………… SECONDARY SCHOOL THE SECOND TERM EXAM(45’) Name :………………………… SCHOOL YEAR 2010-2011 Class:8 ………. MARK REMARK I. Language focus: (5ms) Circle the correct answer. 1. ………………is often called “ The Windy City” A. Chicago B. New York C San Francisco D. Hawaii 2. We must reuse and recycle things to save…………………. A. environment B. natural resources C. the Earth D. the land 3. Oliver is keen…………….pottery. A. in B. at C. on D. of 4. My elder brother studies hard …… order to pass the entrance exam to the university. A. in B. at C. on D. for. 5………………… I come to the airport with you?. A. Do B. Am C. Will D. Shall 6. Mrs Tuyet: I’m thirsty. ……………………………………………….for me? Nga: Of course. A. Will you pour a glass of water B. Can I pour a glass of water C. Do you pour a glass of water D. A & C are right. 7. English ……………spoken all over the world. A. am B.is C. are D. was 8. It’s easy ………………… this English song. A. sing B. sang C. singing D. to sing 9. I’m sure that there are no …………….from Hanoi on Sundays. A. any trains B. train C. trains D. any train 10. Would you mind………………… the window? A. open B. opening C. to open D. opened 11. Do you mind if I ……………….a photo? A. take B. took C. to take D. taking 12. My friends …………… just …………back from the USA. A. has/ come B. have / come C. have/ came D. did / come 13. The Le family…………………….when the mailman came. A. slept B. sleep C. were sleeping D.was sleeping 14. An English – speaking contest ………………… at Nguyen Hue school next month. A. is hold B. will be hold C. be hold D. will hold 15. The old lamp………in China is five dollars. A. make B. making C. made D. makes 16. “Vietnam is a country which exports a lot of rice”. We can write in short: A. Vietnam is an rice- exporting country. B. Vietnam is a rice- exporting country. C. Vietnam is an exporting- rice country. D. Vietnam is a lot of rice- exporting country. 17. Nhi asked Nga if she……………My Son. A. know B. known C. to know D. knew 18. Bao ……………always…………….his homework. A. is / forgotting B.is/ forgetting C.was / forgetting D. were/ forgetting 19. Sydney Opera House…………….in 1973. A. completed B. were completed C. was completed D. has completed 20. “ I can fix the faucets tomorrow.” – He said he…………………………… A. could fix the faucets tomorrow. B. could fix the faucets the next day C. fixed the faucets tomorrow D. would fix the faucets the next day II. Reading: ( 3 pts) Read and then circle the correct answer. English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom. When you (21)……… speakers of English from around the world, you (22) notice that they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some (23) in the words they use, including the names of (24) objects that are part of everyone’s daily life. But although pronunciation and (25) are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers(26) …….opposite sides of the world can understand (27)…… other quite easily. It does not seem to (28) where they learnt the language. And of course this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen (29) learning English too. If you know English, you are more(30) to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia. 21. A- meets B- meet C- met D- meeting 22. A- originally B- strangely C- curiously D- immediately 23. A- mistakes B- corrections C- changes D- differences 24. A- common B- popular C- favourite D- general 25. A- reading B- composition C- dictation D- vocabulary 26. A- of B- in C- from D- at 27. A- each B- one C- the D- some 28. A- mind B- care C- matter D- worry 29. A- by B- on C- to D- for 30. A- likely B- probably C- possibly D- luckily 31. Why are many people keen on learning English? A. Because it is easy to study. B. Because it’s very important C. Because English speakers all over the world can understand each other . D. Because English is the first language of them. 32. The topic of the passage is: A. English around the world. B. The differences of English in the world C. English is the first language of many people. D. Leaning English is interesting. III. Writing: ( 2pts) Circle the correct sentences to complete a story Uyen had a day to remember last week. 33. She /math exam/Friday/and she/ get up/late A. She had a math exam on Friday and she got up late. B. She had a math exam of Friday and she got up late. C. She had a math exam in Friday and she got up late. D. She had a math exam at Friday and she got up late. 34. She/realize/her alarm clock/not/go off. A. She realized her alarm clock not go off. B. She realized her alarm clock didn’t to go off. C. She realized her alarm clock did not went off. D. She realized her alarm clock did not go off. 35. As she/leaving/it/start/rain/heavily. A. As she was leaving home, it started rain heavily. B. As she was leaving home, it started to rain heavily. C. As she was leaving home, it start to rain heavily. D. As she were leaving home, it started to rain heavily 36. Uyen/try/run/fast/she could. A. Uyen tried running as fast as she could. B. Uyen tried to run fast as she could. C. Uyen tried to run as fast she could. D. Uyen tried to run as fast as she could. 37. Suddenly/she/stumble/rock/and fall. A. Suddenly she stumbled against a rock and fell. B. Suddenly she stumbled against rock and fell. C. Sudden she stumbled against a rock and fell. D. Suddenlly she stumbled against a rock and fell. 38. schoolbag/pool/and everything/get/wet B. Her schoolbag went into a pool and everything gets wet. C. Her schoolbag went into a pool and everything got wet. D. Her schoolbag was going into a pool and everything got wet. 39. Strangely/rain/stop/as she/get/her classroom. A. Strangely, the rain was stopping as she got to her classroom. B. Strangely, the rain stopped as she got to her classroom. A. Strangely, the rain stopped as she was getting to her classroom. A. Strangely, the rain stoped as she got to her classroom. 40. Luckily, Uyen/enough time/finish. A. Luckily, Uyen has enough time to finish her exam. B. Luckily, Uyen have enough time to finish her exam. C. Luckily, Uyen had time enough to finish her exam. D. Luckily, Uyen had enough time to finish her exam. KEYS FOR TEST 40×0,25= 10 Pts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A B C A D A B D C B 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A B D B C B D B C B 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 B D D A D C A C B A 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 C A A D B D A C B D Tây Phú, ngày 26 tháng 2 năm 2011 GV soạn Phan Văn Thoan MATRIX RECOGNITION COMPREHENSION APPLICATION. Level Subject/ topic Recognition Comprehension Application Total low high I. Language focus -Vocabulary involving in the topic of travelling abroad, famous places in the world. -Preposition -Adjectives followed by an infinitive/ a noun clause. - Requests with “ mind” - Present perfect tense. - Reported speech. - Vocabulary involving in the topic of environment, recycling… - Modal will/ shall to make requests, offers and promises. - Passive forms ( Simple present/ simple past/ simple future) - Past progressive with when and while. - Progressive tense with always - Ed and Ing participles. - Reported speech. - Plural nouns - No + noun - Modal will/ shall to make requests, offers and promises. - Compound words. Total of sentences Total of mark Rate % 8 2 20% 8 2 20% 2 0,5 5% 2 0,5 5% 20 5 50% II. Reading - Read the passage and then make the multiple choice based on the grammar- points below: - Using the prepositions . - Using the simple tense. - Read the passage and then make the multiple choice based on the grammar-points below: - Using nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, reciprocal pronoun “ each/ one other” in suitable context. - Comparison with like, (not) as…as ; (not) the same as, - Read the passage and then choose the correct answer. - Read the passage and then choose the topic sentence. . against a rock and fell. 38. schoolbag/pool/and everything/get/wet B. Her schoolbag went into a pool and everything gets wet. C. Her schoolbag went into a pool and everything got wet. D. Her schoolbag. 10 Pts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A B C A D A B D C B 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A B D B C B D B C B 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 B D D A D C A C B A 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 C A A D B D. and promises. - Compound words. Total of sentences Total of mark Rate % 8 2 20% 8 2 20% 2 0,5 5% 2 0,5 5% 20 5 50% II. Reading - Read the passage and then make the multiple choice based