FULL NAME: TEST OF ENGLISH 8 (No4) Time allotted: 45’ MARKS FORM: A. LISTENING (2 ms) I/ Listen to the following weather forecast and fill in the table with the missing information. Here is today’s ___________ forecast for the international traveler. Let’s start with Sydney. It will be a dry day in Sydney today, and _________ . For the ____________ , the low will be ________ and the high will be twenty six ___________ . Tokyo will be dry and windy , with a ________ of fifteen and a _______ of twenty two. __________ is going to have a humid day. It will be very __________ with a low of _______ three and a high of seven. B. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2,5ms) I. Choose the best answer:(1.5 ms) 1. Jane saw her old friend while she _________ the street . a. crossed b. is crossing c. was crossing d. crosses 2. Milions of Christmas cards ____________ every year. a. were sent b.are sent c. send d. is sending 3. They are good friends. They ___________ each other for a long time. a.know b. knew c. knows d. have known 4. She asked me if I __________ a car. a. have b.has c. had d. am having 5. Linda asked me where __________ souvenirs. a. buy b. buying c. bought d. to buy 6. The pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven ________ of the world . a. temples b. wonders c. landmarks d.places II. Do as directed (1 m) 1. Lan said to Nga “ Is mount Everest the highest mountant in the world?” ( Use reported speech) => _______________ _______________________________________________________________ 2. Yesterday when Tuan (arrive) home , his mother (cook) dinner. (Supply the correct tense) => ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876 . (Use passive form) => ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Viet Nam is a country which exports a lot of rice. ( rewrite ,using compound word ). => ______________________________________________________________________________ C. READING (2,5ms) Read the following passage, and do the tasks below: I/ Choose the correct word to complete the passage (1,5 ms): Artists Opera largest whole completed Buildings Sydney, the _________ city in Australia and the country’s cultural centre , is well-known for its performing arts center called the Sydney _________ House , one of the most famous modern _________ in the world. It was designed by Jorn Utzon, a Danish architect. The construction began in 1956 and was _________ in 1973. It is located on Sydney Harbour and not very far from the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge. It has an eye-catching and distinctive shape. The ________ house looks like a giant ship. Is is now known as a masterpiece of modern architecture. World-class performances are regularly given in the Opera House by Australian __________ . II. Question : (1 m) 1.Where in Sydney is the Sydney Opera House ? ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Did a Danish architect design the Sydney Opera House? ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. When was it completed? ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does the Sydney Opera House look like ? ____________________________________________________________________________ D. WRITING (2,5ms) Use the given words to write a postcard to your parents telling about your trip 1. I/ having / wonderful time / Dalat. 2. Weather / rather cool / cloudy/ 3. People/ friendly/ hospitable 4. I / visit/ places of interest/such / flower garden / Premn Water Fall/ Than Tho Lake / Love Valley…etc… 5. Sights/ beautiful / romantic 6. I/ want/ stay/ here / long/ See / soon Dear …………………………………………………… , _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ KEY A. LISTENING (2,5ms) ( 0,25 for each right word) I/ II/ 1. T 2. A 2. F 4. A 3. F 6.A 4.T 8. B B. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2,5ms) ( 0,25 for each right answer) 1. A 2. A 3.C 4. B 5. C 6. A I. 1. Though the traffic was bad , we arrived on time 2. We visited the house which was built a hundred years ago . 3. The food which you can chew but you can’t swallow is chewing gum. 4. The cyclone of November 1970 in Bangladesh , which killed about 500000 people , was one of the worst natural disater of the 20 th century. 5. Vietnam, in which I was born , exprorts rice. 6. towards C. READING (2,5ms) I. ( 0,25 for each right answer) 1. F 2. F 3.T 4. T II. ( 0,5 for each right answer) 1. Mothers usually receive greeting cards and gifts from their husband and children and have a day off. 2. A large family gathers in a restauran or in their home. D. WRITING (2ms) _ content : 1 m _ grammar :1m Tapescript Here is today’s weather forecast for the international traveler. Let’s start with Sydney. It will be a dry day in Sydney today, and windy. For the temperature, the low will be twenty and the high will be twenty six degrees. Tokyo will be dry and windy , with a low of fifteen and a high of twenty two. London is going to have a humid day. It will be very cold with a low of minus three and a high of seven. . , _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ KEY A. LISTENING (2, 5ms) ( 0 ,25 for each right word) I/ II/ 1. T 2. A 2. F 4. A 3. F 6.A 4.T 8. B B. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2, 5ms) ( 0 ,25 for each right answer) 1. A 2. A 3.C 4. B 5. C 6. A I worst natural disater of the 20 th century. 5. Vietnam, in which I was born , exprorts rice. 6. towards C. READING (2, 5ms) I. ( 0 ,25 for each right answer) 1. F 2. F 3.T 4. T II. ( 0,5 for. B. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2, 5ms) I. Choose the best answer:(1.5 ms) 1. Jane saw her old friend while she _________ the street . a. crossed b. is crossing c. was crossing d. crosses 2. Milions of Christmas