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It is occasion for every Vietnamese to be reunited to think (2) ……… their past activities and hope for good luck when the year to come.. Everybody is looking forward to a more favorabl[r]
(1)……… SECONDARY SCHOOL THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST NAME: ……… SUBJECT: ENGLISH 8
CLASS: ……… TIME: 45 MINUTES
Marks Teacher’s Comments
A Language focus: (4ms)
I Multiple choice: (2ms)
1 The old lamp ……… in China is 5$
A make B making C made D to make It’s difficult ……… this word into Vietnamese
A translate B to translate C translating D translated Farmers collect household and garden wastes to make ………
A compost B glassware C pipe D cartire
4 Five thousand years ago, the Egyptians wrote on a plant called ……… A bamboo B christmas tree C papyrus D pineapple Last night, I ……… TV when the phone rang
A watched B was watching C have watched D was watched People learned how ………… paper many centuries ago
A was made B is making C making D to make A new stadium ……… next year
A will be build B will build C will be built D will built Viet Nam is a ……… country
A rice exporting B rice exported C exported rice D export rice
II Give the correct form of the words in the brackets: (1m)
1 D.E Huges was the ……… of microphone ( INVENT ) There are a lot of ……… festivals in Viet Nam ( TRADITION ) It is ……… to eat too much sugar and fat ( HEALTH ) This is an ……… book ( INTEREST )
III Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other in each group: (1m)
Ex: A bad B hat C hate D had
1 A overhead B teammate C speaker D bean A ranger B sugar C religious D giant A jolly B army C liquify D crystal A attended B commpleted C melted D recycled B Reading: (3ms)
I Complete the passage with the words in the box (one word doesn’t need to use): (1m)
(2)
Tet is a national and (1) ……… festival in Vietnam It is occasion for every Vietnamese to be reunited to think (2) ……… their past activities and hope for good luck when the year to come Before Tet all houses are white washed and (3) … with yellow apricot flowers and colorful lanterns Everybody is looking forward to a more favorable life On the New Year’s Eve, children are smartly dressed They are hoping to (4) ……… money put in small red envelopes as they are wishing longevity to their grandparents and parents Wrong doings should be absolutely avoided on these days
II Read the passage below carefully and exercises below: (2 ms)
The Statue of Liberty, one of America’s most familiar images, is on an island in New York Harbor It is a symbol of freedom It was a gift to American people from French people to show the friendship between the two nations This is the statue of a woman who is wearing a loose robe and a crown on her head Her right hand holds a burning torch, and her left hand holds a tablet with the date July 4, 1776 on it The Statue weighs 205 tons and is 46 meters high It stands on a stone base The base and the pedestal increase the height of the monument to 93 meters The Statue was completed in 1884 in France, and then transported to America in 1886 Tourists can visit the Statue from 9.30 a.m to p.m daily except Christmas Day
1/ Answer true “T” or false “F”: ( 0.5m)
a The Statue of Liberty was a present to American people from French people ( ) b The Statue of Liberty was moved to America in 1884 ( )
2/ Answer the questions: (1.5ms)
a Is the Statue of Liberty on an island in New York Harbor?
-> ………… ……… b What does the woman’s left hand hold ?
->……… ……… c When and where was the Statue of Liberty completed ?
->……… ……… C Writing: (3ms)
I Rewrite the sentences by using the requests in the brackets: (2 ms)
1 Learning a foreign language is difficult ( Using: adj + to inf ) -> It is ………
2 I will go to Ho Chi Minh city I want to meet my grandfather ( Using: in order to ) -> ………
3 “Do you like using computer on studies?” ( Reported speech ) -> Tam asked Lan
4 They will build a new bridge next year ( Passive form )
-> A new bridge
II Complete the sentences below by using given words (1m)
1 He / always / forget / homework
-> ……… Lan / show / Nga / where / get tickets
(3)ANSWER KEYS – ENGLISH 8 A Language focus: (4ms)
I (0.25m for each correct answer)
1 C B A C
5 B D C A
II (0.25m for each correct word)
1 inventor traditional unhealthy interesting
III (0.25m for each correct answer)
1 A B C D
B Reading: (3ms)
I (0.25m for each correct answer)
1 traditional about decorated receive
II.(2ms)
1 (0.25m for each correct answer)
a T b F
2 (0.5m for each correct answer)
1 Yes, it is
2 Her left hand holds a tablet ( with the date July 4, 1776 on it ) It was completed in 1884 in France
C Writing: (3ms)
I (0.5m for each correct answer)
1 It is difficult to learn a foreign language
2 I will go to Ho Chi Minh city in order to meet my grandfather Tam asked Lan if/whether she liked using computer on studies A new bridge will be built next year
II (0.5m for each correct answer)
1 He is always forgetting his homework