School :…………………………. Name :…………………………. Class : ………………………… Code : ………………………… Date : ………….April , 2011 ONE –PERIOD ENGLISH TEST Grade : 8 A Time allowed : 45minutes Marks : Teacher’s remarks A. PRONUNCIATION: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: (1mark) 1. A. heritage B. pyramid C. religious D. prisoner 2. A. magnificent B. participate C. competition D. emergency 3. A. include B. promise C. design D. depart 4. A. festival B. sightseeing C. brochure D. century B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES: I. Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D that best fits each sentence: (2ms) : 5. Santa Claus is made up based from the ___________ of Saint Nicolas in the poem. A. appearance B. description C. describing D. disappearance 6. We are thinking ___________ going to the beach after lunch. A. in B. on C. for D. about 7. This book __________ to the library yesterday. A. was returned B. has been returned C. has returned D. is returned 8. A strange man told me how _________ to the nearest bus stop. A. going B. gone C. is going D. to go 9. The only surviving wonder on Antipater’s list is ____________ . A. The Great Wall of China B. The Statue of Zeus C. Angkor Wat D. The Pyramid of Cheops 10. Jane said that she ____________ in the contest. A. is participating B. will participate C. would participate D. can participate 11. The teacher ______________ a class at 8 o’clock yesterday evening. A. is having B. are having C. was having D. was have 12. Ha Long Bay is recognized__________ UNESCO ________ a Heritage Site. A. as / by B. by / of C. from/ of D. by/ as II. Give the correct form of the verbs: (1mark) 13. The Christmas cards ______________ (send) to their friends by post last week. 14. The area _______________(surround) the temple used to be the royal capital city. 15. My brother _______________ (always/ forget ) his homework 16. When I ________ (see) them yesterday, they ______ (try) to find a new house near their work. III. Choose the incorrect numbers of each sentences bellow (0.5mark): 17. We are watching TV at home at 5 o’clock last Sunday. A B C D 18. The window was break by the boy last night. A B C D IV. Word Forms: (1mark) 19. Mr Brown is the __________ of UNESCO in Vietnam.(represent) 20. Our trip to Sapa – a mountainous city in Vietnam is ________. (excite) 21. There are many tall __________ around my house. (build) 22. In order to keep fit, we should do exercises __________. (regular) C. READING: (2,5ms) I. Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces: (1,5 marks) One of the most famous statues in the world stands on Ellis island New York Harbor. The statue of Liberty (23 )___________ a woman (24) ___________ a torch up high. (25) ___________ can go inside the statue. It is so large that as many (26) ___________ twelve people can (27) ___________ inside the torch. Many more people can stand in other parts of the statue. The statue (28) ___________ 225 tons and is 306 feet tall. It was a gift to The United States from the people of France. 23. A. was B. is C. be D. are 24. A. holds B. held C. to hold D. holding 25. A. tour B. tourist C. tourists D. tourism 26. A. as B. so C. to D. of 27. A. standing B. stand C. stood D. to stand 28. A. weighs B. weigh C. weight D. weighed II. Read and then answer True or False(1mark): Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteenth. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their house, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days are the most important. 29. Vietnam’s New Year is known as the Lunar New Year or Tet Nguyen Dan. _______ 30. The Lunar New Year begins between January and February. _______ 31. Vietnamese people usually do nothing to prepare for Tet. _______ 32. Tet lasts about twenty days. _______ D. WRITING: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.(2marks) 33. It is a contest in which participants have to cook rice. It is a 34. “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me. The teacher 35. They will take the children to the zoo next Sunday. The children 36. He learns English because he wants to talk to foreigners. So as THE END OF THE TEST School :………………………… Name : …………………………. Class : ………………………… Code : ………………………… Date : ………….April , 2011 ONE –PERIOD ENGLISH TEST Grade : 8 B Time allowed : 45minutes Marks : Teacher’s remarks A. PRONUNCIATION: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: (1mark) 1. A. canyon B. surround C. wonder D. ranger 2. A. separate B. participate C. decorate D. sunbathe 3. A. expedition B. magnificent C. original D. inhabitant 4. A. festival B. valley C. competition D. council B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES: I. Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D that best fits each sentence: (2marks) : 5. ___________ is a saint regarded as protecting a particular person or a place. A. Patron saint B. Blessed saint C. Holly saint D. Fairy godmother 6. She asked him ___________ he liked eating raw fish. A. and B. but C. if D. then 7. Paper money__________ for over a thousand years. A. used B. has used C. has been used D. was used 8. Do you know how _________ fire without using matches? A. make B. making C. is made D. to make 9. This palace is part of our national____________ . A. country B. heritage C. jungle D. force 10. He suggested ____________ the car and _________ there on foot. A. leaving/to go B. leaving/going C. to leave/go D. leave/go 11. Children should __________ to respect their elders. A. be teach B. be taught C. be teaching D. to be taught 12. I thanked my classmates__________ helping me________ my homework. A. for / at B. as / in C. for/ with D. by/ with II. Give the correct form of the verbs: (1mark) 13. I bought the book ______________ (write) by a famous writer. 14. Minh’s mother is worried because he _______________(always/ play) computer games. 15. Nga always does tests carefully so as _______________ (get ) good marks. 16. The house will ________ (paint) in a few days. III. Choose the incorrect numbers of each sentences bellow (0.5mark): 17. She told me that she will be sixteen years old next Sunday. A B C D 18. The Statue of Liberty was presented to the USA by Britain in 1876. A B C D IV. Word Forms: (1mark) 19. There is a small __________ of hotels when you visit Nha Trang in summer.(select) 20. Ha Long Bay is one of the most ________ heritage site in the world. (wonder) 21. It’s __________ for us to go out late at night in this area. (danger) 22. Five people were __________ injured in the accident yesterday. (serious) C. READING: (2,5ms) I. Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces: (1,5 marks) Many people claim that there were other (23 )___________, which the ancient Greeks knew nothing about. These (24) ___________ The Great Wall of China, The Taj Mahal in India and The Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Angkor Wat should really (25) ___________ known as a wonder because it is the largest (26) ___________ in the world. The temple was built around the year 1100 to (27) ___________ a Hindu God, but over the next three centuries it became a Buddhist religious center. The area (28)___________ the temple , The Angkor Thom, used to be the royal capital city. 23. A. houses B. museums C. mountains D. wonders 24. A. include B. have C. belong D. consist 25. A. be B. is C. was D. been 26. A. pagoda B. temple C. church D. house 27. A. see B. look C. honor D. award 28. A. surround B. to surround C. surrounding D. surrounded II. Read and then answer True or False(1mark): London is Britain’s biggest city. It is very old and dates back to the Romans. It is a city of historic buildings and churches, and it has many beautiful parks. It also has some of the best museums in the world. London is very crowded in summer. It is a popular city with foreign tourists, and has more than eight million visitors a year. The city is famous for its shopping and departments stores. London has an excellent underground railway system, so it is easy for tourists to get around. In London, there are plenty of good restaurants where you can get excellent British food. The city has also lots of Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Italian and Greek restaurants. 29. None of the cities in Britain is larger than London. _______ 30. Foreign tourists like visiting London. _______ 31. It’s not easy for tourists to travel around London. _______ 32. You can get spaghetti or sushi in London. _______ D. WRITING: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.(2marks) 33. Last week our school held a contest in which students spoke their speech in English. Last week our school held a(n) 34. “Can I take a photo?” The visitor asked me. The visitor asked me 35. They throw away drink cans every year. Drink cans 36. The table needs repairing. It is put up side down. ( Using Participle) The table THE END OF THE TEST . D. prisoner 2. A. magnificent B. participate C. competition D. emergency 3. A. include B. promise C. design D. depart 4. A. festival B. sightseeing C. brochure D. century B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES:. fits each sentence: (2ms) : 5. Santa Claus is made up based from the ___________ of Saint Nicolas in the poem. A. appearance B. description C. describing D. disappearance 6. We are thinking ___________. School :…………………………. Name :…………………………. Class : ………………………… Code : ………………………… Date : ………….April , 2011 ONE –PERIOD ENGLISH TEST Grade : 8 A Time allowed : 45minutes Marks : Teacher’s remarks A.