TRAN PHU HIGH SCHOOL – GRADE 8 TEST 45 MINUTES (N o 1) – THE SECOND TERM • Full name : • Topic : A . Class: 8/__ . Date: ___ / 3 / 2013. Mark Remarks I. Listening: A. Listen and choose the best opinion: (0,5m) 1. What type of garbage can you put in the compost? – ______. A. meat and grain products C. dung and compost B. tea leaves and fabric D. all vegetable matter 2. Where is the best place for a compost heap? – _______. A. a place that gets sun and shade C. a place that gets shade no sun B a place that gets shade all day D. a place that gets sunlight shade B. Listen and decide the sentences given True and False: (0,5m) 3. We should water the compost. A. TRUE B. FALSE 4. It takes about six months before we can use the compost. A. TRUE B. FALSE II. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2 ms) 5. The policeman asked me to phone _____ an ambulance. A. for B. at C. with D. up 6. I bought a new sofa and threw _____ the old one. A. in B. without C. away D. since 7. I’m delighted _____ you passed your exam. A. to B. that C. in order to D. so that 8. We moved a canoe through water with a _____. A. paddy B. racket C. bridge D. paddle 9. The injured person was carried away on a _____. A. bandage B. stretcher C. dressing D. scale 10. “I promise I’ll study harder.” – _____. A. Thank you C. Don’t forget B. Please do me a favor D. What can I do for you? Identifying mistakes 11. Shannon never has seen rice paddies before. A B C D 12. Do you mind if I turned off the television on the cupboard? A B C D III. Supply the correct tense of the verb: (1 m) 13. The doll in a green dress _____ in Vietnam costs 25,000 VND. A. to make B. make C. made D. making 14. The man _____ up the stairs is Mr. Brown. A. walk B. walking C. walked D. is walking 15. This is the first time Hoa _____ Tim’s family. A. meets B. met C. will meet D. has met 16. Spring Fairs _____ in Tao Dan Park every year. A. are held B. have been held C. will be held D. are being held IV. Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence: (1m) 17. Flora is a ___________. She owns a flower shop in Los Angeles. (FLOWER) 18. Sapa is a _____________________ resort in Vietnam. (MOUNTAIN) 19. He had an accident although he drove ___________________. (CAREFUL) 20. It’s difficult to find ________________________ at busy time. (ACCOMMODATE) V. Reading Comprehension: A. Choose the best word (A, B, C, D) to complete the passage. (2ms) Can you find what the people do with the used things? In the USA, many people wear shoes and sandals (21) ___ from old car tires. In Britain, people clean, refill empty bottles and they (22) ___ each bottle thirty times. In (23) ___, most glass is recycled. It is broken up, melted and made into new (24) ___. Drink cans are also recycled. People throw (25) ___billions of cans every year all over the world. In Oregon, the government made a new law (26) ___ years ago. They said that there must be a (27) ___ on all drink cans. And it’s returned when people bring the cans back for (28) ___. 21. A. make B. making C. are making D. made 22. A. reused B. to reuse C. reuse D. reusing 23. A. industry B. science C. education D. commerce 24. A. furniture B. glassware C. fridge D. metal 25. A. into B. at C. away D. up 26. A. one B. a C. several D. the 27. A. deposit B. cover C. glass D. bag 28. A. to recycle B. recycled C. recycling D. recycles B. Read the passage carefully and decide the statements are True or False. (1m) Yesterday, when I was riding along a busy street, I saw an accident. The woman was knocked down when she crossed the street at a zebra crossing. Many people stopped to offer their help. A policeman arrived and asked a young man to telephone for an ambulance, the policeman and some people tried to stop the bleeding. They used a handkerchief to cover the wound, then put pressure on it and held it tight. They tried to talk to her in order to keep her awake. After about ten minutes, the ambulance arrived and the woman was taken to the hospital. 29. The victim of the accident is the woman. A. TRUE B. FALSE 30. The policeman called for an ambulance. A. TRUE B. FALSE 31. The woman tried to stop the bleeding. A. TRUE B. FALSE 32. The ambulance arrived after ten-minute telephoning. A. TRUE B. FALSE VI. Rewrite the sentence without changing the meaning: (2ms) 33. Do you mind if I use your bike? Would ? 34. My mother often washed my clothes. My clothes 35. They moved to Ho Chi Minh City in 1990. They have 36. The boy was taken to the hospital. He was injured. The boy THE END . TRAN PHU HIGH SCHOOL – GRADE 8 TEST 45 MINUTES (N o 1) – THE SECOND TERM • Full name : • Topic : A . Class: 8/ __ . Date: ___ / 3 / 2 013 . Mark Remarks I. Listening: A mistakes 11 . Shannon never has seen rice paddies before. A B C D 12 . Do you mind if I turned off the television on the cupboard? A B C D III. Supply the correct tense of the verb: (1 m) 13 . The. complete each sentence: (1m) 17 . Flora is a ___________. She owns a flower shop in Los Angeles. (FLOWER) 18 . Sapa is a _____________________ resort in Vietnam. (MOUNTAIN) 19 . He had an accident