Grade: 8 THE MID-SECOND SEMESTER EXAM (002) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. why B. what C. when D. who 2. A. night B. laugh C. right D. light 3. A. worked B. advised C. asked D. laughed Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the others. 4. A. enjoyed B. invite C. between D. afternoon 5. A. homework B. weekend C. museum D. happen Choose the best answer: 6. Mr. Smith likes …………………. to music in his free time. A. listen B. listening C. listens D. listened 7. Hung is ………………student in my class. A. good B. better C. the best D. the better 8. They …………………… a new video game next month. A. will introduce B. are introduce C. introduce D. introduced 9. I’d like ……………. some stamps for overseas mail. A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought 10. My brother …………… to the youth club every weekend. A. go B. going C. goes D. went 11. Son …………. the museum with his classmates last Sunday. A. didn’t visit B. doesn’t visit C. don’t visit D. isn’t visiting 12. I often play soccer ……………. Sunday afternoon. A. in B. on C. at D. from 13. We must be there ……………… 7.30 and 8.15. A. among B. at C. between D. from 14. Jane is ………… beautiful than her sister. A. as B. more C. the most D. the more 15. The girl enjoys ……… her fitness exercise after classes. A. doing B. do C. does D. to do Choose the underlined part that needs correction 16. I strongly believe that friends plays a very important role in our life. {play} A B C D 17. We are having a birthday party in Saturday evening. Would you like to come? {on} A B C D 18.There are a lot of books in the library but you ought buy some more from the bookshop{ought to} A B C D 19. The armchair is in the livingroom, among the television and the sofa. {between} A B C D 20. They wanted him understand that they wanted some milk and sandwiches. {to understand} A B C D Page 1 Grade: 8 THE MID-SECOND SEMESTER EXAM (002) Make questions for the underlined parts 21. My brother plays video games twice a week. How often does your brother play video games? 22. There are thousands of books in the new public library. Howmany books are there in the new public library? 23. Nam usually does his homework in the evening. What does Nam usually do in the evening? 24. It is 2 kilometers from my house to school. How far is it from your house to school? 25. Hoa played tennis with her friends last weekend. Who did Hoa play tennis with last weekend? Read the following passage and write the answer THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA n China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China. It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. It was made by hand. The Great Wall of China was built from 246 to 209 BC. 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 top. People can walk along the top as if it were a road. No other defense line has ever been made as long as the Great Wall of China. I 26. Where is the Great Wall? It’s in China 27. When was it built? It was built from 246 to 209 B.C? 28. What is it made of? It is made of brick and earth 29. What was it built for? It was built to keep out the enemies 30. Can people walk along the top of the Great Wall? Yes, they can THE END Page 2