Đ2 THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST FOR GRADE8 (time:45m) Full name: Class 8……. I. PRONUNCIATION: Choose the words that has the underlined part pronouned differently from the other. 1. A. thought B. things C. thanks D. weather 2. A. source B. south C. four D. pour 3. A. mean B. meant C. stream D. cream 4. A. wanted B. claimed C. needed D. repeated 5. A. teaching B. chair C. machine D. change 6. A. bear B. near C. fear D. hear II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: Choose the correct anwser. 1. I like ………copetitions. A. rice-cook B. rice-cooking C. cooking-rice D. cook-rice 2. He wanted to know whether I …………them. A. see B. seen C. saw D. was seeing 3. I don’t mind…………… this heavy suitcase for you. A. to carry B.to carrying C. about carrying D. carrying 4. The doll ……………in the cupboard is nice. A. keep B. kept C. to keep D. keeping 5. Would you mind if I……………your bike? A. use B. will use C. using D. used 6. The house…………….yesterday. A. was repaired B. repaired C. repairing D. repairs 7. I don’t know ……….to go now. A. which B. where C. who D. whose 8.What is …………about Lake Michigan ? A. especially B. specially C. special D. especially 9. He ………while I was entering the building. A. comes B. arrives C. came D. is arriving 10. First prize was awarded …………the winner. A. for B. in to C. about D. to b. Put the verbs in the correct form. 1. This building ( build)……………………last year. 2. Would you mind (turn )……… up the volume? 3. Nam ( watch)…………… T.V when I arrived. 4. Look! The bus ( come)…………………… III. READING. Read the passage then anwser the questions. Read the passage and answer the questions below. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb of Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 BC. Although it was built a long time ago, its construction makes it one of the true wonders of the world. The four sides of the pyramid are put almost exactly on true North, South, East and West. Explorations and detailed examinations of the structure reveal many interesting lines. Further scientific study indicates that these represent a type of line of events – past, present and future. Nowadays, we don't know exactly who built the Pyramid. 1. When was The Great Pyramid of Giza built? ____________________________________________________ 2. Where are four sides of the Pyramid put? ____________________________________________________ 3. What do the lines of the Pyramid represent? ____________________________________________________ 4. Do we know exactly who built the Pyramid? ____________________________________________________ 5. Was The Great Pyramid of Giza built as a tomb of Pharaoh Cheops? ____________________________________________________ Rewrite these sentences with the same meanings. 6.It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire. It's a_______________________________________________ 7.They built that old house in 2008. That old house ______________________________________ 8.Having a vacation abroad is very interesting. It is________________________________________________ 9.They said "We are learning English now. " They said…………………………………………… " Do you know the person standing here? He asked me. 10. He asked me_________________________________________ . Đ2 THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST FOR GRADE8 (time:45m) Full name: Class 8 …. I. PRONUNCIATION: Choose the words that has the underlined part pronouned differently from the other. 1 construction makes it one of the true wonders of the world. The four sides of the pyramid are put almost exactly on true North, South, East and West. Explorations and detailed examinations of the structure. AND GRAMMAR: Choose the correct anwser. 1. I like ………copetitions. A. rice-cook B. rice-cooking C. cooking-rice D. cook-rice 2. He wanted to know whether I …………them. A. see B. seen C. saw D.