ĐẠ M’RONG SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASS: 8A… FULL NAME…………………………… Đề chính thức TEST 45’ -TEST NUMBER: 4 th SUBJECT: ENGLISH 8 DATE : …. / …. / 2010 MARKS TEACHER’S REMARKS I. LISTENING: ( 2pts ) *Listen three times and choose A,B, C or D to complete these sentences (2pts): 1- Sydney will be A. dry and cloudy B. dry and windy C. wet and windy D. wet and cloudy 2- The low temperature will be degrees centigrate and the high will be in Tokyo. A. fifteen/ twenty-two B. sixteen/ twenty C. eighteen/ twenty-two D. seventeen/twenty 3- In Paris it will be A. cold and dry B. warm and dry C. cool and dry D. hot and dry 4- Bangkok’s temperature will be from to A. fourteen/ twenty-four B.thirteen/twenty C. twenty-two/ thirty-four D. twenty-four/ thirty-two II. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (3pts) A. Choose the correct words or phrases to fill in the blanks (2.5pts): 1. Millions of Christmas cards every year. A. were sent B. are sent C. send D. are sending 2. The USA is famous for its ……………… A. Big Ben clock B. Eiffel Tower C. Stature of Liberty D. Opera House 3. Have you ever been to a ……………… festival A. bull_ fighting B. fighting_bull C. bull_ fight D. fight_bull 4. I was …………… TV while my sister was cooking dinner at 6p.m yesterday A. to watch B. watches C. watch D. watching 5. She…………….when I was doing my homework A. go out B. went out C. goes out D. going out 6. Cards were a part ………….the Christmas tradition A. on B. at C. of D. in 7. Nhi asked Nga ……… she knew Mai A. When B.What C. Where D. Whether 8. The Golden Gate Bridge ………… in Viet Nam A. is not B.are C. is D. are not 9. Pure milk_____ cows and goats. A. belongs to B. comes from C. is made of D. is made from 10. How old was Dung when he learnt_____ .? A. to drive B. driving C. drives D. drive B.Supply the correct form of words: (0.5pt) 1. It……………( not be) hot in the fall, it …………(be) cool. 2. He………always………… ( listen) to music on the radio III. READING: (2.5pts) A. Coplete the passage below with words given in the box: (1 pt) official is of immigrants Australia is an island continent in the South Pacific. The capital (1)……………… Canberra, but the city with the biggest population is Sydney, which has nearly four million. English is the first language (2)………………… most people, but there are also many (3)……………………… who speak other languages. Canada is the second largest country in land side. Both English and French are (4) …………………. languages. Canada has a cold winter, and many Canadian enjoy winter sports, such as skiing and ice-skating. B. Read the passage below: Different cultures have different ways of celebrating the new year. Most of these customs are observed to bring good luck. On New Year’s Eve in Mexico, people wait for the clocks to strike midnight. At the first sound of the bells, people begin to eat grapes. They must eat 12 grapes before the bells ring 12 times. In the South of the United States, people eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. Some people think you have to eat 365 peas to have good luck every day of the new year. In Greece, people throw old things such as plates, glasses, and even furniture out of the window on New Year’s Day. 1. Write True (T) or Fale (F): (1pt ) a. People think that most of these customs all bring good luck to themselves…………… b. In Mexico people begin to eat grapes after the clocks strike mindnight ………… c. People eat chocolate on New Year’s Day in the USA ……………. d. Plates, glasses, even furniture are thrown out of the window on New Year’s Day in Greece. ………. 2. Answer the questions : (0.5pt) a. Are there different ways of celebrating the new year in the world? ………………………………………………………………………… b. How do people think on New Year’s Day in the South of the United States? ……………………………………………………………… IV. WRITING: (2.5pts) A. Rewrite the following sentences ( 1pt): 1. Lan planted the trees yesterday =>The trees 2. “ I am a teacher.”, Mr Tuan said => Mr Tuan ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. They will hold an English _speaking contest at Nguyen Hue School next week =>An English- speaking contest…………………………………………………………………… 4. “Do you read this information, Lan ?’’. Ba asked =>Ba asked …………………………………………………………………………………………. B. Write a paragraph talk about how to cook rice with cues given: (1.5pts) 1. Firstly / you / have / separate / rice / the / husk …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Next / you / have / wash / rice / cleanly …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Then / you / should / boil / water …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Finally / you / put / it / the / stove / cook / rice / 15 minutes …………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. It / delicious / your family / eat . …………………………………………………………………………………………… The end ANSWER KEY I 1.B 2. A 3. C 4. B II . 1.B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. A III. 1 . Australia is in the South Pacific 2 . The population of Sydney is nearly four million 3 . No, it isn’t 4. yes, they are IV. A. 1. The trees were planted by Lan yesterday 2. The floor is swept by us everyday 3. An English _ speaking contest will be held at Nguyen Hue next week 4. My homework was done by me last night B 1.is 2. is litening to V. 1. Firstly , you have to separate the rice from the husk . 2. Next you have to wash the rice cleanly. 3. Then you should boil the water. 4. Finally , you put it on the stove and cook rice about 15 minutes 5.It is very delicious for your family to eat . homework A. go out B. went out C. goes out D. going out 6. Cards were a part ………….the Christmas tradition A. on B. at C. of D. in 7. Nhi asked Nga ……… she knew Mai A. When B.What C. Where. (2.5pts) A. Coplete the passage below with words given in the box: (1 pt) official is of immigrants Australia is an island continent in the South Pacific. The capital (1)……………… Canberra, but the city. end ANSWER KEY I 1.B 2. A 3. C 4. B II . 1.B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. A III. 1 . Australia is in the South Pacific 2 . The population of Sydney is nearly four million 3 . No, it