Full name: TEST 4 (45m) Class 8 I. Choose the best word or phrase that completes each unfinished sentence. (2,5pts) 1. Thank you ________ inviting me to the rice-cooking festival. A. for B. at C. to D. of 2. Nga showed Nhi where ________ tickets. A. get B. to get C. getting D. got 3. It's too cold outside. Would you mind ________ the window? A. close B. closed C. closing D. to close 4. The printer isn't working. Have you turned it ________ yet? A. on B. off C. up D. down 5. The heads of four American presidents are ________ into the rock at Mount Rushmore. A. painted B. built C. seen D. carved 6. Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs ________ performed for people in towns and villages. A. are B. were C. will be D. have been 7. In the fire-making contest, the fire is made in the ________ way. A. traditional B. tradition C. traditionally D. traditionalism 7. "Do you want to visit Dien Bien Phu, Linda?" Nam asked Linda _______ to visit Dien Bien Phu. A. if she wanted B. if he wanted C. if she wants D. if he wants 9. I think playing in the rain is ________. A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. dangerously 10. Angkor Watt now is a famous tourist ________. A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attractively 11. Do you mind ……………… your dictionary? A. If I use B. I using C. If I used D. your using 12. The family ……………… when the mailman came. A. sleep B. is sleeping C. was sleeing D. sleeping 13. Last summer I in London with my friends Lan and Nga. A. stay B. staying C. to stay D. stayed 14. I ………………. a friend while I was doing the shopping. A. meet B. was meeting C. met D. is meeting 15. Liz is very …………… in the water-fetching contest. A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interests. 16. Many years ago, Christmas songs …………for people in towns and villages. A. performed B. were performed C. was performed D. were performing 17. We're looking forward to ……………… you in January. A. see B. saw C. being see D. seeing 18. The first computer ……………. in Japan. II. Read the passage. Then decide which option best fits each space. (1pt) Ha Long- Bay of Descending Dragon- is (1) _______with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the (2) of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with (3) mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon (4) in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden sticks to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288. 1. A. famous B. interested C. popular D. magnificent 2. A. places B. mountains C. attractions D. beaches 3. A. limestone B. wooden C. snowy D. remote 4. A. arriving B. arrive C. arrived D. arrives III. A. Choose the word in which the underlined part is not pronounced the same as those in the other words of the group. (0.5pt) 1. A. leader B. spread C. greeting D. team 2.A. memorial B. snorkel C. wonder D. import 1 B. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest. (0.5pt) 4. A. pomegranate B. festival C. teammate D. award 5. A. typhoon B. victim C. treatment D. fainting IV. Read the passage. Then tick the box True (T) or False (F) (1pt) Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Sidon compiled a list of what he thought were the seven wonders of the world. The seven included the Hanging Gardens of Cheops. In Egypt, The Pyramid is the only wonder you can still see today. Many people claim that there were other wonders, which the Ancient Greeks knew nothing about .These include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat in Cambodia. 1. The seven wonders were built by Antipater of Sidon ____ 2. He made the list many years ago. ____ 3. Of the seven wonders, you can only see the Pyramid today. ____ 4. Hanging Gardens of Babylon was in Iran. ____ V. Rewrite the sentences. (2,5pt) 1. The Chinese invented paper in the century A.D. => Paper ……………………………………………………………………………………. 2. "My sister likes cooking.", said Nam. => Nam said that ………………………………………………………………….………. 3. " Is Ha Long Bay in the Northern Viet Nam, Phuong?" asked Mary. => Mary asked Phuong …………………………………………….…………….………. 4. The question is very difficult. I can't understand it. =>The question is too ………………………………………………… …………………. 5. The road is very narrow. It joins the two villages. . =>The road ……………………………………………………………………….…………. VI. Imagine you are a tourist on a vacation. Base on the cues to write a postcard to a friend about your trip. (1pt) - Place: Ha Long Bay, in Quang Ninh - How you feel about the people; hospitable, helpful. - What the weather is like: sunny, hot. - Who/What you visit: relatives, Chay Beach, Dau Go Cave -What you buy: souvenirs, food. VII/ Listening comprehension: 1pt Listen to the weather reports, then fill in the blanks in the table with the information you hear: City Weather Temperature Low High 1. Sydney 2. Tokyo 3. London 4. Bangkok 5. New York 6. Paris Dry, windy Dry, ( 1)……………. 2) ……………… , cold Warm , dry Windy, cloudy Cool, ( 5)…………… 20 15 ( 3)……………… 24 8 ( 6) 26 22 7 32 ( 4) 16 2 Full name: TEST 4 (45m) Class 8 I.Choose the best option to complete the sentences.(2,5pts) 1. The Duy family was sleeping the mailman came. a. when b. what c. how d. which 2. Jane saw her old friend while she the street. a. crossed b. is crossing c. was crossing d. crosses 3 .I don’t know how the game a. playing b. to play c. played d. can I play 4. Bao is forgetting his homework. a. sometimes b. always c. often d. every day 5. It’s a rice- contest. a. cook b. to cook c. cooks d. cooking 6. He said he could the faucets. a. fix b. fixing c. fixed d. to fix 7. Nhi asked Nga whether My Son in Quang Nam province. a. is b. be c. was d. to be 8. Sydney Opera House was in 1973. a. complete b. completed c. to complete d. completing 9. My family when the mailman came. A. was sleeping B. is sleeping C. has slept D. slept 10. He asked me I liked coffee. A. whether B. weather C. where D. which 11. Some people are taking part in contest. A. a cooking- rice B. a rice- cooking C. a cooked- rice D. a rice- cooked 12. Mai showed Lan where ticket. A.got B. to get C.get D.getting 13. Hoa to the market at 7.00 yesterday evening. A. is going B. were going C. was going D. went 14. Minh his homework. A. always is forgetting B. forget C. is always forgetting D. forgot 15. Angkor Wat is one of the largest in the world. A. churches B. wonders C. pagoda D. temples 16. Lien decided to Ho Chi Minh city yesterday A. going B. went C. go D. to go II.Read carefully then true or false and answer questiions(2,5pts) Tet is a national and family festival .It is an occasion for every Vietnamese to have a good time while thinking about the last year and next year .At Tet ,spring fairs are orgenized ,streets and public buildings are brightly decorated and almost all shops are crowded with people shopping for Tet .At home ,everything is tidied ,special food is cooked ,offerings of food ,fresh water ,flowers and betel are made on the family altar with burning joss-sticks scenting the air.First –footing is made when the first visitor comes and children are given lucky money wrapped in a red tiny envelope .Tet is also a time for peace and love .During Tet ,children often behave well and friends ,relatives and neighbors give each other best wishes for the new year a.True or False . ………….1)Tet is a national and family festival. ………….2)Spring fairs are orgenized at home. b.Answer question . 3)What do people prepare for Tet ? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4)What do the children reeceive at Tet ? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5)Do the children often behave well with friends ,relatives ,neighbors during Tet ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………. III.Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. (2,0pts) 3 1. His mother asked him, “Do you go to school?” His mother asked him 2. Hung said, “I can fix this fan”. Hung said 3- Bell invented the telephone in 1876. The telephone 4- It is a contest in which participants have to fetch a water It's a 5. Will you please open the window? - Would you mind ……………………………………………………………………………… IV.Write a postcard (2,5pts) Dear 1.My sister / I/ have / good / time/ Ho Chi Minh . 2.We/ pick /up/at/airport/my /aunt. 3.In /the/last/few/days/we/take/many/interesting/places. 4.Weather/be/warm/sunny/but/my sister /think/it/too/hot. 5.As usual/ she/be/always/complain/about/everything. 6.yesterday/she/say/she/miss/my family. 7.We/decide/leave/next/Sunday. 8. Not/forget/write/to/me/soon. Love V.Choose the underlined part is pronouned differently from the other A,B,C,D(1,0pts) 1. A. bother B. brochure C. competition D. god 2. A. gallery B. valley C. separate D. statue 3. A. itinerary B. Twin C. include D. prison 4. A. Ranger B. religous C. gallery D. gym IV. Read the passage and do the tasks below: In the country of China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China. It wind up hill and down, through valleys and mountains. Every inch of this 1,500 mile wall was made by hand. The Great Wall of China was made many, many years ago. The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way. The wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on the top. People can walk along the top as if it were a road - to wind(v): chạy quanh co ngoằn nghèo - (a) watch tower: tháp canh Task 1: True (T) or false (F) (2,0pts) a, The Great Wall was made with the help of machines b, It was built in a short time c, It is made of brick and earth. d. It is very long. It is 2000 miles Task 2: Answer the questions(1,0pt) a.How long is the Great Wall of China? b.What is the Wall made of ? ……………………………… 4 . London 4. Bangkok 5. New York 6. Paris Dry, windy Dry, ( 1)……………. 2) ……………… , cold Warm , dry Windy, cloudy Cool, ( 5)…………… 20 15 ( 3)……………… 24 8 ( 6) 26 22 7 32 ( 4) 16 2 Full name: TEST 4 (45 m) . Bach Dang River in 1 288 . 1. A. famous B. interested C. popular D. magnificent 2. A. places B. mountains C. attractions D. beaches 3. A. limestone B. wooden C. snowy D. remote 4. A. arriving B Full name: TEST 4 (45 m) Class 8 I. Choose the best word or phrase that completes each unfinished sentence. (2,5pts) 1.