THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST II – ENGLISH 8 Time allotted: 45 minutes I. Choose the correct word in parentheses. (1.5m) 1. I was having dinner (when / while / as) my mother was cleaning the floor. 2. We are (delight / delighting / delighted) that you passed your final examination. 2. Would you like (go / to go / going) to the cinema tonight? 3. Thanks (for / to / at) inviting me to the festival. 4. Football is (play / playing / played) all over the world. 5. Mai asked Hoa (whether / to / about) she knew Hoi An. II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (2m) 1. Mary (find) a five-pound note while she (walk) to school yesterday. 2. I (just finish) reading War and Peace. It's a brilliant book. 3. I (not be) at work tomorrow. I'm taking the day off. 4. How long you (be) a nurse, Ms Lan? For 5 years. 5. While Peter (drive) home late last night he (run)…… out of the petrol. 6. She always (get) up early to study her lessons. III. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (2m) 1. She invites me to the party. I 2. "Do many tourists visit Phong Nha Cave every year, Lan?" Mai asked. Mai asked Lan 3. I started playing the piano two years, ago. I have 4. "I sometimes work on Sundays", Huong said. Huong said IV. Use these key words to write meaningful sentences. (2m) 1. It / not difficult / translate / this sentence / English. 2. you / mind / lend / me / dictionary? 3. New bicycles / make / Japan / be / expensive. 4. you / see / film / Jurassic Park / yet? V. Complete each sentence with a correct preposition, (lm) 1. Can I help you your bag, Lan? 2. We are looking forward to seeing you June. 3. Today we went an eight-hour tour. 4. When I arrived school, it began to rain. VI. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions. (1.5m) An increasing number of people are now going on holiday to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million tourists visited Egypt. The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the capital is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the climate is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average temperature from October to March is not too high. The most famous sights are the pyramids at Giza. 1. Are there many visitors to Egypt every year? 2. What is the climate in Egypt like? 3. What are the most famous sights in Egypt? . THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST II – ENGLISH 8 Time allotted: 45 minutes I. Choose the correct word in parentheses. (1.5m) 1. I was having dinner (when / while / as) my mother was cleaning the floor. 2 Egypt. The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the capital is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the climate is hot and dry and most of the country. the day off. 4. How long you (be) a nurse, Ms Lan? For 5 years. 5. While Peter (drive) home late last night he (run)…… out of the petrol. 6. She always (get) up early to study her lessons. III.