Co Dong secondary school THE SECOND TERM TEST Name : School year : 2010 2011– Class :8 Grade : 8 (45 minutes) Mark Remark Number 1 I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others(1m). 1. A. closing B. custom C. present D. surprising 2. A. these B. thank C. this D. their 3. A. helped B. cleaned C. opened D. recycled 4. A. no B. son C. note D. go II.Choose the best answer(2marks): 1. They ____________always______________to school late!. A. to go B. going C. are/going D. go 2. We have learnt English______ three years. A. for B. since C. in D. at 3. Thanks for inviting me to the______ festival. A. cooking-rice B. rice-cooking C. rice-cooked D. cooked-rice 4. Children should______ to bed early. A. go B. gone C. went D. goes 5. My car______ yesterday by my uncle. A. has been repaired B. can be repaired C. is repaired D. was repaired 6. Would you mind if I______ a photo of your house? A. take B. taking C. took D. will take 7. Last night, my parents______ television when the phone rang. A. watched B. has watched C. was watching D. were watching 8. My teacher told me to get this book A. what B. where C. which III. Put the verbs in bracket into the correct tenses (2marks). 1. Nam _________already _________his homework. (do) 2. Mai said that she _________________learning English. (enjoy) 3. It __________________heavily while my family was having dinner yesterday. (rain) 4. They __________________anywhere last summer vacation. (not go) IV.Read and answer(2marks). Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to market to buy candy, jams or dried water melon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday.Tet is a time for family members gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday. Read and tick True or False then correct the false sentences. Facts True False Correct 1. Tet is the most important celebration in Vietnam. 2. Tet happens in early January . 3. People don’t clean and decorate their homes. 4. People often visit relatives and close friends on the first day of New Year. V.Rewrite these following sentences(2marks). 1. “I am watching T.V in my room now”. (use reported speech)  Tuan said that 2. My mother cooks meals every day. (use passive voice)  Meals 3. My father will buy a new car next year. (use passive voice)  A new car 4. The question was so difficult that none of us could answer.  The question was too VI. Change these verbs into the past participle(1mark). Verb Past participle explain think be forget Co Dong secondary school THE SECOND TERM TEST Name : SCHOOL YEAR 2010 2011– Class :8 Grade : 8 (45 )’ Mark Remark Number 2 I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others(1m). 1. A. ago B. know C. also D. mother 2. A. where B. what C. who D. why 3. A. enjoyed B. helped C. looked D. worked 4. A. seen B. engineer C. been D. teenager II.Choose the best answer(2marks): 1. Tuan___________ always___________to school late!. A. to go B. is/going C. going D. go 2. We have learnt English______ 2001. A. for B. since C. in D. at 3. Thanks for inviting me to the______ festival. A. cooking-rice B. cooked-rice C. rice-cooked D. rice-cooking 4. Children should______ to bed early. A. goes B. gone C. went D. go 5. My car___________by my uncle. A. has been repaired B. can be repaired C. is repaired D. was repaired 6. Do you mind if I______ a photo of your house? A. take B. taking C. took D. will take 7. Last night, my father__________ television when the phone rang. A. watched B. has watched C. was watching D. were watching 8. My teacher told me ____________to get this book A. what B. which C. when III. Put the verbs in bracket into the correct tenses (2marks). 1.They _________already _________their homework. (do) 2.It was raining heavily while my family _________________ dinner yesterday. (have) 3.She __________________anywhere last summer vacation. (not go) 4.They were watching The Eight O’clock News on T.V when I _________last night. (come) IV. Read the passage and answer the following questions(2marks). THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA In China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China. It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. It was made by hand. The Great Wall of China was built from 246 to 209 BC. The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way. The Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along the top as if it were a road. No other defense line has ever been made as long as the Great Wall of China. 1. Where is the Great Wall? _______________________________________________________________________ 2. How long is it? _______________________________________________________________________ 3.When was it built? _______________________________________________________________________ 4. What is it made of? _______________________________________________________________________ V.Rewrite these following sentences(2marks). 1. “I am watching T.V in my room now”. (use reported speech)  Hoa said that______________________________________________________________ 2. Tom asked Hoa “Do you live in Hai Phong?” (use reported speech)  Tom ask Hoa _____________________________________________________________ 3. Tuan is fixing his car. (use passive voice)  His car___________________________________________________________________ 4. The question is so difficult that I can't answer it.  The question is too _________________________________________________________ VI. Change these verbs into the past participle(1mark). Verb Past participle remove make send connect THE END . rang. A. watched B. has watched C. was watching D. were watching 8. My teacher told me to get this book A. what B. where C. which III. Put the verbs in bracket into the correct tenses (2marks). 1 watched B. has watched C. was watching D. were watching 8. My teacher told me ____________to get this book A. what B. which C. when III. Put the verbs in bracket into the correct tenses (2marks). 1.They. participle(1mark). Verb Past participle explain think be forget Co Dong secondary school THE SECOND TERM TEST Name : SCHOOL YEAR 2010 2011– Class :8 Grade : 8 (45 )’ Mark Remark Number 2 I.Choose