Name: …………………… Class: …………… THE SECOND SEMESTER ENGLISH TEST GRADE 8 YEAR: 2010-2011 Time: 45M SBD Phách Mark Teacher’s remark Sign Phách A. LISTENING Listen to the teacher then fill a suitable word you’ve heard in the blank. (2 Marks) Scrap glass taken (1) ……………. the glass manufacturing process, or cullet, has been internally recycled for years. The scrap glass is economical to use as a raw material because it (2) …………… at lower temperatures than other raw materials. Therefore, fuel and operating costs are relatively (3) …………… Glass that is to be recycled must be quite free from impurities and sorted by color. Glass containers are the (4) …………… commonly recycled form of glass, and their (5) ………… are clear, brown and green. Other glass, such (6) ……………. window glass, pottery, and cooking utensils, are considered contaminants because they have more compositions (7) …………… glass used in containers. In the United States the (8) …………… containers make up 90 percent of the total glass used. B. LANGUAGE FOCUS I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (2 Marks) 1. English children …………. stay at school till the age of 16. A. have to B. has to C. needs D. had not better 2. …………… wear a uniform when you were at school? A. Must you have B. Did you have to C. Had you to D. Must you wear 3. Nam draws the picture ………………. A. myself B. himself C. themself D. itself 4. Mary left school ……………… 4.30. A. on B. in C. between D. at 5. Peter showed me where ……………… the ticket. A. buy B. bought C. to buy D. to be bought 6. He …………… live with his grandparents when he was a child. A. use to B. often C. used to D. using to 7. Huong loves ………… TV, but she doesn’t like ……………… A. watching / wash up B. watch / wash up C. watching / washing up D. watched / washed up 8. He has lived in Hanoi …………. 10 years. A. since B. before C. at D. for II. Rewrite these sentences with the same meaning (2 Marks) 1. “Do you realize what the time is, Steve?” asked Chris. Chris asked 2. John saved $8 a week, so that he could go on holiday in the summer. John saved $8 a week in order 3. I’m interested in knowing more about the ancient Egyptians. I’d like 4. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen! I’ve never C. READING (2 Marks) Read the text then answer questions: People are fascinated by robots. Some of them look like mechanical dolls to play with. Most of them look like other machines of today’s high technology. Today’s robots are simple – minded compared with the ones of the future. Researchers are now working on the sixth generation. There new robots will be able to do complex jobs. They will be able to take information from the environment. They will be able to see, using television cameras for eyes. They will be able to touch and hear. Some computers can already understand a limited vocabulary. Researchers are trying to develop ones that can understand human speech. They will be able to understand voice commands and then respond. 1. Why are people fascinated by robots? 2. How are today’s robots? 3. What will the robots of the sixth generation be able to do? 4. What kind of computers are researchers trying to develop? D. WRITING ( 2 Marks ) Write a letter to a friend, tell him/ her about a place you have visited recently. . John saved $8 a week, so that he could go on holiday in the summer. John saved $8 a week in order 3. I’m interested in knowing more about the ancient Egyptians. I’d like 4. That’s the strangest. / wash up C. watching / washing up D. watched / washed up 8. He has lived in Hanoi …………. 10 years. A. since B. before C. at D. for II. Rewrite these sentences with the same meaning (2 Marks) 1 window glass, pottery, and cooking utensils, are considered contaminants because they have more compositions (7) …………… glass used in containers. In the United States the (8) …………… containers make