Grade 8 SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-006 Choose the word that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. rub B. plumber C. bamboo D. suitable 2. A. burned B. stopped C. asked D. promised 3. A. stamps B. trains C. caves D. hotels 4. A. sight B. tribe C. seaside D. magnificent 5. A. jungle B. sunny C. bus D. surrounding Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below. 6. We were delighted ____________your letter last week. A. getting B. to get C. get D. got 7. ____________ to come and have dinner with us ? – Yes, I’d love to. A. Do you want B. Would you mind C. Would you like D. Could you please 8. Millions of Christmas cards ____________every year. A. are sent B. were sent C. send D. is sending 9. ____________you turn off the T.V, please ? A. Must B. Might C. Will D. Do 10. I always get up early in the morning____________come to class on time. A. so B. because C. but D. in order to 11. Would you mind ____________I took a photo ? A. whether B. so C. if D. so as 12. The Eiffel Tower was designed ____________Alexander Gustave Eiffel. A. at B. by C. on D. with 13. They were having dinner when the phone ____________. A. rang B. ring C. was ringing D. has rung 14. There are flights daily to Ho Chi Minh City____________Monday. A. except B. beside C. after D. on 15. She promises she ____________me up at 7.30 p.m. A. picks B. pick C. will pick D. picked 16. Milk bottles can be ____________after being cleaned. A. recycle B. thrown away C. broken D. reused 17. My parents are ____________that I passed my exam. A. unhappy B. delighted C. worried D. sad 18. Famers collect household and garden waste to make ____________. A. compost B. glass ware C. fabric D. floor covering 19. Cool the burn immediately so as to____________tissue damage. A. relieve B. ease C. minimize D. maximize 20. Christmas is an important ____________in many countries A. competition B. festival C. souvenir D. contest 21. ____________is often called the Windy City. A. San Francisco B. Hawaii C. New York D. Chicago 22. We used to wash clothes by hand. Now we have a ____________. A. vacuum B. washing machine C. hair dryer D. refrigerater 23. The Pyramids of Cheops is one of the seven____________of the world. A. pyramids B. temples C. wonders D. landmarks Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-006 24. She arrived while we____________dinner. A. was having B. were having C. have D. had 25. She asked me ____________a driving license. A. If I have B. whether I have C. If I had D. whether I have Choose the underlined part that needs correction. 26. I’m glad telling you that I’m going to have interesting activities. A B C D 27. We have gone to Ho Chi Minh City five months ago. A B C D 28. He asked me if I like playing tennis. A B C D 29. This hotel has been already in business for fifty years A B C D 30. They have to separate the rice to the husk. A B C D Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. Last week, while on vacation in Da Lat, the Browns (31)______ quite an adventure. One afternoon, they (32)______to paddle around Xuan Huong Lake in a canoe. After hiring the canoe, the family climbed in and paddled out to the middle of the lake . Unfortunately, dark clouds soon appeared and it began to rain. The wind (33)______to blow and the rain became heavier. The canoe moved up and down the water. Shannon dropped her paddle. She leaned over and tried to pick it up. The canoe overturned and everyone (34)______into the deep and dangerous water. A boat appeared and rescued them. The family (35)______very lucky. 31. A. have B. had C. has D. having 32. A. decided B. decide C. deciding D. to decide 33. A. start B. starting C. started D. was starting 34. A. fall B. falling C. was falling D. fell 35. A. were B. was C. is D. are Rewrite the following sentences as directed. 36. Andrew is keen on collecting stamps.  Andrew likes____________________________________________________________________ 37. We moved to live in Ha Noi two years ago.  We have________________________________________________________________________ 38. “ Can you help me with the house work ?” asked Miss Blake.  Miss Blake asked _________________________________________________________________ 39. This afternoon we went on a tour which lasted eight hours.  This afternoon we_________________________________________________________________ 40. The boys made a fire last night.  A fire __________________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE SECOND SEMESTER . Grade 8 SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-006 Choose the word that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the. world. A. pyramids B. temples C. wonders D. landmarks Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-006 24. She arrived while we____________dinner. A. was having B. were having C. have. C D 27. We have gone to Ho Chi Minh City five months ago. A B C D 28. He asked me if I like playing tennis. A B C D 29. This hotel has been already in business for fifty years A B C D 30.