Grade: 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION Circle the word whose underlinded part IS pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. tanks B. books C. maps D. volunteers 2. A. preferred B. hoped C. played D. annoyed 3. A. suger B. sea C. see D. sick 4. A. no B. son C. note D. go Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. 5. Millions of Christmas cards ________ every year. A. is sent B. are sent C. send D. are sending 6. Could you show me how_________ this game. A. play B. played C. to play D. playing 7. We take part ____most of the youth activities of my school. A. on B. in C. to D. for 8. We're looking forward to_________ you soon. A. see B. seeing C. saw D. be seeing 9. He had his father_________ his watch. A. fixed B. to fix C. fix D. fixing 10.Luckily, Peter had ______ to finish his final exam. A. many time B. enough time C. time enough D. some time 11.Tom_____his hand when he was cooking the dinner. A. burnt B. was burning C. burn D. is burning 12.I promised _________ late again. A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. not be no 13.Would you mind if I_________ a photo? A. take B. took C. taking D. will take 14.Mary _________ England in 1990. A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. was visiting 15.It is_____to find an expensive hotel in this town. A. difficult B. difficultly C. difficulty D. differ 16.______you ever_________ to America yet? A. Have/ been B. Have/ gone C. Were /been D. Are /been Choose the underlined part that needs correction. 17.While my family was eating dinner, the phone was ringing. A B C D 18.Would you mind if I open the window. A B C D 19.The plumber told me how could I fix the faucets. A B C D Read and check True ( T ) or False ( F ). LET'S VISIT TOKYO Tokyo, which is the capital of Japan, is one of the three largest cities in the world. In the twelfth century, Japan's capital was an island city named Kyoto. Six hundred years later, many people from Kyoto had moved to a city called Eyed. They had renamed it Tokyo and had made this city the capital of all Japan. Today, Tokyo is a busy place. It is a center for business and education. It is also a center for religion. In addition, Tokyo University, the beautiful grounds of the Imperial Palace, the famous Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade: 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION Imperial Hotel, built in 1920 by an American, Frank Loyd Wright, and many fine shops, stores, theaters and eating places can be found in this capital. In downtown Tokyo, many large, new buildings made of concrete and steel may be seen. Some of these were built after the earthquake of 1923. Others were built after World War II. FACTS T F 20.The city which used to be the capital of Japan in the 12 th century was Kyoto. 21.Tokyo use to called Eyed. 22.The famous Imperial Hotel was built in 1820. 23.Many large, new buildings were made of concrete and steel. Write the correct form of the words in brackets. 24.It's________________to be near the stove. (danger) 25.The glass pieces are dried________________________. (complete) 26.Would you mind ________________the door ? It’s too hot in here. ( open ) 27.His father is a good He always drives carefully. ( drive ) Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the root one. 28.Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1823. @ The poem _____________________________________________________________________ 29."We are waiting for the school bus", said the children. @ The children said________________________________________________________________ 30.Roses can't possibly grow in such poor ground. @ It is impossible_________________________________________________________________ 31.The last time I played tennis was in 1990. @ I haven't_______________________________________________________________________ Read the passage and answer the following questions. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA In 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. 32.Where is the Great Wall? @______________________________________________________________________________ 33.How long is it? @______________________________________________________________________________ 34.When was it built? @______________________________________________________________________________ 35.What is it made of? @______________________________________________________________________________ 36.What was it built for? @______________________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE SECOND SEMESTER . the capital of Japan in the 12 th century was Kyoto. 21 .Tokyo use to called Eyed. 22 .The famous Imperial Hotel was built in 1 820 . 23 .Many large, new buildings were made of concrete and steel. Write. D. is burning 12. I promised _________ late again. A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. not be no 13.Would you mind if I_________ a photo? A. take B. took C. taking D. will take 14.Mary _________. Grade: 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION Circle the word whose underlinded part IS pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. tanks B. books C. maps D. volunteers 2. A. preferred