Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-015 Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences. 1. Lan: Would you mind if I took a photo? – Hoa: _________. A. No, I’m not B. No, I don’t C. Yes, he does D. Please do 2. In case of burning, _________pain with ice or cold water pack. A. quit B. ease C. protect D. cancel 3. Compost is a wonderful natural_________. It helps plants grow. A. sandal B. glassware C. fertilizer D. metal 4. The representatives from “Friends of the earth” show us how to_________ the environment. A. protect B. prevent C. reduce D. refill 5. This temple was built 100 years ago to _________a Hindu God. A. present B. honor C. express D. explain 6. Mr. Dao: Can you do the exercise, Hoa? –Hoa: Yes, it’s difficult_________. A. to follow B. following C. follows D. followed 7. Do you mind if I _________the fan? A. turn on B. turned on C. turning on D. to turn on 8. Santa Claus is based on the_________of Saint Nicholas in a poem. A. speech B. drawing C. description D. written 9. They showed me _________ to buy the air ticket. A. who B. which C. what D. where 10. The black car_________in the USA is one million dollars. A. brought B. made C. thought D. done 11. Da Lat is known_________the city of Eternal Spring. A. as B. for C. with D. like 12. In the 1400s, Angkor Wat became a Buddhist_________center. A. religion B. religious C. delicious D. region 13. They are staying_________ a hotel near Cua Dai. A. in B. for C. at D. on 14. I was walking home when I _________Julia. A. meet B. met C. was meeting D. am meeting 15. Please send a(n) _________to Oxford Street. A woman is hurt. A. ambulance B. lorry C. car D. bus 16. I’m very happy _________a letter from my family. A. receive B. receiving C. to receive D. received 17. I’ll pick you_________at your house at 7.30 p.m. A. on B. with C. in D. up 18. Vietnam is a_________ country. A. rubber-exporting B. rubber-exported C. exporting-rubber D. exported-rubber 19. It’s 11.15. It is also _________. A. eleven-fifty B. eleven five ten C. fifteen to eleven D. a quarter past eleven 20. Minh: Do you mind _________ the door? –Tan: No, I don’t mind. A. to close B. closed C. closing D. closes 21. It’s 15 0 C outside. 15 0 C is also _________. A. fifteen B. fifteen zero C C. fifteen degrees Celsius D. closes 22. “Are you Nam?” Mai asked me.  Mai asked me_________I_________Nam. A. if/am B. whether/were C. if/were D. whether/was Page 1 2008-2009 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-015 Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. 23. The toy making by Miss. Thoa is very nice. A B C D 24. I took off my shoes so as to not make any noise. A B C D Read the passage and then answer the following questions. Ha Long Bay or 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 and the thousands of limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along “Bai Chay” or Scorched Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is here that visitors can find some of Southest Asia’s most fascinating sites. Dau Go cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long Bay. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288. 25. How is Ha Long Bay?  26. Is it a historical site?  27. What can visitors do from Chay Beach?  28. Which cave is the most beautiful at Ha Long?  29. Is Long Bay in Quang Ninh?  ______________________________________________________________________________ Put the verbs into the correct form. 30. I __________________ (wait) for my friend outside the stadium when he_____________(arrive). 31. How fast __________you___________ (ride) when the accident happened. 32. They __________________ (plant) fruit trees for five years. 33. Minh ought to _______________ (revise) the lessons carefully before his exams. 34. would you mind if I ____________ (sit) here? Rewrite the following sentences as directed. 35. “Is it very far from Ben Tre to Hanoi?”  The tourists asked me_____________________________________________________________ 36. “Does it have the most beautiful cave in Vietnam?”  Mr. Robinson asked Nam__________________________________________________________ 37. The boys made a fire by their camp.  A fire_________________________________________________________________________ 38. Vietnam exports million tons of rice every year.  Million tons of rice_______________________________________________________________ 39. “New pipes are very expensive.”  He said________________________________________________________________________ 40. They have just given the children some gifts.  The children____________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 2008-2009 THE SECOND SEMESTER . with C. in D. up 18. Vietnam is a_________ country. A. rubber-exporting B. rubber-exported C. exporting-rubber D. exported-rubber 19. It’s 11.15. It is also _________. A. eleven-fifty B. eleven. me_________I_________Nam. A. if/am B. whether/were C. if/were D. whether/was Page 1 20 0 8- 2009 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-015 Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. 23. The toy. to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1 288 . 25. How is Ha Long Bay?  26. Is it a historical site?  27. What can visitors do from Chay Beach?  28. Which cave is the most beautiful at Ha Long?