ Mai ( burnt / was burning / has burnt / burn ) her hand when she was cooking. 7/ My father used ( smoke / to smoke / smoked / smoking ) a lot, but now he doesn’t. 8/ Nam told Ba ( how / where / what / why ) to do this afternoon. 9/ They promised ( not to be/ be / to be / being ) late for school 10/ They are good friends .They ( know / have known / knew/ were knowing) for a long time II . Read the text carefuly then do th exercixes below: Taj Mahal is the most famous of all India’s ancient buildings and a prime monument of Mughal Art . It was built as the mausoleum of Arjumand Banu Bagam , known as Mumtaz Mahal , wife of Shan Jahan . The Taj Mahal was built on the Yamuna river in 1630 . It took 22 years to construct ; 20,000 men were said to have been involved in the project. The tomb is over 73 meters high , and is lavishly decorated with Koranic inscriptions and carved reliefs. Answer the questions(1,5ms) 1) Is Taj Mahal the most famous of all India’s ancient buildings ? …………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 2) What wasTaj Mahal built for ? ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………. 3) Where was it was built ? ……………………………… ………………………………………………………………… True or False statements (1m) Taj Mahal was built for the wife of Shan Jahan Taj Mahal was built on the Yamuna mountain in 1630 People constructed Taj Mahal for twenty years The tomb is over 73 meters high III.Rewrite as directed ( use the words given):( 3ms) 1/ The teacher said to his students “ Don’t forget to do your homework! “ The teacher told ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2/ This factory made a lot of cars. ( turn into passive voice ) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3/ She didn’t know how to run this machine , so she asked me help her.( corect the mistake ). ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4/ Nhi said to Nga , “ Is My Son in Quang Nam province ?” Nhi asked Nga…………… 5/ Lan heard that my father was ill. Lan was very sorry ( use the adjective + to infinitive stucture) Lan……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6/ My friend bought a new computer yesterday.He wants…………………………………….(use it ) IV.Listen and complete the missing words : ( 2ms) The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a (1)……tomb………………. of Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 BC. Although it was built a long time ago, (2)………its…………… construction makes it one of the true(3)…wonders……………of the world.The four sides of the(4)…Pyramid……………… are put almost exactly on true north, south, east, and west. KEY I/ Choose the most suitable words : ( 2,5ms) Mỗi câu đúng 0,25 đ 1. how 2. her name is 3. in 4. were studying 5, to help 6. burnt 7, to smoke 8. how 9. not to be 10. have known II// Answer the questions(1,5ms) Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 đ 1. Yes, it is. 2. It was built for the wife of Shan Jahan . 3. The Taj Mahal was built on the Yamuna river True or False statements (1m) Mỗi câu đúng 0,25 đ Taj Mahal was built for the wife of Shan Jahan T Taj Mahal was built on the Yamuna mountain in 1630 F People constructed Taj Mahal for twenty years F The tomb is over 73 meters high T III.Rewrite as directed ( use the words given):( 3ms) Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 đ 1/ The teacher said to his students “ Don’t forget to do your homework! “ The teacher told his students not (to forget ) to do their homework 2/ This factory made a lot of cars. ( turn into passive voice ) A lot of cars were made by this factory. 3/ She didn’t know how to run this machine , so she asked me help her.( corect the mistake ). help  to help 4/ Nhi said to Nga , “ Is My Son in Quang Nam province ?” Nhi asked Nga if My Son was in Quang Nam province. 5/ Lan heard that my father was ill. Lan was very sorry ( use the adjective + to infinitive stucture) Lan was very sorry to hear that my father was ill 6/ My friend bought a new computer yesterday.He wants to use it IV.Listen and complete the missing words : ( 2ms) ) Mỗi tu đúng 0,5 đ (1)……tomb………………. (3)…wonders…………… (2)………its…………… (4)…Pyramid……………… . School:………………………………… Class : 8 / THE 4 th ONE PERIOD TEST Full name:………… Date:…… / 4 / 2010 I . Choose the most suitable words : ( 2,5ms) 1/ Choose the